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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 STRETCH A DOLLAR CONTEST: How to Enter: Beginning July 8, 2008, at 12:01 AM (ET) through July 21, 2008, at 11:59 PM (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, email address, (optional) and a good-quality photo of yourself with first-class postage affixed to: Quick & Simple, Stretch a Dollar Contest, 1700 Broadway, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10019. Mail entry must be postmarked by July 21, 2008, and received by July 25, 2008. 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. Got a clever strategy for pinching pennies? We want to hear how you get the most bang for your buck - in 200 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 & 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 six (6) place settings from the Fiesta Dinnerware line, courtesy of The Homer Laughlin China Company, approximate retail value: $300; the Lisa Jenks "Pins" 45-piece flatware set, plus two picture frames, from LisaJenks.com, approximate retail value: $450; and the complete Body by Sonya Dakar Collection from SonyaDakar.com, approximate retail value: $274. Total approximate retail value: $1,024. Two (2) runners-up will receive the Lisa Jenks "Diamonds" 45-piece flatware set, approximate retail value: $375; and the complete Body by Sonya Dakar collection, approximate retail value: $274. Total approximate retail value: $1,298. Total approximate retail value of all prizes awarded: $2,322. Winner[s] will be notified via phone, e-mail, or postal mail, at Sponsor's discretion, on or about July 31, 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 HERE'S TO YOUR HEALTH SWEEPSTAKES: How to Enter: One (1) sweepstakes prize will be given away each day from all qualified entries received during the previous day, beginning July 13, 2008, at 12:01 AM (ET) through July 19, 2008, at 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 Here's to Your Health Sweepstakes calendar for each day's sweepstakes code word or you can request the daily code in an e-mail to codes0715@talk.quickandsimple.com during each sweepstake's 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 the 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 am Sunday - 11:59 pm 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 & Approximate Retail Value: All entrants to the Here's to Your Health Sweepstakes will be automatically entered to win the Grand Prize: One (1) reader will win a Healthy Kitchen 10-piece Weil by Spring cookware set from DrWeilSpring.com.com. Total approximate retail value: $600. Winner[s] 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 July 8, 2008, at 12:01 AM (ET) through July 14, 2008, at 11:59 PM (ET), go to quickandsimple.com/win, and complete and submit the entry form pursuant to the on-screen instructions. Winner Selection: Winner[s] will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received on or about July 21, 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 & Approximate Retail Value: Ten (10) winners will each receive beach bag and towel from Pier 1 Imports; flip-flops from CobianUSA.com; and five great beach reads, The Richest Season by Maryann McFadden, The Way Life Should Be by Christina Baker Kline, Made in the U.S.A. by Billie Letts, Love the One You're With by Emily Giffin, and Stone Creek by Victoria Lustbader. Approximate retail value: $130. Total approximate retail value of all prizes awarded: $1,300. 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 JIG-A-LOO WEB ONLY SWEEPSTAKES: How to Enter: Beginning July 8, 2008, at 12:01 AM (ET) through July 21, 2008, at 11:59 PM (ET), go to quickandsimple.com/win, and complete and submit the entry form pursuant to the on-screen instructions. Winner Selection: Winner[s] 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 & Approximate Retail Value: One (1) winner will receive an $800 Target gift card, a can of Jig-A-Loo, and a Jig-A-Loo hat and T-shirt from Jigaloo.com. Approximate retail value: $807. Total approximate retail value of all prizes awarded: $807. Winner[s] 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 & 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. 15, 2008. If a person submits an online entry form to become a Club Q&S member between 12:01 a.m. ET on July 8, 2008, and 11:59 p.m. ET on July 14, 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. 19, 2008, at which time the prize will be Skirt Sports Outfit, approximate retail value: $151. 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 15, 2008, issue e-mailed to you, send a message to winner0715@talk.quickandsimple.com between July 8, 2008, and July 14, 2008. The prize available to the potential winner(s) listed in the July 15, 2008, issue is SmartShield Skincare, approximate retail value: $125. THE MONTHLY GRAND PRIZE SWEEPSTAKES: In each of four consecutive issues, starting with the July 15, 2008 issue and ending with the August 12, 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 July 29, 2008, at 12:01 AM (ET), and must be received by Aug. 11, 2008, at 11:59 PM (ET). 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 Aug. 26, 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 & Approximate Retail Value: One (1) winner will receive an LG four-door refrigerator, total approximate retail value: $3,199. Winner's List: For winner's name, visit quickandsimple.com/winners. Illegible, incomplete, mutilated, 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 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 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 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, New York; (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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