“WIRED
Magazine & Hyatt Place Sweepstakes”
OFFICIAL SWEEPSTAKES RULES
NO PURCHASE OR
PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES.
A purchase will not improve chances of winning.
CONSUMER
DISCLOSURE
You have not yet won.
OPEN ONLY
TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WHO ARE
AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD AS OF THE DATE OF ENTRY
By entering this Promotion, entrants accept and agree to be bound by these
Official Rules. Any violation of these rules may result in disqualification.
All decisions of the judges regarding this Promotion are final and binding
in all respects.
1. PROMOTION
PERIOD. Promotion begins 4/19/08 12:01 AM EST and ends 5/16/08 11:59
PM EST, when all entries must be received (“Promotion Period”).
2. ELIGIBILITY. This sweepstakes (the “Promotion”)
is only open to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia
who are at least 18 years old as of the date of entry, except officers, directors,
members, shareholders, and employees of the Sponsor, the judging organization
(if applicable), or any other party associated with the development or administration
of this Promotion, and the immediate family (i.e., parents, children, siblings,
spouse), and persons residing in the same household, as such individuals.
This Promotion is void outside the 50 United States and the District of Columbia,
and where prohibited.
3. HOW TO ENTER. Visit www.wired.com/promo/hyattplugpanel
during the Promotion Period and follow the instructions to complete and submit
the entry form. All entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not
be acknowledged or returned. Limit: One entry per person and per e-mail address
during the Promotion Period. All entrant information, including e-mail addresses,
is subject to the respective Privacy Policy of the applicable Sponsor.
4. WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION. Winner selection will
be conducted by random drawing from all eligible entries on or about May 20th,
2008 (the “Drawing Date”). Any potential winner will be notified
by mail, email and/or telephone. If a potential winner cannot be contacted,
does not respond within five (5) days from the date the Sponsor first tries
to notify him/her, and/or the prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable,
such potential winner forfeits all rights to win the Promotion or receive
the prize, and an alternate potential winner may be selected. Upon contacting
a potential winner and determining that he/she has met all eligibility requirements
of the Promotion, including without limitation the execution of required waivers,
publicity and liability releases and disclaimers, such individual will be
declared the “winner” of the Promotion.
5.PRIZE DESCRIPTION. There will be one (1) winner. The prize
is an iPodTouch (16 GB). The approximate retail value of the prize is $339.00.
6. TAXES.
All federal, state and/or local income and other taxes, if any, are the winner’s
sole responsibility.
7. ODDS OF WINNING. The odds of winning this Promotion depend
on the number of eligible entries received.
8. NO PRIZE TRANSFER OR SUBSTITUTION. No prize or any portion
thereof is transferable or redeemable for cash. Any portion of the prize that
is not used is forfeited. No substitutions for prize except by Sponsor, in
which case a prize of equal or greater value will be substituted.
9. CONSENT AND RELEASE. By entering the Promotion, each entrant
releases and discharges the Sponsor, judging organization (if applicable),
and any other party associated with the development or administration of this
Promotion, their parent, subsidiary, and affiliated entities, and each of
their respective officers, directors, members, shareholders, employees, independent
contractors, agents, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively,
“Sponsor Entities”), from any and all liability whatsoever in
connection with this Promotion, including without limitation legal claims,
costs, injuries, losses or damages, demands or actions of any kind (including
without limitation personal injuries, death, damage to, loss or destruction
or property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation, or portrayal in a
false light) (collectively, “Claims”). Except where prohibited:
(i) acceptance of a prize constitutes the consent of any winner, without further
compensation, to use the name and likeness of such winner for editorial, advertising
and publicity purposes by the Sponsor and/or others authorized by the Sponsor;
(ii) acceptance of a prize constitutes a release by any winner of the Sponsor
Entities of any and all Claims in connection with the administration of this
Promotion and the use, misuse, or possession of any prize; (iii) any potential
winner may be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility (including social
security number) and a liability/publicity release; and (iv) if prize involves
travel or activities, any potential winner and travel companion (if applicable)
may be required to execute releases of the Sponsor from any and all liability
with respect to participation in such travel/activities and/or use of the
prize. Affidavits and releases must be returned within ten (10) days from
the date that Sponsor first tries to notify the potential winner. If winner
is deemed to be a minor under the jurisdiction of his/her residence, the prize
will be awarded in the name of his/her parent or legal guardian who must execute
the necessary affidavit and release and, if applicable, must accompany winner
on the trip (no additional travel expenses will be awarded should a parent
or legal guardian be required to accompany the winner on the trip).
10. DISCLAIMERS. (i) Entries that are lost, late, misdirected,
incorrect, garbled, or incompletely received, for any reason, including by
reason of hardware, software, browser, or network failure, malfunction, congestion,
or incompatibility at Sponsor’s servers or elsewhere, will not be eligible.
In the event of a dispute, entries will be deemed submitted by the authorized
account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. “Authorized
account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to
an e-mail address by an Internet Access Provider, online service provider,
or other organization (e.g., business, educational institute) that is responsible
for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted
e-mail address. (ii) Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to
disqualify any person tampering with the entry process or the operation of
the web site. Use of bots or other automated process to enter is prohibited
and may result in disqualification at the sole discretion of Sponsor. (iii)
Sponsor further reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify the Promotion
if it is not capable of completion as planned, including by reason of infection
by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, force majeure
or technical failures of any sort. (iv) Sponsor Entities are not responsible
for errors in the administration or fulfillment of this Promotion, including
without limitation mechanical, human, printing, distribution or production
errors, and may modify or cancel this Promotion based upon such error at its
sole discretion without liability. (v) SPONSOR ENTITIES MAKE NO WARRANTIES,
REPRESENTATIONS OR GUARANTEES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, AS REGARDS
THIS PROMOTION OR THE MERCHANTABILITY, QUALITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE REGARDING ANY PRIZE OR ANY COMPONENT OF ANY PRIZE. (vi) CAUTION: ANY
ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE
LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS PROMOTION MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND/OR
CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ATTORNEYS’
FEES) FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL
PROSECUTION.
11. APPLICABLE LAWS AND JURISDICTION. This Promotion is subject
to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Issues concerning
the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official
Rules shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. All disputes
arising out of or connected with this Promotion will be resolved individually,
and without resort to class action, exclusively by a state or federal court
located in New York, New York. Should there be a conflict between the laws
of the State of New York and any other laws, the conflict will be resolved
in favor of the laws of the State of New York. All judgments or awards shall
be limited to actual out-of-pocket damages (excluding attorneys’ fees)
associated with participation in this Promotion and shall not include any
indirect, punitive, incidental and/or consequential damages.
12. WINNER LIST. For a list containing the name(s) of the
winner(s), send a self-addressed stamped envelope, within six (6) months of
the Drawing Date, to: Winner List, “Wired Magazine & Hyatt Place,
Condé Nast Publications, 4 Times Square, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10036,
Att: Nicole Centeno”
13. SPONSORSHIP. This Promotion is sponsored by Sponsor:
Condé Nast Publications, 4 Times Square, New York, NY 10036 (individually
and collectively, the “Sponsor”).