Rules & Regulations
Visit NC’s 2024 Don’t Sweat It NC Sweepstakes
No Purchase Necessary TO ENTER OR WIN.
ELIGIBILITY:Open Only to Legal Residents OF THE fifty (50) UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 18 years of age or older. Void Where Prohibited. Employees (and their immediate families (spouse, and parents, children and siblings and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and those living in their same households, whether or not related) of Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (“Sponsor”), sweepstakes partners, and their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries and advertising and promotion agencies are not eligible to enter or win. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and/or judges, which are binding and final on matters relating to this sweepstakes. Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws.
SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD: The Sweepstakes will begin at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) August 16, 2024, and end 11:59 p.m. ET September 12, 2024 (“Sweepstakes Period”).
TO ENTER:During the Sweepstakes Period, to enter, visit https://www.visitnc.com/dont-sweat-it-nc (“Website”) and complete and submit the official entry form. All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. ET on September 12, 2024. Limit one (1) entry per person for the entire Sweepstakes Period. Multiple entries received from any person will be void. Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means are void. All entries become the property of Sponsor.
DRAWING:The potential winner will be selected in a random drawing held on or about five (5) business days following the end of the Sweepstakes Period from all eligible entries received. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Potential winner will be notified by e-mail and required to execute and return a notarized affidavit of eligibility, a liability release, W-2 and, where lawful, a publicity release within ten (10) days of date of issuance. If such documents are not returned within the specified time period, a prize notification is returned as undeliverable, or a potential winner is not in compliance with these rules, prize will be forfeited and, at Sponsor’s discretion, an alternate winner selected for the drawing at issue. Only three (3) alternate winners will be selected; after which, such prize will remain unawarded. If winner is at least 18 but still considered a minor in their jurisdiction of residence Sponsor reserves the right to require all required documents also be completed by the winner’s parent or legal guardian.
PRIZE:
There is one Don’t Sweat It NC Sweepstakes Grand Prize only and the prize package includes:
Three-night stay (one (1) standard double occupancy room; room rate and room tax only) for two guests at The Inn on Pamlico Sound on Hatteras Island: https://www.innonpamlicosound.com;
(stay must be completed by May 23, 2025);
$150 voucher for dinner at The Inn on Pamlico Sound’s Café Pamlico: https://www.innonpamlicosound.com;
Kayak tour for two from Kitty Hawk Kites: https://www.kittyhawk.com/;
Oyster farm boat tour for two from Sticky Bottom Oyster Company: https://stickybottomoysters.com;
Trail ride for two from Equine Adventures: https://www.equineadventures.com;
Three-day pass for the Avon Fishing Pier: https://koruvillage.com/pages/avon-pier;
Beach lounging gift set from Eagles Nest Outfitters: https://eaglesnestoutfittersinc.com/; and
$500 VISA gift card, which winner may use towards for travel expenses.
Approximate Retail Value: $3,500.00
TRAVEL IS NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF THE PRIZE. Terms and conditions apply to use of vouchers and gift cards as determined by applicable issuer, which may include blackout dates, expiration dates and other restrictions. Winner and guest may be required to sign releases, as may be required by prize providers. Any portion of prize not accepted or used by winner will be forfeited and no compensation or substitution will be provided. Prize is awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied. All federal, state and local taxes, if any, and all other costs and expenses associated with prize acceptance and use not specified herein as being provided or in excess of what has been provided as part of prize are the sole responsibility of the winner, including, but not limited to, travel expenses, additional meals and gratuities. Winner may not substitute, assign or transfer prize, but Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute the prize (or portion thereof) of comparable or greater value. Prize is not redeemable for cash. All prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion.
PUBLICITY GRANT: Winner, by acceptance of prize, except where legally prohibited, grants permission for Sponsor and its designees to use his/her name, address (city and state), photograph, voice and/or other likeness and prize information for advertising, trade and promotional purposes, in any manner, in all media now known or hereafter devised, worldwide in perpetuity, without additional compensation or notification to, or permission from, winner.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: Entrants, by participating, agree that Sponsor, its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, sweepstakes partners, and advertising and promotion agencies and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (collectively, “Released Parties”) will have no liability whatsoever for, and shall be held harmless by entrants against, any liability, for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind, including death, to persons, or property resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto) or participation in this sweepstakes. Released Parties are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, inaccurate, stolen, delayed, misdirected, undelivered or garbled entries, email or other communications of any kind; or for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the sweepstakes, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the sweepstakes, the processing of entries, the announcement of the prize or in any sweepstakes-related materials. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the sweepstakes. Released Parties are not responsible for injury or damage to participants' or to any other person's computer or other device related to or resulting from participating in this sweepstakes or downloading materials from or use of the website. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the sweepstakes or website or who are in violation of these Official Rules, as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified and all associated entries will be void. Should any portion of the sweepstakes be, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, compromised by virus, worms, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play, or submission of entries, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the sweepstakes and, if terminated, at its discretion, select the potential winner from all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to action taken or as otherwise deemed fair and appropriate by Sponsor. In the event of a dispute regarding entries received from multiple users having the same e-mail account, the authorized subscriber of the e-mail account at the time of entry will be deemed to be the entrant and must comply with these rules. Authorized account subscriber is the natural person who is assigned the e-mail address by the Internet Service Provider (ISP), on-line service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses. In the event seeding, technical, computer, software, human or other errors cause more than one (1)prize to be available and/or claimed, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize by random drawing among all eligible claimants who submitted legitimate prize claims. In no event will Sponsor be liable for awarding more than one (1) prize.
USE OF DATA: Sponsor will be collecting personal data about entrants in accordance with its privacy policy. Please review the Sponsor’s privacy policy at https://www.visitnc.com/privacy-policy.
WINNERS LIST: To receive the name of the winner (first name, last initial, and state of residence), send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Visit NC Don’t Sweat It NC Sweepstakes, 150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1200, Raleigh, NC 27601 by no later than 30 days after the end of the sweepstakes.
SPONSOR: Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, 150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1200, Raleigh, NC 27601.
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