MATADOR NETWORK TOURISM IRELAND 2023 CONTEST RULES (“Official Rules”)
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.
OPEN TO ELIGIBLE LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES EXCEPT RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND WHERE THIS CONTEST IS NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW AND WHO, AS OF THE TIME OF ENTRY, ARE AT LEAST 21 YEARS OLD.
VOID IN ALL JURISDICTIONS OTHER THAN THOSE STATED ABOVE AND WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.
1. ELIGIBILITY. The Matador Network Tourism Ireland 2023 Contest (“Contest”) is open only to Entrants who are twenty-one (21) years old or older at the time of entry and are legal residents of the United States, except residents of the State of Florida, and where not prohibited by law. Void where prohibited by law. Participation in the Contest constitutes acceptance of these Official Rules and decisions. The following individuals are not eligible to enter or win a prize: employees, contractors, directors, and officers of Matador Ventures, Inc. (dba Matador Network) (“Sponsor”), employees, contractors, directors and officers of Tourism Ireland, Brendan Vacations, and the respective parent, subsidiary, and affiliated companies, legal or financial advisors, distributors, web design, advertising, fulfillment, judging and promotion agencies involved in the administration, development, fulfillment or execution of this Contest (the foregoing parties and Sponsors, collectively, “Contest Parties”), and the immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, and spouse or “step”) of each and those living in the same household of each such person (those persons whether related or not who live in the same residence for at least three months during the twelve-month period preceding the start date of the Contest).
2. CONTEST PERIOD. The Contest begins at 12:01 AM Eastern Time on May 15, 2023, and ends at 11:59 PM Eastern Time on June 30, 2023 (the “Entry Period”). Sponsor’s computer is the official time keeper for the Contest.
3. HOW TO ENTER. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY AND NO ENTRY FEE, PAYMENT OR PROOF OF PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE. To enter, Entrants must complete the entry form located at https://matadornetwork.com/content/win-trip-ireland-wild-atlantic-way-2023/ (“Entry Form”); Entrants must fill out the required information per the instructions on the Entry Form and complete the Entry Form in its entirety (“Entry Requirements”). The Contest Entry Form will request an Entrant’s name, email address, other information and the answer to a trivia question. Each fully completed Contest Entry Form with a correct answer to the trivia question will generate one (1) entry (“Entry”). Limit: One (1) Entry per Entrant. Submissions that violate these Entry Requirements or do not meet the submission deadlines will be disqualified from the Contest. Compliance with the Entry Requirements will be determined by Sponsor in their sole discretion.
4. DECISION AND ODDS OF WINNING. On or about July 10, 2023 (“Decision Date”), one (1) Winner will be randomly selected from all Entrants who met the Entry Requirements and correctly answered the trivia question (“Winner”). Sponsor will notify the Winner by sending an email to the email address submitted in the Entry. The Winner must claim the prize within 3 working business days of the message being sent, or a new Winner will be selected. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries.
5. PRIZE.
a. One Winner is entitled to The Grand Prize which includes a 7-day trip for Winner and Guest: [2] roundtrip standard economy airline tickets from the winner’s nearest Shannon Airport Gateway in the United States; [6] nights accommodation including one [1] overnight in a castle or similar location; [7] day car rental (automatic engine only). Prize: i) is subject to availability, ii) is valid on new bookings only, iii) may not be combined with any other offer or discount, iv) has no cash value, v) is not transferrable, and vi) cannot be exchanged by the Winner. Prize is subject to the Winner signing Declaration forms and agreeing to Tourism Ireland’s Privacy Policy, found here: https://www.ireland.com/en-us/legal/privacy-policy/. Total prize not to exceed $4,999.
b. Any upgrades or alterations may be made and will be the responsibility of prize winner. Passport, visa, and vaccination procurement and costs are the sole responsibility of the winner.
c. Advance booking required a minimum of 120 days prior to intended dates of travel. Blackout dates may apply and include July/August, 15 Dec – 3 Jan, and March 17. Travel must be booked and completed by June 30, 2024.
d. Tourism Ireland will liaise with the winner and will share contact details with Brendan Vacations to organize and book the flights in the name of the winner and their travel companion. Brendan Vacations will liaise with winner on travel options and will make arrangements to book hotels and activities in the name of the winner and their travel companion. Flights and hotel stays will be booked on the basis of availability on the requested dates.
e. Prize is based on two travelers, single room, double occupancy.
f. No refund or compensation will be made in the event of the cancellation or delay of any flight or travel component. Prize may not be substituted for its cash value. Prize void if bartered, sold or transferred by Winner to any other person.
g. It is the Winner and their guest’s responsibility to arrive at the departure point in time for their departures and to obtain and possess all required travel documents. Sponsor has no responsibility for lost, stolen, misplaced or mutilated tickets and/or travel documents, baggage, flight delays, or any other occurrences beyond their control. No refund or compensation will be made in the event of the cancellation or delay of any flight. Sponsor has no responsibility for a Winner’s inability or failure to accept or utilize any part of the prize as described herein. The Winner must comply with all check-in requirements, including the presentation of a major credit card. Unused components of the Trip have no redeemable cash value. Travel must be round-trip. Travel is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in these Official Rules and those set forth by the travel prize suppliers, including but not limited to any other rules or restrictions as may be determined in the sole discretion of Sponsor. All costs and expenses associated with prize acceptance and use not specifically provided herein are the responsibility of the Winner. The prize is not assignable or transferable. Sponsor reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to substitute the prize with a prize of equal or greater retail value.
h. The Winner and their guest will be required to sign and return any documents as may be reasonably requested by Sponsor, including but not limited to a Liability and Publicity Release. Failure to sign and return these documents, if any, by the specified return date will result in forfeiture of the prize. The Winner must sign and return required documentation within seven (7) calendar days of issuance.
i. All federal, state, local, and other taxes are solely the responsibility of the Winner, including any increases in tax amounts. All other expenses, costs, and third party fees not expressly listed above, including but not limited to, food, drinks, activities, gratuities, and other incidentals are solely the Winner’s responsibility.
j. ALL TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED DURING THE ASSIGNED TRIP DATES. ALL TRAVEL RESERVATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY AND SPONSOR’S APPROVAL. NO NAME, DEPARTURE TIME, OR DATE CHANGES ARE PERMITTED ONCE ANY TRAVEL RESERVATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. ANY CHANGES WILL SUBJECT THE PRIZE TO FORFEITURE. If the winner is unable to use the prize during the specified time period for any reason whatsoever, the winner forfeits the prize in its entirety and a substitute winner may be selected at random from among all remaining eligible entries. In case of prize forfeiture, no further compensation is due by Sponsor. The winner is responsible for obtaining travel insurance (and all other forms of insurance) at their option and hereby acknowledge that the Sponsor has not and will not obtain or provide travel insurance or any other form of insurance.
k. By entering, Entrants agree that they information they provide may be used by Tourism Ireland for the administration of this drawing, and may also be used to carry outreach about this competition, however, Tourism Ireland will only contact entrants with further promotions if they have opted in to receive them.
l. Tourism Ireland reserves the right to exclude entries that contain material deemed offensive or believed to be fraudulent or based on misconduct.
m. All prize details are correct at the time of publication, but the promoter (Tourism Ireland) and partners (Matador Network and Brendan Vacations) reserve the right to alter the details if necessary.
n. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Tourism Ireland, Matador Network and Brendan Vacations will assume no responsibility for any loss, injury or damage arising from the winning of this prize or attendance at any venue. The winner will do so at their own risk.
o. Tourism Ireland reserves the right to modify, terminate or temporarily suspend the competition if it deems it necessary in its sole discretion to do so, provided that Tourism Ireland will not unreasonably exercise this right.
p. The winner’s name will not be publicly announced. However, by entering the drawing, entrants agree to participate in any promotional activities connected with the prize drawing, should they be selected as a winner.
q. Your data will only be collected, processed and used by Tourism Ireland for the stated purposes and for the implementation of the competition, insofar as this is necessary for the execution of the respective purposes. You can object to the collection, processing and use of the data for the aforementioned purposes at any time by sending an e-mail to dpo@tourismireland.com
r. The winner may be required to provide additional personal information like passport, driving license, etc. in order for Tourism Ireland (or partners) to make travel arrangements, for them and their travel companion, to and on the island of Ireland. Arrangements may be made directly through Tourism Ireland or through an agency. Personal data will need to be shared with relevant parties including air carriers, car hire providers, etc. Tourism Ireland will share only minimal information to facilitate these activities.
6. PRIZE CLAIM. Winner is subject to verification, including verification of age and residency.
If the Winner (i) is determined to be ineligible or (ii) fails to respond to the initial verification message within 48 hours, the Winner forfeits the prize in its entirety and an alternate Winner will be randomly drawn from the remaining eligible entries.
In the event of a dispute regarding entries received from multiple users having the same email account, the authorized subscriber of the email account at the time of entry will be deemed to be the Winner. The authorized subscriber is the natural person who is assigned the email address by the Internet Service Provider (ISP), online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses.
Sponsor will contact Winner to arrange reservations.
7. PUBLICITY. EXCEPT WHERE PROHIBITED, BY SUBMITTING AN ENTRY, ENTRANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IF ENTRANT IS SELECTED AS THE WINNER, HIS/HER NAME, LOCATION, AND/OR PHOTO MAY BE POSTED ACROSS ANY OR ALL OF SPONSOR’S DIGITAL, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND MARKETING ASSETS, AT EACH SUCH PARTY’S SOLE DISCRETION AT ANY TIME. Except where prohibited, by entering the Contest, if entrant is selected as the Winner, entrant grants Sponsor and their respective agents a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive and sub-licensable right and license to use, distribute, and publicly display entrant’s name, location, and/or photo in any way, at any time, in any and all media, including for use in advertising and marketing, without limitation, without any additional approval or consent of, and without consideration to the entrant.
8. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY.
a. Lost or Corrupted Entries; Contest Errors. By participating in the Contest or accepting the prize, entrants agree that the Contest Parties are not responsible for, and each entrant hereby forever waives any rights to any claim in connection with lost, late, misdirected, damaged, stolen, altered, garbled, incorrect, incomplete or delayed entries all of which will be void. Contest Parties are also not responsible for problems related to unauthorized human intervention or for technical malfunctions of electronic equipment, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer hardware or software failures, phone lines, traffic congestion on the internet or any website, or for any other technical problems including telecommunication, miscommunication or failure, and failed, lost, delayed, incomplete, garbled, or misdirected communications, which may prevent the receipt of an entry or otherwise limit an entrant’s ability to participate in this Contest. Contest Parties are not responsible for any other errors or malfunctions of any kind, whether network, printing, typographical, human or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors or malfunctions which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing of entries, or the announcement of the prize or in any Contest-related materials. If due to an error or for any other reason, more legitimate prize claims are received than the number of prizes stated in these Official Rules, Sponsors reserve the right to award only the stated number of prizes in a random drawing from among all verified and legitimate prize claims received. In no event will more than the stated number of prizes be awarded. The Contest Parties assume no liability and are not responsible for, and entrant hereby forever waives any rights to any claim in connection with, errors and/or ambiguity: (a) in the Contest; (b) in any related advertising or promotions of this Contest; and/or (c) in these Official Rules. In the event of any ambiguity or error(s) in these Official Rules, Sponsors reserve the right to modify these Official Rules for clarification purposes or to correct any such ambiguity or error(s).
b. Disclaimer of Warranties. SPONSOR MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING ANY PRIZE OR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST.
c. Release. BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CONTEST, EACH ENTRANT AGREES TO RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS THE CONTEST PARTIES FROM ANY AND ALL LOSSES, DAMAGES, RIGHTS, CLAIMS AND ACTIONS OF ANY KIND ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONTEST OR THE ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, OR USE OF ANY PRIZE, OR ANY TRAVEL OR OTHER ACTIVITY RELATING TO THE CONTEST, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, CLAIMS FOR PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH, AND PROPERTY DAMAGE, AND CLAIMS BASED ON PUBLICITY RIGHTS, DEFAMATION, OR INVASION OF PRIVACY.
d. Limitation of Liability. As a condition of entering, entrants agree (and agree to confirm in writing if requested by Sponsor) that to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law: (a) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, indirect, special, exemplary, or consequential damages and (b) that any and all claims, judgments, and award shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, excluding attorneys’ fees and court costs.
9. LEGAL WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL, WHETHER OR NOT AN ENTRANT, TO DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND DILIGENTLY PURSUE ALL REMEDIES AGAINST ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
10. SPONSOR’S RESERVATION OF RIGHTS. If the Contest is not capable of running as planned for any reason, including without limitation, due to force majeure or infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, at their sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who is responsible or who tampers with the entry process or otherwise acts in violation of these Official Rules, and to cancel, modify, or terminate the Contest. In the event of cancellation, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize in their discretion in a random drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to cancellation. In the event that an entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost or destroyed, entrant’s sole remedy shall be another entry into the Contest.
11. GOVERNING LAW & JURISDICTION. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, your rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsors in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of State of California, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules. By entering, you consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the state and local courts located in San Francisco County, California and the federal courts located in the Northern District of California for the resolution of all disputes, and agree that any and all disputes shall be resolved exclusively in those courts. Sponsors’ failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision. If any provision of these Official Rules is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck, and the remaining provisions shall be enforced.
12. PRIVACY. Any personally identifiable information collected during an entrant’s participation in the Contest will be collected and used by Sponsor and their designees for the proper administration and fulfillment of the Contest and as otherwise described in these Official Rules and Sponsor’s Privacy Policy at https://matadornetwork.com/content/privacypolicy/ and https://www.ireland.com/en-us/legal/privacy-policy/.
13. WINNER’S LIST. For the name of the Winner, send an email to contest@matadornetwork.com. Requests must be received no later than sixty (60) days after the end of the Entry Period.
14. SPONSOR. Matador Ventures, Inc. (dba Matador Network): PO Box 7775 #40021, San Francisco, CA 94120, USA; Tourism Ireland: 345 Park Ave, FL 17, New York, NY 10154.