Gift Card Sweepstakes

Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.  No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter or win the Gift Card Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”).  A purchase will not improve chance of winning.

To Enter
From July 28th at 12:01 AM to July 31st,  2015 at 11:59 PM EST (“Entry Period”). Using the Instagram app, entrants will follow @esteelauder to see the #EsteeSweeps photo announcing the sweepstakes, posted between 7/28/2015 and 7/31/2015 (using the #EsteeSweeps hashtag.). Entrants will Like and “re-gram and tag @esteelauder and #EsteeSweeps to enter the Sweepstakes (“Submission”).  Users Instagram account must be public for their submission to be received and must be following @esteelauder. All entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Limit: One entry per person and one entry per e-mail address during the Sweepstakes. All entrant information, including e-mail addresses, is subject to the respective Privacy Policy of the applicable Sponsor. Instagram application can be downloaded for free at app store, https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/instagram or on Google Play, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.instagram.android. Standard rates apply. Available on participating carriers and in the US only.

PRIZES:

At the end of the entry period, ONE (1) winner will be randomly selected from all eligible entries to win a $500 gift card to esteelauder.com. Retail value of Prize package is $500.
The odds of winning a prize are determined by the total number of eligible entries received.  All prizes are awarded “as-is” with no guarantee, either express or implied.  If by reason of a printing, typographical, or other error, more prizes are claimed than the number set forth in these official rules, all persons making purportedly valid claims will be included in a separate random drawing to award the advertised number of prizes available in the prize category in question. No more than the advertised number of prizes available in the prize category in question.  No more than the advertised number of prizes will be awarded.  All prizes will be shipped to the winners at the expense of the Sponsor.

ELIGIBILITY

The Sweepstakes is open only to those legal residents of the 50 United States including the District of Columbia, 18 years of age or older as of the date of entry and who meet the eligibility requirements.  The officers, directors, employees, contractors, and agents of the Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries and parent company, and their immediate families and those living in the same households of any of the above are not eligible.  All Federal, state and local rules and regulations apply.  Void where prohibited or restricted by law.
SPONSOR/PROMOTER
The sponsor/promoter of this Sweepstakes is Estee Lauder, 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10153 (the “Sponsor”). The Sweepstakes shall be bound to these Official Rules, and by entering, all participants agreed to be bound by the terms and conditions herein.  Certain restrictions apply.
WINNER SELECTION
Winner will be selected at random on or about 7/31/2015 and will be notified within two weeks of this date.
Failure to respond to notifications and/or all required forms within 5 days or to comply with any other provision of this Sweepstakes may result in the potential winner being disqualified and an alternate winner selected.  If a prize notification or a prize is returned as undeliverable for any reason, the applicable prize will be awarded to an alternate winner. Prizes are not transferable, assignable, or redeemable for cash.  All decisions are final.  All Federal, state and local tax liabilities are the responsibility of the winners.

GENERAL

Entrants release and waive any claims they may have against Releases for any and all injuries, claims, damages, losses, costs, or expenses of any kind (including without limitation attorney's fees) resulting from acceptance, use, or misuse of any prize or parts thereof, or participation in this Sweepstakes. If for any reason, this Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, the Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend this Sweepstakes, or any portion thereof.
If for any reason, this Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, or if this Sweepstakes or any web site associated therewith (or any portion thereof) becomes corrupted or does not allow the proper playing of the Sweepstakes and processing of entries in accordance with these rules, or if infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, actions by entrants, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes, in the Sponsor's sole opinion, corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, The Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual implicated in such action and/or to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend this Sweepstakes or any portion thereof. In the event this Sweepstakes is cancelled, the Sponsor reserves the right to conduct a random drawing to award all remaining prizes from among all eligible, non-suspect online entries received prior to the time of the action or event warranting such cancellation. If such cancellation, termination, modification, or suspension occurs, notification will be posted at the Entry Site. Any attempt by an entrant or any other individual to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes is a violation of criminal and/or civil laws and should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Where a dispute arises about who submitted an online entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the email account entered. The authorized account holder is deemed the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, service provider, or other online organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. A potential winner may be requested to provide the Sponsor with proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the winning entry and that all eligibility requirements are met.
The Sponsor and any and all Internet server(s) and access provider(s) (collectively, "Promotion Entities"), and each of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, parent corporations and advertising and promotional agencies, and all of their officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents (collectively with the Promotion Entities, the "Releases") are not responsible for: any incorrect or inaccurate entry information; human errors; technical malfunctions; failures, omissions, interruptions, deletions or defects of any telephone network, computer online systems, computer equipment, servers, providers, or software, including without limitation any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer relating to or resulting from participation in the Sweepstakes; inability to access the Entry Site; theft, tampering, destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries; data that is processed late or incorrectly or is incomplete or lost due to telephone, computer or electronic malfunction or traffic congestion on telephone lines or the Internet or any web site (including the Entry Site) or for any other reason whatsoever; printing or other errors; any entries which are late, lost, incomplete, misdirected, stolen, mutilated, illegible, or any combination thereof.
Incomplete entries will be disqualified. All entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. False, fraudulent or deceptive entries or acts shall render entrants ineligible. By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants affirm that they have read and accepted these Official Rules. The Sweepstakes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States. By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants hereby submit to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal and state courts of the United States and waive the right to have disputes arising out of the subject matter hereof adjudicated in any other forum. Any entry information collected from the Sweepstakes shall be used only in a manner consistent with the consent given by entrants at the time of the entry, with these Official Rules and with the Estee Lauder Online Privacy Policy for your country of residence.

WINNERS’ LIST

For an official winners’ list, send a self-addressed stamped envelope by August 30, 2015 to Estee Lauder Sweepstakes, Office 3983, 767 Fifth Avenue, 39th Floor, New York, NY 10153.