Travelzoo “Win The Entire Top 20®” Sweepstakes (Summer ’08) - Official Rules

THE FOLLOWING SWEEPSTAKES IS OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF CANADA (EXCLUDING QUEBEC) AND THE UNITED STATES (“TERRITORIES”). DO NOT ENTER THIS SWEEPSTAKES IF YOU ARE NOT A RESIDENT OF ONE OF THE TERRITORIES OR IF YOU ARE OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY LOCAL LAW TO PARTICIPATE. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

ENTRY IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES.

1. Eligibility
The “Win The Entire Top 20®” Sweepstakes (the "Sweepstakes") is open only to legal residents of Canada (excluding the Province of Quebec) and the fifty (50) United States (including District of Columbia) who have reached the age of majority in their respective jurisdiction at the time of entry. Void in Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other U.S. territories and possessions and where prohibited by law. Employees, representatives, officers and directors of Travelzoo (the “Sponsor”), Launchfire, Inc. (“the Administrator”), and other companies associated with the Sweepstakes, their parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, advertising agencies, promotional suppliers, and the immediate family members (spouse, parents, siblings, children, and life partner) and household members (people who share the same residence at least three (3) months out of the year) of such employees, officers and directors are not eligible to participate or win. Participation constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor and Administrator's decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

2. Timing
The Sweepstakes begins on June 2, 2008 at 9:00 am Eastern Time ("ET") and ends on September 1, 2008 at 8:59 am ET (the “Sweepstakes Period"). The Administrator's computer is the official time keeping device for this Sweepstakes.

3. How to Enter
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. To enter the Sweepstakes, visit the Sweepstakes web site located at http://sweepstakes.travelzoo.com (“Sweepstakes Site”) during the Sweepstakes Period. There are five (5) ways to receive entries into the Sweepstakes during the Sweepstakes Period:
ENTRY METHOD #1 – You can receive two (2) entries into the Sweepstakes by registering for the Sweepstakes on the Sweepstakes Site. To register for the Sweepstakes, you must complete and submit a registration form containing your full name, email address, postal code, and any other information requested by Sponsor. By registering for the Sweepstakes, you are also agreeing to receive the Top 20® List email from Sponsor (if you are not already a Top 20® List email subscriber). You may only register for the Sweepstakes once. You can opt-out of receiving the Top 20® List email at any time by visiting http://www.travelzoo.com/profiles. UNSUBSCRIBING TO THE TOP 20® LIST EMAIL WILL NOT IMPACT YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING;
ENTRY METHOD #2 – You can receive entries into the Sweepstakes by logging in to the Sweepstakes Site. You will receive one (1) entry for each day you log on to the Sweepstakes Site. You will not receive additional entries if you log on to the Sweepstakes Site more than one time per day. You may receive up to ninety one (91) entries into the Sweepstakes through this entry method;
ENTRY METHOD #3 – You can receive entries into the Sweepstakes by logging in to the Sweepstakes Site and playing a short game (“Game”). You will receive one (1) entry for every five (5) times you log on to the Sweepstakes Site and play the Game. You may receive up to thirty-five (35) entries into the Sweepstakes through this entry method;
ENTRY METHOD #4 – You can receive up to one hundred twenty five (125) entries into the Sweepstakes through either of the following ways:
A.  You can receive entries into the Sweepstakes through the Tell-A-Friend entry method by clicking on the “Invite a Friend” link on the Sweepstakes Site. You may submit the names and email addresses of a total of up to twenty five (25) friends who must be eligible to enter the Sweepstakes. You will be asked to provide your email address (you should use the email address you used to register for the Sweepstakes) and your friends’ email addresses on the referral page of the Sweepstakes Site. The referral email will include a standard message inviting your friends to enter the Sweepstakes and include a URL link to the Sweepstakes Site. You may only refer persons with whom you have an existing relationship and from whom you have received permission to provide their email addresses to Sponsor. For each referral with a valid and unique email address, you will receive five (5) entries into the Sweepstakes for each referred friend who visits the Sweepstakes Site and registers for the Sweepstakes during the Sweepstakes Period, using the link contained within the email he/she received from you through this entry method. You will not receive additional entries for inviting the same friend more than once or if a referred friend registers for the Sweepstakes more than once using the link they receive.
B.  You can also receive entries into the Sweepstakes by providing a personal web link (“Personal Link”) to third parties who can click on your Personal Link to access the Sweepstakes Site. To retrieve your Personal Link, click on “Personal Link” in the ‘Entry Checklist’ box on the Sweepstakes Site. You will earn five (5) entries for every person who is directed to the Sweepstakes Site using your Personal Link and registers to enter the Sweepstakes. You will not receive additional entries if the same person uses your Personal Link to visit and registers for the Sweepstakes more than once. The distribution of your Personal web Link is at your discretion, subject to the following: Sponsor reserves the right to cancel and void any Personal Link and all associated Entries which it deems, in its sole discretion to be used or associated with content which is deemed inappropriate. Without limiting the foregoing such content includes all forms of pornography, inappropriate language and content that incites hate, is demeaning, depreciates the value of the Sponsor’s brand name, or incites discrimination of any and all forms; and
ENTRY METHOD #5 – You can receive entries into the Sweepstakes by answering the weekly “Top 20 Question” (“Question”) posted on the Sweepstakes Site. You will receive five (5) entries per week by submitting an answer to the Question. The Question will change each week. You may receive up to sixty five (65) entries through this entry method. 
LIMIT - MAXIMUM OF 165 ENTRIES PER ENTRANT REGARDLESS OF ENTRY METHOD. All Entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned or acknowledged. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected registrations, which will be void. Any attempt by any entrant 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 entrant's entries and that entrant may be disqualified. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same email address. 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. Potential winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.

4. Winner Selection: Sponsor will conduct random drawings to select potential winners for weekly prizes and grand prizes as described in detail below:

For each of the above listed thirteen (13) weeks of the Sweepstakes Period, one (1) potential winner will be selected by a random drawing from all the eligible entries received through that week on or about September 4, 2008.

5. ALL POTENTIAL SWEEPSTAKES WINNERS ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY SPONSOR AND ADMINISTRATOR WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE SWEEPSTAKES.

6. Verification of Potential Winners
Potential winners must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. The potential winners will be notified by email within thirty (30) days from the date(s) of random drawing. The potential winners may be required to sign and return to Administrator or Sponsor, within twenty one (21) days of the date notice is sent, an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release (except where prohibited) in order to claim his/her prize. If a potential winner of any prize cannot be contacted, does not respond to the notification attempt within seven (7) days from the first notification attempt, fails to sign and return the affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release within the required time period (if applicable), or if the prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, the potential winner is disqualified and forfeits the prize. In the event that a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award the applicable prize to an alternate potential winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries.
FOR RESIDENTS OF CANADA ONLY:
Before being declared a winner, if the potential winner is a legal resident of Canada, he or she must correctly answer a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question, without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, provided by Sponsor via email. The potential winner must correctly answer the time-limited mathematical skilled testing question and send the answer to Sponsor within twenty four (24) hours of Sponsor sending the question by email to the potential winner. The answer must be faxed to: Travelzoo, Attention: Sweepstakes at (312) 768-6101. If Sponsor does not receive the answer within the specified time period, the potential winner forfeits the Prize and Sponsor may conduct another random drawing of all remaining eligible Entries to select an alternate potential winner.

7. Prizes
GRAND PRIZE: The Grand Prize Winner will receive the choice of one of the following prizes:

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WEEKLY PRIZES: Thirteen (13) Weekly Winners will each receive the choice of one of the following prizes:

–OR–

TOTAL ARV OF ALL PRIZES: USD $12,469.
For All Prizes: LIMIT - ONE WEEKLY PRIZE PER PERSON. Weekly Winners are eligible to win the Grand Prize. Odds of winning a prize depends on the number of eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. Prizes are non-transferable and no substitution will be made except as provided herein at the Sponsor's sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any listed prize for one of equal or greater value for any reason or to provide a winner with the cash value of the lowest advertised amount of the selected travel offer(s). Winners are responsible for all taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use. Sponsor’s use of third-party trademarks does not imply that any third party endorses, sponsors or is otherwise affiliated with Sweepstakes. Any and all guarantees and warranties are subject to the manufacturer's or service provider’s terms and conditions, and winner agrees to look solely to such entity for any such warranty or guarantee claim. All monetary amounts listed in these Official Rules are in US Dollars.
See individual travel offers for terms and conditions, including travel restrictions such as blackout dates and occupancy restrictions. Each travel offer is subject to availability and restricted to the dates outlined on the specific travel offer page. If a travel offer includes more than one option, each winner must provide Sponsor with his or her selection for that offer and Travelzoo will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate such selection. All hotel offers are limited to the number of nights and occupancy restrictions listed in the travel offer, all airline flight offers are limited to the number and type of airline tickets specified in the travel offer, and all holiday offers are limited to the duration and occupancy requirements specified in the travel offer.  If a travel offer is booked by Sponsor but a winner does not utilize such booking or a winner does not book a travel offer through Sponsor during the travel period outlined on the specific travel offer page, the prize is null and void and no further compensation or prizes will be offered. It is highly recommended that winners book his or her desired travel dates upon confirmation of winning a prize. SPONSOR MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS REGARDS TO MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING THE PRIZE.
8. Release and Publicity
By accepting a prize, winners agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, advertising/promotion agencies 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 Sweepstakes or receipt or use or misuse of any prize. Except where prohibited, participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes winners 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 failures 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 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; or (5) 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, 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, at its 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.
11. Disputes
Entrant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, or any prizes awarded, other than those concerning the administration of the Sweepstakes or the determination of winners, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (ii) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved exclusively by the United States District Court or the appropriate New York State Court located in New York, New York (iii) 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 (iv) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim 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. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. 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, 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.

12. Entrant's Personal Information
Sponsor will collect and use personal information submitted by entrants for the purposes of administering this Sweepstakes and for the purpose of administering entrant subscription to the List. Please review Sponsor’s privacy policy at http://sweepstakes.travelzoo.com/privacy. By participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants hereby agree to the management of their personal information, as explained in Travelzoo's privacy policy.
For this Sweepstakes, Launchfire, Inc., a third party unrelated to Travelzoo, will collect personal information about entrants solely for the purpose of the administration of this Sweepstakes.  Entrants’ personal information will not be distributed to any other company, organization or individual, except to the Sponsor and for the operation and fulfillment of this Sweepstakes.

13. Official Rules / Winners List
Sponsor will post the Official Rules and the name and city of the winners on the web site located at http://sweepstakes.travelzoo.com/winners, and will maintain the winners list for approximately six (6) months after the drawing.
14. Sponsor and Administrator
Sponsor is Travelzoo Inc. 590 Madison Ave, 37th Fl., New York, New York 10022.  The Administrator is Launchfire, Inc., 1547 Chatelain Ave., Ottawa, ON K1Z 8B6.
15. Disclaimer
The trademarks associated with the prizes awarded under this Sweepstakes are registered or unregistered trademarks of their owners, who are not affiliated nor have endorsed this Sweepstakes. Winners bear all responsibility for use of prizes in compliance with the terms and conditions imposed by the travel provider and any additional costs associated with the use of such prizes.

Abbreviated Rules (for use in email or direct mail advertisements)

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Sweepstakes runs 6/1/08 – 8/31/08. Must be legal resident of U.S. or Canada (excluding the province of Quebec) and above age of majority at time of entry. Enter by visiting http://sweepstakes.travelzoo.com. Weekly Prizes: 13 winners receive choice of either: one travel offer in August 27, 2008 Travelzoo Top 20® List (ARV: USD 500) or USD 500 cash. Grand Prize: one winner receives choice of either: all travel offers in August 27, 2008 Travelzoo Top 20® List (ARV: USD 5,969) or USD 5,000 cash. Total ARV: USD 12,469. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received. For Official Rules, visit http://sweepstakes.travelzoo.com. Sponsor: Travelzoo Inc. 590 Madison Ave, 37th Fl., New York, New York 10022. Administrator: Launchfire, Inc., 1547 Chatelain Ave., Ottawa, ON K1Z 8B6.