Mariah Carey Sweepstakes

RULES AND REGULATIONS

This Sweepstakes is conducted by Jean Machine, Universal Music Canada and Sunrise Records (collectively, the “Sponsors”).
"Jean Machine" is a division of MRP Retail Inc of 4069 Gordon Baker Rd., Scarborough, Ontario, M1W 2P3, Canada.
Universal Music Canada is located at 2450 Victoria Park Avenue, Suite 2, Toronto, Ontario M2J 5H3, Canada.

"Sunrise Records" is a division of MRP Retail Inc., 4069 Gordon Baker Rd., Scarborough, Ontario, M1W 2P3, Canada.

DESCRIPTION OF PRIZES

There will be one (1) Grand Prize consisting of: 2 tickets to see Mariah Carey LIVE (touring in the Fall)
A Deluxe prize pack which includes Mariah’s perfume, body lotion, a t-shirt, and a deluxe copy of her new album

10 Runner-Up Prizes which would be a copy of Mariah’s new album.

LIABILITY FOR TAXES ON PRIZES

SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD

The Sweepstakes begins at 9 a.m. Eastern Standard Time ("EST") on Tuesday April 8, 2008, and closes at 5 p.m. Tuesday May 20, 2008 (the "Sweepstakes Period").
There will be 1 Grand Prize draw the week of May 26, 2008 at Chalkboard Marketing, 1059 Spadina Road, Toronto, Ontario M5N 2M7

METHODS OF ENTRY

THERE IS NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. A PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING AND ALL ENTRIES HAVE AN EQUAL CHANCE OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW. You may enter the Sweepstakes online or by mail. To enter online, log on to www.jmcontests.com , and fill out the online entry. Submission of the online entry constitutes an "Entry" in the Sweepstakes. To enter by mail, clearly print your name, complete mailing address and telephone number on a plain piece of paper and mail it to the attention of Mariah Carey Sweepstakes, 1059 Spadina Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5N 2M7 Canada. No other form of entry will be accepted. All entries must be received no later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 to be eligible for that draw.
Limit of one (1) Entry per member or e-mail address per household. Entries received online shall be deemed to be submitted by the member set out in the online entry or entry by mail.
Multiple Entries by the same member on the same day using one or more e-mail accounts shall result in that member's disqualification. All Entries become the sole property of Jean Machine and none will be returned for any reason. Entries will be declared invalid if they are late, illegible, incomplete, damaged, irregular, mutilated, forged, garbled or mechanically or electronically reproduced.

METHOD OF DETERMINING WINNER

Winner shall be selected as follows:

On the draw date one (1) potential winner will be selected by a random draw from all eligible online and mailed Entries received up to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20,2008. The Drawing will be conducted by a representative of Jean Machine or an alternative firm selected by Jean Machine. Jean Machine's or the alternate's decisions are final in all matters relating to the promotion. The odds of being selected as a potential winner are dependent upon the number of eligible Entries received.

THE SELECTED WINNER WILL BE NOTIFIED BY JEAN MACHINE BY TELEPHONE NO LATER THAN FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE DRAW DATE, AND MUST RESPOND WITHIN FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS OF NOTIFICATION. If Jean Machine is unable to reach the winner of a Prize within this time period, another drawing will be held and an alternate winner selected. Alternate winners will be notified in accordance with the above procedure, provided however, that they will be required to complete and sign a Declaration and Release Form within 30 days of notification. Upon notification, the selected winner must respond by telephone to the contact number provided in the notification and the selected winner's response must be received by Jean Machine within five (5) business days of such notification. If the selected winner does not respond in accordance with the Sweepstakes rules or the selected winner does not comply with the Sweepstakes rules, he/she will be disqualified and will not receive a prize, and at the election of the Jean Machine, another winner will be selected. If after three such attempts Jean Machine has not identified a Winner, the Sponsors reserve the right to award the Grand Prize to a charity of their choice. Jean Machine is not responsible for the failure for any reason whatsoever of any selected winner to receive notification or for Jean Machine to receive a selected winner's response. The decision of the judges is final. Winners list will be posted at www.jeanmachine.com for 30 days following the receipt of the completed Declaration and Release form.

 

ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE

THE SWEEPSTAKES IS INTENDED TO BE CONDUCTED IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO IN THE COUNTRY OF CANADA ONLY AND SHALL ONLY BE CONSTRUED AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO CANADIAN LAW. THE SWEEPSTAKES IS OPEN TO ALL PERSONS WHO ARE LEGAL RESIDENTS OF ONTARIO. PARTICIPANTS UNDER THE AGE OF MAJORITY O AT TIME OF ENTRY MUST HAVE PARENTAL OR GUARDIAN CONSENT. THE SWEEPSTAKES IS VOID IN WHOLE OR PART WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. ENTRY IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE SWEEPSTAKES RULES (THE "SWEEPSTAKES RULES").

Jean Machine shall have the right at any time to require proof of identity and/or eligibility to participate in the Sweepstakes. Failure to provide such proof within a reasonable period of time may result in disqualification. All personal and other information requested by and supplied to Jean Machine for the purpose of this Sweepstakes must be truthful, complete, accurate and in no way misleading. Jean Machine reserves the right to disqualify any entry or entrant in its sole discretion, should any entry or entrant at any stage supply untruthful, incomplete, inaccurate or misleading personal details and/or information.

INDEMNIFICATION BY ENTRANT

By entering the Sweepstakes, each Entrant releases and holds the Sponsors, their affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies and each of their respective directors, managers, officers, shareholders, members, employees, representatives, attorneys and agents, harmless from any and all claims or liability including for any personal injuries, death, loss or property damage of any kind to the entrant, resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize, participation in this Sweepstakes, any breach of these Rules and Regulations, or in any prize-related activity. The entrant agrees to fully indemnify Releases from any and all claims by third parties relating to the Sweepstakes, without limitation.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Jean Machine assumes no responsibility or liability for lost, late, misdirected or incomplete Entries, notifications, responses, replies or any Release, or for any computer, online, telephone, hardware, software or technical malfunctions that may occur, including but not limited to malfunctions that may affect the transmission or non-transmission of an Entry. Jean Machine is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes or by any technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes. Jean Machine assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, illegal tampering, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, Entries. Jean Machine is not responsible for any problems, failures or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, providers, computer equipment, software, e-mail, players, or browsers, on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet, at any website, or on account of any combination of the foregoing. Jean Machine is not responsible for any injury or damage to entrant or to any computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in this Sweepstakes. Entrant assumes liability for injuries caused or claimed to be caused by participating in the Sweepstakes, or by the acceptance, possession, use of, or failure to receive any prize. Jean Machine assumes no responsibility or liability in the event that the Sweepstakes cannot be conducted as planned for any reason, including those reasons beyond the control of the Jean Machine, such as infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or corruption of the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, the Sweepstakes Website, and/or www.jeanmachine.com.

RELEASE

Winner will be required to execute and return to Jean Machine a legal agreement and release ("Release") that confirms Winner's: (i) eligibility for the Sweepstakes and compliance with these Sweepstakes Rules; (ii) acceptance of the prize as offered; (iii) release of the Sponsors, their affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies and each of their respective directors, managers, officers, shareholders, members, employees, representatives, attorneys and agents (the "Releasees") from any and all liability for any loss, harm, damages, cost or expense arising out of participation in this Sweepstakes, participation in any Sweepstakes-related activity or the acceptance, use, or misuse of any prize including without limitation, costs, injuries, losses related to personal injuries, death, damage to, loss or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation, or portrayal in a false light, or from any and all claims of third parties arising therefrom; and (iv) grant to the Sponsors the unrestricted right, in the Sponors’ collective or individual discretion, to use or reuse likeness, name, appearance and biographical material in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, in connection with the Sweepstakes and the promotion and exploitation (in any form or media) thereof. The executed legal agreement and Release must be returned within thirty (30) business days of the notification or the selected winner will be disqualified and the prize forfeited. At the election of Jean Machine another drawing will be held and an alternate winner selected.

CONDUCT

By entering this Sweepstakes, entrant agrees to be bound by these Sweepstakes Rules, which will be posted at the Sweepstakes Website throughout the Sweepstakes Period. Entrant further agrees to be bound by the decisions of Jean Machine, which shall be final and binding in all respects. Jean Machine reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant found to be: (a) violating the Sweepstakes Rules; (b) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes, the Sweepstakes Website, or any www.jeanmachine.com website; (c) violating the terms of service, conditions or use and/or general rules or guidelines of any www.jeanmachine.com property or service; and/or (d) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person.

PRIVACY / USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Entrant grants the Sponsors the right to: (a) use his or her personal information for the purpose of administering the Sweepstakes; (b) use his or her name, photograph, likeness, voice, prize information and/or biographical information for publicity and promotional purposes without further compensation unless prohibited by law; and (c) use his or her name and his or her respective city and province/state of residence in connection with the Sweepstakes Website, other related websites and/or any other media now known or hereafter devised. Personal information will not be provided to any third party other than as provided for in these Sweepstakes Rules. The Sponsors and any third party agents of the Sponsors will use personal information only for purposes related to this Sweepstakes and unless otherwise directed by the Entrant, to provide information regarding store activities and will be required to protect all personal information in a manner that is consistent with Jean Machine’s Privacy Policy available at: http://www.jeanmachine.com/privacy_policy.htm

LAW

These are official Sweepstakes Rules and Regulations. This Sweepstakes is subject to applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations. These Sweepstakes Rules are subject to change without notice in order to comply with any applicable federal, provincial or municipal laws or the policy of any other entity having jurisdiction over Jean Machine.

JEAN MACHINE

Jean Machine, is a division of MRP Retail Inc of 4069 Gordon Baker Rd., Scarborough, Ontario, M1W 2P3, Canada and is the sponsor of this promotion. Jean Machine reserves the right to modify the Official Sweepstakes Rules and Regulations.

WINNER LIST

For the name of the winner visit the website address or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Mariah Carey Sweepstakes, 1059 Spadina Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5N 2M7 Canada.


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