Questia's "Dollars for Scholars" Contest

Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. MUST BE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO ENTER. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

1. Eligibility: "Dollars for Scholars" Contest (the "Promotion") is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia, who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry. Employees of Questia Media America, Inc. and its parent company, affiliates and subsidiaries, (collectively, "Sponsor"), as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. Subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited. Participation constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor's decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
2. Sponsor: Questia Media America, Inc., 24 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1050, Houston, TX 77046 USA.
3. Timing: The Promotion begins March 1 and continues through December 2006. There will be a total of 10 drawings on the first of each month.
4. How to Enter: To enter, either (i) subscribe to Q&A!, the free email newsletter powered by Questia or (ii) send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Dollars for Scholars Contest c/o Questia Media America, Inc., 24 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1050, Houston, TX 77046. Participants are limited to one entry.
   
   On the first of each month, one primary winner of a $500 cash scholarship will be chosen by a random drawing and will be notified by email immediately. If the primary winner was referred to Questia and/or the Q&A! newsletter by another subscriber, the referring subscriber will also win a $500 cash scholarship and will be notified by email immediately. Two scholarships of $500 each, totaling $1,000 in scholarships, will be awarded. In the event the primary winner cannot be contacted, fails to comply with the verification procedure set out in Section 7 of these Official Rules, or declines the prize, then within ten (10) days another winner will be randomly selected, and notified by email and will be provided directions for validation. In the event there is no referring subscriber associated with the primary winner, Questia will award the secondary $500 scholarship in a random drawing among the remaining qualifying entries.
   
   Use of any automated system or agent to submit entries is prohibited and will result in disqualification. In the event of a dispute as to any entry, the authorized account holder of the email address used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant. The "authorized account holder" is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Potential winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.
5. Forward-to-a-Friend: If you choose to use our Forward-to-a-Friend service to tell a friend about the Q&A! free email newsletter, we will ask you for your friend's email address. We will automatically send your friend an email inviting him or her to subscribe to Q&A!. Questia will store this information for the sole purpose of sending this email and tracking the success of our referral program. If your friend subscribes to Q&A! and he/she is selected as the primary winner of the $500 cash scholarship, then you will also receive a $500 cash scholarship for the referral.
6. ALL POTENTIAL ENTRIES ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY SPONSOR OR ADMINISTRATOR, WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL. AN ENTRANT IS NOT A WINNER OF ANY PRIZE UNLESS AND UNTIL ENTRANT'S ELIGIBILITY HAS BEEN VERIFIED AND ENTRANT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT VERIFICATION IS COMPLETE. ANY ENTRY THAT OCCURS AFTER THE END DATE IS INELIGIBLE AND WILL NOT BE HONORED.
7. Verification of Potential Winners: Potential winners must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. Potential winners must sign and return to Sponsor, within ten (10) days of the date of notice or attempted notice is sent, an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release in order to claim his/her prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, or fails to sign and return the affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release within the required time period, potential instant winner forfeits prize. In the event that a potential instant winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award their Prize to an alternate winner at the end of the Promotion. If prize notification to alternate winner is returned as undeliverable or required documents are not returned within (10) days of notification to alternate winner, prize will be forfeited and will not be awarded. Eligible winners will receive their prizes by mail within 6-8 weeks after the receipt of their required documents.
8. Prizes: TWO (2) PRIZES total consisting of two (2) cash scholarships of $500 each for the length of the promotion. Actual Cash Value is $500 per Winner. Odds of winning a prize depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Promotion Period divided by the number of prizes. Chances of winning are determined by number of eligible entries. Winner is responsible for all taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use. Once prize has been accepted it may not be returned for any reason. TOTAL ACV OF ALL PRIZES: US$1,000.
9. Release: By acceptance of any Promotion prize, winner agrees to release and hold harmless Questia Media America, Inc., and its subsidiaries and each such company's officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the "Released Parties") from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property, arising out of participation in the Promotion or receipt or use of any prize.
10. Publicity: Except where prohibited, participation in the Promotion constitutes winner's consent to Sponsor's and its agents' use of winner's name, likeness, voice, opinions, biographical information, hometown and state for Promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.
    
    In consideration for being awarded the prize, winner hereby agrees and consents, without further authorization, compensation or remuneration of any kind, to the use of winner's name and/or likeness, and in any and all advertising, Promotions and other publicity conducted by Sponsor, and each of its respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliates.
11. General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Promotion if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Sponsor's reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Promotion, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. If Sponsor takes such action, Sponsor will award all prizes in a random drawing from eligible entries received at the time of such action or through another random means open to the general public. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Promotion or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor's failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
12. Limitations of Liability: The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries; or (5) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant's participation in the Promotion or receipt or use of any prize. If for any reason an entrant's entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant's sole remedy is another entry in the Promotion, provided that if it is not possible to award another entry due to discontinuance of the Promotion for any reason, Sponsor, at its discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the Promotion for any reason, Sponsor at it's discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the prizes offered herein.
    
    By entering this Sweepstakes, entrants agree that they have read and agreed to Privacy Policy located at http://www.questia.com/questia/privacyPolicy and hold harmless and indemnify Sponsor, and each of its respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents against any and all liability, damages or causes of action (however named or described), with respect to or arising out of either (i) entrants' participation in this Promotions; or (ii) the receipt or use of the prizes awarded in this Promotions.
13. Disputes: Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas or the appropriate Texas State Court located in Houston, TX; (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; 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 the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Promotion, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of
14. Personal Information: The personal information collected through the Promotion is subject to Sponsor's privacy statement set forth at http://www.questia.com/questia/privacyPolicy

Winner's List: For Promotion results and/or a copy of these Official Rules, send a hand-printed, self-addressed, stamped envelope to Dollars for Scholars Contest c/o Questia Media, Inc, 24 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1050, Houston, TX 77046.

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