Annual Giveaway rules and regulations

NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE THE CHANCES OF WINNING.

1. Eligibility: Cocos Island CR Annual Contest (the “Sweepstakes”) is open only to those who are invited to participate as well as existing customers and who are 18 years old or older. The sweepstakes is only open to legal residents of the United States of America and is void where prohibited by law. Employees Cocos Island CR (the “Sponsor”) their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, suppliers and their immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible to participate in the Sweepstakes. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited.
 

2. Agreement to Rules: By participating, you agree to be fully unconditionally bound by these Rules, and you represent and warrant that you meet the eligibility requirements set forth herein. In addition, you agree to accept the decisions of Cocos Island CR, as final and binding as it relates to the content. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable Costa Rican and International Travel laws.

3. Sweepstakes Period: Entries will be accepted by our sponsors, website and clientele starting on or about December 11th 2023 and ending November 15th 2024. All entries must be received by November 15th 2024 11:59PM EST.

4. How to Enter: The Sweepstakes must be entered by submitting an entry, our anyone who has purchased products from us in the past. The entry must fulfill all sweepstakes requirements, as specified, to be eligible to win a prize. Entries that are not complete or do not adhere to the rules or specifications may be disqualified at the sole discretion of Cocos Island CR. You may enter only once and you must fill in the information requested. If you use fraudulent methods or otherwise attempt to circumvent the rules your submission may be removed from eligibility at the sole discretion of Cocos Island CR. 

5. Prizes: Winners will receive a phone call from our legal department to inform the results, Actual/appraised value may differ at time of prize award. The specifics of the prize shall be solely determined by the Sponsor. No cash or other prize substitution permitted except at Sponsor's discretion. The prize is nontransferable. Any and all prize related expenses, including without limitation any and all federal, state, and/or local taxes shall be the sole responsibility of the winner. No substitution of prize or transfer/assignment of prize to others or request for the cash equivalent by winners is permitted. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission for Cocos Island CR to use winner's name, likeness, and entry for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation, unless prohibited by law or requested by the winner.

6. Odds: The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

7. Winner selection and notification: Winners of the Cocos Island CR Annual Contest will be selected in a random drawing under the supervision of the Sponsor. Winners will be notified via mail to the address registered, followed by a phone call from our legal department. Cocos Island CR shall have no liability for a winner's failure to receive notices due to winners' spam, junk mail or other security settings or for winners' provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information. If the selected winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim the prize within 1 year from the time the award notification was sent, or fails to timely return a completed and executed declaration and releases as required, prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner selected. 

The receipt by winner of the prize offered in Cocos Island CR Annual Contest is conditioned upon compliance with any and all Costa Rican  laws and regulations. ANY VIOLATION OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES BY ANY WINNER (AT SPONSOR'S SOLE DISCRETION) WILL RESULT IN SUCH WINNER'S DISQUALIFICATION AS WINNER OF THE SWEEPSTAKES AND ALL PRIVILEGES AS WINNER WILL BE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED.

8. Rights Granted by you: By entering this content you understand that Cocos Island CR anyone acting on behalf of Cocos Island CR or its respective licensees, successors and assigns will have the right, where permitted by law, without any further notice, review or consent to print, publish, broadcast, distribute, and use, worldwide in any media now known or hereafter in perpetuity and throughout the World, your entry, including, without limitation, the entry and winner's name, portrait, picture, voice, likeness, image or statements about the Cocos Island CR Annual Contest, and biographical information as news, publicity or information and for trade, advertising, public relations and promotional purposes without any further compensation.

9. Terms: Cocos Island CR reserves the right, in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Cocos Island CR Annual Contest should (in its sole discretion) a virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention, fraud or other causes beyond its control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Cocos Island CR Annual Contest. In such case Cocos Island CR may select the recipients from all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by Cocos Island CR. Cocos Island CR reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or website or violates these Terms & Conditions.

Cocos Island CR has the right, in its sole discretion, to maintain the integrity of the Sweepstakes, to void votes for any reason, including, but not limited to; multiple entries from the same user from different IP addresses; multiple entries from the same computer in excess of that allowed by sweepstakes rules; or the use of bots, macros or scripts or other technical means for entering.

Any attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made; Cocos Island CRreserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.
 

By entering the Sweepstakes you agree to receive mail newsletters periodically from Cocos Island CR. You can opt-out of receiving this communication at any time by contacting our call center.

10. Limitation of Liability: By entering you agree to release and hold harmless Cocos Island CRand its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers and directors from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, claim or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from (i) such entrant's participation in the sweepstakes and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize or any portion thereof, (ii) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunctioning of any computer, cable, network, hardware or software; (iii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions or telephone or Internet service; (iv) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; (v) electronic or human error which may occur in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries.

11. Disputes: Cocos Island CR Annual Sweepstakes IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE Costa Rica, WITHOUT RESPECT TO CONFLICT OF LAW DOCTRINES. As a condition of participating Cocos Island CR Annual Contest, participant agrees that any and all disputes which cannot be resolved between the parties, and causes of action arising out of or connected with Cocos Island CR Annual Contest, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively before a court located in San Jose, Costa Rica having jurisdiction. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances will participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, including reasonable attorneys' fees, other than participant's actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e., costs associated with entering Cocos Island CR Annual Contest), and participant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.

12. Privacy Policy:  Information submitted with an entry is subject to the Privacy Policy stated on the Cocos Island CR Web Site. To read the Privacy Policy, please contact Cocos Island CR.

13. Winners List: For security purposes no winners list will be published on any social media. Winners will be contacted by Cocos Island CR legal department at the time given.