1. Eligibility: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Only legal U.S. residents at least 18 years of age who reside in and who are physically located in the U.S. (excluding its territories and possessions) are eligible to enter the Dixie Chicks "Home" pre-order contest. (the "Contest"). Employees, agents or officers of Sony Corporation of America, Sony Electronics, Inc., Sony Music Entertainment Inc. or of any entity involved in the development, production, implementation and distribution of the contest, including any advertising or promotion agency, supplier of prizes for the Sweepstakes, parent company, service provider, subsidiary or affiliate of any such entity or any other entity directly associated with the Contest (hereinafter the "Contest Entities") or any member of the immediate family of and/or person living in the same household as such persons, are ineligible to enter the Contest.
2. How to Enter:
Go to http://www.columbiarecords.com/contest/dixiechicks and
complete the information requested on the entry form
and then transmit the Entry Form by clicking on the
"SUBMIT" button. I am at least 18 years of age. If I am
under 21 years of age, I have obtained my parent or
guardian's permission to enter these sweepstakes. The
Contest begins 12:01am ET on Monday, august 12th,
2002 and ends 11:59pm ET on Monday August 26th, 2002
("Contest period"). Information requested on the entry
form consists of age, gender, name, address (including
zip code), phone number and valid email address. LIMIT
OF ONE ENTRY PER PERSON AND PER EMAIL
ACCOUNT. If there is a dispute about who the email
address belongs to, it will be deemed submitted by the
email account holder. If multiple entries are received by
the same entrant, only the first entry submitted by that
entrant will qualify for entry in the Contest. Subsequent
entries submitted by that entrant shall be disqualified.
Winner will be chosen on or about Wednesday,
September 4th, 2002 and will be notified by email or
phone call.
3. PRIZES:
GRAND PRIZE:
One Grand Prize:
Round Trip Airfare and hotel accomodations and tickets Dixie Chicks performance at the Texas State Fair and passes to a non exclusive meet and greet with the Dixie Chicks.
ERV - $1500
1 First Prize:
One Gibson Epiphone Guitar autographed by the Dixie Chicks
ERV - $629
100 Runners Up Prizes:
Limited edition Dixie Chicks "Home" poster
ERV - $10
Total ERV of Sweepstakes: $3129
No substitution, transfer, or cash equivalent of prizes by any winner. Sponsor at its sole discretion, may substitute a prize of equal or greater value.
4. Drawing and Notification: Winner of the Contest will be selected in a random drawing on or about Friday, August 27th, 2002 from all eligible entries received by the judge(s), whose decisions are final and binding in all respects. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. [Winners will be notified by mail, email and/or phone. If a potential winner cannot be reached at the email address or phone number provided on the entry form and/or does not respond to the Sponsor at e-mail within first day from Sponsor's first attempt to contact him/her, or if he/she is found to be ineligible, or if he/she cannot or does not otherwise comply with these Official Rules, an alternate winner will be selected by random drawing.] All entries become Sponsor's property and will not be returned. The address provided by each entrant on the Contest entry form shall serve as the address of record in respect of all mailings to each entrant. [Changes to such mailing address may serve as a basis for disqualification.]
5. General Conditions: All Federal, state and local laws and regulations are applicable. All taxes (including, but not limited to, income taxes) are the sole responsibility of winners. Prize winners (and parent(s) or guardian(s) of prize winners under 13) may be required to execute (and have notarized) an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and/or a Publicity Release (the "Affidavit/Release") which must be returned to and received by Sponsor within ten (10) days from winner's receipt of the Affidavit/Release. Winners will also be required to send a copy of their passport, drivers license or birth certificate as proof of age and residency. Non-compliance with any of these requirements may result in disqualification, in which case an alternate winner may be chosen. Return of prize, prize notification, Affidavit/Release as undeliverable will result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected. Entry and/or acceptance of prize(s) constitutes permission for the Sponsor and its affiliates to use the winner's name, address (city and state) and/or likeness for advertising and trade purposes without further compensation, worldwide and in perpetuity, in any and all forms of media, now known and hereafter devised, including without limitation on-line, unless prohibited by law. All entrants agree to comply fully with each provision in these Official Rules. Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with this Contest and any person who does not comply with these Official Rules, will be ineligible for prizes and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. THE NEW YORK COURTS (STATE AND FEDERAL) SHALL HAVE SOLE JURISDICTION OF ANY CONTROVERSIES REGARDING THE CONTEST AND THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THE CONTEST. EACH ENTRANT WAIVES ANY AND ALL OBJECTIONS TO JURISDICTION AND VENUE IN THOSE COURTS AND HEREBY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. If, for reasons beyond the Sponsor's control (including, but not limited to, tampering or computervirus infection), the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned, the Sponsor, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to cancel or modify the Contest, without liability. The Contest is void where restricted or prohibited by law.
6. Disclaimers: Entrants agree that Contest Entities shall not be liable for losses or injuries of any kind resulting from: (i) acceptance/possession and/or use/misuse of prize(s), (ii) participation in the Sweepstakes, (iii) individual,joint or collective technical malfunctions of the telephone network and/or transmission line, computer on-line system, computer dating mechanism, computer equipment, hardware and/or software, or (iv) any delay or distortion of an entry resulting from data transmissions that are garbled, incomplete, misdirected, lost, mutilated, delayed, corrupted, mechanically duplicated, illegible or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules. Entrants also agree that the Contest Entities are not responsible or liable for any injury or damage to an entrant's or third person's computer related to or resulting from the Contest and/or its prizes. The Contest Entities are not liable for damage to a user's computer system (including, without limitation, any server fail ure or lost, delayed or corrupted data or other malfunction) due, either directly or indirectly, to an entrant's participation in the Contest or downloading of information in connection with the Contest. The Sponsor reserves the right to modify or cancel the Contest in the event that any portion of the Website becomes technically corrupted.
7. Rules/Winners List: For an additional copy of these Official Rules or a list of winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope, specifying which you are requesting, to: Dixie Chicks Pre-order Contest or consult the list of winners to be posted at columbiarecords.com . The winners list will be available after September 10th, 2002