Rules and regulations for the 2010 Nexus One Giveaway.
Only online submissions will be considered. To enter your submissions electronically, please visit http://www.whatthetrend.com/nexusone for more information. The sweepstakes begins at 12:01 a.m. on 1/29/2010 and ends at 11:59 p.m. on 2/5/2010.
No purchase necessary to win. Individuals must follow the @wtt account and tweet the following message "Win a FREE Nexus One from What the Trend. To enter, follow @wtt and retweet this message. Info: http://whatthetrend.com/nexusone". Winners will be selected randomly from all users who have tweeted the required message and are following the @wtt account at the time the sweepstakes finishes. Only one tweet per person or per twitter account.
No entry fees are required. Only one tweet per person or per twitter account. Multiple entries will result in disqualification.
Winners will randomly be selected from all followers of the @wtt account who have tweeted the message specified above.
One first-place prize of an unlocked Google Nexus One phone will be awarded. Approximate chance of winning 1 in 15,000.
All winners will be notified by via Twitter by 2/5/2010, and must respond via email by 2/12/2010. Winners are responsible for paying all applicable local, state and federal taxes. For tax reporting purposes, winners will be required to provide legal name and address or forfeit prize. What the Trend is not responsible for lost or stolen prizes. All prizes are non-refundable or exchangeable and cash substitutions are not permitted. Unclaimed prizes will be forfeited. What the Trend makes no warranty with respect to any prize and reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal of greater value.
All entrants must be 18 years of age or older. Employees of What the Trend, and immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible. What the Trend shall be the sole judge of eligibility and reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the sweepstakes or website or to be acting in violation of the official rules. In fairness to all, What the Trend cannot discuss the sweepstakes by phone, mail or in any other way with the entrants.
Submitted materials will not be returned. What the Trend is not responsible for the loss of any entry. Winners agree to allow use of name and photos by What the Trend without further compensation. Submission of an entry to the sweepstakes automatically constitutes the entrant's acceptance of all conditions set forth in these rules.
The sweepstakes is subject to all federal, state, and local laws and is void where prohibited. What the Trend reserves the right to change, modify, or extend sweepstakes dates if it should be deemed necessary. What the Trend reserves the right to suspend or cancel the sweepstakes at any time. What the Trend assumes no responsibility for injury or loss that may arise from participation in the sweepstakes. What the Trend assumes no responsibility for computer system, phone line, hardware, software or program malfunctions, delayed computer transmissions or network connections that are human or technical in nature. What the Trend reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel or suspend this sweepstakes, in its entirety or in part should virus, bug, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or other causes beyond What the Trend’s control corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper play of the sweepstakes. What the Trend is not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry information whether caused by Internet users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the sweepstakes by any technical or human errors, which may occur in the processing of the entries in the sweepstakes. What the Trend reserves the right to withdraw the transmission of this sweepstakes at any time and award the prize from among eligible entries received prior to the date of the withdrawal. What the Trend is solely responsible for the administration of the sweepstakes, and sponsors are in no way affiliated with the sweepstakes or liable for any matters arising due to the sweepstakes.
Rules and regulations for the 2010 trend prediction contest.
Only online submissions will be considered. To enter your submissions electronically, please visit www.whatthetrend.com to register. The contest begins at 12:01 a.m. on 1/10/2010 and ends at 11:59 p.m. on 12/30/2010.
Individuals must guess the top trending items as measured by the end-of-year ranking on the What the Trend Zeitgeist for 2010 (the top trends on Twitter of 2010 to be compiled by What the Trend at the end of 2010 using data gathered by looking at Twitter's daily stats and calculating the relative popularity of the trends accordingly).
To qualify, guesses must be entered on the What the Trend website by 1/16/2010.
No entry fees are required. Users may make an unlimited number of guesses.
Winners will be determined based on closeness of guess to actual trend position as measured by the What the Trend Zeitgeist 2010. In case of a tie, the winner will be chosen by a pre-selected panel of judges.
Three prizes will be awarded: First place: $100 gift certifcate to Amazon.com. Second place: $50 gift certificate to Amazon.com. Third place: $25 gift certificate to Amazon.com. All winners will be featured in a segment on whatthetrend.com.
All winners will be notified by via Twitter by 1/10/2011, and must respond via email by 1/20/2011. Winners are responsible for paying all applicable local, state and federal taxes. For tax reporting purposes, winners will be required to provide legal name and address or forfeit prize. What the Trend is not responsible for lost or stolen prizes. All prizes are non-refundable or exchangeable and cash substitutions are not permitted. Unclaimed prizes will be forfeited. What the Trend makes no warranty with respect to any prize and reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal of greater value.
All contestants must be 18 years of age or older. You must fill-in all contact information to be eligible to win. Employees of What the Trend, and immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible. What the Trend shall be the sole judge of eligibility and reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the contest or website or to be acting in violation of the official rules. In fairness to all, What the Trend cannot discuss the contest by phone, mail or in any other way with the contestants.
Submitted materials will not be returned. What the Trend is not responsible for the loss of any entry. Winners agree to allow use of name and photos by What the Trend without further compensation. Submission of an entry to the contest automatically constitutes the contestant's acceptance of all conditions set forth in these rules.
The contest is subject to all federal, state, and local laws and is void where prohibited. What the Trend reserves the right to change, modify, or extend contest dates if it should be deemed necessary. What the Trend reserves the right to suspend or cancel the contest at any time. What the Trend assumes no responsibility for injury or loss that may arise from participation in the contest. What the Trend assumes no responsibility for computer system, phone line, hardware, software or program malfunctions, delayed computer transmissions or network connections that are human or technical in nature. What the Trend reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel or suspend this contest, in its entirety or in part should virus, bug, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or other causes beyond What the Trend’s control corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper play of the contest. What the Trend is not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry information whether caused by Internet users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the contest by any technical or human errors, which may occur in the processing of the entries in the contest. What the Trend reserves the right to withdraw the transmission of this contest at any time and award the prize from among eligible entries received prior to the date of the withdrawal. What the Trend is solely responsible for the administration of the contest, and sponsors are in no way affiliated with the contest or liable for any matters arising due to the contest.
