THIS
SWEEPSTAKES IS OFFERED ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES (EXCLUDING
PUERTO RICO) WHO ARE LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES (EXCLUDING PUERTO RICO) AT
THE TIME OF ENTRY.
"Halestorm andPOP.comÓ Sweepstakes 2009 Official
Rules.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID IN PUERTO RICO AND WHERE
PROHIBITED.
1.
The ÒHalestorm
andPOP.comÓ Sweepstakes (the ÒSweepstakesÓ) begins 12:00 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time ("EST") April 28, 2009 and ends 11:59 a.m. EST
on May 15, 2009 ("Sweepstakes Period").
2.
Eligibility: Sweepstakes is offered only in the United States to
legal residents of the 50 United States (and the District of Columbia)
excluding Puerto Rico, who are at least 18 years old at time of entry and who
had online access on or before April 28, 2009. Employees, officers, directors
and agents of Atlantic Recording Corporation (ÒSponsorÓ), andPOP.com and their
respective parents, affiliated and subsidiary companies, advertising and
promotional agencies, web masters and web suppliers and the immediate family
(spouse, mother, father, sister, brother, ward, daughter or son) or members of
the households of each (whether or not related) are not eligible.
3. Entry: To enter, log on during the Sweepstakes
Period to http://feature.atlrec.com/halestorm/ipod
or participating promotional partner and fan sites (individually and
collectively, the ÒWeb SiteÓ) and click on links to the ÒHalestorm and
andPOP.com" Sweepstakes. Complete the Official Registration Form (registration is
free). If you have received an invitation by email to participate in this
Sweepstakes, open the invitation by clicking on the link, banner or URL located
in the invitation. Complete the Official Registration Form. Limit one (1) entry
per person and per email address.
All entries must be sent electronically by 11:59:59 pm EST on May 12,
2009 and received by 11:59:59 pm EST on May 13, 2009 (ÒEnd DateÓ). Any
attempt at entry except as above stated is void. Entries, Registration Forms and referral forms become the
property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Sponsor's computer will be the
official clock of the Sweepstakes.
4.
Winner Selection: One
(1) Grand Prizes will be selected by random drawing from among all eligible
entries received between April 28, 2009 and the End Date. Odds of winning will depend on the
total number of eligible entries received during the sweepstakes period. Drawings will be conducted by the judge
of the Sweepstakes, whose decisions on all matters related to these Official
Rules shall be final and binding.
5. Prize: One (1) Grand Prize: One
(1) Ipod Shuffle preloaded with HalestormÕs new album. ARV: $60.00 No
substitution, or transfer is permitted, except by Sponsor. Any and all taxes on
a prize, and any other costs, fees, and expenses not explicitly stated herein,
are the sole responsibility of the prize recipient. Prize will be awarded. If
the prize is won by a minor, it will be awarded in the minorÕs behalf to the
winnerÕs parent or legal guardian who must sign all required releases.
6. Winner Notification/Releases: Winner will be notified either by
email, telephone, and/or mail (or overnight or certified mail). Winner will
have 72 hours from the moment such notification is issued to respond to such
notification by following the instructions provided therein. If a potential
winner timely responds to such notification, the potential winner (or the
potential winnerÕs parent or legal guardian if the potential winner is a minor)
will be required to sign, notarize and return an Affidavit Of
Eligibility/Liability And Publicity Release within three (3) days of the date
of notification or prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner selected.
Return of any prize notification as undeliverable will result in
disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. If a potential winner
does not reply to the notification within 72 hours of its issuance, is
ineligible, or cannot or does not comply with the Official Rules, he/she will
be disqualified, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be
selected, at SponsorÕs discretion, in a second chance drawing of all eligible
entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. By entering, entrants agree (i)
to be bound by these Official Rules and SponsorÕs Privacy Policy http://www.atlanticrecords.com/privacy;
(ii) that the decision of the judges are final and binding on all matters
relating to the Sweepstakes; (iii) to be contacted by Sponsor by email,
telephone or mail; and (iv) to release and hold harmless Sponsor, andPOP.com
and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, distributors, suppliers
and advertising, promotional and judging organizations and each of their
respective employees, officers, directors, shareholders and agents
(collectively, the ÒReleaseesÓ) from and against any and all liability for
injuries and/or damages (including death) sustained in connection with use
and/or misuse of a prize or related to participation in the Sweepstakes. Except if a winner is a resident of TN
and where prohibited by law, by accepting a prize, the winner consents to the
use of his or her name, voice, picture or other likeness for advertising,
promotional and other purposes in any media as determined by Sponsor without
further approval or compensation.
Sponsor
reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it
finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the
Sweepstakes or the Web Site or any web site related to the Sweepstakes; to be
acting in violation of the Official Rules; or to be acting in a
non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse,
threaten or harass any other person.
Any use of robotic, macro, automatic, programmed or the like entry
methods will void all such entries by such methods. In the event of a dispute as to entries submitted by
multiple users having the same email account, the authorized subscriber of the
email account used to enter the Sweepstakes at the actual time of registration
will be deemed to be the entrant and must comply with these rules. Authorized account subscriber is deemed
to be the natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet access
provider, on-line service provider or other organization, which is responsible
for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted
email address. Potential winner
may be required to provide the Sponsor with proof that the potential winner is
the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the
potentially winning entry. Sponsor
may prosecute any fraudulent activities to the full extent of the law. All
federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.
7. Limitations of Liability:
The Releasees are not responsible for any lost, late, illegible, misdirected,
mutilated, incomplete, incorrect or inaccurate entries or entry information,
whether caused by web site users or by any of the equipment, computer hardware
or software or any other technical operation or programming associated with or
utilized in the Sweepstakes, and the Releasees assume no responsibility for any
error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, or delay in operation or
transmission at the Web Site or any web site related to the Sweepstakes, or for
communications line failure, or for theft or destruction, tampering, or
unauthorized access to entries and/or entry information. If, for any reason, the Sweepstakes is
not capable of running as planned by reason of infection by computer virus,
bugs, worms, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, tampering, technical
failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor which, in the sole
opinion of Sponsor and/or corrupt or affect the administration, security,
fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserve the
right at their sole discretion to void suspect entries and/or to cancel,
terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes and select the winner from among
all eligible entries received prior to such cancellation, termination or
suspension. IN NO EVENT WILL THE RELEASEES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY
DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE
INTERNET SITES HTTP://WWW.ANDPOP.COM AND HTTP://WW.ATLANTICRECORDS.COM OR
THE DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM SAID SITES.
8. Arbitration/Choice
of Law: Except where prohibited, entrants agree that (i): any and all
disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this
Sweepstakes, or any prize awarded, or the determination of the winner shall be
resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action (ii) 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 attorneyÕs fees; and (iii) 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. All issues and questions concerning the
construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official
Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and Releasees in connection
with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the laws of the State of New York, U.S.A., without regard for conflicts of law
doctrine, and all proceedings shall take place in that State, in the County of
New York.
9. WinnerÕs Name: For name of the winner,
send a self-addressed, stamped envelope postmarked by 5/21/07 and received by
5/28/07 to: Atlantic Recording Corporation, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York,
NY 10104
10. Removal From Future Sweepstakes Mailings: To have your name and email address removed from Sponsor's future sweepstakes mailings, please mail your request to Atlantic Recording Corporation, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104.
Sponsored
by: Atlantic
Recording Corporation, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104.
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2009. Atlantic Recording Corporation. Printed in U.S.A. All rights reserved.