OFFICIAL
RULES AND REGULATIONS
FOR
THE READY TO RIDE CHALLENGE
OF
STANDARD® OR BWD® BRANDED PRODUCTS
NO PURCHASE
NECESSARY
VOID WHERE
PROHIBITED BY LAW
NO ENTRANCE FEES
Welcome to the
Ready to Ride Challenge, sponsored by Standard Motor
Products, Inc. (“SMP”). Participation in this sweepstakes and eligibility for
prizes are subject to the following Official Rules by which all entrants are
bound upon submission of an entry.
1.
About Sweepstakes:
SMP is providing this sweepstakes to its customers, counterpersons and
installers and other persons with a random drawing for valuable prize(s). The
allotted number of prizes is set forth below.
2.
Eligibility:
This sweepstakes is open to all legal residents of the United States,
who are at least 18 years of age at the time of entry. This sweepstakes is void
where prohibited by law. Employees of SMP or its affiliated companies, or
immediate family members and/or those living in the same household are not
eligible.
3.
General Entry Information:
·
This sweepstakes begins on Monday, September 10, 2007 and
ends on Friday, December 14, 2007.
·
Participants can enter as many times as they desire, although
a participant can only win one instant prize and one grand prize.
·
No purchase is required.
·
All information provided by the participant on the entry
forms becomes the property of SMP, and no entry will be returned to entrant.
4.
How to Enter: Access
the Standard or BWD brand site as many times as you desire and follow the
instructions on the screens. Participants will be required to answer a limited
number of questions and then enter their name, address, city, state, zip code,
phone number, email address and business name. You can enter as many times as
you want to increase your chances of winning a prize. SMP and its agents are
not responsible for misdirected, illegible, incomplete, stolen or garbled,
fragmented, or delayed Internet/email computer transmissions or network/ISP/Web
site/or Internet accessibility.
5.
Entry via Mail: For those not interested in participating via
internet, you may print on plain paper your name, address, city, state, zip
code, phone number and email address and mail to: Ready To Ride Challenge, c/o
Marketing Department, 37-18 Northern Blvd., Long Island City, NY 11101. No
entry submitted by mail will be acknowledged or returned to the entrant. SMP
and its agents are not responsible for misdirected, illegible, incomplete,
stolen, or undeliverable mail entries.
6.
How the Winner is Chosen:
Within 5 business days of Friday, November 30, 2007 winners for this
sweepstakes will be selected in a random drawing from a pool of eligible
participants. The odds of winning this sweepstakes depend upon the number of
entries received.
7.
Prizes:
There will be one grand prize winner who will receive a Honda ATV
All-Terrain Vehicle value not to exceed ($6,000) to be purchased at a local
dealership. (Standard Motor Products is not responsible for transporting the
ATV from the dealership to the winner’s place of residence.) There will be ten
second place winners who will receive a Garmin nüvi™ 350 Portable GPS Navigator
valued at ($500). On a random
basis, SMP will award caps as instant prizes to participants, which prize has a
nominal value; a participant cannot win more than one instant prize. No prize
is transferable, and cash will not be awarded in lieu of stated prizes. If
prize substitution becomes necessary due to availability, SMP will award a
prize of equal or greater value. SMP will not replace any lost or stolen prize.
All monetary values are stated in U.S. dollars.
8.
Notification and Redemption:
Winners of this sweepstakes will be notified via e-mail or by regular
first-class mail within 2 weeks of the final drawing. The winners must redeem
their prize within 60 days. The notification message will contain a time
indicating the last day on which the winner may redeem the prize. Winners will
be required to verify his or her identity, including their social security
number for tax purposes. Within 14 days of notification, the winner must
execute, notarize, and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Prize Acceptance
certifying that they have followed the Official Rules of this sweepstakes. The
winner’s failure to comply with these requirements may result in forfeiture of
the prize. If a winner does not claim their prize, a second drawing will be
held in the same manner as the first and another winner will be chosen.
9.
Terms and Conditions:
·
The Official Rules are subject to all applicable federal,
state, and local laws and regulations. This sweepstake is void where prohibited
by law.
·
Each participant in this sweepstakes warrants that he or she
has read these Official Rules, and agrees to be bound by the Official Rules and
the decisions of SMP and its representatives.
·
All federal, state and local income taxes and all surcharges
and fees on the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner.
·
Participant agrees that all information entered is owned by
SMP and can be used for any purpose, including publication in other mediums.
·
Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for SMP and
its agents to use winners name and likeness for advertising and promotional
purposes in any media without compensation, unless prohibited by law.
·
Any dispute relating to this sweepstakes will be resolved by
binding arbitration under the laws of the State of New York, and participants
agree that he/she is subject to personal jurisdiction in any federal or state
court in the State of New York. 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.
·
The winner, winner’s agent, successors, heirs and assigns,
release SMP and its owner, successors, subsidiaries and assigns from any and
all liability associated with this sweepstakes.
·
For a copy of official sweepstakes rules and for a list of
the prize winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Ready To Ride
Challenge, c/o Marketing Department, 37-18 Northern Blvd., Long Island City, NY
11101.
10.
Conduct:
SMP reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any
individual for: (a) tampering with the entry process, the operation of the
sweepstakes or the SMP web site or the web sites of any of SMP’s partners; (b)
acting in violation of the official rules; or (c) acting with the intent to
annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Any fraudulent attempts to
claim prizes or to circumvent the rules or operation of this sweepstakes is a
violation of criminal and civil laws, and SMP reserves the right to report such
conduct to the appropriate authorities for criminal prosecution and to seek
redress to the fullest extent permitted by law.
11.
Indemnification:
BY ENTERING, PARTICIPANTS, THEIR SUCCESSORS AND REPRESENTATIVES, HEREBY
RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC., AND ITS AFFILIATES,
PRINCIPALS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS FROM ANY AND ALL
LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES (INCLUDING DIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE,
EXEMPLARY OR INDIRECT DAMAGES), LOSS OR INJURY OF ANY KIND, OR CLAIMS BASED ON
PUBLICITY RIGHTS, DEFAMATION, OR INVASION OF PRIVACY, ARISING FROM OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES OR ANY PRIZE WON, WHETHER ARISING OUT OF
CONTRACT, WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY IN TORT OR OTHERWISE .
12.
Limitations of Liability: SMP is not responsible for: (i) any
incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Web site users or by any
of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this
sweepstakes, (ii) any technical or human error, which may occur in the course
of administration of this sweepstakes, or awarding of prizes, (iii) any error,
omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission,
communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or
alteration of entries, or (iv) any problems or technical malfunction of any
telephone network lines, computer online systems, servers or providers,
computer equipment, software, failure of email, or players on accounts of
technical problems with traffic congestion on the Internet, including injury or
damage to participants, or to any other person’s computer, related to or
resulting from participating or receiving materials in this sweepstakes.
SMP reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel,
terminate, modify or suspend the sweepstakes, if, for any reason, the
sweepstakes cannot operate as planned, due to causes beyond the control of SMP
which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or
proper conduct of the sweepstakes, including but not limited to computer
viruses, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, or technical
failures.
This sweepstakes is sponsored by: Standard Motor Products,
Inc., 37-18 Northern Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11101.
OFFICIAL
RULES AND REGULATIONS
FOR
THE READY TO RIDE CHALLENGE
OF
STANDARD® OR BWD® BRANDED PRODUCTS
NO PURCHASE
NECESSARY
VOID WHERE
PROHIBITED BY LAW
NO ENTRANCE FEES
Welcome to the
Ready to Ride Challenge, sponsored by Standard Motor
Products, Inc. (“SMP”). Participation in this sweepstakes and eligibility for
prizes are subject to the following Official Rules by which all entrants are
bound upon submission of an entry.
1.
About Sweepstakes:
SMP is providing this sweepstakes to its customers, counterpersons and
installers and other persons with a random drawing for valuable prize(s). The
allotted number of prizes is set forth below.
2.
Eligibility:
This sweepstakes is open to all legal residents of the United States,
who are at least 18 years of age at the time of entry. This sweepstakes is void
where prohibited by law. Employees of SMP or its affiliated companies, or
immediate family members and/or those living in the same household are not
eligible.
3.
General Entry Information:
·
This sweepstakes begins on Monday, September 10, 2007 and
ends on Friday, December 14, 2007.
·
Participants can enter as many times as they desire, although
a participant can only win one instant prize and one grand prize.
·
No purchase is required.
·
All information provided by the participant on the entry
forms becomes the property of SMP, and no entry will be returned to entrant.
4.
How to Enter: Access
the Standard or BWD brand site as many times as you desire and follow the
instructions on the screens. Participants will be required to answer a limited
number of questions and then enter their name, address, city, state, zip code,
phone number, email address and business name. You can enter as many times as
you want to increase your chances of winning a prize. SMP and its agents are
not responsible for misdirected, illegible, incomplete, stolen or garbled,
fragmented, or delayed Internet/email computer transmissions or network/ISP/Web
site/or Internet accessibility.
5.
Entry via Mail: For those not interested in participating via
internet, you may print on plain paper your name, address, city, state, zip
code, phone number and email address and mail to: Ready To Ride Challenge, c/o
Marketing Department, 37-18 Northern Blvd., Long Island City, NY 11101. No
entry submitted by mail will be acknowledged or returned to the entrant. SMP
and its agents are not responsible for misdirected, illegible, incomplete,
stolen, or undeliverable mail entries.
6.
How the Winner is Chosen:
Within 5 business days of Friday, November 30, 2007 winners for this
sweepstakes will be selected in a random drawing from a pool of eligible
participants. The odds of winning this sweepstakes depend upon the number of
entries received.
7.
Prizes:
There will be one grand prize winner who will receive a Honda ATV
All-Terrain Vehicle value not to exceed ($6,000) to be purchased at a local
dealership. (Standard Motor Products is not responsible for transporting the
ATV from the dealership to the winner’s place of residence.) There will be ten
second place winners who will receive a Garmin nüvi™ 350 Portable GPS Navigator
valued at ($500). On a random
basis, SMP will award caps as instant prizes to participants, which prize has a
nominal value; a participant cannot win more than one instant prize. No prize
is transferable, and cash will not be awarded in lieu of stated prizes. If
prize substitution becomes necessary due to availability, SMP will award a
prize of equal or greater value. SMP will not replace any lost or stolen prize.
All monetary values are stated in U.S. dollars.
8.
Notification and Redemption:
Winners of this sweepstakes will be notified via e-mail or by regular
first-class mail within 2 weeks of the final drawing. The winners must redeem
their prize within 60 days. The notification message will contain a time
indicating the last day on which the winner may redeem the prize. Winners will
be required to verify his or her identity, including their social security
number for tax purposes. Within 14 days of notification, the winner must
execute, notarize, and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Prize Acceptance
certifying that they have followed the Official Rules of this sweepstakes. The
winner’s failure to comply with these requirements may result in forfeiture of
the prize. If a winner does not claim their prize, a second drawing will be
held in the same manner as the first and another winner will be chosen.
9.
Terms and Conditions:
·
The Official Rules are subject to all applicable federal,
state, and local laws and regulations. This sweepstake is void where prohibited
by law.
·
Each participant in this sweepstakes warrants that he or she
has read these Official Rules, and agrees to be bound by the Official Rules and
the decisions of SMP and its representatives.
·
All federal, state and local income taxes and all surcharges
and fees on the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner.
·
Participant agrees that all information entered is owned by
SMP and can be used for any purpose, including publication in other mediums.
·
Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for SMP and
its agents to use winners name and likeness for advertising and promotional
purposes in any media without compensation, unless prohibited by law.
·
Any dispute relating to this sweepstakes will be resolved by
binding arbitration under the laws of the State of New York, and participants
agree that he/she is subject to personal jurisdiction in any federal or state
court in the State of New York. 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.
·
The winner, winner’s agent, successors, heirs and assigns,
release SMP and its owner, successors, subsidiaries and assigns from any and
all liability associated with this sweepstakes.
·
For a copy of official sweepstakes rules and for a list of
the prize winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Ready To Ride
Challenge, c/o Marketing Department, 37-18 Northern Blvd., Long Island City, NY
11101.
10.
Conduct:
SMP reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any
individual for: (a) tampering with the entry process, the operation of the
sweepstakes or the SMP web site or the web sites of any of SMP’s partners; (b)
acting in violation of the official rules; or (c) acting with the intent to
annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Any fraudulent attempts to
claim prizes or to circumvent the rules or operation of this sweepstakes is a
violation of criminal and civil laws, and SMP reserves the right to report such
conduct to the appropriate authorities for criminal prosecution and to seek
redress to the fullest extent permitted by law.
11.
Indemnification:
BY ENTERING, PARTICIPANTS, THEIR SUCCESSORS AND REPRESENTATIVES, HEREBY
RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC., AND ITS AFFILIATES,
PRINCIPALS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS FROM ANY AND ALL
LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES (INCLUDING DIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE,
EXEMPLARY OR INDIRECT DAMAGES), LOSS OR INJURY OF ANY KIND, OR CLAIMS BASED ON
PUBLICITY RIGHTS, DEFAMATION, OR INVASION OF PRIVACY, ARISING FROM OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES OR ANY PRIZE WON, WHETHER ARISING OUT OF
CONTRACT, WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY IN TORT OR OTHERWISE .
12.
Limitations of Liability: SMP is not responsible for: (i) any
incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Web site users or by any
of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this
sweepstakes, (ii) any technical or human error, which may occur in the course
of administration of this sweepstakes, or awarding of prizes, (iii) any error,
omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission,
communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or
alteration of entries, or (iv) any problems or technical malfunction of any
telephone network lines, computer online systems, servers or providers,
computer equipment, software, failure of email, or players on accounts of
technical problems with traffic congestion on the Internet, including injury or
damage to participants, or to any other person’s computer, related to or
resulting from participating or receiving materials in this sweepstakes.
SMP reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel,
terminate, modify or suspend the sweepstakes, if, for any reason, the
sweepstakes cannot operate as planned, due to causes beyond the control of SMP
which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or
proper conduct of the sweepstakes, including but not limited to computer
viruses, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, or technical
failures.
This sweepstakes is sponsored by: Standard Motor Products,
Inc., 37-18 Northern Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11101.