Official Rules

Hunter PR Twitter Giveaway Official Rules
OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER, PLAY OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. THIS PROMOTION IS INTENDED FOR PERSONS IN THE CONTIGUOUS FORTY-EIGHT (48) UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ONLY. DO NOT ENTER THIS PROMOTION IF YOU ARE LOCATED ELSEWHERE.

DESCRIPTION OF PROMOTION: This is a game of chance. Via online method only, entrants will have the opportunity to win prizes described below. A prospective Entrant may go to www.twitter.com/hunterpr and sign up to follow Hunter PR on Twitter. A prospective Entrant must be non-private account holders on Twitter (http://twitter.com) to follow Hunter PR on Twitter. To enter the Giveaway the entrant must ReTweet Hunter PR’s Tweet announcing the Giveaway. Entrant may utitlize Twitter’s ReTweet button or designate ReTweet with “RT.” The 15th entrant to ReTweet Hunter PR’s tweet announcing the giveaway will win Limit one (1) Entry per person. Any Entrant who is found to be using multiple Twitter accounts to circumvent this entry limit will be disqualified.

ELIGIBILITY: This promotion, the Hunter PR Twitter Giveaway (the “Giveaway”), is open only to legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States (i.e., not Hawaii and Alaska) and the District of Columbia, who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. The Giveaway is not open to owners, directors, officers or employees of Hunter Public Relations, LLC (“Hunter PR” or “Sponsor”) or their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, franchises, agents, distributors, advertising and promotion agencies, fulfillment companies, and members of their immediate family (defined as spouse, parent, sibling, child and respective spouses regardless of where they reside) and/or those living in the same household of such persons (whether related or not). The Giveaway is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and is void where prohibited or restricted by law.

GIVEAWAY TIMING: There will be one (1) Giveaways, beginning and ending on the following dates and times (each period being referred to as a “Promotional Period”):

10:00 am ET on Friday, June 3, 2011 until 11:59 am ET on Monday, June 13, 2011

HOW TO ENTER: To enter, visit www.twitter.com/HunterPR and follow the directions to become a follower of @HunterPR. Then, ReTweet Hunter PR’s Tweet announcing the Giveaway. Entrant may utitlize Twitter’s ReTweet button or designate ReTweet with “RT.” The 15th entrant to ReTweet Hunter PR’s tweet announcing the Giveaway will win.

Entries received after the close of a Promotional Period will not be considered. Entries not complying in all respects with the Official Rules are subject to disqualification. Entries that have been tampered with or altered are void. Sponsor reserves the right to prohibit the participation of an individual failing to comply with any provision in these Official Rules. Proof of submitting an entry will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor. All materials submitted become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned.

WINNERS PRIZE SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified via the @HunterPR page at the same Twitter handle through which they entered the Giveaway within twelve (12) hours following the end of each Promotional Period. To receive their prizes, winners must contact Hunter PR by direct message via Twitter within twenty-four (24) hours of receiving notification of winning and provide requested contact information. Entrants are limited to one (1) entry per person per Promotional Period. Potential prize winners will be notified via the @Hunter PR page on Twitter.com and asked to direct message their contact information. Winners who do not respond to winner notification within twenty-four (24) hours of receipt forfeit their prizes and alternate winners will be selected.

PRIZE VALUE AND ODDS OF WINNING:The winner of the Giveaway shall receive one ticket to PRSA-NY’s boot camp on “Creating, Distributing and Marketing Online Video” to take place on June 16, 2011, from 8:30 am to 11:30 am ET, with an retail value of $200. Travel to event and/or accommodations will not be provided. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Prizes are not transferable. No prize substitutions or cash alternatives are allowed except as may be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Sponsor will not replace any lost, mutilated, or stolen prizes. All federal, state, and local taxes and fees associated with the prizes are the sole responsibility of the winners. Sponsor will comply with all income tax reporting obligations.

GENERAL CONDITIONS:

By entering the Giveaway, each entrant, on behalf of himself/herself, and his/her executors and heirs, agrees (a) to be bound and abide by these Official Rules and by all decisions of Sponsor, whose decisions are final and not open to appeal; (b) to release, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Sponsor, its member companies, and its and their parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, members, shareholders, agents, representatives, employees, suppliers, agencies, successors, assigns, licensors, advertising or promotional agencies and any prize-sponsoring agency (collectively, “Released Parties”), from any and all liability whatsoever in connection with or related to this promotion, including, without limitation, from any and all causes of action, liabilities, suits, claims (including but not limited to, third party claims that may be made against entrants, and claims arising out of or relating to acceptance, receipt, possession or use/misuse of any prize, or any publicity or other public exposure of entrants, including without limitation, claims concerning infringement or invasion of entrants’ privacy or publicity rights, or defamation, or acts undertaken in preparation for, or participation in, the promotion), cross-claims or counterclaims, costs, injuries, losses or damages or demands of any kind (including without limitation personal injuries, death, damage to, loss or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation, or portrayal in a false light) (collectively, “Claims”), WHETHER OR NOT ARISING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE OF A RELEASED PARTY; (c) on behalf of himself/herself, and his/her executors and heirs that he/she has no right to bring, and covenants not to bring, any claim, action, or proceeding of any kind or nature whatsoever against the Released Parties; (d) to assume all risks, express or implied, associated with all Claims released above, including without limitation, all risks concerning entry into and participation in the promotion; and (e) that NEITHER SPONSOR NOR ANY OF THE RELEASED PARTIES HAVE MADE OR MAKE OR ARE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR GUARANTEE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RELATIVE TO THIS PROMOTION OR A PRIZE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ITS QUALITY OR FITNESS OR MERCHANTABILITY, AND ALL PRIZES ARE TENDERED TO ENTRANTS ON AN “AS IS” BASIS. THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES THAT EXTEND BEYOND THE DESCRIPTION ON THE FACE OF ANY PROMOTIONS MATERIALS OF ANY PRIZE.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DAMAGE TWITTER.COM OR ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE GIVEAWAY MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ATTORNEYS' FEES) FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

In the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any promotion materials and the terms and conditions of these Official Rules, these Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control.

In the event that Sponsor is prevented from continuing with the Giveaway, or the integrity and/or feasibility of the Giveaway is undermined by any Force Majeure Event, Sponsor shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to abbreviate, modify, suspend, cancel, or terminate the Giveaway without further obligation and, in such event, Sponsor reserves the right, but does not have the obligation, to award the prize from among all valid and eligible entries received up to the time of such Force Majeure Event. “Force Majeure Event” means an occurrence including, but not limited to, the following: fire, flood, epidemic, earthquake, explosion, labor dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, satellite or equipment failure, riot or civil disturbance, war (declared or undeclared), terrorist threat or activity, or any federal, state or local government law, order or regulation, order of any court or jurisdiction, or other cause not reasonably within Sponsor’s control.
- In the case that the event itself is cancelled, the Sponsor giveaway for a free ticket to the event becomes void. The Sponsor shall not be held liable in the event that the event is cancelled for any reason.

Repetitive automated electronic submission of entries is prohibited, and any such entries will be disqualified. Entries will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the Twitter address submitted at the time of entry. In the event of a dispute, the potential winner may be required to provide proof that he/she is the authorized account holder of the identified Twitter account, and Sponsor’s decision will be final.

Neither Sponsor nor its agents or representatives is responsible for (a) typographical errors, omitted details or any other errors submitted by entrants, or errors in the printing of these Official Rules, the administration of the Giveaway or the announcement of prizes; (b) lost, late, illegible, incorrect, incomplete, misdirected, misaddressed, garbled or otherwise mutilated, stolen or delayed entries; (c) errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects, destruction, theft or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries or other problems (whether due to technical problems, human error or any combination thereof); (d) telephonic, mechanical, electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet or computer malfunctions, communications line or other failures, or difficulties of any kind, including without limitation, server malfunction or by any human error which may occur in the processing of entries; or (e) any delay experienced by Entrants in receiving a posted question or in submitting an answer due to (i) variations in the speed with which different Internet servers receive, send and otherwise process digital information or (ii) any other technical reason, whether due to the nature of digital systems and the Internet or otherwise.

Without limiting anything set forth elsewhere in these Official Rules, in case of any dispute, entries will be deemed submitted by the Authorized Account Holder of the e-mail address submitted at the 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. Any entrant may be requested to provide Sponsor with proof that he/she is the Authorized Account Holder of the e-mail address associated with his/her entry. An entrant’s entry will be disqualified, at the sole discretion of Sponsor, if he/she attempts to (a) enter the promotion through any means other than described in these Official Rules; or (b) disrupt the promotion, circumvent the terms and conditions of these Official Rules, or in any way tamper with any component of the promotion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these Official Rules, Sponsor further reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend, modify or cancel the promotion, or any portion thereof, if it cannot be run as originally planned, including by reason of tampering, unauthorized intervention or fraud; infection by computer virus; malicious software attacks, bugs or other problems; or force majeure or other causes beyond the control of Sponsor which impair the integrity or corrupt the administration or security of the promotion. In such event, the promotion shall be conducted from among all eligible entries received prior to suspension, modification or cancellation, if any, prior to the date on which the event that compromised the promotion occurred as follows: the winners will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (as appropriate) the action taken by Sponsor, in which event, notice will be posted on the Site.

All entries are the property of Sponsor and are not returnable.

Except where prohibited and subject to the releases and other provisions of these Official Rules, each entrant: (1) agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Giveaway or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by state or federal courts situated in St. Paul, Minnesota; (2) agrees that any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred and in no event shall include attorneys’ fees associated with participation in the Giveaway; (3) agrees that no punitive, incidental, special, consequential or other damages, including without limitation lost profits may be awarded (collectively, “Special Damages”); and (4) waives all rights to claim Special Damages and all rights to have such damages multiplied or increased.

The promotion and these Official Rules are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflicts of law rules.

WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY COMPUTERIZED SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE GIVEAWAY IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

OFFICIAL RULES: These Official Rules will be posted at www.hunterpr.com/twitter. Individuals may request a hard copy of these rules by sending a self-addressed, stamped #10 envelope to: Hunter Public Relations, Attn: Twitter Task Force, 41 Madison Avenue, Fl 5, New York, NY 10010. Requests for Official Rules must be postmarked by June 30, 2011. Vermont residents may exclude return postage.

WINNERS LIST: The names of the winners may be obtained by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope postmarked by June 30, 2011 to: Hunter Public Relations, Attn: Twitter Task Force, 41 Madison Avenue, Fl 5, New York, NY 10010.

Sponsored and administered by Hunter Public Relations.