Pontiac - Pick Your Performance Machine - 12/31/0

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ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE: Winner’s choice of any 2007 Pontiac Vehicle - Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) not to exceed $40,000 and is based on the projected 2007 Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price. Winner is responsible for vehicle registration, license, title and insurance fees and for all costs associated with any available upgrade/option packages and any other expenses related to the acceptance and use of the prize not specified herein. Winner must take delivery of vehicles within 30 days of notice of availability from Sponsor-selected dealer near winner’s residence and will be responsible for registration, license, title and insurance fees and cost of any available optional equipment not provided with vehicle. Winner must a have valid U.S. driver’s license and proof of insurance to take delivery. Vehicle awarded may differ from any vehicle shown in promotional materials. Vehicle color, options and equipment will be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.

PONTIAC® 2006 PICK YOUR PERFORMANCE MACHINE SWEEPSTAKES
OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.

SWEEPSTAKES DESCRIPTION: The Pontiac Pick Your Performance Machine Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) begins at 12:00 AM Eastern Time (“ET”) on 1/25/06 and ends at 11:59 PM ET on 12/31/06 (“Sweepstakes Period”). Sweepstakes may be promoted by Sponsor using different names or creative treatments.

ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia (“U.S.”) who are 18 years of age or older as of date of entry and possess a valid U.S. driver’s license (“Entrant”). Employees, directors and officers and their immediate families (spouses and siblings, parents and children and their spouses) and household members of General Motors Corporation (“Sponsor”), Digitas, LLC, Exposure Marketing, Inc., and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliates and companies involved in the implementation and execution of the Sweepstakes (collectively the "Sweepstakes Entities") are not eligible. Sweepstakes is void in Puerto Rico, and other US Commonwealths, Territories and jurisdictions (including overseas military installations) and where prohibited.

SPONSOR: General Motors Corporation, 100 Renaissance Center, Detroit, MI 48265.

ADMINISTRATOR: Exposure Marketing, Inc., 1000 North Opdyke Rd, Auburn Hills, MI 48326.

AGREEMENT TO THE OFFICIAL RULES: By participating in the Sweepstakes, each entrant (or if the entrant is not of the age of majority in his/her state of residence [an “eligible minor”], their parent or legal guardian) fully and unconditionally agrees to and accepts these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and the Administrator, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

HOW TO ENTER: There are three (3) ways to enter the Sweepstakes –

1) ONLINE - Visit www.pontiac.com (the “Website”) during the Sweepstakes Period, complete the online entry form with the required contact information (“Entry”) and submit the completed entry as directed. ALL ONLINE ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 11:59 AM EST on 12/31/06;

2) DEPOSIT – Complete an official entry form available, while supplies last, at the display at Pontiac events and participating Pontiac dealerships throughout the Sweepstakes Period, and deposit in the entry box provided. ALL DEPOSITED ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE POSTED CLOSING TIME OF THE EVENT OR BY 12/31/06; or

3) MAIL – Mail a completed official entry form or a 3”x5” paper on which you have hand printed your name, address, daytime phone, date of birth and the words “Pontiac Pick Your Performance Machine 2006 Sweepstakes” to: Pontiac Pick Your Performance Machine 2006 Sweepstakes, PO Box 71, Byron, MI 48418. MAIL ENTRIES MUST BE POSTMARKED BY 12/31/06 AND RECEIVED BY 1/5/07.

Limit: One (1) Entry per person or email address regardless of entry method. In the event more than one (1) entry is received from any one person or email address, the first entry processed will be considered the only valid entry received for that Entry Period. In the event of a dispute, Entries will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of Entry. The authorized account holder is the natural person who is assigned to the email address by an internet access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses or the domain associated with the submitted email address. Any potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.

WINNER SELECTION AND VERIFICATION: One (1) Grand Prize Winner will be selected in a random drawing conducted on or about 1/15/07 from among all eligible entries received from all entry methods. Drawing will be conducted by Administrator, an independent judging organization. Potential winner will be contacted by the Administrator by telephone and email and will be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability Release and except where prohibited by law, a Publicity Release Form (“Affidavit/Release”) within seven days of receipt. If a potential winner is an Eligible Minor, at Sponsor’s discretion Affidavit/Release must be confirmed and signed by his/her parent or legal guardian. If the potential winner fails to sign and return the Affidavit/Release within the required time period, or if he/she is otherwise ineligible to receive the prize, prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.



GENERAL PRIZE RESTRICTIONS: Prize may not be transferred or assigned. No cash or other substitution may be made, except by the Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute the prize in whole or in part with another prize of comparable or greater value if the intended prize is not available for any reason as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. Winner will be responsible for all applicable taxes (not limited to federal, state, local and/or income) on prize and will be required to provide his/her Social Security number for tax reporting purposes. Sponsor will file where required an IRS Form 1099 with the Internal Revenue Service for the fair market value of prize.

GENERAL CONDITIONS / RELEASE: By participating, entrants (and if an eligible minor, their parents or legal guardians) (a) release Sweepstakes Entities, their respective directors, officers, agents and employees from any and all liability for any claims, costs, injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by their participation, including the unauthorized or illegal access to personally identifiable or sensitive information or the acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of the prize; (b) if the prize winner, except where prohibited by law consents to the use by Sponsor of winner’s name, hometwon, likeness, statements and other personally identifiable information for promotion, advertising and marketing purposes in any media throughout the world without additional consideration and consent or prior review, and upon request will provide written consent to such use; and (c) acknowledge that said parties have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guarantee, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relative to a prize including, but not limited to, its quality or availability, except in regard to Sponsor and the standard limited warranty for the prize vehicle. Neither Sweepstakes Entities nor any service providers are responsible for incorrect or inaccurate transcription of Entry information, or for any human or other error, technical malfunctions, lost/delayed data or voice transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, line failures of any telephone network, computer equipment, software, inability to access any online service or Website or to complete a telephone call or facsimile transaction, or any other error or malfunction, or late, lost or misdirected mail, or any injury or damage to participant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation in this Sweepstakes. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE, TAMPER WITH THE ENTRY PROCESS, OR OTHERWISE UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO COOPERATE IN THE PROSECUTION OF ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL(S) AND TO PURSUE ALL REMEDIES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. If for any reason the Sweepstakes is not capable of being executed as planned, or infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, action of entrants, technical failures or any other causes which in the opinion of Administrator and/or Sponsor, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, Administrator reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any suspect Entry or entrant and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes. In the event of any cancellation, termination or suspension, notice thereof will be posted at www.pontiac.com and the determination of the Grand Prize winner will be made, from among all eligible, non-suspect Entries received as of the date of the termination, cancellation or suspension, as Administrator determines in its sole discretion. Entries not complying with all rules are subject to disqualification.

DISPUTES: Entrants agree that (a) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Sweepstakes or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in Oakland County, Michigan, USA; (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (c) under no circumstances will registrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and registrant hereby waives all rights to, claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrant's rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of State of Michigan, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Michigan or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than State of Michigan.

ENTRANT'S PERSONAL INFORMATION: Information collected online from entrants is subject to the General Motors Corporation Privacy Policy (http://www.gm.com/privacy/).

WINNERS / RULES: For the name of the Sweepstakes winners and/or a copy of these Official Rules, mail a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Pontiac Pick Your Performance Machine 2006 Sweepstakes Request, P.O. Box 181, Byron, MI 48418. Specify “winners list” or “rules” on your request. Requests must be received by 12/31/06 for winner's lists and 12/15/06 for Official Rules.

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