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GOODY “STYLING THERAPY” SWEEPSTAKES (the “Sweepstakes”)

OFFICIAL RULES

 

1.  NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. THE FOLLOWING SWEEPSTAKES IS OPEN ONLY TO INDIVIDUALS 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, WHO ARE LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (“D.C.”) OR CANADA (EXCLUDING RESIDENTS OF QUEBEC).  VOID IN QUEBEC, PUERTO RICO, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S. TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS AND WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.

 

2.  HOW TO ENTER: Sweepstakes begins at 12:00:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (“EDT”) on June 11, 2007 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (“EST”) on December 31, 2007 (the “Sweepstakes Period”). To enter, visit the Goody Products, Inc. (“Goody” or “Sponsor”) internet website at http://www.goody.com during the Sweepstakes Period, complete the Sweepstakes entry form with all required information and submit as instructed on-screen.  Entries must be received by 11:59:59 p.m. EST on December 31, 2007.  Proof of submission is not proof of receipt by Sponsor.  Any automated computer receipt (such as one confirming delivery of email) does not constitute proof of actual receipt by Sponsor.  You may also enter the Sweepstakes at various Sponsor events occurring during the Sweepstakes Period (to be determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion) by completing an official entry form and depositing it in the official drop box located at said event(s).  Limit one (1) entry per person per day, and limit one (1) entry per email address per day, regardless of entry method.  If more than one entry is received from the same person or from the same email address on any given day, all entries from said person or email address received on that day will be disqualified.  Once submitted, entries become the exclusive property of the Sponsor and will not be returned.  In the event of a dispute, eligible electronic entries will be considered made by authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry.  “Authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned the email address by an internet service provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the email address in question.  Automated entries (including but not limited to entries submitted using any robotic, script, macro, mechanical, programmed or other automated service) and any illegible, unintelligible, incomplete, or garbled entries are not permitted and will be disqualified.  Any entries not in conformance with these Official Rules will be disqualified.

 

3.  ELIGIBILITY:

Open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., as well as to legal residents of Canada (excluding residents of Quebec), who are 18 years of age or older at time of entry. Employees of Goody and its parent company, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, advertising and promotional agencies, and the immediate families of such employees, defined as spouses, parents, children and siblings (whether such family members are biological, adoptive step or in-law) of such employees and those living in the same household of such employees are not eligible to enter or win.  Void in Quebec, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, U.S. territories and possession and where prohibited or restricted by law.

 

4. DRAWING/ODDS OF WINNING PRIZE:

Sponsor will select one potential winner in random drawing from among all eligible entries received on or about 1/2/08.  Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received from all entry methods.  Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects. Sponsor will attempt to notify the potential winner by e-mail, phone or postal mail within ten (10) days of the drawing date.  The potential winner (or her parent/legal guardian if she is considered a minor in her state, province or territory of residence) will be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability Release and Publicity Release (where legal) within 14 days of date on notification in order to receive the prize, or prize will be forfeited.  Potential Canadian winner (or her parent/legal guardian if she is considered a minor in her province or territory) will also be required to correctly answer, unaided, a time-limited, mathematical skill-testing question prior to being declared a winner.  If a potential winner cannot be contacted, if she (or her parent/legal guardian if she is considered a minor in her state, province or territory of residence)  fails to return required documentation within the time frame specified, if prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, or in the event of non-compliance with any of the requirements herein, her entry will be disqualified, she will not receive any prize, and the prize will be awarded to an alternate entrant selected in a random drawing from the remaining eligible entries.  Unclaimed prizes may not be awarded. 

 

5. PRIZE:

One (1) Grand Prize will be awarded consisting of a seven day/six night Carnival Cruise for winner and one guest.  Cruise route is winner’s choice (based on availability) from a U.S. point of departure (with return to same location), and shall include ocean view accommodations, one double occupancy room, and roundtrip coach airfare for two from major airport nearest winner’s home to major airport nearest cruise departure location.  Winner will also receive a $100 American Express voucher to apply toward transportation costs to and from the airport and $1000 (awarded in the form of a check) to apply toward spa/salon services on board the cruise and/or for off-shore excursions during the cruise. Winner is responsible for government fees/taxes, meals, tips, gratuities, alcohol and all other expenses not specified herein.  Sponsor reserves the right to structure travel destinations, routes, and hotel selection at its sole discretion.  Winner and travel companion must travel on same itinerary.  Trip must be completed within one year of the date on potential winner’s initial prize notification.  Exact travel dates and arrangement are subject to availability.  If Grand Prize winner is unable to travel by designated date, Grand Prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to an alternate winner.   Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of Grand Prize: U.S. $10,000.  Actual value may vary based on point of departure and/or airfare fluctuations and any difference between the stated approximate value and actual value of prize will not be awarded.    

 

If Grand Prize winner is considered a minor in her state, province or territory of residence, the Grand Prize will be awarded to her parent or legal guardian on minor's behalf (once required documentation is received within the specified time frame), and the parent or legal guardian must accompany the winning minor on the trip.  Grand Prize winner's travel companion may not be a minor unless Grand Prize winner is the parent or legal guardian of the travel companion.  Grand Prize winner’s travel companion must sign and return a liability/publicity release within time frame specified by Sponsor.  If travel companion is an eligible minor, in accordance with these Official Rules, then Grand Prize winner must execute such documents on companion’s behalf.  If Grand Prize winner or her travel companion is an eligible minor in accordance with these rules, s/he may not be able to participate in all onboard activities and excursions, which are subject to Carnival Cruise rules and regulations, and applicable law.  By accepting prize, Grand Prize winner (or her parent or legal guardian) acknowledges the inherently dangerous nature of and risks in travel and cruising, including but not limited to personal injury and or death, and agrees to accept sole responsibility for such risks.  Trip prize (or any portion thereof) may not be sold, traded, transferred, assigned, refunded, or redeemed for cash and cannot be rescheduled once booked.  All taxes or expenses, including, without limitation, sales tax, luxury tax and any other costs incurred in claiming or using any of the prizes, are the sole responsibility of the Grand Prize winner.  No prize substitution or cash equivalent of prize will be granted, except at Sponsor’s sole discretion.  If prize becomes unavailable, Sponsor reserves the right to award a prize of equal or greater value.

 

6. GENERAL:

Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.

 

By entering and/or accepting a prize, each entrant and/or winner (a) agrees to release Sponsor, and its parent company, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, advertising and promotion agencies, and all of their respective employees, directors, officers, shareholders, agents, attorneys, successors or assigns (collectively “Releasees”), from any and all liability, loss or damage of any kind incurred with respect to participation in this Sweepstakes, the awarding, receipt, possession, and/or use or misuse of any prize, or participation in prize-related activities (including but not limited to travel related thereto); and (b) consents to the use of his/her name, likeness, quotes and/or identity for advertising and publicity purposes by Releasees, with no additional compensation, as permitted by law.  Releasees are not responsible for and are hereby released from liability with respect to: (i) electronic transmissions/entries that are lost, late, stolen, incomplete, illegible, damaged, garbled, destroyed, misdirected, or not received by the Sponsor or its agents for any reason, (ii) any problems or technical malfunctions, errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects, delays in operation or transmission, communication failures or human error that may occur in the transmission, receipt or processing of entries, or for destruction of or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries,  (iii) failed or unavailable hardware, network, software or telephone, cable or satellite transmissions, damage to entrants’ or any person’s computer and/or its contents, or causes beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control that jeopardize the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes or (iv) any entries submitted in a manner that is not expressly allowed under these Official Rules. All incomplete or non-conforming entries will be disqualified.  Releasees are further not responsible for and are hereby released from liability with respect to incorrect or inaccurate entry information whether caused by Internet users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes or by any technical or human error which may occur in the transmission, receipt or processing of the entries.  If for any reason this Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, or if this Sweepstakes or any Web site associated therewith (or any portion thereof) becomes corrupted or does not allow the proper playing of the Sweepstakes and processing of entries per these Official Rules, or if infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, actions by entrants, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, 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 implicated in such action, and/or to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this Sweepstakes.  In the event this Sweepstakes is cancelled, Sponsor reserves the right to conduct a random drawing to award the prizes from among all eligible, non-suspect, entries received prior to the time of the action or event warranting such cancellation. 

7.  WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS.  SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.   

8. PRIVACY:  The personal information collected from each entrant in the course of the Sweepstakes will be used by the Sponsor for the purposes of administration of the Sweepstakes and as otherwise permitted in accordance with Sponsor’s Privacy Policy.

Please see Sponsor’s Privacy Policy at www.goody.com for more information.

 

9. WINNERS LIST AND OFFICIAL RULES:  For a copy of these Official Rules, visit www.goody.com during the Sweepstakes Period.  Winner’s names and addresses (city and state/province only) may be posted online following winner verification at the conclusion of the Sweepstakes.  To receive the name of the winner by mail, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Goody “Styling Therapy” Sweepstakes Winners List, 1775 Woodstock Road Suite200 Roswell, GA 30075 by 2/29/08.  Canadian residents may omit return postage.

 

10. SPONSOR: Goody Products, Inc., 400 Galleria Parkway, Suite 1100, Atlanta, GA  30339.

 

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