October 1, 2003 - March 1, 2004
Official rules, regulations & entry information
I. PROCEDURES
1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. To enter, complete the online entry form, and submit via U.S. standard mail, a 3-6 minute video clip containing BOTH of the following criteria:
a). Describe or demonstrate why you would like to own a Hot Spring Spa equipped with the SpAudio® music system.
b). Perform (sing or dance) to your favorite musical song.
2. Submit your entry via VHS tape or CD-Rom only. Entries received in electronic format will not be accepted and will be disqualified. Footage taped using 8MM, Beta or Hi-8 format must be transferred to the aforementioned format(s) or will not be accepted and will be disqualified. Submit your entry (postage paid) with a label affixed to the video or CD which includes your name, address, telephone number and age to:
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Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
Attention: Marketing Department JM
1280 Park Center Drive
Vista, CA 92081
3. All entries must be received between October 1, 2003 and March 1, 2004. Contest Rules and Regulations are available at any participating Hot Spring® Spa Dealer and at www.hotspring.com. Misdirected, mutilated, incomplete, illegible, defaced, late or postage-due entries are void. Entry constitutes acceptance of all rules.
4. Watkins reserves the right to edit and/or alter any submission. Entries containing nudity, alcohol, foul language and/or lewd behaviors will not be accepted and will automatically be disqualified.
5. Decisions of the judges as to all contest matters are final and nonappealable. All submissions are subject to the terms of these rules and all entrants agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of the judges. Watkins reserves the right to amend these rules at any time.
II. ELIGIBILITY
1. Contest open to all legal residents of any of the fifty (50) states of the U.S.A. who have reached the age of 21 by September 30, 2003. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW. Only those entries received between October 1, 2003 and March 1, 2004 are eligible. Directors, officers, volunteers, employees, and their relatives (by blood or marriage) of Watkins and Masco Corporation or their advertising and promotion agencies, are not eligible.
2. Entrants whose clips are chosen for inclusion on the Hot Spring Web site must sign and return within fourteen days of notification, an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability Release and (unless prohibited by law) Publicity Release indicating, among other things, that the chosen clip may be posted on the Hot Spring Spa Web site and that Watkins can use the winner's name and likeness for the purposes of advertising and promotion on behalf of Watkins without obtaining permission from or making any payment to the winner or any other third party. Failure to provide requested releases will result in disqualification of entrant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the submission of a video clip constitutes the submitter's permission to use the clip on the Web site and all exploitations thereof, including without limitation, advertising and promotion and further constitutes the submitter's representation that all necessary consents and permissions therefore have been obtained.
3. By participating in this Contest, entrants agree to be bound by these Rules and release and hold Watkins Manufacturing and its owners, members, parent company, dealers, affiliates, and their directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from any and all liability or injuries, loss, or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with this Promotion or the prize won.
III. JUDGING CRITERIA, ENTRIES AND PRIZE
1. Contest entries will be judged by Watkins and/or its advertising or public relations agency, on or about April 1, 2004. Entries will be judged on what is deemed to be the most humorous, unique, creative and/or best performed. Entries containing nudity, alcohol, foul language and/or lewd behaviors will not be accepted and will be automatically disqualified. Clips must be a minimum of 3 minutes and a maximum of 6 minutes in length. Clips that do not meet these time requirements will be automatically disqualified.
2. A total of five (5) finalists will be selected by Watkins and/or its advertising or public relations agency. The clips of these five finalists will be posted on the Hot Spring Web site (www.hotspring.com) on or about April 1, 2004 for a 30-day period and visitors to the site can submit a vote for their favorite clip using an electronic poll voting system. Only one vote per person will be permitted. The one (1) clip obtaining the highest number of votes cast will be deemed the final winner. Watkins reserves the right to use alternate judging and/or voting procedures, if needed. And in the event of a tie, Watkins reserves the right to use alternate judging and/or voting procedures to determine final winner.
3. One Vanguard® spa equipped with the SpAudio® music system with an approximate retail value of $9,000 will be awarded to the final winning entrant. The remaining finalists are not eligible for any prize(s).
4. Watkins will arrange for delivery of the spa at the address stated on the winner's entry form and will pay for its delivery and set-up. Winning entrant is responsible for paying all other costs, including costs for an appropriate base on which to place the spa, permits, additional delivery costs that are deemed above and beyond a standard truck delivery, and all required electrical hookups. Site and electrical preparation must be in accordance with the Pre-Delivery Instructions Manual as provided by Watkins. Watkins reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to make a reasonable equivalent substitution for the spa to be awarded. The winner is solely responsible for any taxes and fees relating to the spa awarded. A Form 1099 will be provided to the Internal Revenue Service. Winner has no right of substitution and must take possession of the spa by December 31, 2004. Prize is non-transferable, not assignable and not redeemable for cash. Only one prize will be awarded.
5. Prize winner will be notified by mail at the address indicated on the entry. Watkins is not responsible for any late or misdirected award notices or responses. If the prize notification letter is returned as undeliverable, an alternate winner may be chosen.
IV. ADDITIONAL RULES
For the name of the winner, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope which includes your name, address and telephone number to Watkins Manufacturing Corporation, Attention: Marketing Department JM, 1280 Park Center Drive, Vista, CA 92081, or visit www.hotspring.com. Watkins reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify or cancel this Promotion in its entirety if it becomes technically corrupted or because of non-authorized human intervention. Watkins is not responsible for (a) any injury or damage to participant's or any other's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials for this Promotion or (b) error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone, computer, hardware or software malfunctions of any kind, or inaccurate transmission of, or failure of Watkins to receive entry information on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site or any combination thereof.
Decisions of Watkins are final in all matters.
©2003 Watkins Manufacturing Corporation. All rights reserved. Hot Spring and SpAudio are registered trademarks of Watkins, 1280 Park Center Drive, Vista, California 92081.
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