Bentley University’sPreparedU Audience

Survey GiveawayOfficial Rules

No Purchase Necessary To Enter Or Win. Void Where Prohibited.

This Giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by Amazon.com, Inc.

1.    Giveaway Period/Description: The “PreparedU Audience Survey Giveaway” begins at 8:00:00 am Eastern Time (“ET”) on 10/7/15 and ends at 8:00:00 pm ET on 10/14/15, the “Giveaway Period”.

2.    Eligibility: The giveaway is only open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees, directors and officers of Bentley University (“Sponsor”) are not eligible. Void wherever prohibited or restricted by law. The Giveaway is subject to all federal, state and local laws. By entering the Giveaway, participants are bound by and agree to these Official Rules, and the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding.

3.    How To Enter:  Throughout the Giveaway Period, you may enter by completing the survey sent to you by Bentley University. Only one entry per person. All entries must comply with these Official Rules and meet the submission guidelines detailed below (“Submission Guidelines”) to be eligible. Entries received from any person, regardless of email address used, in excess of the stated limitation will be void. All entries must be received during the Giveaway Period to be eligible. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned, and Sponsor will not verify receipt of entries.

4.    Submission Guidelines: Each entry that is submitted to the Giveaway must comply with the following Submission Guidelines. Any entry that, in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion, violates these Official Rules or the Submission Guidelines below will be disqualified and/or will not be eligible to win a prize.The entry MUST, in the sole discretion of Sponsor:

Be written in English;The entry must NOT, in the sole discretion of Sponsor:

Contain material that violates or infringes upon another’s rights, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights (including, without limitation, trademark or copyright infringement);

Disparage Sponsor or its products or services, Sponsor’s competitors or their products or services, or any other person or party affiliated with the Giveaway;

Contain the names, likenesses, Instagram/Twitter handles, associated hashtags, or other indicia identifying any celebrities and/or other public or private figure, living or dead, unless they are part of the activity portrayed in the photo;

Contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene, profane, hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous, controversial or libelous;

Contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, gender identity, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age;

Contain material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to applicable laws or regulations; and/or

Contain material in which the Released Parties do not wish to associate themselves with, in their sole discretion.

5.     Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”)/Odds of Winning: 3 winners will be selected in a random drawing on or about October 28, 2015 from among all entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. Each winner will receive one $100 gift card to Amazon.com.

The total aggregate retail value of all prizes is $300. Prizes cannot be redeemed for cash and no substitution or transfer of such prizes by winner is permitted. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a similar prize of equal or greater value in its sole discretion. Winner is responsible for federal, state, and local taxes, if any, on a prize based upon the value of the prize as set forth in these rules and is also responsible for all other costs and expenses not explicitly stated herein as being included. Any trademarks used in this promotion are the property of the respective trademark owners and are used herein for identification purposes only. All details of all prizes shall be in Sponsor's sole discretion, and certain restrictions may apply. Winners agree that all prizes are being provided "as is," with no warranty or guarantee, either expressed or implied.

Odds of winning will depend upon the number of entries received. Any entrant who is selected in the random drawing shall be deemed a potential winner, and such entrant and his/her entry shall be subject to verification and compliance with the requirements of these Official Rules. Potential winners will be notified by email to the email address submitted at the time of entry. If any prize notification is undeliverable or is not responded to within five days of delivery or in the event of non-compliance with any of the requirements of these Official Rules, the prize will be forfeited in its entirety and an alternate potential winner will be selected at random from the remaining Eligible Entries received for the applicable drawing.

6.    Winner Notification/Acceptance: All potential winners must comply with these Official Rules as published in order to accept a prize and be confirmed as an official winner. Administrator will notify the potential Prize winner(s) via an email from a Bentley University email account to the winners’ email addresses. Amazon.com gift cards will be sent to winners via the email addresses they provided. If in any instance, notification attempt(s) for the potential prize winner(s) fails for any reason, or if a potential prize winner is found to have not complied with these Official Rules, such prize will be forfeited and an alternate potential winner will be selected from among remaining eligible entries, if any. Further, winners shall indemnify the Released Parties from any claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from breach of these Official Rules.

7.    General Rules: By participating in the Giveaway, participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final and binding in all respects.

8.    Limitations of Liability: Participants, by participating in the Giveaway, release and agree to hold the Released Parties harmless from and against any and all liability, claims or action of any kind whatsoever, for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind to persons, including death and bodily injury, and property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize and/or participating in this Giveaway or in any Giveaway-related activity, whether sponsored, held by or paid for by a third party or by Sponsor. Additionally, the Released Parties are not responsible for late, misdirected, or incomplete entries, or for any virus contracted by an entrant’s computer through participation in the Giveway or viewing the rules, for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by a human or by a computer or Internet malfunction or interference, tampering, manipulation, weather or natural disaster, acts of war, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Giveaway, and assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation; or for failed computer, satellite, telephone, wireless or cable transmissions, lines or technical failure. Released Parties are not responsible for any errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing, administrative or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Giveaway, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Giveaway, the verification of the participant or prize or in any Giveaway-related activity or materials. The Released Parties are not responsible for lost, interrupted or inaccessible or unavailable network, server, wireless service, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website, or other connections or any combination thereof. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it suspects of tampering with the participation process or the operation of the Giveaway, to be acting in violation of the Official Rules, or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Any use of any devices, which subvert the participation process, will void all participation by such methods, and disqualify any entrant using such methods. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE GIVEAWAY IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON (S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. If, for any reason, the Giveaway is not capable of running as planned by reason of, but not limited to, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, virus, bug, worm, unauthorized human intervention or any other causes which Sponsor, in the sole opinion of Sponsor, deems could corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Giveaway, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Giveaway and post notice of the action where they deem fit. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY ENTRANT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN AWARDS FOR, AND ENTRANTS HEREBY WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO CLAIM, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER. IN NO EVENT SHALL SPONSOR BE LIABLE TO ANY ENTRANT OR WINNER FOR DAMAGES THAT EXCEED THE VALUE OF THE PRIZE TO BE AWARDED TO THE INDIVIDUAL ENTRANT IN THIS GIVEAWAY. SPONSOR’S FAILURE TO ENFORCE ANY PROVISION IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES WILL NOT BE DEEMED A WAIVER OF SUCH.

9.   Governing Law and Venue: THE GIVEAWAY IS GOVERNED BY, AND WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, AND THE FORUM AND VENUE FOR ANY DISPUTE SHALL BE IN MASSACHUSETTS. IF THE CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM IS NOT OTHERWISE RESOLVED THROUGH DIRECT DISCUSSIONS OR MEDIATION, IT SHALL THEN BE RESOLVED BY

FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION. THE ARBITRATOR SHALL BE EXPERIENCED AND LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN MASSACHUSETTS. ALL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH WILL BE CONDUCTED IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.  THE REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIM SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL DAMAGES, AND IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY PARTY BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES OR OTHER SUCH RELATED COSTS OF BRINGING A CLAIM, OR TO RESCIND THIS AGREEMENT OR SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR ANY OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF. EXCEPT WHERE PROHIBITED, YOU AGREE THAT ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS AND/OR CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF, OR CONNECTED WITH THE GIVEAWAY OR ANY PRIZE AWARD SHALL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION, AND EXCLUSIVELY BY THE APPROPRIATE COURT LOCATED IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.

10. Privacy Policy/Terms: Any personally identifiable information collected during this Giveaway will be collected by Sponsor and used by Sponsor, its affiliates, agents and marketers for purposes of the proper administration and fulfillment of the Giveaway as described in these Official Rules and in accordance with Sponsor's Privacy Policy as stated at http://www.bentley.edu/offices/information-security-data-privacy/policy and as allowed by law.

11. Winners’ List: For a list of the winners, available after the Giveaway has ended, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope by 09/08/15 to: Publisher, PreparedU Audience Survey Giveaway Winners List, Bentley University, Marketing and Communications Dept., 175 Forest Street, Waltham, MA 02452.

12. Sponsor: The Sponsor of the Giveaway is Bentley University, 175 Forest Street, Waltham, MA 02452.This Giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by Amazon.com, Inc.