OFFICIAL RULES
Please note that the ‘Promotion’ will run under different titles, but
all will be subject to the following rules.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND
WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
2. ENTRIES: Limit one (1) entry per household and per e-mail address per day per
unique brand presentation for the $10,000 LUCKY LOOT SWEEPSTAKES (referred to as the “Promotion”) regardless of method of
entry. Multiple entries from the same household will be disqualified. Entries using macro, robotic, scrip or other forms
of automatic entry will be disqualified. No mechanically reproduced entries
permitted. Entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned.
Proof of submission does not constitute proof of receipt. Sponsor is not
responsible for late, incomplete, or inaccurate entries. If there is a dispute
as to the identity of an online entrant, the prize will be awarded to the
authorized account holder of the e-mail address. The "authorized account
holder" is defined as the natural person to whom the e-mail address is
assigned by an Internet service provider, online service provider, or other
organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is
responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the
submitted email address.
3. ELIGIBILITY Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico ages 13 years or older.
Employees of Sponsor, its parents, affiliates and subsidiaries, participating
advertising and promotion agencies, and prize suppliers (and members of their
immediate family and/or those living in the same household of each such
employee) are not eligible.
4. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: Entrants must have a valid e-mail address, and it is entrant's
responsibility to update Sponsor of any change in e-mail address. Expenses not
specifically included in prize description and all taxes are the sole
responsibility of the winner. Each prize is awarded "as is" with no
warranty or guarantee, either express or implied,
outside of manufacturer's limited warranty. No transfer, assignment, or
substitution of a prize permitted, except Sponsor reserves the right to
substitute for prize an item of equal or greater value in the event an
advertised prize is unavailable. All federal, state, provincial, and local laws
and regulations apply. Entrants agree to be bound by the terms of these
Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding on
all matters pertaining to this Promotion. Winners may be required to sign and
return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and, where legally
permissible, a Publicity Release within 7 days following the date of first
attempted notification. Failure to comply with this deadline may result in
forfeiture of the prize and selection of an alternate winner. Return of any
prize/prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and
selection of an alternate winner. Winner hereby further agrees that he/she will
sign any documents necessary to transfer copyright of the entry to Sponsor
within 7 days following the date of first attempted notification. Acceptance of
the prize constitutes permission for Sponsor and its agencies to use winner's
name and/or likeness, biographical material, and/or entry (including an altered
form of the entry) for advertising and promotional purposes without additional
compensation, unless prohibited by law. By accepting prize, winner agrees to
hold Sponsor, its advertising and promotion agencies and their respective
parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, representative agents,
successors, assigns, officers, directors, and employees harmless for any injury
or damage caused or claimed to be caused by participation in the Promotion or
acceptance or use of the prize. Sponsor is not responsible for any printing,
typographical, mechanical, or other error in the printing of the offer, administration
of the Promotion or in the announcement of the prize.
5. INTERNET: Sponsor is not responsible for electronic transmission errors resulting
in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or
transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of
entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic,
computer, hardware, or software malfunctions or limitations of any kind, or
inaccurate transmissions of or failure to receive entry information by Sponsor
or presenter on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the
Internet or at any Website or any combination thereof. If for any reason the
Internet portion of the program is not capable of running as planned, including
infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud,
technical failures, or any other causes that corrupt or affect the
administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this
Promotion, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel,
terminate, modify, or suspend the Promotion. Sponsor reserves the right to
select winners from eligible entries received as of the termination date.
Sponsor further reserves the right to disqualify any individual who tampers
with the entry process. Sponsor may prohibit an entrant from participating in a
Promotion if it determines that said entrant is attempting to undermine the
legitimate operation of the Promotion by cheating, hacking, deception, or other
unfair playing practices or intending to abuse, threaten, or harass other
entrants. Caution: Any attempt by a participant to deliberately damage any
Website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion 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 participant to the fullest extent of
the law.
6. DISPUTES/CHOICE OF LAW: Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that: (1) any and all
disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this
Promotion or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort
to any form of class action, and exclusively by state or federal courts
situated in New York, NY; (2) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall
be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event attorneys'
fees; (3) no punitive, incidental, special, consequential, or other damages,
including without limitation lost profits, may be awarded (collectively,
"Special Damages"); and (4) entrant hereby waives all rights to claim
Special Damages and all rights to have such damages multiplied or increased.
New York State law, without reference to New York's choice of law rules,
governs the Promotion and all aspects related thereto.
7. SPONSOR: The Sponsor of this Promotion is Hearst Communications,
Inc., 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019.