2008 The Civility Solution Giveaway Sweepstakes
OFFICIAL RULES
Contest Name: The Civility Solution GIVEAWAY SWEEPSTAKES (the "Contest").
Take On The Day, LLC, its subsidiaries and affiliated companies (together, the "Company"), will conduct the Contest substantially as described in these rules, and by participating, each participant agrees as follows:
- NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Contest begins at 1:00:00PM Pacific Time on August 18, 2008 and concludes at 1:00:00PM Pacific Time on August 19, 2008. Online entries limited to one entry per person, household, or e-mail address. Subsequent entries from a person, household, or e-mail address will not be eligible for prizes. Contest winners will be drawn from online entries only. By entering, entrants acknowledge compliance with the official rules including eligibility requirements. Responsibility for receipt of entry rests solely with the entrant. The Company, St. Martin's Press, P. M. Forni, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, DrLaura.com, and their affiliated companies, parents and subsidiaries (together, the "Participating Sponsors") disclaim all liability for the inability of a participant to complete or continue a telephone call due to equipment malfunction, busy lines, inadvertent disconnections, acts beyond the Company's control, or otherwise. For all contests, the Company and Participating Sponsors disclaim all liability for any delays, misdelivery, loss, or failure in the delivery of any item sent by mail, courier, express, electronic transmission, or other delivery method. The Company and Participating Sponsors are not responsible for mechanical, technical, electronic, communications, telephone, computer, hardware or software errors, malfunctions or failures of any kind, including: failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed transmission of online entries, traffic congestion on telephone lines, the Internet or at any website or lost or unavailable network connections which may limit an online entrant's ability to participate in the Contest, and any injury or damage to entrant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating in or downloading any information necessary to participate in the Contest. No mechanical reproductions will be accepted with the exception of entries via the www.drlaura.com home page. Entries void if incomplete, defective, altered, forged, illegible, or received outside authorized channels. All entries and information become property of the Company and will not be returned.
- ENTRY DETAILS: To enter, visit http://www.drlaura.com. Follow all instructions to complete the online entry form, including leaving your name, address, city, state, zip code, e-mail address, birth date, and phone number (including area code).
- PRIZE SELECTION DETAILS: A random drawing will be held on or about August 20, 2008 from among all correct, eligible entries received by 1:06:00PM Pacific Time on August 19, 2008. Odds of winning each drawing depend on the number of eligible entries received.
- PUBLICITY; USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION: By participating, where allowed by law, all participants and winner(s) grant the Company and Participating Sponsors exclusive permission to use their names, characters, photographs, voices, and likenesses in connection with promotion of this and other contests and waive any claims to royalty, right, or remuneration for such use. By participating in the Contest, where allowed by law, participants agree that the Company and Participating Sponsors may disclose personal information obtained from participants in the Contest to third parties and use such information for marketing and other purposes.
- PRIZES: The prize(s) that may be awarded to the eligible winner(s) are: Fifty (50) Grand Prize winners will each win a book (Retail Value: $13.57 each). The total Retail Value of all prizes is $678.50. Any and all fees not specifically mentioned herein are the sole responsibility of each prize winner. Participating Sponsors reserve the right to substitute for any portion of these prizes for an alternate prize of equal or greater value. No transfer or change of the prize is permitted except at the sole discretion of the Participating Sponsors. No cash equivalent for prize will be awarded. Prize is non-transferable. If a winner cannot be contacted or is disqualified, the Company reserves the right to determine an alternate winner or not to award that winner's prize, in its sole discretion. Unclaimed prize will not be awarded. Other restrictions may apply. All federal, state, and local taxes on the prize are the sole responsibility of each winner.
- TAXES: Any valuation of the prize(s) stated above is based on available information provided to the Company and Participating Sponsors, and the value of any prize awarded to a winner may be reported for tax purposes as required by law. Each winner is solely responsible for reporting and paying any and all applicable taxes related to the prize(s) and paying any expenses associated with any prize which are not specifically provided for in the official rules. Any person winning over $600.00 in prizes from the Company and Participating Sponsors will receive an IRS form 1099 at the end of the calendar year and a copy of such form will be filed with the IRS.
- CONDUCT AND DECISIONS: By participating in the Contest, participants agree to be bound by the decisions of Company and Participating Sponsor personnel. Persons who violate any rule, gain unfair advantage in participating in the Contest, or obtain winner status using fraudulent means will be disqualified. Unsportsmanlike, disruptive, annoying, harassing or threatening behavior is prohibited. The Company will interpret these rules and resolve any disputes, conflicting claims or ambiguities concerning the rules or the Contest and Company's decisions concerning such disputes shall be final. If the conduct or outcome of the Contest is affected by human error, any mechanical malfunctions or failures of any kind, intentional interference or any event beyond the control of the Company, the Company reserves the right to terminate this Contest, or make such other decisions regarding the outcome as the Company deems appropriate. All decisions will be made by the Company and are final. The Company may waive any of these rules in its sole discretion. ANY ATTEMPT BY A CONTESTANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY CIRCUMVENT, DISRUPT OR DAMAGE ORDINARY AND NORMAL OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST, TELEPHONE SYSTEMS OR WEBSITES, OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PARTICIPANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
- CONDITIONS. Entrants release Take On The Day, LLC, St. Martin's Press, P. M. Forni, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, DrLaura.com, their respective directors, employees, divisions, affiliates, officers, affiliated companies, subsidiaries, agents, advertising agencies and all others associated with the development and execution of the program, from and against any and all liability with respect to or in any way arising from this contest and the awarding and use of the prize, including without limitation liability for death, personal injury and/or disability.
- ELIGIBILITY. Participants and winner(s) must be legal residents of the United States and at least 13-years old as determined by the Company. A parent or guardian of any participant who is a minor must sign a release on behalf of the minor to be eligible to receive a prize, but the Company reserves the right to refuse to award a prize to or on behalf of any minor. Only one (1) prize per household for the Contest. Individuals who have won a prize from The Dr. Laura Show or DrLaura.com within 60 days (2 months) prior to the start date of this contest are NOT eligible. Employees of the Company, the Contest's Participating Sponsors and their divisions, parent companies, affiliates, officers, affiliated companies, subsidiaries, agents and advertising agencies, and members of the immediate family of any such persons are not eligible to participate and win. The term "immediate family" includes spouses, siblings, parents, children, grandparents, and grandchildren, whether as "in-laws," or by current or past marriage(s), remarriage(s), adoption, co-habitation or other family extension, and any other persons residing at the same household whether or not related. Subject to all laws and regulations and void where prohibited or restricted by law.
- MISCELLANEOUS: The Company may substitute prizes, amend the rules, or discontinue the Contest at any time. The Company disclaims any responsibility to notify participants of any aspect related to the conduct of the Contest. For a copy of the rules, or where required by law, a list of winners, mail a written request with a stamped, self-addressed return envelope to The Civility Solution Giveaway, P.O Box 8120 Van Nuys, CA 91409. Winners list will be available for six (6) months from the end date of the contest. VT residents only may omit return postage. All entries become the property of the Company and will not be returned.
- VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
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