Rowenta Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Sweepstakes Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
Promotion may only be entered in or from the 48 continental United States and the District of Columbia and entries originating from any other jurisdiction are not eligible for entry. This Promotion is governed exclusively by the laws of the United States. You are not authorized to participate in the Promotion if you are not located within the 48 continental United States or the District of Columbia (this excludes, without limitation, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico).
1. How to Enter. During the Promotion Period (defined below in Rule #2), you must visit www.rowentasweepstakes.com, click on the link provided, fully complete the entry form, and agree to these Official Rules by clicking enter.
Limit one (1) entry per person, per e-mail address. No automated entry devices and/or programs permitted. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of the Sponsor and receipt of entries will not be acknowledged or returned. Delivery of prize requires a street address (no P.O. Boxes). Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, stolen, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, misdirected, postage-due, technically corrupted or garbled entries or mail, which will be disqualified, or for problems of any kind whether mechanical, human or electronic. Only fully completed entry forms are eligible. Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor.
2. Start/End Dates. Promotion begins at 9:00 am Eastern Time (“ET”) on Thursday, September 10, 2009 and ends 9:00 am Eastern Time (“ET”) on Monday, November 30, 2009 (“Promotion Period”).
3. Eligibility. Participation open only to legal residents of the 48 continental United States or the District of Columbia (this excludes, without limitation, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico), who are 18 or older and have reached the age of majority in their home state, as of date of entry. Void outside of the 48 continental United States and the District of Columbia, and where prohibited, taxed or restricted by law. Employees, officers and directors of Sponsor and its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, dealers, advertising and promotion agencies, manufacturers or distributors of Promotion materials and their immediate families (parents, children, siblings, spouse) or members of the same household (whether related or not) of such employees/officers/directors are not eligible to enter. Promotion may only be entered in or from the 48 continental United States or the District of Columbia (this excludes, without limitation Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico), and entries originating from any other jurisdiction are not eligible for entry. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.
4. Prize(s): One (1) winner will receive a prize package, including: trip for two (2) to New York City, NY, to attend select Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week shows in February 2010 (to be determined by Sponsor); an $600 gift card; and a $350 hair and makeup makeover. Trip details shall be further scheduled and developed by Winner and Sponsors, but shall include a single room standard hotel accommodation for four days/three nights (maximum $1,000); round-trip coach air transportation from a major airport near Winner’s home (or alternate ground transportation for those in close proximity to New York City) (maximum $1,100 per person); up to $150 in ground transportation allowance for travel to and from airport; and up to $500 meal allowance (no liquor covered) - each, as determined by Sponsors in its sole discretion. Meals outside of the stated allowance, taxes, gratuities, incidentals, other transportation and other expenses not specified herein are the responsibility of the Winner. Exact travel dates and arrangements subject to availability and any applicable blackout dates. The approximate retail value (“ARV”) of the prize will depend on Winner's point of departure/return, but is estimated at $4,800.00. Trip must be taken on dates specified by Sponsor. If Winner cannot travel on dates specified by Sponsor, Winner will forfeit prize and an alternate winner will be determined, time permitting. No substitutions or cash redemptions. In the case of unavailability of any prize, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value. Odds of winning depend on the number of respondents. By entering the Promotion, entrants fully and unconditionally agree to be bound by these rules, which will be final and binding in all matters relating to the Promotion.
5. Notification. Winner will be notified by email on or about 14 days after winner selection and may be required to sign and return, where legal, an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release within five (5) business days of prize notification. If Winner cannot be contacted within five (5) business days of first notification attempt, if prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, if winner rejects his/her prize or in the event of noncompliance with these Promotion rules and requirements, such prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected from all remaining eligible entries. Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given.
6. Conditions. All taxes are the sole responsibility of the Winner. By participating, entrants and Winner agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, its advertising and promotion agencies and its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers and directors, from any and all liability, for loss, harm, damage, injury, cost or expense whatsoever including without limitation, property damage, personal injury and/or death which may occur in connection with, preparation for, travel to, or participation in Promotion, or possession, acceptance and/or use or misuse of prize or participation in any Promotion-related activity and claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy and merchandise delivery. Entrants who do not comply with these Official Rules, or attempt to interfere with this Promotion in any way shall be disqualified.
7. Additional Terms for Online Promotion. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend this Promotion should (in its sole discretion) virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes beyond its control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Promotion. In such case, Sponsor will select the Winner from all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds, in its sole discretion, to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Promotion or website. Additionally, Sponsor reserves the right to prosecute any fraudulent activities to the full extent of the law. In case of dispute as to the identity of any entrant, entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at time of entry. “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational, institution, etc.) responsible for assigning email addresses or the domain associated with the submitted email address. Any other attempted form of entry is prohibited; no automatic, programmed; robotic or similar means of entry are permitted. Sponsor, and its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners and promotion and advertising agencies are not responsible for technical, hardware, software, telephone or other communications malfunctions, errors or failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, website, Internet, or ISP availability, unauthorized human intervention, traffic congestion, incomplete or inaccurate capture of entry information (regardless of cause) or failed, incomplete, garbled, jumbled or delayed computer transmissions which may limit one's ability to enter the Promotion, including any injury or damage to participant’s or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participating in this Promotion or downloading any materials in this Promotion.
8.. Use of Data: Sponsors will be collecting personal data about entrants online, in accordance with the privacy policy located at (“Privacy Policy”). Please review the Privacy Policy. By participating in the Contest, entrants hereby agree to Sponsor’s collection and usage of their personal information and acknowledge that they have read and accepted the Privacy Policy.
9. List of Winners/Winner’s Name. To obtain the name of the winner, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by [December 15, 2009] to: [Rowenta’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Sweepstakes c/o Kaplow], [19 West 44th St., 6th Fl, New York, NY 10036]. VT residents may omit return postage.
10. Sponsor. Groupe SEB USA for Rowenta USA, One Boland Drive, Ste. 101; West Orange, NJ 07052.
Updated 9/14/09