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OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
1. THE "NATURAL BEAUTY" SWEEPSTAKES: How To Enter: Beginning 8/12/08 at 12:01 AM Eastern Time ("ET") through 9/15/08 at 11:59 PM ET, go to www.seventeen.com/naturalbeauty, and complete and submit the entry form pursuant to the on-screen instructions. Winner Selection: One (1) potential winner will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received on or about 9/22/08. Drawing will be conducted by Seventeen Magazine, whose decisions are final and binding on all matters. Odds of winning will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received. Prize & Approximate Retail Value: $1,000 shopping spree (awarded as an Amex gift check), and variety of products from Neutrogena in the value of $115 for a total value of $1115. [Gift card is subject to terms and conditions specified by issuer.] Potential winner will be notified via phone, e-mail or postal mail, at Hearst Communications, Inc's ("Sponsor") discretion, on or about 9/22/08. Winner's Name: For winner's name, send a separate self-addressed, stamped envelope to: The "Natural Beauty" Sweepstakes Winner's Name, Seventeen Promotions Dept., 300 W 57th Street, 18th Floor, NY, NY, 10019 by 11/15/08. Mechanically reproduced entry forms or entry forms that have been tampered with will be disqualified.
2. ENTRIES: Limit (1) one entry per household for "Natural Beauty" Sweepstakes (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. Proof of submission does not constitute proof of receipt. If there is a dispute as to the identity of entrant, the prize will be awarded to the authorized account holder of the email address and he/she must comply with these Official Rules. 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 who have reached the age of 13 at the time of entry. Void in Puerto Rico and where prohibited by law. Employees of Sponsor, its parent, affiliates and subsidiaries, participating advertising and promotion agencies, the independent judging organization and prize suppliers (and members of their immediate family (spouse and parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and/or those living in the same of household of each such employee, whether or not related) are not eligible. An eligible minor should have his/her parent's or legal guardian's permission to enter.
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 and costs not specifically included in prize description as being provided and all federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner. 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 a prize (or portion thereof) of comparable or greater value, at its sole discretion. All prize details are at Sponsor's sole discretion. All applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Entrants (and, if eligible minors, their parents or legal guardians) agree to be bound by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor and judges, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Promotion. Potential winners (and parent or legal guardian if winner is an eligible 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, at Sponsor's discretion, selection of an alternate winner. Return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable, Sponsor's inability to contact the potential winner within a reasonable time period or potential winner's noncompliance with these Official Rules may result in disqualification and, at Sponsor's discretion, selection of an alternate winner. If potential winner is an eligible minor, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize to his/her parent or legal guardian who will be responsible for fulfilling all requirements imposed on winner set forth herein. 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 in any and all media, now or hereafter devised, worldwide in perpetuity, without additional compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law. By participating, entrant (and parent or legal guardian if entrant is an eligible minor) agrees to hold Sponsor, its advertising and promotion agencies and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, and prize suppliers and all of their respective agents, successors, assigns, officers, directors, and employees (collectively, "Released Parties") harmless for any injury or damage caused or claimed to be caused by participation in the Promotion or acceptance or use of the prize.
5. GENERAL CONDITIONS: Released Parties are not responsible for late, lost, misdirected, delayed, undelivered, incomplete, inaccurate or garbled entries or for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone, cable or 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 or for any other computer, network, technical, mechanical, printing, typographical, human or other errors or problems of any kind relating to or in connection with the Promotion, including, without limitation, errors or problems of any kind that may occur in connection with the administration of the Promotion, the processing of entries, the announcement, delivery or use of the prize or in any Promotion-related materials. Released Parties are not responsible for injury or damage to entrants' or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating in this Promotion or downloading materials from or use of the web site. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Promotion or website or who are in violation of these Official Rules, as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified and all associated entries will be void. If for any reason the Promotion 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. If terminated, Sponsor reserves the right, at its discretion, to select the winner at random from all non-suspect, eligible entries received as of the termination date. Sponsor may prohibit an entrant from participating in a Promotion if it determines, in its sole discretion, 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 and void all associated entries. Caution: Any attempt by a entrant 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 entrant to the fullest extent of the law.
6. DISPUTES/CHOICE OF LAW: Except where prohibited, each entrant (and parent or legal guardian if entrant is an eligible minor) agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion or the 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, and in no event will entrant be entitled to receive attorneys' fees or other legal costs; 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. 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., Seventeen Magazine Promo Dept., 300 W 57th Street, 18th Fl., NY, NY, 10019.
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