Refer a Company

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

1.       PROMOTION: Refer a Company promotion – Through October 31, 2008 at 11:59, p.m. CT. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion in whole or in part at any time during the promotion.

2.       ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible you must be at least eighteen (18) years of age and a legal resident of the U.S. or Canada residing in one of the fifty (50) U.S. States or the District of Columbia or one of the ten (10) Canadian Provinces or three (3) territories throughout the Promotion period. To be eligible you also must enter at the www.misumiusa.com web site and have a complete postal mailing address (street/city/state/zip code) to enable us to contact you in the event your entry is selected in the Promotion. Employees of the MISUMI Group, Inc. and its respective subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, suppliers, printers and advertising, promotional and judging agencies and the immediate family members of such employees (parent, child, sibling, spouse) and persons living in the same household as such employees (whether related or not) are not eligible to win. If a potential winner is a minor under eighteen (18) years of age, prize may be automatically transferred to and/or awarded to such minor's parent or legal guardian who will assume all responsibilities of prize winner.

3.       HOW TO ENTER: No Purchase Necessary, and no entry fee, payment or proof-of-purchase necessary to participate in the Promotion. To enter the Promotion by completing the official entry form located at the Web Site and click where indicated to submit entry. No limit of entries per person for the duration of the Promotion Period.

4.       PRIZE AWARD: $50 USD or $50 CAD BEST BUY Gift Card

5.       PRIZE AWARD: During the Promotion period a quantity of 1 $50 USD or $50 CAD BEST BUY Gift Card will be awarded to all persons who submit a referral of a company that has never ordered from MISUMI USA, Inc. and that company places a first order with MISUMI USA, Inc. by 11:59, p.m. CT on October 31, 2008. Duplicate referrals will not be accepted. All customer referrals are subject to review by Sponsor for validity of the entry. Sponsor reserves the right to define the terms for validity and judge each referral according to these terms. Any submitted referrals deemed invalid by Sponsor will not be eligible for the prize award. Customer referrals must be currently employed in a direct engineering role or function and/or have a direct affiliation with an engineering role or function at a company and/or corporation. Other considerations for validity will include but are not limited to the customer referral containing legitimate contact information and the customer referral not being a current customer of the Sponsor. There is no limit of entries per person for the duration of the Promotion Period. All decisions are final. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion in whole or in part at any time during the promotion.

6.       GENERAL: Promotion is subject to the state laws of the State of Illinois and the federal laws of the United States. All disputes shall be settled and solved exclusively at the Cook County Courts or at other forums as agreed to by the Sponsor. No substitution of prize is offered, no transfer of prize to a third party is permitted, and non-cash prizes may not be redeemed for cash value. Any difference between stated approximate value of prize and actual value of prize will not be awarded. Grand Prize winner will be solely responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes on prize.

7.       CONDUCT: These Official Rules are accessible from the Web Site throughout the Promotion Period. Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual suspected of tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Promotion or the Web Site; or to be acting in any manner deemed by Sponsor to be in violation of the Official Rules; or to be acting in any manner deemed by Sponsor to be unsportsmanlike or disruptive, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A USER OR ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND COSTS (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

8.       LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: Sponsor assumes no responsibility or liability for (a) any incorrect or inaccurate entry information, or for any faulty, failed, garbled or jumbled electronic data transmissions; (b) any unauthorized access to, or theft, destruction or alteration of entries at any point in the operation of this Promotion; (c) any technical malfunction, failure, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or communications line failure, regardless of cause, with regard to any equipment, systems, networks, lines, satellites, servers, computers or providers utilized in any aspect of the operation of the Promotion; (d) inaccessibility or unavailability of the Internet or the Web Site or any combination thereof, or; (e) any injury or damage to participant’s or to any other person's computer which may be related to or resulting from any attempt to participate in the Promotion or download any materials in the Promotion. If, for any reason, the Promotion is not capable of running as planned for reasons which may include without limitation, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which may corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Promotion, then Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion in whole or in part.

9.       Indemnity, Discharge and Release: You shall indemnify, hold harmless, discharge and release the Sponsor, its affiliates and subsidiaries, its directors, officers and employees from and against any loss, damages, liability or responsibility, demand and request, suits or other legal proceedings, costs, charges and expenses, injuries and other incidents as happens to the Entry Participant, arising out of, or in connection with, the Customer Referrals Award Promotion. All such indemnity, et al, should include, without limitation, all the reasonable attorneys’ fees and other relevant consecutive damages.

10.    WINNER NOTIFICATION: Potential Prize winners will be notified by email at the email address on file with Sponsor. Any winner notification returned as undeliverable will result in prize forfeiture and an alternate winner may be selected at Sponsor’s discretion. Potential Prize winner may be required to sign and return to Sponsor an Affidavit of Eligibility/ Liability Release with (where lawful) a publicity release for receipt by Sponsor by the due date indicated in the notification letter (which may be within fourteen (14) days or less of notification). If any required documents are not returned within the required number of days, or if any mail is returned as undeliverable without forwarding address, then prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected at Sponsor’s discretion.

11.    WINNER RELEASES: All entrants, as a condition of entry into the Promotion, agree to release MISUMI Group, Inc. and its respective subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, distributors, suppliers, printers, distributors and advertising, promotional or judging agencies, from and against any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages, or losses to persons or property which may be sustained in connection with: accessing the Web Site or Promotion page; submitting an entry or otherwise participating in any aspect of the Promotion; the receipt, ownership or use of any prize awarded; preparing for, participating in or traveling to and/or from any prize-related activity, or; any typographical or other error in these Official Rules or the announcement of offering of any prize. The winner shall bear all risk of loss or damage to their prize after it has been delivered. Sponsor makes no representations or warranties of any kind concerning the appearance, safety or performance of any prize. Except for residents of TN and where prohibited by law, winners grant to Sponsor the right to print, publish, broadcast and use worldwide in any media now known or hereinafter known (including without limitation use online at the Web Site) the winner’s name, address, voice, statement, picture or other likeness, without additional compensation, for public relations, advertising and promotional purposes as may be determined by Sponsor.

12.    SPONSOR: MISUMI USA, Inc., 1105 Remington Road, Suite B, Schaumburg, IL 60173

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