SpongeBob SquarePants™ NO PURCHASE REQUIRED to enter or to win. YOU HAVE NOT YET WON! A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Void where prohibited or restricted by law or regulation. To enter the Grand Prize Drawing, complete the Official Entry Form found on Point of Sale displays at all participating Sponsor retail stores or visit www.partycity.com or www.partyamerica.com or www.factorycard.com between 7/9/2009 and 7/25/2009. To enter the Sweepstakes for all other prizes visit www.partycity.com or www.partyamerica.com or www.factorycard.com On August 10, 2009 a Sweepstakes drawing will be conducted from all valid entries to select one (1) Grand Prize winner. A random drawing will also take place on August 10, 2009 to select all other prize winners from valid entries made online. All participating Amscan Holdings, Inc. retail Divisions share the same prize pool in this Promotion. 1) Eligibility: The SpongeBob SquarePants™ May Come To Your Party Sweepstakes! (the "Sweepstakes or Promotion") is open only to legal residents of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam) who are 14 years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees of Amscan Holdings, Inc Retail Division D/B/A Party City, Party America, and Factory Card & Party Outlet (the “Sponsors”), COHEN-FRIEDBERG ASSOCIATES, LLC (the “Judges”), Nickelodeon and Viacom international Collectively (the “Promotion Entities”), and all of their respective parents, subsidiaries, dealers, franchisees, affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, governors, employees, and agents, as well as their respective spouses, children, siblings, and all others residing in the same household as such employees, are not eligible to participate. The Promotion is subject to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited by law. The SpongeBob SquarePants™ May Come To Your Party Sweepstakes! Grand Prize entry forms may be found at Point of Sale displays at all Sponsor retail stores between 7/9/2009 and 7/25/2009 (while supplies last). To enter the Sweepstakes for all other prizes visit www.partycity.com or www.partyamerica.com or www.factorycard.com. You may also enter by mailing a postcard to be received by 7/25/2009 to, “SpongeBob SquarePants™ May Come to Your Party Sweepstakes” PO Box 2001, Framingham, MA 01703-2001.
Approximate retail value $2,400 Total Approximate Retail Value of all prizes $4,949.70. Each winner shall be solely responsible for all federal, state and local taxes, and the reporting consequences thereof, and for any fees or costs associated with the applicable prize. The Grand Prize winners will be issued a 1099 Tax Reporting form at the end of the year. 6) ALL POTENTIAL SWEEPSTAKES WINNERS ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY THE JUDGES. AN ENTRANT IS NOT A WINNER OF ANY PRIZE, UNLESS AND UNTIL ENTRANT'S ELIGIBILITY HAS BEEN VERIFIED. 8) Publicity: Except where prohibited, participation in the Promotion constitutes winner's consent to Sponsors or agents the use of winner's name, likeness, voice, opinions, biographical information, hometown and state for promotional purposes relating to the announcement of winners of the Promotion in any media without further payment or consideration. 9) General Conditions: Sponsor and/or Judges may cancel or modify the Sweepstakes or these Official Rules if fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond their control impairs the integrity of the Promotion, as determined by Sponsor and the Judges in their sole discretion. In such event, Sponsor may award the prizes at random from among the eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment. Sponsor and Judges may, in their sole discretion, disqualify any individual they find to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Promotion or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules, or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Sponsor and/or Judges failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. 10) Release: By entering entrant agrees to hold harmless and indemnify the Sponsor, Judges, Promotion Entities, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, dealers, directors, stock holders, officers, governors, employees and agents against any and all liability, damages or causes of action (however named or described), with respect to or arising out of either (i) entrant's participation; or (ii) the receipt or use of the prizes awarded in the promotion. 11) Limitations of Liability: Sponsor, Judges and the Promotion Entities are not responsible for, and entrant hereby releases Sponsor, Judges, and the Promotion Entities from any claims arising from: (i) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunctioning of any computer, cable, network, hardware or software; (ii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions or telephone or Internet service; (iii) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; (iv) electronic or human error which may occur in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries; or (v) any injury or damage to persons or property, including but not limited to entrant's computer, hardware or software, which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant's participation in the Promotion. 12) Disputes: Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the state of New Jersey; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Promotion, but in no event attorneys' fees; and (3) unless otherwise prohibited, under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Promotion shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of New Jersey, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the state of New Jersey or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state of New Jersey. 13) Participants Personal Information: By entering into this promotion, each entrant agrees to Sponsor and Promotion Entities and other related parties participating in this Sweepstakes use of personal information collected in this Sweepstakes. 14) Winners List: For a list of prize winners and a copy of these Official Rules see a sales associate or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to SpongeBob SquarePants™ May Come To Your Party Sweepstakes (rules or winner’s list request), PO Box 2001, Framingham, MA 01703-2001. Vermont residents may omit return postage. Requests must be received by 7/25/2009. Administered by: COHEN-FRIEDBERG ASSOCIATES, LLC Framingham, MA ©2009 Amscan Holdings Incorporated. All rights reserved. |