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The Rugman.com Great Home Décor Giveaway Official Contest Rules ("Official Rules") The "Rugman.com Great Home Décor Giveaway" Contest (the "Contest") is offered by Rugman.com. Rugman.com hereinafter will be referred to as the "Contest Sponsor". Participation in the Contest constitutes the entrant's ("you" or "your") full and unconditional agreement and acceptance of these Official Rules including the decisions of the Contest Sponsor, which are final on all matters relating to the Contest. 1. Basic Information: No purchase is necessary to enter to win. Maximum one entry per household. Duplicate entries will invalidate all entries made by you. Once entered in the Contest, you are eligible to win the Prizes as described below. Any questions, concerns or comments regarding the Contest can be forwarded to contests@rugman.com. All dollar amounts are in U.S. dollars with Canadian approximations provided in parentheses. 1) Grand Prize consists of 1 authentic, new Nain rug (approximate dimensions 8ft x11ft) valued at $6,066.00 US, ($7,928.87 CDN). 2. Contest Dates: The Contest begins 12:00AM EST on January 30th, 2004 (the "Contest Start Date") and ends at 11:59:59 pm EST May 31st, 2004 (the "Contest End Date"). The period between the Contest Start Date and Contest End Date is known as the "Contest Period". 3. Who Can Enter: The Contest is open to residents of continental USA and Canada (excluding residents of the province of Quebec), who have reached the age of majority in the state or province in which they reside. Employees of Contest Sponsors, their affiliates and agents, participating sponsors, contractors and immediate family members (defined as parents, children, siblings, and spouse) of each employee, together with those persons with whom such employees are domiciled, are not eligible to enter. 4. How to Enter: To enter online, go to www.rugman.com/win and you will see the entry form. Click on "Enter Contest" and follow the instructions to complete the electronic entry form. You will be required to complete an online survey. All entrants must provide your name, address, phone number and email address. To enter online, you must have a web browser that is compatible with Netscape 4.7 or higher, Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher, AOL 4.0 or higher, or a web browser compatible with these browsers. The Contest Sponsor is not responsible, whether as a result of human error or otherwise, for any failure to contact any selected entrant, so please make sure the information you provide is accurate and current. 5. Selection of Winners: Random drawings for all Prizes will be made from all eligible entries received during the Contest Period, by the Contest Sponsor at their offices, on June 1st,2004. 6. Notification and Redemption: If you have been drawn as a selected winner, the Contest Sponsor will notify you via email or phone. You must provide proof of identity (copy of Drivers License, Passport, or any other government issued photo I.D.) within ninety-six (96) hours of notification, or the prize will be forfeited. Proof must be provided either in person or via facsimile or courier. If the selected entrant fails to provide proof of identity, is found to have violated the rules of the Contest or cannot be reached within ninety-six (96) hours of an email being sent or telephone call being made to him/her, the selected entrant will be deemed to have forfeited the prize in question. The Contest Sponsor will hold a draw for a new selected entrant and the first selected entrant will be ineligible to claim the prize. Prior to awarding of any prize, winner must sign and return, within ninety-six (96) hours, the Contest's Declaration and Release form confirming his/her compliance with these Official Rules and releasing the Contest Sponsor, and its respective affiliates, subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees, agents and advertising and promotional agencies from and against any and all liability arising from the acceptance and use of any prize. Per current Canadian law, any Canadian winners will be required to correctly answer a short skill-testing question before a prize can be awarded. Prizes will be shipped to winner by prepaid courier and winner will be required to sign a proof of delivery. Allow four to six weeks for delivery of all prizes. 7. Chances of Winning: Chances of winning the Prize depend on the total number of eligible entries received at the time of Contest End Date. 8. Privacy: The Contest Sponsor will be collecting personal data about you for the administration of the Contest and for purposes of market research. You may specifically request to be completely removed from participation in the Contest. See the 'Winner's List' section below. No such personal data will be transferred or sold to any third party except in the following circumstances:
9. Use of Data: Contest Sponsors may match aggregated, statistical use information to parameters established by third parties, without releasing user information. This information will not contain any personally identifiable information. The Contest Sponsor may share aggregate information with trading partners, co-branded sites, participating sponsors and advertisers, however, this aggregated information will not contain personally identifiable information. Any requests for access to the information you have supplied, or to update or rectify your information, must be made via email, accessible through contests@rugman.com. 10. Publicity: Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for the Contest Sponsor to use the winner's name, likeness, voice and comments for advertising and promotional purposes in any media without additional compensation unless prohibited by law. The name of the prize winner will be published on this web site within 15 days of the prize being awarded. 11. Restrictions: The following are prohibited and will result in automatic disqualification from the Contest: (1) entering the Contest under more than one email address at a time; (2) entering the Contest more than once except as noted in paragraph 5; (3) viewing or tampering with the Contest Sponsors' systems, source code or data; (4) using any method that artificially increases odds of winning; (5) non-compliance with these Official Rules; and (6) any other act which the Contest Sponsors determine in their sole discretion, jeopardizes the integrity of the Contest. 12. Winners List: The names of the winners and this copy of the complete Official Rules are available through www.rugman.com/win By entering the contest, you grant the Contest Sponsor permission to send contest updates and winner notification, specials or promotions and/or newsletters/updates to you. You may at any time "opt-out" of receiving future mailings, and/or remove yourself from the contest by clicking on Remove. 13. General Terms and Conditions: This Contest is void where prohibited by law and is subject to all applicable federal, state, provincial, and municipal laws. The Contest Sponsor reserves the right to terminate or withdraw the Contest at any time, without prior notice. All taxes, fees and all other expenses and surcharges on prizes are the sole responsibility of the prize winner. The Contest Sponsor makes no representations or warranties regarding any awarded product or prize. By participating in the Contest, each participant agrees to release and hold the Contest Sponsor and its respective employees, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, their parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, fulfillment agencies and legal advisors (collectively the "Released Parties"), harmless from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind in connection with the Contest or resulting from acceptance, possession, or use of any prize, including without limitation, any loss, personal injury, death, property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy. All entries become the property of the Contest Sponsor. "Released Parties" are not responsible for any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from an entrant's participation in the Contest or from downloading any material from the Contest Sponsors' Servers or from any other Internet web site, regardless of whether the material was prepared by Contest Sponsors, or a third party. CONTEST SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL OR MODIFY THE CONTEST IF FRAUD, TECHNICAL FAILURES INCLUDING ANY NETWORK, SERVER OR HARDWARE FAILURE OR ANY OTHER FACTOR BEYOND THE CONTEST SPONSORS' REASONABLE CONTROL IMPAIRS THE INTEGRITY OF THE CONTEST AS DETERMINED BY THE CONTEST SPONSOR IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION. IN THE EVENT OF SUCH IMPAIRMENT, THE CONTEST SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT BUT HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO SELECT WINNERS AT RANDOM FROM ALL REGISTERED ENTRANTS AT THE TIME OF SUCH IMPAIRMENT, AS DETERMINED BY CONTEST SPONSORS IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION. The Released Parties are not responsible for any technical, hardware, software or telephone failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incomplete, garbled or deleted computer or network transmissions or entries that are stolen, misdirected, lost, late, damaged, or ineligible, which may limit your ability to participate in the contest. Prize must be accepted as awarded and is not transferable to cash. The Contest Sponsor reserves the right to make prize substitution of equivalent kind and value. |