Shure “SM58 – Nine lives Included” Sweepstakes

 

OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY

 

OPEN TO RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 18 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER ONLY

 

1.                  SPONSOR: The sponsor of the Sweepstakes is Shure Incorporated (“Sponsor”), Niles, IL 60714.

 

2.                  SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD: The Sweepstakes begins at 12:00:01 CT on October 1, 2008 (the “Start Date”) and ends at 11:59:59 CT on December 31, 2008 ("End Date").

 

3.                  ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open only to residents of the 50 United States of America or the District of Columbia, who are 18 years of age or older as of October 1, 2008. Employees and agents, including their family (parents, children, siblings, spouse) and members of their household (whether or not related), of Sponsor and its subsidiaries, affiliates, parent companies, distributors, divisions, agencies or of any related entity, including any consultants to Sponsor, are not eligible to participate in the Sweepstakes. Void where prohibited.

 

4.                  PRIZES: Three (3) Grand Prizes: Gaming console and Rock Band 2. Prize consists of Microsoft XBOX 360 Arcade Console gaming console and Rock Band 2 Bundle. Retail value of Grand Prize is $469.98. Four hundred fifty (450) First Place Prizes: Limited Edition Shure T-shirt. Retail value of First Place Prize is $9.99. Limit one prize per family/household. No substitutions or transfers of prizes permitted by winners. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value. All prizes will be awarded. WINNER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPORTING AND PAYING ANY AND ALL INCOME, SALES OR EXCISE TAXES THAT MAY APPLY TO ACCEPTING A PRIZE; SPONSOR IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR AND WILL NOT PAY ANY SUCH TAXES.

 

5.                  ODDS: The odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received.

 

6.                  HOW TO ENTER: There are two ways to enter: (1) INTERNET ACCESS REQUIRED. Enter the Sweepstakes by completing the entry form on Sponsor website located at: www.shure.com/ninelives. Send your entry by clicking “submit entry” on the bottom of the completed entry form; or (2) consumers who have submitted SM58 Nine Lives rebate forms during this time period will automatically be entered into the Sweepstakes drawing.  

 

7.                  RANDOM DRAWING: Prize winners will be selected in a monthly random drawing on or about the 10th of November 2008, December 2008 and January 2009 from among all eligible entries received.  In each of the random drawings 1 Grand Prize and 150 First Place Prizes will be awarded.  The November 2008 drawing will include entries received from the Start Date through the day before the November 2008 drawing.  The December 2008 drawing will include entries received from the Start Date through the day before the December 2008 drawing.  January 2009 drawing will include entries received from the Start Date through the End Date.  Drawings will be conducted by A-Three Services Agency, Ltd. (“Promotion Agency”) in Northbrook, IL.  All results of the selections are final and binding, subject to these Official Rules. In the event a winning entry is discovered to be invalid for any reason whatsoever or the person who submitted the winning entry fails to comply with these Official Rules prior to delivery of the prize, the prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner.

 

8.                  NOTICE TO WINNER: Attempts to notify potential winners will be made by email and/or telephone within thirty (30) days of the drawing. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, stolen, late or misdirected mail or delivery or communication problems of any kind. If unable to make contact with the potential winner within thirty (30) days after Sponsor first attempts to notify the potential winner, or if the potential winner fails to claim the prize within thirty (30) days after Sponsor first attempts to notify the winner, the prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate person.

 

9.                  VERIFICATION OF WINNER: Potential winners may be required to complete, execute and return an affidavit of Eligibility and/or a Publicity release before receiving a prize.          

 

10.              Sponsor is not responsible for telecommunications, network, electronic, technical or computer failures of any kind, including any which may affect the entry or the Sweepstakes. Entries not in compliance with these Official Rules are disqualified. Sponsor shall have the absolute right to determine if an entry is in compliance with these Official Rules without notice to the person attempting to enter.

 

11.              By entering the Sweepstakes, each participant warrants that he or she has read and agrees to abide by these Official Rules and that he or she is not prohibited from participating in the Sweepstakes. Each participant agrees to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor and its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, shareholders, employees, officers, directors, agents, representatives, advertising and promotion agencies and prize suppliers from any liability arising from or related to the Sweepstakes, including without limitation, personal injury, death, property damage, or claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy.

 

12.              By entering the Sweepstakes, participants consent to the use of their name, likeness, image and biographical data for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. BECAUSE SPONSOR COLLECTS PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM PARTICIPANTS ENTERING THE SWEEPSTAKES, SPONSOR ENCOURAGES ALL PARTICIPANTS TO REVIEW ITS PRIVACY POLICY, WHICH CAN BE REVIEWED AT WWW.SHURE.COM.

 

13.              Sponsor reserves the right to suspend or cancel the Sweepstakes or modify these Official Rules as necessary for any reason or as required by applicable law. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify from the Sweepstakes, and ban from any future promotions, any person it believes to have intentionally violated these Official Rules or tampered with any element of the Sweepstakes without notice to the disqualified or banned person. ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

 

14.              The construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, and the rights and obligations of entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of laws rules or provisions. Any legal claims arising out of or relating to the Sweepstakes or these Official Rules must be brought in the federal or state courts located in Niles, Illinois.

 

 

15.              WINNERS' LIST: For the names of the winners, available after February 1, 2009, send a self-addressed, stamped (#10) envelope to: Shure “SM58 – Nine Lives Included” Sweepstakes - P.O. Box 3159, Northbrook, IL 60065.

 

Microsoft is not a sponsor of this promotion. Microsoft and XBOX 360 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

 

Harmonix, Rock Band, and logos are trademarks of Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., an MTV Networks company, is not a sponsor of this promotion.