Fill and Sign the Sweepstakes Contests and Giveaway Laws Sara F Hawkins Form

-1- 8.12 Form: Official Rules for Online Sweepstakes Official Rules No Purchase Necessary This Sweepstakes Is Open Only to Legal United States Residents-- United States Law Governs this Sweepstakes HOW TO ENTER: This sweepstakes begins at 12:01 a.m. E._.T. on [date, year] and ends at 11:59 p.m. E._.T. [date, year] ("entry period"). You can enter this sweepstakes in one of two ways. Mail-In Entry: [Complete the official entry form found in the __________.][Or, print your name, address, daytime telephone number, age, e-mail address (if any) on a 3" x 5" piece of paper. Insert entry into an envelope and mail to: ________________________________________ Write-in entries must be postmarked by midnight [same date as last day of entry period above] and received by [pick date 5-7 days later.] Online Entry: To enter the sweepstakes via the Internet go to: http://www.[__________]. Complete the online entry form and submit during the entry period. An eligible entrant may use either entry method. Limit one entry per person during the entry period. Multiple entries submitted by a single person, whether via write-in or Internet, are void. CONDITIONS OF ENTRY: Eligible entrants must enter via either the write-in or online methods as described. Incomplete entries are void. By entering, entrants acknowledge compliance with these Official Rules, including all eligibility requirements. [Online entrant must be the registered subscriber of the e-mail account by which the entry is made.] All entries become the property of the sponsor. Neither -2- __________,nor __________, their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, advertising and promotion agencies, or any telephone network or service providers are responsible for incorrect or inaccurate transcription of entry information, or for any human error, technical malfunctions, lost/delayed data transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, line failures of any telephone network, computer equipment, software, inability to access any Web site or online set-vice, or any other error or malfunction, or late, lost, postage due, illegible or misdirected entries. Entry materials that have been tampered with or altered are void. No copies, facsimiles or reproductions of official entry forms will be accepted. PRIZES: [(1) Grand Prize: __________ [(Approximate Retail Value $__________)]. (x) Second Prizes: __________ [(Approximate Retail Value $__________)]. (xxx) Third Prizes: __________ [(Approximate Retail Value $__________)]. All prizes will be awarded [in the form of __________]. Redemption subject to terms and conditions on __________]. Total retail value of all prizes $__________. Odds of winning depend upon number of eligible entries received. [Approximately __________ [name of Sweepstakes] print solicitation pieces will be distributed in addition to the posting of this __________ Sweepstakes on this Internet site .] [This sweepstakes is being promoted on and entries are being accepted from the following Internet sites: www.__________.com, www.__________.com, and www.__________.com] Any taxes on prizes won will be the sole -3- responsibility of the winner. No substitution or transfer of prizes permitted. DRAWING: Prize winners will be determined in a random drawing from among all eligible write- in, online [and purchase] entries postmarked by [date] and received by [Sponsor] by [date] and Inter-net entries received during the entry period. [__________,] an independent judging organization whose decisions are final on matters relating to this sweepstakes, will conduct the drawing on or about [drawing date] /OR/ [Winner will be selected in random drawing from all eligible entries received by an independent judge on [date]. Winners will be notified by [mail and e-mail / mail and telephone / e-mail, mail and telephone] on or about [date]. [Grand, second and third] prize winners will each be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility/publicity and liability release, and return them, properly executed, within [14] days of notification. [/or/All winners required to sign an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release of Liability for Participation, Travel and Publicity prior to and as condition of acceptance of prize.] Failure to return documents as specified, or if prize notification is returned as undeliverable [or __________] will result in the entry being disqualified and an alternative winner selected. [Prize must be claimed by [date], or alternative winner will be selected.] WINNERS: By entry into this sweepstakes, winners consent to the use of their names, identities, and/or photographs for promotional purposes, including online announcements, without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. Limit one prize per person. -4- If, in the judges' opinion, there is any suspected or actual evidence of electronic or non-electronic tampering with any portion of the sweepstakes, or if technical difficulties compromise the integrity of the sweepstakes, the judges reserve the right to terminate the online portion of the sweepstakes and conduct a random drawing to award the prizes using all write-in and online entries received as of the termination date. Should the sweepstakes be terminated prior to the end of the stated entry period, notice will be posted at http://www.[__________].com [same as site URL]. Any attempt to deliberately damage the content or operation of this sweepstakes is unlawful and subject to legal action by the sponsor or its agents. For a list of major prize winners, available after [date], mail a self-addressed stamped envelope to __________, [address]. Requests received after [one month past notification date] will not be honored. ELIGIBILITY: United States law governs this sweepstakes. This sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the United States, 18 years of age or older at time of entry, who [are ___________ cardholders in good standing (cannot be over their credit limit or have a delinquent account)] [/or/have Internet access as of (date prior to start date of entry period) ]. Not eligible to enter are employees and their immediate families, including household members, of __________, __________,its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, advertising and promotion agencies [and independent judging organization]. This sweepstakes is subject to all federal, state, and local laws of the United States. Void where prohibited. Winners -5- agree that the sponsor, its affiliates and their agencies and employees shall not be liable for injury, loss or damage of any kind resulting from participating in this promotion or from the acceptance or use of any prize awarded. Sponsor reserves the right to verify eligibility qualifications of any winner. [Sponsor will not enter into correspondence, including e-mail.] PRIVACY NOTICE: Entrants should read "Privacy Notice" located at "Legal Terms and Conditions for Use of [this] Site." By entering this sweepstakes, entrants may receive [marketing materials, communications and [other materials] from [Sponsor] and affiliated or other companies whose] products and services [Sponsor] feels might interest entrants at a future date. An entrant not interested in receiving this material, should go to [location on site] and follow the instructions to notify [Sponsor] of entrants desire not to receive such materials. SPONSOR: The sponsor of this sweepstakes is __________. Copyright [year] __________. All rights reserved. ฀