Spotya Online Web Contest

By entering the Spotya Contest and joining our mailing list during the contest window, you agree to the following contest rules.

Spotya Online Contest Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY

All participants agree to abide by the terms of these official rules and Legal Disclaimers, and by the decisions of Spotya, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to the contest.

By entering, all participants agree that, regardless of the outcome, participants will not challenge the results of the Contest or file any claims or suits against Spotya, their affiliates, directors, officers, or employees, arising from the conduct of the Contest.

1. ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open to United States residents (excluding some states), age 18 and older. RESIDENTS OF THE FOLLOWING STATES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE: Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Missouri, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. Employees and members of the immediate families (immediate family is defined as parent, sibling, child, spouse or any person residing in the same household as employee or consultant) of Spotya may play, but WILL NOT be eligible to receive any prizes.

2. CONTEST PERIOD: The Contest begins at 9:00:00 A.M. Pacific Time (PT) Zone in the United States on June 2, 2008 and ends at 11:59:59 P.M. PT on August 25, 2008. The random prize drawing will take place on or about August 27, 2008. The Spotya.com web server is the official time-keeping device for the Contest.

3. ENTRIES: To submit an entry to the Contest, a user must both sign-up for our Spotya mailing list and confirm their request to be on our mailing list by clicking the confirmation link contained in the email sent to them and generated by Get Response. Entrants must remain on the Spotya mailing for at least the duration of the contest. Additional entries in the contest (i.e. "spots") can be earned by performing various tasks, such as making a blog post about the contest. Contestants will be provided a unique login to the contest database where they will be able to submit and keep track of their additional contest spots. Entries which violate Spotya's Terms of Use are disqualified and not eligible to win. Entries that are lewd, obscene, pornographic, or otherwise inappropriate to the Contest will be disqualified at Spotya's sole discretion. All Entries must be in English. Entrants promise that any material they submit to Spotya to earn more spots in the contest is (a) their own work; (b) does not infringe on the copyrights of any other person or business. No person may enter this Contest more than once using multiple email addresses. Any person(s) found to be entering multiple times with more than one email address will be disqualified.

4. PRIZES: FIRST PRIZE-One (1) 42" Visio LCD Television. SECOND PRIZE-One (1) Acer 15" Laptop computer. THIRD PRIZE-One (1) 80 GB Apple iPod. RUNNERS UP-Five (5) prizes will also be awarded (To Be Announced).

5. WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION: Spotya will select eight (8) entries randomly from all eligible entries in the order of first prize down to the five runners up prizes. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Potential winners will be notified within seven (7) days after drawing date via an email sent to the email address provided by the contestant upon joined our mailing list (i.e. the initial entry). Prizes must be claimed within ten (10) days of notification. Unclaimed prizes are forfeited. Spotya is not required to award elsewhere any prizes forfeited by the chosen winner.

6. GENERAL CONDITIONS: By entering, each entrant accepts and agrees to be bound by these rules and by the decision of the judges, which shall be final and binding in all respects. Taxes and/or fees, if any, are the sole responsibility of the prize winners. By entering, participants agree to release, indemnify and hold harmless Spotya, its directors, officers, and employees from any and all liability or any injuries and/or death, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with participation in this contest or the acceptance, possession or use of any prize won in connection with this contest. Contestants agree to Spotya's use of their names and likeness for advertising and publicity purposes, without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. Spotya is not responsible for incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete entry information whether caused by a contestant, equipment, or technical malfunction or for any human error, technical error or malfunctions. Spotya reserves the right to halt or modify the contest at any time during the contest period if events beyond their control compromise the contest's fairness or integrity. Spotya is not responsible for typographical or other human or technical errors in the offer or administration of this contest, including but not limited to errors in advertising, the official rules, the selection and announcement of the winner or the distribution of the prizes. Spotya, in its sole discretion, may disqualify any entrant from participating in the contest or refuse to award prizes, if entrant engages in any conduct Spotya deems to be improper, unfair or otherwise adverse to the operation of the contest or detrimental to other entrants. Such improper conduct includes, but is not limited to, falsifying personal information required during contest registration or prize claim, violating any term or condition stated herein, accumulating prizes through methods such as automated computer scripts or other programming techniques, allowing others to use the entrant's personal information for the purpose of accumulating prizes, tampering with Spotya's administration of this promotion, or intentionally trying to defraud, reverse engineer, disassemble, de-compile or otherwise tamper with the computer programs on this web site. Entrant further acknowledges that the forfeiture of prize(s) shall in no way prevent Spotya from pursuing other avenues of recourse such as criminal or civil proceedings in connection with such conduct. Spotya reserves the right to modify these rules for clarification purposes without materially affecting the terms and conditions of the contest.

7. INTERNET: If for any reason the Internet or Spotya web site(s) is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Spotya which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this contest, Spotya reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the contest. Spotya assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries or transactions. Spotya is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail entry or transaction to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this contest. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A CONTESTANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPOTYA, INC. RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH CONTESTANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. In the event of a dispute, entries made by internet will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the IP address submitted at time of entry.

8. REMEDY:In the event that the contest is challenged by any legal or regulatory authority, Spotya reserves the right to discontinue or modify the Contest, or to disqualify participants residing in the affected geographic areas. In such event, Spotya shall have no liability to any players who are disqualified due to such an action. In no event will Spotya, their directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives be responsible or liable for any damages or losses of any kind, including direct indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages arising out of participant's access to and use of the Spotya web site or other web sites utilized in this competition or the downloading or uploading and/or printing of material from said sites. Without limiting the foregoing, everything on Spotya's site is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. Some jurisdictions may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so some of the foregoing limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. Check your local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding these limitations or exclusions. In any dispute regarding a competition, the decision of Spotya shall be final and binding. By entering, participants agree to these rules and that the decision of Spotya is final and binding in all matters relating to the competition.

All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.

Contest void where restricted or prohibited by law.

UPDATED 7/2/2008