Website – Write-In Contest – Tell Us Your Travel Story
Organized by Warschawski, referred to herein as "Organizer", located at 1501 Sulgrave Avenue, Suite 350, Baltimore, Maryland 21209. Sponsored by W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., referred to herein as "Sponsor", located at 555 Paper Mill Road, Newark, Delaware 19711.
Eligibility: Contest is open to all legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, who have reached the age of majority in the state where they reside as of April 13, 2008, and who have an existing e-mail account and Internet access. Employees of Organizer and Sponsor, their immediate family members (parent, child, spouse, sibling) and persons living in the same household as such individuals (whether related or not), are not eligible to participate or win. Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
Entry: No purchase necessary to enter the Contest. To enter, entrant must complete all required information on the online entry form located at www.gore-textravelfootwear.com and submit a brief essay explaining why GORE-TEX ® travel shoes would be the ideal shoe for their 2008 summer vacation. The Contest officially opens for receipt of eligible entries on April 14, 2008. All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. ET on September 1, 2008. One entry per person, household, and/or e-mail address. Entries in excess of this limit will be void. Use of any automated or programmed entry method or any false e-mail account or mailing address will void all entries made by that entrant. By entering the contest, entrants warrant that their submission is an original work, that it does not infringe or violate any law or the legal or equitable right of any person or entity, nor contain material that infringes or violates any personal property rights of others or constitutes defamation, invasion of privacy, an infringement of the intellectual property rights of any third person or is otherwise unlawful. Sponsor and/or Organizer reserve the right to disqualify any essay that the judges deem, in their sole discretion, to be inappropriate or obscene. Odds of winning depend on the total number and quality of valid entries received.
Prizes: 30 Winners will each receive one pair of GORE-TEX ® footwear travel shoes (from one of a variety of manufacturers including, but not limited to, Ara, Clarks, Ecco, Kenneth Cole, Merrell, and Timberland). Sponsor and Organizer reserve the right to award fewer than 30 prizes if, in their sole discretion, they do not receive a sufficient number of eligible and/or qualified entries. The approximate retail value of each prize is $100. Approximate cumulative value of all prizes is $3,000.00. Winners will be selected between September 2, 2008 and September 12, 2008 by a panel of judges consisting of staff members of Organizer. Entries will be judged on the following criteria: a) a clear description of vacation plans that include both leisure and adventure activities and b) a corresponding need for GORE-TEX® footwear. All decisions of the judges and staff concerning the Contest are final. Products and/or prizes may not be returned or exchanged for cash. Prizes may not be transferred or substituted except by Organizer and its Sponsor, who reserve the right to award a substitute prize of equal or greater value.
Claiming a Prize: Winner(s) will be notified via e-mail or phone within 10 business days following the judging using the e-mail address or phone number they provided with their entry. Each contest winner will be contacted directly by the Organizer or Sponsor to fulfill the presentation of prize(s). All prizes must be claimed within 30 days. To claim his/her prize, Winner must respond to the prize notification e-mail or phone call/message and may be required to provide proof of identity, address and birth date and/or execute an affidavit of eligibility, liability release and, except where prohibited by law, a publicity release. Prizes not claimed within 30 days will be forfeited. Organizer and Sponsor will select an alternate potential winner for any unclaimed forfeited prize if a sufficient number of eligible and/or qualified entries remain. If an entrant changes his/her e-mail address or phone number after he/she enters the Contest, it is his/her sole responsibility to notify the Organizer by postal mailing notice to the Organizer address listed above to be received by the end of the Contest period. Winner is solely responsible for all costs, incidentals, and any other expenses not specifically mentioned as being included. All federal, state and local taxes are sole responsibility of Winner.
General Conditions: All Contest entrants agree that Sponsor and Organizer may, without permission or additional compensation, publish, display and otherwise use Winner’s name, likeness and submitted materials, including essay, photographs and/or video for advertising, trade and promotional purposes.
Limitations of Liability: The Contest Organizer or Sponsor are not responsible for: (1) misdirected, inaccurate, incomplete, lost, late, delayed, undelivered, damaged or illegible entries, and all such entries will be void; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; or (4) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant's participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any prize.
Winners and entrants also agree to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor and Organizer, and the respective officers and employees of these entities, from and against any claims, damages or liability due to any injuries, damages or losses to any person (including death) or property of any kind resulting in whole or in any part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize offered, or participation in this Contest.
OFFICIAL RULES AND Winners List Requests: For a copy of these Official Rules or a list of the names of the winners, log onto www.gore-textravelfootwear.com or send your written request to: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. at 295 Blue Ball Road, Elkton, MD 21921.