2009 SHOPPERS
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER THE SWEEPSTAKES. PURCHASE WILL NOT ENHANCE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
PRIVACY NOTICE: You
are providing personally identifiable information at the Sweepstakes
("Sweepstakes") registration page.
By entering the Sweepstakes you are agreeing to provide registration
information to Advertising.com, Inc. ("Sponsor") as the Sponsor of
the Sweepstakes and authorizing Sponsor to share all submitted information to
its third party marketing partner. All
personally identifiable information that is submitted in connection with the
Sweepstakes shall become the property of Sponsor. Please review Sponsor’s privacy policy at http://www.advertising.com/Privacy.html
in order to see
how Sponsor treats personally identifiable information.
1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Sweepstakes open to all legal residents of
the 50 United States (excluding MA, MI, RI and Puerto Rico) and the District of
Columbia, who are at least 18 years of age
2. HOW
TO ENTER: From
3. HOW TO
4. PRIZE:
There will be one Grand Prize for
the Sweepstakes, consisting of a Sponsor company check in the amount of
$5,000.00, awarded to one Sweepstakes participant. Approximate market value - $5,000.00. The Grand
Prize winner will be chosen randomly from among all valid entries received
during the term of the Sweepstakes. The
Grand Prize will be mailed by Sponsor to the Grand Prize winner’s home address Sponsor reserves the right
to substitute a prize of like value.
Except as otherwise specifically provided for herein, no substitution or
transfer of prizes or cash redemptions by prize winner is permitted. Any expenses not mentioned
above are the responsibility of Grand Prize winner. The Grand Prize winner is responsible
for reporting and payment of all taxes (including federal, state and local, if
any) on account of the prizes.
5. GENERAL CONDITIONS: Winner will be required to complete a form
W-9 and provide a copy of his/her social security card and a copy of a valid
driver’s license for tax reporting purposes, and sign affidavits of
eligibility, liability releases and, except where prohibited by law, publicity
releases and return same within five (5) days of issuance of notification. In the event that (i)
such required tax documents are not provided and affidavits and releases are not signed, (ii) any
prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, or (iii) the winner
declines or fails to properly claim his or her prize within five (5) days of
notification then that winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner may
be selected by random drawing at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor expressly disclaims any
responsibility and each participant hereby agrees to release and to hold
Sponsor (and its respective employees, officers, directors, shareholders,
parent companies, agents, marketing partners and affiliates) harmless from any
and all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind in connection
with the Sweepstakes or resulting from the delivery, acceptance and/or
subsequent use or misuse of any prize awarded, including without limitation,
personal injury, death and property damage, and claims based on publicity
rights, defamation or invasion of privacy.
Sponsor and its parents, subsidiaries, franchisees, participating
vendors, distributors, marketing partners and affiliated entities are not
responsible for (i) any condition caused by events
beyond the control of Sponsor that may cause Sweepstakes to be disrupted or
corrupted; (ii) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind caused by a prize
or resulting from acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of a prize, or from
participation in Sweepstakes; or (iii) any printing or typographical errors in
any materials associated with the Sweepstakes.
Any entry that fails to provide all required information will be
disqualified. Sponsor is not responsible
for and shall not be liable for: (i) late, lost,
delayed, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, or unintelligible entries;
(ii) telephone, electronic, hardware, or software program, network, internet,
or computer malfunctions, failures, delays or difficulties; or (iii) errors in
transmission. All entries must be
submitted in the name of an individual person and the Grand Prize can only be
awarded to the person whose name is on the winning entry. No mechanical reproductions or facsimiles of
entries accepted. Participants may not
enter using multiple e-mail addresses or as multiple participants. Any participant who attempts to enter with
multiple e-mail addresses or under multiple identities, or uses any other
device to enter multiple times will be disqualified. All entries will be deemed
to have been submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted
at the time of entry. "Authorized
account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an
e-mail address by an internet access provider, online service provider, or
other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is
responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the
submitted e-mail address. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole
discretion, to cancel or suspend the Sweepstakes should virus, bugs,
unauthorized human intervention, or other causes beyond the control of Sponsor,
in its sole opinion, corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity,
or proper operation of the Sweepstakes or for any other reason at the sole
discretion of Sponsor. In the event of
cancellation, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, elect to award Grand Prize
to a winner randomly drawn from among all entrants who had validly entered the
Sweepstakes at the time of such cancellation.
6. CONSTRUCTION. All issues and questions concerning the
construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official
Rules, or the rights and obligations of any participant and Sponsor, shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Maryland, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules
or provisions (whether of Maryland, or any other jurisdiction) that would cause
the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Maryland. The invalidity or unenforceability of any
provision of these rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any
other provision. If any such provision
is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these rules shall be
construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable
provision was not contained therein. All
claims relating to the Sweepstakes must be brought in the federal or state
courts located in
7.
OFFICIAL RULES OR WINNER’S LIST: For a copy of the Official Rules or, upon
completion of the Sweepstakes, the Winner’s List, send a self-addressed,
stamped envelope to the following address by
Sponsor:
Advertising.com
Attn: 2009 Shoppers
The
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