The “Christina Aguilera – World Food Programme Giveaway”
Sweepstakes Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER
OR
Sweepstakes may only be entered in or from the 50
1. Eligibility. Participation open
only to legal residents of the United
States who are thirteen (13) years of age or older as of the date of
entry. Void outside of the
2. How to Enter.
The Sweepstakes will begin on July 12, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. EDT and will
end on August 9, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. EDT (“Sweepstakes Period”). To enter for each Week’s (as defined below)
prize, send an email with “Christina World Food Programme Giveaway” in the
subject line and include your full name, telephone number, email address, date
of birth to rca.contests@sonymusic.com.
Entrants must enter for each
Week’s drawing individually. Entries will not carry over from prior Weeks.
One
entry per person per Drawing. Only one Prize per person. By rejecting a Prize, potential Winner
disqualifies him- or herself from being eligible for subsequent Prizes. If
multiple entries are received by the same entrant, such entrant shall be
disqualified. No automated entry devices and/or programs permitted. Sponsor is
not responsible for lost, late, illegible, stolen, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible,
misdirected, technically corrupted or garbled entries, which will be
disqualified. Only fully completed entry forms are eligible. Proof of
submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor.
3.
Winner Selection and Prizes.
For the purposes of these Official Rules, a “Week” shall be from a given Monday through the following Sunday. A drawing including the previous Week’s entries will take place on the following dates and include the prizes listed below:
July 19, 2010
Two (2) winners will each receive an official WFP t-shirt.
July 26, 2010
Three (3) winners will each receive an official WFP hat.
August 2, 2010
Sixteen (16) winners will each receive an official WTP cup.
August 9, 2010
Eight
(8) winners will each receive an official WTP jacket.
Winners must be at least thirteen (13) years old as of July 12, 2010. If Winner is under the age of majority in the state in which he or she resides, then such individual must obtain permission of his or her parent or legal guardian. Prizes are non-transferable. No substitutions or cash redemptions provided that the Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the Prize in whole or in part for a prize of equal or greater value in the event that any component of the Prize is unavailable for any reason. Prizes may not be sold, bartered or transferred. Prizes do not include any additional expenses, including, but not limited to incidentals, meals, telephone charges, travel insurance, souvenirs, transportation, federal, state and local sales or other taxes and surcharges which are the responsibility of each winner.
Approximate combined retail value of all prizes is Seven Hundred Dollars ($700.00). The approximate retail value of the prizes represents Sponsor’s good faith determination. That determination is final and binding and cannot be appealed. If the actual value of the prizes turns out to be less than the stated approximate retail value, the difference will not be awarded in cash.
The
winner will be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and
Liability/Publicity Release within five (5) calendar days of prize
notification. If the winner rejects his/her prize or in the event of
noncompliance with these Sweepstakes rules and requirements, such prize will be
forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected. The winner’s accompanying
guest must also sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and
Liability/Publicity Release prior to being ticketed or within such other period
as Sponsor may specify. The winner’s
accompanying guest cannot be changed after the Affidavit of Eligibility and
Liability/Publicity Release is received.
If the winner or the winner’s
accompanying guest is under the age of
majority, the Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release must be
signed and submitted by their parent or legal guardian.
4. Random Drawing/Odds. The Winners will
be selected in a series of random drawings, on or about the days listed in
Section 3 above, beginning on July 19, 2010. The drawings will take place at the
executive offices of Sony Music Entertainment,
5. Conditions. All federal, state, provincial and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner. Participation in this Sweepstakes and acceptance of prize constitutes winner’s permission for Sponsor to use his/her name, address (city and state), likeness, photograph, picture, portrait, voice, biographical information and/or any statements made by winner and winner’s travel companion regarding the Sweepstakes or Sponsor for advertising and promotional purposes without notice or additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. By participating, entrants, winner, and winner’s travel companion agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, and their respective advertising and promotion agencies and their respective 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 Sweepstakes, or possession, acceptance and/or use or misuse of prize or participation in any Sweepstakes-related activity and for any claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy and merchandise delivery. Sponsor is not responsible if the Sweepstakes cannot take place or if any prize cannot be awarded including, but not limited to due to travel cancellations, delays or interruptions due to acts of God, acts of war, natural disasters, weather or acts of terrorism. Entrants who do not comply with these Official Rules, or attempt to interfere with this Sweepstakes in any way shall be disqualified. There is no purchase or sales presentation required to participate. A purchase does not increase odds of winning.
6. Additional Terms.
In the 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 the 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 potential winner may be
requested to provide Sponsor with proof that such winner is the authorized
account holder of the email address associated with the winning entry. Any other attempted form of entry is
prohibited; no automatic, programmed, robotic or similar means of entry are permitted.
Sponsor, its 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, web site, 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 Sweepstakes, including any injury or damage to
participant’s or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from
participating in this Sweepstakes or downloading any materials in this
Sweepstakes.
Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, extend or suspend this Sweepstakes should (in its sole discretion) virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention, fraud or other causes beyond its control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes. In such case, Sponsor will select the winner(s) 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 their sole discretion, to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or web site. Sponsor may prohibit an entrant from participating in the Sweepstakes or winning a prize if, in their sole discretion, they determine that said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices (including the use of automated quick entry programs) or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrants or Sponsor’s representatives.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY
7. Use of Data. Sponsor may collect personal data about entrants in
accordance with its privacy policy. Entrants should review this policy at www.sonymusic.com/privacypolicy.html. By
entering the Sweepstakes each entrant consents to the collection, use and
distribution of his/her personal information (information that identifies an entrant
as an individual, such as home telephone number, age and home address) by
Sponsor for the purposes of implementing, administering and fulfilling the Sweepstakes.
Sponsor will not sell or transmit this information to third parties unless the
entrant has specifically consented to same, the Sponsor believe in good faith
that it is required by law, to their affiliates (provided that such
affiliates and their agents and advisors and their respective employees are
restricted from using the information for any other purpose other than as
described in these rules and regulations), or to
their respective agents for data processing purposes, their respective
professional advisors and promotional and marketing agencies (provided that
such agents, professional advisors and promotional and marketing agencies are
restricted from using the information for any purpose other than as described
in these rules and regulations).
8. Winner Identification. To obtain
a list of Winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by October 12, 2010 to:
RCA Music Group,
9. Sponsor. Sony Music Entertainment,