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SMARTSOURCE Summer Blast-Off Sweepstakes OFFICIAL RULES: |
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HOW TO ENTER: NO PURCHASE OR ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION NECESSARY. A PURCHAES DOES
NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Two ways to enter: 1) Online Entries:
Go to www.smartsource.com
and complete and submit the presented Official Online Entry Form as directed
between 12:01 AM ET on 5/10/09 and 11:59:59 PM ET on 6/8/09; 2)
U.S. Mail Entries:
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 (note: U.S. postal rate for a First Class letter is
scheduled to increase to $0.44 on 5/11/09) to: SmartSource Summer Blast-Off
Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 1269, Grand Rapids, MN 55745-1269. All mailed
entries must be postmarked by 6/8/09 and received by 6/15/09. Limit one
entry per person or email address per day (regardless of the method of entry).
Limit one person per e-mail address. For purposes of these rules, a day begins
at 12:01 AM ET. 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 winner 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 in AK and
HI, outside the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and where
prohibited. Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 AM ET on 5/10/09 and ends at 11:59:59
PM ET on 6/8/09.
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ELIGIBILITY:
Sweepstakes open only to legal residents of the 50 United States (excluding the
states of AK and HI) and the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age 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 L.L.C., Centra Marketing & Communications, LLC,
Kennedy Space Center, VISITFLORIDA and Dollar Rent-A-Car 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 5/9/09. 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.
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SELECTION OF WINNERS:
On or about 6/30/09, winners will be randomly selected from among all eligible
entries received. Odds of winning depend on the total 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 entrants will be
notified by email or U.S. Mail on or about 7/14/09. If a prize notification is
returned as undeliverable or the prize cannot be awarded to a selected winner
for any reason, the prize may be forfeited and may be awarded to an alternate
winner in a random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries received.
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PRIZES: TWO (2) GRAND PRIZES: Each Grand Prize is a trip for
Grand Prize winner and three (3) guests. Each Grand Prize consists of round
trip coach air transportation for four (4) persons from the major commercial
airport with regularly scheduled flights nearest winner's permanent residence
at the time of entry to Orlando, FL, three (3) nights hotel
accommodations (two hotel rooms, each double occupancy) at a hotel designated
by Sponsor, use of a mid-size rental car for four (4) days (certain
restrictions apply) from Dollar Rent-A-Car, four (4)) Commander's Club Annual
Passes to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex each redeemable for twelve (12)
months of unlimited admission (except launch days), friends and family
admissions discounts, education program discounts and food and merchandise
discounts available at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and
admissions to the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, one (1) guided Cape Canaveral
Then and Now Tour, and participation in the Lunch with an Astronaut Program for
four (4) persons including the opportunity to meet an astronaut designated by
Sponsor. Approximate retail value ("ARV") of each Grand Prize: $3,330; TEN
(10) FIRST PRIZES: Each First
Prize consists of one (1) Apollo Astronaut autographed photograph designated by
Sponsor. ARV of each First Prize: $1,000; and TWENTY-EIGHT (28)
SECOND PRIZES: Each Second Prize consists of one (1) Apollo
Mission Jacket. ARV of each Second Prize: $175. TOTAL ARV OF ALL PRIZES:
$21,560. In the event a Grand Prize Winner resides within 180
miles from Orlando, Florida, Grand Prize Winner will not receive the round trip
coach air transportation portion of the Grand Prize and no compensation will be
provided to the winner in lieu of the round trip coach air transportation
portion of the prize. Air transportation and car rental providers are subject
to change at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Each Grand Prize winner (and
each of his/her guests) will be required to execute and return an Affidavit of
Eligibility and/or Liability and Publicity Release (unless prohibited by law)
as directed by Sponsor. Certain elements of the Grand Prize are subject to
health and safety-related restrictions. Each Grand Prize Winner and
his/her guests are responsible for determining whether such prize elements are
appropriate and safe for his/her use. Each Grand Prize Winner and his/her
guests must travel together on the same itinerary. In the event a Grand Prize
Winner's Guest is 18 years of age but is considered a minor in the jurisdiction
in which he/she resides, such Guest's parent or legal guardian must sign and
return all required documentation. All Grand Prize trips must be completed by
6/8/10, or prize will be forfeited without compensation. Travel arrangements
must be made at least 60 days prior to departure and material restrictions
apply. Travel is subject to availability and blackout dates will apply. Sponsor
shall not be responsible for any cancellations, delays, diversions or
substitutions or any act or omissions whatsoever by the air carriers, hotels or
other transportation companies or any other persons providing any of these
services and accommodations to passengers including any results thereof such as
changes in services or accommodations necessitated by same. Sponsor shall not
be liable for any loss or damage to baggage. If either a Grand Prize Winner or
a Guest becomes disabled or cannot otherwise fully enjoy the Sweepstakes prize
package due to illness, Sponsor shall have the option at its sole discretion
of: (1) being relieved of liability for fulfillment of the prize award; or (2)
extending the period during which such prize may be awarded for a period
determined in the sole discretion of Sponsor. Such Grand Prize Winner or Guest
must prove such disability by a doctor's certificate, which certificate shall
be endorsed by another physician agreeable to Sponsor and Grand Prize Winner at
Grand Prize Winner's expense. Each Grand Prize and First Prize winner will be
required to supply Sponsor with his/her Social Security Number for tax
purposes. Each winner will be solely responsible for all applicable federal,
state and local taxes on his/her prize. By participating, each entrant agrees
to be bound by the Official Rules and the judges' decisions. 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. Centra Marketing & Communications, LLC will be solely
responsible for providing prize to each winner.
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GENERAL:
Sponsor and its agencies, 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 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. Any claim related to this Sweepstakes must be resolved in the United
States.
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WINNERS LIST: To obtain a list of winners,
available after August 17, 2009, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to:
SmartSource Summer Blast-Off Sweepstakes Winners, P.O. Box 8085W, Grand Rapids,
MN 55745-8085 by 3/1/10.
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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 Summer Blast-Off Sweepstakes Official
Rules, P.O. Box 8085R, Grand Rapids, MN 55745-8085 by 3/1/10.
SPONSOR: News America Marketing FSI, LLC, 1185 Avenue of the
Americas, New York, NY 10036
© 2009 News America Marketing FSI, LLC. All rights reserved.
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