1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.
2. How to enter: Sweepstakes begins January 17, 2012, at 12:01 A.M. EST, and ends at 11:59 P.M. EST on February 29, 2012. All online entries must be received by 11:59 P.M. EST on February 29, 2012. Mail-in entries must be postmarked by February 29, 2012, and received by March 9, 2012. To enter, fill out the questionnaire and print your name, full address, phone number, and email address. You do not need to complete the full questionnaire to be eligible. Entries may be submitted by mail or Internet. By mail: send to Allure Readers' Choice Ballot, Attn: Jennifer Daoust, 1166 Sixth Ave., 14th Floor, New York, NY 10036. By Internet, log on to allure.com/go/readers-choice, complete the online entry form, and submit it as instructed.
One entry per person/per email address/per household/per envelope. Mechanically reproduced entries are not eligible. Entries that are lost, late, damaged, illegible, incomplete, postage-due, misdirected, incorrect, garbled, or incompletely received, for any reason, including by reason of hardware, software, browser, or network failure, malfunction, congestion, or incompatibility at Sponsor's servers or elsewhere, will not be eligible. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process or the operation of the website. Use of bots or other automated process to enter is prohibited and may result in disqualification at the sole discretion of Sponsor.
Sponsor further reserves the right to cancel, terminate, or modify any promotion not capable of completion as planned, including by reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, force majeure, or technical failures of any sort. In such event, Sponsor will select a winner from entries received to date. In the event of a dispute, entries 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 who is assigned to an email address by an Internet Access Provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institute) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.
3. One (1) potential Grand Prize winner, one (1) potential First Prize winner, one (1) potential Second Prize winner, one (1) potential Third Prize winner, and two (2) potential Fourth Prize winners will be chosen in a random drawing from all entries on or about March 14, 2012, and will be notified by phone, email, or mail. If any potential winner cannot be contacted, does not respond within five (5) days, or the prize notification is returned as undeliverable, such potential winner forfeits all rights to any prize and an alternative winner may be selected. All decisions of the judges are final and binding in all respects.
4. The Grand Prize is round-trip coach airfare for two (2) from the major commercial airport closest to the winner's primary residence in the United States to Zihuatanejo, Mexico; ground transportation to and from airport in Zihuatanejo, Mexico, and the Tides Zihuatanejo; one (1) two-room suite for two (2) nights at the Tides Zihuatanejo in Zihuatanejo, Mexico; three (3) meals daily (excluding alcohol and imported beverages); one (1) facial and one (1) massage per person; one (1) daily yoga class for the winner and guest per day; and access to resort facilities (pool, gym, tennis courts, etc.) for winner and guest. The total approximate retail value of the Grand Prize package is $9,500, depending on the exact itinerary. Actual value may vary based on fluctuations in price of airfare and/or accommodations, and distance between departure and destination. Other ground transportation, meals not at the resort, and other personal charges at the lodging (e.g., minibar, movies), telephone calls, gratuities, incidentals, and all other expenses not included. Winner and travel companion must be available to travel on the same itinerary, as selected by Sponsor. Trip must be booked 60 days in advance and must be completed by March 31, 2013. Unless child of the winner, travel companion must be 18 years of age or older as of date of departure. Winner is responsible for obtaining all international travel documents.
5. The First Prize is a $500 Ulta gift card for makeup, hair products, and skin care (may be subject to certain restrictions), valid through March 31, 2013.
6. The Second Prize is a $500 Joe Fresh gift card (may be subject to certain restrictions), valid through March 31, 2013.
7. The Third Prize is an assortment of Neutrogena hair, skin care, and makeup, chosen by Sponsor. Approximate retail value of the Third Prize is $300.
8. The Fourth Prize is an Amazon Kindle Fire. The total approximate retail value of each Fourth Prize is $199.
9. Income and other taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the winners. No substitutions for the prizes, except by Sponsor, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be substituted. Prizes are nontransferable.
10. Sweepstakes open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older as of the date of entry, except for employees of Sponsor, the Strategy Group, and their immediate families and those living in the same household. Subject to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Void outside of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and where otherwise prohibited. Sponsor is not responsible for errors in the administration or fulfillment of this sweepstakes, including, without limitation, mechanical, human, printing, distribution, or production errors, and may modify or cancel this promotion based upon such error at its sole discretion without liability. Odds of winning depend on the number of entries received. By providing your email address, you grant Sponsor the right to send you commercial messages and share your address with others, unless specified otherwise as indicated on the entry form.
11. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Except where prohibited, (i) acceptance of prize constitutes consent to use winners' names and likenesses for editorial, advertising, and publicity purposes without further compensation; (ii) potential winners may be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility (including Social Security number) and liability/publicity release; and (iii) potential Grand Prize winner (and travel companion) may be required to execute release of Sponsor from any and all liability with respect to participation in the sweepstakes and/or use of the prize. Affidavits and releases must be returned within ten (10) days of attempted notification or an alternate winner may be chosen.
12. Participants agree to be bound by the above rules and regulations. Any violations of these rules may result in disqualification.
13. For the names of the winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Allure 2012 Readers' Choice Sweepstakes Winners, 4 Times Square, New York, NY 10036, after March 15, 2012, but before September 15, 2012. The sweepstakes is sponsored by Condé Nast, 4 Times Square, New York, NY 10036.