Xbox Originals Play & Win SweepstakesOfficial Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. By entering the Xbox Originals Play & Win Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes") you (or, if a minor in your state of residence, your parent or legal guardian) agree to abide by these Official Rules and any other terms and conditions referenced in these Official Rules. 1. Eligibility This Sweepstakes is only open to legal residents of the 50 United States (includes the District of Columbia) who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees of Microsoft Corporation and any person engaged to work on this promotional program and their respective affiliates, parent companies, subsidiaries, advertising and promotional agencies and each of their immediate family members (including mother, father, sister, brother, child, husband or wife) and those living in their households are not eligible to enter or win. 2. Promotion Period This Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 A.M. Eastern Time (ET) on December 4, 2007, and ends at 11:59 P.M. ET on December 5, 2007 ("Entry Period"). 3. How To Enter There are two ways to enter: online or via US mail.
To enter online, you must have access to an Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system and an Xbox LIVE Gold & Silver membership in good standing. Once you have verified that you meet these system requirements, you must do all of the following: (1) Register for the Sweepstakes online before the close of the Entry Period on December 5, 2007 at 11:59 P.M. ET. (NOTE: You must register on this web site using the same Xbox LIVE gamertag that you will use to access Xbox Originals content on the Xbox LIVE service). Please be sure that your Xbox LIVE account membership information including e-mail address, mailing address, and phone is correct and current. Winners will be notified using their Xbox LIVE account membership information.) (2) During the Promotion Period, you will automatically receive one (1) entry when you download an Xbox Originals games from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace during the Entry Period.
Updating Account Information (example for e-mail): To verify/update your e-mail address:
To enter by U.S. mail without registering online or playing the game, hand-print your first and last name, address, city, state, ZIP code, phone number and e-mail address (if any) on a 3x5 piece of paper and mail it to: Marden-Kane Inc. Limit one (1) entry per envelope. Mail-in entry(ies) must be postmarked by Wednesday, December 6, 2007 and received by Wednesday, December 12, 2007.
Entry Limit: Limit one (1) entry per person during the Entry Period, regardless of entry method. Entries from the same individual or e-mail or household address received in excess of the limits stated herein will be automatically disqualified. The use of automated devices to enter this Sweepstakes is prohibited. Microsoft assumes no responsibility for lost, late, misdirected, mutilated, postage due or illegible entries or any computer, online telephone, or technical malfunctions that may occur. All entries become Microsoft's property and will not be returned. 4. Winner Selection / Prizes On or around Monday, December 19, 2007, sixty (60) names will be randomly selected from among all eligible entries received to win one of the following prizes: Five (5) First Prizes: An Xbox 360 VIP Accessory Kit (Approximate Retail Value (ARV), $300) consisting of the following:
Twenty-Five (25) Second Prizes: 12-month Xbox LIVE Gold Subscription (ARV, $50) Twenty-Five (25) Third Prizes: 1600 Microsoft Points (Microsoft Points will expire from a user's account at 11:59 P.M. PT on June 30, 2008. Winners must spend these Microsoft Points prior to this expiration date.) ARV of all Sweepstakes prizes combined: $2,750 All random drawings will be conducted under the supervision of Sponsor, whose decisions are final. Odds of winning a prize depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Entry Period. Limit one (1) prize per person. P rizes are not redeemable for cash. No substitution, transfer, or assignment of prize permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value in the event an offered prize is unavailable. Taxes on the prizes are solely the responsibility of the winner. Any and all guarantees and warranties for merchandise prizes are subject to the manufacturer's terms and conditions, and winners agree to look solely to such manufacturers for any such warranty or guarantee claim. 5. General Conditions Sweepstakes entrants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Sweepstakes. This Sweepstakes is governed by the laws of the United States. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Winners will be notified within seven (7) days after the drawing date via the contact information provided at time of entry, and may be required to execute an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release within seven (7) days following the date of attempted notification. Non-compliance within this time period may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Return of any prize / prize notification as undeliverable or failure to accept prize within the specified time period may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Entrants further grant to Sponsor the right to use and publish their proper name and state online and in print in any other media in connection with the Sweepstakes. Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for Sponsor to use winner's names and likenesses for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation unless prohibited by law. By entering, participants release and hold harmless Sponsor, its respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents from any and all liability or any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with this Sweepstakes or any prize won.
6. Internet If for any reason the Internet portion of this Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend this Sweepstakes. In any such event, Microsoft, at its sole discretion, will select the winner(s) from eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to the event requiring such termination, suspension or cancellation. Microsoft assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries. Microsoft is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or entry to be received by Microsoft on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this Sweepstakes. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Entries made by Internet will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational, institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. 7. Winners List The names of the winners will be posted online on or around Monday, December 17, 2007 at: www.xbox.com/winners.
8. Sponsor This Sweepstakes is sponsored by Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052.
9. Administrator This Sweepstakes is administered by Marden Kane, Inc., 36 Maple Place, Manhasset, NY 11030 |
