Name Our Newsletter Contest Entry and Details

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And the winner is...

Well everyone, the time has come for us to announce the winner!  Thanks again for all who entered and voted!  Drumroll please: The winner of the MarineMax Name Our Newsletter Contest is....Cliff Hunter with "The Nautical Mile"!  Along with all the glory that comes with seeing his submission splashed across the top of our eNewsletter each month, Mr. Hunter will also be awarded a GoPro Hero Camera.  Keep your eyes peeled for the first edition of the Nautical Mile in February, and be sure to keep coming back to the MarineMax Community for more contests, boating news and interesting articles!

Contest Details

Calling all word-wizards and boating gurus!  It's a new year, and MarineMax is looking to YOU for a fresh new name for our eNewsletter! Do you think you have what it takes to come up with the most creative title?  Show us what you've got and you could win one of five great prizes, including a grand-prize Go Pro Camera HD Hero! Entry ends on January 20th. We'll announce the top 5 finalists here and on Facebook on January 23 and open the polls for you and your friends to vote on your favorite name. If your idea is chosen, your creation could end up splashed across computer screens nationwide!  

To enter, simply submit your name idea in a response on this thread. Winners will be contacted via email and announced here on the MarineMax Community as well as on Facebook. Let the name games BEGIN!  

OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

1. SPONSOR:

MarineMax Inc.

18167 US Hwy 19 N, Suite 300

Clearwater, FL

US 33764 

2. How to Enter the Giveaway:

a. To participate in the Name Our Newsletter contest, enter by submitting your name idea in a reply to the "Name Our Newsletter Entry and Details" thread on www.community.marinemax.com. All entries submitted become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Use of any device to automate entry is prohibited. Proof of submission of an entry shall not be deemed proof of receipt by Sponsor.

b. The first round of the contest will begin at 1 pm CST on January 9, 2012 and will end at 5 pm CST on January 20, 2012. On January 23, 2012 MarineMax will post the top 5 entries on Facebook and the MarineMax Community for public voting. The grand prize winner will be announced on January 31st on the MarineMax Community. 

c. All entries must be submitted during the first round entry period.

d. Multiple entries per applicant are permitted.

e. Sponsor is not responsible for entries not received for late, lost, incomplete, inaccurate, or misdirected entries or entries not received for any reason.

3. Eligibility Restrictions

a. The contest is open to all legal residents of the 50 United States (including the District of Columbia), who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry.

b. Only one winner per household is permitted.

c. Employees of Sponsor and their affiliates and subsidiaries and participating promotion and advertising agencies, ("Promotion Entities") and members of their immediate families, regardless of whether they reside in the same household, are not eligible to participate.

d. Void where prohibited by law. Subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

e. Participation constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules.

f. Entrants are required to provide truthful information; Sponsor will reject and delete any entry that it discovers to be false or fraudulent. Sponsor will disqualify any entry from individuals whom Sponsor knows do not meet the eligibility requirements

4. Prizes:

Top 5 Finalist Prizes: Five finalists will be selected from all entries to recieve $20 Boating Gear Center Gift Cards.

Grand Prize: One winner will be selected from the top five finalists to receive a Go Pro Camera HD HERO®, a value of $199.99.

In the event that a prize or prize certificate is mailed to the winner, it will be with the prior written consent of the winner and therefore, winner assumes the risk of its loss. Sponsor is not responsible for the safe arrival of a prize or prize certificate. The prize is non-transferable and non-assignable. The prize cannot be redeemed for cash.

5. Selection of Winner:

Decisions of Sponsor with respect to the contest are final.

a. The Top 5 Finalist winners shall be chosen by the sponsor from all eligible entries on January 20, 2012. The Grand Prize winner shall be chosen at based upon voting results on January 31, 2012.

b. The odds of winning are dependent on the total number of entries received.

c. The winners will be notified through the email address provided upon MarineMax Community registration. The Sponsor will notify the potential First Prize winner via email within one day of the selection with instructions on how to claim the prize. If the potential winner does not respond within four (4) days after the Sponsor’s attempt to contact him/her, the Sponsor will select at random an alternate potential winner from the remaining eligible entries. The Sponsor will continue this process until a winner is selected and timely responds to the Sponsor’s notice.

6. Conditions:

a. Payments of all federal, state and local taxes are solely the responsibility of the winners. Winners may be required to sign an IRS Form W-9 or the equivalent.

b. By participating in the contest, the winner agrees to have his/her name, voice, or likeness used in any advertising, promotional, print, digital or broadcasting material relating to this contest throughout the world without additional financial or other compensation, and, where legal, to sign a publicity release confirming such consent prior to acceptance of the prize.

c. Prior to awarding any prize or prize certificate, Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may require contest winner to sign a liability release, agreeing to hold Sponsor and its subsidiary and affiliated companies, harmless against any and all claims or liability arising directly or indirectly from the prize or participation in the contest.

d. Sponsor, in it’s sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process, the operation of the voting process, or is otherwise in violation of the Official Rules.

e. Sponsor further reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate or modify the contest if it is not capable of completion as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort.

f. Sponsor reserves the right to make changes in the Official Rules of the contest, including the substitution of a prize of equivalent value, which will become effective upon announcement. If due to circumstances beyond the control of Sponsor, any competition or prize-related event is delayed, rescheduled, postponed or cancelled, Sponsor reserves the right, but not the obligation, to cancel or modify the contest and shall not be required to award a substitute prize.

g. The Sponsor and Promotion Entities are not responsible for typographical or other unintentional errors in the printing, the offering or the administration of the contest, or in the announcement of the prize.

7. For a list of the winners, please refer to the winner announcement on the Marinemax Community.

9. Governing Law/Jurisdiction:

All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules or the rights and obligations of participants, Sponsor or Promotion Entities in connection with the Giveaway shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the state of Florida, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the application of any other state laws. Claims may not be resolved through any form of class action. Venue for all suits will be in federal or state courts located in Clearwater, Florida.

10. Severability:

If any provision(s) of these Official Rules are held to be invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions hereof will remain in full force and effect.

*This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. 

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