Terms & Conditions

Onslow County Tourism Contest Official Rules

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

1. OVERVIEW

Contests (each, a separate and distinct, “Contest”) may be offered by Onslow County Tourism, 1099 Gum Branch Road Jacksonville, NC 28540 (“Sponsor”). Each individual Contest will be announced via Sponsor’s social media accounts, partner social media accounts, direct marketing and/or other forms of communication to be determined by Sponsor (“Contest Call-To-Action”). A Contest Call-To-Action will include how to enter, the Entry dates (“Contest Period”), the method of determining the winner, and the prize(s)/value(s). All information contained in a Contest Call-To-Action is incorporated into these official rules (“Official Rules”) by reference. By submitting an Entry into any Contest, each entrant agrees to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest, and warrants that his or her Entry complies with all requirements set out in these Official Rules. This is a submission contest and winners are chosen at random.

2. WHO MAY ENTER

To enter a Contest, individuals must be legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and District of Columbia, and 18 years of age or older. Employees, officers and directors of Sponsor, its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, representatives, consultants, contractors, legal counsel, public relations, advertising and promotion agencies, fulfillment, website providers, web masters and anyone involved in the production or administration of the Contest (collectively, the “Contest Entities”), and any members of their immediate families (spouses, parents, siblings and children, and their respective spouses, regardless of where they live) and those living in the same household, whether or not related, are not eligible to enter or win. Previous winners of any Contest are also not eligible. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

3. HOW TO ENTER

During a Contest Period, to enter, an entrant must follow the directions provided in the applicable Contest Call-To-Action to submit a story of their visit to North Carolina along with a photograph representing that visit (“Entry”). If the Entry includes any individuals by name or image that are recognizable, entrant must have permission from such individual(s) submit the Entry and grant the rights herein. Entrant must be able to provide proof of such permissions in a form acceptable to Sponsor or Entry will be disqualified. Limit one (1) Entry per person per Contest. Entrants must provide all required information requested on the “Official Entry Form,” including, without limitation, first and last name and email address. Entrants may be asked to answer optional questions and/or opt-in for future notices of online promotions from Sponsor; however, entrants need not answer these questions or agree to receive future emails in order to be eligible for Entry in the Contest. Entries will not be acknowledged or returned. All Entries must be received by the end of the Contest Period to be eligible for that Contest. Proof of sending or submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor.

Entry Requirements: Entry must be the original work of the entrant, may not have been previously published, submitted in any other contest or award program and may not have won previous awards. Entry may not contain, as determined by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, any content that:

• is sexually explicit or suggestive; unnecessarily violent or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group; profane or pornographic;

• promotes alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing); promotes any activities that may be unsafe or dangerous; promotes any particular political agenda or message;

• is obscene or offensive; endorses any form of hate or hate group;

• appears to duplicate any other submitted Entries or has been submitted in any other Contest;

• defames, misrepresents or contains disparaging remarks about Sponsor, its products or services, or other people or companies;

• contains trademarks, logos or trade dress owned by others, without permission, to the extent permission is necessary;

• contains any personal identification, such as street addresses;

• contains copyrighted materials owned by others (including sculptures, artwork, lyrics, or text), without permission, to the extent permission is necessary;

• contains materials embodying the names, likenesses, voices, or other indicia identifying any person, including, without limitation, celebrities and/or other public or private figures, living or dead, without permission;

• communicates messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or good will to which Sponsor wishes to associate; and/or

• violates any law.

Sponsor may disqualify an Entry if it determines, in its sole discretion, that the Entry fails to conform to these Official Rules in any way or otherwise contains unacceptable content.

4. Usage Rights

Nonwinning Entries: Sponsor and its designees, successors and assigns shall have the unrestricted and non-exclusive right to edit, adapt, publish, copy, display, perform, broadcast, modify, and/or otherwise use any or all Entry materials, alone or in combination with other material including but not limited to essays, photos and/or videos in any and all media, whether now known or later discovered (including, but not limited to, display on Sponsor’s websites, publication in print advertising and marketing materials for the Sponsor, social media and online travel website distribution and online highlighting of entries or winners of the Contest), in perpetuity, without restriction of any kind whatsoever, without further compensation to the entrant or anyone else.

Finalist Entries and/or Winning Entries: Entrants who submit a Finalist and/or Winning may be required to assign all rights, title and interest in the Entry to Sponsor, without additional compensation.

All Entries: Entrant waives all moral rights in and to the Entry. Without limiting the foregoing, Entries may be posted online for public viewing and voting in a Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to review any Entry prior to any such posting, to remove any Entry at any time after posting, and to remove any incidental material that could be deemed infringing where doing so would not materially alter the Entry and where the entrant otherwise clearly intended to comply with these Official Rules, as determined by Sponsor. No guarantee is made that any particular Entry will or will not be posted or as to the length of time between submission and posting. Sponsor reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to determine if any particular Entry is appropriate for posting. All Entries that are uploaded and made available for viewing by the general public will be deemed posted at the direction of the entrant within the meaning of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the Communications Decency Act.

Publicity Grant: Entry constitutes permission for Sponsor and its designees to use winner’s name, biographical information, photo and/or likeness in any and all media, now or hereafter devised, worldwide, in perpetuity, for internal, advertising, Contest and other purposes without additional compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law.

5. CONTEST PRIZES

Prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied. Prizes are non-transferable, not redeemable for cash, and void after expiration date. No assignment or substitution by winners permitted. If a prize (or part of a prize) is unavailable, Sponsor, in its discretion, reserves the right to substitute the original prize (or that part of the prize) with an alternative prize of equal monetary value and/or specification, unless to do so would be prohibited by law. Any and all applicable federal, state, and local taxes and all fees and expenses related to acceptance and use of prize not specifically stated herein, including but not limited to, change of air travel fees, ground transportation, automobile insurance, meals, incidentals, passenger tariffs or duties, surcharges, service charges or facility charges, personal charges at lodging, security fees and/or other expenses, are the responsibility solely of winner. All prize details at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Limit one (1) prize per household per Contest.

6. WINNER DETERMINATION

Following the conclusion of the Contest Period, all eligible Entries received for that Contest will be entered into a form to be selected randomly as set forth in the Contest Call-To-Action (“Initial Criteria”). All decisions of the Sponsor are final and binding. Sponsor will not reveal the randomize method for any Entry.

7. Notification of Winner(s)

The potential winners will be notified by email using the information supplied at time of Entry. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein. Each potential winner may be required to complete and return an Affidavit/Declaration of Eligibility, Publicity (unless prohibited) and Liability Release in order to claim his/her prize, along with an assignment of all rights in and to his/her Entry (including copyright and a waiver of any moral rights to the extent allowed by law), within the time period stated in the notification. Potential winners may also be required to verify ownership and rights/permissions for Entry and/or provide additional documents as may be required by Sponsor to confirm and/or assign rights in the Entry. Noncompliance with any of the foregoing or any other instructions provided by Sponsor, failure to abide by these Official Rules, or return of the prize notification as non-deliverable may result in disqualification and, at Sponsor’s discretion, a runner-up may be notified. Sponsor reserves the right to only notify one (1) runner-up for any prize, after which such prize may remain un-awarded.

POTENTIAL WINNERS ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY SPONSOR, WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE CONTEST. AN ENTRANT IS NOT A WINNER OF ANY PRIZE UNLESS AND UNTIL ENTRANT’S ELIGIBILITY HAS BEEN VERIFIED AND ENTRANT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT VERIFICATION IS COMPLETE.

8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

By entering the Contest, entrant agrees to release and hold harmless the Contest Entities from any liability for injuries, losses or damages of any kind to persons, including personal injury or death, or property caused or resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse, or use of the prize, Entry, or participation in the Contest, any Contest-related activity, or by acceptance or use of a prize (including any travel or activity-related thereto), or any claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy, or merchandise delivery. Contest Entities are not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, delayed, inaccurate, illegible, garbled, stolen or incomplete Entries, emails, votes or communications of any kind; or for Entries or votes not received for any reason or for electronic transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of Entry materials; or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions or limitations of any kind, or inaccurate transmissions of or failure to receive Entry or voting information by Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or any combination thereof; or for any other errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing or judging of Entries, the announcement of the prizes, the incorrect uploading of any photo or story, or in any Contest-related materials, including, but not limited to, the Contest Call-To-Action. Contest Entities are not responsible if any prize cannot be awarded due to cancellations, delays, or interruptions due to Acts of God, acts of war, natural disasters, weather, or terrorism. Contest Entities are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest. Contest Entities are not responsible for injury or damage to any person’s computer or other device related to or resulting from participating in this Contest or downloading materials from or use of the Contest Website. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Contest or Contest Website, who act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or who are in violation of these Official Rules, as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified and all associated Entries and/or votes will be void.

By participating, entrant further agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with the Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually without resort to any form of class action; (ii) any claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Contest, but in no event attorney’s fees; and (iii) under no circumstances will any entrant be permitted to obtain any award for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental or consequential damages and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased and any other damages, other than damages for actual out-of-pocket expenses.

9. GENERAL CONDITIONS

Any attempt by any entrant to obtain more than the permitted number of Entries by using multiple and/or different identities, forms, registrations, addresses or any other method will void all of those entrant’s Entries and that entrant may be disqualified at Sponsor’s discretion. Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same email address. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of an entrant, the authorized account holder of the email address used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant and must comply with these Official Rules. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet Access Provider, Online Service Provider, Internet Service Provider, or other organization (which may include an employer) responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Potential winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder. Entries specifying an invalid, non-working, or inactive email address will be disqualified and ineligible to win.

This Contest and these Official Rules shall be interpreted according to the substantive laws of the State of North Carolina without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof. Entrant and Sponsor hereby submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts having jurisdiction in Onslow County, North Carolina.

Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. Neither Sponsor nor anyone acting on its behalf will enter into any communications with any entrant regarding this Contest, except as expressly set forth in these Official Rules.

10. RIGHT TO CANCEL OR SUSPEND A CONTEST

If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as planned, due to infection by computer virus, bugs, worms, trojan horses, denial of service attacks, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest. If Sponsor elects to cancel or terminate the Contest, Sponsor may award the prizes from among all non-suspect eligible Entries received up to time of such impairment as it deems fair and appropriate.

11. DATA PRIVACY

Information provided to Sponsor in connection with the Contest will be used in accordance with Sponsor’s Privacy Policy.