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OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
 
By entering this Promotion, entrants accept and agree to be bound by these Official Rules.  Any violation of these rules may result in disqualification.  All decisions of the judges regarding this Promotion are final and binding in all respects.

1.    PROMOTION PERIOD.  Promotion begins 12:01 AM ET on 5/23/11 and ends 11:59 PM ET 6/5/11 (“Promotion Period”).

2.     ELIGIBILITY.  This sweepstakes (the “Promotion”) is only open to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia age of fourteen (14) years and older, except officers, directors, members, and employees of the Sponsor, Administrator, or any other party associated with the development or administration of this Promotion, and the immediate family (i.e., parents, children, siblings, spouse), and persons residing in the same household, as such individuals. This Promotion is void outside the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and where prohibited.  Winners of the promotion will be required to participate in a weekly meeting via Skype with the Amethyst Jeans team, fulfill weekly assignments given by the Amethyst Jeans Team and interact on the Amethyst Jeans Facebook wall on a weekly basis.  Any such participation with the Amethyst Jeans team shall not deem the winner to be an employee or independent contractor of either the Sponsor, the Administrator or the Host. 

3.    HOW TO ENTER.  Entrants must “Like” Amethyst Jeans official Facebook Page and then fill out the official entry form, including writing an essay on why they should be an Amethyst Fashion Blogger.  Essay must include the applicants favorite denim trends of the season.  Entrants must also upload a video to YouTube or Vimeo demonstrating how you style your favorite outfit(s) and how your style is unique.  The deadline for all entries is 6/5/11.  All entries become the property of the Sponsor upon their submission. 

4.    WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION.   Winner selection will be conducted by and at the complete discretion of the Sponsor and all decisions are final.  Winners will be announced by the Sponsor on 6/13/11 via a posting on the Amethyst Jeans Facebook page. Any potential winner will be notified by email and/or telephone on or before such announcement date.  If a potential winner: (i) cannot be contacted; (ii) does not respond within five (5) days from the date the Sponsor first tries to notify him/her; (iii) fails to return the Affidavit and Release as specified in Rule 9; (iv) refuses the prize; and/or (v) the prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, such potential winner forfeits all rights to win the Promotion or receive the prize, and an alternate potential winner may be selected.  Upon contacting a potential winner and determining that he/she has met all eligibility requirements of the Promotion, including without limitation the execution of required waivers, publicity and liability releases and disclaimers, such individual will be declared the “winner” of the Promotion.
 
5.    PRIZE DESCRIPTION.  There will be up to six (6) winners total selected in June 2011.  The prize for each winner is one (1 Apple iPad, and twelve (12) pairs of Amethyst Jeans over a twelve (12) month period (1 pair of jeans per month). Winner will receive the first three (3) pair initially and the remaining balance of nine (9) pairs will be given one (1) pair per month beginning 10/1/11 and ending 6/1/12. Winner also agrees to accept the title and any responsibilities (i.e., attendance of weekly Skype meetings and Facebook blogging) of the Amethyst Fashion Blogger.  The approximate retail value of the prize is $1,100.00.
 
7.     ODDS OF WINNING.  The odds of winning this Promotion depend on the number of eligible entries received.

8.     NO PRIZE TRANSFER OR SUBSTITUTION.  No prize or any portion thereof is transferable or redeemable for cash. There are no substitutions for prize except by Sponsor, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be substituted.
 
9.     CONSENT AND RELEASE.  By entering the Promotion, each entrant releases and discharges the Sponsor, Administrator, and any other party associated with the development or administration of this Promotion, their parent, subsidiary, and affiliated entities, and each of their respective officers, directors, members, shareholders, employees, independent contractors, agents, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, “Sponsor Entities”), from any and all liability whatsoever in connection with this Promotion, including without limitation legal claims, costs, injuries, losses or damages, demands or actions of any kind (including without limitation personal injuries, death, damage to, loss or destruction or property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation, or portrayal in a false light) (collectively, “Claims”).  Except where prohibited: (i) acceptance of a prize constitutes the consent of any winner, without further compensation, to use the name and likeness of such winner for editorial, advertising and publicity purposes by the Sponsor and/or others authorized by the Sponsor; (ii) acceptance of a prize constitutes a release by any winner of the Sponsor Entities of any and all Claims in connection with the administration of this Promotion and the use, misuse, or possession of any prize; and (iii) any potential winner may be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility (including social security number) and a liability/publicity release.  Affidavits and releases must be returned within ten (10) days from the date that Sponsor first tries to notify the potential winner.  If winner is deemed to be a minor under the jurisdiction of his/her residence, the prize will be awarded in the name of his/her parent or legal guardian who must execute any necessary affidavit and release. We reserve the right to use any photos for our marketing campaign(s) now and in the future.
 
10.    DISCLAIMERS.  (i) Sponsor is not responsible for entries that are late, misdirected, incorrect, garbled, or incompletely received, for any reason, including by reason of hardware, software, browser, or network failure, malfunction, congestion, or incompatibility at Sponsor’s or Administrator’s servers or elsewhere.  In the event of a dispute, entries will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry.  “Authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet Access Provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institute) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.  (ii) Sponsor and Administrator, in their sole discretion, reserve the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process or the operation of the web site or otherwise attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion.  Use of bots or other automated process to enter is prohibited and may result in disqualification at the sole discretion of Sponsor or Administrator.  (iii) Sponsor and Administrator further reserve the right to cancel, terminate or modify the Promotion if it is not capable of completion as planned, including by reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, force majeure or technical failures of any sort.  (iv) Sponsor Entities are not responsible for errors in the administration or fulfillment of this Promotion, including without limitation mechanical, human, printing, distribution or production errors, and may modify or cancel this Promotion based upon such error at its sole discretion without liability.  In no event will Sponsor be responsible for awarding more than the number of prizes specified in these rules.  (v) In the event this Promotion is cancelled or terminated, pursuant to subparagraph (iii) or (iv), Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the prizes offered herein. (vi) SPONSOR ENTITIES MAKE NO WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR GUARANTEES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, AS REGARDS THIS PROMOTION OR THE MERCHANTABILITY, QUALITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING ANY PRIZE OR ANY COMPONENT OF ANY PRIZE.  (vii) CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS PROMOTION MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND/OR CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.  (viii) The value(s) of the prize(s) set forth above represent Sponsor’s good faith determination of the approximate retail value(s) thereof; the actual fair market value(s) as ultimately determined by Sponsor are final and binding and cannot be challenged or appealed.  In the event the stated approximate retail value(s) of a prize is more than the actual fair market value of that prize, the difference will not be awarded in cash or otherwise.  No substitution or compensation will be given for any portion of the prize that is not used. (ix)  The Sponsor and the Host are not responsible for any content posted by the winners on the Sponsor’s Facebook page.

11.    APPLICABLE LAWS AND JURISDICTION.  This Promotion is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.  Issues concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to any principles of conflict of laws.  All disputes arising out of or connected with this Promotion will be resolved individually, and without resort to class action, exclusively by a state or federal court located in New York, New York.  Should there be a conflict between the laws of the State of New York and any other laws, the conflict will be resolved in favor of the laws of the State of New York.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, all judgments or awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket damages (excluding attorneys’ fees) associated with participation in this Promotion and shall not include any indirect, punitive, incidental and/or consequential damages.

12.    TAXES.  All prizes are subject to federal, state and local income taxes.  Payment of the taxes due are solely the responsibility of the recipient of the prize.  If the approximate retail value of the prize exceeds $600.00, the Sponsors will issue an IRS Form 1099-MISC to the winner detailing the value of the prize.  If the approximate retail value of the prize is less than $600.00, the Sponsor may not issue an IRS Form 1099-MISC to the winner.  However, the winner is still responsible for reporting the value of the prize received from the Sponsor and paying any applicable income tax thereon.