Contest Rules

1. ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal residents of the continental U.S. who are 18 years of age or older. Employees, officers and directors of F+W Publications, Inc. ("Sponsor"), its promotional partner Ward Cedar Log Homes, their subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies (collectively, "Sponsor and its agents"), and immediate family members (spouses and siblings, children and parents and their spouses, regardless of where they live) or members of the same households (whether related or not) of such individuals are not eligible. Void where prohibited.
2. TO ENTER: The Great Log Cabin Giveaway Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes") begins at 12:01 AM Eastern Time ("ET") on January 18, 2008 and ends at 11:59 PM ET on December 31, 2008 ("Promotion Period"). To enter the Sweepstakes:
   • go to http://www.loghomesnetwork.com/cabingiveaway and access the Sweepstakes Registration Form; complete the required information on the Registration Form and submit prior to 11:59 PM ET on December 31, 2008, or
   • you may enter via computer when you register to attend any 2008 Log Home & Timber Frame Expo, or
   • if you are present at a 2008 Log Home & Timber Frame Expo but are not registering to attend, you may complete a paper entry form and place it in the Sweepstakes entry box at the front desk.
   Regardless of method of entry, there is a limit of one entry per person per day.
3. PRIZE/ODDS OF WINNING: On or about January 5, 2009, representatives of the Sponsor will conduct a random drawing from among all eligible entries received for the entire Promotion Period to award one Grand Prize: a Ward Cedar Log Homes Baskahegan cabin kit. Kit includes solid Northern White Cedar wall logs, precut and numbered, ready for assembly; roof system (rafters, sheathing, feltpaper, shingles and tongue-and-groove pine ceiling sheathing); Andersen windows and Therma-Tru exterior door with cedar trim floor system up to and including subfloor (joists, girders, OSB sheeting); and loft ceiling joists with wood floor. First-level finished flooring, interior partitions and doors/cabinets/plumbing/heating, insulation for the roof, and interior and exterior stains/finishes are not included. Baskahegan cabin kit is valued at approximately $28,700. Shipping of the kit to winner's site within the continental U.S. is included and is valued at approximately $5,000. Total approximate retail value of the Grand Prize is $33,700.
   
   Winner is responsible for any expenses not expressly provided for in these Official Rules relating to acceptance and use of prize, such as any required permits, surveying, site preparation, foundation and construction, as well as all local, state and federal taxes, including without limitation, all luxury, special and income taxes that may be applicable, property taxes and insurance. Winners will be issued an IRS 1099 Form for the total value of the prize.
   
   Winner will be notified by phone, email, postal mail or express mail at Sponsor's sole discretion. Return of a prize notification or other documentation as undeliverable will result in disqualification and an alternate winner will be selected. Winner will be required to complete an affidavit of eligibility, a liability release and (where legal) a publicity release, which must be returned within the time period specified in the notification letter or an alternate winner may be selected. Sponsor will use reasonable efforts, subject to availability, to deliver the prize within 90 days of receipt of completed Affidavit/Release. Sponsor and its agents are not responsible for delays in delivery of prize.
4. GENERAL: By participating, entrants agree [a] to these rules and decisions of Sponsor and judges, which shall be final in all respects relating to this Sweepstakes; and [b] to release, discharge and hold harmless Sponsor and its agents from any and all injuries, liability, losses and damages of any kind resulting from their participating in the Sweepstakes or their acceptance, use or misuse of a prize including, without limitation, personal injury, death and property damage; and if a winner, [c] to permit Sponsor to use his or her name, photograph, likeness, statements, biographical information, voice, voice likeness and city and state address for advertising, publicity and promotional purposes in all media, including but not limited to on air and online, in perpetuity, without compensation (unless prohibited by law) and agree to execute specific consent to such use upon request. Sponsor and its agents are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: [a] electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet, computer or other technical malfunctions, failures, or difficulties of any kind, including without limitation, server malfunction or by any human error which may occur in the collection, processing and transmission of data; [b] lost, late, misdirected, illegible or incomplete entries or postage-due mail; [c] any type of graphical or other error in the advertising or printing of the Sweepstakes or in the administration of the Sweepstakes; or [d] any condition that may cause the administration, security or proper play of the Sweepstakes to be disrupted or corrupted; and in such event Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel or suspend the Sweepstakes or any portion thereof and to award the prizes via a random drawing from among all eligible entries legitimately received prior to cancellation. Entry information becomes property of Sponsor.
   
   CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS 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. Internet entry must be made by the entrant only at the authorized Web site address. Entries may not be made by any other individual or any entity, and/or originate at any other Internet Web site or e-mail address, including but not limited to commercial sweepstakes subscription notification and/or entering service sites. Any winner who enters by any of the methods described above will be disqualified and an alternate winner selected. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting an online entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the person in whose name the e-mail account is registered at the time of entry. Potential winner may be required to provide evidence that winner is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the winning entry. Use of any device to automate entry is prohibited. Judge's decisions are final and binding.
5. DISPUTE RESOLUTION/CHOICE OF LAW: Except where prohibited, by participating each entrant agrees that all issues and questions concerning these official rules shall be governed by Ohio law without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law of any jurisdiction. Entrant agrees that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to this Sweepstakes shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in Hamilton County in the state of Ohio, United States, and entrant hereby consents and submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action. Except where prohibited, by participating in this Sweepstakes, entrant agrees that: [a] any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and [b] any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with participating in this Sweepstakes but in no event attorneys' fees; and [c] under no circumstances will any entrant be permitted to obtain awards for and hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased.
6. USE OF ENTRANT INFORMATION: As permitted by law and in accordance with Sponsor's Privacy Policy, each entrant agrees that the Sponsor may share his/her entry information (including name, address, email address, etc.) with Sponsor's promotional partners and other parties and grant Sponsor, its promotional partners and other third parties with whom Sponsor chooses to share your information, permission to contact you about upcoming promotions, special offers or for other reasons via electronic and ordinary mail. If you would prefer not to hear from us or prefer us not to share information about you, please remember to check the opt-out box when entering the Sweepstakes.
7. WINNER LIST: To receive the winner's name, mail a self-addressed, stamped envelope to be received by January 31, 2009, to: The Great Log Cabin Giveaway Sweepstakes Winner List, PMI Station, PO Box 750, Southbury, CT 06488-0750.
8. SPONSOR: F+W Publications, Inc., 4700 E. Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, OH 45326