OUR SWEEPSTAKES - IPAD GIVEAWAY - OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
SWEEPSTAKES IS OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES ONLY. Participation constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules. The iPad Giveaway ("Sweepstakes") for will begin at 24:00 PST (Los Angeles) on May 1, 2013 and end at 23:59 PST (Los Angeles) June 28, 2013. ("Sweepstakes Period"). Sweepstakes is sponsored by uSamp Inc., 16501 Ventura Blvd., Suite 250 Encino, CA 91436 ("Sponsor").
Eligibility:
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. Sweepstakes is offered electronically on the Internet in a selection of online surveys and the official Sweepstakes page is located at http://unitedsample.s3.amazonaws.com/html/OurSweepstakes-iPadGiveaway.html. The sweepstakes is offered to members of the uSamp Online panels and other invited participants who are natural persons and legal residents of the United States only and who were directly contacted to participate in one of the available surveys. The selected surveys which offer the sweeps will include a link to the Official Rules in the survey invitation and the survey itself. The Contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States (including the District of Columbia) who are 13 years or older. Employees, officers, directors, agents, representatives, and immediate family and household members of Sponsor, their parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies, are not eligible to enter. Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify an entrant that it believes has violated the laws of the jurisdiction in which the entrant resides. All federal, state, local laws and regulations apply.
How to Enter:
To enter, complete the registration entry form, including your agreement to receive future e-mails inviting you to participate in online marketing research studies. Submit all requested information to receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes. Once you register, you may receive invitations to participate in online marketing research studies via e-mail. Complete an online marketing research study to receive another entry into the Sweepstakes. Limit one (1) entry per person/per e-mail address via the registration method of entry. Any use of robotic, repetitive, automatic, programmed or similar entry methods or agents will void all entries by that entrant. Qualifying for the survey is not a requirement for sweepstakes entry. If you do not wish to complete the survey, you may be entered by printing your name, street address, city, state, zip, telephone number, complete email address, and the path to the survey for which you were selected (URL address) on a 3 x 5 inch piece of paper and mailing it to Panel Management Associate, Our Sweepstakes: iPad Giveaway, uSamp Inc. 16501 Ventura Blvd., Suite 250 Encino, CA 91436. The URL address of the survey is necessary to identify the specific sweepstakes contest being entered. Mail-in entries that do not include the URL address will be deemed invalid. Online entries must be received by 23:59 PST (Los Angeles) June 28, 2013. Handwritten entries must be postmarked by June 28, 2013, and must be received by July 15, 2013. All entries become the exclusive property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.
Data Protection Notice:
Sponsor's privacy policy may be viewed on the home page for each corresponding panel member website. Sweepstakes participants may be sourced from different panel websites and therefore are directed and advised to visit the home page of the corresponding panel member website to review the privacy policy available. Your personal data will be collected in the U.S.
Prizes:
Prize will be shipped via postal mail or the equivalent USD value (winner may be required to have or setup a valid PayPal account to receive the cash equivalent). No entries by facsimile, overnight courier or delivery service.
No alternative prize or other substitution is permitted except by Sponsor in the event of prize unavailability. Prize is nontransferable/nonsaleable. The winner is responsible for any and all fees associated with activating and using the prize. The winner is responsible for any taxes associated with receipt of the Prize. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the Prize with another prize of equal or greater value if the Prize is not available for any reason. All federal, state and/or local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner.
Selection of Winners:
Winner will be determined by a random drawing from all eligible and valid entries received, to be held July 22, 2013, by uSamp Inc. 16501 Ventura Blvd., Suite 250 Encino, CA 91436 (Sponsor) at 12:00 PST (Los Angeles). One winner will be selected randomly from all the eligible and valid entries. Sponsor will notify the Winner by email within 10 days of the drawing from the Sponsor's primary helpdesk account, support@surveyhelpcenter.com. All decisions are final and binding. Odds of winning will be determined by the number of eligible entries received. Winner will have 10 regular days from notification to accept the prize by email, and he/she will be provided instructions thereafter. If winner is a minor, winner must provide signed parental or guardian consent, in a form provided by the Sponsor, within 10 days of receipt or any prize award will be void and subject to forfeiture. Sponsor is not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify the winner, or unsuccessful efforts of a winner who is a minor to provide signed parental or guardian consent.
Winner may, at Sponsor's option, be required to sign and return a declaration of eligibility, release of liability, and, where lawful, a publicity consent agreement, all within 10 days of acknowledged notification. Winners of prizes valued over $600 who are U.S. residents will be issued IRS 1099 forms for the value of the prize. If a selected winner cannot be contacted, he/she is ineligible, fails to claim a prize, or fails to return the completed and executed declaration and releases as required, prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. By accepting and/or using prizes, winner agrees to the use of their name, voice, town, country, or likeness for the purpose of advertising, or promotion without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. In the event of a dispute regarding who submitted an online or mail-in entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the email account.
Conditions:
By entering, each participant agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final. Sponsor, agents and representatives of Sponsor, its parent company, 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, or delayed computer transmissions; (iii) any condition caused by events beyond the control of the Sponsor that may cause the Sweepstakes to be disrupted or corrupted; (iv) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising in connection with or as a result of the prize, or acceptance, possession, or use of the prize, or from participation in the Sweepstakes; or (v) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or terminate Sweepstakes at any time and to award Sweepstakes prizes to individuals selected at random from the pool of entrants received up to the point of termination, if a computer virus, bug, tampering, unauthorized intervention, or other technical problem of any sort corrupts the administration, security, or proper play of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor also reserves the right to disqualify, in its sole discretion, any person tampering with the entry process, the operation of the survey website, or who is otherwise in violation of the rules.
By participating in the Sweepstakes, each participant agrees to release and hold Sponsor and the employees, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, representatives of Sponsor, its parent company, 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.
Winner List And Official Rules:
To obtain a copy of the winner list or a copy of these Official Rules, send your request to: Our Sweepstakes: iPad Giveaway Winner List, Panel Management Associate, uSamp Inc. 16501 Ventura Blvd., Suite 250 Encino, CA 91436. Requests must be received no later than August 27, 2013. U.S. residents must enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope.