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ACTIVE BODIES ACTIVE MINDS 2008 PEPSI MLS ALL-STAR SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. |
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ELIGIBILITY: Active Bodies Active Minds 2008 Pepsi MLS All-Star
Sweepstakes (the "Sweepstakes") is open to legal residents of the United States
(except Rhode Island, Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, and all other
U.S. and foreign territories and possessions, and excluding where otherwise
prohibited by law, rule or regulation) and Canada (except the province of
Quebec) who are of legal age of majority in the jurisdiction in which they
reside (at least 18 years) at the time of entry. Employees, officers, and
directors (including immediate family members (spouse, parent, child and
sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and
members of the same household) of Major League Soccer, L.L.C. ("MLS" or
"Sponsor") and Soccer United Marketing, L.L.C. ("SUM" and together with MLS,
the "MLS Entities"), Carson-Dellosa Publishing Co., Inc., ("CD") and each of
the MLS Entities and CD's affiliated companies, subsidiaries, licensees,
distributors, dealers, retailers, printers and advertising and promotion
agencies, and any and all other companies associated with the Sweepstakes are
not eligible to participate. Online entrants to the Sweepstakes will be given
the option to receive commercial e-mails from CD and/or the MLS Entities;
however, eligibility to participate in the Sweepstakes is not dependent upon
entrant's consent to receive such e-mails. The Sweepstakes is subject to all
applicable federal, state, local laws and regulations. Void in Rhode Island,
Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, and all other U.S. and foreign
territories and possessions, in Quebec and where prohibited or restricted by
law.
HOW TO ENTER: The Sweepstakes begins at 12:00 PM Eastern Time ("ET") on March 29, 2008 and ends at 3:00 PM ET on June 22, 2008 ("Entry Period"). There are two ways to enter: online, or by mail. No other method of entry will be accepted. Limit one entry per person/email address/household regardless of method of entry.
NOTIFICATION: The potential Winner will be notified by e-mail and/or telephone by a representative of MLS or CD. In the event that the Winner does not respond to any such notification within three (3) days of the date of notification, a disqualification will result and, at Sponsor's discretion, an alternate Winner shall be chosen from among all remaining eligible entries. If potential Winner is a resident of Canada, he/she will be required to correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question to be administered by telephone. If he/she answers the skill-testing question incorrectly, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, he/she will be disqualified and, at Sponsor's discretion, an alternate Winner shall be chosen from among all remaining eligible entries. The potential Winner will be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility (or, if a resident of Canada, a Declaration of Eligibility) and Release of Liability, and, unless prohibited by law, Publicity, within ten (10) days of receipt. A disqualification will result and, at Sponsor's discretion, an alternative Winner will be randomly selected from among all remaining eligible entries if all required documents are not properly executed and returned within the specified period of time. Refusal or return of MLS's such documents as non-deliverable or potential Winner's noncompliance with these Official Rules will also result in disqualification and, at Sponsor's discretion, cause an alternative Winner to be chosen from among all remaining eligible entries. WAIVER OF LIABILITY/PUBLICITY RELEASE: By participating in the Sweepstakes and submitting an entry, all entrants agree to (i) be bound by these Official Rules, including all entry requirements and (ii) waive any and all claims against the Sponsor, the other MLS Entities and CD and each of their respective parents, affiliated companies, subsidiaries, licensees, distributors, dealers, retailers, printers and advertising and promotion agencies, and each of their respective agents and representatives (collectively, the "Released Parties") for any injury, damage or loss that may occur, directly or indirectly or in whole or in part, from the participation in the Sweepstakes or from the receipt or use of any Prize or travel or activity related to the receipt or use of any Prize. By accepting the Prize, each Winner grants to Sponsor, the other MLS Entities and CD the right to publicize such Winner's name, city/state of residence and/or likeness in any medium now or hereafter devised worldwide without limitation and without additional compensation or consideration, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law. GENERAL CONDITIONS: Released Parties are not responsible for stolen, late or misdirected, lost, damaged, garbled, delayed, incomplete, inaccurate, postage due or illegible entries or mail. Entries generated by a script, macro or other mechanical or automated means will be disqualified. Released Parties are not responsible for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Sweepstakes, the processing of entries, the announcement of the Prizes or in any Sweepstakes-related materials. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes. Released Parties are not responsible for injury or damage to participants' or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating in this Sweepstakes or downloading materials from or use of the website. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Sweepstakes or website or who are in violation of these Official Rules, as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified and all associated entries will be void. Any attempt to deliberately damage the content or operation of this Sweepstakes is unlawful and subject to legal action by the Sponsor, the other MLS Entities, CD or their respective agents. The Sponsor, the other MLS Entities and shall have the sole right to disqualify any entrant for violation of these Official Rules or any applicable laws relating to the Sweepstakes, and to resolve all disputes in their sole discretion. Sponsor, the other MLS Entities and CD (i) make no warranty, guaranty or representation of any kind concerning any Prize, and (ii) disclaim any implied warranty. All disputes will be resolved under applicable U.S. laws in the County of New York, state of New York. The Sponsor, the other MLS Entities and CD reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel or suspend the Sweepstakes should virus, bugs, unauthorized human intervention, or other causes, corrupt administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper operation of the Sweepstakes. In the event of cancellation, Sponsor may elect to identify Winners and award the prizes by way of random drawing from among all non-suspect, eligible entries received up to the time of such cancellations. All online entries must include a valid e-mail address for the entrant. In case of multiple entries, only the first entry received will be considered. In the event of a dispute as to the identity or eligibility of a Winner based on an e-mail address, the winning entry will be declared made by the "Authorized Account Holder" of the e-mail address submitted at the time of the entry provided he/she is eligible according to these Official Rules. The "Authorized Account Holder" is the person to whom the applicable Internet service provider or other organization (such as business or educational institution) has assigned the e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. WINNERS' LIST: For a list of Winners, mail a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Major League Soccer, Attn: MLS W.O.R.K.S. Active Bodies Active Minds, 420 Fifth Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, New York 10018. Winner's list requests must be made by August 31, 2008. SPONSOR: The Sponsor of this Sweepstakes is Major League Soccer, L.L.C. |