Advertiser's Reward Network
$5,000 hourly promotion
official contest rules
The Advertiser's Reward Network $5,000 Hourly Promotion (the "Promotion") is sponsored by Traffix, Inc. d/b/a Advertiser's Reward Network ("Advertiser's Reward Network" or the "Company"). By entering the Promotion, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following official Promotion rules (the "Rules"). Please review the Rules carefully. If you do not agree to the Rules in their entirety, you are not permitted to enter the Promotion.
1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE THE ODDS OF WINNING.
2. ELIGIBILITY. The Promotion is open to legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia, living in the United States or the District of Columbia, who are at least 18 years of age. The Promotion is void in Puerto Rico and Rhode Island and in any other jurisdiction where the Promotion is prohibited or otherwise restricted by law, rule or regulation. Employees, officers and directors of the Company, each of their legal representatives, and each of their respective affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, advertising, promotional, fulfillment and marketing agencies, their immediate families (and those living in the same households) are not eligible to enter the Promotion. Contestants wishing to obtain a copy of these Rules may request a printed copy by writing to: Advertiser's Reward Network, Advertiser's Reward Network $5,000 Hourly Prize Promotion, 1 Blue Hill Plaza, 5th Floor, Pearl River, New York 10965.
3. HOW TO ENTER. Contestants may enter by clicking on the link provided in the e-mail message received by him or her from Advertiser's Reward Network, or by visiting the Promotion website at http://arn.aavalue.com (or other URL designated by Advertiser's Reward Network) and completing the online registration form for that hour's $5,000 drawing. Each contestant must include his/her correct and verifiable cellular telephone number and cellular telephone carrier on the registration form. There will be a new drawing each hour. Contestants without a cellular telephone number may fill out an alternate registration form to enter that hour's $5,000 drawing. See Section 4 herein below for details. In order to be eligible to win each hour's drawing, you must register each hour. Registrations will not carry over from hour-to-hour. All entries must be received by fifty-nine (59) minutes and fifty-nine (59) seconds past the hour (e.g., for a 4 p.m. drawing, all entries must be received by 3:59:59 p.m.) in order to be eligible for that hour's drawing. Only one entry per contestant per hour will be eligible for that hour's drawing. Entries will be accepted every day, including legal holidays. By registering for the Promotion, contestants are also opting-in to become registered members of Advertiser's Reward Network, and agree to receive e-mail, text and SMS marketing messages from Advertiser's Reward Network and its respective marketing affiliates (hereinafter referred to as "Advertisers"). See Section 10 herein below for detailed information concerning Advertiser's Reward Network's Privacy Policy.
4. ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF ENTRY. If you would like to participate in the Promotion, but you do not have a cellular telephone number, you may complete and submit the alternate registration form located at the Promotion website. You must include your correct and verifiable name, address, email address, date of birth and home telephone number. In order to be eligible to win each hour's drawing, you must register each hour. Registrations will not carry over from hour-to-hour. All entries must be received by fifty-nine (59) minutes and fifty-nine (59) seconds past the hour (e.g., for a 4 p.m. drawing, all entries must be received by 3:59:59 p.m.) in order to be eligible for that hour's drawing. Only one entry per contestant per hour will be eligible for that hour's drawing. Entries will be accepted every day, including legal holidays. By registering for the Promotion, contestants are also opting-in to become registered members of Advertiser's Reward Network, and agree to receive e-mail, marketing messages from Advertiser's Reward Network and its respective marketing affiliates (hereinafter referred to as "Advertisers"). See Section 10 herein below for detailed information concerning Advertiser's Reward Network's Privacy Policy.
5. HOW TO WIN. Each and every hour during the Contest period, one (1) cellular telephone number will be randomly selected from among the list of cellular telephone numbers in the Promotion Database. The Promotion Database is defined as the current list of previously registered members of Advertiser's Reward Network and its affiliates, and all other non-member contestants who registered in that hour. If the subscriber for the cellular telephone number selected registered for the Contest in the one (1) hour prior to the drawing, he or she will be deemed the winner for that hour. All winners, if any, will be notified via text message within two (2) weeks after the winners are chosen (contestants should ensure that their contact information is accurate and up to date). For a winner who entered the Promotion using the alternate registration form, notification will be provided within two (2) weeks after the winners are chosen via postal mail, e-mail or home telephone number. Winners are subject to eligibility verification. Winners will be required to execute and return a notarized Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release within fourteen (14) days following attempted notification. Non-compliance within this time period may result in forfeiture of the applicable prize. Winners will be required to provide picture proof of identification, which may include a driver's license, passport, voting card or similar government issued identification, as well as proof that he or she is the authorized account holder of the cellular telephone number (where applicable) associated with the potential winning entry. Return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable may result in forfeiture. In no case shall the Company be liable in any manner where a winner has not received notification sent from the Company or where the Company fails to receive a response from the winner within the required response period. See Section 6 herein below for a detailed prize description.
6. PRIZE DESCRIPTION. Each $5,000 prize is payable by check in one lump sum.
7. ODDS OF WINNING. The odds of winning any given hourly drawing depend on the number of registrants in the Database, as defined in Section 5 hereinabove, at the close of the applicable hourly entry period.
8. GUARANTEED GIVEAWAY. Each contestant who successfully registers as described in Section 3 hereinabove will be eligible to receive five (5) free ringtones from Tunes4Tones (a $10 value). In order to redeem your five (5) ringtones, you must provide the required information (name, email address, cell phone number) on the ringtones signup page that appears after you submit your mobile telephone number for entry into the Promotion, and you must be the line subscriber for a mobile telephone from a carrier supported by Tunes4Tones. Supported carriers include AT&T, Cingular, Sprint, T-Mobile and Boost. Offer available only to first-time contestants.
9. LIMITED TIME ONLY. The Promotion ends May 31, 2008.
10. PRIVACY STATEMENT. For a thorough recital of Advertiser's Reward Network's Privacy Policy please click here or return to the Advertiser's Reward Network homepage.
11. WINNERS LIST. To receive a list of winners, send a self addressed stamped envelope to: Advertiser's Reward Network, Advertiser's Reward Network $5,000 Hourly Prize Promotion, 1 Blue Hill Plaza, Pearl River, New York 10965.
12. TAX INFORMATION. Federal, state and local taxes, and all similar fees and assessments, are the responsibility of the winner. Advertiser's Reward Network reserves the right to withhold taxes from each winning prize, as appropriate.
13. NO SUBSTITUTION OF WINNERS. No substitution or transfer of prizes will be accommodated or permitted, other than in Advertiser's Reward Network's sole discretion.
14. PUBLICATION. Promotion entry constitutes permission for Advertiser's Reward Network to use contestants' names and likenesses for advertising and promotional purposes without further compensation, excluding residents of the State of Tennessee and where prohibited by law.
15. RELEASE. By entering the Promotion, each contestant agrees to release and hold harmless Advertiser's Reward Network, its legal representatives, their affiliates, subsidiaries, parents, agencies and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from, or in connection with, the Promotion including, but not limited to, liability arising from copyright infringement, improper use of likeness, personal injury, death, damages or monetary loss. Restrictions, conditions and limitations apply. By entering, each contestant further agrees that, in the event that there is any conflict or other inconsistency between the Rules and any advertisements, promotional or marketing materials, e-mails or announcements relevant to the Promotion, these Rules will govern. Any disputes arising from the Promotion shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (without regard to conflict of law principles). Should a dispute arise concerning the Promotion, the parties agree to submit their dispute for resolution in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Should any part of these Rules be held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed consistent with applicable law and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect. To the extent that Advertiser's Reward Network's Privacy Policy and/or Terms and Conditions are in conflict or inconsistent with these Rules as they pertain to the Promotion, these Rules shall take precedence.
16. DISQUALIFICATION. Advertiser's Reward Network, its legal representatives, their affiliates, subsidiaries, parents, agencies and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, are not responsible for lost, interrupted or unavailable network server or other connections, miscommunications, failed telephone or computer transmissions or technical failure, lost online or wireless entries, jumbled, scrambled or misdirected transmissions, or other error of any kind, whether human, mechanical or electronic. Persons found tampering with or abusing any aspect of the Promotion, as solely determined by the judges, will be disqualified. If disqualified for any of the above reasons, the Company reserves the right to terminate contestant's eligibility to participate in the Contest. In the event that any portion of the Promotion is compromised by virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes beyond the control of the Company which, in the sole opinion of the Company, corrupts, or impairs the administration, security, fairness or proper determination of the Promotion, the Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or terminate the Promotion or any part of the Promotion, or any combination of the above. Advertiser's Reward Network, its affiliates, subsidiaries, parents, agencies and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents are not responsible for any problem with entries generated by computer hardware or software malfunction, error or failure, whatever the cause. The Company's sole responsibility for any irregular entry is replacement with another entry in a subsequent hourly drawing. Potential winners may be required to provide the Company with proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the cellular or home telephone number associated with the potential winning entry. WebTV users may experience technical problems that may prevent them from registering and/or entering the Promotion. As such, the Company hereby further disclaims any responsibility for incomplete WebTV registrations and/or entries.
17. LEGAL WARNING. Any attempt by any individual, whether or not a contestant, to damage, destroy, tamper with or vandalize the Promotion Website, or otherwise interfere with the operation of the Promotion, is a violation of criminal and civil law and the Company will diligently pursue any and all remedies in this regard against any offending individual or entity to the fullest extent permissible by law and in equity.