Renew Your Space Instant Win Game

Scotch-Blue™ Painter’s Tape Renew Your Space
Instant Win Game
Official Rules

The following Game is intended for play and participation as specified in the contiguous United States only and shall only be construed and evaluated according to the laws of the United States. Please do not enter this Game unless you are a legal resident and physically present in one of the 48 contiguous United States or the District of Columbia at the time of entry.

Promotion begins 12:00:01 a.m. Central Time (“CT”) on May 18, 2009 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. CT on February 28, 2010 ("Game Period").

Eligibility: NO PURCHASE (and additionally for CA residents, NO PAYMENT OF ANY KIND) NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS GAME. Promotion is open only to legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia age 18 or older (19 in AL and NE) who have valid email addresses. Void in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and where prohibited or restricted by law. Employees, directors, officers and agents of 3M; their subsidiary companies, sales representatives, advertising and promotion agencies, and members of their immediate families (parent, child, sibling and spouse of each) or households of any of the above are prohibited from playing the Game.

How to Play: Look for the game code in any specially-marked package of Scotch-Blue™ Painter’s Tape, available for purchase at participating retailers May 18, 2009 through February 28, 2010 or until all specially-marked package supplies are exhausted, whichever occurs first. Go online to www.renewyourspace09.com and click on the “Enter Now” game icon. Complete the registration form, including your complete first and last name, street address (no P.O. Boxes), city, state, zip code, telephone number, date of birth, and email address. Follow the instructions to submit your code (“Play”) as instructed in order to determine whether your Play has been chosen as a potential instant winner in accordance with the random online distribution of winners throughout the Game Period. Limit one game Play per person/email address per day. All online plays must be received by 11:59:59 p.m. CT on February 28, 2010. If your code is the first code submitted on or after a randomly selected time during the Game Period for one of the prizes listed below, you are a potential winner of that prize, subject to verification. The results of your game play will be instantly displayed. If a winning prize message is shown, you are a potential prize winner, subject to verification. Plays generated by script, macro, robotic, programmed, or any other automated means are prohibited and will be disqualified. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual (and all of his or her plays) who tampers with or attempts to tamper with the game process in any way. Proof of transmission (screenshots or captures of game play, etc.) does not constitute proof of winning status/delivery.

How to Get a Code Without Purchase: To receive a free game code without purchase, go to www.renewyourspace09.com, click on the game icon for “Enter Now” and follow the “free game code” instructions. The free game code will be generated instantly and you may then Play the game as described in these Rules. Limit one game Play per person/email address per day.

PRIZES/APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUES (ARV)/ODDS OF WINNING. Grand Prize – One (1): A professional and personalized Design Consultation with Amy Matthews, host of Sweat Equity and Bathroom Renovations on DIY Network, for the makeover of one (1) room (or other discrete space, e.g. garage, patio area, etc.) and a check for $10,000 for potential use in executing makeover. “Design Consultation” means verified Grand Prize winner will initially submit photos and written summary describing the current state of the room or space and any unique or relevant considerations pertaining to a potential makeover (e.g., objectives, primary uses of room/space, aesthetic preferences, budgetary parameters, etc.). Upon acceptance of the initial submission by Grand Prize winner (including responses to any reasonably requested clarifications or perceived gaps in information), Amy Matthews will travel to Grand Prize winner’s home or other location within the 48 contiguous United States or the District of Columbia on a mutually agreed itinerary and schedule to conduct a four (4) hour, on-site consultation and review of the selected room or space with Grand Prize winner. Thereafter, Grand Prize winner will be provided a proposed design plan or plans, which may include (without limitation) proposal(s), mood board(s), floor plan(s) and other documentation related to the proposed makeover, as presented by Amy Matthews personally in a one (1) hour telephone conference, as reasonably and mutually scheduled. Please Note: the focus of the Design Consultation is exterior ‘design’, e.g. fixtures and furnishings, configuration, coherence and usability of the space subject, as distinguished from infrastructural matters such as electrical wiring, plumbing and HVAC, architectural planning, and/or any major tear-down or structural alterations to the subject space. The Design Consultation, including its component verbal and written elements, are provided to Grand Prize winner “as is”, without warranties of any kind, and Grand Prize winner hereby releases and agrees to hold Amy Matthews, the DIY Network, Sponsor and Sponsor’s agents supporting the development and execution of the Game from any and all liability, costs, damages or risks arising out of or relating to the Design Consultation. It shall be Grand Prize winner’s sole responsibility to review, confirm and independently execute any recommendations relating to a Design Consultation with appropriately qualified and licensed professional agents and in accordance with any applicable laws pertaining to a proposed makeover or elements thereof. On-site consultation by Amy Matthews subject to pre-site visit inspection and/or background check, at Sponsor’s discretion. Approximate retail value (“ARV”) of the Grand Prize is $15,000 ($5,000 in the Design Consultation and $10,000 in cash). Grand Prize must be accepted in its entirety or it will be forfeited. $10,000 check will be issued to winner upon completion of the Design Consultation. All standard Amy Matthew’s and promoter’s terms and conditions apply to Design Consultation. Winner may be required to sign promoter’s standard release and waivers. First Prize – Ten (10): A $500 Visa Gift Card. ARV: $500.00 each. Second Prize – One Hundred (100): A one-year subscription to a DIY Magazine. ARV: $30.00 each. Total ARV of all prizes: $23,000. Gift cards are not redeemable or exchangeable for cash and are subject to all terms and conditions of use as established by issuer. Sponsor is not responsible for lost or stolen gift cards. Prizes consist of only the items specifically listed as the prize. Odds of winning are based upon the number of entries and the order in which they are received. The number of plays available to be won decreases as prizes are claimed throughout the Promotion Period. Unclaimed prizes will not be awarded.

Prize/Winner Verification: All prize claims are subject to verification prior to awarding prize. Decisions of the judges are final. No transfer of prize allowed. No cash redemption or prize substitution allowed, except as provided herein. In case of unavailability of any prize, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value. Grand Prize Winner will be required to sign and return affidavits of eligibility and liability/publicity releases (where permitted) and at Sponsor’s discretion, consent to/authorize a site inspection and/or background check, within 14 days of written notification, or prize will be forfeited. If prize notification letter or any prize is returned as undeliverable, or any prize documentation is not submitted as required by Sponsor, the corresponding prize will be forfeited. Should multiple users of the same e-mail account enter the Game and a dispute thereafter arise regarding the identity of the winning entrant, the authorized subscriber of said e-mail account at the time of entry will be considered the entrant. “Authorized account subscriber” is defined as the natural person who is assigned an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization which is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses or the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.

General: By participating in this promotion, entrants agree to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges, which are final and binding in all matters relating to this promotion. The Grand Prize will be awarded directly to the Grand Prize Winner. No payments, products, or services will be made to third parties. The Sweepstakes Entities shall not be responsible for any design or construction defects, any merchandise or product defects, or any zoning or building code violations arising as a result of renovating the Grand Prize Winner’s room. All costs, taxes, fees, and expenses associated with any element of any prize not specifically addressed above, including those associated with acceptance, delivery, installation and use of any prize, are the sole responsibility of the Grand Prize Winner. All federal, state and local taxes on prizes are the Grand Prize Winner’s responsibility. The Grand Prize Winner will be issued a 1099 tax form for the total value of the Grand Prize. Game codes that are not obtained through authorized, legitimate channels or that are forged, altered, blank in whole or in part, reproduced, tampered with in any way, mutilated, incomplete or that contain printing, production, typographical, mechanical, or other errors are automatically void. Liability for Game codes containing printing or other errors is limited to replacement with another Game code by going to www.renewyourspace09.com, clicking on the game icon for “Enter Now” and following the “free game code” instructions. The free game code will be generated instantly and you may then Play the game as described in these Rules. No more than the advertised number of prizes will be awarded. If prize claims at any prize level exceed the number of prizes indicated herein, such prize(s) will be awarded in a random drawing from among all valid prize claims received for that level. All submitted requests, entries and prize claims become property of 3M and will not be returned. By accepting prizes, winners consent to use of their names, photographs and/or likenesses for advertising and promotion purposes in any and all media worldwide, without limitation and without additional compensation, except where prohibited. Participants waive the right to assert as a cost of winning a prize any and all costs of redemption and any liability which might arise from redeeming or seeking to redeem said prize, or from use, misuse, acceptance or possession of said prize. By participating, entrants agree to release 3M, Amy Matthews, their parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries and agents, including without limitation their advertising and promotion agencies, and each of their respective directors, employees and officers (collectively "Releasees"), from any and all liability arising from or in connection with participation in this promotion, or the awarding, receipt or use of any prize. By entering, entrants further agree that all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, participant’s rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Game, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of State of Minnesota, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Minnesota or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Minnesota. By entering, entrants consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal, state and local courts located in Minnesota. Amy Matthews is not a Sponsor of this promotion.

Limitations of Liability: Sponsor and other Releasees are not responsible for: (i) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunctioning of any computer, cable, network, hardware or software, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, technology outage, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries, whether caused by the sender or any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Game; (ii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions or telephone or Internet service; (iii) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Game; (iv) electronic, clerical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Game or the transmission, receipt or processing of entries or notification of winners; or (v) any injury or damage to persons or property, including but not limited to entrant's computer, hardware or software, which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant's participation in the Game. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate, modify, cancel or suspend this Game if fraud, technical failures including any network server or hardware failure, viruses, bugs, errors in programming, or any other errors or other causes beyond the control of Sponsor corrupt the administration, security, or proper play, of the Game. In the event of termination, remaining prizes will be awarded in a manner to be determined by Sponsor consistent with state requirements. Under no circumstances, including negligence, shall the Sponsor or the other Releasees be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages that result from the use of or inability to use the web site, or out of any breach of any warranty. This exclusion or limitation of liability will not apply to the extent that any applicable statute prohibits such exclusion or limitation of liability. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THE SPONSOR’S WEB SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES; CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS. Any attempt by an entrant or other individual to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of this promotion, including but not limited to any fraudulent claims, may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages from any such individual, to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. Participant engaging in any of the foregoing activities may be disqualified and will forfeit any prizes won.

Winners List: For the name of the Winners, send a self-addressed, stamped business size #10 envelope by February 28, 2010 to: Scotch-Blue™ Painter’s Tape Renew Your Space Instant Win Game Winners List, P.O. Box 27792, Golden Valley, MN, 55427. Winners list will be sent after all winners have been verified and all claimed prizes have been awarded.

Sponsor: 3M Construction and Home Improvement Markets Division, 3M Center, Building 0223-04S, St. Paul, MN 55144.