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| Playtex® Diaper Genie II Elite™ Advanced Disposal System Smelly Tales Contest Official Rules | ||||||||||||||||
| CONTEST DATES: The Smelly Tales Contest ("Contest") begins August 20th 5:00pm Eastern Time ("ET"), and ends November 11th, 2008 at 11:59:59 pm ET ("Contest Period"). During the Contest Period, there are a series of Contest-related events which start and end on or about the dates noted below: | ||||||||||||||||
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| ELIGIBILITY: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A purchase will not increase your chances of winning. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older. Employees, officers and directors of Playtex Products, Inc. (the "Sponsor") and Energizer Holdings, Inc., its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, Promotion Fulfillment Center, Inc. ("Contest Administrator"), and members of the immediate families (spouses and children, parents and siblings and their spouses) or members of the same households (whether related or not) of such individuals are not eligible. Void where prohibited. | ||||||||||||||||
| PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Diaper Genie II Elite™ Advanced Disposal System Smelly Tales Contest (the "Contest") offers an opportunity for entrants to share their personal stories about diaper disposal incidents with children. The contest opens for entries on August 20th 5:00pm EST and ends on October 26, 2008 (the "Contest Period") | ||||||||||||||||
| TO ENTER: Visit www.babysmells.com to enter. Fill out online entry form and submit your story as instructed on the site. Entries cannot be more than 300 words. | ||||||||||||||||
By submitting an entry, you warrant and represent that the submission is the original writing of the entrant, has not been previously published, has not won a previous prize or award, that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your entry materials and that your entry does not violate any law, regulation or any right of any third-party, including but not limited to rights of copyright, publicity and privacy. Entries may not defame or invade the rights of publicity or privacy of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon a person’s personal or proprietary rights. All entries become the property of the Sponsor; Sponsor is under no obligation to correspond about entries nor will entries be acknowledged or returned. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any entry and any time in the event it is determined that the entrant has not complied with these Official Rules. Entrants grant the sponsor all of the rights of ownership, reproduction, and use of entries for any purpose whatsoever without compensation or further permission, including but not limited to an irrevocable and perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide right, in all media (now known or later developed) to assign, use, publish, edit, modify, alter, or otherwise utilize entries. |
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Neither the Contest Entities nor any of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, agents and employees, nor any Internet access providers (collectively "Released Parties") are responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry of information, human error, technical malfunction, lost/delayed data transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, line failure of any telephone, computer or other network, computer equipment, software or any combination thereof, inability to access the BabySmell.com web site, for problems uploading or downloading any Contest-related materials from the web site, or for late, lost, damaged, misdirected, incorrect or incomplete entry. For purposes of these Official Rules, receipt of entry occurs when the Sponsor’s servers successfully receive the submitted text and record the required entry information. |
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JUDGING/DETERMINING WINNERS: All eligible Entries received during the Contest Dates for Submission will be judged by a panel of representatives of the Sponsor ("Panel"). The Panel will score each eligible entrant's submission based on the following judging criteria: a) originality; b) relevance; c) humor; and d) appropriate content free of profanity.
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Based on the Panel's decision, up to ten (10) Entries are defined as "Potential Finalists." One (1) "Grand Prize Winner" be chosen to win $5,000 and five (5) "Finalists" will win a Diaper Genie II Elite™ Advanced Disposal System and a 1-year supply of liner refills (this is limited to 24 refills which will be rendered at one time). The winners will be notified by phone, mail and/or express mail (email) at Sponsor’s sole discretion by November 10, 2008. |
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| In the event of a tie, all tied entries will be re-judged by an additional judge selected by Sponsors, who, using the judging criteria will break the tie. The judges' decisions are final and binding in all matters relating to this Contest. | ||||||||||||||||
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| By accepting the prize, each winner grants Sponsor the use of his/her name, photograph, voice, likeness, video footage, and any statements or biographical information he/she provides, for trade, advertising, publicity, and promotional purposes without compensation (unless prohibited by law) by Sponsor and those acting pursuant to Sponsor’s direction, in each case in all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide, including but not limited to the World Wide Web, without notice, review, or approval, and agrees, upon request, to confirm the foregoing in writing. Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotional agencies, agents and representatives and their respective officers, directors and employees are not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost misdirected, illegible, postage-due, damaged or incomplete entries or any condition caused by events that may cause the promotion to be disrupted or corrupted. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest and limit entries to those submitted prior to the action taken, or to proceed in such a manner as may be deemed fair and equitable by Sponsor in its sole discretion. If an insufficient number of eligible entries are received or don’t meet the qualifications established by the judges, all prizes may not be awarded. Limit one Finalist Prize per person. There shall be no prize transfer or cash redemption. No prize substitution except by Sponsor due to unavailability, as solely determined by Sponsor, in which case a prize of comparable or greater value will be awarded. | ||||||||||||||||
| WINNERS: The names of the Grand Prize Winner (1) and Finalist Prize Winners (5) will be posted on www.babysmells.com on November 11, 2008. Additionally, you may obtain this information by sending a U.S. Postal Service postcard with your return address clearly marked for receipt by November 1, 2008 to: | ||||||||||||||||
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CMS Sweepstakes Center, Attn: Diaper Genie® Winners List Program # PLAYTEX02 PO Box 426008 Del Rio, TX 78842 |
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| SPONSOR: Playtex Products, Inc. and Energizer Holdings, Inc., 300 Nyala Farms Rd., Westport, CT 06880 All rights reserved | ||||||||||||||||