Club Med Insider

Official Rules Food Fight Food Fest

2009 Club Med Contest Official Rules
No purchase necessary to win.

These Official Rules apply to the “2009 Club Med Insider Food Sweepstakes” (the “Sweepstakes”) Prize provided by Club Med. The Sweepstakes begins on Friday, May, 29 2009 and ends on June 15, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. By entering you agree to be bound by these Official Rules. The Sweepstakes is open to entrants who are legal residents of the United States, 18 years of age and older. Void where prohibited by law.

1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO WIN. TO ENTER: You may enter in two ways: 1) by posting a comment on how to have the best food fight on clubmedinsider.com or by following Club Med Cuisine and tweeting the required message. No other form of entry is permitted except as provided above. Winner will be drawn randomly. All entries become the property of Club Med, and will not be acknowledged or returned. Sponsor will not be responsible or liable for lost, stolen, illegible, misdirected, late, or incomplete entries. No correspondence can be answered.

2. Winner: One (1) winner will be selected from all eligible entries posted on or before on July 10, 2009. The decision of the judges is final. The Winner will receive a seven-night, land only vacation for two (2) to Club Med Punta Cana Food and Wine Festival September 27 to October 4, 2009.

The prize includes: an all-inclusive vacation for two adults that includes meals, premium bar, most sports, entertainment, and trip insurance. Prize consists solely of: 7 consecutive nights accommodations (1 standard room, double occupancy) as the selected Club Med destination; Club Med provided meals, drinks and activities. All non-standard Club Med provided meals, activities, excursions, gratuities and any other expenses not specified herein, are the sole responsibility of the winner and his or her travel companion. The winner must give a minimum of 60 days advance notice of desired departure date or the Winner will forfeit the prize. All travel must be completed by November 30, 2009 and is subject to Club Med availability and holiday and other blackout dates apply. Winner must provide valid passport and/or travel VISA or other required travel documentation to redeem. All prize details, including itinerary and type of accommodations are subject to change and shall be determined by Club Med in its sole discretion. The retail value of the prize is approximately two thousand eight hundred and dollars ($2800). Club Med will notify the Winner via e-mail or phone. Prize is non-transferable and may not be substituted for cash or for an alternate prize, but Sponsor or Club Med reserve the right to substitute a prize with one of equal or greater value, if advertised prize becomes unavailable for any reason. Winner may waive his or her right to receive a prize. In the event that the Winner cannot be reached within thirty (30) days of the date of the selection, or in the event that the Winner is ineligible to win the Sweepstakes, or declines or waives his or her right to receive the prize, Sponsor will choose another winner by random selection of remaining from all valid entries and notify that winner that he or she is the Winner in the same manner provided above, and that he or she is subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Sweepstakes and these rules.

3. By entering, entrants release and hold harmless Club Med and their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and their respective directors, agents, officers and employees from any and all liability or any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with the Sweepstakes or any prize won.

4. Winner and traveling companion (hereafter, collectively “Winners”) may be required to execute an affidavit of eligibility and compliance with Sweepstakes Rules and a liability and publicity release. All taxes and other associated costs/fees on prizes won are the sole responsibility of the winners, and winners must supply Club Med with social security numbers to collect prize. Failure to execute and return any requested documents within thirty (30) days of attempted delivery of same, or the return of any prize or prize notification as undeliverable will result in the awarding of prize to an alternate winner.

5. Eligibility: The Sweepstakes is open to entrants who are legal residents of the United States and are 18 years of age or older. Void where prohibited by law. All employees of Club Med and their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and their respective directors, agents, officers and employees dealing with this Sweepstakes and those domiciled with such employees and members of their immediate family are not eligible.

6. Use of Entrant Information: Entry constitutes permission to post winners’ names and likeness in Club Med promotions, newsletters, and web pages and to use winners’ names, hometowns, and likenesses for purposes of advertising and promotion without further compensation unless prohibited by law, and winners will sign a publicity release to that effect upon request. Club Med will not share entrant information with third parties (not including their parents, subsidiaries and affiliates) for direct marketing purposes. Club Med may contact entrants in the future with offers they determine to be of interest.

7. General Conditions: The Sweepstakes is governed by the laws of the state of New York. It is void where prohibited, and in any country outside the United States. The odds of winning depend upon the number of entries. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
Club Med may terminate the Sweepstakes or decide to modify it in any manner which it deems fair and equitable to entrants if it becomes aware of any occurrence which would materially affect the Sweepstakes’ security or fairness. Club Med may prohibit individuals from participating in the Sweepstakes and disqualify entries if they 1) attempt to enter the Sweepstakes through any means other than as described in these Official Rules, 2) attempt to disrupt the Sweepstakes or circumvent the terms and conditions of these Official Rules in any way of 3) repeatedly show a disregard for the Official Rules or act (a) in an unsportsmanlike manner, or (b) with an intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrant or Club Med. Club Med’s decisions with respect to the Sweepstakes are final. To receive a list of prize winners, send a stamped, self addressed envelope by June 30, 2009 to:

Club Med Sales, 75 Valencia Avenue /Public Relations 12th Floor,
Coral Gables, FL 33134,
ATTN: 2009 Club Med Insider Sweepstakes.