OFFICIAL RULES
1. Eligibility: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Only legal U.S. residents at least 13
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 Man Vs Machine Contest
(the "Sweepstakes"). Minors must have their parent or guardian's permission
to enter as described below. 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 Sweepstakes, 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 Sweepstakes (hereinafter the "Sweepstakes 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 Sweepstakes.
2. How to Enter: Enter online at http://www.xzibit.net
Complete the information requested on the entry form and then transmit the Entry Form by clicking on the "Submit" button. IF YOU ARE BETWEEN 13 AND 21 YEARS OF AGE, YOU MAY NOT ENTER UNLESS YOU HAVE FIRST OBTAINED YOUR PARENT OR GUARDIAN'S PERMISSION.
All entries must be received before October 15, 2002, midnight EST. (The period during which the Sweepstakes will take place is referred to below as the "Sweepstakes 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 Sweepstakes; subsequent entries submitted by that entrant shall be disqualified.
3. PRIZES: One (1) Grand Prize consisting of a Autographed copy of Xzibit's DVD: Xzibit: Restless Xposed, the Xzibit Man Vs Machine limited edition t-shirt, and the Man Vs. Machine poster pack.
25 Runners Up:
Each receive an autographed copy of Xzibit's DVD: Xzibit: Restless Xposed, the
Xzibit Man Vs Machine limited edition t-shirt, and the Man Vs. Machine poster
pack!
Estimated Retail Value of
each Grand Prize Winner winner: $200
Estimated Retail Value of each Runner Up Prize winner: $30
Estimated Retail Value of all prizes: $330
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(s) of the Sweepstakes will be selected in a random drawing on or about
October 20, 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 email. If a potential
winner cannot be reached at the email address provided on the entry form and/or
does not respond to the Sponsor at e-mail: columbiainfo@sonymusic.com (or such
other email address as may be provided by Sponsor) within five (5) days 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
Sweepstakes entry form shall serve as the address of record in respect of all
mailings to each entrant. [Changes t
o 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 21) 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 Sweepstakes 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 SWEEPSTAKES AND THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THE SWEEPSTAKES. 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 computer virus infec
tion), the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as originally planned, the
Sponsor, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to cancel or modify the
Sweepstakes, without liability.
The Sweepstakes is void where restricted or prohibited by law.
6. Disclaimers: Entrants
agree that Sweepstakes 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 Sweepstakes 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 Sweepstakes and/or its prizes. The Sweepstakes
Entities are not liable for damage to a user's computer system (including, without
limitation, any server failu
re or lost, delayed or corrupted data or other malfunction) due, either directly
or indirectly, to an entrant's participation in the Sweepstakes or downloading
of information in connection with the Sweepstakes. The Sponsor reserves the
right to modify or cancel the Sweepstakes 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: The Man Vs Machine Contest, Columbia Online, 550 Madision Avenue, New York, NY 10022 or consult the list of winners to be posted at www.xzibit.net The winners list will be available after October 30th, 2002.
8. Sponsor: Columbia Records, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022.