PATENT YOUR KISS CONTEST

Official rules

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NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE OR RECEIVE PRIZES. PURCHASE OR ACCEPTANCE OF A PRODUCT OFFER DOES NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

How to enter:

To enter, visit www.PatentYourKiss.com (the "Promotion Website") and follow the onscreen instructions to create and submit a kiss using the online patent kiss tool (each, a "Kiss" and collectively, the "Kisses"). No other method of entry will be accepted. The Contest begins at 12:01 AM (ET) on February 3, 2011 and ends at 11:59 PM (ET) on March 30, 2011 (the "Promotion Period"). Entries must be received by 11:59 PM (ET) on March 30, 2011. A copy of these Official Rules is available online at the Promotion Website. There are no limits on entry; entrants may enter the Contest multiple times by submitting multiple Kisses during the Promotion Period. By entering the Contest, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Harlequin Enterprises Limited and Paris Las Vegas Operating Company, LLC d/b/a Paris Las Vegas (each, a "Sponsor", and collectively, the "Sponsors") which are final and binding.

Submissions:

By participating in this Contest, entrant represents and warrants that his/her Kiss does not contain any material that is libelous, defamatory, profane or obscene, as determined by the Sponsors in their sole discretion. Furthermore, by participating in this Contest and submitting a Kiss, entrant hereby acknowledges that in the event he/she does not elect to associate a Creative Commons license to his/her Kiss, any and all rights in and to the Kiss (including but not limited to all copyright contained therein) shall be assigned to Harlequin Enterprises Limited. Harlequin Enterprises Limited shall have the sole and exclusive right to use, re-use, copy, edit, modify, reformat, adapt, excerpt, translate, convert, produce, reproduce, publish, create derivative works of, publicly perform, display, exhibit, transmit, communicate by telecommunication and distribute the Kiss, in whole or in part, in any and all media whether now known or hereafter devised, for promotional, advertising, marketing, and/or publicity purposes relating to the Contest, Sponsor and/or Sponsor's products, without the requirement of any permission from or payment to the entrant or any other person or entity.

Eligibility:

The Contest is open only to legal residents of the U.S. (except Alaska, Hawaii, Overseas Military Installations and other U.S. Territories) and Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories and Nunavut Territory) who are twenty-one (21) years of age or older at the time of entry. Void where prohibited. The following individuals are not eligible to participate in the Contest: employees and immediate family members of the Sponsors and each of their respective parent companies, affiliates, and subsidiaries, and all agencies, entities and persons engaged in the marketing and/or administration of this Contest. For the purpose of these Official Rules, "immediate family" means husband, wife, spouse, mother, father, brother, sister, son and/or daughter, whether or not they reside in the same household. The Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to immediately disqualify, without notice, any and all entries that the Sponsors deem to violate any law, infringe upon any third party's rights, or contain any material that is obscene or otherwise objectionable. All Kiss submissions become the sole property of the Sponsors and none will be returned. No communication or correspondence will be exchanged with entrants except with the entrant selected for the Grand Prize. Entries shall be deemed to be submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the entry (i.e., the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet service provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address). The potential winner may be required to provide the Sponsors with proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the winning entry.

Prize:

One (1) grand prize will be awarded to the Contest winner consisting of a 3-night/4-day trip to Las Vegas, Nevada for the Contest winner and one (1) guest (the "Guest") departing on December 30, 2011 and returning on January 2, 2012 (the "Grand Prize"). Specifically, the Grand Prize will include: (i) round-trip coach air transportation for the Contest winner and the Guest from the airport nearest to the Contest winner's home (as determined by the Sponsors in their sole discretion) to Las Vegas, Nevada; (ii) three (3) nights' standard hotel accommodations (double occupancy) (room and tax only) for the Contest winner and the Guest at the Paris Las Vegas Casino and Resort, or another hotel property owned and/or operated by Paris Las Vegas Operating Company, LLC d/b/a Paris Las Vegas; and (iii) One Thousand dollars ($1,000.00 USD) spending money for the Contest winner. The approximate retail value of the Grand Prize is Three Thousand dollars ($3,000.00 USD). The actual value of the Grand Prize will depend on the departure city. The Contest winner is not entitled to the monetary difference between the actual prize value and the stated approximate prize value, if any. The Contest Winner is solely responsible for any applicable taxes with respect to the Grand Prize. The Contest Winner agrees to abide by any and all policies and procedures of Paris Las Vegas Operating Company, LLC d/b/a Paris Las Vegas.

Travel is subject to airline and accommodations availability and must be booked through a travel agent approved by Harlequin Enterprises Limited. Should the Contest winner and/or the Guest be unable to travel on the dates and times designated by the Sponsors, the Grand Prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner at the sole discretion of the Sponsors. The Contest winner and his/her Guest will be responsible for transportation to and from originating airport, travel and medical insurance, travel documentation, airport improvement fees, meals, taxes, gratuities, telephone calls, in-room charges and any other expense not explicitly included in the description of the Grand Prize. The Guest must be twenty-one (21) years of age or older on or before March 30, 2011, and must complete and return a Publicity Release and Release of Liability no later than fifteen (15) days prior to departure. The Grand Prize (and any and all portions thereof) must be accepted as awarded and cannot be transferred, assigned, substituted or redeemed for cash, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsors. In the event that a specific prize item is discontinued or otherwise unavailable, a prize item or cash of equal or greater value may be awarded to the Contest winner in the Sponsors' sole discretion. Odds of winning are dependent on the total number of eligible entries received and the quality of the entrant's Kiss, as determined based on the Voting Criteria (as defined below).

Voting:

During the Promotion Period, visitors to the Promotion Website are invited to vote for their favorite Kiss based on the following criteria (the "Voting Criteria"):

1. Creativity of the Kiss – 40%
2. Originality of the Kiss – 40%
3. Romantic quality of the Kiss – 20%

Limit one (1) vote per person per day. At the end of the Promotion Period, the ten (10) eligible Kisses with the most votes will be declared the finalist Kisses (each, a "Finalist Kiss" and collectively, the "Finalist Kisses").

Judging:

A panel of judges appointed by Harlequin Enterprises Limited (the "Judges") will select one (1) winning Kiss from among the ten (10) Finalist Kisses based on the Voting Criteria. Decisions of the Judges are final and binding in all respects.

Notification:

On or about April 15, 2011, one (1) potential winner will be selected by the Judges and will be notified by mail or email. Potential winner will be required to sign and return (within ten (10) business days of notification) a Copyright Assignment and Waiver, and an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release that confirms his/her:

1. eligibility for the Contest and compliance with these Official Rules;
2. acceptance of the Grand Prize as offered;
3. release of each of the Sponsors and each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, directors, officers, suppliers, agents, sponsors and administrators (collectively, the "Releasees") from any and all liability for any loss, harm, damages, cost or expense arising out of participation in this Contest, participation in any Contest-related activity or the acceptance, use, or misuse of any prize, including but not limited to costs, injuries, losses related to personal injuries, death, damage to, loss or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation, or portrayal in a false light, or from any and all claims of third parties arising there from; and
4. grant to the Sponsors of the unrestricted right, in the Sponsors' collective or individual discretion, to publish, reproduce, convert, broadcast, communicate by telecommunication, exhibit, distribute, translate, adapt and otherwise use and re-use the winner's Kiss, name, photograph, likeness, voice and biographical material in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, in connection with the Contest and the promotion and exploitation thereof.

If the potential winner fails to respond within the stated timeline, or if a prize notification is returned as unclaimed or undeliverable, the potential winner will be disqualified and an alternate potential winner will be selected. Delivery of Grand Prize requires a full street address (P.O. boxes are not accepted), which may be requested by the Sponsors.

Conditions:

The Sponsors and each of their respective parent companies, affiliates and/or subsidiaries, are not responsible for printing, clerical or typographical errors of any kind or nature relating to entries. In no event will the Sponsors be obligated to award more than the stated number of prizes. By accepting the Grand Prize, the winner consents to the Sponsors' use of his/her name, city and state, province or territory of residence, photograph and likeness throughout the world, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, for purposes of advertising, trade and promotion on behalf of the Sponsors, without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. Participants agree that the Sponsors and each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents and promotion agencies shall not be liable for damages, injuries or losses of any kind resulting in whole or in part from participation in the Contest, or from acceptance and/or use or misuse of the Grand Prize. The Sponsors assume no liability for lost, late, incomplete, inaccurate, undeliverable or misdirected entries, notifications and/or responses, or for any computer, online, software, hardware or technical malfunctions that may occur, including but not limited to malfunctions that may affect the transmission or non-transmission of an entry. The Sponsors are not responsible for damage to any participant's computer system/software related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in connection with this Contest. The Sponsors assume no responsibility or liability in the event that the Contest cannot be conducted as planned for any reason whatsoever, including but not limited to reasons beyond the control of the Sponsors, such as infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes outside the control of the Sponsors which impair or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest. The Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND/OR CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. The Sponsors assume no responsibility for undeliverable e-mails resulting from any form of active or passive e-mail filtering by a participant's Internet service provider and/or e-mail client or for insufficient space in participant's e-mail account to receive e-mail. Contest is void, in whole or part, where prohibited by law and is subject to all applicable laws and regulations.

Privacy and Use of Personal Information:

By participating in the Contest, each entrant: (a) grants to Harlequin Enterprises Limited the right to use his/her name, mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail address (if applicable) ("Personal Information") for the purpose of administering the Contest, including but not limited to contacting and announcing the winner; and (b) grants to Harlequin Enterprises Limited the right to use his/her Personal Information for publicity and promotional purposes relating to the Contest, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, without further compensation unless prohibited by law. Harlequin Enterprises Limited will use the entrant's Personal Information only for identified purposes, and will protect the entrant's Personal Information in a manner that is consistent with Harlequin Enterprises Limited privacy policy located online at: www.eHarlequin.com.

Termination:

Subject to any governmental approval which may be required, the Sponsors reserve the right to terminate or suspend the Contest, in whole or in part, and/or amend the Official Rules in any way, at any time, for any reason, without prior notice. In the event that the Contest is terminated or suspended, the Sponsor will select winners from all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to such action. In the event that the Official Rules are amended, all entries received prior to such action which were eligible according to the original Official Rules will be deemed eligible.

Winner's List:

To receive the official name of the winner, send a self-addressed stamped envelope, between June 15, 2011 and August 15, 2011, to: Patent Your Kiss Contest 21101 Winner, 225 Duncan Mill Road, Don Mills, ON M3B 3K9.

Sponsors:

Harlequin Enterprises Limited, P.O. Box 9042, Buffalo, NY 14269-9042; Paris Las Vegas Operating Company, LLC d/b/a Paris Las Vegas, One Caesars Palace Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89109.

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