2022 IHG® Americas Investors & Leadership Conference
ReWords by IHG® One Rewards
PROMOTIONAL DRAWING OFFICIAL RULES
THIS PROMOTIONAL DRAWING IS INTENDED ONLY FOR REGISTERED ATTENDEES OF THE 2022 IHG® AMERICAS INVESTORS & LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA WHO ARE ALSO EITHER A CURRENT EMPLOYEE, MANAGER, OR OWNER AT A HOTEL OR RESORT IN THE INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP SYSTEM OF HOTELS (“IHG HOTELS”) OR A PROSPECTIVE OWNER OF AN IHG HOTEL. DO NOT PARTICIPATE IF YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
1. Agreement to Official Rules: By participating in the ReWords by IHG One Rewards Promotional Drawing for the 2022 IHG® Americas Investors & Leadership Conference (the “Promotion”), participant fully and unconditionally agrees to and accepts these terms and conditions (the “Official Rules”) and the decisions of the Sponsor (identified below in Section 2), which are final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion. Whether a participant receives a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth in these Official Rules.
2. Sponsorship and Administration of the Promotion: The Sponsor of this Promotion is Six Continents Hotels, Inc., an InterContinental Hotels Group company incorporated in the state of Delaware, with its principal place of business at 3 Ravinia Drive, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30346. The Promotion is being administered by Sponsor in combination with Coffee Digital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, with its principal place of business at 177 Mott Street, New York, NY 10012 (the “Ancillary Administrator”).
3. Promotion Period: The Promotion begins on May 17, 2022 at 12:00am Eastern Daylight Time (“EDT”) and ends at 11:59 pm EDT on the date that is three (3) weeks after the prize drawings or the day when the last prize has been awarded and accepted, whichever first occurs. The prize drawings are scheduled to take place on May 31, 2022, but are subject to change as addressed in Section 7 below.
4. Eligibility: This Promotion is open to only to individuals who are registered attendees at the 2022 IHG® Americas Investors & Leadership Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada and who are also either (i) a current hotel employee, manager, or owner at an IHG Hotel, or (ii) a prospective owner of an IHG Hotel, both during the Promotion Period and at the time prizes are awarded. Participants must be at least 21 years of age and have reached the age of majority in their home state, province, or country. Participants who are not considered a hotel employee, manager, owner, or prospective owner are not eligible to participate in this Promotion. Corporate level IHG colleagues, and employees of vendors working with IHG corporate colleagues in connection with the planning or staging of the 2022 IHG Americas Conference, are also not eligible. Participation is invalid where prohibited by law or company policy.
5. Participation: Eligible participants shall be entered into the prize drawings with other eligible participants, as more fully described below. Prizes are awarded to individual participants and not to the participant’s department or team. Participation in this Promotion and receipt of any prizes is subject to any applicable IHG internal policies.
6. How To Play the ReWords Games and Enter the Drawings: During the Promotion Period, eligible participants are given the opportunity to play the ReWords by IHG One Rewards games and enter their name for the prize drawings. There are a total three (3) games—one (1) game on each of the following dates: Tuesday, May 17, 2022; Wednesday, May 18, 2022; and Thursday, May 19, 2022. Each game will be live for 24 hours in each respective time zone. For each game, participants must attempt to guess the six-letter word for that day (the “ReWord of the Day”). Each guess must be a recognized word in English. After entering a word guess, letters in that word which are also included in the ReWord of the Day will be highlighted, with those in the correct position being highlighted in a red-orange color and those in an incorrect position being highlighted in a blue-gray color. Participants are given six chances to guess the ReWord of the Day. A participant must complete the game in order to enter their name for the prize drawings. A game is considered to be completed if the participant correctly guesses the ReWord of the Day or if the participants does not guess the word after completing all six (6) guesses. Consequently, a participant does not have to get the correct answer but must attempt all six (6) guesses. After completing a ReWords game, to submit an entry for the prize drawings, a participant must provide their name and email. There will be a total of three (3) games (one per day on the dates listed above), and participants may submit an entry for the prize drawings for each day they complete the game, for a maximum of one (1) entry per person per day and three (3) entries per person in total. All entries must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. local time each day. The games will be made accessible to participants through a link and/or QR code.
7. Drawings/Odds: On or about May 31, 2022, Sponsor shall conduct random successive drawings to select a total of 11 prize winners. There is a limit of one (1) prize per person. If a participant’s name that was drawn previously is drawn again, the drawing for that prize will be conducted again until a new participant name is selected. The winners will be notified by email. The odds of winning will vary depending on the number of total entries and the number of entries by the participant. The date of the drawings is subject to change but will not be any later than 30 days from the initially scheduled date provided above.
8. Prizes: There will be a total of 11 prizes for award to the eligible participants selected in the drawings. Each prize will be 111,111 IHG One Rewards points. Limit of one (1) prize per person. Prizes are non-transferable and no substitution will be made unless Sponsor, in its sole discretion, determines otherwise. IHG One Rewards points do not have a cash value. Should a prize become unavailable for any reason, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a different prize of equal or greater approximated value. The approximated value of each prize is US$450.00. Points awarded as a prize under the Promotion will be deposited into each winner’s respective IHG One Rewards account once the winner has been validated and any required documentation has been completed. Each winner must have a valid IHG Rewards account. If any winner does not already have an account, they must visit http://www.ihg.com/hotels/us/en/rewardsclub/home and follow the links and instructions to create an account, at no cost. IHG One Rewards points awarded as prizes in this Promotion will not count toward Elite status qualification or any other promotional benefit that Sponsor offers. All points awarded are subject to the terms and conditions of the IHG One Rewards program, which may be found at https://www.ihg.com/rewardsclub/content/us/en/home and are subject to change at any time without notice. The deposit of points for prize winners may take up to six (6) weeks after a winner is verified. The value of the prize may be taxable to the winner as income under the laws of the jurisdiction where the winner resides or works. The payment of any applicable national, federal, state, provincial and/or local income taxes associated with a prize awarded and accepted by a participant, and any other costs and expenses associated with the acceptance and/or use of the prize not specifically provided for in these Official Rules, are the responsibility of the winner of the prize. Winners must contact their own tax advisor for any questions concerning any taxes that may apply.
9. Winner Notification: Within seven (7) days of the date of the drawings, each winner will be notified by email. Instructions for claiming their prize will be included in the notification email. ALL POTENTIAL WINNERS ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY SPONSOR, WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE PROMOTION. A PARTICIPANT IS NOT A WINNER OF ANY PRIZE, EVEN IF THE SPONSOR SHOULD SO INDICATE, UNLESS AND UNTIL PARTICIPANT’S ELIGIBILITY, AND PARTICIPANT’S PARTICIPATION IN THE PROMOTION HAVE BEEN VERIFIED AND PARTICIPANT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT VERIFICATION IS COMPLETE. Sponsor is not responsible for the accuracy of, or any change to, a participant’s email address.
10. Winner Requirements: If a selected prize winner cannot be contacted or fails to respond to the notification email or to provide any requested information within the two-week period following the date of the notification email, the selected winner forfeits their prize, and that prize will not be awarded. Acceptance of any prize shall constitute and signify the winner’s agreement and consent that Sponsor and its designees may use the winner’s name, image, or likeness and/or the prize information in connection with IHG internal corporate communications for promotional, advertising or other purposes, worldwide. To the fullest extent permitted under applicable law.
11. Release: By receipt of a prize, each winner agrees to release and hold harmless Sponsor and Ancillary Administrator, and each of their respective parent and affiliate 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 or damage to or loss of property, arising out of participation in the Promotion or receipt or use or misuse of any prize.
12. General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Promotion, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures, human error or any other factor impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Promotion, as determined by Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with, or engaging in any action that compromises the integrity or functioning of, any of the ReWords games, the entry process, the operation of the Promotion or the drawings, or the Official Rules . Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion 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.
13. Limitations of Liability: The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by a participant, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in connection with the Promotion; (2) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in devices, transmissions, or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; (4) printing, typographical, technical, computer, network or human error which may occur in the administration of the Promotion, the uploading, processing or functionality of the games or any entry submissions or any announcements, publications, or notifications relating to any prizes in any Promotion-related communications or materials; or (5) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from participant’s participation in the Promotion or receipt or use or misuse of any prize. Released Parties are not responsible for any unauthorized third-party use of any submission, if applicable. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded
14. Disputes: Except where prohibited, participant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia or the appropriate Georgia State Court located in Dekalb County, Georgia (U.S.); (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Promotion, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) under no circumstances will participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and participant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, 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. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the participants and Sponsor and Ancillary Administrator in connection with the Promotion, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the United States and the State of Georgia (U.S.) without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules.
15. Severability: If the application of any provision of these Official Rules to any particular facts or circumstances shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable by a court, arbitration panel or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction, then (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of such provision as applied to any other particular facts or circumstances, and the other provisions of these Official Rules, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and (b) such provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent possible.
