Camel President Contest ~ 11/6/12 (tobacco consumers 21+, Void MA & MI)

https://sites.tobaccopleasure.com...president/

1. ELIGIBILITY: OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES AND WASHINGTON D.C., EXCLUDING RESIDENTS OF MA AND MI, WHO ARE TOBACCO CONSUMERS 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AT THE TIME OF ENTRY AND HAVE A VALID PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ("PID") AND PASSWORD PROVIDED BY THE SPONSOR. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE A PID. CONTEST VOID IN MA, MI AND WHEREVER PROHIBITED BY LAW. (To obtain a free PID, see Rule #4, below.)

2. CONTEST TIMING: The Contest is separated into a submission/"liking" period ("Submission Period") and four (4) rounds (each a "Round") which take place between July 4, 2012 at 12:00:00pm in Eastern Standard Time ("EST") and 11:59:59am EST on November 6, 2012 (the "Contest Period"). Sponsor's computer is the official clock for this Contest. The Submission Period and each Round start at 12:00:00pm EST and end at 11:59:59am EST on the dates listed below:

Submission/Liking Period	7/4/12 – 8/8/12
Round 1 - Judging Period (arrive at top 48)	8/8/12 – 8/14/12
Round 2 - Voting Period (on top 48)	9/19/12 – 9/26/12
Round 3 - Judging Period (arrive at top 4)	9/26/12 – 10/2/12
Round 4 - Voting Period (on top 4)	10/31/12 – 11/6/12
Winner Announced	11/7/12

3. TO ENTER: During the Submission Period, eligible participants may enter by visiting www.Camel.com or www.CamelSNUS.com and submitting an Entry to run for President of Hump Day, by following the online instructions and answering a series of 12 questions and creating a slogan that builds their campaign platform.

Limit one (1) Entry per person/PID/Household. All Entries must be received and recorded by Sponsor's computer during the Submission Period. Entries that do not comply with the entry requirements as stated in Rule #4 of these Official Rules will be ineligible. Entries generated by a robotic, programmed, script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified. Any attempt by any person to submit more than the maximum number of Entries allowed by using multiple/different PIDs or any other methods will void all of that person's Entries.

How to obtain a Free PID and update your PID contact information: A valid PID issued by Sponsor and password will be required to participate in the Contest. A PID and password can be obtained for free at the Website by registering as a new member. A new PID is not required if an entrant already possesses a valid PID issued by Sponsor. No responsibility is assumed for failure to contact an entrant due to that entrant's failure to maintain or update his/her contact information. Contact information may be updated by following the online instructions. Each entrant is responsible for the security of his/her PID and password. Each entrant should take precautions to keep his/her PID and password private to prevent unauthorized use. Sponsor will not be responsible for any losses, damages or consequences you may suffer due to careless or unauthorized use of a PID and password. Entrants must use only one (1) PID and password and must only use the PID and password assigned to entrant by Sponsor. Should any entrant attempt to use more than one (1) PID and/or password, or a PID and/or password that was not assigned to entrant, that entrant and their Entries may be disqualified.

4. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: Each Entry (a) must be the 100% original creation of the submitting entrant, (b) must be unpublished and cannot have been submitted or used for any other commercial or public purpose, (c) must not use any property or rights belonging to a third party or otherwise infringe upon or violate any rights of any third party, including but not limited to, intellectual property rights such as but not limited to patents, copyrights, trade name/trademark/logo, and/or rights of privacy or publicity or portrayal in a false light or any other rights of any person or entity, (d) has not won previous awards; and by submitting an Entry, each participant warrants and represents that his/her Entry fully and completely conforms to the stated requirements. Any such participant will indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor and Promotion Parties (as defined in Rule #8) from any claims to the contrary. Any Entry which is deemed to be inappropriate, obscene, vulgar, indecent, immoral, or references illegal or illicit acts or activities (all as solely determined by Sponsor and/or the judges), will be deemed ineligible. No other form of participation other than as stated in these Official Rules is valid. BY SUBMITTING AN ENTRY, ENTRANT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HIS/HER ENTRY MAY BE POSTED (SUBJECT TO SPONSOR'S DISCRETION) IN A GALLERY ("Gallery Display") OR OTHERWISE ON THE WEBSITE. Further, by submitting an Entry, participant grants permission for Sponsor to publish (in whole or part), post, and otherwise make use of, the Entry in publication and/or on the World Wide Web and other promotional and marketing materials and any other lawful use and Entrant warrants and represents that he/she has properly secured, and has all right to grant such permission. Sponsor reserves the right to, and may or may not, monitor/screen entries prior to posting them to the Website. By entering, you acknowledge that Sponsor has no obligation to use or post any Entry you submit.

5. WINNER SELECTION:
Submission Period and "LIKING"
During the Submission Period, Entries will be displayed on the Website. Adult tobacco consumers with PIDs ("ATCs") will be able to log into the Website and "Like" their favorite Entries by clicking on the "Add My Signature" button associated with the Entry. An ATC may "Like" multiple Entries, but is able to only "Like" once per Entry, per Round. At the end of the Submission Period, the top 100 Entries from each of the four regions as listed below (each a "Region"), for a total of four-hundred (400) Entries, with the highest number of "Likes" will be submitted to a panel of judges (comprised of Sponsor's consumer marketing professionals and representatives from Sponsor's advertising agency, "Judges") whose decisions are final and binding in all matters relating to this Contest.

Northeast Region:
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey

South Region:
Delaware
Maryland
West Virginia
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Kentucky
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Florida

Midwest Region:
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Ohio

West Region:
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
California
Arizona
Nevada
Utah
New Mexico
Colorado
Wyoming
Alaska
Hawaii

Round 1 - JUDGING
During Round 1, these 400 Entries will be reviewed and scored by the Judges, based on the following criteria ("Judging Criteria") which will be applied to these Entries for each Region: Originality and Creativity (40%), Uniqueness (20%), and Brand Affinity (40%), relating to such Entry.

The twelve (12) Entries in each Region with the highest scores in each Region determined by the Judges at the conclusion of Round 1 will be deemed Semi-Finalist Entries (each a "Semi-Finalist Entry"), for a total of forty-eight (48) Semi-Finalists. Limit one (1) Semi-Finalist Entry per person/PID/household. In the event of a tie, the tie will be broken based on the highest score in the first Judging Criteria, continuing thereafter to each Judging Criteria in order, as needed, until the tie is broken.

Round 2 - VOTING
During Round 2, ATCs may log into the Website to vote for one (1) Semi-Finalist Entry by clicking the "Vote" button associated with that Semi-Finalist Entry as set forth in Section #6 below (each a "Vote"). Each ATC may only Vote for one (1) Semi-Finalist Entry during Round 2.

Round 3 - JUDGING
During Round 3, the Entries will be reviewed and scored by the Judges according to the Judging Criteria. The top four (4) Entries with the highest scores determined by the Judges at the conclusion of Round 3 will be deemed Finalist Entries (each a "Finalist Entry"). Limit one (1) Finalist Entry per person/PID/Household. The forty-four (44) Semi-Finalist Entries not selected as Finalist Entries will be deemed second prize winners (each a "Second Prize Winner").

Round 4 - VOTING
During Round 4, ATCs may log into the Website to vote for one (1) Finalist Entry by clicking the "Vote" button associated with that Finalist Entry (each a "Vote"). At the end of Round 4, the Finalist Entry with the top number of Votes will be declared the Grand Prize Winner (subject to verification). The three (3) Finalist Entries not selected as Grand Prize Winner will be deemed first prize winners (each a "First Prize Winner"). Each ATC may only Vote for one (1) Finalist Entry during Round 4. Grand Prize Winner will be notified on or about November 7, 2012.

6. CONTEST VOTING: During Round 2 and 4, Entries will be posted on the Website in the Gallery Display area in which registered users of the Website will be invited to vote for the Entries they believe best represents the "President" theme. Limit one (1) Vote per person/PID. Any use of robotic, macro, automatic, programmed or like voting methods will void all such votes. Any attempt by a participant and/or his/her family/friends to vote more than the number of times authorized herein using multiple names/PIDS/email addresses and/or any other fraudulent mechanism, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion may be disqualified by Sponsor.

In the event of a tie, the tie will be broken based on the highest score in the first Judging Criteria, continuing thereafter to each Judging Criteria in order, as needed, until the tie is broken.

7. PRIZE DETAILS:
Grand Prizes (1 total): The verified Grand Prize Winner will receive $99,999 (awarded in the form of a wire transfer or check, payable to winner).

First Prizes (3 total): Each winner will receive one $1,000 Visa® Gift Card, subject to the terms listed thereon.

Second Prizes (44 total): Each Second Prize Winner will receive one $100 MasterCard® Prepaid Code.

Grand Prize will be awarded in the form of a check or wire transfer, payable to winner. Winners must accept prize as stated by Sponsor, or prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Winners may not substitute, assign or transfer a prize, but Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize with a prize of equal or greater value should a stated prize become unavailable. Prepaid Codes are subject to terms and conditions as set by the MasterCard® issuer, First California Bank and are only valid for use at certain online retailers. Total ARV of all prizes offered is $107,399. Limit one (1) prize per person/household/address. Unclaimed prizes will not be awarded.

Official Rules [tobaccopleasure.com]

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