Official
Contest Rules
NEWBURY
COMICS, INC./OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES Please
read these rules before entering any Newbury Comics Contest. By submitting
an entry, you are bound by these rules and represent that you satisfy
all eligibility requirements in paragraph #1.
1.
ELIGIBILITY. No
purchase is necessary to enter or win. The Contest is open only to all
legal residents of the 50 United States, District of Columbia, and U.S.
Military personnel (and their families) with APO/FPO addresses and are
13 or older. Employees and other representatives of Newbury Comics,
Inc., its affiliates, and advisors (and the immediate family members
of each of them) are not eligible to win. All applicable federal, state,
and local laws and regulations apply. Offer void where prohibited by
law. .
2.
ENTRIES. To
enter, complete the official online entry form, including your legal
name and e-mail and mailing addresses, and click on "Enter the Contest"
to submit. Only one entry per person is permitted per day during the
duration of the Contest; if multiple entries are received, only the
first entry will be considered. Only entries received during the Contest
will be eligible to win prizes. In the event of any dispute over the
identity of an Internet entrant, all e-mail entries will be deemed to
have been submitted by the owner of the e-mail account from which they
were sent. Newbury Comics is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected,
or incomplete entries. Nor is any responsibility assumed for incorrect
or inaccurate capture of entry information, including but not limited
to, malfunctions, human error, lost/delayed/garbled data transmission,
omission, interruption, deletion, defect, failures of any telephone,
computer line, or network, computer equipment, software, or any combination
thereof. If the contest is compromised or becomes technically corrupted
in any way, electronically or otherwise, the sponsor reserves the right
to withdraw the online transmission of this contest and select winners
for any remaining prizes by random drawing from among all entries received.
Newbury Comics will not enter into correspondence, including e-mail,
regarding entries.
3.
WINNER SELECTION. The
winner will be selected by a random drawing from all eligible entries
received. Winners will be notified by e-mail. If a selected winner does
not respond in a timely manner or within the timeframe noted in the
contest and/or e-mail notification, or the winner's e-mail has been
returned undeliverable, an alternate winner will be selected. Due to
the timeliness of some prizes, there may be other instructions and/or
deadlines placed upon winners selected. Prizes will be awarded within
30 days of the drawing. No substitutions or cash equivalencies for the
prizes are available. Prizes are not transferable. All taxes on prizes
and incidental expenses not mentioned herein are the responsibility
of the winner. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries
received.
4.
GENERAL RELEASE. By
entering the Contest, you release Newbury Comics, participating sponsors,
and each of their respective affiliated companies, directors, officers,
employees, representatives, and agencies from any liability whatsoever
for any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising
out of or in connection with the Contest or with the acceptance, possession,
use or misuse of any prize (including, without limitation, claims, costs,
injuries and losses related to personal injuries, death, damage to a
or destruction of property, rights of publicly or privacy defamation,
or portrayal in a false light). Newbury Comics, Inc. will not be responsible
or liable for any printing or typographical errors in any materials
associated with the Contest.
5.
E-MAIL/CHANGE OF ADDRESS. It
is the sole responsibility of the entrant to notify the Newbury Comics
Contest judges in writing if the entrant changes her/her e-mail or mailing
address. To do so, entrant should send an e-mail giving the old e-mail
or mailing address and the correct new e-mail or mailing address to
staff@newburycomics.com.
6.
NAME OF WINNER. To
obtain the name of the winner, send a request, naming the specific contest,
(along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope) to Contest, Att: Winner
Name, Newbury Comics, PO Box 380, Allston, MA 02134. To obtain a copy
of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to
the above address, Attn: Rules Request.
7.
MISCELLANEOUS. The
Contest and all accompanying materials are copyright 2002 by Newbury
Comics, Inc. Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and
by the decisions of Newbury Comics, which are final and binding in all
respects. Newbury Comics reserves the right to change these rules or
cancel the Contest at any time, by its sole discretion.
