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NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Sweepstakes is open only to legal U.S. and Canadian residents age 18 years or older and is offered only in the Continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii and Canada. Void in Puerto Rico and where prohibited by law. Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 AM Pacific Time ("PT"), August 1, 2006 and ends at 11:59 PM PT, February 28, 2007. HOW TO ENTER: There are three ways to enter The Little Mermaid Special Edition DVD Sweepstakes: 1) Online Entry: 1) Go to www.LittleMermaidSweeps.com and complete the sweeps entry. Limit one entry per person, per day. Online entries must be received by 11:59 PM PT February 28, 2007. 2) Text Message Entry: To enter via text message, use your cell phone by text messaging ARIEL (27435) to DISNEY (347639). Text entry option available to U.S. subscribers only. Standard text message charges may apply as provided in your rate plan. Text message entries must be received by 11:59 PM PT February 28, 2007. 3) Mail-In Entry: To enter by mail, handprint on a 3"x5" card/paper your full first and last name, complete address, ZIP/postal code, day and evening phone number(s) including area code, and date of birth. Mail in a business size #10 envelope to: The Little Mermaid Special Edition DVD Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 4417 Goshen, OH 45122-4417. Entries must be postmarked by February 28, 2007 and received by March 7, 2007. All forms of entry are limited to one (1) entry per person, per day. Limit of one mail-in entry per envelope. No mechanical reproductions of mail-in entries will be accepted. Regardless of method of entry or number of attempted entries, only one entry per person, per calendar day will be accepted. A calendar day is defined as 12:00 a.m. Pacific Time to 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time. WINNER SELECTION: Winners will be selected in a random drawing on or about March 21, 2007 from all eligible entries received. Archway Marketing Services, an independent judging organization whose decisions are final and binding in all matters relating to the Sweepstakes, will conduct the drawing. By participating, entrants agree to abide by and be bound by these official rules and the judge's decisions. Winners will be notified by mail or e-mail, depending on method of entry. Canadian prize claimant will be contacted by the judging organization and must correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question without mechanical or other assistance of any kind within a time limit to receive a prize. ELIGIBILITY: Subject to all applicable federal and state/provincial laws and regulations. Employees, directors and officers of Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc., Disney Enterprises, Inc., Archway Marketing Services, their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries or any of their agents, advertising, promotional and other agencies, and their immediate families (parents, siblings, children and spouse) and persons living in the same household (whether related or not) are not eligible to enter the Sweepstakes or win a prize. Grand Prize winners will be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Release of Liability and a Publicity Release (where legal) within fourteen (14) days of notification. Grand Prize winner's guests must execute a Release of Liability and a Publicity Release (where legal) prior to the issuance of travel documents. Non-compliance with these requirements may result in disqualification, and Grand or First Prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner selected at random. In the event that a prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, such prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner selected at random. If any prize winner or winner's guest is a minor, a parent/legal guardian must sign the necessary releases on his/her behalf. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc. reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel/suspend/modify the online portion of the Sweepstakes if it becomes corrupted in any manner such that it cannot be conducted as originally planned and, in such event, to select winners by random drawing from all eligible mail-in entries received and all eligible online entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc. By participating, entrant agrees to the official rules and judges' decisions. In the event that any dispute arises regarding the meaning or interpretation of these official rules, participants agree that the dispute shall be resolved by applying the laws of California and that it shall be resolved by and within the courts of the County of Los Angeles. PRIZES/APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE (ARV) In U.S. Dollars: Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received at the time of the drawing. GENERAL: Participants entering online must provide a valid e-mail address. It is the sole responsibility of the entrant to notify Archway Marketing Services in writing if the entrant changes his/her e-mail and/or home address after submission of online entry. (To do so write to: Archway Marketing Services, The Little Mermaid Special Edition DVD Sweepstakes, Sweepstakes Division, 7600 69th Avenue, Greenfield, MN 55373, to be received by February 28, 2007.) In case of dispute as to identity of a winner who entered online, entry will be declared made by the registered user of the e-mail account, and, if a prize is won and such registered user is a valid entrant, the prize will be awarded to the registered user. Neither Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc., Disney Enterprises, Inc., Archway Marketing Services nor their respective agencies, or affiliates are responsible for lost, late, damaged, destroyed, delayed, stolen, misdirected, incomplete, illegible entries or postage due mail. 2. By participating, entrants release and agree to hold harmless Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc., Disney Enterprises, Inc., Archway Marketing Services, Inc., their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates and the directors, officers, employees and agencies of any of the above entities from any liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind resulting from acceptance, possession or use/misuse of any prize or participation in the Sweepstakes. For Quebec residents, any litigation respecting the conduct or organization of a publicity contest may be submitted to the Regie des alcohols, des courses et des jeux for a ruling. Any litigation respecting the awarding of a prize may be submitted to the Regie only for the purpose of helping the parties reach a settlement. 3. Except where prohibited by law, by accepting a prize, winner agrees that Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc. and its related and affiliated companies may use the winner's name, address (city, state/province), photograph, videotape, likeness, and/or prize information for advertising, publicity and promotional purposes and to the use of statements made by or attributed to winner relating to Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc., its related and affiliated companies or to this Sweepstakes and grants to Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc. and its related and affiliated companies any and all rights to said use without further notice and/or compensation except where prohibited by law. No prize transfer or cash substitutes allowed except at Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc.'s sole discretion due to prize unavailability for any reason and only then for prize of equal or greater value. Taxes on prize are solely the responsibility of winner. Limit one prize per person/family/household/e-mail address. WINNERS LIST: For the names of prize winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by February 28, 2007 to: The Little Mermaid Special Edition DVD Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 72209 Dept. W, Rockford, MN 55572. , ®, Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS are trademarks of Nintendo. © 2004 Nintendo. Sponsored by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc., 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91521-6550. |