Official Rules
  1. ELIGIBILITY Sweepstakes is offered only in the United States and Canada to legal United States and Canadian residents at least 18 years old as of the date of entry. Employees and directors of World Mall, Inc., worldmall.com, MSTI, Design Studio, John Holtz, its licensees, and all of their parents, affiliated and subsidiary companies and their advertising and promotional agencies and the immediate family (spouse, mother, father, sister, brother, daughter or son, regardless of where they live) or members of their same households (whether related or not) of such employees and directors are not eligible. By entering, you agree to these Official Rules and the decisions of World Mall, Inc., which are final and binding in all respects.
  2. PROMOTIONAL PERIOD Promotional period begins on 12/20/99 at 5:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET), and ends on 12/31/00 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET ("Promotional Period"). World Mall, Inc., will draw from all eligible entries on or about January 5, 2001. World Mall, Inc., however, reserves the right to terminate the promotion by giving notice, deemed appropriate by World Mall, Inc., at any time, in which case the Promotion will terminate on the last day of the month following the month in which notice was given. (Should the promotion be terminated as aforesaid, the Grand Prize will nevertheless be awarded as stated below.) Mail-in entries postmarked from December 20, 1999 through December 15, 2000 will be entered if received in accordance with entry procedures, as stated below.
  3. ENTRY There are two ways to enter: the Internet Method and the Mail-in Method: (a) Internet Method: To enter by Internet, your computer must accept cookies. Access the World Mall web site at www.worldmall.com. Complete the registration form for web site membership by filling out your full name, complete home address, including zip code, home telephone number (including area code), date of birth, gender, email address, and follow the instructions at the web site. Any other attempt at Internet or email entry is void. Prior to any drawing, however, all entries will be properly recorded, credited and entered for that drawing.) Further, you cannot exceed a maximum of 1000 entries in any 24 hour period (5:00 a.m. - 4:59:59 a.m. except that period will end at 11:59:59 p.m. on 3/31/00). Any entries in excess of 1000 accumulated in any 24 hour period will not be credited nor carried forward. All entries (over 1000) accumulated in any 24 hour period will be eliminated. (b) Mail-in Method For Entries Postmarked After December 20, 1999: To enter by mail after the opening of the web site, on a 3"x5" card in black or blue ink hand print your full name, complete home address including zip code, home telephone number with area code, date of birth, gender, email address (if available), and in the upper right hand corner of the card, your home phone number (including area code) followed by your first, middle and last initials and mail in a first class stamped envelope to: World Mall, Inc. Sweepstakes-Entries c/o World Mall, Inc., 1988 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14618. Each properly completed and received card will receive 1 entry. Limit 1 mail-in card per envelope. (c) For All Mail-in Entries: Each properly completed and received card will receive 1 entry. Limit 1 mail-in card per day per envelope. For each day you may mail one envelope containing 1 card with the word "John Holtz BMW / Range Rover" clearly hand printed on the lower left front corner of the envelope, you will receive 1 entry. No metered mail will be accepted. No copies, facsimiles or mechanical reproductions accepted. LIMIT 1000 ENTRIES PER DAY PER PERSON BY ANY METHOD OR COMBINATION OF ENTRY METHODS. No responsibility is assumed for lost, late, incomplete, stolen, misdirected, illegible or postage due entries or mail; or for any computer, telephone, cable, network, electronic or Internet hardware or software malfunctions, failures, connections, availability or garbled or jumbled transmissions, service provider/Internet/web site/use net accessibility or availability, traffic congestion, or unauthorized human intervention.
  4. DRAWING All winners for any drawing will be selected by random drawing from all eligible entries received for that drawing. Winners of any drawing will be notified by email, telephone, overnight carrier, or regular mail within approximately 7 days of the drawing. Drawing for the Grand Prize will take place on or about 1/5/01. Drawings will be conducted under the supervision of DeJoy, Knauf and Blood, LLC.
  5. PRIZE/ODDS (1) Grand Prize: (Final Drawing: There will be one Grand Prize awarded for the entire Promotional Period):One automobile, with a value not to exceed $50,000.00, provided by John Holtz BMW or if necessary World Mall, Inc. could choose another authorized BMW dealer located in the United States or if necessary World Mall, Inc. at it's sole discretion can choose to pay winner a monthly amount of monies equal to the World Mall, Inc. part of the purchased automobile. This amount will not exceed $900.00 per month for 72 months. Odds of winning in any drawing depend on the number of eligible entries received for that drawing. No assignment, transfer or substitution of prize is permitted. Taxes, title fees, license fees, registration fees, all delivery, shipping, destination and preparation charges are the sole responsibility of winner.
  6. GENERAL CONDITIONS Winners must execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and where lawful, a Publicity Release within 7 days of notification. Failure to return documents timely, or if prize notification or prize is returned as non-deliverable, may result in disqualification. By accepting prize, where permitted by law, winner agrees to grant to World Mall, Inc., and its licensees, affiliates and assigns, the right to print, publish, broadcast and use, worldwide in any media now known or hereafter developed, including but not limited to the world wide web, at any time or times, the winner's name, portrait, picture, voice, likeness and biographical information as news or information and for advertising and promotional purposes without additional consideration; and further without such additional compensation, appear for any presentation or other activity which may include filming/audio/video/electronic or other recordings and/or interviews, as may be determined from time to time by World Mall, Inc.. Further, by accepting a prize, each winner agrees to release and hold harmless World Mall, Inc., their parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies and their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind to person, including death, and property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of a prize, participation in any Sweepstakes related activity, or participation in this Sweepstakes. Void where prohibited. World Mall, Inc. reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds, in its sole discretion, to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or web site; to be in violation of the Terms of Service of the web site, to be acting in violation of the Official Rules; or to be acting in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Any use of robotic, automatic, programmed or like entry methods will void all such entries by such methods. In the event of a dispute as to entries submitted by multiple users having the same email account, the authorized subscriber of the email account used to enter the Sweepstakes at the actual time of entry will be deemed to be the participant and must comply with these rules. World Mall, Inc. will prosecute any fraudulent activities to the full extent of the law. Authorized account subscriber is deemed to be the natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, on line service provider or other organization which is responsible for assigning email addresses or the domain associated with the submitted email address.
  7. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY World Mall, Inc. is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by web site users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes and assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to the web site. World Mall, Inc. is not responsible for injury or damage to participants' or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating in this Sweepstakes or downloading materials from or use of the web site. If, for any reason, the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned by reason of infection by computer virus, worms, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of World Mall, Inc. which, in the sole opinion of World Mall, Inc., could corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, World Mall, Inc. reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Internet portion of this Sweepstakes for any drawing(s) and select the winner from regular mail-in entries and Internet entries received for that drawing prior to the action taken. IN NO EVENT WILL WORLD MALL, INC., ITS LICENSEES, AND OR THEIR PARENTS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES AND RELATED COMPANIES, THEIR ADVERTISING OR PROMOTION AGENCIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS, BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF INTERNET SITE www.worldmall.com OR THE DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM SAID SITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THIS SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS.
  8. DISPUTES As a condition of participating in this Promotion, participant agrees that any and all disputes which cannot be resolved between the parties, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively, before a court located in the City of Rochester having competent jurisdiction, which Court shall apply the laws of the State of New York without regard for doctrines of Conflict of Law. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances will participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or any other damages, including attorneys' fees, other than participant's actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e., costs associated with entering this Promotion), and participant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.
  9. WINNERS LIST For name of Grand Prize winner mail a self-addressed stamped envelope for receipt by May 1, 2001 to: World Mall, Inc. Gd Prize Winner c/o World Mall, Inc., 1988 South Clinton Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618. For Official Rules mail a self-addressed stamped envelope to the above address marked "OFFICIAL RULES" for receipt by 3/31/01 or phone toll free 1-877-420-6255 by 11:59 p.m ET on 3/31/01. The names of winners will also be posted at www.worldmall.com. Sponsored by: World Mall, Inc., ("Sponsor"), 1988 South Clinton Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618.
  10. Worldmall reserves right to make the e-mail addresses of our contest entries available to other organizations.