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The
Mark W. Danielson Diablo's Shadow Contest Official Rules
1.
This contest runs from November 21, 2008 to January 31, 2009. To be
eligible
to win, entrants must submit their e-mail address via the Diablo's Shadow Contest Form on or before the entry deadline: January 31, 2009,
11:59
A.M., Central Time. The administrator of this contest, the Hidden
Staircase Mystery Books, may use the
e-mail address for purposes of prize notification and to request a
mailing address to be used for the sole purpose of delivering the
prize. Any entries received by us after the deadline will be ineligible
to win. LIMIT ONE ENTRY
PER PERSON PER E-MAIL ADDRESS PER DAY. The
entry form must be manually completed in person; autofillers (e.g.
RoboForm) are acceptable means of completing the entry form. NO
AUTOMATED ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AND ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED.
Multiple daily entries from the same person and/or e-mail address are
void. The Hidden Staircase Mystery Books is not responsible for entries
that are late, misdirected, lost, garbled, or unintelligible, including
those due to computer or network malfunction or congestion, and any
such entries are ineligible.
2. One (1) Prize will be awarded: The Prize consists of a one copy of
Diablo's Shadow, signed by the author, and an original work of art
painted by the artist to accompany the book.
Estimated value of The
Prize:
Approximately
$89.00. No transfer or substitution of the prize will be permitted.
3. On or about January 31, 2009 one (1) winner will be chosen in a
random
drawing conducted by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books from all
eligible and completed entries received by the entry deadline. The
winners will be notified by e-mail and their mailing addresses will be
used by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books solely for the purpose of
delivering the Prizes. (See also The
Hidden Staircase Mystery Books
Privacy Policy.) If a winner does not respond with 15 days of
winning
notification, an alternate winner will be selected. Odds of winning
depend upon the number of eligible entries received.
4. NO PURCHASE IS
REQUIRED TO ENTER OR TO WIN. This contest is only
open to residents of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico) who are
18 years of age or older. This contest is subject to all federal,
state, and local regulations. Offer void in Puerto Rico and where
otherwise restricted or prohibited. All federal and local taxes, if
any, are the sole responsibility of the prize winner(s).
5. The Hidden Staircase Mystery Books reserves the right to disqualify
entries from anyone tampering with the Internet entry process. If, for
any reason, the contest or any contest is not capable of running as
planned by reason of damage by computer virus, worms, bugs, tampering,
unauthorized intervention, technical limitations or failures, or any
other causes which, in the sole opinion of the Hidden Staircase Mystery
Books, could compromise, undermine or otherwise affect the Official
Rules, administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the
drawing, the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books reserves the right and
absolute discretion to modify these Official Rules and/or to cancel,
terminate, modify or suspend the drawing. In the event of termination
or cancellation, the winner(s) will be selected from all eligible
entries received before the time of termination. The Hidden Staircase
Mystery Books assumes no responsibility for any error, omission,
interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission,
communications line failure, theft, destruction, or unauthorized access
to the site. The Hidden Staircase Mystery Books not responsible for
injury or damage to entrants’ or to any other person's
computer, other equipment, or person relating to or resulting from
participation in the drawing, or from downloading materials or
accessing the site.
6. For the name(s) of the prize winner(s), available after March 31 31,
2009, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope, separate from your
entry, to The Hidden Staircase Mystery Books Winners, 1164 Linden
Circle, Beecher IL 60401, by June 30, 2009.
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