Zero Halliburton Inc.

"Zero Halliburton Luggage Essay"

Contest Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID IN QUEBEC AND WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. CONTEST STARTS AT 12:01 AM EASTERN TIME ("ET") ON DECEMBER 1, 2006 AND ENDS AT 11:59 PM ET ON DECEMBER 31, 2006 (THE "ENTRY PERIOD").

1. ELIGIBILITY: Zero Halliburton Inc. Contest (the "Contest") is open to individuals who are 18 years of age and are legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia.  Void where prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local laws or regulations. Employees of Zero Halliburton Inc., its affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, and advertising and promotion agencies, and members of their immediate families (spouse, parents, children, siblings, and their respective spouses) and persons living in the same household of each, are not eligible to enter or win.  The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws.  By participating, you agree to these Official Rules and to the decisions of the Zero Halliburton and independent judges, which are final and binding in all respects. Zero Halliburton reserves the right to verify eligibility qualifications of the winners. By entering, you assert that nothing in your entry infringes on any copyrights or trademarks, or violates any person's rights of privacy or publicity.  Obscene, defamatory, profane, offensive, or disparaging entries, as determined in Zero Halliburton sole discretion, will be disqualified.

2. DESCRIPTION: Invite consumers to tell us (in 200 words or less) their worst luggage-related holiday travel experience – everything from lost luggage to damaged contents to accidentally swapping suitcases with another traveler. The essay will be considered by independent judges.

3. JUDGING: Zero Halliburton will appoint an independent panel of 3 judges to select the winners.  All entries will be reviewed and judged by judges based on the following criteria: Creativity (33%), Originality (33%) and Theme Relevance (33%). Judging will take place on or about 1/07/07. 

4. HOW TO ENTER: Enter contest on www.zerohalliburton.com during the entry period.

Limit one (1) entry per person/e-mail address/household for the duration of the Contest.  Proof of entering information at Web site not constitute proof of delivery or receipt. Entries that are late, stolen, inaccurate, incomplete, illegible, corrupted, lost are void and will not be accepted. All entries become the property of Zero Halliburton Inc. Each entry must be entrant's own original work and may not be offensive, as determined by Zero Halliburton Inc. in its sole discretion, nor can it defame or invade publicity rights or privacy of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any person's personal or property rights or any other third party rights.

In the event of a tie, an additional, qualified, "tie-breaking" judge shall determine the winner from such tied entries using the criteria herein.

5. Submissions: By submitting a  entry  ("Submitted Item") you hereby grant to Sponsor an irrevocable, nonexclusive, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free right and license to use, display, publicly perform, modify, reproduce, publish, distribute, make derivative works of, sublicense and otherwise commercially and non-commercially exploit your Submitted Item and all copyright, trade secret, trademark or other intellectual property rights therein, in any manner or medium now existing or hereafter developed (including but not limited to print, film, or electronic storage devices), without separate compensation to you or any other person or entity.

You hereby represent and warrant that (a) you have all necessary right, power and authority to grant the license set forth herein to your Submitted Item, and (b) your Submitted Item does not violate, misappropriate or infringe any copyright, trade secret, trademark or other intellectual property right of any other person or entity. You will take, at Sponsor's expense, any further action (including, without limitation, execution of affidavits and other documents) reasonably requested by Sponsor to effect, perfect or confirm the license granted to Sponsor to your Submitted Item as set forth herein.

By submitting a Submitted Item, you hereby grant Sponsor the right to use your name, use or posting of your Submitted Item. You will include your name and E-mail address with your Submitted Item so that we can contact you if we have any questions about your Submitted Item; however, only your first name and last initial will be published with your Submitted Item (unless permission is granted from you to use your full name).

6. Prizes:  One (1) Grand Prize Design winner will be receive a set of luggage and $1,500 travel voucher. Package has an Average Retail Value (ARV) of $1,500. Ten (10) 1^st Prize winners will receive their choice of either a ZERO Halliburton brand 22” nylon expandable carry-on roller luggage piece or a ZERO Halliburton brand 4” classic aluminum attaché case that has an (ARV) of $395.00 and $315.00 respectively.

7. Prize Conditions: Grand Prize winner is solely responsible for all applicable federal, state, and local taxes associated with the receipt of any prize. Grand Prize winner will be required to sign an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release, and return it within 14 days of written notification. All taxes, if applicable, are the sole responsibility of the winner. If a Canadian citizen wins the Grand Prize they will be required to answer, unaided, a mathematical skill-testing question.

8. Publicity: Except where prohibited, participation in this promotion constitutes winner's consent to Sponsor's use of winner's name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions, biographical information, hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media without further payment or consideration.

9. Internet Limitations of Liability: If for any reason this Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, the Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes in whole or in part, at any time, without notice and award the prizes using all non-suspect eligible entries received as of or after (if applicable) this termination or suspension date. Sweepstakes Entities assume no responsibility for 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. Sweepstakes Entities are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or telephone lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by Sponsor on account of technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer relating to or resulting from participation in this Sweepstakes or downloading any materials in this Sweepstakes. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON (S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a winner based on an e-mail address, the winning entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational, institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.

9. Terms & Conditions: This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sweepstakes Administrator, and waive any right to claim ambiguity in the sweepstakes or these Official Rules. Winners and entrants also agree to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless the Sponsor, vendors associated with the sweepstakes, and the respective officers and employees of these entries, from and against any claims, damages or liability due to any injuries, damages or losses to any person (including death) or property of any kind resulting in whole or in any part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize offered, or participation in this Contest. Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with the sweepstakes mechanics and/or implementation will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. This Contest is void where prohibited. 
 

10. Winners List: To request confirmation of the name and address of the winners and please send a self-addressed, stamped business size envelope, by February 15, 2007 to:  ASC "Zero Halliburton Luggage Essay” Winners List, 300 State Street, Suite 400, Rochester, NY 14614.

11. Sponsor: Zero Manufacturing, Inc., 500 West 200 North, North Salt Lake, Utah 84054