Your Favorite Scottsdale Moment

2021 Instagram Photo Contest

No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited or restricted by applicable federal or state laws and regulations.

ENTRY PERIOD

Contest will only occur on the Experience Scottsdale (“Sponsor”) Instagram page, @scottsdaleariz. Entries for Your Favorite Scottsdale Moment (the "Contest") will be accepted on the Experience Scottsdale Instagram page from Feb. 16, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. MST to Feb. 23, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. MST (the “Entry Period”). One winner will be randomly selected and awarded one first place prize, one winner will be randomly selected and awarded one second place prize and one winner will be randomly selected and awarded one third place prize.

ELIGIBILITY

Contest is open to legal U.S. residents who are 21 years of age or older at time of entry. Employees of Sponsors, and their respective advertising and promotion agencies, their parent, subsidiary, and joint venture companies, as well as members of their immediate families and households (including children, spouses and siblings and/or persons living in the same households as such persons whether related or not) are not eligible.

HOW TO ENTER

All entries must be received by 12:00 p.m. MST on Feb. 23, 2021. To be entered to win, user must use the hashtag #myscottsdalemoment when uploading the photo and the photo must be within the Scottsdale or Paradise Valley city limits. Users must have a public profile, must tag the location of the photo, and the photo must be your own. User must be following @scottsdaleariz. Instagram story submissions will not be accepted.

THE PRIZE

One winner will receive the following first place prize:

  • One-night stay at Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch
  • Dinner for two at SWB
  • One-hour horseback ride for two riders at MacDonald’s Ranch

One winner will receive the following second place prize:

  • Gift certificate for two for a Phoenix/Scottsdale shared morning hot air balloon ride with Hot Air Expeditions

One winner will receive the following third place prize:

  • Cosanti wind-bell in the finish of patina

All expenses not specified herein are the winners’ responsibility. Approximate retail value of the first-place prize is $595. Approximate retail value of the second-place prize is $375. Approximate retail value of the third-place prize is $198. Additional costs, if any, are the sole responsibility of the winner. No prize or cash substitutes allowed, except at sponsor's sole discretion in the event of prize unavailability. Odds of winning are determined by the total number of entries received.

WINNER NOTIFICATION

Sponsor will notify winner via Direct Message through the Instagram platform. Winner must provide email address within two days of notification where he/she can receive an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release. This affidavit and release must be executed and returned to Experience Scottsdale within five days of receipt or an alternate winner may be selected. If the prize notification Direct Message or Email is returned to Sponsor or its designated agent as undeliverable, the prize will be awarded to an alternate winner. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the prize for one of equal or greater value. Prize is not transferable or redeemable for cash. Sponsor will award the prize within approximately seven days of receiving the affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release from the winner. Entry constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) to Sponsor and its designated agents to use the winners’ names, hometowns and likenesses for publicity purposes without any compensation to the winner. By accepting the prize, winners and all travelers release Sponsor and prize givers and their agents and affiliates from any and all liability for any loss, harm, damages, cost or expense, including without limitation property damage, personal injury and/or death, arising out of participation in the sweepstakes or acceptance or use of prize. Once the winner release form is returned to Sponsor, the prize will be e-mailed or mailed to the winner. All reservations must be made prior to use, and the prize must be redeemed by the given expiration dates. No exceptions. Blackout dates may apply; it is the responsibility of the winner to check with each entity regarding blackout dates.

DISCLAIMER

The promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with, Instagram. We release Instagram, participants, and brands of all responsibility.

All entrants assume all liability for any injury or damages caused or claimed to be caused by their participation in this Contest.  All entrants release Sponsor, and their respective advertising and promotion agencies, their parents, subsidiaries, and joint venture companies, as well as their respective officers, directors, and employees, from any such liability.

Sponsor and their respective agents, their parent, subsidiary and joint venture companies, as well as their respective officers, directors, and employees assume no responsibility for any injury (including but not limited to any personal injury or death that may occur in connection with this Contest), damage or losses of any kind to any entrant, or to any entrant's or other person's computer or other personal property, relating to or resulting from participating in this Contest, including downloading materials or software. Sponsor and their respective agents, their parent, subsidiary and joint venture companies, as well as their respective officers, directors, and employees are not responsible for technical, hardware, software, or telephone malfunctions of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed incorrect, incomplete, inaccurate, garbled or delayed electronic communications caused by the user or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this event or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in this Contest.

Sponsor and their respective agents, their parent, subsidiary and joint venture companies, as well as their respective officers, directors and employees are not responsible for errors or failures of any kind, including, without limitation, inaccurate transcription of entry information, errors in any promotional or marketing materials, errors in these rules, any human or electronic error, and entries that are stolen, misdirected, garbled, delayed by computer transmissions, lost, late, damaged, or returned marked “postage due.”

Sponsor reserves the right to terminate the Entry Period prior to its scheduled termination and to choose among entries received prior to the date of such early termination. Sponsor reserves the right to review all entries on a rolling basis as they come in. In the event that entry processing challenges or technical malfunctions occur, Sponsor reserves the right to change or discontinue the entry submission procedures.

Entrants agree to be bound by these rules. Failure to comply with these rules may result in disqualification from this Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to permanently disqualify any person it believes has intentionally violated these rules.

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