Official Rules: iHome Kineta Giveaway ⋆ College Magazine

When you enter iHome and College Magazine’s Kineta Giveaway, you enter to win the iHome iKN105BC Kineta alarm clock to help make waking up better. Here are the official rules of the giveaway:

iHome and College Magazine’s Kineta Giveaway (“Contest”) begins at 3:00:00 PM Eastern Time (“ET”) on September 29, 2015 and ends at 6:00:00 PM ET on October 13, 2015 (“Contest Entry Period”).

To enter, submit your full name and email address. The Winner will be selected at random. The Winner will be notified and announced by October 21, 2015.

The Contest is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia (excluding Puerto Rico and all other territories), who are 18 years of age or older, and who are current undergraduate or graduate students (including those who will graduate in June) at an American college or university. Employees, agents, officers and directors of iHome (“Sponsor”), and College Magazine (“CM”) (together with Sponsor, the “Contest Entities”), their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, franchisees, divisions, advertising, promotional, fulfillment and marketing agencies, their immediate families (parent, child, sibling or spouse) and persons living in the same households as such individuals (whether related or not) are not eligible to participate in the Contest.

There are three (3) phases to the Contest: Phase 1: The Contest Entry Period; Phase 2: The Contest Selection at Random; and Phase 3: The Prize Winner Announcement.

Phase 1: Contest Entry Period: The Contest Entry Period begins at 3:00:00 PM Eastern Time (“ET”) on September 29, 2015 and ends at 6:00:00 PM ET on October 13, 2015. Entries received after the Contest Entry Period are void and ineligible for selection.

Once you submit your name and email address, and confirm your email address, you will be officially entered into the Contest. You may only submit your information once. Once submitted, the entrant’s name and email address will be added to iHome and College Magazine’s newsletter list. By entering, you grant College Magazine LLC and anyone it may authorize permission to display your name on CollegeMagazine.com if you are to win. Winner agrees to allow the use of his/her names in publicity or advertising concerning this promotion without compensation.

The Contest Entities are not responsible for late, lost, illegible, incomplete, stolen, garbled or misdirected entries, all of which are void.

Phase 2: Contest Selection Period: The Contest Selection Period begins on October 12, 2015 and ends on October 21, 2015. College Magazine will select at random a total of one (1) Winner.

Phase 3: The Prize Winner Notification and Announcement: Sponsor will award one (1) Prize package to one student. The Prize is an iHome iKN105BC Kineta alarm clock. The Total ARV of the prize is $99.99. No substitution of prize. Prize may not be redeemed for cash value.

Limit one Prize per person. The Contest Entities will award prizes only upon winner confirmation, verification and final approval. No substitution, transfer of any prize or cash alternative permitted, except by one of the Contest Entities who reserve the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute a prize of equal or greater value, if prize, or portion of prize, becomes unavailable. The Prize Winner may be notified by phone or e-mail and will be required to satisfactorily complete an Affidavit of Eligibility showing that winner has complied with these rules, a Liability and Publicity Release, W9, and proof of student status (form of proof can be school transcripts, and/or a letter from dean or principal) or of age (drivers license, passport), all of which must be returned within ten (10) days to the Contest administrator at College Magazine to [email protected]. Contest Entities reserve the right to determine the validity of student status. The prize winner must agree in writing that iHome and College Magazine, and anyone they may authorize, may without compensation publish, display and otherwise use winner’s name for purposes of advertising and promotion without additional compensation. The potential winner then and only then becomes the “winner.” If the potential winning entrant of any prize cannot be contacted; is ineligible; fails to return the completed and executed Affidavit and Release; if the Prize Notification is returned undeliverable; or if the potential winner otherwise fails to fully comply with these Official Rules, he/she will forfeit that prize and the prize may be awarded to an alternate winner as selected at random by the Contest Entities.

The Contest Entities are not responsible for technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunctioning of any computer, cable, network, hardware, software or web site. The Contest Entities are not responsible for lost, interrupted or unavailable network server or other connections, miscommunications, failed telephone or computer or telephone transmissions or technical failure, jumbled, scrambled or misdirected transmissions, for incorrect or inaccurate entry information, howsoever caused, or other error of any kind whether human, mechanical or electronic. Entrants found tampering with or abusing any aspect of this Contest, as solely determined by the judges, will be disqualified. If disqualified for any of the above abuses, the Entities reserve the right to terminate entrant’s eligibility to participate in the Contest. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be in violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, the Contest Entities reserve the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. The Contest Entities’ failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

The Contest Entities reserve the right to terminate, cancel, suspend and/or modify the Contest if any fraud, virus or other technical problem corrupts the administration, security, or proper play of the Contest, as determined by any of the Contest Entities in its sole discretion. In such event, the Contest Entities reserve the right to award the prize to an entrant at random at the time of the impairment. Only the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In no event will more prizes be awarded than those listed above. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of an online entrant, the online entry in question will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail. The authorized account holder shall be the natural person to whom the applicable email address has been assigned by the Internet access provider, service provider, or other online organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. A Potential Winner may be requested to provide the Sponsor with proof that the Potential Winner is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the winning entry.

By entering the Contest and/or accepting the prize, entrants/prize winners agree to: (a) be bound by these rules; (b) release the Contest Entities, their parent companies, or organizations, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion partners, fulfillment and/or judging agencies, agents and their estate and/or family members from all liability, claims, action, or proceedings relating to the Contest and from injuries or damages arising in connection with or relating to participation in the Contest, or use or misuse of the prize; and (c) waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Contest or these Official Rules. By accepting the prize, winner further acknowledges that the Sponsor and any other entity involved with this Contest have neither made, nor are in any manner responsible or liable for, any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied in fact or in law, relative to the prize or prize suppliers or to any portion thereof, including but not limited to its quality, merchantability, mechanical condition, or fitness for a particular purpose including, without limitation, use of any equipment associated with the prize. All taxes and other expenses not specified herein, including federal, state, local, and departure, licenses and registrations, are the sole responsibility of the winner. Sponsor reserves the right to modify these Official Rules for clarification purposes without materially affecting the terms and conditions of the Contest, to void suspect entries and/or cancel, terminate or suspend any portion of this Contest should a virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes beyond the control of Sponsor corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of the Contest and, in any such event, at its discretion, select winners from eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to the event requiring such termination, cancellation or suspension.

Contest Entities are not responsible for typographical or other 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 winners, or the distribution of any prize.

All entries become the property of College Magazine and iHome and will not be acknowledged or returned. Contest Entities and each of their officers, directors, affiliates, related entities, partners, partnerships, principals, representatives, agents, licensees, sponsors, successors and assigns (i) make no warranty, guaranty or representation of any kind concerning any prize, (ii) disclaim any implied warranty, and (iii) are not liable for injury, loss, or damage of any kind resulting from the acceptance or use of any prize, travel related thereto or from participation in this contest.

All federal, state, local, and other taxes on prizes are the sole responsibility of the applicable winner.

Except where prohibited, all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and the Contest Entities in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Maryland. Entrant agrees to indemnify Sponsor for all claims brought by third parties in connection with Contest Entry Material.