World Market® Summer
Foodie Games
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A
PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
1. Eligibility: World Market® Summer Foodie Games (the
“Promotion”) is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States
and the District of Columbia who are at least eighteen (18) years old and a
World Market® Rewards member at the time of entry. The Promotion consists of a
sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) and a special offer (“Offer”). Employees of World Market
Management Services LLC,
Merkle Inc., 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 to participate in the Sweepstakes. The Promotion
is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and
is void where prohibited. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and
unconditional agreement to these Official Rules. Sponsor’s and Administrator’s
decisions are final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion.
Winning the prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth
herein.
Offer
Requirements: During
the Promotion Period, purchase at least three (3) and up to five (5) different “Food
or Drink” items, excluding beer, wine, and spirits, (herein Qualifying Food or
Drink Item) at a World Market® store location or online at www.worldmarket.com using your Rewards Account (each a
“Qualifying Purchase”).
Qualifying
Food & Drink Items may be found as follows:
Online:
Food and Drink Items are designated within the “Food and Drink” tab of the World Market website.
In
Store: Food and Drink items are located
·
In
the gourmet food area and will have signs identifying the merchandise as Qualifying
Food and Drink Items; and
·
In
the check-out line.
To
purchase Qualifying Food & Drink Items with your Rewards Account, take the
following actions:
Online: Log into your Rewards Account while completing
the online purchase.
In
Store: Provide your
Rewards Account identification number at checkout.
Each
Qualify Purchase will apply towards earning each of the available “Rewards.
Rewards
Offered: Once you have completed at least three (3)
Qualifying Purchases you will receive a $3 Shopper Reward deposited to your
Rewards Account within approximately three (3) days. If you make one (1) more additional
Qualifying Purchase during the Promotion Period, you will earn the $4 Shopper
Reward. If you make two (2) more additional
Qualifying Purchases during the Promotion Period, you will earn the $5 Shopper
Reward. For clarity: once you complete five (5) Qualifying Purchases either in
one or multiple transactions, you will receive all three (3) Shopper Rewards,
valued at $12. Shopper Rewards issued in this Promotion are identical to the
Shopper Rewards offered in the World Market Rewards program and subject to the
terms set forth in the World Market Rewards Rules, except that these
Shopper Rewards expire thirty (30) days after issuance.
Reward
Limits: You
may receive one
(1) of each of the Shopper Rewards during the Promotion Period, for a maximum
of $12 in Shopper Rewards.
(a)
Make Five (5) Qualifying Purchases: Make
five (5) Qualifying Purchases as described above, and you will automatically
receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes.
5. Prize Drawing:
Administrator
is an independent organization whose decisions as to
the selection of the potential Sweepstakes winner are final and binding. Administrator
will randomly select the potential Sweepstakes winner from all eligible entries
received during the Promotion Period, on or around August 26, 2024. The
potential Grand Prize winner (or parent/legal guardian if winner is a minor in
their state of residence) will be required to sign and return a Declaration of
Compliance, Liability Waiver and where not prohibited a Publicity Release
("Declaration") and an IRS Form W-9, which must be received by
Administrator within five (5) days of the date notice or attempted notice is
sent, in order to claim the prize. If the potential winner of the prize cannot
be contacted, fails to sign and return the Declaration
or provide any other requested information within the required time period, or
the prize is returned as undeliverable, the potential winner forfeits the
prize. Receiving the prize is contingent upon compliance with these Official
Rules. In the event that the potential winner is
disqualified for any reason or forfeits the prize, Sponsor will award the prize
to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible
entries. Only three (3)
alternate drawings will be held, after which the prize will remain unawarded.
6. Prize, Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”), and Odds of
Winning:
A. Prize:
ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE: A trip for two (2) to Paris, France.
Trip package includes round trip, coach-class air transportation for two (2)
from a major airport near winner’s home (determined by Sponsor in its sole
discretion) to Paris, France; five (5) nights' accommodations at a hotel
determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion (single room, double occupancy); ground
transportation to and from destination airport and hotel (includes gratuity); winner’s
choice of select activities valued up to $700; and $800 spending money awarded
as a prepaid card. Use of the prepaid card is governed by the Cardholder
Agreement, and some fees may apply. This is not a gift card. Please note that
prepaid cards are subject to expiration, so pay close attention to the
expiration date of the card. Winner may opt to take any or all
of the $700 activities allowance as spending money, which will be
fulfilled as a prepaid card.
Winner must complete the trip
by December 31, 2025 or prize will be forfeited. Trip
must be booked at least thirty (30) days prior to departure. Travel and
accommodations are subject to availability and blackout dates. Travel must be
round trip. 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 is subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Promotion, 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, meals, incidentals, gratuities, passenger tariffs or duties,
airline fees, surcharges, airport fees, service charges or facility charges,
personal charges at lodging, security fees, taxes or other expenses are the
responsibility solely of winner. Winner must have proper identification
and a valid credit card for hotel check-in and to cover incidental
expenditures. Unless child of winner, travel
companion must be eighteen (18) years of age or older as of the date of
departure or a sibling/friend of winner with the appropriate parental
permissions and releases and must travel on same itinerary and at the same time
as the winner. If winner is a minor in his/her state of residence, travel
companion must be winner’s parent/legal guardian. Travel companion must execute
liability/publicity releases prior to issuance of travel documents. Winner and
travel companion are solely responsible for obtaining valid passports and any
other documents necessary for international travel. Travel restrictions,
conditions and limitations may apply. By traveling and accepting
the prize, winner and winner’s guest voluntarily assume all risks related to
exposure to COVID-19. Winner and travel companion are responsible for
complying with any COVID-19 requirements set forth by airline, hotels,
excursion and event venues or other vendors offering services that are part of
the trip prize. Failure to comply with any required COVID-19 requirements, may
result in forfeiture of the prize of elements of the prize. Forfeiture of any
aspect of the trip due to failure to meet these requirements will not impact
the value of the trip as reported on an IRS Form 1099. Sponsor will not replace any
lost, mutilated, or stolen tickets, travel vouchers, or certificates. Sponsor is not responsible if any portion of
the prize 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. Actual value of prize may vary
based on airfare fluctuations and distance between departure and destination.
Winner will not receive difference between actual and approximate retail value. ARV: $9,200.00.
B. Total ARV: The
total ARV of all available prizes in the Sweepstakes is $9,200.00.
C. Odds of Winning: The
odds of winning the prize depend on the total number of eligible entries received during the Promotion Period.
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. Winner will receive an IRS Form 1099 MISC reporting the
actual value of the prize received. Limit of one (1) prize per household. In no
event will more prizes than are stated in these Official Rules be awarded. If,
for any reason, more prize notifications are sent (or more claims are received)
than the number of prizes offered, as set forth in these Official Rules,
Sponsor reserves the right to award the intended number of prizes through a
random drawing from among all eligible prize claims received. ARVs are as of
the time these Official Rules were published and the value of a prize may
fluctuate. A winner is not entitled to any difference between the ARV and the actual
value of the prize at the time the prize is awarded. Where applicable, prize
style, size, and all other details will be determined by Sponsor in its sole
discretion. All other costs and expenses not expressly set forth herein shall
be solely the winner’s responsibility. Prize is provided “as is” without
warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to,
the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or
non-infringement. Prize will be fulfilled approximately 8-10 weeks after winner
confirmation.
7. Release: By receipt of any prize or Reward,
winner agrees to release and hold harmless Sponsor, Administrator, and their
respective subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, distributors,
advertising/promotion agencies, and prize suppliers, and each of their
respective parent companies and each such company’s officers, directors,
employees and agents (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 Promotion,
or to the receipt, use, inability to use,
or misuse of any prize/Reward.
8. Publicity:
Except where prohibited, participation in the Promotion constitutes the
winner’s consent to Sponsor’s and its agents’ use of winner’s name, Sweepstakes
prize/Reward information, likeness, photograph, social handle, voice, opinions
and/or hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide,
without further payment or consideration for a reasonable time (up to two
years) following winner’s confirmation as the winner. Sponsor is not obligated
to use any of the above-mentioned information or publicity materials but may do
so and edit such information or materials at its sole discretion, without
further obligation or compensation.
9. General Conditions: Sponsor reserves
the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Promotion, if any fraud,
technical failures, human error, or any other factor impairs the integrity or
proper functioning of the Promotion, or any event or cause beyond Sponsor’s
control (e.g. events such as natural calamities, national emergencies, wide
spread illnesses, declarations of war, acts of God, acts of terrorism)
interferes with any aspect of the Promotion, including but not limited to
fulfillment of the prize/Rewards, as determined by Sponsor in its sole
discretion. In such event, Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may elect to hold a
random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the date of
discontinuance and may modify the prizes offered herein. 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 Promotion, including
but, not limited to submitting
fraudulent entries, or to be
acting in violation of the Official Rules of this or any other promotion or in
an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to
deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion 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. In no event will more prizes than are stated in these
Official Rules be awarded. If, for any reason, more prize notifications are
sent (or more claims are received) than the number of prizes offered, as set
forth in these Official Rules, Sponsor reserves the right to award the intended
number of prizes through a random drawing from among all eligible prize claims
received. In the
event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between, any other statements
contained in any Promotion-related materials (including printed versions of
these Official Rules) and the Official Rules as posted on the Promotion Site,
the Official Rules as posted on Promotion Site shall prevail, govern, and
control.
10. Limitations
of Liability: The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any
incorrect or inaccurate information
either caused by printing errors or by any of the equipment or
programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes or provided by
entrants; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to
malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections to the internet, in phone lines
or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any
part of the Promotion, including but not limited to the entry process; (4)
technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Promotion,
including but not limited to 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 Promotion, or to the
receipt, use, inability to 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 Promotion, if it is possible.
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 Promotion or any prize or Reward awarded shall be resolved individually,
without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United
States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan or the appropriate
Michigan 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 participating in this Promotion, 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 Promotion, 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.
12. Severability: If the
application of any provision of these Official Rules to any particular facts or
circumstances shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable by a court, arbitration panel or other tribunal of competent
jurisdiction, then (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of such
provision as applied to any other particular facts or circumstances, and the
other provisions of these Official Rules, shall not in any way be affected or
impaired thereby; and (b) such provision shall be enforced to the maximum
extent possible. In addition, if any
provision contained in these Official Rules shall for any reason be held to be
excessively broad as to duration, geographical scope, activity, or subject, it
shall be construed by limiting and reducing it, so as to
be enforceable to the extent compatible with applicable law.
13. Entrant's Personal
Information:
Information collected from entrants is subject to Sponsor’s Privacy Policy: https://www.worldmarket.com/customer-service/privacy-policy.html.
14. Winner List: For a winner list, please click HERE. The
winner list will be posted after winner confirmation is complete.
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