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“PAUL FRANK STORE HIDDEN CHARACTERS CONTEST” PROMOTION
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. THE PROMOTION IS OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES WHO ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER ON OCTOBER 28, 2011. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. BY ENTERING THIS PROMOTION, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE READ AND ACCEPTED THESE OFFICIAL RULES. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
1) PROMOTION PERIOD: The “Paul Frank Store Hidden Characters Contest” Promotion (the “Promotion”) shall commence at 10:00 AM PST, October 28, 2011 and shall continue until 6:30 PM PST, October 30, 2011 (the “Promotion Period”) in the United States of America.
2) ELIGIBILITY: TO BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN, YOU MUST BE A LEGAL RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (INCLUDING ALL 50 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) AND AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER ON October 28, 2011. The officers, directors and employees of Paul Frank Stores, LLC (the “Sponsor”), its parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, advertising, promotional and judging agencies, persons engaged in the development, production or distribution of materials for this Promotion (collectively, the “Promotion Parties”), and the immediate family members (grandparent, parent, child, sibling, and spouse of each) of and/or persons living in the same household as such individuals (whether related or not) are not eligible to participate. Internet access is necessary to participate. Proof of age, identity, and eligibility must be furnished to Sponsor upon request. All applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations apply. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. By participating, entrant agrees to abide by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects.
3) HOW TO ENTER: NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN, and no entry fee, payment or proof-of-purchase is necessary to participate in the Promotion.
a. To enter the Promotion, entrant must: (1) come to the Paul Frank Store (the “Store”) located at South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 during business hours during the Promotion Period; (2) search the Store for hidden characters placed there by the Sponsor and (2) fill out a Promotion form and provide on the Promotion form entrant’s best guess as to how many hidden characters are in the Store. Any entries not received by Sponsor will not be entered into the Promotion. Entries received before or after the Promotion Period will be void.
As part of the Promotion entry process, entrants will be required to indicate that they have read, accept, and agree to be bound by these Official Rules. Limit: one (1) entry per person. No other attempted method of entry will be accepted. Sponsor will not verify or acknowledge receipt of entries. All entries submitted become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Incomplete entries are void. Sponsor is not responsible for entries that are lost, late, misdirected, incomplete, incomprehensible, illegible, damaged, undeliverable or delayed.
All potential winners are subject to verification by the Sponsor, whose decision is final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion and compliance with these Official Rules. An entrant is not a winner of any Prize, even if the Promotion should so indicate, unless and until entrant’s eligibility has been verified and entrant has been notified that verification is complete. Sponsor will not accept other evidence of winning in lieu of its validation process.
4) PRIZES & APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE (ARV): The Promotion prize consists of one winner receiving a Twenty-Five Dollar ($25) Gift Card for the Paul Frank Store (the “Prize”) (ARV $25.00).
Entrants are not eligible to win more than one (1) Prize. ARV of the Prize: $25.00. Prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsor. Prizes are not transferable, redeemable for cash or substitutable except by Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute a Prize (or portion thereof) of comparable or greater value, at its sole discretion. All federal, state and local tax liabilities are the sole responsibility of the individual winner. Any depictions of the Prize are for illustrative purposes only. All Prize details not covered by these Official Rules are at Sponsor’s sole discretion. All dates and times are subject to change in the event of technical issues affecting the entry process, or selection process, in Sponsor’s sole discretion.
5) METHOD OF AWARDING PRIZES: The winner will be selected at random from those entrants who correctly guess (within two characters) the correct number of hidden characters in the Store. All decisions of the Sponsor are final in all matters relating to this Promotion. In the event there are no qualifying entries during the Promotion Period, there will be no winner selected for that Promotion. Entry in the Promotion does not constitute entry into any other promotion, contest or sweepstakes. All decisions of Sponsor regarding the Promotion and/or the application of these Official Rules are final and binding.
6) NOTIFICATION AND PRIZE FULFILLMENT: Sponsor will notify the Prize winners by contacting them directly by telephone and/or email. If any potential Prize winner does not respond, acknowledge and accept the Prize within 48 hours from the time the potential winner is announced/contacted, any such potential winner will forfeit his or her Prize and an alternate potential winner may be selected at Sponsor’s sole discretion.
7) PUBLICITY. Except where prohibited, participation in the Promotion constitutes consent to Sponsor’s use and publication of winner’s name, photograph (including, without limitation, the Promotion entry), likeness, hometown and state for promotional, advertising or publicity purposes in any media without further payment, right of review, approval or consideration. Except where prohibited, participation in the Promotion constitutes entrants’ (his/her parent/legal guardian in the event that entrant is a resident of a jurisdiction that deems him/her to be a minor) consent to Sponsor’s use of entrants’ Promotion entry for promotional, advertising or publicity purposes in any media without further payment, right of review, approval or consideration.
8) CONDUCT: By entering into this Promotion, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and the Promotion Parties, which shall be final and binding in all respects. Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification. By entering into this Promotion you also affirm, represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to use and exploit any entry that you submit. You further agree that any entry you submit to the Promotion will not contain any third party copyrighted material, or material that is subject to other third party proprietary rights, unless you have previously obtained permission from the rightful owner of the material or you are otherwise legally entitled to submit such material. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual: (a) suspected of tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Promotion; (b) acting in any manner deemed by the Sponsor to be in violation of the Official Rules; (c) acting in any manner deemed by the Sponsor to constitute unsportsmanlike or disruptive behavior, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person or entity. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS PROMOTION OR TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND COSTS (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify the Promotion if fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond its reasonable control impairs the integrity of the Promotion, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. In such event, Sponsor reserves the right to award the Prize at random from among the eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment.
9) DISCLAIMER/LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: The Sponsor and the Promotion Parties assume no responsibility or liability for (a) any incorrect or inaccurate entry information; (b) any unauthorized access to, or theft, destruction or alteration of entries at any point in the operation of this Promotion. If, for any reason, the Promotion is not able to run through completion then the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion in whole or in part, without liability to the entrants or third parties.
ALL ENTRANTS (THEIR PARENTS/LEGAL GUARDIANS IF RESIDENTS OF A JURISDICTION THAT DEEMS THEM TO BE MINORS), AS A CONDITION OF ENTRY INTO THE PROMOTION, AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, RELEASE, AND HOLD HARMLESS, THE SPONSOR, ITS PARENT COMPANY, SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES, REPRESENTATIVES, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, AND THE PROMOTION PARTIES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITY, LOSS, CLAIMS, DEMANDS OR ACTIONS OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER FOR INJURIES, DAMAGES, OR LOSSES TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY WHICH MAY BE SUSTAINED IN CONNECTION WITH: (A) COMING TO AND LEAVING THE PAUL FRANK STORE; (B) SUBMITTING AN ENTRY OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATING IN ANY ASPECT OF THE PROMOTION; (C) THE RECEIPT, ACCEPTANCE, OWNERSHIP OR USE, MISUSE, OR LOSS OF ANY PRIZE AWARDED; OR (D) ANY TYPOGRAPHICAL OR OTHER ERROR IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES OR THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE OFFERING OF THE PRIZE. SPONSOR MAKES NO WARRANTY, GUARANTEE, OR REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND CONCERNING ANY PRIZE AND SPONSOR SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTIBILITY, WARRANTY OF FITNESS, AND ANY OTHER IMPLIED WARRANTY.
10) DISPUTE RESOLUTION/CHOICE OF LAW: Except where prohibited, entrants (their parents/legal guardians if residents of a jurisdiction that deems them to be minors) agree that: (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion, or any Prize awarded, or the determination of the winners, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by arbitration pursuant to the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, then effective, and (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Promotion but in no event attorneys’ fees or expert witness fees; and (3) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. If entrant cannot be bound to arbitration according to local laws, all disputes, claims, and causes of action shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, in an action in a State or Federal court located in Los Angeles, California. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and/or Sponsor in connection with the Promotion, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, without regard for conflicts of law doctrine of any jurisdiction.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision so long as the general intent of these Official Rules remains in effect. In the event that any such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these Official Rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.
11) WINNER LIST: For a list of winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: “Paul Frank Store Hidden Characters Contest”, Winner’s List, c/o Paul Frank Stores, LLC, 10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Requests received after December 30, 2011 will not be honored.
12) SPONSOR: Paul Frank Stores, LLC, 10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90067.
TM & © 2011 PAUL FRANK INDUSTRIES LLC. All rights r
“PAUL FRANK STORE COSTUME CONTEST” PROMOTION
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. THE PROMOTION IS OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES WHO ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER ON OCTOBER 30, 2011. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. BY ENTERING THIS PROMOTION, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE READ AND ACCEPTED THESE OFFICIAL RULES. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
1) PROMOTION PERIOD: The “Paul Frank Store Costume Contest” Promotion (the “Promotion”) shall commence at 8:00 AM PST, October 30, 2011 and shall continue until 6:30 PM PST, October 30, 2011 (the “Promotion Period”) in the United States of America.
2) ELIGIBILITY: TO BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN, YOU MUST BE A LEGAL RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (INCLUDING ALL 50 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) AND AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER ON October 30, 2011. The officers, directors and employees of Paul Frank Stores, LLC (the “Sponsor”), its parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, advertising, promotional and judging agencies, persons engaged in the development, production or distribution of materials for this Promotion (collectively, the “Promotion Parties”), and the immediate family members (grandparent, parent, child, sibling, and spouse of each) of and/or persons living in the same household as such individuals (whether related or not) are not eligible to participate. Internet access is necessary to participate. Proof of age, identity, and eligibility must be furnished to Sponsor upon request. All applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations apply. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. By participating, entrant agrees to abide by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects.
3) HOW TO ENTER: NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN, and no entry fee, payment or proof-of-purchase is necessary to participate in the Promotion.
a. To enter the Promotion, entrant must: (1) come to the Paul Frank Store located at South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 during business hours during the Promotion Period; and (2) fill out a Promotion form and have their photo taken in costume by a Paul Frank employee. Any entries not received by Sponsor will not be entered into the Promotion. Entries received before or after the Promotion Period will be void.
As part of the Promotion entry process, entrants will be required to indicate that they have read, accept, and agree to be bound by these Official Rules. Limit: one (1) entry per person. No other attempted method of entry will be accepted. Sponsor will not verify or acknowledge receipt of entries. All entries submitted become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Incomplete entries are void. Sponsor is not responsible for entries that are lost, late, misdirected, incomplete, incomprehensible, illegible, damaged, undeliverable or delayed.
All potential winners are subject to verification by the Sponsor, whose decision is final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion and compliance with these Official Rules. An entrant is not a winner of any Prize, even if the Promotion should so indicate, unless and until entrant’s eligibility has been verified and entrant has been notified that verification is complete. Sponsor will not accept other evidence of winning in lieu of its validation process.
4) PRIZES & APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE (ARV): The Promotion prize consists of one winner receiving a Twenty-Five Dollar ($25) Gift Card from the Paul Frank Store (the “Prize”) (ARV $25.00).
Entrants are not eligible to win more than one (1) Prize. ARV of the Prize: $25.00. Prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsor. Prizes are not transferable, redeemable for cash or substitutable except by Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute a Prize (or portion thereof) of comparable or greater value, at its sole discretion. All federal, state and local tax liabilities are the sole responsibility of the individual winner. Any depictions of the Prize are for illustrative purposes only. All Prize details not covered by these Official Rules are at Sponsor’s sole discretion. All dates and times are subject to change in the event of technical issues affecting the entry process, or selection process, in Sponsor’s sole discretion.
5) METHOD OF AWARDING PRIZES: The winner will be selected by a panel of judges who will be comprised of Paul Frank Store employees. All decisions of the Sponsor are final in all matters relating to this Promotion. In the event there are no qualifying entries during the Promotion Period, there will be no winner selected for that Promotion. Entry in the Promotion does not constitute entry into any other promotion, contest or sweepstakes. All decisions of Sponsor regarding the Promotion and/or the application of these Official Rules are final and binding.
6) NOTIFICATION AND PRIZE FULFILLMENT: Sponsor will notify the Prize winners by contacting them directly by telephone and/or email. If any potential Prize winner does not respond, acknowledge and accept the Prize within 48 hours from the time the potential winner is announced/contacted, any such potential winner will forfeit his or her Prize and an alternate potential winner may be selected at Sponsor’s sole discretion.
7) PUBLICITY. Except where prohibited, participation in the Promotion constitutes consent to Sponsor’s use and publication of winner’s name, photograph (including, without limitation, the Promotion entry), likeness, hometown and state for promotional, advertising or publicity purposes in any media without further payment, right of review, approval or consideration. Except where prohibited, participation in the Promotion constitutes entrants’ (his/her parent/legal guardian in the event that entrant is a resident of a jurisdiction that deems him/her to be a minor) consent to Sponsor’s use of entrants’ Promotion entry for promotional, advertising or publicity purposes in any media without further payment, right of review, approval or consideration.
8) CONDUCT: By entering into this Promotion, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and the Promotion Parties, which shall be final and binding in all respects. Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification. By entering into this Promotion you also affirm, represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to use and exploit any entry that you submit. You further agree that any entry you submit to the Promotion will not contain any third party copyrighted material, or material that is subject to other third party proprietary rights, unless you have previously obtained permission from the rightful owner of the material or you are otherwise legally entitled to submit such material. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual: (a) suspected of tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Promotion; (b) acting in any manner deemed by the Sponsor to be in violation of the Official Rules; (c) acting in any manner deemed by the Sponsor to constitute unsportsmanlike or disruptive behavior, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person or entity. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS PROMOTION OR TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND COSTS (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify the Promotion if fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond its reasonable control impairs the integrity of the Promotion, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. In such event, Sponsor reserves the right to award the Prize at random from among the eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment.
9) DISCLAIMER/LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: The Sponsor and the Promotion Parties assume no responsibility or liability for (a) any incorrect or inaccurate entry information; (b) any unauthorized access to, or theft, destruction or alteration of entries at any point in the operation of this Promotion. If, for any reason, the Promotion is not able to run through completion then the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion in whole or in part, without liability to the entrants or third parties.
ALL ENTRANTS (THEIR PARENTS/LEGAL GUARDIANS IF RESIDENTS OF A JURISDICTION THAT DEEMS THEM TO BE MINORS), AS A CONDITION OF ENTRY INTO THE PROMOTION, AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, RELEASE, AND HOLD HARMLESS, THE SPONSOR, ITS PARENT COMPANY, SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES, REPRESENTATIVES, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, AND THE PROMOTION PARTIES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITY, LOSS, CLAIMS, DEMANDS OR ACTIONS OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER FOR INJURIES, DAMAGES, OR LOSSES TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY WHICH MAY BE SUSTAINED IN CONNECTION WITH: (A) COMING TO AND LEAVING THE PAUL FRANK STORE; (B) SUBMITTING AN ENTRY OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATING IN ANY ASPECT OF THE PROMOTION; (C) THE RECEIPT, ACCEPTANCE, OWNERSHIP OR USE, MISUSE, OR LOSS OF ANY PRIZE AWARDED; OR (D) ANY TYPOGRAPHICAL OR OTHER ERROR IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES OR THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE OFFERING OF THE PRIZE. SPONSOR MAKES NO WARRANTY, GUARANTEE, OR REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND CONCERNING ANY PRIZE AND SPONSOR SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTIBILITY, WARRANTY OF FITNESS, AND ANY OTHER IMPLIED WARRANTY.
10) DISPUTE RESOLUTION/CHOICE OF LAW: Except where prohibited, entrants (their parents/legal guardians if residents of a jurisdiction that deems them to be minors) agree that: (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion, or any Prize awarded, or the determination of the winners, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by arbitration pursuant to the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, then effective, and (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Promotion but in no event attorneys’ fees or expert witness fees; and (3) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. If entrant cannot be bound to arbitration according to local laws, all disputes, claims, and causes of action shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, in an action in a State or Federal court located in Los Angeles, California. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and/or Sponsor in connection with the Promotion, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, without regard for conflicts of law doctrine of any jurisdiction.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision so long as the general intent of these Official Rules remains in effect. In the event that any such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these Official Rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.
11) WINNER LIST: For a list of winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: “Paul Frank Store Costume Contest”, Winner’s List, c/o Paul Frank Stores, LLC, 10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Requests received after December 30, 2011 will not be honored.
12) SPONSOR: Paul Frank Stores, LLC, 10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90067.
TM & © 2011 PAUL FRANK INDUSTRIES LLC. All rights reserved.
CRITICS LOVE PAUL FRANK'S PANCAKE MIX
OC Weekly's blog features Paul Frank pancake mix and let's just say its a hit. They describe the pancakes as " a heavy banana flavor with a nice cinnamon aftertaste. The end result is springy, fluffy, consistent". Who wouldn't want that for breakfast?
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