STEVE VAI STORE SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES

No purchase is necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not increase your chance of winning.

This Steve Vai Store Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) is sponsored and run by Delivery Agent, Inc. (“Sponsor”).  Participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules, along with this website's Terms of Use and Privacy Statement.

Sweepstakes Period:  The Sweepstakes commences at 12:01 A.M. PST on June 2, 2008 and ends at 11:59 P.M. PST on July 31, 2008.  

Eligibility:  The Sweepstakes is open to anyone age 18 or older as of the date of entry who resides in the 50 United States, except where prohibited by law or in any state that would require advance registration of this Sweepstakes.  Sweepstakes is void in Puerto Rico and U.S. territories and possessions. You are not eligible to participate in the Sweepstakes if you do not reside within the 50 United States. Sweepstakes is void where restricted or prohibited by law.  Employees of Sponsor and BandMerch LLC (collectively, “Sweepstakes Entities”) and their immediate families (parents, siblings, children, and spouses of each) are not eligible.

How to Enter: Entrants may enter the Sweepstakes by either: 1) purchasing a product on the Steve Vai Bandmerch online store located at http://bandmerch.seenon.com/index.php?v=stevevai or 2) by mailing a postcard with the entrant’s name, address and phone number to Steve Vai Sweepstakes, Attention: Delivery Agent, 300 California, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, California 94104.  Limit one (1) entry per entrant.

Personal information submitted by Entrant will be treated according to our Privacy Policy. Sponsor reserves the right to deny any entry based on submission of incomplete information or non-compliance with these Official Rules. Sponsor and Steve Vai are not responsible for late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, or unintelligible entries.

Winner Selection: All valid entries submitted by 11:59 P.M. PST on July 31, 2008 (the “Cutoff Date”) will be eligible for a random drawing to take place on or before August 8, 2008.  Entries will be deemed “submitted” when actually received by Delivery Agent or revised on-line.  Any entry forms submitted after the Cutoff Date will not be eligible.  The prizes will be awarded to the entrants who are selected through our random drawing. Odds of winning will be determined by the number of valid entries received.  The winners will be notified by the email address they used to register entry. The winners have three (3) days from this email notification to respond and confirm in writing the winning entry. If the initial winner for a prize does not respond within this period, then a second drawing will be held. If necessary, subsequent drawings will be held until there is a confirmed winner.  The winners shall be required to complete an affidavit or declaration of eligibility/liability and, where permitted by law, a publicity release, which must be signed and returned so that it is received by Sponsor within seven (7) days of the date printed on the prize notification. Failure to comply may result in forfeiture of all rights to prize(s). Sponsor and Steve Vai are not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify winners. If a prize or prize notification letter is returned as undeliverable, prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner will be awarded.

Prizes:  The winners will be awarded the following prize pack:

Grand Prize
Autographed Carvin Legacy Combo (approximate retail value: $2,195.00)

2nd Prize
Morley Little Alligator and Bad Horsie Pedal (approximate retail value: $643.70)

3rd Prize
Dimarzio cables and set of neck & bridge pick-ups cables and Ernie Ball strings, picks and straps (approximate retail value: $186.98)

The prize packages will be awarded to three (3) randomly selected winners.  Approximate Retail Value for each the prizes (“ARV”) are stated above.

Taxes and other expenses not specifically identified in these Official Rules are the sole responsibility of the winners.  Shipping and handling costs for the prize packages shall be paid by BandMerch LLC, 16000 Ventura Blvd, Suite 800, Encino, CA 91436. 

No transfer, substitution, or cash equivalent for prizes is allowed. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value if a prize cannot be awarded as described for any reason. Limit one prize per person/family/household.

All prizes are awarded “AS IS” and without warranty of any kind, express or implied, except as provided by the manufacturer.

General Terms and Conditions. By participating, entrants agree that Sweepstakes Entities and Steve Vai, their shareholders, members, agents and representatives, affiliates, subsidiaries, related entities, advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors are not responsible or liable for, and shall be released and held harmless from: (i) telephone, electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet, or computer malfunctions, failures, or difficulties of any kind; (ii) any condition caused by events beyond the control of Sponsor that may cause the Sweepstakes to be disrupted or corrupted; (iii) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes; (iv) any and all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind in connection with or resulting from participation in the Sweepstakes, acceptance, possession, or misuse of any prize, including without limitation, personal injury, death, and property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy. Sweepstakes Entities reserve the right, in its sole discretion, to amend and interpret these Official Rules at any time, and to terminate, suspend or cancel Sweepstakes at any time for any reason, including, without limitation, if a computer virus, bug, or other technical problem or security breach corrupts the administration, security, or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes. Participation in this Sweepstakes constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) to use the winners’ names, hometowns (including state or province) and/or likenesses for promotional purposes without further compensation. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of participant and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of California or any other jurisdiction), that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of California. Any claim arising out of the foregoing shall be instituted solely in a court situated in San Francisco County, California, and entrant and Sponsor irrevocably agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of such court. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. A copy of these Official Rules and a winners list may be obtained by sending a request to Steve Vai Sweepstakes, Attention: Delivery Agent, 300 California, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, California 94104 not later than July 20, 2008.

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Sponsor.  Delivery Agent, Inc., 300 California, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104