Abercrombie & Fitch Back to School 2012

Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Message and data rates may apply. Messages sent from automated system. Consent not required for purchase of goods and services. Entrants should contact their carriers for pricing details. If you play via text message, you will receive two (2) text messages in response to your play. Check your owners' manual for specific text-messaging instructions. Text-messaging may not be available through all wireless carriers. Entrants who participate via text message will be signing up to Sponsor's text messaging program. Entrants will receive up to two (2) messages per week. Text STOP to cancel. Text HELP for help. Visit Abercrombie.com/textsterms for details.

  1. Eligibility: Abercrombie & Fitch Back to School 2012 (the "Instant Win Game") is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia (excluding Hawaii) who are at least fourteen (14) years old at the time of entry. Employees, officers, and representatives of Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., or any parent, subsidiary or affiliate of Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., or ePrize, LLC, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Instant Win Game is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void in Hawaii and where prohibited. Participation in the Instant Win Game constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor's and Administrator's decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Instant Win Game. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
  2. Sponsor: Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., 6301 Fitch Path, New Albany, OH 43054.
    Administrator: ePrize, LLC, One ePrize Drive, Pleasant Ridge, MI 48069.
  3. Timing: The Instant Win Game consists of eight (8) game periods (each a "Game Period") as outlined in the chart below: Game Period Start Date (at 12:00 a.m. ET) End Date (at 11:59 p.m. ET)
    Game Period Start Date (at 12:00 a.m. ET) End Date (at 11:59 p.m. ET)
    1 July 14, 2012 July 15, 2012
    2 July 20, 2012 July 22, 2012
    3 July 27, 2012 July 29, 2012
    4 August 3, 2012 August 5, 2012
    5 August 10, 2012 August 12, 2012
    6 August 17, 2012 August 19, 2012
    7 August 24, 2012 August 26, 2012
    8 August 31, 2012 September 3, 2012
    Administrator's computer is the official time-keeping device for the Instant Win Game.
  4. How to Enter: Visit a participating Abercrombie & Fitch store during regular business hours of any Game Period to obtain a unique code. NOT ALL STORES WILL PARTICIPATE. See Section 15 for a list of Abercrombie & Fitch retail store locations NOT participating in this Instant Win Game.
    1. Text Message and Opt-in to Mobile Messaging: Using a two-way text-messaging capable device, text the unique code to 231892. You will automatically receive one (1) Instant Win Game ("Game") play. You will be immediately notified by text message if you are a potential winner of the Game. You must send the text during a time included in a Game Period. If you text the unique code outside of the times listed for Game Periods, you will receive a text message response with instructions to text the unique code during any upcoming Game Period to play the Game. Text STOP to 231892 to opt-out. Text HELP to 231892 for information. Message and data rates may apply. Messages sent from automated system. Consent not required for purchase of goods and services. Entrants should contact their carriers for pricing details. You will receive two (2) text messages in response to your play.Check your owners' manual for specific text-messaging instructions. Text-messaging may not be available through all wireless carriers. Entrants via text message will be signing up to Sponsor's text messaging program. Entrants will receive up to two (2) messages per week. Text STOP to cancel. Text HELP for help. Visit Abercrombie.com/textsterms for details.
    2. Enter without text-messaging: Send an email to Abercrombie@cellit.net with the unique code you have received in-store in the subject line. You will automatically receive one (1) Game play. You will be notified by email message if you are a potential winner of the Game. You must send the email during a time included in a Game Period. If you email the unique code outside of the times listed for Game Periods, you will receive an email message response with instructions to email the unique code during any upcoming Game Period to play the Game.
    Limit: Each entrant may play one (1) time per day through either method during the stated Game Periods. Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same email address or text-messaging capable device. Any attempt by any entrant to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple/different email addresses, text-messaging capable devices, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that entrant's entries and that entrant may be disqualified. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected registrations, which will be disqualified. In the event of a dispute as to any registration or entry, the authorized account holder of the email address or the text-messaging capable device used to register will be deemed to be the entrant. The "authorized account holder" of an email address, is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. The "authorized account holder" of a text-messaging capable device is the natural person in whose name the device has been issued and the services are billed. The potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.
  5. ALL POTENTIAL WINNING PLAYS ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY SPONSOR OR ADMINISTRATOR, WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING. AN ENTRANT IS NOT A WINNER OF ANY PRIZE, EVEN IF THE TEXT OR EMAIL SHOULD SO INDICATE, UNLESS AND UNTIL ENTRANT'S ELIGIBILITY AND THE POTENTIAL WINNING PLAY HAVE BEEN VERIFIED AND ENTRANT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT VERIFICATION IS COMPLETE. SPONSOR WILL NOT ACCEPT SCREEN SHOTS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF WINNING IN LIEU OF ITS VALIDATION PROCESS. ANY PLAY THAT OCCURS AFTER THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED FOR ANY REASON IS DEEMED A DEFECTIVE PLAY, IS VOID, AND WILL NOT BE HONORED.
  6. Instant Win Game Prize Selection and Verification of Potential Winners: Receiving a prize is contingent upon compliance with these Official Rules. Administrator is an independent judging organization whose decisions as to the administration and operation of the Instant Win Game and the selection of potential winners are final and binding in all matters related to the Instant Win Game. There will be six thousand one hundred fifty-four (6,154) random, computer-generated winning times during the eight Game Periods. If you are the first player to play the Instant Win Game at or after one of the randomly-generated times, you will be a potential instant winner of the prize indicated. Potential winners of Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh prizes and potential winners of any prize who entered via text message will be directed to visit a prize update website in their win notification text messages requiring each to provide email address and complete mailing address. Each potential winners will have seven (7) days from the date the win notification text message or email is sent to visit the prize update page and provide the requested information. Each potential Grand, First, Second and Third Prize winner (parent/legal guardian if winner is a minor in his/her state of residence) will also be required to sign and return a Declaration of Compliance, Liability and Publicity Release, which must be received by Administrator within seven (7) days of the date notice or attempted notice is sent, in order to claim the prize. If any potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to update their information on the prize update page (if applicable) within the required time period, fails to sign and return the Declaration of Compliance, Liability and Publicity Release (if applicable) within the required time period, or cannot be contacted, potential winner forfeits the prize. In the event that a potential winner of the Grand through Sixth Prize is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award the applicable prize to an alternate potential winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries. There will be three (3) alternate drawings after which the applicable prize will remain un-awarded. Unclaimed Seventh Prizes will not be awarded. Fourth through Seventh Prizes will be fulfilled approximately 8-10 weeks after the conclusion of the Instant Win Game.
  7. Prizes: ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE: A trip for two (2) to Paris, France. Trip package includes round trip, coach-class air transportation for two (2) from a major airport near winner's home (determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) to Paris, France; five (5) nights' accommodations at a hotel determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion (single room, double occupancy); ground transportation between the airport and hotel; two (2) 5-day Paris Metro Passes; a private Citroen 2 CV tour; a chauffeur driver for 1.5 hours to see the city; limousine transportation to and from a Paris Abercrombie & Fitch store and $500 gift card; a Skip the Line Catacombs of Paris Tour For two (2); a Paris Food Walking Tour Gourmet French Food for two (2); a morning walking tour to Paris' finest gourmet shops for two (2); two (2) tickets to a dinner show at The Moulin Rouge (seating determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) and ground transportation to the show; an Eiffel Tower, Paris Cabaret Show and Seine River Cruise for two (2) including dinner; a night of dancing in the streets at Quai Saint-Bernard for two (2); $4,000 spending money; and $4,650 that can be used toward taxes. Approximate Retail Value ("ARV"): $20,150 ONE (1) FIRST PRIZE: A trip for two (2) to London, England. Trip package includes round trip, coach-class air transportation for two (2) from a major airport near winner's home (determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) to London, England; five (5) nights' accommodations at a hotel determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion (single room, double occupancy); ground transportation to and from the hotel; two (2) 6-day London Pass & Travel cards; two (2) tickets to the London Eye 4D Experience; Skip The Line tickets for two (2); limousine transportation to and from a London Abercrombie & Fitch Store and $500 gift card; a Thames River Cruise for two (2); a London in One Day tour for two (2); lunch at Harvey Nichols 4th floor Cafe for two (2) (menu determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion); and $2,000 spending money; and $3,742.40 that can be used toward taxes. ARV: $16,217.50 ONE (1) SECOND PRIZE: A trip for two (2) to New York, NY. Trip package includes round trip, coach-class air transportation for two (2) from a major airport near winner's home (determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) to New York, NY; five (5) nights' accommodations at a hotel determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion (single room, double occupancy); ground transportation between airport and hotel; limousine transportation to and from a New York Abercrombie & Fitch Store and $500 gift card; a "Feel Like A Celebrity" complete makeover w/ Jennifer Rose for two (2) at Bellissimo's including a haircut and color, a 60-minute massage, and a manicure and pedicure; a New York Freedom Tour For two (2); a Liberty Helicopter's New York, New York tour for two (2); a day trip for two (2) to Niagara Falls; The Secrets of Central Park Family Scavenger Hunt for two (2); a Greenwich Village Food and Culture Walking Tour for two (2); tickets for two (2) to a Broadway Show or Cirque du Soleil (subject to availability and seating determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion; $2,000 spending money; and $3,489.00 that can be used toward taxes. ARV: $15,119. ONE (1) THIRD PRIZE: A trip for two (2) to Milan, Italy. Trip package includes round trip, coach-class air transportation for two (2) from a major airport near winner's home (determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) to Milan, Italy; five (5) nights' accommodations at a hotel determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion (single room, double occupancy); a Milan Segway tour for two (2); limousine transportation to and from a Milan Abercrombie & Fitch Store and $500 gift card; a tour of Milan for Two (2); dinner for Two (2) at Casanova Grill (menu determined b Sponsor in its sole discretion); a day trip to Lake Maggiore for two (2); a Terme Milano Day Pass with Massage for two (2); dinner for two (2) at Antica Trattoria della Pesa (menu determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion); a day trip to Venice for Two (2); Skip The Line -"The Last Supper " Tour for two (2); $2,000 spending money; and $4,215 that can be used toward taxes. ARV: $18,265. ONE THOUSAND (1,000) FOURTH PRIZES: A 16GB Apple® iPad® tablet. ARV: $499. The actual value of this prize is subject to price fluctuations in the consumer marketplace based on, among other things, any gap in time between the date the ARV is estimated for purposes of these Official Rules and the date the prize is awarded or redeemed. Apple and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Such trademarks are used solely for the purpose of identification of the prize and no participation, endorsement, authorization or sponsorship by Apple is intended or implied. ONE HUNDRED (100) FIFTH PRIZES: A pair of Abercrombie & Fitch jeans (size and style determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion). ARV: $78. FIFTY (50) SIXTH PRIZES: A digital code redeemable for a 1oz. bottle of Fierce. ARV: $44. FIVE THOUSAND (5,000) SEVENTH PRIZES: A $20 Abercrombie & Fitch promotional digital code (terms and conditions apply). ARV: $20.

    For All Trip Prizes: Winner must complete the trip within one (1) year from the drawing date or prize will be forfeited. Trip must be booked at least twenty-one (21) days prior to departure. Trip subject to availability and blackout dates. Travel must be round trip. Sponsor will determine airline and flight itinerary in its sole discretion. No refund or compensation will be made in the event of the cancellation or delay of any flight. Travel and accommodations are subject to availability. Travel is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Instant Win Game, and those set forth by the Sponsor's airline carrier of choice as detailed in the passenger ticket contract. All expenses and incidental travel costs not expressly stated in the package description above, including but not limited to, ground transportation, meals, incidentals, gratuities, passenger tariffs or duties, airline fees, surcharges, airport fees, service charges or facility charges, personal charges at lodging, security fees, taxes or other expenses are the responsibility solely of winner. Unless child of winner, travel companion must be eighteen (18) years of age or older as of the date of departure and must travel on same itinerary and at the same time as the winner. If winner is a minor in his/her state of residence, travel companion must be winner's parent/legal guardian. Travel companion must execute liability/publicity releases prior to issuance of travel documents. If applicable, winner and travel companion are solely responsible for obtaining valid passports and any other documents necessary for international travel. Travel restrictions, conditions and limitations may apply. If in the judgment of Sponsor air travel is not required due to winner's proximity to prize location, ground transportation will be substituted for round trip air travel at Sponsor's sole discretion. Sponsor will not replace any lost, mutilated, or stolen tickets, travel vouchers or certificates. Sponsor is not responsible if any tour or activity is delayed, postponed or cancelled for any reason, in which event that portion of prize is forfeited in its entirety and no substitution will be provided except as in Sponsor's sole discretion. Actual value of trip may vary based on airfare fluctuations and distance between departure and destination. Winner will not receive difference between actual and approximate retail value.

    For All Prizes: No cash or other substitution, assignment or transfer of any prizes permitted, except by Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute a prize or prize component with cash or another prize of comparable or greater value. Winners are responsible for all federal, state, and local taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use. Grand through Third Prize winners will be issued an IRS 1099 form for the actual value of the Prize for the year in which actual prize value was received. Prizes will be awarded "as is" with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied offered by Sponsor. Odds of winning an Instant Win Game prize depend on the number of prizes available divided by the number of eligible Instant Win Game plays. TOTAL ARV OF ALL PRIZES: $678,751.50. Limit: One (1) Instant Win Game prize per person. Third-party names/trademarks are used solely for the purpose of identification of the prize and no participation, endorsement, authorization or sponsorship is intended or implied.
  8. Publicity: Except where prohibited, participation in the Instant Win Game constitutes the winner's irrevocable consent, without restriction, to Sponsor's (and its affiliates', subsidiaries' and agents') worldwide use, re-use, re-touching, distribution, publication, re-publication, transmittal, and public display and performance, in whole or in part, composite or distorted in character or form, of winner's name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media without further consideration.
  9. General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify the Instant Win Game if fraud, technical failures, or any other factor beyond Sponsor's reasonable control impairs the integrity of the Instant Win Game, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. In such event, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prizes at random from among the eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Instant Win Game, or to be acting in violation of the Official Rules of this or any other promotion, or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Instant Win Game is a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor's failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
  10. Release: By receipt of any prize, winner agrees to release and hold harmless Sponsor, ePrize, LLC, and any promotional partners, each of their parent, subsidiary, affiliate, and related companies, and each of its and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents (collectively the "Released Parties") from and against any losses, damages, rights, claim, or cause of action of any kind arising, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, out of participation in the Instant Win Game or resulting directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize awarded in connection with the Instant Win Game, including without limitation personal injury, death, and/or property damage, as well as claims based on publicity rights, defamation, and/or invasion of privacy.
  11. Limitations of Liability: The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Instant Win Game; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines, cellular networks, or network hardware, or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Instant Win Game; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Instant Win Game or the processing of entries; or (5) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant's participation in the Instant Win Game, or receipt, or use of any prize or while traveling to or from any prize-related activity. If for any reason an entrant's entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant's sole remedy is another entry in the Instant Win Game, if it is possible. If the Instant Win Game, or any part of it, is discontinued for any reason, Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the prizes offered herein. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In the event that production, technical, seeding, programming, or any other reasons cause more than the stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, Sponsor reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, un-awarded, eligible prize claims.
  12. Disputes: Entrant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Instant Win Game or any prizes awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (Southern Division) or the appropriate Michigan State Court located in Oakland County, Michigan; (ii) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Instant Win Game but in no event attorneys' fees; and (iii) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental, and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Instant Win Game, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Michigan, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Michigan or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Michigan.
  13. Entrant's Personal Information: Information collected from entrants is subject to the ePrize Privacy Policy (http://www.eprize.com/privacy-policy) and the Sponsor's Privacy Policy (http://www.abercrombie.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CustomerService?storeId=10051&catalogId=10901&langId=-1&textKey=HELP_PRIVACYPOLICY&pageName=privacy).
  14. Winner List: For a winner list, visit http://bit.ly/MwrW5R. The winner list will be posted after winner confirmation is complete.
  15. Stores Not Participating: Please see the list below for the Abercrombie & Fitch retail stores not participating in the Instant Win Game.
    LOCATION CITY ST
    Excluded From Distribution    
    The Grove at Farmers Market Los AngelesCA
    Fashion Valley MallSan DiegoCA
    Horton MallSan DiegoCA
    Paseo Nuevo MallSanta BarbaraCA
    San Francisco CentreSan FranciscoCA
    South Coast MallCosta MesaCA
    Third Street PromenadeSanta MonicaCA
    Universal CitywalkUniversal CityCA
    Wisconsin AvenueWashingtonDC
    Coastland MallNaplesFL
    Dadland MallMiamiFL
    Galleria MallFort LauderdaleFL
    Water Tower MallChicagoIL
    Cambridgeside GalleriaCambridgeMA
    Faneuil HallBostonMA
    The Fashion ShowLas VegasNV
    The Forum Shops at Caesar's PalaceLas VegaNV
    Houston GalleriaHoustonTX
    Pentagon MallArlingtonVA
    4th & PineSeattleWA
    5th AvenueNew York CityNY
    South Street SeaportNew York CityNY
    Ala Moana MallHonoluluHI
    Aventura MallAventuraFL
    Florida MallOrlandoFL
    Mall at MilleniaOrlandoFL
    Plaza Las AmericasSan JuanPuerto Rico
    Excluded From Redemption    
    5th AvenueNew York CityNY
    All Abercrombie & Fitch Outlets    

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