BLACK
To Enter
There is no purchase necessary to enter or to receive a prize in the Black Enterprise Issue Survey Sweepstakes (the
"Sweepstakes"). One Sweepstakes winner (“Winner”) will be selected for each entry period (as described below) from
individuals who fully complete the applicable Black Enterprise Issue Survey, including, without limitation, the
inclusion of contact information. Submission of a fully completed survey will automatically enter the survey
respondent into the Sweepstakes. Limited to one entry per person. If an individual responds more than once to a
particular survey, only the first response received will be considered and subsequent responses disqualified. Responses
must be submitted via http://www.blackenterprise.com. All responses become the exclusive property of Sponsor.
Data collected from individuals responding to a survey will be kept confidential and aggregated with other data into a
composite report.
Eligibility
Entry is open to any individual, who, at the time of entry,
is 18 years or older, and a
permanently residing in the
spouse) and members of their same households (whether related or not), of Earl G. Graves Limited, Earl G. Graves
Publishing, Black Enterprise Magazine, or any of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, suppliers, or advertising,
promotion or fulfillment agencies are not eligible to participate. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal,
state and local laws and regulations.
VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
Sponsor
This Sweepstakes is sponsored by Earl G. Graves Ltd. d/b/a
BLACK ENTERPRISE,
NY 10011.
Prize
A prize will be awarded to one (1) entrant per entry period.
Prize consists of one (1) gift check valued at $100.00 (
dollars). No substitution or transfer of prizes is permitted.
Selection of Winner
Each entry period shall begin on the first day of each month and shall end on the last day of the immediately following
month. The Winner for a particular entry period will be randomly selected from all eligible entries received for such
period in a drawing conducted by Sponsor on the 15th day of the month immediately following the close of such entry
period. Non-winning entries will not be carried over into subsequent entry periods and will not be eligible for prize
drawings in entry periods other than the one during which they are submitted.
Winner will be notified by e-mail of his/her selection within 30 (thirty) days of the end of the applicable entry period.
Winner will be required to complete and return by mail within 10 business days of the receipt of such e-mail
notification an affidavit of eligibility and liability and, where legal, a publicity release, properly completed and
notarized, or the prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Return of any prize/prize notification as
undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Sponsor reserves the right to verify
eligibility qualifications of any Winner and all decisions of Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes will be final
and non-appealable. The odds of winning a particular drawing will depend on the number of eligible entries received
during the applicable entry period. The name of the Winner will be posted at www.blackenterprise.com, or you may
write to Sponsor at
of the applicable drawing for the name of the Winner of such drawing.
Restrictions/Limitation on Liability/General Information
Sponsor
reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify from entering the
Sweepstakes any person found: (i) to be
tampering with the entry process or the operation of
www.blackenterprise.com; or (ii) to be violating the Official Rules
or otherwise acting in violation of applicable law. ANY
ATTEMPT BY A SURVEY RESPONDENT OR ANY
OTHER
PERSON OR ENTITY TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE
LEGITIMATE
OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS,
FOR
WHICH SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW.
By
submitting a survey and participating in the Sweepstakes, the respondent: (i)
warrants and represents that he/she has
read these Official Rules and based thereon, is eligible to
participate in this Sweepstakes; (ii) agrees to be bound by
these Official Rules; (iii) consents to the use of his/her
name and/or likeness by Sponsor and/or its affiliates or
subsidiaries for promotional purposes (whether online or
through any other media now known or hereafter developed),
without additional compensation and unless prohibited by
law; (iv) agrees, if selected as a Winner, to be solely
responsible for any and all taxes resulting from acceptance
and receipt of a prize; (v) agrees to release and hold
harmless Sponsor and its directors, officers, employees,
subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, licensees, successors and assigns
from
any and all causes of action, liabilities, suits, cross-claims or
counterclaims, or any other claims arising out of or
relating to his/her participation in the Sweepstakes,
WHETHER OR NOT ARISING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE OF
A
RELEASED PARTY, including, but not limited to, third party claims that may be
made against respondent, and
claims arising out of or relating to acceptance, receipt,
possession or use/misuse of a prize, or any publicity or public
exposure of respondent, including, without limitation, claims
concerning infringement or invasion of respondent's
privacy or publicity rights, or defamation, or acts
undertaken in preparation for, or participation in, the Sweepstakes;
(vi) agrees to assume all risks, express or implied, associated
with all claims released under subparagraph (v),
including, without limitation, all risks concerning
participation in the Sweepstakes; and (vii) acknowledges that
Sponsor
has neither made nor is responsible or liable for any warranty, express or
implied, relative to the Sweepstakes
or any prize.
Without
limiting anything set out above, Sponsor assumes no responsibility, and shall
not be liable for: (i) any
damages, taxes or expenses which any individual might incur
as a result of participating in the Sweepstakes or winning
a Sweepstakes prize; (ii) any incorrect or inaccurate
information, whether caused by site users or by any of the
equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the
Sweepstakes; (iii) any technical or human error which
may occur in processing surveys submitted in connection with
the Sweepstakes; (iv) any theft or destruction of, or
unauthorized access to, or use or alteration of, any
Sweepstakes survey; and/or (v) any malfunction, failure, or delay in
operation or transmission caused by communications lines,
computer equipment or software, or technical problems or
traffic congestion on any Internet access provider and/or at
any online site, including without limitation, injury or
damage to any participant's person or property. Sponsor
reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without any
resulting responsibility or liability, to cancel, modify or
suspend the Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, in the
event of circumstances beyond its control (including without
limitation, infection by computer virus, unauthorized
tampering or intervention, fraud, or technical failures)
which prevent the Sweepstakes from proceeding as planned or
which adversely affect the administration, security,
fairness, or integrity of the Sweepstakes. Without limiting the
foregoing, if, for any reason, the Sweepstakes cannot be run
as originally planned, for any reason, Sponsor, in its sole
discretion, reserves the right to conduct the Sweepstakes
from among all eligible entries received, if any.
The
Sweepstakes is governed by the laws of the State of New York.