OFFICIAL
RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL
NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
1. How to enter Marie Claire Shoes First Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”). Go to http://www.marieclaire.com/shoes between September 16,
2015 at 12:01 AM ET through November
4, 2015 at 11:59 PM ET, on a computer or wireless device and complete and
submit the entry form. Winners/Prizes
and Approximate Retail Value: One
(1) winner will win twelve (12) pairs of designer shoes, to be decided by
Sponsor in its sole discretion (ARV: $5,000). Important Notice: You may be charged for visiting the mobile website in
accordance with the terms of your service agreement with your carrier. Please
consult your wireless service provider regarding your pricing plan. You must
use a Smartphone device to participate via your mobile phone. Not all mobile
phone providers carry the necessary service to participate. Check your phone
capabilities for specific Internet instructions. If your data usage exceeds
what is allotted by your data plan, you could be subject to additional fees by
your carrier. Please contact your mobile service provider with any questions
regarding your bill. Winner
Selection: Winner will be selected on or about November 5, 2015 in a
random drawing from among all eligible entries received. In the event the Sponsor does not receive any
eligible entries, the Sponsor has the right to cancel the Sweepstakes. Drawing
will be conducted by Marie Claire Magazine, whose decisions are final. Odds of
winning will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received. Winner
Notification: Winner will be notified
within one (1) month of the last day of the Sweepstakes, via e-mail, and/or at
Sponsor's discretion, via phone or postal mail. In the event the Winner doesn't
respond to Sponsor's 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. List of Winners: For
the names of the Winners, send a separate self-addressed, stamped envelope to Marie
Claire Magazine, Floor 34, Marie Claire
Shoes First Sweepstakes Winners’ List, Hearst Communications Inc., 300 West 57th Street NY, NY 10019
within two (2) months from end of the Sweepstakes.
2. ELIGIBILITY:
Open to legal residents of
the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia (excluding Alaska
and Hawaii), who have reached 18 years of age in their state or territory of
residence at time of entry. Void in Puerto Rico and
where prohibited by law. Employees of Hearst Communications Inc. its respective
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 employees whether legally
related or not) are not eligible.
3. ENTRIES:
Limit one (1) entry per person and per email address per day. Multiple entries from the same person on the
same day will be disqualified. Entries
become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. Proof of submission does not constitute proof
of receipt. Inaccurate, lost, late,
misdirected or incomplete or entry forms that have been tampered with will be
disqualified. Entrants must have valid
email address and it is entrant’s responsibility to update Sponsor of any change
in email address. 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, carrier, or other organization (e.g., business, educational
institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning the email addresses for
the domain associated with the submitted email address.
4. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: 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. The Winner is required
to comply with any and all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules and
regulations. All federal, state and local taxes, and any other costs not
specifically provided for in these Official Rules are solely the Winner's
responsibility. If the actual retail value of any Winner's prize is $600 or
more, the Winner must complete a W9 form and supply Sponsor with his/her social
security number for tax purposes. An IRS Form 1099 will be issued in the name
of the Winner (or, if a minor, in the name of the minor) for the actual value
of the prizes received. Sponsor shall have no responsibility or obligation to
the Winner or potential Winner who are unable or unavailable to accept or
utilize prizes as described herein. Entrants agree to be bound by the
terms of these Official Rules and by the decision of Sponsor, which are final
and binding on all matters pertaining to this Sweepstakes. 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 his/her submitted entry, if
applicable, to Sponsor within seven (7) days following the date of first attempted
notification. By entering, Entrant grants permission for Sponsor, and
any of its affiliates and subsidiaries, participating advertising and promotion
agencies, and prize suppliers to use the entrant’s submission (including an
altered form of the entry), if any, for editorial, advertising and promotional
purposes without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law.
Additionally, acceptance of the Prize by Winner constitutes permission for
Sponsor and any affiliates and subsidiaries, participating advertising and
promotion agencies, and prize suppliers to use Winner’s name and/or likeness
and biographical material for editorial, advertising and promotional purposes
without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. By accepting Prize,
Winner agrees to hold Sponsor, its advertising and promotion agencies, prize
suppliers and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates,
partners, representative agents, successors, assigns, officers, directors, and
employees harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, actions or
liabilities of any kind arising out of, or related to (i) the Sweepstakes; (ii) receipt or redemption of the Prize; or
(iii) entrant's participation in any prize-related activities (including,
without limitation, any property loss, damage, personal injury or death caused
to any person(s)). Sponsor is not responsible for any printing, typographical,
mechanical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the
Sweepstakes 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 website or any combination
thereof. If for any reason the Internet
portion of the is not capable of running the Sweepstakes 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
Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right in Sponsor's sole discretion to cancel,
terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes.
Sponsor further reserves the right to disqualify any individual who
tampers with the Sweepstakes process in any way. Sponsor may prohibit an individual from
participating in this Sweepstakes if Sponsor determines that said individual is
attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by
cheating, hacking, deception or other unfair playing practices or intending to
abuse, threaten or harass other individuals who participate in the Sweepstakes. Caution: Any attempt by an individual to
deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes
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 individual to the
fullest extent of the law.
6. DISPUTES/CHOICE OF
LAW: Except where
prohibited, you agree that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of
action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes 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' and/or experts' fees and costs; and (3) no punitive,
incidental, special, consequential or other damages, including without
limitation lost profits may be awarded (collectively, "Special
Damages"), and (4) you hereby waive 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 Sweepstakes and all aspects
related thereto.
7. SPONSOR: The Sponsor of this Sweepstakes is Hearst Communications
Inc., 300 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019.