FoodCritics.com Promotion

Write restaurant reviews between now and August 31, 2008 and you could win a dinner for two in the city of your choice or gift certificates from Restaurant.com!

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Start writing restaurant reviews and enter to win! We are giving away 50 gift certificates to Restaurant.com ($25 value each) and a 1 Night Dining Getaway in the city of your choice (hotel and dinner included)! 

 
Sweepstakes Terms & Conditions

THE FOLLOWING SWEEPSTAKES AND CONTEST IS INTENDED FOR RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES AND D.C. ONLY (EXCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, PUERTO RICO AND OTHER US TERRITORIES) AND SHALL ONLY BE CONSTRUED AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO UNITED STATES LAW AND AMERICAN ENGLISH. MUST BE AT LEAST 21 YEAR OF AGE TO ENTER.

Official Rules — The FoodCritics.com “Are You The Next Great Food Critic?” Sweepstakes + Contest

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1.    Sweepstakes + Contest Entry Period: The FoodCritics.com “Are You The Next Great Food Critic?” Sweepstakes + Contest Entry Period runs from 12:01 am ET, March 24, 2008 (“Game-Start”) to 11:59 pm ET, August 31, 2008 (Game-End). Sponsor’s computer clock governs time stamp.
2.    Eligibility: This Sweepstakes + Contest is run only on the Internet. You may enter the Contest if you are a legal resident of the 50 United States and D.C., 21 years of age or older at the time of entry and had Internet access as of March 14, 2008. Void in Puerto Rico and overseas U.S. territories, possessions, commonwealths and military installations and wherever prohibited, licensed, restricted or taxed. Employees, officers, directors, agents and representatives of FoodCritics.com, LLC (“Sponsor”) and THE MARKETING AGENCY, LLC (“administrator”), their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, promotion, advertising, design, web design, web hosting, publicity, production and print production agencies and anyone connected with the production, hosting and distribution of this Sweepstakes and Contest (collectively, “Contest Entities”), their immediate family members (parents, children, siblings, spouse and each of their respective spouses, regardless of where they live) and members of any of their households are not eligible to enter or be awarded a prize.
3.    How to Enter: During the Sweepstakes and Contest Entry Period, go to www.FoodCritics.com and click on the FoodCritics.com “Are You The Next Great Food Critic?” Sweepstakes + Contest logo. You will be asked to sign into the site. If you have not registered you will be asked to complete a free registration. When you have completed the registration, post your review by following the instructions on the site. Multiple reviews of different restaurants are permitted per author. All entries must be: in English, original material, unpublished and may not have been submitted to other online sites. Contest reviews should contain at least the following: A short description of the ambience, comments on the dishes that were eaten and some comments on the service (See #5 below – Judging and Winner Selection). Reviews should not contain slurs, offensive language, obscenities or any language that would denigrate any individual or group. Sponsor reserves the right not to consider for this Game, or post, any review it deems, in its sole determination, to be inappropriate and will not engage in any form of communication or discussion with anyone who submits a review.
4.     Review and Photo Rights: By entering this Contest, you explicitly (i) certify that you meet the eligibility requirements as set forth in these Official Rules; (ii) grant to the Sponsor the right to use and publish the biographical information that you provide (except street address, telephone number, and e-mail address) and the submitted review(s) in all media, including, but not limited to, online displays, television, cable, video productions, wireless applications and other media channels and applications and for advertising, promotions, other Contests sponsored by the Sponsor and other purposes without further consent or compensation, unless you are a resident of TN or otherwise where prohibited by law, and you do further irrevocably assign and transfer to Sponsor any and all rights, title, and interest in the review, including, without limitation, all copyrights and moral rights in the review, and grant Sponsor the right to modify, adapt, sell, publish, use or not use the entry in any way, in whole or in part, in any and all media now known or later developed, without time or territorial limitations or compensation, except where prohibited by law; (iii) agree that should you be the Grand Prize winner, the Sponsor, or those acting on its behalf, may photograph and film you and use such photographs and film for all advertising, promotional, trade and other purposes and in all media, including, but not limited to, newspapers, magazines, online displays, television, cable, video productions, online access, wireless applications and other media channels and applications without further consent or compensation, unless you are a resident of TN or otherwise where prohibited by law; (iv) represent and warrant that you have the right to grant to Sponsor the rights in the submitted review provided above; (v) represent and warrant that you have not used licensed material or any material owned by someone other than you; and (vi) represent and warrant that your review is original and you have not copied or plagiarized the concept for your review from other material, including, without limitation, other food-related websites. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned.
5.    Judging and Winner Selection: This promotion is a Sweepstakes and a Contest. For the Sweepstakes: 50 First Prize winners will be chosen about 15 days after Game-End in random drawings, from entries received during the Entry Period. A First Prize potential winner will be notified within five (5) days after the selection is made via email to the email address submitted during registration. A potential winner will have three (3) business days to reply, agreeing to accept the prize and providing full contact information. Failure to confirm and provide the information above, will signify to Sponsor that the prize has been declined and forfeited for all time and another potential winner will be chosen in random drawings. For the Contest: The FoodCritics.com editorial team will judge all entries and choose one (1) Grand Prize winner. The criteria the judges will use are: 1) The unique “voice” you bring and the quality of the writing (grammar and spelling matter); 2) the ability to engage a reader; 3) Inclusion of unique details about ambience, service, specific dishes eaten and the overall experience and value. All criteria will be weighted equally. You may not change a review you submit once it has been published.
6.    Quantity, Prize, Approximate Retail Value (ARV): (1) Grand Prize: A 1-night Dining Getaway for two (2) in the city of winner’s choice consisting of: one (1) night, standard, double-occupancy accommodation in a hotel of Sponsor’s choosing and one (1) dinner for two at a restaurant of winner’s choosing. The maximum value of the prize is $500. ARV: Up to $500. Grand Prize winner will be responsible for all items not specifically specified in these rules including, without limitation, transportation to/from the destination city, meals and beverages other then the “prize meal,” gratuities, telephone, incidentals, transportation to and from originating and destination airports, personal expenses and travel/medical/baggage insurance. Grand Prize winner must book hotel accommodations through Sponsor or Sponsor’s agent and accept accommodations provided by Sponsor. Space is subject to blackout dates, changes and space availability. The prize is awarded “as is” and must be used by December 31, 2008. Winner will be asked to present a valid, major credit card upon check-in at the hotel to cover all charges not specifically mentioned as part of the prize. Odds of winning: Dependent on the total number and the quality of eligible reviews received during the Entry Period. Should the actual value of the prize be less than the ARV stated, the difference will not be awarded. (50) First Prize: A $25 Gift Certificate from Restaurant.com. ARV: Up to $25. Odds of winning: Dependent on the total number of eligible reviews received during the Entry Period. Winner acknowledges that Sweepstakes Entities have neither made, nor are in any manner responsible or liable for, any warranty, representation or guarantee, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relative to a prize or regarding the use, value or enjoyment of the prize. All Prizes will be awarded if properly claimed according to the Official Rules and are awarded “as is.”
7.    General: Sweepstakes and Contest administration and verification will be supervised by Sponsor and Administrator whose decisions are final. By participating in this Sweepstakes and Contest, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Administrator and Sponsor. Sponsor is not responsible for those who cannot access the Internet or cannot click-through for any period of time regardless of technical, hardware, software, telephone, Internet, virus contamination or network problems, or for delay, failure or malfunction for any reason including, but not limited to, lost or unavailable network connections, failed, incomplete or garbled computer or telephone transmissions, typographical or system errors, human errors including, but not limited to, errors by Sponsor’s representatives who enter incorrect information into any of Sponsor’s computer systems or by Force Majeure. Proof of entry is not proof of entry receipt. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel/terminate the Sweepstakes and Contest if in Sponsor’s sole determination it believes that the integrity of the Sweepstakes and Contest has been, or could be, compromised or that the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned or fairly. Winner will be drawn from eligible entries awarded and received up to the time of cancellation. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entry from the Sweepstakes and Contest if in Sponsor’s sole judgment entrant has not complied with these Official Rules. Without limitation, all of an entrant’s discovered entries will be disqualified, at the sole discretion of Sponsor, if entrant attempts (i) to enter the Sweepstakes through any means other than as described in these Official Rules; or (ii) provides information that is inaccurate or fraudulent; or (iii) attempts to disrupt the Sweepstakes and Contest or circumvent the terms and conditions of these Official Rules. Only the prizes and the values listed in the Official Rules shall be awarded. Grand Prize winner and Getaway companion (who must be the age of majority in his/her state of residence or over) must use the prize trip together. Winner and travel companion are responsible for full compliance with the regulations of all venues. Sponsor and hotel or restaurant have the right to refuse admission to anyone who does not have proper identification or who does not comply with all regulations or comport him/herself properly, as they may apply. There will be no substitution or compensation for a prize or part of a prize forfeited due to winner's or winner's companion's non-compliance with the hotel’s or restaurant’s regulations or any other reason. The Grand Prize winner and his/her travel companion will be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability and Publicity Release and Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability and Publicity Release (Travel Companion) respectively within three (3) business days of date on notification or it will be concluded definitively that the prize has been declined and, without further notice, an alternative winner may be selected in random drawings. By entering this Sweepstakes, a participant explicitly releases, discharges and holds harmless the Contest Entities, their successors, estates and assigns and all their respective shareholders, directors, officers and employees, one and all, from any and all liability, actions, causes of action, damages, actual, incidental or consequential, claims and demands whatsoever in law or equity, including all “costs”, which he/she now has or may acquire, by reason of any personal injury, death, loss of or damage to property, or any reason, occurring during or arising out of his/her participation in the Sweepstakes and Contest and the acceptance and use or misuse of a prize.  By accepting a prize, winner waives the right to 1) assert as a cost of winning the prize any and all costs of verification and redemption or travel to redeem said prize, and 2) claim any liability (including attorney's fees and costs) which might arise from redeeming or seeking to redeem said prize (including any travel related thereto). The right to receive a prize is non-assignable and non-transferable and no prize substitution, exchange or cash equivalent will be allowed except by Sponsor who reserves the right to substitute a prize (or portion of prize) of equal or greater value in case of unavailability of a prize or force majeure. Prize or prize notification that is returned as undeliverable will disqualify the winner and an alternative winner shall be selected in random drawings.
8.    All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. If any provision of this Sweepstakes shall be deemed to violate any federal, state or municipal law, it shall be amended to conform to such law and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. All taxes are winner’s responsibility for the year 2008.
9.    Contest Entities shall not be responsible for technical, pictorial, typographical or editorial errors or omissions in any marketing materials or these Official Rules.
10.    All entries submitted become the property of Sponsor and none will be acknowledged. Sponsor and Administrator collect personal information from you when you enter the Sweepstakes. The information collected is subject to Sponsor's/Administrator’s Privacy Policies. Sponsor’s privacy policy may be found by clicking on the “Privacy Policy” link on http://www.foodcritics.com/content/Restaurant-Directory/Restaurant-Reviews/25 and The Marketing Agency’s Privacy Policy may be found at www.themarketingagency.com/html/aboutUs.html.
11.    An entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes or the prize awarded and all issues and questions concerning the validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction sitting in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes and Contest and never shall include consequential, incidental or punitive damages, and in no event attorneys' fees. Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above may not apply to you.
12.    For a Winners List — available on or about September 30, 2008, send a hand-printed, self addressed, stamped #10, business envelope to Winner — FoodCritics.com “Are You The Next Great Food Critic?” Sweepstakes + Contest, c/o The Marketing Agency, 233 Needham Street, Suite 300, Newton MA 02464. Requests must be received by September 30, 2008. No mechanically reproduced or photocopied requests allowed; only one (1) request per outer mailing envelope. You cannot enter the Sweepstakes using this address. Entries mailed to this address will be discarded.
13.    This Sweepstakes is sponsored by FoodCritics.com, LLC, 831 Beacon Street, Newton, MA 02459 (“Sponsor”). This Sweepstakes is administered by The Marketing Agency, LLC, 233 Needham Street, Suite 300, Newton, MA 02464 (“Administrator”).
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