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ATHENS GETAWAY GIVEAWAY OFFICIAL RULES

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

This Ace Hotel Athens Giveaway (this “Giveaway”) is organized and sponsored by Ace Group Athens Single Member Private Company and Fenix Golf Hotel Single Member S.A. (collectively, the “Sponsor”) in accordance with the terms and conditions of these Official Rules. The entry period will start on September 26, 2024 at 9:00 AM ET Eastern Time (“ET”) and end on October 14, 2024 at 12:00 AM ET (“Entry Period”). Sponsor’s clock is the official Giveaway timekeeper:

By participating in this Giveaway, each participant unconditionally accepts and agrees to comply with and abide by these Official Rules and acknowledges that decisions of Sponsor with respect to the Giveaway shall be final and legally binding in all. Should there be conflict between Sponsor’s Terms of Use and these Official Rules, these Official Rules shall govern. If a participant does not fully agree to the terms of the Giveaway , such participant should not enter this Giveaway.

All entries are the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. One (1) Winner will be declared, and one (1) prize will be awarded to the Winner (in accordance with the procedures set out below). This Giveaway is subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations.

This Giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with Instagram or Meta Platforms, Inc., which is a third party that owns Instagram (the “Social Platform”). The Social Platform are hereby completely released of all liability by each participant in this Giveaway. Any questions, comments, or complaints regarding this Giveaway must be directed to Sponsor and not to the Social Platform.

1. ELIGIBILITY: This Giveaway is open only to persons who are legal residents of the United States (50 states or Wash., DC.) or Greece and are (at the time of participation) at least the age of majority in their state/jurisdiction of residence at the time of participation and in any case at least 18 years of age. Employees, representatives, agents, directors and officers of Sponsor and any of its affiliates (individually and collectively, “Giveaway Entities”) and their immediate families (spouse, domestic partner, children, siblings, parents, grandparents, grandchildren and step-family members) and/or people living in the same household (related or not) are not eligible to enter. The Giveaway is void where prohibited by law. The entrant may use only one (1) Email Account (an “Account”) to participate in this Giveaway.

2. HOW TO ENTER: No purchase necessary. There is one (1) entry method, which is described as follows:

During the Entry Period, eligible entrants can participate in this Giveaway by completing the following steps: (i) Visit the giveaway website (https://acehotel.com/athens/athens-giveaway/), (ii) Submit full name, email address, and Instagram handle, (iii) from your Social Platform account, you must follow Sponsor @acehotelathens, and (iv) from your Social Platform account, you must tag two friends on the Giveaway post (collectively, an “Eligible Entry”). Each Eligible Entry will receive one (1) entry in this Giveaway.

Each eligible entry received during the Entry Period is herein referred to as an “Entry” and collectively as the “Entries”.

By participating in this Giveaway, each entrant (“Entrant”) represents and warrants that his/her Eligible Submission is original, he/she owns all right and title thereto, and his/her Eligible Submission does not infringe any third party intellectual property rights. Entrants agree to assign and hereby do assign to Sponsor the ownership rights to all Eligible Submissions. Upon the Sponsor’s request, Entrant’s agree to sign any further document(s) as may be deemed necessary by the Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion to perfect, or give full effect, to such grant and assignment. Once an Entrant submits an Eligible Submission, it cannot be changed or deleted. Eligible Submissions will be reviewed for content by Sponsor and Sponsor reserves the right to remove any Eligible Submission, in its sole and absolute discretion. If this Giveaway is not completed in accordance with these Official Rules the participant’s Eligible Submission will be voided. Eligible Submissions made by any other individual or any entity, including but not limited to commercial Giveaway subscription notification and/or entering services, will be declared invalid and disqualified for this Giveaway. Tampering with the entry process or the operation of this Giveaway is prohibited and any submissions deemed by Sponsor, in its sole and absolute discretion, to have been entered in this manner will be void. Eligible Submissions generated by a script, macro, or other automated means will be disqualified. Eligible Submissions that are incomplete, garbled, corrupted, or unintelligible for any reason, including, but not limited to, computer or network malfunction or congestion, are void and will not be accepted. In case of a dispute over the identity of an Entrant, the authorized account holder of the email account used to enter the Eligible Submission will be deemed to be the Entrant. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the person who is assigned to an email address by a service provider. Entrants may not share the same email address. Eligible Submissions will be disqualified if they are forged, falsified, altered or improperly tampered with in any way or if Sponsor determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that any Eligible Submission does not meet the eligibility and other criteria outlined herein.

3. ENTRANT RULES & ELIGIBLE SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS.

By participating in this Giveaway, each Entrant hereby warrants and represents that any materials associated with his/her Eligible Submission (“Entry Materials”):

  1. are original to him/her and/or that the entrant has obtained all necessary rights in and to the Entry Materials for the purposes of submitting such Entry Materials in this Giveaway;
  2. do not violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation;
  3. do not contain any reference to or likeness of any identifiable third parties, unless consent has been obtained from all such individuals and their parent/legal guardian if they are under the legal age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence;
  4. will not give rise to any claims whatsoever, including, without limitation, claims of infringement, invasion of privacy or publicity, or infringe on any rights and/or interests of any third party; and
  5. are not defamatory, trade libelous, pornographic or obscene, and further that such Entry Materials will not contain, depict, include, discuss or involve, without limitation, any of the following: nudity; alcohol/drug consumption or smoking; explicit or graphic sexual activity, or sexual innuendo; crude, vulgar or offensive language and/or symbols; derogatory characterizations of any ethnic, racial, sexual, religious or other groups (including, without limitation, any competitors of Sponsor); content that endorses, condones and/or discusses any illegal, inappropriate or risky behavior or conduct; personal information of individuals, including, without limitation, names, telephone numbers and addresses (physical or electronic); commercial messages, comparisons or solicitations for products or services other than products of Sponsor; any identifiable third party products, trade-marks, brands and/or logos, other than those of Sponsor (e.g. any clothing worn and/or products appearing in your Entry Materials must not contain any visible logos, trade-marks or other third party materials unless the appropriate consents have been obtained; conduct or other activities in violation of these rules; and/or any other materials that are or could be considered inappropriate, unsuitable or offensive, all as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.

Sponsor reserves the right to screen all Entry Materials. Any Entry Materials that Sponsor deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the terms and conditions set forth in these rules are subject to disqualification. Sponsor reserves the right, at any time and for any reason, to remove any Entry Materials (or any part thereof) and/or to request an entrant to modify, edit and/or re-submit his or her Entry Materials (or any part thereof) in order to ensure that the Entry Materials comply with these rules, or for any other reason. If such an action is necessary at any point during or after this Giveaway, then Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to take whatever action it deems necessary based on the circumstances – including, without limitation, disqualifying the Entry Materials and Entrant (and therefore the corresponding Entry) to help ensure that this Giveaway is being conducted in accordance with Sponsor’s interpretation of the letter and spirit of these rules.

4. RANDOM DRAWING: A random drawing will be held after the close of the Entry Period. One (1) Entry will be drawn from amongst all eligible Entries received prior to the close of the Entry Period, as determined by the Sponsor at its sole discretion. The Entry drawn will be declared the potential “Winner”. Entrants are not required to be present to win. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible Entries received.

Odds of winning a prize available depend on the total number of eligible Entries received during the Entry Period. AN ENTRANT IS NOT AN OFFICIAL WINNER UNLESS AND UNTIL ENTRANT’S ELIGIBILITY HAS BEEN VERIFIED, THE SPONSOR’S REQUIRED PRIZE DOCUMENT(S) ARE COMPLETED AND RETURNED, AND THE ENTRANT HAS BEEN ADVISED BY SPONSOR THAT VERIFICATION IS COMPLETE.

5. NOTIFICATION / PRIZE ACCEPTANCE: The potential Winner will be notified by Sponsor via e-mail within seven (7) calendar days after the random drawing is held. Any potential Winner must accept the prize by return email. Sponsor shall have no liability for any notification that is not received by a potential Winner for any reason. If a potential Winner does not respond to notification and accept the prize as required herein or if prize notification is returned as unclaimed or undeliverable, such potential Winner will be disqualified and forfeit the prize. If a potential Winner is found to be ineligible, has not complied with these Official Rules or declines the prize such potential Winner will be disqualified and forfeit the prize. If a potential Winner is disqualified or forfeits prize, Sponsor may, but shall not be required to, select an alternate potential Winner from amongst all remaining eligible Entries. All expenses on receipt and use of prize are the sole responsibility of the applicable Winner.

6. PRIZE: There are five (5) prizes available to be awarded in the Giveaway in total. The prize to be awarded to each Winner is:

Prize Description Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”)
One (1) Two Night Stay in a Standard Room at Ace Hotel Athens between October 2024 and May 2025* $1800 /€1612 
TOTAL ARV: $1800 /€1612 

* Subject to Availability and Black Out Dates

Each prize is non-assignable and non-transferable and has no credit or cash value. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to substitute a prize for one of equal or greater value, for any reason. Each prize will be mailed to each Winner’s street mailing address (cannot ship to a post office box) via regular ground mail or in another manner selected by Sponsor in its sole discretion. The Released Parties (defined below) are not responsible for any delay in the availability or delivery of a prize for any reason whatsoever (including without limitation, delays due to health risks or governmental restrictions, such as those that may be implemented to mitigate COVID-19 transmission) – no confirmed winner nor any other person or entity will be compensated in the event of such delay. The prize ARV represents Sponsor’s good faith determination, is final and binding and cannot be challenged or appealed. All income and other taxes (federal, state and local) on the prize are the sole responsibility of the applicable Winner.

7. PUBLICITY RELEASE: The Sponsor will use Winner’s name, statements about the Giveaway, product review(s), testimonial (in whole or part), prize information or other likeness (collectively, “Attributes”) for transparency purposes and for advertising and/or publicity purposes worldwide and in all forms of media now known or hereafter devised, in perpetuity, without further compensation or authorization (except where prohibited by law) and each Winner releases Sponsor from all claims arising out of the use of such Attributes.

8. ENTRY CONDITIONS AND RELEASES: By participating in this Giveaway, EACH ENTRANT AGREES for his/her and for his/her heirs, executors, administrators, representatives, insurers and assigns: (A) to release and hold harmless and indemnify the Giveaway Entities, Instagram, Inc., all individuals and entities involved in fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting this Giveaway, and each of their respective past and present officers, directors, parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, representatives, licensees and agents (collectively, “Released Parties”) from any and all claims, expenses, liabilities, personal injury, death, illness, property loss, litigation or damages of any kind to persons and/or property (including but not limited to invasion of privacy under appropriation, intrusion, public disclosure of private facts, false light in the public eye or other legal theory, defamation, slander, libel, violation of right of publicity, infringement of trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights) that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, arising out of such Entrant’s participation in Giveaway and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use and/or misuse of a prize; and (B) to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Released Parties from and against any and all claims, expenses and/or liabilities arising out of or relating to such Entrant’s participation in this Giveaway and/or his/her acceptance, use and/or misuse of a prize. Released Parties are not responsible for, and each Entrant hereby releases the Released Parties from, any claims arising from: (i) lost, late, illegible, mutilated, misdirected, damaged, corrupted, inaccessible, inaccurate or incomplete Eligible Submissions, Entries, and Eligible Submissions or Entries not received by the time designated for an Entry Period; (ii) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunctions or interruptions of any computer, equipment, cable, network, hardware or software, programming, or technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet; (iii) unauthorized human intervention in the entry process or technical or human error which may occur in the administration of or processing of Eligible Submissions or Entries in this Giveaway; (iv) any injury or damage to persons or property, including but not limited to participant’s computer, hardware or software, including which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from participation in this Giveaway; and (vi) theft, tampering, destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of Eligible Submissions. Sponsor is not responsible for any electronic or typographical errors in the printing, advertisement or reproduction of these Official Rules, in any advertisement or promotional material related to this Giveaway (print or online) or in administration of this Giveaway including but not limited to prize depiction or announcement of the Winner.

9. DISQUALIFICATION/FORCE MAJEURE: Sponsor reserves the right to modify, extend or terminate this Giveaway if it determines, in its sole discretion, that this Giveaway is technically impaired or corrupted or that fraud or technical problems, failures or malfunctions or other causes beyond Sponsor’s control have destroyed or severely undermined or to any degree impaired the integrity, administration, security, proper play and/or feasibility of this Giveaway as contemplated herein. If an insufficient number of eligible Entries are received and/or Sponsor is prevented from awarding the prizes or continuing with this Giveaway as contemplated herein by any event beyond its control, including but not limited to fire, flood, natural or man-made epidemic of health or other means, earthquake, explosion, labor dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, satellite or equipment failure, riot or civil disturbance, terrorist threat or activity, war (declared or undeclared) or any federal, state or local government law, order, or regulation, public health crisis or governmental restrictions implemented to mitigate a public health crisis (e.g. due to ZIKA virus or COVID-19), order of any court or jurisdiction, or other cause not reasonably within Sponsor’s control (each a “Force Majeure” event or occurrence), Sponsor shall have the right to modify, extend or terminate this Giveaway. If this Giveaway is terminated before the designated end date, Sponsor will (if possible) select the potential Winner in a random drawing from all eligible, non-suspect Entries received as of the date of the event giving rise to the termination. Inclusion in such drawing shall be each participant’s sole and exclusive remedy under such circumstances.

10. DISPUTES: Except where prohibited, Entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Giveaway or the prizes awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, in accordance with the Official Rules and the applicable law; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Giveaway, but in no event attorneys’ or legal fees; and (3) unless otherwise prohibited, under no circumstances will participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and participant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, Greek law without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules, which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Greece. As a condition of participating, participants agree that any and all disputes which cannot be resolved between the parties, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Promotion, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively before a court located in Athens having jurisdiction.

11. OFFICIAL RULES: For these Official Rules or the name of the Winners, please email Sponsor at socialmedia@acehotel.com. Requests must be received by December 31, 2024.

12. PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION: The Sponsor will collect and further process, as a controller, the Entrants’ personal data for the purposes of the present Giveaway and on the basis of the present Official Rules. The legal basis for the processing of the Entrants’ personal data is their participation in this Giveaway (performance of contract). In principle, the Sponsor will not disclose the Entrants’ personal data to any third parties, except to its trusted external service providers and solely to the extent that this is necessary for the services provided to the Sponsor, such as information technology service providers and mailing services providers. In case your personal data is transferred to a third country, outside the European Economic Area, or an international organization, the Sponsor ensures that an adequate level of protection is in place to safeguard your rights and freedoms. For further information on how the Sponsor protects personal data when transferred outside the European Economic Area or in order to obtain a copy of the safeguards we implement to protect personal data when transferred outside the European Economic Area, please contact socialmedia@acehotel.com. The Winners’ personal data, as described under 7 “PUBLIC RELEASE” above, will be made publicly available based on the Sponsor’s legitimate interest for transparency purposes and marketing purposes. The Entrants’ personal data will be retained by the Sponsor for as long as absolutely necessary for the completion of the winners’ drawing procedure and the Winners’ personal data will be kept for as long as absolutely necessary until the prizes are claimed (i.e., end of stay at Ace Hotel & Swim Club Athens). Entrants and Winners have the right to request access to and rectification or erasure of their personal data or restriction of processing or to object to the processing of their personal as well as the right to data portability, subject to conditions provided by applicable law. Where applicable, they also have the right to withdraw consent. To exercise the above mentioned data protection rights, Entrants and Winners can contact the Sponsor at socialmedia@acehotel.com. Moreover, Entrants and Winners have the right to lodge a complaint with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (1-3 Kifisias Avenue, 115 28 Athens, 210 6475600, https://www.dpa.gr/el/polites/katagelia_stin_arxi).