Survey Sampling International Prize Draw

Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

1. Eligibility: Survey Sampling International Prize Draw (the “Prize Draw”) is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Netherlands. To participate, legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and Canada must be at least thirteen (13) years of age, legal residents of the Netherlands must be at least fourteen (14) years of age, and legal residents of the United Kingdom must be at least sixteen (16) years of age. Employees of Survey Sampling International, LLC, ePrize, LLC, and their parent, subsidiary and affiliate companies and suppliers, vendors and agents, as well as their family and household members are not eligible. Subject to all applicable laws and regulations. Void where prohibited. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s (as defined herein) and Administrator’s (as defined herein) decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Prize Draw. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

2. Sponsor: Survey Sampling International, LLC, 6 Research Drive, Shelton, CT 06484 U.S.A. Administrator: ePrize, LLC, One ePrize Drive, Pleasant Ridge, MI 48069 U.S.A.

3. Timing: The Prize Draw begins at 00:00 Greenwich Mean Time ("GMT"), 1 July 2011, and ends at 23:59 GMT, 30 June 2012 (the "Promotion Period").  The Prize Draw consists of four (4) entry periods (each, an "Entry Period") as outlined in the chart below:

 

Entry Period

Start at 00:00 GMT

End at 23:59

GMT

Received By (for U.S. Mail Entry)

Approximate Drawing Date

1

1 July 2011

30 September 2011

6 October 2011

18 October 2011

2

1 October 2011

31 December 2011

6 January 2012

18 January 2012

3

1 January 2012

31 March 2012

6 April 2012

19 April 2012

4

1 April 2012

30 June 2012

6 July 2012

18 July 2012

Sponsor's computer is the official time-keeping device for the Prize Draw.

4. How to Enter:

a. Through Survey Advertisements: During the Promotion Period, locate an online advertisement (e.g. a link or web banner) hosted on a website mentioning the Prize Draw. When you click on the advertisement you will proceed either: (1) to an intake questionnaire, which may request the disclosure of certain demographic and personal information (e.g. email address), and then to a survey opportunity; or (2) directly to a survey opportunity. Each eligible entrant may receive: one (1) entry into the Prize Draw for the applicable Entry Period for completing a survey or receiving a screened out notice or message, or receiving a quota full message regarding a survey. You will not receive an entry for completing an intake questionnaire.

b. Through a Panel: During the Promotion Period, Sponsor will operate country-specific Panels for which individuals have registered or may register.  The Promotion Period consists of four (4) separate Entry Periods. The prizes for which you are eligible depend on your country of residence as set forth in Section 6 below. Limit: New Panelists registering with an applicable Panel during the Promotion Period may receive: one (1) entry into the applicable Entry Period drawing for registering and completing the registration survey, if any. Each eligible entrant may receive: one (1) entry into the applicable Entry Period drawing for completing a survey or receiving a screened out notice or message, or receiving a quota full message regarding a survey, and one (1) entry into the applicable Entry Period drawing for updating his/her profile upon request of the Panel, if any. 

c. Through Mail-In Entry (only for U.S. residents): To enter without completing a survey, hand print your name, address, day and evening phone numbers, email address (if any), and age on a 3" x 5" piece of paper and mail it with proper postage to "2011-2012 Survey Sampling International Prize Draw,"  PO Box 5046, Dept. # 575522, Kalamazoo, MI 49003-5046.  You will receive one (1) entry into the applicable Entry Period drawing.  Limit: One (1) per envelope.  All mail-in entries must be handwritten.  All mail-in entries must be postmarked and received by the dates specified in the chart above.  All entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor, and none will be acknowledged or returned.  Proof of sending or submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor.  Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, illegible, misdirected or postage-due entries, which will be disqualified.

For All Methods of Entry: Each eligible entrant must have his/her own email address, separate from the email address of any other eligible entrant. Any attempt by any entrant to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, by joining multiple Panels, or any other methods, will void that participant’s entries and may subject such individual to additional sanctions or penalties in accordance with the applicable Panel Terms and Conditions (if applicable). Use of any automated system to participate in the Prize Draw is strictly prohibited and will result in disqualification and all entries submitted or received via such automated system will be void. Neither Sponsor nor Administrator are responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected information or entries, which will be disqualified and void.  In the event of a dispute as to the identity of any entrant, the authorized account holder (as defined herein) of the email address used by, or connected to, the eligible entrant will be deemed to be the entrant.  The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, Internet service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address.  Potential winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.

5. Prize Drawings and Verification of Potential Winners: Winning is contingent upon complying with all terms and conditions of, and fulfilling all requirements contained in, these Official Rules. Administrator, an independent judging organization, will randomly select one (1) potential Prize Draw winner from all eligible entries received from residents of that country during each Entry Period on the dates specified in Section 3 above. Each drawing will take place at the Administrator’s offices at the address set forth above around 17:00 GMT. Entries, whether winning or non-winning, will not be carried over into, and will not be included in any subsequent Entry Period drawings. The potential winners shall be notified either by email, telephone, or registered mail after the date of the Prize Draw drawing. Except where prohibited, each potential winner may be required to sign and return winner documentation, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, to confirm eligibility, release Sponsor and Administrator of liability, or for any other reason deemed necessary by Sponsor. If documentation is required, it must be received by Sponsor or Administrator within the time frame indicated at the time of initial win notification otherwise the potential winner forfeits the prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the required documentation (if applicable), does not answer the skill-testing question correctly (if applicable), or the prize is returned as undeliverable, the potential winner forfeits the prize. Potential winners must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. In the event that a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, Administrator will award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries from the applicable country.  Only three (3) alternate drawings will be held, after which the prize will remain un-awarded. Prizes will be fulfilled approximately ten (10) to twelve (12) weeks after winner verification. Any un-awarded prize(s) will not be combined with the prize(s) for, or otherwise carried over to, any subsequent Entry Period.

6. Prizes:

United States Prizes: FOUR (4) UNITED STATES PRIZES (one (1) per Entry Period):  $12,000 USD.  Total Value of United States Prizes: $48,000 USD.

 Canada Prizes: FOUR (4) CANADA PRIZES (one (1) per Entry Period): $1,500 CND.  Total Value of Canada Prizes: $6,000 CND.

 United Kingdom Prizes: FOUR (4) UNITED KINGDOM PRIZES (one (1) per Entry Period): £5,000. Total Value of United Kingdom Prizes: £20,000.

Netherlands Prizes: FOUR (4) NETHERLANDS PRIZES (one (1) per Entry Period): €2,000.  Total Value of Netherlands Prizes: €8,000.

For All Prizes: Prizes will be awarded as cash, or a cash equivalent. Winners may be required to set up a money transfer account, as directed by Sponsor, in order to receive his/her prize. Prizes are non-transferable and no substitution will be made except as provided herein at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize for one of equal or greater value if the designated prize should become unavailable for any reason.  Neither Sponsor nor Administrator shall be liable or responsible for any lost, stolen, or misplaced prizes. Winners are responsible for all taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use.  Odds of winning a prize depend on the number of eligible entries received from individuals residing within each eligible country during each Entry Period.  Limit: One (1) prize per person, per Entry Period.

7. Release: By entering the Prize Draw, each entrant agrees to release and hold harmless Sponsor, Administrator, and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, advertising/promotion agencies, and prize suppliers, and each of their respective parent companies and each such company’s officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property, arising out of participation in the Prize Draw or receipt or use or misuse of any prize. This Release does not apply to claims for personal injury or death caused by the negligence of the Released Parties.

8. Publicity: Except where prohibited, participation in the Prize Draw constitutes winner’s consent to Sponsor’s and its agents’ use of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.

9. General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Prize Draw, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Prize Draw or, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Prize Draw or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Prize Draw may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.  Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.  

10. Limitations of Liability: The Released Parties are neither liable or responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Prize Draw; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Prize Draw; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Prize Draw or the processing of entries; (5) late, lost, undeliverable, damaged or stolen mail; or (6) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Prize Draw or receipt or use or misuse of any prize.  If for any reason an entrant's entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant’s sole remedy is another entry in the Prize Draw, provided that, if it is not possible to award another entry due to discontinuance of the Prize Draw, or any part of it, for any reason, Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the prizes offered herein.  No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded.  In the event that production, technical, seeding, programming or any other reasons cause more than the stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, Sponsor reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, un-awarded, eligible prize claims.

11. Disputes: Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Prize Draw or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (Southern Division) or the appropriate Michigan State Court located in Oakland County, Michigan, U.S.A.; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Prize Draw, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) 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 Prize Draw, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Michigan, U.S.A. without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Michigan, U.S.A. or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Michigan, U.S.A.

12. Entrant's Personal Information: All personal information submitted to the Sponsor and/or the Administrator will be treated in accordance with ePrize’s privacy policy at http://www.eprize.com/privacy-policy and the Sponsor’s privacy policy (applicable to entrant's country and the survey taken) as outlined in the chart below:

Panel

Country

Privacy Policy

OpinionWorld

Canada

http://www.opinionworld.ca/ow/index.aspx?ChapterID=7857&FilterID=2199

PlacedesOpinions

Canada

http://www.placedesopinions.ca/ow/index.aspx?ChapterID=7857&FilterID=2198

Opinieland

Netherlands

http://www.opinieland.nl/ow/index.aspx?ChapterID=7857&FilterID=2079

Choozz

Netherlands

http://www.nl.choozz.com/ow/index.aspx?ChapterID=8225&FilterID=2168

OpinionWorld

United Kingdom

http://www.opinionworld.co.uk/ow/index.aspx?ChapterID=7857&FilterID=2078

Choozz

United Kingdom

http://www.choozz.co.uk/ow/index.aspx?ChapterID=8225&FilterID=2167

Opinion Outpost United Kingdom

http://www.opinionoutpost.co.uk/General/Privacy-Policy

Nectar Canvass United Kingdom http://www.nectarcanvass.ssi-partner.com/en-gb/General/Privacy-Policy

OpinionWorld

U.S.A

http://www.opinionworld.com/ow/index.aspx?Chapterid=7857&Filterid=2173

Choozz

U.S.A

http://www.choozz.com/ow/index.aspx?ChapterID=8225&FilterID=2169

SurveySpot

U.S.A

http://www.surveyspot.com/OW/index.aspx?ChapterID=10640&FilterID=2323

Opinion Outpost

U.S.A.

https://www.opinionoutpost.com/en/General/Privacy-Policy

VGSurveys

 U.S.A. http://www.vgsurveys.com/General/Privacy-Policy
Centro de Opinión  U.S.A.  http://www.centrodeopinion.com/es-us/General/Privacy-Policy

 

Personal information will be used for the purpose(s) for which it is disclosed, including, without limitation, membership in a Panel (as applicable); communicating with a respondent regarding the respondent’s participation in a survey (e.g. follow-up communications regarding survey participation, participation in an in-home testing study (as applicable), etc.) and eligibility for, and communication in connection with, the Prize Draw. Entrants have the right to access, withdraw, and correct their personal information.  In regards to accessing, withdrawing, and/or correcting personal information to be used in connection with the Prize Draw, Entrants may request such action by sending a message to "2011-2012 Survey Sampling International Prize Draw" Opt-out Request c/o ePrize, LLC, One ePrize Drive, Pleasant Ridge, MI 48069 U.S.A. The personal information submitted, received, or collected in connection with the Prize Draw shall be stored on a server within the United States of America. Entry into the Prize Draw constitutes your acknowledgement of, and explicit consent to, the export of your personal information to the United States of America and its use there for the purposes of administering this Prize Draw and associated processing (e.g., but not limited to back-up, archiving). This server is controlled by the Sponsor and/or the Administrator who have notified the US Department of Commerce that they adhere by the rules of the Safe Harbor Framework available under http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/eg_main_018236.asp.

13.  Winner List: For a winners list please log into your account and visit our prize draw section.  The winners list will be posted after winner confirmation is complete.

14. General: Nothing in these terms and conditions shall be deemed to exclude or restrict any of the winner's or entrant's statutory rights as a consumer.

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