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OFFICIAL RULES APPLICABLE TO ALL SWEEPSTAKES AND/OR CONTESTS.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. THE CONTENT OF ALL ENTRIES, INCLUDING TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS, BECOME PROPERTY OF QUICK & SIMPLE. QUICK & SIMPLE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REPUBLISH ENTRIES.
1. CONTESTS AND SWEEPSTAKES
THE FASHION MISTAKE CONTEST: How to Enter: Beginning June 24, 2008, at 12:01 a.m. (ET) through July 14, 2008, at 11:59 p.m. (ET) go to quickandsimple.com/win and complete and submit the entry form pursuant to the on-screen instructions. Or mail your entry with your name, age, complete address, telephone number, e-mail address (optional), and a good-quality photo of yourself with first-class postage affixed to: Quick & Simple, Fashion Mistake Contest, 1700 Broadway, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10019. The winner's name, city, and state of residence will be published in a future issue. Quick & Simple reserves the option to publish the winner's photo. Mail entry must be postmarked by July 14, 2008, and received by July 18, 2008. Submit a good-quality photo of your most hilarious crime against fashion. Your ugly ensemble can be from any decade, so be sure to include the why, when, and where behind your look - in 300 words or less. To be eligible, you must include your name, complete address, telephone number, and e-mail address (optional) in your entry. Winner Selection: All entries will be judged by Quick & Simple editors based on the following criteria: creativity (34%); originality (33%); and clarity of expression (33%). In the event of a tie, the person among the tied entrants with the highest score in creativity will be the winner. By participating in the Contest, entrant certifies that his/her entry is original, has not been previously published or won any award, and does not contain any material that would violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including copyrights, trademarks, or rights or privacy or publicity. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and unfettered discretion to disqualify any entry that it believes contains obscene, offensive, or inappropriate content, that does not comply with these official rules, or that is not consistent with the spirit or theme of the contest. The decision of the Sponsor and judges is final and binding on all matters relating to the Contest. Prizes and Approximate Retail Values: One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive single-day passes for two (2) people to Aquatica, SeaWorld's brand-new water park, and SeaWorld in Orlando, Fla., approximate retail value: $228, plus three nights' accommodations in Orlando, Fla., approximate retail value: $600, and one gift basket, approximate retail value: $150, from AquaticabySeaWorld.com and SeaWorld.com/Orlando. The winner will also receive airfare for two (2) people from the nearest airport servicing JetBlue airways to Orlando, Fla., approximate retail value: $1,396. Total approximate retail value of all prizes awarded: $2,374. Prize includes round-trip coach air transportation for two (2) from major airport nearest winner's residence serving JetBlue Airways and hotel accommodations for two (2) for three (3) nights. Hotel accommodations at Sponsor's discretion, accommodations subject to availability, and blackout dates may apply. All travelers must possess valid travel documents. Winner must travel on dates specified by Sponsor (or trip must be taken within one year from date of award). Arrangements must be made at least 30 days prior to departure. Once scheduled, the itinerary cannot be altered. All other expenses, including ground transportation, are the responsibility of the winner. Two round-trip JetBlue travel certificates each valid for one passenger to fly round-trip from any JetBlue destination to Orlando, Fla. Travel is valid for one year from issue date of travel certificates. All travel must be booked and flown within the valid dates listed on the travel certificates. Redeemed travel is subject to availability and seats may not be available on all flights. Certain blackout dates may apply, and travel may be capacity controlled. Passengers are subject and entitled to all provisions of JetBlue's Contract of Carriage except denied-boarding compensation. Redeemed travel is not eligible for TrueBlue points. Fees, taxes, surcharges, and/or service charges are the responsibility of the passenger. Travel must be booked by calling 1-800-JETBLUE (538-2585). Redemption of travel certificates at a JetBlue Airways airport ticket counter is not allowed. Loss of travel certificate authorization number and PIN cannot be replaced. Travel certificates may be redeemed only for travel on JetBlue-operated flights. Not available for use on any partner airlines or in connection with JetBlue Getaways Vacation Packages. Winner will be notified via phone, e-mail, or postal mail, at Sponsor's discretion, on or about July 23, 2008. Quick & Simple's decisions on all matters are final. The winner's name will be mentioned in a future issue. Winner's List: For winner's name, visit quickandsimple.com/winners. Illegible, incomplete, mutilated, postage due, or mechanically reproduced entry forms or entry forms that have been tampered with will be disqualified.
THE WEIGHT-LOSS-TIP CONTEST: How to Enter: Beginning June 24, 2008, at 12:01 a.m. (ET) through July 14, 2008, at 11:59 p.m. (ET) go to quickandsimple.com/win and complete and submit the entry form pursuant to the on-screen instructions. Or mail your entry with your name, age, complete address, telephone number, e-mail address (optional), and a good-quality photo of yourself with first-class postage affixed to: Quick & Simple, Weight-Loss-Tip Contest, 1700 Broadway, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10019. The winner's name, city, and state of residence will be published in a future issue. Quick & Simple reserves the option to publish the winner's photo. Mail entry must be postmarked by July 14, 2008, and received by July 18, 2008. Tell us the creative and healthy tip that helped you knock off the weight - in 300 words or less. To be eligible, you must include your name, complete address, telephone number, e-mail address (optional), and a good-quality photo of yourself in your entry. Winner Selection: All entries will be judged by Quick & Simpleeditors based on the following criteria: creativity (34%); originality (33%); and clarity of expression (33%). In the event of a tie, the person among the tied entrants with the highest score in creativity will be the winner. By participating in the Contest, entrant certifies that his/her entry is original, has not been previously published or won any award and does not contain any material that would violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including copyrights, trademarks or rights or privacy or publicity. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and unfettered discretion to disqualify any entry that it believes contains obscene, offensive or inappropriate content, that does not comply with these official rules or that is not consistent with the spirit or theme of the contest. The decision of the Sponsor and judges is final and binding on all matters relating to the Contest. Prizes and Approximate Retail Values: One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive a gift basket including supplements, books, and shakes from ZoneDiet.com, approximate retail value: $212, the Nutra Luxe MD skin-care line from NutraLuxeMD.com, approximate retail value: $635, plus a gift card from SimplySoles.com, approximate retail value: $200. Total approximate retail value: $1,047. Three (3) runners-up will receive a gift card from SimplySoles.com. Approximate retail value: $200. Total approximate retail value: $600. Total approximate retail value of all prizes awarded: $1,647. Winner will be notified via phone, e-mail, or postal mail, at Sponsor's discretion, on or about July 25, 2008. Quick & Simple's decisions on all matters are final. The winner's name will be mentioned in a future issue. Winner's List: For winner's name, visit quickandsimple.com/winners. Illegible, incomplete, mutilated, postage due, or mechanically reproduced entry forms or entry forms that have been tampered with will be disqualified.
THE ROAD-TRIP/KID-AT-HEART SWEEPSTAKES: How to Enter: Beginning June 29, 2008, at 12:01 a.m. (ET) through July 12, 2008, one (1) different sweepstakes prize (quantity of prizes varies daily) will be awarded each day, from 12:00 am ET through 11:59 pm ET. You may enter the sweepstakes one time per day during each sweepstake's' 24-hour time frame (based on Eastern Time). Entries begin each day at 12:01 a.m. ET and must be received by 11:59 p.m. of that day. To get the daily code word, you will need to enter each day, look at the Road-Trip/Kid-at-Heart Sweepstakes calendar for each day's sweepstakes code word, or you can request the daily code in an e-mail to codes0708@talk.quickandsimple.com during each sweepstakes' 24-hour time frame (based on Eastern Time). To enter, go to quickandsimple.com/win and complete and submit the entry form pursuant to the on-screen instructions. Winner Selection: Entrants for daily sweepstakes prizes will be notified instantly on-screen if they are a potential winner. Potential winners will be selected at random. If you receive a potential winning message, your confirmation as a winner is subject to verification and meeting eligibility requirements. Drawing will be conducted by Quick & Simple, whose decisions are final. Odds of winning will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received. If for any reason Quick & Simple deems an instant winner of a prize ineligible, or if for any reason at the end of a 24-hour entry period one or more of that day's prizes have not been awarded instantly, Quick & Simple will award the prize to a winner whom it randomly selects from among all of that day's eligible entrants. No more than one instant-win prize can be awarded per household per week (12:00 a.m. Sunday - 11:59 p.m. Saturday ET). If a member of a household is named an on-screen instant winner more than once in a week, only the first prize will be awarded. Any subsequent prizes that week will be awarded instead to a winner selected randomly from among that week's non-instant-winning entrants. Canadian winners will be required to correctly answer a mathematical-skill-testing question as a condition of receiving the prize. Prizes and Approximate Retail Value: All entrants to the Road-Trip/Kid-at-Heart Sweepstakes will be automatically entered to win the Grand Prize: One (1) reader will win custom floor and seat covers from YesEssentials.com. Total approximate retail value: $500. Winner will be notified by delivery of the prize in the mail. Winner's List: Winners of our daily sweepstakes will be posted on quickandsimple.com/winners the following week. Incomplete entry forms or entry forms that have been tampered with will be disqualified.
THE ENTERTAINMENT SWEEPSTAKES: How to Enter: Beginning June 24, 2008, at 12:01 a.m. (ET) through July 7, 2008, at 11:59 p.m. (ET), go to quickandsimple.com/win 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 July 11, 2008. Drawing will be conducted by Quick & Simple, whose decisions are final. Odds of winning will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received. Canadian winners will be required to correctly answer a mathematical-skill-testing question as a condition of receiving the prize. Prizes and Approximate Retail Value: Ten (10) readers will each receive a copy of Definitely, Maybe from Universal Home Video. Approximate retail value: $30. Total approximate retail value of all prizes awarded: $300. Winners will be notified by delivery of the prize in the mail. Incomplete entry forms or entry forms that have been tampered with will be disqualified.
THE CLUB Q&S TALENT CONTEST: How to Enter: Beginning June 24, 2008, at 12:01 a.m. (ET) through July 28, 2008, at 11:59 p.m. (ET) go to quickandsimple.com/talent and complete and submit the entry form pursuant to the on-screen instructions. Do you have an amazing talent or trick that wows everyone you know? Tell us, in 100 words or less. Four (4) winners will be selected from among all entries to have his/her cool talent appear on the Club Q&S page in a future issue (along with the winner's first name, last name, city, and state). Winner Selection: All entries will be judged by Quick & Simple editors based on the following criteria: originality (50%) and creativity (50%). In the event of a tie, the person among the tied entrants with the highest score in creativity will be the winner. By participating in the Contest, entrant certifies that his/her entry is original, has not been previously published or won any award, and does not contain any material that would violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including copyrights, trademarks, or rights or privacy or publicity. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and unfettered discretion to disqualify any entry that it believes contains obscene, offensive or inappropriate content, that does not comply with these official rules or that is not consistent with the spirit or theme of the contest. The decision of the Sponsor and judges is final and binding on all matters relating to the Contest. Prizes and Approximate Retail Values: Four (4) winners will each receive a cake from 1-800-Bakery.com, approximate retail value: $60. Total approximate retail value of all prizes awarded: $240. Submitted entries may be printed elsewhere in Quick & Simple magazine and/or on quickandsimple.com, but only those entries specifically identified as the winner on the magazine's Club Q&S page will be eligible to win the prize. Winner will be notified via phone, e-mail, or postal mail, at Sponsor's discretion. Illegible, incomplete, or mechanically reproduced entry forms or entry forms that have been tampered with will be disqualified.
THE CLUB Q&S WEEKLY SWEEPSTAKES: How to Enter: To become a member of Club Q&S, go to quickandsimple.com/eve/login and complete and submit the entry form pursuant to the on-screen instructions. Each person is permitted only one active membership at a time. On the Club Q&S page of each issue of Quick & Simple magazine, the name of one (1) eligible member of Club Q&S that has been randomly selected will be listed as the potential prizewinner for the prize in each issue. Drawing will be conducted by Quick & Simple, whose decisions are final. Odds of winning will depend upon the total number of eligible Club Q&S members. Canadian winners will be required to correctly answer a mathematical-skill-testing question as a condition of receiving the prize. Prizes and Approximate Retail Value: The specific prize for each issue and its corresponding value may vary by issue; the current issue's prize is listed in the "To Claim Club Q&S Prize" section below. To claim the listed prize, the Club Q&S member must follow the instructions listed in the "To Claim Club Q&S Prize" section below. A Club Q&S member will be included in random drawings in issues dated approximately four weeks after the online form is completed and entered, and thereafter in subsequent issues for as long as Quick & Simple continues to run its Club Q&S sweepstakes promotion, scheduled to run through at least Aug. 5, 2008. If a person submits an online entry form to become a Club Q&S member between 12:01 a.m. ET on June 24, 2008, and 11:59 p.m. ET on July 7, 2008, the first issue in which he/she will be eligible to be included in random drawings for Club Q&S members will be Aug. 12, 2008, at which time the prize will be SmartShield skin-care products, approximate retail value: $125. No Club Q&S member will be eligible to be drawn as a potential winner more than once each calendar year.
TO CLAIM CLUB Q&S PRIZE. The Club Q&S member listed as the potential winner(s) must log on to quickandsimple.com/clubprize and complete and submit the entry form pursuant to the on-screen instructions, by 11:59 p.m. ET on the issue's cover date. If the Club Q&S member listed in the issue does not claim his/her prize by this deadline, the prize will automatically be deemed forfeited. To have the name of the potential winner listed in the July 8, 2008, issue e-mailed to you, send a message to winner0708@talk.quickandsimple.com between June 24, 2008, and July 7, 2008. The prize available to the potential winner(s) listed in the July 8, 2008, issue is the Magic Bullet Platinum Pro, approximate retail value: $100.
THE MONTHLY GRAND PRIZE SWEEPSTAKES: In each of four consecutive issues, starting with the June 10, 2008, issue and ending with the July 8, 2008, issue, we will publish a new code word. How to Enter: Collect the code words from each issue (four code words total) and at the end of the four-issue cycle, submit them to us along with your name, complete address and telephone number, by going to quickandsimple.com/win and completing and submitting the entry form pursuant to the on-screen instructions. Entry submissions begin June 24, 2008, at 12:01 a.m. (ET) and must be received by July 7, 2008, at 11:59 p.m. (ET). Or mail a 3-by-5 card with your name, complete address, telephone number and all four codes words with first-class postage affixed to: Quick & Simple, Panasonic Television Monthly Grand Prize, 1700 Broadway, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10019. Mail entry must be postmarked by July 7, 2008, and received by July 11, 2008. To get the four code words that you will need to enter, look at all four issues involved or request the codes in an e-mail to be sent to codes@talk.quickandsimple.com during the sweepstakes' entry time frame (based on Eastern Time). Winner Selection: Winner will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received on or about July 28, 2008. Drawing will be conducted by Quick & Simple, whose decisions are final. Odds of winning will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received. Canadian winners will be required to correctly answer a mathematical skill testing question as a condition of receiving the prize. Prizes and Approximate Retail Value: One (1) winner will receive a 42-inch Panasonic plasma television, total approximate retail value: $1,400. Winner's List: For winner's name, visit quickandsimple.com/winners. Illegible, incomplete, mutilated, postage due, or mechanically reproduced entry forms or entry forms that have been tampered with will be disqualified.
2. ENTRIES: Limit (1) one entry per household for each sweepstakes or contest (each referred to as the "Promotion"). Multiple entries from the same household will be disqualified. 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. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, mutilated, misdirected, incomplete, inaccurate or postage-due 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 e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
3. ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia and Canada who have reached the age of majority in their state or province of residence at time of entry, unless otherwise stated in the specific Promotion. Void in Puerto Rico, the Province of Quebec and where prohibited by law. Employees of Sponsor, its parents, affiliates and subsidiaries, participating advertising and promotion agencies, the independent judging organization and prize suppliers (and members of their immediate family and/or those living in the same of household of each such employee) are not eligible.
4. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: Online 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 seven (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 seven (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 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 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; (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 these Promotions is Hearst Communications, Inc., 300 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019.
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