A&W Diamonds llc (The 'Company')

2008 Mother's Day Poem Competition

OFFICIAL RULES, TERMS & CONDITIONS.

1. Timing: The competition begins April 06, 2008 and ends on May 07, 2008 at 11:59 PM (EST).

2. Eligibility: The author must be over 18 years of age. Employees, officers, directors and immediate family members (defined as parents, spouses, children, siblings and grandparents) of the Companies employees, as well as promoters, their respective related companies and agents are NOT eligible. By participating, all entrants agree to abide by these official rules and regulations and the decisions of the Company, which are final and binding.

3. How to Enter: The competition can only be entered through the Company website. Submit your entry using the Company Submission Form on or before May 07, 2008.

4. Selection of Potential Winner: Winning is contingent upon fulfilling all the Companies' requirements, rules, terms and conditions. The Company will judge all entries within 5 business days of the contest ending date. The winner will be notified via e-mail and phone within 7 business days of the judging. If the potential winner cannot be reached within two business days of the first attempt to contact him/her an alternate entrant will be selected and subject to the same guidelines as stated above. If the alternate winner does not comply, a third winner will be selected from the eligible entries received, and so forth, until one eligible winner is selected by the Company. Providing a working email address and telephone number is mandatory, and is the sole responsibility of the entrant.

5. Prize: The winner will receive a genuine Loose Diamond certified by E.G.L International Laboratories and graded by E.G.L. to be at least a 19 point J Color, SI2 Clarity Princess Shaped Loose Diamond. No substitution, assignment or transfer of prize permitted. Winner is solely responsible for any and all applicable fees and taxes associated with prize receipt and use. The prize will be delivered to the winner within 14 business days from the date of the selection.

6. Publicity: Except where prohibited, participation in the competition constitutes consent for the Company to use the winner's entry, name, opinions, hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media without further consent, consideration or payment.

7. Supervision: The competition is overseen by the management of the Company.

8. General Conditions: The Company, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any individual it finds tampering in any way with the entry process. The Company reserves the right to cancel or modify the competition in cases of fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond reasonable control, compromising the integrity of the competition, as determined by the Company. In such event, the Company reserves the right to award the prize at its discretion from among the eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment. Any attempt to deliberately undermine or damage the legitimate operation of the Company or any other promoter's website may be in violation of criminal and civil laws. The Company and the promoters reserve the right to prosecute and seek damages from any persons involved.

9. Release: By submitting the entry, the contestant agrees to release and not hold responsible the Company, their respective related companies and each of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents from and against any claim or cause of action, arising out of participation in the competition or receipt or use of any prize.

10. Limitations of Liability: The Company is not responsible for: (1) incorrect or inaccurate transcription of entry information or late, lost, stolen, illegible, incomplete, misdirected, or entries received through impermissible or illegitimate channels, all of which will be disqualified; (2) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to, the malfunctioning of any telephone, computer, network, hardware or software; (3) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any service; (4) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the competition; (5) electronic or human error which may occur in the administration of the competition or the processing of entries; or (6) any injury or damage to persons or property, including but not limited to, entrant's computer, which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant's participation in the competition or from downloading any material from the Company or promoters' website(s), regardless of whether the material was prepared by the company, promoter, or a third party, and regardless of whether the material is connected to the company's or promoter's website by a hypertext link.

11. Disputes: Entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this competition or any prizes awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this competition, but in no event attorneys' fees; and (3) under no circumstances will any entrant be permitted to obtain awards for and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. The company and promoter in connection with the competition, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the state of New York or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state of New York. All state and local laws and regulations apply.

12. Multiple Entries: Each person is eligible for an unlimited number of entries to the competition.

13. Official Rules: In order to be eligible to win the 2008 Mother's Day Poem Competition entrees must be sent to the Company via the website entry page. The poem should comply with the following criteria:

» The words “Princess Diamonds” or “Princess Diamond” must appear at least once in the poem.
» All texts must be submitted in form of a poem and must not exceed 50 lines.
» The text is original and owned by the contestant.
» The author must be over 18 years of age.
» Texts can only be submitted via the electronic web form.
» No international copyright laws may have been breached in the texts.
» All contestants must submit a valid name, email and phone number.
» Confirmation of entries will be recognized by a 'Thank You' from the website.
» Entries that do not comply with the rules will be disqualified.
» A&W Diamonds llc has full rights to publish and/or use all entries as we see fit.


14. Judges: Judges will be appointed to review and grade every application according by the company.

15. Copyright: Copyrights remain with the authors. All participants must first agree to assign publication rights to the Company, plus permission to include the entry or any part of the entry on any website seen fit by the Company.

16. Entry: The complete application CAN ONLY be submitted via the online form located at the Company Website: http://www.awdiamonds.com/loose-diamonds-valentines.asp.


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