500 Millionth Download Promotion
Official Rules - US
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.
Promotion Description. The 500 Millionth Download Promotion (the Promotion) is a sweepstakes promotion in which entrants downloading songs through the iTunes Music Store (iTunes) will be eligible to win one (1) of 199 iPod minis (4GB model) and one (1) of 199 iTunes song code cards for redemption of fifty (50) songs from iTunes (iPod mini/50-song card Prize) (total approx. retail value: U.S. $248.50), or the one (1) grand prize described below (Grand Prize):
One (1) iTunes song code card for redemption of 10,000 songs on iTunes, and
Ten (10) iPods, models to be selected by Grand Prize winner, and
Ten (10) iTunes song code cards for redemption of fifty (50) songs from iTunes, and
A trip to see Coldplay in concert. The trip shall include the following for the Grand Prize winner and three (3) guests: 1) concert tickets to a Coldplay concert at a date and location within Apples discretion, however, Apple will work with the Grand Prize winner to find a convenient date and location, 2) round trip coach class air transportation from a major airport nearest to the Grand Prize winners residence to the location of the concert (Apple reserves the right to substitute ground transportation for air transportation if the Grand Prize winner resides within 200 miles of the concert location), and 3) hotel accommodations for two (2) nights (two rooms, double occupancy, room and tax only; meals, telephone calls and other incidentals not included). All trip expenses not listed above are the responsibility of the Grand Prize winner and his or her guests. If the Grand Prize winner is under the age of 18, he or she must be accompanied by a legal custodian, and any guests of the Grand Prize winner under the age of 18 must also be accompanied by a legal custodian. The Grand Prize winner and all guests must have valid travel documents (e.g., valid passport, visa, photo identification, etc.) prior to departure. (Total approx. retail value of Grand Prize: U.S. $15,385 to $18,385).
One (1) iPod mini/50-song card Prize will be awarded for each 100,000th song downloaded beginning with the 480,100,000th download until iTunes reaches its 500 millionth download. For the 500 millionth download, one lucky winner will win the Grand Prize.
How To Enter. You will automatically be entered into the Promotion by: 1) downloading a song from iTunes (any free downloads will be deemed an ineligible entry); or 2) a free alternative means of sending an e-mail to Apple at itunes500@apple.com via the iTunes Tell a Friend feature (a song download or Tell a Friend e-mail will be deemed an Entry(ies)). The Tell a Friend feature can be easily accessed at iTunes by selecting a song, and clicking the Tell a Friend link that is displayed for that song. One Entry will be automatically submitted for each song downloaded or Tell a Friend e-mail sent. The Promotion begins following the downloading of the 480,000,000th iTunes song, and ends with the downloading of the 500 millionth Entry (End Date). Only Entries submitted in this time period will be accepted.
Eligibility. In order to be eligible, entrants must be 13 years of age or older, and a legal resident of one of the 50 United States, including Washington, D.C., Austria, Belgium, Canada (excluding the Province of Quebec), Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland or the United Kingdom. Entrants must enter the Promotion through the iTunes Music Store accessible in your country of residence. There is one Promotion, and the Rules in your country of residence govern your participation in the Promotion. Entrants under 18 should obtain a parents or guardians consent before participating. Entries are limited to individual consumers only; commercial enterprises and business entities are not eligible. Directors, officers, employees, contractors and agents of Apple, its subsidiaries, affiliates, resellers, or advertising or promotional agencies and members of their immediate families (defined as children, parents, siblings or spouses) are not eligible to participate in the Promotion. To participate, entrants must: 1) have a computer with iTunes software installed (iTunes software is available for free at: http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/), 2) have Internet access; and 3) submit an Entry.
Tell a Friend E-mail Entries. The authorized account holder of the e-mail address used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant. The authorized account holder is the natural person assigned an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the address. Potential winners may be required to show proof that they are the authorized account holder or the entrant. The use of any automated launching or entry software or any other mechanical or electronic means that permits the entrant to automatically enter repeatedly is prohibited. Mechanically generated entries will be discarded and may result in total and permanent disqualification from the Promotion.
How You Win. Winners will be determined by the order of the Entries received. One (1) iPod mini/50-song card Prize will be awarded for each Entry sent immediately following the 480,099,999th song downloaded, until iTunes reaches its 500 millionth Entry (i.e., one (1) iPod mini/50-song card Prize will be given away for the 480,100,000th Entry, 480,200,000th Entry, ... 499,900,000th Entry). For the 500 millionth Entry, the winner will receive the Grand Prize. In the event that more than one entrant would be a winner based on the simultaneous timing of entries, one entrant will be randomly selected from those entrants as the winner. Each entrants chances of winning are dependent upon the number of Entries received and the timing of Entries. Each entrant is eligible to win only one (1) iPod mini/50-song card Prize or one (1) Grand Prize.
Official Rules - US
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.
Promotion Description. The 500 Millionth Download Promotion (the Promotion) is a sweepstakes promotion in which entrants downloading songs through the iTunes Music Store (iTunes) will be eligible to win one (1) of 199 iPod minis (4GB model) and one (1) of 199 iTunes song code cards for redemption of fifty (50) songs from iTunes (iPod mini/50-song card Prize) (total approx. retail value: U.S. $248.50), or the one (1) grand prize described below (Grand Prize):
One (1) iTunes song code card for redemption of 10,000 songs on iTunes, and
Ten (10) iPods, models to be selected by Grand Prize winner, and
Ten (10) iTunes song code cards for redemption of fifty (50) songs from iTunes, and
A trip to see Coldplay in concert. The trip shall include the following for the Grand Prize winner and three (3) guests: 1) concert tickets to a Coldplay concert at a date and location within Apples discretion, however, Apple will work with the Grand Prize winner to find a convenient date and location, 2) round trip coach class air transportation from a major airport nearest to the Grand Prize winners residence to the location of the concert (Apple reserves the right to substitute ground transportation for air transportation if the Grand Prize winner resides within 200 miles of the concert location), and 3) hotel accommodations for two (2) nights (two rooms, double occupancy, room and tax only; meals, telephone calls and other incidentals not included). All trip expenses not listed above are the responsibility of the Grand Prize winner and his or her guests. If the Grand Prize winner is under the age of 18, he or she must be accompanied by a legal custodian, and any guests of the Grand Prize winner under the age of 18 must also be accompanied by a legal custodian. The Grand Prize winner and all guests must have valid travel documents (e.g., valid passport, visa, photo identification, etc.) prior to departure. (Total approx. retail value of Grand Prize: U.S. $15,385 to $18,385).
One (1) iPod mini/50-song card Prize will be awarded for each 100,000th song downloaded beginning with the 480,100,000th download until iTunes reaches its 500 millionth download. For the 500 millionth download, one lucky winner will win the Grand Prize.
How To Enter. You will automatically be entered into the Promotion by: 1) downloading a song from iTunes (any free downloads will be deemed an ineligible entry); or 2) a free alternative means of sending an e-mail to Apple at itunes500@apple.com via the iTunes Tell a Friend feature (a song download or Tell a Friend e-mail will be deemed an Entry(ies)). The Tell a Friend feature can be easily accessed at iTunes by selecting a song, and clicking the Tell a Friend link that is displayed for that song. One Entry will be automatically submitted for each song downloaded or Tell a Friend e-mail sent. The Promotion begins following the downloading of the 480,000,000th iTunes song, and ends with the downloading of the 500 millionth Entry (End Date). Only Entries submitted in this time period will be accepted.
Eligibility. In order to be eligible, entrants must be 13 years of age or older, and a legal resident of one of the 50 United States, including Washington, D.C., Austria, Belgium, Canada (excluding the Province of Quebec), Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland or the United Kingdom. Entrants must enter the Promotion through the iTunes Music Store accessible in your country of residence. There is one Promotion, and the Rules in your country of residence govern your participation in the Promotion. Entrants under 18 should obtain a parents or guardians consent before participating. Entries are limited to individual consumers only; commercial enterprises and business entities are not eligible. Directors, officers, employees, contractors and agents of Apple, its subsidiaries, affiliates, resellers, or advertising or promotional agencies and members of their immediate families (defined as children, parents, siblings or spouses) are not eligible to participate in the Promotion. To participate, entrants must: 1) have a computer with iTunes software installed (iTunes software is available for free at: http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/), 2) have Internet access; and 3) submit an Entry.
Tell a Friend E-mail Entries. The authorized account holder of the e-mail address used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant. The authorized account holder is the natural person assigned an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the address. Potential winners may be required to show proof that they are the authorized account holder or the entrant. The use of any automated launching or entry software or any other mechanical or electronic means that permits the entrant to automatically enter repeatedly is prohibited. Mechanically generated entries will be discarded and may result in total and permanent disqualification from the Promotion.
How You Win. Winners will be determined by the order of the Entries received. One (1) iPod mini/50-song card Prize will be awarded for each Entry sent immediately following the 480,099,999th song downloaded, until iTunes reaches its 500 millionth Entry (i.e., one (1) iPod mini/50-song card Prize will be given away for the 480,100,000th Entry, 480,200,000th Entry, ... 499,900,000th Entry). For the 500 millionth Entry, the winner will receive the Grand Prize. In the event that more than one entrant would be a winner based on the simultaneous timing of entries, one entrant will be randomly selected from those entrants as the winner. Each entrants chances of winning are dependent upon the number of Entries received and the timing of Entries. Each entrant is eligible to win only one (1) iPod mini/50-song card Prize or one (1) Grand Prize.
