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THE FOLLOWING PROMOTION IS INTENDED FOR PLAY IN THE UNITED STATES ONLY AND SHALL ONLY BE CONSTRUED AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO UNITED STATES LAW. DO NOT ENTER THIS PROMOTION UNLESS YOU ARE LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE TIME OF ENTRY.

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE THE CHANCE OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. BY ENTERING, ENTRANT AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND THE DECISIONS OF THE JUDGES, WHICH SHALL BE FINAL IN ALL RESPECTS.

1. ELIGIBILITY: Open only to legal residents of any one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are 21 years of age or older at time of entry. The following individuals are not eligible: Employees, contractors, directors and officers of Merri-Makers (“Sponsor”), subsidiaries and affiliated companies, distributors, Web design, advertising, fulfillment, insurance agencies, judging and Contest agencies involved in the administration, development, fulfillment and execution of this Promotion (collectively, “Promotion Parties”), and the immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling and spouse or “step”) of each and those living in the same households (those persons whether related or not who live in the same residence for at least three months during the twelve-month period preceding the start date of the Promotion) of each such employee, contractor, director or officer. Winner must be 21 years or older to accept the prize.

2. PROMOTION PERIOD: You may enter the Promotion between 12:00:00 pm (noon) Eastern Time (“CT”) on January 18, 2012 and 11:59:59 am ET on February 14, 2012 (“Promotion Period”).

3. TO ENTER: To enter the Promotion go to http://www.facebook.com/receptioncenter (“Web Site”), during the Promotion Period, and click on the Like link for the Facebook page or if you are already a fan you may enter directly on the wall of the site. You may enter your story on the wall as a separate post only. The post with the most likes by the deadline of the Promotion Period will be announced the official winner of the promotion on February 15, 2012. You must be a resident of New Jersey to be eligible to receive the promotion prize.

CREATIVE ASSIGNMENT:
The creative assignment for the Promotion (“Creative Assignment”) is as follows:
• Write your most romantic wedding proposal story.
• You may include images to support your story.
• Limit one entry per person.
• Your Submission should be in form consistent with these Official Rules.

JUDGING CRITERIA:
Judging Criteria (“Judging Criteria”) is as follows:
• Most likes on the post will be deemed the winner at the end of the Promotion Period.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Submission must be primarily in English.
• All submissions must be received by 11:59:59 am ET on February 14, 2012.
• The person uploading the Submission will be deemed the entrant (“Entrant”). The Entrant is the one (1) person who owns the email address associated with the Facebook account.
• Each individual Entrant is allowed a total of 1 Submissions.
• Limit one (1) Finalist Prize per person, household and/or email address throughout the Promotion Period.
• Sponsor reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to remove any material deemed inappropriate.

 
By entering this Promotion and uploading your Submission, you irrevocably grant to Sponsor and their agents the unconditional and perpetual right to post, display, publish, use, adapt, edit and/or modify such Submission in any way, in any and all media, for any purpose, without limitation, and without consideration to you. All Promotion Entrants further agree to release and indemnify and hold harmless the Sponsor and the Promotion Parties from any and all claims that any commercial, advertising, presentation, Web content or any other material subsequently produced, presented, and/or prepared by or on behalf of Sponsor infringe on the rights of Entrant’s work as contained in any Submission.

4. SELECTION OF WINNERS:
One winner will be selected by review by the Sponsor judges by a show of “Likes” per entry. Winner will be announced on the Facebook wall as of February 15, 2012. In the unlikely event that public voting results in a tie, the tied Submissions will each be awarded a “grand prize”. All Finalists are subject to verification, including without limitation, verification of eligibility, compliance with these Official Rules. If attempted notification is returned as undeliverable, if a Finalist cannot be verified, or if a Finalist is otherwise unable to accept prize, prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to an alternate Finalist provided sufficient time remains, in Sponsor’s discretion.

Entrants agree that the Sponsor has the sole right to decide all matters and disputes arising from this Promotion and that all decisions of Sponsor are final and binding. Finalists, by acceptance of the Promotion Prize (defined below), agree to release, indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor and Promotion Parties, as well as each of their respective parent and affiliated companies, and each of their employees, representatives, contractors, advertisers and sponsor from any and all liability, loss, damage, cost or claim related to any allegation regarding the acceptance or use of their prize, including but not limited to the airing of the Submission.

5. PRIZE DETAILS:
ONE FINALIST PRIZES:The finalist prize (“Finalist Prize”) consists of two fluted champagne glasses (estimated value of $50.00US) and ONE (1) Bottle of Dom Perignon (estimated value of $100.00US): The one (1) Grand Prize Winner’s Submission will be displayed on the Sponsors wall. Prize will be shipped to the winner. Allow 1-2 weeks for delivery.

6. GENERAL CONDITIONS: All Entrants must have a valid Facebook account and e-mail address. No substitution of prize is offered, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Prizes are non-transferable. Unclaimed prizes will not be awarded. If a prize, or any portion thereof, cannot be awarded for any reason, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize with another prize of equal or greater value. If for any reason the Promotion is not capable of running as planned, including without limitation, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Promotion, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion to cancel, modify or terminate the Promotion. Further, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual deemed to be (a) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or any Sponsor or Contest-related Web Site; (b) violating the Official Rules; (c) violating the Web Site terms of service, conditions of use and/or applicable general rules or guidelines; or (d) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. This Contest is offered only in the United States and is governed by the laws of the state of New Jersey. All claims relating in any manner to this Promotion or to any Submission must be resolved in the federal or state courts located in Holmdel, New Jersey. 

LEGAL WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL, WHETHER OR NOT AN ENTRANT, TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE, DESTROY, TAMPER OR VANDALIZE THIS WEB SITE OR INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND DILGENTLY PURSUE ALL REMEDIES AGAINST ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

7. WINNER NOTIFICATION: Finalist (or Finalist’s parent/legal guardian if Finalist is a minor in the state of his/her residence) will be notified by email within two (2) days of the end of the Promotion Period.

8. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND RELEASE: No liability or responsibility is assumed by the Sponsor or Promotion Parties resulting from any user’s participation in or attempt to participate in the Promotion or ability or inability to upload or download any information in connection with participating in the Promotion. No responsibility or liability is assumed by Sponsor or Promotion Parties for technical problems or technical malfunction arising in connection with any of the following occurrences which may affect the operation of the Promotion: hardware or software errors; faulty computer, telephone, cable, satellite, network, electronic, wireless or Internet connectivity or other online communication problems; errors or limitations of any Internet service providers, servers, hosts or providers; garbled, jumbled or faulty data transmissions; failure of any e-mail transmissions to be sent or received; lost, late, delayed or intercepted e-mail transmissions; inaccessibility of the Web Site in whole or in part for any reason; traffic congestion on the Internet or the Web Site; unauthorized human or non-human intervention of the operation of the Contest, including without limitation, unauthorized tampering, hacking, theft, virus, bugs, worms; or destruction of any aspect of the Contest, or loss, miscount, misdirection, inaccessibility or unavailability of an email account used in connection with the Promotion. The Sponsor and Promotion Parties are not responsible for any typographical errors in the announcement of prizes or these Official Rules, or any inaccurate or incorrect data contained on the Web Site. Use of Web Site is at user’s own risk. The Sponsor and Promotion Parties are not responsible for any personal injury or property damage or losses of any kind which may be sustained to user’s or any other person’s computer equipment resulting from participation in the Promotion, use of the Web Site or the download of any information from the Web Site. By participating in the Promotion, the Entrant releases Sponsor from any and all claims, damages or liabilities arising from or relating to such Entrant’s participation in the Promotion. By accepting a prize in the Promotion, winner agree that the Sponsor shall not be liable for any loss or injury resulting from participation in the Promotion, acceptance or use of any prize, or any travel related thereto. Sponsor are not liable in the event that any portion of the Promotion, event or the event broadcast is cancelled due to weather, fire, strike, acts of war or terrorism, or any other condition beyond their control (a “Force Majeure Event”).

9. SPONSOR:
Merri-Makers Caterers. Exit 116 NJ Parkway North, Holmdel, NJ 07733 tel: 732-264-3355 • fax: 732-264-7889

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