OFFICIAL RULES
Please
note that the ‘Promotion’ will run under different titles, but all will be
subject to the following rules.
NO
PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT
INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
2. ENTRIES: Limit
one (1) entry per household and per e-mail address per day per unique brand
presentation for the $50,000 DREAM FUND SWEEPSTAKES (referred
to as the “Promotion”) regardless of method of entry. Multiple entries
from the same household will be disqualified. Entries using macro, robotic, scrip or other forms
of automatic entry will be disqualified. No mechanically reproduced entries
permitted. 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 late, incomplete, or inaccurate 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 email addresses for the domain associated with the
submitted email address.
3. ELIGIBILITY Open to legal residents
of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and
Puerto Rico ages 13 years or older. Employees of Sponsor, its parents,
affiliates and subsidiaries, participating advertising and promotion agencies,
and prize suppliers (and members of their immediate family and/or those living
in the same household of each such employee) are not eligible.
4. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION:
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 for prize 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 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 he/she 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 Website
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 Website 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 this Promotion is Hearst Communications, Inc., 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019.