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 “Ken Paves Book Give-O-Way” SWEEPSTAKES: How To
Enter: Beginning
June 18, 2013 at 12:01 AM (ET) through July 15, 2013 at 11:59 PM (ET), go to
oprah.com/kenpavesbook, and complete and submit the entry form pursuant to the
on-screen instructions. Winner Selection: Twenty-five (25) winners will
be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received on or
about July 19, 2013. Drawing will be
conducted by O, The Oprah Magazine whose decisions are final. Odds of winning will depend upon the total
number of eligible entries received. Prizes & Approximate Retail
Value: Twenty-five (25) winners
will receive a signed copy of Ken Paves new book, “You Are Beautiful: A Beauty
Guide for Real Women.” Approximate
retail value of each prize is $24.95 per winner. Total ARV for all twenty-five
(25) winners is $623.75. Winners will be
notified via phone, e-mail, or postal mail, at Sponsor’s discretion, on or
about July 19, 2013. Winner’s List: For winner’s name, send a separate
self-addressed, stamped envelope to Oprah Magazine, 300 W 57th St
(36th Floor), New York, NY 10019 by August 19, 2013. Incomplete entry forms or entry forms that
have been tampered with will be disqualified.
2.
ENTRIES: Limit (1) one entry per person and per
e-mail address for THE “Ken Paves Book Give-O-Way” SWEEPSTAKES (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. Sponsor is not responsible
for lost, late, mutilated, misdirected, incomplete, or inaccurate entries. 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 and the District of Columbia who are 18 years or
older at time of entry. Void in
Puerto Rico and where prohibited by law.
Employees of Sponsor, its parents, affiliates and subsidiaries,
participating advertising and promotion agencies, the independent judging
organization and prize suppliers (and members of their immediate family and/or
those living in the same household of each such employee) are not
eligible.
4.
CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: Online 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 expressed 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. Winner hereby further agrees
that it will sign any documents necessary to transfer copyright of the entry to
Sponsor within 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, 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; (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 West 57th Street, New York, New York
10019.