Xbox, Halo: Reach, & BoomDizzle present
“SMACKTALK”
OFFICIAL RULES
- No purchase is necessary.
- Must be at least 17 years of age in order to participate and win.
- Open to the general public nationwide, except for employees, agents, subsidiaries, parent companies, divisions, affiliates and distributors and advertising and judging agencies of Microsoft, Halo & BoomDizzle., participating sponsors, their immediate families (spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent and/or “step” of each) and persons living in the same household as such employees (whether related or not). (collectively, “Sponsor and Promotion Parties”) If a potential prize winner is a minor under the age of 18 (19 in NE and AL), the prize may be awarded to his or her parent or legal guardian, who will be required to sign all prize acceptance documents and assume all responsibilities of the prize winner. To be eligible internet access and registration is required.
- An individual is eligible to win a maximum of two prizes in this contest.
- The contest will begin on Saturday, September 25, 2010 and run through Saturday, November 20,
2010. (the “Promotion Period”).
- There are 27 total prizes to be awarded, which will be awarded two per week for the first six weeks of the contest; with the remaining 15 prizes awarded during the last two weeks of the contest. Available prizes are:
- 1 Custom Halo console
- 1 limited edition copy of Halo Reach (comes in collector box, collectible book, etc.)
- 5 copies of HALO
- 20 sets of Microsoft points (1600 points each)
One Prize will be awarded to two separate winners as follows; each participant is eligible to win only
one prize during the first six weeks of the contest:
Saturday October 2, 2010
One set of Microsoft points (1600 points each) and 1 copy of HALO.
Prizes estimated at less than $60.
Saturday October 9, 2010
Two sets of Microsoft points (1600 points each).
Prizes estimated at less than $60.
Saturday October 16, 2010
Two sets of Microsoft points (1600 points each).
Prizes estimated at less than $60.
Saturday October 23, 2010
Two sets of Microsoft points (1600 points each).
Prizes estimated at less than $60.
Saturday November 6, 2010
Two sets of Microsoft points (1600 points each).
Prizes estimated at less than $60.
Saturday November 13, 2010
One set of Microsoft points (1600 points each) and 1 copy of HALO.
Prizes estimated at less than $60.
One Prize will be awarded to fifteen separate winners as follows; participants that won prizes during
weeks one through six are eligible to win on Nov 27, 2010:
Saturday November 27, 2010
Ten sets of Microsoft points (1600 points each) and 3 copies of HALO.
Prizes estimated at less than $60
One limited edition copy of Halo Reach (comes in collector box)
Prizes estimated at $65
One Custom Halo Xbox console
Prizes estimated at $399
- Register for the contest online at www.BoomDizzle.com/HALO (the “Website”) during the Promotion
Period, click on the promotion banner, and then follow the on-screen instructions to register your
account and enter your best smacktalk.
- Every Saturday (October 2, 2010- November 13, 2010 & November 27, 2010) winners will be
selected among all complete entries received by BoomDizzle Management as the best smacktalk for
that period. Prizes awarded October 2 – November 13 will be awarded randomly and entrants can
only win once during this period. For prizes awarded on November 27, BoomDizzle Management
will rank the 15 best smacktalk entries received throughout the entire promotion period and award the
highest value prize to the highest rated smacktalk; the second highest valued prize to the second best
rated smacktalk and continue until all 15 prizes are awarded. Winners will be notified via email at the
email address used at time of registration. Winner selection and all decisions made by management
are final.
- Any State, Local, Federal and or other taxes, duties, tariffs, title fees, licensing fees, or other fees for
prizes awarded become the sole responsibility of the winner. All those who win a prize / prizes valued
at over $600 will be issued an IRS form 1099 to report their winnings.
- All prizes are awarded “as is.” Prizes are nontransferable and cannot be exchanged. Any difference
between actual value of a prize and approximate value of prizes as stated in these Official Rules will
not be awarded. Sponsor reserves the right to award a prize of equal or greater value in the event the
published prizes become unavailable.
- BoomDizzle shall not be responsible for the failure of participating sponsors to deliver prizes as
promised.
- All entrants and winners agree that “Sponsor and Promotion Parties” shall have no liability and shall
be held blameless for any injury, misfortune, or damage to either persons or property insured by
entering, participating in, winning, or losing any contest by use or non-use of any prize received.
- All prizes must be claimed by submitting appropriate shipping information to BoomDizzle.
BoomDizzle has up to six months to fulfill all Prizes. If winners do not respond to information
requests and prizes are not claimed after six months, ownership of said prize reverts to BoomDizzle to
be disposed of at their discretion. The winner then loses all claims and rights to said prize.
- LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: No responsibility or liability is assumed by the Sponsor and
Promotion Parties for technical problems or technical malfunction arising in connection with any of
the following occurrences which may affect the operation of the Website hardware or software errors;
faulty computer, telephone, cable, satellite, network, electronic, wireless or Internet connectivity or
other online communication problems; errors or limitations of any Internet service providers, servers,
hosts or providers; garbled, jumbled or faulty data transmissions; failure of any e-mail transmissions
to be sent or received; lost, late, delayed or intercepted e-mail messaging transmissions; inaccessibility
of the Website in whole or in part for any reason; traffic congestion on the Internet or Website;
unauthorized human or non-human intervention of the operation of the Promotion, including without
limitation, unauthorized tampering, hacking, theft, virus, bugs, worms; or destruction of any aspect of
the Promotion, or loss, miscount, misdirection, inaccessibility or unavailability of an Account used in
connection with the Promotion. Sponsor and Promotion Parties are not responsible for any
typographical or printing errors, any display or announcement of Sweepstakes prizes or these Official
Rules, or any inaccurate or incorrect data contained on the Website, including without limitation, the
number of entries entered in any particular drawing, or any personal injury or property damage or
losses of any kind which may be sustained to user's or any other person's computer equipment or
mobile phone equipment resulting from online participation in the Promotion, or use of or download
of any information from the Website. Use of the Website is at user’s own risk. WITHOUT LIMITING
THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. This Promotion is governed by the laws of
the United States and the State of New York, without respect to conflict of law doctrines. As a
condition of participating in this Promotion, you agree that any and all disputes which cannot be
resolved between the parties, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Promotion,
shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively before a court
located in New York having jurisdiction. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances will
Participants be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waive all rights to claim punitive, incidental
or consequential damages, including attorneys' fees, other than entrant's actual out-of-pocket expenses
(e.g. costs associated with entering), and Participants further waive all rights to have damages
multiplied or increased.
- MODIFICATION: In no event will Sponsor be obligated to award more prizes than the number of
prizes stated in these Official Rules. If for any reason Sponsor determines in its sole discretion that the
Promotion is no longer capable of running as intended by these Official Rules for any reason
whatsoever, Sponsor, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to cancel, terminate, suspend, postpone,
delay or modify the Promotion in whole or in part, including without limitation, any means of entry, at
any time, including but not limited to, any occurrences above, or any other causes which may corrupt
or impair the integrity, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Promotion, or if Sponsor determines
that more prize claims are submitted and/or more prize notices are distributed than the number of
prizes offered in these Official Rules. In such event, Sponsor shall immediately suspend all drawings
and prize awards, and Sponsor reserves the right to award any remaining prizes (up to the total set
forth in these Official Rules) in a manner deemed fair and equitable by Sponsor, such as by way of
example and not by way of limitation, in a random drawing from among the eligible entries received
up to the time of the impairment, and Sponsor and Promotion Parties shall not have any further
liability to any Participant in connection with the Promotion. Sponsor may modify and amend these
Official Rules as they appear online from time to time during the Promotion for clarification purposes
without materially affecting the terms and conditions of the Promotion.
- CONDUCT: By participating in this Promotion, Participants agree to be bound by these Official
Rules and the decisions of the Judges which shall be final and binding in all respects. Failure to
comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole
discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the operation of the Promotion or
any website, or to be acting in any manner deemed by Sponsor to be in violation of the Official Rules;
or to be acting in any manner deemed by Sponsor to be disruptive, or with intent to annoy, abuse,
threaten or harass any other person. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A USER OR ANY OTHER
INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE
LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND
CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD ANY SUCH ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO SEEK DAMAGES AND COSTS (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ATTORNEY’S
FEES) FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
- RELEASES: All Participants, as a condition of participation in this Promotion, agree to release
Sponsor and Promotion Parties from and against any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind
whatsoever for injuries, damages, or losses to persons or property which may be sustained in
connection with accessing the Promotion or any website, submitting an entry or otherwise
participating in any aspect of the Promotion, the receipt, ownership or use of any prize awarded, or
while preparing for, participating in or traveling to or from any prize related activity or any
typographical or other error in these Official Rules or the announcement of offering of any prize.
Sponsor makes no representations or warranties of any kind concerning the appearance, safety or
performance of any prize, except for any express manufacturer’s warranty as may be included with the
prize. Winner bears all risk of loss or damage to prize after it has been delivered. Except for residents
of TN and where prohibited by law, winners grant to Sponsor the right to print, publish, broadcast and
use worldwide in any media now known or hereinafter known (including without limitation use online
at the Website or any Sponsor websites) the winner’s name, address, voice, statement, picture or other
likeness, without additional compensation, review or consent in connection with this Promotion for
public relations, advertising and promotional purposes as may be determined by Sponsor.
- All entries and materials, as well as all the information contained on or within, gathered during the
course of entry, shall become the sole property of BoomDizzle and their affiliates to be used, disposed
of or destroyed at the discretion of the “Sponsor and Promotion Parties”.
- All entrants and winners agree that “Sponsor and Promotion Parties” may broadcast or publish their
name, city of residence, photo, video tape, film or any other likeness, including their voice, recorded
or live, for any reason deemed necessary without compensation. All entrants further agree to hold the
“Sponsor and Promotion Parties blameless and without liability for such publication, broadcast or use.
- SPONSOR: This promotion is sponsored by HALO.
- A winners list may be obtained after November 27, 2010 by sending a self-addressed stamped
envelope to the following address:
BoomDizzle ATTN: HALO Winner List, 4157 Britts Gate Lane, Tucker, GA 30084
