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.
1. THE WISH
COME TRUE SWEEPSTAKES:
How To Enter: Beginning February 1, 2010 at 12:01 AM (ET) through January
31, 2012 at 11:59 PM (ET), go to http://www.goodhousekeeping.com,
and complete and submit the entry form pursuant to the on-screen instructions. Winner
Selection: Winner will be selected in a random drawing from among all
eligible entries received on or about March 1, 2012. Drawing will be conducted
by Hearst Magazines Consumer Marketing whose decisions are final. Odds of
winning will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received. Certain
titles may require entrants to perform certain tasks as a condition of entry. Prizes & Approximate Retail Value:
(1) Grand Prize Winner will win $250,000. Grand Prize Winner will be notified
via phone, e-mail or postal mail, at Sponsor’s discretion, on or about March 1,
2012. (24)
2. ENTRIES: Limit (1) one entry per household and per e-mail address per
day per unique brand presentation for The Wish Come True Sweepstakes (referred
to as the “Promotion”) regardless of method of entry. Entries using macro,
robotic, script or other forms of automatic entry will be disqualified. Entries
become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. No mechanically
reproduced entries permitted. Proof of submission does not constitute proof of
receipt. 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 email address.
The “authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person to whom the
email 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
4. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: Entrants must have 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 prize for 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 (and parent or legal guardian if winner is a minor) 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 it 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 Web site 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 which 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 Web site 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; and (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.
7. SPONSOR: The Sponsor of this Promotion is Hearst Communications,
Inc.,