1.  NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Purchase will not improve your chances of winning.  Contest ("Contest") is only open to legal residents of the continental United States and the District of Columbia, age 21 years or older, except employees of Harpo Productions, Inc., Hearst Communications, Inc. (collectively, the “Sponsors”), Hanesbrands, Inc. (“Bali”) and their respective officers, directors, agents, parents, subsidiaries, franchisees, advertising or promotion agencies, affiliated entities, immediate families or household members. Void in Alaska, Hawaii and wherever prohibited or restricted by law. Contest is subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations and shall be governed by Illinois law. By entering the Contest, entrants: (i) agree to accept and be bound by all terms of these Official Rules and Regulations, and (ii) agree that Illinois courts have jurisdiction over any dispute or litigation arising from or relating to the Contest and that venue shall only be Chicago, Illinois. 

2. HOW TO ENTER: From 5:00pm (CT) on Monday, June 6, 2011 until 4:59 pm (CT) on Monday, July 4, 2011 (the "Promotional Period"), Sponsors will conduct a national Contest encouraging people to write an essay, no more than Five Hundred (500) characters in total length (collectively, the “Essays”), in which they “Share a beautiful thought that is sure to inspire other women to live beautifully” (the “Topic”). To enter, participants must log on to the Contest page of the Oprah.com website located at www.oprah.com/bali (the "Website"), and complete and submit online the entry form during the Promotional Period according to the onscreen instructions, including their name, address, daytime telephone number, email address, date of birth, and Essay (individually, an “Entry” and collectively, the “Entries”).  To be eligible, all Entries must be received by 4:59 pm (CT) on Monday,  July 4 2011. Each Entry must be submitted in the name of an individual person and the prize will only be awarded to the person whose name is on the winning Entry, regardless of e-mail account ownership or other circumstances.  All Entries must be written in English and Entries on any other Topic shall be disqualified.    Any untruthfulness, plagiarism and/or failure to properly identify non-original material by an entrant will result in such entrant’s disqualification.  Entries containing quotations or copyrighted materials which are not properly identified will be disqualified.  All words in the Essay shall be counted towards the Five Hundred (500) character limit.  Entries that Sponsors and/or the judges deem, in their sole discretion, to be inappropriate, pornographic or obscene will be deemed void.  Limit one (1) Entry per e-mail address.


All duplicate Entries shall be deemed void. All Entries will become the property of Sponsors and will not be acknowledged or returned. No mechanical reproductions, mailed Entries, facsimiles, mass submissions, or submissions generated by a script or macro will be accepted by Sponsors and all such Entries will be deemed void. Sponsors are not responsible for misdirected, inaccurate, incomplete, lost, late, delayed, undelivered, damaged or illegible Entries, and all such Entries will be deemed void.  Sponsors are also not responsible for technical, hardware, or software failures of any kind, or other errors or problems which may occur in connection with or relating to the Contest, whether computer, network, technical, mechanical, typographical, human or otherwise, including, without limitation, errors or problems which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing of Entries, the announcement of the prize, in any  Contest-related materials or that may limit prize fulfillment or a participant’s ability to enter the Contest.  Sponsors reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or prematurely conclude the Contest should any computer virus, malfunction, fraud, tampering, unauthorized intervention or other cause beyond their control corrupt the administration, security or proper operation of the Contest.   False or deceptive Entries or acts will render the participant ineligible and Sponsors reserve the right to disqualify any participant who attempts to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by tampering with any Website mechanism, acting in a disruptive manner or violating these Official Rules. Any attempt by an individual to deliberately damage or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be in violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, Sponsors reserve the right to seek remedies and damages (including attorneys' fees) from any such participant to the fullest extent of the law, including criminal prosecution.

3. HOW TO WIN: One (1) grand prize winner (the “Winner”) will be selected by representatives of Sponsors on or around July 5, 2011 from all eligible Entries received throughout the Promotional Period, based equally upon the following criteria: (i) originality/creativity of the Essay, (ii) clarity/readability of the Essay, and (iii) overall adherence to the Topic. The decisions of the Sponsors will be final and binding on all participants in all matters related to the Contest.  In the event of a tie, an additional “tie-breaker” judge, selected by Sponsors, will determine the Winner from among all such tied Entries using the judging criteria above.  This is a contest of skill, so the odds of winning will depend on the total number of eligible Entries received during the Promotional Period and how high a person’s Entry scores in comparison to such other Entries. The Winner will be notified by Sponsors within five (5) business days of the judges’ decision via either the telephone number or e-mail address provided on his/her Entry. The Winner must reply within five (5) days of notification either via email or by calling the phone number provided upon prize notification, or else an alternate winner will be selected.  In the event that the Contest is canceled or ended prematurely due to the reasons set forth in paragraph 2, above, the Winner shall be chosen by representatives of Sponsors from all eligible Entries received as of the time of the impairment using the judging criteria above.


4.  PRIZE: One (1) Winner will receive a prize package including the following, all selected by Sponsors in their sole discretion: (i) various spa treatments for Winner and one (1) guest at a spa local to the Winner (with a maximum value of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) per person (the “Spa Treatments”), and (ii) a spa-themed gift basket for Winner only. TOTAL ARV OF PRIZE (1 PRIZE):  One Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars ($1,700.00). 

No substitutions, partial acceptance, transfer of prizes or cash redemptions permitted by Winner.  Any difference between stated value and actual value will not be awarded.  Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a prize of equal or comparable value in the event a described prize or any portion thereof is unavailable for any reason whatsoever.  Winner is solely responsible for all expenses not expressly provided for above, including transportation, meals, incidentals, tips, gratuities, additional spa treatments, beauty products or other personal expenses or charges incurred in connection with the spa treatments. Winner and his/her guest must  take the Spa Treatments together on the same day.  Spa Treatments  must be taken and completed within one (1) year of being awarded or else they shall be forfeited in their entirety and Sponsors shall have no further obligation to Winner. Spa Treatments are subject to any restrictions (age or otherwise) imposed by the chosen salon. Winner is solely responsible for the reporting and payment of all federal, state and local taxes incurred by acceptance and use of the prize (or any portion thereof),  if applicable.  All prize details are at Sponsors’ discretion. 


5. GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS:  By entering this Contest, entrants: (i) agree to be bound by the decisions of Sponsors which are final and binding in all matters, (ii) grant Sponsors, Bali and their designees the right, unless prohibited by law, to use their names, cities and states of residence, voices, pictures, biographical information and likenesses, without compensation, notification or permission, for the purpose of advertising and publicity in any and all manner or media, now or hereafter known, throughout the world in perpetuity, (iii) represent and warrant their Entries are their original, previously unpublished work, (iv) represent and warrant that they are not participating in the Contest in the capacity of a reporter and further represent and warrant that they will not write, blog about, publish or cause to be published any article or book about their participation therein, (v) acknowledge and agree that Sponsors will own and administer 100% of the copyright in all Entries submitted (including the Essays), with the perpetual right to use such Entries without permission or compensation (and that entrants will sign any paperwork transferring such copyright to Sponsors if determined to be necessary), and (vi) represent and warrant that their Entries do not contain any material that would violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including copyrights, trademarks or rights of privacy or publicity.  Sponsors will own the Entries submitted (including the Essays and all rights embodied therein), and they and their designees may exploit, edit, modify, and distribute the Entries and all elements of such Entries, including, without limitation, the names and likenesses of any persons or locations embodied therein, in any and all media, now or hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity without limitation at no additional notification or permission of entrants or any third party.  In addition, entrants forever waive and relinquish all so-called "moral rights (“droit moral”) now or hereafter recognized.  In order to claim the prize, Winner:  (i) must meet all eligibility requirements, (ii) may be required to produce proof of identity, address and birth date, and (iii) must execute and return certain documents (as applicable), including an affidavit of eligibility, tax acknowledgment form, liability release and, except where prohibited by law, use of name and likeness releases.  Such documents must be completed in full and returned within five (5) days of issuance either via facsimile or US registered mail. Failure to do so or if: (i) any prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, (ii) Winner declines his or her prize, or (iii) a potential Winner is determined to be ineligible for any reason, will result in disqualification of such Winner and an alternate winner may be selected at Sponsors’ sole discretion from among all eligible Entries and based on the judging criteria stated in these Official Rules.  Sponsors will use reasonable efforts to pick an alternate winner but in the event an alternate winner cannot be determined, the prize will not be awarded. 

Sponsors, Bali and their respective officers, directors, agents, parents, subsidiaries, franchisees, advertising or promotion agencies, prize providers and affiliated entities (collectively, the “Released Parties”) expressly disclaim any responsibility and participants agree to hold the Released Parties harmless from liability for any injury, disability or loss to any person or property (including allergic reactions and/or death) relating to participation in this Contest (including the manner in which the Winner is selected and confirmed), the delivery and/or subsequent acceptance, use or misuse of the prize awarded,  and claims based on copyright, trademark, publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy.  The Released Parties are not responsible for: (i) any loss (financial or otherwise), liability, injury (including death) or damage to persons or property  which may be caused directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by any prize awarded,  or (ii) any loss (financial or otherwise), injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from downloading any material from the Website, regardless of whether the material was prepared by Sponsors or a third party, and regardless of whether the material is connected to the Website by a hypertext link. The Released Parties further assume no liability either for the cancellation, modification or premature conclusion of the Contest for any reason or through the acts or defaults of any company or person providing any prize.   All such losses or expenses must be borne by the affected participants and/or Winner.

6. OFFICIAL RULES AND/OR WINNER’S NAME REQUESTS: For a copy of the Official Rules and/or the Winner’s name, either log on to the Website or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the following address beginning June 6, 2011: (Please specify "Official Rules" and/or “Winner’s Name”) “Live Beautifully Daily” Contest, c/o Oprah.com, 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 120, Los Angeles, CA 90036.  Requests received after July 31, 2011, will not be honored.  Vermont residents may omit return postage on Official Rules requests. 

7. SPONSORS: This Contest is managed by Sponsors, with offices at 110 N. Carpenter St., Chicago, IL 60607 and  300 W. 57th. Street, 41st floor,  New York, NY 10019, respectively. Bali is a promotional partner only. 

© 2011 Harpo Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 
 

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