OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER
Limit one entry per person,
household or e-mail address. Multiple entries submitted by a single entrant
are void. Entries without ALL of the required information are void.
Sweepstakes begin at 3:01 p.m. PST October 5, 2004 and end October 13, 2004 at 2:59 p.m. PST. All entries must be received by e-mail by (2:59 p.m.) PST October 13, 2004. Sweepstakes Sponsor (CountingDown.com) is not
responsible for late, lost or misdirected e-mail or any error, omission, interruption,
deletion, defect, delay or malfunction in operation or transmission on the Internet
or website. In case of dispute, entry will be considered made by registered
user of the e-mail/Internet account who must comply with these official rules.
Grand Prize:
- ONE (1) 'RED HOT GRAND PRIZE: One (1) genuine firefighter helmet signed by the cast/crew of 'Ladder 49' including Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Director Jay Russell and others.
Drawing and Notification:
Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Winners
will be selected in a random drawing held on or about October 15, 2004 from all
eligible entries received by Sponsor whose decisions are final and binding in
all respects. Winners will be contacted by e-mail by Sponsor using information
provided on the entry form. If no valid e-mail address is provided on the entry
form, another potential winner may be selected, or if he/she is found to be
ineligible, or if he/she cannot or does not comply with these Official Rules,
such winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner selected.
Eligibility:
Sweepstakes open to all legal US residents of the United States, 13 years of
age or older as of October 5, 2004 (start date of sweepstakes) and have an
existing e-mail address prior to October 5, 2004 (start date of sweepstakes)
only, except employees and immediate family (spouses and parents, siblings and
children and their spouses) of: CountingDown.com and each of their respective
parents, affiliates or subsidiaries, advertising agencies, sweepstakes supplier,
and any other company involved with the design, production execution or distribution
of the sweepstakes. Winners of prizes may be required to complete, execute and
return an Affidavit of Eligibility, and winners must sign, execute and return
a Liability Release and a Publicity Release, where legal, within 7 days of notification,
or prize may be forfeited.
General:
By participating, entrants acknowledge and agree to be bound by these rules
and the decisions of the judges, which are final. The winners hereby consent
to the use of their name and or likenesses by CountingDown.com for the purposes
of advertising without additional compensation unless prohibited by law. Taxes
are the sole responsibility of the winners. Void where prohibited by law. Prizes
are not exchangeable, transferable and cannot be redeemed for cash. All entries
become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. In the event of
unavailability of stated prizes, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a
prize of comparable value. By entering, entrant releases and holds harmless
Sponsor, Touchstone Pictures, independent prize suppliers and their respective parents,
affiliated and related companies, and the directors, officers, employees and
agents of each, from any liability resulting from participation in the sweepstakes,
or from acceptance, possession, or use of any prize. If, in the sole opinion
of Sponsor, the Sweepstakes is compromised by virus, bugs, worms, unauthorized
human intervention, or other causes beyond the control of Sponsor affecting
administration, security, fairness or proper play of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor
reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend the Sweepstakes
in its entirely and conduct the drawing from all eligible entries received prior
to the action taken. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify, seek remedies
and damages from, and criminally prosecute any individual or entrant tampering
with the entry process.
Winner's list:
A list of winners names will be posted on the CountingDown.com website after
October 15, 2004.
SPONSOR:
The Sponsor of this sweepstakes is CountingDown.com, 1000 Flower Street, Glendale,
CA 91201 who is solely responsible for all aspects of this promotion.
"Ladder 49" TM & (c) 2004 By Touchstone Pictures,
a Buena Vista Pictures Company, All Rights Reserved.
www.ladder49.com
