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Membership

OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE AN ENTRANT’S CHANCES OF WINNING A PRIZE.
This promotion is not associated with, sponsored, endorsed, or administered by Facebook.  This Sweepstakes is solely sponsored by the American Marketing Association (“AMA” or “Sponsor”). 
DEADLINES: The AMA Membership Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) will run from February 10, 2012 at 12:00 PM CST until March 16, 2012 at 11:45 PM CST (“Sweepstakes Period”).
METHOD OF ENTRY: Enter by “Liking” the American Marketing Association’s Facebook page and then completing the online entry form by entering the information indicated and pressing “Submit” or “Finalize.” Limit one entry per person.
FREE METHOD OF ENTRY: You may also enter the Sweepstakes by mail.  To be entered into the Sweepstakes, mail a “3x5” index card with the name of the sweepstakes you wish to enter, your hand-printed name, date of birth, home mailing address, email address, and day/evening phone numbers in an envelope with proper postage to: The American Marketing Association, AMA Membership Sweepstakes, 311 S. Wacker Drive, Ste 5800, Chicago, Illinois 60606. Mail-in entries must be post marked by March 16, 2012 and received by March 23, 2012.  Limit one (1) request per envelope and one (1) mail-in entry per eligible person.  All requests must be hand printed and become the exclusive property of the Sponsor. None will be acknowledged or returned. Proof of sending or submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by the Sponsor.
ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open to any individual who is at least 18 years of age as of the date of entry. Employees of the Sponsor and members of the households and immediate families of such employees are not eligible to participate in the Sweepstakes. All entrants must possess a functioning email address throughout the length of the promotion and in order to claim any prize won.
ODDS: The odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received.
PRIZES: Ten (10) prize winners will each receive one (1) one-year membership to the American Marketing Association The approximate retail value (“ARV”) of each membership is $260 USD. Maximum total actual reward value (“ARV”) of each non-cash prize is: $260 USD. 
WINNER SELECTIONS: Ten (10) winners will be selected on Monday, March 26, 2012 in a random drawing. The Sponsor’s selection of winners shall be final and binding in all respects.
CLAIMING PRIZE: Winners must continue to comply with the Official Rules and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. Winners will be notified by email. Each winner will be required to sign and return, within ten (10) days of the date the notice is sent (unless otherwise indicated by Sponsor), an affidavit of eligibility which includes proof of identity, a release and indemnification of Sponsor, and an agreement to allow the use of the winner’s name, signature, biographical information, performance, voice, portrait, or photograph in publicity or advertising concerning this promotion without compensation (except in states where prohibited) and to fulfill any such other reasonable requirements as determined by Sponsor.  If there is no response or a potential winner fails to sign and return the affidavit of eligibility and/or where applicable, the liability/publicity release within the required time period, the potential winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner will be selected.  Return of any prize notification as undeliverable will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected.  Once a winner’s affidavit of eligibility has been received, Sponsor will provide all applicable information for the winner to correspond with the AMA Customer Care agents concerning prize redemption. All properly claimed prizes will be awarded.
Winners are responsible for all federal, state, and local taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use. Winners may be issued a 1099 tax form for the ARV of the prize.  The specifics of all elements of any prize in the Sweepstakes shall be solely determined by the Sponsor.  No substitution, exchange, or transfer of any prize by any winner is allowed. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any prize for one of equal or greater value.
GENERAL/DISCLAIMER, RELEASE AND INDEMNIFICATION: By entering, each entrant agrees to be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor. Such decisions are final and binding in all matters relating to the Sweepstakes. These Official Rules are available online at [website]. To obtain a written copy, send a request with a stamped, self-addressed #10 sized envelope to The American Marketing Association, AMA Membership Sweepstakes Official Rules, 311 S. Wacker Drive, Ste 5800, Chicago, Illinois 60606.
This Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Winners are solely responsible for all federal, state and local taxes applicable to the acceptance and use of any prize. The prize winners will not receive cash or any other form of compensation if actual membership cost is less than the ARV stated. Sponsor’s computer is the official timekeeping device for this sweepstakes. By entering, each entrant also agrees to be contacted by the Sponsor and/or its Agents, via email, or phone in relation to this Sweepstakes or in relation to other American Marketing Association news or promotions or otherwise.
Sponsor and each of its officers, directors, affiliates, related entities, partners, partnerships, principals, representatives, agents, licensees, sponsors, successors and assigns (collectively, “Released Parties”)  are not responsible for any lost, late, incomplete, stolen, or misdirected information relating to the Sweepstakes (including typographical errors), any computer, telephone, cable, network, satellite, server, service provider, electronic, power, or Internet or other hardware or software malfunctions, failures, connections, or unavailability, interrupted or unavailable network, server or other connections, miscommunications, data loss or late or incorrect data processing, Internet traffic congestion, computer virus, service provider/Internet/site inaccessibility, unavailability, or malfunction, or other technical failures, unauthorized human intervention, garbled or jumbled transmissions or other errors of any kind, whether human, mechanical or electronic, including without limitation, the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry information regardless of cause. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.  RELEASED PARTIES (I) MAKE NO EXPRESS WARRANTY, GUARANTY, OR REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND CONCERNING ANY PRIZE AND (II) DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY. ENTRANTS, BY PARTICIPATING IN THE SWEEPSTAKES RELEASE THE RELEASED PARTIES FROM ANY CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION WHATSOEVER THEY MAY HAVE, OR WHICH MAY ARISE, AGAINST ANY OF THEM FOR ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY MATTER, CAUSE OR THING WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY INJURY OR LOSS TO PERSON OR PROPERTY ARISING IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM THEIR ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE, OR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE SWEEPSTAKES.  ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHEREVER PROHIBITED BY LAW.  Entrant further agrees that the Released Parties’ liability shall be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Sweepstakes and in no event shall the Released Parties be liable for attorney’s fees or other legal costs.   Sponsor reserves the right to cancel this Sweepstakes at any time without obligation or prior notice.
In the event that the operation, security, or administration for the Sweepstakes is impaired in any way for any reason, including, but, not limited to, fraud, virus, regularly scheduled maintenance, or other technical problems, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, either: (a) modify the Sweepstakes in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules without suspending it; (b) suspend the Sweepstakes to address the impairment and then resume the Sweepstakes in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules; or (c) cancel the Sweepstakes and award the prizes in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment. 
Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify multiple entries in excess of the limit stated, or entries made through robotic, automatic, mechanical, programmed or similar entry duplication method, and to disqualify any individual using such a method. Any attempts by an individual to access any web site associated with this promotion via a bot script or other brute force attack or any other unauthorized means will result in entries originating from the IP address becoming ineligible. The Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any individual who acts in violation of these Official Rules.  The Sponsor's failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision
ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND IF SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
DISPUTES: In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of any winner who entered online, the winner will be determined to be the party who established the email account. By entering the Sweepstakes, entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims, causes of action relating to the Sweepstakes or any prized awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively in the state or federal courts of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.  By entering, entrant consents to the personal jurisdiction of such courts, agrees to accept service of process by certified mail, and hereby waives any jurisdictional or venue defenses otherwise available.
WINNER’S LIST: To receive a copy of winners, send a stamped, self-addressed #10 sized envelope to The American Marketing Association, AMA Membership Sweepstakes Winner’s List, 311 S. Wacker Drive, Ste 5800, Chicago, Illinois 60606. Requests must be postmarked by Friday, April 13, 2012.
ADMINISTRATOR AND SPONSOR: The American Marketing Association, 311 S. Wacker Drive, Ste 5800, Chicago, Illinois 60606; email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; telephone: 1-800-262-1150.