It’s the Great Nancy Drew Pumpkin Carving Contest!

Her Interactive is holding a Nancy Drew Pumpkin Carving Contest that will run from Thursday, Oct. 10th through Wednesday, Oct. 30th. All entries must be submitted by 1:59 PM PT on Oct. 30th.

To participate, submit an image of your best Nancy Drew-themed pumpkins via Twitter. Enter as often as you would like. Go nuts!

Grand Prize!

One winner will receive any one (1) item from the Nancy Drew Merchandise Store of his/her choice courtesy of herinteractive.com; ten (10) packets of Lickie Loo Lollipops; one (1) Ultimate Nancy Drew Fan Journal, a signed copy of The Silent Spy and the photos of their pumpkin will be featured on herinteractive.com on Halloween.

To submit your Nancy Drew Pumpkin on Twitter: Send a tweet that includes the following four elements:

• Attach a picture of your carved pumpkin to your tweet
• A brief description of how the carved pumpkin is connected to Nancy Drew
• The hashtag: #NancyDrewPumpkin
• Lastly, make sure your account is following @HerInteractive

Check out this example:

 

The winner will be notified on Twitter by direct message from @HerInteractive on Tuesday, Oct. 30 and announced on Halloween – Wednesday, Oct. 31th.

Alternative Entry: If you do not have a Twitter account or plan on creating one, you may send your entry via email to contest@herinteractive.com and Her Interactive will tweet your entry for you.

 

2013 Nancy Drew Pumpkin Carving Contest Rules

OVERVIEW:

Fans can submit photos of their Nancy Drew-inspired pumpkin carvings on Twitter between Thursday, October 10th at 9:00am PT, and Wednesday, October 30th at 1:59pm PT. One winner will receive any one (1) item from the Nancy Drew Merchandise Store of his/her choice courtesy of herinteractive.com; 10 packets of Lickie Loo Lollipops; one (1) Ultimate Nancy Drew Fan Journal, a signed copy of The Silent Spy and the photos of their pumpkin will be featured on herinteractive.com on Halloween.

NANCY DREW PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST RULES

ELIGIBILITY: Promotion (the “Promotion”) is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia. Employees, officers, and directors (including immediate family members (spouse, parent, child and sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and members of the same household, whether or not related) of Her Interactive, Inc. (“Sponsor”) and each of their respective parents, affiliated companies, subsidiaries, licensees, distributors, dealers, retailers, printers and advertising and promotion agencies, and any and all other companies associated with the Promotion are not eligible to participate or win a prize. The Promotion is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations. Void outside and where prohibited or restricted by law, rule or regulation.

WHEN TO ENTER: The Promotion is open between 9:00am PT on Thursday, October 10, 2012, and ends at 1:59PM PT on Wednesday, October 30, 2013.

HOW TO ENTER: A computer, or mobile device with Internet access, is required to participate in this Promotion. Registration to become a member of Twitter is required, but registration is free.

• A complete Twitter entry includes the following four elements:

• Attach a picture of your carved pumpkin to your tweet

• A brief description of how the carved pumpkin is connected to Nancy Drew

• The hashtag: #NancyDrewPumpkin

• Lastly, make sure your account is following @HerInteractive

The winner will be notified on Twitter by direct message from @HerInteractive on Tuesday, Oct. 30 and announced on Halloween – Wednesday, Oct. 31th.

Alternative Entry: If you do not have a Twitter account or plan on creating one, you may send your entry via email to contest@herinteractive.com and Her Interactive will tweet your entry for you.

One photo will be selected as the winner. The person who submitted the picture will be notified by direct message and will be required to respond via a valid email address to confirm their eligibility.

No additional methods of entry will be accepted. There is no limit to the amount of submissions any person may submit. No mechanically reproduced, illegible, forged, software generated, other automated or incomplete entries will be accepted. Promotion entries will be deemed null and void and will be rejected if not submitted through authorized, legitimate channels. If a dispute as to the identity of any entrant cannot be resolved to Sponsors’ satisfaction, the entry will be deemed ineligible. Entry must be made by the entrant, only in the manner as set forth herein. All other methods of entry are considered void.

All entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. As permitted by law, each entrant agrees that personal information collected in connection with the Promotion may be shared with the Sponsor to contact you regarding promotional update; information; messages; and for other reasons via electronic and/or ordinary mail and, will be used by Sponsor and such promotional partners in compliance with their respective privacy practices.

SELECTION: The winner of the Promotion (the “Winner”) will be selected by Her Interactive employees. Selection will be based evenly on the following criteria:

1. Creativity of the pumpkin carving

2. Originality of the pumpkin carving

3. Connection of the pumpkin carving to Nancy Drew

One winner will receive any one (1) item from the Nancy Drew Merchandise Store of his/her choice courtesy of herinteractive.com; 10 packets of Lickie Loo Lollipops; one (1) Ultimate Nancy Drew Fan Journal, a signed copy of The Silent Spy and the photos of their pumpkin will be featured on herinteractive.com on Halloween.

The decisions of Sponsor are final and binding on all matters relating to this Promotion. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received.

REGISTRATION PERIOD BEGINS: 9:00AM PT on Thursday, October 10th, 2013

REGISTRATION PERIOD ENDS: 1:59PM on Wednesday, October 30th, 2013

SELECTION DATE: October 30th, 2013

WINNER NOTIFICATION DATE: October 30th, 2013

The Prize is non-transferable and non-assignable, with no cash redemptions or substitutions except at Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value, at its sole and absolute discretion.

NOTIFICATION: The potential Winner will be notified by a direct message (in the sole discretion of Sponsor) on Twitter by the Sponsor. In the event that the Winner does not respond to any such notification within three (3) days of date of issuance, a disqualification will result, prize will be forfeited and, at Sponsor’s sole discretion and time permitting, an alternate potential Winner may be chosen from among all remaining eligible entries. The potential Winner may be required to submit his/her valid social security number (if applicable) and/or other identification to Sponsor and will be required to execute, have notarized and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release of Liability and, unless prohibited by law, Release of Publicity, within five (5) days of date of issuance. A disqualification will result, prize will be forfeited and, at Sponsor’s sole discretion and time permitting, an alternate potential Winner may be randomly selected from among all remaining eligible entries if all required documents are not properly executed and returned within the specified period of time. Refusal or return of such documents as non-deliverable or potential Winner’s noncompliance with these Official Rules will also result in disqualification and prize forfeiture and, at Sponsor’s sole discretion and time permitting, may cause an alternate potential Winner to be selected from among all remaining eligible entries.

WAIVER OF LIABILITY/PUBLICITY RELEASE: By participating in the Promotion and submitting an entry, each entrant agrees to (i) be bound by these Official Rules, including all entry requirements, and (ii) waive any and all claims against the Sponsor, Her Interactive, and each of their respective partners, affiliated companies, subsidiaries, licensees, distributors, dealers, retailers, printers, representatives and advertising and promotion agencies, and any and all other companies associated with the Promotion, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, “Released Parties”) for any injury, damage or loss that may occur, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from the participation in the Promotion or from the receipt or use of any Prize or any travel or activity related to the receipt or use of any Prize. The Winner, by acceptance of Prize, grants to Sponsor, Her Interactive, and each of their respective designees the right to publicize such Winner’s name, address (city and state of residence), photograph, voice and/or other likeness and prize information in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, throughout the world, in perpetuity, without additional compensation or consideration, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law.

GENERAL CONDITIONS: Released Parties are not responsible for stolen, late, incomplete, illegible, misdirected, lost, damaged, garbled, delayed, undelivered, inaccurate, postage-due or garbled entries, e-mail or mail, or tweets. Entries generated by a script, macro or other mechanical or automated means or by any means which subvert the entry process will be disqualified. Released Parties are not responsible for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Promotion, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Promotion, the processing of entries, the announcement of the Prize or in any Promotion-related materials. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion. Released Parties are not responsible for injury or damage to participants’ or to any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in this Promotion or downloading materials from or use of the website.

Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Promotion or website or attempt to undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion by cheating, deception or other unfair playing practices, or intend to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrant or Sponsor’s representatives or who are in violation of these Official Rules, as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified and all associated entries will be void. Any attempt to deliberately damage the content or operation of this Promotion is unlawful and subject to legal action by the Sponsor, Her Interactive and/or their respective agents. Sponsor shall have the sole right to disqualify any entrant for violation of these Official Rules or any applicable laws relating to the Promotion, and to resolve all disputes in their sole discretion. Released Parties (i) make no warranty, guaranty or representation of any kind concerning any Prize, and (ii) disclaim any implied warranty. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any terms of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. The Sponsor reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel or suspend the Promotion for any reason, including should virus, bugs, unauthorized human intervention, or other causes corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper operation of the Promotion. In the event of cancellation, Sponsor may elect to identify the Winners and award the Prizes by way of random drawing from among all non-suspect, eligible entries received up to the time of such cancellation.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE CONTENT OR LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR WILL DISQUALIFY ANY SUCH ENTRANT AND SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) AND OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

The winner will be required to provide a valid e-mail address. In the event of a dispute as to the identity or eligibility of a Winner based on an e-mail address, the winning entry will be declared made by the “Authorized Account Holder” of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry provided he/she is eligible according to these Official Rules. The “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person to whom the applicable Internet service provider or other organization (such as a business or educational institution) has assigned the e-mail address for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Sponsor reserves the right to modify these Official Rules for clarification purposes without materially affecting the terms and conditions of the Promotion.

SPONSOR: The Sponsor of this Promotion is Her Interactive, Inc.