Dental Insurance Store iPad Giveaway Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
1. Eligibility
The Dental Insurance Store.com iPad 2 Sweepstakes (the "Promotion") is administered by Bloom Insurance Agency, LLC ("BIA") and is open to residents age 18 and older who reside in the United States where receipt of prizes or entry in the Promotion is not prohibited by United States and/or local laws, rules or regulations. Employees of BIA or any of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising agencies, participating sponsor or any other company involved with the design, production, execution or distribution of the Promotion and their immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employees are not eligible. The Promotion is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited. Participation constitutes entrant's (and entrant's parent/legal guardian, if entrant is a Minor) full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and BIA's decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein. The Promotion consists of a sweepstakes (the "Sweepstakes").
***Limit of one entry per person during the Promotion. The submission of more than one entry will result in a total disqualification from the Promotion, and the offending individual will thus be ineligible to win.
2. Administrator/Sponsor
RMG Communications LLC d/b/a Bloom Marketing Group (1801 S. Liberty Drive Bloomington, IN 47403) is the sole “Administrator” of the Sweepstakes.
3. Timing
The Promotion begins on January 4, 2012 at 12:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time ("EDT") and ends on March 31, 2012 at 11:59 PM EST (the "Promotion Period"). Administrator's computer is the official time keeping device for this Promotion.
4. How to Enter
There are two (2) ways to enter:
- Web Entry: You can enter the Promotion through the application form on the Dental Insurance Store website using the following address: http://www.dentalinsurancestore.com/free-quote/win-free-ipad-2-sweepstakes-2012
- By Mail: Send one hand-written 3X5 index card to Dental Insurance Store iPad Giveaway, Attn: Jeffrey Konowitch, 1801 S. Liberty Drive Bloomington, IN 47403. Please include the following required information: Name, Address, Email Address, and Phone Number. All entries must be RECEIVED by March 30, 2011 in order to be eligible for this Promotion.
General Conditions Regarding Entering: Web entry requires using the DentalInsuranceStore.com application form. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and may result in disqualification. BIA is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected registrations, which will be disqualified. Potential winners may be required to show proof of identity. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of the rightful winner, BIA will gather proof of identity from the disputing parties and will solely be responsible for choosing the winner. There is no charge for entering as free Internet access is available at many public libraries. The information you provide will only be used to administer the promotion and in accordance with our privacy policy.
5. Winner Selection
BIA will conduct a drawing at 11:00 am EDT on April 9, 2012 by randomly selecting one Entry from all Entries properly submitted during the Promotion Period.
6. Verification and Notification of Potential Grand Prize Winner
ALL POTENTIAL SWEEPSTAKES WINNERS ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY BIA WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE PROMOTION. Potential Grand Prize Winner must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. Potential Grand Prize Winner will be posted on the following web page: http://dentalinsurancestore.com/free-quote/win-free-ipad-2-sweepstakes-2012/winners_list. The potential winner must respond within 7 days of his/her name being posted. In addition and as a courtesy, BIA will also attempt to alert the Potential Grand Prize Winner using the email address provided during the entry process, but BIA is not responsible for any technical malfunction or undelivered email messages. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THE WEBSITE ADDRESS ABOVE AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THIS PROMOTION TO SEE IF YOU ARE A POTENTIAL GRAND PRIZE WINNER. Once the potential winner has been verified to the satisfaction of BIA, BIA will arrange for prize fulfillment. If the selected potential Grand Prizew Winner is determined to be ineligible by BIA, or fail to respond within the required time period, the potential winner forfeits their prizes and is disqualified. Otherwise, the selected potential Grand Prize Winner becomes the Validated Grand Prize Winner. In the event that potential Grand Prize Winner of a prize is disqualified for any reason, BIA may in BIA’s sole discretion randomly select a different winner from all remaining eligible entries and repeat the verification process outlined above, donate the forfeited prizes to charity or conduct a new promotion to award the prizes.
7. Prizes
A maximum of one "Grand Prize" consisting of an Apple iPad (Model #: MC769LL/A) may be awarded. Winner is responsible for all taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use. Total actual retail value of all prizes will not exceed $499.
8. Odds of Winning
The odds of winning will depend on the number of entries.
9. Release
By entering this Sweepstakes, entrant agrees to release and hold harmless BIA, and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, advertising/promotion agencies, and each of their respective parent companies and each such company's officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the "Released Parties") from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property, arising out of participation in the Promotion or receipt or use or misuse of any prize.
10. Publicity
Except where prohibited, participation in the Promotion constitutes winners consent to BIA's and its agents' use of winner's name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions, hometown and state, and/or uploaded photo or slide show for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration. Additionally, winner agrees to shoot a 60 second video of him/herself using their new iPad with either the built in camera on the iPad or another camera. BIA will provide details as to the content of the video, and the winner will submit the video to BIA as per BIA’s instructions.
11. General Conditions
BIA reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Promotion, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond BIA's reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Sweepstakes, as determined by BIA in its sole discretion. BIA reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or any other promotion or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, BIA reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. BIA's failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
12. Limitations of Liability
The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries; or (5) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant's participation in the Promotion or receipt or use or misuse of any prize. If for any reason an entrant's entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant's sole remedy is another entry in the Sweepstakes play, provided that if it is not possible to award another entry due to discontinuance of the Promotion, or any part of it, for any reason, BIA, at its discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the prizes offered herein. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In event that production, technical, seeding, programming or any other reasons cause more than stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, BIA reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, unawarded, eligible prize claims.
13. Disputes
Entrant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, or any prizes awarded, other than those concerning the administration of the Sweepstakes or the determination of winners, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (ii) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved exclusively by the United States District Court located in Indianapolis, Indiana or the appropriate Indiana State Court located in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana; (iii) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes, but in no event attorneys' fees; and (iv) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses , and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and BIA in connection with the Promotion, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Indiana, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Indiana or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Indiana.
14. Entrant's Personal Information
By entering the contest, entrant consents to BIA’s use of their information for any purposes BIA deems necessary in the administration and promotion of the contest. BIA may also use entrants personal information to communicate with entrant about BIA’s, or any of it’s business affiliate’s, client’s, or other third party’s products, services, promotions, surveys, or any other type of solicitation purposes that BIA desires. BIA will not, however, release, sell, or otherwise knowingly distribute entrant’s personal information to a third party. Entrant’s information is protected as per the DentalInsuranceStore.com privacy policy, which can be accessed at http://www.dentalinsurancestore.com/home/privacy-policy
15. Promotion Results
For Promotion results and/or a copy of these Official Rules, send a hand-printed, self-addressed, stamped envelope containing a written request on a 3X5 index card to Dental Insurance Store iPad Giveaway, Attn: Jeffrey Konowitch, 1801 S Liberty Drive Bloomington, Indiana 47403. Requests for the winners list must be received by April 10, 2012. VT residents may exclude return postage.