2008 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 AND are of legal smoking age in the
jurisdiction of their residence at the time of entry, who are smokers and who
have Internet access prior to the start of the Sweepstakes, except (A)
employees (and their immediate families and household members) of Sponsor, and
its parents, subsidiaries, franchisees, participating vendors, distributors,
marketing partners and affiliated entities, (B) persons with APO or FPO mailing
addresses, and (C) persons who entered any sweepstakes administered by Sponsor
on behalf of RJR or Sponsor’s “$20 in HOT DEALS” Coupon Savings offers each
within the six (6) month period prior to such person’s entry into the
Sweepstakes. VOID in MA, MI, RI,
2. HOW
TO ENTER: From July 1, 2008 through December
31, 2008, Sponsor will conduct
an online Sweepstakes allowing eligible individuals to enter to win the prize
set forth below. To enter individuals
must fill-out and submit the information requested online at the Sweepstakes
entry page. Entry into the Sweepstakes
will require entrant to provide his/her complete mail and home address
information, date of birth, gender, brand preference information, and consent
to receive offers from Sponsor’s marketing partner in the mail (which consent
maybe revoked at any time); provided, however, by entering entrant agrees to
continue to receive material related to this Sweepstakes. Only one entry per person and/or per e-mail
address will be accepted for the duration of the Sweepstakes. There are no charges for entry. False or deceptive entries or acts will
render the entrant ineligible. Entries
will not be accepted by U.S. Mail. All
entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Deadline to enter online is 11:59 p.m. (ET), December
31, 2008. SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE OR SUSPEND THE SWEEPSTAKES
WITHOUT NOTICE, AT ANY TIME AND FOR ANY REASON.
SPONSOR ALSO RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ALTER OR AMEND THESE RULES AT ANY
TIME; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE GRAND PRIZE WILL BE AWARDED UNDER ALL
CIRCUMSTANCES.
3. HOW TO
WIN: Sweepstakes winner will be randomly chosen by a representative of
Sponsor (the "Judge") on or about January 10, 2009 from all eligible
entries received during the dates specified above. The decisions of the Judge will be final and
binding. The odds of winning will depend
on the total number of eligible entries received. The winner will be notified by mail, email or
telephone within two (2) days of the drawing and must meet all eligibility
requirements including the execution and return of all necessary releases.
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 June 30, 2009 - residents of VT
may omit return postage - (Please specify "Official Rules" or
"Winner’s List"):
Sponsor:
Advertising.com
Attn: 2008 Shoppers Spree Sweepstakes I – (July 1,
2008 - December 31, 2008)
The
Ó 2008 Advertising.com, Inc. All rights reserved.