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.
1. THE WISH COME TRUE SWEEPSTAKES:
How To Enter: Beginning February 1, 2010 at 12:01 AM (ET) through
January 31, 2012 at 11:59 PM (ET), go to http://womansday.com, and complete
and submit the entry form pursuant to the on-screen instructions. Winner
Selection: Winner will be selected in a random drawing from among all
eligible entries received on or about March 1, 2012. Drawing will be conducted
by Hearst Magazines Consumer Marketing whose decisions are final. Odds of winning
will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received. Certain titles
may require entrants to perform certain tasks as a condition of entry. Prizes
& Approximate Retail Value: (1) Grand Prize Winner will win $250,000.
Grand Prize Winner will be notified via phone, e-mail or postal mail, at
Sponsor’s discretion, on or about March 1, 2012. (24) First Place Winners
will receive $1,000 each. One winner will be selected each month from entries
received that month throughout the sweepstakes for a total of 24 winners.
Winners will be notified via phone, e-mail or postal mail at Sponsor’s
discretion, on or about the 7th day of each month. (24) Second Place
Winners will receive $100. One winner will be selected each month from entries
received that month throughout the sweepstakes for a total of 24 winners.
Winners will be notified via phone, e-mail or postal mail at Sponsor’s
discretion, on or about the 7th day of each month. Entries for the
monthly sweepstakes drawings will not be rolled over into succeeding
months. Winner’s List: Winners’ names will be posted online
at http://www.winnerslist.hearstmags.com
on/around the 15th of each month for a period of 30 days.
2. ENTRIES: Limit (1) one entry per household and per e-mail address per day
per unique brand presentation for The Wish Come
True Sweepstakes (referred to as the “Promotion”) regardless of method of
entry. 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 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 District of
Columbia ages 13 years or older. Void in Puerto Rico 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.
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.
7. SPONSOR: The Sponsor of this Promotion is Hearst Communications, Inc., 300
W. 57th St, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10019.