ZOTAC AMP²! GeForce GTX 580 and Zalman 1000 W PSU Giveaway Rules

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ZOTAC AMP²! GeForce GTX 580 and Zalman 1000 W PSU Giveaway
OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. THE FOLLOWING GIVEAWAY IS INTENDED FOR PLAY IN THE UNITED STATES ONLY, EXCLUDING THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND. DO NOT ENTER THIS GIVEAWAY IF YOU ARE NOT LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.


DESCRIPTION OF GIVEAWAY: One entrant will have the opportunity to win one (1) ZOTAC AMP²! GeForce GTX 580 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 (815 MHz/4100 MHz)
Graphics Card - Model Number: ZT-50104-10P and one (1) Zalman ZM1000-HP Plus 1,000W Power Supply. Entrants must be a follower of @TomsHardware on twitter.com and must retweet at least one article that Tom’s Hardware has posted that day on the @TomsHardware page or submit an entry via US mail as set forth below. Entries will be accepted starting on April 19th, 2011 until April 25th, 2011.

ELIGIBILITY: The Tom’s Hardware ZOTAC/Zalman Giveaway (the “Giveaway” is open only to legal residents of the United States (including the District of Columbia, excluding Rhode Island) 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees of BestofMedia LLC (“Tom’s Hardware”, “BestofMedia” or “Sponsor”), and their respective parent companies, affiliates, promotion and other vendor agencies involve in this Giveaway, as well as the immediate family members (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee, are not eligible. Giveaway is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

GIVEAWAY TIMING: The Giveaway begins at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (“PDT”) on April 19th, 2011 and ends at 11:59 p.m. PDT on April 25th, 2011 (the “Giveaway Period”).

HOW TO ENTER

By Twitter: Visit www.twitter.com/tomshardware/ and become a follower of @TomsHardware. Then retweet any article posted to the @TomsHardware Twitter page.

By Mail: To enter by U.S. mail, hand print your full name, complete home address including zip code, home telephone number with area code, date of birth, and email address, on either a standard size post card or a 3"x5" card and mail to: BestofMedia Group [GIVEAWAY NAME], 9696 Culver Blvd #104, Culver City, CA 90232, USA. The entry must be postmarked no later than the last day of the Giveaway Period, and received by Sponsor within ten (10) business days following the end of the Giveaway Period. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for lost, late, damaged, misdirected, illegible, incomplete or postage-due mail or entries. No photocopied, digitally created, or mechanically reproduced entries allowed.

The Winner will be notified via a tweet on the @TomsHardware Twitter page, via email or other appropriate method, at Sponsor’s discretion. If notified by tweet, Winner will be required to contact Tom’s Hardware via direct message on Twitter or if notified by email or other method, respond via email, within forty-eight (48) hours after notification. All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. PDT on April 25th, 2011. Limit one (1) entry per person/twitter username.

PRIZE SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION: This is a game of chance. Odds of winning are based on the eligible number of entries. The Winner will be selected at random using an independent automatically generated randomization process. Prize notification will be completed on or about April 26th, 2011. The Winner will be notified through the @TomsHardware Twitter feed and asked to directly message their contact information for prize fulfillment. If the notification to the Winner remains unanswered for more than forty-eight (48) hours, the prize will be forfeited in its entirety and an alternate winner will be selected. The prize is not transferable, no prize substitutions or cash alternatives are allowed except as may be determined by the Sponsors in its sole discretion.

PRIZE AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE: One (1) Prize: One (1) ZOTAC AMP²! GeForce GTX 580 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 (815 MHz/4100 MHz)
Graphics Card - Model Number: ZT-50104-10P with an Approximate Retail Value of $549.00 and one (1) Zalman ZM1000-HP Plus 1,000W Power Supply with an Approximate Retail Value of $299.00. All federal, state and local taxes and fees are the sole responsibility of The Winner. Sponsor will comply with all income tax reporting obligations.

Awarding of a prize does not constitute the respective prize-providing entities’ affiliation with, sponsorship, or endorsement of, the Giveaway. Any difference between the stated estimated value of a prize and its actual value will not be awarded. Winners agree to accept prize “AS IS.”

GENERAL RELEASE; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing or publishing of this offer, administration of the Giveaway or in the announcement of prizes. In the event Sponsor is prevented from continuing with this Giveaway, or the integrity and/or feasibility of the Giveaway is undermined by any event, including but not limited to fire, flood, epidemic, earthquake, explosion, labor dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, satellite or equipment failure, riot or civil disturbance, war (declared or undeclared), terrorist threat or activity, or any federal, state or local government law, order or regulation, order of any court or jurisdiction, or other cause not reasonability within Sponsor’s control (each a “Force Majeure” event or occurrence), Sponsor shall have the right in its sole discretion, to abbreviate, modify, suspend, cancel, or terminate the Giveaway without further obligation and, if so, Sponsor reserves the right, but not the obligation, to award the prize from among all valid and eligible entries received up to the time of such Force Majeure event. All entries are the property of Sponsor and are not returnable.
By entering, entrants and winner(s) agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, together with any Co-Sponsor and Giveaway Administrator (the “Giveaway Entities”), which shall be final for all purposes hereunder, and agree: (1) Giveaway Entities may use (unless prohibited by law) their names, likenesses, images, photographs, voices, cities/states of residence, and biographical information for advertising, trade and promotion in any media or format now or hereafter known, including on the Internet or via wireless application protocol, without further compensation, permission or notification, except where prohibited by law; and (2) to release, hold harmless and indemnify Giveaway Entities from and against any and all liability, damages or causes of action (however named or described) with respect to or arising out of either (i) entrants’ participation in the Giveaway or in any Giveaway-related activity; or (ii) the receipt, possession, or use or misuse of the prizes awarded in the promotion, including but not limited to any claims for damage to property, personal injury or death, or claims based on defamation, rights of privacy, rights of publicity or merchandise delivery. Winner may be required to complete, sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release or prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate.

Each Entrant hereby waives application of California Civil Code Section 1542 which provides as follows:

A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.

Entrant expressly waives the provisions of Section 1542 of the California Civil Code as well as any other statutes, rules, laws, ordinances, or common law principles or other authority of similar effect of any jurisdiction, and further waives any right to invoke said provisions now or in the future with regard to the Giveaway. Entrants and the winner further acknowledge and agree that this waiver is an essential and material term of these Official Rules and the Giveaway.

RESTRICTIONS: This Giveaway is intended for participation in the United States only and shall be construed and evaluated according to U.S. law. Do not enter this Giveaway if you are not located in the United States, if you are a resident of Rhode Island or if you are not a legal U.S. resident. Repetitive automated electronic submission of entries is specifically prohibited, and any such entries will be disqualified. Entries will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the twitter address submitted at the time of entry. In the event of a dispute, the potential winner may be required to provide proof that he/she is the authorized account holder of the identified twitter account, and Sponsor’s decision will be final. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries, including any error that may result in an erroneous appearance of qualification for the prize. Sponsor is not responsible for any problem or technical malfunction of any computer equipment or software that results in loss of entry. WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY COMPUTERIZED SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE GIVEAWAY IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGE FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PROSECUTE ANY FRAUDULENT ENTRIES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.

ALL DECISIONS BY SPONSOR ARE FINAL. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES, DO NOT ENTER THE SWEEPSTAKES.



ENTRANT’S PERSONAL INFORMATION: Information collected from entrants is subject to BestofMedia’s privacy policy at http://www.tomshardware.com/privacy.html. The Winner will be required to fill out a W-9 tax form as required by law for receipt of the prize. The Winner will also be required to agree to a name and likeness release for the purposes of promotion, marketing, advertising or other publicity of the Giveaway.

Miscellaneous Conditions: You agree that the laws of the United States of America and the laws of the State of California, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws, will govern the Contest and these Official Rules. You irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of, and venue in, the state and federal courts seated in Los Angeles County, California, and the related appellate courts, in any related action or proceeding. As a condition of participating in the Giveaway, you agree that any and all disputes that cannot be resolved between the parties and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Official Rules shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances will you be permitted to obtain awards for and you hereby waive all rights to claim punitive, incidental or consequential damages (including reasonably attorneys' fees), other than your actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e. costs associated with entering this Giveaway) and you further waive all rights to have damages multiplied or increased. Any personal information supplied by any entrant to Giveaway Entities will be subject to Sponsor’s privacy policies posted at . [b]Winners' List and Official Ru...Culver Blvd #104, Culver City, CA 90232, USA.
 
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