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2008
EAA AIRCRAFT SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES
NO
DONATION NECESSARY. A DONATION WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR
CHANCES OF WINNING
- SPONSOR: The
2008 EAA Aircraft Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”)
is sponsored by the Experimental Aircraft Association,
Inc. (“EAA”), a tax exempt, charitable
organization under I.R.C. §501(c)(3). The purpose of
the Sweepstakes is to raise money through donations to
support EAA’s educational, historic preservation and
inspirational endeavors that foster a love of
aviation. All donations go to support EAA. Donations
are always welcome and are tax deductible in the
United States to the extent allowed by law. To obtain
a copy of these rules by mail, send a self-addressed,
postage paid, business-size envelope to the
Sweepstakes address listed below.
- ENTRY:
Sweepstakes
begins September 15, 2007 or when the first coupon is
received and ends Sunday, August 3, 2008. To enter,
complete entry coupons at any of the following
locations: (i) on-line at www.airventure.org/sweepstakes
by making a suggested donation of US$1.00 or more per
entry coupon for a minimum of ten (10) entry coupons;
(ii) through mail-in entry coupons mailed to EAA members
in November 2007, January 2008, March 2008 and May 2008;
and (iii) through entry coupons available at AirVenture
Oshkosh 2008 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin U.S.A. between July
28-August 3, 2008 and at other EAA sponsored events
prior to AirVenture Oshkosh 2008. On-line entries must
be received by EAA by 11:59 am CDT on August 3, 2008.
Alternative means of entry: Any eligible person may
enter without making a donation by mailing a request
along with a self-addressed, postage paid, business-size
envelope to the Sweepstakes Address before July 27,
2008. Each properly submitted request received at the
Sweepstakes Address by July 27, 2008, will be sent ten
entry coupons. Coupons will not be sent from the
Sweepstakes Address after July 27, 2008
All mail-in entry coupons must be sent in a postage
paid, business-size envelope to the Sweepstakes address.
There is a limit of ten entry coupons per envelope.
There is a limit of 1,000 entry coupons per household
regardless of means of entry. Machine or electronically
created, duplicated, folded, stapled, taped, laminated,
or otherwise damaged or altered coupons will not be
accepted. EAA is not responsible for lost, stolen,
misdirected, delayed, destroyed or illegible entries.
Mailed entries must be received by EAA by August 3,
2008. Each valid entry will receive an equal chance to
win, regardless of how you enter.
All entries become the property of EAA and will not be
acknowledged or returned. EAA reserves the right, at its
sole discretion, to cancel, terminate or suspend the
Sweepstakes in whole or in part should a cause or event
beyond EAA’s reasonable control affect the
administration, fairness, proper play, or conduct of the
Sweepstakes. Notice of any such event shall be posted at
www.airventure.org/sweepstakes. EAA reserves the
right to interpret these rules and all entrants agree to
be bound by EAA’s decisions.
- ELIGIBILITY:
The
Sweepstakes is open only to individuals who reside in
the 50 United States and the District of Columbia
(excluding Puerto Rico and all other territories) and
Canada (excluding Québec) who are of the age of
majority in the state, province or territory in which
they reside at the time of entry. This Sweepstakes is
not open to public sector employees where such an offer
would violate laws, regulations or policies. Employees
of EAA, Sweepstakes auditors or Sweepstakes donors,
immediate family members (parent, child, sibling &
spouse) of such individuals and persons living in the
same households as such individuals (whether related or
not) are not eligible to participate.
Void where prohibited by law, rule or regulation. All
federal, state, provincial and local laws and
regulations of the US and Canada apply.
- PRIZES/APPROXIMATE
RETAIL VALUE: Grand prize: 2007 Cirrus SR20
Aircraft with an approximate or verifiable retail
value of US$257,000. Second Grand Prize: RotorWay
International's new A600 Talon Builder's Package;
accompanied by a $20,000 student credit at RotorWay's
new Flight Training Facility in Chandler, AZ.; ARV
US$117,500. Other prizes and their approximate or
verifiable retail values are: Honda ST1300A
Motorcycle: ARV US$14,000; John Deere X700 Ultimate
Tractor: ARV US$10,500; Canon EOS 40D Camera: ARV
US$1,300; and Bose Wave® Music System: ARV US$500.
All prizes will be awarded. The odds of winning depend
upon the number of entries received. For a full
description of available prizes, visit www.airventure.org/sweepstakes.
Prize delivery will be at EAA in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
All prizes must be claimed by December 31, 2008.
Winners are solely responsible for all applicable
taxes, licenses, registration fees, and any
transportation or shipping fees. EAA is required to
collect applicable federal income taxes from US
winners of prizes valued at more than $5,000. All
reasonable efforts shall be made to award the prizes
described. If for any reason a prize is unavailable or
undeliverable, EAA reserves the right to substitute an
alternative prize of equivalent or greater value.
Prizes cannot be assigned, transferred, exchanged, or
redeemed for cash.
- WARRANTY DISCLAIMER;
RELEASE:
BY
ENTERING THE SWEEPSTAKES, THE WINNER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
EAA HAS NEITHER MADE NOR IS IN ANY MANNER RESPONSIBLE OR
LIABLE FOR ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, CONDITION OR
GUARANTEE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE,
RELATIVE TO THE PRIZE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
QUALITY, DESIGN, MERCHANTABILITY, MECHANICAL CONDITION,
CONSTRUCTION OR FITNESS FOR USE. ALL WARRANTIES ARE
HEREBY DISCLAIMED BY EAA, AND THE WINNER ACCEPTS THE
PRIZE “AS IS.”
BY ENTERING THE SWEEPSTAKES, YOU RELEASE EAA, THE
SWEEPSTAKES DONORS AND AUDITORS, AND ANY OF THEIR
RESPECTIVE PARENT COMPANIES, AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS,
OFFICERS, VOLUNTEERS AND EMPLOYEES FROM ANY LIABILITY
WHATSOEVER, AND WAIVE ANY AND ALL CAUSES OF ACTION FOR
ANY CLAIMS, COSTS, INJURIES, LOSSES, OR DAMAGES OF ANY
KIND ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
SWEEPSTAKES OR ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, OR USE OF ANY
PRIZE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CLAIMS, COSTS,
INJURIES, LOSSES AND DAMAGES RELATED TO PERSONAL
INJURIES, DEATH, DAMAGE TO OR DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY,
RIGHTS OF PUBLICITY OR PRIVACY, DEFAMATION OR PORTRAYAL
IN A FALSE LIGHT, WHETHER INTENTIONAL OR UNINTENTIONAL),
WHETHER UNDER A THEORY OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING
NEGLIGENCE), WARRANTY OR OTHER THEORY.
- SWEEPSTAKES DRAWING AND
NOTIFICATION OF PRIZE WINNERS:
Limit one prize per person. Potential grand prize winner
will be drawn first. As a condition of being awarded any
prize, winners will be required to execute and deliver
to EAA a signed affidavit of eligibility; acceptance of
these rules; release of liability; and any other
documents required to execute transfer of the prize or
to pay applicable fees and taxes. EAA will award prizes
only upon winner verification and final approval. US
prize winners will be required to provide EAA with a
completed W-9 tax form prior to taking possession of
their prizes.
The random drawings will be held between 1 pm and 5 pm
CDT on August 3, 2008, during AirVenture Oshkosh 2008 on
EAA grounds at or near 3000 Poberezny Road, Oshkosh, WI.
Decisions of EAA of winner eligibility, notification,
and acceptance or disqualification will be final and
binding. Selected winners will be contacted by phone or
mail and need not be present to win.
If the selected winner has not complied with the
Official Rules, cannot be contacted, is ineligible, or
the prize notification is returned as undeliverable, an
alternate winner will be selected. Acceptance of a prize
constitutes permission for EAA to use the winner’s
name and likeness for advertising and promotional
purposes without compensation, unless otherwise
prohibited by law. All information you provide will be
handled according to EAA’s privacy policy that can be
found at www.eaa.org.
- WINNER LIST:
A
list of winners may be viewed online at www.airventure.org/sweepstakes
after August 15, 2008. To obtain a list of winners by
mail, send a self-addressed, postage paid, business-size
envelope to the Sweepstakes address “Attn: Sweepstakes
Winners”.
- CONSUMER DISCLOSURE:
You have not yet won. No purchase or payment of any kind
is necessary to enter or win this sweepstakes. Odds
depend on number of entries. Restrictions apply.
Sweepstakes commences on September 15, 2007 and ends
August 3, 2008. On-line entries must be received no
later than 11:59 am CDT on August 3, 2008. Mail-in
entries must be received by August 3, 2008. Limit 1,000
entries per household. Sponsor: Experimental Aircraft
Association, Inc., 3000 Poberezny Road, Oshkosh, WI
54902. Disclosure copies of EAA’s IRS Form 990 are
available by sending a written request marked “EAA
Form 990” to the Sweepstakes address. In Florida, SC
No. CH19972. A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND
FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION
OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE WITHIN THE
STATE “1-800-HELP-FLA”. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY
ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.
- FOR RESIDENTS OF CANADA
ONLY:
Selected
entrants must correctly answer a mathematical
skill-testing question before being confirmed as a
winner and awarded a prize. Selected entrant must sign a
declaration of compliance with the contest rules and a
release (including publicity release) to obtain a prize.
- INTERNET:
EAA is not responsible for interrupted or unavailable
network server or other connections, miscommunications,
failed telephone or computer transmissions or jumbled,
scrambled or misdirected entries or transmissions;
phone, electrical, network, computer hardware or
software or program malfunctions, failures or
difficulties; other errors, omissions, interruptions, or
deletions of any kind whether human, mechanical or
electronic or for any damage to any person’s computer
related to participating in the Sweepstakes nor for
entries that cannot for whatever reason be downloaded or
incorrect or inaccurate entry information, whether
caused by Internet users or by any of the equipment or
programming associated with or used in the Sweepstakes
or by any technical or human errors which may occur in
the processing of any entries in this Sweepstakes.
Persons found tampering with or abusing any aspect of
this Sweepstakes, as solely determined by EAA, will be
disqualified and may be subject to prosecution. If in
the judgment of EAA, the Sweepstakes is compromised by
virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other
causes beyond the control of EAA, which corrupts the
administration, security, fairness or proper play of the
Sweepstakes, EAA reserves the right, in its sole
discretion, to discontinue, suspend or terminate the
Sweepstakes and conduct a random drawing to select
potential winners from among all eligible entries
received as of the date of its termination of the
Sweepstakes. In the event of a dispute as to the
identity of a winner based on an e-mail address, the
winning entry will be declared made by the authorized
account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time
of entry. “Authorized account holder” is defined as
the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address
by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider
or other organization (e.g. business, educational,
institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning
e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the
submitted e-mail address.
- SWEEPSTAKES ADDRESS:
EAA
Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 3117, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3117.
If you have any questions,
please contact the EAA Development Office at 1-800-236-1025
or email schristensen@eaa.org
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