Weekend Getaway Sweepstakes

Giveaway Rules

By submitting an entry to the Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”), you acknowledge that you have read and agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of ExploreLaCrosse, and that you satisfy all eligibility requirements.

Void outside the 50 United States. Do not proceed to enter the Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) if you are not at least 21 years of age and a legal resident of, and located within, one of the 50 United States at the time of entry. Employees of ExploreLaCrosse (the “Sponsor”), its respective parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, distributors, merchants involved with this Sweepstakes, and their immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible to enter or win. Sweepstakes governed by United States law. Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited by law. No purchase necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not improve your chances of winning.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

HOW TO ENTER:

During the Sweepstakes Period, visit https://explorelacrosse.com/win-explore-la-crosse/, click on the Sweepstakes link and follow the instructions provided to submit a completed online entry form to receive one (1) entry. There is no cost to enter. To enter the Sweepstakes, follow all onscreen instructions to complete and submit the online entry form (“Primary Entry”). You can earn an Additional Entry in the Sweepstakes when you send the Sweepstakes page to a friend, age 21 or older, by following the Additional Entry instructions on the screen (“Additional Entry”). The friend must enter the sweepstakes through your referral in order to get an additional entry. All entries must be received by October 23, 05:45PM CST (“Sweepstakes Entry Period”). Online entrants subject to all notices posted online including but not limited to Sponsor’s privacy policy.

All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned.

If you choose to participate using your mobile device, standard data rates may apply. Contact your mobile device data service provider for details.

Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to: (i) verify any element of any entry, related materials or entrant’s eligibility; (ii) to request additional information; and (iii) to disqualify any entrant whose participation may subject the Sweepstakes, Sponsor or Sponsor’s advertisers, clients, or customers to controversy, negative publicity, scorn, or ridicule. By entering this Sweepstakes, you agree to provide any documentation or information deemed necessary by, and in a form acceptable to, Sponsor to satisfy the above requirement if asked by Sponsor to do so.

PRIZES & APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUES (“ARV”):

Maximum ARV of all prizes: $450. Prize includes: 1 King-Room night at Hampton Inn in La Crosse, WI, 1 King-Room night at Best Western Plus in La Crescent, MN, a gift card to La Crosse Distilling Company, two (2) passes to the La Crosse Queen, a coupon to The Crow restaurant, a coupon to Howie’s restaurant, a gift card to Dublin Square restaurant, a gift card to Mainstream Boutique, a Swag Pack of Explore La Crosse goods including but not limited to a cutting board, mugs, bottle openers, a cutting board, a battery pack, and stickers. Additional prizes may be added by La Crosse Region businesses throughout the Sweepstakes time period. No prizes will be removed throughout the Sweepstakes period. The prize items may expire by or before December 31, 2020, based on the business and their offering. If the winner is unable to receive the prize, their winning will be forfeited, and an alternate winner may be selected in accordance with these Official Rules from among the remaining eligible entries for that prize. Prizes may not be transferred or assigned except by Sponsor.

Prize is awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by the Sponsor. The winner may not substitute, assign or transfer the prize or redeem the prize for cash, but the Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute the prize with one of comparable or greater value. The winner is responsible for all applicable federal, state, and local taxes, if any, as well as any other costs and expenses associated with prize acceptance and use not specified herein as being provided. All prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion.

ODDS:

Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Entry Period (1 entry per individual).

THE FOLLOWING APPLIES TO THE ABOVE:

Winners will be selected in a random drawing from all eligible entries received. Random drawing will be conducted on or about October 26, 06:00AM CST by a representative from the Sponsor whose decisions are final. Winners will be notified by email and/or mail and at the judges’ discretion, will be required to complete and return an email confirmation of prize acceptance and possibly an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability and a Publicity Release (“Affidavit/Release”) within 7 days of notification, or an alternate winner will be selected. Prize awarded within 30 days after receipt and verification of completed Affidavit/Release or prize notification. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, or if Affidavit/Release is returned as undeliverable or if the selected winner cannot accept or receive the prize for any reason, or he/she is not in compliance with these Official Rules, the prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to an alternate winner. If a winner is otherwise eligible under these Official Rules, but is nevertheless deemed a minor in his or her state of primary residence, the prize will be awarded in the name of winner’s parent or legal guardian who will be required to execute affidavit on minor’s behalf. No substitutions are permitted except if prize is unavailable, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be awarded. Prize is not redeemable for cash and non-assignable and non-transferable except to a surviving spouse. Winner is responsible for all federal, state, local sales and income taxes. Any other incidental expenses on prize not specified herein are the sole responsibility of winner. Entry and acceptance of prize constitute permission to use winner’s name, prize won, hometown and likeness for online posting and promotional purposes without further compensation, except where prohibited by law. Limit: one prize per household. Prize is guaranteed to be awarded. If ExploreLaCrosse goes bankrupt or out of business then the year they go out of business is the last year of payment for the premium service. If ExploreLaCrosse is acquired or merges, it’s the new owners discretion to keep paying for the premium service. If we go bankrupt or out of business then the last year they are in business will be the payment for the premium service. Cash value of the prize cannot be redeemed.

Participating entrants agree to these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, and release, defend and hold harmless the Sponsor and its affiliated companies, and all other businesses involved in this Sweepstakes, as well as the employees, officers, directors and agents of each, from all claims and liability relating to their participation, acceptance and use or misuse of prize. Winner assumes all liability for any injury or damage caused or claimed to be caused, by participation in this Sweepstakes or use or redemption of prize. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Sweepstakes or in the announcement of the prize.

Winner acknowledges the Sponsor and all other businesses concerned with this Sweepstakes and their agents do not make, nor are in any manner responsible for any warranty, representations, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relative the quality, conditions, fitness or merchantability of any aspect of prize.

In the event of a dispute over the identity of an online entrant, entry will be deemed submitted by the “Authorized Account Holder” of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. Authorized Account Holder means the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Entry materials/data that have been tampered with or altered, or mass entries or entries generated by a script, macro or use of automated devices are void. The Sponsor is not responsible for: (i) lost, late, misdirected, damaged, illegible or incomplete entries; or (ii) error, 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 of any kind, or inaccurate transmission of or failure to receive entry information by Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site or any combination thereof; or (iii) any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in the Sweepstakes. By participating in the Sweepstakes, you (i) agree to be bound by these Official Rules, including all eligibility requirements, and (ii) agree to be bound by the decisions of Sponsor and the independent judging organization, which are final and binding in all matters relating to the Sweepstakes. Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification from the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right to permanently disqualify from any sweepstakes it sponsors any person it believes has intentionally violated these Official Rules and cancel the Sweepstakes if it becomes technically corrupted (including if a computer virus, bot or system malfunction inalterably impairs its ability to conduct the Sweepstakes), and to select winner from among all eligible entries received prior to withdrawal. Legal Warning: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN individual, whether or not an ENTRANT, TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE, destroy, tamper or vandalize this WEB SITE OR interfere with the OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES, IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS and SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES and diligently pursue all remedies against ANY SUCH individual TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

ARBITRATION:

This Sweepstakes shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the State of WI, United States. without regard to its conflicts of laws provisions. By participating, entrants agree that any and all disputes arising out of or relating in any way to this Sweepstakes shall be litigated only in courts sitting in La Crosse, WI, United States.

WINNERS LIST:

For a winners list (available after October 26, 06:00AM CST), send a stamped, self-addressed envelope by October 26, 06:00AM CST to:

Sweepstakes Winner
ExploreLaCrosse
123 7th Street S.
La Crosse
WI, United States, 54601

CONFIDENTIALITY:

By entering, the information you are only signing up for the ExploreLaCrosse newsletter. Your information will never be sold to anyone. You can unsubscribe easily from ExploreLaCrosse by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the bottom right of our daily emails. Information provided by you to participate in this Sweepstakes is subject to Sponsor’s privacy policy located at https://explorelacrosse.com/privacy/

SPONSOR:

ExploreLaCrosse
123 7th Street S.
La Crosse
WI, United States, 54601

The personal information collected from each entrant in the course of the Sweepstakes will be used by ExploreLaCrosse for the purposes of administration of the Sweepstakes and as otherwise permitted in accordance with ExploreLaCrosse’s Privacy Policy. Please see ExploreLaCrosse’s Terms of Service for more information. ExploreLaCrosse reserves the right to alter any rules of any sweepstakes at anytime. If you have any questions or complaints about a ExploreLaCrosse sweepstakes, please contact jmiles@maddenmedia.com.

Sweepstakes is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by Sweepstakes Prize Businesses, nor are the Prize Businesses  associated with the Sweepstakes in any way. You understand that you are providing information to the Sponsor and not to Various La Crosse Region Businesses. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the Sweepstakes must be directed to the Sponsor or Administrator, and not to Various La Crosse Region Businesses. Various La Crosse Region Businesses is a registered trademark of Various La Crosse Region Businesses.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR WILL DISQUALIFY ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL AND RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) AND OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.