SOAPnet's "Win the Look Sweepstakes: 20 Bags in 20 Days"
Official Rules

To enter this Sweepstakes, you must agree to and abide by these Official Rules.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

  1. Sponsor: SOAPnet, L.L.C., 3800 W. Alameda Ave., Burbank, CA 91505.
  2. Administrator: LeadDog Marketing Group, Inc., 159 W. 25th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10001.
  3. Eligibility: SOAPnet's "Win the Look:20 Bags in 20 Days" Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes") is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and Washington, D.C., who are at least 18 years of age and who have an e-mail account and Internet access at the beginning of the Promotional Period (as defined below). Any individuals (including but not limited to employees, consultants, independent contractors, and interns) who have, within the past six months, performed services for SOAPnet, L.L.C. ("SOAPnet"), LeadDog Marketing Group, Inc., any organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the Sweepstakes or supplying the prizes, and/or their respective parent, subsidiary, affiliated and successor companies, and immediate family and household members of such individuals, are not eligible to enter. "Immediate family members" shall mean parents, step-parents, children, step-children, siblings, step-siblings, or spouses, regardless of where they live. "Household members" shall mean people who share the same residence at least three months a year, whether related or not. Potential winners may be required to provide proof of legal U.S. residency upon request prior to prize award. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.
  4. Sweepstakes Entry: The Sweepstakes begins at 9:00am ET on 7/14/08 and ends at 8:59am ET on 8/11/08 ("Promotional Period"). SOAPnet's computer is the official clock for this Sweepstakes. To enter, navigate the Internet to www.SOAPnet.com and navigate to the "Win the Look: 20 Bags in 20 Days" Sweepstakes page. The Promotional Period will consist of twenty (20) separate and distinct Sweepstakes with each individual Sweepstakes period being a single “Weekday” as described below.

    Registration: You must be a registered member of the Walt Disney Internet Group ("WDIG") family of sites to enter. Registration is free and only required once. If you've ever registered with one of WDIG's family of sites, including ABC.com, ABCNEWS.com, Disney.com, ESPN.com, FamilyFun.com, Movies.com, SOAPnet.com, and more, you need not register again. Enter as follows:

    1. If you are an existing member, simply sign in on the Sweepstakes Registration home page with your current user name and password. To submit your sweepstakes entry, complete the entry form and click the "Submit" button on the Sweepstakes entry page..
    2. If you are not a member, you can register by clicking on the link located on the Sweepstakes Registration home page. You will be asked to provide your name, mailing address (with zip code), e-mail address, gender, birthday, country, phone number and to select a user name and password. To submit your Sweepstakes entry, complete the entry form and click the "Submit" button on the Sweepstakes entry page. .
    You may be asked to consent to receive promotional e-mails and reminder e-mails from the WDIG Family of Sites. Consenting to receive promotional or reminder e-mails is optional and does not have to be agreed upon in order to be eligible to participate in the Sweepstakes and does not improve your chances of winning. I In the event you do consent to receive these e-mails, the use of such e-mails shall be subject to the privacy policies of WDIG and you may opt out of receiving these e-mails at any time. (For WDIG's complete privacy policy, direct your Internet browser to http://disney.go.com/corporate/legal/wdig_privacy.htmlhttp://register.go.com/abc/login).

  5. Random Drawing/Selection of Winner: Each weekday (Monday-Friday) (9:00:00am ET– 8:59:59am ET) during the Promotional Period a new photo highlighting the daily Prize will be posted on the Sweepstakes page and one (1) entry per weekday will be selected to win the highlighted Prize (prize will include a handbag similar to that featured in the photo on the Sweepstakes page). Prize photo and description as posted on the Sweepstakes page on website are made a part of these Official Rules and incorporated herein by reference. The identified daily Prize does not constitute or imply an endorsement or affiliation by the celebrities or designers to SoapNet or the Sweepstakes. The Potential winner for each weekday Sweepstakes Prize during the Promotional Period will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received that weekday. (Entries will be accepted on Saturdays and Sundays but drawings will only be held for each weekday during the Promotional Period. Entries received on Saturday and Sunday will be considered entries for the previous Friday. Entrants may only submit one entry into any Friday drawing by entering once on either a Friday, Saturday or a Sunday) Entries received on a specific weekday will only count for that particular weekday’s drawing. Non-winning entries will NOT be retained for subsequent drawings. On or about 8/13/08, the drawings will be conducted by LeadDog Marketing Group, Inc., an independent judging organization, whose decisions are final and binding on all matters related to this Sweepstakes.

    Potential winners will be notified by e-mail. Failure to respond to the initial verification e-mail within three (3) business days after notification or return of e-mail notification as undeliverable after two (2) attempts will result in disqualification. Potential winners may be required to sign and return within five (5) business days an Affidavit of Eligibility, Release and Indemnification, and a Publicity Release where allowed by law. If the Affidavit of Eligibility, Release and Indemnification and Publicity Release is not returned to Sponsor within specified time period, potential winner will be disqualified. If winner is disqualified, prize will be awarded to an alternate winner selected from all remaining eligible entries received for the applicable weekday. In the event of any dispute concerning the identity of any entrant, the entry will be deemed submitted by the natural person who is the authorized holder of the transmitting e-mail account. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online 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.

    Sponsor and its independent contractors, partners and agencies are not responsible for failed, partial or garbled computer transmissions, or for technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to electronic malfunction or damage of any network, hardware or software. If for any reason the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud or technical failures beyond Sponsor’s control that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes. In such event, Sponsor reserves the right to conduct the Sweepstakes and award the prize(s) for the affected weekday(s) of the Promotional Period by means of random drawing(s) comprised of all eligible entries received for the affected weekday(s) prior to and/or after (as appropriate) the action taken by Sponsor or otherwise to award the prizes in a manner which is fair, appropriate and consistent with these Official Rules, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Notice of such termination/modification/suspension of Sweepstakes will be posted on the website. No responsibility is assumed for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or loss, destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries; or any problems or technical malfunctions of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or electronic entry to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to entrant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation in or downloading any materials from this Sweepstakes.

    Entrants further agree not to knowingly damage or cause interruption of the Sweepstakes and/or prevent others from participating in the Sweepstakes. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DAMAGE ANY ONLINE SERVICE OR WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES VIOLATES CRIMINAL OR CIVIL LAWS. IF SUCH AN ATTEMPT IS MADE, SPONSOR MAY DISQUALIFY ANY ENTRANT MAKING SUCH ATTEMPT AND SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW..
  6. Prizes, Approximate Retail Value ("ARV") and Odds: Weekday Prizes (1 winner per weekday during Promotional Period – 20 total winners):

    Prizes will be identified on the Sweepstakes page during the Promotional Period, with a new prize for each weekday Sweepstakes of the Promotional Period. The Prize for each weekday Sweepstakes will include a handbag similar to the one featured in the photo on the Sweepstakes page (i.e. the handbag will not be the actual bag held by the celebrity as depicted in the photo, but an identical or similar style and/or model bag by the same designer as announced (or a designer of equivalent stature, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion). While Sponsor will endeavor to match the identified Prize to the handbag depicted, Sponsor expressly disclaims any liability in the event of an error in identification or if the depicted or described handbag is unavailable for any reason. In the event of a discrepancy between the photo and the text description of the Prize, the text description will control. Accordingly, Sponsor makes no guarantee that the Prize to be awarded is the exact handbag featured in the photo. All prizes are awarded “As-is” and Sponsor is not responsible for any actual or perceived flaws in the handbags. The use of celebrity photos and designer products is not an endorsement by the respective parties of this Sweepstakes.

    Approximate Retail Value of each daily prize: $350.00 - $3,000.00.

    Any costs and incidentals not specified herein are the winner’s sole responsibility. No substitution, cash redemption or transfer of prize except with Sponsor’s permission (which may be granted or withheld for any reason) or where required by law. Sponsor in its sole discretion may award a substitute prize/prize component of equal or greater value if advertised prize/prize component is unavailable at time of awarding for any reason. If a prize winner cannot accept a prize as stated, that prize may be forfeited in its entirety and awarded to an alternate winner. All federal, state and local taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the winner. Odds of winning the prize on a weekday depends on total number of eligible entries received for that weekday. Limit of one prize per person, address or household for the entire Sweepstakes.
  7. Conditions and Limitations of Liability: By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and LeadDog Marketing Group, Inc., which shall be final and binding in all respects. By participating in this Sweepstakes, entrants agree to release and hold harmless SOAPnet, LeadDog Marketing Group, Inc., their parents, subsidiaries, affiliated and successor companies, advertising and promotion agencies and prize suppliers, and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives and employees, as well as each of their respective successors, representatives and assigns (collectively, the "Released Parties") from and against any and all claims or actions of any kind, including but not limited to any claim related to entrants’ participation in the Sweepstakes, or for property damage, product liability, wrongful death or personal injury arising out of or relating to possession, acceptance, receipt or use/misuse of any prize, whether under contract, tort or any other legal theory, and entrant agrees to indemnify the Released Parties against any liability or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising in connection with any of the foregoing.

    By entering and if selected as a winner, entrants also authorize the Released Parties to use their name, voice, likeness, photograph, prize information, biographical data and city and state of residence in programming or promotional material or on a winner's list (if applicable) without further compensation unless prohibited by law. Sponsor is not obligated to use any of the above mentioned information or materials, but may do so and may edit such information or materials, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, without further obligation or compensation. Sweepstakes subject to the laws of the United States only. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.

    SPONSOR MAKES NO WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, OR GUARANTEE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, RELATIVE TO THE USE/MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE/PRIZE COMPONENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ITS QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

  8. Disputes: Arbitration/Choice Of Law: Except where prohibited, entrants agree that: (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, 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 Sweepstakes but in no event attorneys’ 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. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and/or Released Parties in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard for conflicts of law doctrine of New York or any other jurisdiction, and all proceedings shall take place in the City of New York, County of New York.
  9. Winners List: For the names of winners, mail a self-addressed, stamped envelope to "SOAPnet's Win the Look Sweepstakes:20 Bags in 20 Days Winners", c/o LeadDog Marketing Group, 159 W. 25th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10001 to be received by 9/15/08.