DISNEY A-Z ULTIMATE DISNEY FAN CONTEST

OFFICIAL RULES

1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY

Open only to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and Canada (excluding the province of Quebec) and U.S. military personnel (and their families) with APO/FPO addresses who have Internet access on or prior to June 15, 1999. Void in Puerto Rico and where prohibited by law. Contest begins at midnight PT, June 15, 1999, and ends 11:59 p.m. August 31, 1999. Winners will be selected on or about the dates specified in Section 4, below. All times are Pacific Time (PT).

2. HOW TO ENTER

Go to the Disney.com Web site (http://disney.go.com), click on the Disney A-Z link, and then click on the link to the Ultimate Disney Fan Contest to enter the Contest. Complete the Entry Form, which must include your Disney.com registration name and password and your answer to the following essay question: "What makes you the biggest Disney fan?" This answer must be no longer than 150 words and be the wholly original work of the entrant. Once submitted, entries become the sole property of Sponsor. Any entries containing profanity, racial slurs, or any other content deemed inappropriate or offensive will be disqualified. Entries must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. August 31, 1999.

Sponsor is not responsible for lost, interrupted, or unavailable network, server, or other connections, miscommunications, failed phone or computer hardware or software or telephone transmissions, or technical failures, garbled or jumbled transmissions, or other errors of any kind, whether human, mechanical, or electronic; including without limitation the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry information online, or for lost, late, incomplete, damaged, stolen, misdirected, or illegible entries. Entry materials/data that have been tampered with or altered are void.

In order to submit the Entry Form and enter the Contest you must be registered with Disney.com. If you have not registered, you can do so by completing the Registration Form for your applicable age bracket on the Disney.com Web site. If you are under 18 you must include your first and last name, e-mail address, birth date, parent/guardian's e-mail address, and desired registration name and password. If you are 18 or older you must include your first and last name, e-mail address, birth date, ZIP code, and desired registration name and password.

Only one entry per person/e-mail address and only one winner per family/household are permitted.

3. PARENTAL NOTIFICATION

Sponsor will notify parents or legal guardians when their child has entered the Contest. Potential winners will also be required to provide Sponsor with a Parental Permission Form. The Form must include a parent or legal guardian's approval signature and be returned by mail or by fax to the address or fax number provided on the Form within 10 days of notification that a child is eligible to receive a prize. Any winner who does not provide this Parental Permission Form within 10 days will forfeit his or her right to be declared a winner and/or win a prize, and an alternate winner will be selected. Entrants must first obtain permission of a parent/legal guardian before entering.

Sponsor is not responsible for lost, interrupted, or unavailable network, server, or other connections, miscommunications, failed phone or computer hardware or software or telephone transmissions, or technical failures, garbled or jumbled transmissions, or other errors of any kind, whether human, mechanical, or electronic; including without limitation the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry information online, or for lost, late, incomplete, damaged, or misdirected entries. Entry materials/data that have been tampered with or altered are void.

4. SELECTION OF WINNERS AND JUDGING CRITERIA

During each of the three entry periods (described in the chart below), one winner will be selected as described herein. All eligible entries will be judged by Sponsor's creative staff. During each entry period, the judges will select three finalists (the "Finalists") from all the eligible entries received. The judging criteria to be used in selecting the Finalists will be based on the originality, creativity, and appropriateness of the entry as well as the level of enthusiasm for Disney expressed by the entrant therein (the "Judging Criteria"). The Finalists will be notified by e-mail and requested to provide their telephone number (such notice shall be sent to parent/legal guardian if the Finalist is a minor). Sponsor's creative staff will thereafter individually contact the Finalists to conduct an over-the-phone interview. If a Finalist is a minor, his/her parent or legal guardian may be a party to such phone interview. During the interview, the Finalist will be given the opportunity to orally express his/her answer to the essay question or add other information that explains why he/she is the "biggest Disney fan." Using the Judging Criteria to evaluate each Finalist interview, Sponsor's creative staff will select one winner from the Finalists. The winner will be notified via e-mail, telephone, U.S. mail, or express mail.

Nonwinning eligible entries (including nonwinning Finalists) will be eligible for subsequent entry periods, if any. By participating, entrants agree to the Official Rules and the decisions of the judges, which shall be final and binding in all respects.

Entry Periods

Entry Period Date/Time Period Begins Date/Time Period Ends Finalists Selection Date
(on or about)
Winner Selection Date
(on or about)
First Entry Period midnight PT
6/15/1999
11:59 p.m. PT
6/30/1999
7/10/1999 7/21/1999
Second Entry Period midnight PT
7/1/1999
11:59 p.m. PT
7/31/1999
8/10/1999 8/21/1999
Third Entry Period midnight PT
8/1/1999
11:59 p.m. PT
8/31/1999
9/10/1999 9/21/1999

5. PRIZES

Prize: Each Finalist (including the winner) will receive a copy of "Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia," autographed by the author, Dave Smith. Approximate Retail Value ARV: $32.95.

Winners will also be featured in an area dedicated to winners of the Contest on Disney.com's Disney A-Z Channel ("Winners' Area"). The Winners' Area shall be designed and produced by Sponsor, subject to its sole discretion. The Winners' Area may feature winners' entries; however, winners will be asked to provide photographs and other content to be featured in the Winners' Area. Any photographs and other content provided by the Winners shall become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned. In consideration of winners' participation in the Contest, winners grant Sponsor, The Walt Disney Company and its and their employees, agents, and assigns, the right to modify, use, reproduce, electronically publish, and display the winners' names, photographs, entries, and any other materials or content provided by winners herein in all media, means, and forms known or hereafter known.

Total approximate retail value of all "Disney A-Z Ultimate Disney Fan Contest" prizes: up to $296.55.

Winners are solely responsible for any and all taxes on prizes, as well as any and all expenses related to participation in Contest (including acceptance of prize) not specified herein. Prizes will be awarded within approximately 60 days after selection of winners. No substitution allowed except at discretion of Sponsor. Prizes are not transferable. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any and all prizes with prizes of equal or greater value if an advertised prize becomes unavailable.

6. ELIGIBILITY

Contest is governed by U.S. law and is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and Canada (excluding the province of Quebec) and U.S. military personnel (and their families) with APO/FPO addresses who have Internet access on or prior to June 15, 1999. Void in Puerto Rico and where prohibited by law. Employees or agents of Disney Online, its parent company, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising/promotional agencies, and the employees, officers, directors, and agents of any of the above organizations, and the members or the immediate family or those living in the same household of such individuals, are ineligible. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply.

7. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION

Minor potential winners' parents/legal guardians will be notified by e-mail. In the event that said notification is returned as undeliverable, Sponsor will attempt to resend said e-mail a minimum of three times. If such e-mail notification is not responded to within seven days of its transmission, or should the e-mail, after three attempts, be returned as undeliverable, potential winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner will be selected. Minor winners must have a parent or legal guardian complete and return a Parental Permission Form by the date noted on the prize notification. Prize will be awarded in name of parent or legal guardian, who will be required, on minor's behalf, to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and, where legal, a Publicity Release within 14 days of the date printed on the prize notification or be disqualified. If a prize is returned as undeliverable, potential winner will be disqualified. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, or suspend the contest should viruses, bugs, unauthorized human intervention, or other causes beyond the control of Sponsor corrupt or impair the administration, security, or fairness of the contest. In such event, winners will be selected from all eligible entries received up to the time of such cancellation, termination, or suspension, if any.

Submission of an entry constitutes the irrevocable grant to Sponsor of all rights in the entry, all rights to publish, use, adapt, edit, and/or modify such entry in any way and in any and all media, without limitation, and without consideration or acknowledgment to the entrant, and the unconditional right to use the entrant's name and statements about the promotion for advertising/publicity purposes without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law.

By entering, participants release Disney Online, The Buena Vista Internet Group, The Walt Disney Company, their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising/promotional agencies, and the employees, officers, directors, and agents of the above organizations from any and all liability for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind caused by participation in the contest or the acceptance, possession, or use/misuse of a prize or participation in any prize-related activities.

8. WINNERS' LIST/OFFICIAL RULES

For a list of prize winners, mail a self-addressed, stamped envelope after July 15, 1999, and by December 31, 1999, to: Disney Online, Disney A-Z Ultimate Disney Fan Contest --Winners List, 500 S. Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California 91521-7710. The winners' names (first name and first initial of last name only if a minor) and cities of residence will be posted online within 4-6 weeks after the conclusion of the respective entry period. For a copy of the Official Rules, mail a self-addressed, stamped envelope by September 15, 1999, to: Disney Online, Disney A-Z Ultimate Disney Fan Contest -- Official Rules, 500 S. Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California 91521-7690. Residents of VA and WA may omit the return postage.

This contest is sponsored by Disney Online, located at 500 S. Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California 91521-7710.


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