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How Do You ACT!?

Official Contest Rules

No Purchase Necessary to Enter or Win. Void where prohibited by law.  The “How Do You ACT!?” Contest (the “Contest”) will begin at March 12, 2007 at 8:00 a.m. and will end on April 9, 2007 at 11:59 p.m. MST (the “Contest Period”). The Contest is sponsored and hosted by Sage Software SB, Inc., 1715 N. Brown Rd., Lawrenceville, GA 30043 (“Sponsor”).

  1. ELIGIBILITY.  Contest is open to customers who are currently using any version of ACT!, and are U.S. residents, and are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry.  Sponsor’s employees, shareholders, officers, directors, agents, representatives, attorneys, or the promotion and advertising agencies of any aforementioned entity, and their immediate family members and those living in their household, and each person or entity connected with the production or administration of the Contest, and each parent company, affiliate, subsidiary, agent and representative of any aforementioned entity are not eligible.

  2. HOW TO ENTER.  To enter, customers currently using any version of ACT! must submit their entries of 250 words or less, along with the online entry form, to Sponsor at www.howdoyouact.com between March 12, 2007 and April 9th, 2007.  LIMIT: One entry per customer during the Contest Period.

  3. SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION OF SELECTED ENTRANTS.  The ACT! management team will review and evaluate eligible entries and will choose 20 winners (“Selected Entrants”).  The Selected Entrants will be chosen based on the following criteria:  (a) How long they have been using ACT!; (b) how well they demonstrate how ACT! has made them more successful; and (c) passion and loyalty for ACT!  The Selected Entrants will be selected from all eligible entries received by 11:59 p.m. MST on April 9, 2007.  Each week from April 10, 2007 through August 31, 2007, Sage Software will highlight a different Selected Entrant on the www.act.com home page. The Selected Entrants will be notified that they have won via e-mail and will be required to respond (as directed) to the e-mail notification within one week of attempted notification.  The failure to respond timely to the notification, or the return of or bounce-back of a Selected Entrant notification may result in forfeiture of the prize and, in such case Sponsor may select another entry from the eligible entrants and award the forfeited prize to that entrant.  Each Selected Entrant may also be sent an affidavit of eligibility / liability / publicity release (“Release”).  Unless restricted by law, Selected Entrants who receive such a Release will be required to complete and return the Release within the time period specified therein.  In all cases, an alternate Selected Entrant may be selected from among the remaining eligible entries if a Selected Entrant:  (i) cannot be reached; (ii) fails to obtain all signatures on the Release and to return the documents in a timely manner as required pursuant to these Official Rules; (iii) cannot accept or receive the prize for any reason. Selected Entrants may not transfer or assign the Prize to any third party; nor may Selected Entrant redeem any Prize for cash.  Any prize substitutions, if necessary, will be at the sole and exclusive discretion of Sponsor.  The Selected Entrants can win only once. 


  4. PRIZES (Collectively): Selected Entrants are eligible to receive up to 10 licenses of the latest release of either ACT! by Sage or ACT! by Sage Premium for Workgroups (EX Edition). Each Selected Entrant will receive one new license for every ACT! license they own, up to 10 licenses. The number of licenses awarded will be determined by the number of ACT! users specified on the Selected Entrant’s entry form. The Selected Entrant can select ACT! 2007 or ACT! Premium Products (EX Editions) 2007 now, or wait until the release of ACT! 2008 or ACT! Premium Products (EX Editions) 2008. Approximate retail value of each box of ACT! is: $229.99 and ACT! Premium (EX Editions) is $399.99.


  5. No substitutions, except by Sponsor.   Additional restrictions may apply.  All prizes will be awarded.   

  6. Prize notifications will be sent out during the month of April, 2007.

  7. ODDS.  The odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries.

  8. CONDITIONS.  Contest is subject to these Official Rules.  By participating, entrants agree: (i) to be bound by these complete Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor which shall be final and binding; and (ii) to waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Contest or these Official Rules, except where prohibited by law. Sponsor reserves the right to the use the name, company name, likeness, and city and state  of any Selected Entrant for publicity purposes after the Contest end date, in any media, throughout the world, without any compensation or prior review unless specifically prohibited by law.  By accepting a prize, Selected Entrant agrees to release Sponsor (including the parent, subsidiary and affiliated entities of Sponsor) together with the respective directors, employees, officers, licensees, licensors and agents of each, including without limitation, their respective advertising and promotion entities and any person or entity associated with the production, judging, or administration of the Contest, (collectively, the “Releasees”) from any and all liability, loss or damage arising from or in connection with awarding, receipt and/or use or misuse of prize or participation in any prize-related activities.  Sponsor reserves the right to use the Contest for publicity purposes in any media, and to use the name, likeness, and company name and/or prize information of selected entrants as part of that publicity, without any compensation or prior review unless prohibited by law.  Taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the selected entrant, and selected entrant who is a U.S. resident may be issued an IRS Form 1099 for the Approximate Retail Value of any awarded prize.  This Contest is void outside of the U.S., and where prohibited or restricted by law, and subject to applicable federal, state provincial and local laws.  Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entrant it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or violating these Official Rules. The Sponsor shall not be liable for: (i) late, lost, delayed, stolen, misdirected, postage-due, incomplete unreadable, inaccurate, garbled or unintelligible entries, communications or affidavits, regardless of the method of transmission; (ii) telephone system, telephone or computer hardware, software or other technical or computer malfunctions, lost connections, disconnections, delays or transmission errors; (iii) data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of entry or other materials; (iv) any injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by the prize or resulting from acceptance, possession or use of a prize, or from participation in the Contest; or (v) any printing, typographical, administrative or technological errors in any materials associated with the Contest.  Please ask your company’s permission before entering this Contest from a work-dedicated computer.  Sponsor disclaims any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participating in, or accessing or downloading information in connection with this Contest, and reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or suspend the Contest should a virus, bug, computer problem, unauthorized intervention or other causes beyond Sponsor’s control, corrupt the administration, security or proper play of the Contest.  Sponsor may prohibit an entrant from participating in the Contest or winning prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines such entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest in any way by cheating, hacking, deception, or any other unfair playing practices of intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other players or Sponsor representatives.  Disputes regarding these Official Rules and/or this Contest will be governed by the internal laws of the State of Georgia.  Any and all legal actions or claims arising in connection with this Contest must be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction within the United States.  CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST.  SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY FEES) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
  9. PRIVACY.  Except as otherwise provided herein, Sponsor may use information collected by Sponsor for marketing purposes, unless prohibited by law.  Any questions regarding privacy matters should be directed to the following address:

    Sage Software SB, Inc.
    1715 N. Brown Rd.
    Lawrenceville, GA 30043
    ATTN: Legal Department

    Pease refer to Sponsor’s privacy policy located at www.act.com for important information regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information by Sponsor.

  10. OFFICIAL RULES and WINNERS’ LIST.  For a copy of these Official Rules, log onto www.howdoyouact.com.   For names of the prize winners, visit www.act.com beginning on April 10, 2007.


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