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The GeckoGo Search for the Ultimate Intrepid Volunteer Contest

OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN A PRIZE. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR ODDS OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR OTHERWISE RESTRICTED BY LAW.

ELIGIBILITY: The “GeckoGo Search for the Ultimate Intrepid Traveler Contest” (“Contest”) is open globally to residents who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry (“Entrant”). Employees of GeckoGo Corp and Intrepid U.S., Inc. (“Sponsors”) and each of their parent, subsidiary companies, affiliates, divisions, franchisees, representatives, consultants, sub-contractors, suppliers, distributors, legal counsel, advertising, public relations, promotional, fulfillment and marketing agencies, and their officers, directors, employees, shareholders and agents, and members of such employees’ immediate families and individuals living in the same household with such employees, are not eligible to win. The Contest will begin on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 12:00:00 a.m. PT and ends on Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 11:59:59 p.m. PT (“Contest Period”).

TO ENTER: Each Entrant must log onto the website www.geckogo.com/contest and follow the instructions to complete the following: (1) Sign up for a GeckoGo Account (2) Create a travel profile-including countries visited, travel interest and a profile picture (“Contest Entry” or “Contest Entries”).

Contest Entries must be submitted electronically and must be manually key stroked by each Entrant. Automatic entries will not be accepted. All Contest Entries, must be received no later than 11:59:59 p.m. PT. on April 30, 2009. By entering the Contest, all Entrants acknowledge receipt of and compliance with these Official Rules. Odds of winning depend on the score and content of all eligible Contest Entries received.

JUDGING CRITERIA.All Contest Entries, will be judged collectively according to the same judging criteria by a panel of GeckoGo Judges (“Judges”) and 10 semi-finalists will be selected based on a composite score using the following criteria (“Judging Criteria”):
1. Travel Experience
2. Passion for Travel
3. Writing Style
4. Personality - helpfulness, friendliness

Beginning May 1, 2009, the Judges will review all Contest Entries based on the Judging Criteria. The panel of Judges will choose the top ten (10) Contest Entries based on a composite score, using the Judging Criteria, to advance to the semi-final round. The final round will begin on Wednesday May 6, 2009 at 12:00:00a.m. PT and will end on Friday May 22, 2009 (“Final Round) at 11:59:59p.m. PT. The Final Round will consist of voting by registered members of GeckoGo.com (“Members”). Members will review and judge the Contest Entries based on the Judging Criteria. Members may vote once per calendar day. Winning a prize is determined solely based on the highest scores achieved under the Judging Criteria. Winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements of these Official Rules and Sponsors’ decisions as to the administration of the Contest and prize awards are final.

TIES: In the event of a tie score between two or more Entrants, then the Judges will select the Grand Prize winner based on the Judging Criteria.

INFRINGING RIGHTS OF OTHERS: Entries must be 100% original creations not containing any copyrighted material including by way of example and not by limitation. Any Contest Entry that contains material suspected of being intellectual property of some other person or entity and cannot be proved to be original will be disqualified. Any Contest Entry that contains obscenities, objectionable matter, material that is copyrighted, trademarked or patented by anyone other than the Entrant, or that defames or invades the publicity or privacy rights of any person living or deceased or otherwise infringe upon any third party’s personal or proprietary rights will be disqualified.

OWNERSHIP/RIGHTS: Except as specifically provided for herein, Entrant agrees by submitting a Contest Entry that the Contest Entry is free of any copyright trademark or patent rights or other intellectual property belonging to anyone else. Entrant further agrees that Sponsors may use any or all of the Contest Entry in any manner deemed necessary for the purpose of this Contest without any payment of fees or royalties. Entrant agrees that Sponsors may assign all right, title and interest in the Contest Entry granted by Entrant hereunder to any party at Sponsors’ sole discretion.

PUBLICITY RELEASE: Except where prohibited, entry in the Contest constitutes each Entrant’s consent to use, publish, reproduce and for all purposes, including publicity, promotion and advertising, in any media (including without limitation, the Internet, television or offline promotions), each winner’s name, city, photograph, likeness, voice, image, and commercial each in perpetuity without further compensation, credit or right of review or approval.

PRIZES. There will be One (1) Grand Prize and Ten (10) Runner Up Prizes.
Grand Prize: a “Two week volunteering experience in the Peruvian Andes(“Grand Prize”). The Grand Prize includes accommodations and a stipend for meals during the duration of the trip, transportation to and from destinations, local payment fees and activity fees associated with the trip. The length of the Grand Prize is forteen (14) days. Grand Prize winner must keep a travel journal or make 2 blog posts a week during the length of the Grand Prize and provide a recap post of the Grand Prize trip on the GeckoGo trip blog no later than one week after returning from the Grand Prize. The Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of the Grand Prize is $2,000.00 USD.

One lucky random contest entrant will win an Adventure Travel Pack: 7 pieces that create 35 outfits from an innovative womens’ travel clothing company Contourwear.

Runner Up Prize: Ten (10) Runner Up Prizes each consist of a $100 travel voucher to be redeemed towards a trip booked and/or reserved through Intrepid Travel (“Runner Up Prizes”). The Runner Up Prizes will be awarded to the top ten (10) Contest Entries based on a composite score, using the Judging Criteria, after the Final Round. The ARV of all Runner Up Prizes is $900.00.

All prizes will be awarded. No substitution or transfer of prizes is permitted. All taxes are the sole responsibility of the prize winners.

WINNER NOTIFICATION AND PRIZE DELIVERY: Grand Prize winner will be notified by telephone, email or Federal Express on or about Saturday, May 23, 2009 and will be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability and Publicity Release (“Affidavit and Release”) which must be completed, signed and returned within fourteen (14) days from the date of issuance, or the Grand Prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Grand Prize winner may waive his or her right to receive the Grand Prize. If waived or forfeited, the Grand Prize will be awarded to an alternate winner with the next highest score.
Runner Up Prize winners will be notified by telephone, email or Federal Express on or about Saturday, May 23, 2009. Runner Up Prize winners may waive his or her right to receive the Runner Up Prize. If waived or forfeited, the Runner Up Prize will be awarded to an alternate winner with the next highest score

OFFICIAL RULES: Official Rules may be obtained by logging onto http://www.geckogo.com/contest/rules.jsp.

ODDS: Odds of winning depend on the score and content of all eligible Contest Entries received.

OTHER CONDITIONS: Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest or any portion thereof, or to disqualify any individual implicated in any of the following actions, if for any reason: (a) infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, actions by Entrants, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which, in Sponsors’ sole opinion, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, (b) the Contest or any website associated therewith (or any portion thereof) becomes corrupted or does not allow the proper processing of Contest Entries in accordance with these Official Rules, or (c) the Contest is otherwise not capable of running as planned. By entering, Entrants agree to release and hold harmless Sponsors and each of their parent, subsidiary companies, affiliates, divisions, franchisees, representatives, consultants, sub-contractors, suppliers, distributors, legal counsel, advertising, public relations, promotional, fulfillment and marketing agencies, and their officers, directors, employees, shareholders and agents, and each of the foregoing entities’ employees, officers, directors, shareholders and agents (collectively the “Released Parties”), from and against any and all claims, actions and/or liability for any injuries or death, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with participation in and/or Contest Entry into the Contest or acceptance, delivery or use of the Grand Prize and/or a Runner Up Prize. The Released Parties are not responsible or liable for any incorrect or inaccurate Contest Entry information, and assume no responsibility for (i) typographical or other errors in the printing of the promotion materials or the offering or announcement of the prizes, (ii) any error, omission, interruption, defect or delay in operation or transmission at any website, (iii) failure of any Contest Entry to be received by Sponsors due to technical problems, telephone service problems, printing errors, human error or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, (iv) communications line, hardware and/or software failures, (v) damage to any computer (software or hardware) resulting from participation in the Contest, (vi) theft or destruction of, tampering with, unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries and/or Contest Entry information, or (vii) entries which are late, lost, stolen, damaged, illegible, and/or unintelligible (or any combination thereof). By entering, Entrants agree to comply with these Official Rules. Any Entrant who attempts to tamper with this Contest in any way shall be disqualified. In the event of dispute as to who submitted an online Contest Entry, the Contest Entry will be deemed submitted by the Authorized Account Holder (as defined below) of the email address submitted at the time of Contest Entry. For the purposes of these Official Rules, “Authorized Account Holder” shall mean the natural person assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the email address in question. Additional restrictions may apply.

ARBITRATION/CHOICE OF LAW: Except where prohibited, Entrants agree that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest shall be resolved exclusively by arbitration pursuant to the Rules of the American Arbitration Association then effective, and any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred by Entrant with regard to this Contest, but in no event attorneys' fees, punitive, incidental, consequential or other damages. All issues and question concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of Entrants and Sponsors in connection with the Contest shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of California or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than California. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the invalidity or unenforceability of any other provision so long as the general intent of these Official Rules remains in effect. In the event that any such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these Official Rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.

WINNER LIST: For a list of the Grand Prize winner and Runner Up winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by January 12, 2009 to: GeckoGo, 2149 Junction Ave., Unit #2, Mountain View, CA 94043 or log on to www.geckogo.com/contest.

SPONSORS: GeckoGo, 2149 Junction Ave., Unit #2, Mountain View, CA 94043 and Intrepid U.S., Inc. 939 Pearl Street, Suite 200, Boulder, CO 80302