Official Rules for the “Reebok SelectRide Giveaway” Contest

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and Washington DC (EXCLUDING RESIDENTS OF OVERSEAS MILITARY INSTALLATIONS, PUERTO RICO, AND OTHER U.S. TERRITORIES) who as of January 10th, 2009 are 18 years of age or older.

Sponsor: Men’s Journal LLC (“Men’s Journal”)

1.  How to Enter:

a.    To enter the “Reebok SelectRide Giveaway” Contest (the “Contest”), each entrant must send an e-mail to Men’s Journal explaining, in 100 words or less, what sport or event he’s training for, and why the Reebok SelectRide will help ( the “Submission”). Visit Men’s Journal at mensjournal.com/contests and follow the registration and entering directions provided therein.  Limit one entry per person.  Contest begins at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on January 10th, 2009. All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on February 10th, 2009.  For privacy policy, visit mensjournal.com/contests.

b.    No mechanically reproduced or computer-generated entries permitted.  Not responsible for lost, late or misdirected entries, or entries containing incorrect or incomplete information.  Not responsible for any problems or technical malfunctions of any telephone network or lines, computer, on-line, or Internet systems or services, servers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or entry or confirmation or winners notice on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet, problems with mensjournal.com website or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer resulting from downloading any materials in connection with the Contest.  Entries become the property of Men’s Journal and will not be acknowledged or returned.

2.    By entering this Contest, you agree to the following:

a.    Sponsor may edit, publish, copy, distribute, display and otherwise use, and license others to use and edit, your Submission, worldwide in any media, formats, editions, and derivations, now known or hereafter developed, in connection with the Contest and the advertising and promotion for the Contest without further permission, notice or compensation, except where prohibited by law.
Without limiting the previous sentence, Sponsor may publish, display and use your Submission on mensjournal.com and in Men’s Journal magazine.

b.    You represent that you own all rights in and to your Submission and that the use of the Submission in the Contest does not violate or infringe upon the rights, including without limitation copyrights or rights of publicity or privacy, of any third party.

c.    Any entry that Sponsor in its sole discretion deem offensive, sexually explicit, pornographic, offensive, illegal or obscene, or that Sponsor determines might otherwise reflect poorly on Sponsor will be removed and will not be eligible for the Contest.

3.    Winner(s):

a.    Selection of Winner(s).  At the close of the entry period, a panel of judges selected by Sponsor will choose five (5) winners based upon the following skill factors, together with the weight accorded to them: Originality  (50%) and Entertainment Value (50%). Winner(s) will be notified by e-mail or telephone.

b.    Decisions of Sponsor are final on all matters relating to the Contest.

4. Prize:

a.    Each of the five (5) winners will receive the following prize (the “Prize”):

•    One pair of Reebok SelectRide shoes in his size.

b.    Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of Prize: $110.00 Actual retail value of the Prize may vary.  Total ARV of all Prizes: $550. Winner is responsible for any expenses not expressly included in the Prize description, such as additional ground transportation expenses, incidentals, meals, beverages and any other expenses. If winner cannot travel on the dates required to attend the event, winner will forfeit the Prize in its entirety and Sponsor may, at its option, either select a second place winner in his or her place or be relieved of liability for fulfillment of the Prize.

c.    Certain restrictions and blackout dates may apply. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value.

5. General:

a.    Employees, directors and officers of Sponsor, its parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising or promotional agencies, and their immediate family members and/or those living in same household are not eligible.

b.    No substitution or transfer of prize permitted except as provided herein.  Prizes are non-redeemable for cash. In the event of unavailability, Sponsor may substitute a prize of greater or equal value.

c.    All federal/state/local taxes are the sole responsibility of prize winners.

d.    Potential winners must execute Affidavit of Eligibility/Release of Liability/Prize Acceptance/Publicity Release Form(s) within 10 days of notification.  Noncompliance, or return of prize notification as undeliverable or inability to locate winner within 5 days after notification will result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner.  Winner’s travel companion must execute a Release of Liability Form.

e.    By participating in the Contest and accepting any prize, entrants and winners agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, its respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates and related companies, and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, “Released Parties”) from and against any and all liability whatsoever for any loss, harm, damage, injury, cause of action, claim, cost or expense (including without limitation any property damage, personal injury and/or death) arising out of or in connection with the Contest, including without limitation participation in any Contest-related activity and/or possession, acceptance, use or misuse of any prize.

Released Parties shall not be responsible for any cancellations, delays, diversions or substitutions or any act or omissions whatsoever by any performer(s)/event(s), air carrier(s), hotel(s), or other transportation companies or any other persons providing any of these services and accommodations to passengers including any results thereof such as changes in services or accommodations necessitated by same. The passenger contracts in use by the airlines or other transportation companies shall constitute the sole contracts with respect to the winner’s and his/her travel companion’s transportation and such contracts shall be solely between the winner, his/her travel companion and such transportation companies. Released Parties shall not be parties to such contracts and shall assume no responsibility in this connection. Released Parties shall not be liable for any loss, theft or damage of cash, cameras, jewelry, securities, heirlooms, negotiable papers or other valuables.

Released Parties are not responsible if Contest cannot take place or if prize cannot be awarded due to travel cancellations, delays or interruptions due to acts of God, acts of war, natural disasters, weather or acts of terrorism.

Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.  By participating in the Contest, you waive the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages.

f.    Participation in the Contest constitutes consent to use entrant’s name, image, likeness and biographical information for editorial, advertising and publicity purposes without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law.  Entrant releases and holds harmless the Released Parties for any liability, claims and causes of action based on defamation or violation of rights of publicity or privacy.

g.    Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process, the operation of mensjournal.com or who is otherwise in violation of the Official Rules.  Sponsor further reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify the Contest in the event the Contest is not capable of completion as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, or technical failures of any kind.  In the event of a dispute as to entries submitted by multiple users having the same email account, the authorized subscriber of the email account used to enter the Contest at the actual time of entry will be deemed to be the entrant and must comply with these Official Rules.  Authorized account subscriber is deemed to be the natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization which is responsible for assigning email addresses or the domain associated with the submitted email address.  CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PARTICIPANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR TAMPER WITH OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS.  SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT(S) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

h.    By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges, which shall be final and binding with regard to all matters relating to the Contest.

i.    Any dispute arising from this Contest will be determined according to the laws of the State of New York, without reference to its conflict of laws principles, and the entrants consent to the personal jurisdiction of the State and Federal Court located in New York County and agree that such courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all such disputes.

6.    The Sponsor of the Contest is Men’s Journal LLC, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104.

7.    Winner’s List:

For names of prize winners, after February 10th, 2009 send a separate, stamped, self-addressed, No.10 envelope to: “Reebok SelectRide Contest Winners” c/o Yasmin Zar, Men’s Journal, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104.

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