OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT
OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING
YOU ARE PROVIDING YOUR INFORMATION TO O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE. THE INFORMATION
YOU PROVIDE TO O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE
AND ITS AGENCIES MAY BE USED FOR ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES WITHOUT
ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION, UNLESS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
1. Comcast O YOU! TICKET GIVEAWAY SWEEPSTAKES:
How To Enter: Beginning September
5, 2011 at 12:01 AM (EST) through September 30, 2011 at 11:59 PM (EST) (the
“Promotion Period”), go to oprah.com/oyoutickets and complete and submit the
entry form pursuant to the on-screen instructions. To enter the Sweepstakes,
each entrant must fill out and submit the official entry form provided which
may include, among other things, his/her full name, address (no P.O. Boxes),
e-mail address, gender, date of birth and related registration information as
prompted. Entrant must complete and submit the entry form with all required
information for the entry to be eligible. Information collected from
entrant via the entry form will only be used for direct marketing purposes if
entrant consents to use in such manner. Any requested consent is not
required to enter the Sweepstakes and will not increase your chances of
winning. If you prefer, you may enter via mail by sending a postcard with your
name, age, date of birth, complete address, telephone number and email address
(optional) via first-class postage to: O,
The Oprah Magazine, Attn: Vanessa Finnie, 300 West 57th Street,
18th Floor, New York, New York 10019. Mail entries must be
postmarked by September 30, 2011 and received by October 5, 2011. Qualified
mail-in entries will be included in the random drawing for the week in which
they were received. Limit of one (1)
entry per person, per week regardless of method of entry will be
accepted. If your entry is not selected in any given week during the
Promotion Period, your entry will automatically be entered into the next week’s
drawing but you may not win more than once in this sweepstakes.
Winner
Selection:
One (1) winner will be selected each week during the Promotion Period in a
random drawing from among all eligible entries received. Drawings will take
place once each week from entries received until 11:59 p.m. on each of the
following Fridays: September 9,16, 23 and 30 from all qualified entries
received during the Promotion Period for a total of four (4) drawings and four
(4) winners. Drawings will be conducted on or about the following Saturday 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 from each of the weekly random
drawings, four (4) winners total, will receive two (2) tickets to O, The Oprah Magazine’s signature event,
O You! scheduled to be held on Saturday, October 15, 2011 in Atlanta, GA (ARV:
$250.00). This prize
does not include travel or accommodations. In the event that O You! Atlanta is
cancelled or postponed for any reason, Sponsor reserves the right to award a
prize equal retail value with no further obligation to the winner. Each
of the four winners will be notified via phone, e-mail or postal mail, at
Sponsor’s discretion on or about September 30, 2011. Winner’s List: For a
list of the winners’ names, send a separate self-addressed, stamped envelope to
O, The Oprah Magazine, Attn: Vanessa
Finnie, 300 West 57th Street, 18th Floor, New York, New
York 10019 by November 30, 2011.
Illegible, incomplete, mutilated, postage due or mechanically reproduced
entry forms or entry forms that have been tampered with will be disqualified.
2. ENTRIES:
Except for those entries held over from the previous week’s drawing, there is a
limit of (1) one entry per person, per week for the Comcast O You! Ticket
Giveaway Sweepstakes (hereinafter referred to as the “Promotion”). 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, who have reached the age of twenty one (21) in their state,
at time of entry, unless otherwise stated in the specific Promotion. Void
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 the 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, 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. Guest of Winner must
also execute a Publicity/Liability Release prior to ticketing and must possess
valid photo I.D. 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 participating in the Promotion,
entrants agree to release Sponsor, OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, Harpo,
Comcast and each of their respective advertising and promotion agencies, parent
companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, representative agents,
successors, assigns, officers, directors, and employees harmless from any
liability, loss, claim, injury or damage caused or claimed to be caused by participation in the
Promotion or acceptance or use of the prize.
Entrants also acknowledge that this Promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed,
or administered by, or associated with, OWN, Harpo or Comcast. 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. 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 West
57th Street, New York, N.Y. 10019.