Please note that the
‘Promotion’ will run under different titles, but all will be subject to the
following 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: $100,000 WINDFALL
FUND SWEEPSTAKES: Beginning February 1, 2014 at 12:01 AM (ET) through
January 31, 2016 at 11:59 PM (ET), go to http://www.popularmechanics.com/, and complete and
submit the entry form pursuant to the on-screen instructions. Winner
Selection: Winner will be selected in a random drawing from among all
eligible entries received on or about March 1, 2016. Drawing will be conducted
by Hearst Magazines Consumer Marketing whose decisions are final. Odds of
winning will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received. Prizes
& Approximate Retail Value: One (1) Winner will receive $100,000.
2. Winner notification: 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. Winners
will be notified via phone, e-mail or postal mail at Sponsor's discretion, on
or about March 1, 2016. Winners' List: Winner’ name will be posted online at
http://www.winnerslist.hearstmags.com on or around March
31st, 2016 for a period of 30 days.
3.
ENTRIES:
Limit one (1) entry per person and per e-mail address per day per unique brand
presentation for the $100,000 WINDFALL FUND (referred
to as the “Promotion”) regardless of method of entry. Multiple entries
from the same person will be disqualified. Entries
using macro, robotic, scrip 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 late, 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 e-mail address. The "authorized
account holder" is defined as the natural person to whom the e-mail
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.
4. ELIGIBILITY Open to legal
residents of the 50 United States and the District of
Columbia ages 13 years or older at the 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, and prize suppliers (and members of their immediate
family and/or those living in the same household of each such employee) are not
eligible.
5.
CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: Entrants must have a 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 for prize an
item of equal or greater value in the event an advertised prize is unavailable.
All federal, state 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
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 he/she 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.
8. SPONSOR: The
Sponsor of this Promotion is Hearst Communications, Inc., 300 West 57th
Street, New York, NY 10019.