Official Rules:

Friendster "Pimp Your Profile!" Contest

NO PURCHASE NECESSSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. A PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

  1. Eligibility: You must be a legal resident of the United States and 18 years or older at the time of entry. Void in overseas U.S. territories, possessions, commonwealths and military installations, and where prohibited by law. Employees and agents of Friendster, Inc. ("Sponsor" or "Friendster"), their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotional agencies, any other prize sponsor, and any entity involved in the development, production, implementation, administration or fulfillment of the Contest (all of the foregoing, together with Friendster, collectively referred to as "Promotion Entities"), and the immediate family members and persons living in the same household as such individuals, are not eligible to participate or win. Entry in this Contest constitutes your acceptance of these official rules.
  2. How To Enter: The Contest begins at 12:01 AM PT on September 15, 2005 and ends at 11:59 PM PT on October 15, 2005 (the "Entry Period"). Members that join the "Friendster Custom Profile Mods" group (the "Group") on Friendster will receive one entry into the contest and a chance to win the prizes set forth herein, including an iPod Nano (mp3 player). If you are not already a member, log onto http://www.friendster.com, click on "Join Now" and follow the instructions to create a profile. Existing and new members of Friendster are eligible to enter. Only one entry per Friendster member. Friendster will validate all entries. The receipt of an entry occurs only when you join the Group during the promotional period. All online entries must be received by 11:59 PM PT on the last day of the Entry Period.

    There are no alternate means of entry.

    The submission of an entry is solely the responsibility of the entrant. Entries may only be made according to the method described above. Only the membership of a Friendster member in the Group as of the end of the Entry Period will constitute proof of entry. No other proof of entry or attempted entry (such as an automated computer receipt confirming delivery of an email or evidencing a members membership in the Group) will constitute proof of an entry for purposes of these Official Rules. Automated entries (including but not limited to entries submitted using any bot, script, macro, or contest service), and third party entries are not permitted and will be disqualified.

    All entries in Contest are subject to the Friendster Terms of Service. Friendster reserves the right to terminate the Friendster membership or Group membership of any entrant in the Contest at any time for any reason, subject to the Terms of Service.

    Criteria for Selecting Winners: The winners of the Contest will be determined by the popular vote of all Friendster members. There are no official criteria for voting. Members may vote for any Group member for any reason. Friendster members will vote on their favorite customized profiles among all of the profiles of Group members contained in the Group. Group members with the greatest number of votes will be deemed the winners of the Contest.

    How To Vote: You do not have to enter the contest to vote. To vote, simply bookmark the profile of a Friendster member who is a member of the Group. Bookmarks can be public or private meaning you do not have to let another member know that you bookmarked them. The winners will be the Friendster Group members with the highest number of bookmarks by 11:59 PM PT on the last day of the Entry Period. You can remove or "unbookmark" members at anytime during the contest period and there is no limit to the amount of Group members you can bookmark in the contest.
  3. Conduct: By entering the Contest, entrants agree to comply with and be bound by these Official Rules. The Official Rules will be posted at the Contest website throughout the Contest. Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification from the Contest. Entrants further agree to comply with and be bound by the decisions of Friendster, which will be final and binding in all respects. Friendster reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be: (a) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest; (b) violating the Official Rules; (c) violating the terms of service, conditions of use and/or general rules or guidelines of any Friendster property or service; or (d) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, FRIENDSTER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
  4. Prize: 3 Prizewinners will receive an iPod Nano (mp3 player) (ARV: $199.00) and 5 randomly selected winners from the group will receive Friendster t-shirts. Randomly selected winners cannot be Prizewinners. Names of manufacturers are used for purpose of prize description only and such use is not intended to suggest or imply the manufacturers' sponsorship, endorsement, or approval of the Sponsor, or this Contest. Approximate Total Retail prize value: $650.00.

    Prizes cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion or offer. Prizes may not be transferred or assigned except by Sponsor. Limit one prize per Friendster member. Only listed prize will be awarded and no substitutions or redemptions will be made, except by Sponsor in its sole discretion due to prize unavailability for any reason and only then for a prize of equal or greater value. Expenses not specifically stated above, together with the reporting and payment of all applicable taxes, fees, and/or surcharges, if any, arising out of, or resulting from, acceptance or use of a prize, are the sole responsibility of the winner of that prize. Friendster expressly disclaims any responsibility or liability for injury or loss to any person or property relating to the delivery and/or subsequent use of the prizes awarded. Restrictions, conditions, and limitations apply. Promotion Entities will not replace any lost or stolen prize items.
  5. Winner Selection and Notification: Winners will be the Group members with the highest number of bookmarks as of the end of the Entry Period. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. The bookmark totals will be pulled by a member of the Friendster IT staff.

    Winners will be notified within approximately seven days after drawing date via email, U.S. mail, telephone and/or by overnight courier. Return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable, or inability of Promotion Entities to contact a potential winner may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner.
  6. General Conditions: This Contest is governed by the laws of California, USA. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.

    By entering, participants release and agree to hold harmless Promotion Entities, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind to persons, including death, or property damage resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize, participation in this promotion, or while traveling to, preparing for, or participating in any prize-related activity.

    Except where prohibited by law, a winner's acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for Promotion Entities to use such winner's name, address (city and state only), statements, photograph, voice and/or likeness for any advertising, trade and promotional purposes relating to the Contest, future versions of the Contest or other Friendster contests without further compensation, consideration, review or consent.
  7. Limitations of Liability: Promotion Entities assume no responsibility for defective entries, or for unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries, including any such unauthorized access to or alteration of any Friendster member's profile. Promotion Entities are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users, any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest, or any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of submissions in the Contest or in a Friendster member's profile. Promotion Entities assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, failures or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, providers, computer equipment, software, email, players or browsers, whether on account of technical problems, traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or on account of any combination of the foregoing. Promotion Entities are not responsible for any injury or damage to participants or to any computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in this Contest. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Promotion Entities which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, Friendster reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest and select winners from among all eligible online entries received prior to and/or after (as appropriate) the action taken by Sponsor. Notice of any such action by Sponsor will be posted on http://www.friendster.com.
  8. Privacy: By entering the Contest, you agree to Friendster's use of your personal information as described in Friendster's Privacy Policy, located at http://www.friendster.com/info/privacy.php
  9. Winners List: The names of the prize winners may be obtained after September 15, 2005. All requests must be received before October 1, 2005 by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to Friendster .Now That.s What I Call HOT!. Photo Contest 1380 Villa Street, Mountain View, CA 94041.
  10. Official Rules: For a copy of the Official Rules, print this web page or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Friendster .Now That.s What I Call HOT!. Photo Contest 1380 Villa St., Mountain View, CA 94041. Requests must be received by September 30, 2005.
  11. Sponsor.s Address: 1380 Villa Street, Mountain View, CA 94041
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