OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL
NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
The DIANE VON FURSTENBERG HOME
COLLECTION SWEEPSTAKES: How to Enter: Beginning January 11, 2011, at 12:01
a.m. (ET) through February 14, 2011, at 11:59 p.m. (ET), go to oprah.com/dvf and complete and submit the entry form
pursuant to the onscreen instructions. Winner Selection: Winner will be
selected on or about February 28, 2011, in a random drawing from among all
eligible entries received. Drawing will be conducted by O, The Oprah Magazine,
whose decisions are final. Odds of winning will depend upon the total number of
eligible entries received. Prizes & Approximate Retail Value: One (1)
Winner will receive an assortment of bedding, tabletop wares, and decorative
accessories including pillows, sheets, flatware, and table linens (ARV:
$3,500). Winner will be notified via phone, e-mail, or postal mail, at
Sponsor’s discretion, on or about April 1, 2011. Winner’s List: For winner’s
name, send a separate self-addressed, stamped envelope to
ENTRIES: Limit one (1) entry per
household for the DIANE VON FURSTENBERG HOME COLLECTION 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.
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.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal residents
of the 50
CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: Online
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 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. Winner 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.
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.
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.
SPONSOR: The Sponsor of these
Promotions is Hearst Communications, Inc.,