Official Rules

WE tv’s Style Our Space Contest
Official Rules


NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

  1. ELIGIBILITY: Contest open to individuals 18 years of age or older as of July 17, 2007 and who are legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States. Contest void wherever prohibited by law, or where the registration or filing requirements of any state or local jurisdiction have not been complied with. Employees of Sponsor, The Promotion Pipeline, their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, production and promotion agencies, and the immediate families and members of the same household of each are not eligible. All federal, state, local and municipal laws and regulations apply.
     
  2. HOW TO ENTER:  Contest begins at 12:00:00 AM (ET) on July 17, 2007 and ends at 11:59:59 PM (ET) on August 26, 2007.  To enter visit www.WEtv.com to create a user name and password and upload an original picture photo of a room in your home that needs decorating help.  Then complete and submit official contest entry form including name, address, e-mail address, telephone number and date of birth and affirmatively indicate acknowledgement and acceptance of these Official Rules and verification of permission to redesign the space being submitted, plus all other terms and conditions governing the Contest.   
     
  3. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:  Submission must be an original picture taken by the entrant of a room in the entrant’s own place of residence.  No stock photos can be used.  Entrants may upload one new picture per day by submitting them under the same user name and password.  If an entrant provides more than one picture of their room only the first image will be judged.  Uploading more than one picture does not increase the chance of winning.  Any entry, which in the sole opinion of Sponsor is deemed to be inappropriate for publication will be deemed ineligible.  Once a picture is submitted it cannot be changed, altered or modified.  Entrant is not required to own the home, but by submitting a picture entrant acknowledges permission by the home’s legal owner to submit said picture into the Contest and conduct a room makeover.  Picture (a) must be the original and sole creation of, and all right, title and interest including but not limited to the copyright in the picture must be owned solely by, the entrant (b) may not have been submitted in any other competition, (c) may not have been published,   (d) may not infringe upon any third party's rights, including but not limited to copyright, patent or trademarks/ trade names/ logos, or rights of privacy or publicity, or contain material that is or may be considered defamatory, slanderous or libelous, or portray in a false light;  (e) may not violate any law, rule or regulation; and each entrant warrants and represents that his/her picture complies with all of those conditions. Non-complying pictures will be subject to disqualification.  Entries cannot contain, the trademark, trade name or logo of any third party (but may contain the trademark, trade name or logo of the Sponsor) and cannot contain any material that is protected by copyright. By entering, each entrant grants permission for the use of the picture, and his/her name, to be posted on the World Wide Web in connection with this Contest, and the advertising, promotion, and publicity of the Contest, and otherwise, as stated in these Official Rules (as solely determined by Sponsor).   All submitted entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. 
     
  4. JUDGING: Users can log onto wwww.WEtv.com and rate the posted rooms on a 1 – 10 scale.  1 being “not stylish” and 10 being “very stylish.”  All eligible entries will be judged by a panel composed of employees of Sponsor whose decisions are final and binding on all judging matters.   The panel will narrow the entries down to 10 finalists.  Judging will be based on the following criteria: 1) Results of ratings by WEtv.com users (33 1/3%), 2) Basic structure of room and its potential (33 1/3%) and 3) Room that looks most in need of help (33 1/3%).  The grand prize winner will then be chosen from the 10 finalists by interior designer Mark Montano, based on the same criteria above.  The room that receives the highest combined cumulative score for all of the criteria will be deemed the Contest winner.  In the event of a tie, the room with the highest score in the basic structure criterion will be declared the tie winner.  If a tie continues, the room with the highest score in the ratings by WEtv.com users criterion will be declared the tie winner.  If tie continues the tied entries will be re-judged by a new judge who will serve as a tie-breaker using the same criteria as stated herein.
     
  5. PRIZE: One (1) Grand Prize: $25,000 room makeover.  Prize includes designer fee valued at $4,000, cost of all materials related to the makeover (including, but not limited to furniture, fixtures and drapery) and fees for local contractors such as painters or plumbers.  Makeover is defined as cosmetic changes only.  Structural changes and any work that may require permits by the municipality in which the winner is located are not included.  Makeover must be completed by March 31, 2008.
     
  6. WINNER NOTIFICATION: The winner will be determined on or about September 4, 2007.  The winner will be notified by mail, telephone or e- mail on or about September 7, 2007. The winner will be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Release of Liability which must be signed and received by Sponsor or its designated agent within 14 days of date printed on notification or the prize will be awarded to an alternate winner based on the judging criteria outlined herein. If  prize notification letter or  prize is returned as undeliverable, the prize will be awarded to an alternate winner based on the judging criteria outlined herein.
     
  7. ODDS: Odds of winning depend on the number of entries received and the decision of the judges. Entries will not be limited, except as expressly provided above.
     
  8. GENERAL: This Contest offer is void where prohibited or restricted by law and is subject to applicable federal, state, local and municipal laws and regulations.  By participating in this Contest, entrants agree to be bound by these rules and by the decisions of the Sponsors, which are final in all matters relating to this Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value.  Prizes cannot be assigned, transferred, changed or redeemed for cash except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. By accepting any prize, winner consents to the use of their name, photo, voice, and likeness for promotional, advertising, publicity or trade purposes in any and all media worldwide in perpetuity by Sponsor without further compensation to winner or any other person depicted in photo unless otherwise prohibited by law.  Arrangements for the fulfillment of all prizes will be made by the Sponsors. Receipt of any prize is conditioned upon compliance with any and all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations. Winners of any prize(s) will be solely responsible for payment of all federal, state and local taxes.  Sponsor and judges not responsible for late, lost, stolen, damaged, incorrect, incomplete, illegible, garbled, misaddressed, or misdirected entries, misrouted or scrambled transmissions or communications, for errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects, or delays in operations or transmission of information, in each case whether arising by way of technical or other failures or malfunctions of telephone, Internet, computer hardware, software, communications devices, or transmission lines or data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of entry materials, loss or otherwise.  Sponsor disclaims any liability for damage to any telephone or computer system resulting from participation in, or accessing or downloading information in connection with, this Contest, and reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify, cancel, terminate or suspend this Contest should any virus, bug, technical failures, unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond Sponsor’s control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Contest.  In the event of any cancellation, termination or suspension, a notice will be posted and judging will take place from among all eligible entries received prior to such time. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant if his or her fraud or misconduct affects the integrity of the Contest.  Entries will be considered made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry.   By submitting an entry in the contest, you acknowledge and agree that Sponsor shall be permitted to use your entry data for marketing purposes consistent with their privacy policies and applicable law.  All entrants further agree that in the event of any third party claims, damages, losses or injuries, arising from or relating to this Contest, they will indemnify Sponsors from any and all such claims, including the attorneys' fees related thereto.  By accepting prize, winner agrees to release Sponsor, The Promotion Pipeline, Inc. their respective directors, employees, officers, and agents, including without limitation, their advertising and promotion agencies, from any and all liability, loss or damages arising from or in connection with the awarding, receipt, and/or use or misuse of prize or participation in any prize-related activities.  Sponsor is not responsible for typographical, printing, or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials related to the Contest.
     
  9. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATIONS 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 FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
     
  10. WINNER'S NAME: For a copy of the winner's name, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope postmarked by July 8, 2007 to: WE tv Style Our Space Contest Winners List, c/o The Promotion Pipeline, PO Box 162, Huntington Station, NY 11746 or visit www.WEtv.com. Requests will be fulfilled/name will be posted, after the   winners name has been verified.  For a copy of the official rules, visit www.WEtv.com or send a self addressed, stamped envelope to: WE tv Style Our Space Contest Rules, c/o The Promotion Pipeline, PO Box 162, Huntington Station, NY 11746   VT residents may omit return postage.
     
  11. SPONSOR: This contest is sponsored by WE: Women’s Entertainment LLC, 200 Jericho Quadrangle, Jericho, NY 11753.

Short form rules:
No purchase necessary. A purchase will not improve your chances of winning.  These abbreviated rules are subject to the complete Official Rules, which are available at www.we.tv. Contest starts 7/17/07 at 12:00 am ET and ends 8/2607 at 11:59 pm ET. Open to legal residents of the contiguous U.S., age 18 or older on 7/17/07. Void where prohibited by law.

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