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OFFICIAL RULES
“Narnia…Beyond the Wardrobe” Educator Sweepstakes
SPONSOR
This promotion (the "Sweepstakes") is sponsored by HarperCollins Children’s Books, a division of HarperCollins Publishers ("HarperCollins"), 10 East 53rd Street, New York, New York, 10022.
ENTRY & ELIGIBILITY
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. To enter, visit www.harpercollinschildrens.com/narniasweeps and follow the instructions to register for the HarperCollins Teachers and Librarians Newsletter and complete the Narnia Educator Questionnaire. Multiple entries are automatically disqualified, and only the first submission will be considered.
The Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the United States (excluding residents of Alaska, Hawaii, and its territories and possessions), 18 years of age and older by June 21, 2006, who are, at the time of entry, educational professionals, such as teachers, librarians, principals, educational paraprofessionals, district professionals, and after-school leaders, excluding employees and immediate family members of HarperCollins, and its parents, 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 outside the United States and 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 9:00 a.m. (EST) on June 21, 2006.
ENTRY PERIOD
The Sweepstakes will commence on June 21, 2006. (9 am EST). The last entry will be accepted on January 31, 2007 (5:00 pm 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 February 5, 2007. 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.
If a potential Grand Prize Winner is unable to travel on the dates scheduled to visit the movie set, the prize will be deemed forfeited and an alternate Grand Prize Winner will be selected.
PRIZES
One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive a five(5)-day/four(4)-night trip to the set of the forthcoming feature film The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. The trip includes roundtrip economy airfare for two, ground transportation to and from the airport, and room accommodations based on double occupancy. Approximate retail value of the Grand Prize is $5,000. All other costs are the sole responsibility of the winner.
Five (5) First Prize winners will each receive an American Express® Gift Cheque in the amount of $500 and a library of HarperCollins Children’s Books worth $250.
Ten (10) Second Prize winners will each receive a Staples® Gift Certificate in the amount of $250 and a library of HarperCollins Children’s Booksworth $100.
Approximate total value of all prizes is $12,250.
HarperCollins reserves the right to substitute a cash payment of equal or greater value for any of the prizes. 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 decisions of the judge, which shall be final, and waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Sweepstakes and/or these Official Rules.
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, its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, and assigns, and their respective employees, 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 the 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, including, without limitation, entry materials and prize notifications, (iii) any damage to the entrant's computer and related equipment and software resulting from entrant's downloading of information regarding the Sweepstakes or participation in the Sweepstakes and (iv), in the event the entrant is a winner, any physical injury or other harm suffered by the winner relating to, or as a result of, the winner’s acceptance of the prize. Entry materials and prize notifications that have been tampered with, altered, or do not comply with these Official Rules are void. HarperCollins may only use the personally identifiable information obtained from the entrants in accordance with these Rules and its privacy policy.
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 its 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 THEIR 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 prize winners, e-mail your request to narniasweeps@harpercollins.com after February 12, 2007 or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope (postage not required for Vermont residents) to HarperCollins Children’s Books, “Narnia…Beyond the Wardrobe” Educator Sweepstakes Win List, 1350 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor, New York, N.Y., 10019. All requests for a list of winners or a copy of these Rules must be received by June 1, 2007.
If your electronic entry was not successfully transmitted, please contact us at narniasweeps@harpercollins.com.
The Chronicles of Narnia®, Narnia® and all book titles, characters, and locales original to The Chronicles of Narnia are trademarks of C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd. Use without permission is strictly prohibited.
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