NOTE:
The contact information gathered on the sweepstakes registration form
will only be used for entry confirmation and winner notification.
Offer Terms and Rules
Allow 4 – 6 weeks for AAdvantage® miles to be posted to account. Members
will receive 5,000 AAdvantage miles for each transaction of 20,000
AAdvantage miles or more. By completing and submitting the buyAAmiles program
purchase form or by providing your credit card number for the purchase
of AAdvantage Miles, you acknowledge and accept the Terms and Conditions
stated herein, as such Terms and Conditions may change, from time to
time. Offer valid May 24, 2006 through May 31, 2006.
As a Member, you acknowledge and accept that the purchase and use of
AAdvantage Miles are subject to the rules, regulations, terms and
conditions of the AAdvantage Program, published from time-to-time, and
available at
www.aa.com/aadvantage. AAdvantage Program rules, regulations,
terms and conditions are subject to change without notice.
American Airlines reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to approve
or disapprove the participation of any AAdvantage Member ("Member") in
the AAdvantage Program's buyAAmiles program.
Each AAdvantage Member is limited to purchasing no more than forty
thousand (40,000) AAdvantage Miles using the buyAAmiles program. Any
AAdvantage Miles purchased or transferred in excess of such amount will
not be posted to the Member's account, regardless whether payment has
been remitted for such AAdvantage Miles, and American Airlines has no
obligation to reimburse such remitted amounts.
All AAdvantage Miles are sold in US dollars.
Sweepstakes Terms and Rules
1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR CLAIM PRIZE.
2. TO ENTER. Between 12:01am on May 24, 2006 and 11:59pm on May 31,
2006, complete an official entry form online at
www.aadvantage25.com or enter
by submitting an e-mail to:
sweeps@aadvantage25.com. The subject line must include buyAAmiles®;
the body of the message must include your full name, address, and your
AAdvantage® number. All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. CST on
May 31, 2006. Once submitted, all entries become the exclusive property
of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged nor will they be returned. Limit
one entry per person.
3. PRIZE DETAILS. Ten (10) Grand Prizes, each consisting of 25,000
AAdvantage® miles (approximate retail value (ARV): $625 (each)) Total
ARV of all prizes: $6,250. Winners are responsible for any applicable
fees, service charges, surcharges or passenger facility charges, and all
insurance, federal, state and local taxes, if any, and gratuities,
meals, incidentals and any other unspecified expenses associated with
acceptance or use of the Prize. Prizes are provided “as is” and without
any warranty of any kind. Prizes are non-transferable. No cash
redemption or prize substitution allowed by winner. Sponsor reserves the
right to substitute prize of equal or greater value if advertised prize
becomes unavailable. Limit one prize per household/family.
4. DRAWING AND AWARDING OF PRIZES. On or about June 15, 2006, a random
drawing will be conducted from among all eligible entries received by
Sponsor. An independent judging organization (“Administrator”) will
select the winners in a random drawing from among all eligible entries
received by Sponsor. The Administrator’s decisions will be final in all
matters relating to this sweepstakes. The potential winners will be
notified by phone and/or certified mail. The potential winners may be
required to sign an affidavit of eligibility (which affirms that he/she
has complied with these rules) as well as a liability release, and where
legal, a publicity release, each of which, if issued, must be completed,
signed and returned within 14 days from date of issuance, or the prize
will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. If any prize,
prize notification or attempted notification is returned as
undeliverable, the prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to an
alternate winner. Except where prohibited, acceptance of a prize
constitutes winner’s’ consent to use of his/her name and/or photograph
without further compensation for advertising, promotional and publicity
purposes by Sponsor. By accepting prize, winners acknowledge compliance
with these official rules.
5. ODDS. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries
received.
6. ELIGIBILITY. Sweepstakes open to individuals legally residing in the
50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or
older at the time of entry. Employees and agents of Sponsor,
Administrator and each of their parents and affiliates, agencies,
distributors, wholesalers and retailers, and members of such employees’
immediate families and individuals living in the same household with
such employees, are not eligible to win. Void in Puerto Rico and where
prohibited or otherwise restricted by law.
7. MILES TERMS. AAdvantage miles will be credited to the AAdvantage
account of each winner, who must provide a valid AAdvantage membership
number in order to receive the mileage credit. Winners who are not
AAdvantage members may join at no cost online at
www.aa.com or by calling the AAdvantage
membership desk at 1-800-882-8880. The credited miles may thereafter be
redeemed in any manner consistent with the AAdvantage Member Guide and
Program Rules (the “AAdvantage Rules”), which are subject to change at
any time without notice. American Airlines reserves the right to change
the AAdvantage program rules, regulations, travel awards and offers at
any time without notice and to end the AAdvantage program upon six (6)
months notice. Travel using AAdvantage miles is subject to governmental
regulation, availability, capacity controls, embargo dates and certain
other restrictions, which may include a Saturday night stay, all of
which are subject to change at the sole discretion of American Airlines.
American Airlines is not responsible for products or services offered by
other participating companies. For complete AAdvantage program details,
visit www.aa.com/aadvantage.
Sponsor is not liable for any expense incurred as a consequence of a
flight cancellation or flight delay.
8. AADVANTAGE® MILE VOUCHER TERMS. Voucher is not redeemable for cash.
Voucher may not be transferred, purchased, sold or bartered. Only
original vouchers will be honored. Voucher is void if reproduced,
altered, counterfeited, obtained or used improperly. Lost, stolen,
damaged or destroyed vouchers will not be replaced by American Airlines.
Determination of income tax liability on mileage vouchers and AAdvantage
travel awards is the responsibility of the holder. The holder of this
voucher has only the limited right to surrender same to American
Airlines in accordance with rules and conditions stated herein for
crediting of mileage at American Airlines subject to all AAdvantage
program rules and regulations. Voucher must be deposited online at
www.depositAAmiles.com.
Mileage credit can be deposited only once on or before the expiration
date. American Airlines reserves the right to change the AAdvantage
program rules, regulations, travel awards and offers at any time,
without notice and to end the AAdvantage program upon six (6) months
notice. Travel using AAdvantage miles is subject to governmental
regulation, availability, capacity controls, embargo dates and certain
other restrictions, which may include a Saturday night stay, all of
which are subject to change at the sole discretion of American Airlines.
American Airlines is not responsible for products or services offered by
other participating companies. For complete AAdvantage program details,
visit www.aa.com. For complete
depositAAmiles program details, visit
www.depositAAmiles.com.
9. USE OF DATA. Sponsor will be collecting personal data about
participants online, in accordance with its privacy policy. Please
review the Sponsor's privacy policy at
www.aa.com/privacy. By
participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants hereby agree to Sponsor's
collection and usage of their personal information and acknowledge that
they have read and accepted Sponsor's privacy policy.
10. OTHER CONDITIONS. All federal, state and local laws and regulations
apply. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel,
terminate, modify or suspend this sweepstakes or any portion hereof, or
to disqualify any individual implicated in any of the following actions,
if for any reason: (a) infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering,
unauthorized intervention, actions by entrants, fraud, technical
failures, or any other causes which, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, corrupt
or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper
conduct of the sweepstakes, (b) the sweepstakes or any website
associated therewith (or any portion thereof) becomes corrupted or does
not allow the proper processing of entries per these rules, or (c) the
sweepstakes is otherwise not capable of running as planned by Sponsor.
By entering, participants agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor,
Administrator and each of their parents, subsidiaries, affiliates,
divisions, advertising and promotional agencies, wholesalers and
retailers, and each of the foregoing entities’ employees, officers,
directors, shareholders and agents (collectively the “Released
Parties”), from and against any and all claims, actions and/or liability
for any injuries or death, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in
connection with participation in and/or entry into the sweepstakes or
acceptance or use of any prize. The Released Parties are not responsible
or liable for any incorrect or inaccurate entry information, and assume
no responsibility for (i) any error, omission, interruption, defect or
delay in operation or transmission at any website, (ii) failure of any
entry to be received by Sponsor due to technical problems, human error
or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, (iii)
communications line, hardware and/or software failures, (iv) damage to
any computer (software or hardware) resulting from participation in the
sweepstakes, (v) theft or destruction of, tampering with, unauthorized
access to, or alteration of entries and/or entry information, or (vi)
entries which are late, lost, stolen, damaged, illegible, unintelligible
and/or postage due (or any combination thereof). By entering, entrants
agree to comply with these rules. Any entrant who attempts to tamper
with this sweepstakes in any way shall be disqualified. In the event of
dispute as to who submitted an online entry, the entry will be deemed
submitted by the Authorized Account Holder of the email address
submitted at the time of entry. “Authorized Account Holder” is defined
as the natural person assigned to an email address by an Internet access
provider, on-line service provider or other organization responsible for
assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the email
address in question. Additional restrictions may apply.
11. WINNERS' LIST. For a list of winners, send a self-addressed, stamped
envelope by June 30, 2006 to: 25 Days of Celebration, 4255 Amon Carter
Blvd. MD 2729, Fort Worth, Texas 76155
12. ADMINISTRATOR. DDB Dallas, 1999 Bryan Street, Suite 2300, Dallas,
Texas 75201
13. SPONSOR. American Airlines, Inc., 4333 Amon Carter Blvd., Fort
Worth, Texas 76155
AAdvantage and AmericanAirlines are registered trademarks of American
Airlines, Inc.
Copyright 2006 American Airlines, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in
U.S.A.
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