THE SHELL GIFT CARD SWEEPSTAKES Official Rules

The Shell Gift Card Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is sponsored by Parenting Magazine, a publication of Bonnier Corporation ("Sponsor") in partnership with Shell (“Partner.”) Sponsor will administer and execute all aspect of the Sweepstakes, with prizes provided by the Partner.

TWO HUNDRED (200) GRAND PRIZES: 200 $25 Shell Gift Cards, approx. total retail value $5,000.

All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply; void where prohibited. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY; A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received.

ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open only to individuals, 18 years or older at time of entry, who are legal residents of the United States, excluding New Jersey, and where prohibited by law. Employees of Bonnier Corporation and its parent companies, subsidiaries or agents, their immediate families (defined as parents, children, siblings, spouse and grandparents), and those domiciled with any of the foregoing are not eligible.

TO ENTER: To enter electronically, visit our website at http://parentingextras.com To enter by mail, mail your entry to Gail Host, c/o The Shell Gift Card Sweepstakes, The Parenting Group, Attn: Marketing, 2 Park Ave, 10th fl, New York, NY 10016. All information provided by entrant must be complete, true and correct. Submissions to the Sweepstakes must be received by November 15, 2008 in order to be eligible; entries received after that date will be deemed ineligible to win. All submitted entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned; Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, inaccurate, incomplete, damaged, illegible, or misdirected entries. Entry is limited to one entry per household per day; no photocopied or mechanically reproduced entries will be accepted. Online entries will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. By entering, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules.

WINNER SELECTION: On or about November 30, 2008, a random drawing from among all eligible entries will be conducted under Sponsor’s supervision. Potential winners will be notified by phone or email on or before December 15, 2008. Potential winners will be required to sign and return a sworn Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability and Publicity Release. If required documentation is not returned within seven (7) business days of notification, or if notification is returned as undeliverable, any prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected by random drawing.

PRIZE AWARDS: Prizes will be awarded within sixty (60) days after winner verification. No prize substitution or transfer is permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value for any reason. All taxes and any other incidental expenses on Prizes are the sole responsibility of each winner.

GENERAL RULES & LIMITATIONS: Entry and acceptance of prize constitute permission to use each winner's name, prize won, hometown and likeness for print publication, online posting, and any other promotional purposes without further compensation, except where prohibited by law. By participating in the Sweepstakes, you agree to release Sponsor and Partner and their parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, directors, officers, and agents from any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages or losses to persons and property which may be sustained in connection with the receipt, ownership, possession, use, or misuse of any prize. Sponsor is not responsible for technical, hardware or software failures, or other errors or problems which may occur in connection with the Sweepstakes, whether computer, network, technical, mechanical, typographical, printing, human or otherwise, including, without limitation, errors or problems which may occur in connection with the administration of the Sweepstakes, the processing of entries, the announcement of the prizes, in any Sweepstakes-related materials, or that may limit prize fulfillment or a participant's ability to enter the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right to permanently disqualify from the Sweepstakes any person it believes has intentionally violated these official rules. As permitted by law and in accordance with the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, Sponsor may use information provided by entrants to send announcements about the Sponsor’s products and programs via electronic and ordinary mail.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Except where prohibited by law, by entering you agree that: (i) all issues and questions concerning the interpretation, validity, and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of participants and Sponsor and its agents shall be governed by and construed exclusively in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its rules on conflicts of law; (ii) any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to this Sweepstakes, or awarding of the prizes, shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in the State of New York, and entrant hereby consents and submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action; (iii) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, or awarding of the prizes, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (iv) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with participating in this Sweepstakes but in no event attorneys' fees; and (iv) you hereby waive 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.

WINNER IDENTITY: For the identity of the winner(s), send a self-addressed, stamped envelope after November 30, 2008 to The Shell Gift Card Sweepstakes, c/o Gail Host, Marketing, 2 Park Ave, 10th fl, New York, NY 10016

NOTICE TO ONLINE ENTRANTS: In the event of a dispute over the identity of an online entrant, entry will be deemed submitted by the "Authorized Account Holder" of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. Authorized Account Holder means the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Entry materials/data that have been tampered with or altered, or mass entries or entries generated by a script, macro or use of automated devices are void. Partners shall not be responsible for: (i) lost, late, misdirected, damaged, illegible or postage due mail/entries; or (ii) error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions or difficulties of any kind, or inaccurate transmission of or failure to receive entry information by Partners on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site or any combination thereof; (iii) any injury or damage to entrant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating in the Sweepstakes; (iv) any condition caused by events beyond the reasonable control of the Partners that may cause the Sweepstakes to be disrupted or corrupted; or (v) any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Sweepstakes or in the announcement of the prize. By participating in the Sweepstakes, you (i) agree to be bound by these Official Rules, including all eligibility requirements, and (ii) agree to be bound by the decisions of Partners and the independent judging organization, which are final and binding in all matters relating to the Sweepstakes. Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification from the Sweepstakes. Partners reserve the right to: (i) permanently disqualify from any sweepstakes they partner any person it believes has intentionally violated these Official Rules; (ii) withdraw an online method of entry if it becomes technically corrupted; or (iii) suspend, modify or terminate the Sweepstakes if the Sweepstakes is compromised by a virus, non-authorized human intervention, tampering or other causes beyond the reasonable control of Partners which corrupts or impairs the administration, security, fairness or proper operation of the Sweepstakes. In the event the Sweepstakes is terminated or suspended beyond the entry deadline, Partners reserve the right to select winner from among all eligible entries received prior to termination or suspension.

LEGAL WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL, WHETHER OR NOT AN ENTRANT, TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE, DESTROY, TAMPER OR VANDALIZE THIS WEB SITE OR INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES, IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND PARTNERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND DILIGENTLY PURSUE ALL REMEDIES AGAINST ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW (INCLUDING ALL REASONABLE ATTORNEY'S FEES, COURT COSTS AND EXPENSES).

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