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highstakes

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Hi, I just received an email from Overstock.com telling me that I won a $50 GC in the black friday sweeps but they want me to sign a winner's agreement to get it and I don't feel very comfortable with one part of it that reads as follows:

Publicity Release: " I hereby agree to the perpetual, royalty-free use of my name, portrait, picture, voice, likeness, recording of my winning notification phone call, my winning entry video submission, and biographical information as news or information and for advertising, trade, and promotional purposes in print, publications, broadcast, or in any media form worldwide and at any time without notification, review, or approval. I agree to assist Overstock.com in promoting its site, services, and products, as reasonably requested by Overstock.com, including being accessible to the media and press."

I've won prizes worth a lot more and have never been asked to sign anything to claim it. Is this common for such a small prize and do they really use your likeness perpetually for their promotion? Please help.
 
Go ahead and accept. Some companies lawyers use that jargon for protection. I don't think they actually use it for much else.
 
I wouldn't worry about it. If you read the official rules before you enter a contests 99% of them state the exact same phrase that the winner must agree upon those very same terms. Almost all of the contests require you to check the box that you have "read & agree to the official rules" & in the rules it states the same paragraph that overstock wants you to agree to so you probably already did agree to the rules once already at the time of entry.
 
:sunny: Congratulations on your win! Although that is a nice win, I doubt very much that they will plaster your pic all over for a $50 win. At one time another SAer won $10,000 from them and their win wasn't plastered all over. At the very most they will probably just have your name on a winner's list at their site. Go for it!
 
lovethebeach said:
I wouldn't worry about it. If you read the official rules before you enter a contests 99% of them state the exact same phrase that the winner must agree upon those very same terms. Almost all of the contests require you to check the box that you have "read & agree to the official rules" & in the rules it states the same paragraph that overstock wants you to agree to so you probably already did agree to the rules once already at the time of entry.
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^^^THIS^^^

Unless they request a photo, I wouldn't worry about it. I did have to submit a pic once, but AFAIK, they never used it.
 
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