Official Rules

Opinion Study Sweepstakes

 

1.  NO PURCHASE NECESSARY: Open to legal residents of the U.S., 18 years of age or older at time of entry.  Entrants must be physically located in the United States.  Entrants must have Internet access and an email address by announcement date of sweepstakes. Entrants cannot work for a telecommunications company. The sweepstakes begins on May 8, 2002 and offer will conclude on May 22, 2002.   Limit one entry per email address.  Void where prohibited.

 

2.  TO ENTER: Participate in the survey and provide email address where indicated.  The answers to the survey questions will be used to help us understand industry needs.  All online entries must be received by May 22, 2002 11:59 p.m. PST.  All complete surveys will be entered into the prize drawing.  The random prize drawing will be held on or about May 29, 2002.

 

3.  Sponsor assumes no responsibility for lost, late, misdirected, illegible, incorrect or inaccurate entry information whether caused by Web site visitors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the sweepstakes.  Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend this sweepstakes should a computer virus, bugs or other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor corrupt the administration, security or proper operation of the sweepstakes.  Any attempt by an individual to deliberately damage any Web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the game is a violation of criminal and civil laws.  Should such an attempt be made, sponsor reserve the right to seek damages from any such contestant to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

4.  PRIZES: (2) Grand Prize winners of $500; (8) First Prize winners of $250; (25) Second Prize winners of $100 will be awarded. Winners will be selected in a random drawing from all qualified entries received.  Winners will be notified by email.  Winners are required to respond with a complete notification email within 5 Days of notification date on the email or an alternate winner will be selected.  All applicable taxes are the responsibility of the winners.  Prize is not transferable.  No prize substitutions.  Odds of winning based on the number of entries received.  Limit one prize per family or household.  Random drawing will be conducted by Innovative Processing, Inc., an independent judging agency whose decisions are final and binding on all matters relating to this sweepstakes.

 

5. CONDITIONS OF ENTRY: Employees of MarketTools, Inc., sponsors, its agencies, distributors, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies and affiliated companies, participating advertisers and media, employees, their immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible. Immediate family member is defined as husband, wife, children, mother, father, sister, sister in-law, brother or brother in-law. All federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner.  All federal, state and local laws apply.  Entry into this promotion constitutes permission to the Sponsor and their agencies to use winners' name, address and/or likeness for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation, unless prohibited by law.  Sponsor reserve the right to substitute prize of equal or greater value.  By participating in this promotion, entrants agree to be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of the judges.  Entrant recognizes and agrees that survey information will be made available only to Sponsor.  Winners agree to release and hold harmless MarketTools, Inc., its agencies, employees from injury, death, loss or other liability that may arise from the acceptance or use of any prize or their participation in this promotion. 

 

6.WINNERS LIST: The names of the prizewinner can be found by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to Opinion Study Sweepstakes, PO Box 240, Clear Lake, MN 55319.  Requests must be postmarked by May 22, 2002.

 

Sponsor: MarketTools, Inc., 1 Belvedere Place, Mill Valley, CA  94941