Enter for a chance to win Terry Masear’s “The Fastest Things on Wings” book to be published on June 16, 2015 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Retain value: $25.00
“The Fastest Things on Wings” is an inspiring personal chronicle of hummingbird rehabber Terry Masear’s many encounters with her tiny, fragile patients.
Here’s how it works:
1. Visit the National Audubon Society Facebook page on June 17 and leave a comment that shares which hummingbird is your favorite and why. Just one comment per person, please.
2. Audubon will select three random commenters to win a copy of the book.
It’s that easy!
Full terms and conditions are below. Good luck!
THE AUDUBON “FASTEST THINGS ON WINGS” OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
1) Sponsor: National Audubon Society, Inc., 225 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014 ( “Audubon”).
2) No purchase necessary.
3) The Audubon “Fastest Things on Wings” sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) is open from 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on June 17, 2015 through 11:59 p.m. ET on June 17, 2015
4) To be eligible, Entrants must be at least 14 years old as of June 17, 2015, and a resident of the United States. Employees, officers, and directors of Audubon and any and all entities directly associated with the Sweepstakes, including immediate family members and members of the same household, are not eligible to participate (collectively with Audubon, the “Sweepstakes Entities”). Void where prohibited by law. Sweepstakes are governed by U.S. law and subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants agree to accept and be bound by all the terms of these Official Rules and Regulations (“Official Rules”).
5) To enter the Sweepstakes, Entrants must 1) be logged onto Facebook 2) visit Audubon’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/NationalAudubonSociety 3) write a comment that includes which hummingbird species is your favorite and why (“Submission”). Audubon reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify and remove any Submission and/or entrant at any time, including for false or deceptive acts. False or deceptive acts may include multiple Submissions or Submissions reasonably suspected to be generated by script, macro or other automatic means; any Submission the Audubon determines to be offensive, inappropriate, or not in keeping with Audubon’s image. Submissions may also be disqualified if the entrant has not otherwise complied with any portion of these Official Rules.
6) Only one Submission permitted per person.
7) Odds of winning depend on how many Submissions are received that state a favorite species of hummingbird and why.
8) Three winners will receive a copy of the book “Fastest Things on Wings” by Terry Masear (retail value: $25.00)
9) Three winnerswill be selected by a random drawing conducted by Audubon magazine on June 18, 2015 from the pool of Submissions that state a favorite species of hummingbird and why. Each winner will be contacted via Facebook message and will be required to reply within five (5) business days and provide a shipping address. If within five (5) business days, any winner does not respond to Audubon magazine’s notification, otherwise cannot be contacted, or is found to be ineligible, an alternate winner may be randomly selected from the original pool using the same method.
10) Audubon is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate entry information, viruses, bugs, malfunctions, or other any other errors, human or otherwise, regardless of the cause (collectively, an “Error”). In the event of any Error, Audubon reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to discontinue, suspend, cancel, or modify the Sweepstakes. In the event of cancellation, Audubon reserves the right to re-draw from the pool of all eligible, non-suspect Submissions received prior to the Error using the selection procedure outlined above. Prize is subject to availability. No substitution or transfer of prizes or cash redemptions permitted, except at Audubon’s sole discretion.
11) Entrants are solely responsible for their Submissions and, by entering a Submissions, represent and warrant that the content of the Submission is not defamatory, obscene, hateful, harassing, or discriminatory, nor is a violation of any law, including those protecting privacy, publicity, trade secrets, copyrights or trademarks. Entrants agree to indemnify the Sweepstakes Entities against any third party claim that their Submission breaches these representations and warranties.
12) Audubon reserves the right to substitute for any reason whatsoever a prize (or portion thereof) of comparable or greater value, at its sole discretion. Winners are responsible for the reporting and payment of all taxes as well as any other costs and expenses associated with acceptance and use of their prize not specified herein as being awarded.
13) By entering this Sweepstakes, Entrant grants to the Sweepstakes Entities the right, unless prohibited by law, to use Entrant’s name, city and state of residence, voice, picture and likeness, and Submission, without compensation, notification or approval, for the purpose of advertising and publicizing the goods, services and mission of the Sweepstakes Entities, in any manner or medium, now or hereafter known, throughout the world in perpetuity.
14) By entering this Sweepstakes and/or accepting the prize, Entrant and/or winner agrees to, and hereby does, release the Sweepstakes Entities and Facebook from any and all liability, loss or damage arising from or in connection with their participation or attempted participation in the Sweepstakes and/or the awarding, receipt, use or misuse of the prize or participation in any prize related activities, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy. The Sweepstakes Entities and their parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates and divisions, and their respective directors, officers, employees, attorneys, representatives and agents make no warranties, and hereby disclaim all warranties, express or implied, concerning any prize furnished or awarded in connection with the Sweepstakes, including, but not limited to, any winner’s ability to claim a prize awarded in the Sweepstakes for reasons of the prize provider’s bankruptcy, insolvency or failure to continue its business. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, SUCH PRIZES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND THE SWEEPSTAKES ENTITIES HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL SUCH WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND/OR NONINFRINGEMENT.
13) You may obtain the name and city of residence of winners by mailing a self-addressed stamped envelope to “Fastest Things on Wings” Giveaway Winners’ List, 225 Varick Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10014, or by emailing audubonmagazine@audubon.org with the subject line “Fastest Things on Wings Winners’ List.”
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