Contest Rules
1) ELGIBILITY
Open to legal residents of the U.S. aged 21 or older at time of entry. Void in Puerto Rico and where prohibited by law. Persons in any of the following categories are not eligible to participate or win a prize: (a) persons who, since January 1, 2007, were or are employees or agents of National Geographic or PartnerCentric, Inc. or are independent contractors of National Geographic or PartnerCentric; and employees of, persons in the immediate family (spouse, siblings, parents, grandparents or children) of, or persons living in the same household as any person in any of the preceding categories. Winners will be determined on or around January 15, 2008.
2) HOW TO ENTER.
If you are already a National Geographic Affiliate via CJ.com, you are already entered. If you are not an affiliate you can become an Affiliate and you will automatically be entered to win. Limit one entry per person per web site. You may enter the contest under one name and one e-mail address only. In the event of a dispute about entries submitted by multiple individuals using the same e-mail account, entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized subscriber of the e-mail account used to enter the contest at the actual time of entry. The authorized e-mail account subscriber is deemed to be the natural person who is assigned an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses or the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Entries generated by script, macro, robotic, programmed, or any other automated means are prohibited and will be disqualified. Entrants assume all risk of lost, late, misdirected, incomplete or illegible entries.
3) PRIZES AND ODDS OF WINNING. The winners will be determined after December 31, 2007 according to the criteria listed on the Contest Details page. The selection of a winner and awarding of the prize will be conducted under the supervision of National Geographic and PartnerCentric, whose decisions are final and binding in all matters pertaining to this contest. If the contest criteria is not met by any affiliate, the prize may not be awarded. Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of National Geographic and PartnerCentric.
4) GENERAL CONDITIONS.
Winners will be notified online or via phone, e-mail, or mail (at National Geographic and PartnerCentric's sole discretion). In the event of noncompliance, if a winner cannot be reached with the provided contact information, or if a prize or prize notification is returned as unclaimed or is undeliverable for whatever reason beyond the control of National Geographic or PartnerCentric, that prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected. No substitution of the prize will be offered. All taxes, fees and surcharges on prizes are the sole responsibility of each prize winner. By participating and accepting a prize, where permitted by law, each winner grant to National Geographic and PartnerCentric (and agree to confirm that grant in writing) and those acting pursuant to the authority of National Geographic and PartnerCentric, the right to print, publish, broadcast, and use, worldwide in any media now known or hereafter developed, including, but not limited to, the World Wide Web, at any time(s), the winner's name, portrait, picture, voice, likeness and biographical information as news or information and for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation or review.
5) RELEASE OF LIABILITY.
All entrants agree to hold harmless and release National Geographic and PartnerCentric and the officers, directors, agents and employees of each, and all others associated with the development and execution of this web site and this contest from any and all liability with respect to or in any way arising from this contest; participation in any prize-related activity; and/or delivery/misdelivery, acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of a prize. National Geographic and PartnerCentric are not responsible for prize quality or utility. National Geographic and PartnerCentric are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by web-site users, by any of the equipment or programming associated with or used in the contest, or by any technical or human error that may occur in the processing of submissions in the contest. National Geographic and PartnerCentric assume no responsibility for any error; omission; interruption; deletion; defect; delay in operation or transmission; communications-line failure; or theft of, destruction of, unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries. National Geographic and PartnerCentric are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines; computer online systems, servers, or providers; computer equipment; or computer software or for failure of e-mail or entry on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site or combination thereof, including injury or damage to participant's or to any person's computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials from this Web site or contest. National Geographic and PartnerCentric are not responsible for user cheating or fraud by any entrants. Any activities intended to disrupt or interfere with the proper play of the contest or defraud Sponsor or PartnerCentric in any way will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Participants who engage in any of the foregoing activities will be disqualified and will forfeit any prizes won. If, for any reason, the contest is not capable of running as planned due to, but without limitation, infection by computer virus, worm, or bugs; tampering; unauthorized intervention; fraud; technical failures; or any other causes beyond the control of National Geographic and PartnerCentric that, in the sole opinion of National Geographic and PartnerCentric, could corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this contest, sponsor and PartnerCentric reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the contest.
6) DISPUTES
THIS CONTEST IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WITHOUT RESPECT TO CONFLICT OF LAW DOCTRINES.As a condition of participating in this contest, participant agrees that any and all disputes that cannot be resolved between the parties and causes of action arising out of or connected with this contest, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively before a court located in California having jurisdiction. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances will participant be permitted to obtain awards for and hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, including reasonable attorneys' fees, other than participants' actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e., costs associated with entering this contest), and participant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.
7) WINNERS LIST
The names of the prize winners will be posted on the PartnerCentric.com web site and announced in various industry forums and newsletters on or about January 15, 2008.
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