NEWSDAY’S L.I. WEDDINGS MAGAZINE AND JOSEPH CHRISTOPHER SALON AND SPA “BLUE TOPAZ BRIDAL PACKAGE SWEEPSTAKES”

Runs June 23, 2008 – Aug. 15, 2008

OFFICIAL RULES

1. ELIGIBILITY: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Only residents of Long Island, NY (Queens, Suffolk and Nassau counties) are eligible to enter Newsday’s L.I. Weddings and Joseph Christopher Salon and Spa “Blue Topaz Bridal Package Sweepstakes” (hereinafter the "Sweepstakes"). Entrants must be at least 18 years old. Employees of Newsday, Island Publications, Inc., Hoy, amNY, and their advertising or promotion agencies, parent companies, service providers, agents, officers, subsidiaries or affiliates, or any other persons or entities directly associated with the Sweepstakes (hereinafter "Sweepstakes Entities") and members of the immediate families and/or persons living in the same household as such persons, are ineligible to enter the Sweepstakes.

2. HOW TO ENTER: Log onto HYPERLINK http://www.newsdayliweddings.com www.newsdayliweddings.com between June 23, 2008 and Aug. 15, 2008 and look for “Joseph Christopher Salon and Spa “Blue Topaz Bridal Package Sweepstakes” logo. Click on the logo for details on how to enter for your chance to participate. Entries must be received by Aug. 15, 2008. LIMIT OF ONE ENTRY PER PERSON. By entering, Sweepstakes, contestants grant the non-exclusive right to the Sweepstakes Entities to post their essays and/or submitted photos on websites and to publish them in future publications. The Sweepstakes Entities are not responsible for lost, incomplete, damaged, illegible, late, postage due or misdirected entries for any reason. By entering, Sweepstakes contestants release Sweepstakes Entities from any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for damages or losses to persons that may be sustained in connection with the Sweepstakes entry, ownership or use of the prize.

3. PRIZE: One (1) winner will be selected by the judges for the “Blue Topaz Bridal Package” gift certificate, which includes a manicure, pedicure, facial massage and lunch at Joseph Christopher Salon and Spa. The estimated value of the prize: $260.00. The gift certificate expires March 14, 2009.

4. JUDGING AND NOTIFICATION: The drawing will be held Aug. 18, 2008. All entries received by Aug. 15th will be considered for the prize. The winner will be notified by phone and/or e-mail. The Sweepstakes judges' decision is final and binding in all respects. If potential winners cannot be reached by the daytime phone number provided on the entry, or if he/she is found to be ineligible, or if he/she cannot or does not otherwise comply with these Official Rules, or if the winner is unable to use the prize, an alternate winner will be selected by Sweepstakes judges based on the same criteria. All entries become Sponsor's property and will not be returned.

5. GENERAL CONDITIONS: All Federal, state and local laws and regulations are applicable. All taxes (including, but not limited to, income taxes) are the sole responsibility of winners. Prize winner must execute an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and a Publicity Release (Affidavit/Release) and to supply to Sponsor a valid doctor’s certification that the winner is in good health and that there is no medical contraindications against the winner engaging in the program. Sponsor may provide Affidavit/Release to winners on arrival to pick up their tickets, or via fax. Non-compliance may result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be chosen. Return of prize, prize notification, or Affidavit/Release as undeliverable will result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected. Entry and/or acceptance of prize constitutes permission for the Sponsor and its licensees and affiliates to use the winner's name, address (city and state) and/or likeness for advertising and trade purposes without further compensation, worldwide and in perpetuity, in any and all forms of media, now known and hereafter devised, including without limitation on-line, unless prohibited by law. All entrants agree to comply with these Official Rules. Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with this Sweepstakes and any person who does not comply with these Official Rules, will be disqualified. Sponsor at its sole discretion, reserves the right to cancel or modify the Sweepstakes, without liability. Void where prohibited, restricted or taxed by law. The Sweepstakes will be governed by the law of New York, excluding choice of law provisions.

6. DISCLAIMERS: Entrants agree that the Sweepstakes Entities shall not be liable for losses or injuries of any kind resulting from acceptance/possession and/or use/misuse of the prize, participation in Sweepstakes, or any technical malfunctions of the telephone network and/or transmission line, computer on-line system, computer dating mechanism, computer equipment, hardware, software, or any combination thereof, or any entries that are late (including delayed data transmissions), tampered with, garbled, incomplete, misdirected, lost, mutilated, delayed, corrupted, mechanically duplicated, illegible or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules. Entrants also agree that the Sweepstakes Entities are not responsible or liable for any injury or damage to an entrant or third person's computer related to or resulting from Sweepstakes and its prize. The Sweepstakes Entities are not liable for damage to a user's computer system in any way due to an entrant's participation in the Sweepstakes or downloading any information in connection with the Sweepstakes, including without limitation any server failure, lost, delayed or corrupted data or other malfunction.

7. RULES/WINNERS’ LIST: For an additional copy of these Official Rules or a prize winner listing, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope specifying which you are requesting, to: Newsday’s Blue Topaz Bridal Package Sweepstakes” Winner Listing, 235 Pinelawn Road, Melville NY 11747.
6/19/08

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