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1. ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 21 years or older at time of entry ('Entrant(s)'). Void where prohibited by law. Employees of Sponsor and its respective parents, affiliates and subsidiaries, participating advertising and promotion agencies (and members of their immediate family and/or those living in the same of household of each such employee) are not eligible.
2. HOW TO ENTER: Submit your essay of 50 words or less in English telling us the best way that you 'Live Well.' This contest begins 12:01 A.M. Eastern Time (ET) January 14, 2008 and ends on 11:59 P.M. (ET) on September 21, 2008. To enter online, go to www.realsimplerewards.com/southbeachliving and follow instructions to submit via the web site your original essay. Limit one entry per person/email address per theme. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, incomplete, postage due mail or entries not received for any reason. Entries become sole property of Sponsor and none will be acknowledged or returned. By entering, Entrants warrant that their entries (1) are original and do not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party, (2) have not been published in any medium or (3) have not won an award. Between January 14 th and March 15 th you will submit your essay describing how you 'nurture' yourself to live well. Between March 16 th and August 17 th you will submit your essay describing how you 'nourish' yourself to live well. Between August 18 th and September 21 st you should submit your essay describing how you 'refresh' yourself to live well.
3. JUDGING: All entries will be judged by Real Simple marketing staff, based on the following criteria: Originality (50%) and Appropriateness to contest theme (50%). In the event of a tie, an additional 'tie-breaker' judge will determine the Winner from among all such tied entries using the judging criteria above. Incomplete and/or inaccurate entries and entries not complying with all rules are subject to disqualification. Decisions of judges are final and binding. 100 winners will be will be selected by April 1, 2008 for the Nourish theme. 100 winners will be selected by September 15, 2008 for the Nurture theme. 100 winners will be selected by October 15, 2008 for the Refresh theme. The winner of the Grand Prize will be selected by September 15, 2008 from the winners of the three theme pools using the criteria described above. All winners will be notified by email or by phone within 7 business days of their selection. The winner of the grand prize must complete and return an affidavit of eligibility and waiver of liability within 7 days of notification or another winner will be chosen.
4. PRIZES AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE:
The top 100 Nurture responses will be posted online at www.realsimplerewards.com/southbeachliving within two weeks of their selection and remain online through the end of the contest. Those winners will receive an inspiring indulgence: an on-the-go nail kit from Real Simple® (approximate retail value $10).
The top 100 Nourishing responses will be posted online at www.realsimplerewards.com/southbeachliving within two weeks of their selection and remain online through the end of the contest. Those consumers will receive an inspiring nourishing item: a Real Simple ® water bottle, sized to hold the recommended daily allowance of water, 64oz (approximate retail value $10).
The top 100 Refreshing responses will be posted online at www.realsimplerewards.com/southbeachliving within two weeks of their selection and remain online through the end of the contest. Those consumers will receive an inspiring, refreshing indulgence: a beautiful and scented travel candle from Real Simple ® (approximate retail value $10).
One Grand Prize Winner will be selected from the top 300 responses entered between January 14, 2008 and September 21, 2008 and will receive a grand prize trip for herself and three friends to Canyon Ranch Spa (of the sponsor's choosing) for three-days/two-nights (approximate retail value $15,000).
Prize includes round-trip economy-class airfare for four people, e.g., 'One Winner and Three Guests' from the major airport nearest Winner's residence; three day and two night stay at a Canyon Ranch Spa (in one room); Meal voucher worth $150/day valid at Canyon Ranch will be awarded to each of the four travelers. Spa voucher worth $200 valid at Canyon Ranch will be awarded to each of the four travelers. Travel arrangements, hotel accommodations, and any other prize component subject to availability and chosen at Sponsor's sole discretion. Certain blackout periods and other restrictions may apply. All travelers must possess valid travel documents. Each Winner's Guest must complete, sign, and return the Publicity Waiver (where legal) and Release Forms prior to travel, or the Guests cannot accompany the Winner. Winner and Guests must book and complete the prize by December 15, 2008. Winner and Guest(s) must travel on the same itinerary. Once scheduled, the itinerary cannot be altered. Actual value of prize may vary based on timing and point of departure. Winner is responsible for all taxes and all other expenses not included in the prize package, including, without limitation, ground travel, parking, meals, room service, souvenirs, phone calls, incidentals, tips, and other personal expenses.
5. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: No transfer, assignment, or substitution of a prize permitted, except Sponsors reserve the right to substitute prize (or prize component) for an item of equal or greater value at Sponsors' sole discretion. Nothing in these official contest rules shall obligate Sponsors to publish or otherwise use any entry submitted in connection with this Contest. All federal , state and local laws and regulations apply. Entrants agree to be bound by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of the Sponsors, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Contest. By entering, Entrant represents that any essay, and other materials submitted as part of Entrant's Contest entry are original and will not constitute defamation or an invasion of privacy or otherwise infringe upon the rights of any third party, and that the Entrant owns or has the rights to convey any and all right and title in such essay and other materials. In addition, by entering, Entrant grants to Sponsors a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to edit, publish, promote, republish at any time in the future and otherwise use Entrant's submitted essay, along with Entrant's name, likeness, biographical information, and any other information provided by Entrant, in any and all media for possible editorial, promotional or advertising purposes, without further permission, notice or compensation (except where prohibited by law). Potential Winners also may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release and where legally permissible a Publicity Release and confirmation of license as set forth above within 7 days following the date of first attempted notification, certifying, among other things, the following: (a) entry does not defame or invade the privacy of any party; (b) entry does not infringe upon the rights of any third party; and (c) the essay and other materials submitted are original and have never been published and the entry has never won an award. Winner may be required, as a condition of receiving any prize, to grant the aforementioned and other relevant rights to Sponsors in writing within 7 days following the date of first attempted notification. Failure to comply with this deadline may result in forfeiture of the prize and selection of an alternate winner. Return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for Sponsors and their respective agencies to use Winner's name and/or likeness, biographical information, essay and other materials submitted for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation , unless prohibited by law. By entering and/or accepting prize, Entrants and Winners agree to hold Sponsors and their promotional partners, and their respective directors, officers, employees and assigns harmless for liability, damages or claims for injury or loss to any person or property relating to, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, participation in this Contest, the acceptance and/or subsequent use or misuse, or condition of any of the prizes awarded, or claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion or privacy. False or deceptive entries or acts will render the Entrant ineligible. Sponsors reserve the immediate right to disqualify Entrant, if Entrant commits, or has at any time committed, any act or becomes involved in, or has at any time been involved in, any situation or occurrence which tends in Sponsors' sole opinion to subject Entrant or Sponsors to any ridicule, contempt or scandal or which, in Sponsors' sole opinion, reflects unfavorably upon Sponsors. Sponsors are not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the contest, or in the announcement of the prize.
6. INTERNET: Sponsors are not responsible for lost or late entries nor for electronic transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions or limitations of any kind, or inaccurate transmissions of or failure to receive entry information by Sponsors or presenter on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site or any combination thereof. If for any reason the Internet portion of the program is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, the Sponsors reserve the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. Sponsors reserve the right to select winners from eligible entries received as of the termination date. Caution: Any attempt by a contestant to deliberately damage any Web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the game is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Sponsors reserve the right to seek damages from any such contestant to the fullest extent of the law. If there is a dispute as to the identity of the Entrant, the prize will be awarded to the authorized account holder of the email address. The 'authorized account holder' is defined as the natural person to whom the email address is assigned.
7. GOVERNING LAW: This Contest is governed by the internal laws of the state of New York without regard to principals of conflict of laws. All cases and claims pertaining to this Contest must be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in the City of New York , without recourse to class action suits.
8. SEVERABILITY: If any provision of these Rules is found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction or appointed arbitrator, such determination shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision herein.
9. WINNER'S LIST: For name of Winner(s), send a separate self-addressed, stamped envelope to 'South Beach Living Contest', Attn: Sara Mald, REAL SIMPLE, 1271 Avenue of the Americas , Room 9-112A, New York , NY 10020 and available from November 1, 2008 - December 15, 2008.
10. SPONSORS: The Sponsor of this Contest is REAL SIMPLE MAGAZINE, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, Room 41-46b, New York, NY 10020.