“WINZY $500.00 SWEEPSTAKES”
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
1. Introduction. The “WINZY $500.00 SWEEPSTAKES” ("Sweepstakes") is sponsored by Winzy, LLC, 2525 East Charleston Road, Suite #101, Mountain View, CA 94043 ("Sponsor"). One (1) Quarterly Grand Prize winner will be selected in a quarterly random drawing during the Promotion Period from among all eligible entries received during that quarter. The Sweepstakes is offered only in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada (excluding Québec and Montreal). Void where prohibited. Sweepstakes registered by Winzy, LLC and may be presented in different creative presentations.
2. Timing. The Sweepstakes begins
9/1/2008 at 12:01:00 a.m. U.S. Pacific Time ("PT") and ends
12/31/08 at 11:59:59 p.m. PT ("Promotion Period").
3. Eligibility. The Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States, the United Kingdom, and the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Québec and Montreal) who are 13 years of age or older at the time of entry. Void where prohibited by law. Employees, officers and directors of Sponsor and Promoters, their affiliates, subsidiaries, agents, and advertising and promotion agencies involved with this Sweepstakes, as well as the immediate family members (defined as parents, spouse, children, siblings and grandparents) and those living in the same household of each such employee, officer and director are not eligible to enter. By participating, entrant agrees to abide by these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects.
4. How to Enter. To enter the Sweepstakes (NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN):
- Log onto www.winzy.com and sign in or register as a member.
- Earn points on Winzy for searching the web, inviting friends, and playing Winzy games
- Each point is one entry into the Sweepstakes
Limit: One (1) account per user.
Online entries will be entered into the quarterly drawing for the quarter during which the activity that resulted in the entry was completed. Entries received for one quarterly drawing will not be rolled over into subsequent quarterly drawings. Use of any automated program to enter will result in disqualification. In the event of a dispute as to any online entry, the authorized account holder of the email address used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant. Potential winner may be required to show proof that he/she is the authorized account holder. The "authorized account holder" is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Entries will not be acknowledged.
5. Selection of Winners. Quarterly Prizes: On or about the end of each quarter (“Quarter”) of the Promotion Period, one Quarterly Prize winner will be selected in a random drawing from among all entries received that Quarter. Random drawings will be conducted by Sponsor whose decisions on all matters relating to this Sweepstakes shall be final and binding. Odds of winning a quarterly Prize depend on the number of eligible entries received for that drawing. Entrant selected must comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules and winning is contingent upon fulfillment of all requirements. Notification will be sent via e-mail and /or phone call to the selected winner within ten (10) days of the drawing at the address/phone number provided at registration. Except where prohibited, potential winner must sign and return within ten (10) days of attempted notification, an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release in order to claim his/her prize in addition to executing and returning any other documents that may be required. In the event the winner is a Canadian resident, he/she must correctly answer a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question in order to be eligible for the Prize. If prize involves travel, potential winner’s travel companion(s) must sign and return a release of liability/publicity at the same time as winner. If the potential winner cannot be contacted within ten (10) days of the first attempt to contact him/her or if he/she fails to sign and return the affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release within the required time period, an alternate winner maybe selected in his/her place at random.
6. Prizes: The odds of an entry being selected as the Eligible Quarterly winner of the Sweepstakes depend on the number of entries received.
One (1) Quarterly Prize will be awarded every quarter during the Promotion Period. Quarterly Grand Prize is five hundred dollars ($500.00).
No substitution, assignment or transfer of prize permitted, except by Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute a prize with another prize of greater or equal value in the event the offered prize is unavailable. Winner is responsible for all applicable federal, state, and local taxes, registrations, and other fees, including any required insurance. Sponsor will withhold and/or report taxes as required by the applicable law of Sponsor’s jurisdiction and winner’s jurisdiction.
7. Publicity. Except where prohibited, participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes winner’s consent to Sponsor’s and Promoter use of winner’s name, likeness, voice, opinions, hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media without further payment or consideration.
8. General Conditions. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend or modify the Sweepstakes if fraud, technical failures or any other factor impairs the integrity of the Sweepstakes, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. In such event, Sponsor reserves the right to award the applicable quarterly prize and Grand Prize in a random from among all eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately damage Sponsor’s Web site (including the Sweepstakes Web site) or undermine the legitimate operation of this Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil laws and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserve the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
9. Release. By accepting any prize, winner agrees to release and hold harmless Sponsor, related companies, any company involved with the Sweepstakes, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use of any prize.
10. Limitations of Liability. Sponsor, as well as any companies involved with the Sweepstakes, are not responsible for: (1) incorrect or inaccurate transcription of entry information or late, lost, stolen, illegible, incomplete, misdirected, or postage due entries, or entries received through impermissible or illegitimate channels, all of which will be disqualified; (2) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunctioning of any telephone, computer, network, hardware or software; (3) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any service; (4) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Sweepstakes; (5) electronic human or other error which may occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes or the processing of entries; or (6) any injury or damage to persons or property, including but not limited to entrant’s computer, which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes or from downloading any material from Sponsor’s Web site(s) (including the Sweepstakes Web site), regardless of whether the material was prepared by Sponsor or a third party, and regardless of whether the material is connected to Sponsor’s Web site by a hypertext link.
11. Disputes. Entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes or any prizes awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the District of California or the appropriate Circuit Court located in San Francisco, CA; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant or Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of California or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of California.
12. Data Collection. Sponsor collects personal information from you when you enter the Sweepstakes. The information collected is subject to privacy policies of Winzy, LLC and are listed in the Privacy Policy section on www.winzy.com.
13. Winner’s List/Official Rules. For the name, city and state of the winners and/or a set of Official Rules send a self addressed, stamped envelope to Winzy, LLC, 2525 East Charleston Road, Suite #101, Mountain View, CA 94043.
SPONSOR: Winzy, LLC, 2525 East Charleston Road, Suite #101, Mountain View, CA 94043.
