ARABESQUE 15TH ANNIVERSARY CONTEST 20901
2009 marks Arabesque’s 15th anniversary!
Help us celebrate by telling us about your most special memories and moments with Arabesque books. Entries will be judged by the Arabesque Anniversary Committee based on which are the most touching and well written. Fifteen lucky winners will receive as a prize a full-grain leather duffel bag with the Arabesque anniversary logo.
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE OR RECEIVE PRIZES. PURCHASE OR ACCEPTANCE OF A PRODUCT OFFER DOES NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
How to Enter: To enter, hand-print (or type) on an 8 ½” x 11” plain piece of paper, your full name, mailing address, telephone number and a description of your most special memories and moments with Arabesque books (in two hundred (200) words or less) and send it to: “Arabesque 15th Anniversary Contest 20901”, in the US.: Kimani Press, 233 Broadway, Suite 1001, New York, NY 10279 or in Canada: 225 Duncan Mill Road, Don Mills, ON M3B 3K9. No other method of entry will be accepted. The Contest begins on July 1, 2009 and ends on December 31, 2009. Entries must be postmarked by December 31, 2009 and received by January 8, 2010. A copy of these Official Rules is available online at www.myspace.com/kimanipress, or to obtain a copy of these Official Rules (prior to November 30, 2009), send a self-addressed, stamped envelope (postage not required from residents of VT) to: “Arabesque 15th anniversary Contest 20901 Rules”, 225 Duncan Mill Road, Don Mills, ON M3B 3K9. Limit one (1) entry per person. If more than one (1) entry is received from the same person, only the first eligible entry submitted will be considered. By entering the Contest, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Harlequin Enterprises Limited (the “Sponsor”) which are final and binding.
Submissions: By participating in this Contest, entrant represents and warrants that the description of his/her most special memories and moments with Arabesque: (i) does not contain any material that is libelous, defamatory, profane or obscene; (ii) is original and all right, title, and interest (including copyright) therein and thereto is owned and/or controlled by the entrant to the full extent necessary to enable the Sponsor to use the submission as contemplated by these Official Rules; and (iii) does not infringe upon the intellectual property or other statutory or common law rights of any third party.
Eligibility: Contest is open only to legal residents of the U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec) who have reached the age of majority in their state, province or territory of residence at the time of entry. Entries containing images or references to trademarks or other distinguishing guises of any third party are not permissible and will be disqualified. The following individuals are not eligible to participate in the Contest: employees and immediate family members of the Sponsor and its parent company, affiliates, and subsidiaries, and all agencies, entities and persons engaged in the marketing and/or administration of this Contest. For the purpose of these Official Rules, “immediate family” means husband, wife, spouse, mother, father, brother, sister, son and/or daughter, whether or not they reside in the same household. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to immediately disqualify, without notice, any and all entries that the Sponsor deems to violate any law, infringe upon any third party’s rights, or contain any material that is obscene or otherwise objectionable. All entries and submissions become the sole property of the Sponsor and none will be returned. No communication or correspondence will be exchanged with entrants except with those selected for a prize.
Prize: Fifteen (15) winners will each receive a 22”w x 13”h x 11”d full grain leather duffle bag with the Arabesque anniversary logo (the “Prize”). Approximate retail value of each Prize is One Hundred and Thirty-one dollars ($131.00 USD). The Prize must be accepted as awarded and cannot be transferred, assigned, substituted or redeemed for cash, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. In the event that a specific prize item is discontinued or otherwise unavailable, a prize item or cash of equal or greater value may be awarded to the Contest winner in the Sponsor’s sole discretion. Winners shall be solely responsible for any applicable taxes. Odds of winning are dependant on the total number of eligible entries received and the quality of each submission.
Judging: On or about January 18, 2010, fifteen (15) winning entries will be selected by a panel of judges consisting of representatives from the Arabesque Anniversary Committee, and based on the following criteria:
Depth of Emotion – 75%
Quality of Writing – 25%
Decisions of the judges are final and binding in all respects.
Notification: Potential winners will be notified by mail. Potential winners will be required to sign and return (within ten (10) days of notification) a Copyright Assignment and Waiver, and a Liability/Publicity Release that confirms his/her: (i) compliance with these Official Rules; (ii) acceptance of the Prize as offered; (iii) release of the Sponsor, and its parent company, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, directors, officers, suppliers, agents, sponsors and administrators (collectively, the “Releasees”) from any and all liability for any loss, harm, damages, cost or expense arising out of participation in this Contest, participation in any Contest-related activity or the acceptance, use, or misuse of the Prize, including but not limited to costs, injuries, losses related to personal injuries, death, damage to, loss or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation, or portrayal in a false light, or from any and all claims of third parties arising there from; and (iv) grant to the Sponsor of the unrestricted right, in the Sponsor’s discretion, to publish, reproduce, convert, broadcast, communicate by telecommunication, exhibit, distribute, translate, adapt and otherwise use and re-use the winner’s submission, name, photograph, likeness, voice and biographical material in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, in connection with the Contest and the promotion and exploitation thereof. If a potential winner fails to respond within the stated timeline, or if a prize notification is returned as unclaimed or undeliverable, the potential winner will be disqualified and an alternate potential winner will be selected. Delivery of the Prize requires a full street address (P.O. boxes are not accepted), which may be requested by the Sponsor.
Conditions: The Sponsor, and its parent company, affiliates and/or subsidiaries, are not responsible for printing, clerical or typographical errors of any kind or nature. In no event will the Sponsor be obligated to award more than the stated number of prizes. By accepting the Prize, winners consent to the Sponsor’s use of their name, city and state, province or territory of residence, photograph and likeness throughout the world, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, for purposes of advertising, trade and promotion on behalf of the Sponsor, without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. Participants agree that the Sponsor and its parent company, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents and promotion agencies shall not be liable for damages, injuries or losses of any kind resulting in whole or in part from participation in the Contest, or from acceptance and/or use or misuse of the Prize. The Sponsor assumes no liability for lost, late, incomplete, inaccurate, undeliverable or misdirected entries, notifications and/or responses, or for any computer, online, software, hardware or technical malfunctions that may occur, including but not limited to malfunctions that may affect the transmission or non-transmission of an entry. The Sponsor is not responsible for damage to any participant’s computer system/software related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in connection with this Contest. The Sponsor assumes no responsibility or liability in the event that the Contest cannot be conducted as planned for any reason whatsoever, including but not limited to reasons beyond the control of the Sponsor, such as infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes outside the control of Sponsor, which impair or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND/OR CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Contest is void, in whole or part, where prohibited by law and is subject to all applicable laws and regulations.
Privacy and Use of Personal Information: By participating in the Contest, each entrant: (a) grants to the Sponsor the right to use his/her name, mailing address, and telephone number (if applicable) (“Personal Information”) for the purpose of administering the Contest, including but not limited to contacting and announcing the winner; and (b) grants to the Sponsor the right to use his/her Personal Information for publicity and promotional purposes relating to the Contest, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, without further compensation unless prohibited by law. The Sponsor will use the entrant’s Personal Information only for identified purposes, and will protect the entrant’s Personal Information in a manner that is consistent with the Sponsor’s privacy policy located online at: http://www.eharlequin.com/.
Termination: Subject to any governmental approval which may be required, the Sponsor reserves the right to terminate or suspend the Contest, in whole or in part, and/or amend the Official Rules in any way, at any time, for any reason, without prior notice.
Winner’s List: To receive an official winners list, send a self-addressed stamped envelope between April 5, 2010 and June 7, 2010 to: Arabesque 15th Anniversary Contest 20901 Winner, 225 Duncan Mill Road, Don Mills, ON M3B 3K9.
Sponsors: Harlequin Enterprises Limited, P.O. Box 9042, Buffalo, NY 14269-9042.