GIVEAWAY RULES
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THESE PROMOTIONS. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
2009 GIFT GUIDE GIVEAWAY Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 A.M. ET on 11/25/08 and ends at 11:59 P.M. ET on 1/5/09, when all entries must be received. To enter, log on to www.cookiemag.com/go/momgiftguide, complete the online entry form, and submit it as instructed. Only one (1) entry per person/e-mail address. One (1) grand-prize winner, three (3) first-prize winners, and fifty (50) second-prize winners will be selected in a random drawing on or about 1/6/09 and will be notified by e-mail or telephone. The grand prize is one (1) pair Gap faux-fur boots (ARV $40), one (1) Eileen Fisher pleated mohair wrap (ARV $138), one (1) Stella McCartney Coco blushing bra (ARV $110), one (1) Santalrosa Eau de Toilette (ARV $70), one (1) Santalrosa Shower Gel (ARV $32), three (3) Canvas cedar cutting boards (ARV $50, $65, $110), one (1) set of Early Spring note cards by Gwen Frostic (ARV $42), one (1) Prada grosgrain ribbon necklace (ARV $695), one (1) Baume & Mercier Ilea stainless-steel watch (ARV $1,990), and one (1) Blue Tree clear cabochon-and-silver necklace (ARV $525). Total approximate retail value of the grand-prize package is $3,867. First prize is one (1) iPod with eight (8) movie downloads to include Ice Age, Robots, Anastasia, Flicka, Garfield, Jingle All the Way, Miracle on 34th Street (1994), and Home Alone 3. Total approximate retail value of the first-prize package is $310 each. Second prize is one (1) Biotherm Aquasource holiday set. Total approximate retail value of the second prize is $49. For the names of the winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to 2009 Gift Guide Giveaway, c/o Cookie magazine, 4 Times Square, New York, NY 10036, after 1/7/09 but before 7/7/09. See Additional Rules below.
ADDITIONAL RULES:
1. Entries/votes that are lost, late, misdirected, incorrect, garbled, or incompletely received, for any reason, including by reason of hardware, software, browser, or network failure, malfunction, congestion, or incompatibility at Sponsor's servers or elsewhere, will not be eligible. Sponsor, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry/voting processes or the operation of the website. Use of bots or other automated processes to enter/vote is prohibited and may result in disqualification at the sole discretion of Sponsor. Sponsor further reserves the right to cancel, terminate, or modify any promotion not capable of completion as planned, including by reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, force majeure, or technical failures of any sort. In the event of a dispute, entries will be deemed submitted by the 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 to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institute) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Potential nominators, finalists, and winners will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone. If any Potential Winner cannot be contacted or does not respond within three (3) days, or the prize notification is returned as undeliverable, such nominator or potential nominee forfeits all rights to any prize, and an alternate winner may be selected.
2. Income and other taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the winners.
3. Open only to legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States and/or the District of Columbia who are at least 18 years of age or older as of the date of entry. Employees of Sponsor, their immediate families, and those living in the same household are not eligible. Entrants agree to abide by these Official Rules, and understand that any violation of the rules may result in disqualification.
4. Subject to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Void outside the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia, and where prohibited. Any violation of these rules may result in disqualification. Sponsor is not responsible for errors in the administration or fulfillment of the contest or sweepstakes, including without limitation mechanical, human, printing, distribution, or production errors, and may modify or cancel these promotions based upon such errors at its sole discretion without liability.
5. The odds of winning the sweepstakes depend on the number of eligible entries received. Prizes are not transferable. No substitutions for any prize except by Sponsor, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be substituted. All decisions of the judges are final and binding in all respects.
6. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. By providing your e-mail address, you grant Sponsor the right to send you commercial messages and share your address with others, unless specified otherwise as indicated on the entry form.
7. Except where prohibited: (i) Acceptance of prize constitutes consent to use winners' names and likenesses for editorial, advertising, and publicity purposes, without further compensation; (ii) Potential Winners may be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility (including Social Security number) and liability/publicity release, which must be returned within three (3) days of attempted notification, or an alternate winner may be chosen.
8. The Sponsor of each sweepstakes is Condé Nast Publications, 4 Times Square, New York, NY 10036.
