GET COOKING WITH THE SPATULATTA COOKBOOK SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES

 

 

Sponsor: Scholastic Inc., 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012

1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. To enter, visit www.Spatulatta.com and fill out the simple online entry form (providing your first name, age, e-mail address, and a parent/legal guardian’s e-mail address, and your favorite ingredient) . Sweepstakes begins September 15, 2007 12:01am EST and all electronic entries must be received by October 31, 200711:59pm EST. One entry per person. No copies, facsimiles or reproductions of online entry form will be accepted. YOU MAY ONLY ENTER THIS SWEEPSTAKES ONLINE. NO OTHER METHOD OF ENTRY WILL BE ACCEPTED. All entries become the exclusive property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Sponsor and its agencies shall not be liable for (a) telephone, electronic, program, network, Internet, or computer delays, deletions, interruptions or other failures of any kind; (b) late, lost, damaged, failed, misdirected, incomplete, garbled, unintelligible, or delayed computer messages; or (c) any human error that may occur in the processing of any entry, nor are they responsible for any theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries, whether caused by the sender or any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Sweepstakes. Proof of emailing does not constitute proof of delivery.

2. ELIGIBILITY. Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the United States who are between the ages of 9 and 12 at the time of entry, excluding residents of Rhode Island and Puerto Rico. Employees, and members of their families, of Sponsor and its parent, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and their respective advertising, promotion and production agencies, are not eligible to enter. Void where prohibited or restricted by law and in Rhode Island and Puerto Rico. Subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws.

3. WINNERS. One (1) grand prizewinner and five (5) runners-up will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries on or about November 30, 2007 by Sponsor, whose decisions on all matters relating to this Sweepstakes shall be final.  Winners will be notified by e-mail. This message will be sent to the winner's e-mail address provided at the time of entry. Odds of winning will depend on the number of eligible entries received.

The grand prizewinner will receive: A trip to Evanston, Illinois for the winner and one (1) parent or legal guardian to appear on a webcast segment on Spatulatta.com (Approximate Retail Value: one thousand three hundred dollars$1300) as follows: the grand prizewinner and one (1) parent or legal guardian will receive roundtrip, coach air transportation for two to Chicago, IL, two nights hotel accommodations at Hotel Orrington in Evanston, IL, ground transportation to/from the airport and to/from the Spatulatta webcast; one (1) signed copy of THE SPATULATTA COOKBOOK and Spatulatta cooking apron ($150); and an appearance in a Spatulatta webcast segment with Isabella and Olivia Gerasole that will be posted on www.Spatulatta.com. Winners must make their own way to/from their home airport. Dates of travel are subject to availability. Winners will be responsible for food and all other out of pocket expenses.

Each runner-up will receive: A signed copy of THE SPATULATTA COOKBOOK and Spatulatta cooking apron (Approximate Retail Value: one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) No substitution or transfer of prizes is permitted by the winner. Prizes are non-returnable and cannot be sold or redeemed for cash. In the case of unavailability, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value. The winner is responsible for payment of all federal, state or other tax liabilities (including income taxes) on any prize received. Prizes will be awarded in the name of minor's parent or legal guardian.

Winners will have seven (7) days from notification to accept the prize by e-mail. Sponsor and its agencies shall not be liable for unsuccessful efforts to notify a winner. If a winner does not respond to notification of winner status within seven (7) days from notification, or if the winner does not meet qualification criteria, Sponsor reserves the right to select an alternate winner. After Sponsor’s reasonable attempt to award the prizes, any unclaimed prizes will not be awarded, and Sponsor may, in its discretion, elect to donate any such prizes to charity. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of a person submitting an on-line entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the Authorized Account Holder of the e-mail address at the time of entry. "Authorized Account Holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned the e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.

4. GENERAL CONDITIONS: If the administration or integrity of the Sweepstakes is compromised or corrupted at any time, the Sponsor reserves the right to modify, suspend or cancel the Sweepstakes. Sponsor and its agencies shall not be liable for any death, injury or damage to an entrant, or his/her or any other person's computer related to or resulting from entering the Sweepstakes. Entrants agree that the decisions of Sponsor related to this Sweepstakes and all drawings are final. By accepting a prize, winners also agree to release Sponsor and its parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and their respective advertising, promotion or production agencies from any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for death, injuries, damages or losses to persons and property which may be sustained in connection with the receipt, ownership or use of the prize or while preparing for, participating in, and/or traveling to any prize-related activity. Sponsor is not responsible if any prize cannot be awarded or enjoyed due to travel cancellations, delays or interruption due to weather, natural disaster, acts of war or terrorism or similar causes. Taxes on prizes are the sole responsibility of the winners. Winners will be required to complete, sign and return a notarized affidavit of eligibility and liability/right of publicity release, which may require winners to furnish their social security numbers; failure to do so within fifteen (15) days of receipt of such affidavit and release will result in disqualification and the selection of an alternate winner. Except where prohibited, acceptance of a prize shall constitute and signify a winner's consent to the use of his/her name, address (city and state only), likeness, age, voice and/or photograph for any lawful purpose in any media, including online, in perpetuity without further notice or compensation, except where prohibited by law. By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants affirm that they have read and accepted these Official Sweepstakes Rules. Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with this Sweepstakes will be ineligible for the prizes.

5. INTERNET. Sponsor and its respective parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and their respective advertising, promotion or production agencies are not responsible for technical, hardware, software or telecommunications malfunctions of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, incomplete, inaccurate, garbled or delayed electronic communications caused by the sender, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Sweepstakes which may limit the ability to play or participate, or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in this Sweepstakes. If for any reason (including, but not limited to, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other cause beyond the control of Sponsor, which corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes) the Sweepstakes is not capable of being conducted as described in these rules, Sponsor shall have the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes.

6. WINNERS’ LIST. The names of the prizewinners will be posted on www.Spatulatta.com by December 31, 2007. You may also request the name of the winners by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope no later than February 28, 2008 to: Scholastic/SpatulattaSweepstakes Winners List, Scholastic Inc., 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012-3999, Attn: Adrienne Vrettos.