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By entering this Promotion, entrants accept and agree to be bound by these Official
Rules. Any violation of these rules may result in disqualification. All decisions
of the judges regarding this Promotion are final and binding in all respects.
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PROMOTION PERIOD. Promotion begins on April 1, 2008, at 12:01 AM EST and and ends
on June 30, 2008, at 11:59 PM EST, when all entries must be received ("Promotion
Period").
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ELIGIBILITY. This contest (the "Promotion") is only open to legal residents of the
50 United States and District of Columbia who are at least 18 years old as of the
date of entry, except officers, directors, members and employees of the Sponsor,
the judging organization (if applicable), or any other party associated with the
development or administration of this Promotion, and the immediate family (i.e.,
parents, children, siblings, spouse), and persons residing in the same household,
as such individuals. This Promotion is void outside the 50 United States and the
District of Columbia, and where prohibited.
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HOW TO ENTER. Visit clinique.brides.com during the Promotion Period and follow the
instructions to complete and submit the entry form. You must include a video (Maximum
length: 2 minutes, Maximum size: 60 MB) that puts Clinique's NEW Lash Power mascara
to the test. ("Submission"). Entrants represent and warrant that their Submission
is the original work of such entrant, it has not been copied from others, and it
does not violate the rights of any other person or entity. Limit: One entry per
person and per e-mail address / per day during the Promotion Period. All entrant
information, including e-mail addresses, is subject to the respective Privacy Policy
of the applicable Sponsor.
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WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION. All entries will be judged on or about July 14,
2008, (the "Judging Date") by a panel of judges comprised of Brides.com experts
and Clinique executives. (The judges will score entries based on the following criteria:
Creativity (33%), Originality (33%) and Relevance to Contest Theme (33%).)
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The entry with highest overall score will be declared the potential winner (in the
event of a tie, the entry with the higher score in the Theme criteria will prevail).
Any potential winner will be notified by mail, email and/or telephone. If a potential
winner cannot be contacted, does not respond within five (5) days from the date
the Sponsor first tries to notify him/her, and/or the prize or prize notification
is returned as undeliverable, such potential winner forfeits all rights to win the
Promotion or receive the prize, and an alternate potential winner may be selected.
Upon contacting a potential winner and determining that he/she has met all eligibility
requirements of the Promotion, including without limitation the execution of required
waivers, publicity and liability releases and disclaimers, such individual will
be declared the "winner" of the Promotion.
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PRIZE DESCRIPTION. There will be four (4) winners, one (1) grand prize winner and
three (3) runners-up. The grand prize is Platinum and Diamond A. Jaffe earrings.
The approximate retail value of the jewelry is $4700.
The three (3) runners up will each receive wedding day makeovers from Clinique makeup
Experts for themselves and two friends. Approximate Retail Value is $250.
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TAXES. All federal, state and/or local income and other taxes, if any, are the winner's
sole responsibility.
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OWNERSHIP AND LICENSE. All entry materials become the property of the Sponsor and
will not be acknowledged or returned. The copyright in any Submission shall remain
the property of the entrant, but entry into this Promotion constitutes entrant's
irrevocable and perpetual permission and consent, without further compensation or
attribution, to use such Submission for editorial, advertising and publicity purposes
by the Sponsor and/or others authorized by the Sponsor, in any and all media now
in existence or hereinafter created, throughout the world, for the duration of the
copyright in the Submission. Sponsor and/or others authorized by the Sponsor shall
have the right to edit, adapt, and modify the Submission.
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NO PRIZE TRANSFER OR SUBSTITUTION. No prize or any portion thereof is transferable
or redeemable for cash. Any portion of the prize that is not used is forfeited.
No substitutions for prize except by Sponsor, in which case a prize of equal or
greater value will be substituted.
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CONSENT AND RELEASE. By entering the Promotion, each entrant releases and discharges
the Sponsor, judging organization (if applicable), and any other party associated
with the development or administration of this Promotion, their parent, subsidiary,
and affiliated entities, and each of their respective officers, directors, members,
shareholders, employees, independent contractors, agents, representatives, successors
and assigns (collectively, "Sponsor Entities"), from any and all liability whatsoever
in connection with this Promotion, including without limitation legal claims, costs,
injuries, losses or damages, demands or actions of any kind (including without limitation
personal injuries, death, damage to, loss or destruction or property, rights of
publicity or privacy, defamation, or portrayal in a false light) (collectively,
"Claims"). Except where prohibited: (i) acceptance of a prize constitutes the consent
of any winner, without further compensation, to use the name and likeness of such
winner and his/her Submission for editorial, advertising and publicity purposes
by the Sponsor and/or others authorized by the Sponsor; (ii) acceptance of a prize
constitutes a release by any winner of the Sponsor Entities of any and all Claims
in connection with the administration of this Promotion and the use, misuse, or
possession of his/her Submission or any prize; (iii) any potential winner may be
required to sign an affidavit of eligibility (including social security number)
and a liability/publicity/copyright release; and (iv) if prize involves travel or
activities, any potential winner and travel companion (if applicable) may be required
to execute releases of the Sponsor from any and all liability with respect to participation
in such travel/activities and/or use of the prize. Affidavits and releases must
be returned within ten (10) days from the date that Sponsor first tries to notify
the potential winner. If winner is deemed to be a minor under the jurisdiction of
his/her residence, the prize will be awarded in the name of his/her parent or legal
guardian who must execute the necessary affidavit and release and, if applicable,
must accompany winner on the trip (no additional travel expenses will be awarded
should a parent or legal guardian be required to accompany the winner on the trip).
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DISCLAIMERS. (i) Entries that are lost, late, misdirected, incorrect, garbled, or
incompletely received, for any reason, including by reason of hardware, software,
browser, or network failure, malfunction, congestion, or incompatibility at Sponsor's
servers or elsewhere, will not be eligible. In the event of a dispute, entries will
be deemed submitted 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 e-mail address by an Internet Access Provider, online service
provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institute) that is
responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted
e-mail address. (ii) Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify
any person tampering with the entry process or the operation of the web site. Use
of bots or other automated process to enter is prohibited and may result in disqualification
at the sole discretion of Sponsor. (iii) Sponsor further reserves the right to cancel,
terminate or modify the Promotion if it is not capable of completion as planned,
including by reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized
intervention, force majeure or technical failures of any sort. (iv) Sponsor Entities
are not responsible for errors in the administration or fulfillment of this Promotion,
including without limitation mechanical, human, printing, distribution or production
errors, and may modify or cancel this Promotion based upon such error at its sole
discretion without liability. (v) SPONSOR ENTITIES MAKE NO WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS
OR GUARANTEES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, AS REGARDS THIS PROMOTION
OR THE MERCHANTABILITY, QUALITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING ANY
PRIZE OR ANY COMPONENT OF ANY PRIZE. (vi) CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO
DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS PROMOTION
MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND/OR CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE
MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION ATTORNEYS' FEES) FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW,
INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
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APPLICABLE LAWS AND JURISDICTION. This Promotion is subject to all applicable federal,
state, and local laws and regulations. Issues concerning the construction, validity,
interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules shall be governed by the
laws of the State of New York. All disputes arising out of or connected with this
Promotion will be resolved individually, and without resort to class action, exclusively
by a state or federal court located in New York, New York. Should there be a conflict
between the laws of the State of New York and any other laws, the conflict will
be resolved in favor of the laws of the State of New York. All judgments or awards
shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket damages (excluding attorneys' fees) associated
with participation in this Promotion and shall not include any indirect, punitive,
incidental and/or consequential damages.
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WINNER LIST. For a list containing the names of the winners, send a self-addressed
stamped envelope, within six (6) months of the Judging Date, to: Winner List, Clinique
Lash Power Challenge Contest, Katie Boes, Brides.com, 750 Third Avenue, New York,
NY 10017. 13. SPONSORSHIP. This Promotion is sponsored by Clinique Laboratories
LLC, 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10153 (individually and collectively, the "Sponsor").
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