T.J.Maxx Maxx Mothers Day Maxx Moment Sweepstakes Official Rules

No purchase necessary to enter or win. Making a purchase will not increase your chance of winning. Void where prohibited. The following promotion is intended for viewing in the United States only (except in Puerto Rico) and shall only be construed and evaluated according to United States law. Do not proceed in this site if you are not at least 13 years of age and a resident of, and located, in the United States (except Puerto Rico) at the time of entry. 1. To Enter: Click on the link in your e-mail at www.tjmaxx.com/mothersday_contest.asp and complete the entry form with your name, zip code, email address, and “Why My Mom Deserves to have a Maxx Moment” to be automatically entered for a chance to have your mother win a $1,000 T.J.Maxx Gift Card. Total word count for your Maxx Moment should not exceed 250 characters. Entries must be submitted in English. Pictures of your mother can also be uploaded to accompany the essay (with her permission and permission of photographer, see Rule 4 below). Photos and quotes will possibly be published on the TJMaxx website, until Mothers Day. The sweepstakes is open between EDT April 21, 2008 and 11:59:00 p.m. EDT May 11, 2008. Entries must be complete to be eligible. One entry per person or e-mail address. Online entries must be received by 11:59:00 p.m. EDT on May 11, 2008. Entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. 2. Eligibility: The sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the U.S. who are at least 13 years of age at the time of entry. Employees of T.J.Maxx, its parent company, and their respective affiliates, agencies, OgilvyAction and members of their immediate families are not eligible. Entrants agree to the release of their name, address, and e-mail information to OgilvyAction for winner notification purposes, only; otherwise, please review this Sites privacy policy for more information on how we use any personal data we collect from you. Void in Puerto Rico, and where prohibited by law or regulation. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. 3. Drawing: Winner will be selected on or about May 14, 2008 in a random drawing conducted from among all eligible entries received, by OgilvyAction an independent judging organization whose decisions in all matters relating to this promotion are final. Potential winning entrant will be notified by e-mail to the address provided during entry, with follow-up documentation, including affidavits of eligibility and liability/publicity releases. sent by regular mail. Potential winning entrant's response to their e-mail notifications must be received and responded to within 8 days of notifications sent , or be disqualified. The follow-up documentation must be completed by entrant and mother, notarized, returned, and received by OgilvyAction within 14 days of the date mailed to the potential winning entrant. If the completed documentation is not received within those 14 days, prize will be forfeited and an alternate winning entrant will be selected in a random drawing conducted from among all eligible entries. If prize notification is not responded to or any prize is released as undeliverable, prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate. Potential winning entrant who is a minor in their state of residency will also be required to have a parent or legal guardian complete the personal information and publicity release. Prize will be awarded to the person identified as "mother" by the winning entrant, and must have either legally adopted the entrant or be the entrant's biological mother. Entering an incorrect or incomplete e-mail address in the registration process, or failing to meet the eligibility requirements above, will result in sweepstakes disqualification. By accepting prize, winner grants Sponsor the right to use his/her name, likeness and biographical information in any and all media for advertising/promotional purposes. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received. 4. Special Conditions: Do not submit a photograph of your mother if you do not have 1) the Permission of the person who took the photo and 2) the permission of all persons pictured in the photo. By entering, you represent and warrant that you have these permissions and that the written "Maxx Moment" you submit is true and accurate and is your sole and original work and does not infringe the copyright or other proprietary right of any third person and is not libelous or obscene. You grant TJ Maxx and its agencies and affiliates the unlimited right and license to copy and distribute your entry in any and all media, including over the web, without limitation or compensation (other than the opportunity to participate in this Promotion.) At the judges' discretion, entries including unsuitable content, content in violation of the rules, insufficient photo resolution, sexually explicit or inappropriate content, or content that is in violation of third party rights (including, but not limited to, copyrights) will be immediately disqualified. Sponsor retains sole discretion as to what constitutes unsuitable content and will not be liable in any way for disqualified entries. Entrants will not be notified if their entry is disqualified. All entrants agree that judges’ decisions are final, binding and are not open to challenge. 5. Prize: One (1) Grand Prize: $1,000 T.J.Maxx Gift Card. Retail value of Grand Prize is $1,000. Taxes on prize are the sole responsibility of winner. No prize substitutions or cash redemptions allowed. Gift cards subject to terms and conditions set forth thereon. 6. Limitation of Liability: Sponsor and judging organization are not responsible for late, lost, stolen, misdirected, damaged, incomplete, or illegible entries or photos; or entries or photos that are lost due to computer, Internet, or electronic malfunction. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify sweepstakes and award the prize through and alternate means if fraud or technical failure compromises the integrity of the sweepstakes, as determined by sponsor in its sole discretion. Entrants agree that the sponsor, its promotion partners, related companies, agencies, and their respective employees or officers shall not be liable for injury, losses, damages, or costs of any kind resulting from participation in this sweepstakes or acceptance of or use or misuse of a prize or parts thereof. By entering, participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and authorize their essays and photos to be published by TJMaxx. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting an electronic entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the person in whose name the e-mail account is registered. See www.TJMaxx.com for privacy policy governing this game. 7. Winner List: For the name of the winner send a self-addressed, stamped envelope no later than May 21, 2008 to: T.J.Maxx Mothers Day Maxx Moment Sweepstakes, OgilvyAction 309 West 49th St 24th Fl, New York, NY 10019. Do not send entries or other correspondence to this address. 8. Sponsor: T.J.Maxx, 770 Cochituate Road, Framingham, MA 01701.