MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC & ELECTRONICS USA, Inc.
HVAC Advanced Products Division
2008 OFFICIAL SWEEPSTAKES RULES
Mr. Slim® Golf Dream Getaway Sweepstakes
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY, VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW This Sweepstakes begins at 12:00:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time on July 1, 2008 and ends at 11:59:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time on Sunday August 31, 2008. .
ELIGIBILITY: Open
to legal residents of the U.S., except Puerto Rico and Guam, who are 18
years of age or older on date of entry. Employees of Mitsubishi
Electric & Electronics USA, its corporate affiliates its HVAC
distributors, dealers and sales representatives, The Snapshot Group,
Inc., and their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and
promotional agencies and each of their respective officers, directors,
employees, and agents ("Sponsor and its agents") and members of the
immediate family and persons living in the same household of each are
not eligible.
TO ENTER: Beginning July 1, 2008 through August 31, 2008, log on to www.pgatour.com
and click on the “Mr. Slim Sweepstakes” banner ad (our ad is one of
several that appear (they are ‘rolling’ ad’s from many vendors)), or
log on to http://sweepstakes.snapextra.com, and follow the instructions
to complete an official entry form. Submit your entry
electronically. All entries must be received no later than
11:59:59 PM Eastern Time on August 31, 2008. Only one entry per
household. In order for any entry to be valid, the entrant must
indicate acceptance of these rules by checking the box next to “I have
read and agree to the Official Rules” before submitting the electronic
entry. Entrant will be asked to provide his/her name, e-mail address,
phone number and home address. Entrant also may be asked to answer
survey questions or to consent to receive promotional emails.
Consenting to receive promotional emails is optional and does not have
to be agreed to in order to be eligible to enter the Sweepstakes or to
win the prize. Neither The Snapshot Group, PGA TOUR or Sponsor is
responsible for any lost, late, illegible, incomplete or misdirected
entries, or for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone
network or lines, computer systems, servers, internet access providers,
equipment, or software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received
for any reason, traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website,
or any other technical problems related to website entries or any
combination of the foregoing, including any injury or damage to an
entrant's or any other person's computer. Entries become the property
of Sponsor and will not be returned. One prize per household.
PRIZE AND CHANCES OF WINNING: One (1)
Prize: 1 Trip for Two (2) to TPC Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada,
including economy round trip coach class airfare from the nearest major
airport to winner’s residence, four (4) nights standard hotel
accommodations, standard rental car for four (4) days (gas and
insurance are the responsibility of the winner) and 3 (three) rounds of
18 hole golf, all based on availability. All travel must be
completed by March 15, 2009. The total approximate retail value
of the Prize and is $6,500.00 ("ARV"). Prize may not be combined with
any other offer. Prizes are not transferable. No prize
substitutions or cash redemption allowed, except at the Sponsor's sole
discretion. Chances of winning depend on the number of eligible entries
received. ALL PRIZES ARE AWARDED “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES.
PRIZE AWARDING: The Winner
will be selected in a random drawing from all eligible entries received
by Sponsor, the judge of the Sweepstakes whose decisions are final and
binding on all matters relating to the Sweepstakes, on or about seven
(7) days following the end of the Sweepstakes. Winner will be notified
by certified mail or commercial overnight delivery. Prize will be
awarded only upon winner validation, eligibility and verification by
Sponsor. No transfer or assignment of prize is permitted.
No substitution of prize will be permitted, except that Sponsor
reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute any prize
with either the cash value of the applicable prize that would otherwise
have been awarded, or a prize or prizes of equal or greater value, in
the event that such prize is unavailable. If the initially
selected winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim a
prize, or if the notification of the prize is returned as
undeliverable, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will
be selected. Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for
Sponsor and their respective designees to use of winner name, likeness,
statements, voice, opinions, biographical information and state of
residence for promotional purposes in any media without notice, further
payment, consideration, credit, or right of approval or review unless
prohibited by law and any such use with respect to minors will be
subject to prior written approval from the parent or legal
guardian. Winner will be required to sign and return an affidavit
of eligibility and liability/publicity release within fourteen (14)
days of notification days of the date of notification or prize will be
forfeited and an alternate winner selected.
GENERAL INFORMATION: Travel
must be completed by March 15, 2009. Winner must provide at least 30
days advance notice of travel dates. Subject to availability. Winner
will be responsible for all expenses incurred in winning and accepting
the Prize. By accepting the prize, winner waives the right to
assert as a cost of winning said prize, any and all costs of redemption
or travel to redeem said prize, and any and all liability that might
arise from redeeming or seeking said prize. The ARV of the prizes
set forth above represents the Sponsor’s good-faith determination of
the retail value thereof. The winner is responsible for all
federal, state and local taxes. The winner will be issued 1099 tax
forms for the ARV of the prize. Sponsor reserves the right to
modify these Official Rules for clarification purposes without
materially affecting the terms and conditions of the sweepstakes. All
applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.
The failure of Sponsor to exercise or enforce any right or provision of
these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of such right or
provision. If any part of these Official Rules is held by a court
of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, that part
will be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, and the
remainder of these Official Rules will remain fully in force.
DISQUALIFICATION:
The use of robotic, automatic, macro, programmed or like methods
(including without limitation the use of any promotion/game
subscription, notification, entry or like sites or service that offers
sweepstakes entry services "on behalf of" entrant) is strictly
prohibited. Neither The Snapshot Group, PGA TOUR nor Sponsor is
responsible for lost, interrupted or unavailable network server or
other connections, miscommunications, failed telephone or computer or
telephone transmissions or technical failure, jumbled, scrambled or
misdirected transmissions, or other error of any kind whether human,
mechanical or electronic. Persons found tampering with or abusing
any aspect of this sweepstakes, as solely determined by the Sponsor,
will be disqualified. If disqualified for any of the above
abuses, the Sponsor reserves the right to terminate such person's
eligibility to participate in this sweepstakes and future contests
sponsored by sponsor. In the event any portion of this
sweepstakes is compromised by any virus, bugs, non-authorized human
intervention or other causes beyond the control of the sponsor which,
in the sole opinion of the sponsor, corrupts or impairs the
administration, security or fairness of the sponsor - the sponsor
reserves the right to suspend or terminate the sweepstakes.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:
By entering, entrants agree (a) to these Official Rules, and the
decisions of the sponsor which shall be binding and final in all
respects; (b) to release the sponsor from all liability, loss or damage
arising out of participation in the sweepstakes and with respect to the
awarding, receipt, possession, use and/or misuse of any prize; (c) to
be contacted by sponsor by mail, telephone and/or email; (d)
acknowledge that neither The Snapshot Group, PGA TOUR nor the sponsor
make any warranty, representation, or guarantee, expressed or implied,
in fact or in law, relative to any prize, and disclaim all liability
for the provision, quality or nature of any third-party products or
services provided to winner and (e) that this sweepstakes is governed
by the laws of the State of Georgia without regard to its conflict of
laws principles, with venue in Fulton County, Georgia, and all claims
must be resolved in the courts of Fulton County, Georgia. Each
entrant waives any and all objections to jurisdiction and venue and
hereby submits to the jurisdiction of those courts. By
participating, the winner releases The Snapshot Group, PGA TOUR
and sponsor, their respective officers, directors, employees,
affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, fulfillment,
marketing agencies, public relation firms, consultants or contractors
from any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever
for injuries, damages or losses to persons (including death) and
property that may be sustained in connection with the receipt,
ownership, possession, acceptance, enjoyment, use or misuse of a prize,
or arising out of participation in this sweepstakes, or while preparing
for, participating in, and/or traveling to any prize-related
activity. IN NO EVENT WILL The snapshot group, PGA TOUR THE
SPONSOR OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES,
subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, fulfillment, marketing agencies,
public relation firms, consultants or contractors BE RESPONSIBLE OR
LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES,
ARISING OUT OF ANY PARTICIPATION IN THE GAME OR ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION,
USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE AWARDED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SWEEPSTAKES,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH AND/OR PROPERTY
DAMAGE, AS WELL AS ANY CLAIMS BASED ON PUBLICITY RIGHTS OR INVASION OF
PRIVACY.
Winner: For the winning name
(available after September 15, 2008), send a stamped, self-addressed
envelope for receipt by October 31, 2008, to: Marketing
Department, Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics, Inc. HVAC Advanced
Products Division, 3400 Lawrenceville Suwanee Road, Suwanee Georgia
30075.
Sponsored By: Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics, Inc. HVAC Advanced Products Division
The sweepstakes and all accompanying materials are © 2008 Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc. All rights reserved.