IMPORTANT: Please read these Official Rules before entering the Giada’s Italy Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”), presented by Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC (“Sponsor”) and Williams-Sonoma, Mark & Graham, PEOPLE, GDL Foods, Inc., Lucini, and Katie Parla (collectively the “Partners”). By entering the Sweepstakes, you agree to the terms of these Official Rules. These Official Rules shall govern in the event of any inconsistency with other Sweepstakes-related materials.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open to residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, who are 18 years of age or older at time of entry. All federal, state, and local regulations apply. LIMIT ONE ENTRY PER PERSON. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED. Employees of Sponsor and Partners, and their parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, and agencies, and their immediate family members and persons living in their household are not eligible to enter the Sweepstakes.
ENTRY PERIOD: The Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 AM (EST) on April 16, 2018, and ends at 11:59 PM (EST) on May 14, 2018.
HOW TO ENTER: Online entry only. Enter by completing and submitting the entry form as instructed at https://www.tastecooking.com/win-an-eating-and-drinking-adventure-in-rome/
By entering the Sweepstakes, I agree to receive emails from Penguin Random House, Taste, Giada De Laurentiis, Willliams Sonoma, Mark & Graham, and PEOPLE.
In the event of a dispute, entries will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the email address used for entry. Automated entries are prohibited, and any use of automated devices will result in disqualification. Sponsor is not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry of information by entrants; lost or late entries or transmissions; interrupted or unavailable network, server, or other connections; scrambled transmissions or other errors or problems of any kind whether mechanical, human, or electronic, technical malfunctions of any computer hardware, software, or any combinations thereof; or problems associated with any virus or any other damage caused to entrants’ systems. Incomplete or illegible entries will be voided. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned. If for any reason the Sweepstakes is not capable of being conducted as described in these rules, Sponsor shall have the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes.
PRIVACY POLICY: All information submitted in connection with entry to this Sweepstakes shall be governed by Sponsor’s privacy policy (at http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/privacy/) and the following Partners’ privacy policies, Giada De Laurentiis (http://www.giadadelaurentiis.com/privacy/), Williams Sonoma (https://www.williams-sonoma.com/customer-service/legal-statement.html#privacy), and PEOPLE (https://subscription.timeinc.com/storefront/privacy/people/generic_privacy_new.html?dnp-source=E). By entering this Sweepstakes, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to these privacy policies.
PRIZE:
ONE (1) Grand Prize Winner(s) will receive:
• One (1) signed copy of Giada’s Italy by Giada De Laurentiis;
• Williams Sonoma’s collection of Giada’s products: includes delicious pasta sauces, pasta, and essential pasta tools from Williams Sonoma’s Giada De Laurentiis Collection;
• One (1) Terminal 1 Checked Spinner suitcase from Mark & Graham;
• Two (2) Travel Vouchers for $1,500 each from American Airlines;
• Two (2) bottles of Lucini Italia Premium Select Extra Virgin Olive Oil;
• Two (2) bottles of Lucini Italia Everyday Extra Virgin Olive Oil;
• One (1) $750 American Express Gift Card for hotel accommodations; and
• A 3-hour food tour for two (2) with culinary expert, food journalist, and cookbook author Katie Parla.
(Grand Prize Approximate Retail Value: $4,784.00)
Travel portion of the prize must be redeemed by May 15, 2019.
Food tour with Katie Parla subject to author availability.
American Airlines travel voucher subject to American Airlines eVouchers Terms and Conditions (https://evouchers.aa.com/terms.jsp).
Winner is responsible for any expenses not expressly included in the prize description, such as transportation to and from his/her local airport; personal expenses; travel and health insurance; meals; beverages; gratuities and any additional hotel expenses such as telephone calls, incidentals and upgrades or other charges that may arise.
Hotel accommodation is subject to capacity controls, availability, blackout dates and certain other restrictions, all of which are subject to change. Once travel arrangements have been confirmed, no changes will be allowed except by Sponsor or its designee. An unclaimed and/or unused prize travel package will remain the property of Sponsor or its designee.
No transfer or cash or other substitution of all or part of a prize is permitted, except by Sponsor, which reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute the prize or prize component with another of comparable or greater value. Any and all taxes on the prize will be the responsibility of the winners. Sponsor shall not be responsible for any delays, damage in the delivery of the prize, and/or loss of any prize in connection with delivery of the prize via mail. In the event that there is an insufficient number of eligible entries, Sponsor reserves the right not to award the prizes.
WINNER SELECTION: One (1) Grand Prize Winner(s) will be selected in a random drawing on or about May 15, 2018 from all eligible entries received by the entry deadline. The odds of winning depend on how many eligible entries have been received. Winners will be notified via email and must respond to email notification within ten (10) days of receipt. Winners may also be required to complete, execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release. Noncompliance with these conditions may result in forfeiture of the Prize, and Sponsor reserves the right to select alternate winners (in random drawing from other eligible entries received before the deadline) in such circumstance. If winner notification of the Prize is returned as undeliverable, Sponsor may, at its discretion, select an alternate winner.
DISCLAIMERS: By competing in this Sweepstakes and/or accepting the prize, entrants agree that Sponsor, Partners, and their respective parent companies, assigns, subsidiaries and affiliates, and advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies and all of their respective employees, officers and directors will have no liability whatsoever, and will be held harmless by entrants for any liability for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind to person and property resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the acceptance, possession, misuse, or use of the prizes, or participation in this Sweepstakes. By accepting a prize, each Winner consents to the use of his/her name for publicity and promotional purposes on behalf of Sponsor and Partners with no additional compensation or further permission (except where prohibited by law).
Any dispute arising from this Sweepstakes will be determined according to the laws of the State of New York, without reference to its conflict of law principles, and by entering the entrants consent to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in New York County and agree that such courts have exclusive jurisdiction over all such disputes.
WINNERS LIST: For a list of the Winners, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope by November 15, 2018 to Stephanie Davis, Crown Publishing Group, Attn: Giada’s Italy Sweepstakes, 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019.
SPONSOR: Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019.