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The Microsoft Press Faster Smarter Online Challenge Official Rules
- Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia
18 years of age or older. Employees of Microsoft Corporation ("Microsoft")
and any person engaged to work on this promotional and their respective
affiliates, parent companies, subsidiaries, promotion, 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.
The sweepstakes opens at 12:01 AM Pacific Time (PT) on April 16, 2003, and
ends at 11:59 PM PT on May 14, 2003. Void where prohibited by law.
- How To Enter:
No purchase necessary. A purchase will not improve your chances of
winning. Enter online by completing Microsoft product knowledge quizzes
located at http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/fastersmarter/quiz/.
There are 7 available product quizzes you will receive one entry
for each quiz you
complete. Limit one entry per individual or email address per quiz.
Multiple entries from the same individual or email address in a single
quiz will
be automatically disqualified. To be eligible for the prize drawing,
all registration information requested must be provided. The use
of automated devices to enter Sweepstakes is prohibited.
No responsibility is assumed by Microsoft for lost, late, misdirected,
or illegible entries or any computer, online telephone, or technical
malfunctions that may occur. All entries become the property of
Microsoft and will not be returned.
- Winner Selection/Prizes/Approximate Retail Values (ARV):
On or about May 21, 2003, 8 winners will be chosen in a random drawing
from among all eligible entries received to win one of the following
prizes: One (1) Grand Prize: A Fujifilm FinePix 3800 Camera (ARV:
$400.00); One
(1) First Prize: A Microsoft Broadband Networking Wireless Notebook
Kit (ARV: $160.00); One (1) Second Prize: Hewlett-Packard ScanJet
4400 Cxi
(ARV: $105.00); One (1) Third Prize: $100 Gift Certificatee at PC
Mall (ARV: $100.00); One (1) Fourth Prize: $100 Gift Certificate
at Quantum Books (ARV:
$100.00); One (1) Fifth Prize: $100 Gift Certificate at README.DOC
(ARV: $100.00). All Shopping Spree prizes will be awarded as a gift
certificates. Each gift certificate prize is subject to terms and
conditions printed
on gift certificate. No cash refund for any unused portion of the
gift
certificate. All sales taxes will be the winners’ responsibility.
One (1) Sixth Prize: Microsoft Picture It! Photo Premium Version
7 (ARV: $50.00); Three (3) Seventh Prizes: Faster Smarter Library. Each
fifth prize
includes: Faster Smarter books, Faster Smarter Windows XP, Digital
Photography, and Home Networking (ARV: $60.00). Total AVR of all prizes:
$1,195.00.
Random drawing will be conducted by Ventura Associates, Inc., an
independent judging organization, whose decisions are final. Odds of winning
depend
on the number of eligible entries received.
Prizes are not redeemable for cash. Limit one prize per person, household
or e-mail address. 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 winners. Sponsor and
all other
businesses concerned with this sweepstakes and their agents do not
make, nor are in any manner are responsible for, any warranty, representations,
expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the quality,
conditions,
fitness or merchantability of any aspects of the prizes. However,
the prizes are subject to each manufacturer's standard warranty.
- General Conditions:
Sweepstakes entrants agree to abide by the terms of these official
rules. Judges decisions 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.
Winner
will be notified within seven (7) days after the drawing date. Winner
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 Microsoft 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 Microsoft
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 Microsoft, their 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.
- Internet:
If for any reason the Internet portion of the program 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 Microsoft which corrupt or affect the administration,
security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes,
Microsoft reserves the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any
individual
who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify,
or suspend the Sweepstakes. In any such event, Microsoft, at its 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 BY A CONTESTANT TO DELIBERATELY
DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE
SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN
ATTEMPT BE
MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH CONTESTANT
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.
- Winners List:
For a list of winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to:
The Microsoft Faster Smarter Online Challenge, Ventura Associates, Inc.,
1040 6th Avenue, Dept, MS, NY, NY 10018 by 7/2/03. Requests received after
7/2/03 will not be fulfilled.
- Sponsor:
This Sweepstakes is sponsored by Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft
Way, Redmond, WA 98052.
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