OFFICIAL
RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL
NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING
How To Enter: October Freebies (the “Sweepstakes”): Beginning September 12, 2016 at 12:00 AM (ET) through October 17,
2016 at 12:00 AM (ET) (the “Entry Period”), go to
seventeen.com/freebies on a computer or wireless device and fill out the form
provided. 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[s] (individually and collectively, the “Winner”)
will be selected on or about November 1st 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 Seventeen Magazine, whose
decisions are final. Odds of winning will depend upon the total number of
eligible entries received. In the event Canadians are eligible to
enter as specified in the Eligibility paragraph below, and if there is a
Canadian Winner, the Winner will be required to correctly answer a mathematical
skill testing question as a condition of receiving the prize. Prizes & Approximate Retail Value:
Approximate retail value of prizes is as follows: Ten (10) Winners will each
receive one (1) gift bag including one (1) Dormify Ombre Knit Throw, one (1) $50 Dormify
Gift Card, one (1) Dormify “Books are Bae” Mug, and
one (1) copy of Something In Between
by Melissa de la Cruz (ARV: $130.00). Total ARV: $1,300. Any
difference between the stated ARV and the actual value of the prize will not be
awarded in any form.
1.
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 Winner(s): For the name(s) of the Winner(s), send a
separate self-addressed, stamped envelope to Seventeen magazine, Floor 35 &
September Freebies Winners’ List, Hearst Communications, Inc., 300 West
57th Street NY, NY 10019 within two (2) months from the Winner
notification date as specified above.
2.
ENTRIES: Limit one (1) entry per person for
Sweepstakes. Multiple entries from the
same person 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 applicable, inaccurate,
lost, late, misdirected or incomplete or entry forms that have been tampered
with will be disqualified. Online
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. .
3.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to
legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, who have reached the13-29 in their state or territory of
residence at time of entry. Legal residents of Canada (excluding Quebec) who
have reached the aforementioned age in their province of residence at time of
entry are also eligible to enter. Void in Puerto Rico and where prohibited by
law. Employees of Sponsor, its parents,
affiliates and subsidiaries, participating advertising and promotion agencies,
independent judging organizations, 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: 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,
provincial, if Canadians are eligible to enter, 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 decisions of Sponsor, which are final and
binding on all matters pertaining to this Sweepstakes. 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 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. If images
are being submitted to Sponsor as a requirement for entry, Entrants agree that
they have all rights to use the images submitted and to allow Sponsor, any of
its affiliates and subsidiaries, participating advertising and promotion
agencies, and prize suppliers to reuse any of the images, without any
liability, for editorial, advertising and promotional purposes. 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 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 Sweepstakes 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 Sweepstakes or in the
announcement of the prize.
5.
INTERNET/mobile:
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, at any Web site,
or via the mobile phone or any combination thereof. If for any reason the Internet or mobile
phone 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 of affect the
administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this
Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel,
terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes. 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 the Sweepstakes if it determines that said entrant 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 entrants.
Caution: Any attempt by a participant to deliberately damage any Web
site 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 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 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 Sweepstakes and all aspects related thereto.
7.
SPONSOR: The
Sponsor of this Sweepstakes is Hearst Communications, Inc., 300 W. 57th
Street, New York, NY 10019.