60 Days of Giveaways

Be in it to win it!

Sign-up to receive Tamron news by email and you will automatically be entered to win one of the 60 new SP 70-300mm Di VC USD lenses, or 4 other prizes, that we are giving away from September 1 through October 30. No purchase necessary.

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Daily prizes

• SP 70-300mm Di VC USD Zoom Lens
• 18-250mm Di II All-In-One Zoom lens
• Limited Edition 60th Anniversary T-Shirt (only 60 will be made, L, XL and XXL sizes only)
• $60 off any Tamron lens purchased at an authorized Tamron retailer
• 1-Year subscription to your magazine of choice (Digital Photo, Outdoor Photographer, Pop Photo, Shutterbug)

Five winners will be randomly drawn each day at 4pm EST September 1, 2010 and ending October 30, 2010 from all eligible entries (Tamron enews opt-in subscribers) received to win one of the five prizes as listed above. Drawing for prizes will be in the order: SP 70-300mm Di VC USD Zoom Lens (model A005; $399**); 18-250mm All-In-One Zoom lens (model A18; $499 value); Limited Edition 60th Anniversary T-Shirt (only 60 will be made, L, XL and XXL sizes only); $60 off any Tamron lens (must redeem by 12/31/10) purchased at an authorized Tamron retailer; 1-Year subscription to your magazine of choice (Digital Photo, Outdoor Photographer, Popular Photography, Shutterbug). Winners are responsible for all federal, state, and local taxes associated with acceptance and use of prize. Prizes are not transferable and cannot be redeemed for cash. No substitution of prizes permitted except in the case of Pentax users if prize is SP 70-300mm Di VC USD or full-frame camera users in the case of 18-250mm Di-II. Rules and conditions below. Void where prohibited.

Third-party names and trademarks appearing at left are the property of their respective owners, which do not endorse and are not affiliated with this promotion.

Day 10 Winners: 9/10/10
Karol D from New York, NY: 70-300 VC
Ray B from Goldsboro, NC: AF18-250
Stephen K from Rohnert Pk, CA: 60th T-Shirt
Keith M from Belleville, IL: Digital Photo

60 LENSES/60 DAYS
SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

Eligibility
The 60 Lenses/60 Days Promotion (the “Promotion”) is open to legal residents of the United States (except Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories) who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry.  No shipment of prizes will be made outside of the USA.  Employees of Tamron USA, Inc. and of its affiliates, representatives, subsidiaries, advertising and production agencies and Promotion prize suppliers, and their immediate families (spouse, children, siblings, parents) and household members are not eligible.  All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply.  Void where prohibited or restricted.  By entering this Promotion, participant agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and/or its agents, which decisions are final and binding.  Odds of winning each prize depend on the number of eligible entries received for that prize drawing.  BY PARTICIPATING, ENTRANTS AGREE TO ALLOW TAMRON USA, INC. TO PERIODICALLY SEND NOTIFICATION OF NEWS, SPECIAL OFFERS AND PROMOTION WINNER UPDATES VIA E-MAIL.  IF AT ANY TIME YOU DECIDE THAT YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE CONTACTED FURTHER ABOUT SPECIAL PROMOTIONS VIA E-MAIL, FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE E-MAIL. CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR PRIVACY POLICY.

Sponsor
Tamron USA, Inc., 10 Austin Blvd., Commack, NY 11725.

Entries
The Promotion period begins on September 1, 2010 and ends on October 30, 2010.  If you have already provided your email address to Sponsor, you will automatically be entered into the Promotion and will have to agree to these Official Rules in order to be eligible to receive a prize.  To enter, during the Promotion period, sign up to receive Tamron news by email at http://tamron.01o.net/asbs/servlet/SS?F=1505502.  Alternatively, you may call 1-800-827-8880 x400 during the Promotion period to sign-up with a valid email address.  Limit one (1) entry per person or email address.  Entries in excess of this limit will be void.  All entries must be received by 3:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (“EST”) on October 30, 2010 to be eligible in the final day of drawing on October 30, 2010.  Entries will not be acknowledged.  The Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, incomplete, illegible, misdirected, or misrouted entries.  Use of automated devices is prohibited.  Limit one (1) prize per household.

Selection and Requirements of Potential Winners
At or about 4:00 p.m. EST on each day of the Promotion period, Sponsor will randomly select five (5) potential winners (one (1) for each prize listed below) from among all eligible entries received for that drawing.  Non-winning entries from one day will be carried forward into subsequent days’ drawings.  Potential winners will be notified by email.  If a potential winner cannot be contacted within three (3) days of the first attempt to contact him or her, Sponsor will select an alternate potential winner in his or her place.  Except where prohibited, each potential winner must complete and return an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release (the “Affidavit/Release”) within seven (7) days of being notified.  If a potential winner fails to sign and return the Affidavit/Release within the required time period, if notification or prize is returned as undeliverable, or if Sponsor determines in its sole discretion that the potential winner is ineligible, the prize will be forfeited, and an alternate entrant will be selected in his or her place.  Unless prohibited by law, acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for Sponsor to use winner’s name, picture, likeness, address (city and state), and biographical information for advertising and publicity purposes, worldwide, without further compensation.

Prizes
Each day of the Promotion period, one (1) each of the following prizes will be awarded: 

• SP 70-300mm Di VC USD Zoom Lens.  Approximate retail value (“ARV”):  $449.
• 18-250mm Di II All-In-One Zoom Lens.  ARV:  $499.
• Limited Edition 60th Anniversary T-Shirt (sizes L, XL and XXL only).  ARV:  $15.
• $60 off any Tamron lens purchased at an authorized Tamron dealer by 12/31/10.  ARV:  $60.
• 1-year subscription to the winner’s choice of:  Digital Photo, Outdoor Photographer, Pop Photo or Shutterbug.  ARV:  $24.

Total ARV of all prizes:  $62,820.  All federal, state and local taxes and all other expenses not specifically mentioned herein are the responsibility solely of winner.  Prizes are non-transferable and non-assignable.  No cash or other substitution permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of comparable or greater value in the event that a prize is unavailable for any reason.

Prize Winner Announcements
Winners will be posted on www.tamron-usa.com/60days60lenses and on our Facebook Fan Page (http://www.facebook.com/TamronLensesUSA).

General Conditions
In the event that the operation, security or administration of the Promotion is impaired in any way for any reason, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, suspend, modify and/or cancel the Promotion.  Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the operation of the Promotion or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in a disruptive manner.  Any attempt by any person to undermine the operation of the Promotion may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.  Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision.  In the event of a dispute as to any online entry, the authorized account holder of the email address used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant.  The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address.  In the event that an entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost or destroyed, entrant’s sole remedy shall be another entry into the Promotion.  If any provision of these Official Rules is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck, and the remaining provisions shall be enforced.

Release and Limitation of Liability
By participating in the Promotion, you agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, its parent and related companies, and each such company’s respective officers, directors, employees, and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Promotion or receipt or use of any prize, including, but not limited to:  (a) unauthorized human intervention in the Promotion; (b) technical or printing errors; (c) lost, late, postage-due, misdirected or undeliverable mail or email; (d) errors in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries; or (e) injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from your participation in the Promotion or receipt or use of any prize.  You further agree that in any cause of action, the Released Parties’ liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Promotion, and in no event shall the Released Parties be liable for attorneys’ fees. 

Disputes