Post by Admin on Nov 11, 2006 9:18:18 GMT -5
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Gift Buster! game
Official Rules
No Purchase Required to participate or Win. Game is open only to legal residents of the countries listed below. void where prohibited.
1. Eligibility: The Gift Buster game (the “Game”) is open only to legal residents of Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, India, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States who have reached the age of majority in their respective jurisdictions at the time of participation. Employees of ATI Technologies Inc., Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Launchfire Interactive, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Game is subject to federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited by law.
2. Sponsor: ATI Technologies Inc., One Commerce Valley Drive East, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3T 7X6.
3. Agreement to Official Rules: Participation in the Game constitutes a participant’s full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
4. Game Period: The Game begins at 11:00 a.m. local time in Toronto, Canada (“Eastern Time” or “ET”) on November 1, 2006, and ends at 11:59 a.m. ET on December 31, 2006 (the “Game Period”).
5. How to Register and Collect Game Tokens:
Register to Play: During the Game Period, visit www.ATI.com and follow the link to the Gift Buster site (the “Site”). If you have not already registered, complete and submit the registration form and you will automatically receive two (2) game play opportunities (“Tokens”). There is a maximum of two (2) Token per registration. Once you have registered, you will have the opportunity to receive additional Tokens, as set forth below.
Log in to the Site: You will receive two (2) Tokens each day you visit the Site during the Game Period and log in using your user name and password. Tokens received for logging into the Site are limited to two (2) Tokens per registered user per day of the Game Period.
Sign up for the ATI Newsletter: You will receive five (5) Tokens if you sign up to receive the ATI Newsletter. Tokens received for signing up to receive the newsletter are limited to a total of five (5) Tokens per registered user.
Complete the ATI Survey: You will receive ten (10) Tokens if you complete the ATI survey. Tokens received for completing the survey are limited to a total of ten (10) Tokens per registered user.
6. How to Play the Game: After collecting at least one (1) Token, you may advance to the Game Page, on which you will have the opportunity to use your computer mouse to hit the wrapped gifts as they pass by on the conveyor belt. Each gift that you hit will reveal a potential Instant Win Prize. If you reveal three (3) identical potential Instant Win Prizes, you are eligible to win that Instant Win Prize. You will be notified by e-mail if you are a potential winner of an Instant Win Prize, and, if you are, you will be provided directions for validation. You may choose to play all of your available Tokens or keep them for a later date during the Game Period. Once you have depleted your available Tokens, you will no longer be able to participate in the Game until your account has been replenished with additional Tokens through any of the methods set forth above. All Tokens must be played during the Game Period.
7. Verification of Potential Winners: All potential winning plays are subject to verification by the Sponsor, whose decisions are final and binding. A participant is not a winner of any prize, even if the Game should so indicate, unless and until that participant’s eligibility and the potential winning play have been verified and the participant has been notified that verification is complete. The Sponsor will not accept screen shots or other purported evidence of winning in lieu of its validation process. Any play that occurs after the system has failed for any reason is deemed a defective play and is void and will not be honored.
8. Requirements of Potential Winners: Except where prohibited, potential winners may be required to complete and return an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release (the “Affidavit/Release”) within twenty-one (21) days of being notified. If a potential winner fails to sign and return the Affidavit/Release within the required time period, then the prize will be forfeited. In addition to these requirements, potential winners who are residents of Canada will be required to correctly answer a time-limited mathematical skill testing question (administered by telephone) without any assistance in order to receive a prize. Potential winners who are residents of the United States may also be required to provide their Social Security Numbers to the Sponsor for purposes of shipping the prize into the United States.
9. Prizes: The Sponsor will award the following sixty-one (61) instant win prizes during the Game Period:
Prize Description Number to be Awarded
Approximate
Retail Value of Each Prize
LiquidXS Crossfire (VISTA Premium System)
1
US$5,000.00
Dell XPS M2010 (VISTA Premium System)
1
US$3,700.00
Gateway FX510XG (VISTA Premium System)
2
US$2,600.00
A bundle of an ASUS M2R32-MVP motherboard; an RX1950 CF Edition; and an RX1950 XTX
5
US$1,187.99
A bundle of an ECS RS485MM-M (v1.0) motherboard and a TV Wonder 650 series tuner card
3
US$ 199.99
A bundle of an ECS RS485MM-M (v1.0) motherboard and a TV Wonder 200 series tuner card
2
US$ 129.99
TV Wonder 650 series tuner card
5
US$ 129.99
ATI Radeon® X1300 Pro
10
US$ 110.00
ATI Radeon® X1600 Pro
6
US$ 200.00
Box 360 Game Console
5
US$ 399.99
Westinghouse 27” LCD HDTV
2
US$ 899.99
Motorola RAZR V3 handheld
4
US$ 299.99
A bundle of three (3) PC games (Prey, Guild Wars Nightfall and Rainbow Six)
15
US$ 149.97
TOTAL
61
US$30,899.29
There will be sixty-one (61) random, computer-generated winning times during the Game Period. If you are the first player to play the Game at or after one of the randomly generated times, you will be a potential winner of the prize indicated. The odds of winning each prize depend on how soon you play the Game after a winning time is designated. Prizes are not transferable or refundable and must be accepted as awarded. No cash or other substitution may be made, except by the Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute a prize (or component thereof) with another prize (or component thereof) of comparable or greater value if the prize is not available for any reason as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. The winner is responsible for taxes and all other costs and expenses not listed above. The Sponsor’s use of third-party trademarks does not imply that any such third party endorses, sponsors or is otherwise affiliated with the Game.
10. General Conditions: In the event that the operation, security or administration of the Game is impaired in any way for any reason, including, but not limited to fraud, virus or other technical problem, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, either: (a) suspend the Game to address the impairment and then resume the Game in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules; or (b) award the remaining prizes in a random drawing of all eligible participants at the time of the impairment. The Sponsor is only responsible for awarding the number of prizes set forth above. The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the operation of the Game or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to undermine the legitimate operation of the Game may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. The Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision. In the event of a dispute as to any registration, the authorized account holder of the e-mail address used to enter will be deemed to be the participant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.
11. Release and Limitations of Liability: Except where prohibited, by participating in the Game, participant agrees to release and hold harmless the Sponsor, its related companies, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Game or receipt or use of any prize, including, but not limited to: (a) unauthorized human intervention in the Game; (b) technical errors related to computers, servers, providers or telephone or network lines; (c) printing errors; (d) lost, late, postage-due, misdirected or undeliverable mail or e-mail; (e) errors in the administration of the Game; or (f) injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from participant’s participation in the Game or receipt or use of any prize. Except where prohibited, participant agrees that: (a) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with participating in the Game but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (b) under no circumstances will participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and participant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above may not apply to you.
12. Disputes: Except where prohibited, participant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Game or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in Ontario, Canada. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, participant’s rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Game, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Ontario, Canada, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules which would cause the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction.
13. For Residents of Quebec: Any litigation concerning the conduct or administration of the Contest may be submitted to the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux for a ruling. Any litigation concerning the awarding of a prize may be submitted to the Régie only for the purpose of helping the parties reach a settlement.
14. Privacy: Information collected through the Game is subject to the Sponsor’s privacy policy, which is available at www.ati.com.
15. Results: Winners’ names will be posted at www.ati.com.