RIM AND AT&T NOMINATE A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER CONTEST RULES
Contest Sponsors: Research In Motion (RIM), 295 Phillip Street, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3W8, and AT&T, 16331 NE 72nd Way, Redmond WA 98052, (the “Contest Sponsors”).
1. No Purchase Necessary. The RIM and AT&T Nominate a Small Business Owner Contest (the “Contest”) starts at 12:01 AM ET February 9, 2009 and continues until 11:59 PM ET on March 23, 2009 (“Contest Closing Date”).
2. Nominations which have been approved for posting by the nominated small business owner (“Nominee”) are posted to the Contest website. The Contest Sponsors reserve the right, at their sole discretion, to disqualify any nomination that contains profanity or is defamatory in nature. The Contest Sponsors rulings in regards to the approval of nominations are final and without appeal.
Nominee’s who consent to participate in the Contest must provide their consent for the use of their nomination(s) no later than 11:59 PM ET on January 21, 2008, otherwise they will be disqualified.
3. Following the consent deadline, the Contest Sponsors will select ten semi-finalist Nominees whose nominations will be posted to the Contest website to be voted on by those who submitted eligible nominations. The three semi-finalist Nominees with the most votes will each win ten BlackBerry® Bold™ smartphones (the “Grand Prize”). The Contest Sponsors rulings in regards to the selection of the ten semifinalists are final and without appeal.
4. This Contest is open only to legal residents of the fifty United States and the District of Columbia, who are of the age of majority of their state of residence. Employees (and those with whom such employees are domiciled) of the Contest Sponsors, their advertising and promotional agencies and the independent judging organization are not eligible to enter.
5. Voting closes at 11:59PM on March 23, 2009. The three semi-finalist Nominees who received the most votes (“Winners”) will be announced to the public on April 7, 2009 by the contest sponsors on the Top Small Business Owners website. Winners will be contacted using the information contained in their nominations within seven business days of the day on which voting closes. If a Winner cannot be reached within that seven business day period or if the entrant declines the prize, or does not otherwise comply with these Contest Rules (“Rules”), their Grand Prize will be forfeited and the semi-finalist Nominee with the next highest number of votes may be contacted as a replacement. Each Winner must also return a signed Declaration and Release of liability and publicity within a specified period of time, before being announced to the public as a Winner, failing which their Grand Prize will be forfeited and the semi-finalist Nominee with the next highest number of votes may be contacted as a replacement. Ties between two or more Winners will be resolved by the independent judging organization based upon the content of the nomination(s) for the tied Winners.
6. There are three Grand Prizes available to be won, each consisting of ten BlackBerry® Bold™ smartphones, each prize has a total approximate retail value of five thousand four hundred and ninety-nine dollars and ninety cents ($5499.90). Allow six to eight weeks for delivery. Voice and data wireless service plans are not included.
7. Grand Prizes must be accepted as awarded and may not be transferred, or exchanged and have no cash surrender value. The Contest Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a prize or any portion of a Grand Prize for a substitute prize of at least equal value in the event of the unavailability of the BlackBerry® Bold™ smartphone, or for whatever reason. Limit of one Grand Prize per qualifying Winner.
8. The Contest Sponsors’ rulings are final and without appeal in all matters related to this Contest and the awarding of Grand Prizes.
9. By entering this Contest, each Nominee consents to (i) the use of his/her name, city of residence, likeness and/or photograph in any publicity carried out during and after the Contest by the Contest Sponsors, and their advertising and promotional agencies, without further notice or compensation to Nominee; and (ii) cooperating or participating in other possible promotional opportunities such as case studies and advertising.
10. All nominations become property of the Contest Sponsors. The Contest Sponsors assume no responsibility for lost, stolen, delayed, damaged, illegible or misdirected nominations or nominations that have been submitted through illicit means, or do not conform to or satisfy the Rules or for failure of the website during the Contest Period, for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination thereof including any injury or damage to a Nominee’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from playing or downloading any material connected with the Contest. The Contest Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel or modify this Contest should a virus, bug or other cause beyond the reasonable control of the Contest Sponsors corrupt the security or proper administration of the Contest. Any attempt to deliberately damage any web site or to undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, the Contest Sponsors reserve the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution. The Contest Sponsors are not responsible for any errors or omissions in printing or advertising this Contest.
11. The Contest Sponsors will collect certain personal data about Nominees for the purpose of administering this Contest. No further informational or marketing communications will be delivered to Nominees using this data unless Nominees provide explicit permission as indicated on the consent form. Please see AT&T's Privacy Policy at
http://www.att.com/gen/privacy-policy?pid=2506
and RIM’s privacy policy at
http://na.blackberry.com/eng/legal/privacy_policy.jsp
.
12. By entering this Contest, Nominees release and hold harmless the Contest Sponsors from any liability in connection with this Contest or participation in any Contest related activities or, if declared a Winner, the use or misuse of a Grand Prize. This Contest will run in accordance with these Rules, subject to amendment by the Contest Sponsors. Contest Sponsors reserve the right to cancel, amend, modify or terminate this Contest or the Rules at any time in its sole discretion and without further notice. Nominees must comply with these Rules, and will be deemed to have received and understood the Rules if they participate in the Contest.
RIM AND AT&T VOTE FOR A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER DRAWING RULES
Sponsors: Research In Motion (RIM), 295 Phillip Street, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3W8, and AT&T Mobility II LLC, 16331 NE 72nd Way, Redmond WA 98052, (the “Sponsors”).
1. No Purchase Necessary. The RIM and AT&T Nominate a Small Business Owner Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) starts at 12:01 AM ET February 9, 2009 and continues until 11:59 PM ET on March 23, 2009 (“Sweepstakes Closing Date”).
2. Those who visit the Sweepstakes website online at www.blackberryforsmallbusiness.com to vote for their favourite small business during the Sweepstakes period also have an option to enter into a drawing to win one of ten BlackBerry Bold smartphones (the “Drawing”). To enter this drawing, you must vote, provide your first and last name, full address, ten digit telephone number and email address and submit your information online at the Sweepstakes website to complete one entry into the drawing.
3. This Drawing is open only to legal residents of the fifty United States and the District of Columbia, who are over the age of majority of their state of residence. Employees (and those with whom such employees are domiciled) of the Sponsors, their advertising and promotional agencies and the independent judging organization are not eligible to enter.
4. A random drawing, conducted by and independent judging organization selected by the Sponsors, from all completed entries received as of the Sweepstakes Closing Date will be made on March 30 2009, at approximately 2:00 PM ET, in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Odds of winning depend on the number of all completed entries received. Selected entrants will be contacted using the information they provided at the time of entry within seven business days of the Drawing. If a selected entrant cannot be reached within that seven business day period or if the entrant declines the Prize, or does not otherwise comply with these Drawing Rules (“Rules”), the Prize will be forfeited and another random Drawing or Drawings may be conducted to select a replacement in the same manner. Each selected entrant must also return a signed Declaration and Release of liability and publicity within a specified period of time, before being named a winner, failing which the Prize will be forfeited and another random Drawing or Drawings may be conducted to select a replacement in the same manner.
5. There are ten Prizes available to be won, each consisting of a BlackBerry® Bold™ smartphone (the “Prize”), each Prize has a total approximate retail value of five hundred and forty-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents ($549.99). Allow six to eight weeks for delivery. Voice and data wireless service plans are not included.
7. Prizes must be accepted as awarded and may not be transferred, or exchanged and have no cash surrender value. The Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a prize or any portion of a prize for a substitute prize of at least equal value in the event of the unavailability of the BlackBerry® Bold™ smartphone, or for whatever reason. Limit of one Prize per qualifying Winner.
8. The Sponsors’ rulings are final and without appeal in all matters related to this Drawing and the awarding of Prizes.
9. By entering this Drawing, each entrant consents to (i) the use of his/her name, city of residence, likeness and/or photograph in any publicity carried out during and after the Drawing by the Sponsors, and their advertising and promotional agencies, without further notice or compensation to the entrant; and (ii) cooperating or participating in other possible promotional opportunities such as case studies and advertising.
10. All entries become property of the Sponsors. The Sponsors assume no responsibility for lost, stolen, delayed, damaged, illegible or misdirected entries or entries that have been submitted through illicit means, or do not conform to or satisfy the Rules or for failure of the website during the relevant period, for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination thereof including any injury or damage to a entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from playing or downloading any material connected with the Drawing. The Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel or modify this Drawing should a virus, bug or other cause beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsors corrupt the security or proper administration of the Drawing. Any attempt to deliberately damage any web site or to undermine the legitimate operation of this Drawing may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, the Sponsors reserve the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution. The Sponsors are not responsible for any errors or omissions in printing or advertising this Drawing.
11. The Sponsors will collect certain personal data about entrants for the purpose of administering this Drawing. No further informational or marketing communications will be delivered to entrants using this data unless entrants provide explicit permission as indicated on the consent form. Please see RIM’s privacy policy at
http://na.blackberry.com/eng/legal/privacy_policy.jsp
and AT&T's Privacy Policy at
http://www.att.com/gen/privacy-policy?pid=2506
.
12. By entering this Drawing, entrants release and hold harmless the Sponsors from any liability in connection with this Drawing or participation in any Drawing related activities or, if declared a Winner, the use or misuse of a Prize. This Drawing will run in accordance with these Rules, subject to amendment by the Sponsors. Sponsors reserve the right to cancel, amend, modify or terminate this Drawing or the Rules at any time in its sole discretion and without further notice. Entrants must comply with these Rules, and will be deemed to have received and understood the Rules if they participate in the Drawing.