OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL
NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING
THE O BEAUTY GIVEAWAY
SWEEPSTAKES: How To Enter: Beginning 3/08/2010 at 12:01 AM (ET) through 4/12/2010 at 11:59 PM (ET), go to
oprah.com/obeauty, and complete and submit the entry form pursuant to the
on-screen instructions. Winner Selection: Winners will
be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received on or
about 4/14/2010. Drawing will be conducted by Hearst Magazines
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: Eight (8)
winners will each receive one (1) prize package consisting of twenty-seven (27)
items featured in the “2010 O Spring Makeup O-Wards” article; if multiple
shades of a particular product were pictured or mentioned in the article, the
winner will only receive one (1) shade of the featured product in the
manufacturer’s choice. Each prize package will include the following items:
Avon Ultra Color Rich Mega Impact Lipstick ($8); Clé de Peau Beauté Extra Rich
Lipstick ($60); Estée Lauder Michael Kors Very Hollywood Lip Gloss in Bungalow
Pink ($20); Shiseido Makeup Perfect Rouge Glowing Matte Lipstick ($25); Chanel
Rouge Coco Hydrating Crème Lip Colour ($30); Rimmel Glam’Eyes Mono Eye Shadow
in Royal Violet ($3.50); Revlon Luxurious Color Perle Eye Shadow in Lilac
Shimmer ($5); Maybelline New York Color Plush Silk Eyeshadow Quad in Legendary
Lilac ($10); Dior 5-Colour Iridescent Dentelle in Pearl Glow ($57); Yves Saint
Laurent Ombres 5 Lumieres in Parisian Sky ($56); Benefit Velvet Eyeshadows in
Fancy Pansy ($18); Estée Lauder Bronze Goddess Liquid Eyeshadow ($17.50);
Chantecaille Les Dauphins ($77); Avon SuperExtend Mascara ($8.50); MAC Blush
Ombre in Vintage Grape ($25); Nars Orgasm Illuminator ($29); Neutrogena SkinClearing
Blemish Concealer ($10); CoverGirl & Olay Simply Ageless Concealer ($11);
Maybelline New York Instant Age Rewind the Eraser ($13); Black Radiance
Complexion Perfection Liquid Foundation ($8); Elizabeth Arden Pure Finish
Mineral Bronzing Powder ($35); Physicians Formula Bamboo Wear ($7); Nicole by
OPI Nail Lacquer in Yellow, It’s Me ($8); Orly Nail Lacquer in Snowcone
($7.50), OPI Nail Lacquer in Jade Is the New Black ($8.50); Essie Nail Polish
in Tart Deco ($8); Estée Lauder Michael Kors Very Hollywood Nail Lacquer in
Bungalow Pink ($18). Approximate
Retail Value: $563.50 per prize package. Total Approximate Retail Value of All Prizes: $4,508.00 Winners will be notified via phone,
e-mail or postal mail, at Sponsor’s discretion, on or about 4/16/2010. Winner’s
List: For winner’s names, log
onto oprah.com/obeauty on or about 5/22/2010. Incomplete entry forms or entries
that have been tampered with will be disqualified.
1.
ENTRIES: Limit (1) one entry per
household for the “O Beauty Giveaway Sweepstakes” (hereinafter 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. Sponsor is
not responsible for lost, late, mutilated, misdirected, incomplete, inaccurate
or postage due 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.
2.
ELIGIBILITY: Must be a legal resident of the 50 United States, District
of Columbia, or Canada who has reached the age of majority in his or her state
or province of residence at time of entry. Void in Puerto Rico, the Province of
Quebec, 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 of household of each such
employee) are not eligible.
3.
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 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. 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.
4.
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.
5.
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.
6.
SPONSOR: The Sponsor of these Promotions is
Hearst Communications, Inc., 300 W. 57th Street, New York, NY 10022.