ÿþ<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <title>L'ORÉAL PARIS 2010 DISCOVER YOUR STAR BEAUTY SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES</title> <style type="text/css"> body { margin: 20px 20px 10px 20px; width: 760px; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 13px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } #headline{ font-size: 16px; text-align: center } #subheadline { font-size: 16px; text-align: center} #rules { margin: 50px 0px 0px 0px } a:link, a:visited, a:active { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline; } a:hover { color: #000000; text-decoration: none; } </style> </head> <body> <div id="content"> <h1 id="headline">L'ORÉAL PARIS 2010 DISCOVER YOUR STAR BEAUTY SWEEPSTAKES</h1> <h2 id="subheadline">OFFICIAL RULES</h2> <div id="rules"> <p><strong>NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Must be legal resident of 50 United States or D.C., 18 years or older to enter. Void in Puerto Rico, outside the U.S. and where prohibited.</strong> INTERNET ACCESS REQUIRED TO ENTER. Free Internet Access is available at many public libraries. You may only enter online. No other method of entry will be accepted.</p> <p><strong>SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD:</strong> Sweepstakes begins January 4, 2010 at 12:01 AM Eastern Time ( ET ) and ends March 14, 2010 at 11:59 PM ET ( Sweepstakes Period ). The sweepstakes will be divided into ten (10) weekly entry periods, as outlined in the chart below (each, a  Weekly Entry Period ).</p> <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width="624"> <tr> <td width="156" valign="top"><p><strong>Weekly Entry Period</strong></p></td> <td width="162" valign="top"><p><strong>Begins 12:01 AM ET on:</strong></p></td> <td width="148" valign="top"><p><strong>Ends 11:59 PM ET on:</strong></p></td> <td width="158" valign="top"><p><strong>Drawing on or about:</strong></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156" valign="top"><p><strong>1</strong></p></td> <td width="162" valign="top"><p>January 4, 2010</p></td> <td width="148" valign="top"><p>January 10, 2010</p></td> <td width="158" valign="top"><p>January 12, 2010</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156" valign="top"><p><strong>2</strong></p></td> <td width="162" valign="top"><p>January 11, 2010</p></td> <td width="148" valign="top"><p>January 17, 2010</p></td> <td width="158" valign="top"><p>January 19, 2010</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156" valign="top"><p><strong>3</strong></p></td> <td width="162" valign="top"><p>January 18, 2010</p></td> <td width="148" valign="top"><p>January 24, 2010</p></td> <td width="158" valign="top"><p>January 26, 2010 <strong></strong></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156" valign="top"><p><strong>4</strong></p></td> <td width="162" valign="top"><p>January 25, 2010</p></td> <td width="148" valign="top"><p>January 31, 2010</p></td> <td width="158" valign="top"><p>February 2, 2010</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156" valign="top"><p><strong>5</strong></p></td> <td width="162" valign="top"><p>February 1, 2010</p></td> <td width="148" valign="top"><p>February 7, 2010</p></td> <td width="158" valign="top"><p>February 9, 2010</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156" valign="top"><p><strong>6</strong></p></td> <td width="162" valign="top"><p>February 8, 2010</p></td> <td width="148" valign="top"><p>February 14, 2010</p></td> <td width="158" valign="top"><p>February 16, 2010</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156" valign="top"><p><strong>7</strong></p></td> <td width="162" valign="top"><p>February 15, 2010</p></td> <td width="148" valign="top"><p>February 21, 2010</p></td> <td width="158" valign="top"><p>February 23, 2010</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156" valign="top"><p><strong>8</strong></p></td> <td width="162" valign="top"><p>February 22, 2010</p></td> <td width="148" valign="top"><p>February 28, 2010</p></td> <td width="158" valign="top"><p>March 2, 2010</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156" valign="top"><p><strong>9</strong></p></td> <td width="162" valign="top"><p>March 1, 2010</p></td> <td width="148" valign="top"><p>March 7, 2010</p></td> <td width="158" valign="top"><p>March 10, 2010</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156" valign="top"><p><strong>10</strong></p></td> <td width="162" valign="top"><p>March 8, 2010</p></td> <td width="148" valign="top"><p>March 14, 2010</p></td> <td width="158" valign="top"><p>March 16, 2010</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156" valign="top"><p><strong>Grand Prize Entry Period</strong></p></td> <td width="162" valign="top"><p>January 4, 2010</p></td> <td width="148" valign="top"><p>March 14, 2010</p></td> <td width="158" valign="top"><p>March 16, 2010 <strong></strong></p></td> </tr> </table> <p><strong>ELIGIBILITY:</strong> Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States or D.C., 18 years or older, except employees of L'Oréal USA, Inc. ( Sponsor ), Legacy Marketing Partners, LLC ( Administrator ), and each of their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, distributors, sales representatives, and advertising and promotion agencies, and the immediate families (spouse, parent, child, or sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) or household members of any such employee, whether or not related. Sponsor reserves the right to verify the eligibility of winners. Void in Puerto Rico, outside the U.S. and where prohibited.</p> <p><strong>HOW TO ENTER:</strong> To enter, go to www.lorealparisusa.com and complete and submit the electronic official entry form by the deadlines specified above to be eligible for the applicable drawing. Form must be completed in its entirety; no fields may be left empty. Incomplete entries, entries generated by script, macro or other automated means, and entries by any means which subvert the entry process are void. There is a limit of one (1) entry per person and per email address per day for the duration of the Sweepstakes Period. A day is defined as a 24-hour period between 12:00 AM ET and 11:59:59 PM ET. Entries received from any person or email address in excess of the stated limitation will be void. All entries become the property of Sponsor. Timing of entries will be determined by the official timestamp.</p> <p> <strong>WINNERS SELECTION/NOTIFICATION:</strong> <strong>First Prize Drawings:</strong> A random drawing will be conducted by the Administrator for each Weekly Entry Period on or about the dates specified in the chart above to choose one (1) potential First Prize winner from among all eligible entries received for the applicable drawing (for a total of ten (10) potential First Prize winners). The odds of being selected depend on the number of eligible entries received for the applicable drawing. Non-winning entries from one weekly First Prize drawing will not carry over into subsequent weekly First Prize drawings. <strong>Grand Prize Drawing:</strong> A random drawing will be conducted by the Administrator on or about March 16, 2010 to choose one (1) potential Grand Prize winner from among all eligible entries received for the duration of the Sweepstakes Period. The odds of being selected as the potential Grand Prize winner depend on the number of eligible entries received during the entire Sweepstakes Period. All entries received for the First Prize drawings throughout the entire Sweepstakes Period will carry over into the Grand Prize drawing.<br/>Potential winners may be notified by postal mail, phone or email following the applicable drawing. Potential winners may be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and liability and, unless prohibited, publicity release within seven (7) days of date of issuance. If any prize is won by an individual who is at least 18 but still considered a minor under the laws of his/her jurisdiction of residence, it will be awarded in the name of his/her parent or legal guardian who will be required to fulfill all requirements imposed on winners set forth herein. Failure to return these documents within the specified time period, noncompliance with these Official Rules, if any prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, if any winner cannot be contacted within a reasonable time period or is unwilling or unable to accept any prize, may result in prize being forfeited and, at Sponsor s discretion, awarded to an alternate winner in a random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries received for the applicable drawing. Allow 6-8 weeks after validation for receipt or arrangement of receipt of prize. </p> <p>Sweepstakes is open to over 50 million Internet users in the United States. Potential winners may be notified by postal mail, phone or email. Potential winners may be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and liability and, unless prohibited, publicity release within 7 days of issuance. If the Grand Prize is won by a minor under the laws of his/her state of residence, it will be awarded in the name of the parent or legal guardian who will be required to fulfill all requirements imposed on winners set forth herein. Failure to return these documents within the specified time period, noncompliance with these Official Rules, or if any prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, or if any winner who cannot be contacted within a reasonable time period, or is unwilling or unable to accept any prize, may result in prize being forfeited and, at Sponsor s discretion, awarded to an alternate winner in a random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries. Allow 6-8 weeks after validation for receipt or arrangement of receipt of prize.</p> <p> <strong>PRIZES:</strong> <strong>First Prize:</strong> Ten (10) First Prizes will be awarded. Each First Prize consists of a L Oreal Paris gift basket which includes various L Oreal Paris products. Approximate Retail Value ( ARV ) of each First Prize: $100.00. <strong>Grand Prize:</strong> One (1) Grand Prize will be awarded. The Grand Prize is a L Oreal Paris gift basket which includes various L Oreal Paris products. Approximate Retail Value ( ARV ) of Grand Prize: $300.00. Total ARV of all prizes: $1,300.00. <br />Exact contents of gift baskets will be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Prizes may not be substituted, transferred or redeemed for cash, except by Sponsor who reserves the right to substitute a prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value, at its sole discretion. Prizes will be awarded  as is with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsor. All federal, state and local taxes, if any, and any other costs or expenses associated with the acceptance and use of the prize not specified herein as being awarded as part of the prize are the sole responsibility of the winners. All prize details are at the discretion of the Sponsor. </p> <p><strong>GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS:</strong> By entering into this sweepstakes, you (or, if you are a minor in your state of residence, your parent or legal guardian on your behalf) agree (i) to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and judges which are final and binding and (ii) to consent to the use by Sponsor and its designees of your name, city and state of residence and photograph or likeness for advertising and promotional purposes online and off-line in any and all media now or hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity without additional compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law. No responsibility is assumed for incorrect or inaccurate transcription of entry information, or for any human error, technical malfunctions, lost/delayed data transmissions, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, line failures of any telephone network, computer equipment, software, inability to access any website or online service, or any other technical, network, printing, typographical, human or other error or malfunction relating to or in connection with this sweepstakes, including, without limitation, errors which may occur in connection with the administration of the sweepstakes, the processing or acceptance of entries, the announcement of prizes or in any sweepstakes-related materials or lost, late, illegible, garbled, inaccurate, stolen, damaged, delayed, undelivered, incomplete or misdirected mail or entries. Entry materials that have been tampered with or altered are void. Proof of email transmission does not constitute proof of delivery. In the event of a dispute concerning the identity of an entrant, entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address from which the entry was submitted.  Authorized account holder is defined as the person assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses at the time the entry was submitted. If the judges determine, in their sole discretion, that there is any suspected or actual electronic tampering with the sweepstakes or if technical difficulties compromise the integrity of the sweepstakes, the judges reserve the right to void the entries at issue and/or terminate or modify the sweepstakes and, if terminated, conduct a random drawing to award the prizes using all eligible, non-suspect entries received up to time of termination. If the sweepstakes is terminated due to tampering or technical difficulties prior to its expiration date, notice will be posted at www.lorealparisusa.com/100years. Any attempt deliberately to damage the sweepstakes or operation of this sweepstakes is unlawful and subject to legal action by the Sponsor or its agents. Entrants (or, if minors, their parents or legal guardians on their behalf) release and hold harmless L'Oréal USA, Inc., Octagon, Inc., and each of their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, distributors, sales representatives, and advertising and promotion agencies, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims or liability that may arise in connection with their participation in this sweepstakes or the acceptance, use or misuse of any prize awarded (including any travel or activity related thereto). Sweepstakes materials are void if incomplete, not legible or if they contain errors. All applicable Federal, State and Local laws and regulations apply. Except where prohibited, all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, 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. In addition, any dispute relating to the Promotion (including these Official Rules) shall be brought in the appropriate state or federal court having jurisdiction over the subject matter located in the City and County of New York. Entrants (or, if minors, their parents or legal guardians) hereby irrevocably consent to the personal jurisdiction of said courts and waive any claim of forum non conveniens or lack of personal jurisdiction they may have.</p> <p><strong>CAUTION</strong> ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR WILL DISQUALIFY ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL AND RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS FEES) AND OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.</p> <p><strong>WINNERS LIST:</strong> For names of winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Winners List L Oréal 100th Anniversary Sweepstakes, c/o Octagon, 800 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06854 by December 15, 2009. VT residents omit postage.</p> <p><strong>SPONSOR:</strong> L'Oréal USA, Inc., 575 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10017.</p> </div> </div> </body> </html>