Bad Girls Club Twitter Giveaway

Bad Girls Club Twitter Giveaway
Official Rules



PRELIMINARY INFORMATION: No purchase necessary to enter. A purchase will not improve your chances of winning. Void where prohibited. The Bad Girls Club Twitter Gift Card Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes") will begin on December 15, 2009 at 10:00:00 PM ET and end on March 7, 2010 at 12:00:00 AM ET ("Sweepstakes Period"). All times in the Sweepstakes refer to Eastern Time ("ET"). Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible Entries (as defined below) received. Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws.

 


ELIGIBILITY: Open only to permanent, legal U.S. residents who are physically residing in one (1) of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia (excluding Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and other United States territories), and who are eighteen (18) years of age or older and of the age of majority in their state of residence as of the start of the Sweepstakes Period. Officers, directors, and employees of Sweepstakes Entities (as defined below), members of these persons' immediate families (spouses and/or parents, children, and siblings, and their spouses, regardless of where they reside), and/or persons living in the same households as these persons (whether or not related thereto) are not eligible to enter or win the Sweepstakes. Sweepstakes Entities, as referenced herein, shall include Sponsors (as defined below) and their respective parent, subsidiary, and affiliate companies, and administrative, advertising, and promotion agencies, and any other entity involved in the development, administration, promotion, or implementation of the Sweepstakes.

HOW TO ENTER: To enter the Sweepstakes, you must “Follow” Oxygen on Twitter. To “Follow” Oxygengo to www.twitter.com (“Twiiter Site”), and (1) if you already have a Twitter account, log on using your Twitter user name and password, then become a follower of Oxygen by searching for "Oxygen," clicking on the Oxygen icon and then clicking the "Follow" button or (2) if you do not already have a Twitter account, create a Twitter account according to the instructions on the Twitter Site and follow Oxygen as indicated in (1) above.

 

Please note that you must agree to comply with the Twitter Terms of Use in order to create a Twitter account. Once you become a follower of Oxygen on Twitter, you may enter the Sweepstakes by visiting the Oxygen Twitter Page during the Sweepstakes Period, you will be required to submit a "Tweet" of one hundred forty (140) characters or less ("Statement") with the hash tag #badgirlsclub (the "Entry"). You must include "#badgirlsclub" in your Statement or your Entry will not be valid. When “Re-Tweeting” you must include “RT” and “#badgirlsclub” in your Statement or your Entry will not be valid.  All entries become the property of Oxygen Media, 75 9th Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10011, and NBC Universal, Inc., 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112 (collectively the "Sponsors"), and will not be acknowledged or returned.

You must include "#badgirlsclub" in the Statement as part of your Entry to enter and be eligible for the Sweepstakes. Your Statement must be original (that is, written by you). You must have the permission of any person that you identify or otherwise refer to in your Statement.

The Sweepstakes consists of eleven weekly drawings (“Weekly Drawings”) conducted over the eleven (11) weeks comprising the Sweepstakes Period.  Each Weekly Drawing will consist of: (i) a promotion period (a “Weekly Entry Period”) that will begin at 10:00 pm on Tuesday (each a “Weekly Period Start Date”) and will end the following Sunday at 11:59 pm (each a “Weekly Period End Date”) as detailed in the chart below and (ii) a random drawing (a “Weekly Prize Drawing”) conducted on the weekly drawing date (“Weekly Drawing Date”) specified in the chart below from among all eligible Entries received during such Weekly Entry Period.  One (1) weekly winner will be selected in each of the eleven (11) Weekly Prize Drawings, for a total of eleven (11) winners throughout the entire Sweepstakes Period.  Entries for each Weekly Drawing must be received by the Weekly Entry Period End Date for that particular Weekly Drawing as specified in the chart below.  Entries for the last Weekly Drawing (Weekly Drawing 11) must be received by 11:59 PM on March 7, 2010. The Sweepstakes will not run for the week from December 27, 2009 at 12:00:00 AM ET to January 3, 2010 at 12:00:00 AM ET.

 

Weekly Drawing

Weekly Entry Period Start Date

Weekly Entry Period End Date

Weekly Drawing Date

1

10:00 pm ET on December 15, 2009

11:59 pm ET on December 20, 2009

On or about December 21, 2009

2

10:00 pm ET on December 22, 2009

11:59 pm ET on December 27, 2009

On or about December 28, 2009

3

10:00 pm ET on January 5, 2010

11:59 pm ET on January 10, 2010

On or about January 11, 2010

4

10:00 pm ET on January 12, 2010

11:59 pm ET on January 17, 2010

On or about January 18, 2010

5

10:00 pm ET on January 19, 2010

11:59 pm ET on January 24, 2010

On or about January 25, 2010

6

10:00 pm ET on January 26, 2010

11:59 pm ET on January 31, 2010

On or about February 1, 2010

7

10:00 pm ET on February 2, 2010

11:59 pm ET on February 7, 2010

On or about February 8, 2010

8

10:00 pm ET February 9, 2010

11:59 pm ET on February 14, 2010

On or about February 15, 2010

9

10:00 pm ET on February 16, 2010

11:59 pm ET on February 21, 2010

On or about February 22, 2010

10

10:00 pm ET on February 23, 2010

11:59 pm ET February 28. 2010

On or about March 1, 2010

11

10:00 pm ET on March 2, 2010

11:59 pm ET March 7, 2010

On or about March 8, 2010

 

By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants grant Sponsors the non-exclusive, royalty-free, and irrevocable rights to use, reproduce, copy, publish, display, distribute, perform, translate, adapt, modify, and otherwise exploit the Statement and to incorporate the Statement in other works in any and all markets and media worldwide in perpetuity without additional compensation, notification, permission or approval. Entrants warrant that they have the sole and exclusive right to grant such rights to Sponsors and that the Sponsors' reproduction, publishing, displaying, and/or other use of the Statement will not infringe on any rights of third parties, including, without limitation, copyright, trademark, privacy, or publicity, or create claims for defamation, false light, idea misappropriation, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress, or breach of contract. If any Statement contains material that is violent, pornographic, obscene, illegal, inappropriate, or racially or morally offensive or if any Statement does not comply with these Official Rules or meet Sponsors' standards for any reason, as determined by Sponsors in their sole discretion, such Statement (and the related Entries) may be rejected as ineligible for consideration and/or deleted from the Oxygen Twitter page. Entries must comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations. Sponsors shall have no obligation to copy, publish, display, or otherwise exploit the Statement. Entries must be received before March 7, 2010 at 12:00:00 AM ET to be eligible for the Sweepstakes. Sponsors' computer shall be the official timekeeper for all matters related to this Sweepstakes. You may submit more than one (1) Statement during the Sweepstakes Period, and each eligible Statement will be deemed an entry to the Sweepstakes.  Entries and/or Statements generated by a script, macro, or other automated means will be disqualified. Entries Statements that are incomplete, garbled, corrupted, or unintelligible for any reason, including, but not limited to, computer or network malfunction or congestion, are void and will not be accepted. In case of a dispute over the identity of an entrant, the authorized account holder of the Twitter account used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the person who is assigned to a Twitter account by the Twitter Site. Entry constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) to use entrant's name, Twitter user name, city, state, likeness, image, and/or voice for purposes of advertising, promotion, and publicity in any and all media now or hereafter known, throughout the world in perpetuity, without additional compensation, notification, permission, or approval.

WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION: One (1) potential weekly winner (“Weekly Winner”) (i.e., one (1) winner per Weekly Entry Period) will be selected in a random drawing on or about the “Weekly Drawing Date” for that particular Weekly Drawing as specified in the chart above from among all eligible Entries received during the corresponding Weekly Entry Period by employees or representatives of Sponsors, whose decisions are final and binding with respect to all matters related to the Sweepstakes.Odds of winning will depend upon the number of eligible Entries received each week. .. Sponsors will make two (2) attempts to notify a potential Winner via direct message to the potential Winner’s Twitter account in order to obtain such potential Winner’s mailing addresses. Noncompliance within this time period will result in disqualification, and, at Sponsors' sole discretion an alternate potential Winner may be selected from the remaining eligible Entries. If a potential Winner cannot be reached, is found to be ineligible, cannot or does not comply with these Official Rules, or if prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, such potential Winner will be disqualified and time permitting, at Sponsors' sole discretion, an alternate potential Winner may be selected from the remaining eligible Entries.

PRIZE: There will be eleven (11) prizes awarded (each a "Prize") to eleven (11) Weekly Winners, consisting of the following: one (1) American Express gift card worth one-hundred dollars ($100.00).  Prize is subject to certain terms and conditions as specified by issuer. Prize is awarded "as is" with no warranty or guaranty, either express or implied by Sponsors.  Estimated Retail Value ("ERV") of the Prize is one hundred dollars ($100.00). The total ERV of the Prizes is one thousand one hundred dollars ($1100).

All details of Prize will be determined by Sponsors in their sole discretion. Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a similar Prize (or Prize element) of comparable or greater value at their sole discretion. All taxes and other expenses, costs, or fees associated with the acceptance and/or use of Prize are the sole responsibility of Winner. Prize cannot be transferred by Winner or redeemed for cash and is valid only for the items detailed above, with no substitution of Prize by Winner. If Prize is unclaimed within a reasonable time after notification from Sponsors, as determined by Sponsors in their sole discretion, it will be forfeited, and time permitting, an alternate Winner may be selected from the remaining eligible entries at Sponsors' sole discretion.


CONDITIONS: By entering the Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees for entrant and for entrant's heirs, executors, and administrators (a) to release and hold harmless Sweepstakes Entities and their respective officers, directors, and employees (collectively, "Released Parties") from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from such entrant's participation in the or Sweepstakes and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of Prize or any portion thereof (including any travel related thereto); (b) to indemnify Released Parties from any and all liability resulting or arising from the Sweepstakes and to hereby acknowledge that Released Parties have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to Prize, including express warranties provided exclusively by Prize supplier that are sent along with Prize; (c) if selected as a Winner, to the posting of such entrant's name and/or Twitter user name on www.oxygen.com (the "Website") and the use by Released Parties of such entrants name, voice, image, and/or likeness for publicity, promotional, and advertising purposes in any and all media now or hereafter known, throughout the world in perpetuity, without additional compensation, notification, permission, or approval, and, upon request, to the giving of consent, in writing, to such use; and (d) to be bound by these Official Rules and to waive any right to claim any ambiguity or error therein or in the Sweepstakes itself, and to be bound by all decisions of the Sponsors, which are binding and final. Failure to comply with these conditions may result in disqualification from the Sweepstakes at Sponsors' sole discretion.


ADDITIONAL TERMS: Sponsors reserve the right to permanently disqualify from any promotion any person they believe has intentionally violated these Official Rules. Any attempt to deliberately damage the Sweepstakes or the operation thereof is unlawful and subject to legal action by Sponsors, who may seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law. The failure of Sponsors to comply with any provision of these Official Rules due to an act of God, hurricane, war, fire, riot, earthquake, terrorism, act of public enemies, actions of governmental authorities outside of the control of Sponsors (excepting compliance with applicable codes and regulations), or other "force majeure" event will not be considered a breach of these Official Rules. Released Parties assume no responsibility for any injury or damage to entrants' or to any other person's computer relating to or resulting from entering or downloading materials or software in connection with the Sweepstakes. Released Parties are not responsible for telecommunications, network, electronic, technical, or computer failures of any kind; for inaccurate transcription of entry information; for errors in any promotional or marketing materials or in these Official Rules; for any human or electronic error; or for entries that are stolen, misdirected, garbled, delayed, lost, late, damaged, or returned. Sponsors reserve the right to cancel, modify, or suspend the Sweepstakes or any element thereof (including, without limitation, these Official Rules) without notice in any manner and for any reason (including, without limitation, in the event of any unanticipated occurrence that is not fully addressed in these Official Rules). In the event of cancellation, modification, or suspension, Sponsors reserve the right to select Winners in a random drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to the time of the event warranting such cancellation, modification, or suspension. Notice of such cancellation, modification, or suspension will be posted at Website. Sponsors may prohibit any entrant or potential entrant from participating in the Sweepstakes, if such entrant or potential entrant shows a disregard for these Official Rules; acts with an intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other entrant, Sponsors, or Sponsors' agents or representatives; or behaves in any other disruptive manner (as determined by Sponsors in their sole discretion).


DISPUTES: The Sweepstakes is governed by, and will be construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, and the forum and venue for any dispute shall be in New York, New York. If THE controversy or claim is not otherwise resolved through direct discussions or mediation, it shall THEN be resolved by FINAL AND binding arbitration administered by JUDICIAL ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION SERVICES, INC., in accordance with its Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures or subsequent versions thereof (“JAMS Rules”).  The JAMS Rules for selection of an arbitrator shall be followed, except that the arbitrator shall be experienced and licensed to practice law in new york.  All proceedings brought pursuant to this paragraph will be conducted in the County of new york.  THE REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIM SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL DAMAGES, AND IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY PARTY BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES OR OTHER SUCH RELATED COSTS OF BRINGING A CLAIM, OR TO RESCIND THIS AGREEMENT OR SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR ANY OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF.

WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT: For the name of the Winners, available after March 8, 2010, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to be received by January 9, 2010 to: Bad Girls Club Twitter Giveaway c/o Oxygen Media, 75 9th Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10011, Attn: Farrah Falcone.

 

 
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