Win
Free Candy Sweepstakes
OFFICIAL SWEEPSTAKES RULES
To
Enter:
NO
PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER THE SWEEPSTAKES. PURCHASE WILL NOT ENHANCE YOUR
CHANCES OF WINNING. In accordance with COPPA, all entrants must be at least 13
years of age. To enter simply enter your email address and first name in the
form that you viewed promoting the Sweepstakes in its entirety. Alternatively,
you may legibly hand-print on a 4" x 6" card the words "'Win Free
Candy Sweepstakes" along with your name, address, email address (if you do
not have an email address, print "no email address"), date of birth
and telephone number and mail the entry to: "Win Free Candy Sweepstakes PO
Box 1883 New City NY 10956”. The Sweepstakes will begin at approximately
1200pm EST on April 1, 2003. The deadline for entry receipt is at 12:00am EST on
December 31, 2003 and mailed entries must be postmarked by December 31, 2003 and
received by January 15, 2004. All names, addresses and email addresses entered
must be valid or will be void. All entries become the property of
YourFreeCandy.com (hereinafter YourFreeCandy). YourFreeCandy is not responsible
for lost, late, incoherent, incomplete, misdirected, any electronic
miscommunications or failures, technical hardware or software failure of any
kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incomplete, garbled or
delayed computer transmissions which may limit an entrant's ability to
participate in the Sweepstakes.
Eligibility:
ALL
ENTRANTS AGREE TO ABIDE BY THESE OFFICIAL SWEEPSTAKES RULES.
This
Sweepstakes is open to any legal resident of the United States (excluding U.S.
possessions, territories, overseas military installations, and Puerto Rico).
Participants must have on-line access as of the start date. All entrants must be
at least 18 years of age or older to be eligible for this Sweepstakes. Minors
under the age of 18 may enter the Sweepstakes with the permission of, and under
the name of, their parent or legal guardian who will be the official entrant of
the Sweepstakes. Employees of YourFreeCandy, its affiliates and subsidiaries, or
companies or organizations directly related to this Sweepstakes, and members of
their immediate families (mother, father, sister, brother, grandmother,
grandfather) and members of their households are not eligible to enter the
Sweepstakes. Only entrants logging onto the Internet from the United States are
eligible to enter the Sweepstakes. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.
All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. YourFreeCandy reserves
the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any entry if it concludes that
the entrant has tampered with the entry process or the operation of the
Sweepstakes or has acted in violation of the official rules or any applicable
federal , state, or local laws or regulations.
Privacy:
Sponsor
collects personal data from you when you enter this Sweepstakes. This
information becomes the property of YourFreeCandy, and may be distributed to
other parties for marketing purposes. Please review Sponsor's privacy policy at http://privacy.coverclicks.com.
For all online entries, you also agree to receive offers from YourFreeCandy.
Winner
Selection:
The winner
of the prize will be selected in a single random drawing on January 15, 2004.
Odds of winning the prize are determined by the number of eligible entries
received. Winner will be notified by email. YourFreeCandy will attempt to
contact winners via email a maximum of three (3) times within five (5) business
days of the drawing. For mailed entries, YourFreeCandy will attempt to contact
winners by phone a maximum of three (3) times during business hours (9:00am to
5:00pm EST) within five (5) business days of the drawing. If winners do not
respond within two (2) business days of the final contact attempt, YourFreeCandy
will conduct a new random drawing, the winner of which will receive the
corresponding prize. This process will continue until either all prizes have
been awarded or no valid entries remain, whichever occurs first.
Prize:
Fifty (50)
winners will receive 2 pieces of candy. Estimated value of each prize (2 pieces
of candy) is $.10.
All taxes
and incidental expenses not mentioned herein are the responsibility of the
winner. Winner must agree to execute an affidavit of eligibility to ensure that
the winner meets all of the eligibility requirements set forth in the rules and
must also sign a release of liability stemming from the winner's participation
in the sweepstakes. No substitutions are allowed. Winner should allow one (1) to
two (2) weeks for shipment of prize.
General
Conditions and Releases:
By
entering the Sweepstakes, entrants release and hold harmless YourFreeCandy , all
affiliates and subsidiaries of such entities, their employees, agents and
representatives from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims, and actions of
any kind in connection with the promotion or resulting from acceptance,
possession, or use of any prize, including, without limitation, personal
injuries, death or property damage, and claims based on publicity rights,
defamation, or invasion of privacy, incomplete, garbled, misdirected, or delayed
electronic entries, damages caused by the unauthorized downloading of
information from YourFreeCandy by a "hacker" or other unauthorized
user of YourFreeCandy's computer systems. By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants
and winners consent to the use of their names, addresses, likeness and any
statements they make in connection with the Sweepstakes or about YourFreeCandy
without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. Winners may be
required to execute an affidavit of eligibility and a liability/publicity
release that must be received by YourFreeCandy within 14 days of the time it is
sent by email or regular mail to the winner. Failure to respond to the prize
notification or to return the affidavit and liability/publicity release on time
will result in the loss of the prize and an alternative winner will be selected
in accordance with the procedures set forth in these rules. Sponsor reserves the
right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or cancel this Sweepstakes at any
time, for any reason including but not limited to computer virus, bug, worms,
tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud or other technical problem,
security, or other problems or activities. In the event of cancellation,
YourFreeCandy reserves the right to award the prize in a random drawing from all
entries received prior to the time of cancellation.
Release
By entering, each participant agrees to release and hold harmless YourFreeCandy , their legal representatives, any prize providers, Advertisers and all sponsors and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with the Promotion or any prize won. Restrictions, conditions, and limitations apply. By entering, each participant further agrees that, in the event there is any conflict or other inconsistency between the Official Sweepstakes Rules and any advertisements, promotional or marketing materials, e-mails, or announcements relevant to this Promotion, these Official Sweepstakes Rules will govern.
Disqualification
YourFreeCandy and any affiliated companies,
promotional and advertising agencies, Advertisers and / or prize providers, are
not responsible for lost, interrupted or unavailable network server or other
connections, miscommunications, failed telephone or Computer or telephone
transmissions or technical failure, lost e-mail entries, jumbled, scrambled or
misdirected transmissions, or other error of any kind whether human, mechanical
or electronic. Persons found tampering with or abusing any aspect of this
Promotion, as solely determined by the judges, will be disqualified. If
disqualified for any of the above reasons, YourFreeCandy reserves the right to
terminate player's eligibility to participate in this Promotion. In the event
any portion of this Promotion is compromised by virus, bugs, non-authorized
human intervention or other causes beyond the control of YourFreeCandy which, in
the sole opinion of YourFreeCandy , corrupts, or impairs the administration,
security, fairness or proper play of the Promotion, YourFreeCandy reserves the
right at its sole discretion to suspend or terminate this Promotion or any part
of the Promotion, or to roll all entries into the next Sweepstakes period, or
any combination of the above. YourFreeCandy , and any affiliated companies,
promotional and advertising agencies, Advertisers and / or prize providers are
not responsible for any problem with entries generated by computer hardware or
software malfunction, error or failure, whatever the cause, including but not
limited to, any hardware, software, microchip or other problem(s) experienced by
entrants or YourFreeCandy caused by the change of calendar year to 2000, or any
other generically termed Y2K problem. YourFreeCandy 's sole responsibility for
any irregular entry is replacement with another entry. If a potential winning
entry is made by Internet or other computer entry, that potential winner may be
required to provide YourFreeCandy with proof that the potential winner is the
authorized account holder of the electronic mail address associated with the
potential winning entry. WebTV users may experience technical problems that may
prevent them from registering and/or playing YourFreeCandy As such YourFreeCandy
hereby disclaims any responsibility for incomplete WebTV registrations and/or
entries.
Legal Warning
Any attempt by any individual, whether or not a entrant, to damage, destroy, tamper with or vandalize this website, or otherwise interfere with the operation of this Promotion, is a violation of criminal and civil law and YourFreeCandy will diligently pursue all remedies in this regard against any offending individual or entity to the fullest extent permissible by law.
Disputes:
The laws
of the United States and the State of New York govern this Sweepstakes. As a
condition of participating in the Sweepstakes, participant agrees that any and
all disputes which cannot be resolved between the parties, and causes of action
arising out of or connected with the Sweepstakes, shall be resolved
individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively, by
arbitration, located in New York County, New York. Arbitration shall proceed
under the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect.
Winner's
List:
To receive
a list of Sweepstakes winners, please visit http://www.yourfreecandy.com/winners.htm;
alternatively, please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by January 15,
2005 to: Win Free Candy Sweepstakes, Legal and Business Affairs, YourFreeCandy ,
PO Box 1883, New City, NY 10956.
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respective owners.