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Vantage Media, LLC Scholarship Sweepstakes
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
The following promotion is intended for participants in the United States only and shall be construed and evaluated according to the laws of the United States. Do not proceed in this promotion if you are not a legal resident of the United States
NO AFFILIATION OR ENDORSEMENT: This promotion is the sole venture of Vantage Media, LLC ("Sponsor"). Sponsor is solely responsible for administration of this offer. Sponsor is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the schools or merchandise contained on this website in any way. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners with all rights reserved. Signing up, registering, or enrolling in one of these schools does not increase your chances of winning. Further eligibility restrictions are contained in the official rules below.
ELIGIBILITY: This promotion is open to any individual 17 years or older, who is or will be attending a regionally or nationally accredited college, university, or vocational school in an academic term within 1 year of notification date. Winner must be at least 18 years of age at the time of enrollment at a qualified institution. If a scholarship winner does not enroll or is not enrolled in a qualifying educational institution within 1 year of notification date, the award will be forfeited and not re-awarded. Applicants must be permanent residents the United States as of December 31st, 2004. Void where prohibited by law. This promotion is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Vantage Media, LLC, its parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies and members of the immediate family and household of each are not eligible. Immediate family members include parents, siblings or any person residing in the same household as employee.
ENTRY: To apply, go http://www.Cash4College.com or http://www.Scholarships.us.com and complete the initial form on website, including a valid email address. Applications will be accepted by electronic means through the online form on the landing page of the websites above. You may also enter by handwriting your name and complete address on a 3" x 5" piece of paper and mailing in a #10 envelope to: Vantage Media, LLC, Scholarship Sweepstakes Entry, 2101 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 2000 El Segundo, CA 90245. No photocopied or mechanically reproduced entries will be accepted. Limit one (1) entry per person. All requests become property of Sponsor and will not be returned or acknowledged.
Sponsor is not responsible for errors, omissions, lost, late, interruptions, deletions, delays in operations or transmission, invalid, incomplete, technically corrupted or misdirected entries. All of these types of entries will be disqualified. Sponsor is not responsible for any claims, liabilities or damages in conjunction with the prize of the contest. Sponsor is not responsible for any claims liabilities or damages in conjunction with the process of meeting the contest rules. Contest rules and guidelines are subject to update and modification at anytime and for any reason.
Entry time frame is from approximately January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008. Final submission deadline for the sweepstakes is 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on December 31, 2008. Use of data will be in compliance with our general privacy policy, which may be reviewed by clicking on 'Privacy Statement' at the bottom of the entry page.
PRIZES: One (1) one-time scholarship grant of $3000 will be awarded each quarter. One (1) winner will be selected by a random drawing of all eligible entrants on a quarterly basis and awarded in the amount of $3000, totaling four (4) winners and $12,000 annually. The scholarship monies will be paid directly to the winners upon verification that the winners have applied, been accepted and matriculated at an accredited college, university or technical school. ODDS OF WINNING DEPEND ON THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE ENTRIES RECEIVED. ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAXES, AND ANY OTHER COSTS AND EXPENSES, ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OR USE OF THE PRIZE ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNER. Prize is not transferable. Prize is awarded WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, express or implied, without limitation. If a winner chooses not to accept his or her prize, an alternate winner may be chosen.
WINNER SELECTION: One Winner will be selected in a random drawing approximately each quarter. Drawings will be held on or about December 15th, 2007, March 15th, 2008, June 15th, 2008 and Sept 15th, 2008 from among all eligible entries received. Drawing will be conducted by Sponsor. Winner will be notified by e-mail, telephone, overnight carrier or egular mail within approximately two (2) business days of the selection.
GENERAL: Sponsor, may use applicants' names, likenesses, and other information for promotional purposes associated with its scholarship programs. The potential winners of the cash prize will be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and, where legal, a Publicity Release, within ten (10) days of first attempted notification. In the event of noncompliance, the potential winners may be disqualified and alternate winners may be selected, at Sponsor's sole discretion.
In the event of a dispute, entries will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational, institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
DISTRIBUTION OF SWEEPSTAKES AWARD: Sweepstakes monies will be awarded as follows:
a. Sweepstakes winners must be enrolled at a qualifying educational institution as outlined above.
b. Enrollment at one of the qualifying educational institutions does not have to be a "new" or first-time enrollment. Qualifying Sweepstakes entrants may include individuals beginning a course of study for the first time, who are currently pursuing a course of study, who have completed one level of education at one school and are seeking additional courses of study at either the same school or a different school. (Example: an individual who has completed the requirements for an Associate's degree, but is enrolled at the same school or a different school to pursue a Bachelor's degree).
c. This award is not transferable.
d. This award will be paid in one lump sum to the winners of the Sweepstakes.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: By participating, entrants (a): agree that the Sponsor, and their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, service providers, and agencies, and their directors, officers, agents, employees, attorneys, and any other person or entity associated with such entities and/or promotion shall not be liable for any and all claims, damages, losses or injuries, including any third party claims, arising from or relating to, in whole or in part, this Contest/Promotion, including entry and participation is this Contest and acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prizes; (b) agree that Sponsor and its’ employees and agents have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize including, but not limited to, its quality, mechanical condition or fitness for a particular purpose; (c) agree to be bound by the official rules and the decisions of the Sponsor (including but not limited to eligibility determinations) which are final and binding in all respects; and (d) consent to use of his/her name, photograph and/or likeness for advertising and promotional purposes in connection with this Promotion without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law.
All entrants further agree that in the event of any third party claims, damages, losses or injuries, arising from or relating to this Contest, they will indemnify Sponsor from any and all such claims, including the attorneys' fees related thereto. Sponsor shall not be liable for entries and winner notification responses that are delayed, lost, misdirected, illegible, mutilated, incorrect or incomplete, and such entries will be not be eligible for this Contest. Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, incomplete, inaccurate or misdirected entries, whether caused by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in the Promotion; computer system, phone line, computer equipment or computer malfunctions, software, program malfunctions or other failures, or other errors or delays; or network connections that are human, mechanical or technical in nature. Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, Sponsor and its’ employees and agents liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the contest, and in no event shall the released parties be liable for attorneys’ fees. Entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct or indirect damages. ANY PERSON ATTEMPTING TO DEFRAUD OR IN ANY WAY TAMPER WITH THIS CONTEST WILL BE INELIGIBLE FOR PRIZES AND MAY PROSECUTED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Sponsor reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel or suspend this Contest should viruses, bugs or other causes beyond their control corrupt the administration, security or proper play of the Contest.
DISPUTES: This Promotion is governed by the laws of the United States without respect to conflict of law doctrines. As a condition of participating in this Promotion, participants agree that any and all disputes which cannot be resolved between the parties, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Promotion, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively before a court located in the U.S. having jurisdiction. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances will participants be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waive all rights to claim punitive, incidental or consequential damages, including attorneys' fees, other than participant's actual out-of-pocket expenses (e.g. costs associated with entering), and participant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.
RULES/WINNER INFORMATION: For winner information or an additional copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope no later than 90 days after the conclusion of this sweepstakes to Vantage Media, LLC, Scholarship Winner Request, 2101 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 2000 El Segundo, CA 90245.
SPONSOR: The sponsor of this Promotion is Vantage Media, LLC, 2101 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 2000 El Segundo, CA 90245. Cash4Colleges.com, Scholarships.us.com, and College.us.com are Vantage Media, LLC websites.
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