WINDY CITY LIVE’S GETAWAY GIVEAWAYS RIVIERA MAYA SWEEPSTAKES

I.  NAME OF SPONSOR  

Windy City LIVE and WLS Television, Inc., (hereafter referred to as “Sponsor”).

II.  ELIGIBILITY 

Open only to legal residents of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin; 21 years of age or older and must reside in one of the following counties: in Illinois - Lake, McHenry, DeKalb, Kane DuPage, Cook, Kendall, Will Grundy, Kankakee, La Salle; in Indiana - Lake, Porter, La Porte, Newton, Jasper; and in Wisconsin - Kenosha, Walworth, Racine.

Any individuals (including but not limited to employees, consultants, independent contractors, and interns) who have, within the past six months, performed services for WLS Television, Inc., and/or its respective parent, subsidiary, affiliated and successor companies, and immediate family and household members of such individuals, are not eligible to enter or play.  "Immediate family members" shall mean parents, step-parents, children, step-children, siblings, step-siblings, or spouses.  "Household members" shall mean people who share the same residence at least three months a year.

III.  HOW AND WHEN TO ENTER

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY

Each weekday during the Promotion Period, Windy City LIVE will show on-screen, during the Windy City LIVE broadcast between 1:00pm CT and 2:00pm CT and between 12:05am CT and 1:05am CT on ABC7 Chicago, a Riviera Maya-themed phrase of the day. Viewers must enter that phrase on the official entry form. 

Failure to enter the correct phrase of the day will disqualify your entry from being selected as a winner.

To enter via Direct Link: 

Type the following link into a web browser or click it: https://woobox.com/f22jxv

Entrants will be required to submit a first and last name, contact phone number, a valid email address, city and state of residency and the Riviera Maya-themed phrase of the day. Entrants must also agree to the terms and conditions of the Sweepstakes. 

To enter via Website: 

 Entrants must go to the Windy City LIVE web site (http://www.WindyCityLIVE.com), click on the “Promotions” graphic and scroll down to the Getaway Giveaways Sweepstakes information to click the official entry link.  Entrants will be required to submit a first and last name, contact phone number, a valid email address, city and state of residency and the Riviera Maya-themed phrase of the day. Entrants must also agree to the terms and conditions of the Sweepstakes.  

To enter via Facebook: 

Entrants must go to the Windy City LIVE Facebook page (http://www.Facebook.com/WindyCityLIVE) and click the link within the Getaway Giveaways post on the page.  Entrants will be required to submit a first and last name, contact phone number, a valid email address, city and state of residency and the Riviera Maya-themed phrase of the day. Entrants must also agree to the terms and conditions of the Sweepstakes.  

Limit one (1) Entry per Facebook user per day.  The entry form clock automatically resets at Midnight CT.

Sweepstakes begins on May 3, 2018 at 1:00PM Central Time (CT) and ends on 6:00AM CT May 10, 2018 (“Promotion Period”).

For Facebook entries, you understand that you are providing your information to Sponsor and not to Facebook, and that this sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered or associated with Facebook.  Any questions, comments or complaints regarding this sweepstakes should be directed to Sponsor, and not Facebook.  

Sponsor can provide no technical support and accepts no responsibility for insuring the receipt or successful submission of your entry.  Mass entries or entries generated by a script, macro or use of automated methods will be disqualified.  Sponsor is not responsible for failed, partial or garbled computer transmissions, or for technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to electronic malfunction or damage of any network, hardware or software.  If for any reason the sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or other causes that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the sweepstakes.  No responsibility is assumed for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries; or any problems or technical malfunctions of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or electronic entry to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web-site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation in or downloading any materials from this sweepstakes.  In the event of a dispute over an electronic entry, prize will be awarded to the owner of the e-mail account, not the name on the entry form.  Except as otherwise contemplated by these Rules, and to the extent entrants may otherwise elect at the time of Entry, information provided by you for these Sweepstakes is subject to Sponsor’s privacy policy located at https://disneyprivacycenter.com/privacy-policy-translations/english (“Privacy Policy”).

IV.  HOW AND WHEN WINNERS WILL BE SELECTED AND NOTIFIED 

One (1) Prize Winner will be selected at random May 10, 2018 on/about 9:30 a.m. CT from all valid entries containing the correct Riviera Maya-themed phrase of the day for the date the entry was submitted.

Winner may be announced live on the Windy City LIVE broadcast and will be notified by e-mail and/or phone on or about 3:00pm CT May 10, 2018. Windy City LIVE, at its discretion, may choose to telephone the Winner live during the broadcast, and by entering, selected winners hereby give their advance consent to be called by Windy City LIVE and to have their telephone conversation broadcast live or in a recorded segment.

Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

Limit one (1) prize per winner for this sweepstakes.

Final determination of winner is always conditional on verification of eligibility and compliance with all rules and procedures. 

V.  PRIZE(S)

Prize is One (1) travel credit provided by WLS Television, Inc. in the amount of Six Hundred Dollars ($600) to be used on air travel for two (2) people to Riviera Maya from a Chicago-area airport of Sponsor’s choosing; ®; five (5) nights stay at Fairmont Mayakoba in Playa del Carmen in a Signature Casita Room (all inclusive); ARV of Prize: $4600.00 US.

Transportation from Cancun Airport to Fairmont Mayakoba resort in Playa del Carmen is NOT provided.

PASSPORT REQUIRED FOR TRAVEL TO CANCUN. All expenses related to the acquisition of passports for Winner and Guest are excluded from prize and sole responsibility of prize winner.

Final actual value at time of booking and travel may be substantially more or less depending on dates of travel, point of origin and ticket availability.  Some restrictions apply.

Prize must be accepted as awarded or prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Travel accommodations and other restrictions apply. All costs and expenses associated with prize acceptance and use not specified herein as being provided, including but not limited to lodging, transportation costs, meals, gratuities and other expenses incurred by accepting the prize, are the sole responsibility of the winner.  No prize substitutions, cash equivalent, or transfer of prizes permitted except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor.  Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to award a prize of greater or equal value if the prize is unavailable for any reason.

Air Travel Restrictions

Certain restrictions may apply.  Travel will be booked by WLS Television, Inc. on airlines of its choosing. Travel must be booked and used no later than May 31, 2019. Hotel accommodations must be booked and confirmed prior to air travel booking. Travel credit is not redeemable for cash or credit. Unused portion of travel credit, if any, will be forfeited. Travel credit is non-transferrable and cannot be sold to a third party. Travel is based on seat availability.  Seats on any desired flight are not guaranteed.  One travel is booked and confirmed, changes are not allowed, except those permissible by the airline. All airline ticket changes are at the Winner’s expense. Winner and guest(s) must travel on the same itinerary and are responsible for obtaining all required travel documents. Winner and guest must have valid government-issued photo identification at the time of travel.  If the travel guest is a minor, winner must be his/her parent/guardian, or be accompanied by his/her parent/guardian. 

Hotel Travel Restrictions:

Fairmont Mayakoba: 

Prize will be awarded in the form of a gift certificate that has no monetary value and is void if sold, lost or stolen. Prize can only be redeemed at Fairmont Mayakoba.  Prize is good for twelve (12) months from issuing date, subject to blackout dates, including (but not limited) to May 27-29, 2018; September 24-27, 2018 and from December 20, 2018 to January 8, 2019. 

Federal, state and local taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the winner, who will receive an IRS Form 1099 reflecting the final actual value of any prize valued at $600 or more.

 

Winners are not entitled to exchange or transfer prizes or to obtain cash or other substitutes, but Sponsor in its sole discretion may substitute prizes of equal or greater value.

VI.  RELEASES

By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these official rules and the decisions of the Sponsor which shall be final in all respects.


By participating in this sweepstakes and accepting any prize that they may win, entrants agree to release WLS Television, Inc., its parent, subsidiary, affiliated and successor companies, advertising and promotion agencies and prize suppliers, and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives and employees, as well as each of their respective successors, representatives and assigns, and Facebook (collectively, the “Released Parties”)  from any and all actions, claims, injury, loss or damage arising in any manner, directly or indirectly, from participation in this sweepstakes and/or acceptance or use of the prize.

Entrants authorize the Released Parties to use their name, voice, likeness, biographical data, city and state of residence and entry materials in programming or promotional material, worldwide in perpetuity, or on a winner’s list, if applicable, without further compensation unless prohibited by law.  Sponsor is not obligated to use any of the above mentioned information or materials, but may do so and may edit such information or materials, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, without further obligation or compensation.

VII.  MISCELLANEOUS; WINNERS’ LIST 

Void where prohibited.  All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.

Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process and to cancel, terminate, modify and/or suspend the sweepstakes in the event of tampering or other circumstances, including but not limited to acts of God or civil disturbance that render it impractical or impossible to complete or fulfill the sweepstakes originally planned.

For a list of winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to “Getaway Giveaways Riviera Maya Sweepstakes” Winners, Windy City LIVE, 190 N State Street, Chicago, IL 60601 within 60 days after sweepstakes end date.