Enter our day sweepstakes to win this great Maxam 6 piece fisherman's set valued at $28.95.
NOTE: These rules only apply to sweepstakes run by Kitchen Knives Domain. Sweepstakes being run by other websites that may appear on our Sweepstakes page have their own rules and conditions.)
Sweepstakes prizes, durations and any product-specific information can be found on the main page for the specific sweepstakes. A sense of humor is not required but helpful in navigating our rules. By some of the emails we have received concerning these rules, you'd think we were rewriting the US Constitution or something equally momentus! We gratefully accept constructive criticism... whining is not welcome!
We agree... some of our rules may seem a little harsh at first glance, but they are meant to keep our sweepstakes fair-and-square for all our entrants and to not show favoritism to anyone.
1) Terminology, eligibility and acceptance of rules
For the purposes of these rules and all of our giveaways, the words "contest" and "sweepstakes" are interchangeable.
Any human being over 18 years of age residing in the United States may be eligible to enter any or all of our sweepstakes. Some sweepstakes have eligibility restrictions based on the mailing address of entrant. For example, sweepstakes are restricted to the continental United States only. Please be sure you are eligible to enter before doing so. By entering our sweepstakes, you agree to follow and be bound by our rules. Any violation of our rules may cause your entries to be voided. (See sections (2), (4) and (6) below.)
2) Specific exclusions
This sweepstakes is NOT BEING OFFERED in any locality where sweepstakes-type giveaways are banned, illegal, taxed, registered or otherwise regulated. If any of our rules are in violation of any local laws, ordinances or regulations, YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO ENTER OUR SWEEPSTAKES!
We acknowledge that our sweepstakes are not registered or licensed with any governmental agency. If you live in an area where licensing, registration or any fees or filings are required, YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO ENTER OUR SWEEPSTAKES!
Due to the open nature of the Internet, we cannot reasonably control access to our forms. It is the ENTRANT'S RESPONSIBILITY to know and comply with local rules and regulations.
Consequently, if you don't know where you live, you are NOT ELIGIBLE to enter our sweepstakes.
3) Fees and registration
Winners are selected randomly from all entries received.
No purchase, subscription or acceptance of obligation other than filling out the online form is necessary to enter our sweepstakes.
If you win a product that is "upgradeable" or "customizable" by the manufacturer or distributor, you may be required to pay a fee for the upgrading. Please read the product information on the contest-specific entry page for details.
There is no registration requirement, except that you can add two numbers, to enter our sweepstakes, though you are required to submit certain personal information so that we may properly identify the winner(s).
3) Winner Notifications, and Privacy
The winner will be notified by e-mail
The information we collect from our sweepstakes entry forms is to determine winners. By entering this sweepstakes you agree to be sent marketing from Kitchen Knives Domain exclusively. At any time you may opt out of our e-mail marketing. We will not sell names to anyone.
We do not sell or share our lists with anyone.
You WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY SPAM based on an entry in our contests
4) Acceptable methods of entry
To enter, you must visit the sweepstakes page designated for that sweepstakes and fill out the form on that page. You may freely bookmark these pages if you wish. You do not need to visit our sweepstakes "home page" each time you visit.
No entry method other than filling out our form is acceptable. Using a form filler such as the Google Toolbar is acceptable. Entries made in any other fashion may be deleted without notice or warning, at our discretion.
You must provide a valid e-mail address, home address and phone number. The prize winner is alerted with need for confirmation by email. Your address and phone number are need to ship the prize to winner. If any of your supplied information is incorrect or invalid the entry will be considered null and void. Please, check your entry carefully.
Any person who uses any method to bypass visiting our sweepstakes pages to submit an entry will be PERMANENTLY BANNED from winning any and all sweepstakes entered with Kitchen Knives Domain, with or without notice!! This includes the use of any software that does not fully open our pages for viewing by the entrant.
We reserve the right to occasionally remove or disable a sweepstakes for brief periods of time (usually 12 to 24 hours) to determine if any persons are using sweepstakes "software" or other method that enters them without visiting our pages. Again, anyone found violating our policies will be banned and their entries deleted, with or without notice, at our discretion.
5) Odds of winning
The odds of winning depend on the total number of entries received and cannot be predicted with any certainty.
6) Number of entries allowed per person and limit on winners
Any person qualified to enter our sweepstakes can enter only once. Entering using multiple email addresses is considered cheating and may lead to removal from our sweepstakes and all their entries invalidated, with or without notification, at our discretion.
This is a one entry per household sweepstakes. Any multiple entries from a single household will be disqualified.
Entrants may enter and win multiple contests with no time limit, but are limited to one prize per contest.
7) Notification of winners
All winners will be notified by e-mail. Our sweepstakes are strictly "on-line" and all contact between contestants and us will be via electronic communication. After the notification e-mail is sent, the prize will be sent to the address on their entry within 7 days. We suggest you reply to verify your mailing address. Undeliverable prizes will be reassigned to new winners.
Winners will be publicly announced on our Contest Archive page, which will keep winners posted for at least one year from the date of the contest closing.
8) Sweepstakes ending dates
This sweepstakes for the Maxam 6 Piece Fisherman's Set valued at $28.95 ends at 12:00 pm central standard time on June 30th, 2008. Kitchen Knives Domain reserves the right to substitute any prize at our discretion with one of equal or greater value.
We reserve the right to extend any sweepstakes by any length of time we deem appropriate if we feel the item has not received sufficient exposure due to technical issues such as server problems, bad links or other unexpected or unplanned circumstances.
If we discover that we accidentally published conflicting closing dates for any sweepstakes in our various publications, we reserve the right to conform to the latest date published.
9) Liability Disclaimer
This is a free sweepstakes and all entries are accepted with this understanding.
Kitchen Knives Domain is not liable for any mechanical or electronic problem that may prevent a person from entering or winning our sweepstakes, or any sort of loss, damage or injury resulting from entering, winning or attempting to enter our sweepstakes.
Kitchen Knives Domain does not guarantee or warranty the functioning of our entry process, forms, or website at any given time.
Kitchen Knives Domain does not warrant or guarantee the sweepstakes' prizes in any way for their use, function or applicability under any circumstances for any purpose. The sweepstakes winner accepts all responsibility for use of any prize and the results of this use. Any and all warranties, if they exist, are the responsibility of the manufacturer or distributor of the product.
10) Changes to these rules
We reserve the right to change our sweepstakes rules at any time for any reason, but we will NOT change entry rules or winner selection rules on any sweepstakes running at the time of the change. (We don't anticipate ever having to do this, but that is specifically the reason we are telling you. We just can't anticipate everything!)