CONTEST RULES
J.K. Rowling and the Moonlight Signing Sweepstakes Contest
No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. This “J.K. Rowling and the Moonlight Signing Sweepstakes Contest” (the “Contest”) is sponsored by Raincoast Books (the “Sponsor”).
The Sponsor is the exclusive sponsor and administrator of the Contest. By submitting an entry for the Contest, each entrant unconditionally agrees to be bound by the Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be final and binding in all respects.
Failure to comply with the Rules will result in an automatic disqualification of the entrant from the Contest.
WHO CAN WIN:
This Contest is open to all residents of Canada (the “Eligibility Area”) who are 8 to 18 years of age at the time of entry. The entrant will need to obtain the consent of his or her parent/legal guardian in order to enter the Contest.
Employees and agents of the Sponsor, their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotional agencies, assignees, licensees and members of their immediate families (spouse and children, siblings and parents and their spouses)
and individuals residing in the domiciles of each of the above are ineligible. All entries must be received by the Contest Closing Date (as defined below).
HOW TO ENTER:
Internet access is required to enter. The Contest begins on Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. (Pacific) (the “Contest Start Date”) and ends on Monday, July 2, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. (Pacific) (the “Contest Closing Date”) (the “Promotion Period”).
Entries for the Contest will only be accepted via an online sweepstakes entry form at http://www.raincoast.com/harrypotter. To enter, eligible entrants must fill out all required fields denoted on the entry form, read and agree to the statement: "I have obtained the consent of my parent or legal guardian", and click on "submit",
at any time during the Promotion Period. Limit one (1) entry per day, per person.
Entries must be made by participants resident within the Eligibility Area and received by the Sponsor within the Promotion Period. Entries that do not comply with the Rules in all respects are ineligible and void.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:
The entrant, or his or her parent/legal guardian, must be the Registered and Authorized Holder of the E-mail Account through which the entry is made. For purposes of the Contest, a “Registered and Authorized Holder of the E-mail Account” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an internet service provider,
online service provider or other entity (e.g. business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the secondary level domain name associated with the submitted e-mail address. All entries must be made by an individual from a single computer and may not be made by proxy, or electronic means such as script, bot, macro or any other similar software or program.
All entries are subject to verification and will be declared invalid if they are illegible, mechanically reproduced, mutilated, forged, falsified, altered or tampered with in any way.
SELECTION PROCESS:
The potential winner will be selected by a random draw from among all eligible entries received via the internet by the Contest Closing Date. The draw will take place on Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. (Pacific) in Vancouver, British Columbia. Odds of winning will depend on the total number of eligible entries received during the Promotion Period.
The grand prize will be awarded to the parent/legal guardian of the selected entrant. The parent/legal guardian of the selected entrant will be notified by telephone and/or email. In the event that the Sponsor is unable to notify the parent/legal guardian of the selected entrant within five (5) days of selection, the selected entrant will be disqualified and an
alternate potential winner will be selected from all remaining eligible entries. Prior to being declared a winner, the parent/legal guardian of the selected entrant (on his or her behalf and on behalf of the selected entrant) must first: (a) correctly answer, unaided, a time-limited, mathematical, skill-testing question posed by telephone or email;
(b) complete a written declaration confirming compliance with the Rules and acceptance of the grand prize as awarded; (c) sign and return within five (5) days of receipt, any and all waivers or releases and any other documentation that may be required by the Sponsor, including a publicity release confirming and acknowledging that the selected entrant shall speak to the media
(whether radio, print or television) and consenting to the use by the Sponsor of all publicity materials, including names, photographs, visual representations, video tapes and other media which have been taken of the selected entrant and/or his or her parent/legal guardian or their respective likenesses, without further compensation to the selected entrant and/or his or her parent/legal guardian.
The selected entrant must also execute the documents referred to in (b) and (c) above.
PRIZE:
One (1) grand prize of a four (4) night, five (5) day trip for two (2) to London, England will be awarded. The grand prize includes: (a) return economy airfare for two (2) persons (one (1) child airfare and one (1) adult airfare) from the international airport closest to the winner’s residence from which the participating airline flies to London, England;
(b) four (4) nights accommodation (double occupancy) in a hotel located in London, England; (c) airport and hotel transfers in Londong; (d) passes for two (2) persons to the “J.K. Rowling and the Moonlight Signing” event at the Museum of Natural History. The approximate retail value of the grand prize is $5,000.00 (Cdn) based on a departure from Toronto, Ontario.
All other expenses, including insurance, taxes and gratuities, and proper travel documentation remain the sole responsibility of the winner and his or her parent/legal guardian. A valid credit card (or cash deposit, as set out by the hotel) will be required at hotel check-in.
The grand prize will be awarded to the parent/legal guardian of the selected entrant to be used by the selected entrant and a parent/legal guardian, who must be over the age of eighteen (18). Unaccompanied minors are not permitted without a parent or legal guardian accompanying the minor.
The grand prize will be delivered to the address indicated on the entry form, to the attention of the parent or legal guardian. The grand prize must be accepted as awarded, is non-transferable or convertible into cash and may not be sold, traded or transferred, except that the Sponsor reserves the right in its absolute discretion to substitute a prize of equivalent kind and value without
prior notification in the event of the unavailability of any element of the grand prize for any reason whatsoever.
Certain travel restrictions apply. Subject to availability and the discretion of the Sponsor, the winner and his or her parent/legal guardian will depart for London, England on or about Tuesday, July 17, 2007 and return on or about Sunday, July 22, 2007.
The potential winner will travel and attend “J.K. Rowling and the Moonlight Signing” event with his or her parent or guardian and the potential winner and his or her parent/legal guardian must depart from the same city.
If for any reason the winner and his or her parent/legal guardian are unable to travel in the time frames stated or should the potential winner refuse the grand prize, the grand prize will be forfeited and an alternate potential winner will be selected.
No compensation or alternative will be provided and the Sponsor and its respective advertising and promotional agencies are released from any obligations whatsoever related to the grand prize.
PRIVACY:
By entering the Contest and voluntarily providing personal information, including, but not limited to the entrant’s and/or parent/legal guardian’s name, address, age, e-mail address (collectively, the “Entrant Information”), the entrant and his or her parent/legal guardian consent and agree to the Sponsor’s collection and use of the Entrant Information to administer the Contest.
The consent of the entrant and his or her parent/legal guardian to the Sponsor’s use of Entrant Information may be revoked at any time (which will also revoke the entrant’s participation in the Contest or impair the chances of winning) by writing to: Raincoast Books, 9050 Shaughnessy Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6P 6E5.
All entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. No correspondence will be entered into except with the selected entrant and individuals requesting a copy of the Rules. A copy of the Rules may be received by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to Raincoast Books, 9050 Shaughnessy Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6P 6E5, before July 2, 2007.
Entrants may also voluntarily submit an answer to the question of “Why Do You Love to Read Harry Potter Books? (in 50 words or less).”
Answering this question is not a condition for entering the contest and consent from guardian must be obtained to
submit an answer. Selections from these answers will be used in Raincoast advertisements and promotions.
All federal and provincial privacy regulations will be adhered to in the use of this content.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:
The Sponsor and its affiliates, its advertising and promotional agencies, retailers, distributors and suppliers, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives and shareholders and all others associated with the development and execution of the Contest (collectively, the “Released Parties”) shall have no liability and shall be held harmless in respect of any and all manner of action,
causes of action, suits, debts, covenants, contracts, claims and demands, including legal fees and expenses, whatsoever, including, but not limited to, claims based on negligence, breach of contract and liability for any physical injury, death or property damage which the entrant or his or her parent/legal guardian and their respect administrators, heirs, successors or assigns may have by reason or arising out of the entrant’s
and/or his or her parentÍs/legal guardian’s participation in the Contest and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or use or misuse of the grand prize or any element thereof. The Released Parties accept no responsibility for lost, stolen, delayed, damaged or misdirected entries or for any failure of the websites during the Promotional Period, for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems,
servers, access providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by the Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination thereof including any injury or damage to an entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from accessing, playing or downloading any material in connection with the Contest.
The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion to cancel or suspend this Contest should a virus, bug or other cause beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsor corrupt the security or proper administration of the Contest.
LEGAL:
This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or to undermine the legitimate operation of this promotion is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.
The Sponsor retains the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate, amend or alter the rules of the Contest at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.
For residents of Quebec only: Any litigation respecting the conduct or organization of a publicity contest may be submitted to the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux for a ruling. Any litigation respecting the awarding of a prize may be submitted to the Régie only for the purpose of helping the parties reach a settlement.
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Privacy Policy: Raincoast Books does not sell, rent or distribute email addresses. Any information collected below will be used to administer the Contest only. See complete Contest Rules above.
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