The following rules must be followed in order to participate in Mad Mariner's survey and drawing contest:
- Anyone can enter. There is no purchase necessary, nor do you have to subscribe to Mad Mariner or register for a trial in order to participate.
- Submit your survey using the form provided online by Mad Mariner. The form is the only way to enter the drawing contest.
- The entire survey must be filled out, including your name and email, which are used to notify the winners.
- Each entrant can enter the drawing only once. Entering more than once is grounds for disqualification.
- All information provided must be truthful. If your submission contains information deemed untruthful by Mad Mariner, it will be considered an invalid entry and will not be included in the drawing.
- Revisions to your survey answers are not allowed. Make sure your survey is in the form you like before submitting it.
- You must read these rules and indicate that you have read them on the survey form.
- The results of all surveys will be released in total, but nobody's individual information will be released.
- The drawing contest begins at 12:01 EST Monday, June 22, 2009. Any submission made prior to that will be considered invalid and will not be judged.
- The drawing contest will end at 11:59 p.m. EST on Friday, July 3, 2009. Any submission made after that will be considered invalid and will not be judged.
- Only one first place, second place and third place winner will be selected. The winners will be selected by Mad Mariner and notified via e-mail. The winners will also be announced publicly on MadMariner.com and affiliated websites.
- Mad Mariner employees are not eligible to enter the drawing contest, nor is anyone who has been paid by Mad Mariner to write a story that has been published. Previous contest winners are eligible.
- Winners must claim their prize by responding to Mad Mariner via e-mail within one week after notification has been sent indicating that they won the drawing contest. The prize will then be sent via mail. If a winner fails to respond to Mad Mariner within one week, he or she will forfeit the prize. Mad Mariner may or may not elect to name a new winner.
- Only one first place, second place and third place prize will be awarded. Prizes are subject to change without notice.
- Drawing contest winners will be selected at random by Mad Mariner according to methodology set by Mad Mariner.
- By accepting the prizes, the winners agree that the sponsor, Mad Mariner LLC, and its affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, sponsors, advertisers, and its officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents will have no liability whatsoever for, and will be held harmless by winners for any liability for any injury, loss or damages of any kind to persons, including death, and property, due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prizes or participation in this drawing contest.
- Entrants are prohibited from making technical modifications to Mad Mariner Web sites, the survey form or any other hardware or software owned or operated by Mad Mariner that facilitates this drawing contest. Any evidence that an entrant engaged in such activity will result in disqualification from the drawing contest and a ban from Mad Mariner websites.
- Mad Mariner is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, or the failure of any e-mail to be sent or received by Mad Mariner on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website.
- Mad Mariner is not responsible for any injury or damage to a contestant's computer, or anyone else's computer, related to or resulting from participation in the drawing contest.