TURN ON THE LIGHTS SWEEPSTAKES
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. The Turn On the Lights Sweepstakes (the "Sweepstakes") is sponsored by iVillage Inc., 500 Seventh Avenue, 14th fl., New York, NY 10018 and NBC Universal, Inc. ("Sponsors").
1. ELIGIBILITY: Open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, who are 18 years of age or older at time of entry. Employees of Sponsors, their parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies, their immediate family members (parent, child, spouse, sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and/or those living in the same household of each, whether or not related, are not eligible to participate in or win the Sweepstakes. Void where prohibited by law. All applicable federal, state and local laws apply.
2. HOW TO ENTER: Beginning 9:00am Eastern Time ("ET") on October 15, 2007 through 11:59pm ET on November 14, 2007 (the "Entry Period"), log on to http://www.ivillage.com/green/home/0,,c5178wc5,00.html or click on the Sweepstakes banner and follow the on-screen entry instructions to enter Entries must be received by 11:59pm ET on November 14, 2007. Limit one (1) entry per unique email address or person or household per day as determined by name and unique email address for a maximum of thirty-one (31) entries for the entire Entry Period. Multiple entries received from any unique email address or person or household for any day after the first entry received for that day will be void. Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means are void. Normal time, toll, connection and usage rates, if any, charged by your Internet service provider will apply. All entries become the property of the Sponsor.
3. RANDOM DRAWING/WINNER NOTIFICATION: Potential Grand Prize winner will be selected in a random drawing on or about November 15, 2007 from among all eligible entries received during the Entry Period by Sponsors, whose decisions are final and binding with respect to all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Odds of winning will depend upon the number of eligible entries received. Potential Grand Prize winner will be notified by phone and/or email and will be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Release of Liability/Publicity (where legal) form ("Sweepstakes Documents") within twenty-four (24) hours of attempted notification. Noncompliance within this time period, with these Official Rules or the return of any prize/prize notification or Sweepstakes Documents may result in disqualification and, at Sponsors' sole discretion, and time period permitted, an alternate potential winner may be selected.
4. PRIZE: One (1) Grand Prize Winner will receive a trip for four (4) to the tree lighting at Rockefeller Center in New York City. The Grand Prize, as determined in Sponsors' sole discretion, consists of round-trip, coach air transportation for Grand Prize Winner and three (3) travel companions of his or her choice ("Guests") to New York, NY from a major U.S. gateway airport nearest the winner's residence (as determined by Sponsors); two (2) nights hotel accommodations (two rooms, double occupancy), four (4) VIP tickets to the tree lighting in Rockefeller Center on a date specified by Sponsors in their discretion; a tour of the NBC studios for Grand Prize Winner and Guests and an NBC Experience Store merchandise bag ($50 value per bag).
Grand Prize Winner and Guests agree to accept and utilize the prizes at their own risk. Grand Prize Grand Prize Winner is solely responsible for all expenses and costs associated with acceptance and/or use of the prize not specifically stated herein as being awarded, including, without limitation, and all federal, state and local taxes, travel from Grand Prize Winner's residence to and from airport, ground transportation, travel insurance, security and airport fees, taxes, insurance, gasoline, meals, gratuities and souvenirs. Certain travel restrictions and blackout dates apply. Additional restrictions may apply. Travel arrangements must be made through Sponsors' agent, on a carrier of Sponsors' choice and winner must be able to travel November 27, 28 and 29th, 2007. If winner is unable to travel at that time, prize will be forfeited. Both the Winner and their guests must be of legal age of majority in his/her state of residence (and at least 18 years of age), unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Each Guest (or, if a minor, his/her parent or legal guardian) must execute and return a liability/publicity prior to ticketing. Grand Prize Winner and Guests must travel together on the same itinerary and are responsible for obtaining all travel documents required by airline. Seat locations will be determined by Sponsors. Tickets are subject to certain terms and conditions as specified by issuer. Approximate Retail Value ("ARV") of Grand Prize: $3,560. Actual retail value may vary depending upon Grand Prize Winner's point of origin and dates of travel. No transfer, substitution or cash redemption will be awarded in lieu of stated prize except by Sponsors, who reserve the right to substitute a prize (or portion thereof) of comparable or greater value, at their sole discretion.
All prize details are at the sole discretion of the Sponsors. Sponsors will not replace any lost or stolen tickets, travel vouchers or certificates. Once travel commences, no unscheduled stopovers are permitted; if an unscheduled stopover occurs, full fare will be charged from stopover point for the remaining segments, including return, of the trip. Sponsors are not liable for any expenses incurred as a consequence of flight cancellation/delay. Trip may not be combined with any other offer and travel may not qualify for frequent flyer miles. In the event that any prize component is not available for any reason, then remaining elements of prize shall constitute full satisfaction of Sponsors' prize obligation to any prize winner and no additional compensation will be awarded.
5. GENERAL RULES: Acceptance of prize constitutes permission to the Sponsors and their designees to use winner's name, city, state, likeness, voice, biographical information and statements for purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity in any and all media, now or hereafter known, throughout the world in perpetuity without additional compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law. By participating, entrant (i) agrees to release and hold Sponsors, their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees and assigns (collectively, the "Released Parties"), harmless against any and all claims and liability arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, out of participation in the Sweepstakes or misuse, nonuse or use of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto); (ii) waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages, attorney' fees or any damages other than actual out-of-pocket costs incurred to enter; and (iii) agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsors, which are final and binding on all matters relating to the Sweepstakes.
Released Parties are not responsible for incomplete, lost, late, damaged, inaccurate, illegible, misdirected, garbled, delayed or undelivered entries; or for technical hardware or software malfunctions or failures of any kind, lost, unavailable network connections, or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmission, which may limit an individual's ability to participate. Sponsors reserves the right in their sole discretion, to cancel, suspend or modify the Sweepstakes, or to disqualify any implicated entrant(s), (and their entries) if any fraud, virus, actions by entrants, technical or other error or problem, or any other occurrence corrupts or affects the administration, integrity, security, or proper play of the Sweepstakes, as determined by Sponsors in their sole discretion. In the event of cancellation, Sponsors reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to award the prize in a random drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the event or action warranting such cancellation. In the event this Sweepstakes is cancelled prior to the stated end date, a notice will be posted at http://www.ivillage.com/green/home/0,,c5178wc5,00.html. CAUTION: Any attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and should such an attempt be made, Sponsors reserve the right to seek damages from any such entrant to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.
In the event of such a dispute or in the event a potential winner entered via Internet and a dispute arises regarding specific individual entitled to receive prize, entries made by internet will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry and any damage made to the web site will also be the responsibility of the authorized account holder. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. Released Parties are not responsible for any technical, mechanical, printing, typographical, human or other error relating to or in connection with the Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, errors which may occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes, the processing of entries, the announcement of the prize or in any Sweepstakes-related materials; or for any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participating in, or accessing or downloading information in connection with this Sweepstakes.
6. WINNER'S NAME: For the name of the winner, available after November 15, 2007, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Turn On the Lights Sweepstakes Winner, 500 Seventh Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10018, to be received by January 15, 2008.
7. NO WARRANTIES: Sponsors make no warranties covering any of the prizes furnished as part of this Sweepstakes.
8. GOVERNING LAW: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules or the rights and obligations of any participant, Sponsors, and/or any of the Released Parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York. If any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to the Sweepstakes, the Official Rules, or the breach of any term hereof, cannot be otherwise resolved, it shall be resolved by binding arbitration conducted in the County of New York, and administered by Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services ("JAMS") in accordance with its Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures or subsequent versions thereof ("the JAMS Rules"). The JAMS Rules for selection of an arbitrator shall be followed, except that the arbitrator shall be an experienced arbitrator licensed to practice law in New York. The decision of the arbitrator shall be binding, final and conclusive and shall not be appealable to any court.
9. PRIVACY: Information supplied by participants will be shared by Sponsors in accordance with their respective privacy policies, which are posted at
http://www.ivillage.com/about/0,,qqzh,00.html and
http://nbcuni.com/Privacy_Policy/.