Terms and Conditions Test-Drive Your Dream Life Overseas Competition
OFFICIAL “Test-Drive Your Dream Life Overseas With International Living” COMPETITION RULES
The Test-Drive Your Dream Life Overseas With International Living (“COMPETITION”) is sponsored by International Living LLC (the "Sponsor").
2. HOW TO ENTER COMPETITION: Participants will enter their email where indicated on the contest webpage (https://internationalliving.com/page/test-drive-your-dream-life-overseas/) and complete a survey with information on who they are and why they want to test-drive life overseas. Participant entries will be accepted and judged between June 17, 2024, at 12:00 AM EST and July 15, 2024, at 11:59 PM EST (the "Entry Period"). Sponsor’s Judging Panel will select a Grand Prize Winner on July 16, 2024. Purchase of Sponsor products does not enhance the chance of winning.
LIMIT ONE (1) ENTRY PER PERSON. No changes to any entry materials or information are permitted once the entry has been submitted unless otherwise stated to the entrant by the Sponsor. All entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Entries that do not conform to these guidelines based on the discretion of the Sponsor and/or the Judging Panel (as defined below) or are received by the Sponsor after the end of the submission deadline will not be eligible for prizes.
3. ENTRY JUDGING CRITERIA. The Grand Prize Winner will be selected by a panel of judges consisting of Sponsor employees (collectively the “Judging Panel”) and scored based on the Judging Criteria. The Judging Criteria consists of but is not limited to: ● Originality (Entries should use original content, not excerpts from existing materials.) ● Relevance (Entry addresses the subject matters) All decisions are made at the sole discretion of the Judging Panel and are final.
PARTICIPANTS SHALL NOT SUBMIT: Copyrighted material (including photos, music, screenshots, or video clips from any sitcoms or movies) Advertisements Profanity or vulgar content Political references Pixelated videos.
4. ELIGIBILITY: Open to residents of the 47 United States and Washington D.C. (residents of NY, FL, and RI not eligible for sweepstakes) 21 years of age and older as of May 1, 2024, at 12:00 AM ET except for employees of Sponsor, their affiliates, subsidiaries, and agencies (collectively the "Promotion Parties") and members of their immediate family or persons living in the same household. Void where prohibited. By participating, you agree to these Official Rules and the decisions of the Judging Panel.
5. DISQUALIFICATION: Persons found tampering with or abusing any aspect of this Competition, as solely determined by the Sponsor, will be disqualified. The Sponsor strictly prohibits the use of robots, software, or any system that generates non-human responses. Any attempt to tamper with or undermine the legitimate operation of the Competition is a violation of these Official Rules as well as criminal and civil laws. The Sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages from any responsible individuals to the fullest extent permitted by law. In the event any portion of this Competition is compromised by any non-authorized human intervention or other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor, which in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupts or impairs the administration, security, fairness, or proper play of the Competition, the Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend or terminate the Competition.
6. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: By entering this Competition, participants waive all rights to and hold the Promotion Parties harmless from any claim, liability, loss, damage (including punitive, incidental, and consequential damages), or expense (including attorneys' fees) arising out of or in connection with participation in this Competition or the acceptance, use, or misuse of any prize. You release and forever discharge the Promotion Parties and Facebook from any and all claims, counterclaims, actions, losses, damages, liabilities, demands, causes of action, and expenses, including attorneys' fees heretofore arising in law or equity known to you related to the Competition. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. Promotion Parties will not be responsible for: late, incomplete, or incorrect entries; a participant's failure to receive prize notices due to participant's spam, junk email, or other security settings or for participants' provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information; technical hardware or software malfunctions, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled, or delayed electronic communications whether caused by the sender or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or used in this Competition; by any human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in this Competition; or any typographical, technological, or other error in the publishing of the offer, administration of the Competition, or announcement of the prizes. If, in the Sponsor's opinion, there is such an error or there is any suspected evidence of tampering with any portion of the Competition, or if technical difficulties (including viruses and bugs) compromise the integrity of the Competition, the Sponsor reserves the right to request that the Sponsor in its sole discretion cancel or modify this Competition in a manner deemed appropriate by the Sponsor.
By submitting an entry to Sponsor, Participant grants to Sponsor a perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, display, distribute, publish, modify, and create derivative works from the entrant’s submission for any purpose and in any media now known or hereafter developed.
Sponsor reserves the right to promote and publicize through any means available the progress, development, process, news, and success of all entries in whole or in part to promote the Sponsor, the Competition, and future competitions. In addition, the Sponsor shall have the right in its sole discretion to edit, composite, morph, scan, duplicate, or alter the submission for any purpose which it deems necessary or desirable. Each Participant irrevocably waives any and all moral rights the entrant or team may have in the submission.
7. PRIZE: The Grand Prize Winner (or also “Winner”) of the Competition shall receive a month’s stay in Costa Rica with a guest, a cost-of-living stipend of $1500, and roundtrip airfare for two. (The estimated retail value of the Prize package is $5,000). Sponsor reserves the right to select the Grand Prize Winner’s accommodations in its sole discretion. By accepting the Grand Prize, the Grand Prize Winner agrees to document their month in Costa Rica via video diaries and writings as reasonably requested by the Sponsor.
Locations and pictures shown in promotional materials are for illustration purposes only. All other details of the Grand Prize not expressly stated herein are at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the prize for a prize of equal or greater value. The prize is non-transferable and is not redeemable for cash. The Grand Prize Winner shall be announced on July 16, 2024. Winner will be selected from all eligible entries received by Sponsor during the Competition Period. The Judging Panel will review and score the top entries to determine which entries will be declared the winners. The prize will be awarded only upon the winner's validation and verification by the Sponsor. No transfer or assignment of the prizes is permitted. No substitution of the prizes will be permitted except that the Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute the prizes with a prize of equal or greater value. The Grand Prize Winner will be announced on Sponsor’s webpage, in its daily newsletter, and across Sponsor’s social media pages. Sponsor will also contact the Grand Prize Winner within 2 days after the date of the selection of the winner. If the initially selected Grand Prize Winner cannot be contacted after two (2) attempts, is ineligible, or fails to claim the prize, the prize will be forfeited, and an alternate winner may be selected by the Judging Panel from among the highest scoring remaining eligible entries. Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for the Sponsor and its affiliates to use the winner’s name, likeness, and biographical information for advertising and promotional purposes without compensation unless otherwise prohibited by law. The Grand Prize Winner and their guest must present a valid passport at the time of acceptance, or the prize will be forfeited. The Grand Prize Winner shall be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility, submit to a background check, and sign and return a liability/publicity release and a W-9 form within ten (10) days of notification (or return the signed forms within ten (10) days of receipt) or the winners’ prize(s) will be voided. The Winner must consent to a background check, or he or she shall be disqualified from the Competition and shall not be eligible to receive the prize. The winner is responsible for all Federal, state, and local taxes and all other costs and expenses not specifically stated herein. The Grand Prize Winner must coordinate with the Sponsor to schedule and complete their trip before December 31, 2024.
8. CHOICE OF LAW AND FORUM: Participant agrees that all matters arising out of or relating to this Competition and these Official Rules are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Maryland without giving effect to any of its conflict of laws provisions thereof. Participant further agrees that any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Competition and these Official Rules shall be brought exclusively in the applicable federal or state courts located in Baltimore, Maryland.
9. PRIVACY: Personal information submitted by participants is subject to the Sponsor's Privacy Policy, which can be found at https://internationalliving.com/privacy-policy/.
10. WINNERS LIST: For the names of the prize winners available after July 15, 2024, send a self-addressed stamped #10 envelope to International Living, International Living Publishing Ltd., Woodlock House, Carrick Road, Portlaw, Co. Waterford, Ireland.
11. SPONSOR: International Living LLC, Woodlock House, Carrick Road, Portlaw, Co. Waterford, Ireland.