Sandals Rave Q1 2010 “Vacation Giveaway” Sweepstakes

Official Rules

NO PURCHASE REQUIRED TO ENTER OR WIN.  A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. 

1.  Eligibility: The Sandals Q1, 2010 “Vacation Giveaway” Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States (including the District of Columbia), and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry. Employees of Unique Vacations, Inc., Sandals Resorts International (the “Sponsor”), and 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. Subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Void in Quebec and where prohibited. Participation in this Sweepstakes 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 the Sweepstakes. Winning the prize offered is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

2. Sponsor: Unique Vacations, Inc., Worldwide Representative for Sandals and Beaches Resorts, 4950 S.W. 72nd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33155, U.S.A. Administrator: The US Sweepstakes & Fulfillment Company, 625 Panorama Trail (Building 2, Suite #100), Rochester, NY 14625.

3. Timing: The Sweepstakes begins on January 1, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time ("ET") and ends on March 31, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. ET (the "Promotion Period"). Sponsor’s computer is the official time-keeping device for the Sweepstakes.

4.  How to Enter: There are two (2) ways to enter the Promotion.

Limit; one entry per person during the Promotion Period. All mailed entries must be postmarked by March 31, 2010 (the official end date of the Promotion) and received by April 7, 2010. All entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor, and none will be acknowledged or returned. Proof of sending or submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, illegible, misdirected or postage-due mailed entries, which will be disqualified, nor for online entries that are not received due to technical reasons beyond their reasonable control. Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same email address. Any attempt by any participant to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that participant's entries and that participant may be disqualified. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. In the event of a dispute as to any registration, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the registrant or player. 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 potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.

5. Prize Drawing: The prize drawing will be conducted in accordance with these Official Rules on or about April 15, 2010. The random drawing will be conducted from amongst all eligible entries received on Sponsor's behalf by U.S. Sweepstakes & Fulfillment Co., an independent judging organization whose decisions as to the administration of the Sweepstakes and the selection of potential winners are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Any entrant selected as the potential winner must comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. The potential winner will be notified by mail, phone, or email, and must sign and return to Administrator, within ten (10) days of the date of notice or attempted notice is sent, an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability & Publicity Release (if U.S. resident) ("Affidavit") or a Declaration of Compliance (if Canadian resident) ("Declaration") in order to claim his/her prize. If the potential winner cannot be contacted, the prize notification is returned as undeliverable, or he/she fails to sign and return the Affidavit or Declaration within the required time period, he/she forfeits prize. In the event that the potential winner is disqualified for any reason, Administrator will award the prize to an alternate winner. Only three (3) alternate winners will be selected, after which time the prize will remain un-awarded. Potential winners from Canada will be required to correctly answer a time-limited, skill testing question without any assistance in order to be eligible to receive the prize.

6. Prize:  ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE IS BEING OFFERED: A 7-day/6 night vacation package for two (2) at a Sandals or Beaches resort of winner's choice. Trip package includes six (6) nights accommodations for two (2) (single room, double occupancy) and “Luxury Included” amenities offered at the respective resort, including airport transfers, food and beverage during vacation (excluding premium brand drinks), and land and water sport activities at the resort. “Luxury Included” amenities are subject to change and are to be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Prize will be fulfilled as certificate redeemable by filling in requested information and mailing back to the address indicated. Winner will be contacted to arrange trip details. AIRFARE IS NOT INCLUDED. Winner redeem package within one (1) year from date prize is awarded. If winner is unable to redeem package within the time period required, the prize will be forfeited. Package is subject to availability and blackout dates. Resort is subject to availability and if required exact location may be changed at Sponsor’s sole discretion, once winner arrives at destination. Request must be placed no less than sixty (60) days prior to requested departure date. Winner must obey local laws in regard to lodging restrictions. All expenses and incidental travel costs not expressly stated in the package description above, including but not limited to, additional ground transportation, airfare, personal charges at lodging, security fees, taxes or other expenses or incidentals are the responsibility solely of winner. Unless a child of winner, winner's companion must be eighteen (18) years old as of the date of departure and must travel on the same itinerary and at the same time as the winner. Winner's companion must execute liability/publicity releases prior to travel. In the event that winner is a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence, winner's travel companion has to be his/her parent or legal guardian. Winner and companion are solely responsible for obtaining documents necessary for international travel, (i.e. passports, if applicable). Travel restrictions, conditions and limitations may apply. Approximate Retail Value: $4,995 U.S.D. Prize is non-transferable and no substitution will be made, except as provided herein at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the prize for one of equal or greater value if the designated prize should become unavailable for any reason. Winner is responsible for all taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use. Odds of winning the prize depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Promotion Period.

7. Release: By receipt of any prize, winner agrees to release and hold harmless Sponsor, Administrator, and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, and agents, and each such company’s officers, directors, and employees (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property, arising out of participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use or misuse of any prize.

8. Publicity: Except where prohibited, participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes winner’s consent to Sponsor’s and its agents’ use of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.

9. General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Sweepstakes, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failure or any other factor beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Sweepstakes, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or those of any other Promotion or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages 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.

10. LImitations of Liability: The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes; (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 entry process or the Sweepstakes; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes or the processing of entries; (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 Sweepstakes or receipt or use or misuse of any prize. If for any reason an entrant's entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant’s sole remedy is another entry in the Sweepstakes, provided that, if it is not possible to award another entry due to discontinuance of the Sweepstakes, or any part of it, for any reason, Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the prizes offered herein. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In the event that production, technical, seeding, programming or any other reasons cause more than stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, Sponsor reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, un-awarded, eligible prize claims.

11. Disputes: Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court in New York State (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes, 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 Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, U.S.A., without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York, U.S.A.

12. Entrant's Personal Information: Information collected from entrants is subject to Sponsor’s Privacy Policy (http://www.sandals.com).

13. Winner Confirmation: For written confirmation of the Grand Prize Winner’s name and city of residence, send a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope, after April 15, 2010, but no later than May 15, 2010, to; Sandals Q1, 2010 “Vacation Giveaway” Sweepstakes Winner Confirmation Request, C/o US Sweepstakes, PO Box 25497, Rochester, NY 14625 U.S.A.

14. General:Nothing in these Official Rules shall be deemed to exclude or restrict any of the winner's or entrant's statutory rights as a consumer.

15. Sponsor's Mailing List: If you would like your name removed from Sponsor’s mailing list, please call 1-800-SANDALS or email us at esm@uvi.sandals.com and your name will be removed within sixty (60) days of the request.

Void in Puerto Rico, Quebec and wherever else prohibited or restricted.