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ShopStyle Mobile Giveaway Rules

Stylenotes — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:34:26 -0800

ShopStyle.com’s “Mobile Giveaway”

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ShopStyle.com’s Mobile Giveaway is sponsored by Sugar Publishing, Inc. (owner and operator of ShopStyle.com), having an address of 111 Sutter Street, 15th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104 ("Sponsor").

ELIGIBILITY:
Open only to permanent legal U.S. residents physically residing in the fifty (50) United States of America and the District of Columbia. Residents of Rhode Island are not eligible to win. Employees of Sponsor and its respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies and any other entity involved in the development or administration of this Contest, and their immediate family members or household members are not eligible to participate in or win the Contest. All prizes won by minors will be awarded to their parents or legal guardians on their behalf. Winners may be required to sign an Affidavit of Eligibility and complete relevant tax forms as a condition to the delivery of the applicable prize. Void where prohibited by law. All applicable federal, state and local laws apply.

HOW TO ENTER:
No purchase is necessary to participate in the Contest. To enter, you must download ShopStyle’s Mobile iPhone Application and enter your email address as described on the entry page between 12:00am PST on Friday, November 20, 2009 and 11:59pm PST on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 (the “Entry Period”). Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means are void. Normal time, toll, connection and usage rates, if any, charged by your Internet service provider will apply. All entries become the property of the Sponsor.

By submitting your email address, you will be agreeing that your email address and any other information collected in connection with the Contest may be used by Sponsor in accordance with Sugar Publishing, Inc.'s Privacy Policy and may be shared with Sponsor’s affiliated business entities, and that you automatically opt-in to receive email, text messages or other communications from Sponsor. You may subsequently opt-out of the receipt of such email or communications by following the directions in the email, communications or by contacting Sponsor directly.

All registrations must include entrant's valid email address. The email address provided by online entrants will be the identity of the entrant and, if selected for a prize, the identity of the winner. We expressly reserve the right to disqualify any entries that we believe in good faith are generated by an automated program or via scripts. By participating, all entrants agree to abide by these Official Contest Rules.

PRIZES:
At the end of the Entry Period, there will be one (1) drawing in which one (1) potential Grand Prize winner shall be selected from all eligible entries received during the Entry Period by employees or representatives of the Sponsor to receive the Grand Prize of one (1) $1000 Barneys New York Gift Card (Total value: $1000). Grand Prize will be delivered to winner in the format of a gift card. Decisions of the Sponsor are final and binding with respect to all matters related to the Contest. All prizes will be awarded. In no event shall the Sponsor be obligated to award more prizes than the number of prizes stated in these Official Contest Rules. All prizes won by minors will be awarded to their parents or legal guardians on their behalf. Winners shall be responsible and liable for all federal, state and local taxes on the value of their prize. To receive a complete list of winners or a copy of the Official Contest Rules, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Prize Fulfillment, Sugar Inc., 111 Sutter Street, 15th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104. Specify winner's list or rules on your request.

Please allow 6-8 weeks for prize delivery.

SELECTION:
The winning entry will be chosen at random. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting the entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the person in whose name the e-mail account is registered. The Contest will be conducted under the supervision of the Sponsor. The decisions of the Sponsor are final and binding in all matters relating to this Contest. The winners will be notified by email and/or by private message through the winner’s shopstyle.com account; Sponsor reserves the right to determine the method of notification. Winners must claim their prize within three (3) business days after the date of notification of such prize. A Contest winner's failure to respond to the prize notification within the specified three (3) business days will be considered such Contest winner's forfeiture of the prize and an alternate winner may be selected from the pool of eligible entries. If an entrant is found to be ineligible, an alternate winner may also be selected from the pool of eligible entries. Sponsor reserves the right to ship prizes directly to the email and/or mailing address provided by winners during their entry to the Contest. Each entry submitted in response to the Contest and in accordance with the rules will constitute an official entry. One entry per person. Duplicate entries will be void. All entrants agree to abide by these Official Contest Rules. All entries become the property of the Sponsor.

General Conditions and Releases:
An entrant or winner may be disqualified from the Contest if he or she fails to comply with each provision of these Official Contest Rules, as determined in the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Participation in the Contest is at entrant’s own risk. Sponsor shall not be liable for 1) failed, returned or misdirected notifications based on inaccurate information provided by the winner on the contest entry form, 2) entries and responses to winner notifications which are lost, late, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, postage-due, misdirected, damaged or otherwise not received by the intended recipient in whole or in part or for computer or technical error of any kind, 3) any electronic miscommunications or failures, technical hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions which may limit an entrant's ability to participate in the Contest, 4) any technical malfunctions of the telephone network, computer on-line system, computer equipment, software, program malfunctions or other failures, delayed computer transactions or network connections that are human, mechanical or technical in nature, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to entrant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from downloading any part of this Contest or 5) any warranty of fitness or merchantability of any prize or the function or operation thereof, which shall be the sole responsibility of the manufacturer of the prize. Sponsor does not make any, and hereby disclaim any and all, representations or warranties of any kind regarding any prize. Unless prohibited by applicable law, your entry constitutes your permission to use your name, photograph, likeness, voice, address (city and state) and testimonials in all media, in perpetuity, in any manner Sponsor deems appropriate for publicity purposes without any further compensation to such entrant. By entering or accepting a prize in the Contest, winners agree to be bound by these Official Contest Rules and to conform to all federal, state and local laws and regulations. When applicable, the winner (or, if the winner is a minor, the winner's parent or legal guardian) may be required to execute and return to Sponsor within ten (10) business days an Affidavit of Eligibility and a Liability and Publicity Release to be eligible for the prize or an alternate winner will be selected. Winner may be required to furnish proof of identity, address and birth date in order to receive a prize.

By entering, an entrant agrees to release and hold harmless Sponsor and its respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliated entities, directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents, and representatives from any damage, injury, death, loss, claim, action, demand, or other liability (collectively, "Claims") that may arise from their acceptance, possession and/or use of any prize or their participation in this promotion, or from any misuse or malfunction of any prize awarded, regardless of whether such Claims, or knowledge of the facts constituting such Claims, exist at the time of entry or arise at any time thereafter. Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with this Contest will be ineligible for prizes and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Sponsor reserves the right to modify these Official Contest Rules in any way or at any time. Sponsor reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel or suspend this Contest should viruses, bugs or other causes beyond their control corrupt the administration, security or proper play of the Contest. In the event of cancellation or suspension, Sugar shall promptly post a notice on the Contest entry page to such effect. This Contest shall be governed by California law. By participating in this contest, entrants agree that California courts shall have jurisdiction over any dispute or litigation arising from or relating to this Contest and that venue shall be only in San Francisco, California.

ShopStyle Reel

Stylenotes — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:56:16 -0700

ShopStyle Sale Alerts Giveaway Rules

Stylenotes — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:52:44 -0700

ShopStyle.com’s “Sale Alerts Giveaway”

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ShopStyle.com’s Sale Alerts Giveaway is sponsored by Sugar Publishing, Inc. (owner and operator of ShopStyle.com), having an address of 111 Sutter Street, 15th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104 ("Sponsor").

HOW TO ENTER:
No purchase is necessary to participate in the Contest. To enter, you must sign up for ShopStyle’s Sale Alerts (http://www.shopstyle.com/action/viewAlerts), enter your email address and select the checkbox to be entered into the Sale Alerts Giveaway as described on the entry page between 12:00am PST on Thursday, November 5, 2009 and 11:59pm PST on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 (the “Entry Period”). Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means are void. Normal time, toll, connection and usage rates, if any, charged by your Internet service provider will apply. All entries become the property of the Sponsor.

PRIZES:
At the end of the Entry Period, there will be one (1) drawing in which one (1) potential Grand Prize winner shall be selected from all eligible entries received during the Entry Period by employees or representatives of the Sponsor to receive the Grand Prize of one (1) pair of Christian Louboutin shoes (Total value: $1000) which is subject to size availability. Grand Prize may be delivered to winner in the format of a gift card. Decisions of the Sponsor are final and binding with respect to all matters related to the Contest. All prizes will be awarded. In no event shall the Sponsor be obligated to award more prizes than the number of prizes stated in these Official Contest Rules. All prizes won by minors will be awarded to their parents or legal guardians on their behalf. Winners shall be responsible and liable for all federal, state and local taxes on the value of their prize. To receive a complete list of winners or a copy of the Official Contest Rules, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Prize Fulfillment, Sugar Inc., 111 Sutter Street, 15th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104. Specify winner's list or rules on your request.

Please allow 6-8 weeks for prize delivery.

Overview

mreiling — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:21:05 -0700

ShopStyle is the online equivalent of browsing the aisles of the world's most fabulous store.

As a search engine devoted to fashion, ShopStyle brings together the most fashionable stores and the best brands allowing users to cross-shop hundreds of thousands of apparel, home decorating and kids products - all in one place. Featuring products from the most popular designer brands and big name fashions, to the up and coming boutiques, ShopStyle lets users search the most stylish stores at once - by designer, brand, store, sale items, price point, and color.

ShopStyle also has one of the most vibrant fashion communities on the web. Users are empowered to be fashion editors or interior designers, expressing their unique style by creating stylebooks and looks that can be shared and shopped on ShopStyle, on blogs or emailed to friends. ShopStyle's active groups provide inspiration on various topics and allow users of similar taste to shop, share and comment.

ShopStyle is a division of Sugar Publishing Inc. and operates sites in the US, UK, France and Germany.

Explore the links below to learn more about different aspects of ShopStyle.

Features - Discover ShopStyle's many search and personalization features such as Stylebooks, Sale Alerts, My Brands, WishList, Mobile and more.
Demographics - Learn more about the ShopStyle customer.
Partners - See the media and retail sites we partner with and how we work together.
Social Media - Find us on Facebook and Twitter.
Contact Us - Email us your questions in the US and Europe.
FAQs - Read frequently asked questions about the site.

Features

mreiling — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:22:54 -0700

ShopStyle aims to make shopping fun, personalized and social. Here are some of the community's favorite features.

Sale Alerts - Receive an email any time your favorite brands or products go on sale. Sale alerts can be set for all of your favorite brands or for any individual product. To sign up, click here or go to Sale Alerts in the upper right corner of the site.

Favorites/Stylebooks - ShopStyle members have the ability to act as fashion editors and/or interior designers by assembling favorite items into a Stylebook which they can use to express their sense of style, share with friends or shop from directly. To add an item to your favorites, simply click the + on any product rollover throughout the site.

Looks - A look might be an outfit for a date night, the latest finds from a favorite designer, or even a dream bedroom redesign. Lay out your favorite products from your Stylebook in a magazine-like spread using simple drag and resizing tools, then editorialize your look by adding an image, description and tags to your looks. Looks are meant to be shared and shopped so email your look to a friend or post it to a blog. Browse looks here.

Groups - Groups let you share looks and comments with community members on your favorite fashion topics from Gossip Girl to New York Style to Bargain Shopping. Check out Groups here.

My Brands - My Brands lets you select your favorite brands on ShopStyle so you can shop only the labels you love. To start shopping your personal picks simply go to the My Brands tab in your Stylebook and choose your favorites. You can also add to your favorite brands from anywhere on ShopStyle by clicking the pink heart icon on any product or brand.

Style Filter - The Style Filter lets you shop by lifestyle such as Contemporary, Luxury or Fast Fashion; by sale and by new arrivals. Check out the "Shop" drop down above the categories on the left side of the page.

ShopStyle 100 - Find out who's hot on ShopStyle today. The ShopStyle 100 gives you a daily update on the 100 most popular designers and brands shopped on the site, making it easy to spot the hottest up and coming designers. Check the list daily by going to the Brands tab or the Style Filter.

WishList - Your WishList is located in your Stylebook and is an easy way to keep track of and email to family and friends those great items that would make the perfect gift. Just click the blue star on any product to add it to your WishList.

Mobile - ShopStyle's mobile iPhone application lets you:

Search and browse thousands of products by brand or category
Use the sale and price filters to find great deals on the latest fashions
Save favorite products or email them to friends
Buy items by clicking through to the retailer's website
Download Now

International Shipping - Customized search results for your shipping destination. Simply select where you want to ship to and ShopStyle will show you only the retailers and products that ship to your destination.

Video - Coming soon. Videos of the great styles and trends to be found on ShopStye.

Demographics

mreiling — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:57:19 -0700

ShopStyle users are young, well-educated, affuent women.

Partners

mreiling — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:44:54 -0700

ShopStyle partners with the top retail and media outlets in the US and Europe.

We power shopping for media leaders. A few examples are below.

Our retail partners are the best in the business.

A sampling is below. A complete list of US and UK retailers are available as are examples of how they integrate shopping for their readers.

Social Media

mreiling — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:20:46 -0700

ShopStyle is on Facebook and is coming soon to Twitter. Check us out, belcome a fan and get the latest news on new features, retailers and trends.

Contact Us

mreiling — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:33:23 -0700

We'd love to hear from you. Here's how to reach us.

General - contact@shopstyle.com

Advertising - advertising@shopstyle.com

Media - pr@shopstyle.com

Business - bizdev@shopstyle.com

Europe

General - contact@shopstyle.com

Advertising - euadvertising@shopstyle.com

Media - eupr@shopstyle.com

Business - eubusiness@shopstyle.com

Feedback

To share Feedback on any ShopStyle site, click here.

FAQs

mreiling — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:13:08 -0700

What kinds of stores are on ShopStyle?

Who is shipping my order?

What is a stylebook?

How can I customize my search on ShopStyle?

Will other people be able to see my stylebook?

Is a stylebook like a blog?

I have a blog, how can I use ShopStyle to create content for my blog?

What kinds of stores are on ShopStyle?

ShopStyle has thousands of the most fashionable stores and brands across every category from apparel, shoes and accessories to home decor and kids and baby. For fashion we have the big names you know like Saks Fifth Avenue and Barneys New York to trendsetting online boutiques such as Shopbop.com and Net-a-Porter. Our Home section has everything for home decorating enthusiasts with national chains like Pottery Barn and Williams-Sonoma, to leading design studios such as Room and Board. And for the littlest members of your family we offer both trendy and practical clothes from a wide range of stores including GapKids and Tea Collection, to Giggle and Babies R Us for all of your baby gear needs. We are constantly adding new stores so check back often!

Who is shipping my order?

When you are ready to purchase and item, simply click on the link to the retailers website. They will take your order information and will be responsible for shipping your purchase to you.

What if I need to make a return?

Please make all returns to the store where you made the purchase.

Will my personal information be shared?

We respect and understand that you are concerned about privacy, so we've instituted policies intended to ensure that your personal information is handled safely and responsibly (read our privacy policy).

How can I customize my search on ShopStyle?

Use the filters on the left of the search results to narrow your search by brand, store, sale items, price point, and more. You can select any combination of filters, for example: Anlo Jeans, Intermix, on sale, under $150.

What is a stylebook?

ShopStyle members have the ability to act as fashion editors and/or interior designers by assembling favorite looks into a stylebook which they can use to express their sense of style, share with their friends or shop from directly. A look might be an outfit for date night, latest finds from a favorite designer, or even a dream bedroom redesign. You can layout your look like a spread in a magazine using simple drag and resizing tools - just select the Spread option when creating a look.

Will other people be able to see my stylebook?

Yes, other users may view your Stylebook. That includes items in your current favorites, any looks that you create, the About Me description and any pictures or photos that you choose to upload. People can link directly to your Stylebook via www.shopstyle.com/user/nickname.

Is a stylebook like a blog?

Registered users have the ability to add personality to their stylebooks with pictures and editorial, much like a blog, and share it with the entire ShopStyle community or just their circle of friends. To send a blog entry to your friends click on the Email Look button. You can also create a Wish List of the items you like to send to friends.

I have a blog, how can I use ShopStyle to create content for my blog?

ShopStyle empowers the blogging community through a stylebook Blog It feature in which bloggers can draw from thousands items to create customized looks they upload to their own blog and share with their readers with a click of a button. In addition to helping bloggers drive traffic to their own sites, this enriches the entire ShopStyle community because people can draw on the collective wisdom of bloggers, much as they do a fashion or home design magazine, to create and shop their own looks.