NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES.
The Castle Ink “Paperless" Scholarship ends on 3/31/2012 for online entry ("Online Entry Period"). The sponsor of this scholarship is Castle Ink, a Phosphor LLC company located at 37 Wyckoff St Greenlawn, NY 11740 (the "Sponsor"). The scholarship shall be subject to these Official Rules, and by entering, all participants agree to be bound by the terms and conditions herein.
ELIGIBILITY: THE SCHOLARSHIP IS OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES, THIRTEEN (13) YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AS OF THE DATE OF THEIR ENTRY. By entering this scholarship, entrants agree to abide by all terms of these Official Rules.
PRIVACY INFORMATION: If you chose to receive Castle Ink newsletters and offers from our trusted business partners, Castle Ink has the right to use your personal information and may sell or transfer it with our trusted business partners. If after opting in you no longer wish to receive additional information from Castle Ink, its affiliates, or trusted business partners you may opt out by E-mailing support@castleink.com and put the words "remove my name" in the subject line of the E-mail; in the case of our E-mail newsletters, you may opt out by clicking on the "opt out" link at the end of each E-mail. False and/or deceptive entries or acts shall render entrants ineligible. For more details on our privacy policy, please go to http://www.castleink.com/_privacy.html
The laws of the State of New York, United States apply to and govern this scholarship and any claims must be raised and resolved in the Federal or state courts located in Suffolk County, New York, United States.
Void in Puerto Rico, all U.S. territories and possessions, overseas military installations and where prohibited or restricted by law.
HOW TO ENTER THE SCHOLARSHIP: There are two (2) ways to enter the scholarship; (1) filling out the scholarship application online or (2) by submitting a mail-in entry.
HOW TO ENTER BY FILLING OUT A SURVEY: Please go to http://www.castleink.com/_ink-scholarship-paperless.html to fill out the scholarship application online.
HOW TO ENTER BY MAIL: On a postcard, handprint your first and last name, address, city, state or province, country, zip code or postal code, phone number, verify age eligibility, and (if applicable) e-mail address. Mail the completed postcard entry to Castle Ink Paperless Scholarship "Mail-in Entry", 37 Wyckoff St, New York, NY 11740. ALL MAIL-IN ENTRIES WILL BE CONSIDERED ENTERED IN THE SCHOLARSHIP.
The Promotion Parties and any and all Internet server(s) and access provider(s), and each of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, parent corporations, retailers and advertising and promotional agencies, and all of their officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents, (collectively, "Releasees") are not responsible for: any incorrect or inaccurate entry information; human errors; technical malfunctions; failures, omissions, interruptions, deletions or defects of any telephone network, computer online systems, computer equipment, servers, providers, or software, including without limitation any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer relating to or resulting from participation in the scholarship; inability to access an entry site or any pages thereof; theft, tampering, destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries; data that is processed late or incorrectly or is incomplete or lost due to telephone, computer or electronic malfunction or traffic congestion on telephone lines or the Internet or any web site (including the entry sites) or for any other reason whatsoever; typographical, printing or other errors; late, lost, stolen, mutilated, misdirected or postage-due mail, or any combination thereof. Proof of entering information at an entry site or mailing entry is not considered proof of delivery or receipt. Illegible, incomplete, entries in excess of the stated number above and mechanically reproduced entries will be disqualified. All entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. False, fraudulent or deceptive entries or acts shall render entrants ineligible. By entering the scholarship, entrants affirm that they have read and accepted these Official Rules.
WINNER SELECTION: Prospective winners will be selected based on the contents, links, and other media provided as a response to the question “Tell us about your efforts to reduce, reuse, and recycle! in the online application to be held on 4/7/2012. Prospective winners will be notified by mail, telephone, and/or e-mail, within ten (10) days of drawing date and may be required to execute and return a Eligibility Affidavit/Release of Liability and (except where prohibited) a Publicity Release and (for U.S. winner) a completed IRS W-9 form within ten (10) days of issuance of notification or an alternate will be selected in a subsequent random drawing. Any prize notification or prize returned to the Sponsor as undeliverable for any reason will be awarded to an alternate. No substitution by a winner for his or her prize shall be allowed. All Federal, state, provincial, local or other tax liabilities are the sole responsibility of the winners. Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) to use the winner's name, likeness and statements for publicity purposes without additional compensation or limitation.
PRIZES: One (1) prize of$1,000 cash will be awarded.
The odds of winning are determined by the total number of eligible entries received. Only one (1) prize will be awarded to any one person and/or e-mail address.
LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY: Releasees shall not be liable to winner or any other person for failure to supply the prize or any part thereof, by reason of any acts of God, any action(s), regulation(s), order(s) or request(s) by any governmental or quasi-governmental entity (whether or not the action(s), regulation(s), order(s) or request(s) prove(s) to be invalid), equipment failure, terrorist acts, earthquake, war, fire, flood, explosion, unusually severe weather, hurricane, embargo, labor dispute or strike (whether legal or illegal), labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, work slow-down, civil disturbance, insurrection, riot, or any other cause beyond Sponsor's sole control.
GENERAL: By entering this scholarship, entrants agree that Releasees shall not be liable for personal injuries, death, damages, expenses or costs or losses of any kind resulting from participation or inability to participate in this scholarship or acceptance of or use or inability to use the prize or parts thereof including, without limitation, claims, suits, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light (whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other theory. Winner releases the Releasees from any and all liability and responsibility with respect to a prize (including any property loss, damage, personal injury or death). Winner acknowledges the aforementioned individuals and entities have neither made nor are in any manner responsible for any warranty, representation or guarantee, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, related to the prize.
If for any reason this scholarship is not capable of running as planned, or if this scholarship or any web site associated therewith (or any portion thereof) becomes corrupted or does not allow the proper playing of the scholarship and processing of entries in accordance with these rules, or if infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, actions by entrants, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes, in the Sponsor's sole opinion, corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this scholarship, the Sponsor reserves the right, at their sole discretion, to disqualify any individual implicated in such action and/or to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend this scholarship or any portion thereof. In the event this scholarship is cancelled, the Sponsor will conduct a random drawing to award all prizes from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to the time of the action or event warranting such cancellation. If such cancellation, termination, modification, or suspension occurs, notification will be posted at the Entry Sites. ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE (INCLUDING THE ENTRY SITES) OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SCHOLARSHIP IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND/OR CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. If a dispute arises about who submitted an entry on an Entry Site, the entry will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail account entered. The authorized account holder is deemed the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, service provider, or other online organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. A potential winner may be requested to provide Sponsor with proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the winning entry and that all eligibility requirements are met.
NOTE: Internet entry must be made by the entrant only at the entry sites. Entries made by any other individual or any entity, and/or originating at any other web site or e-mail address, including, but not limited to, commercial sweepstakes subscription notification and/or entering service sites, will be declared invalid and disqualified for this scholarship. The use of any device or software to automate the entry process is prohibited.
WINNERS LIST: For an Official Winner's List or a copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Castle Ink Paperless Scholarship, 37 Wyckoff St Greenlawn, NY 11740..
