Official "Pay It Forward" Promotion Rules

1. ENTRY: No purchase necessary to enter or win. To enter the "Pay It Forward" promotion, add points-eligible content to the site during the promotion period from 11:59 PM (PST) on July 13, 2008 to 11:59 PM (PST) on August 10, 2008. Points eligible content includes updating or adding company profile content, adding opinions, adding news articles, and discussion activity. Each contribution will reward the user a specified number of VBP points. For every 50 points you earn, you will receive one entry for the Nintendo Wii raffle. The first 75 registered users to reach 200 VBP points will be given an exclusive VentureBeat Profiles t-shirt. Each of these 75 users will also be given ONE (1) entry into the raffle for the Nintendo Wii. The promotion will not affect your ability to earn more VBP points, but once VentureBeat Profiles has snapshot your accrued VBP points, any points earned afterwards will not count towards the promotion. The Wii raffle will take place on the morning of August 11, 2008.
2. ELIGIBILITY: This contest is open only to legal U.S. residents, over the age of 18. Employees and their families of Mill River Labs (along with its contractors, affiliates and subsidiaries) may participate, but are not eligible to win prizes. Void where prohibited by law. Contestants residing in those areas where the contest is void may participate in the contest but may not win any prizes.
3. WINNER SELECTION AND ODDS: Winners of the VentureBeat Profiles T-shirts will be set based on the first 75 registered users to accrue 200 VBP points during the promotion period. For the Nintendo Wii prize, VentureBeat Profiles will randomly draw an entry from the raffle. Winning odds are dependent upon the number of entries accumulated by the users - all entries have the same odds of winning - however, users will have different amounts of entries depending on their site activity. If there is a tie among the highest ranked players, the winner will be chosen by means of a random drawing. No one will know who the grand prize winner is until after the promotion ends. Employees of Mill River Labs will judge this selection. All decisions of the judges are final.
4. PRIZES: The first 75 users to reach 200 VBP points will receive a VentureBeat Profiles t-shirt. One grand prize winner, randomly drawn from the raffle, will receive the Wii. Prize details and availability are subject to change, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be substituted at Mill River Labs' sole discretion. Prizes are non-transferable except at Mill River Labs' sole discretion. Except as set forth above, no substitutions or cash redemptions except at Mill River Labs' sole discretion, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be awarded. All federal, state and local taxes are the responsibility of the winner. Total ARV of each available Prizes: VentureBeat Profiles T-Shirt: $20 or less, Nintendo Wii: $300.00 or less.
5. WINNER NOTIFICATION: The winners will be notified within 14 days after the determination date. Inability to contact a winner may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner.
6. RELEASE: By receipt or use of any prize, winner agrees to release and hold harmless Mill River Labs and its respective subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, advertising/promotion agencies, and prize suppliers, and each of their respective parent companies and each such company's officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the "Released Parties") from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property, arising out of participation in the giveaway or receipt or use or misuse of any prize.
7. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the giveaway; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in internet lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the giveaway; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the giveaway or the processing of entries; (5) late, lost, undeliverable, damaged or stolen mail; or (6) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant's participation in the giveaway or receipt or use or misuse of any prize. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In the event that production, technical, seeding, programming or any other reasons cause more than the stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, Mill River Labs reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, un-awarded, eligible prize claims.
8. GENERAL CONDITIONS: The winners may be required to execute and return a Certificate of Eligibility, Consent and General Release form within 14 days of notification. The winners may also be required to complete and return a W-9 for tax purposes. Non-compliance within this time period may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Any income tax liability is the sole responsibility of the winners. By acceptance of the prize, the winner consent to the use of his or her name and/or likeness for purposes of advertising or trade without further compensation, unless prohibited by law.
9. USE OF PROMOTION INFORMATION: All entries become the property of Mill River Labs. Mill River Labs reserves the right to use any and all information related to the contest, including submissions provided by the contestants, for editorial, marketing and any other purpose, unless prohibited by law.
10. CONDUCT: All contest participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules. Mill River Labs in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person it finds to be tampering with the entry process, the operation of this Web site or is otherwise in violation of these rules or VentureBeat Profiles' Terms of Use.