VinFast VF 8 Vinpearl Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”)
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS INTENDED FOR THE UNITED STATES. DO NOT ENTER IF YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE AND LOCATED IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. VOID OUTSIDE OF CALIFORNIA AND WHERE PROHIBITED. Subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
- ELIGIBILITY: This Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the State of California who are 25 years of age or older at time of participation. The following individuals are not eligible to enter: employees, contractors, directors, and officers of VinFast Auto, LLC (“Sponsor”), its parent, subsidiaries, and affiliated companies, and the web design, advertising, fulfillment, legal, administrative, and agencies involved in the administration, development, fulfillment, and execution of this Sweepstakes (collectively, “Sweepstakes Parties”), and the immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, and spouse or "step" of each) and those living in the same household of each such person (those persons whether related or not who live in the same residence for at least three months during the twelve-month period preceding the start date of the Sweepstakes). Void outside of California and where prohibited.
- SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD: Sweepstakes begins on July 1, 2024 at 12:00 a.m. Pacific Time (“PT”) and ends on December 31, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. PT (the “Sweepstakes Period”). The Sweepstakes Period will consist of six (6) monthly entry periods (each, an “Entry Period”), with each Entry Period scheduled to begin at 12:00 a.m. PT on the first calendar day of each month, and end at 11:59 p.m. PT on the last calendar day of each month.
- HOW TO ENTER: During the Sweepstakes Period, there are two (2) ways to enter the Sweepstakes;
Dealership Test Drive:
Complete a scheduled test drive of a VinFast VF 8 at a VinFast showroom/dealership and then follow the instructions to complete and submit a Sweepstakes entry from to the authorized VinFast representative at the showroom/dealership to receive one (1) entry. For a list of participating VinFast showrooms/dealerships, visit https://vinfastauto.us/store-locator. You will be required to provide basic contact information on the entry form, including name, street address, phone number, and email address. All required fields of the entry form must be completed with information that is valid to be eligible. All entries become the property of Sponsor and none will be acknowledged or returned.
To Enter without completing a test drive:
You may enter the Sweepstakes by mail without completing a dealership test drive. Hand-print the following on a 3½” × 5” postcard: “VinFast VF 8 Vinpearl Sweepstakes”, your full name, full mailing address, day and evening phone numbers, email address and date of birth, and mail it with proper postage to: “VinFast VF 8 Vinpearl Sweepstakes”, 12777 W Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066. Limit one (1) entry per postage-stamped postcard.
Test drive and mail-in entry requests must be handwritten and postmarked prior to the last day of an Entry Period and received within five (5) days following the conclusion of an Entry Period to be eligible for the applicable Entry Period drawing. Proof of sending or submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor. No mechanical reproductions will be accepted. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, invalid, misdirected, mutilated, incomplete, or postage-due mail/entries, which will be disqualified. Test drive and mail-in entry requests become property of Sponsor and will not be returned.
Limit one (1) entry per person during the Sweepstakes Period, regardless of method of entry. Automated means of entry are prohibited, and any use of automated devices will cause disqualification. Use of email addresses from disposable or temporary email address services, or email forwarding services, is prohibited and any attempt to enter using such an email address will be blocked. An email address is required to enter. Only fully completed entries are eligible. Entrants may not enter with multiple email addresses nor may entrants use any other device or artifice to enter multiple times above the stated limit or as multiple entrants. Any entrant that attempts to enter with multiple email addresses or uses any device or artifice to enter multiple times will be disqualified and forfeits any and all prizes won, in Sponsor's sole discretion. In the event of a dispute as to who submitted an entry, the natural person associated with the email account specified on the entry request will be considered the entrant, but only if that person is otherwise eligible to enter the Sweepstakes. By participating, entrants agree to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and the Sponsor’s decisions.
Privacy Policy: Information submitted in connection with this Sweepstakes is governed by Sponsor’s Privacy Policy (available at https://vinfastauto.us/privacy-policy).
- RANDOM DRAWINGS AND ODDS OF WINNING: One (1) potential prize winner for each Entry Period will be selected by Sponsor in a random drawing approximately one (1) business day following the conclusion of each Entry Period from all eligible entries received throughout each Entry Period. Non-winning entries from one Entry Period drawing will carry over to subsequent Entry Period drawings, if any. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received for each Entry Period. Sponsor’s decisions shall be final and binding on all matters relating to the Sweepstakes.
- PRIZES (ONE (1) PER ENTRY PERIOD – 6 TOTAL): Each winner will receive a voucher redeemable for trip for a family of four (4) (each, a verified winner (“Winner”) and each guest (“Guest”)) to Vietnam (collectively, the “Prize”). Approximate Retail Value: $12,000 per Prize; $72,000 for all Prizes.
Prize includes round-trip economy class air travel for Winner and Guests between a major commercial international airport near Winner’s residence to Vietnam; six (6) nights hotel accommodations (one (1) standard room, quad occupancy) at a luxurious all-inclusive Vinpearl resort in Vietnam, which includes three buffet meals per person per day (exact resort location chosen by Sponsor at its sole discretion). All other trip and incidental expenses are the responsibility of Winner.
- PRIZE RESTRICTIONS: Certain blackout dates may apply. All costs and expenses not specifically mentioned as payable by the Sponsor herein are solely the winner’s responsibility, including but not limited to any/all ground transportation to/from airport and resort, additional meals, souvenirs, incidentals and gratuities. Each winner will be required to provide a valid credit card to the hotel to cover incidentals which are not included with the Prize. The winners are responsible for complying with all laws and regulations applicable to use of the Prize, including but not limited to the procurement of a passport and maintaining compliance with any/all visa requirements. Guests must be eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of verification unless a Winner is a Guest’s parent or legal guardian. Minor Guests (if applicable) must be accompanied at all times during the trip by minor’s parent or legal guardian. Winners understand there are inherent risks involved in travel and these risks may be present before, during, and after the trip. Winners agree to accept the Prize “as is” and entrants hereby acknowledge that Sponsor is not in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee relative to any prize including warranties provided exclusively by a prize supplier. Additional resort terms and conditions may apply. Sponsor shall not be responsible or liable in any way for any cancellations, losses or damages. Prize is non-transferable, and no cash redemption or prize substitution permitted, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute any prize in whole or in part with one of equal or greater value. Winners are solely responsible for any federal, state, and/or local taxes on the prize, and for any other fees or costs associated with their respective prize regardless of whether it, in whole or in part, is used. Sponsor does not make, nor in any manner is responsible or liable for, any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the prizes including but not limited to their quality, fitness for purpose, or condition.
- WINNER NOTIFICATION AND PRIZE CLAIM: Potential winners are subject to eligibility verification. The potential winners will be contacted approximately one (1) business day following each applicable Entry Period drawing, via email/phone number supplied at entry and will be required to respond via email/phone within five (5) days to confirm his/her acceptance of the Prize. Upon Sponsor’s receipt of a potential prize winner’s acceptance, potential winner will be required to verify eligibility by completing, signing, notarizing, and returning an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability Release, and, where lawful, a Publicity Release (granting the use of the Winner’s name, city/state, likeness, or photograph by Sponsor for advertising/publicity purposes, without further compensation) within five (5) business days of traceable mail/email receipt, or Prize may be forfeited and an alternate potential Prize winner may be selected.
A Prize will be forfeited, and an alternate potential winner may be selected if: (1) a Prize notification or prize is unclaimed; (2) if notification phone call/email is not received in a timely manner for any reason including because of spam filters; (3) if any Prize correspondence is not returned within the required time period; or (4) if a potential winner is found to be ineligible or noncompliant with these Official Rules. Sponsor is not responsible for any change of email/mailing address and/or telephone number of entrants. In the event of non-compliance with these Official Rules, or if a prize notification returned as undeliverable, the prize will be forfeited, and an alternate potential winner may be selected (time permitting).
Taxes: Winners are solely responsible for any taxes on the Prize, and the Winners will be issued an IRS Form 1099 in January of 2025 reporting the value of the Prize, as shown above, as additional income in 2024. As a condition of winning, each potential prize winner will be required to complete a W9 Tax Form and will be required to furnish his/her social security number for the sole purpose of preparation of any tax forms as required by law.
Winners are subject to verification. Actual value of the Prizes may vary depending on each Winner’s point of travel origin, airfare, and hotel fluctuations. Airport, airline, and hotel accommodations will be determined by the Sponsor. Travel and accommodations are subject to availability and restrictions. Travel must be completed prior to June 1, 2025, on which date the prize will expire. No changes can be made to any trip element once it is booked/reserved. If a Winner is unable to travel, as determined by Sponsor, the applicable Prize will be forfeited.
Winners and Guests must travel on the same itinerary on the travel dates scheduled, comply with all security requirements for travel and are solely responsible for obtaining all necessary travel documents prior to departure date for travel. Winners and Guests are responsible for obtaining travel insurance (and all other forms of insurance) at their option and hereby acknowledge that Sponsor has not nor will obtain or provide travel insurance or any other form of insurance. Winners and Guests must sign and return a release of liability/publicity before travel is booked. Winners and Guests must have a valid passport at time of booking.
Once a Guest is selected by a Winner, he/she may not be substituted. Travel arrangements are subject to availability and must be round trip. Flight itinerary may include one or more stops and/or layovers. All airfare, luggage fees, hotel, meals, ground transportation, gratuities, excursions fees, passports, alcoholic beverages, and any other incidental costs or other expenses associated with the Prize and not specifically set forth herein are the sole responsibility of the Winner and their Guest. Airline tickets are non-refundable/non-transferable and are not valid for upgrades and/or frequent flyer miles. Airline tickets are subject to flight variations, work stoppages, and schedule or route changes. Sponsor shall not be responsible for any cancellations, delays, diversions or substitution or any act or omission whatsoever by the air carriers, hotels, transportation companies, prize providers or any other persons providing any Prize related services or accommodations. No refund or compensation will be made in the event of the cancellation or delay of any flight. Sponsor shall not be liable for any loss or damage to baggage. Additional Prize details and travel information to be provided to the Winner at the time of notification. Lost, stolen, or damaged airline tickets will not be replaced or exchanged.
All Prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor shall not be responsible for any damage to property (including hotel or travel accommodations arranged by the Sponsor) caused by a Winner and/or a Guests behavior.
- GENERAL CONDITIONS: INTERNET CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. If the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned for any reason, including without limitation, due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who is responsible or who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, modify, or terminate the Sweepstakes. In the event of cancellation, Sponsor will award the prizes in a random drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to cancellation. In the event that an entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost or destroyed, entrant’s sole remedy shall be another entry into the Sweepstakes. If any provision of these Official Rules is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck, and the remaining provisions shall be enforced.
- LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND RELEASE: No liability or responsibility is assumed by Sponsor or Sweepstakes Parties (collectively, “Releasees”) resulting from entrants’ participation in, attempt to participate in, or download of any information in connection with participating in, the Sweepstakes. No responsibility or liability is assumed by Releasees for technical problems or technical malfunction, including, without limitation, those arising in connection with any of the following occurrences that may affect the operation of the Sweepstakes: hardware or software errors; faulty computer, telephone, cable, satellite, network, electronic, wireless, or Internet connectivity, or other online communication problems; errors or limitations of any Internet service providers, servers, hosts, or providers; garbled, jumbled, or faulty data transmissions; failure of any email transmissions to be sent to or received; lost, late, delayed, or intercepted email transmissions; inaccessibility of any participating VinFast showrooms/dealerships in whole or in part for any reason; traffic congestion at participating VinFast showrooms/dealerships; unauthorized human or non-human intervention in the operation of the Sweepstakes, including without limitation, unauthorized tampering, hacking, theft, virus, bug, worm; or destruction of any aspect of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical errors in the announcement of the prizes or these Official Rules, or any inaccurate or incorrect data contained on promotional materials at participating VinFast showrooms/dealerships. Releasees are not responsible for any personal injury or property damage or any other losses of any kind that may be sustained to entrant’s or any other person's computer equipment resulting from participation in the Sweepstakes, patronage at participating VinFast showrooms/dealerships, or any other loss related to participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use of any Prize, including any travel related thereto. As a condition of entering, entrants agree to release the Releasees from any and all liability, loss, or damage incurred with respect to entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes and the awarding, receipt, possession, and/or use or misuse of any prize, including any traveling related thereto.
- BINDING ARBITRATION: Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to the Sweepstakes shall be settled by binding arbitration in a location determined by the arbitrator as set forth herein (provided that such location is reasonably convenient for claimant), or at such other location as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties, in accordance with the procedural rules for commercial disputes set forth in the Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures of JAMS (“JAMS Rules and Procedures”) then prevailing, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitrator shall be selected pursuant to the JAMS Rules and Procedures. The arbitrator shall apply Virginia law consistent with the Federal Arbitration Act and applicable statutes of limitations and shall honor claims of privilege recognized at law. In the event that the claimant is able to demonstrate that the costs of arbitration will be prohibitive as compared to the costs of litigation, Sponsor will pay as much of the claimant’s filing and hearing fees in connection with the arbitration as the arbitrator deems necessary to prevent the arbitration from being cost-prohibitive. If any part of this arbitration provision is deemed to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal (other than that claims will not be arbitrated on a class or representative basis), or otherwise conflicts with the rules and procedures established by JAMS, then the balance of this arbitration provision shall remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with its terms as if the invalid, unenforceable, illegal or conflicting provision were not contained herein. If, however, the portion that is deemed invalid, unenforceable or illegal is that claims will not be arbitrated on a class or representative basis, then the entirety of this arbitration provision shall be null and void, and neither claimant nor Sponsor shall be entitled to arbitrate their dispute. Upon filing a demand for arbitration, all parties to such arbitration shall have the right of discovery, which discovery shall be completed within sixty days after the demand for arbitration is made, unless further extended by mutual agreement of the parties. THE ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE IN THE ENTRANT’S INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE OR JOIN THE CLAIMS OF OTHER PERSONS OR PARTIES WHO MAY BE SIMILARLY SITUATED. DO NOT ENTER THIS SWEEPSTAKES IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO HAVE ANY CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY ARBITRATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE OFFICIAL RULES.
BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES, EACH ENTRANT AGREES THAT TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW: (1) ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES, OR ANY PRIZE AWARDED, WILL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY THROUGH BINDING ARBITRATION AS SET FORTH ABOVE, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION; (2) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS AND AWARDS WILL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL THIRD-PARTY, OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED (IF ANY), BUT IN NO EVENT WILL ATTORNEYS' FEES BE AWARDED OR RECOVERABLE; (3) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY ENTRANT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN ANY AWARD FOR, AND ENTRANT HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO SEEK, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS AND/OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, OTHER THAN ACTUAL OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES, AND/OR ANY RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED; AND (4) ENTRANT'S REMEDIES ARE LIMITED TO A CLAIM FOR MONEY DAMAGES (IF ANY) AND ENTRANT IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR EQUITABLE RELIEF. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO EVERY ENTRANT.
- PUBLICITY: Except where prohibited by law, by accepting a Prize, Winners grant permission for Sponsor and those acting under its authority to use their name, and address (city and state), photograph, voice and/or likeness, for advertising and/or publicity purposes, in any and all media now known or hereinafter invented without territorial or time limitations and without further notice to and without additional compensation. Winner’s information may also be included in a publicly-available Winners’ list.
- GOVERNING LAW & JURISDICTION: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, your rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules thereof, and any matters or proceedings which are not subject to arbitration as set forth in Section 10 of these Official Rules and/or any judgment on an arbitration award shall be resolved exclusively in the federal, state and local courts located in Los Angeles, California. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision. If any provision of these Official Rules is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck, and the remaining provisions shall be enforced.
- WINNERS’ LIST REQUESTS: For the first initial, last name, city and state of the winners (available after January 15, 2025) send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: VinFast VF 8 Vinpearl Sweepstakes Winners, Tic Toc, 3309 Elm Street, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75226, for receipt no later than February 15, 2025.
- SPONSOR: VinFast Auto, LLC, 12777 West Jefferson Blvd., Suite A-101, Los Angeles, CA 90066.
