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Official Rules "Panasonic W7 Toughbook Sweepstakes Promotion"
1. NO FEE OR PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. PRODUCT PURCHASE
WILL NOT IMPROVE THE ODDS OF WINNING. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND
MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
The Panasonic Toughbook Sweepstakes (the Promotion) begins at 0:00:00 AM
Eastern Time (ET) on Thursday, April 17, 2008 and ends at 11:59:59 PM ET
on Wednesday, December 31, 2008. All electronic entries must be received
by 11:59:59 PM ET on Wednesday, December 31, 2008. USAT Corp. (USAT) is
not responsible for lost, stolen, misdirected, delayed, destroyed or
illegible entries or for failure to receive entries due to transmission
failures or technical failures of any kind, including, without
limitation, malfunctioning of any network, hardware or software, whether
originating with sender or sponsor, or for any human error lost or
delayed data transmission or any other error or malfunction. Eligible
entrants must enter via online methods described. Limit one entry per
person during the entry period. Multiple entries submitted by a single
person are void. USAT Corp. and Panasonic will not share or distribute
or sell entries to any third parties. By entering, entrants acknowledge
compliance with these Official Rules, including all eligibility
requirements.
2. ELIGIBILITY The Promotion is open only to individuals who
reside in the 50 United States, The District of Columbia (excluding
Puerto Rico and all other territories) who are 21 years of age or older
at the time of Promotion registration (upon verification of prize
eligibility, misrepresentation of age requirement will void the entry).
Panasonic and USAT employees, distributors, resellers, their affiliates,
subsidiaries, consultants, contractors, advertising, public relations,
promotion, fulfillment and marketing agencies, their immediate families
(parent, child, sibling & spouse) and persons living in the same
households as such individuals (whether related or not) are not eligible
to participate in the Promotion. By entering the Promotion, participants
agree to release, discharge and hold harmless Panasonic and USAT, its
affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees and agents from
any and all damages, costs, expenses, and other liabilities, including
damages for personal injury or damage to property, whether the damages
are direct or indirect, and regardless of whether the claim is based on
contract, tort or any other legal theory, which may be due to or arise
out of participation in the Program or any portion thereof or the
acceptance, use, misuse or possession of the prize. By participating,
you agree to these Official Rules and to the decisions of USAT being
final and binding in all respects. Void where prohibited by law, rule or
regulation. All federal, state and local laws and regulations in the US
apply.
3. HOW TO ENTER Limit one entry per person. All subsequent
entries from the same person or e-mail address will be disqualified. Any
attempt by a person to enter more than once with multiple e-mail
accounts will result in disqualification. The Promotion is a random
drawing. TO ENTER Click on Enter from the web page
http://usatcorp.com/promotions/RDU/info2.asp and complete the form by
typing your true and correct first name, last name, address, city,
state, zip postal code, email, phone number, by selecting customer type
and by answering a few short questions. Electronic entries will be
deemed made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address
submitted at time of entry. The authorized account holder is deemed as
the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet
access provider, online service provider or other organization that is
responsible for assigning e-mail addresses or the domain associated with
the submitted e-mail address. All entries become the property of USAT
Corp.
4. PRIZE AVAILABLE ONE PRIZE Panasonic Toughbook W7 model #
CF-W7BWAZZAM. For a full description of the
Prize, visit the campaign URL at
http://usatcorp.com/promotions/RDU/info.asp. The prize includes shipping
within the 50 United States, The District of Columbia (excluding Puerto
Rico and all other territories), which will be paid for by USAT Corp.
The winner is solely responsible for all applicable taxes.
Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of Panasonic Toughbook W7
is $2,199.00 (USD). Values do not include shipping. USAT Corp. reserves
the right to substitute the prize for one of equal or greater value.
5. SWEEPSTAKES DRAWING AND NOTIFICATION OF PRIZE WINNER Only one
prize permitted per person. USAT Corp. will award prizes only upon
winner verification and final approval. The random drawings will be held
on or before February 15, 2009. Decisions by USAT Corp. of winner
eligibility, notification, and acceptance or disqualification will be
final and binding. Prize winner will receive prize notification by one
of the following methods telephone, email. The winner will be required
to execute and return to USAT Corp. an Affidavit of Eligibility within
ten (10) days following attempted notification. The Prize winner will
have three (3) days after notification to accept the prize or will be
disqualified and an alternate winner selected. US prize winners will be
required to execute and return to USAT Corp. a W9 tax form within ten
(10) days following attempted notification. If the selected winner has
not complied with the Official Rules, cannot be contacted, is
ineligible, the Prize Notification or prize is returned as
undeliverable, or does not return the executed Affidavit of Eligibility
within the specified time period, an alternate winner will be selected.
Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for USAT Corp. to use
winner's name and likeness for advertising and promotional purposes
without compensation, unless otherwise prohibited by law. All
information collected will be treated in a manner consistent with USAT
Corp.'s privacy policy. All decisions of USAT Corp. shall be binding and
final.
6. WINNER To view name of winner, visit online at
http://usatcorp.com/promotions/RDU/info.asp for sweepstakes on or after
January 15, 2009, or send a self-addressed stamped envelope to USAT
Corp., Attn RDU Toughbook Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 9334, Chapel Hill, NC
27515-9334.
7. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY USAT Corp. is not responsible for any
incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Website users or
by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in
the Promotion or by any technical or human error, which may occur in
processing entries for the Promotion. USAT Corp. is not responsible for
lost, interrupted or unavailable Website network server or other
connections, miscommunications, failed telephone or computer or
telephone transmissions or technical failure, jumbled, scrambled or
misdirected transmissions, or other error of any kind whether human,
mechanical or electronic. USAT Corp. is not responsible for any delay,
error, failure, problem or technical malfunction of any telephone
network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers or providers,
computer equipment, software, failure of electronic mail or entries due
to technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any
Website or combination thereof, including injury or damage to any
entrant, entrant's computer or to any other computer related to or
resulting from participation in, or downloading materials for, this
Promotion. If for any reason, the Promotion is not capable of running as
planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering,
unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other
causes beyond the control of USAT Corp. which corrupt or affect the
administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this
Promotion, USAT Corp. reserves the right at their sole discretion to
cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion.
8. CONDUCT USAT Corp. reserves the right, at their discretion, to
disqualify anyone found to be tampering with the entry process or the
operation of the Promotion or Website hosting the Promotion, to be
acting in violation of the Official Rules, to be acting in an
unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or with intent to annoy, abuse,
threaten or harass any other person. CAUTION ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT
OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE
THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION IS IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL
AND CIVIL LAWS. USAT CORP. RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY
SUCH ENTRANT OR INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
9. TAX INFORMATION All taxes, fees, and surcharges on the prize
won are the sole responsibility of the winner(s).
10. GENERAL INFORMATION This promotion is conducted in English
(which will be given its everyday ordinary meaning) and any and all
disputes will be resolved in the appropriate courts in the State of
North Carolina in the United States, exclusively, and subject to the
laws of the State of North Carolina. Should there be a conflict between
the laws of the State of North Carolina and any other laws, the conflict
will be resolved in favor of the laws of the State of North Carolina.
11. SPONSOR The sponsor of this Promotion is USAT Corp., 104
South Estes Drive, Suite 204, Chapel Hill, NC 27514.
USAT Corp. reserves the right to extend the end date of the Promotion.
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