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Winner Information
My name is Francis Jetté from Acton-Vale, Québec, Canada. I'm 49 got 2 childrens Vincent 20 and Alexandra 18 Sylvie is my lovely wife that I share life over the last 31 years. Working for a bakery Cie, Pâtisserie Gaudet, I'm the logistic's manager and production planner. During summer I'll do a lot of road bike and still at 49 play baseball as center field. To keep me in shape I do exercice 4 times per week. Love to cook and try new recepies sometimes I create new one's depending of my felling. Occasionnaly I do video for family and friends and place myself as Reporter and I have a lot of fun doing it. One lucky winner will be given the assignment of a lifetime - a trip for two to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida from Wednesday, November 18, 2009 to Sunday, November 22, 2009, to report on a special preview sailing cruise on Royal Caribbean's newest ship Oasis of the Seas. The winner's story will be broadcast on www.oasisoftheseas.com/reporteratsea. The Grand Prize package will include:
ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL'S REPORTER AT SEA CONTEST Win the opportunity to be a Field Correspondent for Oasis of the Seas. OFFICIAL RULES (as of 9/1/09) NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN 1. Eligibility: Royal Caribbean International's Reporter at Sea Contest (the "Contest") is open only to legal residents of Canada, Germany, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the fifty (50) U.S.A. (including the District of Columbia) who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry. Employees of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Weber Shandwick, ePrize, LLC, and any of their parent and affiliate companies as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, territorial, provincial, municipal and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited. 2. Sponsor: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 1050 Caribbean Way, Miami, FL 33132, U.S.A. Administrator: ePrize, LLC, One ePrize Drive, Pleasant Ridge, MI 48069, U.S.A. 3. Agreement to Official Rules: Participation in this Contest constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor's and Administrator's decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to this Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein. 4. Timing: The Contest begins on September 28, 2009 at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time ("ET"), ends October 25, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. ET (the "Promotion Period") and consists of three (3) phases, each set forth in the chart below.
Sponsor's computer is the official time-keeping device for the Contest. 5. How to Enter: During the Submission Phase, visit http://www.oasisoftheseas.com/reporteratsea and follow the links and instructions to select the country where you legally reside (see Section 1 for list of eligible countries). You will be directed to a country-specific page based on the country you select. Once on the country specific page, follow the links and instructions to register for the Contest. You may enter only in the country of your legal residence. Complete the registration, including a valid email address, your phone number and a valid home mailing address. P.O. Boxes are not permitted. Follow the instructions to upload one (1) video discussing why you should have the opportunity to report live from the launch of Royal Caribbean's newest and most revolutionary cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas (each a "Submission"). You will receive one (1) entry into the prize pool corresponding with the country where you legally reside (each a "Prize Pool," see Section 8, below, for specific prizes and distribution for each Prize Pool). By uploading your Submission, you represent and warrant that (i) you meet all eligibility requirements for the Contest, (ii) your Submission conforms to the Submission Guidelines and Content Restrictions as defined below (collectively, the "Guidelines and Restrictions") and (iii) in creating the Submission and entering the Contest, you have complied with all applicable laws and regulations and have not violated any agreement or understanding by which you are bound, including without limitation any confidentiality, employment, consulting, intellectual property assignment, or license agreement. You understand and agree that Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may remove your Submission and disqualify you from the Contest if it believes, in its sole discretion, that you have not complied with these representation and warranties. Submission Guidelines:
Content Restrictions:
For All Submissions: Limit: You may upload one (1) Submission during the Promotion Period. Submissions received from any person or email address in excess of the stated limit will be void. Submissions generated by script, macro or other automated means are void. Uploading a Submission constitutes entrant's consent to give Sponsor a royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, create derivative works from, and display such Submission in whole or in part, on a worldwide basis, and to incorporate it into other works, in any form, media or technology now known or later developed, including for promotional or marketing purposes. Entrant agrees to indemnify each of the Contest Entities and their officers, directors, employees and agents against any and all claims from any third party for any use by Sponsor of the Submission. If necessary, entrant will sign any necessary documentation that may be required for Sponsor or its designees to make use of the non-exclusive rights you are granting to use the Submission. Released Parties (as defined in Section 9, below) are not responsible for lost, late, stolen, damaged, incomplete, invalid, un-intelligible, garbled, delayed or misdirected Submissions; all of which will be void. In the event of a dispute as to any Submission, the authorized account holder, at time of entry, of the email address used to register for the Contest will be deemed to be the entrant and must comply with these Official Rules. The "authorized account holder" is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. The entrant may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder. The personal data you submit upon registration will be stored on a server in the U.S.A. of America. Entry into the Contest constitutes your consent to the export of your personal data to the U.S.A. of America and its use there for the purposes of administering this Contest and associated processing (e.g., but not limited to back-up, archiving). This server is controlled by the Administrator who has notified the US Department of Commerce that it adheres by the rules of the Safe Harbor Framework available under http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/eg_main_018236.asp. Your personal data will be stored on these servers and used for the purposes of administering this Contest and associated processing of entries. 6. Winner Determination: The winner for each Prize Pool will be selected according to the criteria set forth below:
7. Winner Requirements: Each potential winner will be notified by mail, email or phone on or around October 26, 2009. The potential Grand Prize winner for each Prize Pool will be required to execute and return to Administrator, within three (3) days of the date notice or attempted notice is sent, a photo of his/herself and an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability & Publicity Release ("Affidavit") (if winner is resident of Germany, Mexico or the U.S.A.); a Declaration of Compliance ("Declaration") (if winner is a resident of Canada); or a Confirmation of Eligibility form, and Liability/Publicity Release ("Confirmation") (if winner is a resident of the United Kingdom) in order to claim his/her prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to execute and return the Affidavit, Declaration or Confirmation within the required time period, is not in compliance with these Official Rules, or prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, such potential winner forfeits the prize. If a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, the prize may be awarded to a runner-up, if any, in Sponsor's sole discretion. Only three (3) alternate winners will be selected through this process, if time permits, after which the applicable prize will remain un-awarded. Acceptance of any prize shall constitute and signify winner's agreement and consent that Sponsor and its designees may use the winner's name, city, state, likeness, photo, Submission and/or prize information in connection with the Contest for promotional, public relations, advertising or other purposes, worldwide, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, including the Internet, without limitation and without further payment, notification, permission or other consideration, except where prohibited by law. Additionally, by accepting a prize, each winner agrees to create up to three (3)) video vignettes while on the pre-inaugural cruise describing that winner's experience aboard the cruise (each a "Video"). Each Video is subject to Sponsor approval, must be uploaded to a Sponsor selected site and must comply with the Guidelines and Content Restrictions set forth in Section 5, above. Without limiting the generality of these Official Rules and to the extent legally possible, winner shall irrevocably grant, transfer, convey and assign to Sponsor the entirety of the rights in and to the Submission and any of the up to three (3) Videos created while aboard the inaugural cruse and all renewals and extensions of copyright, and the right to secure copyright registrations thereto in perpetuity including, without limitation, the rights to use the Submission and/or Video for any and all purposes in any and all media whether now known or hereafter developed, on a worldwide basis, in perpetuity and royalty-free. Winner accepts and acknowledges that Sponsor shall not be obligated to use the Submission and/or Video and that Sponsor in its sole discretion shall have the right to refrain from using the Submission. Sponsor shall not incur any liability whatsoever to the extent Sponsor chooses to refrain from any exploitation of its rights hereunder. Winner will indemnify Sponsor, Released Parties (as defined in Section 9, below) and any licensee of Sponsor against all claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and legal expenses) arising out of any breach of these terms by winner. 8. Prizes: FIVE (5) GRAND PRIZE (ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE PER COUNTRY): A trip for winner and one (1) guest to Fort Lauderdale, Florida for a 3-night pre-inaugural cruise on the Royal Caribbean ship Oasis of the Seas. Trip package includes roundtrip, coach-class air transportation for winner and one (1) guest from a major airport near winner's home (determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) to Fort Lauderdale, Florida; three (3) nights cruise accommodations in a balcony category stateroom assigned by Sponsor in its sole discretion (single room, double occupancy) while on the pre-inaugural cruise, and one (1) night hotel accommodations at a hotel of Sponsor's choice (single room, double occupancy) including a $200 USD food allowance on the night of November 18, 2009. Food allowance is strictly for use only on the night of November 18, 2009 and any unused portion will be forfeited. Cruise prize includes standard cruise accommodations, meals and beverages; and onboard entertainment. Winner and guest must be able to arrive in Fort Lauderdale on November 18, 2009 or prize will be forfeited and Sponsor will have no further obligation to the winner. Departure is scheduled from Fort Lauderdale on November 22, 2009. Travel must be roundtrip and winner and guest must travel on same itinerary. Sponsor will determine airline and flight itinerary in its sole discretion. No refund or compensation will be made in the event of the cancellation or delay of any flight. Travel and accommodations are subject to availability. Travel is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Contest, and those set forth by the Sponsor's airline carrier of choice as detailed in the passenger ticket contract. All expenses and incidental travel costs not expressly stated in the package description above, including but not limited to, ground transportation, passenger tariffs or duties, surcharges, airport fees, travel insurance, passport fees, gratuities, service charges or facility charges, ground transportation, certain meals, personal charges, incidentals, security fees, taxes or other expenses or incidentals are the responsibility solely of winner. Certain travel restrictions, conditions and limitations may apply. No guest or winner under twenty-one (21) years of age will be booked in a stateroom unless accompanied by a person who is twenty-one (21) years or older. A parent or legal guardian must accompany all guests under the age of eighteen (18) or who are a minor in their respective jurisdiction. Married couples who do not meet these age restrictions may, at Sponsor's discretion, be permitted to sail. Royal Caribbean International cannot accept guests who will have entered their 24th week of pregnancy by the beginning of, or at any time during the cruise. If you are pregnant, a physician's "Fit to Travel" note is required prior to sailing, stating how far along (in weeks) your pregnancy will be at the beginning of the cruise and confirming that you are in good health and not experiencing a high-risk pregnancy. Winner and travel companion must sign Royal Caribbean's passenger ticket contract prior to being allowed to board the cruise. If, in the judgment of Sponsor, air travel is not required due to winner's proximity to prize location, ground transportation will be substituted for roundtrip air transportation at Sponsor's sole discretion, and no compensation or substitution will be provided for the difference in prize value. Both the winner and his/her travel companion are solely responsible for obtaining all documents required for international travel, including, but not limited to, any passports and visas. Sponsor will not replace any lost, mutilated, or stolen tickets, travel vouchers or certificates. Sponsor is not responsible if the cruise is delayed, postponed or cancelled for any reason, in which event that portion of prize is forfeited in its entirety and no substitution will be provided except as in Sponsor's sole discretion. Approximate Retail Value ("ARV"): 3,419.84 CAD (for winner from Canada), 2,448.24 EUR (for winner from Germany), 37,261 MXN (for winner from Mexico), 2,072.75 GBP (for winner from UK), and 2,408 USD (for winner from U.S.A.). ARV's vary from country to country due to differences in airfare based on distance between departure and destination. Actual value of the prize package may vary based on airfare fluctuations and distance between departure and destination. Winner will not receive difference between actual and approximate retail value. Prize and prize components are non-transferable and no substitution or cash redemption will be permitted unless Sponsor, in its sole discretion, determines otherwise. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value, at its sole discretion. Winners are responsible for all federal, state, provincial, territorial, municipal and local taxes and any other costs, expenses or fees associated with prize acceptance and/or use not specified herein as being provided. All prize details are at Sponsor's sole discretion. 9. Release: Except for residents of Germany, with respect to claims resulting from death or personal injury (in accordance with applicable law in those jurisdictions), by entering the Contest, entrant agrees to release and hold harmless Sponsor, Weber Shandwick, Administrator and each of their related companies, their respective parents (if applicable) and affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, and agents ("Released Parties") from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of any prize whether or not caused by the negligence of the Released Parties. For Residents of the United Kingdom: This Release does not apply to claims for personal injury or death caused by the negligence of Sponsor or Administrator. 10. General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Contest, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Contest, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. If terminated Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, determine the winners from among all non-suspect, eligible Submissions received up to time of such action using the judging procedure outlined above. Sponsor, in its sole discretion (subject to the approval of the Régie des Alcools, des Courses et des Jeux in the Province of Quebec), reserves the right to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner and void all associated entries. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies (including attorneys' fees) from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor's failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. 11. Limitations of Liability: Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrant, printing, typographical or other errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the Submission process or the Contest; (4) printing, typographical, technical, computer, network or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest, the uploading, the processing or judging of Submissions or votes or the tabulating of votes, the announcement of the prizes or in any Contest-related materials; (5) late, lost, undeliverable, damaged or stolen mail; or (6) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant's participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any prize (including any travel/activity related thereto). Released Parties are not responsible for misdirected or undeliverable Submissions or for any technical problems, malfunctions of computer systems, servers, providers, hardware/software, lost or unavailable network connections or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmission or any combination thereof. Released Parties are not responsible for any unauthorized third party use of any Submission. 12. Disputes: Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the U.S.A. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (Southern Division) or the appropriate State Court located in Oakland County, Michigan; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys' fees; and (3) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Michigan without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Michigan or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Michigan. For Residents of Germany Only: This limitation to the amount of damages does not apply if not permitted by law. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Florida, U.S.A. without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Florida or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Florida. Residents of Quebec Only: Any litigation respecting the conduct or organization of a publicity contest may be submitted to the Régie des Alcools, des Courses et des Jeux for a ruling. Any litigation respecting the awarding of a prize may be submitted to the Régie only for the purpose of helping the parties reach a settlement. 13. Entrant's Personal Information: Information collected from entrant is subject to ePrize, LLC's Privacy Policy (http://www.eprize.com/privacy/privacypolicy.html) and Sponsor's Privacy Policy (http://www.royalcaribbean.com/privacyPolicy.do;jsessionid=0000zYHReLQARPSyWdqZRH0o6Q8:12hbioan0?cS=MFTR). Administrator has notified the U.S. Department of Commerce that they adhere by the rules of the Safe Harbor Framework available under http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/eg_main_018236.asp. Personal information includes name, address, email address, birthday and will be used to: (a) contact potential winners; and (b) if an entrant selects to receive additional information from the Sponsor on the entry form, to send additional information to that entrant. The recipient of your personal data is the Sponsor and Administrator. YOUR INFORMATION WILL NOT BE STORED OR PROCESSED ON SERVERS LOCATED IN THE EUROPEAN UNION. 14. Winner List: Winner List requests will only be accepted after the Contest end date (listed above) and no later than February 26, 2010. For the Winner List, send an email with subject line: "Royal Caribbean International's Reporter at Sea Contest, Winner List Request," to WinListRequests@eprizefulfillment.com. 15. For Residents of Germany Only: Pursuant to German laws pertaining to data collection and processing, you have a right of access to, modification and withdrawal of your personal data. You also have the right of opposition to the data collection, under certain circumstances. To exercise such right, you may write to "Royal Caribbean International's Reporter at Sea Contest" c/o David Malmholt, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line A/S, Reporter auf Sea, Lyoner Str. 20, D - 60528 Frankfurt. The data controller and data recipient is Royal Caribbean International. Your data are going to be transferred outside the European Union. 16. For Residents of the United Kingdom: Nothing in these Official Rules shall be deemed to exclude or restrict any of the winner's or the entrant's statutory rights as a consumer. Entrants have the right to access, withdraw, and correct their personal data. Entrants may request such action by sending a message to "Royal Caribbean International's Reporter at Sea Contest" c/o Jo Briody, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Building Two, Aviator Park Station Road Addlestone, Surrey KT15 2PG © 2009 ePrize, LLC. All rights reserved. Royal Caribbean International's Reporter at Sea Contest Abbreviated Rules 1. ABBREVIATED RULES for TV and Radio NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. LEGAL RESIDENTS OF CANADA, GERMANY, MEXICO, THE UK AND THE 50 U.S. (& D.C.), 18 AND OLDER. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Enter by: 10/09/09 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Prize: two (2) tickets for pre-inaugural cruise on the Oasis of the Seas cruise ship, plus travel accommodations. For Official Rules and complete details, visit www.oasisoftheseas.com/reporteratsea. Sponsor: Royal Caribbean International. 2. ABBREVIATED RULES for Print NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. LEGAL RESIDENTS OF CANADA, GERMANY, MEXICO, THE UK AND THE 50 U.S. (& D.C.), 18 AND OLDER. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED Enter by: 10/09/09 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Prize: two (2) tickets for pre-inaugural cruise on the Oasis of the Seas cruise ship, plus travel accommodations. For Official Rules and prize descriptions, visit www.oasisoftheseas.com/reporteratsea. Sponsor: Royal Caribbean International, 1050 Caribbean Way, Miami, FL 33132, U.S.A. 3. Abbreviated rules for online Ads – Banner NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Enter by: 10/09/09 at 11:59 p.m. ET. To enter and for Official Rules, Click Here. Prize: two (2) tickets for pre-inaugural cruise on the Oasis of the Seas cruise ship, plus travel accommodations. 4. Abbreviated Rules for online Ads – Not a Banner NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Legal residents of Canada, Germany, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the 50 U.S. (including D.C.), 18 and older. Enter by: 10/09/09 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Prize: two (2) tickets for pre-inaugural cruise on the Oasis of the Seas cruise ship, plus travel accommodations. To enter and for Official Rules, including prize descriptions, Click Here. Void where prohibited. Sponsor: Royal Caribbean International. |
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