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NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. Participation constitutes Participant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules. The 2009 Publish2 "Invite, Earn, and Learn" Invitation Incentive Program ("Incentive Program") is a trade promotion that begins on February 12, 2009 at 12 p.m. ET ("Start Date") and ends on March 31, 2009, at 11:59 pm ET ("End Date"). The Incentive Program is sponsored by Publish2, Inc., 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Unit 5, Reston, VA 20190 ("Sponsor"). Void where prohibited. All federal, state, and local laws apply.
The Incentive Program is open to individuals ages 18 or older who are qualified journalists under Sponsor's editorial standards at www.publish2.com/about/editorial-standards, and who have Internet access and the means to use Publish2’s online invitation system ("Invitation System") (collectively, "Participants"). Participants must also be registered users of Publish2's website at www.publish2.com ("Site") who have not had their Publish2 Journalist Account ("Account") deactivated by Site ("Active"). Registration is free. Sponsor's employees and affiliates, subsidiaries, distributors, and promotional, advertising, and fulfillment agencies assisting with this Incentive Program, and their employees, and the immediate families of each, ("Sponsor Personnel") are ineligible.
Each Participant must use Invitation System to email invitations containing personalized registration link ("Link") (collectively, "Invitations") to other journalists ("Invitees"), and Invitees must use the Link to complete registration for an Account ("Register") before End Date. Invitees must be individuals ages 18 or older who have not previously Registered or previously applied for an Account, and who are qualified journalists under Sponsor's editorial standards at www.publish2.com/about/editorial-standards. Registration is free. Invitations sent by any other means will not be accepted. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel any Invitation, deny any Invitee an Account, or deactivate any Participant’s or Invitee's Account at any time at its sole discretion.
Each Participant must meet the requirements specified in these Official Rules. Sponsor has the sole discretion to disqualify any Participant for any reason and in its sole discretion.
For Participant to qualify for incentive prize, ten or more Invitees must use Participant’s Invitation Links to Register before End Date, and ten or more of those Invitees must be Active as of April 7, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. ("Audit Date"). Participant must also be Active as of Audit Date.
Invitations emailed before Start Date ("Pre-Promotion Invitation") also contain a Link. Participant will get credit towards the Incentive Program if Invitee Registered before Start Date using the Link in Participant’s Pre-Promotion Invitation, or if Invitee Registers before End Date using the Link in Participant’s Pre-Promotion Invitation.
Participant may re-send an Invitation ("Reminder") to an Invitee. Participant will get credit if Invitee Registers before End Date using the Link in Participant’s Reminder.
Multiple Participants may email an Invitation to the same Invitee. Each Participant’s Invitation will contain a Link. Credit toward Incentive Program will go to the Participant whose Link is used by Invitee to Register.
Upon submission of Invitations, Site will alert Participants to best of Site’s knowledge if any Invitee is already Registered or is not Active; in those instances, those Invitations will not be sent. After submission of Invitation, Participant may go to a page on Site to track the following information: which Invitees have not Registered; which Invitees have Registered using Participant’s Link; which Invitees have Registered using another Participant’s Link; and which Invitees have Registered but are no longer Active.
From approximately April 1, 2009 to April 7, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. ("Audit Period"), Sponsor will perform an audit to ensure that all Invitees who Registered qualify for Account and otherwise meet the requirements as described above. Sponsor will deactivate Accounts of Invitees who Registered but do not qualify according to the requirements described above. Sponsor reserves the right to deactivate any Account at any time at its sole discretion. On approximately April 8, 2009, Sponsor will perform a tally for each Participant to determine the number of Invitees who used one of Participant’s Links to Register before End Date and who are Active as of Audit Date ("Tally").
Any Participant with Tally of 10 or more will receive an incentive premium ("Premium").
Participant may choose one (1) of the following options for the Premium:
Substitution of an equivalent premium may be required based upon availability at redemption. Premiums are nontransferable. Any and all taxes related to the Incentive Program and any Premium obtained are the sole responsibility of the Participant.
Premium recipients will be notified by email on or about April 15, 2009. Each recipient must in turn promptly notify Sponsor by email of his or her Premium selection or recipient may forfeit the right to receive a premium. Premiums will be mailed or digitally delivered on or about April 28, 2009.
Sponsor is not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to deliver the notification to Premium recipients. If a recipient cannot be contacted within 15 days of the End Date, is ineligible, fails to claim a premium within 15 days of initial contact, or fails to timely return the completed and executed declaration and releases as required, the premium may be forfeited.
Digital gift cards must be claimed and redeemed by December 31, 2009, subject to terms and conditions of Mediabistro.com and Lynda.com. Best Buy gift cards are subject to Best Buy Gift Card Terms and Conditions.
Mediabistro.com is an affiliate sponsor of the Incentive Program. Lynda.com and Best Buy are not affiliated with or endorsed by Sponsor.
By participating in the Incentive Program, participant consents to the use of Participant's name, city and state in any publicity, promotional, or advertising effort of Sponsor, including presence on the Site without further compensation or permission (where permitted by law).
Participant agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be final. Sponsor, agents and representatives of Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) telephone, electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet, or computer malfunctions, failures, or difficulties of any kind; (ii) failed, incomplete, garbled, delayed, or non-functioning computer, electronic, or wire transmissions; (iii) any condition caused by events beyond control of Sponsor that may cause the Incentive Program to be disrupted or corrupted; (iv) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising from, in connection with, or as a result of participation in the Incentive Program, or acceptance, use, or possession of any premium; or (v) any printing, typographical, or other errors in any material associated with the Incentive Program. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to suspend or cancel the Incentive Program at any time if a computer virus, bug, tampering, unauthorized intervention or interference, or other technical or security problem of any sort corrupts or disrupts the Incentive Program’s administration, operation, security, or proper play. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel the Incentive Program or change any element hereof, with or without notice, at any time, for any reason, including without limitation printing errors, web site errors, transmission errors, or other mistakes or problems in the production or operation of the Incentive Program. Sponsor also reserves the right to disqualify any entity or person in its sole discretion tampering with the operation of the Incentive Program, or any aspect of the Incentive Program, or who is otherwise in violation of these Official Rules.
By participating in the Incentive Program, Participant agrees to release and hold Sponsor, Sponsor Personnel, Sponsor's affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors harmless from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims, and actions of any kind in connection with the Incentive Program or resulting from acceptance, possession, or use of any Premium, including without limitation personal injury, death, and property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy. Further, Participant agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, damages, causes of action, judgments, awards, decrees, settlements, or expenses (including without limitation legal fees and court costs) arising from or in connection with or by reason of any activity that breaches these Official Rules.
Participant agrees that all legal actions related to this Incentive Program or these Official Rules will be exclusively brought in the state or federal courts in or near Reston, Virginia and governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Participant hereby irrevocably and expressly consents to jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia for those purposes.
Participants are also subject to the terms and conditions of the Site, listed at www.publish2.com/about/terms-of-service, which are hereby incorporated by reference into these Official Rules.
To obtain a copy of the list of Premium recipients, send a written request along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope (VT residents may omit return postage) to: Publish2 Invite, Earn and Learn Incentive Program, 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Unit 5, Reston, VA 20190. Requests must be received no later than April 14, 2009.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. Participation constitutes Participant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules. The 2009 Publish2 "Invite, Earn, and Learn" Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes") is a trade promotion that begins on February 12, 2009 at 12 p.m. ET ("Start Date") and ends on March 31, 2009, at 11:59 pm ET ("End Date"). The Sweepstakes is sponsored by Publish2, Inc., 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Unit 5, Reston, VA 20190 ("Sponsor"). Void where prohibited. All federal, state, and local laws apply.
Sweepstakes is open to individuals ages 18 or older who are qualified journalists under Sponsor's editorial standards at www.publish2.com/about/editorial-standards, and who have Internet access and the means to use Publish2’s online invitation system ("Invitation System") (collectively, "Entrant"). Entrants must also be registered users of Publish2's website at www.publish2.com ("Site") who have not had their Publish2 Journalist Account ("Account") deactivated by Site ("Active"). Registration is free. Sponsor's employees and affiliates, subsidiaries, distributors, and promotional, advertising, and fulfillment agencies assisting with this Sweepstakes, and their employees, and the immediate families of each, ("Sponsor Personnel") are ineligible.
Each Entrant must use Invitation System to email invitations containing personalized registration link ("Link") (collectively, "Invitations") to other journalists ("Invitees"), and Invitees must use the Link to complete registration for an Account ("Register") before End Date. Invitees must be individuals ages 18 or older who have not previously Registered or previously applied for Account, and who are qualified journalists under Sponsor's editorial standards at www.publish2.com/about/editorial-standards. Registration is free. Invitations sent by any other means will not be accepted. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel any Invitation, deny any Invitee an Account, or deactivate any Entrant’s or Invitee's Account at any time at its sole discretion.
Each Entrant must meet the requirements specified in these Official Rules. Sponsor has the sole discretion to disqualify any Entrant for any reason and in its sole discretion.
For Entrant to qualify for a Sweepstakes entry, one or more Invitees must use Entrant’s Invitation Links to Register before End Date, and at least one of those Invitees must be Active as of April 7, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. ("Audit Date"). Entrant must be Active as of Audit Date.
Invitations emailed before Start Date ("Pre-Promotion Invitation") also contained a Link. Entrant will get credit if Invitee Registered before Start Date using the Link in Entrant’s Pre-Promotion Invitation, or if Invitee Registers before End Date using the Link in Entrant’s Pre-Promotion Invitation.
Entrant may re-send an Invitation ("Reminder") to an Invitee. Entrant will get credit if Invitee Registers before End Date using the Link in Entrant’s Reminder.
Multiple Entrants may email an Invitation to the same Invitee. Each Entrant’s Invitation will contain a Link. Credit toward Incentive Program will go to the Participant whose Link is used by Invitee to Register.
Upon submission of Invitations, Site will alert Entrant to best of Site’s knowledge if any Invitee is already Registered or not Active; those Invitations will not be sent. After submission of Invitation, Entrant may go to a page on Site to track the following information: which Invitees have not Registered; which Invitees have Registered using Entrant’s Link; which Invitees have Registered using another Entrant’s Link; and which Invitees have Registered but are no longer Active.
From approximately April 1, 2009 to April 7, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. ("Audit Period"), Sponsor will perform an audit to ensure that all Invitees who Registered qualify for Account and otherwise meet the requirements as described above. Sponsor will deactivate Accounts of Invitees who Registered but do not qualify according to the requirements described above. Sponsor reserves the right to deactivate any Account at any time at its sole discretion. On approximately April 8, 2009, Sponsor will perform a tally for each Entrant to determine the number of Invitees who used one of Entrant's Links to Register before End Date and who are Active as of Audit Date ("Tally"). Any entrant with a Tally of one or more will be entered into the Drawing with a number of individual entries ("Tickets") equal to Entrant’s Tally.
On or about April 10, 2009, Sponsor will hold a Grand Prize drawing ("Drawing"). One winner will be randomly selected from the pool of eligible entrants. Odds of winning depend on the number of entries received.
The Grand Prize Winner may choose one (1) of the following options as the Grand Prize:
Grand Prizes are awarded "as is" with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied. All prizes will be awarded. No substitution or transfer of prizes, except in Sponsor's sole discretion. All meals, taxes, gratuities, ground transportation, and other expenses not specifically included in the prize description, as well as all federal, state, local, and/or other applicable taxes are sole responsibility of the Winner.
Winner will be notified by email on or about April 15, 2009 and must in turn promptly notify Sponsor by email of his or her Grand Prize selection.
Winner may be required to sign and complete an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability and Publicity Release and return it within 10 days of date of postmark. Sponsor is not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to deliver the notification to Winner. If a selected winner cannot be contacted within 15 days of the draw, is ineligible, fails to claim a prize within 15 days of initial contact, or fails to timely return the completed and executed declaration and releases as required, the prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner who will be randomly selected from the remaining eligible entries.
Grand Prize No. 1, if selected, will be shipped to Winner on or about April 28, 2009. Grand Prize No. 2, if selected, will be fully awarded by the start date of Mediabistro Circus (June 2, 2009). Grand Prize No. 3, if selected, will be fully awarded by the start date of ONA09 (October 1, 2009).
Mediabistro.com and Online News Association are affiliate sponsors of the Sweepstakes. Apple is not affiliated with or endorsed by Sponsor.
By participating in the Sweepstakes, Entrant consents to the use of Entrant's name, city and state in any publicity, promotional, or advertising effort of Sponsor, including presence on the Site without further compensation or permission (where permitted by law).
Entrant agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be final. Sponsor, agents and representatives of Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) telephone, electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet, or computer malfunctions, failures, or difficulties of any kind; (ii) failed, incomplete, garbled, delayed, or non-functioning computer, electronic, or wire transmissions; (iii) any condition caused by events beyond control of Sponsor that may cause the Sweepstakes to be disrupted or corrupted; (iv) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising from, in connection with, or as a result of participation in the Sweepstakes, or acceptance, use, or possession of any prize; or (v) any printing, typographical, or other errors in any material associated with the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to suspend or cancel the Sweepstakes at any time if a computer virus, bug, tampering, unauthorized intervention or interference, or other technical or security problem of any sort corrupts or disrupts the Sweepstakes’ administration, operation, security, or proper play. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel the Sweepstakes or change any element hereof, with or without notice, at any time, for any reason, including without limitation printing errors, web site errors, transmission errors, or other mistakes or problems in the production or operation of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor also reserves the right to disqualify any entity or person in its sole discretion tampering with the operation of the Sweepstakes, or any aspect of the Sweepstakes, or who is otherwise in violation of these Official Rules.
By participating in the Sweepstakes, Entrant agrees to release and hold Sponsor, Sponsor Personnel, Sponsor's affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors harmless from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims, and actions of any kind in connection with the Sweepstakes or resulting from acceptance, possession, or use of any Prize, including without limitation personal injury, death, and property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy. Further, Entrant agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, damages, causes of action, judgments, awards, decrees, settlements, or expenses (including without limitation legal fees and court costs) arising from or in connection with or by reason of any activity that breaches these Official Rules.
Entrant agrees that all legal actions related to this Sweepstakes or these Official Rules will be exclusively brought in the state or federal courts in or near Reston, Virginia and governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Entrant hereby irrevocably and expressly consents to jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia for those purposes.
Entrants are also subject to the terms and conditions of the Site, listed at www.publish2.com/about/terms-of-service, which are hereby incorporated by reference into these Official Rules.
To obtain a copy of the list of winners, send a written request along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope (VT residents may omit return postage) to: Publish2 Invite, Earn and Learn Sweepstakes, 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Unit 5, Reston, VA 20190. Requests must be received no later than April 14, 2009.