ALICIA KEYES TWITTER PRIZE DRAW – TERMS AND CONDITIONS

 

1.         Entry

 

1.1              These Terms and Conditions, together with all other information provided prior to entering the prize draw form part of the rules of entering the prize draw (the “Rules”). By entering the prize draw you agree that you have read these Terms and Conditions and agree that you will be bound by them.

 

1.2              Entry is only open to residents of the United Kingdom aged eighteen (18) and over.

 

1.3              Employees and their immediate families of the Promoter (see section 4 below for details), companies within the Sony Music Entertainment group of companies and any of their subsidiaries and/or agencies associated with this competition are ineligible to enter. Any such entries will be invalid.

 

1.4               To enter the prize draw, go to www.twitter.com and add #aliciacomp to your ‘tweet’ messages. By submitting or posting your ‘tweet’ messages, you warrant that the content of your message(s) do not and will not infringe/be in breach of the copyright and/or other rights of any third party and is not and will not be blasphemous, unlawful, defamatory or criminally obscene, offensive and that you are the owner and originator of the content and text therein. You must be a member of www.twitter.com to enter the Promotion.

 

1.5               You are solely responsible for the content of your ‘tweet’ message(s) submitted or posted and any consequences of the further publication of such. The Promoter shall have no liability whatsoever and howsoever arising for messages submitted. You hereby hold Promoter harmless from and against any third party claim arising from use of their materials.

 

1.6               The prize draw will begin on Tuesday [24th] November 2009 (the “Opening Day”) and will run each day until Monday [30th] November 2009 (the “Closing Day”). The daily draw to find the winner of that day’s draw will close at [5:30]pm GMT on the relevant day (“Prize Draw Period”).  Any entries received after the Prize Draw Period will be discounted for the purposes of the draw that day and will be discounted altogether if received after the Prize Draw Period on the Closing Day.

 

2.                   The Prize

 

2.1               The winners will be selected by prize draw meaning that the winning entries drawn at random from all eligible entries will each win the prizes set out below. The decision of the Promoter shall be final and not subject to challenge.

 

2.2        Each winner will be contacted by no later than [6pm on the day of winning].  If any winner cannot be contacted or does not respond as specified within 2 days of having been contacted, or is unable for whatever reason to accept the prize, or is not able to comply with the Terms and Conditions set out herein, then Promoter reserves the right to offer their prize to the next entrant drawn and thereafter until another winner is found for the relevant prize, without any further liability to the original entrant drawn for that prize.  Details of all the winners will be available on request to all participants who send a stamped addressed envelope to the Promoter at the address below.

 

2.3       The prize consists of the following on a day by day basis from the Opening Day to the Closing Day:

 

(i)                   The first entrant drawn (subject to clause 2.2 above) each day will win one (1) pair of tickets for the launch event on the 9th December 2009 at a central London venue from 6:30pm during which Alicia Keyes will be performing live. Travel and accommodation is NOT provided. The winners and their chosen companions must be aged 18 or over and proof of age will be required for each winner and their chosen companion.

 

(ii)                 The next four (4) entrants drawn (subject clause 2.2 above) each day will each win one (1) copy on CD of Alicia Keyes new album ‘The Element Of Freedom’;

 

The odds of winning a prize are dependent on the number of eligible entries received.

 

2.5               No cash equivalent or alternative prize will be given and the prize is non-transferable. However, the Promoter reserves the right to change the prize at its discretion or to offer an alternative of similar value.

 

3.                   General Terms

 

3.1               The Promoter reserves the right to verify the eligibility of entrants and check their identity.

 

3.2               Entries that are incorrect or incomplete will be void. No refund will be made for the cost of any entry. The Promoter may refuse to award a prize, or seek its recovery, in the event of an entrant's fraud, dishonesty or non-entitlement under the Rules.

 

3.3               The winner may be required, as a condition of being awarded the prize, to participate in promotional and publicity materials at the reasonable request of the Promoter.

 

3.4        In the event of any fault, mistake, misunderstanding or dispute concerning the operation of any part of the draw, the decision of the Promoter shall be final.

 

3.5        The Promoter and Sony Music group of companies are not responsible for network, telephone line or communication failures of any kind or for entries that are incomplete, corrupted, incomprehensible or not received before the closing date and time. Such entries will be void.

 

3.6        Sony Music assumes no responsibility for damages, losses or injuries that result from acceptance or use of any prize, provided that nothing in the Rules shall exclude or limit the Promoter’s liability for death or personal injury caused by its staff or supplier’s negligence or for fraud.

 

3.7        Sony Music is not responsible for any payment of any taxes or other costs associated with the receipt of any prizes.

 

3.8        Sony Music reserves the right to cancel this prize draw and to amend these Terms and Conditions without notice in the event of circumstances outside its control. 

 

3.9               The Rules shall be exclusively governed by the laws of England and you irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

 

4.                  Contact Details and Further Information

 

4.1               For a hard copy set of these Terms and Conditions or the name of the winner, please send a SAE to Alicia Keys Twitter Prize Draw, Sony Music, 9 Derry Street, London W8 5HY on or before 31st January 2010.

 

4.2       The Promoter is Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited. All correspondence and queries should be sent by mail to the above address.