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Sweepstakes Rules  

EQ2 Sweepstakes

1. Description. No purchase is necessary to enter. For the launch of EQ2 ZAM, we have partnered with SOE to give away some great prizes, including a trip for 4 to the SOE Fan Faire. Please read these rules carefully to see how to be eligible. All times mentioned hereafter are Eastern Time U.S. The ZAM EQ2 Sweepstakes (Sweepstakes) will begin at 2:00 pm on April 22, 2009, with the initial daily winner being drawn on April 23, 2009 and continue until the Grand Prize drawing at 5:00 pm on May 7, 2009. The Sponsor of this Sweepstakes is ZAM ("Sponsor").

2. How to Enter. No purchase is necessary. You must register for an Allakhazam or ZAM account at www.zam.com/user.html or eq2.zam.com/user.html and be logged into your account. Winners are chosen daily during the Sweepstakes Period via random drawing, and one Grand Prize Winner is chosen at the end of the Sweepstakes Period. The cutoff for entries for a particular drawing is 4:00 pm on the day of the drawing. Users may have multiple entries per drawing and accumulate entries as follows: (1) Submitting between 10 and 100 words to any EQ2.ZAM wiki page is worth one entry (submissions must not be deleted before the actual daily drawing). Every 100 words added after the initial 100 word entry to a wiki entry is also worth an entry. So for example, a wiki post that is 250 words long would be worth 3 entries (one entry for 10-100 words, one entry for 101 to 200 words and one entry for 200-250 words). The wiki is defined as any user editable page on eq2.zam.com. (2) Every post of any size on any of the forums located at eq2.zam.com/forum.html?cat=50 that does not get either deleted by a moderator or rated by the community below the sub-default threshold of 2.01 is worth one entry. (3) Every comment of any size added to database pages of eq2.zam.com, that does not get deleted by a moderator is worth an entry. Posts in user specific journals and wikis do not count as entrees to the contest.

The winners are chosen at random from all ZAM users who posted a comment as specified above. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for lost, misdirected or late entries or entries containing incorrect or incomplete information.

3. Disqualifications. Allakhazam.com reserves the right to disqualify anyone from the contest for any reason at their sole discretion. Those who are disqualified will not be allowed to post or make any edits on the site and will be disqualified from all subsequent prize drawings. Those who spam posts or wiki edits in order to gain entries will be disqualified. Entries made by bots or other automatic means will be disqualified. Those who make consistently poor quality edits will be disqualified. While we will make every effort to be fair, we are the final arbiters of what is the appropriate quality level and who should be removed from the contest. Allakhazam.com may also delete any post, comment or wiki edit for any reason at its sole discretion. Deleted entries do not qualify as a contest entry.

4. Eligibility. The Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia, who are at least eighteen (18) years or older at the time of entry. Entries qualified by the Sponsor as legitimate posts, as described herein, will result in an entry(s) for the account holder. Employees of Sponsor and its affiliates, and immediate family members and those living in the same household of such employees, are not eligible to enter. This Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited. By participating in this Sweepstakes, entrant agrees to abide by and be bound by these rules and the decision of the Sponsor, which shall be final and binding. All submissions become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.

5. Winner Selection. Sponsor shall select the one (1) winner per day to receive a First Place Prize during the Sweepstakes Period by random selection from among all eligible entries received prior to 4:00 PM the day the drawing takes place. Sponsor shall select one (1) Grand Prize Winner at the end of the Sweepstakes Period by random selection from among all eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. The only entries that will be considered eligible entries are entries received during the Sweepstakes Period that contains the required information, as described above. The random drawing will be conducted under the supervision of Sponsor whose decisions are final and binding. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Daily winners are based upon all entries received between 4:00 pm the day before the drawing and 4:00 pm the day of the drawing. The Grand prize winner will be drawn at 4:00 pm on May 7 from a pool of all entries received over the life of the contest. Winning a prize does not disqualify you from winning future drawings. Should fortune favor you, it is possible to win a prize every day of the contest.

6. Winner Notification. First Place Prize Winners and the Grand Prize Winner will be notified via e-mail at the address registered to their ZAM account. In addition, notification will be posted at http://eq2.zam.com, and on the front page of http://www.zam.com, using the winner's site user name. Winners will have until 5:00 PM three (3) days from the date their name is drawn to respond with a name and address where the prize can be sent. Responses should be sent to sweepstakes@zam.com. The name and address must be a valid location within the United States of America to receive the prize. If a winner fails to respond in the time allotted, the winner will forfeit the prize and the prize may be rewarded to another randomly drawn winner from the pool of entries. The Grand Prize winner will also be required to supply a valid social security number and an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release. All prizes will be shipped to the winners within 6-8 weeks of the receipt of signed affidavits for approved entries.

7. Prizes.

Grand Prize: One (1) Grand Prize Winner will receive: four (4) tickets to SOE 2009 Fan Faire, four (4) coach airfares to Las Vegas McCarran Airport, two (2) rooms for three (3) nights each at Bally's Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. While at the Fan Faire, the winner and his or her guests will be treated to front row seats and recognition at the community address, a front table seat at the grand buffet along with some SOE development staff, and a photo opportunity with various SOE Devs, VIPs and models. The winner will also be presented with a personal blog on EQ2.ZAM.com to share his or her experiences with the community. Estimated retail value of the Grand Prize is $3,000.

Daily Prize: Fourteen (14) Winners will be selected to receive the following First Place Prize: One (1) EverQuest 10th Anniversary Book ($39.99); a choice of one (1) 60-Day subscription to EverQuest II ($29.98) or one (1) retail boxed copy of EverQuest II The Shadow Odyssey ($39.99); and one (1) Annual Premium Subscription to ZAM ($29.99). Estimated retail value of the First Place Prize is $100 - $110.

Winners will be responsible for any and all federal, state and/or local taxes resulting from acceptance of the prize. The prize will be shipped to the name and address provided by the winner. The order will be placed within a week of when the proper information is provided to the Sponsor by the winner and in the case of the Grand Prize Winner, all properly signed and notarized forms are received by the Sponsor. Prize winners cannot assign or transfer the prize to another person. No cash or prize substitution is allowed except at the discretion of Sponsor. All prizes will be awarded. If a prize cannot be awarded due to circumstances beyond the control of Sponsor, a substitute prize of similar value will be awarded; provided, however, that if prizes are awarded but unclaimed/forfeited by a recipient, the prize may not be re-awarded, in Sponsor's sole discretion. Other restrictions may apply.

8. Odds of Winning. The odds of winning depend upon the number of entries received.

9. Conditions of Participation/Release. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these official rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be final in all respects. Sweepstakes is void where prohibited or restricted by law. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. All posts, comments, edits and other materials added to Sponsor's website as a result of this Sweepstakes become the sole property of the Sponsor, and entrants authorize Sponsor to use said content in whatever manner it wishes. By participating in this Sweepstakes and/or by accepting any prize that they may win, entrants agree to release Sony Online Entertainment LLC, the Sponsor, and each party's parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, units and divisions and advertising and promotional agencies and prize suppliers; and each party's respective officers, directors, agents, attorneys, representatives and employees; and each of these companies and individuals' respective successors, representatives and assigns (collectively, the "Released Parties") from any and all actions, claims, injury, loss or damage arising in any manner, directly or indirectly, from participation in this Sweepstakes and/or acceptance or use of a prize. The Released Parties shall not be liable for: (i) late, lost, delayed, stolen, misdirected, postage-due, incomplete, unreadable, inaccurate, garbled or unintelligible entries, communications or affidavits, regardless of the method of transmission; (ii) telephone system, telephone or computer hardware, software or other technical or computer malfunctions, lost connections, disconnections, delays or transmission errors; (iii) data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of entry or other materials; (iv) any injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by the prize or resulting from acceptance, possession or use of a prize, or from participation in the Sweepstakes; or (v) any printing, typographical, administrative or technological errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes. Sponsor disclaims any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participating in, or accessing or downloading information in connection with this Sweepstakes, and reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes should a virus, bug, computer problem, unauthorized intervention or other causes beyond Sponsor's control, corrupt the administration, security or proper participation of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor may prohibit you from participating in the Sweepstakes or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, Sponsor determines that you are attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking, deception, or any other unfair participation with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrants or Sponsor. This Sweepstakes will be governed by the internal laws of the State of California. Any and all legal actions or claims arising in connection with this Sweepstakes must be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction within California and you hereby submit to jurisdiction in California. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE SWEEPSTAKES. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY FEES) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. Prizes provided by Sony Online Entertainment LLC. Sony Online Entertainment is not the Sponsor of this Sweepstakes, and is not responsible for any obligations herein.

BY ENTERING, YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND ACCEPTED ALL OF THESE SWEEPSTAKES RULES.

10. Sponsor. ZAM Media. 1858 Sawtell Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90025.

11. Privacy Policy. Any personal information supplied by you to ZAM Network will be subject to ZAM's privacy policy posted at http://www.zam.com/privacy.html.

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