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Contest Official Rules


  1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.


  2. ELIGIBILITY: To enter you must be a legal resident of the United States and between the ages of 11 and 15. Eligible schools must be middle schools, junior highs or intermediate schools located in the United States. Employees of Athletes for a Better World, MindOH!, MindOH! Foundation, Mothers Against Violence in America (MAVIA), Project Wisdom, and Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE), (herein known as "Sponsors") and other supporting companies and organizations that participate as Sponsors, are not eligible to enter. All rules apply in the MindOH! Privacy Policy at http://www.mindoh.com/privacy.asp, the MindOH! Terms of Use at http://www.mindoh.com/terms.asp and the MAVIA and SAVE Terms of Use at http://www.mavia.org/terms.html. All Federal, state and local rules and regulations apply.


  3. DRAWING AND JUDGING: One (1) school will be selected as the grand prize winner depending on the number of entries received on behalf of that school. One (1) school will be selected as the runner-up depending on the number of entries received on behalf of that school. In the event of a tie, the grand prize winner and the runner-up will be chosen in a drawing between all tied schools.

    One (1) individual participant will be chosen in a random drawing from all eligible *entries received and deemed as the winner of the individual competition. Additional drawings may be conducted for any additional prizes donated to the contest. *"Eligible entries" is defined as a completed survey accompanied by all required demographic information.

    The drawings will be conducted on or about February 15, 2002, by Sponsor-selected judges. The decisions of the judges will be final and binding in all matters relating to the contest. By participating, all entrants agree to be bound by the official rules and decisions of the judges.

    Three (3) individual essay winners will be determined by a panel of judges selected by the Sponsors.

    All survey results and essay results will be made available to all Sponsors. Individual information will not be shared with Sponsors and will not be published unless parental permission is obtained. Submitting and entry to this contest gives the Sponsors the right to publish the essay either in its entirety or in except in Sponsors marketing materials and Web sites. Winning essays will be published on the MindOH! Foundation Web site.


  4. WINNER NOTIFICATION: The winners will be notified by electronic mail, telephone or certified mail. If a winner cannot be reached during fifteen (15) days from the Sponsors' first attempt, or if an entrant is found to be ineligible, an alternative winner may be selected.


  5. PARENT AND/OR GUARDIAN CONSENT: For the individual drawing and the essay contest, the winner and their parent or guardian will be required to sign a consent form and a publicity/liability release and return it within fifteen (15) days of winner notification. If the consent form is not returned within fifteen (15) days from winner notification, the prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Sponsors reserve the right to select alternate winners.


  6. ODDS OF WINNING: The odds of winning are based on the number of entries received.


  7. PRIZES: The grand prize is a new computer with a one-year license to the MindOH! Middle School Series for the school with the most individual qualified participants. The runner-up, the school with the second most qualified individual participants, will receive the Project Wisdom Series. The winner of the individual drawing will receive their choice of either a personal MP3 player or a Nintendo Gamecube. The first place winner of the essay contest will receive a $500 gift certificate or savings bond, the second place winner will receive a $250 gift certificate or savings bond, and the third place winner will receive a $175 gift certificate or savings bond.

    Prize is subject to availability and certain other restrictions. No returns or exchanges of any prize are permitted. No cash substitutions, transfers or assignments of any prize is allowed, except by Sponsors for reason of unavailability, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be awarded. Any and all taxes are the sole responsibility of the Winner. Sponsors are not responsible for any defects, injuries, damages, or any other liability whatsoever sustained in connection with the prize. Winner assumes all risk related to the prize, and acceptance of the prize constitutes waiver of any and all liability of Sponsors. Sponsors are not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry information, errors contained in the Official Rules or any technical or human error that may occur in the processing of the entries in this sweepstakes.


  8. TO ENTER: Starting January 1, 2002, you may enter the "Character's Cool Contest" online by following the instructions found on the website accessed at www.mindohfoundation.org/contest. Entry limited to one per person. All entries must be received by 5:00 p.m. (CT) of the last day of the Contest (January 31, 2002). Sponsors are not responsible for any late, lost, delayed, illegible, or incomplete entries. All entries become the property of Sponsors and will not be returned.


  9. GENERAL CONDITIONS AND DISCLAIMERS: Entrants agree that the Sponsors shall not be responsible or liable for losses or injuries of any kind resulting from participating in this Contest including the acceptance of any prize and/or any technical malfunctions of the telephone network, computer online system, computer equipment, software, or any combination thereof including any injury or damage to entrant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from downloading any part of this Contest and/or promotion. Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with this Contest will be ineligible for prizes and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. The Sponsors reserve the right to discontinue this Contest at any time and modify the rules of the Contest in any way and at any time.


  10. WINNERS and PUBLICITY: The winning schools and individuals may be posted on the Sponsors' websites. All winning schools and individual winners will be required to sign a consent form and a publicity/liability release. This release allows the sponsors to promote the winners via press releases, winner profiles and other publicity vehicles.


  11. OPT-IN PARTICIPATION: The Sponsors request information from participants in order to empower youth to practice ethical behavior and reduce incidents of school violence. It is the Sponsors' policy to use the information it obtains in an appropriate and responsible manner. All participants will have the explicit option to receive information concerning new products, events, promotions, sales or other marketing activities. If a participant selects to receive additional information from the Sponsors, their name and email address will be provided to the Sponsor companies.

    The Sponsors will not sell, or otherwise make available, individual information concerning contest participants to any other company, organization or individual. Schools and participating organizations are not liable for any individual contest participants.


  12. THIS CONTEST IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.