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Grand Prize (1) $10,000 Cash
First Prize (1) A trip-for-two to the Caribbean island paradise of St. Lucia
Second Prize (5) The Ultimate Aquarium
Third Prize (500) A remote-controlled mini-submarine
Fourth Prize (750) Tetra t-shirts
The following Game is intended for play and participation in the United States only and shall only be construed and evaluated according to the laws of the United States. Please do not enter this Game unless you are a legal resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia and located in the United States at the time of entry.
Promotion begins 12:00:01 a.m. Central Time (“CT”) on March 1, 2006 and ends online at 11:59:59 p.m. CT on December 31, 2007 ("Promotion Period") .
1. Eligibility: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. Game is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia age 13 or older. Void in Puerto Rico and where prohibited or restricted by law. Employees, directors, officers and agents of Tetra Holding (U.S.), Inc. its subsidiary companies, sales representatives, advertising and promotion agencies, and members of the immediate families (parent, child, sibling and spouse of each) or households of any of the above are prohibited from playing the Game.
How to Play: Buy a promotional package of TetraMin Tropical Flakes or TetraFin Goldfish Flakes or TetraColor Tropical Flakes at any participating retailer through December 15, 2007, or until all promotional product supplies are exhausted, whichever occurs first. Look for the UPC number (“code”) on the package. Go online to www.tetra-fish.com and click on the “Quest For The Tetra Treasure” game icon. Follow the instructions to submit your code and play the game as instructed in order to determine whether your entry has been chosen as a potential instant winner in accordance with the random online distribution of winners throughout the Promotion Period. All online entries must be received by 11:59:59 p.m. CT on December 31, 2007. The results of your game play will be automatically displayed. If a prize message is shown, you are a potential prize winner, subject to verification, you will be brought to a “win” page displaying a brief description of the prize you are eligible to win, and will be asked to fill out an online form with your contact information for verification and fulfillment purposes. As a Grand, First, Second and Third prize winner, your first name, last initial, city and state will appear on a winner’s list, which will be made available upon request and as required by law. Grand, First and Second Prize winners will be sent and required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and a liability/publicity release prior to verification and award of prize. All other prizes will be shipped within 6-8 weeks of submission and verification. Entries generated by script, macro, robotic, programmed, or any other automated means are prohibited and will be disqualified. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual (and all of his or her entries) who tampers with or attempts to tamper with the entry process in any way. All entrants must have a valid e-mail address. Proof of transmission (screenshots or captures of game play, etc.) and/or mailing does not constitute proof of winning status/delivery.
3. How to Get a Code Without Purchase: To receive a free game code without purchase, go to www.tetra-fish.com, click on the promotional icon for the Quest For The Tetra Treasure Game, complete the Game Code form and a free Game Code will be emailed to you within 24 hours. Free requests for randomly selected codes must be received no later than 11:59:59 p.m. CT on December 16, 2007 for you to personally play online with your randomly selected code through December 31, 2007. Limit one randomly selected code per request.
Entry Limitation: Limit one entry per person or e-mail address per day.
5. PRIZE/APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE (ARV)/ODDS OF WINNING. Grand Prize – One (1): $10,000 awarded in the form of a check made payable in the name of the winner. First Prize – One (1): Trip for winner and one (1) guest to the island of St. Lucia. First prize consists of round trip coach airfare for winner and only one (1) guest from major commercial airport near winner’s residence (winner and guest are responsible for transportation to and from departure airport). Trip includes a 6-day stay, 6 days/5 night’s hotel accommodations (one standard room, double occupancy). Winner and guest must travel together on same itinerary. If the winner's guest is a minor, parent or legal guardian must accompany them on trip and must sign and return all required documentation. Guest of winner will be required to sign and return liability/publicity release prior to ticketing of prize. All unspecified meals and expenses are the sole responsibility of the winner. All travel arrangements/accommodations at discretion of Sponsor. Trip must be completed within one year of award date. Winner and guest are responsible for all necessary travel documents, including a valid U.S. Passport. ARV: $5,000. Actual value of trip varies based upon point of departure and airfare fluctuations. Any difference between ARV and actual value of prize will not be awarded. First prize winner may select cash alternative of $3,500 instead of trip. Second Prize – Five (5): An ultimate aquarium and a check made payable in the name of the winner in the amount of $150 for fish and décor. ARV: $2,150 each. Second prize winner may select cash alternative of $750 instead of the ultimate aquarium prize. Third Prize – Five Hundred (500): A remote controlled miniature submarine. ARV: $29.99 each. Fourth Prize – Seven Hundred and Fifty (750): A Tetra T-shirt. ARV: $10.99 each. Total ARV of all prizes: $48,987.50. The official judging organization will determine at random the order in which the prizes will be awarded throughout the Promotion Period. Odds of winning are based upon the number of entries and the order in which they are received. The number of prizes available to be won decrease as prizes are claimed throughout the Promotion Period. Unclaimed prizes will not be awarded.
6. Prize/Winner Verification: All prize claims are subject to verification prior to awarding of prize. Decisions of the judges are final. Winners will be notified of prize verification by mail. No transfer of prize allowed. No cash redemption or prize substitution allowed, except as provided herein. In case of unavailability of any prize, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value. Grand, First and Second, prize winner’s will be required to sign and return affidavits of eligibility and liability/publicity releases (where permitted) within 14 days of written notification, or prize will be forfeited. Prize won by a minor in his/her state of residence will be required to have parent or legal guardian sign and return applicable documentation. If prize notification letter or any prize is returned as undeliverable, or any prize documentation is not submitted as required by Sponsor, the corresponding prize will be forfeited. Should multiple users of the same e-mail account enter the Game and a dispute thereafter arise regarding the identity of the winning entrant, the authorized subscriber of said e-mail account at the time of entry will be considered the entrant. “Authorized account subscriber” is defined as the natural person who is assigned an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization which is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses or the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
7. General: All taxes on all prizes are the sole responsibility of winners. By participating in this promotion, entrants agree to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges, which are final in all matters relating to this promotion. Sponsor is not responsible for incomplete, damaged, misdirected, illegible, postage-due, late or lost mail, prize claims or requests. Game codes that are not obtained through authorized, legitimate channels or that are forged, altered, blank in whole or in part, reproduced, tampered with in any way, mutilated, incomplete or that contain printing, production, typographical, mechanical, or other errors are automatically void. Liability for Game codes containing printing or other errors is limited to replacement with another Game code while supplies last. No more than the advertised number of prizes will be awarded. If prize claims at any prize level exceed the number of prizes indicated herein, such prize(s) will be awarded in a random drawing from among all valid prize claims received for that level. All submitted requests, entries and prize claims become property of Tetra Holding (U.S.), Inc. and will not be returned. By accepting prizes, winners consent to use of their names, photographs and/or likenesses for advertising and promotion purposes in any and all media worldwide, without limitation and without additional compensation, except where prohibited. Participants waive the right to assert as a cost of winning a prize any and all costs of redemption and any liability which might arise from redeeming or seeking to redeem said prize, or from use, misuse, acceptance or possession of said prize. By participating, entrants agree to release Tetra Holding (U.S.), Inc. its parent company, affiliates, subsidiaries and agents, including without limitation its advertising and promotion agencies, and each of their respective directors, employees and officers (collectively "Releasees"), from any and all liability arising from or in connection with participation in this promotion, or the awarding, receipt or use of any prize. By entering, entrants further agree that 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 State of Virginia, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Virginia or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Virginia. By entering, entrants consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal, state and local courts located in Virginia.
8. Limitations of Liability: Sponsor and other Releasees are not responsible for: (i) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunctioning of any computer, cable, network, hardware or software, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, technology outage, 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 the Game; (ii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions or telephone or Internet service; (iii) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Game; (iv) electronic, clerical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Game or the transmission, receipt or processing of entries or notification of winners; or (v) any injury or damage to persons or property, including but not limited to entrant's computer, hardware or software, which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant's participation in the Game. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate, modify, cancel or suspend this Game if fraud, technical failures including any network server or hardware failure, viruses, bugs, errors in programming, or any other errors or other causes beyond the control of Sponsor corrupt the administration, security, or proper play, of the Game. Under no circumstances, including negligence, shall the Sponsor or the other Releasees be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages that result from the use of or inability to use the web site, or out of any breach of any warranty. This exclusion or limitation of liability will not apply to the extent that any applicable statute prohibits such exclusion or limitation of liability. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THE SPONSOR’S WEB SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES; CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS. Any attempt by an entrant or other individual to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of this promotion, including but not limited to any fraudulent claims, may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages from any such individual, to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. Participant engaging in any of the foregoing activities may be disqualified and will forfeit any prizes won.
9. Winners List: For a list of winners, send a self-addressed, stamped business size #10 envelope by December 31, 2007 to: Quest for the Tetra Treasure Instant Win Game Winners List, P.O. Box 27175, Golden Valley, MN 55427-0175. Winners list will be sent after all winners have been verified and all claimed prizes have been awarded.
10. Sponsor: Tetra, 3001 Commerce Street, Blacksburg, VA 24060