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" OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING 1. FUN FEARLESS LATINA CONTEST: How to Enter: Beginning February 5, 2013 at 12:01 a.m. (ET) through March 15, 2013, at 11:59 p.m. (ET), go to cosmopolitanforlatinas.com/funfearless and fill out the entry form. All entries must include a 500 word essay on how you or the person you nominated made a difference in the community (e.g. through charity, mentoring, education or entrepreneurship). Winner Selection: All entries will be judged by Cosmopolitan for Latinas editors based on the following criteria: 50% expression and 50% accomplishment. In the event of a tie, the person among the tied entrants with the highest score in accomplishment will be the winner. By participating in the Contest, entrant certifies that her entry is original, has not been previously published or won any award, and does not contain any material that would violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including copyrights, trademarks or rights or privacy or publicity. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and unfettered discretion to disqualify any entry that it believes contains obscene, offensive or inappropriate content, that does not comply with these official rules or that is not consistent with the spirit or theme of the contest. The decision of the Sponsor is final and binding on all matters relating to the Contest. In the event insufficient entries are received, the Sponsor shall have the right to terminate the contest. Prizes and Approximate Retail Values: One (1) winner&amp;#039;s prize includes a photo shoot at Cosmopolitan for Latina&amp;#039;s New York offices, attendance at a star-studded awards event and the chance for winners&amp;#039; photo to appear on editor&amp;#039;s page as will be determined by editor in her sole discretion. Winner must be able to attend the star-studded award event scheduled for May 22, 2013 and return a signed affidavit to the Sponsor within three (3) business of days of notification by the Sponsor, otherwise, the prize will be forfeited and alternative winner will be selected. Round-trip transportation for the winner and 2-night hotel stay will be provided by the Sponsor. In the event the event is cancelled or postponed, the winner will still be awarded the trip to New York to appear in the photo shoot. The winner will be notified via phone, e-mail or postal mail, at Sponsor&amp;#039;s discretion, on or about April 2, 2013. Winner&amp;#039;s List: For winner&amp;#039;s name, send a separate self-addressed, stamped envelope to Cosmopolitan For Latinas, c/o Cosmo For Latinas Fun Fearless Contest, 300 West 57th Street, 37th Floor, NY, NY 10019 by June 2, 2013. Incomplete or entry forms that have been tampered with will be disqualified. 2. ENTRIES: Limit one (1) entry per person for the Fun Fearless Latina Contest (referred to as the &amp;quot;Promotion&amp;quot;). Entries become the property of the Sponsor. Proof of submission does not constitute proof of receipt. If there is a dispute as to the identity of an online entrant, the prize will be awarded to the authorized account holder of the email address. The &amp;quot;authorized account holder&amp;quot; is defined as the natural person to whom the email address is assigned by an Internet service provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. 3. ELIGIBILITY: All entries submitted must meet the following criteria&amp;#039;s: (1) must be a legal resident of the U.S. or Puerto Rico and of Hispanic descent between the ages of 22 and 40 at the time of entry; (2) must be female; (3) must be an innovator or have made a difference in their community (e.g. through charity, mentoring, education or entrepreneurship). Void where prohibited by law. Employees of Sponsor, its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries, participating advertising and promotion agencies, and prize suppliers (and members of their immediate family and/or those living in the same household of each such employee) are not eligible. 4. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: Entrants must have a valid e-mail address, and it is entrant&amp;#039;s responsibility to update Sponsor of any change in e-mail address. No transfer, assignment, or substitution of a prize permitted, except. All federal, state, provincial, and local laws and regulations apply. Entrants agree to be bound by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Promotion. Winner may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and, where legally permissible, a Publicity Release within 3 days following the date of first attempted notification. Failure to comply with this deadline may result in forfeiture of the prize and selection of an alternate winner. Return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Winner hereby further agrees that he/she will sign any documents necessary to transfer copyright of the entry to Sponsor within 3 days following the date of first attempted notification. Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for Sponsor and its agencies to use winner&amp;#039;s name and/or likeness, biographical material, and/or entry (including an altered form of the entry) for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. By accepting prize, winner agrees to hold Sponsor, its advertising and promotion agencies and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, representative agents, successors, assigns, officers, directors, and employees harmless for any injury or damage caused or claimed to be caused by participation in the Promotion or acceptance or use of the prize. Sponsor is not responsible for any printing, typographical, mechanical, or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Promotion, or in the announcement of the prize. 5. INTERNET: Sponsor is not responsible for electronic transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware, or software malfunctions or limitations of any kind, or inaccurate transmissions of or failure to receive entry information by Sponsor or presenter on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Website or any combination thereof. If for any reason the Internet portion of the program is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Promotion, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Promotion. Sponsor reserves the right to select winners from eligible entries received as of the termination date. Sponsor further reserves the right to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process. Sponsor may prohibit an entrant from participating in a Promotion if it determines that said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices or intending to abuse, threaten, or harass other entrants. Caution: Any attempt by a participant to deliberately damage any Website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such participant to the fullest extent of the law. 6. DISPUTES/CHOICE OF LAW: Except where prohibited, each 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 state or federal courts situated in New York, NY; (2) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event attorneys&amp;#039; fees; (3) no punitive, incidental, special, consequential, or other damages, including without limitation lost profits, may be awarded (collectively, &amp;quot;Special Damages&amp;quot;); and (4) entrant hereby waives all rights to claim Special Damages and all rights to have such damages multiplied or increased. New York State law, without reference to New York&amp;#039;s choice of law rules, governs the Promotion and all aspects related thereto. 7. SPONSOR: The Sponsor of this Promotion is Hearst Communications, Inc., 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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