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 HGTV MAGAZINE BIN SWEEPSTAKES:
How To Enter: Beginning September 3, 2013 at 12:01 AM (ET) through October 1, 2013
at 11:59 PM (ET), go to hgtvbingiveaway.hearstmags.com, and complete and submit
the entry form pursuant to the on-screen instructions. Winners Selection: Twenty
(20) winners will
be selected on or about October 8, 2013 in
a random drawing from among all eligible entries received. Drawing will be
conducted by HGTV 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: Twenty (20) winners will
receive the following prize package: one
(1) Blossom
Cylinder Trash Bin by Umbra from www.containerstore.com, ARV: $14.99. Total ARV for
all prizes awarded to the winners is $299.80. Winners will be notified via
phone, e-mail or postal mail, at SponsorÕs discretion, on or about October 8,
2013. In the event the
Winner doesnÕt respond to SponsorÕs notification or does not accept the prize
within five (5) business days of notification, the prize will be deemed
forfeited and an alternate Winner will be selected. In the event that any one or more potential
Winner(s) fails to respond as stated above, declines the prize or fails to
provide signed affidavits or releases, such Winner(s) will be deemed to forfeit
the prize and Sponsor will select an alternate Winner(s) from the remaining
eligible entrants. If any alternate(s) similarly fails to respond or declines the
prize, Sponsor will use a reasonable number of attempts, in its discretion, to
award the prize(s) to another alternate(s) but if it is unable to do so, the
prize(s) will be finally forfeited and Sponsor shall have no further liability
in connection with this Sweepstakes. Please allow a
minimum of six (6) months for delivery of prizes. WinnersÕ List: For winnersÕ names, send a
separate self-addressed, stamped envelope to HGTV Magazine MAGAZINE BIN SWEEPSTAKES WinnersÕ List, 300
West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019 by October 31, 2013. Incomplete entry forms or entry forms
that have been tampered with will be disqualified.
2.
ENTRIES: Limit (1) one
entry per person
for HGTV Magazine Bin Sweepstakes (referred to as the ÒPromotionÓ). Multiple entries from the same person 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. 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 Òauthorized account
holderÓ 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 the District of Columbia who have
reached the age of majority in their state, territory or
province of residence at time of entry. Legal residents of Canada (excluding Quebec)
who have reached the aforementioned age in their province at time of entry are
also eligible to enter. Void in Puerto Rico and where
prohibited by law. Employees of
Sponsor, Scripps Networks Interactive, their 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 entrantÕs 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 Òas isÓ 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 (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 winnerÕs 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 a winner 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 YorkÕs
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 Street, New
York, NY 10019.