Rules

OFFICIAL RULES

Void outside the 50 United States, District of Columbia and where prohibited. Do not proceed to enter if you are not at least 21 years of age and a legal resident of, and located within, one of the 50 United States, or the District of Columbia, at the time of entry. By participating, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are binding and final in all matters relating to this sweepstakes.  

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD: True Austin Tennis Adventure Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) begins on January 9, 2024. Ends: 11:59 PM CST on January 26, 2024. (“Sweepstakes Period”).

SPONSOR:  DROP SHOT LLC, 300 Colorado Street #1900, Austin, Texas 78701  (“Sponsor”).

HOW TO ENTER:

During the Sweepstakes Period, visit https://www.atxopen.com/sweepstakes (“Website”) and follow the instructions provided to submit a completed online entry form to receive one (1) entry. There is no cost to register or enter. Entering the Sweepstakes and meeting all entry requirements will automatically register entrant at https://www.atxopen.com/sweepstakes if the entrant has not already registered. Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means or practices, or by any means which subvert the entry process will be void. All entries must be submitted by 11:59 PM CST on January 26, 2024 to be eligible. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned.

ENTRY: One (1) entry per person and per email address via the online entry form. Entries received from any person or email address in excess of the stated limitation will be void. You may only use one (1) email address to enter this Sweepstakes.

BONUS ENTRIES: In addition to the entry method described above, after an entrant has completed an Entry, he or she may follow instructions on the Website to follow ATX Open (@ATXOpen) and Visit Austin (@VisitAustinTX) Instagram account. An entrant will receive one (1) bonus Sweepstakes entry for each Instagram account that they follow and are still following by the end of the Sweepstakes Period. There is a limit of two (2) bonus entries and a maximum of three (3) total entries available during the entire Sweepstakes Period. In order to obtain bonus entries, an entrant must complete the online entry form and provide their Instagram handle for verification. 

ELIGIBILITY: This Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, who are 21 years of age or older. Employees of Sponsor, Visit Austin, Fairmont Austin, and any other organizations affiliated with the sponsorship, fulfillment, administration, prize support, advertisement or promotion of the Sweepstakes and each of their respective parents, agents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies, and their immediate family members (regardless of where they reside) or household members, whether or not related, are not eligible to enter or win. “Immediate family members” shall mean spouses, parents, step-parents, children, step-children, siblings, step-siblings, and their respective spouses. “Household members” shall mean people who share the same residence at least three months per year.

WINNER SELECTION/DRAWING: On or about January 27, 2024 Sponsor will conduct a random drawing from among all eligible entries received throughout the Sweepstakes Period to select one (1) potential winner. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received.

WINNER NOTIFICATION: Potential winner will be notified via email and/or mail and will be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, IRS W9 form, and Release of Liability/Publicity within ten (10) days of date of notification or an alternate winner may be selected in a random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries. If such documents are not returned within the specified time period, prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, Sponsor is unable to contact potential winner or potential winner is not in compliance with these Official Rules, prize will be forfeited and, at Sponsor’s discretion, an alternate winner may be selected.

PRIZE PACKAGE (1)

One winner will receive the following prize package:

• One (1) Finals Weekend Ticket Package for one (1) winner and one (1) guest to the ATX Open including:
  • Two (2) Center Court Tickets for sessions 11 and 12 on Saturday, March 2, 2024.
    • ARV $550.
  • Two (2) Center Court Tickets for Session 13 on Sunday, March 3, 2024. 
    • ARV $300.
• One (1) valet parking pass for one (1) vehicle for Saturday, March 2 and Sunday, March 3, 2024.
  • ARV $200.
• A two (2) night stay, plus parking, at the The LINE Austin for two (2) people. Check-in, Friday, March 1, 2024, check-out, Sunday, March 3, 2024. Room determined at check-in. 
  • ARV $900.
• A $100 The LINE Austin food and beverage credit. 
  • ARV. $100
• One (1) Gift certificate to Lamberts Downtown BBQ. 
  • ARV. $150
• One (1) signed tennis ball by 2017 US Open Champion, Sloane Stephens and two-time Australian Open champion, Victoria Azarenka
  • ARV. $100
• Two (2) ATX Open Merchandise Gift Bags
  • ARV. $200

Total ARV of Prize Package: $2,500.00. 

Prize Package is awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsor. Winner may not substitute, assign or transfer prize or redeem prize for cash, but Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value. Winner is responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes, if any, as well as any other costs and expenses associated with prize acceptance and use not specified herein as being provided.  All prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion.

Tickets are subject to certain terms and conditions as specified therein. Seat locations will be determined by Sponsor. Winner and guest must comply with all venue rules and regulations. Failure to do so may result in forfeiture of ATX Open tickets portion of prize. ATX Open Tickets must be redeemed as stated. Hotel accommodations must be redeemed by March 3, 2024 or prize will be forfeited and Sponsor will have no further obligation to such winner. All other expenses including but not limited to air and ground transportation, all meals and beverages, incidentals, souvenirs and other accommodations are the sole responsibility of the winner.

PRIVACY: Registration at https://www.atxopen.com/sweepstakes is required to enter the Sweepstakes. When you register, we collect personally identifying information about you, including your name, complete mailing address, and email address. The information that you provide will be added to a centralized Sponsor and Visit Austin database and you will simultaneously be registered for the Sponsor’s and Visit Austin’s websites as well. By entering and providing the required registration information, you acknowledge that Sponsor and Visit Austin may send you information, samples, or special offers they believe may be of interest to you about their publications or other complementary goods offered by them.  Sponsor may also include your name and postal address in postal address lists that Sponsor sells or rents to third parties for marketing purposes. Your email address will not be sold or rented to third parties. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO SHARE YOUR INFORMATION, PLEASE DO NOT ENTER THIS SWEEPSTAKES.

ARBITRATION: Except where prohibited by law, as a condition of participating in this Sweepstakes, entrant agrees that:  (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and exclusively by final and binding arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association and held at a AAA regional office in New York, NY; (2) the Federal Arbitration Act shall govern the interpretation, enforcement and all proceedings at such arbitration; and (3) judgment upon such arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental or consequential damages including attorney’s fees or any other damages, other than for entrant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e., costs associated with participating in this Sweepstakes), and entrant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.

RELEASES:  By participating in this Sweepstakes, entrants agree to release Sponsor, Visit Austin and any other organizations affiliated with the sponsorship, fulfillment, administration, prize support, advertisement or promotion of the Sweepstakes and each of their respective parents, agents, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and prize suppliers, and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives and employees, as well as each of their respective successors, representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from any and all actions, claims, injury, loss or damage arising in any manner, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from participation in this Sweepstakes and/or acceptance, use or misuse of the prizes. 

OTHER: Released Parties are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, damaged, inaccurate, stolen, undelivered, garbled or misdirected entries or registrations; 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 prizes, 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 entrants’ or to any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in this Sweepstakes or downloading materials from or use of the website.  In addition, Released Parties are not responsible for any claims based on publicity rights, defamation and invasion of privacy. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process, the operation of the web site or otherwise in violation of these Official Rules. Sponsor further reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate or modify this Sweepstakes if the Sweepstakes is compromised by virus, technical corruption, non-authorized human intervention, or any other causes which, in the sole discretion of the Sponsor, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, proper play or integrity of the Sweepstakes. In the event of cancellation or termination, Sponsor reserves the right to select the potential winners in a random drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to date of cancellation or termination. In the event of a dispute regarding online entry, entry will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the email account associated with the entry and he/she must comply with these Official Rules.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR WILL DISQUALIFY ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL AND RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) AND OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. 

Except where prohibited by law, entry constitutes permission to use each entrant's name, hometown (city and state), voice, biographical information, likeness, photograph and any statements regarding this Sweepstakes in all media now known or hereafter discovered, for any purpose, including without limitation, in connection with, and to promote, market or advertise, the Sweepstakes, in whole or in part, without review, approval, credit or attribution, notification or payment from or to entrant or any person or entity, worldwide, in perpetuity, or on a winner’s list, if applicable. Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable U. S. federal, state and local laws and regulations. Winners will be issued an IRS 1099 tax form in the amount of the prize retail value as stated herein.

WINNER’S NAME: For the name of the winner, available after January 27, 2024, send a separate, self-addressed, stamped envelope to ATX Open, ATTN: ATX Open Sweepstakes, 300 Colorado Street #1900, Austin, Texas 78701