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SHANIA BY STETSON INSTANT WIN GAME AND SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES |
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OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. |
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| 1. ELIGIBILITY: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR CLAIM PRIZE. PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. Open only to legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia, 18 years of age or older at time of entry. Employees, officers and directors of Coty US LLC (the “Sponsor”), Promotion Mechanics, Inc. (the “Administrator”), Byte Interactive, LLC (the “Game Administrator”), their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, webmasters/suppliers, and members of the immediate families (spouse, children, parents, siblings) and persons living in the same household (whether or not related) of such employees, officers and directors are not eligible. Void where prohibited. |
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| 2. PROMOTION PERIOD: The Promotion begins 7/15/05 at 10:01 am Eastern Time (“ET”) and ends on 9/1/05 at 11:59 pm ET. The first day begins at 10:01 am ET and ends the following 11:59 pm ET, and all days thereafter begin at 12:00 am (midnight) ET and end the following 11:59 pm ET. Game Administrator’s computer is the official time keeping device of this Promotion. |
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| 3. TO PLAY INSTANT WIN GAME: To play, visit www.ShaniaByStetson.com and click on the icon, banner, or text link to be taken to the Promotion page. You will be required to register for the Promotion by providing the information requested. If you are a returning participant you will be asked to log on using your email address. When you have submitted the required information as directed online you will receive one play. If the prize for that particular day has already been awarded, you will receive a message indicating this, and will not have a chance to play for that day, but will receive an entry into the sweepstakes for that day. |
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| (1) winning time will be randomly selected for each day of the Promotion. The first play which is received and recorded by Game Administrator’s computer at that selected particular time for a particular day will win the instant win prize for that day. If no play is received and recorded at that time, then the first play received and recorded by Game Administrator’s computer after that time will win the prize for that time. Only (1) participant can win a prize each day. The prize winners will be notified of their prize and provided with prize award details. All winning plays are subject to verification. Limit one play per day per person and/or email address. Limit one instant win prize per person and/or email address for the entire Promotion. Any attempt by any participant to play more than once per day by using multiple/different email addresses, identities or other methods will void that participants’ plays after the first play on any day. (Note: if your email address is used by another person to play after you have played, or if another person uses your email address to play and then you play, any play after the first play using the email address will be void. Further, no matter who uses an email address to play, any prize which is won will be awarded to the person who registered using that email address). |
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| 4. INSTANT WIN GAME PRIZES/ODDS: The following prizes will be available to be awarded: 49 Daily Prizes (1 per day): a 1.0 oz. eau de toilette spray bottle of Shania By Stetson. Approximate retail value (“ARV”) $18.50 each. |
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| Total ARV of all Instant Win Game prizes combined is $906.50. Odds of winning on any day depend on the number of eligible participants who play on that day, and the winning time randomly selected to win on that day. |
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| INSTANT WIN PRIZES WHICH ARE NOT CLAIMED OR ARE FORFEITED WILL NOT BE AWARDED. |
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| 5. TO ENTER SWEEPSTAKES: To enter the sweepstakes, visit www.ShaniaByStetson.com from 10:01 am ET on 7/15/05 through 11:59 pm ET on 9/1/05 and follow the instructions above for the Instant Win Game. When you have registered and/or logged in, you will receive one entry into the sweepstakes. Limit one sweepstakes entry per person and/or email address per day. Any attempt by any participant to play more than once per day by using multiple/different email addresses, identities or other methods will void that participant’s plays after the first play on any day. |
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| 6. SWEEPSTAKES PRIZE/ODDS: On or about 9/15/05, a random drawing will be conducted by Administrator from among all eligible entries received to award the following prize: 1 Grand Prize: a Shania by Stetson Deluxe Gift Set containing a 5 oz. Shimmering Lotion, a 5 oz. Shower Gel, and a 1.7 oz. eau de toilette spray. Total approximate retail value $34.50 |
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| Expenses not stated are the sole responsibility of winners. If a winner cannot accept prize as stated, prize will be forfeited in its entirety and awarded to an alternate winner. Sweepstakes winner will be notified by email, telephone, express mail and/or postal mail at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Odds of winning in the Sweepstakes will depend on the number of eligible entries received. |
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| 7. GENERAL: All taxes on prizes and expenses relating to acceptance and use of prizes and not specified are the sole responsibility of winners. By participating, entrants (and entrant’s parent/legal guardian if entrant is a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence) agree a) to these rules and decisions of Sponsor and judges which shall be final and binding in all respects and in all matters relating to this Promotion; b) to hereby release, discharge, indemnify and agree to hold harmless Sponsor, Promotion Mechanics, Inc., Byte Interactive, LLC, and all of their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, agencies, advertising and promotion agencies, and all of their respective employees, officers, directors, agents and representatives (individually and collectively “Releasees”) from any liability or responsibility whatsoever for any claims, costs, injuries, losses or damages of any kind (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to, loss of or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation, or portrayal in a false light), arising out of or in connection with the Promotion or from their acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize, or participation in the Promotion or any Promotion related activity; and c) if a winner to the announcement/use of name, voice, image and/or likeness for trade, advertising, publicity and promotional purposes without compensation (unless prohibited by law) by Sponsor and those acting pursuant to Sponsor’s direction, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide, including but not limited to the World Wide Web, without notice, review or approval and agrees to execute specific consent to such use if asked to do so. In no event will Releasees be responsible or liable for any damages or losses of any kind, whether direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, punitive or other damages. If any prize is returned as non-deliverable, or if a winner is found to be ineligible or not in compliance with these Official Rules, winner will be disqualified and if an Instant Win prize, the prize will be forfeited, but if the prize is the Grand Prize it will be awarded to an alternate winner. If a winner is not of the age of majority in his/her state of residence, prize may be awarded in the name of or to parent or legal guardian (as solely determined by Sponsor) who must agree to all undertakings of winner set forth in these Official Rules or winner may be disqualified and prize will be forfeited if it is an Instant Win prize, but if the prize is the Grand Prize may be awarded to an alternate winner. Releasees are not responsible and shall not be liable for: a) telephone, electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet or computer malfunction, technical errors or by any human error which may occur in the processing of entries, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry or other information, or the failure to capture, or loss of, any such information; b) failed, incomplete, garbled, corrupted or delayed computer transmissions; c) lost, late, misdirected, mutilated, incomplete or illegible entries or d) any condition caused by events that may cause the Promotion to be disrupted or corrupted. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel or suspend the Promotion or any portion thereof should computer hardware or software malfunctions (such as but not limited to virus, bugs, worms, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures) or any other causes corrupt the administration, security or proper play of the Promotion, and select the winners from entries received prior to the action taken or in such other manner as deemed fair and appropriate by Sponsor. |
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| 8. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS: Releasees are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by web site users, tampering, hacking or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion and assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or technical error or programming error or unauthorized access to the web site. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Promotion or web site; to be acting in violation of the Official Rules; to be acting in violation of the terms of the web sites, or to be acting in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Any use of robotic, automatic, macro, programmed or like entry methods, will disqualify all entries using such methods. Entry information and entries become property of Sponsor. No prize transfer or cash redemption or substitution, but Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize with prize of equal or greater value should prize become unavailable. No correspondence about entries will be entered into nor will entries be acknowledged or returned. No more than the stated number of prizes on any day will be awarded. In the event that production, technical, seeding, programming, or any other reasons cause more than the stated number of prizes on any day, as set forth in these Official Rules, to be available and/or claimed for a day, Sponsor reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes for a day by a random drawing from among all legitimate eligible prize claimants for that day. In the case of any irregular game play, the sole liability and responsibility is replacement with another game play, while supplies last. In case of dispute, entries will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address used to participate at the time of entry. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g. business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. |
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| IN NO EVENT WILL RELEASEES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF INTERNET SITE www.ShaniaByStetson.com OR THE DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM SAID SITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THIS SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OR LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS. |
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| 9. PRIVACY POLICY: Information submitted with an entry is subject to the Privacy Policy stated on the web site. |
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| 10. ARBITRATION/CHOICE OF LAW: Except where prohibited, entrants agree that: (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion, or any prize awarded, or the determination of the winners, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by arbitration pursuant to the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, then effective, and (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Promotion but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and/or Sponsor in connection with the Promotion, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard for conflicts of law doctrine, and all proceedings shall take place in the City of New York, County of New York. |
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| 11. WINNERS’ NAME: For the name of the Grand Prize winner, mail a self-addressed, stamped envelope to be received by 9/15/05 to: Shania by Stetson Sweepstakes Winner, PMI Station, PO Box 750, Southbury, CT 06488-0750. |
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Sponsor: Coty US LLC, One Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016 Administrator: Promotion Mechanics, Inc., 87 South Main Street, Newtown, CT 06470 |
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| ©2005 Coty US LLC. All rights reserved. |
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