Official prize rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Participation constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules. Sweepstakes is sponsored by eTownPanel Project, Baruch College, School of Public Affairs, 1 Baruch Way, New York, NY, 10010 ("Sponsor"). Eligibility: Sweepstakes is offered only electronically via the Internet and is open to all persons age 18 and older who were directly contacted to take part in the survey. Employees, officers, and directors of Sponsor, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, their immediate family members and persons living in their same household, are not eligible to participate in the Sweepstakes. Void where prohibited. All federal, national, provincial, state, and local laws and regulations apply. This sweepstakes begins at midnight EST on the day the e-mail invitations to take part in the survey are sent and ends at midnight EST 30 days later.

How to Enter: You may enter the Sweepstakes by following the link in your invitation to the survey Web site and typing in your e-mail address. All entries become the exclusive property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Note: Survey completion is not necessary to enter the drawing. By completing the survey in its entirety, you will be automatically entered. To enter without completing the survey, print your name, email address, street address, city, state, zip code, and telephone number on a 3" x 5" card and mail it to: eTownPanel Project, Baruch College, School of Public Affairs, 1 Baruch Way, New York, NY, 10010.

Prize: The number of prizes to be awarded, and the amount of each prize, will be announced in the e-mail invitation to take part in the survey or on the survey’s welcome page. Prize is non transferable/nonsaleable. All federal, state and/or local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner.

Selection of Winners: Winners will be selected at random. The drawing will take place within 15 days of the end of the Sweepstakes period. All decisions are final and binding. Odds of winning will be determined by the number of eligible entries received. Winners will be notified by E-mail within 15 days of the drawing and must claim their prize by E-mail within 30 days of that notification by replying to the e-mail notification. Prizes will be awarded in the form of Amazon.com gift certificates and sent by e-mail to the prizewinner’s e-mail address. All rules and restrictions related to Amazon.com gift certificates apply. See www.amazon.com for details. Sponsor is not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify winners. Winners may be required to sign and return a release of liability and declaration of eligibility. If a selected winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, or fails to claim a prize within 30 days of notification, prize may be forfeited and prize amount will be donated to the charity of the Sponsor's choice. In the event of a dispute regarding who submitted an online entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail account.

Condition: By entering, each participant agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final. Sponsor, agents and representatives of Sponsor, its parent company, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) telephone, electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet, or computer malfunctions, failures, or difficulties of any kind; (ii) failed, incomplete, garbled, or delayed computer transmissions; (iii) any condition caused by events beyond the control of the Sponsor that may cause the Sweepstakes to be disrupted or corrupted; (iv) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising in connection with or as a result of the prize, or acceptance, possession, or use of the prize, or from participation in the Sweepstakes; or (v) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or cancel Sweepstakes at any time if a computer virus, bug or other technical problem corrupts the administration, security, or proper play of the Sweepstakes.

By participating in the Sweepstakes, each participant agrees to release and hold Sponsor and the employees, officers, directors, agents, representatives of Sponsor, its advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors, harmless from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind in connection with the Sweepstakes or resulting from acceptance, possession, or use of any prize, including without limitation, personal injury, death, and property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy.

Winners List and Official Rules: To obtain a copy of the winners list or a copy of these Official Rules, send your request along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: eTownPanel Project, Baruch College, School of Public Affairs, 1 Baruch Way, New York, NY, 10010.