“Musikfest Martin Guitar” Sweepstakes – Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. SWEEPSTAKES OPEN ONLY TO PERMANENT LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES, WHO ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

1. How to Enter. No purchase necessary. To enter the Sweepstakes, complete the online form at https://fest.formstack.com/forms/martin_guitar_musikfest_giveaway by 11:59PM on Friday, August 11, 2023 or send your first and last name, full mailing address, and phone number on a 3×5 index card with the words “Musikfest Martin Guitar Sweepstakes” in a #10 envelope addressed to: ArtsQuest
   “Musikfest Martin Guitar” Sweepstakes ATTN: Marketing Coordinator, 25 W Third St, Bethlehem, PA 18015. All mail-in entries must be post-marked by August 10, 2023 and received no later than August 11, 202 3. Limit one (1) entry per person. All eligible entries have an equal chance of winning, regardless of method of entry. No automated entry devices and/or programs permitted. No mechanically reproduced entries, alterations, facsimiles or forged entries. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of Martin Guitar (“Sponsor”) and ArtsQuest (“Promotional Partner”) and receipt of entries will not be acknowledged or returned. Sponsor and Promotional Partner are not responsible for lost, late, illegible, stolen, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, misdirected, postage due, technically corrupted or garbled entries, which will be disqualified, or for problems of any kind whether mechanical, human or electronic. Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor or Promotional Partner.
2. Eligibility. Participation open only to permanent legal residents of the United States who are at least eighteen (18) years of age as of time of entry. Officers, directors, trustees and employees of Sponsor and Promotional Partner, members of these persons’ immediate families (spouses, parents, children, and siblings, and their spouses regardless of where they reside), and persons living in the same households as these persons (whether or not related thereto) are not eligible to enter or win the Sweepstakes. Void where prohibited, taxed or restricted by law.
3. Random Drawing/Odds. Ten (10) “grand-prize” winners will be selected in a random drawing from all eligible entries. One (1) winner will be drawn each day between August 4 and August 13, 2023 (the “Drawing”). Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries (both online and eligible write-in entries). By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants fully and unconditionally agree to be bound by these Official Rules, including the release and waiver of liability contained herein, and the decisions of the judges, Sponsor and Promotional Partner, which will be final and binding in all matters relating to the Sweepstakes.
4. Prizes. Ten (10) grand prizes (“Grand Prize”): One (1) Martin LX1 Little guitar. Total approximate retail value (ARV) of the Grand Prize” is $499.00. Prizes are non-transferable. No substitutions or cash redemptions. In the case of unavailability of any prize, Sponsor and Promotional Partner reserve the right to substitute a prize or portion thereof of equal or greater value. All federal, state and local taxes, and meals, gratuities, travel upgrades, incidentals, fees, service charges, surcharges, insurance costs, if applicable, or other unspecified costs or expenses associated with acceptance and use of the prize are the sole responsibility of winner and/or his or her travel companion, if involved. Prize may be subject to restrictions imposed by Sponsor and Promotional Partner. Limit one winner and one prize.
5. Notification. Winner will be notified by E-mail or by phone on or about the week following the Drawing and will be required to sign and return, where legal, an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release within seven (7) days of prize notification. If winner cannot be contacted within three (3) calendar days of first notification attempt, if any prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, if any winner rejects his/her/their prize, or in the event of noncompliance with these Sweepstakes Official Rules, such prize will be forfeited, and an alternate winner will be selected from all remaining eligible entries. Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given.
6. Conditions; Waiver and Release. Participation in Sweepstakes and acceptance of prize constitutes winner’s acknowledgement and acceptance of the Official Rules and winner’s permission for Sponsor and/or Promotional Partner to use his/her/their name, address (city and state), likeness, photograph, picture, portrait, voice, biographical information and/or any statements made by each winner regarding the Sweepstakes or Sponsor or Promotional Partner for advertising and promotional purposes without notice or additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. Prize awarded “as is” without any representation or warranty by Sponsor or Promotional Partner. Winner assumes all risks associated with acceptance and use of the prize and participation in prize-related activities. Sponsor and Promotional Partner are not responsible if any related scheduled event is delayed, postponed, or canceled for any reason. Accommodations subject to availability. Winner is solely responsible for observing and abiding by Sponsors’ and Promotional Partner’s rules and regulations or terms and conditions for use of prize. By participating, entrants and winner agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor and Promotional Partner and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers, trustees and directors (“Released Parties”), from any and all liability, loss, harm, damage, injury, cost or expense whatsoever including without limitation, property damage, personal injury and/or death arising from, relating to, or which may occur in connection with, preparation for, travel to, or participation in the Sweepstakes, possession, acceptance and/or use or misuse of prize, or preparation for, travel to or from, and participation in any Sweepstakes-related activity, and for any claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy. Each entrant hereby agrees to indemnify the Released Parties against any claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including attorney fees) arising out of or resulting from and breach by entrant of these Official Rules. Entrants who do not comply with these Official Rules, or who attempt to interfere with this Sweepstakes in any way, shall be disqualified.
7. Additional Terms. Sponsor and Promotional Partner reserve the right, at their sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, extend or suspend this Sweepstakes should they determine, in their sole or joint determination, that fraud, mistake, or other causes beyond its control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes. In such case, Sponsor and Promotional Partner will select the winner from all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) any actions above taken by Sponsor or Promotional Partner, if any. Sponsor and Promotional Partner reserve the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds, in its sole discretion, to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor and Promotional Partner may prohibit an entrant from participating in the Sweepstakes or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrants or Sponsor or Promotional Partner representatives.
   CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR AND PROMOTIONAL PARTNER RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
   The Sweepstakes and these Official Rules will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Unless expressly prohibited by governing law, entrants agree that any and all disputes, claims or causes of action in connection with this Sweepstakes shall be resolved individually, and by alternative dispute resolution only, without resort to any form of litigation or class action. Any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual, direct out-of-pocket expenses incurred, but in no event and under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to claim or obtain indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages or any other damages other than actual, direct out-of-pocket expenses.
8. List of Winners. To obtain the name of the winning individual(s), send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by August 30, 2023 to: “Musikfest Martin Gutiar” Sweepstakes Winner, ATTN: Marketing Coordinator, 25 W Third St, Bethlehem, PA 18015.
9. Sponsor : Martin Guitar
10. Promotional Partner: ArtsQuest