Official Rules
- NO PURCHASE NECESSARY: The Giveaway is open to legal
residents of the 50 United States (expect residents of Florida and Rhode Island),
District of Columbia and Canada (except Quebec) who are 18 years of age or older.
Void in Puerto Rico and where prohibited by law. Employees of equine.com and equisearch.com,
their immediate families (spouses, parents, siblings, children and each of
their respective spouses) and those involved in the development, production
(including prize suppliers), implementation and distribution of this Giveaway
and their advertising officers, subsidiaries or affiliates, or any other
persons or entities directly associated with the Giveaway are ineligible to
enter the Giveaway. All federal, state, provincial and local laws and
regulations apply. All participants and/or entrants release equine.com and
their agents, sponsors, advertising and promotion agencies, affiliated
companies, employees, officers, directors and shareholders, from and against
all liability, claims and damages arising in connection with each entrant’s
participation and/or entry in the Giveaway and/or their acceptance, receipt,
ownership or use of any prize awarded in this Giveaway. Equine.com and its
sponsors make no warranty or representation as to the accuracy of the
information provided in the web site and assume no liability for any errors
or omissions in the Giveaway of the web site. Please read and print out the
Official Rules before entering the Giveaway.
- HOW TO ENTER: You may enter the Giveaway completing the entire
online entry form by providing your
valid e-mail address and some general marketing questions from equine.com
and equisearch.com.
Contest no later than August 15, 2003.
Limit one e-mail entry per eligible person for this Giveaway. Individuals
may only enter using a single e-mail address. If an entrant uses multiple
e-mail addresses to submit more than one online entry for a given day,
only the first online entry. In the event of a
dispute regarding the identity of the individual who submitted an online
entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the registered holder of the
e-mail account. All entries become the exclusive property of equine.com,
equisearch.com, their agents, sponsors, affiliated companies and advertising and promotion
agencies and will not be returned. Entrant may also receive information
from equine.com, equisearch.com, their agents, sponsors, affiliated companies and advertising
and promotion agencies regarding other Giveaways and/or promotional offers.
Entry materials that have been tampered with or altered are void.
- DETERMINATION OF WINNER: Winners will be selected in
a random drawing among all eligible entries for that Giveaway by
independent judges and will be
contacted by phone and/or e-mail within approximately seven (7)
business days from the drawing.
Winners will be chosen on a date TBD.
Judges’ decisions with respect to the
winners and other matters pertaining to the Giveaway shall be final.
The odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received.
Potential winners may be required to complete, notarize and return an
affidavit of eligibility/release of liability and publicity within
ten (10) days of issuance of prize notification or an alternate
winner will be selected. If a potential winner cannot be reached after
a reasonable effort has been exerted during five (5) business days
from the Giveaway administrators first attempt, or if he/she is found
to be ineligible, or if he/she cannot or does not comply with the
Official Rules, an alternate winner may be selected. The winner
consents to the use of his/her name, photograph, likeness, biography,
voice and/or video for advertising and promotional purposes,
including online announcement, without additional compensation,
except where prohibited by law. If, in the judges’ opinion, there
is any suspected or actual evidence of electronic and non-electronic
tampering with any portion of the Giveaway, or if technical difficulties
compromise the integrity of the Giveaway, the judges reserve the right
to terminate the Giveaway and conduct a random drawing to award the
prized using all online entries received as of the termination date.
- GENERAL: By participating in the Giveaway, entrants
agree (a) to be bound by these rules and by the decisions of the judges,
which are final in all matters relating to the Giveaway; and (b)
acknowledge that the foregoing parties have neither made nor are,
in any manner, responsible or liable for any warranty,
representation or guaranty, expressed or implied in fact or law,
relative to a prize including, but not limited to, its quality,
mechanical condition or fitness for use.
- FAILURE TO COMPLY: Failure to comply with these
rules will result in disqualification.
- PRIZES: ONE (1) winner will receive a
$500 prize. Prize to be determined.
Prizes are not transferable. No substitutions or cash alternative
for the prized except ad offered. If prizes are unavailable at
the time they are awarded, Sponsor may substitute prize(s) of
equal or greater value. Any federal, state, provincial and local
taxes on prizes and incidental expenses, including but not
limited to gratuities, meals, long distance phone charges are
the sole responsibility of the winner.
- ESTIMATED TOTAL VALUE OF PRIZE(S) TO BE AWARDED:
$500.00 USD
- WINNERS LIST: To receive a complete list by mail,
send a self-addressed stamped envelope to:
horsesingles.com
ATTN: GIVEAWAY
22601 N. 19th Ave
Suite 206
Phoenix, AZ 85027
- DISCLAIMER: Entry in this Giveaway does not
constitute entry into any other equine.com’s, equisearch.com's or sponsor’s
promotion or sweepstakes. Each entrant agrees to release and
hold equine.com, equisearch.com, their affiliates, subsidiaries, agents, sponsor
and advisors and the employees, officers, directors, shareholders,
agents, and representatives of equine.com, equisearch.com, their affiliates,
subsidiaries, agents, sponsor and advisors harmless from and
against any and all losses, damages, rights, claims, and
actions of any kind arising in connection with the Giveaway or
resulting from acceptance, possession, or use of any prize,
including but not limited to personal injury, death, and property
damage as well as claims based on publicity rights, defamation,
or invasion of privacy. Equine.com, equisearch.com, and all sponsor(s) or
Internet access provider(s) are not responsible for incorrect
or inaccurate entry information, human error, technical
malfunctions, viruses, lost/delayed data transmission, omission,
interruption, deletion, defect, line failures of any telephone
network, computer equipment, software or any combination thereof,
inability to access the web site, printing errors or late, lost,
incomplete, misdirected, stolen, mechanically reproduced,
illegible or postage due mail or online entries and any condition
caused by events beyond the control of the aforementioned that
may cause the Drawing to be disrupted or corrupted.