Mother's Day Gift Giveaway -- Contest Rules

Posted Monday, April 21, 2008 12:06 PM

Mother's Day Gift Giveaway CONTEST

OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY

To Enter: Mother's Day Gift Giveaway ("Contest") begins 12:00:00 PM ET 4/22/08 and ends 11:59:59 AM ET 5/3/08. To enter, visit http://community.thenestbaby.com/cs/ks/blogs/new_arrivals/archive/2008/04/20/mother-s-day-gift-giveaway.aspx and leave a comment that answers the question of the particular post giveaway. All entries must be received online by 5/3/08, to be eligible. Limit one entry per person/email address for each individual giveaway. Entries must be complete to be eligible. You must pay normal Internet access and usage charges imposed by your on-line service.

Judging: All eligible entries will be judged to determine three Grand Prize winners, based on the entries that contain the best gift suggestions.  Eligible entries will be judged by a panel of judges, determined by Sponsor, on or about 5/4/08.  Decisions of judges are final on all matters relating to Contest.  Entries must be entrant’s own original work, have not won a previous prize or award and have not been previously published, must not infringe on any third-party rights and must be deemed suitable by Sponsor.  Entries deemed lewd or offensive may be disqualified, in Sponsor’s sole discretion.

Prizes and Approximate Retail Value ("ARV"): (3) Supermama Kits from Mama Mio (1 per winner; ARV $99/kit); (4) Snoogle Pillows from Leachco (1 per winner; ARV $52.99/pillow); (1) "Tiny Squares" necklace and charm, made and personalized by Lisa Leonard Designs (ARV $46); (1) Gift Certificate from Gourmet Station, including a 4-course dinner for two (ARV $100); (1) Lauren Kiyomi Strapless Transition Dress from Chulamama Maternity (ARV $90); (1) Copy of From the Hips, by Rebecca Odes and Ceridwen Morris ($21.95); (12) Tummy Honey Stretch Mark Fading Cream from Bella B (1 per winner; ARV $25/bottle).
Prize(s) will be awarded and winner will be notified by email. The prize or service will be awarded to the winner within 6-8 weeks after winner selection. Sponsor will pay for shipping of prize. Prize is nontransferable/no substitution allowed except by Sponsor who reserves the right to award prize of equal or greater value if advertised prize (or portion of prize) is unavailable. Sponsor and its agencies assume no responsibility/liability for damages, losses or injury resulting from acceptance or use of prize.

General Rules: Taxes, if any, related to the prize are the responsibility of the individual winner. Winner may be required to verify address and execute an assignment of rights before delivery of prize. Return of prize or prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and alternate determination. Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission to use winner’s name, likeness and entry submission for promotional purposes without further compensation except where prohibited by law. The winning entrant acknowledges and agrees that his/her tip/story/comment and all related materials created in or arising out of the production of the concept shall be, effective upon creation, assigned to and become the property of Sponsor, which thereafter has the royalty-free, perpetual right to edit, re-edit, adapt, modify, reproduce, promote, distribute create derivative works and otherwise use the winning tip in any way it sees fit.  By entering, entrant accepts and agrees to be bound by these official rules and the decisions of the judges. Internet entries will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet Access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual that tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or website; violates the Official Rules; or acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Sponsor and its agencies are not responsible for technical, hardware or software malfunctions, telephone failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled or delayed electronic communications whether caused by the sender or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Contest which may limit the ability to participate or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in this Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel the Contest if it becomes technically corrupted, and award prize from eligible online entries received prior to cancellation.

Eligibility: Contest open to legal residents of the U.S., 18 years of age or older as of date of entry, except employees and their families of Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies. This offer is void where prohibited and subject to all federal, state and local laws.

Winner: For the name of the winner, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by (8/1/08), to: Miracle Blanket Giveaway Contest- Winner, c/o The Knot, Inc., 462 Broadway, 6th floor, New York, NY 10013.

Sponsor and Administrator: The Sponsor of this Contest is The Knot, Inc., 462 Broadway, 6th floor, New York, NY 10013.