1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY: Open to legal residents of the
2. TO ENTER: Complete the survey to be entered by one of the following methods:
1) enter on line, complete the survey and provide email address where
indicated. The answers to the survey questions will be used to help us
understand industry needs. All on-line entries must be received by April 1st,
2012 11:59 p.m. PT. Mail in entries must be postmarked by April 1st, 2012 and
received by May 5th, 2012. Sponsor's computer is the official time-keeping
device for his sweepstakes. A completed survey will enter you into the prize
drawing. The random prize drawing will be held on or about May 25th, 2012.
Limit of one prize per family or household. There may be different graphics and
presentations of this offer under the same prize structure.
3. CONDITIONS: Sponsor assumes no responsibility for lost, late, misdirected,
illegible, incorrect or inaccurate entry information whether caused by Web site
visitors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized
in the sweepstakes. Sponsor is not responsible for lost or misdirected mail.
Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend this
sweepstakes should a computer virus, bugs or other causes beyond the control of
the Sponsor corrupt the administration, security or proper operation of the
sweepstakes. Any attempt by an individual to deliberately damage any Web site
or undermine the legitimate operation of the game is a violation of criminal
and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to
seek damages from any such individual to the fullest extent permitted by law.
4. PRIZES: Aiken Standard will offer locally, (5)
$100 gas cards. Potential winners will be selected in a random drawing
from all qualified entries received. Potential winners will be notified by
email and/or by phone. Potential winners are required to respond with a
complete notification email or return the phone call within 5 Days of
notification date or an alternate winner will be selected. After receiving the
confirmation an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability will be mailed to the
potential winner. The affidavit must be signed, notarized and returned to the
judging agency within 14 days of receipt. If the affidavit is not returned
within the set time period an alternate winner will be selected. All applicable
taxes are the responsibility of the winner. Prize is not transferable. No prize
substitutions. Odds of winning based on the number of entries received. Limit
one prize per family or household. Drawing will be conducted by Innovative
Processing, Inc. an independent judging agency whose decisions are final and
binding on all matters relating to this sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right
to substitute a prize of equal or greater value. Prizes will be distributed in
6-8 weeks after confirmation of affidavit is complete.
5. CONDITIONS OF ENTRY: Employees of Aiken Standard, Inc,
all persons working as employees of any newspaper, newspaper partners or
subsidiaries, and all affiliated Web sites or their affiliated companies, or
the sponsors, agencies, distributors, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion
agencies and affiliated companies, participating advertisers and media,
employees, their immediate family members and/or those living in the same
household of each are not eligible. Immediate family member is defined as
husband, wife, children, mother, father, sister, sister in-law, brother or brother
in-law. All federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the
winner. All federal, state and local laws apply. Entry into this promotion
constitutes permission to the Sponsor and their agencies to use winners' name,
address and/or likeness for purposes of advertising and trade without further
compensation, unless prohibited by law. Sponsor reserves the right to
substitute prize of equal or greater value. By participating in this promotion,
entrants agree to be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of the
judges. Entrant recognizes and agrees that survey information will be made
available only to Sponsor. Winners agree to release and hold harmless Aiken
Standard, its agencies, employees from injury, death, loss or other liability that
may arise from the acceptance or use of any prize or their participation in
this promotion.
6. WINNERS LIST: The name of the prize-winners can be found by sending a
self-addressed stamped envelope to Pulse Aiken Standard Sweepstakes, 1200 NW
Naito Parkway Suite 290, Portland, OR 97209. Requests must be received by March
25th, 2012.
7. DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Entrant agrees that: All issues and questions concerning
the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official
Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant(s) and Sponsor and their
agencies, shall be governed by and construed exclusively in accordance with the
laws of the State of South Carolina without giving effect to any choice of law
or conflict of law rules which would cause the application of the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the State of South Carolina. Entrant agrees that any
action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to this sweepstakes, or
awarding of the prize, shall be filed only in the state or federal courts of
South Carolina. Entrant hereby consents and submits to the personal
jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action.
Except where prohibited, by participating in this sweepstakes, entrant agrees
that: (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or
connected with this sweepstakes, or awarding of the prize, shall be resolved
individually, without resort to any form of class action; and (b) any and all
claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs
incurred, including costs associated with participating in this sweepstakes but
in no event attorneys’ fees; and (c) under no circumstances will any
participant be permitted to obtain awards for and 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.
8. Aiken Standard, 326 Rutland Drive
N.W. PO Box 456,
Aiken, SC, 29801