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PRIZE PROMOTION RULES

1.         This prize promotion (the “Promotion”) is open to residents of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland (“Territory”) aged fifteen (15) and overexcept employees of Microsoft Limited (“Microsoft”) and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies and their immediate families (defined for the purpose of these Terms as husband, wife, mother, father, sister, brother, son, daughter, or persons residing in the household of such employees), and anyone else professionally connected with this Promotion.  The Promoter reserves the right to verify the eligibility of entrants and check their identity.  Entrants who are under eighteen (18) must seek their parent or guardian’s permission before entering this Promotion.

2.         Entrants will be deemed to have accepted these terms of service (“Terms”) when they enter this Promotion as described in paragraph 5 of these Terms.

How to Enter

3.         The Promotion will start at 08.00 Greenwich Mean Time (“GMT”) on 1 May, 2008 and end at 07.59 GMT on 26 June 2008 (the “Promotion Period”). No Entries received after 07.59 GMT on 26 June 2008 will be eligible to win a Prize.

4.         No purchase is necessary to enter the Promotion. There is no limit on the number of Entries which each entrant may submit during the Promotion Period.

5.         To be eligible to win a prize, Entrants must visit www.indysearch.co.uk or www.indysearch.ie (each a “Promotion Website”) and submit a Live Search using the entry box on the Promotion Website (an “Entry”, and persons making such Entry, an “Entrant”). Entrants can make unlimited searches and thereby submit unlimited Entries each day throughout the Promotion Period.

6.         No responsibility will be accepted for Entries lost, delayed or damaged in transmission and any such Entries will be deemed invalid.

7.         If any person is determined to have breached these Terms they will not be eligible to win a Prize. In the event that a Winner is disqualified the Promoter will add the Prize to the Prize Pool to be reallocated randomly. 

How to Win

8.         After an Entrant submits an Entry, when the search is returned two silver cogs will start to turn. If the elements of the silver cogs glow green, (randomly determined by an automated process) the Entrant will be a winner (“Winner”) and will be entitled to one of the Prizes set out at paragraph 9 below.  

Prizes

9.         The Prize to which a Winner is entitled will be decided at random by a random prize generator.  The “Prize Pool” consists of:

For the avoidance of doubt, where multiple Prizes of the same category are in the Prize Pool, a “Prize” is one of such category. Winners who win multiple Prizes are only entitled to one Prize of each category and will be notified by email within 72 hours that the further Prize of that category cannot be claimed.  No alternative Prize will be available. 
The Winner of the Mega Prize must take their holiday between 1 November 2008 and 31 March 2009 inclusive, excluding the Christmas period and subject to availability. The Mega Prize will consist of indirect return flights for two people (at least one must be over the age of 18) from London to Albuquerque. The accommodation is based upon two people sharing one room. Both the Winner and their guest must have a valid passport (and visa if applicable). Travel insurance is included. A management agency will look after both the Winner and their guest in both the UK and US. The Super Prize is only available following the release of the film in cinemas and must be taken by 1st October 2008. The private screening must take place on a Saturday or Sunday morning at the cinema of Winner's choice. Start time of the screening will be subject to availability but several options and dates will be given to the Winner. No recording device may be taken into the theatre by the Winner or their guests; this screening will be monitored for unauthorized recording.  By attending, you agree not to bring any recording device into the theatre and you consent to physical search of your belongings and person for recording devices. If found the device may be taken from your possession into safe keeping but will be returned once the screening has ended. If you attempt to enter with a recording device, you will be denied admission. If you attempt to use a recording device, you consent to your immediate removal from the theatre and forfeiture of the device. Unauthorized recording will be reported to law enforcement and may subject you to criminal and civil liability. No travel and accommodation is provided.

10.       The Winners agree that Microsoft and Paramount Pictures UK (A private limited company registered in England. Registered Number: 01580904 Registered Office: 12, Golden, Square, London, W1A2JL, UK) shall have the right to use their name, biographical information (such as age, occupation and county of residence), image, likeness and statements relating to their Prize for advertising, publicity and marketing purposes.  The Winners may be required to participate in publicity connected with this Promotion.

Claiming Prizes

11.       In order to claim a Prize, the Winner must click on the link displayed on the game header which will link to the Winners page where a unique PIN number will be allocated to the Winner.  The Winner must fill in the form and provide a contact email address, postal address and telephone number. Physical prizes will then be forwarded to the winner within 60 days of the end of the Promotion Period.

12.       No cash alternatives to the Prizes in paragraph 9 are available.

13.       Each Winners must keep a record of their unique PIN number since if lost the number cannot be reissued.  If a PIN number is lost the Prize cannot be claimed and will be forfeited.  Winners must not pass their PIN number to another person, as to do so shall constitute forfeiting the Prize. 

14.       The rules and conditions of any third party supplier of Prizes may apply and must be accepted and complied with by the Winners. 

Privacy

15.       The collection of personally identifiable information for the purposes of this Promotion will be subject to the Privacy Statement at http://privacy.microsoft.com/. Specifically, the data collected through this Promotion will be used to send an email to entrants to confirm where the entrant has won a Prize.  All personally identifiable information will be deleted approximately six (6) weeks after the Winners are selected.  By entering this Promotion, you expressly consent to the use of your personally identifiable information in accordance with the Privacy Statement. 

General

16.       If any provision or part of these Terms is deemed void or otherwise unenforceable in law then that provision or part shall be deemed excluded and the remainder of these Terms shall remain in force.

17.       These Terms, the conduct of this Promotion and the interpretation and  enforcement of these terms and conditions shall be exclusively governed and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales, unless you are a Scottish resident, in which case you may choose the law of your own country of residence.  Entrants irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of England and Wales, unless they are a Scottish resident or a resident of Northern Ireland, in which case they may choose the courts of their place of residence.   

18.       The promoter is Microsoft Limited, Building 3, Floor 3, Zone 4 Thames Valley Park, Reading RG6 1WG, UK (the “Promoter”). Please direct any queries or complaints regarding the Promotion to either this address or email msncompetitions@thin-martian.com.