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Void where prohibited by law. By entering the Essay Contest (“Contest”), entrants consent to be bound by these Official Rules, which shall constitute a contract between entrants and The Saavedra Family (“Sponsor”). All decisions of Sponsor/judges with respect to the Contest shall be final.
The following rules (the “Official Rules”) govern the Contest:
Eligibility
To be eligible to win, you must be at least 18 years old as of the date of entry, pay the requisite entry fee, and comply with these Official Rules. The Contest is open to all individuals world-wide, not-for-profit organizations, for-profit corporations, or investors, and is null and void wherever prohibited by law. Officers, directors, and employees of Sponsor and judges of the Contest and its affiliates, as well as those individuals’ immediate family members and the residents of their households are not eligible.
Sponsor reserves the right, exercisable upon its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds has: (1) violated these Official Rules; (2) interfered with, or attempted to manipulate, the Contest or Contest results; (3) violated any law or regulation by participating in the Contest; or (4) provided false information to Sponsor.
Sponsor has endeavored to comply with all legal requirements in developing the Contest and does not desire to accept entries from residents of jurisdictions where the Contest does not comply with the laws of the jurisdiction in which the individual resides. If any governmental entity determines that an entrant violates applicable laws or regulations, the Sponsor shall have the option, in it sole discretion to disqualify you as an entrant in the Contest and return any associated entry fee. Sponsor makes no representation regarding accessing the materials on this Site or any other site from jurisdictions where its contents or the Contest are illegal or prohibited. Those users who choose to access this Site from other locations do so at their own risk and are responsible for compliance with local laws and regulations.
How to Enter:
Eligible individuals may enter the Contest by submitting a qualified entry to Sponsor during the Contest Period. Entries must be received during the Contest Period. An individual may enter as many times as he or she desires so long as each entry satisfies the entry requirements.
To qualify for entry into the Contest, all entries must include the following:
(1) An entry fee of US $150.00 paid via Money Order or cashiers check made, or personal check payable to: EssayforHome.com. Payments may also be submitted via Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover Credit Cards using PayPal which can be found on the "contact us" page of www.EssayforHome.com. Please do not send Cash- cash entries will not be accepted. All Contest entry fees will be held in an account established specifically for the purpose of this Contest, with oversight provided by legal counsel during the entire course of this event.
Entries being made through mail must be submitted to:
EssayforHome.com
P.O. BOX 262341
(2) A properly completed Essay submission specifying the unequivocal identity of the entrant (on a separate sheet). Sponsor is not responsible for any late, lost, misdirected, incomplete, illegible mail, or destruction of entries due to circumstances beyond the control of Sponsor.
Entrees that are disqualified due to excessive length (over 250 words) or received late will not be eligible for return of the entry fees. Submissions are considered VOID if illegible, incomplete, damaged, irregular, altered, pornographic or obtained through fraud or theft. Written essays and supporting documents will not be returned for any reason, so do not send your only copy.
Essay Contest & Writers Guidelines
The topic of essay submissions is “Why Home Ownership is Important". All essay submissions must be non-fiction and original in content. Photo Essay may also be submitted.
The essay must have a beginning, middle and an ending. They [essays] may be funny, sad, heroic, and/or inspirational.
Essays shall be submitted my mail and shall contain no more than (250) words. Any word in a standard dictionary of American English, regardless of length, shall count as a single word. Essays must be written in English.
Please be sure to include the coupon or separate sheet of paper with your essay denoting your name, address, telephone number(s), email, and any other information useful for contacting you. Be sure you do not put your name or any other identifying information on or in the body of your essay. Personal contact information is not included in the word count of the essay. You may enter for a friend or family member, but you must include your personal contact information. No anonymous or author unknown submissions will be accepted.
It is preferred that all mailed essays are typed on plain white 8 ½” x 11” paper, in 12-point Times New Roman font. Handwritten entries will only be accepted if they are neat and legible. By entering this essay contest writers agree to allow their essay to be published with no further compensation. Any individual may submit more than one essay, with a corresponding additional entry fee. Contest Period The Contest shall begin on May1, 2009 at 12:00 A.M. Eastern Time and shall continue until September 30, 2009, at 12:00A.M. Eastern Time (“Contest Period”), unless extended or shortened by Sponsor in accordance with these rules. All essays must be postmarked on or before September 1st, 2009 and received no later than Midnight Eastern Time, August 31th, 2009. The Contest Period may be shortened, at the sole discretion of the Sponsor, before September1st, 2009, in the event that the minimum number of qualified entries (3,500 for Rock Creek & 1700 for 5118 Ellendale) (“Entrant Number Amount”) (subject to increase as provided herein) is received before August 1st, 2009. The Contest Period may be extended for a period of up to (6) additional months in the event that the end of the Contest Period does not meet the minimum Entrant Number Amount. If on the day that the Entrant Number Amount is met more than the maximum number of entries necessary to meet the Entrant Number Amount is received, then all entries received up through midnight Eastern Time on the day that Entrant Number Amount is met will be included in the Contest. Entries received after the Contest Period will not be considered. If the Entrant Number Amount is not met, the Sponsor may elect in its sole discretion (i) to have all entries received judged (“Close the Contest”) and a winner(s) declared. The winner (s) then shall receive a monetary prize total of fifty percent (or half) of all entry fees received. The remainder of the fees shall be used to cover administrative, advertising and attorney and/or accounting fees. Once the Sponsor elects to close the Contest, the winner(s) will be notified by Certified Mail and/or telephone within two weeks of the decision; and the prize will be distributed to the winning Contest entry received during the Contest Period. Delivery of clear title will be presented to the winner (s) for each home.
Determination of Winner
There will be three independent judges whom will choose the essay(s) they feel is most deserving of winning the home(s). Spelling and punctuation will be considered only to the extent that they add or detract from the other aspects of the essay. The Winner(s) shall be chosen from all qualified entries, because this is a Contest of “skill” not luck (as required by the State of
Prize
There will be only two (2) winners chosen from the qualified entries received during the Contest Period who will be awarded fee-simple title to the residence located at: 8944 Rocky Creek Tampa, FL 33615 or
The transfer of the residence located at:
Except where prohibited by law, the winner must execute and provide to Sponsor the following: (1) Affidavit of Eligibility, attesting to the winner’s eligibility and compliance with the Official Rules; (2) a Liability Release, releasing Sponsor from any liability arising out of the Contest; and (3) a Publicity Release, allowing Sponsor to use the winner’s name, likeness, voice and biographical information for publicity purposes. Winner will also be required to provide any other information needed by Sponsor to comply with applicable laws and regulations, including those relating to the payment of income taxes. By accepting a prize, winner grants Sponsor permission for the use of his/her name, likeness and biographical information for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law.
The Sponsor has made every effort to display the prize as accurately as possible. Please note however that the colors we use, as well as the display and color capabilities of your particular computer monitor, will greatly affect the colors actually seen on the screen. The Site cannot be responsible for the limitations of your monitor’s display of color, texture, or detail of the images included of the prize. The documents and related graphics published on this server could also include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors.
Prize Notification
The winner will be notified by phone and/or in writing by Certified Mail within fourteen (14) days of the prize being awarded. If the Sponsor is unable to confirm the winner within fourteen (14) days of notification being sent, or if a winner is disqualified, then the prize will be forfeited and awarded to the entrant who would have won the prize had the original winner not done so. The name of the winner will be posted on www.EssayforHome.com
Limitations of Liability
In no event will Sponsor, its respective officers, directors, employees, representatives or agents, immediate family, members or residents of their households, or judges of the Contest, Saavedra family, its affiliates or their employees and partners, the Sponsor’s web designer or their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives or agents, immediate family members or residents of their households be responsible or liable for any damages or losses of any kind, including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, statutory or punitive damages. Without limiting the foregoing, with respect to the Contest and to the Prize, Sponsor makes no warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties or merchantability of fitness for a particular purpose. Some jurisdictions may not allow the limitations or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages or exclusion of implied warranties so some of the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. Check your local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding these limitations or exclusions.
Dispute Resolution
By entering the Contest, each entrant agrees that any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to the participation in the Contest shall be settled by arbitration, before a single arbitrator, administered by the American Arbitrations Association under its Residential arbitration rules, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The locale of the arbitration shall be in
Copyright Ownership and License
The content of your Coupon your name, city, state and contact information are non-confidential for all purposes and the Sponsor may disclose this information in conjunction with announcements related to prize winners and contests. You further agree that such submissions, your essays and photos become the property of Sponsor and that all title and interest therein, including all rights of copyright, shall rest with Sponsor at the time they are submitted. Such submissions are subject to being used, reproduced, modified, published, edited, translated, distributed, performed, and displayed in any media or medium, or any form, format or forum now known or hereafter developed for any purpose, in perpetuity without further notice. To the extent that submissions are not assignable, by submitting a letter, essay, photo or any other submission to the Sponsor, an entrant grants Sponsor a royalty-free, perpetual, world-wide, nonexclusive license to reproduce the letter, essay and photo, to create derivative works of the letter, essay and photo, and to display the letter, essay and photo, in any medium now known or hereafter to become known. The submission of such materials in no way creates any obligation or duty on the part of Sponsor to post or use such materials or, if we do so, to give the author credit. However, if Sponsor decides to post or use such materials, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, a credit line may be given to the author.
Governing Law
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Severability of Illegal Provisions
Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law. Should any portion of this Agreement be declared invalid for any reason, such declaration shall have no effect upon the remaining portions of this Agreement.
Rights of Third Parties
Unless expressly stated herein to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, is intended to confer any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement on any persons other than the parties hereto and their respective legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to relieve or discharge the obligation or liability of any third persons to any party to this Agreement, nor shall any provision give any third persons any right of subrogation or action over or against any party to this Agreement.
Amendment of Rules
Sponsor may amend the Official Rules in its sole discretion. Amendments will be posted on the Sponsor Website. Unless otherwise specified, any amendments will become effective on the day they are posted on this Site.
Entire Agreement
This Agreement, including exhibits, (if any) contains all agreements between the Parties. There are no other representations, warranties, promises, agreements or understandings, oral, written or implied, among the Parties, except to the extent reference is made there to in this Agreement.
Sponsor
The name of the Contest Sponsor is: EssayforHome.com
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