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 CHANDELIER SWEEPSTAKES:
How To Enter: Beginning September 3, 2013
at 12:01 AM (ET) through October 1, 2013 at 11:59 PM (ET), go to hgtvchandeliergiveaway.hearstmags.com, and complete and submit the entry form pursuant to the on-screen
instructions. Winners Selection: One
(1) winner 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: One (1) winner will receive
the following prize package: one (1) Orb Chandelier from www.ballarddesigns.com; ARV: $499.00. Total ARV for all prizes awarded to the winners is $499.00. 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 CHANDELIER 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 Chandelier
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, the
Province of Quebec 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.