Sweepstakes 2008 Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID IN P.R. AND WHERE PROHIBITED.

1. These are the official rules for the Archstone 2008 Designer Interior Giveaway (the “Sweepstakes”) offered by Archstone (the “Sponsor”). By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants agree to be bound by these official rules and all decisions of the Sponsor relating to the Sweepstakes, which shall be final and binding on entrants.

2. No purchase necessary to enter or win. Purchasing or leasing will not improve your chances of winning. 

3. Eligibility: this Sweepstakes is open only to residents of Georgia, who are 18 years of age or older, at the time of entry.  Employees of Sponsor and its advertising agencies, property managers, leasing agents, affiliates, and/or promotional partners and members of their immediate families together with whom such employees are domiciled are not eligible to enter or win.

4. How to enter:  You can enter by taking a tour of the Westchester at Peachtree Valley; located at 40 Peachtree Valley Road Atlanta, Ga. 30309, during normal business hours from July 1, 2008 to September 30, 2008.  Each person who takes a tour will be automatically entered in the Sweepstakes.  All entries must be received by 6:00 p.m. on September 30, 2008.   All times are EST.  Limit one entry per person. 

5. Determination of the winner: Sponsor will select three up and coming designers from the Georgia chapter of the ASID to design rooms at the Westchester at Peachtree Valley.   Each of the designers will do an interior design of a unit at the Westchester.  Sponsor is offering as a grand prize each room’s interior design items, which shall exclude items part of the original apartment including: cabinetry, sink/faucet and hardware fixtures, original blinds, ceiling fans, doors, and track lighting fixtures in the kitchen and dining area.  Rooms will be designated numbers 1, 2 and 3.     Three (3) grand prize winners will be randomly selected from all eligible entries received.  The first winner chosen will be awarded the interior design items from Room 1, the second winner from Room 2 and the third winner from Room 3. The winners will be announced on or about October 1, 2008.

6. Prize:  Each prize consists of the Sponsor the items listed in the designer’s interior design, which shall exclude cabinetry, sink/faucet and hardware fixtures, original blinds, ceiling fans, doors, and track lighting fixtures in the kitchen and dining area.  The specific items to be included as part of each prize will be posted at the Westchester at Peachtree Valley.   The prize does not include delivery or installation of the design items or the leasing or ownership of the Westchester unit itself.  Winners will be responsible for picking up the items from Sponsor by no later than October 31, 2008 or the prize will be forfeited.  The approximate retail value of each prize is $10,000.  The odds of winning each grand prize depend on the number of eligible entries entered into the random draw pool.

7. Notification of winner. The winner will be notified by phone or email.  If the winner does not respond within 14 days of the date appearing on the prize notification, or fails to comply with the instructions contained in the prize notification within that time period, Sponsor reserves the right to randomly choose an alternate winner from the pool of remaining eligible entries.  Return of any prize notification as undeliverable will result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner.  Winner may be required to provide evidence of identity in connection with claiming the prize.

8. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.  Sponsor is not liable for entries that are lost, late, misdirected, garbled, incompletely received, mutilated, or illegible, for any reason.  Sponsor reserves the right to modify, extend, suspend or terminate this Sweepstakes in it sole discretion with or without cause. 

9. Income and other taxes, if any, on the value of the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner.  Sponsor may issue a Form 1099 to the winner for the approximate retail value of the prize.

10. By accepting the prize, each winner agrees that Sponsor may use winner’s name and likeness for editorial, advertising and publicity purposes, including without limitation, posting on Sponsor’s website, without further compensation, except where prohibited by law.  By entering and/or by accepting the prize, each entrant agrees to release Sponsor, its affiliates, and their directors, officers, employees and agents from any and all liability arising out of his/her participation in this Sweepstakes with respect to the awarding, receipt, use and/or misuse of any prize, including without limitation, personal injury, death, and property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy.  Each winner acknowledges that Sponsor does not make any warranties, express or implied, relating to the prize itself and that Sponsor expressly disclaims the implied warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular use.

11. Each winner will be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility, a publicity release (where permitted by law), and a liability release which must be signed and returned within 14 days of the date on the prize notification or the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be chosen.

12. No substitution of prize, including cash substitutions, will be permitted, except that Sponsor has the right in its sole discretion to substitute a prize of greater or equal value if the stated prize is not available. Prizes are not transferable.

13. Each entrant agrees that he/she shall not upload, post or transmit any materials to the Archstone website which contain any computer viruses, Easter eggs, worms, Trojan horses or other harmful component or programming routines that are intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information.

14. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entrant found tampering with the entry process or with the operation of the Sweepstakes or who violates these Official Rules.  Caution: any attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be in violation of criminal and civil laws and will result in disqualification of such entrant.  Should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages (including attorney’s fees) from any such participant to the fullest extent of the law, including criminal prosecution.

15. This Sweepstakes is subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations. It is void outside of Georgia and where prohibited.  This Sweepstakes is governed by the laws of the state of Georgia, without regard to its choice of law principles.

16. Any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes but in no event attorneys’ fees; 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.

17. For a winner’s list, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope after October 1, 2008 to: Archstone Attn: National Marketing 2345 Crystal Drive Suite 1100 Arlington, Va. 22202.

18. The Sponsor:  Archstone  2345 Crystal Drive Suite 1100 Arlington, Va. 22202