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The sky is the limit and every grad is ready for takeoff into the next chapter!  Starting on May 21, show us your Fun-LUVing Attitude and" Southwestify" your graduation cap for a chance to win one $500 southwestgiftcard in the Southwest Airlines “Hats Off to You” Graduation Contest! To enter, upload an Instagram photo and/or Twitter photo of a graduation cap that has been decorated to incorporate the Southwest Airlines brand.  Include the Southwest Airlines Instagram handle @SouthwestAir or twitter handle @SouthwestAir using the hashtag “#HatsOffToYou."  Judging will be based on the amount of creativity, originality, entertainment, and Southwest appeal involved.  See below for of the details! No Instagram and/or Twitter?  No worries!  You can sign up today and start following us at @SouthwestAir. From May 21 through June 2, all photos via Instagram and/or Twitter with graduation caps incorporating the Southwest Airlines brand will be accepted.  Photos on other social networks, such as Facebook, are welcome and appreciated, but will not be judged from those channels. Get ready to conGRADulate yourself with a southwestgiftcard and the vacation you have earned! Southwest Airlines “Hats Off to You” Graduation Contest Rules and Regulations NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.  VOID IN PUERTO RICO AND WHERE PROHIBITED. 1)  How to Enter the Contest a. Southwest Airlines “Grads” will begin at 10 a.m. CT on May 21, 2014, and end at 10 p.m. CT June 2, 2014. This Contest consists of One Graduation student award.  At the start of the Contest Period potential entrants will have to follow Southwest Airlines on Instagram® via the handle @SouthwestAir, Facebook via Southwest Airlines page, and/or Twitter via the handle @Southwestair to enter.  b. To participate in the Contest, you may enter via the following method: Submit an Instagram photo and/or Twitter photo of a graduation cap that has been decorated to incorporate the Southwest Airlines brand.  Include the Southwest Airlines Instagram handle @SouthwestAir or twitter handle @SouthwestAir using the hashtag “#Hatsofftoyou.  Entrants may also share all “Hats Off to You” photos on Facebook®, but will not be judged from that channel.  All entries submitted will not be acknowledged or returned. By entering, Entrant grants Sponsor an irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free, freely transferable license to use the photo for all purposes, in any and all media, whether now known or hereafter devised. Photos must not be copied.  Entries may not violate any third party rights nor use any third-party intellectual property such as logos or background signs.  Entrants acknowledge and agree that their entry does not violate any rights of privacy or publicity and that they have the written permission of anyone appearing in their photo to submit their image.  Entries must not disparage; contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, or vulgar; or promote bigotry, racism, hatred or discrimination based on race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.  Use of any device to automate entry is prohibited.  Proof of submission of an entry shall not be deemed proof of receipt by Southwest.  Southwest Airlines’ computer is the official time keeping device for the contest.  Southwest is not responsible for entries not received due to difficulty accessing the internet, service outage or delays, computer difficulties or other technological glitches.  By entering this Contest, you agree to abide by these Official Rules and acknowledge that this Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by or associated with Instagram, Twitter or Facebook. c. One entry per person (One Grad) is permitted.  Any person found using multiple Instagram, Facebook, and/or Twitter accounts to enter will be found to be ineligible. 2.  Eligibility Restrictions a. The contest is open to all legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older and the age of majority in their place of residence and have a valid e-mail address and an Instagram account as of May 21, 2014.   Void in Puerto Rico and where prohibited or restricted by law.  The contest is offered only in the United States.  Employees of Southwest Airlines, AirTran Airways, and the members of their immediate families (spouse and parents, children and siblings and their spouses) and individuals living in the same households of such employees are ineligible to enter or win.  The contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. b. Only one winner per household is permitted in any Contest administered by Southwest Airlines. c. Entrants are required to provide truthful information and Southwest will reject and delete any entry that it discovers to be false or fraudulent.  Southwest Airlines will disqualify any entry from individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements, and Southwest Airlines will also delete any entry received from persons under the age of 13 in compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. 3.   Prizes a. Grand Prize: 1 southwestgiftcard® for a total value of $500 will be awarded.  Certain travel restrictions may apply, and the terms and conditions of the southwestgiftcard apply.   No prize substitutions, cash equivalent, or transfer of prizes permitted except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Prize subject to availability and the Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to award a prize of greater or equal value if the advertised prize is unavailable.  Taxes are solely the responsibility of the winner.   A southwestgiftcard is only redeemable at southwest.com, 1-800-I-FLY-SWA, or any Southwest Airlines ticket counter for passenger air travel only. A southwestgiftcard is not valid for the purchase of Vacation Packages, Cargo, Hotel, Rental Car, Cruise, Group Tickets, additional southwestgiftcards, EarlyBird Check-In, International baggage fees or inflight purchases. Only four total forms of payment including southwestgiftcards, may be combined per purchase. A southwestgiftcard is nonrefundable and not redeemable for cash or credit except where required by federal or applicable state law. A southwestgiftcard is not replaceable if lost, stolen, or destroyed. Protect the card like cash. A southwestgiftcard never expires and has no fees. For balance check, call 1-866-393-2081. For any additional questions call 214-932-0333. Activation or use of a southwestgiftcard constitutes acceptance of all terms and conditions listed at southwest.com. For full terms and conditionals visit http://www.southwest.com/html/air/products/gift-card-terms-and-conditions.html.   b. In the event that a prize is mailed to the winner, it will be with the prior written consent of the winner and therefore, winner assumes the risk of its loss.  Sponsor is not responsible for the safe arrival of a prize. 4.  Selection of Winner Decisions of judges with respect to the Contest are final.  This is a contest of skill. Your chances of winning depend on how well your entry reflects the judging criteria, as compared to the other entries in the contest. The judges will be judging on the following qualities: Creativity and Originality: 20% Entertaining: 25% Southwest Appeal: 35% photo should reflect fun Culture and Fun-LUVing Attitude. Rules: 20% Read and complied with the official rules. a. On or about June 2, 2014, a potential winner will be selected by a panel of judges from the Marketing Department at Southwest Airlines. You need not be present to win. b. Potential winner notification will be made by Sponsor via Instagram/twitter. The potential winner will be asked to contact Southwest with a given e-mail address provided via comment on the entrant’s Instagram entry or Twitter handle. Once potential winner and Southwest make e-mail contact, Southwest will provide a photo for the potential winner to upload to the Instagram account the user uploaded the photo with in order to validate their account. Once the validation occurs, potential winner must execute and return any required affidavit of eligibility and/or liability/publicity release in which they agree to hold Sponsor, Facebook, and each of their parent, subsidiary and affiliated corporations, and the officers, shareholders, directors, employees, agents and representatives harmless against any and all claims or liability arising directly or indirectly from use or misuse of a prize or participation in the Contest.  Affidavits will be mailed or emailed based on the potential winner’s preference beginning Tuesday, June 2. 2014. Affidavits will be mailed or emailed based on the potential winner’s preference upon account validation and must be executed and returned within seven (7) days or prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be chosen. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, is unable to validate their account, fails to sign and return the required affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release within the required time period, or if a prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. Upon timely completion and return of required affidavits and release, winner should expect to receive their prize in the mail within two weeks.  5.  Conditions a. Payments of all federal, state and local taxes are solely the responsibility of the winner.  Winner may be required to sign an IRS Form W-9 or the equivalent. b. By participating in the contest, the winner agrees to have their name, voice, or likeness used in any advertising or broadcasting material relating to this contest without additional financial or other compensation unless prohibited by law, and, where legal, to sign a publicity release confirming such consent prior to acceptance of the prize. c. Southwest Airlines is not responsible for lost, stolen, mangled, miss-delivered, postage due, illegible, incomplete or late entries, telephone service outages, delays, busy signals, equipment malfunctions and any other technological difficulties that may prevent an individual from entering or claiming a prize. d. Southwest Airlines in their sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process, the operation of Southwest Airlines website, or otherwise in violation of the rules.  They further reserve the right to cancel, terminate or modify the Contest if it is not capable of completion as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort. e. Sponsor reserves the right to make changes in the rules of the Contest, including the substitution of a prize of greater or equivalent value, which will become effective upon announcement. f. Failure to comply with the Contest rules may result in a contestant’s disqualification solely at the discretion of the Sponsor. g. The Sponsor is not responsible for typographical or other errors in the printing, the offering or the administration of the Contest, or in the announcement of a prize. h. Copies of the written Contest rules and a winner’s list (when complete) are available during regular business hours at Southwest Airlines, Emerging Media P.O. Box 36611, Dallas, TX 75235-1611.  For a winner’s list, send a self-addressed return envelope, after June 1 st , 2014.  All requests must be received by July 10, 2014. 6.  Sponsor Southwest Airlines Co., Emerging Media, P.O. Box 36611, Dallas, TX 75235-1611    ... View more

Enter to Win a $1,000 southwestgiftcards®! At Southwest Airlines we value Warrior Spirits, Servant’s Hearts, and Fun-LUVing Attitudes and no one embodies these traits more than moms and dads.  That’s why starting May 1, we are celebrating Mother’s Day and Father’s Day by hosting the Southwest’s “LUV Look-a-likes” Mother’s and Father’s Day Sweepstakes to give away two $1,000 southwestgiftcards®.  What better way to show mom and dad some LUV than by giving him/her the gift of travel! Here's how you can enter to win: Follow @SouthwestAir on Instagram and/or Twitter. Share your parent/child look-a-like photo on your Instagram and/or Twitter between May 1 and May 15, 2014.  Be sure to tag @SouthwestAir and use the hashtag #LUVLookalikes. Each photo will be judged by a panel based on the criteria listed in the contest rules (see below).  One winner for each holiday (two winners in total) will receive a $1,000 southwestgiftcard® for the best parent/child look-a-like photo. Don’t want to wait to win?  Need a last minute gift?  Buy a southwestgiftcard® today at southwest.com/giftcard!  With quick and convenient delivery options (e-mail or overnight) it's never too late to order a southwestgiftcard®!   Southwest’s “LUV Look-a-likes” Mother’s and Father’s Day Contest Official Rules NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.  VOID IN PUERTO RICO AND WHERE PROHIBITED. 1) How to Enter the Contest a. Southwest Airlines “LUV Look-a-likes” Contest will begin at 10 a.m. CT on May 1, 2014 and end at 10 pm CT on May 15, 2014 (“Contest Period”). This Contest consists of two competitions: One Mother's Day competition and one Father's Day competition. At the start of the Contest Period potential entrants will have to follow Southwest Airlines on Instagram® via the handle @SouthwestAir, Facebook via Southwest Airlines page, and/or Twitter via the handle @Southwestair to find the rules to the contest. b. To participate in the Contest, you may enter via the following method: Submit a photo of you and your mom or dad side by side to show us your LUV Look-a-like via Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #LUVLookalikes and tagging @SouthwestAir. Entrants may also share all “LUV Look-a-likes” photos on Facebook®, but will not be judged from that channel.  All entries submitted will not be acknowledged or returned. By entering, Entrant grants Sponsor an irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free, freely transferable license to use the photo for all purposes, in any and all media, whether now known or hereafter devised. Photos must not be copied.  Entries may not violate any third party rights nor use any third-party intellectual property such as logos or background signs.  Entrants acknowledge and agree that their entry does not violate any rights of privacy or publicity and that they have the written permission of those appearing in their photo to submit their image.  Entries must not disparage; contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, or vulgar; or promote bigotry, racism, hatred or discrimination based on race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.  Use of any device to automate entry is prohibited.  Proof of submission of an entry shall not be deemed proof of receipt by Southwest.  Southwest Airlines’ computer is the official time keeping device for the contest.  Southwest is not responsible for entries not received due to difficulty accessing the internet, service outage or delays, computer difficulties or other technological glitches.  By entering this Contest, you agree to abide by these Official Rules and acknowledge that this Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by or associated with Instagram, Twitter or Facebook. c. One entry per person (parent/child) is permitted during the Contest Period.  Any person found using multiple Instagram, Facebook, and/or Twitter accounts to enter will be found to be ineligible.   2.   Eligibility Restrictions a. The contest is open to all legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older and the age of majority in their place of residence and have a valid e-mail address and an Instagram account as of May 1st, 2013.   Void in Puerto Rico and where prohibited or restricted by law.  The contest is offered only in the United States.  Employees of Southwest Airlines, AirTran Airways, and the members of their immediate families (spouse and parents, children and siblings and their spouses) and individuals living in the same households of such employees are ineligible to enter or win.  The contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. b. Only one winner per household is permitted in any Contest administered by Southwest Airlines. c. Entrants are required to provide truthful information and Southwest will reject and delete any entry that it discovers to be false or fraudulent.  Southwest Airlines will disqualify any entry from individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements, and Southwest Airlines will also delete any entry received from persons under the age of 13 in compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. 3.   Prizes a. Two (2) Grand Prizes will be awarded.  One for Mother's Day One for Father's Day The winner of each competition will receive a southwestgiftcard® with a value of $1,000.  Total approximate prize value of all prizes is $2,000 Certain travel restrictions may apply, and the terms and conditions of the southwestgiftcard apply.   No prize substitutions, cash equivalent, or transfer of prizes permitted except at the sole discretion of the Sponsors. Prize subject to availability and the Sponsors reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to award a prize of greater or equal value if the advertised prize is unavailable.  Taxes are solely the responsibility of the winner.   A southwestgiftcard is only redeemable at southwest.com, 1-800-I-FLY-SWA, or any Southwest Airlines ticket counter for passenger air travel only. A southwestgiftcard is not valid for the purchase of Vacation Packages, Cargo, Hotel, Rental Car, Cruise, Group Tickets, additional southwestgiftcards, EarlyBird Check-In, or inflight purchases. Only four total forms of payment including southwestgiftcards, may be combined per purchase. A southwestgiftcard is nonrefundable and not redeemable for cash or credit except where required by federal or applicable state law. A southwestgiftcard is not replaceable if lost, stolen, or destroyed. Protect the card like cash. A southwestgiftcard never expires and has no fees. For balance check, call 1-866-393-2081. For any additional questions call 214-932-0333. Activation or use of a southwestgiftcard constitutes acceptance of all terms and conditions listed at southwest.com. For full terms and conditionals visit http://www.southwest.com/html/air/products/gift-card-terms-and-conditions.html.   b. In the event that a prize is mailed to the winner, it will be with the prior written consent of the winner and therefore, winner assumes the risk of its loss.  Sponsors are not responsible for the safe arrival of a prize.   4.   Selection of Winners Decisions of judges with respect to the Contest are final.  This is a contest of skill. Your chances of winning depend on how well your entry reflects the judging criteria, as compared to the other entries in the contest.            The judges will be judging on the following qualities:            *Creativity and Originality: 20%            *Entertaining: 25%            *Southwest Appeal: 35% photo should reflect fun Culture and Fun-LUVing Attitude.            *Rules: 20% Read and complied with the official rules.   a. Based on the above criteria, the top "Look-a-like” submissions will be selected by a panel of judges from the Corporate Communications Department at Southwest Airlines. You need not be present to win. b. Potential winner notification will be made by Sponsors via Instagram/twitter. The potential winners will be asked to contact Southwest with a given e-mail address provided via comment on the entrant’s Instagram entry or Twitter handle. Once potential winners and Southwest make e-mail contact, Southwest will provide a photo for the potential winners to upload to the Instagram account the user uploaded the photo with in order to validate their account. Once the validation occurs, potential winners must execute and return any required affidavit of eligibility and/or liability/publicity release in which they agree to hold Sponsor, Facebook, and each of their parent, subsidiary and affiliated corporations, and the officers, shareholders, directors, employees, agents and representatives harmless against any and all claims or liability arising directly or indirectly from use or misuse of a prize or participation in the Contest.  Affidavits will be mailed or emailed based on the potential winner’s preference beginning May 26 th , 2014  Affidavits will be mailed or emailed based on the potential winner’s preference upon account validation and must be executed and returned within seven (7) days or prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be chosen. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, is unable to validate their account, fails to sign and return the required affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release within the required time period, or if a prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. Upon timely completion and return of required affidavits and release, winners should expect to receive their prize in the mail within two weeks.   5.   Conditions a. Payments of all federal, state and local taxes are solely the responsibility of the winners.  Winners may be required to sign an IRS Form W-9 or the equivalent. b. By participating in the contest, the winners agree to have their name, voice, or likeness used in any advertising or broadcasting material relating to this contest without additional financial or other compensation unless prohibited by law, and, where legal, to sign a publicity release confirming such consent prior to acceptance of the prize. c. Southwest Airlines is not responsible for lost, stolen, mangled, miss-delivered, postage due, illegible, incomplete or late entries, telephone service outages, delays, busy signals, equipment malfunctions and any other technological difficulties that may prevent an individual from entering or claiming a prize. d. Southwest Airlines in their sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process, the operation of Southwest Airlines website, or otherwise in violation of the rules.  They further reserve the right to cancel, terminate or modify the Contest if it is not capable of completion as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort. e. Sponsors reserve the right to make changes in the rules of the Contest, including the substitution of a prize of greater or equivalent value, which will become effective upon announcement. f. Failure to comply with the Contest rules may result in a contestant’s disqualification solely at the discretion of the Sponsor. g. The Sponsors are not responsible for typographical or other errors in the printing, the offering or the administration of the Contest, or in the announcement of a prize. h. Copies of the written Contest rules and a list of winners (when complete) are available during regular business hours at Southwest Airlines, Emerging Media P.O. Box 36611, Dallas, TX 75235-1611.  For a winners list, send a self-addressed return envelope, after May 15th, 2014.All requests must be received by June 10, 2014. 6.   Sponsor Southwest Airlines Co., Emerging Media, P.O. Box 36611, Dallas, TX 75235-1611   ... View more

Holiday season is upon us, and this year we are excited to announce southwestgiftcard® Group Gifting on Facebook!  Only available through Southwest Airlines’ Facebook Fan Page, people may now invite others to contribute to one electronic southwestgiftcard for friends and family. The group gifting option can be found on Facebook.com/Southwest under the group gifting tab. Customers can personalize the southwestgiftcard using any of the template designs on Southwest’s Fan Page. Southwestgiftcards can be purchased for as little as $25 and up to $1,000. Each person who contributes money to the gift can add their own message and can pay separately using a credit card or a PayPal account. People can contribute to the southwestgiftcard once the original purchaser has added funds to the gift card and as long as the delivery date is set sometime in the future. Once the southwestgiftcard is delivered via e-mail and shared via Facebook and/or Twitter, the recipient can send a thank you to everyone who made a contribution! Southwestgiftcards are perfect for holidays, birthdays, weddings, and more. Southwestgiftcards can be redeemed online at southwest.com, over the phone at 1-800- I FLY SWA, or at any Southwest Airlines ticket counter. Invite your family and friends to contribute to one electronic southwestgiftcard for that special someone today! ... View more

Did you know we have multiple mom and daughter duos that work at Southwest?  That’s right and this Mother’s Day we are introducing you to Connie and Bre, one of many mom and daughter duos. Bre’s first time on an airplane was the day she turned two months old.  She flew with her mom, Connie, from Dallas to Minneapolis to see family.  Bre has been traveling ever since and doesn’t plan to stop any time soon! With Connie at Southwest and now Bre, these two love to travel together.  One of Bre’s favorite hobbies is to travel and she often reminisces about a special trip she took with her mom to Las Vegas.  They each received a free playing card at one of the casinos.  Bre and Connie are not big gamblers so they watched others around them and had a blast learning how to make their cards last as long as possible. The rest of the trip was spent sight-seeing, shopping, and just having a great time with each other!  This Mother’s Day Bre already knows the perfect gift for her mom – the gift of travel! Wherever you’re headed Connie and Bre, have a great trip! Not sure what to give your mom this Mother’s Day?  This year don’t get her something – get her somewhere.  Follow in Bre’s footsteps and give your mom the gift of travel with a southwestgiftcard®.  With over 80 destinations, this gift is sure to please!  Quick and easy delivery – e-mail or overnight a southwestgiftcard today! Visit www.southwest.com/giftcard.    ... View more

Back by popular demand! This season we are bringing back our 12 Days of LUV contest... with a twist.  We’re partnering with our friends at Dr Pepper to give away 12 $1,000 southwestgiftcards® to Customers like you!  Starting today, and lasting for the next 12 days, we are giving 12 Southwest and Dr Pepper fans the ultimate holiday gift.      Excited to win the gift of travel?  Simply follow Southwest Airlines on our social channels (Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter), and for the next 12 days, Southwest Airlines will ask our followers and fans to post a specific holiday-themed photo each day via Instagram only!  Every day the theme will change, and will be posted at a different time each day, so be sure to follow closely.  Don’t forget to include @SouthwestAir and the #12daysofLUV hash tag with the photo in your Instagram so we will be sure to include your entry.  Share you photos on Facebook and Twitter, but make sure your official entry is via Instagram.  Your photo will be judged by a panel of judges on how creative and crafty you can be during this holiday season. The most original and unique photo of the day will win a $1,000 southwestgiftcard®.   Not a part of Instagram yet?  Don’t worry; sign up today and start following @SouthwestAir. Specific details will be provided daily via all of our social channels (Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter) beginning December 10-21, 2012.  Be sure to check out the rules and regulations at www.southwest.com/12daysofluv so you don’t miss an opportunity to win that perfect holiday gift.  ... View more

It’s that time again! This holiday season we are bringing back our 12 Days of LUV Twitter contest.  We’re partnering again with our friends at Visa to give away 12 $1,000 southwestgiftcards® to Southwest Customers like you!  Starting today and lasting for the next 12 days, we are giving 12 Southwest fans the ultimate holiday gift.  Excited to win the perfect gift for yourself or a loved one?  Simply follow @southwestair on Twitter and for the next 12 days, @southwestair will ask for followers to post a specific holiday-themed photo each day.  Every day the theme will change, and will be posted at a different time each day, so be sure to follow closely! Don’t forget to include the #12daysofluv hash tag with the requested photo in your tweet so we will be sure to include your entry.  Your photo will be judged by a panel of judges on how creative and crafty you can be during this holiday season. The most original and unique photo of the day will win a $1,000 southwestgiftcard®.  Now stop reading and start tweeting! Not a part of the Twitterverse yet?  Don’t worry; sign up today and start following @southwestair on Twitter! Specific details will be provided daily via Twitter from December 12-23, 2011.  Be sure to check out the rules and regulations so you don’t miss an opportunity to win that perfect holiday gift.     “12 Days of LUV” Contest Rules & Regulations NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.  VOID IN PUERTO RICO AND WHERE PROHIBITED. 1.   How to Enter the Contest a.    Southwest Airlines “12 Days of LUV” (“Contest”) will begin on or around 10 a.m. CT on Monday, December 12, 2011 and will end on or around 4 p.m. CT on Friday, December 23, 2011.  c.    To participate in the Contest, you may enter via the following method: Submit a funny photo highlighting a memorable holiday moment via Southwest Airlines Twitter account @SouthwestAir using the hashtag “#12daysofluv”.  All entries submitted will not be acknowledged or returned. By entering, Entrant grants Sponsor an irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free, freely transferable license to use the photo for all purposes, in any and all media, whether now known or hereafter devised. Photos must not be copied.  Entries may not violate any third party rights nor use any third-party intellectual property such as logos or background signs.  Entrants acknowledge and agree that their entry does not violate any rights of privacy or publicity and that they have the written permission of those appearing in their photo to submit their image.  Entries must not disparage; contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, or vulgar; or promote bigotry, racism, hatred or discrimination based on race, gender, religion, sexual orientation.  Use of any device to automate entry is prohibited.  Proof of submission of an entry shall not be deemed proof of receipt by Southwest.  Southwest Airlines computer is the official time keeping device for the contest.  Southwest is not responsible for entries not received due to difficulty accessing the internet, service outage or delays, computer difficulties or other technological glitches.  By entering this Contest, you agree to abide by these Official Rules. d.    One entry per person is permitted per day. Any person found using multiple Twitter accounts to enter will be found to be ineligible. 2.   Eligibility Restrictions a.    The contest is open to all legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older and the age of majority in their place of residence as of December 12, 2011.   Void in Puerto Rico and where prohibited or restricted by law.  The contest is open to legal residents of the United States and is offered only in the United States.  Employees of Visa, Southwest Airlines, AirTran Airways, the independent judging entity, and the members of their immediate families (spouse and parents, children and siblings and their spouses) and individuals living in the same households of such employees are ineligible to enter or win.  The contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. b.    Only one winner per household is permitted in any Contest administered by Southwest. c.    Entrants are required to provide truthful information and Southwest will reject and delete any entry that it discovers to be false or fraudulent.  Southwest Airlines will disqualify any entry from individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements, and Southwest Airlines will also delete any entry received from persons under the age of 13 in compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. 3.   Prizes: a.   One (1) Prize to be given daily for 12 consecutive days: The daily winner will receive one $1000 southwestgiftcardâ to be redeemed for travel on Southwest Airlines.  (Total Retail Value of all prizes: $12,000, of which $1000 is to be given away daily)  Certain travel restrictions may apply, and the terms and conditions of the southwestgiftcard apply.   No prize substitutions, cash equivalent, or transfer of prizes permitted except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Prize subject to availability and the Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to award a prize of greater or equal value if the advertised prize is unavailable.  Taxes are solely the responsibility of the winner.   b.    In the event that a prize or prize certificate is mailed to the winner, it will be with the prior written consent of the winner and therefore, winner assumes the risk of its loss.  Sponsor is not responsible for the safe arrival of a prize or prize certificate. 4.   Selection of Winners Decisions of judges with respect to the Contest are final.  This is a contest of skill. Your chances of winning depend on how well your entry reflects the judging criteria, as compared to the other entries in the contest. The judges will be judging on the following qualities: Creativity and Originality: 20% Entertaining: 25% Southwest Appeal: 35% photo should reflect our Culture and Fun-LUVing Attitude. Rules: 20% Read and complied with the official rules. a.    The top “12 Days of LUV” submission per day will be selected by a panel of judges. You need not be present to win. b.    Potential winner notification will be made daily by Sponsor via Twitter. Potential winners must execute and return any required affidavit of eligibility and/or liability/publicity release in which they agree to hold Sponsor, Visa, and each of their parent, subsidiary and affiliated corporations, and the officers, shareholders, directors, employees, agents and representatives harmless against any and all claims or liability arising directly or indirectly from use of the prize or participation in the Contest.  Affidavits will be mailed or emailed based on the potential winner’s preference beginning January 2, 2012.  Affidavits must be executed and returned within seven (7) days  or prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be chosen. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the required affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release within the required time period, or if a prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize.  Upon timely completion of required affidavits and release, winners should expect to receive their prizes in the mail by January 31, 2012. 5.   Conditions a.    Payments of all federal, state and local taxes are solely the responsibility of the winners.  Winners may be required to sign an IRS Form W-9 or the equivalent. b.    By participating in the contest, the winner or winners agree to have their name, voice, or likeness used in any advertising or broadcasting material relating to this contest without additional financial or other compensation unless prohibited by law, and, where legal, to sign a publicity release confirming such consent prior to acceptance of the prize. c.    Southwest Airlines is not responsible for lost, stolen, mangled, miss-delivered, postage due, illegible, incomplete or late entries, telephone service outages, delays, busy signals, equipment malfunctions and any other technological difficulties that may prevent an individual from entering or claiming a prize. d.    Southwest Airlines, in is sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process, the operation of Southwest Airlines website or is otherwise in violation of the rules.  It further reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify the contest if it is not capable of completion as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort. e.    Sponsor reserves the right to make changes in the rules of the Contest, including the substitution of a prize of greater or equivalent value, which will become effective upon announcement.  f.     Failure to comply with the Contest rules may result in a contestant’s disqualification solely at the discretion of the Sponsor. g.    The Sponsor is not responsible for typographical or other errors in the printing, the offering or the administration of the Contest, or in the announcement of a prize. h.    Copies of the written Contest rules and a list of winners (when complete) are available during regular business hours at Southwest Airlines, Emerging Media P.O. Box 36611, Dallas, TX 75235-1611.  For a winners list, send a self-addressed return envelope, after January 2, 2012.  All requests must be received by January 20, 2012.  6.         Sponsor:   Sponsor is Southwest Airlines Co., Emerging Media, P.O. Box 36611, Dallas, TX 75235-1611.  Visa and its client Financial Institutions have not sponsored or offered this promotion in any way. ... View more