DarkMode/LightMode
Light Mode

National Lampoon’s Gold Diggers Sweepstakes Rules

The “Gold Diggers” Sweepstakes Rules and Regulations

  1. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES:
    The “Gold Diggers” Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”)
    is sponsored by Hollywood.com, Inc. (together with its divisions, affiliates,
    officers, subsidiaries, agents and employees, "Hollywood"), having its
    principal place of business at 2255 Glades Road, Suite 221 A, Boca Raton, Florida
    33431. The Sweepstakes entry period begins on September 14, 2004, at 5:00 p.m.
    (Eastern Time) and ends on October 8, 2004, at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) (such
    period, the “Entry Period”).
  2. Method of Entry: To enter the Sweepstakes online, visit the
    Sweepstakes at https://www.hollywood.com/features/t3/nav/7/id/2415081 (the “Sweepstakes
    Site”) during the Entry Period. All of the Sweepstakes information will
    be posted at the Sweepstakes Site throughout the Sweepstakes. To be eligible to
    participate, each entrant will be asked to submit an official entry form, which
    may include, among other things, his/her name, address, e-mail address, age and
    related registration information as prompted (the "Official Entry Form").
    A random drawing of the winners will take place on or about October 11, 2004.
    Participants may enter only once during the Entry Period. Limit of one entry per
    person and per household, regardless of method of entry. Duplicate entries from
    the same e-mail address/household will be automatically eliminated. Where a dispute
    arises about who submitted an online entry, the entry will be deemed submitted
    by the holder of the e-mail account. E-mail entries must be received by 11:59
    p.m. Eastern Time, October 8, 2004. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible
    entries received and are equal regardless of method of entry. Any e-mailed Official
    Entry Forms received after 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Friday, October 8, 2004,
    will not be eligible to be included in the drawing and shall be disregarded. The
    above-noted October 8, 2004, deadline is final.
  3. ELIGIBILITY: This Sweepstakes is open to any individual who
    is, (a) as of the beginning of the Entry Period, a legal resident of the continental
    U.S. (excluding Alaska, Hawaii, Rhode Island, Guam, Puerto Rico, and all other
    U.S. territories and possessions) (the “Eligibility Area”); (b) 18
    years of age or older at the date of entry; and (c) as of the beginning of the
    Entry Period, has access to the internet. Employees, officers, directors and agents
    (and their immediate families and household members regardless of where they live,
    or members of the same households (whether related or not)) of Hollywood, Inc.,
    Crew Creative, Inc., Paramount Motion Pictures Inc. and their respective divisions,
    affiliates, subsidiaries, agents and advertising agencies (collectively, the “Sweepstakes
    Providers”), are not eligible to participate in the Sweepstakes or to win
    any prize. VOID OUTSIDE OF THE ELIGIBILITY AREA AND WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED
    BY LAW. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.
  4. PRIZES: Three (3) Grand Prize winners shall receive the “Gold
    Diggers” Grand Prize package which consists of one (1) “Gold Diggers”
    belt buckle, one (1) “Gold Diggers” t-shirt and one (1) “Gold
    Diggers” trucker hat. Approximate retail value of the “Gold Diggers”
    Grand Prize package is $60.00. Total approximate retail value of all prizing is
    $180.00. If a selected potential Grand Prize winner cannot take the Grand Prize
    Package for any reason or accepts, then forfeits, no alternate prize will be awarded
    to such potential winner, and an alternate winner will be selected. All prizes
    listed above are subject to certain restrictions and qualifications of the Sweepstakes
    Providers. Except where otherwise expressly noted in these Official Rules, the
    selection of all vendors, prizes, airline carriers, hotel accommodations, products
    and services are subject to the Sweepstakes Providers’ sole and absolute
    discretion. Prizes (and/or any portion thereof) are nontransferable and non-exchangeable.
    No substitutions or cash redemption of prizes are permitted except that Hollywood
    and Sweepstakes Providers retain the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater
    retail value (or at Hollywood’s election, the cash value of the applicable
    prize). Additional restrictions may apply.
  5. PRIZE DRAWING: The potential Prize Winners will be selected
    in a random drawing from all entries received that are otherwise eligible for
    the drawing. The drawing will be held after 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on or about
    October 11, 2004. The drawing will be conducted by Hollywood.com whose decisions
    are final and binding on all aspects of this Sweepstakes. The potential Prize
    Winners will be notified on or about October 12, 2004, by e-mail, mail and/or
    telephone. Failure of the potential Prize Winners to respond within five (5) days
    from such notification referred to above may result in disqualification and the
    selection of alternate Prize Winners. Alternate Prize Winners will be selected
    in the event a prize cannot be awarded to the potential Prize Winners drawn. By
    entering the drawing, each entrant agrees to be bound by these rules and the decisions
    of the Sweepstakes Providers, which decisions are final and binding in all respects.
    In the event of non-compliance, alternate Prize Winners may be selected. All prizes
    will be awarded.
  6. CONDITIONS, DISCLAIMERS, AND LICENSE: By entering this Sweepstakes,
    each entrant agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and by all decisions of
    Hollywood (which decisions are final and binding on all matters relating to the
    Sweepstakes), and to comply with all federal, state and local laws and regulations.
    The decisions of the Sweepstakes Providers are final on all matters of fact, interpretation,
    eligibility, procedure and fulfillment. In the event of non-compliance, alternate
    prizewinners may be selected. Entries and other submitted materials become the
    property of the Sweepstakes Providers and/or its promotional partner(s) and will
    not be acknowledged or returned. Neither the Sweepstakes Providers nor Internet
    access providers are responsible for incomplete, late, lost, misdirected or postage-due
    mail or for any technical malfunction, human error, lost/delayed data transmission,
    omission, interruption, deletion, defect, or line failure in connection with any
    telephone network, computer equipment, software or any combination thereof. Entries
    are void if unreadable, inaccurate, incomplete, mutilated, tampered with, forged,
    mechanically reproduced, irregular in any way, or otherwise not in compliance
    with these Official Rules. The Sweepstakes Providers make no warranties, and hereby
    disclaim any and all warranties, express or implied, concerning any prize furnished
    or made available in connection with the Sweepstakes. Although Sponsor attempts
    to ensure the integrity of the Sweepstakes, the Sweepstakes Providers are not
    responsible for the actions of entrants or other individuals in connection with
    the Sweepstakes, including entrants’ or other individuals’ attempts to circumvent
    the Official Rules or otherwise interfere with the administration, security, fairness,
    integrity, or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes. The Sweepstakes Providers are
    not responsible for injury or damage to entrant’s or to any other person’s
    computer(s), other equipment, or person(s), related to or resulting from participation
    in the Sweepstakes or downloading materials from or using the Sweepstakes Site.
    If, for any reason, the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned by reason
    of damage by computer virus, worms, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention,
    fraud, technical limitations or failures, strikes, industry conditions, bankruptcy
    or liquidation, marketplace demands, applicable law, unforeseen obstacles, or
    any other causes which, in the sole opinion of Hollywood, could corrupt, compromise,
    undermine, or otherwise affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity,
    viability, or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, Hollywood reserves the right
    in its sole and absolute discretion to modify these Official Rules and/or to cancel,
    terminate, modify, or suspend all or any part of the Sweepstakes, and to select
    a winner from among all eligible entries received up to the time of such cancellation,
    termination, modification, or suspension, as applicable. Proof of mailing or submitting
    entry will not be deemed receipt of such entry by the Sweepstakes Providers.

    All taxes (including without limitation Federal, state and local taxes) in connection
    with any prize, and the reporting consequence thereof, are the sole responsibility
    of the Prize Winners. The Prize Winners at the sole discretion of Hollywood will
    each be required to sign a notarized affidavit of eligibility and compliance with
    these Official Rules, liability release, publicity release (unless prohibited
    by law), address verification and other registrations and participation information
    requested by Hollywood and the other Sweepstakes Providers (unless prohibited
    by law). If a Prize Winner is under 18 years of age, or a resident of a jurisdiction
    that deems him/her to be a minor, his/her respective parent or legal guardian
    will also be required to sign any document which the Prize Winner is required
    to sign pursuant to these Official Rules. You are not a winner until your submissions
    are validated. Failure to complete, sign and return all required documents within
    fourteen (14) days of delivery to potential winner’s claimed address or return
    of prizes as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an
    alternate winner, at the sole discretion of Hollywood.

    By entering this Sweepstakes, unless prohibited by law, the potential winners
    consent to use of his/her respective name, voice, photograph and/or likeness for
    advertising or publicity purposes for this and similar promotions without compensation,
    and the potential Grand Prize winner and Guest may be required to provide a signed
    release acknowledging such consent. Moreover, by entering this Sweepstakes, unless
    prohibited by law, the potential prize winners agree to grant to the Sweepstakes
    Providers, and their respective licensees, affiliates, and assigns, the right
    to print, publish, broadcast, and use, worldwide in any media now known or hereafter
    developed, including without limitation the World Wide Web, at any time or times,
    the prize winners’ respective name, likeness (actual or simulated), voice
    (actual or simulated), and biographical information as news or information and
    for advertising and promotional purposes without additional consideration; and
    further without such additional compensation, appear for, or provide biographical
    information for use in, any presentation or other activity which may include filming/audio/video/electronic
    or other recordings and/or interviews, as may be determined from time to time
    by Hollywood in its sole discretion
    .

  7. CONDUCT: THE OFFICIAL RULES WILL BE POSTED AT THE SWEEPSTAKES
    SITE THROUGHOUT THE ENTRY PERIOD. BY ENTERING AND PARTICIPATING IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES,
    ENTRANTS (A) FULLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES
    AND BY ALL DECISIONS OF THE SWEEPSTAKES PROVIDERS (WHICH DECISIONS SHALL BE FINAL
    AND BINDING IN ALL RESPECTS), INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DECISIONS REGARDING
    ELIGIBILITY, WINNERS AND THE INTERPRETATION OF TERMS USED IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES;
    AND (B) REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY ENTRANT IN CONNECTION
    WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES IS TRUE, ACCURATE AND COMPLETE. THE SWEEPSTAKES PROVIDERS
    RESERVE THE RIGHT, AT ANY TIME AND AT THEIR SOLE DISCRETION, TO DISQUALIFY AND/OR
    DEEM INELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES OR ANY FUTURE SWEEPSTAKES OR
    OTHER PROMOTIONS OF THE SWEEPSTAKES PROVIDERS, ANY INDIVIDUAL IT SUSPECTS: TO
    BE TAMPERING WITH THE ENTRY PROCESS OR THE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES OR THE
    SWEEPSTAKES SITE; TO BE ACTING IN VIOLATION OF THE OFFICIAL RULES OR THE SWEEPSTAKES
    SITE’S TERMS OF SERVICE, PRIVACY POLICY OR OTHER TERMS, CONDITIONS OR GUIDELINES;
    TO BE ACTING IN BAD FAITH OR IN A DISRUPTIVE MANNER, OR WITH THE INTENT TO ANNOY,
    ABUSE, THREATEN OR HARASS ANY OTHER PERSON; TO HAVE FAILED TO AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL
    RULES; OR TO BE IN VIOLATION OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES. ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT
    OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY INTERNET SITE OR UNDERMINE
    THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES
    AS WELL AS CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD HOLLYWOOD BELIEVE OR BECOME AWARE THAT
    SUCH AN ATTEMPT HAS BEEN, IS BEING, OR WILL BE MADE, HOLLYWOOD RESERVES THE RIGHT
    TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES FROM ANY RESPONSIBLE ENTRANT(S) AND OTHER RESPONSIBLE
    INDIVIDUAL(S) IN THE ATTEMPTED DAMAGE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,
    INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
  8. RELEASE AND INDEMNIFICATION: BY ENTERING THE SWEEPSTAKES,
    ENTRANTS RELEASE AND HOLD THE SWEEPSTAKES PROVIDERS HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST
    ANY AND ALL LOSSES, DAMAGES, RIGHTS, CLAIMS, AND ACTIONS OF ANY KIND ARISING IN
    WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM THE SWEEPSTAKES OR PARTICIPATION
    IN ANY SWEEPSTAKES-RELATED ACTIVITY (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE REMOVAL
    FROM THE SITE OF, OR DISCONTINUATION OF ACCESS TO, ANY MATERIALS), OR RESULTING
    DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE, OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE
    AWARDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION PERSONAL
    INJURY, DEATH, AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, AS WELL AS CLAIMS BASED ON PUBLICITY RIGHTS,
    DEFAMATION, AND/OR INVASION OF PRIVACY.
  9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: IN NO EVENT WILL THE SWEEPSTAKES
    PROVIDERS BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING
    WITHOUT LIMITATION DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES,
    ARISING OUT OF ANY ACCESS TO AND/OR USE OF THE SWEEPSTAKES SITE, THE DOWNLOADING
    FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM THE SWEEPSTAKES SITE, THE REMOVAL
    FROM THE SWEEPSTAKES SITE OF, OR DISCONTINUATION OF ACCESS TO, ANY MATERIALS,
    OR THE ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE, OR MISUSE OF, OR ANY HARM RESULTING FROM THE
    ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE OR MISUSE OF, OR PARTICIPATION IN, ANY PRIZE AWARDED
    IN CONNECTION WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE SWEEPSTAKES,
    ALL PRIZES, AND ALL MATERIALS PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS
    IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT
    LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
    PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
  10. GOVERNING LAW: The Sweepstakes and these Official Rules are
    governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the substantive laws of
    the State of Florida (as distinguished from the choice of law rules) and the United
    States of America applicable to contracts made and performed entirely in Florida
    and where the relevant contacts are with such state. All applicable federal, state,
    and local laws and regulations apply.
  11. MISCELLANEOUS:

    (a) Dates and Deadlines: Because of the unique nature and scope of the Sweepstakes,
    Sponsor reserves the right, in addition to those other rights reserved herein,
    to modify any date(s) or deadline(s) set forth in these Official Rules or otherwise
    governing the Sweepstakes.

    (b) Privacy: Information submitted in connection with the Sweepstakes will
    be treated in accordance with these Official Rules and Hollywood’s Privacy
    Policy (as may be amended from time to time), currently located at http://hollywoodcom.wpenginepowered.com/about_us/info/id/468709;
    provided, that in the event of any conflict between these Official Rules and such
    Privacy Policy, the terms and conditions of these Official Rules shall prevail.
    By entering this Sweepstakes, you agree that Hollywood.com may share your personal
    information with the Sweepstakes Providers for the purpose of prize fulfillment
    in the event that you are chosen as a potential winner. Additionally, by opting
    in to a specific offer by a Sweepstakes Provider, you agree to receive additional
    email communications from such Sweepstakes Provider and your personal information
    shall be governed by its privacy policy and terms of service currently located
    at: http://www.nationallampoon.com/privacy_statement.asp.

    (c) Severability; Headings: If any provision of these Official Rules is found
    to be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall
    be deemed severable from these Official Rules and shall not affect the validity
    and enforceability of any remaining provisions. Headings and captions are used
    in these Official Rules solely for convenience of reference, and shall not be
    deemed to affect in any manner the meaning or intent of these Official Rules or
    any provision hereof.

    (d) Winner: For a list of winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope after
    October 12, 2004 to: Winners List, “Gold Diggers” Sweepstakes, Hollywood.com,
    Inc., 2255 Glades Road, Suite 221A, Boca Raton, Florida 33431. Requests for Winners
    List must be received by November 12, 2004. WA and VT residents may omit return
    postage.

    (e) Rule Requests: To receive a copy of these complete rules, send a self-addressed,
    stamped envelope to: Official Rules, “Gold Diggers” Sweepstakes, Hollywood.com,
    Inc., 2255 Glades Road, Suite 221A, Boca Raton, Florida 33431. Requests for Official
    Rules must be received by November 12, 2004. WA and VT residents may omit return
    postage.

- Advertisement -