Carnegie Hall

OFFICIAL RULES 

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING

ELIGIBILITY: The Joyce DiDonato EDEN Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is open and offered only to legal residents of the 50 United States of America and Washington D.C. who are at least 18 years of age or older at the time of entry (19 in Alabama and Nebraska, 21 in Mississippi). Employees and volunteers of Carnegie Hall, their immediate families (parent, child, sibling or spouse) and/or household members and any other persons employed by, or volunteering with, entities associated with this promotion are ineligible to enter or win. Void in Puerto Rico and where prohibited by law.

SPONSOR: The sponsor of the sweepstakes is Carnegie Hall 881 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019 (the "Sponsor").

AGREEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULES: By participating, entrants agree to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding in all matters relating to the Sweepstakes. Winning any prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein. 

HOW TO ENTER: The Sweepstakes begins at 9 AM Eastern Time (“ET”) on April 11, 2022 and ends at 11:59 PM ET on April 18^th, 2022 (“Sweepstakes Period”). In order to enter, you must follow @carnegiehall and @joycedidonato on Instagram, like the Sweepstakes post, comment on the post with your favorite place to connect with nature in New York City and tag someone in the comment.

The Sponsor is not responsible for late, incomplete, misdirected, or delayed entries, including due to any internet failure. Incomplete information may result in disqualification of entry. No mechanical reproductions or facsimiles of entries allowed. All entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. 

DRAWING AND NOTIFICATION: One (1) Grand Prize Winner ("Grand Prize Winner") will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received at the end of the Sweepstakes Period. The drawing will be conducted on or about April 19^th, 2022 by the Sponsor. Odds of winning will depend on the total number of eligible entries received. Each Winner will be contacted via direct message on Instagram. 

PRIZE: One (1) Grand Prize Winner will receive two tickets to see Joyce DiDonato: EDEN at Carnegie Hall on April 23, 2022 at 8:00 PM, Approximate Retail Value ("ARV") of the Grand Prize is $200.

PRIZE CONDITIONS: This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram. By participating in the Sweepstakes, including by accepting any Prize, the Winner agrees to release the Sponsor from any and all liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind caused by or related to entering the promotion, or from acceptance, possession, or use/misuse of prize awarded. All local, state and federal taxes are solely the responsibility of the winner and/or any other fees/costs associated with the receipt of any prize. No substitution or transfer of prize or election of cash in lieu of prize will be permitted. Each Prize winner will be required to complete and return the following forms, to be provided by Sponsor, within ten (10) days of written notification or the Prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner selected: (i) an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release which will, among other items, allow the Sponsor to use the name and likeness of the Prize Winner, and (ii) a W-9 form. All federal, state or other tax liabilities arising from the Sweepstakes will be the responsibility of the winners, and the Sponsor will have no responsibility or liability related thereto. The Sponsor reserves the right to, at its sole discretion, substitute any prize package with another prize of equal or greater value in the event that the Prize (or any component thereof) is not available. If a Prize or Prize notification is returned as unclaimed or undeliverable to a potential Winner, if a potential Winner cannot be reached within three (3) calendar days from the first notification attempt, or if a potential Winner fails to return requisite documents within the specified time period, or if a potential Winner is not in compliance with these Official Rules, then such person will be disqualified and an alternate Winner will be selected for the prize at issue. All taxes, if applicable, are the sole responsibility of the appropriate Winner. Each Winner’s entry, and acceptance of the Prize offered, constitutes permission (except where prohibited) for the Sponsor to use such Winner’s name, photograph, likeness, statements, biographical information, voice and address (city and state), in all forms of media, in perpetuity, without notice or further compensation.

GENERAL CONDITIONS: If for any reason the operation or administration of this Sweepstakes is impaired or incapable of running as planned for any reason, including but not limited to (a) infection by computer virus, bugs, (b) tampering, unauthorized intervention, (c) fraud, (d) technical failures, or (e) any other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, the Sponsor reserves the right to, at its sole discretion and without notice, cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this Sweepstakes in whole or in part and not award any Prizes or take such other steps that are fair and equitable and best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules. The Sponsor reserves the right to, at its sole discretion, disqualify any individual deemed to be (i) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes, including tampering with the Sponsor’s websites; or (ii) acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Sponsor may, in such case and at its sole discretion, proceed with the Sweepstakes using all non-suspect eligible entries. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON (S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Failure by the Sponsor to enforce any provision of these Official Rules will not constitute a waiver of that provision. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a winner based on an email address, such winning entry will be declared won by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational, institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. 

RELEASE AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: By participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants release and hold harmless the The Carnegie Hall Corporation, its affiliates,  Instagram, Inc., and their respective employees, officers, trustees, affiliates, contributors and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action, and any and all liability for any injuries, death or losses or damages to persons or property arising out of participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use of any prize, including, but not limited to: (a) any technical errors that may prevent an entrant from submitting an entry; (b) unauthorized human intervention in the Sweepstakes; (c) errors in the administration of the Sweepstakes or the processing of entries; (d) any changes in third party terms of conditions; (e) injury, death, or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes or its related activities; (f) the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of, or any harm resulting from the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of, the Prize(s); and (g) violation of intellectual property or publicity rights, and/or invasion of privacy that may arise from participating in this Sweepstakes or its related activities. Released Parties assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries. Released Parties are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or telephone lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or entry to be received by Sponsor or any other party on account of technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to entrant's or any other person's computer relating to or resulting from participation in this Sweepstakes or downloading any materials connected to  this Sweepstakes. Each entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Released Parties’ liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Sweepstakes, and in no event will the Released Parties be liable for attorney’s fees.

GENERAL: By accepting a prize, each Winner grants to the Released Parties and those acting pursuant to the authority of Sponsor and the Released Parties (which grant will be confirmed in writing upon Sponsor's request), where permitted by law,  the right to print, publish, broadcast, display or otherwise use worldwide IN ALL MEDIA, without limitation and at any time, such Winner’s full name, portrait, picture, voice, likeness and/or biographical information for advertising, trade and promotional purposes, without payment or additional consideration from Sponsor, and without such Winner's review, approval or notification. IN NO EVENT WILL RELEASED PARTIES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF PARTICIPATION IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES OR THE ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE, OR MISUSE OF, OR ANY HARM RESULTING FROM THE ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE OR MISUSE OF THE PRIZES, AND ENTRANT WAIVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK SUCH DAMAGES.  Winners acknowledge that Released Parties have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any of the Prizes. 

USE OF DATA: All information submitted by entrants will be treated according to Sponsor’s privacy policy, available at https://www.carnegiehall.org/privacy-policy. By participating in the Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees that (a) such entrant has read and accepted Sponsor’s privacy policy, and (b) such entrant consents to Sponsor's collection and usage of information or any data submitted or generated by, or in connection with, such entrant's participation in the Sweepstakes. 

DISPUTES: Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Sweepstakes or any prize awarded will be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in the State of New York. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrants' rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. 

WINNERS LIST REQUEST: To request confirmation of the name and state of residence of the Winners, please send a self-addressed, stamped business size envelope, by May 9, 2022, to: Carnegie Hall Marketing and Creative Services Department, 881 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019