Official Rules: Viking River Cruise Sweepstakes

OFFICIAL RULES: VIKING RIVER CRUISE SWEEPSTAKES
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Void where prohibited by law and outside the United States. Subject to all federal, state and local laws, regulations, and ordinances. Sweepstakes begins on November 15, 2019 at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) and ends on December 31, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. ET (the “Sweepstakes Period”).

1. ELIGIBILITY: The Viking River Cruise Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is open to legal U.S. residents currently residing in the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are at least 21 years of age or older. The Metropolitan Opera (“Sponsor”), the Metropolitan Opera Guild and Viking Cruises, Inc. (“Viking”), their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and each of their employees, officers, and directors (collectively, the “Sweepstakes Entities”), and members of their immediate families and those living in the same household are not eligible to enter or win. Winning the Prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

2. SPONSOR: The Metropolitan Opera, 30 Lincoln Center, New York, NY 10023.

3. HOW TO ENTER: To enter with donation or upgrade, send in a membership renewal form with all required information, OR go to www.metopera.org/vikingcruise and complete and submit the entry form there with all required information, OR submit your entry containing your name, address and phone number by first class mail, postage prepaid, postmarked between November 15, 2019 and December 31, 2019 to The Metropolitan Opera, 30 Lincoln Center, New York, NY 10023, Attn: Viking River Cruise Sweepstakes. To enter without donation or upgrade, go to www.metopera.org/vikingcruise OR send entry by mail as specified above. Properly postmarked mailed entries must be received by Sponsor on or before January 5, 2020. You must provide all required information and indicate your acceptance of these Official Rules to be eligible to enter and win. Upon receipt by Sponsor of a completed renewal or entry form (or by January 5, 2020, for properly postmarked mailed entries), you automatically will be entered with one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes. No entries will be accepted via any means other than as set forth above.

LIMIT ONE (1) ENTRY PER PERSON, PER HOUSEHOLD AND PER EMAIL ADDRESS REGARDLESS OF METHOD OF ENTRY. ADDITIONAL ENTRIES MAY BE DISQUALIFIED. Entries must be submitted by the participating entrant. Any attempt by any entrant to obtain more than one entry by using multiple and/or different identities, forms, registrations, email addresses, logins, or any other methods will disqualify that entrant’s entries, and that entrant and/or entries may be disqualified. Entries generated by script, macro, bot or other automated means are prohibited and will be disqualified. Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same email address. If there is a dispute as to the identity of an entrant, the Prize will be awarded to the authorized account holder of the email address identified on the entry form. The “authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person to whom the email address is assigned by an internet service provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. Incomplete, illegible, corrupted, or untimely entries, or entries specifying an invalid, non-working, or inactive email address, will be disqualified. Sponsor’s determination of time of receipt of entries and eligibility is final.

4. SELECTION OF WINNERS: On or about January 6, 2020, Sponsor will select the name of the potential winner in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received. The odds of winning are based on the number of eligible entries received. The potential winner will be notified by telephone and/or email on or about January 7, 2020. The potential winner must claim his or her Prize not later than 5:00 PM EDT on January 10, 2020, by sending a responsive email or by calling 212-3626000. The potential winner will be emailed a W-9 form and an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release for himself/herself and a Release for a traveling companion, all of which must be completed without change by each of them, respectively, signed and notarized and returned together by first class or certified mail, postage prepaid, postmarked within five (5) days of Sponsor’s notification thereof or be sent by overnight air courier. If a potential winner (i) cannot be contacted or Prize notification is returned as undeliverable; (ii) does not respond within five (5) days from the date Sponsor first tries to notify him/her; (iii) fails to return the W-9 form and/or the Affidavit and Releases as specified; and/or (iv) refuses the Prize, such potential winner forfeits all rights to win the drawing or receive the Prize. Up to five (5) random drawings will be made to select an alternate eligible potential winner who meets the requirements set forth herein. If such alternate winners decline the Prize and/or if none of such alternate potential winners are eligible or otherwise do not meet the requirements set forth herein, the Prize will remain un-awarded.

Verification of Potential Winners: ALL POTENTIAL WINNERS ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY THE SWEEPSTAKES ENTITIES, WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE SWEEPSTAKES. AN ENTRANT IS NOT A WINNER UNLESS AND UNTIL ENTRANT’S ELIGIBILITY HAS BEEN VERIFIED AND ENTRANT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT VERIFICATION IS COMPLETE.

5. PRIZE: There will be ONE prize awarded. The prize consists of an 8-day Viking river cruise (the “Guest”) shore excursions and tours Prize Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of Prize: up to Value of Prize may vary depending on point of departure, travel dates and fare/rate fluctuations.
PRIZE RESTRICTIONS: AIRFARE, TRANSFERS, LAND EXTENSIONS AND CRUISETOURS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN PRIZE. Winner and Guest must travel together. Travel must be completed by 12/31/2020. Travel subject to availability and blackout dates and Travel arrangements must be made through Viking. Any and all applicable federal, state, and local taxes and all fees and expenses related to acceptance and use of Prize not specifically stated herein, including but not limited to, all air and ground transportation, insurance, incidentals, passenger tariffs or duties, surcharges, service charges or facility charges, personal charges at lodging, security fees and/or other expenses, are the responsibility solely of winner and Guest.

Winner and Guest are responsible for obtaining all necessary travel documents and travel insurance (and all other forms of insurance). Winner is solely responsible for reporting the Prize as required by law and making all federal, state, regional and local tax and other payments, including without limitation, income taxes and sales and use taxes in connection therewith. Winner’s travel companion must be at time of Prize fulfillment the age of majority in the jurisdiction in which s/he resides (and at least eighteen (18) years of age) and must complete and return a liability/publicity release and any other documentation required by Sweepstakes Entities prior to Prize award. If winner elects to travel or participate in the Prize travel with no Guest, no additional compensation will be awarded. If winner elects to travel or participate in Prize travel with more than one Guest, such additional person[s] shall be responsible for any and all costs associated with such travel. In the event winner and/or Guest engages in behavior during travel that (as determined by any Sweepstakes Entity) is obnoxious or threatening, illegal, or that is intended to threaten or harass any other person, or that in any way disparages or adversely affects the reputation or image of any Sweepstakes Entity or any of their services, products, trademarks, service marks, or logos, each Sweepstakes Entity reserves the right to terminate the travel early, and send winner and/or Guest home with no further obligations or compensation whatsoever to winner and/or Guest . In the event winner or Guest engages in behavior during travel that (as determined by a Sweepstakes Entity) is illegal, tortious, or subjects winner or Guest to arrest or detention, no Sweepstakes Entity shall have any obligation to pay any damages, fees, fines, judgments or other costs or expenses of any kind whatsoever incurred by winner or Guest as a result of such conduct.

No compensation will be made in the event of the cancellation or delay of any cruise except at Viking’s discretion. Sponsor shall not be responsible for any cancellations, delays, diversions or substitutions or any act or omissions whatsoever by Viking or any other persons. Routing and room assignment are at the sole discretion of Viking. Prize cannot be sold, offered for sale, substituted, assigned, transferred, or redeemed for cash; however, the Sweepstakes Entities reserve the right, at their discretion, to substitute an item of equal or greater value in the event the advertised Prize or any element thereof is unavailable. Prize will be void and forfeited if any part thereof is transferred or sold for cash.

6. GENERAL CONDITIONS: Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and to Sweepstakes Entities’ decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, damaged, stolen, misdirected, or illegible entries; lost, interrupted, or unavailable network, server, or other connections; technical failures; or other errors or malfunctions of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, or otherwise. Proof of sending or submission of entry will not be deemed proof of receipt by Sponsor. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SWEEPSTAKES OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW, AND, SHOULD SUCH ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PROSECUTE AND SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any individual it finds to be attempting to tamper with or undermine the entry process, and/or the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes; to violate the Official Rules; or to act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. If any fraud, technical failures or any factor beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Sweepstakes, as determined by Sponsor, Sponsor may disqualify any suspect entries and (a) suspend and modify the Sweepstakes to address the impairment, then resume the Sweepstakes in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules; and/or (b) cancel the Sweepstakes and award the Prize at random from among the eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the impairment.

7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND RELEASES; PUBLICITY: BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES, ENTRANT AGREES THAT SWEEPSTAKES ENTITIES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENT COMPANIES, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, AND AGENTS (THE “RELEASED PARTIES”) WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR, AND SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS BY ENTRANTS AGAINST, ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INJURIES, LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATIONS, PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, PROPERTY OR OTHER DAMAGES OR EXPENSES RESULTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE, FROM ACCEPTANCE OR ARISING OUT OF ANY ASPECT OF PRIZE, ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, MISUSE, OR USE OF THE PRIZE, ENTRY, OR PARTICIPATION IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES OR IN ANY SWEEPSTAKES-RELATED ACTIVITY, OR ANY CLAIMS BASED ON PUBLICITY RIGHTS, DEFAMATION OR INVASION OF PRIVACY. THE RELEASED PARTIES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE IF ANY PRIZE CANNOT BE AWARDED DUE TO CANCELLATIONS, DELAYS, OR INTERRUPTIONS DUE TO ACTS OF GOD, ACTS OF WAR, NATURAL DISASTERS, WEATHER, OR TERRORISM.

EXCEPT WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW, PARTICIPATION IN THE SWEEPSTAKES CONSTITUTES ENTRANT’S GRANT TO THE SWEEPSTAKES ENTITIES THE RIGHT AND PERMISSION TO PRINT, PUBLISH, BROADCAST, AND USE, WORLD WIDE IN ANY MEDIA NOW KNOWN OR HEREAFTER DEVELOPED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WORLD WIDE WEB, AT ANY TIME OR TIMES, THE ENTRANT’S ENTRY, NAME AND BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HOMETOWN AND STATE) FOR ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES (INCLUDING THE PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF HIS OR HER NAME AND/OR HOMETOWN) WITHOUT ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION, COMPENSATION, PERMISSION, OR NOTIFICATION.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING REGARDING THIS SWEEPSTAKES, INCLUDING THE PRIZE, IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY. CHECK LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS.

9. DISPUTES. By participating in this Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees that this Sweepstakes and any and all aspects of the relationship between the Sweepstakes Entities and entrants shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to its conflicts of law principles, and that any litigation, claims, disputes or controversies concerning, arising out of or in connection with the Sweepstakes or the Prize shall be resolved individually, and without resort to class action and shall be brought only in a federal or state court in the county of New York, state of New York, and entrant consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waives any objection or defense concerning jurisdiction or venue that entrant could otherwise have in such courts. To the extent permitted by applicable law, all judgments or awards to entrants shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket damages (excluding attorneys’ fees) associated with participation in this Sweepstakes and shall not include any indirect, punitive, incidental, consequential or multiple damages, which each entrant hereby specifically waives.

10. PRIVACY: Information collected from entrants is subject to the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, which can be found at www.metopera.org and then click on "Privacy Policy". Sponsor may use entrants’ personal information submitted with entry for purposes of Prize fulfillment, fundraising and/or marketing purposes.

11. OFFICIAL RULES AND WINNERS LIST: For a paper copy of these Official Rules, send a request containing your name and address by first class mail with proper postage to: The Metropolitan Opera, 30 Lincoln Center, New York, NY 10023, Attn: Viking River Cruise Sweepstakes. The name of the Winner will be posted on Sponsor’s website (www.metopera.org/vikingcruise). To obtain a copy of winners list, you may also send a self-addressed, stamped envelope for receipt by February 11, 2019 to the address listed above in this section.

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