TO ENTER
To enter this contest, go to the “U-T Classifieds Treasure Hunt” contest page website at utclassifieds.com. Only registered users are eligible to enter. No purchase necessary. The contest begins at 12:01 a.m. on Sunday May 2, 2010 and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Saturday June 26, 2010. Only one (1) entry per person or email address is permitted per 24 hours. Entries made by the same person with different email addresses are not allowed. Abuse of system will result in disqualification of all entries for that person. Daily participation increases chance of winning.

Look up the daily “Secret Code Word” in the U-T Classifieds print section; participant can also access the daily newspaper at the Union-Tribune, located at 350 Camino de la Reina, San Diego, CA 92108, Monday to Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

In the UT-Classifieds print section, there will be a different “Secret Code Word” every day. Contestant must enter the daily “Secret Code Word” on the “U-T Classifieds Treasure Hunt” contest page at least one day per week at treasurehunt.utclassifieds.com. Contestants can enter up to a maximum of seven (7) days per week to increase their chances of winning. Daily entry must match the daily “Secret Code Word” to qualify to win weekly prize.

PRIZES
One (1) grand-prize winner will receive $1,000 American Express Gift Card for the first week of the contest from a drawing on Monday, May 10, 2010. Starting the second week, one winner per week will receive $500 American Express Gift Card. Prizes are not transferable, redeemable for cash or exchangeable for any other prize. If a winner cannot be contacted or is disqualified, the Union-Tribune and SignOn San Diego reserve the right to determine an alternate winner or not to award that winner’s prize, in its sole discretion. Prizes will be available starting May 10, 2010. In the event of a tie, the Union-Tribune and SignOn San Diego will determine the final grand-prize recipient, in its sole discretion. To be eligible for the weekly random drawing, participant must enter the corresponding daily “Secret Code Word” from in the Union-Tribune’s Classifieds section at least one day per week, in one particular day. Contestants can enter up to a maximum of seven (7) days per week to increase their chances of winning. Each entry will provide the contestant one additional chance of winning. Weekly winners will be notified by email on Mondays, and must claim their prize at the Union-Tribune WITHIN FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER EMAIL NOTIFICATION. The Union-Tribune is located at 350 Camino de la Reina, San Diego, CA, 92108. Prize pick-up hours are 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Union-Tribune does not mail or deliver prizes. Winners are responsible for paying all applicable local, state and federal taxes, and all necessary licensing and insurance costs and/or arrangements. For tax reporting purposes, winner will be required to provide legal name, address and social security number or forfeit prize. Winner will receive an IRS form 1099 at the end of the calendar year and a copy of such form will be filed with the IRS. The winner must sign a release, releasing the Union-Tribune and SignOn San Diego, its dealers, partners and affiliates, their respective advertising and promotional agencies from any and all liability arising from the acceptance of the prize as awarded. The Union-Tribune Publishing Company and the SignOn San Diego are not responsible for lost or stolen prizes. All prizes are non-refundable or exchangeable and cash substitutions are not permitted. Unclaimed prizes will be forfeited. The Union-Tribune and the SignOn San Diego make no warranty with respect to any prize and reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal of greater value. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries.

ELIGIBILITY
All contestants must be 18 years of age or older to enter and to win, and must show a valid driver’s license or picture ID. Participants must fill-in all contact information to be eligible to win. Employees of the Union-Tribune Media Company and the SignOn San Diego, agents, representatives, affiliates, and immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible. The Union-Tribune shall be the sole judge of eligibility and reserves the right to disqualify any entrant for any reason. If it is discovered that the winner has committed fraud in obtaining the prizes, the prizes must be returned immediately to the Union Tribune. Winners agree to allow use of their name and photos by the Union-Tribune and SignOn San Diego without further compensation. The contest is subject to all federal, state, and local laws and is void where prohibited. Only residents of the State of California are eligible to win. In fairness to all, the Union-Tribune cannot discuss the contest by phone, mail or in any other way with the contestants.

OTHER CONDITIONS
The Union-Tribune reserves the right to change, modify, or extend contest dates if it should be deemed necessary. The Union-Tribune reserves the right to suspend or cancel the contest at any time. The Union-Tribune assumes no responsibility for injury or loss that may arise from participation in the contest. The Union-Tribune assumes no responsibility for computer system, phone line, hardware, software or program malfunctions, delayed computer transmissions or network connections that are human or technical in nature. The Union-Tribune reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel or suspend this contest, in its entirety or in part should virus, bug, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or other causes beyond the Union-Tribune's control corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper play of the contest. The Union-Tribune is not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry information, whether caused by Internet users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with, or utilized in the contest by any technical or human errors that may occur in the processing of the entries in the contest. The Union-Tribune reserves the right to withdraw the transmission of this contest at any time and award the prize from among eligible entries received prior to the date of the withdrawal. The Union-Tribune reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the game or website or to be acting in violation of the official rules.