| iPod Shuffle Contest - Official Rules No purchase or obligation necessary 1. How to Enter - Use an image, graphic, or flash generator from CriticalLayouts.com on a blog, profile, or website. The image, graphic, or flash generator must be used in its entirety and include all text link codes associated with it. You may enter as many times as you like, but only once per blog, profile, or website. Your entry must be submitted using the iPod Shuffle Contest Entry Form. No other methods of entry will be accepted. Entry requires submission of your name, email address, and the URL where the image, graphic, or generator is used. Entry to this contest constitutes acceptance of these terms and acceptance of CriticalLayouts.com terms of service. This contest is sponsored by CriticalLayouts.com and has no affiliation with Apple or any other companies discussed or shown. 2. Duration - The contest will begin on January 30, 2008. The contest will end on February 29, 2008 with a winner being announced on CriticalLayouts.com shortly thereafter. 3. Eligibility - Anyone in the U.S. that is 18 years of age or older with a public blog, profile, or website is eligible to participate in the contest. 4. Prize - The grand prize is one 1GB iPod shuffle. APR $75 US. 5. Prize Restrictions - Prizes are non-transferable. No substitution or cash equivalent offered except at Sponsor's option. All taxes are the responsibility solely of the winners. 6. Winning - One winner will be randomly selected from all entries received. 7. Notification of Winner/Claiming Prize - Winners will be notified by email message and have up to 10 days to claim their prize via an e-mail reply, stating their name, address, city, state, zip, age, home phone number and/or work phone number. If selected winner does not claim their prize via an e-mail reply within 10 days from being selected as winner of the Contest, an alternate winner will be selected until the selected winner replies via e-mail within 10 days of being selected as the winner of the Contest. 8. Additional Terms - By participating, entrants agree a) to the Official Rules, and the decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be final in all respects; and b) to release, discharge and hold harmless CriticalLayouts.com, its respective affiliated companies, subsidiaries, franchisees, agents, and advertising and promotion agencies, and their respective directors, owners, and employees from all claims or damages arising out of their participation in the Contest and the acceptance, use or misuse of a prize. By accepting a prize, winners agree, where legal, to the use of their names and/or likenesses, for advertising purposes without compensation. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or web site; to be acting in violation of the Official Rules or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. 9. Limitations of Liability - Sponsor is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by web site users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access of the web site; any injury or damage to participants or to any other person's computer(s) related to or resulting from participating in this Contest, or downloading materials from or use of the web site. If, for any reason, the Contest cannot be conducted as planned by reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, the Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend this Contest and may select the winner from among all entries received to the action taken. IN NO EVENT WILL THE SPONSOR OR ITS PARENT, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES AND RELATED COMPANIES, THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, OWNERS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, AGENTS, AND ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION AGENCIES, BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE WEB SITE WWW.CRITICALLAYOUTS.COM. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THE SITES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO SOME OF THE AFOREMENTIONED LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY. CHECK LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR CONDITIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS AND/OR EXCLUSIONS. 10. Resolution - This contest is shall be construed and evaluated according to United States law. Do not enter this contest if you do not agree to these terms. |