Terms
Terms of Use
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS RELATING TO YOUR USE OF OUR WEB SITE AND OUR FEE-BASED PRODUCTS AND OFFERINGS CAREFULLY. By using our web site and/or one of our online fee-based products or offerings (collectively, our “Fee-Based Products”), you agree to the terms and conditions set forth in this Membership Agreement (this “Agreement”). We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove provisions of this Agreement at any time. You should check this Agreement periodically for changes. By using this web site or our Fee-Based Products after we post any changes to this Agreement, or otherwise notify you of such changes, you agree to accept those changes, whether or not you have reviewed them. If you do not agree to this Agreement, you should not use our web site and/or our Fee-Based Products and you should arrange to cancel your registered user account or membership with us, as applicable.
1. Scope of Agreement
Unless we indicate otherwise, this Agreement applies to your use of the web sites which are owned, operated, or powered by Pongo, LLC, (“Pongo,” "we," "us," or "our") and our affiliates, including, without limitation, this web site and any other web site that we may own, operate, or power currently or in the future, and all of the Fee-Based Products that we may offer currently or in the future. For purposes of this Agreement, "affiliates" shall mean any partner web site utilizing Pongo's Resume Builder and Publisher application software, any co-branded or Powered-by Pongo web site, or any entity or person, directly or indirectly, owning a controlling interest in, owned by, or under common ownership control with, Pongo, LLC, and its subsidiaries.
2. Your Use of this Web Site and Our Fee-Based Products
Unless otherwise specified, we grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to access, use, and display this web site and the material provided hereon, and the Fee-Based Products that you purchased, for your personal, noncommercial use, provided that you comply fully with the provisions of this Agreement. You agree not to assign, transfer, or sublicense your rights as a member of this web site and/or our Fee-Based Products. You understand that only you may use your user account and password, and that your membership to our Fee-Based Products is only valid for your personal, noncommercial use and may not be shared with others. You agree to be financially responsible for all usage or activity of Fee-Based Products purchased to by you.
By using this web site and/or our Fee-Based Products, you agree to be legally bound and to abide by this Agreement, just as if you had signed this Agreement. If you do not comply with this Agreement at any time, we reserve the right to cancel or terminate your password, user account, and/or access to this web site (or any part thereof) and/or our Fee-Based Products. In our sole discretion and without prior notice or liability, we may discontinue, modify, or alter any aspect of the web site or our Fee-Based Products, including, but not limited to, (i) restricting the time the web site and/or a Fee-Based Product is available, (ii) restricting the amount of use permitted, and (iii) restricting or terminating any user's right to use the web site and/or any of our Fee-Based Products. You agree that any termination or cancellation of your access to, or use of, the web site and/or our Fee-Based Products may be effected without prior notice. If you do not abide by the terms of this Agreement, except as we may otherwise provide from time to time, you agree that we may immediately deactivate or delete your user account and all related information and/or files in your user account and/or bar any further access to such information and/or files, our web site (or part thereof), and/or our Fee-Based Products. Further, you agree that we shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination or cancellation of your access to, or use of, our web site and/or our Fee-Based Products.
You acknowledge that your only right with respect to any dissatisfaction with any modification or discontinuation of service made by us pursuant to this provision or this Agreement, or any policies or practices by us in providing this web site or our Fee-Based Products, including without limitation any change in content or any change in the amount or type of fees or charges associated with the Fee-Based Products, is to cancel or terminate your membership or registered user account, as applicable. From time to time, we may supplement this Agreement with additional terms and conditions pertaining to specific content, activities, or events ("Additional Terms"). Such Additional Terms may be placed on the web site to be viewed in connection with the specific content, activities, features, or events and shall be identified as such. You understand and agree that such Additional Terms are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement. We make no warranty, express or implied, against damages resulting from failure to store, manage, process, or deliver any document or data. We sometimes use outside contractors to perform these functions. We also specifically exclude all warranties related to the performance of these functions by outside contractors.
3. Charges and Fees for Fee-Based Products
Certain portions, components, content, and features of this web site are only available to individuals who purchase a membership to one of our Fee-Based Products. As a member of one of our Fee-Based Products, you agree as follows:
A. You agree to pay, using a valid credit card (or other form of payment which we may accept from time to time), the fixed and periodic charges and fees (including prepayment plan fees for multiple periods) set forth on this web site (such as the recurring monthly fee). We reserve the right to increase charges and fees, or to institute new charges or fees at any time, upon reasonable advance notice communicated to you through a posting on this web site or such other means as we may deem appropriate from time to time (including electronic mail or conventional mail). We will automatically charge your credit card or other account at the start of the billing period and at the start of each renewal period, unless you terminate or cancel your membership before the relevant renewal period begins. Except if you were eligible for a discounted rate but are no longer eligible for that rate, the renewal charge will be the same as the prior period's charge, unless we notify you in advance at the time of sign up or prior to the beginning of the renewal period as described above. Each time you use our Fee-Based Products you reaffirm your agreement that we may charge your credit card (or other form of payment, if applicable). In the event we cannot charge your account, we reserve the right to terminate your access to our Fee-Based Products.
B. In addition to the membership charges set forth above, you are responsible for all charges and fees associated with connecting to our web site and our Fee-Based Products, including without limitation all telephone access lines (including long-distance charges, when applicable), internet service provider fees, telephone and computer equipment, sales taxes, and any other fees and charges necessary to access our Fee-Based Products.
C. For purposes of your use of our Fee-Based Products including identification and billing, you agree to provide us with true, accurate, and complete information as required by the membership or sign up process to our Fee-Based Products ("Membership Data"), including your legal name, address, telephone number, email address, and applicable billing information (e.g., credit card number and expiration date), and to allow us to share your Membership Data with third parties for the purpose of verifying the information you provide and billing your credit card or otherwise charging your account. You agree to maintain and promptly update the Membership Data to keep it accurate. Without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, if you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, or incomplete, or we have reasonable grounds to suspect that such is the case, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your user account or membership and refuse any and all current or future use by you of our web site (or any portion thereof) or any of our Fee-Based Products. You are obligated to check the “My Account” feature of our web site to determine whether your Membership Data is current and accurate, and, if not, to correct or update your Membership Data including your billing information.
D. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and user account information. You must notify us immediately in the event of any known or suspected unauthorized use of your user account, or any known or suspected breach of security, including loss, theft, or unauthorized disclosure of your or anyone else’s password or credit card information. In the event of a breach of security by you, you will remain liable for any unauthorized use of your membership until you update your Membership Data. If your credit card expires, is cancelled, is lost, or is subject to use without your authorization, access the My Account feature of this web site to update your Membership Data. You are entirely responsible for any and all activities which occur under your user account. You are responsible for paying any amounts billed to your credit card by a third party which were not authorized by you.
E. If we terminate your membership to one of our Fee-Based Products prior to the end of the applicable period, you agree that all fees and charges assessed by us are nonrefundable. Nonrefundable fees include the full monthly or annual fee for any month or year (or portion thereof) elapsed (regardless of whether you logged onto our web site or used the Fee-Based Product during that month or year).
F. In the event that you elect to purchase our resume writing service, Pongo will not refund monies once the resume first draft has been created or sent to your email address. Pongo will retain Fifty Dollars ($50.00 USD) from your order, once placed, regardless of cancellation.
4. Cancellation of Membership
Either you or Pongo may terminate or cancel your membership to our Fee-Based Products at any time. All fees and charges are nonrefundable. You understand and agree that the cancellation or termination of your membership is your sole right and remedy with respect to any dispute with us including, without limitation, any dispute related to, or arising out of: (i) any terms of this Agreement or our enforcement or application of this Agreement; (ii) any practice or policy of Pongo, including our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, or our enforcement or application of these policies; (iii) the content available through this web site or any change in content provided through the web site or on a Fee-Based Product; (iv) your ability to access and/or use our web site or any Fee-Based Product; or (v) the amount or types of our fees or charges, surcharges, applicable taxes, or billing methods, or any change to our fees or charges, applicable taxes, or billing methods. Upon cancellation or termination of your membership to our Fee-Based Products, you will continue to have access to our services for the remainder of your membership period; thereafter, we shall deactivate your user account and bar any further access to such information and/or files, our web site (or part thereof) and/or our Fee-Based Products, except as we may otherwise provide from time to time, or until you renew a membership to our Fee-Based products.
You can cancel your membership by contacting Customer Support (and following the instructions provided) or by such other means as we may provide from time to time.
5. Availability of Fee-Based Products
The availability and use of our Fee-Based Products may be limited based on, but not limited to, the user’s computer platform; browser and operating system; installed software; availability and access to the required software necessary for running the application; and installed firewall and pop-up blocking software.
6. Privacy and Security
We are committed to protecting your privacy and security. For more information, you should review our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into this Agreement by this reference.
7. Automatically Become a Registered User as a Member of One of Our Memberships
You automatically become a registered user of this web site, which provides you with access to certain products, offerings, features, or resources of our web site such as the ability to create and store your resume. If you cancel your membership to our Fee-Based Products, you will remain a registered user of our web site unless you specifically request otherwise.
8. Restrictions on Use of Materials
You acknowledge that this web site contains information, software, text, graphics, questions, creative suggestions, messages, comments, feedback, ideas, articles, and other materials (collectively, "Content") that are protected by copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and/or other proprietary rights, and that these rights are valid and protected in all forms, media, and technologies existing now or hereafter developed. All Content is copyrighted under the United States copyright laws (and, if applicable, similar foreign laws), and we own a copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement, and enhancement of such Content. All trademarks appearing on this web site are trademarks of their respective owners. Our commercial partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licensors, contractors, and other third parties may also have additional proprietary rights in the Content which they make available on this web site. You may not modify, publish, transmit, distribute, perform, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works of, or in any way exploit, any of the Content, in whole or in part. When Content is downloaded to your computer, you do not obtain any ownership interest in such Content. Modification of the Content or use of the Content for any other purpose, including, but not limited to, use of any Content in printed form or on any other web site or networked computer environment is strictly prohibited unless you receive our prior written consent.
9. Community Standards and Conduct Guidelines
You acknowledge that all Content and all information, resumes, cover letters, web pages, software, photos, video, text, graphics, music, sounds, questions, creative suggestions, messages, comments, feedback, ideas ,notes, drawings, articles, and other materials posted, emailed, or otherwise transmitted to or on this web site, now or in the future, whether posted at our request or voluntarily, and whether publicly posted or privately transmitted (collectively, the "Postings"), are the sole responsibility of the person who made such Postings. This means that you are entirely responsible for all Postings that you post, email, or otherwise transmit to this web site. We do not control the Postings posted, emailed, or otherwise transmitted on our web site by others and, as such, we do not guarantee the accuracy, integrity, or quality of such Postings. Under no circumstances will we be liable in any way for any Postings including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions in any Postings, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Postings posted, emailed, or otherwise transmitted to or through this web site. You agree not to use this web site to:
- Upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any Postings or other materials that are unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable (in our sole discretion);
- Harm minors in any way;
- Impersonate any person;
- Forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Postings or other materials transmitted to or through this web site;
- Upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any Postings or other materials that you do not have a right to upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as insider information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships, or under nondisclosure agreements);
- Upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any Postings or other materials that infringe upon any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of privacy or publicity, or other proprietary rights of any party;
- Upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of commercial solicitation;
- Upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any Postings or other materials that contain software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
- Interfere with or disrupt this web site or servers or networks connected to this web site, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies, or regulations of networks connected to the web site;
- Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law, including, but not limited to, any regulations having the force of law; or
- "Stalk" or otherwise harass another user or employee of this web site.
Your privilege to use this web site depends on your compliance with the community standards and conduct guidelines set forth above. We may revoke your privileges to use all or a portion of this web site and/or take any other appropriate measures to enforce these community standards and conduct guidelines if violations are brought to our attention. Further, if you fail to adhere to our community standards and conduct guidelines, we may terminate, in our sole discretion, your use of, or participation in our web site.
10. Links
This Agreement applies only to this web site, and not to the web sites of any other person or entity. We may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other World Wide Web sites or resources. You acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and do not endorse (and are not responsible or liable for) any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such web sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that, under no circumstances, will we be held responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss or damage that is caused or alleged to have been caused to you in connection with your use of, or reliance on, any content, advertisements, products, or other resources available on any other web site (regardless of whether we directly or indirectly link to such content, advertisements, products, or other resources). You should direct any concerns with respect to any other web site to that web site's administrator or webmaster.
11. Third Party Products and Services
You may, now or in the future, have the opportunity to order services, merchandise, or other products through our web site from other parties (collectively, the "Third Party Sellers"). All matters concerning the services, merchandise, and other products desired from the Third Party Sellers, including, but not limited to, purchase terms, payment terms, warranties, guarantees, maintenance, and delivery, are solely between you and the Third Party Sellers. We make no warranties or representations whatsoever with regard to any services, merchandise, and other products provided by the Third Party Sellers. You will not consider us (and we will not be construed as) a party to such transactions, whether or not we may have received some form of revenue or other remuneration in connection with such transactions, and we will not be liable for any costs or damages arising out of, either directly or indirectly, you or any other person involved or related to the transactions.
12. Copyright Complaints
We respect the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. We may, in appropriate circumstances and in our sole discretion, terminate the rights of any user to use our web site (or any part thereof) who infringe the intellectual property rights of others.
13. Disclaimers of Warranties
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTIES: THE PRODUCTS, OFFERINGS, CONTENT, AND MATERIALS (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE FEE-BASED PRODUCTS) ON THIS WEB SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, COMPATABILITY, SECURITY, ACCURACY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. NEITHER PONGO, ANY OF OUR AFFILIATES, NOR ANY OF OUR OR THEIR RESPECTIVE LICENSORS, LICENSEES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, OR SUPPLIERS WARRANT THAT THIS WEB SITE OR ANY FUNCTION CONTAINED IN THIS WEB SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS WEB SITE OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKE THIS WEB SITE AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. ANY PRODUCT, OFFERING, CONTENT, AND MATERIAL (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE FEE-BASED PRODUCTS) DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THIS WEB SITE IS DONE AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH PRODUCT, OFFERING, CONTENT, OR MATERIAL (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE FEE-BASED PRODUCTS). NEITHER PONGO OR ANY OF OUR AFFILIATES, NOR ANY OF OUR OR THEIR RESPECTIVE LICENSORS, LICENSEES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, OR SUPPLIERS WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE PRODUCTS, OFFERINGS, CONTENT, AND MATERIALS (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE FEE-BASED PRODUCTS) IN THIS WEB SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. FURTHER, PLEASE NOTE THAT NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM OUR PERSONNEL OR THROUGH THIS WEB SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY PROVIDED FOR IN THIS AGREEMENT. WE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDE ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IT ASSUMES NO LEGAL LIABILITY FOR, AND YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY US FOR ALL PERSONAL OR PROPERTY DAMAGES OF ANY SORT RESULTING FROM ANY USE OR MISUSE OF THIS WEB SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
- Any errors or omissions arising from your use of the web site or information within it, regardless of who caused the error;
- Any failures, delays, or interruptions in the delivery of any content or service contained within the web site;
- The accuracy, correctness, completeness, or visual attractiveness of any information you post to the web site or provide to us;
- Any financial or other damage which you may suffer as a result of use of the web site;
- Liability for the acts of outside contractors, as explained in Paragraph Number 2 above;
- Liability for the acts of advertisers and third party content providers on the web site, or the acts of operators of linked sites;
- Any loss of data;
- Misuse of copyrighted or other protected material belonging to us or to others;
- Any action which results in defamation or invasion of the privacy of any person;
- The consequences of incomplete, false, or inaccurate resume information going to an employer;
- Failure to obtain responses, interviews, or employment, for any reason, as a result of use of the web site;
- Unavailability of the system due to power outages, equipment failures, or any other cause; or
- Any improper use of this web site by a user which violates any law.
14. Limitation of Liability
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT WE AND OUR AFFILIATES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), ARISING OUT OF, OR RESULTING FROM, (A) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THIS WEB SITE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE FEE-BASED PRODUCTS); (B) THE USE OF ANY CONTENT OR OTHER MATERIAL (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE FEE-BASED PRODUCTS) ON THIS WEB SITE OR ANY WEB SITE OR WEB SITES LINKED TO THIS WEB SITE; (C) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION, OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THIS WEB SITE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE FEE-BASED PRODUCTS); (D) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (E) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON OUR WEB SITE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE FEE-BASED PRODUCTS); OR (F) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THIS WEB SITE. IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THIS WEB SITE. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF OUR WEB SITE, OR WITH ANY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS THE DISCONTINUATION OF YOUR USE OF THIS WEB SITE.
5. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, hold harmless and, at our option, defend us and our affiliates, and our and their officers, directors, employees, stockholders, agents, and representatives from any and all third party claims, liability, damages, and/or costs (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney's fees and expenses) arising from your improper use of this web site or our products or offerings (including, without limitation, the Fee-Based Products), your violation of this Agreement, or your infringement, or the infringement or use by any other user of your account, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity.
16. Governing Law and Choice of Forum
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to your use of this web site (including, without limitation, the Fee-Based Products) or this Agreement shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in Middlesex County in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and you hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action.
17. Miscellaneous Terms
In any action against us arising from the use of this web site (including, without limitation, the Fee-Based Products), we shall be entitled to recover all legal expenses incurred in connection with the action, if we are the prevailing party, including but not limited to its costs, both taxable and non-taxable, and reasonable attorney's fees. If you breach the terms of this Agreement, we will be entitled to equitable relief against you, and you will be liable for all costs, including legal fees, incurred in obtaining enforcement of the agreement. If any provision of these terms shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. This Agreement, together with the Terms of Use (if applicable), are the entire agreement between you and us relating to the subject matter herein. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Pongo, its employees, agents, affiliates, directors, officers, and shareholders from any (i) actions, claims, proceedings, or liabilities arising out of, or in connection with, your violation of these terms and conditions; or (ii) your activities on, or in connection with, the service. This Agreement may be modified only by our posting of changes to this Agreement on this web site, or by written agreement of both parties. Each time you access this web site, you will be deemed to have accepted any such changes. We may assign our rights and obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of our successors, assigns, and licensees. The failure of either party to insist upon or enforce the strict performance of the other party with respect to any provision of this Agreement, or to exercise any right under this Agreement, will not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of such party's right to assert or rely upon any such provision or right in that or any other instance; rather, the same will be and remain in full force and effect. (Last modified on September 1, 2004)
18. Sweepstakes Rules
Pongo, LLC, d/b/a Pongo Resume, (“Sponsor”) frequently offers special contests and promotions (“Sweepstakes”).
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE OR WIN. Void where prohibited.
ELIGIBILITY: Open only to those persons who are legal residents of the United States (50 US and DC) or of Canada (except Quebec) who are 13 years of age or older and who complete and submit the necessary requirements for Sweepstakes entry. Employees, officers, and directors of Sponsor and its respective affiliates, representatives, agents, promotion, and other vendor agencies involved in this promotion are not eligible to participate. By participating, entrants agree to these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be final and binding in all matters relating to this promotion. Special Sweepstakes may occur which are only open to those who received the invitation email from Sponsor.
HOW TO ENTER: Complete and return the appropriate requirements by the specific deadline detailed for the Sweepstakes. Sponsor, affiliates, sales representatives, participating retailers, distributors, and promotion and other vendor agencies involved in this promotion are not responsible for incomplete, lost, late, or misdirected entries. Entrant must include all data requested for the Sweepstakes entry to be valid. Limit one entry per person/valid email address. Subsequent entries from the same individual will be automatically disqualified. Odds of winning depend on the number of entries received.
PRIZES AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE:
Prizes are detailed for each individual Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize(s) of the same approximate retail value.
“Amazon” is a trademark of Amazon.com, Inc., or its associates; Amazon.com is not a sponsor of or affiliated with this Sweepstakes.
Winner responsible for all federal, state, and local taxes and fees.
WINNERS: Winners may be required to verify identity or mailing information to Sponsor’s satisfaction. Prizes will be shipped within two to four weeks after drawing date. Prizes returned as undeliverable will be forfeited and, in the case of the Grand Prize, a new winner will be selected. Winner may be required to execute a prize acceptance form provided by Sponsor. Prize won by a minor will be awarded to parent or legal guardian in minor’s name. Except where prohibited, acceptance of a prize constitutes winner’s consent that Sponsor may use winner’s name and address to satisfy prize reporting requirements and that winner’s first name, last initial, and place of residence may be used for advertising and promotional purposes relating to this Sweepstakes without limitation and without additional notice, compensation, or consent.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: Entry constitutes acceptance of all rules. Participants agree that Sponsor, and affiliated companies, advertising and promotion agencies, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives, and agents (individually and collectively “Releases”) are released, will have no liability whatsoever for, and shall be held harmless by participants against any liability for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind (whether due to negligence or otherwise) to person(s), including death, or property, resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of the prize, or participation in this Sweepstakes or any Sweepstakes or prize related or travel related activities. If a winner is found to be ineligible or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules, prize will be forfeited. The entry information provided is subject to the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy. Disclaimer Of Warranties: Sponsor makes no warranties, and hereby disclaims any and all warranties, express or implied, concerning any prize, or portion of any prize, furnished in connection with the Sweepstakes.
Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of this offer, administration of the Sweepstakes, or in the announcement of prizes. Only the stated prizes will be awarded. In the event Sponsor is prevented from continuing with this Sweepstakes, or the integrity and/or feasibility of the Sweepstakes is undermined by any event including but not limited to fire, flood, epidemic, earthquake, explosion, labor dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, satellite or equipment failure, riot or civil disturbance, war (declared or undeclared), terrorist threat or activity, or any federal, state or local government law, order or regulation, order of any court or jurisdiction, or any cause not reasonably within Sponsor’s control, Sponsor shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to abbreviate, modify, suspend, cancel, or terminate the Sweepstakes without further obligation and, if so, Sponsor reserves the right, but not the obligation, to award the prize from among all valid and eligible entries received. All entries are the property of Sponsor and are not returnable.
ONLINE REGISTRATION: If for any reason the Sweepstakes, including the online portion, is not capable of running as planned, including disruptions caused by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other cause that corrupts, affects, or compromises the administration, security, fairness, integrity, proper conduct, or intended play of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual Sponsor or its designated agents deem responsible and Sponsor further reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Sweepstakes, with appropriate alternate method of prize award selected. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications failure, theft, destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries, including any erroneous appearance of qualification for a prize. Sponsor is not responsible for any problem or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or provider, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or entry to be received by Sponsor due to technical problem or traffic, congestion on the internet or at any web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this Sweepstakes. WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Contest entries generated by a script, macro, or other mechanical or automated means are ineligible and will be disqualified. All entries must include a valid email address for the entrant. In the event of dispute as to the identity or eligibility of a winner based on an email address, the winning entry will be declared made by the “Authorized Account Holder” of the email address submitted at the time of the entry. The “Authorized Account Holder” is the person to whom the applicable Internet service provider or other organization (such as business or educational institution) has assigned the email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.
WINNER LIST: For a list of winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Pongo Resume, Sweepstakes Winner List, 44 Bearfoot Road, Northborough, Massachusetts, 01532, postmarked by 30 days after the close of the Sweepstakes.
SPONSOR: Pongo Resume, 44 Bearfoot Road, Northborough, Massachusetts, 01532.