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Official Rules
This promotion (the "Sweepstakes") is sponsored by HarperCollins
Publishers Inc. ("HarperCollins"), 10 East 53rd Street, New York, New
York, 10022.
ELIGIBILITY
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. To enter, complete an official entry form, which is
displayed on the registration page located at harpercollinschildrens.com. You
will be asked to provide your date of birth and e-mail address. LIMIT ONE ENTRY
PER PERSON. Multiple entries are automatically disqualified.
The Sweepstakes is open to all legal residents of the United States (except
residents of Rhode Island, Colorado, Arizona, Florida, and U.S. Territories and
Possessions), excluding employees and immediate family members of
HarperCollins, and its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, assigns, advertising,
promotional and fulfillment agents, attorneys, and other representatives and
the persons with whom each of the above are domiciled. Offer void wherever
prohibited or restricted by law.
Each entrant in the Sweepstakes must be the rightful owner or have authorized
use of the e-mail account indicated by the entrant's e-mail address. In the
event of a dispute concerning the identity of the winner submitting an entry,
the winner will be deemed to be the person in whose name the e-mail account is
opened. The e-mail account must be opened prior to the commencement of the
Sweepstakes.
ENTRY PERIOD
The Sweepstakes will commence on July 31, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. (EST). The last
entry will be accepted on September 25, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. (EST).
SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION OF WINNERS
Winners will be selected by a random drawing from all
the entries. Winners will be chosen on or about
September
25, 2008. All potential winners will be
notified by e-mail. Potential winners may be required to sign and return to
HarperCollins an affidavit of eligibility and release of liability (the
"Affidavit"), and, if the Affidavit is not returned within 14 days of
notification, the potential winner will be deemed to have forfeited the prize,
and an alternate potential winner will be chosen.
By participating, entrants agree to release, discharge,
and hold harmless HarperCollins, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates and
assigns, and their respective advertising and promotion agencies from any and
all liability or damages associated with acceptance, use or misuse of any prize
received in the Sweepstakes.
PRIZES
One (1) grand prize winner will receive a laptop and a back-to-school prize pack featuring the following books: Coraline Graphic Novel, Nightmare Academy #1: Monster Hunters, Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, Middle School: The Real Deal, The Magic Thief, The Last Apprentice: Curse of the Bane, Skulduggery Pleasant, and Seekers #1: The Quest Begins. Estimated prize value: $802.92.
(10) First Prize Winners will be selected at random from the entries received to win a back-to-school prize pack featuring the following books: Coraline Graphic Novel, Nightmare Academy #1: Monster Hunters, Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, Middle School: The Real Deal, The Magic Thief, The Last Apprentice: Curse of the Bane, Skulduggery Pleasant, and Seekers #1: The Quest Begins. Estimated prize value: $103.92. Total contest value of $1842.12.
HarperCollins reserves the right to substitute a cash payment of equal value for the prizes.
All prizes will be awarded, provided there are at least 11 entrants. Only one prize will be awarded per individual, family, or household. All prizes are non-transferable and cannot be sold or redeemed for cash.
CONDITIONS
By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the
results of the random selection of the winners, which shall be final, and waive
any right to claim ambiguity in the Sweepstakes and/or these Official Rules.
All federal, state and local tax liabilities arising from this Sweepstakes will
be the sole responsibility of the winner. Acceptance of prizes constitutes
permission to use the winner's name, likeness, biography, and prize won for
purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity without additional
compensation, except where prohibited or restricted by law.
The entrants release, discharge, and hold harmless HarperCollins and its
parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, assigns, attorneys, representatives and
agents, including advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies, from any and
all liability or damages arising from the administration of the Sweepstakes and
the use or misuse of any prize received in this Sweepstakes, including, without
limitation, the following: (i) late, lost, incomplete, delayed, misdirected or
unintelligible entries, (ii) any printing, typographical, administrative or
technological errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes, and
(iii) any damage to the entrant's computer, related equipment, data files, and
software resulting from entrant's downloading of information regarding the Sweepstakes
or participation in the Sweepstakes.
HarperCollins may only use the personally identifiable information obtained
from the entrants in accordance with its privacy policy, which may be found at http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/HarperChildrens/Home/PrivacyPolicy.aspx?TCId=100.
HarperCollins reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, cancel or
suspend this Sweepstakes should a virus, bug, computer problem or other causes
beyond HarperCollins's control corrupt the administration, security or proper
operation of the Sweepstakes. HarperCollins may prohibit you from participating
in the Sweepstakes or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines
that you are attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the
Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking or employing other unfair practices or by
abusing other entrants or the representatives of HarperCollins.
ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE
OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS,
AND, IN SUCH EVENT, HARPERCOLLINS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PURSUE ITS REMEDIES AND
DAMAGES (INCLUDING COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S FEES) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.
Any dispute arising from the Sweepstakes will be determined according to the
laws of the State of New York, without reference to its conflict of laws
principles, and the entrants consent to the personal jurisdiction of the State
and Federal Courts located in the State and County of New York over them and
agree that such courts have exclusive jurisdiction over all such disputes.
THE ODDS OF WINNING DEPEND UPON THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES RECEIVED.
For the names of the prize winners, e-mail your request to hccsweeps@harpercollins.com after
November 1, 2008 or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Childrens
Online Marketing Back-to-School Sweepstakes, c/o HarperCollins Publishers, 10 E.
53rd Street, 17th floor, New York, NY 10022. All requests for a list of
winners must be received by March 1, 2009.
If you have any problems entering this contest or have questions about this
contest, please e-mail hccsweeps@harpercollins.com.
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