Casanova Sweepstakes
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
This Sweepstakes is sponsored by Bauer Advertising Sales, 58 West 40th Street, New York, New York 10018. (the "Sponsor").
1. HOW TO ENTER: (i) Logon to www.myintouchweekly.com and complete the online entry or (ii) hand print your name, date of birth, street address, phone number and email address on a plain piece of 3" x 5" inch paper and mail your completed entry to Casanova Sweepstakes, c/o In Touch Weekly, 58 West 40th Street, New York, New York 10018. Only one entry per person. Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 a.m. ET on 11/23/05 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET 12/04/05. No responsibility is assumed for lost, late, illegible, incomplete, damaged, misdirected or postage-due entries. All mail-in entries must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on 12/04/05 to be eligible for the drawing. Sponsors will not be responsible for late, lost, illegible, mutilated, incomplete, misdirected or postage due entries. All online entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. ET on 12/04/05. Proof of entering information at web site does not constitute proof of delivery or receipt. Standard messaging rates, terms and conditions will apply. May not be available from all service providers or for all handsets. Check with your service provider for details. All entries become the property of Sponsors and will not be acknowledged or returned. Void in Puerto Rico, Florida, and where prohibited or restricted by law. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.
2. PRIZE: One (1) prize will be awarded, consisting of two (2) tickets to the premiere movie screening and after-party of ‘Casanova’ in New York, NY; airfare and hotel accommodations for three (3) nights in one (1) double-occupancy room provided by NorthWest Airlines Vacations; one (1) Treo 650 Smartphone. Approximate Retail Value: $2,500.
3. DRAWING: Prizewinner will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received. Drawing will be held on or about 12/05/05 and will be conducted by Bauer Advertising Sales. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received. All prizes will be awarded.
4. ELIGIBILITY: Sweepstakes open to legal residents of the U.S. only who are at least eighteen (18) years of age. Employees of Bauer Advertising Sales, EarthLink, BVPM, and NWA WordVacations, or their respective parent companies, divisions, affiliates, subsidiaries, distributors, suppliers and advertising, promotional or judging agencies and immediate family members or persons living in the same household of such employees are not eligible to win.
5. GENERAL TERMS: No substitution of prize is offered (except at the sole discretion of Sponsors), no transfer of prize to a third party is permitted and non-cash prizes may not be redeemed for cash value. Void wherever prohibited or restricted by law (including without limitation any jurisdiction in which registration or bonding is required or may become required at any time during the Sweepstakes). All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Prize recipient will be solely responsible for paying all applicable federal, state and local taxes on prizes; if applicable, winner may receive an IRS Form 1099 for the retail value of the prize (if over $1,000). No groups, clubs or organizations may reproduce or distribute any portion of these Official Rules to its members. All entrants, as a condition of entry, agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of judges, which shall be final and binding. Actual value will depend on point of departure and any airfare fluctuations. Air transportation provided only if grand prize winner does not reside within 100 miles of New York. Grand prize winner and his/her guest must take air travel on same itinerary. Winner and guest will depart Friday, December 9, 2005, and return to their home market Monday, November 12, 2005. Winner may have to fly through an NWA Airlines hub city. Grand prize trip is subject to air travel and hotel availability, holiday and blackout dates, and other restrictions. Sponsors will not replace any lost or stolen tickets, travel vouchers or certificates. Once booked, no change, extension, or substitution of trip dates is permitted, except by Sponsors at its sole discretion. If grand prize winner is from a jurisdiction that deems him/her to be a minor, he/she must be accompanied by his/her parent/legal guardian, and such person must pay his/her own expenses unless deemed to be the allotted guest. If guest is from a jurisdiction that deems him/her to be a minor, he/she must be accompanied by his/her parent/legal guardian, and such person must pay his/her own expenses unless he or she is the grand prize winner. Grand prize winner and guest are responsible for obtaining all necessary and required travel documents. All meals, gratuities additional ground transfers, transportation, excursions, insurance, incidentals, departure, airport taxes and any other expenses not specified herein are the sole responsibility of the grand prize winner and his or her guest. The Treo 650 includes 1.) one (1) free Treo 650 (a $599 value); 2.) twelve (12) months of monthly voice access with 500 anytime minutes, including unlimited nationwide long-distance and unlimited night and weekends (a $39.95/month value); and (3) a twelve month unlimited data and Internet access plan (a $29.95/month value). Additional voice minutes above 500 minutes per month will be charged at $.35/minute. A $30.00 activation fee applies. Treo 650 and monthly service will remain subject to shipping & handling charges, sales taxes, 411 Directory Assistance and applicable regulatory surcharges fees and charges. The free service will expire at the end of twelve months unless winner agrees to pay for a new term under a then-available calling plan. 411 Directory Assistance is $1.25 per call. Night hours are 9:01pm-5:59am, Monday-Friday. Weekend hours are 12:00am, Saturday to 11:59pm, Sunday. Peak hours are all other times except certain holidays. Additional taxes, surcharges, and fees apply and may vary. Additional fees may apply for call forwarding and additional applications. The Federal Universal Service and Regulatory Charges are EarthLink Wireless charges, not taxes, and will continue to apply. Toll and other fees, such as E911 and gross receipt charges (which vary by market) will continue to apply. Digital service, features, and promotions are not available in all areas, may not follow you across the entire EarthLink Wireless Coverage Area and may be limited to the EarthLink Wireless digital network. Calling plans are not available in all areas. Prices subject to change. See www.earthlink.net for details. EarthLink Wireless and EarthLink Wireless logo are trademarks of EarthLink. palmOne and the palmOne logo are trademarks or registered trademarks owned by or exclusively licensed to palmOne, Inc. and are used by permission. EarthLink Wireless is a licensed brand of HELIO, LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. These service plans are subject to certain use restrictions as set out in HELIO’s Acceptable Use Policy available at www.helio.com/skelegal. Additional terms and conditions are available at http://www.helio.com/skelegal.
6. WINNER NOTIFICATION/RELEASES: The winner will be notified by phone or email. The winner will be required to execute and return within one (1) day of notification an Affidavit of Eligibility, as well as a Liability Release and, except where prohibited by law, a Publicity Release. In the event the prize is awarded to a minor, any release must be signed by the parent or guardian of the minor. In the event (i) the required documents are not returned within three (3) days; (ii) mail is returned as undeliverable mail without a forwarding address or (iii) a telephone notification is not confirmed to Sponsors within forty-eight (48) hours, the prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected from among all remaining entries. Any portion of any prize not accepted by winner shall be forfeited. Upon forfeiture for any reason stated herein, no compensation shall be given. If applicable, allow four to six weeks for delivery of prize following completion of notification process. Prizes will only be delivered to addresses within the United States. All winners, by participating in contests and acceptance of a prize, agree to release Bauer Advertising Sales and each of their respective parent companies, divisions, affiliates, subsidiaries, distributors, suppliers and advertising, promotional or judging agencies, and their respective employees, officers, directors, agents and legal advisors from any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages or losses to persons and property which may be sustained in connection with the entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes or the entrant’s acceptance, receipt, ownership or use/misuse of the prize, including, without limitation, personal injuries, death and property damage and claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy. Sponsors makes no representations or warranties of any kind concerning the appearance, performance or safety of any prize awarded. Each entrant agrees that Sponsors and each of its respective parent companies, divisions, affiliates, subsidiaries, distributors, suppliers and advertising, promotional or judging agencies, and their respective employees, officers, directors, agents and legal advisors shall not be liable or responsible for any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes. The winner shall bear all risk of loss or damage to prize after it has been delivered. Except where prohibited by law, the entrant acknowledges that any information submitted by the entrant may be used for promotional purposes in any media as determined by Sponsors.
7. WINNERS' LIST AND OFFICIAL RULES: The name of the winner may be obtained by mailing a self-addressed stamped envelope before December 30, 2005 to Casanova Sweepstakes Winners, c/o In Touch Weekly, 58 West 40th Street, New York, New York 10018. Copies of the Official Rules may be obtained by mailing a self-addressed, stamped envelope after November 23, 2005, and no later than December 30, 2005, to the address below.
8. FRAUD OR MALFUNCTION: The Sponsors, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process, the operation of the Web Site or is otherwise in violation of the rules. The Sponsors further reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify the Sweepstakes if it is not capable of completion as planned for any reason, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort.
9. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS: No confidential relationship is established by any entrant and the Sponsors as a result of entering the Sweepstakes. None of the information submitted by the entrant will be treated as trade secrets, confidential information or as protected data under any obligation. No patent, copyright or other intellectual property rights or licenses are granted to any Sweepstakes components supplied by the Sponsors to the potential entrants. Potential entrants do not receive by way of or under the Sweepstakes any intellectual property or other rights in any copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade names, technology, trade secrets or know-how of either the Sponsors or any third party.
10. CHOICE OF LAW: These Official Rules and any dispute arising hereunder or in connection with the Sweepstakes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state of New York.
11. SPONSORS:
Bauer Advertising Sales
58 West 40th Street
New York, New York 10018.
PRIZE SUPPLIERS:
BVPM
1500 Broadway
New York, NY 10036-9071
EarthLink
1375 Peachtree St. NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
NWA WorldVacations
4660 West 77th Street
Edina, MN 55435