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 RACHAEL RAY VS. GUY FIERI SWEEPSTAKES: How
To Enter: Beginning 1/3/12 at 12:01 AM (ET)
through 1/31/12 at 11:59 PM (ET), go to foodnetwork.com/rachaelvsguygiveaway,
and complete and submit the entry form pursuant to the on-screen instructions, including
your prize preference. Winner Selection: Two
(2) winners will be selected on or about 2/14/12 in a random drawing
from among all eligible entries received.
Drawing will be conducted by Food Network Magazine whose
decisions are final. Odds of winning will depend upon the total number of
eligible entries received. Canadian winners will be required to
correctly answer a mathematical skill testing question as a condition of
receiving the prize.” Prizes & Approximate Retail Value: One
(1) first prize winner will receive Guy Fieri’s
autographed 13-piece knife set as well as his salsas and barbeque sauces,
squeeze bottles, T-shirts, cookbooks and other cookware products. Approximate
retail value is $806. One (1) second prize winner will receive Rachael Ray's
10-piece stainless steel cookware set, five-piece bakeware
set, olive oil, select cookbooks and other cookware products. Approximate
retail value is $612. Total approximate retail value of all prizes awarded
$1,418. Winners will be notified via phone, e-mail or postal mail, at
Sponsor’s discretion, on or about 2/28/12.
Winner’s List: For
winner’s name, send a separate self-addressed, stamped envelope to 300 West 57th Street,
35th Floor, New York, NY 10019
attention: Rachael vs. Guy Sweepstakes by 4/28/12. Mechanically reproduced entry forms or entry
forms that have been tampered with will be disqualified.
2. ENTRIES: Limit (1) one entry per household
for THE RACHAEL RAY VS. GUY FIERI 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 legal residents of the 50 United
States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Canada
who are 18 years or older in their state, territory or province of residence at
time of entry. Void in Quebec
Province 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. 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 these Promotions is Hearst Communications, Inc., 300 W. 57th Street, New York, NY 10019.