Predictions Prize Giveaway - Rules

We may be Slytherins, and have a healthy disregard for them, but there are some occasions where rules have a purpose.  This is one of them - running a one-of-a-kind operation as ambitious as this would be impossible without them.  We've tried our hardest to make the rules for our prize giveaway as open and accessible as possible, while still respecting people's online privacy, particularly the privacy of our younger members.  Unfortunately, this means some of our younger members might not be eligible for certain prizes, but we can't see how this can be avoided safely. 

If there are any questions, please feel free to contact us, using the link at the top of the left-hand link bar.  If there is enough demand, a Prize Giveaway FAQ page may appear later.

Rules
1. Entry into the Predictions Prize Giveaway is open only to members of The Basilisk Cafe - specifically, members of either the forums or the fanwork archive.  Watching the LJ Community, or joining one of our other satellite communities, does not make you eligible.

2. Members are only permitted to enter the Prize Giveaway once - this entry will be considered final, and will not be altered once received.

3. Predictions for the Prize Giveaway must be submitted to Predictions@thebasiliskcafe.net by 11.59pm (Central US Time) on 7th July 2007.  (Please use the subject line 'Prize Giveaway Entry'.)  Any entries received later than this will be disregarded.

4. All entrants for the awards must submit their name (optional), username (required), a contact email, and their age (as of the 21st of July 2007) with their entry.  Winners may be contacted after the release of the book to ask for a postal address, as some prizes must be posted.  However, we do not intend to ask those under 16 for their addresses, and will give members under this age preference for the web-based prizes.

5. As not all members will be eligible for all prizes, it may be necessary to deviate from the prizes listed on the Prizes page, depending on who wins - for example, if most winners are under 16, it may be necessary to award more web-based prizes than postal ones.  As such, we reserve the right to change the prizes listed if necessary.

6. All answers to the questions will be evaluated using the Scholastic-produced, US edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.  Differences between international versions of the book will not be considered grounds for appeal.

7. In the event a tie-breaker is needed, we will judge the quality of entrant's Epilogue Predictions - as such, those who have made the most ambitious, interesting and entertaining correct predictions will be rewarded for them. 

8. The Prize Giveaway is operated by TBC's webmistress, Sapphire - her decisions are final, and appeals to other TBC Crew members will not be successful.