Kohl's "We Really Want…" Sweepstakes
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES
TERM:
The Kohl's "We Really Want…" Sweepstakes (the "Sweepstakes") (Grand Prize entry period) commences at 12:00 am Eastern Time ("ET") on February 2, 2009 and ends at 11:59 pm ET on March 31, 2009. The Sweepstakes (Weekly Prize entry period) commences at 12:00 am ET on February 2, 2009 and ends at 11:59 pm ET on April 30, 2009. The Sweepstakes is sponsored by The Knot Inc., 462 Broadway, 6th floor, New York, NY 10013 (sometimes hereinafter singularly referred to as the "Sponsor").
ELIGIBILITY:
This Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 50 United States, and the District of Columbia, 18 years or older as of date of entry. Employees of the Sponsor; any promotional companies or advertising agencies participating in the Sweepstakes and employees of their respective subsidiaries and affiliates; any persons involved in the creation, development, or implementation of this Sweepstakes; and any other persons or entities directly associated with this Sweepstakes and any members of their immediate families or households ("Sweepstakes Parties") are ineligible to participate. This Sweepstakes is void in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and wherever prohibited or restricted by law, and is subject to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. By submitting an entry form, entrants agree to abide by these Official Rules and all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations that govern sweepstakes.
PRIZES/VALUE:
There is one (1) Grand Prize which includes the following items:
KitchenAid® Artisan™ 5-qt. Cook for the Cure® Stand Mixer; retail price is $359.99.
KitchenAid® Cook for the Cure® Blender; retail price is $149.99.
KitchenAid® Cook for the Cure® 2-Slice Toaster; retail price is $59.99.
KitchenAid® Cook for the Cure® Hand Mixer; retail price is $79.99.
KitchenAid® Cook for the Cure® Food Processor; retail price is $49.99.
KitchenAid® Cook for the Cure® Santoku Knife; retail price is $29.99.
KitchenAid® Cook for the Cure® Kitchen Shears; retail price is $24.99.
KitchenAid® Cook for the Cure® Ice Cream Scoop; retail price is $10.99.
KitchenAid® Cook for the Cure® Euro Peeler; retail price is $7.99.
KitchenAid® Cook for the Cure® Can Opener; retail price is $17.99.
Total Approx. Retail Value of Grand Prize: $791.90.
There are twelve (12) Weekly Prizes (one per week as defined below):
Week 1 Prize: KitchenAid® Gourmet Essentials™ 12-pc. Cookware Set – Gray; retail price is $279.99.
Week 2 Prize: KitchenAid® Chef's Chopper™; retail price is $49.99.
Week 3 Prize: KitchenAid® 14-pc. Stainless Steel Cutlery Set; retail price is $149.99.
Week 4 Prize: KitchenAid® Digital Toaster; retail price is $89.99.
Week 5 Prize: KitchenAid® Artisan™ 5-qt. Stand Mixer - Metallic Chrome; retail price is $359.99.
Week 6 Prize: KitchenAid® Artisan™ Hand Mixer; retail price is $79.99.
Week 7 Prize: KitchenAid® 12-in. Cast-Iron Chicken Fryer; retail price is $169.99.
Week 8 Prize: KitchenAid® Reversible Nonslip Cutting Board and KitchenAid® 2-pc. Triple-Rivet Santoku Knife Set; total retail price is $61.98.
Week 9 Prize: KitchenAid® Gourmet Reserve 12-pc. Cookware Set – Red; retail price is $224.99.
Week 10 Prize: KitchenAid® 16-in. Wire Rack Roaster; retail price is $64.99.
Week 11 Prize: KitchenAid® Cook for the Cure® Blender; retail price is $149.99.
Week 12 Prize: KitchenAid® Gourmet Excellence™ 9-pc. Cookware Set; retail price is $499.99.
The prizes are nontransferable or assignable. Winners may not substitute prize but Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize (or portion of prize) with equal or greater value in the event of prize unavailability.
HOW TO ENTER FOR THE GRAND PRIZE:
You MUST enter the Grand Prize drawing by accessing the entry screen at: http://theknot.com/wereallywant, completing the online entry form and submitting either a video or an essay with photos. You must either submit a video or an essay with photos, to be eligible for the Grand Prize drawing. Video or essay must depict one wedding gift that you really want and why it's a must-have for your "happily ever after". If you are submitting a video, it must be one of the following formats: Quicktime, AVI, WMV, MPEG and MPEG4. The maximum file size is 100 MB and videos must be no longer than 3 minutes. If you are submitting an essay with photos, please submit up to 3 photos (but at least 1) as Jpegs and essays must be no longer than 500 characters. Entrants submitting video or photo entries must fill out the "How We Met" section with an answer of 100 characters or less. Limit one entry per person/per email address/per household. Entries must be received by 11:59 pm ET on March 31, 2009, to be eligible for the Grand Prize drawing. Normal Internet access and usage charges imposed by your online carrier apply. An entry that does not contain responses to the applicable questions will be deemed void and of no effect. An entry made via the Internet will be deemed to have been made by the "authorized account holder" of the email address utilized at the time the entry is made. For purposes herein, the "authorized account holder" refers to the person assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses. All entries will become the property of The Knot Inc. and will not be returned. The Knot Inc. is not responsible for transmission and/or computer error. You, as the entrant must appear in the video or at least one of the photos. Each entrant certifies that he/she has appeared in the video/photo. Any entry or portion thereof that is, in the Sponsor's sole discretion, obscene, profane, lewd, defamatory, contains any content unsuitable for broadcast, contains any third party materials (including but not limited to music), or otherwise violates or infringes (or may infringe) any copyright, trademark, logo, mark that identifies a brand or other proprietary right of any person living or deceased (including but not limited to rights of privacy or publicity or portrayal in a false light) or entity, or is otherwise objectionable, will not be considered and may disqualify the entrant. Therefore, clothing worn in the video/photo should not contain any visible logos, drawings, cartoons, phrases, trademarks or other third-party materials. All entries must be suitable in the sole discretion of Sponsor. No video entry shall contain any content or performance that has been broadcast or streamed, published or televised on television or as part of a recording of a motion picture film or television program. Entrants may not copy or otherwise plagiarize the entry from any source. Any digital video that is not of satisfactory quality (i.e. brightness, focus, volume) to be streamed online will likely be rejected, at Sponsor's sole discretion. Sponsor has the sole discretion to determine whether a video or essay/photo qualifies as an entry. Any entry not in compliance with the above and does not meet the website requirements will be disqualified. Entrant hereby represents and warrants that: (1) entry submitted is wholly original to and created and performed by the entrant only, and has not been copied in whole or in part from any other work and has not won any previous awards or competitions; (2) the entry is the entrant's exclusive work and does not infringe upon or otherwise violate the copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity or other proprietary rights of any third party; (3) the entrant has the full and exclusive right and authority necessary to submit the entry in the Sweepstakes; and (4) entrant meets all the eligibility requirements and has not engaged in any of the disqualifying activity set forth herein.
HOW TO ENTER FOR WEEKLY PRIZES:
clicking on a "Hot Product Banner where you must fill out an online entry form http://global.theknot.com/sweepstakes/kohlshotproduct. Limit one entry per person/per email address/per household. Entries must be complete to be eligible. Entry will be entered into the weekly drawing corresponding to the week in which your entry was submitted. For the purposes of this Sweepstakes, weeks begin on Mondays and end on Sundays with the exception of the final week which will begin on Monday, April 20, 2009 and end on Thursday, April 30, 2009. Entries will not be carried forward for subsequent weeks. Entry must be submitted by 11:59 pm ET on April 30, 2009, to be eligible for the final weekly drawing. Normal Internet access and usage charges imposed by your online carrier apply. An entry made via the Internet will be deemed to have been made by the "authorized account holder" of the email address utilized at the time the entry is made. For purposes herein, the "authorized account holder" refers to the person assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses. All entries will become the property of The Knot Inc. and will not be returned. The Knot Inc. is not responsible for transmission and/or computer error.
RANDOM DRAWINGS/ODDS OF WINNING/WINNERS LIST:
Potential Weekly Prize winners of the Sweepstakes will be selected in separate random drawings from among all eligible entries received each week. The potential Grand Prize winner of the Sweepstakes will be selected in a separate random drawing from among all eligible entries received who uploaded videos or essays with photos. Drawings will be conducted by May 1, 2009. The winners will be notified via email and/or U.S. mail on or before May 15, 2009, using the contact information provided on each winner's entry form. Each entrant is responsible for the accuracy of the information included in his/her entry. The prize drawings will be conducted by The Knot. The prize drawings shall be final and conclusive. The odds of winning a Weekly Prize will be determined by the actual number of eligible entries received per week. The odds of winning the Grand Prize will be determined by the actual number of eligible entries received. The potential Grand Prize winner will be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability Release, Assignment of Rights and where legal, a Publicity Release within ten (10) days of notification attempt. Noncompliance within this time period will result in disqualification and an alternate winner will be selected at random from all eligible entries received. Potential Weekly Prize winners may be required to verify address before delivery of prize. If any prize or prize notification is returned as non-deliverable, potential winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner will be selected. The names of the winners of the Sweepstakes will be available after June 25, 2009. To obtain this information, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: The Kohl's "We Really Want…" Sweepstakes - Winners, c/o The Knot, 462 Broadway, 6th floor, New York, NY 10013.
CAUTION:
Any attempt by any person to deliberately damage any web site or undermine legitimate operation of a sweepstakes may constitute a violation of criminal and civil laws, and should such an attempt be made, The Knot Inc. reserves the right to seek damages from and/or to prosecute any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Any such tampering also will result in ineligibility to win a prize in the Sweepstakes.
CONDITIONS:
The Knot, Inc. is in no way liable for any damage, loss, or injury resulting from computer malfunctions, misdirected or incomplete entries, or acceptance and use of any prize. Entrants release The Knot Inc., Kohl's, their parents and affiliates, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims of liability that may arise in connection with their participation in this Sweepstakes or the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize awarded. The Knot Inc. reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes should virus, bugs, or other causes beyond the control of Sponsor corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper play of the Sweepstakes and award the prizes from all eligible entries received prior to cancellation or suspension.
The prize winners are responsible for compliance with all applicable federal, state, and/or local laws and regulations, including, without limitation, the payment of all applicable taxes. By accepting a prize, each winner grants The Knot Inc. and Kohl's permission to use his or her name, likeness and entry material (if applicable) for advertising and promotional purposes without any additional compensation (except where prohibited by law). Upon submission, all entries becomes the sole property of Sponsor and entrant hereby assigns to Sponsor any and all right, title and interest in the entry, including all intellectual property rights therein. Sponsor and its designees and their respective licensees, sublicensees, successors, and assigns may exploit, edit, modify, and distribute the entry and all elements of such entry, in any and all media now known or not currently known, throughout the world in perpetuity without compensation, permission or notification to entrant or any third party. Sponsor reserves the right to edit, re-write, re-mix, re-produce, or otherwise make changes, additions or alterations to, or deletions from, all or any part of the entry submitted. By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants shall be deemed to have agreed to have their entry information made available to the Sponsor and its affiliates. The Sweepstakes is subject to these Official Rules. By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants and the winners agree to waive any right to claim any ambiguity, inequity or error in the Official Rules of the Sweepstakes, and/or of the Sweepstakes itself, and agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by all decisions of the Sweepstakes judges, which in all respects shall be final and binding.
All rights reserved. Official Rules may be copied for personal use only and not for any commercial purpose whatsoever.
SPONSOR:
The Knot Inc., 462 Broadway, 6th floor, New York, NY 10013.
ADMINISTRATOR:
The Knot Inc., 462 Broadway, 6th floor, New York, NY 10013.