Amazon Webstore Makeover Contest Official Rules

Please read these rules before entering the Amazon Webstore Makeover Contest (“Contest”). By submitting an entry, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and the judges, and that you satisfy all eligibility requirements.

  1. ELIGIBILITY. Open to (a) individuals or sole proprietors who are legal residents of one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who have reached the older of 18 years old or the age of majority in their state of residence at time of entry or (b) privately held businesses that are legally domiciled and headquartered in one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia. Each entrant must be an online merchant. The prize will be awarded in the name of the individual or business that entered. Any individual submitting an entry on behalf of a business represents and warrants that he/she is authorized to submit an entry on behalf of such business. Not open to employees or independent contractors, or immediate family members (spouses, domestic partners, parents, grandparents, siblings, children, and grandchildren) or those living in the same household of employees or independent contractors of Sponsor, any entity involved in any aspect of the Contest (including prize fulfillment, funding or judging), advertising agencies, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advisors, or advertising/promotion agencies.
  2. HOW TO ENTER. Contest entry period begins at 7:00 PM (PST) on June 17, 2011 and ends at 12:00 AM (PST) on August 30, 2011 (the “Entry Period”). To enter, log onto http://webstore.amazon.com/webstore-makeover-contest/b/2986047011 during the Entry Period and complete the entry form, including a link to your eCommerce website for which you would like to receive a makeover (“Website”). You must have an Amazon Webstore account at the time of entry. If you do not have an Amazon Webstore account, you may sign up for a 30-day free trial (see http://webstore.amazon.com/pricing/b/2980642011). More than one entry may be submitted by any entrant, but multiple entries for the same website will not be accepted. In the event multiple entries for the same website are submitted, the first eligible entry received by Sponsor for such website will be entered into the Contest and all other entries for that website will be disqualified. Each Website must be suitable for family viewing on a national news network and meet the content guidelines found at http://www.amazon.com/contentguidelines. By entering, each entrant represents and warrants that the Website being entered into the Contest does not violate or infringe any copyright, trademark, privacy or publicity right, or other personal, proprietary or intellectual property right of any person or entity, or violate any local, state or federal laws or any entrant’s employer’s policies; and is not defamatory, libelous, obscene, or otherwise illegal. Sponsor may disqualify any entrant whose entry Sponsor deems, in its sole discretion, at any time not to comply with any requirement described in these Official Rules or the foregoing representations and warranties. Entries must be received no later than 12:00 AM (PST) on August 30, 2011. Sponsor’s servers and clock shall be deemed the official clock for the Contest and entrant’s proof of submission does not constitute proof of receipt by Sponsor. Incomplete entries will be disqualified. Sponsor is not responsible for (i) lost, misdirected, late, illegible, incomplete or unintelligible entries, or for inaccurate entry information, whether caused by entrant or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest, or by any technical or human errors that may occur in the processing entries; or (ii) any printing, production, human or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Contest.
  3. JUDGING. From August 31, 2011 through September 30, 2011, all qualified entries will be judged by a panel of qualified judges selected by Sponsor using the following judging criteria: (a) the current state and condition of the Website; and (b) the potential for improvement. One winner will be selected by the judges. In the event of a tie, the tie will be broken by the tied entries being judged and rated based on site ease of use. The winner will be notified by e-mail and/or phone by October 1, 2011 and his/her/its name will be posted on http://webstore.amazon.com/webstore-makeover-contest/b/2986047011 on or about October 1, 2011. All decisions of the judges are final and binding.
  4. PRIZE. The winner will receive a prize consisting of $2,000.00 in implementation services from a solution provider selected by Sponsor to be used in connection with the winner’s Website that was submitted into the Contest. The approximate retail value of the prize is $2,000.00.

    To receive the prize, the winner must agree to terms and conditions provided to winner by solution provider for the implementation services to be provided by solution provider.

    Prize must be used by December 31, 2011. The winner will be (a) responsible for paying all costs and expenses related to the prize that are not specifically mentioned, including, but not limited to, taxes and any other expenses that might reasonably be incurred by the winner in receiving or using the prize; and (b) required to submit his/her/its social security number or tax payer ID number in order to claim the prize.
  5. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION. By submitting an entry, each entrant grants Sponsor and its affiliates the right to use the Website (both before and after the makeover), along with entrant’s name, in any promotional materials produced by Sponsor or its affiliates. The judges may request additional information from entrants as may be necessary to judge the entries, and entrants must respond to any requests for additional information within 2 business days from the time the request is made. Entrants may be disqualified if (a) Sponsor is unable to contact entrant within 2 business days of first attempted notification, or (b) entrant fails to respond within 2 business days of notification. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the prize for an item of equal or greater value. Prize is awarded “AS IS” and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND from Sponsor, express or implied, without limitation. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Entrants agree to be bound by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor and the judges, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to the Contest. The winner will be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability/Publicity Release, and provide any additional tax filing information (such as a social security number or Federal tax ID number) within 3 business days following the date of first attempted notification. Prior to awarding a prize, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, require the potential winner to sign such additional documents Sponsor deems necessary to confirm eligibility, to obtain a liability/publicity release, and to award any prize. Failure to return any required document by the date stated in these rules or as otherwise required by Sponsor will deem the potential winner as ineligible to receive a prize. If any documentation is not returned by the specified dates or if the potential winner is deemed ineligible prior to the prize being awarded, Sponsor may, at its election, award the prize to the next entrant deemed by the judges to be the runner-up winner. Acceptance of prize by winner constitutes permission for Sponsor and its agencies to use winner’s name and/or likeness for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. By participating in the Contest, each entrant agrees that Sponsor, its parents, affiliates and subsidiaries, and the prize provider(s), and their respective directors, officers, employees and assigns will have no liability, and will be held harmless by such entrant to the maximum extent permitted by law for any liability, loss, injury, or damage to property or to person, including death, and reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs, due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by reason of participation in the Contest, or by reason of the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prize, even if caused or contributed to by the negligence of Sponsor, any of its respective affiliates, or any entity involved in any aspect of the Contest. Contest is governed by the laws of the United States and the State of Washington. As a condition of participating in this Contest, entrants agree that any and all disputes which cannot be resolved between the parties, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Contest, will be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively before a court located in King County, Washington having jurisdiction. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances will entrants be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waive all rights to claim, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, including attorneys' fees, other than entrant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (e.g. costs associated with entering), and entrant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased. Contest is void where prohibited by law. Entrants agree that the decisions of Sponsor and the judges related to the Contest are final.
  6. MISCELLANEOUS. The Contest and all accompanying materials are copyright © 2011 by Amazon Services LLC. All rights reserved. By entering, entrants agree to be bound by these rules. No transfer, assignment, cash redemption or substitution of prize is permitted except by Sponsor due to prize availability and then with a prize of equal or greater value. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change these rules or cancel the Contest at any time, or to modify, terminate, or suspend the Contest should viruses, worms, bugs, unauthorized human intervention, or other causes beyond Sponsor’s control corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness, or proper play of the Contest or submission of entries. Sponsor reserves the right to select the winner from eligible entries received as of the termination date. Sponsor is not responsible for any human or other error that may occur in the processing of the entries, nor is it responsible for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, theft or destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries, or for technical, network, telephone, computer, hardware or software, malfunctions of any kind, or inaccurate transmission of, or failure to receive any entry information on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site. Sponsor is not responsible for injury or damage to any entrant’s or any other computer resulting from downloading any materials in connection with the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual found to be tampering with the entry or voting process, the outcome of the Contest, or the operation of the Contest or Web site; to be acting in violation of these rules; or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other person. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR AND ITS RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND/OR OTHER RELIEF FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to terminate the Contest in the event it does not receive a minimum of 20 qualified entries.
  7. WINNER’S LIST. After the winner is confirmed, the winner’s name will be posted at http://webstore.amazon.com/webstore-makeover-contest/b/2986047011 until December 31, 2011.
  8. SPONSOR. The Sponsor of the Contest is Amazon Services LLC, 8329 W. Sunset Road, Suite 220, Las Vegas, NV 89113.