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 Miss Dior Chérie “PROM LUXE” SWEEPSTAKES!: How To Enter: Beginning 4/10/2007 at 12:01 PM (ET) through 5/7/2007 at 12:00 PM (ET), text DIOR to number 83200 from your cell phone. You will receive a Short Message Service (SMS) confirmation on your cell phone. One entry per person. Text messaging charges may apply. Consult your wireless service provider regarding their pricing plans. You will be charged for each text message sent or received from your handset according to the terms in your Service Agreement with your mobile carrier. You can stop at any time by sending the word “STOP” to 83200. You may also enter online at www.seventeen.com/checkitout, and complete and submit the entry form pursuant to the on-screen instructions. Winner Selection: Grand Prize Winner and 17 Runners-up will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received on or about May 21, 2007. Drawing will be conducted by Seventeen, whose decisions are final. Odds of winning will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received. Prizes & Approximate Retail Value: One (1) Grand-Prize Winner will receive the following: a Christian Dior coin purse (Approximate retail value is $300), a Prom-Dress (Approximate retail value is $250), complete makeover including hairstyling and makeup in the winner’s hometown (Approximate retail value is $250), limo ride to and from the prom (Approximate retail value is $600), a gift bag filled with a full-size Miss Dior Chérie fragrance (Approximate retail value is $100). Total Approximate retail value of Grand Prize is $1,500. Seventeen (17) Runners-up will receive a full-size Miss Dior Chérie fragrance and Seventeen make-up bag (Approximate retail value for each prize is $70. Total approximate retail value for all prizes awarded is $2,690.) Winners will be notified via phone, e-mail or postal mail, at Sponsor’s discretion, on or about May 25, 2007. Winner’s List: For a list of winners’ names, send a separate self-addressed, stamped envelope to Seventeen, Miss Dior Chérie “PROM LUXE” Sweepstakes 300 West 57th Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10019 by May 31, 2007.
2. ENTRIES: Limit (1) one entry per person regardless of method of entry for Miss Dior Chérie “PROM LUXE” 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. Proof of submission does not constitute proof of receipt. In the event of a dispute as to any registration or play, the authorized account holder of the mobile text messaging device or email address used to register will be deemed to be the registrant or player. The "authorized account holder" of a participating service provider text messaging and/or IM capable phone or email address is the natural person in whose name the phone has been issued and the services are billed or 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. Potential winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.
3. ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 13-24 years of age at time of entry. Void in Puerto Rico and 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 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. 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. 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.
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.
SPONSOR: The Sponsor of these Promotions is Hearst Communications, Inc., 300 West 57th Street 18th Fl., New York, NY 10019 and Christian Dior Parfums, 19 East 57th Street, New York, NY 10022.
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