| OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY PERIOD: The Norah Jones Kids Band Giveaway Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes") begins at 9:01 a.m. Eastern Time ("ET") on December 17, 2009 and ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on January 31, 2010 ("Sweepstakes Entry Period"). ELIGIBILITY: Sweepstakes open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are age 18 or older at time of entry. Void in Puerto Rico, U.S. territories and possessions and where prohibited by law. Employees, and their immediate family members, and persons living in the same household, of EMI North America (the "Sponsor") and its respective parent company, divisions, subsidiaries, retailers, artists, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies and any other persons involved with this Sweepstakes are not eligible to enter or win. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. In the event that this Sweepstakes is challenged by any legal or regulatory authority, Sponsor reserves the right to discontinue or modify the Sweepstakes or to disqualify entrants residing in the affected geographic areas. In such event, Sponsor shall have no liability to any entrants who are disqualified due to such an action. This Sweepstakes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with New York law, and the venue for all controversies will be exclusively in state or federal court in New York, New York. TO ENTER: Visit http:/www.bluenote.com/norah_jones/contest/ and follow all onscreen entry instructions to complete and submit the online entry form. All entries must be received no earlier than 9:01 a.m. ET on December 17, 2009 and no later than 11:59 PM ET on January 31, 2010. Online entrants are subject to all notices posted online including but not limited to privacy policy. Limit: Only one (1) entry per person and per email address will be accepted. Duplicate entries will be disregarded. No responsibility is assumed for entries that are illegible, incomplete, lost, late, misdirected, or damaged. Mechanically produced or computer generated entries are void. All entries become property of the Sponsor and will not be returned or acknowledged. WINNER SELECTION: One (1) Grand Prize Winner will be selected in a random drawing from all eligible entries received, on or about February 5, 2010. Random drawing will be conducted by Ventura Associates, Inc., an independent judging organization whose decisions are final and binding. Odds of winning are determined by the number of eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Entry Period. PRIZE AND ITS APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE ("ARV"): One winner will receive a Grand Prize package consisting of the following items: one (1) LX1 Little Martin Acoustic Guitar (ARV: $299.00); one (1) Ludwig 5-piece Junior Drum Set with Cymbals (ARV: $279.00); one (1) Schoenhut 49 Key Baby Grand Piano (ARV: $2,008.00); and one (1) "The fall" CD by Norah Jones (ARV: $14.99). Total ARV of Grand Prize package: $2,600.99. No substitution, transfer, assignment or cash equivalent of prize (or any portion of prize) permitted, except Sponsor may substitute prize or portion thereof with a prize of equal or greater value. Winner acknowledges that the Sponsor and all other businesses concerned with this Sweepstakes and their agents do not make, nor are in any manner are responsible for any warranty, representations, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relative the quality, conditions, fitness or merchantability of any aspect of prize except that each prize shall be subject to its manufacturer’s standard warranty. NOTIFICATION/TERMS: The potential winner will be notified by mail and/or email and will be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability and a Publicity Release within seven (7) days of date specified on notification, or an alternate winner will be selected. If the potential winner cannot be contacted, or if Affidavit/Release is returned as undeliverable or if a selected winner cannot accept or receive the prize for any reason, or winner is not in compliance with these Official Rules, the prize will be forfeited and it will be awarded to an alternate winner. Prize will be awarded within 30 days after receipt and verification of completed Affidavit/Release. Winner will be solely responsible for payment of all taxes on prize (including but not limited to federal, state, income and sales tax). Any other incidental expenses associated with prize not specified herein are the sole responsibility of winner. Except where prohibited by law, entry and acceptance of prize constitutes permission to use winner’s name, prize won, hometown, likeness, video tape, photographs, and statements for purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity (including online posting on Sponsor’s web site of choice) in any and all media now or hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity, without additional compensation, notification or permission. GENERAL: In the event of a dispute over the identity of an online entrant, entry will be deemed submitted by the "Authorized Account Holder" of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. Authorized Account Holder means the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Entry materials/data that have been tampered with or altered, or mass entries or entries generated by a script, macro or use of automated devices are void. Sponsor is not responsible for: (i) 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 equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions of any kind, or inaccurate transmission of or failure to receive entry information by the Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site or any combination thereof; or (ii) any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in the Sweepstakes. By participating in the Sweepstakes, entrant (i) agrees to be bound by these Official Rules, including all eligibility requirements, and (ii) agree to be bound by the decisions of Sponsor and the judges, which are final and binding in all matters relating to the Sweepstakes. Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification from the Sweepstakes. The Sponsor reserves the right to: (i) permanently disqualify from the Sweepstakes, any person they believe has intentionally violated these Official Rules; and (ii) withdraw the online method of entry if it becomes technically corrupted, (including if a computer virus or system malfunction inalterably impairs its ability to conduct the sweepstakes), and to select winner from among all eligible entries received prior to such withdrawal. LEGAL WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL, WHETHER OR NOT AN ENTRANT, TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE, DESTROY, TAMPER OR VANDALIZE THIS WEB SITE OR INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES, IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND DILIGENTLY PURSUE ALL REMEDIES AGAINST ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. RELEASE OF LIABILITY: By participating in this Sweepstakes, all entrants including the Grand Prize Winner hereby releases the Sponsor and its respective parent company, affiliates, subsidiaries, retailers, artists, officers, directors, agents, employees and all others associated with the development and execution of this Sweepstakes from any and all liability with respect to, or in any way arising from, this Sweepstakes and/or award, acceptance or use of the prize, including liability for personal injury, death, damages, or monetary loss. Sponsor is not responsible if Sweepstakes cannot take place or if any prize cannot be awarded due to cancellations, delays or interruptions due to acts of God, acts of war, natural disasters, weather or acts of terrorism. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Sweepstakes or in the announcement of the prize. ARBITRATION AND CHOICE OF LAW: Except where prohibited by law, as a condition of participating in this Sweepstakes, entrant agrees that (1) any and all disputes and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, or prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by final and binding arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association and held at the AAA regional office nearest the Entrant; (2) the Federal Arbitration Act shall govern the interpretation, enforcement and all proceedings at such arbitration; and (3) judgment upon such arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Under no circumstances will Entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and Entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or any other damages, including attorneys' fees, other than Entrant's actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e., costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes), and Entrant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrants and Sponsor in connection with this Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the substantive laws of the State of New York, USA without regard to New York choice of law rules. CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVACY POLICY: By entering this Sweepstakes, any personal information you provide to Sponsor will be subject to Sponsor’s privacy policy and terms of service located at http://www.bluenote.com/Privacy.aspx. WINNER’S NAME: For winner’s name (available after February 28, 2010), send a self-addressed stamped envelope by February 28, 2010 to: Norah Jones Kids Band Giveaway Sweepstakes Winner, c/o Ventura Associates, Inc., Customer Service (DE – EMI3164), 1040 6th Ave., 20th Floor, NY, NY 10018. SPONSOR: EMI North America, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011. SWEEPSTAKES ADMINISTRATOR: Ventura Associates, Inc., 1040 6th Ave., NY, NY 10018. |