OFFICIAL SWEEPSTAKES RULES
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN A
PRIZE IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES.
A purchase will not improve chances of winning.
CONSUMER DISCLOSURE
You have not yet won.
OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES AND DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA WHO ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD AS OF THE DATE OF ENTRY
By entering this Promotion, entrants accept and agree to be bound by these
Official Rules. Any violation of these rules may result in disqualification.
All decisions of the judges regarding this Promotion are final and binding in
all respects.
1. PROMOTION PERIOD. Promotion begins at 12:00 NOON ET on
February 02, 2010 and ends at 11:59 a.m. ET on April 30, 2010 when all entries
must be received ("Promotion Period"). 2. ELIGIBILITY. This
sweepstakes (the "Promotion") is only open to legal residents of the
50 United States and District of Columbia who are at least 18 years old as of
the date of entry, except officers, directors, members, and employees of the
Sponsors, the judging organization (if applicable), or any other party
associated with the development or administration of this Promotion, and the
immediate family (i.e., parents, children, siblings, spouse), and persons
residing in the same household, as such individuals. This Promotion is void
outside the 50 United States and the District of Columbia and where
prohibited.
3. HOW TO ENTER. Visit http://www.contestUSA.com during
the Promotion Period and register for a free 30 day trial. All entries become
the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Limit:
One entry per person/per e-mail address during the Promotion Period. All
entrant information, including e-mail addresses, is subject to the respective
Privacy Policy of the applicable Sponsor.
4. WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION. Winner selection
will be conducted by random drawing from all eligible entries on or about May
18, 2010 (the "Drawing Date"). Any potential winner will be notified
by mail, email and/or telephone. If a potential winner cannot be contacted,
does not respond within five (5) days from the date the Sponsor first tries to
notify him/her, and/or the prize or prize notification is returned as
undeliverable, such potential winner forfeits all rights to win the Promotion
or receive the prize, and an alternate potential winner may be selected. Upon
contacting a potential winner and determining that he/she has met all
eligibility requirements of the Promotion, including without limitation the
execution of required waivers, publicity and liability releases and
disclaimers, such individual will be declared the "winner" of the
Promotion.
5. PRIZE DESCRIPTION. There will be one (1) Grand Prize
winner. The Grand Prize is a 8GB iPod Touch to be chosen by Sponsor. The
approximate retail value of the prize is $199.00. Actual value may vary based
on fluctuations in price. Winner does not have the option of taking $199.00 in
cash in lieu of the prize package.
6. TAXES. All federal, state and local income and other
taxes, if any, are the winner's sole responsibility.
7. ODDS OF WINNING. The odds of winning this Promotion
depend on the number of eligible entries received.
8. NO PRIZE TRANSFER OR SUBSTITUTION. No prize or any
portion thereof is transferable or redeemable for cash. Any portion of the
prize that is not used is forfeited. No substitutions for prize allowed except
by Sponsor, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be
substituted. No duplicate prize winners.
9. DISCLAIMERS. (i) Entries that are lost, late,
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. In the event of a dispute, entries will be deemed
submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at
the time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the
natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet Access
Provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business,
educational institute) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for
the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. (ii) Sponsor, in its
sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with
the entry process or the operation of the web site. Use of bots or other
automated process to enter is prohibited and may result in disqualification at
the sole discretion of Sponsor. (iii) Sponsor further reserves the right to
cancel, terminate or modify the Promotion if it is 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. (iv) Sponsor Entities are not responsible for errors in the
administration or fulfillment of this Promotion, 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. (v) SPONSOR ENTITIES MAKE NO WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR
GUARANTEES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, AS REGARDS THIS PROMOTION
OR THE MERCHANTABILITY, QUALITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING
ANY PRIZE OR ANY COMPONENT OF ANY PRIZE. (vi) CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN
ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE
OPERATION OF THIS PROMOTION MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND/OR CIVIL LAWS,
AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK
REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ATTORNEYS' FEES) FROM ANY
SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
10. APPLICABLE LAWS AND JURISDICTION. This Promotion is
subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
Issues concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and
enforceability of these Official Rules shall be governed by the laws of the
State of New York. All disputes arising out of or connected with this
Promotion will be resolved individually, and without resort to class action,
exclusively by a state or federal court located in New York, New York. Should
there be a conflict between the laws of the State of New York and any other
laws, the conflict will be resolved in favor of the laws of the State of New
York. All judgments or awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket damages
(excluding attorneys' fees) associated with participation in this Promotion
and shall not include any indirect, punitive, incidental and/or consequential
damages.
11. WINNER LIST. Winner will posted on ContestUSA.com once
the winner has been confirmed.
12. SPONSORSHIP. This Promotion is sponsored by
ContestCanada.com & ContestUSA.com, 18 Millwood Drive / Lower Sackville / Nova Scotia / B4E-2V3 / Canada
