TLC®'s Clean Up with Trading Spaces™ & Swiffer® Sweepstakes
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID IN PUERTO RICO, U.S. TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS, AND WHERE PROHIBITED. OPEN ONLY TO U.S. RESIDENTS 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
1. How to Enter: TLC®'s Clean Up with Trading Spaces™ & Swiffer® Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes') begins at 12:01 a.m. (Pacific Time ["PT"]) on March 8, 2004 and ends at 11:59 p.m. (PT) on April 3, 2004 ("Sweepstakes Period"). There are two ways to enter. 1) On-line Entry: Log on at www.discovery.com, click on TLC and follow directions to access the Sweepstakes entry form. Then, fill in the online entry form and submit it in accordance with the on-screen directions during the Sweepstakes Period, and you will be entered once. Limit of one (1) on-line entry per person per day or 2) Mail Entry: On a plain 3" x 5" card, legibly hand-print your name, address, zip code, age, plus day and evening phone numbers (including area code). Then, mail your 3" x 5" card in a first-class postage affixed envelope to: TLC®'s Clean Up with Trading Spaces™ & Swiffer® Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 8455, Calabasas, CA 91302. There is a limit of one mail entry per day and one entry per outer envelope. Each envelope is considered one entry. All on-line entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. (PT) on April 3, 2004. Mail entries must be postmarked by April 3, 2004 and received by April 10, 2004. Neither Discovery Communications, Inc. (the "Sponsor") nor RPMC, Inc. ("Sweepstakes Administrator") will verify receipt of entries. All entries submitted become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.
2. Eligibility: To enter the Sweepstakes you must be a lawful permanent resident of the U.S. and be 18 years of age or older. Sweepstakes is void in Puerto Rico, U.S. territories and possessions and where restricted or prohibited by law. The Sweepstakes, and any web site pages and advertisements relating thereto, are intended for viewing only within the United States. You are not authorized to participate in the Sweepstakes if you are not located within the United States. Employees, officers and directors of Sponsor, Banyan Productions, The Procter & Gamble Company, Sweepstakes Administrator, their respective affiliated companies, parents, subsidiaries and advertising and promotion agencies (collectively, "Sweepstakes Entities"), and their immediate families (parents, children, siblings, spouse) and members of their households (whether related or not) are ineligible to participate in this Sweepstakes.
3. Drawing and Notification: Potential winners will be selected from among all eligible entries received in a random drawing held on or about April 19, 2004 by Sweepstakes Administrator, an independent judging organization, whose decisions are final and binding in all respects. Odds of winning a prize depend on the total number of eligible entries received. Potential winners will be notified by telephone, email (if applicable) or mail, at Sponsor's discretion. If a potential winner cannot be reached within ten (10) calendar days from the first notification attempt, then such person shall be disqualified and an alternate winner will be selected.
4. Prizes: One (1) Grand Prize: A Trading Spaces room makeover of one interior room of the winner's choice (subject to the designer's approval and the restrictions and limitations set forth in these official rules) in the winner's home (including a separate house, condominium or apartment) which must be located within the United States. Prize will include a consultation with a Trading Spaces professional designer at the winner's home, $1,000 in cash for use by the winner to purchase materials, services and furniture to accomplish the room makeover and the services of a professional carpenter for up to 20 hours. During the consultation, the designer will: 1) provide up to four (4) hours of design consultation with the winner; 2) provide up to two (2) design sketches (options) for the room; and 3) provide a "shopping" list for the winner which will outline all items required to complete the room makeover. The professional carpenter will provide such carpentry services as are necessary to implement the designer's design. (Approximate Retail Value ["ARV"] $6,800.00) The appointment with the designer must be scheduled and completed in 2004 on such date as is specified by Sponsor. Once the specific makeover room has been selected by the winner, no room changes will be allowed by winner. The designer consultation is for winner's reference only. No architectural or construction advice will be rendered. Sponsor recommends that winner obtain the services of a qualified and licensed general contractor to implement the makeover. Neither the designer, the carpenter nor the Sweepstakes Entities will be responsible for any architectural design or construction services required to accomplish the room makeover. Further, neither the designer, the carpenter nor the Sweepstakes Entities shall be responsible for any design or construction defects, any merchandise or product defects, or any zoning or building code violations arising as a result of renovating the room. Twenty-Five (25) First Prizes: A Swiffer® Prize Pack which includes the following Swiffer® products: Swiffer® WetJet Starter kit; Swiffer® WetJet pads 12 ct.; Swiffer® WetJet Solution; Swiffer® Duster 5 ct.; Swiffer Base SK; Swiffer® Dry Refill 16 ct.; Swiffer® Wet Refill 12 ct.; and Swiffer® Duster with extendable handle (ARV $58.32 each.) No transfer, substitution, upgrade, credit, refund or cash equivalent for prizes are allowed except at Sponsor's sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value if a prize cannot be awarded as described for any reason. Limit of one (1) prize per person/family/household. All prizes will be awarded. The total ARV of all prizes is $8,258.00. Actual value may vary and any difference between actual value and ARV will not be awarded.
5. Prize Conditions: If a potential winner is not the owner of his/her home, then written permission must be obtained from the landlord/owner in order for the prize to be awarded to such potential winner. If no such written authorization is received by Sponsor within ten (10) days of the initial prize notification to the potential winner, then the potential winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner will be selected. Potential Grand Prize winner will also be required to execute an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release and a Publicity Release (except where prohibited) ("Affidavit/Release"). If the potential Grand Prize winner is deemed a minor in his/her state of residence, then the parent or legal guardian of such minor must also sign any documents required herein. If requested by Sponsor, Grand Prize winner shall grant access to his/her home for Sponsor, or its agents, to tape and thereafter televise "before" and "after" images of the room which was the subject of the makeover. In that instance, the Grand Prize winner will also be required to execute an Appearance Release Form and Location & Liability Form. All documents must be returned to the Sweepstakes Administrator by the date and/or time indicated within such documents. If a potential winner fails to return such documents within the specified time period, or if an entrant is found to be ineligible, or if he/she does not comply with the Official Rules, then the potential winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner will be selected. If a prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, this will result in disqualification and an alternate winner will be selected. All federal, state or other tax liabilities (including income taxes) arising from this Sweepstakes will be the sole responsibility of each winner. Except where prohibited by law, the winner's entry and acceptance of the prize constitutes winner's permission for the Sweepstakes Entities to use said winner's name, photograph, likeness, statements, biographical information, voice, and address (city and state only) on a worldwide basis, and in all forms of media, in perpetuity, without further compensation.
6. Sweepstakes Conditions: This Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws. By participating, entrants agree to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and Sweepstakes Administrator, whose decisions are final in all respects, and to waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Sweepstakes or these Official Rules. By participating, entrants agree to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless the professional designer, the designated carpenter and the Sweepstakes Entities, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents from and against any claims, damages or liability due to any injuries, damages or losses to any person (including death) or property of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize or participation in any Sweepstakes-related activity or participation in this Sweepstakes.
7. Limitations of Liability: Sweepstakes Entities are not responsible for late, lost, damaged, misdirected, incorrectly addressed, incomplete, illegible, undeliverable, destroyed, or postage-due mail entries and/or lost, late, misdirected, undeliverable or incomplete entries due to system errors or failures, or faulty transmissions or other telecommunications malfunctions and/or entries not received resulting from any hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, Web site, Internet, or ISP availability, unauthorized human intervention, traffic congestion or failed, incomplete or garbled computer or telephone transmissions, typographical or system errors and failures, or faulty transmissions, or for any problems or technical malfunctions. Sponsor may disqualify an entrant if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices (including the use of automated quick entry programs) or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrants or Sponsor representatives. If for any reason this Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, including, but not limited to, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud or any other causes beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the promotion, then Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes and select winners by randomly drawing from those entries received up to the cancellation/suspension date. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY'S FEES) FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
8. Entry Information: Please note that if you enter via mail or check the "opt-in" box on the entry form for this Sweepstakes, you are (i) agreeing that the Sponsor may share your entry information (including your name, address, email address, etc.) with its promotional partners and other parties; and (ii) granting Sponsor, its promotional partners and other third parties with which Sponsor chooses to share your information permission to contact you about its upcoming shows, promotions or for other reasons.
9. Rules/Winners List: To receive a winners list or an additional copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: TLC®'s Clean Up with Trading Spaces™ & Swiffer® Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 8991, Calabasas, CA 91372-8991. Please specify "Rules" or "Winners List". Winners list requests must be received by June 15, 2004. You may also view the rules by visiting www.discovery.com, clicking on TLC and following the Sweepstakes links during the Sweepstakes Period.
10. Sponsor: Discovery Communications, Inc., 1 Discovery Place, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
11. Sweepstakes Administrator: RPMC, Inc., 24013 Ventura Blvd., Calabasas, CA 91302.
