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1. Eligibility:
The DentalPlans.com “Grant a Dental Wish” Contest (the “Contest”) is open only to legal residents of the forty-nine (49) continental United States and the District of Columbia (“Territory”) excluding the state of California, eighteen (18) years of age or older or the age of majority in his/her state of residence at the time of entry. If you do NOT reside in the Territory, are not 18 years of age at the time if entry, or are otherwise ineligible, do NOT attempt to enter the Contest. Employees, contractors, representatives and agents of DentalPlans.com.(“Sponsor”), its parent, affiliates and subsidiaries and their immediate family members (parents, children, siblings, spouse) wherever they may live and others living in their same household (whether or not related) are not eligible to enter or win. This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations. Void outside the Territory and where prohibited or restricted. By participating in the Contest, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects.
2. Contest Period:
This Contest entry period begins at 12:00: a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on January 10th, 2012 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on January 16th, 2012 (the “Contest Period”). The top 10 entries decided upon by DentalPlans.com will be uploaded on January 17th, 2012 and will be open for voting until 11:59 p.m. ET on Jan 24th 2012. The computer of Offerpop.com (the “Administrator”) is the official timekeeping device for the Contest.
3. How to Enter:
To enter this Contest, you must first become a fan and click “Like” at http://www.facebook.com/dentalplans (the “DentalPlans.com Fan Page”). On the Fan Page, click the “Grant a Dental Wish” tab and complete the online registration entry form as instructed, including email address, etc. By providing your email address, DentalPlans.com may email you updates and announcements. Under the “Type Your Entry” box please submit (up to) a 400-word story on how a prize of more than $2,000 for dental care expenses would help you in 2012. Entries received after the Contest Period has ended will not be eligible. Limit one (1) entry per person. If multiple entries are received from the same person, only the first entry will be considered and all subsequent entries will be disqualified. The Sponsor is not responsible for any misdirected, lost, late, inaccurate or incomplete entries, and such entries will be void. The Sponsor is not responsible for: (a) any computer, telephone, cable, network, satellite, electronic or Internet hardware or software malfunctions, failures, connections, availability, (b) garbled or jumbled transmissions, (c) service provider/Internet/web site accessibility or availability, traffic congestion, (d) unauthorized human intervention or (e) the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry information or the failure to capture any such information. All entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Your use of any automated Contest or contest entry system, or a professional Contest or contest entry agent to submit entries in the Contest is prohibited and will result in disqualification.
4. Winner Selection:
Once the entry period has ended, DentalPlans.com’s voting panel will choose 10 of the submitted stories to upload for voting. Then, fans will have until Tuesday, January 24th to vote for the person they feel could use the money towards their dental care bills the most. The fan’s story will the most votes at the end of the voting period will be determined the winner. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received prior to the end of the Contest. Sponsor will attempt to notify the potential winner by email (at the email address provided on the entry form) within five (5) days. If the potential winner does not respond within five (5) days after the attempt to contact him/her, Sponsor will notify the second place winner in his/her place from all eligible entries received. Sponsor shall have no liability for any winner notification that is lost, intercepted, or not received by the potential winner for any reason. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entrant if such entrant fails to execute any required paperwork or engages in any activity which offends the public morals, embarrasses Sponsor, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, or violates the law of any jurisdiction. AN ENTRANT IS NOT A WINNER OF ANY PRIZE, EVEN IF THE PROMOTION SHOULD SO INDICATE, UNLESS AND UNTIL ENTRANT’S
ELIGIBILITY, AND WINNER HAVE BEEN VERIFIED AND ENTRANT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT VERIFICATION IS COMPLETE. SPONSOR WILL NOT ACCEPT SCREEN SHOTS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF WINNING IN LIEU OF ITS VALIDATION PROCESS.
5. Prizes:
One (1) grand prize winner will receive a voucher for the approximate value of $2,012 towards his/her dental care bills and a discount dental plan of his/her choice from Dentalplans.com for his/her immediate family members (spouse, children, and/or siblings) living in the same household (“Eligible Beneficiaries”). The voucher may be used to pay the uninsured portion, up to $2,012, of dental expenses for Eligible Beneficiaries that are provided by service providers who are members of the DentalPlans.com network of providers within the discount dental plan chosen. In the event that there is no such provider with offices located within 100 travel miles from the Winner’s residence (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion), then Sponsor shall identify for Winner a non-network provider with offices within that travel distance with whom the Eligible Beneficiaries may use the Prize. To use the voucher, an Eligible Beneficiary must begin dental treatment no later than December 31st, 2012. In the event that the entire amount of the voucher is not used, the unused portion will expire and may no longer be redeemed.
In no event will Sponsor be liable for any cash difference between the actual value of a Prize and the approximate retail value of a Prize as stated herein.
Prizes are not transferable or refundable and must be accepted as awarded. No cash or other substitution of any kind may be made, except by Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute the prize with another prize of equal or greater value if the prize is not available for any reason, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Sponsor will email winner within five (5) days of the drawing to inform the winner of the exact prize won. Second and Third prize winners will receive a discount dental plan of their choice from DentalPlans.com.
Payment of all fees, federal, state, or local taxes, or other expenses relating to the use, acceptance and possession of the prize is the sole responsibility of the winner.
BY OFFERING OR AWARDING THIS PRIZE TO ANY PERSON, NEITHER THE SPONSOR NOR THE ADMINISTRATOR IS MAKING ANY JUDGMENT OR OFFERING ANY OPINION, PROFESSIONAL OR OTHERWISE, THAT THE WINNER OR ANY OF HIS/HER ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES IS A SUITABLE CANDIDATE FOR DENTAL TREATMENT OR THAT SUCH TREATMENT WILL BE IN THAT PERSON’S BEST MEDICAL OR COSMETIC INTEREST. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A WINNER AND EACH OF HIS/HER ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES TO DECIDE FOR HIMSELF/HERSELF IF SUCH TREATMENT IS IN THAT PERSON’S BEST INTEREST, ON THE BASIS OF SUCH MEDICAL AND DENTAL ADVICE AS HE/SHE MAY DETERMINE TO OBTAIN. NEITHER THE SPONSOR NOR THE ADMINISTRATOR SHALL HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DECISION TO HAVE TREATMENT, FOR THE RESULTS OF THE TREATMENT, OR FOR ANY DAMAGES OR INJURIES WHATSOEVER INCURRED WITH RESPECT TO RECEIVING SUCH SERVICES.
6. Publicity:
Except where prohibited, participation in the Contest constitutes the winner’s consent to Sponsor’s and/or its promotion marketing/advertising agencies’ use of winner’s name, voice, likeness, information and place of residence (city and state) for the purpose of advertising, trade or promotion, in any media throughout the world in perpetuity, without further payment or consideration.
7. General Terms:
In the event that the Contest is not capable of being run as planned, or operation, security or administration of the Contest is impaired in any way for any reason, including, but not limited to, fraud, tampering, virus or other technical problem that may cause the Contest to be disrupted or corrupted, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, either: (a) cancel or terminate the Contest; (b) suspend the Contest to address the impairment and then resume the Contest in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules; or (c) award the unclaimed prizes at random from among the eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment. Sponsor reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any individual they believe to be tampering with the entry process, the operation of the Contest, or acting in violation of these Official Rules, as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion. Any attempt by any person to undermine the legitimate operation or administration of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
8. Release/Dispute Resolution/Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial:
By participating in the Contest and/or receipt of any prize, entrant(s) and winner agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, Facebook, and any promotional partners, each of their parent, subsidiary, affiliate, and related companies, and each of its and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents (collectively the “Released Parties”) from and against any losses, damages, rights, claim, or cause of action of any kind arising, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, out of participation in the Contest or resulting directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize awarded in connection with the Contest, including without limitation personal injury, death, and/or property damage, as well as claims based on publicity rights, defamation, and/or invasion of privacy. Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action against DentalPlans.com, its parent, affiliates and subsidiaries, those working on their behalf, and their successors and assigns, and their respective directors, officers, agents, representatives, shareholders, and employees, damages will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Contest, and in no event shall these parties be liable for attorneys’ fees. Entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, incidental, consequential, direct or indirect damages.
Except where prohibited, by participating in the Contest, entrants agree that: (a) any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these Official Rules or the rights and obligations of an entrant and/or Sponsor, its parent, affiliates, divisions, and subsidiaries, promotion marketing/advertising agencies, prize suppliers, their successors and assigns and their respective directors, officers, agents, representatives, shareholders, and employees shall be filed exclusively in the federal or state courts of New York County, New York and you hereby consent and submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action, AND ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY AND A TRIAL BY JURY IS HEREBY WAIVED, (b) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with these Official Rules, and/or the rights and obligations of an entrant and/or Sponsor, its parent, affiliates, divisions, and subsidiaries, promotion marketing/advertising agencies, prize suppliers, their successors and assigns and their respective directors, officers, agents, representatives, shareholders, and employees shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and (c) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual cost of entering and participating in this Contest but in no event attorneys' fees; and (d) under no circumstances will an entrant be permitted to obtain awards for and hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, exemplary, special, incidental, indirect and consequential damages and any other damages (whether due to negligence or otherwise), other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of any entrant and/or Sponsor, its parent, affiliates, divisions, and subsidiaries, promotion marketing/advertising agencies, prize suppliers, their successors and assigns and their respective directors, officers, agents, representatives, shareholders, and employees shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Florida without giving effect or regard to any conflicts of law principles or doctrines.
9. Personal Information:
You understand that you are providing your personal information to Sponsor and not Facebook. The personal information collected through the Contest is subject to DentalPlans.com’s privacy policy. Please refer to the privacy policy located at http://www.dentalplans.com/moreinfo/privacystatement.asp for important information regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information by Sponsor. By entering the Contest, you agree to the use of your personal information as described in the above privacy policy.
10. List of Winners:
A winner’s list will be posted on the DentalPlans.com Facebook Fan Page on or about January 31st, 2012.
11. Sponsor:
This Contest is sponsored by DENTALPLANS.COM, INC., a licensed Florida Discount Medical Plan Organization, 8100 S.W. 10th Street Suite #2000, Plantation, FL 33324.
This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook. Facebook is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc.