OFFICIAL 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 (1) one entry per person and
per e-mail address for contest (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. 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, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico or Canada who have reached the age of 18 in their state,
province, or territory at time of entry.
Void in Quebec
Province and where prohibited
by law. Employees of Sponsor, Food
Network Kitchens, 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 may be required to sign and return an
Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release and where legally permissible a
Publicity Release within seven (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 seven (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, New York, (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
Street, New York, NY 10019.