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"Text 4 Games"
Official Rules
Text BIG RED to 44800 to receive code. Enter code
at http://bigredgames.com/contest/
Code requests must be received by September 30, 2006.
Contest Ends September 30, 2006 .
$0.99 per text message, one entry per phone number, standard text messaging rates
apply. Valid for Verizon, T-Mobile, Cingular, AT&T,
Alltel, Nextel, Boost, Sprint, Cellular One and Dobson Cellular subscribers
only.
Eligibility :
Big Red Games "Text 4 Games" (the "Sweepstakes")
is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United
States (including District of Columbia) who are at least
eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry. Employees
of Big Red Games, Operations, Inc. ("Big Red Games"),
Innovation, eMuxis., and their parent and affiliate companies,
suppliers as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents,
siblings and children) and household members of each such
employee are not eligible. Subject to all applicable federal,
state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited.
Participation constitutes entrant's full and unconditional
agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor ("Big
Red Games") and judge's decisions, which are final
and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes.
Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements
set forth herein. If a winner is deemed not to fulfill
all requirements set forth herein including being at least
18 years of age they will be disqualified and their data
will be purged.
Sponsors :
Alphabit 315 20th Street #2A, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Administrator: Sweepstakes Operations Director
Timing :
The Sweepstakes begins on June 1, 2006 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern
Standard Time ("ET") and ends on September 30,
2006 at 11:50 p.m. ET (the "Promotion Period").
The Sweepstakes consists of one winner per 50 entries.
Entries must be received by 11:50 p.m. ET on September
30, 2006.
How
to Enter :
Text Messaging
Text BIG RED to 44800 to receive code.
Code requests must be received by September 30, 2006.
Contest Ends September 30, 2006 . $0.99 per text message,
standard text messaging rates apply. One entry per phone. Valid for Verizon,
T-Mobile, Cingular, AT&T, Alltel, Nextel, Boost,
Sprint, Cellular One and Dobson Cellular subscribers only.
Alternative Method of Entry :
To enter without using text messaging on a text messaging
capable phone, hand print your name, address, day and
evening phone numbers, and age on a 3" X 5"
piece of paper and send it in a properly stamped envelope
to "Big Red Games Text 4 Games" 315 20th Street #2A
, Brooklyn, NY 11215 Limit one entry
per envelope. Entries must be postmarked by September
30, 2006, and received within 7 days after the postmark
deadline. Mass entries or mechanical reproductions are
invalid. Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, stolen,
postage-due, illegible, incomplete entries, which will
be disqualified. Limit one entry per household.
For all entries:
Entries must be received in accordance with
the dates listed in Paragraph 3 above. Use of any automated
system to participate is prohibited and will result in
disqualification. Sponsor is not responsible for lost,
late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected
entries, which will be disqualified. In the event of a
dispute as to any entry, the authorized account holder
of the phone or email address used to enter (which ever
is applicable) will be deemed to be the entrant. The "authorized
account holder" is the natural person in whose name
the phone has been issued and the services are billed.
Otherwise, the "authorized account holder" is
the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet
access provider, online service provider or other organization
responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain
associated with the submitted address. Potential winners
may be required to show proof of being the authorized
account holder.
Prize Drawings :
One (1) in every twenty (25) entrants will win a free PC
Game with a suggested retail price of $20 from BigRedGames.com
from among all eligible entries received. The drawing
will occur on or before the date listed in Paragraph 3
above; The drawing will be conducted as a random drawing
from amongst all eligible entries received in accordance
with these Official Rules on Sponsor's behalf by Alphabit,
an independent judging organization whose decisions as
to the administration of the Sweepstakes and the selection
of potential winners are final and binding in all matters
related to this Sweepstakes. Entrants selected must comply
with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules
and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements.
Potential winner will be notified by email or text messaging.
If a potential winner cannot be contacted, prize is returned
as undeliverable, or fails to redeem prize within October
31,2006, potential winner forfeits prize.
Verification of Potential Winners
:
Potential winners must continue to comply with
all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and
winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements.
The potential Sweepstakes winners will be notified by
email and text messages after the date of random drawing.
If a potential winner of any prize cannot be contacted
within 10 days, potential winner forfeits prize. In the
event that a potential winner of the Sweepstakes prize
is disqualified for any reason, prize will remain unawarded.
If winner is a minor in his/her state of residency, prize
will be awarded to winner's parent/legal guardian.
Prizes :
One (1) in every twenty-five (25) wins a free PC Game: every
winner will receive a PC Game Worth $20.00. ARV $20. Odds
of winning are one out twenty-five out of all eligible entries
received.
For Prize :
Prize is non-transferable and no substitution will be
made except as provided herein at the Sponsor's sole discretion.
Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any listed prize
for one of equal or greater value if the designated prize
should become unavailable for any reason. Winner is responsible
for all taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or
use.
Release :
By entering this Sweepstakes, entrant (or parent/legal
guardian) agrees to release and hold harmless, Big Red,
Alphabit., each of their related companies, and each of
their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders,
and agents ("Released parties") from and against
any claim or cause of action arising out of participation
in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use of any prize.
Publicity :
Except where prohibited, participation in the Sweepstakes
constitutes winners consent to Sponsor's and its agents'
use of winner's name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions
and/or hometown and state for promotional purposes in
any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.
General Conditions :
Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify
the Sweepstakes, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical
failures or any other factor beyond Sponsor's reasonable
control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of
the Sweepstakes, as determined by Sponsor in its sole
discretion. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion
to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering
with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes
or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or
in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt
by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate
operation of the Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal
and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor
reserves the right to seek damages from any such person
to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor's failure
to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not
constitute a waiver of that provision.
Limitations of Liability :
The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any
incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by
entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or
programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes;
(2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not
limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections
in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized
human intervention in any part of the entry process or
the Sweepstakes; (4) technical or human error which may
occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes or the
processing of entries; or (5) any injury or damage to
persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly,
in whole or in part, from entrant's participation in the
Sweepstakes or receipt or use or misuse of any prize.
If for any reason an entrant's entry is confirmed to have
been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed
or corrupted, entrant's sole remedy is another entry in
the Sweepstakes, provided that if it is not possible to
award another entry due to discontinuance of the Sweepstakes,
or any part of it, for any reason, Sponsor, at its discretion,
may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible
entries received up to the date of discontinuance for
any or all of the prizes offered herein.
Disputes :
Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that: (1) any
and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising
out of or connected with this Sweepstakes or any prize
awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort
to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate
California State Court; (2) any and all claims, judgments
and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs
incurred, including costs associated with entering this
Sweepstakes, but in no event attorneys' fees; and (3)
under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain
awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim,
indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages
and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket
expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied
or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning
the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability
of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations
of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes,
shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the laws of the State of California, without giving effect
to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether
of the State of California or any other jurisdiction),
which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction
other than the State of California.
Entrant's
Personal Information :
Consistent with Nextel's online privacy policy, information
collected as a result of entries into this contest will
not be used for the communication of promotional offers,
nor will it be sold or rented to third parties for their
promotional purposes unless you opt-in to receive this
information. Sponsor reserves the right to provide personally
identifying information when appropriate to comply with
legal requirements or to protect the property and safety
of our customers, the public, and the company. For more
information on Big Red Games's privacy policies visit
http://bigredgames.com/privacy/index.htm
Official Rules :
For a copy of these Official Rules, send a hand-printed,
self-addressed, stamped envelope to Alphabit "Text
4 Games" - Rules Requests,315 20th Street #2A,
Brooklyn, NY 11215 , to be received by September
30, 2006. VT residents may exclude return postage.
05/15/2006
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