XFIRE OFFICIAL RULES
Intel Online Event
Click here for the Official Intel Online Event Page
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
1. Eligibility.
THIS SWEEPSTAKES (the "Sweepstakes") IS OPEN ONLY TO RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO, AS OF THE START OF THE SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD (as defined below), ARE FIFTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, HAVE A REGISTERED ACCOUNT ON WWW.XFIRE.COM AND ARE THE AUTHORIZED ACCOUNT HOLDER (as defined below) OF THE INTERNET EMAIL ADDRESS CORRESPONDING TO SUCH REGISTERED XFIRE ACCOUNT, AND WHO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES. IF YOU DO NOT MEET THE ABOVE CRITERIA, YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO WIN A PRIZE. If you are under the legal age of majority according to the laws of the United Kingdom (i.e., a "minor") and you are selected as a prize winner, your parent or legal guardian will be required to sign an Affidavit of Eligibility (as described below) on your behalf and the prize may be awarded in the name of your parent/legal guardian. In order to be eligible to win a prize, you must be an Xfire user with a registered account at www.xfire.com as of the start of the Sweepstakes Period and participate in the Xfire "Intel Online Event Fight" (at http://www.xfire.com/cms/intel) which will take place during the Sweepstakes Period (as defined below). Directors, officers and employees of Sponsor, its parents, and any of their respective affiliate companies, subsidiaries, agents, professional advisors, advertising and promotional agencies, or any other person involved in the design, production, execution or distribution of the Sweepstakes, and the immediate families of each (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses) and those living in the same households are not eligible to enter the Sweepstakes or win any prizes.
Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are binding and final in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all of the requirements set forth herein.
2. Sweepstakes Period and the Events.
The Sweepstakes shall commence at 3:00 pm Greenwich Mean Time ("GMT") on November 5, 2006, and shall end at 10:00 pm GMT on November 5, 2006 (the "Sweepstakes Period"). The Intel Online Event shall take place during the Sweepstakes Period and shall include 6 individual events (each an "Event" and collectively the "Events"), including: (i) Counter-Strike 1.6 Event, taking place from 17:00 to 21:00 GMT, (ii) Call of Duty 2 Event- 17:00 to 21:00 GMT, (iii) Battlefield 2 Event- 17:00 to 21:00 GMT, (iv) Counter Strike: Source Event- 17:00 to 21:00 GMT, , (v) a Counter-Strike 1.6 Exhibition Match event, taking place from 16:00 to 17:00 GMT, and (vi) a live chat with "UK Pro gamers", taking place from 15:00 to 15:50 GMT.
3. Prizes.
All prize values are expressed in pound sterling (GBP) and all prizes will be awarded. You will be responsible for any taxes imposed by a government on prize awards or winnings. In order to be declared a winner, be awarded and receive a prize, individuals selected as potential prize winners must execute and return to the Sponsors, within the time period required, an affidavit of eligibility. If we are unable to contact and/or notify any potential prize winner within five (5) days after we start attempting to do so or if any prize is returned as undeliverable or is not claimed within fifteen (15) days after notification of being a potential winner, that prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate potential winner determined in accordance with these Official Rules. Prizes are not transferable. No substitutions or exchanges (including for cash) of any prizes will be permitted, except that Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value for any prize. All prizes are awarded by the Sponsors "AS IS" without representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, from the Sponsor and only the manufacturers’ or distributors’ warranties, if any, will apply to the prizes. In case a prize is not available, you will receive an item comparable in function and value.
Prizes to be awarded will include:
· one (1) Alienware Area 51 7500 PC (ARV: £1,022)
The total ARV of all the prizes to be awarded in the Sweepstakes is: £1,022.
The official web page for the event is: http://www.xfire.com/cms/intel.
Xfire and the event managers will handle the prize allocation and shipping of each prize. Please DO NOT contact Intel or the pro team participants with respect to prize allocation or shipping.
4. How to Enter.
A qualified entrant will be an Xfire user with a registered account at www.xfire.com as of the start of the Sweepstakes Period. The Xfire software is free and can be downloaded at: http://www.xfire.com/download . In order to be eligible to win any Prize, you must be logged onto your Xfire registered account at the time of the drawing for such Prize (see Paragraph 6 of these Official Rules with respect to the timing of the drawings), and you must follow the instructions set forth below with respect to the relevant Event or Events taking place at the time of each drawing:
To be eligible to win prizes drawn during any of the Events during the Intel Online Event, you must log onto your registered Xfire account prior to the relevant Event (or prior to the Sweepstakes Period) and add to your "friends list" any or all of the account names listed for each Event at http://www.xfire.com/cms/intel and located in the right-side column on the website page or have entered into the live chat by sending an email to xfirecontests@xfire.com with the subject "Intel UK Pro Gamer Chat" and the body containing your Xfire ID and email address.
Limited to one entry per household. Subsequent entries in the same day from the same person or Xfire account will be disqualified. In the event of a dispute concerning who submitted an entry, the entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the Authorized Account Holder of the e-mail account of the e-mail address corresponding to the Xfire account. The "Authorized Account Holder" is the natural person assigned the email address that corresponds to such person’s Xfire account, which email address is assigned by an Internet access provider, online services provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning the email address. Potential winners may be required to show proof of being Authorized Account Holders. Once submitted, entries become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.
5. Disclaimer.
Sponsor, all participating sponsors and any of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, professional advisors, employees and agencies will not be responsible for: (a) any late, lost, misrouted, garbled or distorted, damaged, illegible or incomplete transmissions or entries; (b) telephone, electronic, hardware, software, network, Internet, or other computer- or communications-related malfunctions, failures or limitations of any kind; (c) any Sweepstakes disruptions, injuries, losses or damages caused by events beyond the control of Sponsor, including, without limitation, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials; or (d) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes. Mass entries or entries generated by a script, macro or use of automated devices will be disqualified. Entrant is responsible for online charges or fees incurred by it with any Internet Service Provider. Entry materials that have been tampered with or altered are void. If Sponsor determines, in its sole discretion, that there is any suspected or actual tampering with the Sweepstakes or if technical difficulties compromise the integrity of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right to void the entries at issue and/or terminate or modify the Sweepstakes and/or conduct a random drawing to award the prizes using all eligible, non-winning entries received as of the time of termination. Any attempt to deliberately damage the content or operation of this Sweepstakes is unlawful and subject to legal action.
6. Drawings of Winners; Odds of Winning; Notification of Winners.
Random drawings from among all eligible, non-winning registered users who are logged on at the times of the drawings (as detailed below) will be conducted by Xfire, Inc. or a sweepstakes administrator selected by Xfire, Inc. on November 5th to award the Prizes as follows:
· One drawing for (1) Alienware Area 51 PC prize will be conducted between 15:00 and 21:00 GMT November 5th.
The decision of Sponsor is final in all matters relating to the Sweepstakes.
Odds of winning each prize depend upon the number of eligible, non-winning
entrants who are logged on at the time of each drawing. There is a limit of one
prize per household. Prize Winners will be notified either instantly via
instant messenger following the drawings or otherwise by e-mail within fourteen
(14) days after the drawings. To claim a prize, winners should follow the
instructions contained in their e-mail notification or instant message
notification (whichever is applicable). Prize winners must execute an Affidavit
of Eligibility (as described below) before they can receive their Prize. If a
potential winner cannot be reached after a reasonable effort has been exerted,
if he/she is found to be ineligible, if he/she cannot or does not comply with
these Official Rules, or if his/her prize or prize notification is returned as
undeliverable or is otherwise not claimed within fifteen (15) days after the
delivery of notification, the potential winner will be disqualified and an
alternate potential winner may be selected at random in Sponsor’s sole
discretion.
7. Affidavit & Release.
As a condition of being awarded any prize, winners will be required to execute and have notarized and deliver to Sponsor a signed Affidavit of Eligibility, which includes an acceptance of these Official Rules and a release of liability, and any other documentation that Sponsor requires within fifteen (15) days of notification date, or such winner will be disqualified. If a winner is deemed to be a minor, his/her parent or legal guardian must sign an Affidavit of Eligibility on his/her behalf and the prize may be awarded in the name of such parent or legal guardian. By returning the completed Affidavit of Eligibility, winner attests to the authenticity of his/her winning entry. YOU ARE NOT A WINNER UNTIL YOUR SUBMISSIONS ARE VALIDATED.
8. Collection of Information.
Each winner will be required to submit his/her name, e-mail address, and address of residence. This information will only be used to contact you and to ship your prize. Sponsor will not sell, rent or otherwise transfer this information to any third party, nor will Sponsor use this information for marketing purposes without your consent. The Sweepstakes is not open to anyone under the age of fifteen (15). In the event that you are under the age of fifteen (15) years and submit Entry Materials to Sponsor, Sponsor will delete, erase or destroy any and all personally identifiable information that is obtained from the Entry Materials.
9. General Release.
By entering the Sweepstakes, you release, discharge and hold harmless Sponsor (i.e., Xfire and Intel), participating sponsors and any of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agencies (collectively, the "Released Parties") from any liability whatsoever, and waive any and all causes of action, related to any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind, either at law or in equity, whether known or unknown, arising out of or in connection with the Sweepstakes or delivery, misdelivery, acceptance, possession, use of or inability to use any prize (including, without limitation, claims, costs, 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.
10. Winners List/Rules Request.
For a copy of the rules or for a copy of the winners list, send a stamped, self-addressed, business-size envelope before September 8, 2006 to Sponsor at the following address: "Intel Xfire Game Event" - Winners List, c/o Xfire 1351 Fourth St.., 4th Floor Santa Monica, CA 90401. To obtain a copy of these rules, send a stamped, self-addressed business-size envelope to Sponsor at the following address: "Intel Xfire Game Event" c/o Xfire 1351 Fourth St.., 4th Floor Santa Monica, CA 90401.
11. Copyright Notice.
The Sweepstakes and all accompanying materials are copyright © 2006 Xfire, Inc. All rights reserved.
12. Miscellaneous.
The Sweepstakes and these Official Rules will be governed, construed and interpreted under the laws of the United Kingdom. Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects. Sponsor reserves the right to change these Official Rules at any time, in its sole discretion, and to suspend or cancel the Sweepstakes or any entrant's participation in the Sweepstakes should viruses, bugs, unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond Sponsor's control affect the administration, security or proper play of the Sweepstakes or Sponsor otherwise becomes (as determined in its sole discretion) incapable of running the Sweepstakes as planned. Entrants who violate these Official Rules, tamper with the operation of the Sweepstakes or engage in any conduct that is detrimental or unfair to Sponsor, the Sweepstakes or any other entrant (in each case as determined in Sponsor's sole discretion) are subject to disqualification from entry into the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right to lock out persons whose eligibility is in question or who have been disqualified or are otherwise ineligible to enter the Sweepstakes. Questions about the sweepstakes should be preferably posted in the dedicated Xfire forum accessible by clicking on Forums link on the top right of the Xfire homepage (www.xfire.com). If you have any questions about these Official Rules or the Sweepstakes, please e-mail them to xfirecontests@xfire.com with the subject: "Intel Online Event Sweepstakes Question."
13. Sweepstakes Sponsor.
Sponsors of the Sweepstakes are Intel UK and XFIRE, INC. (1351 Fourth St.., 4th Floor Santa Monica, CA 90401), a Delaware corporation and unit of Viacom Inc. (collectively referred to herein as "Sponsor").
