Extended Stay America: Star Spangled Giveaway
Official Rules
1. ENTRY: Visit esa.com/star-spangled-sweepstakes and enter your name and email address to be entered for a chance to win our Star Spangled Sweepstakes Giveaway. No purchase necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not improve your chances of winning.
2. PRIZE DESCRIPTION: One (1) winner will receive a $500 Amazon Gift Card. Prize value: $500
3. ELIGIBILITY: This contest is open only to legal U.S. residents (including the District of Columbia), over the age of 25. Void where prohibited by law. Contestants residing in those areas where the contest is void may participate in the contest but may not win any prizes. Employees, directors and officers, and their immediate families (spouse, parents, children, siblings, and their respective spouses), and their respective household members (whether related or not), of ESA Management, LLC (referred to hereafter as (“Sponsor” or “Extended Stay America”), and each of their affiliates, subsidiaries, and divisions are not eligible to enter.
4. GIVEAWAY TIMING: The Giveaway begins at 12:01 AM EDT on July 3, 2023 and ends at 11:59 PM EDT on July 7, 2023.
5. HOW TO ENTER: Extended Stay America will post a “Star Spangled Sweepstakes" post on our social media accounts on July 3, 2023. Individuals are to click the link in the social post, which will direct them to our Star Spangled Sweepstakes Giveaway sign-up page. Individuals must provide their full name and email address to be entered to win. Individuals can only enter to win once per email address, per day.
6. WINNER SELECTION: All eligible entries timely received will be exported to a Woobox database where a randomizer will be used to select the winner.
7. WINNER NOTIFICATION: The winner will be contacted via email by July 17, 2023. Sponsor will provide the winner with further instructions for claiming the prize at this time. The winner must follow the provided instructions to claim the prize within seven days of being notified. Inability to contact a winner within seven days may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Winner must sign and deliver to Sponsor its forms of Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release.
8. BY ENTERING THE GIVEAWAY, participants release and hold harmless Sponsor, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Amazon and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents from any and all liability for any injuries, loss, or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with this Giveaway or any prize won, including any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with participation in the Giveaway. Incidental expenses and all other costs and expenses which are not specifically listed as part of a prize in these Official Rules and which may be associated with the Giveaway are solely the responsibility of the respective prize winner. ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OR USE OF ANY PRIZE IS SOLELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNER.
10. ENTRANT’S PERSONAL INFORMATION: Information collected from entrants will not be shared publicly. By entering this Giveaway, entrants are providing their information to Extended Stay America and not to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Amazon. Individuals who provide their email address will automatically be entered into our Extended Perks Rewards Program, and give Extended Stay America permission to send them special deals via email.
11. NOT ENDORSED BY FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, OR AMAZON: By participating in this contest, you acknowledge that this contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Amazon and release Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Amazon from any and all liability arising from or related to this contest. The information you are providing for this contest is being provided to Extended Stay America and not to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Amazon and will be used to notify you if you have won.
12. CONDUCT: All contest participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules. Extended Stay America in its sole discretion reserves the right to disqualify any person it finds to be tampering with the entry process, the operation of its web site or is otherwise in violation of these rules.
13. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: Extended Stay America is not responsible for late, lost or misdirected email or for any computer, online, telephone or technical malfunctions that may occur. If for any reason, the contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort, Extended Stay America may cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the contest. Entrants further agree to release Extended Stay America from any liability resulting from, or related to participation in the contest.
By participating in this Giveaway, entrants agree to release and hold harmless the Extended Stay America, as well as each of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives and each of their respective successors, representatives and assignees, as well as Facebook, Twitter, and Amazon from any and all actions, claims, injury, loss or damage arising in any manner, directly or indirectly, from participation in this Giveaway and/or acceptance, receipt, possession or use/misuse of any prize. By entering, entrants also authorize the Extended Stay America and its designees to use their name, voice, likeness, photograph, prize information (if applicable), biographical data and city and state of residence in programming, advertising and/or promotional material without compensation to the extent permitted by law.
Extended Stay America is not responsible for failed, partial or garbled computer transmissions, for technical failures of any kind affecting the Giveaway in any manner, including but not limited to electronic malfunction or damage of any network, hardware or software. The foregoing also includes any malfunction/error/failure deemed by Extended Stay America in its sole discretion to impact the availability or accessibility of submissions by entrants or the transmission or receipt of winner notifications. If for any reason the Giveaway is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud or technical failures beyond Extended Stay America’s control that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Giveaway (including entries or otherwise), Extended Stay America reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual, whether or not the individual is a participant in the Giveaway, who tampers with the entry process and to terminate, modify or suspend the Giveaway. In such event, Sponsor reserves the right to conduct the Giveaway and select prize winners for affected Giveaway Period by means of a random drawing from among all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (as appropriate) the action taken by Extended Stay America for affected Giveaway Period or otherwise in a manner which is fair, appropriate and consistent with these Official Rules as determined by Extended Stay America in its sole discretion. No responsibility is assumed for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or loss, 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, providers, computer equipment or software, or failure of any email or electronic entry or participation to be received due to technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website/platform, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to any person's computer or wireless mobile device related to or resulting from participation in or downloading any materials from this Giveaway. People entering the Giveaway further agree not to knowingly damage or cause interruption of the Giveaway and/or prevent others from participating in the Giveaway.
14. DISPUTES: To the fullest extent permitted by law, entrant agrees that: (1) Any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Giveaway or the awarding of prizes shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina or an appropriate North Carolina State Court; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Giveaway, but in no event attorneys' fees; (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 Giveaway shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of North Carolina or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of North Carolina.
15. ADDITIONAL TERMS: In case of dispute as to the identity of any entrant, entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at time of entry. “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational, institution, etc.) responsible for assigning email addresses or the domain associated with the submitted email address. Any potential winner may be requested to provide Sponsor with proof that such winner is the Authorized Account Holder of the email address associated with the winning entry.
16. WINNER’S LIST: To obtain the identity of the winner, Official Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope after August 1, 2023 but before August 11, 2023 to: Extended Stay America, c/o Social Media Team, 13024 Ballantyne Corporate Pl, 10th Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina, 28277.
17. SPONSOR: Extended Stay America, c/o ESA Management, LLC, 13024 Ballantyne Corporate Pl, 10th Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina, 28277.