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I'm a Creative Fan Contest - Win a 4 GB or 8 GB Vado HD Pocket Cam.

We’re all friendly over here, a right cheerful bunch actually. And with such sunny disposition, we gravitate to other friendly folk. I am guessing you are one of those friendly persons. In fact, I am willing to bet you are. Luckily enough for you, we are holding a friend-exclusive contest. It may be one of the easiest contests you will ever enter. Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube and you will be entered to win one of our new, glossy, Vado HD pocket cams. There are many chances to win, as we will be giving away both a 4Gb and 8GB Vado HD every month until December. With THAT many opportunities to win, how could you possibly not want to be our friend?

Plus, we love you. It’s true. Why, you make our whole world go ’round. So go find us and friend us. We will be there with you to celebrate when you win. And while you are on all our fun social networking sites, take a look around, say hello. We are always here when you want to chat, when you have questions, or when you simply need a friend.

Drawings happen at the end of October, November, and December (please see details below). Encourage all your friends to join. Of course, if they win, you can remind them who told them about the contest. Maybe they will give you visitation rights to their awesome new toy.

Lovingly, Tawnee

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Creative Labs Official I’m a Creative Fan Gen2 Vado® HD 2009 Drawing Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

I’m a Creative Fan Gen2 Vado® HD 2009 DRAWING IS OPEN TO UNITED STATES AND CANADIAN RESIDENTS ONLY. The Drawing is sponsored by Creative Labs, Inc., 1901 McCarthy Boulevard, Milpitas, CA 95035 (“Creative Labs” or “Sponsor”).

ELIGIBILITY: The Drawing is offered electronically via the Internet or by mail. It is open to all natural persons the age of majority in his or her respective country or older who are residents of the United States or Canada for the duration of the Drawing, and who either have Internet access as of the day before the Drawing or who mail in an entry (as described below). Employees, officers and directors of Sponsor, its parent company, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies, their immediate family members and persons living in the same household are not eligible to participate in the Drawing. Void where prohibited. All federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations apply.

HOW TO ENTER: You may enter the Drawing in one of two ways: (1) by joining Creative Vado Pocket Video Cam’s page on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Creative-Vado-Pocket-Video-Cam/26099524863?ref=ts, adding Creative’s YouTube channel to your list of friends http://www.youtube.com/wearecreativelabs or friending us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/creativelabs. For more detailed step-by-step information on how to connect with Creative see our blog post at http://blog.myvado.com/im-a-creative-fan-contest/ If you are an existing member of Creative’s group, you are automatically entered; or (2) by legibly hand-printing on a 3″ x 5″ card the words “I’m a Creative Fan Gen2 Vado HD 2009 Drawing” along with your name, address, e-mail address (if you do not have an e-mail address, print “no e-mail address”) and telephone number and mailing the entry to: I’m a Creative Fan Gen2 Vado HD 2009 Drawing, Creative Labs, Inc., 1901 McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035.  Only one entry per person is permitted. In order to be eligible for the drawing, completed electronic or mailed entry must be received by Sponsor no later than 10:00 am (Pacific Time) the day of the relevant drawing.  If multiple entries are submitted, only the first entry received will be entered into the Drawing. All entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor, and will not be acknowledged or returned.

PRIZES: Two (2) winners each month will be selected and first name drawn will receive a Creative® Vado HD Pocket Video Cam 8GB Player (retail value USD$199.99) and second name drawn will receive a Creative® Vado HD Pocket Video Cam 4GB Player (retail value USD$179.99).  Only entries received within the above specified timeframe by the dates set forth below will be eligible for the drawing. No alternative prize or other substitution is permitted, except by Sponsor in the event of prize unavailability. All federal, state, provincial and/or local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner.

SELECTION OF WINNERS: Winners as specified above will be determined by random drawing from all eligible entries received, to be held on last weekday of each month beginning October 30, 2009 and continuing through December 31, 2009.  All decisions are final and binding. Odds of winning will be determined by the number of eligible entries received. Winner will be notified by e-mail or airmail at Sponsor’s discretion within 5 days of the drawing. Winner will have 15 days from notification to accept the prize by e-mail or by airmail. Sponsor is not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify winner.

Winner may be required to sign and return a declaration of eligibility, release of liability, and, where lawful, a publicity consent agreement, all within 15 days of acknowledged notification. By accepting and/or using prize, winner agrees to the use of winner’s full name, voice, and/or likeness for the purpose of advertising, publicity, trade, or promotion of Sponsor’s company and/or products without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. If a selected winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim a prize, or fails to timely return the completed and executed declaration and releases as required, prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner selected. In the event of a dispute regarding who submitted an online entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail account.

CONDITIONS: By entering, each entrant agrees to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final in all respects relating to the Drawing, including without limitation the interpretation of these rules. Sponsor, agents and representatives of Sponsor, its parent company, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, or postage-due entries; (ii) telephone, electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet, or computer malfunctions, failures, or difficulties of any kind; (iii) failed, incomplete, garbled, or delayed computer transmissions; (iv) any condition caused by events beyond the control of the Sponsor that may cause the Drawing to be disrupted or corrupted; (v) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising in connection with or as a result of the prize, or acceptance, possession, or use of the prize, or from entering in the Drawing; or (vi) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Drawing.

ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE DRAWING IS IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, suspend or cancel Drawing in whole or in part at any time for any reason, including the following: if a computer virus, bug, or other technical problem corrupts the administration, security, or proper play of the Drawing.

By entering in the Drawing, each entrant hereby releases and holds Sponsor and the employees, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, representatives of Sponsor, its parent company, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors, harmless from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind in connection with the Drawing or resulting from acceptance, possession, or use of any prize, including without limitation, personal injury, death, and property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy.

DISPUTES: As a condition of entering in this Drawing, entrant agrees that any and all disputes which cannot be resolved between the parties, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Drawing, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively, before a court located in the City of San Jose, California having competent jurisdiction, which court shall apply the laws of the State of California without regard for doctrines of conflict of law. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstance will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to claim or receive punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or any other damages or costs, including attorneys’ fees, other than entrant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e., costs associated with entering this Drawing), and entrant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.

Winner List:  Winner’s full name may be displayed at:  us.creative.com Creative Vado Facebook group page http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Creative-Vado-Pocket-Video-Cam/26099524863, Creative Twitter feed: http://www.twitter.com/creativelabs, YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/wearecreativelabs and our Vado blog: http://blog.myvado.com/

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