AC's Local Content Drive Sweepstakes Official Rules

Sponsored by Associated Content Inc. (the "Sponsor").

NO ENTRY FEE. NO PURCHASE OR OBLIGATION NECESSARY TO PLAY OR WIN. Entry deadline is June 30, 2009.

1. Eligibility: The AC Local Content Sweepstakes (the "Sweepstakes") is open to legal residents of the U.S. (excluding residents of Rhode Island and any jurisdictions where a Sweepstakes of this nature is prohibited by law), who are age 18 or older.

Employees of Sponsor, their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, their immediate family members and persons living in their same household, are not eligible to participate in the Sweepstakes. Participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules & Regulations ("Official Rules"). VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

2. To Enter: You may enter the Sweepstakes in one of two ways:

(a) Eligible persons are automatically entered into the Sweepstakes when their submitted Content is published on Associated Content Website (www.associatedcontent.com) each time they publish a text article pursuant to the "Exclusive", "Display-Only" or "Non-Exclusive" License on the topic of local coverage between May 28, 2009, on or around 00:00 AM, Eastern Time, and June 30, 2009, on or around 23:59 PM, Eastern Time. Each piece of Content published during this time shall be considered one (1) entry. Limit twelve (12) online entries per person. Poetry, prose, fiction, video, slideshows and audio submissions are not eligible and will not be counted as entries. Content must be submitted through one of the "Local" templates and meet all of our Submission Guidelines in order to be eligible.

(b) To enter by mail without obligation, hand write your name, mailing address, email address and phone number on a 4"x6" card and mail to: AC's Local Content Sweepstakes, Associated Content, Inc., 630 Ninth Avenue, Suite 605 New York, NY 10036 Mail-in entries must be postmarked by June 30, 2009, and be received by July 6, 2009. Limit one (1) mail in entry per person.

(c) No mechanically reproduced mail-in entries are allowed and any use of robotic, automatic, programmed or the like entry methods will void all such entries by such methods.

(d) Any registered members of Associated Content must be a member in good standing at the commencement of the Sweepstakes period, as determined by Sponsor.

3. Prize Drawing: All Sweepstakes entries meeting the requirements of these Official Rules will be entered into one (1) drawing conducted by the Sponsor, whose decisions are final and binding in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. There will be one (1) drawing occurring on July 14, 2009. The Winner will be selected at random from among all eligible entries received. Winner will be notified by mail and/or e-mail.

4. Prizes and Odds: The prizes to be awarded from the Sweepstakes is as follows:

(a) Five (5) Winners shall receive one (1) Sony Cybershot DSC-S950 10MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom with Super Steady Shot Image Stabilization worth approximately $US 129.

(b) Odds of winning prize depend on the total number of eligible entries received. Winner is solely responsible for any and all federal, state, and local taxes that apply to the prize. No cash or other substitution of prize is permitted, except at the sole option of Sponsor, for a prize of equal or greater value.

5. Notification of Winners: Winners will be notified by email or mail and will be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and publicity/liability release within seven (7) days of notification. If a selected Winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim a prize and/or where applicable an affidavit of eligibility and publicity/liability release is not timely received, is incomplete or modified, prize may be forfeited and an alternate Winner will be selected from remaining valid, eligible entries timely submitted. In the event of a dispute regarding who submitted an entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the Authorized Account Holder of the e-mail account specified in the entry. "Authorized Account Holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. No automatically generated entries will be accepted.

6. Privacy Policy: Any personal information supplied by you to Sponsor will be subject to Sponsor's privacy policy posted at http://associatedcontent.com/privacy_policy.html. By entering the Sweepstakes, you are automatically registered as a member of the Sponsor's web site. As a result, you mayreceive additional email communication/promotions from the Sponsor as any of their members would. Sponsor will not sell, rent, transfer or otherwise disclose your personal data to any third party.

7. General Rules: By entering, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules. The Sweepstakes is offered by Sponsor, Associated Content Inc., and hosted by Sponsor which is not responsible for late, lost, delayed, damaged, postage-due, incomplete, illegible, or misdirected entries, responses, or other correspondence, whether by e-mail or postal mail or otherwise, or for theft or destruction or unauthorized access or alterations of entry materials, phone, electrical, network, computer, hardware, software program or transmission malfunctions, failures or difficulties. By participating and winning a prize, Winners release the Sponsor, its respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees, sponsors, and agents, including advertising and promotion agencies, from any and all liability with respect to the Sweepstakes or the acceptance, possession or use of any prize, including without limitation (i) any condition caused by events beyond the Sponsor's control that may cause the Sweepstakes to be disrupted or corrupted; (ii) any injuries, losses, or damages (compensatory, direct, incidental, consequential or otherwise) of any kind arising in connection with or as a result of the prize, or acceptance, possession, or use of the prize, or from participation in the Sweepstakes; and (iii) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes. The Sponsor's decisions in all respects relative to the Sweepstakes are final. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes in whole or in part, for any reason, but in particular in the event of fraud, technical or other difficulties or if the integrity of the Sweepstakes is compromised, without liability to the entrant. The Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any winner, as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. Each Winner is responsible for paying any income taxes on the value of the prize received. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. All federal, state, and local regulations apply.

8. Additional Conditions: Except where prohibited, by accepting any prize, each Winner consents to the use of his/her name, photo and/or likeness, biographical information, winning entry and statements attributed to winner (if true) for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation. All entries become property the Sponsor and none will be acknowledged or returned. Allow 6-8 weeks for delivery of prizes.

9. Winner's List, Official Rules: For the name of the Winner, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by April 28, 2009 to: Associated Content, Inc., 630 Ninth Avenue, Suite 605 New York, NY 10036. For a copy of the Official Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by March 31, 2009 to: Associated Content, Inc., 630 Ninth Avenue, Suite 605 New York, NY 10036.

10. Sponsor: Associated Content Inc., 88 Steele Street, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80206

Copyright © 2009 Associated Content, Inc.