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 Ke$ha Meet and Greet Sweepstakes How
To Enter: Beginning
October 12, 2010 at 12:01 AM (ET)
through November 22, 2010 at 11:59 PM (ET), go to seventeen.com/keshasweeps and
complete and submit the entry form pursuant to the instructions. Winner
Selection: On or about November 23,
2010, winners will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible
entries received. Drawing will be
conducted by Seventeen Magazine, whose
decisions are final. Odds of winning
will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received. Prize
& Approximate Retail Value: Five (5) Grand prize winners will one
pair (two tickets) tickets to see Ke$ha live in concert in 2011 in one of the
following cities: New York, NY 2, Los Angeles, CA 3, Seattle, WA, Boston, MA or Chicago, IL and meet
Ke$ha. Each Grand Prize winner, ARV:
$2000. Transportation not provided. Fifty (50) first prize winners
will win a Ke$ha fan pack which includes an autographed issue of the November
2010 issue of Seventeen magazine, a t-shirt and Animal CD. Each First Prize
winner, ARV: $34.96. Total ARV for all prizes awarded: $3748.00. In the event that a concert is cancelled or postponed for any reason,
Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the prize for an item of equal value. If concert is cancelled we will offer another
city that is close to the winner’s home. Winners will be notified via phone,
e-mail or postal mail, at Sponsor’s discretion, on or about November 23, 2010. In
the event that Ke$ha’s tour dates are cancelled,
2.
ENTRIES:
Limit (1) one entry per household for The Ke$ha Meet and Greet 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. No
mechanically reproduced entries permitted.
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. 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 females between the ages of 13 and 29
who are legal residents of the 50 United States
and the District of Columbia. Void and where prohibited by law. 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 of household of each such employee) are not eligible.
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 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 (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. Travel companion of Winner must
also execute a Publicity/Liability Release prior to ticketing. 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, 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 this Promotion is Hearst Communications, Inc., 300 West 57th St, NY, NY 10019.