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THE FOLLOWING SWEEPSTAKES IS INTENDED FOR VIEWING IN THE 50 UNITED STATES AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
("D.C.") ONLY, AND WILL BE CONSTRUED AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO U.S. LAW. DO NOT PROCEED IN THIS
SWEEPSTAKES SITE UNLESS YOU ARE A LEGAL RESIDENT OF, AND LOCATED IN, AN ELIGIBLE STATE OR D.C.
("Sweepstakes") OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Eligibility: Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia who are 25 years of age or older that own a dog. Employees, officers, and directors, and their respective immediate family members (spouse, parents, siblings, children) or household members (whether or not related) of Virbac Corporation ("Sponsor"), and its parents, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, dealers, and wholesalers, their respective advertising and Sweepstakes agencies, and webmasters/suppliers are ineligible. By participating you agree to these Official Rules. How to Enter: Between 12:01 a.m. (ET) July 1, 2009 and 11:59 p.m. (ET) on September 30, 2009 ("Sweepstakes Period"), access the www.iverhart.com Web site ("Website"), click on a Sweepstakes icon, banner or text link to access the Sweepstakes registration page, and then follow the directions to enter. All entries must be received and recorded by Sponsor's computer (the official Sweepstakes time keeping device) by 11:59 PM ET on September 30, 2009. On the Website, you will need to completely and accurately enter your full name, address, city, state, zip code, daytime phone number, e-mail address, date of birth, the full name of your dog's veterinary clinic ("Clinic"), clinic street address, city, state and zip code, phone number, your dog's name, dog's age, breed and weight. No robotic, programmed, script, macro or other automated entries, or third party entries, (collectively "automated entries"), all of which will be disqualified. There is a limit of one entry per person and/or e-mail address during the entire duration of the Sweepstakes. All entry information submitted becomes the property of Sponsor and will not be returned. For details on how your information may be used, see Sponsor's terms of use/privacy policy at www.iverhart.com. Prize Details/Odds of Winning: Twenty Prize Winners, Twenty (20) Prize Winners will win a free heartworm test for your dog (value not to exceed $40), a free veterinarian well exam for your dog (value not to exceed $40) and a free 6-month supply of IVERHART brand heartworm preventive. The total approximate retail value is up to $125.00. Any difference between the approximate retail value and the actual value will not be awarded. Payment for the heartworm test, well exam portion and actual product of the prize will be made directly to your dog's veterinary Clinic (as listed on the entry) directly once the winners are determined. All costs and expenses not expressly stated are the sole responsibility of the winner. Winner is responsible for any applicable taxes on prize. Prize is non-transferable and no substitutions or cash redemptions will be made, except in the case of the unavailability of the prize, Sponsor reserves the right to award a prize of equal or greater value. The total approximate retail value of all prizes is $2,500. Prize is awarded "as is" with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied. The odds of winning depend on number of all eligible entries received. Limit one prize per person per family per household. Drawing: Winners will be selected via random drawing on or about October 7, 2009 from all eligible entries received. Sponsor will attempt to notify potential winners by mail, overnight mail and/or telephone approximately two weeks after drawing. The drawing and awarding of the prizes will be conducted by Promotion Management Center, Inc. an independent judging organization, whose decisions are final and binding in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. Provided a sufficient number of eligible entries are received, properly claimed prize will be awarded, but in no event will more prizes be awarded than are provided for in these Official Rules. Unclaimed prizes will not be awarded. General Terms and Conditions: By entering, participants agree (a) that Sponsor, its parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and Sweepstakes agencies, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents, (individually and collectively "Releasees") are indemnified, released and will be held harmless by participants from any and all liability, for any damages, injuries or losses of any kind (whether due to negligence or otherwise) to person(s), pets and property including death or illness, arising directly or indirectly from the acceptance, possession, misuse or use of a prize or his/her participation in this Sweepstakes; and (b) winner grants (and agrees to confirm such grant in writing promptly upon request) to Sponsor and those acting under Sponsor's authority the right to the use of his/her (and winner's pet's) name, photograph, likeness, voice, image, statements and biographical information at any time or times, in perpetuity, for advertising, trade, publicity and Sweepstakes purposes in any media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide and on the World Wide Web and Internet, without review, notification, approval or additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. Winners may be required to complete, sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability Release and, where lawful, Publicity Release within 14 days of receipt of notification, except where prohibited by law. If documents are not returned in a timely manner, or if prize notification or prize is returned as non-deliverable, or if the winner is found to be ineligible or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules, prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner selected by random drawing. By entering, participants agree that all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrant's rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules. By entering, participants consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal, state and local courts in Fort Worth, TX. The information entrant discloses when registering for this Sweepstakes will be subject to the Privacy Policy set forth on the Website. Limitations of Liability: Releasees are not responsible for lost, late, stolen, illegible, misdirected, postage due or non-delivered entries, mail or e-mail; or for lost, interrupted or unavailable satellite, network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), Web site or other connections availability, accessibility or traffic congestion, or miscommunications, or failed computer, network, telephone, satellite, or cable hardware, software or lines, or technical failure, or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions, or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic or network, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry or other information or the failure to capture, or loss of, any such information. Releasees are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Web site users, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Sweepstakes and assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or tampering with or hacking of Web site. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or operation of the Sweepstakes or Web site, to be acting in violation of the terms of the Web site or to be acting in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to threaten, abuse or harass any other person. Releasees are not responsible for injury or damage to participants' or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating in this Sweepstakes or downloading or copying materials from or use of Web site. If, for any reason, the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes, and determine winner from eligible entries received prior to action taken, or as otherwise deemed fair and equitable by Sponsor. Notice of such suspension or termination will be posted on the Website. Any attempt to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes is unlawful and subject to legal action by Sponsor or its agents. In case of dispute regarding entries, the authorized subscriber of email account used to enter the Sweepstakes, at actual time of entry, will be deemed to be participant and must comply with these Official Rules. Authorized account subscriber is deemed to be natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet Access Provider, online service provider, or other organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses. IN NO EVENT WILL RELEASEES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SWEEPSTAKES INTERNET SITE OR DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM SAID SITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THIS SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS. Winner List: For the name of winner, available after 10/28/09 log on to www.iverhart.com. The winners will be posted for a minimum of 30 days after the initial posting date. Sponsor: Virbac Corporation, 3200 Meacham Blvd., Ft. Worth, TX 76137. |
