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Official Rules


LinkShare Golden Link Awards

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

How to Enter
To submit a nomination, you must complete the Golden Link Nomination Form between 9:00PM EDT on April 3, 2008 and 5:00PM EDT on May 8, 2008.

Individuals or businesses that meet the eligibility criteria may submit entries via the online entry form Golden Link Nomination Form on their own behalf or on behalf of third parties meeting the eligibility criteria. Entry forms may be submitted for any of the following fourteen (14) categories, provided that the entrant will only be considered for awards if he, she or it meets the eligibility requirements for that category or categories specified:

  • Innovative Advertiser of the Year
  • Innovative Publisher of the Year
  • Best New Advertiser
  • Best New Publisher
  • Advertiser's Choice
  • Publisher's Choice
  • International Advertiser of the Year
  • Best Performance-Based Search Strategy
  • Best Integrated Lead Generation Campaign
  • MVP – Most Valuable Publisher for Lead Generation
  • Best Integrated Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Best Overall Online Distribution Strategy
  • Technology Genius Award
  • Performance Marketing's Most Vocal Advocate
In case of dispute as to identity of entrant, entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized Account Holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational, institution, etc.) responsible for assigning email addresses or the domain associated with the submitted email address. A potential winner may be requested to provide LinkShare Corporation ("LinkShare") with proof that such winner is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the winning entry.

Any other attempted form of entry is prohibited; no automatic, programmed; robotic or similar means of entry are permitted. LinkShare, its affiliates, partners and promotion and advertising agencies are not responsible for technical, hardware, software, telephone or other communications malfunctions, errors or failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, Web site, Internet, or ISP availability, unauthorized human intervention, traffic congestion, incomplete or inaccurate capture of entry information (regardless of cause) or failed, incomplete, garbled, jumbled or delayed computer transmissions which may limit one's ability to be considered for a Golden Link Award, including any injury or damage to entrants' or any other person's computer relating to or resulting from participating in the Golden Link Awards or downloading any materials in related to the Golden Link Awards.

Limit one entry per person/business per category. All entries become the sole property of LinkShare and receipt of entries will not be acknowledged or returned. LinkShare is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, or misdirected entries, which will be disqualified. Only fully completed entry forms are eligible. Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by LinkShare.

Eligibility
Participation is open LinkShare Network Advertisers and Publishers with a LinkShare account in good standing. Employees and contractors of LinkShare and members of their immediate families are not eligible to enter. Void where prohibited, taxed or restricted by law. Any dispute arising out of or relating to the Golden Link Awards shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the State of New York.

Judging
Between twenty-eight (28) and fifty-six (56) finalists will be selected, between (2) and four (4) per category, by the E-commerce Council. Judges include members of the LinkShare team, executives from LinkShare Advertiser and Publisher partners, representatives from the affiliate community and other distinguished industry professionals. The Ecommerce Council will base their decisions on (1) an entrant's overall impact to performance-based marketing and (2) the information submitted within the entry. By accepting a Golden Link Award or a Golden Link Award nomination entrants and finalists fully and unconditionally agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of the judges, which will be final and binding in all matters relating to the Golden Link Awards. In the event an insufficient number or quality of entries are received to judge the Golden Link Awards, or any Golden Link Awards category, LinkShare reserves the right to cancel all or any part of the Golden Link Awards, or not choose a winner in any particular category, in its sole discretion. One (1) winner from each category of finalists will be selected at the Golden Links Award Dinner, for a total of ten (14) winners.

Prizes
Each finalist will be given one (1) free ticket to attend the Golden Link Awards Dinner on June 23, 2008 at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York. All finalists are solely responsible for any expenses related to attendance of the Golden Link Awards Dinner, including but not limited to travel and/or accommodations. Winners will not receive any prize or compensation, other than the free ticket to attend the Golden Link Awards Dinner and one (1) award statue. In the event any finalists are unable to attend the Golden Link Awards Dinner, no substitute prize will be awarded.

Notification
Finalists will be notified by e-mail on or about Friday, May 23, 2008. If any finalist cannot be contacted, or in the event of noncompliance with these Golden Link Award rules and requirements, the finalists status will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected.

Conditions
All taxes are the sole responsibility of the finalists. Participation in the Golden Link Awards and acceptance of prize constitutes finalists' and winners' permission for LinkShare to use their names, addresses (city and state), likenesses, biographical information and any statements regarding the Golden Link Awards for advertising and promotional purposes without notice or additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. LinkShare reserves the right to use all entries and supporting material for supporting materials for promotional purposes and for future marketing and sales collateral. By participating, entrants, finalists and winners agree to indemnify, release and hold harmless LinkShare, its advertising and promotion agencies and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers and directors, from any and all liability, for loss, harm, damage, injury, cost or expense whatsoever including without limitation, property damage, personal injury and/or death which may occur in connection with, preparation for, travel to, or participation in the Golden Link Awards, or possession, acceptance and/or use or misuse of prize or participation in any Golden Link Awards-related activity and claims based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, claims by any third parties and merchandise delivery. Each entrant shall indemnify, defend and hold LinkShare harmless from any third party claims arising from or related to that entrant's participation in the Golden Link Awards. LinkShare is not responsible if any prize cannot be awarded due to delays or interruptions due to Acts of God, Acts of War, natural disasters, weather or terrorism. Entrants who do not comply with these rules, or attempt to interfere with the Golden Link Awards selection process in any way shall be disqualified. Prizes are non-transferable. No substitutions or cash redemptions. In the case of unavailability of any prize, LinkShare reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value. There is no purchase required to participate.

Additional Terms
LinkShare reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Golden Link Awards should (in its sole discretion) any cause beyond its control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the nomination. In such case, LinkShare will judge the finalists from all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by LinkShare. LinkShare reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant it finds, in its sole discretion, to be tampering with the Golden Link Award nomination process.

Winners List
To obtain the name of the finalists/winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by September 1, 2008 to: LinkShare Corporation, 215 Park Avenue South, 9th Floor, New York, New York 10003, Attn: Marketing Department.

LinkShare
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