RACHEL RACHEL ROY
"INSTYLE.COM" SWEEPSTAKES
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
ELIGIBILITY: This Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the contiguous United States and the District
of Columbia, who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees (and their immediate families or those
living in the same household) of Jones Apparel Group USA, Inc. (“Sponsor”) and its respective affiliates,
subsidiaries, divisions, parents and related companies, suppliers, printers and advertising, promotional and judging
agencies are not eligible to enter or win.
HOW TO ENTER: Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 a.m. EDT on August 26, 2009 and ends at 11:59 p.m. EDT on September
23, 2009 (“Sweepstakes Term”). You may enter Sweepstakes by following the entry instructions located on-line
at www.rachelroy.com/instyle or by the mail-in entry method described below. Regardless of entry method you may enter
only once. All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. EDT of the last day of the Sweepstakes, September 23, 2009. Proof
of depositing entry in mail is not considered proof of delivery or receipt. No photocopied or mechanically reproduced
entries will be accepted. Illegible, incomplete and duplicate entries will be disqualified. Entries will not be accepted
from post office boxes.
ON-LINE ENTRY METHOD: Beginning on August 26, 2009, you may enter by following the link from InStyle.com
to the entry page on www.rachelroy.com/instyle and following the entry directions. You may be required to provide
some or all of the following information: your name, address, city, state, zip code, telephone number, age, and e-mail
address. By entering on-line, you grant Sponsor permission to send marketing messages to your email address. You
will be provided with the opportunity to opt-out with all subsequent commercial email messages. On-line entrant must
be the registered subscriber of the e mail account by which the entry is made. In the event of a dispute as to entries
submitted by multiple users having the same e-mail account, the authorized subscriber of the e-mail account (as specified
by the Internet Service Provider) used to enter the Sweepstakes at the actual time of entry will be deemed to be
the entrant. Entries made by any individual or any entity other than the named entrant and/or originating at any
other Internet Website, including (but not limited to) commercial sweepstakes subscription notification and/or entering
service sites are void.
MAIL-IN ENTRY METHOD: Alternatively, you may enter the sweepstakes by hand-printing the words “RACHEL
RACHEL ROY/INSTYLE.COM” Sweepstakes, your name, address, city, state, zip code, telephone number, age and e-mail
address (if applicable) on a 3”x 5” card and mailing it in an envelope to: “RACHEL RACHEL ROY/INSTYLE.COM” Sweepstakes,
c/o Marketing Department, 1411 Broadway, 15th Floor, New York 10018.
PRIZES AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE: There will be Fifty (50) Prizes awarded during the Sweepstakes Term.
Each prize consists solely of a Rachel Rachel Roy bag selected by Sponsor. The approximate total retail value of each
Prize is $79. The approximate retail value of all Prizes is $3,950. All federal, state, and local tax liabilities are
the sole responsibility of the Winner.
RANDOM DRAWING: On or about September 30, 2009, a total of Fifty (50) Prize Winners will be selected in a
random drawing from among all eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Term by judges selected by Sponsor,
whose decisions are final and binding in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. The Prizes are guaranteed to be
awarded. Only one Winner per household is permitted. The Winner will be notified by telephone, e-mail or mail.
PRIZE CONDITIONS: Please allow four to six weeks for delivery of prize. No substitution for any prize will
be permitted. If necessary due to unavailability of the Prize, a prize of equal or greater value will be awarded at
the discretion of the Sponsor. Prize is not transferable, assignable or redeemable for cash. Winner will be required
to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release within fifteen (15) days of issuance.
Failure to return all required documents in this time period may result in the Winner being disqualified and an alternate
Winner selected. If a prize notification is returned to Sponsor as undeliverable or if an entrant is found to be ineligible
or declines acceptance of the Prize for any reason, an alternate Winner will be selected. By entering this Sweepstakes
and/or accepting the Prize, Winner and entrant hereby consent (except where prohibited by law) to the reasonable use
by Sponsor of the Winners’ and entrants’ photograph, voice, likeness and/or image, hometown address, contents
of the entry form and the name and age of the Winners and entrants without any further compensation for any future
promotional activity related to this Sweepstakes.
ODDS OF WINNING: Odds of winning a Prize depend on the total number of eligible entries received for the
Sweepstakes and are equal regardless of method of entry.
CONDUCT OF PARTICIPATION: By entering the Sweepstakes, entrant affirms that he or she has read and agrees
to abide by the Official Sweepstakes Rules and the decisions of the judges. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify
any entrant acting in violation of the Official Rules or found tampering with the entry process or with the operation
of the Sweepstakes or the website. The Sweepstakes is governed by the laws of the United States and, by entering, all
Winners and entrants hereby submit to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal, state and local courts located in
New York, New York. ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE RELATED TO
SPONSOR OR THE SWEEPSTAKES OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL
AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM SUCH ENTRANT TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: Sponsor and each of its respective affiliates, subsidiaries, parent corporations,
and their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents, are not responsible for any incorrect
or inaccurate entry information, theft, tampering, destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries;
printing or other errors; and any entries or mail which are late, lost, delayed, incomplete, misdirected, stolen, mutilated,
illegible, postage due or any combination thereof. Sponsor reserves the right to modify, suspend or terminate the Sweepstakes
in the event that it becomes necessary due to circumstances beyond Sponsor's control. In the event the Sweepstakes
is terminated early, a winner will be selected from all eligible entries received at the time of termination.
RELEASE OF LIABILITY: By participating, Winner and entrants agree to release, discharge, indemnify and hold
harmless Sponsor and each of its respective affiliates, subsidiaries, parent corporations, and their officers, directors,
employees, representatives and agents from and against any claims made by the Winner, entrants or any other third parties
related in any way to the operation of this Sweepstakes, as well as any other claims, damages or liability due to any
injuries, damages or losses (whether alleged, threatened, or actual) to any person or property of any kind resulting
in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize or participation
in this Sweepstakes.
WINNERS LIST: For an Official Winners List (available after October 30, 2009) or a copy of these Official
Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: “RACHEL RACHEL ROY/INSTYLE.COM” Sweepstakes - WINNERS
- or - OFFICIAL RULES (please specify), c/o Marketing Department, 1411 Broadway, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10018.
All requests must be received by April 30, 2010. Official Rules also available at www.rachelroy.com/instyle.
ENTRANT'S PERSONAL INFORMATION: Information collected from entrants online subject to the Sponsor's Privacy
Policy which can be found at www.rachelroy.com .
SPONSOR: Jones Apparel Group USA, Inc., 1411 Broadway, 15 th Floor, New York, New York 10018.
THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.
