FISHER-PRICE® Baby Be a Star!™ Sweepstakes
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW. A purchase will not improve your chances of winning.
1. ELIGIBILITY: Fisher-Price Baby Be A Star!™ Sweepstakes (the "Sweepstakes") is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States who are 18 years of age or older as of September 1, 2007 and are the parent, legal guardian or grandparent of a child up to 2 years of age as of November 30, 2007. All employees of Sponsor, its promotional partners (including Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.’s employees), its advertising and promotional agencies and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, sales representatives, distributors, manufacturers, licensees or agents, and immediate family members and those living in the same household of each, are not eligible to participate in this Sweepstakes. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal and state laws and regulations.
2. SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY PERIOD: The Sweepstakes begins at 12:00:01 a.m. Central Time (CT) on September 1, 2007 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. CT on November 30, 2007 (“Sweepstakes Entry Period”).
TO ENTER THE SWEEPSTAKES: Limit of one entry per person/household. There are two (2) ways to enter the Sweepstakes:
(1) ONLINE: During the Sweepstakes Entry Period, visit www.Fisher-Price.com/Star and follow the directions to enter the Sweepstakes online.
(2) MAIL-IN: You can log on to www.Fisher-Price.com/Star and download and print an Official Entry Form also. Mail your completed entry form in a business size (#10) envelope to: Fisher-Price Baby Be A Star!™ Sweepstakes, PO Box 3403, Dept E, St. Cloud, MN 56397-3403. OR hand-print your complete name, age, your child’s name, your complete address and phone number on a 3”x5” card/paper and mail in a business size envelope to: Fisher-Price Baby Be A Star!™ Sweepstakes, PO Box 3403, Dept E2, St. Cloud, MN 56397-3403. All mail-in entries must be postmarked by December 1, 2007 and received by December 10, 2007.
Any other attempted form of entry is void and will not be accepted. If a dispute arises as to the identity of an online entrant, it will be determined that the entry was submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address from which the entry was made. For these purposes, the authorized account holder is the natural person assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. All entries are Sponsor’s sole property. All eligible online entries will be sent to Fulfillment Systems Inc., the Official Judging Agency for the Sweepstakes, who will combine eligible online and mail-in entries and will conduct the random drawing from among all eligible entries received. Sweepstakes entries are limited to one per person, regardless of method of entry. If a person attempts to enter multiple times (in violation of this entry limitation), all such entries will be void and the person responsible for same disqualified. Sponsor and its agencies are not responsible for late, lost, incomplete, illegible, stolen, damaged, misdirected entries or postage due mail.
3.DRAWING: On or about December 14, 2007, the random drawing will be conducted by Fulfillment Systems Inc. from amongst all eligible entries received. Odds of winning will depend on the total number of eligible entries received. Entrants must comply with these Official Rules. Potential Grand Prize Winners will be notified by mail or telephone on or about December 18, 2007 and must complete, execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release and (where legal) a Publicity Release within (5) days of date of prize notification. In the event of noncompliance, if prize notification is returned as undeliverable, or if potential winner is determined not to be in full compliance with these Official Rules, prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner selected from among all remaining eligible entries received. Each entrant agrees that if selected as a Grand Prize winner that Sponsors may, in their sole discretion, conduct a background check on entrant, including, but not limited to, civil, financial, driver-history, any drug or alcohol abuse, criminal convictions and law suits – either settled or still pending.
4. PRIZES: Three (3) GRAND PRIZES: Weekend Trip for Winner, their spouse (or other adult guest) and up to 2 of their children or grandchildren to Fisher-Price Headquarters in East Aurora, NY. Weekend Trip to take place between January 1 and April 30, 2008 on sponsor designated weekend. Actual dates of travel for all winners and guests to be determined at a later date by the sponsor, at their sole discretion. Trip consists of round trip coach air transportation for winner, adult guest and up to 2 children from major U.S. gateway airport nearest to winner’s residence, as determined by Sponsor, to East Aurora, NY, 4 day/3 nights hotel accommodations (standard, double occupancy) for winner, adult guest and child/children (accommodations at Sponsor’s sole discretion), mid-size car rental during stay and the opportunity for child/children to be in a professional photo shoot and possibly featured in upcoming Fisher-Price packaging or printed catalog/magalog, in Sponsor’s sole discretion. To accept rental car component of prize, winner must have a valid driver’s license currently in force, be at least 25 years old and have at least one major credit card in good standing, as well as complying with all other terms of standard rental car agreement. If winner does not qualify for rental car, he/she will receive ground transportation between destination airport and hotel. Each winner will also receive $1,000 spending money, in the form of a check. Actual value may vary depending on city and dates of departure but the prize has an approximate retail value of $6,000. Prizes are not transferable. Prize substitutions will not be allowed except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor due to prize unavailability for any reason, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be awarded. All travel arrangements and accommodations at discretion of Sponsor. Winner, adult guest and child/children must travel together on the same itinerary. Each Winner, adult guest and child/children must have valid documents for air travel (i.e. birth certificate for child up to 2 years of age). Winner is solely responsible for all expenses not specified in these Official Rules including, but not limited to, incidentals, tips, telephone calls or other personal expense or hotel charges incurred during the trip. Grand Prize winners will be solely responsible for any Federal, State and local taxes associated with Grand Prize. Grand Prize winners will be required to complete a W9 for acceptance of the Grand Prize, and will be issued a 1099 for the prize value. If winner cannot travel on dates specified by Sponsor, prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner selected from among all remaining eligible entries received.Trip is subject to availability. Once reserved, travel dates cannot be changed. For each child-accompanying winner on trip, the winner (or the child’s parent/legal guardian if winner is the child’s grandparent) must complete, sign and return a liability/publicity release prior to issuance of travel documents. Adult travel guests must also complete, sign and return a liability/publicity release prior to issuance of travel documents. If winner is the grandparent of child/children, if the parent/legal guardian of such child/children wishes to accompany grandparent and child/children on trip, parent/legal guardian may do so at his/her sole expense, unless he/she is the adult travel guest. Additional travel restrictions, conditions and limitations may apply. Sponsor will not replace any lost or stolen tickets, travel vouchers or certificates. Once travel documents are issued, neither travel arrangements nor guest(s) (i.e., adult guest, child/children) may be changed without approval of Sponsor. If winner has only 1 child and/or no adult guest travel with him/her, prize components will be awarded to winner in a manner appropriate for actual number of travelers and winner will NOT receive any compensation for having fewer than four (4) total travelers. Winner, on behalf of him/herself and the child/children accompanying him/her on trip, understands and agrees that photo shoot component of prize is subject to availability and has no retail value; if Sponsor does not or cannot provide the photo shoot component of prize for any reason, Sponsor’s sole liability is to provide winner with the remaining components of the prize. If photo shoot takes place, nothing herein in any way obligates Sponsor to use the photographs generated by the photo shoot; if Sponsor wishes to use such material, winner (on behalf of him/herself and child/children) waives any right to review or approve Sponsor’s usage of such material and agrees that neither he/she nor the child/children will receive any compensation for such use. Winner (on behalf of him/herself and child/children) further understands and agrees that if Sponsor wishes to use photographs generated by the photo shoot, the child/children may or may not (in Sponsor’s sole discretion) be identified as the subject of the photo; and, Sponsor may append any comment/commentary to such photographs. Winner, on behalf of him/herself and child/children, further understands and agrees that the results of the photo shoot (if it takes place) are the sole property of Fisher-Price; and winner agrees to execute any additional documentation required by Fisher-Price so as to perfect, effect or record such proprietary rights. Winner further agrees to follow all instructions and to supervise his/her child/children during the photo shoot as well as to execute additional documentation required by Fisher-Price relative to his/her child/children’s participation in photo shoot. If winner is a grandparent, winner agrees to use his/her best efforts to secure the aforementioned rights on behalf of the child/children from his/her parent/legal guardian. APPROXIMATE MAXIMUM RETAIL VALUE OF ALL PRIZES IS USD $18,000.00.
5. GENERAL RULES: Your use of www.Fisher-Price.com is subject to the Fisher-Price Online Privacy Policy and the Fisher-Price Legal Terms and Conditions. If you do not accept and agree to the Fisher-Price Online Privacy Policy and the Fisher-Price Legal Terms and Conditions, do not provide any personal information or enter on-line or otherwise use the web site. By entering or participating in the Sweepstakes, participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges and Sponsors, which are final and binding in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. Sponsor and its agencies assume no responsibility for electronic hardware, programming or software malfunctions, or failures, or line connections, accessibility or availability, or technical failures of any kind, or unauthorized human intervention, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of any entry or other information, or for the failure to capture any such information. Sponsor and its agencies are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes; (2) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Sweepstakes; or (3) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes or the processing of entries. Caution: Any attempt by an entrant or any other individual to deliberately damage the web site or any online service related to this Sweepstakes or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages (including attorney’s fees) from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution. If, for any reason, the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned by reason of infection by virus, bugs, worms, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, may corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes, and to select winners in a random drawing from among all eligible online entries received prior to and/or after (as appropriate) the action taken by Sponsor and all eligible mail-in entries (official entry forms and 3”x5” card/paper entries) received or in some other manner determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion to be fair, appropriate and consistent with the spirit of these Official Rules. Notice of such action by Sponsor will be posted on www.Fisher-Price.com/Star.
Participants, by participating in this Sweepstakes, hereby waive and release, and agree to hold harmless the Sponsor, all promotion and advertising agencies and partners (including Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.), and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, distributors, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents, from and against, any and all rights, claims and causes of action whatsoever that they may have, or which may arise, against any of them for any liability for any matter, cause or thing whatsoever, including but not limited to any injury, loss, damage, whether direct, compensatory, incidental or consequential, to person, including death and property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from their acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize in the Sweepstakes, or their participation in the Sweepstakes, or their participation in any Sweepstakes-related activity, or any travel related to the Sweepstakes or any Sweepstakes-related activity. Acceptance of any prize shall constitute and signify the winner’s agreement and consent that Sponsor may use his/her name and address (city, state), likeness, photograph, and/or prize information as well as the child’s name, address (city, state), likeness and/or photograph (if winner is the child’s parent or legal guardian) for promotional/trade/advertising purposes worldwide, including the internet, without limitation and without further payment or consideration, except where prohibited by law. Winner also further acknowledges that Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, officers, and promotion and advertising agencies and partners (including Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) have neither made, nor are in any manner responsible or liable for, any warranty, representation or guarantee, expressed or implied, in fact or in law relative to any prize or the Sweepstakes including but not limited to quality, condition or fitness for a particular purpose. Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes or any prize awarded shall be resolved under the laws of the State of New York without respect to any conflict of law/choice of law provisions (of New York or any other jurisdiction), and entrant agrees that such shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively in the Federal or State Courts of New York.
6. RULES REQUESTS: To obtain a copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Fisher-Price Baby Be A Star!™ Sweepstakes Rules, PO Box 3403, Dept. R, St. Cloud, MN 56397-3403, requests for rules must be received by 11/30/07. Official Rules will also be posted online at www.Fisher-Price.com/Star during Sweepstakes Period.
7. WINNER’S LIST REQUESTS: To obtain a list of the winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Fisher-Price Baby Be A Star!™ Sweepstakes Winners, PO Box 3403, Dept. WL, St. Cloud, MN 56397-3403. Requests for winner’s lists must be received by December 14, 2007.
8. SPONSOR: Fisher-Price, Inc., 636 Girard Ave., East Aurora, NY 14052
9. PRIVACY: Sponsor will use personal information collected from entrants for the purpose of administering the Sweepstakes and to provide entrants with information relating to products, services and promotions of Sponsor and affiliates of Sponsor. Sponsor will not sell, share or otherwise disclose personal information of entrants with third parties, other than to third parties engaged by Sponsor to fulfill the above purposes.
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