Bing summer of doing promotion

URL:http://www.bing.com/doing Scroll down to the bottom and click Enter for a chance to win.


Offical Rules [bing.com]:



3) HOW TO ENTER: There are two (2) ways to enter—either online through the Promotion Website or through Bing Rewards.

a) To enter online through the Promotion Website, you must visit www.bing.com/doing (the "Promotion Website") on (1) a PC or (2) a web-enabled mobile device as follows.
i) To enter online through the Promotion Website on a PC, you must either click the "Search Today's Word" button, execute a search on www.bing.com for Today's Word, and click the link provided on the designated Bing.com sidebar or click the "Enter for a chance to win" link at the bottom of the page; complete the Official Online Entry Form, including checking the designated box to accept the Official Rules and Bing Privacy Statement; and click "Submit" during the Promotion Period. Once you have completed this entry process, you will receive one (1) entry into the drawing for the Weekly Entry Period in which you entered.

ii) To enter through the Promotion Website on a web-enabled mobile device, you must complete the Official Online Entry Form, including checking the designated box to accept the Official Rules and Bing Privacy Statement; and click "Submit" during the Promotion Period. Once you have completed this entry process, you will receive one (1) entry into the drawing for the Weekly Entry Period in which you entered. NOTE: Standard data rates may be charged to your wireless bill according to the terms of your carrier. Contact your wireless carrier for more information on data rates.

iii) Limit one (1) entry per person/authorized e-mail account holder/phone number/Bing Rewards account holder per day using one (1) of the Promotion Website entry methods listed above.

b) To enter online through Bing Rewards, you must have a free Bing Rewards account. If you do not have a Bing Rewards account, you can sign up for a free account at www.bing.com/rewards. To earn an entry, you must be logged into your Bing Rewards account, execute a search on www.bing.com, and engage with the Bing social sidebar by clicking on it. Once you have completed a search and clicked on the sidebar, you will receive one (1) entry into the drawing for the Weekly Entry Period in which you executed the search. Limit three (3) entries per person/authorized e-mail account holder/phone number/Bing Rewards account holder per day using the Bing Rewards entry method.

c) Entry Limit: Limit four (4) entries per person/authorized e-mail account holder/phone number/Bing Rewards account holder per day. The use of automated devices to enter this Promotion is prohibited. Microsoft assumes no responsibility for lost, late, or misdirected entries or any computer, online, telephone, or technical malfunctions that may occur. All entries become Microsoft's property and will not be returned.


1) ELIGIBILITY: This Promotion is only open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States (including the District of Columbia) who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees of Microsoft Corporation ("Microsoft") ("Sponsor"), Razorfish LLC, Mr Youth LLC, GMR Marketing LLC ("GMR"), and any promotion or other vendor agency involved in this Promotion (and any other person engaged to work on this promotional program) and each of the above's respective affiliates (collectively, the "Released Parties") and the household and immediate family members (defined for the purposes of this Promotion as a parent, spouse, child, and sibling) of such employees are not eligible to enter or win. Promotion is subject to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.

2) TIMING: This Promotion begins at 7:00 a.m. Pacific Time ("PT") on June 18, 2012 and ends at 6:59 a.m. PT on July 2, 2012 ("Promotion Period"). The Promotion is divided into two (2) entry periods (each, a "Weekly Entry Period").

Weekly Entry Period Start Date/Time End Date/Time
Weekly Entry Period #1 7:00 a.m. PT June 18, 2012 6:59 a.m. PT June 25, 2012
Weekly Entry Period #2 7:00 a.m. PT June 25, 2012 6:59 a.m. PT July 2, 2012

Entries will be eligible for the Weekly Entry Period for which they are received, but will not be eligible for subsequent Weekly Entry Periods.

4) WINNER SELECTION/PRIZES: On or about July 9, 2012, GMR will randomly select five (5) Grand Prize winners from among all eligible entries received during Weekly Entry Period #1. On or about July 16, 2012, GMR will randomly select five (5) Grand Prize winners from among all eligible entries received during Weekly Entry Period #2. All random drawings will be conducted under the supervision of the Sponsor, whose decisions are final. Odds of winning a prize depend on the number of eligible entries during the Weekly Entry Period for which you entered. Limit one (1) prize per person.

a) Five (5) Weekly Entry Period #1 Grand Prizes:
One (1) Mad (DIY) Skills Set, which includes:
One (1) $800 Skillshare gift certificate (gift certificate is subject to the gift certificate's terms and conditions) and
one (1) cheesemaking kit,
one (1) home soda making kit (for Grand Prize winners 18-20 years of age) or
one (1) homebrewing kit (for Grand Prize winners 21 years of age or older),
and
one (1) vertical gardening set, awarded in the form of a $200 retailer gift card (gift card is subject to the gift card's terms and conditions).
The ARV of each Weekly Entry Period #1 Grand Prize is $1,000.
i) Approximate Retail Value of all Weekly Entry Period #1 prizes combined: $5,000.

b) Five (5) Weekly Entry Period #2 Grand Prizes:

Five (5) specialty/gourmet foods-of-the-month memberships, which includes:

One (1) 4-month cheese-of-the-month subscription,
one (1) 3-month wild food-of–the-month subscription,
one (1) 3-month game meat-of-the-month subscription,
one (1) 3-month sweet treat-of-the-month subscription,
and one (1) 3-month coffee-of-the-month subscription.

Subscription providers, food items, fulfillment timing, and all other aspects of the subscription are at the sole discretion of the Sponsor.

The ARV of each Weekly Entry Period #2 Grand Prize is $895.

i) Approximate Retail Value of all Weekly Entry Period #2 prizes combined: $4,475.

Any and all guarantees and warranties for merchandise prizes are subject to the manufacturer's/provider's terms and conditions, and winners agree to look solely to such manufacturers/providers for any such warranty or guarantee claim. Certain conditions and restrictions apply.

Prizes are not redeemable for cash. No substitution, transfer, or assignment of prize permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value in the event an offered prize is unavailable. Taxes on the prizes are solely the responsibility of the winner.

5) WINNERS: The winners will be notified and confirmed as follows:
a) Grand Prize Winners: Each potential Grand Prize winner will be notified by phone to the phone number associated with the potential Grand Prize winner's Official Online Entry Form/Bing Rewards account approximately ten (10) business days following each Weekly Entry Period's random drawing. Each potential Grand Prize winner will have seventy two (72) hours from the time of the first phone notification to respond with their phone number and shipping address or the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner selected, time permitting. The Grand Prize winner may be required to complete, sign, and return the presented affidavit of eligibility, mutually acceptable liability release, publicity release, and appropriate tax documents (the "Documents") within seven (7) calendar days of delivery of the Documents, or the prize will be forfeited in its entirety. If notified winner is not eligible, forfeits prize, or declines prize, an alternate winner may be randomly selected as a Grand Prize winner for that Weekly Entry Period, time and circumstances permitting. The Weekly Entry Period #1 Grand Prizes will be shipped within eight (8) weeks following the successful completion of the Documents to the address indicated on each Weekly Entry Period #1 Grand Prize winner's Documents. The Weekly Entry Period #2 Grand Prizes will be shipped based on the subscription schedule made available by the subscription provider. Return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable or failure to accept any prize within the specified time period may result in disqualification and forfeiture of prize.
b) Publicity Release: Entrants further grant to Sponsor the right to use and publish their proper names and states online, in print, and in any other media in connection with the Promotion. Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for Sponsor to use each winner's name and likeness for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation unless prohibited by law.
6) ADDITIONAL TERMS: By entering, entrant agrees to accept and abide by the Official Rules of this Promotion and agrees that any dispute with regard to the conduct of this Promotion, rule interpretation, or award of prize, shall be resolved by Sponsor, whose decision shall be binding and final. This Promotion is governed by the laws of the State of Washington, and entrant consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Courts of the State of Washington for any disputes arising out of this Promotion. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. By entering, entrant agrees to be notified using the phone number/e-mail address associated with the entrant's Official Online Entry Form/Bing Rewards account provided during the entry process by the Sponsor and/or GMR for the purposes of the administration of this Promotion. By participating, entrant agrees to release and hold harmless the Released Parties from any injury, loss or damage to person, including death or property damage due in-whole or in-part, directly or indirectly to the acceptance, use, or misuse of a prize, participation in any Promotion-related activity, or participation in the Promotion. Sponsor and the other Released Parties are not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of this offer, administration of the Promotion or in the announcement of prizes, including such error as may give an erroneous indication that a prize has been won. In the event the Sponsor is prevented from continuing with this Promotion, or the integrity and/or feasibility of the Promotion is undermined by any event including but not limited to fire, flood, epidemic, earthquake, explosion, labor dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, satellite or equipment failure, riot or civil disturbance, war (declared or undeclared), terrorist threat or activity, or any federal, state, or local government law, order or regulation, order of any court or jurisdiction, or other cause not reasonably within the Sponsor's control (each a "Force Majeure" event), the Sponsor shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to abbreviate, modify, suspend, cancel, or terminate the Promotion without notice or further obligation. If the Sponsor, in their discretion, elect to abbreviate the Promotion as a result of a Force Majeure event, the Sponsor reserve the right, but shall have no obligation, to randomly select the winner(s) from among all valid and eligible entries received up to the time of such Force Majeure event.
7) INTERNET: If for any reason the Internet portion of this Promotion is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Promotion, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend this Promotion. In any such event, Microsoft, at its sole discretion, will randomly select the winner(s) from eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to the event requiring such termination, suspension or cancellation. The Released Parties assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries. The Released Parties are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or entry to be received by Microsoft on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this Promotion. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS PROMOTION MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Entries made by Internet will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational, institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.
8) WINNERS LIST: For the names of the Grand Prize winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Bing Summer of Doing Promotion (Promotion #1) Winners' List, Attn: Promotions Department, 5000 South Towne Drive, New Berlin, WI 53151 postmarked by August 29, 2012.
9) SPONSOR: This Promotion is sponsored by Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052.
10) ADMINISTRATOR: This Promotion is administered by GMR Marketing LLC, 5000 South Towne Drive, New Berlin, WI 53151.

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