No, I'm not being difficult! But my lawyer insisted that I provide the following information, so you don't get ideas about being difficult. I'll try not to make this too difficult.
To enter this contest, simply fill out the contest form at
http://www.talknatural.com/Contest.html
You must provide a story!!! Each valid entry will be valid for the drawing on January 1, 2004, and the second drawing on November 2, 2004. However, TalkNatural.com may suspend or terminate this contest at any time and without prior notice.
No purchase is necessary.
One winner will be selected at random from eligible entries on January 1, 2004. One winner will be selected at random from eligible entries on November 2, 2004.
The number of eligible entries will determine the odds of winning.
There is a limit of 10 entries/story submissions per valid email address, and a limit of one winner per email address. Winners must provide name, street address, email address and daytime telephone number. If the winning email address belongs to a company rather than an individual, then the winner must also provide the company's name. Incomplete, non-conforming or illegible entries will be disqualified.
Employees (and their immediate family members) of TalkNatural.com and Dr. Rick Kirschner are not eligible.
Legal residents of the United States are eligible to enter. This promotion is conducted in accordance with and is subject to all applicable laws of the United States and each individual state. Void where prohibited by law. Winners must be 18 years of age or older. Winners' proof of age is required.
TalkNatural.com and Dr. Rick Kirschner's determination of eligibility is final.
The winner chosen on January 1, 2004, as part of this contest, will receive as a prize a copy of Dr. Rick Kirschner's book, 'Life By Design: Making Wise Choices In A Mixed Up World.' The winner chosen on November 2, 2004, as part of this contest, will receive as a prize a copy of Dr. Rick Kirschner's newest book (published in November, 2002), titled 'Dealing With Relatives...Even if you can't stand them.'
The prize will be awarded to the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry. The authorized account holder is deemed to be the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, service provider or other online organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.
All winners will be notified by email by TalkNatural.com personnel with further details regarding their prize and proof of eligibility. Prize notifications returned as undeliverable will result in immediate disqualification and an alternate winner will be selected.
Winners accept responsibility for all federal, state and local taxes and fees in connection with winning this drawing. Winners may be required to sign a release as well as an affidavit of eligibility.
Prizes are void where prohibited. If TalkNatural.com is unable to contact the winner, or if the winner fails to claim or accept her or his prize within 14 calendar days of notification, the prize is forfeited and no substitute winner will be chosen.
TalkNatural.com, its owners and its employees may not be held responsible for any technical malfunction, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communication failure, or the destruction or alteration of entries.
Participants in this contest agree to be bound by the official rules.
The names of both winners may or may not be posted on the website unless the contest is terminated due to lack of participation or too many unqualified entries, or winners wish to keep their identities private.. .
To receive the list of winners by snail mail, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) to
Attn: Contest
Dr. Rick Kirschner
TalkNatural.com
P.O.Box 896
Ashland, OR 97520