Season of Giving - Official Rules

Official Rules for Reader's Digest "Season of Giving"Sweepstakes and Instant Win Game

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Season of Giving Week 1

Season of Giving Week 2

Season of Giving Week 3

Season of Giving Week 4

Season of Giving First Prize(s)

Season of Giving Grand Prize

Week One

Prize  #544

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE OR WIN.

A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

1. ELIGIBILITY: The Reader's Digest "Season of Giving" promotion is open to legal residents of, and living within, the 50 United States/District of Columbia, and are at least 18 years old at the time of entry. Employees, officers and directors of Reader's Digest Association, Inc. ("Sponsor"), sweepstakes administrators, independent judging agency, their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, advertising, promotion, web agencies, and all other individuals or entities involved in the creation, administration, and/or supply to this promotion and members of their household and/or immediate family (i.e., parent, child, sibling and spouse and individuals residing in each of their households), hereinafter sometimes referred to as "Sponsor & Others", are not eligible to participate or win. Sweepstakes is governed by the laws of the USA.  All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.  Void where prohibited.

2. BRIEF OVERVIEW OF PROMOTION: The Reader's Digest "Season of Giving Week 1" Promotion (hereinafter referred to as the "Promotion") starts on 11/25/09 at 12:00:01 A.M. Eastern Standard Time ("EST") and ends on 12/1/09 at 11:59:59 P.M. EST ("Promotion Period").. Each day that you sign in to the Website during the Promotion Period and follow the instructions, you will receive one (1) opportunity to play the Instant Win Game and one automatic (1) entry into our  Grand Prize Sweepstakes. (To see official rules for the Grand Prize Sweepstakes click here.  A separate drawing will be held for the grand Prize sweesptakes on or about January 2, 2010.)  To be eligible for the Promotion an entry must be received during a day within the Promotion Period. A day will be deemed to start at 12:00:01 A.M., EST and end at 11:59:59 P.M., EST of a calendar day. The computer of the independent administrator of this Promotion, PrizeLogic LLC ("PrizeLogic"), shall be deemed to be the official Promotion clock.

3. THE INSTANT WIN GAME: HOW TO ENTER: Go to www.readersdigest.com/seasonofgiving, enter your name, valid mailing address (no PO Boxes accepted) and email address, and follow the instructions to play the game. After you have registered, if you are a potential Instant Game Prize Winner, you will receive a "Congratulations" message informing you of such. All potential winners receiving "Congratulations" messages are subject to verification before any prize will be awarded. If you do not receive a "Congratulations!" message, you are not an Instant Win Game Prize Winner. Each day an Instant Win Game participant plays the Instant Win Game, regardless of whether the participant has won an Instant Win Game Prize, the participant will receive an entry into the separate Grand Prize Sweepstakes.                                 

4. LIMIT: One (1) Game play per day is permitted during the Promotion Period. If multiple entries are received, only the first entry will be included and later entries will be disqualified. Each entry has an equal chance to win.  In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a winner based on an email address, the winning entry 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 email address. Participants may be required to present proof of being the authorized account holder. All entries become property of Sponsor and will not be returned.

5. PRIZES: There will be fourteen (14) prizes awarded in this sweepstakes: One per day:  Seven (7) Sony Ericsson C905a Camera Phones (ARV $329.99 each); Seven (7) Gevalia Kaffe gift baskets (ARV $51.95 each). The total ARV of all prizes in the Season of Giving 1 sweepstakes is: $2,673.58. Prizes are not redeemable for cash; nor are they transferable or substitutable, except by Sponsor with one of equal or greater value. All costs and expenses, including any taxes, associated with any Prize, if any, are solely the responsibility of the Winner.

6. INSTANT WIN GAME WINNER SELECTION: Winners will be randomly selected for each Entry Period from all eligible entries during the dates set forth in Section 2 above. Decisions of the administrator and independent judging organization as to the administration and operation of the Promotion and the selection of potential winners are final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion. Odds of winning a prize depend on the date and time of Game Play and number of Game Plays Approximate odds of winning are 1 in 2,000. NOTE: You are limited to receiving only one (1) Instant Win Game Prize during the Promotion Period. Unclaimed, undeliverable and/or unawarded INSTANT WIN GAME PRIZES will be awarded in a Second Chance Random Drawing to be conducted by an independent judging agency from among all eligible Instant Win Game participants during that promotion period. If all Instant Win Game Prizes have been awarded, a Second Chance Random Drawing will not be held.   

7. CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: Sponsor & Others are not responsible for illegible, lost, late, incomplete, stolen, misdirected postage due or undeliverable, email, or postal mail; or for any computer, telephone, satellite, cable, network, electronic or Internet hardware or software malfunctions, failures, connections, or availability, or garbled, corrupt or jumbled transmissions, service provider/Internet/web site/use net accessibility, availability, or traffic congestion, or any technical error, or unauthorized human intervention, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of registration information, or the failure to capture, or loss of, any such information. Sponsor & Others are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by web site users or any web site users, tampering, hacking, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion and assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, technical error, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to any web site(s). Sponsor & Others are not responsible for any injury or damage, whether personal or property, to participants' or to any person's computer related to or resulting from participating in this Promotion. If, for any reason, the Promotion is not capable of running as planned, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion and/or proceed with the Promotion in a manner deemed fair and reasonable by Sponsor, including the selection of winners among eligible entries prior to such cancellation, termination, modification or suspension of the Promotion. SPONSOR MAKES NO WARRANTIES OTHER THAN THOSE ACCOMPANYING THE PRODUCT BEING AWARDED AS THE PRIZE. IN NO EVENT WILL SPONSOR & OTHERS BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, PROPERTY OR PERSONAL, INCLUDING DEATH, OR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROMOTION ACCEPTANCE, ENJOYMENT, USE AND/OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE, AND THEY WILL BE HELD HARMLESS AGAINST ANY SUCH CLAIMS OF LIABILITY ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE ACCEPTANCE OR USE/MISUSE OF THE PRIZE, TRAVEL, OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS; AND/OR ATTENDANCE AT AND PARTICIPATION IN SWEEPSTAKES-RELATED EVENTS, INCLUDING ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT SPONSORED OR PROVIDED BY SPONSOR.

8. PUBLICITY RIGHTS: By accepting a Prize, Prize Winners agree, except where prohibited by law, to allow Sponsor and/or Sponsor's designee the perpetual right to use their name, biographical information, photos and/or likeness, and statements for promotion, trade, commercial, advertising and publicity purposes, at any time or times, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, world wide, including but not limited to on the World Wide Web and Internet, without notice, review or approval and without additional compensation.

9. GENERAL: By entering this Promotion, participants agree to abide by these Official Rules. In no event will more Prizes be awarded than are stated in these Official Rules. In the event that due to technical, mechanical or other errors, there are more potential Game Prize winners than are stated in these Official Rules, a random drawing among the claimants will be held to determine the winners.  Sponsor reserves the right, to disqualify any individual found, in its sole opinion, to be tampering with the operation of the Promotion; to be acting in violation of these Official Rules; or to be acting with the intent to disrupt the normal operation of this Promotion. Any use of robotic, automatic, macro, programmed, third party or like methods to participate in the Promotion will void any attempted participation effected by such methods and the disqualification of the individual utilizing the same. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON (S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.  The interpretation of these Official Rules shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles. Any and all disputes will be resolved individually, without resort to class action, in the appropriate courts with venue in Westchester County, NY and all claims must be resolved in the federal or state courts of Westchester County, NY. Any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred and there shall be no for attorneys' fees; or for indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages or for any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses.

10.CONSUMER INFORMATION: Names, cities and state of residence of prize winners will appear in a printed list, which will be available on or about 2/5/10.  Reader's Digest may share customer information about you with reputable companies in order for them to offer you products and services of interest to you. Any personally identifiable information collected during an entrant's participation in this Promotion will be collected by Sponsor and used by Sponsor, its affiliates, agents and marketers for purposes of the proper administration and fulfillment of the Promotion as described in these Official Rules and in accordance with Sponsor's Privacy Policy as such are stated http://www.rd.com/free-online-games-sweepstakes-and-contests/privacy-policy/article10660.html. If you would rather we not share information, wish to receive a list of winners, have any questions about the Sweepstakes, or you do not want to receive future sweepstakes or skill contest mailings from Reader's Digest, or want to modify future mailings from us, specify your request and write to: Reader's Digest Season of Giving (#544), PO Box 50005, Prescott, Arizona 86301-5005.

Sony and Gevalia are not affiliated with the Reader's Digest Season of Giving Promotion nor does any sponsor, endorse, approve, participate in or have any responsibility for the Reader's Digest Season of Giving Promotion.

SPONSOR: Reader's Digest Association Inc. is the sole sponsor of this Promotion.

Sweepstakes Facts

Prize

Retail Value

Number of Prizes

Odds

Final Closing Date


Reader's Digest Season of Giving Instant Win Week One #544

Sony Ericsson C905a Camera Phone

Gevalia Kaffe gift baskets

$2,309.93

$363.65  

7

7

1 in 2,000

1 in 2,000

12/1/09

12/1/09


You Have Not Yet Won.
All Entries Have The Same Chance Of Winning.

No one will know who the winner is until after the sweepstakes ends. Final Closing Date is the last date entries are accepted. Your entry deadline may vary, see Official Rules for details.

Entry Is Free.
You don't have to buy anything to enter. Just fill out the Entry Form as directed. You will be entered for each prize offered in this sweepstakes.

Buying Won't Help You Win.
Your chances of winning without a purchase are just as good as the chances of someone who buys something.

© Reader's Digest Association, Inc.

 

Week Two

Prize  #545

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE OR WIN.

A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

1.ELIGIBILITY: The Reader's Digest "Season of Giving" promotion is open to legal residents of, and living within, the 50 United States/District of Columbia, and are at least 18 years old at the time of entry. Employees, officers and directors of Reader's Digest Association, Inc. ("Sponsor"), sweepstakes administrators, independent judging agency, their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, advertising, promotion, web agencies, and all other individuals or entities involved in the creation, administration, and/or supply to this promotion and members of their household and/or immediate family (i.e., parent, child, sibling and spouse and individuals residing in each of their households), hereinafter sometimes referred to as "Sponsor & Others", are not eligible to participate or win. Sweepstakes is governed by the laws of the USA.  All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.  Void where prohibited.

2.BRIEF OVERVIEW OF PROMOTION: The Reader's Digest "Season of Giving Week 2" Promotion (hereinafter referred to as the "Promotion") starts on 12/2/09 at 12:00:01 A.M. Eastern Standard Time ("EST") and ends on 12/8/09 at 11:59:59 P.M. EST ("Promotion Period").. Each day that you sign in to the Website during the Promotion Period and follow the instructions, you will receive one (1) opportunity to play the Instant Win Game and one automatic (1) entry into our  Grand Prize Sweepstakes. (To see official rules for the Grand Prize Sweepstakes click here.  A separate drawing will be held for the grand Prize sweesptakes on or about January 2, 2010.)  To be eligible for the Promotion an entry must be received during a day within the Promotion Period. A day will be deemed to start at 12:00:01 A.M., EST and end at 11:59:59 P.M., EST of a calendar day. The computer of the independent administrator of this Promotion, PrizeLogic LLC ("PrizeLogic"), shall be deemed to be the official Promotion clock.

3.THE INSTANT WIN GAME: HOW TO ENTER: Go to www.readersdigest.com/seasonofgiving, enter your name, valid mailing address (no PO Boxes accepted) and email address, and follow the instructions to play the game. After you have registered, if you are a potential Instant Game Prize Winner, you will receive a "Congratulations" message informing you of such. All potential winners receiving "Congratulations" messages are subject to verification before any prize will be awarded. If you do not receive a "Congratulations!" message, you are not an Instant Win Game Prize Winner. Each day an Instant Win Game participant plays the Instant Win Game, regardless of whether the participant has won an Instant Win Game Prize, the participant will receive an entry into the separate Grand Prize Sweepstakes.                                 

4.LIMIT: One (1) Game play per day is permitted during the Promotion Period. If multiple entries are received, only the first entry will be included and later entries will be disqualified. Each entry has an equal chance to win.  In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a winner based on an email address, the winning entry 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 email address. Participants may be required to present proof of being the authorized account holder. All entries become property of Sponsor and will not be returned.

5.PRIZES: There will be fourteen (14) prizes awarded in this sweepstakes: One per day:  Seven (7) Sony Ericsson C905a Camera Phones (ARV $329.99 each); Seven (7) Gevalia Kaffe gift baskets (ARV $51.95 each). The total ARV of all prizes in the Season of Giving 1 sweepstakes is: $2,673.58. Prizes are not redeemable for cash; nor are they transferable or substitutable, except by Sponsor with one of equal or greater value. All costs and expenses, including any taxes, associated with any Prize, if any, are solely the responsibility of the Winner.

6.INSTANT WIN GAME WINNER SELECTION: Winners will be randomly selected for each Entry Period from all eligible entries during the dates set forth in Section 2 above. Decisions of the administrator and independent judging organization as to the administration and operation of the Promotion and the selection of potential winners are final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion. Odds of winning a prize depend on the date and time of Game Play and number of Game Plays Approximate odds of winning are 1 in 2,000. NOTE: You are limited to receiving only one (1) Instant Win Game Prize during the Promotion Period. Unclaimed, undeliverable and/or unawarded INSTANT WIN GAME PRIZES will be awarded in a Second Chance Random Drawing to be conducted by an independent judging agency from among all eligible Instant Win Game participants during that promotion period. If all Instant Win Game Prizes have been awarded, a Second Chance Random Drawing will not be held.   

7.CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: Sponsor & Others are not responsible for illegible, lost, late, incomplete, stolen, misdirected postage due or undeliverable, email, or postal mail; or for any computer, telephone, satellite, cable, network, electronic or Internet hardware or software malfunctions, failures, connections, or availability, or garbled, corrupt or jumbled transmissions, service provider/Internet/web site/use net accessibility, availability, or traffic congestion, or any technical error, or unauthorized human intervention, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of registration information, or the failure to capture, or loss of, any such information. Sponsor & Others are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by web site users or any web site users, tampering, hacking, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion and assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, technical error, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to any web site(s). Sponsor & Others are not responsible for any injury or damage, whether personal or property, to participants' or to any person's computer related to or resulting from participating in this Promotion. If, for any reason, the Promotion is not capable of running as planned, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion and/or proceed with the Promotion in a manner deemed fair and reasonable by Sponsor, including the selection of winners among eligible entries prior to such cancellation, termination, modification or suspension of the Promotion. SPONSOR MAKES NO WARRANTIES OTHER THAN THOSE ACCOMPANYING THE PRODUCT BEING AWARDED AS THE PRIZE. IN NO EVENT WILL SPONSOR & OTHERS BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, PROPERTY OR PERSONAL, INCLUDING DEATH, OR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROMOTION ACCEPTANCE, ENJOYMENT, USE AND/OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE, AND THEY WILL BE HELD HARMLESS AGAINST ANY SUCH CLAIMS OF LIABILITY ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE ACCEPTANCE OR USE/MISUSE OF THE PRIZE, TRAVEL, OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS; AND/OR ATTENDANCE AT AND PARTICIPATION IN SWEEPSTAKES-RELATED EVENTS, INCLUDING ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT SPONSORED OR PROVIDED BY SPONSOR.

8.PUBLICITY RIGHTS: By accepting a Prize, Prize Winners agree, except where prohibited by law, to allow Sponsor and/or Sponsor's designee the perpetual right to use their name, biographical information, photos and/or likeness, and statements for promotion, trade, commercial, advertising and publicity purposes, at any time or times, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, world wide, including but not limited to on the World Wide Web and Internet, without notice, review or approval and without additional compensation.

9.GENERAL: By entering this Promotion, participants agree to abide by these Official Rules. In no event will more Prizes be awarded than are stated in these Official Rules. In the event that due to technical, mechanical or other errors, there are more potential Game Prize winners than are stated in these Official Rules, a random drawing among the claimants will be held to determine the winners.  Sponsor reserves the right, to disqualify any individual found, in its sole opinion, to be tampering with the operation of the Promotion; to be acting in violation of these Official Rules; or to be acting with the intent to disrupt the normal operation of this Promotion. Any use of robotic, automatic, macro, programmed, third party or like methods to participate in the Promotion will void any attempted participation effected by such methods and the disqualification of the individual utilizing the same. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON (S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.  The interpretation of these Official Rules shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles. Any and all disputes will be resolved individually, without resort to class action, in the appropriate courts with venue in Westchester County, NY and all claims must be resolved in the federal or state courts of Westchester County, NY. Any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred and there shall be no for attorneys' fees; or for indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages or for any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses.

10.CONSUMER INFORMATION: Names, cities and state of residence of prize winners will appear in a printed list, which will be available on or about 2/5/10.  Reader's Digest may share customer information about you with reputable companies in order for them to offer you products and services of interest to you. Any personally identifiable information collected during an entrant's participation in this Promotion will be collected by Sponsor and used by Sponsor, its affiliates, agents and marketers for purposes of the proper administration and fulfillment of the Promotion as described in these Official Rules and in accordance with Sponsor's Privacy Policy as such are stated http://www.rd.com/free-online-games-sweepstakes-and-contests/privacy-policy/article10660.html. If you would rather we not share information, wish to receive a list of winners, have any questions about the Sweepstakes, or you do not want to receive future sweepstakes or skill contest mailings from Reader's Digest, or want to modify future mailings from us, specify your request and write to: Reader's Digest Season of Giving (#545), PO Box 50005, Prescott, Arizona 86301-5005.

Sony and Gevalia are not affiliated with the Reader's Digest Season of Giving Promotion nor does any sponsor, endorse, approve, participate in or have any responsibility for the Reader's Digest Season of Giving Promotion.

SPONSOR: Reader's Digest Association Inc. is the sole sponsor of this Promotion.

Sweepstakes Facts

Prize

Retail Value

Number of Prizes

Odds

Final Closing Date


Reader's Digest Season of Giving Instant Win Week Two #545

Sony Ericsson C905a Camera Phone

Gevalia Kaffe gift baskets

$2,309.93

$363.65  

7

7

1 in 2,000

1 in 2,000

12/1/09

12/1/09


You Have Not Yet Won.
All Entries Have The Same Chance Of Winning.

No one will know who the winner is until after the sweepstakes ends. Final Closing Date is the last date entries are accepted. Your entry deadline may vary, see Official Rules for details.

Entry Is Free.
You don't have to buy anything to enter. Just fill out the Entry Form as directed. You will be entered for each prize offered in this sweepstakes.

Buying Won't Help You Win.
Your chances of winning without a purchase are just as good as the chances of someone who buys something.

© Reader's Digest Association, Inc.

Week Three

Prize  #546

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE OR WIN.

A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

1.ELIGIBILITY: The Reader's Digest "Season of Giving" promotion is open to legal residents of, and living within, the 50 United States/District of Columbia, and are at least 18 years old at the time of entry. Employees, officers and directors of Reader's Digest Association, Inc. ("Sponsor"), sweepstakes administrators, independent judging agency, their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, advertising, promotion, web agencies, and all other individuals or entities involved in the creation, administration, and/or supply to this promotion and members of their household and/or immediate family (i.e., parent, child, sibling and spouse and individuals residing in each of their households), hereinafter sometimes referred to as "Sponsor & Others", are not eligible to participate or win. Sweepstakes is governed by the laws of the USA.  All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.  Void where prohibited.

2.BRIEF OVERVIEW OF PROMOTION: The Reader's Digest "Season of Giving Week 3" Promotion (hereinafter referred to as the "Promotion") starts on 12/9/09 at 12:00:01 A.M. Eastern Standard Time ("EST") and ends on 12/15/09 at 11:59:59 P.M. EST ("Promotion Period").. Each day that you sign in to the Website during the Promotion Period and follow the instructions, you will receive one (1) opportunity to play the Instant Win Game and one automatic (1) entry into our  Grand Prize Sweepstakes. (To see official rules for the Grand Prize Sweepstakes click here.  A separate drawing will be held for the grand Prize sweesptakes on or about January 2, 2010.)  To be eligible for the Promotion an entry must be received during a day within the Promotion Period. A day will be deemed to start at 12:00:01 A.M., EST and end at 11:59:59 P.M., EST of a calendar day. The computer of the independent administrator of this Promotion, PrizeLogic LLC ("PrizeLogic"), shall be deemed to be the official Promotion clock.

3.THE INSTANT WIN GAME: HOW TO ENTER: Go to www.readersdigest.com/seasonofgiving, enter your name, valid mailing address (no PO Boxes accepted) and email address, and follow the instructions to play the game. After you have registered, if you are a potential Instant Game Prize Winner, you will receive a "Congratulations" message informing you of such. All potential winners receiving "Congratulations" messages are subject to verification before any prize will be awarded. If you do not receive a "Congratulations!" message, you are not an Instant Win Game Prize Winner. Each day an Instant Win Game participant plays the Instant Win Game, regardless of whether the participant has won an Instant Win Game Prize, the participant will receive an entry into the separate Grand Prize Sweepstakes.                                 

4.LIMIT: One (1) Game play per day is permitted during the Promotion Period. If multiple entries are received, only the first entry will be included and later entries will be disqualified. Each entry has an equal chance to win.  In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a winner based on an email address, the winning entry 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 email address. Participants may be required to present proof of being the authorized account holder. All entries become property of Sponsor and will not be returned.

5.PRIZES: There will be fourteen (14) prizes awarded in this sweepstakes: One per day:  Seven (7) Sony Ericsson C905a Camera Phones (ARV $329.99 each); Seven (7) Gevalia Kaffe gift baskets (ARV $51.95 each). The total ARV of all prizes in the Season of Giving 1 sweepstakes is: $2,673.58. Prizes are not redeemable for cash; nor are they transferable or substitutable, except by Sponsor with one of equal or greater value. All costs and expenses, including any taxes, associated with any Prize, if any, are solely the responsibility of the Winner.

6.INSTANT WIN GAME WINNER SELECTION: Winners will be randomly selected for each Entry Period from all eligible entries during the dates set forth in Section 2 above. Decisions of the administrator and independent judging organization as to the administration and operation of the Promotion and the selection of potential winners are final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion. Odds of winning a prize depend on the date and time of Game Play and number of Game Plays Approximate odds of winning are 1 in 2,000. NOTE: You are limited to receiving only one (1) Instant Win Game Prize during the Promotion Period. Unclaimed, undeliverable and/or unawarded INSTANT WIN GAME PRIZES will be awarded in a Second Chance Random Drawing to be conducted by an independent judging agency from among all eligible Instant Win Game participants during that promotion period. If all Instant Win Game Prizes have been awarded, a Second Chance Random Drawing will not be held.   

7.CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: Sponsor & Others are not responsible for illegible, lost, late, incomplete, stolen, misdirected postage due or undeliverable, email, or postal mail; or for any computer, telephone, satellite, cable, network, electronic or Internet hardware or software malfunctions, failures, connections, or availability, or garbled, corrupt or jumbled transmissions, service provider/Internet/web site/use net accessibility, availability, or traffic congestion, or any technical error, or unauthorized human intervention, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of registration information, or the failure to capture, or loss of, any such information. Sponsor & Others are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by web site users or any web site users, tampering, hacking, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion and assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, technical error, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to any web site(s). Sponsor & Others are not responsible for any injury or damage, whether personal or property, to participants' or to any person's computer related to or resulting from participating in this Promotion. If, for any reason, the Promotion is not capable of running as planned, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion and/or proceed with the Promotion in a manner deemed fair and reasonable by Sponsor, including the selection of winners among eligible entries prior to such cancellation, termination, modification or suspension of the Promotion. SPONSOR MAKES NO WARRANTIES OTHER THAN THOSE ACCOMPANYING THE PRODUCT BEING AWARDED AS THE PRIZE. IN NO EVENT WILL SPONSOR & OTHERS BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, PROPERTY OR PERSONAL, INCLUDING DEATH, OR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROMOTION ACCEPTANCE, ENJOYMENT, USE AND/OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE, AND THEY WILL BE HELD HARMLESS AGAINST ANY SUCH CLAIMS OF LIABILITY ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE ACCEPTANCE OR USE/MISUSE OF THE PRIZE, TRAVEL, OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS; AND/OR ATTENDANCE AT AND PARTICIPATION IN SWEEPSTAKES-RELATED EVENTS, INCLUDING ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT SPONSORED OR PROVIDED BY SPONSOR.

8.PUBLICITY RIGHTS: By accepting a Prize, Prize Winners agree, except where prohibited by law, to allow Sponsor and/or Sponsor's designee the perpetual right to use their name, biographical information, photos and/or likeness, and statements for promotion, trade, commercial, advertising and publicity purposes, at any time or times, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, world wide, including but not limited to on the World Wide Web and Internet, without notice, review or approval and without additional compensation.

9.GENERAL: By entering this Promotion, participants agree to abide by these Official Rules. In no event will more Prizes be awarded than are stated in these Official Rules. In the event that due to technical, mechanical or other errors, there are more potential Game Prize winners than are stated in these Official Rules, a random drawing among the claimants will be held to determine the winners.  Sponsor reserves the right, to disqualify any individual found, in its sole opinion, to be tampering with the operation of the Promotion; to be acting in violation of these Official Rules; or to be acting with the intent to disrupt the normal operation of this Promotion. Any use of robotic, automatic, macro, programmed, third party or like methods to participate in the Promotion will void any attempted participation effected by such methods and the disqualification of the individual utilizing the same. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON (S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.  The interpretation of these Official Rules shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles. Any and all disputes will be resolved individually, without resort to class action, in the appropriate courts with venue in Westchester County, NY and all claims must be resolved in the federal or state courts of Westchester County, NY. Any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred and there shall be no for attorneys' fees; or for indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages or for any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses.

10.CONSUMER INFORMATION: Names, cities and state of residence of prize winners will appear in a printed list, which will be available on or about 2/5/10.  Reader's Digest may share customer information about you with reputable companies in order for them to offer you products and services of interest to you. Any personally identifiable information collected during an entrant's participation in this Promotion will be collected by Sponsor and used by Sponsor, its affiliates, agents and marketers for purposes of the proper administration and fulfillment of the Promotion as described in these Official Rules and in accordance with Sponsor's Privacy Policy as such are stated http://www.rd.com/free-online-games-sweepstakes-and-contests/privacy-policy/article10660.html. If you would rather we not share information, wish to receive a list of winners, have any questions about the Sweepstakes, or you do not want to receive future sweepstakes or skill contest mailings from Reader's Digest, or want to modify future mailings from us, specify your request and write to: Reader's Digest Season of Giving (#546), PO Box 50005, Prescott, Arizona 86301-5005.

Sony and Gevalia are not affiliated with the Reader's Digest Season of Giving Promotion nor does any sponsor, endorse, approve, participate in or have any responsibility for the Reader's Digest Season of Giving Promotion.

SPONSOR: Reader's Digest Association Inc. is the sole sponsor of this Promotion.

Sweepstakes Facts

Prize

Retail Value

Number of Prizes

Odds

Final Closing Date


Reader's Digest Season of Giving Instant Win Week Three #546

Sony Ericsson C905a Camera Phone

Gevalia Kaffe gift baskets

$2,309.93

$363.65  

7

7

1 in 2,000

1 in 2,000

12/1/09

12/1/09


You Have Not Yet Won.
All Entries Have The Same Chance Of Winning.

No one will know who the winner is until after the sweepstakes ends. Final Closing Date is the last date entries are accepted. Your entry deadline may vary, see Official Rules for details.

Entry Is Free.
You don't have to buy anything to enter. Just fill out the Entry Form as directed. You will be entered for each prize offered in this sweepstakes.

Buying Won't Help You Win.
Your chances of winning without a purchase are just as good as the chances of someone who buys something.

© Reader's Digest Association, Inc.

Week Four

Prize  #547

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE OR WIN.

A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

1.ELIGIBILITY: The Reader's Digest "Season of Giving" promotion is open to legal residents of, and living within, the 50 United States/District of Columbia, and are at least 18 years old at the time of entry. Employees, officers and directors of Reader's Digest Association, Inc. ("Sponsor"), sweepstakes administrators, independent judging agency, their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, advertising, promotion, web agencies, and all other individuals or entities involved in the creation, administration, and/or supply to this promotion and members of their household and/or immediate family (i.e., parent, child, sibling and spouse and individuals residing in each of their households), hereinafter sometimes referred to as "Sponsor & Others", are not eligible to participate or win. Sweepstakes is governed by the laws of the USA.  All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.  Void where prohibited.

2.BRIEF OVERVIEW OF PROMOTION: The Reader's Digest "Season of Giving Week 4" Promotion (hereinafter referred to as the "Promotion") starts on 12/16/09 at 12:00:01 A.M. Eastern Standard Time ("EST") and ends on 12/25/09 at 11:59:59 P.M. EST ("Promotion Period").. Each day that you sign in to the Website during the Promotion Period and follow the instructions, you will receive one (1) opportunity to play the Instant Win Game and one automatic (1) entry into our  Grand Prize Sweepstakes. (To see official rules for the Grand Prize Sweepstakes click here.  A separate drawing will be held for the grand Prize sweesptakes on or about January 2, 2010.)  To be eligible for the Promotion an entry must be received during a day within the Promotion Period. A day will be deemed to start at 12:00:01 A.M., EST and end at 11:59:59 P.M., EST of a calendar day. The computer of the independent administrator of this Promotion, PrizeLogic LLC ("PrizeLogic"), shall be deemed to be the official Promotion clock.

3.THE INSTANT WIN GAME: HOW TO ENTER: Go to www.readersdigest.com/seasonofgiving, enter your name, valid mailing address (no PO Boxes accepted) and email address, and follow the instructions to play the game. After you have registered, if you are a potential Instant Game Prize Winner, you will receive a "Congratulations" message informing you of such. All potential winners receiving "Congratulations" messages are subject to verification before any prize will be awarded. If you do not receive a "Congratulations!" message, you are not an Instant Win Game Prize Winner. Each day an Instant Win Game participant plays the Instant Win Game, regardless of whether the participant has won an Instant Win Game Prize, the participant will receive an entry into the separate Grand Prize Sweepstakes.                                 

4.LIMIT: One (1) Game play per day is permitted during the Promotion Period. If multiple entries are received, only the first entry will be included and later entries will be disqualified. Each entry has an equal chance to win.  In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a winner based on an email address, the winning entry 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 email address. Participants may be required to present proof of being the authorized account holder. All entries become property of Sponsor and will not be returned.

5.PRIZES: There will be fourteen (20) prizes awarded in this sweepstakes: One per day:  Seven (10) Sony Ericsson C905a Camera Phones (ARV $329.99 each); Seven (10) Gevalia Kaffe gift baskets (ARV $51.95 each). The total ARV of all prizes in the Season of Giving 1 sweepstakes is: $3,819.40. Prizes are not redeemable for cash; nor are they transferable or substitutable, except by Sponsor with one of equal or greater value. All costs and expenses, including any taxes, associated with any Prize, if any, are solely the responsibility of the Winner.

6.INSTANT WIN GAME WINNER SELECTION: Winners will be randomly selected for each Entry Period from all eligible entries during the dates set forth in Section 2 above. Decisions of the administrator and independent judging organization as to the administration and operation of the Promotion and the selection of potential winners are final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion. Odds of winning a prize depend on the date and time of Game Play and number of Game Plays Approximate odds of winning are 1 in 2,000. NOTE: You are limited to receiving only one (1) Instant Win Game Prize during the Promotion Period. Unclaimed, undeliverable and/or unawarded INSTANT WIN GAME PRIZES will be awarded in a Second Chance Random Drawing to be conducted by an independent judging agency from among all eligible Instant Win Game participants during that promotion period. If all Instant Win Game Prizes have been awarded, a Second Chance Random Drawing will not be held.   

7.CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: Sponsor & Others are not responsible for illegible, lost, late, incomplete, stolen, misdirected postage due or undeliverable, email, or postal mail; or for any computer, telephone, satellite, cable, network, electronic or Internet hardware or software malfunctions, failures, connections, or availability, or garbled, corrupt or jumbled transmissions, service provider/Internet/web site/use net accessibility, availability, or traffic congestion, or any technical error, or unauthorized human intervention, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of registration information, or the failure to capture, or loss of, any such information. Sponsor & Others are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by web site users or any web site users, tampering, hacking, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion and assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, technical error, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to any web site(s). Sponsor & Others are not responsible for any injury or damage, whether personal or property, to participants' or to any person's computer related to or resulting from participating in this Promotion. If, for any reason, the Promotion is not capable of running as planned, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion and/or proceed with the Promotion in a manner deemed fair and reasonable by Sponsor, including the selection of winners among eligible entries prior to such cancellation, termination, modification or suspension of the Promotion. SPONSOR MAKES NO WARRANTIES OTHER THAN THOSE ACCOMPANYING THE PRODUCT BEING AWARDED AS THE PRIZE. IN NO EVENT WILL SPONSOR & OTHERS BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, PROPERTY OR PERSONAL, INCLUDING DEATH, OR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROMOTION ACCEPTANCE, ENJOYMENT, USE AND/OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE, AND THEY WILL BE HELD HARMLESS AGAINST ANY SUCH CLAIMS OF LIABILITY ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE ACCEPTANCE OR USE/MISUSE OF THE PRIZE, TRAVEL, OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS; AND/OR ATTENDANCE AT AND PARTICIPATION IN SWEEPSTAKES-RELATED EVENTS, INCLUDING ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT SPONSORED OR PROVIDED BY SPONSOR.

8.PUBLICITY RIGHTS: By accepting a Prize, Prize Winners agree, except where prohibited by law, to allow Sponsor and/or Sponsor's designee the perpetual right to use their name, biographical information, photos and/or likeness, and statements for promotion, trade, commercial, advertising and publicity purposes, at any time or times, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, world wide, including but not limited to on the World Wide Web and Internet, without notice, review or approval and without additional compensation.

9.GENERAL: By entering this Promotion, participants agree to abide by these Official Rules. In no event will more Prizes be awarded than are stated in these Official Rules. In the event that due to technical, mechanical or other errors, there are more potential Game Prize winners than are stated in these Official Rules, a random drawing among the claimants will be held to determine the winners.  Sponsor reserves the right, to disqualify any individual found, in its sole opinion, to be tampering with the operation of the Promotion; to be acting in violation of these Official Rules; or to be acting with the intent to disrupt the normal operation of this Promotion. Any use of robotic, automatic, macro, programmed, third party or like methods to participate in the Promotion will void any attempted participation effected by such methods and the disqualification of the individual utilizing the same. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON (S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.  The interpretation of these Official Rules shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles. Any and all disputes will be resolved individually, without resort to class action, in the appropriate courts with venue in Westchester County, NY and all claims must be resolved in the federal or state courts of Westchester County, NY. Any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred and there shall be no for attorneys' fees; or for indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages or for any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses.

10.CONSUMER INFORMATION: Names, cities and state of residence of prize winners will appear in a printed list, which will be available on or about 2/5/10.  Reader's Digest may share customer information about you with reputable companies in order for them to offer you products and services of interest to you. Any personally identifiable information collected during an entrant's participation in this Promotion will be collected by Sponsor and used by Sponsor, its affiliates, agents and marketers for purposes of the proper administration and fulfillment of the Promotion as described in these Official Rules and in accordance with Sponsor's Privacy Policy as such are stated http://www.rd.com/free-online-games-sweepstakes-and-contests/privacy-policy/article10660.html. If you would rather we not share information, wish to receive a list of winners, have any questions about the Sweepstakes, or you do not want to receive future sweepstakes or skill contest mailings from Reader's Digest, or want to modify future mailings from us, specify your request and write to: Reader's Digest Season of Giving (#547), PO Box 50005, Prescott, Arizona 86301-5005.

Sony and Gevalia are not affiliated with the Reader's Digest Season of Giving Promotion nor does any sponsor, endorse, approve, participate in or have any responsibility for the Reader's Digest Season of Giving Promotion.

SPONSOR: Reader's Digest Association Inc. is the sole sponsor of this Promotion.

Sweepstakes Facts

Prize

Retail Value

Number of Prizes

Odds

Final Closing Date


Reader's Digest Season of Giving Instant Win Week Four #547

Sony Ericsson C905a Camera Phone

Gevalia Kaffe gift baskets

$2,309.93

$363.65  

7

7

1 in 2,000

1 in 2,000

12/1/09

12/1/09


You Have Not Yet Won.
All Entries Have The Same Chance Of Winning.

No one will know who the winner is until after the sweepstakes ends. Final Closing Date is the last date entries are accepted. Your entry deadline may vary, see Official Rules for details.

Entry Is Free.
You don't have to buy anything to enter. Just fill out the Entry Form as directed. You will be entered for each prize offered in this sweepstakes.

Buying Won't Help You Win.
Your chances of winning without a purchase are just as good as the chances of someone who buys something.

© Reader's Digest Association, Inc.

First Prize(s) Sweepstakes #548

NO PURCHASE, ONLINE SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN

PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE AN ENTRY'S CHANCE OF WINNING

The Reader's Digest "Season of Giving" First Prize(s) Sweepstakes is sponsored by The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (Reader's Digest).  The Reader's Digest "Season of Giving" Promotion (hereinafter referred to as the "Promotion") starts on 11/25/09 at 12:00:01 A.M. Eastern Standard Time ("EST") and ends on 12/25/09 at 11:59:59 P.M. EST ("Promotion Period").  Reader's Digest is the official timekeeper for this promotion,

1.  ELIGIBILITY:  The Reader's Digest "Season of Giving" promotion is open to legal residents of, and living within, the 50 United States/District of Columbia, who are at least 18 years old at the time of entry. Employees, officers and directors of Reader's Digest Association, Inc. ("Sponsor"), sweepstakes administrators, independent judging agency, their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, advertising, promotion, web agencies, and all other individuals or entities involved in the creation, administration, and/or supply to this promotion and members of their household and/or immediate family (i.e., parent, child, sibling and spouse and individuals residing in each of their households), hereinafter sometimes referred to as "Sponsor & Others", are not eligible to participate or win. Sweepstakes is governed by the laws of the USA.  All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.  Void where prohibited.

2. HOW TO ENTER: Go to www.readersdigest.com/seasonofgiving, enter your name, valid mailing address (no PO Boxes accepted) and email address, and follow the instructions to play our Instant Win game. (The Instant Win Game is a separate sweepstakes. Click here for Instant Win Game official rules.)  Each day an Instant Win Game participant plays the Instant Win Game, regardless of whether the participant has won an Instant Win Game Prize, the participant will receive an entry into the Grand Prize and First Prize(s) Sweepstakes.  

3.Limit: One (1) Entry  per day is permitted during the Promotion Period. If multiple entries are received, only the first entry will be included and later entries will be disqualified. Each entry has an equal chance to win.  In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a winner based on an email address, the winning entry 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 email address. Participants may be required to present proof of being the authorized account holder. All entries become property of Sponsor and will not be returned.

ADDITIONAL SWEEPSTAKES ENTRIES: A participant will receive additional entries into the Grand Prize Sweepstakes in the following ways: (1) READING THE SAMPLE READER’S DIGEST HOLIDAY EDITION: On the main game screen the participant will have the opportunity to view a Reader’s Digest Holiday Edition in digital format and inside this file is a page with instructions on how to receive an additional entry into the Grand Prize Sweepstakes. Limit: one additional entry into the Grand Prize Sweepstakes for the entire promotion period. (2) REFERRING FRIENDS VIA EMAIL AND SOCIAL NETWORKS: Participants will receive an additional entry into the Grand Prize Sweepstakes for each person they refer via the email form, Facebook or Twitter located only on the promotion web pages to the Season of Giving promotion who completes the registration process. Any other means of referral including through personal email, directly on to Facebook or directly on Twitter will not receive an additional entry per referred, registered participant. There are two ways that you can receive up to fifteen (15) additional entries into the Sweepstakes: (A) REFER-A-FRIEND: You may follow the instructions to refer up to fifteen (15) different friends during the Sweepstakes Period with whom you have an existing relationship and whom you think would be interested in receiving an email about participating in the Sweepstakes. For each friend you refer who registers/signs up or accepts a gift in the Sweepstakes, you will receive an additional entry into the Sweepstakes provided the friend you have referred has entered the Sweepstakes through the link provided in your email. After the first time you have entered the Sweepstakes, each day thereafter when you log-in to enter the Sweepstakes, you will be notified when you have received an additional "refer-a-friend" entry; or (B) MAIL-IN 3"x 5" POSTAL CARD: You may also receive an additional entry into the Sweepstakes each time that you legibly hand-print your name, complete street address and email address on a properly stamped 3"x 5" postal card and mail it to: Season of Giving Sweepstakes #548, PO Box 188, Newburgh, NY, 12550. Limit: You may submit up to fifteen (15) mail-in entries. Mail-in entries must be postmarked by 12/25/09 and received by 1/15/2010. Limit: You are limited to receiving a maximum of fifteen (15) entries additional entries into the Sweepstakes, throughout the Sweepstakes Period, regardless of whether you choose to receive additional entries via REFER-A-FRIEND and/or MAIL-IN ENTRIES.

4.PRIZES: Three prizes will be awarded.

One (1) Whirlpool Gold double oven freestanding range model number GGE350LWB/Q.  Available colors include white, black, and stailess steel.  Total Approximate Retail Value of the Grand Prize (ARV) $1,149.00.

One (1) Nikon DS3000 digital camera.  Total Approximate Retail Value of the Grand Prize (ARV) $599.00

One (1) HP Touchscreen 300 Desktop Computer.  Total Approximate Retail Value of the Grand Prize (ARV) $899.99.

Total Approximate Retail Value of all first prizes (ARV) $2,647.00

The prizes are not transferable cannot be assigned, substituted or redeemed for cash.  Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a similar prize of equal or greater value in the event that the stated prize cannot be awarded due to circumstances beyond the control of the Sponsor(s).  All taxes, if any are the sole responsibility of the winner(s). Neither the sponsor(s) nor its affiliates or subsidiaries will be responsible for any loss, liability or damage arising out of the winner's acceptance or use of the prize.

5.  SELECTION OF WINNER:  Winner(s) will be selected by a random drawing from all eligible entries on or about February 1, 2010 by an independent judging agency, whose decisions are final in all respects.  Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.  Approximate odds of winning are 3 in 37,334 Winner(s) will be notified by mail (and those with known email addresses may be notified by email as well) within 30 days of the drawing and may be required to execute a Statement of Eligibility and Release and Payment Authorization within 30 days of prize notification attempt or Winner will be disqualified and prize may be awarded to an alternate winner.  Return of prize or prize notification as undeliverable will result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected. Entry and/or acceptance of prize(s) constitutes permission for the Sponsor(s) and its agencies to use the winner's name, address (city and state) and/or likeness for advertising and trade purposes without further compensation or authorization, worldwide and in perpetuity, in any and all forms of media, now known and hereafter devised, unless prohibited by law.

6. CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: Sponsor & Others are not responsible for illegible, lost, late, incomplete, stolen, misdirected postage due or undeliverable, email, or postal mail; or for any computer, telephone, satellite, cable, network, electronic or Internet hardware or software malfunctions, failures, connections, or availability, or garbled, corrupt or jumbled transmissions, service provider/Internet/web site/use net accessibility, availability, or traffic congestion, or any technical error, or unauthorized human intervention, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of registration information, or the failure to capture, or loss of, any such information. Sponsor & Others are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by web site users or any web site users, tampering, hacking, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion and assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, technical error, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to any web site(s). Sponsor & Others are not responsible for any injury or damage, whether personal or property, to participants' or to any person's computer related to or resulting from participating in this Promotion.

If, for any reason, the Promotion is not capable of running as planned, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion and/or proceed with the Promotion in a manner deemed fair and reasonable by Sponsor, including the selection of winners among eligible entries prior to such cancellation, termination, modification or suspension of the Promotion.

7. SPONSOR MAKES NO WARRANTIES OTHER THAN THOSE ACCOMPANYING THE PRODUCT BEING AWARDED AS THE PRIZE. IN NO EVENT WILL SPONSOR & OTHERS BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, PROPERTY OR PERSONAL, INCLUDING DEATH, OR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROMOTION ACCEPTANCE, ENJOYMENT, USE AND/OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE, AND THEY WILL BE HELD HARMLESS AGAINST ANY SUCH CLAIMS OF LIABILITY ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE ACCEPTANCE OR USE/MISUSE OF THE PRIZE, TRAVEL, OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS; AND/OR ATTENDANCE AT AND PARTICIPATION IN SWEEPSTAKES-RELATED EVENTS, INCLUDING ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT SPONSORED OR PROVIDED BY SPONSOR.

8. PUBLICITY RIGHTS: By accepting a Prize, Prize Winners agree, except where prohibited by law, to allow Sponsor and/or Sponsor's designee the perpetual right to use their name, biographical information, photos and/or likeness, and statements for promotion, trade, commercial, advertising and publicity purposes, at any time or times, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, world wide, including but not limited to on the World Wide Web and Internet, without notice, review or approval and without additional compensation.

9. GENERAL: By entering this Promotion, participants agree to abide by these Official Rules. In no event will more Prizes be awarded than are stated in these Official Rules. In the event that due to technical, mechanical or other errors, there are more potential winners than are stated in these Official Rules, a random drawing among the claimants will be held to determine the winners. 

Sponsor reserves the right, to disqualify any individual found, in its sole opinion, to be tampering with the operation of the Promotion; to be acting in violation of these Official Rules; or to be acting with the intent to disrupt the normal operation of this Promotion. Any use of robotic, automatic, macro, programmed, third party or like methods to participate in the Promotion will void any attempted participation effected by such methods and the disqualification of the individual utilizing the same. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON (S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW

10.The interpretation of these Official Rules shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles. Any and all disputes will be resolved individually, without resort to class action, in the appropriate courts with venue in Westchester County, NY and all claims must be resolved in the federal or state courts of Westchester County, NY. Any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred and there shall be no for attorneys' fees; or for indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages or for any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses.

11.CONSUMER INFORMATION: Names, cities and state of residence of prize winners will appear in a printed list, which will be available on or about 2/5/10.  Reader's Digest may share customer information about you with reputable companies in order for them to offer you products and services of interest to you. Any personally identifiable information collected during an entrant's participation in this Promotion will be collected by Sponsor and used by Sponsor, its affiliates, agents and marketers for purposes of the proper administration and fulfillment of the Promotion as described in these Official Rules and in accordance with Sponsor's Privacy Policy as such are stated http://www.rd.com/free-online-games-sweepstakes-and-contests/privacy-policy/article10660.html. If you would rather we not share information, wish to receive a list of winners, have any questions about the Sweepstakes, or you do not want to receive future sweepstakes or skill contest mailings from Reader's Digest, or want to modify future mailings from us, specify your request and write to: Reader's Digest Season of Giving (#548), PO Box 50005, Prescott, Arizona 86301-5005.

Whirlpool, Nixon and HP are not affiliated with the Reader's Digest Season of Giving Promotion nor does any sponsor, endorse, approve, participate in or have any responsibility for the Reader's Digest Season of Giving Promotion.

SPONSOR: Reader's Digest Association Inc. is the sole sponsor of this Promotion.

Sweepstakes Facts

Prize

Retail Value

Number of Prizes

Odds

Final Closing Date


Reader's Digest Season of Giving First Prize(s)   #548

Whirlpool Gold double oven freestanding range 

Nixon DS3000 digital camera

HP Touchscreen 300 Desk Computer

 $1,149.00

   $599.00

   $2,647.00

1

1

1

1 in 37,334

1 in 37,334

1 in 37,334

 12/25/09

12/25/09

12/25/09


You Have Not Yet Won.
All Entries Have The Same Chance Of Winning.

No one will know who the winner is until after the sweepstakes ends. Final Closing Date is the last date entries are accepted. Your entry deadline may vary, see Official Rules for details.

Entry Is Free.
You don't have to buy anything to enter. Just fill out the Entry Form as directed. You will be entered for each prize offered in this sweepstakes.

Buying Won't Help You Win.
Your chances of winning without a purchase are just as good as the chances of someone who buys something.

© Reader's Digest Association, Inc.

Grand Prize Sweepstakes #549

RULES FOR ONLINE ENTRY ONLY SWEEPSTAKES CASH OR MERCHANDISE PRIZE

NO PURCHASE, ONLINE SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN

PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE AN ENTRY'S CHANCE OF WINNING

The Reader's Digest "Season of Giving" Grand Prize Sweepstakes is sponsored by The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (Reader's Digest).  The Reader's Digest "Season of Giving" Promotion (hereinafter referred to as the "Promotion") starts on 11/25/09 at 12:00:01 A.M. Eastern Standard Time ("EST") and ends on 12/25/09 at 11:59:59 P.M. EST ("Promotion Period").  Reader's Digest is the official timekeeper for this promotion.

1.  ELIGIBILITY:  The Reader's Digest "Season of Giving" promotion is open to legal residents of, and living within, the 50 United States/District of Columbia, who are at least 18 years old at the time of entry. Employees, officers and directors of Reader's Digest Association, Inc. ("Sponsor"), sweepstakes administrators, independent judging agency, their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, advertising, promotion, web agencies, and all other individuals or entities involved in the creation, administration, and/or supply to this promotion and members of their household and/or immediate family (i.e., parent, child, sibling and spouse and individuals residing in each of their households), hereinafter sometimes referred to as "Sponsor & Others", are not eligible to participate or win. Sweepstakes is governed by the laws of the USA.  All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.  Void where prohibited.

2. HOW TO ENTER: Go to www.readersdigest.com/seasonofgiving, enter your name, valid mailing address (no PO Boxes accepted) and email address, and follow the instructions to play our Instant Win game. . (The Instant Win Game is a separate sweepstakes. Click here for Instant Win Game official rules.)  Each day an Instant Win Game participant plays the Instant Win Game, regardless of whether the participant has won an Instant Win Game Prize, the participant will receive an entry into the Grand Prize and First Prize(s) Sweepstakes.                              

3.Limit: One (1) entry per day is permitted during the Promotion Period. If multiple entries are received, only the first entry will be included and later entries will be disqualified. Each entry has an equal chance to win.  In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a winner based on an email address, the winning entry 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 email address. Participants may be required to present proof of being the authorized account holder. All entries become property of Sponsor and will not be returned.

ADDITIONAL SWEEPSTAKES ENTRIES: A participant will receive additional entries into the Grand Prize Sweepstakes in the following ways: (1) READING THE SAMPLE READER’S DIGEST HOLIDAY EDITION: On the main game screen the participant will have the opportunity to view a Reader’s Digest Holiday Edition in digital format and inside this file is a page with instructions on how to receive an additional entry into the Grand Prize Sweepstakes. Limit: one additional entry into the Grand Prize Sweepstakes for the entire promotion period. (2) REFERRING FRIENDS VIA EMAIL AND SOCIAL NETWORKS: Participants will receive an additional entry into the Grand Prize Sweepstakes for each person they refer via the email form, Facebook or Twitter located only on the promotion web pages to the Season of Giving promotion who completes the registration process. Any other means of referral including through personal email, directly on to Facebook or directly on Twitter will not receive an additional entry per referred, registered participant. There are two ways that you can receive up to fifteen (15) additional entries into the Sweepstakes: (A) REFER-A-FRIEND: You may follow the instructions to refer up to fifteen (15) different friends during the Sweepstakes Period with whom you have an existing relationship and whom you think would be interested in receiving an email about participating in the Sweepstakes. For each friend you refer who registers/signs up or accepts a gift in the Sweepstakes, you will receive an additional entry into the Sweepstakes provided the friend you have referred has entered the Sweepstakes through the link provided in your email. After the first time you have entered the Sweepstakes, each day thereafter when you log-in to enter the Sweepstakes, you will be notified when you have received an additional "refer-a-friend" entry; or (B) MAIL-IN 3"x 5" POSTAL CARD: You may also receive an additional entry into the Sweepstakes each time that you legibly hand-print your name, complete street address and email address on a properly stamped 3"x 5" postal card and mail it to: Season of Giving Sweepstakes #548, PO Box 188, Newburgh, NY, 12550. Limit: You may submit up to fifteen (15) mail-in entries. Mail-in entries must be postmarked by 12/25/09 and received by 1/15/2010. Limit: You are limited to receiving a maximum of fifteen (15) entries additional entries into the Sweepstakes, throughout the Sweepstakes Period, regardless of whether you choose to receive additional entries via REFER-A-FRIEND and/or MAIL-IN ENTRIES.

4. PRIZES: One Grand Prize, will be awarded consisting of a four-night/five-day stay in a junior suite, including breakfast, for a family of four at The Homestead in Hot Springs, VA on their Unlimited Activity Package and a one thousand dollar Orbitz.com travel voucher. [Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of Homestead stay $3,900.00.  Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of Orbitz voucher is $1,000.00.  Total Approximate Retail Value of the Grand Prize (ARV) $4,900.00

The prizes are not transferable cannot be assigned, substituted or redeemed for cash.  Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a similar prize of equal or greater value in the event that the stated prize cannot be awarded due to circumstances beyond the control of the Sponsor(s).  All taxes, if any are the sole responsibility of the winner(s). Neither the sponsor(s) nor its affiliates or subsidiaries will be responsible for any loss, liability or damage arising out of the winner's acceptance or use of the prize.  Any expenses not included in the "Unlimited Activity Package" are the responsiblility of the winner, including but not limited to any food, meals etc.

5.  SELECTION OF WINNER:  Winner(s) will be selected by a random drawing from all eligible entries on or about February 1, 2010 by an independent judging agency, whose decisions are final in all respects.  Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.  Approximate odds of winning are 1 in 112,000.  Winner(s) will be notified by mail (and those with known email addresses may be notified by email as well) within 30 days of the drawing and may be required to execute a Statement of Eligibility and Release and Payment Authorization within 30 days of prize notification attempt or Winner will be disqualified and prize may be awarded to an alternate winner.  Return of prize or prize notification as undeliverable will result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected. Entry and/or acceptance of prize(s) constitutes permission for the Sponsor(s) and its agencies to use the winner's name, address (city and state) and/or likeness for advertising and trade purposes without further compensation or authorization, worldwide and in perpetuity, in any and all forms of media, now known and hereafter devised, unless prohibited by law.

6.CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: Sponsor & Others are not responsible for illegible, lost, late, incomplete, stolen, misdirected postage due or undeliverable, email, or postal mail; or for any computer, telephone, satellite, cable, network, electronic or Internet hardware or software malfunctions, failures, connections, or availability, or garbled, corrupt or jumbled transmissions, service provider/Internet/web site/use net accessibility, availability, or traffic congestion, or any technical error, or unauthorized human intervention, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of registration information, or the failure to capture, or loss of, any such information. Sponsor & Others are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by web site users or any web site users, tampering, hacking, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion and assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, technical error, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to any web site(s). Sponsor & Others are not responsible for any injury or damage, whether personal or property, to participants' or to any person's computer related to or resulting from participating in this Promotion. If, for any reason, the Promotion is not capable of running as planned, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion and/or proceed with the Promotion in a manner deemed fair and reasonable by Sponsor, including the selection of winners among eligible entries prior to such cancellation, termination, modification or suspension of the Promotion.

7.SPONSOR MAKES NO WARRANTIES OTHER THAN THOSE ACCOMPANYING THE PRODUCT BEING AWARDED AS THE PRIZE. IN NO EVENT WILL SPONSOR & OTHERS BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, PROPERTY OR PERSONAL, INCLUDING DEATH, OR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROMOTION ACCEPTANCE, ENJOYMENT, USE AND/OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE, AND THEY WILL BE HELD HARMLESS AGAINST ANY SUCH CLAIMS OF LIABILITY ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE ACCEPTANCE OR USE/MISUSE OF THE PRIZE, TRAVEL, OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS; AND/OR ATTENDANCE AT AND PARTICIPATION IN SWEEPSTAKES-RELATED EVENTS, INCLUDING ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT SPONSORED OR PROVIDED BY SPONSOR.

8.PUBLICITY RIGHTS: By accepting a Prize, Prize Winners agree, except where prohibited by law, to allow Sponsor and/or Sponsor's designee the perpetual right to use their name, biographical information, photos and/or likeness, and statements for promotion, trade, commercial, advertising and publicity purposes, at any time or times, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, world wide, including but not limited to on the World Wide Web and Internet, without notice, review or approval and without additional compensation.

9.GENERAL: By entering this Promotion, participants agree to abide by these Official Rules. In no event will more Prizes be awarded than are stated in these Official Rules. In the event that due to technical, mechanical or other errors, there are more potential winners than are stated in these Official Rules, a random drawing among the claimants will be held to determine the winners.  Sponsor reserves the right, to disqualify any individual found, in its sole opinion, to be tampering with the operation of the Promotion; to be acting in violation of these Official Rules; or to be acting with the intent to disrupt the normal operation of this Promotion. Any use of robotic, automatic, macro, programmed, third party or like methods to participate in the Promotion will void any attempted participation effected by such methods and the disqualification of the individual utilizing the same. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON (S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW

10.The interpretation of these Official Rules shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles. Any and all disputes will be resolved individually, without resort to class action, in the appropriate courts with venue in Westchester County, NY and all claims must be resolved in the federal or state courts of Westchester County, NY. Any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred and there shall be no for attorneys' fees; or for indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages or for any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses.

11.CONSUMER INFORMATION: Names, cities and state of residence of prize winners will appear in a printed list, which will be available on or about 2/5/10.  Reader's Digest may share customer information about you with reputable companies in order for them to offer you products and services of interest to you. Any personally identifiable information collected during an entrant's participation in this Promotion will be collected by Sponsor and used by Sponsor, its affiliates, agents and marketers for purposes of the proper administration and fulfillment of the Promotion as described in these Official Rules and in accordance with Sponsor's Privacy Policy as such are stated http://www.rd.com/free-online-games-sweepstakes-and-contests/privacy-policy/article10660.html. If you would rather we not share information, wish to receive a list of winners, have any questions about the Sweepstakes, or you do not want to receive future sweepstakes or skill contest mailings from Reader's Digest, or want to modify future mailings from us, specify your request and write to: Reader's Digest Season of Giving (#549), PO Box 50005, Prescott, Arizona 86301-5005.

The Homestead is not affiliated with the Reader's Digest Season of Giving Promotion nor does any sponsor, endorse, approve, participate in or have any responsibility for the Reader's Digest Season of Giving Promotion.

SPONSOR: Reader's Digest Association Inc. is the sole sponsor of this Promotion.

Sweepstakes Facts

Prize

Retail Value

Number of Prizes

Odds

Final Closing Date


Reader's Digest Season of Giving Grand Prize  #549

A four-night/five-day stay in a junior suite, including breakfast, for a family of four at The Homestead in Hot Springs, VA on their Unlimited Activity Package

$4,900.00

1

1 in 112,000

12/25/09


You Have Not Yet Won.
All Entries Have The Same Chance Of Winning.

No one will know who the winner is until after the sweepstakes ends. Final Closing Date is the last date entries are accepted. Your entry deadline may vary, see Official Rules for details.

Entry Is Free.
You don't have to buy anything to enter. Just fill out the Entry Form as directed. You will be entered for each prize offered in this sweepstakes.

Buying Won't Help You Win.
Your chances of winning without a purchase are just as good as the chances of someone who buys something.

© Reader's Digest Association, Inc.

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