Brightline Family Fun Sweepstakes Official Rules

INTRODUCTION:

These Official Rules govern the Brightline Family Fun Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) sponsored by Brightline Trains Florida, LLC (“Sponsor”) and are binding on everyone who participates in the Sweepstakes.

PRIZES:

There will be four (4) Grand Prizes (each a “Grand Prize”) awarded. Each Grand Prize winner (“Grand Prize Winner”) will receive the following Grand Prize:

Three (3) nights standard hotel accommodation (one room, quadruple occupancy, room and tax only) at Universal Cabana Bay Beach Resort or at another Universal Orlando Resort Hotel (as determined by Universal Orlando in their sole discretion);
One (1) Brightline PREMIUM Round Trip Ticket for winner and up to three (3) guests for travel to/from one of Brightline’s South Florida train stations (West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Aventura or Miami) and Brightline’s Orlando train station;
Non-exclusive Ground transportation to and from station and hotel in Orlando, FL; and
Four (4) Universal Orlando 3-Park 3-Day Park-to-Park tickets for admission to Universal Studios Florida and Universal Islands of Adventure theme parks, and Universal Volcano Bay water theme park for Grand Prize Winner and up to three (3) Guests.

Each Grand Prize has an approximate Fair Market Value (“FMV”) of Three Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty-Seven and 95/100 Dollars ($3,927.95). The travel window for the Prize expires on December 31, 2024. If travel does not occur prior to the expiration date, the Prize will be forfeited without further or alternative compensation. Travel dates and arrangements are subject to holiday, blackout dates, and other prize and travel restrictions. Travel dates are subject to Universal Orlando and Sponsor approval. Reservations are subject to availability. Trip must be booked at least sixty (60) days prior to intended departure date. If Winner elects to partake in any or all portions of his/her Prize with fewer than the allotted number of Guests or no Guests, the Prize will be awarded to Winner and each participating Guest and any remainder of the Prize will be forfeited and shall not be subject to further or alternative compensation. All elements of the Prize must be redeemed at the same time, and no changes will be permitted after confirmation of any redemption. If Winner is between the ages of eighteen (18) and twenty-one (21), he/she must be accompanied by an adult of at least twenty-one (21) years of age in order to check into the hotel. Unless child or ward of Winner or one of the allotted Guests, each Guest must be eighteen (18) years of age or older as of the date of departure and must travel on the same itinerary and at the same time as the Winner. FMV of Prize may vary depending upon time of departure; any difference between stated FMV and final FMV of Prize will not be awarded. Prize consists only of the elements expressly set forth above; no other elements or expenses (including, without limitation, insurance, meals, unspecified ground transportation, phone calls, baggage, gratuities, incidentals, souvenirs, gasoline, etc.) are included in the Prize and all such expenses are the sole responsibility of Winner. Winner is responsible for any taxes and/or expenses, including applicable departure taxes or fees, inspection charges, baggage fees, and security charges. Winner and Guests are responsible for obtaining, at their own expense, any necessary travel documentation (i.e. valid photo identification, visas, passports, etc.) prior to travel. Once issued, tickets are nontransferable and may not be reissued once travel has commenced. Open tickets may not be issued and stopovers are not permitted. Travel arrangements must be made through Universal Orlando. Prizes are non-transferable and have no cash value. All unclaimed and/or unused Prizes or portion thereof will remain the property of Universal Orlando and/or Sponsor and may not be sold, exchanged or otherwise transferred by winner nor used by Sponsor, its agencies or clients. Winner and Guests must travel at the same time and must depart from the same city. All details of the Universal Orlando Prizes will be determined by Universal Orlando and/or Sponsor in their sole discretion and Universal Orlando and/or Sponsor reserve the right to substitute a similar prize or prize element of comparable value.

All theme park and show tickets are valid during normal operating hours only. Operating hours and availability of attraction and shows are subject to change without notice. Some special events may be separately ticketed. Universal Orlando reserves the right to change the name of any ticket. Unless otherwise noted, all theme park and show tickets specifically exclude admission to special or separately ticketed ‘hard ticket’ entertainment events at any of the theme parks, hotels, or within any of the Universal CityWalk venues such as Hard Rock Live®.

In connection with any visit to Universal Orlando Resort, please be advised that Universal Orlando’s policies, CDC guidelines, and the recommendations of health officials must be followed. In addition, guests should be aware of and comply with government guidelines regarding travel restrictions and mandatory quarantines before visiting any Universal Orlando destination. Please note that any public location where people are present provides an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19, and Universal Orlando cannot guarantee that any person will not be exposed during a visit.

ELIGIBILITY:

The Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the State of Florida (where not prohibited by law) who are eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry. If the Grand Prize Winner is between the ages of eighteen (18) and twenty-one (21) years of age, he/she/they must be accompanied by an adult, who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age in order to check into the hotel. Minor guests, if any, must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Employees and officers of Brightline Trains Florida LLC, or any of its affiliates, and any immediate family members (spouses, parents, children, and siblings and their spouses) or members of the same households (whether related or not) of such individuals are not eligible to enter or win. Sponsor reserves the right to verify the eligibility of each entrant.

HOW TO ENTER:

Each individual meeting the Eligibility Requirements during the Submission Period will automatically qualify for the sweepstakes. All entrants must fill out the entry form via this link: gobrightline.com/offers/sweepstakes/family-fun. Only one entry in the Sweepstakes per email account.

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER THE SWEEPSTAKES.

SWEEPTSTAKES ENTRY SUBMISSION PERIOD:

The period to submit sweepstakes entries begins on August 7, 2024, at 12:01 PM EST and ends on August 28, 2024, at 11:59 PM EST (the “Submission Period”). Entries must be received during the Submission Period to be eligible.

SELECTION OF SWEEPSTAKES WINNERS:

Four (4) winning entries of the Sweepstakes will be selected from among all eligible entries via a random drawing to be conducted on August 29, 2024.

NOTIFICATION:

The winners will be notified via the email address provided upon entry by marketing@gobrightline.com. Each entrant is responsible for monitoring his/her email address for prize notification. A winner must respond within two business days following receipt of prize notification (the “Prize Claim Period”) in order to claim his/her prize(s). In order to claim (a) prize(s), a winner must have or create a Brightline account, provide Sponsor an email address associated with the Brightline account, and proof of eligibility. The Brightline account must stay subscribed to Brightline’s email database for the duration of the Prize Claim Period for the winner to claim the Sweepstakes prize. A winner’s failure to create a Brightline account and to provide to Sponsor the valid email address associated with such account within the Prize Claim Period shall be deemed such winner’s forfeit of the prize(s) and an alternate winner will be selected. Once a winner claims his/her prize(s) during the Prize Claim Period, a member of Universal Orlando’s Promotion Fulfillment Department will send the Prize Package winner a congratulatory letter and winner’s questionnaire, providing instructions as to how to claim the Prize Package provided by Universal Orlando. The winner will return the questionnaire to Universal Orlando’s Promotion Fulfillment Department, who will in turn make the necessary travel arrangements for the hotel accommodations and tickets for admission to the Universal Orlando theme parks in Orlando, Florida.

To obtain a copy of the Sweepstakes winner’s names, the request should be emailed to the Sponsor: Brightline Trains Florida LLC, marketing@gobrightline.com. Subject Line: Attn: Legal Department – Brightline x Universal Orlando Resort Sweepstakes. Requests must be received no later than January 15, 2025.

GENERAL RULES:

All entrants acknowledge that the results of the Sweepstakes, as determined by the Sponsor and its agents in their sole discretion, shall be final in all respects. All entries must be complete to be valid, which includes providing a name, address, and email address. Sponsor may require each winner to provide an affidavit of eligibility, a liability release, a publicity release (where legal), and/or an IRS W-9 form.

The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited or restricted by applicable law. Except as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, no substitution of any prize is offered, no transfer of any prize to a third party is permitted, and no prize may be redeemed for cash value. Some restrictions may apply.

Prizes are non-transferable and have no cash value. Any difference between stated FMV and final FMV of the prize will not be awarded. Grand Prize consists only of the elements expressly set forth above; no other elements or expenses (including, without limitation, air travel, insurance, meals, unspecified ground transportation, phone calls, baggage, gratuities, incidentals, souvenirs, gasoline, etc.) are included in the prize, and all such expenses are the sole responsibility of the winner. Hotel accommodations do not include meals, incidentals, tips, telephone calls, or any other personal expenses incurred during the trip, not specified here. Theme park tickets are valid during normal operating hours only. Operating hours and availability of attractions and shows are subject to change without notice. Some special events may be separately ticketed. Universal Orlando reserves the right to change the name of all tickets. Unless otherwise indicated, all tickets specifically exclude admission to special or separately ticketed “hard ticket” entertainment events at any of the theme parks, hotels, or within any of the Universal CityWalk venues such as Hard Rock Live®.

All parts of the prize selected are subject to availability and blackout dates and subject to change without written notice or warning. Should an act of God, hurricane, war, fire, rail accident, riot, earthquake, act of public enemies, actions of governmental authorities, epidemics, pandemics and the spread of infectious diseases, including without limitation COVID-19 (as defined by the World Health Organization and any of the strains, variants or mutations thereof), and any related governmental or judicial actions taken in connection with, or as a response to, any such event, or any other event beyond the reasonable control of a party, whether or not existing, known, foreseen, or foreseeable at the time this promotion occurs, render the redemption or fulfillment of some or all of the prize delayed, hindered, adversely affected, impracticable, or impossible, Universal in its sole and absolute discretion, reserves the right to evaluate and make modifications to the redemption and fulfillment processes and timelines for any prize or portion of the prize elements that Universal Orlando is responsible for, which may include but is not limited to providing additional time for redemption and/or fulfillment. Should the prize become unavailable, experiences and items of a similar nature and value may be offered.

Universal City Development Partners, Ltd. d/b/a Universal Orlando Resort (“Universal Orlando”) is a prize supplier only in this Sweepstakes, is not a sponsor of this Sweepstakes and is not responsible for the administration of the Sweepstakes, the collection of entries, or the selection of any winner. Any disputes, claims, and causes of action against Universal Orlando arising out of or relating to any person’s use of or participation in any portion of the prize elements provided by Universal Orlando shall be resolved by applying the laws of Florida, without regard to conflict of laws provisions therein, and shall be solely and exclusively brought in state or federal courts within Orange County, Florida. Such claims shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and all such claims shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event to include attorneys’ fees.

In connection with any visit to Universal Orlando Resort, please be advised that Universal’s policies, CDC guidelines, and the recommendations of health officials must be followed. In addition, guests should be aware of and comply with government guidelines regarding travel restrictions and mandatory quarantines before visiting any Universal destination. Please note that any public location where people are present provides an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19, and Universal cannot guarantee that any person will not be exposed during a visit.

Use of Brightline train tickets is subject to Brightline’s Terms of Services which can be found at https://www.gobrightline.com/terms-of-service.

ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OR USE OF ANY PRIZE IS SOLELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNER.

In no event will Sponsor be liable to award more than the number of prizes stated in these Official Rules. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. BY ENTERING THIS SWEEPSTAKES, ALL SWEEPSTAKES ENTRANTS AGREE TO WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT.

Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual (i) suspected of tampering with the entry process or the operation of the sweepstakes, (ii) acting in a manner deemed by Sponsor to be in violation of these Official Rules, or (iii) acting in a manner deemed by Sponsor to be unsportsmanlike or disruptive, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person.

ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR TO UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES IS A POTENTIAL VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND/OR CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND COSTS (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

Sponsor assumes no responsibility or liability for (i) any incorrect or inaccurate registration or entry information, or for any faulty, failed, garbled or jumbled electronic data transmissions; (ii) any unauthorized access to or theft, destruction, or alteration of any submission at any point in the operation of the sweepstakes; (iii) any technical malfunction, failure, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or communications line failure, regardless of cause, with regard to any equipment, systems, networks, lines, satellites, servers, computers or providers utilized in any aspect of the sweepstakes; (iv) inaccessibility or unavailability of the Internet; or (v) any bodily injury or property damage suffered by an entrant or any other person which may be related to or resulting from any attempt to participate in the sweepstakes.

If for any reason, the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned for any reason, including, without limitation, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which may corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, then Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the sweepstakes in whole or in part.

All Sweepstakes entrants, as a condition of entry into the Sweepstakes, agree that Sponsor, anyone acting on behalf of Sponsor, or any of their 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, an entrant’s entry, including, without limitation, the entry and winner’s name, portrait, picture, voice, likeness, image or statements about the Sweepstakes, and biographical information as news, publicity or information and for trade, advertising, public relations and promotional purposes without any further compensation.

All entrants, as a condition of entry into the Sweepstakes, agree to release Sponsor and Universal City Development Partners, Ltd. d/b/a Universal Orlando Resort from and against any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages, or losses to persons or property which may be sustained in connection with (i) accessing the internet; (ii) submitting an entry or otherwise participating in any aspect of the Sweepstakes; (iii) the receipt, ownership or use of any prize awarded; (iv) preparing for, participating in, attending or traveling to and/or from any prize-related activity; or (v) any typographical or other error in these Official Rules or the announcement or offering of any prize.

Each Sweepstakes winner shall bear the risk of loss to such winner’s prize after it has been delivered. By accepting any prize, each winner agrees for himself/herself and for his/her heirs, executors, and administrators to release and indemnify and hold Sponsor, Universal City Development Partners, Ltd. d/b/a/ Universal Orlando Resort, and their parent(s), affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees and representatives harmless from any and all liability for any loss, harm, damages, costs or expenses, including, without limitation, property damage, personal injury and/or death, arising out of (i) participating (or attempting to participate) in the Sweepstakes; (ii) the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize; (iii) preparing for, participating in and/or traveling to or from any prize related activity; and (iv) any claims based on infringement, rights of publicity, rights of privacy, defamation, or prize delivery.

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