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The SmartSource® Back to School, Back to Savings Sweepstakes
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OFFICIAL RULES of the SmartSource® Back to School, Back to Savings Sweepstakes
 

1. HOW TO ENTER: NO PURCHASE OR ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION NECESSARY. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Two ways to enter: A) Go to www.smartsource.com and complete and submit the presented Official Online Entry Form as directed between 12:01 AM Eastern Time (“ET”) on 8/10/08 and 11:59:59 PM ET on 9/29/08; or B) Hand print your name, address and daytime telephone number including area code on a 3” x 5” piece of paper and mail your entry in an envelope with sufficient First Class Postage to: SmartSource Back To School Back To Savings Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 4030, Grand Rapids, MN 55730-4030. All mailed entries must be postmarked by 9/29/08 and received by 10/6/08. Each entry must be submitted separately whether electronically or by regular U.S. Mail. Limit one entry per person or email address per day (regardless of the method of entry). For purposes of these Official Rules, a day begins at 12:01 AM ET. Limit one person per e-mail address. Contestants entering through the Internet must provide a valid e-mail address. With respect to online entries, Sponsor is not responsible for computer system, phone line, technical, hardware, software or program failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmission or network connections that are human or technical in nature. Use of automated devices are not valid for entry. Sponsor is not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry information, whether caused by Internet users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Sweepstakes or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in this Sweepstakes. Incomplete, unreadable, inaccurate, unintelligible or late entries or entries which otherwise do not comply with these Official Rules will be disqualified. For all U.S. Mail entries, no photocopies or mechanically reproduced entries permitted. Sponsor is not responsible for any lost, late, delayed, illegible, incomplete, mutilated, postage due, or misdirected entries. All entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. Sponsor reserves the right to, in its sole discretion, cancel, modify or suspend the online portion of this Sweepstakes (or the entire Sweepstakes) should any computer virus, bugs or other technical difficulty or other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor corrupt the administration, security or proper play of the Sweepstakes, at which time, Sponsor will select winners by conducting a random drawing from among all eligible entries received at the time of the Sweepstakes termination. Subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void outside the 50 United States and the District of Columbia and where prohibited. Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 AM ET on 8/10/08 and ends at 11:59:59 PM ET on 9/29/08.

2. ELIGIBILITY: Sweepstakes open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, age 18 or older who have reached the age of majority in the jurisdiction within which they reside on the date of entry. Employees, officers, directors and agents of News America Marketing FSI, LLC, Centra Marketing & Communications, LLC, and each of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, sales representatives, distributors, advertising/promotion agencies, and the immediate family members (spouses, parents, children, siblings and their spouses) or household members of each are not eligible to enter this Sweepstakes or win a prize. Online entrants must have Internet access as of 8/9/08. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of the winner if the selected winning entry is an Internet-related entry, the winner will be deemed to be the person in whose name the e-mail account associated with the provided e-mail address is opened, at the time of registration.

3. SELECTION OF WINNERS: On or about 10/15/08, winners will be randomly selected from among all eligible entries received. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received from all methods combined. Random drawing will be conducted by Centra Marketing & Communications, LLC, an independent judging organization whose decisions are final and binding. Selected winners will be notified by email or U.S. Mail on or about 10/31/08. If a prize notification is returned as undeliverable or a prize cannot be awarded to a selected winner for any reason, that prize may be forfeited and may be awarded to an alternate winner in a random drawing from among the remaining eligible entries received.

4. PRIZES: ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE: Grand Prize consists of one (1) Laptop Computer and one (1) Printer valued at up to $2,000. Approximate retail value of Grand Prize: $2,000. Computer and Printer models will be designated by Sponsor; and THREE (3) FIRST PRIZES: Each First Prize consists of a check made payable to First Prize Winner in the amount of $1,000 to purchase apparel for school. The approximate retail value of each First Prize: $1,000. Total approximate retail value of all prizes will not exceed $5,000. All Prizes will be awarded provided a sufficient number of eligible entries are received. Prizes are nontransferable; no substitutions or cash redemptions except by Sponsor due to prize unavailability, in which case a prize of equal or greater retail value will be awarded. Prize Winners will be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability and Publicity Release (unless prohibited by law) within 14 days of notification attempt or the prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner selected. In the event a minor (under applicable state law) wins the prize, it will be awarded in the name of his/her parent or legal guardian, who must sign and return all required documentation. Each Prize Winner will be required to supply Sponsor with his/her social security number for tax purposes.

5. GENERAL: Sponsor and its agencies, subsidiaries and affiliates and each of their respective employees, officers, directors and agents are not responsible or liable for damages, losses, or injury of any kind resulting from or in connection with acceptance, possession, use or misuse of prize, or participation in the Sweepstakes or any prize related activities. By participating, each entrant agrees to be bound by the Official Rules and the judges’ decisions. By accepting a prize, each Prize Winner consents to the use of his/her name/likeness, and biographical information for publicity purposes without further compensation, except where prohibited by law. Each Prize Winner will be solely responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes on his/her prize. Each Prize Winner agrees that Sponsor has neither made nor is responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize, including but not limited to its quality, mechanical condition or fitness. Sponsor may discontinue this Sweepstakes at any time. Sponsor may terminate any Sweepstakes or decide to modify it in any manner that it deems fair and equitable to participants if it becomes aware of any occurrence that would materially affect the Sweepstakes’ security and fairness. Sponsor may prohibit individuals from participating in Sweepstakes and disqualify entries if they (1) attempt to enter the Sweepstakes through any means other than as described in these Official Rules, (2) attempt to disrupt the Sweepstakes or circumvent the terms and conditions of these Official Rules in any way or (3) repeatedly show a disregard for the Sweepstakes Official Rules or act (a) in an unsportsmanlike manner, or (b) with an intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrant or Sponsor. Sponsor’s decisions with respect to the Sweepstakes are final. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In the event the Sponsor is prevented from continuing with this Sweepstakes, or the integrity and/or feasibility of the Sweepstakes is undermined by any event including but not limited to fire, flood, epidemic, earthquake, explosion, labor dispute, or strike, act of God or public enemy, satellite or equipment failure, riot or civil disturbance, war (declared or undeclared), terrorist threat or activity, or any federal, state , or local government law, order of regulation, order of any court or jurisdiction, or other cause not reasonably within the Sponsor’s control (each a “Force Majeure” event) the Sponsor shall have the right, in their sole discretion, to abbreviate, modify, suspend, cancel or terminate the Sweepstakes without notice or further obligation. If the Sponsor in its discretion, elect to abbreviate, modify, suspend, cancel or terminate the Sweepstakes as a result of a Force Majeure event, the Sponsor reserves the right, but shall have no obligation, to award the prize from among all valid and eligible entries received up to the time of such Force Majeure event.

6. WINNERS LIST: To obtain a list of Winners, available after November 14, 2008, send a written request with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: SmartSource Back To School Back To Savings Sweepstakes Winners, P.O. Box 8093W, Grand Rapids, MN 55745-8093 by March 31, 2009.

7. OFFICIAL RULES: Sweepstakes subject to complete Official Rules. To obtain a copy of these Official Rules, send a written request with a stamped, self-addressed envelope (Vermont residents may omit return postage) to: SmartSource Back to School Back To Savings Sweepstakes Official Rules, P.O. Box 8093R, Grand Rapids, MN 55745-8093 by March 31, 2009.

SPONSOR: News America Marketing FSI, LLC, 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036
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