Vervegirl.com Presents

{Go Underground/French Connection Makeover Contest}

Rules and Regulations

1. Contest starts at {12:00pm EST} on {April 9th, 2007} and continues until {May 25^th at midnight}, the Contest Closing Date. No purchase necessary. All times are Eastern Times.
2. (a) HOW TO ENTER: Upload ONE (1) image and story (50 words or less) of yourself only on-line at {Vervegirl.com} before the Contest Closing Date.

Once the photo and story are uploaded and received, you will receive a Go Underground! HTML code for your personal Go Underground! Contest banner, giving them the possibility to add this banner to your personal community sites (MySpace, Friendster, Nexopia, etc), message boards, or e-mail messages. Each time someone clicks the banner on entrant’s personal page, they will in essence be voting for the submission and the entrant will receive one (1) point. After the Contest Closing Date, the five (5) entrants who have accumulated the most points will be entered into the Contest Draw.

The Sponsors, namely [Rimmel and French connection and vervegirl.com] may, in their sole discretion, elect to use, in whole or in part, any video, photo or audio entered into this promotion for its own future advertising and/or promotional activities, without notice or compensation; and that the person submitting same has no further copyright or similar claim. Entrant warrants to Rimmel and the other Contest Promotion Sponsors and affiliates that the submission does not contravene or infringe on anyone else’s copyright or other intellectual property.

In the event that entrant is a minor within the Province of Residence, his/HER PARENT or legal guardian will be deemd to have given his/her consent to the uploading and posting of the entry as described above.

(b) One (1) entrant will be selected among each of the five (5) Canadian cities [Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver]. Winners are determined by having accumulated the most votes. Vervegirl will notify each winner at approximately 1200pm on May 28^th, 2007 from the offices of Vervegirl Magazine, 401 Richmond St.West. Suite 245. Toronto, ON M5V1X3

2. ELIGIBILITY: This contest is open to residents of Canada within the ages of 14 and 24, including residents of Quebec and excluding employees and those who are domiciled with employees of Coty Canada - Rimmel and French Connection and Vervegirl Magazine, the affiliated and parent companies, all advertising and promotion agencies, or companies (including parent and affiliate companies) supplying prizes for this contest.
3. (a) PRIZES: Entrants are eligible to win one of five(5) Grand Prize having an approximate retail value of consisting of [$500] and consisting of one (1) $250 gift certificate from French Connection, a style consultation and a make-over from Rimmel Underground.

(b) Prize must be accepted as awarded and is not transferable or convertible to cash. The Sponsors reserve the right to substitute the prize, in whole or in part, with a prize of at least equal value in the event of the unavailability, for whatever reason, of the advertised prize.

4. NOTIFICATION: The selected entrant will be notified by email and/or phone. If the selected entrant cannot be reached within seven [7days] days following the draw, incorrectly answers the skill-testing question, declines the prize, or fails to return a Release of Liability as specified below, the Sponsors reserve the right, at their sole discretion, to select another entrant that are within the geographic areas of Toronto, Montreal, Calgary. Vancouver and Edmonton or to cancel the prize.
5. To be declared a winner, selected entrant must first correctly answer, unaided; a time-limited, mathematical skill-testing question posed by telephone at a mutually convenient time and may also need to return a signed release of liability and acknowledgment form. In the event the selected entrant is a minor, the entrant’s parent or legal guardian will be deemed to be the entrant who must meet all contest eligibility requirements and who may accept the prize on behalf of the minor. Contest rulings are final and without appeal in all matters related to the promotion and the awarding of prizes.
6. CLAIMING OF PRIZE: Each winner in each major market [Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver] is solely responsible for their own transportation to a French Connection location closest to them in order to claim their make over. In the sole discretion of the Sponsors, prize may be mailed to the winner, or made available for pick-up at a specified location, although the Sponsors shall have no liability or responsibility whatsoever for prizes lost in the mail, not received by the winner or not available for pick-up at the specified location, for any reason, including negligence on the part of the Sponsors.
7. RELEASE OF LIABILITY: By accepting the prize, the winner acknowledges and agrees to release the Sponsors from all liability and responsibility in respect of any injury, accident or loss whatsoever relating to the prize.
8. PUBLICITY RELEASE: By accepting the prize, the winner acknowledges and agrees that the Sponsors have the right to publish and/or broadcast the winner picture, name, address, voice and statements without further compensation.
9. PRIVACY: All entries submitted become the property of the Sponsors. By submitting the entry form, entrants are granting permission to the Sponsors to use their name on the Vervegirl.com website and in any print promotional materials in the event they are chosen as a winner. By entering this contest, entrants are also granting the Sponsors the right to use, in any aggregate manner, any information that you supply for demographic purposes. Your address and contact information will be kept strictly confidential. You will not be added to any mailing lists that you do not join. However, the Sponsors will on occasion email contest entrants directly pertaining to the contest entered. By entering the contest, you are granting the Sponsors permission to email you in this manner, to notify you of winning, of problems with your entry, or of any possible problems with your entry or other contact that Vervegirl deems necessary in its sole discretion. Please see Vervegirl’s Privacy Policy at www.vervegirl.com for information on its policy towards maintaining the privacy and security of user information.
10. The Sponsors reserve the right to revise, cancel or close this contest at any time.
11. ODDS OF WINNING: Odds of winning are dependent on the number of entries received.
12. PROHIBITED USERS: The Sponsors reserve the right to prohibit entry from any person whom we believe to be abusing these rules. Abuse includes entering multiple times, entering false information, and any other deviation from the original intent of the contest and the manner of entry, in the Sponsors’ sole discretion.
13. TECHNICAL ERRORS: The Sponsors cannot be held responsible for technical failures on the part of contest software or human error that results in inaccurate postings or notification. The Sponsors are also NOT responsible for email notifications that are rejected or do not reach a contest winner. The Sponsors assume no responsibility for failure of the internet or the website during the promotional period, for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination thereof including any injury or damage to an entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from playing or downloading any material in the promotion. The Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel or suspend this contest, or any portion thereof, should a virus, bug or other cause beyond their reasonable control corrupt the security or proper administration of the contest. Any attempt to deliberately damage any web site or to undermine the legitimate operation of this promotion is a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, the Sponsors reserve the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.
14. Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws. This contest will be run in accordance with these rules, subject to amendment by Sponsors. Contestants must comply with these rules, and will be deemed to have received and understood the rules by participating in the Contest. The terms of this Contest, as set out in these rules, are not subject to amendment or counter-offer, except as set out herein