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 NAME THAT DISH! 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. Winners 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.