RULES
for The Best Day of Someone
Elsešs Life Sweepstakes
SPONSOR
This
promotion The Best Day of
Someone Elsešs Life Sweepstakes" is sponsored by Avon A, an imprint of HarperCollins
Publishers ("HarperCollins"), 10 East 53rd Street, New York, New York,
10022.
ELIGIBILITY
NO
PURCHASE NECESSARY. To become eligible to win in the The Best Day of Someone Elsešs Life Sweepstakes, simply fill
out the form on the page at BookPage.com. Multiple entries are automatically
disqualified, and only the first submission will be considered.
The
Sweepstakes is open to all legal residents of the United States, 21 years of
age and older by April 25, 2008, excluding employees and immediate family
members of HarperCollins and/or BookPage, 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 July 31, 2007.
ENTRY
PERIOD
The
Sweepstakes will commence on April 25, 2008 (9 a.m. EST). The last entry will
be accepted on June 15, 2008 (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 June 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 7 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
Grand Prize winner will receive a $1000 Saks Fifth Avenue Gift Card. One 2nd
prize winner will win a $250 Saks Fifth Avenue Gift Card and a summer handbag
from The Sak. Ten 3rd prize winners will win a copy of The Best
Day of Someone Elsešs Life signed by Kerry Reichs.
Only
one prize will be awarded per individual, family, or household. All prizes are
non-transferable and cannot be sold or redeemed for cash. HarperCollins may
substitute a cash payment of equal or greater value for the prize. Any federal,
state, or local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner.
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, and (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. 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 WEB SITE 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.
For
the names of prize winners, e-mail your request to onlinemarketing@harpercollins.com
after June 25, 2008 or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Online
Marketing, The Best Day of
Someone Elsešs Life 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 August 30, 2008.
If
your electronic entry was not successfully transmitted, please contact us at transmissions@harpercollins.com.