GMAT™ Official Guide Bundle 2025-2026 Giveaway Cover Sheet

Promotions referenced herein are governed by this cover sheet (“Cover Sheet”) and the Official Rules for GMAC Promotions (“Official Rules”), attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Collectively, these documents are referred to as the “Rules.”

Official Rules for GMAC Promotions

1. BINDING AGREEMENT. These Rules form a binding contract between Graduate Management Admission Council (“GMAC” or “Sponsor”) and you as an entrant. By entering a GMAC promotion (“Promotion”) or otherwise participating in the activities, you acknowledge that you have read, understand, and agree to be bound by these Rules. Please see the applicable Cover Sheet attached for details regarding the specific promotion. If you breach these Rules, you will forfeit your eligibility. All decisions of Sponsor on all matters pertaining to a GMAC Promotion are final and binding. For questions, please contact Sponsor at the designated email address on the Cover Sheet. These Rules apply to specified Promotions sponsored by GMAC that are designed to work with an applicable Cover Sheet, which outlines any additional information, specific terms, or special notices. Please note that there may be both global and specific references to Promotions.
   
   
2. TERM(S). All Promotions shall include a start date and an end date/time on the Cover Sheet (“Term”). All entries must be received by no later than the term end date/time listed on the Cover Sheet. Unless otherwise noted, the times will be Eastern Time (“ET”) according to Sponsor’s computer.
   
   
3. SPONSOR. GMAC (P.O. Box 2969, Reston, VA 20195, USA) is the Sponsor of Promotions subject to these Rules.
   
   
4. ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible to enter a Promotion and/or receive a gift, as of the beginning of a Term, you must: (i) be above the age of majority in your place of residence; (ii) have a valid email address and Internet access; and (iii) submit an entry as indicated on the Cover Sheet. Residents of any countries listed as void in the eligibility and restrictions section of the Cover Sheet are not eligible to enter or win a receive a gift. Similarly, if a Promotion is only for specific jurisdictions, then those outside of the jurisdiction are not eligible to enter or receive a gift. Employees, officers, and directors of Graduate Management Admission Council, its affiliates, franchisees, subsidiaries, and agencies, and their immediate families (parents, siblings, children, and spouses of each, regardless of where they live) and those living in the households of such employees, officers, and directors (whether related or not), are not eligible to participate in a Promotion or receive a gift. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW, INCLUDING AS LISTED IN THE ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS. Promotions are subject to all applicable federal, national, state/provincial, and local laws and regulations, including applicable economic sanctions and other international trade regulations. Further restrictions on entry may be noted on the Cover Sheet.
   
   
5. TO ENTER. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR RECEIVE A GIFT. Please check the Cover Sheet for the method of entry. LIMIT: Entry to a Promotion is limited to one (1) entry per person. All entries discovered to have been submitted by the same individual using multiple accounts will be disqualified. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Sponsor is not responsible for: (i) lost, late, incomplete, invalid, illegible, or misdirected entries, which will be disqualified; (ii) failed, partial, or garbled computer transmissions; (iii) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to, electronic malfunctioning of any network, hardware, or software; or (iv) any error, technical or otherwise. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entry not in compliance with these Rules. In the event of a dispute regarding who submitted an entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder (i.e., the natural person assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address) indicated at the time of entry. Entrants may need to provide Sponsor with proof that they are the authorized account holders of the email address associated with a selected entry.
   
   
6. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS. By participating in a Promotion and submitting a Promotion entry, you agree to communicate for the purposes of the Promotion with Sponsor electronically. By agreeing to do business electronically, you: (i) agree that your consent to these Rules is a binding form of your electronic signature, which you agree binds you to these Rules; (ii) represent that you have Internet access and a valid email address enabling you access to the Promotion website and materials and to receive communications and documents electronically; (iii) that you have ensured that the Sponsor and its affiliates, subsidiaries, and other parties acting on its behalf are on your approved senders or that your email is not otherwise blocking communications regarding Promotions; and (iv) represent that you have a printer or other device to print or otherwise save communications and documents, including, without limitation, these Rules, and that you have, in fact, printed or otherwise saved a copy of these Rules for your records. This consent is effective unless and until you withdraw it. You may withdraw your consent to electronic communication and delivery of documents, update your contact information, or request a free paper copy of these Rules at any time by contacting Sponsor as set forth in these Rules. Sponsor will send you a confirmation notice once Sponsor has processed your change request.
   
   
7. RESEARCH PARTICIPANT SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION AND GIFT FULFILLMENT. The Sponsor will select certain entrants to be interviewed based on research needs and provide gifts to those participants who are chosen to interview and who successfully complete the interview as detailed on the Cover Sheet.
   
   
8. NUMBER OF GIFTS. Only the number of gifts available as noted on the applicable Cover Sheet are available. If production, technical, seeding, programming, or any other reasons cause more than the stated number of gifts, Sponsor reserves the right to award gifts in a fair manner from among all legitimate participants.
   
   
9. LICENSE. Except where prohibited by law, by participating in an interview and/or accepting a gift, you grant to GMAC the right, without limitation, to use your name, city, state, country of residence, and/or interview responses for internal research purposes, without additional compensation or notification.
   
   
10. RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY, MODIFY, CANCEL, OR SUSPEND. If for any reason a Promotion is not capable of running as planned, including, but not limited to, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, or any other causes beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, fulfillment, or proper conduct of a Promotion, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate, modify, or suspend said Promotion. Sponsor may also disqualify or prohibit an entrant from participating in a Promotion or receiving a gift or prize in any Promotion if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said entrant has violated the Rules or has threatened or is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of a Promotion by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair or abusive practices (including the use of automated quick-entry programs), or is intending to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other entrants or Sponsor’s representatives. ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF A PROMOTION MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT OR ACTOR TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
    
    
11. RELEASE AND INDEMNIFICATION. Except where prohibited by law, by participating, entrants and research participant(s), and those acting on their behalf, agree to release and hold Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, as well as all those acting on its behalf, including any respective employees, agents, and officers, (collectively, “Released Parties”), from and against any and all losses, damages, rights, claims, and actions of any kind arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, including, but not limited to, those relating to privacy, publicity, personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property, arising out of participation in a Promotion or receipt or use or misuse of any gift.
    
    
12. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. EXCEPT WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW, RELEASED PARTIES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR: (1) ANY INCORRECT OR INACCURATE INFORMATION, WHETHER CAUSED BY ENTRANT, BY PRINTING, TYPOGRAPHICAL, OR OTHER ERRORS, OR BY ANY OF THE EQUIPMENT OR PROGRAMMING ASSOCIATED WITH OR UTILIZED IN THE PROMOTION; (2) TECHNICAL FAILURES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MALFUNCTIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, OR DISCONNECTIONS IN PHONE LINES OR NETWORK HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE, FAILED, INCOMPLETE, GARBLED, DELAYED COMPUTER TRANSMISSION, OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF; (3) UNAUTHORIZED HUMAN INTERVENTION IN ANY PART OF THE ENTRY PROCESS OR OF WITH A GMAC PROMOTION; (4) PRINTING, TYPOGRAPHICAL, TECHNICAL, COMPUTER, NETWORK, OR HUMAN ERROR WHICH MAY OCCUR IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF A GMAC PROMOTION, THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE GIFTS, OR IN ANY PROMOTION-RELATED MATERIALS; (5) LATE, LOST, UNDELIVERABLE, DAMAGED, DELETED, OR STOLEN ENTRIES; OR (6) ANY INJURY OR DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY WHICH MAY BE CAUSED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FROM ENTRANT PARTICIPATION IN A GMAC PROMOTION OR RECEIPT OR USE OR MISUSE OF ANY GIFT. RELEASED PARTIES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR MISDIRECTED OR UNDELIVERABLE ENTRIES.
    
    
13. NO WARRANTIES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, AND EXCEPT WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW, EVERYTHING REGARDING PROMOTIONS, INCLUDING THE GIFT(S), IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT AND ANY WARRANTIES OF ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, AND TIMELINESS.
    
    
14. DISPUTES AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER. EXCEPT WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW, ENTRANT AGREES THAT: (1) ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS, AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH A GMAC PROMOTION, THESE RULES, OR ANY GIFT AWARDED SHALL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION, AND EXCLUSIVELY BY THE APPROPRIATE FEDERAL OR STATE COURTS LOCATED IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA; (2) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS, AND AWARDS SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED, INCLUDING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ENTERING A GMAC PROMOTION (IF APPLICABLE), BUT IN NO EVENT ATTORNEYS’ FEES; AND (3) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ENTRANT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN AWARDS FOR, AND ENTRANT HEREBY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO CLAIM SPECIAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, AND ANY OTHER DAMAGES, OTHER THAN FOR ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES, AND ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED. ALL ISSUES AND QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION, AND ENFORCEABILITY OF THESE RULES OR THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE ENTRANT AND SPONSOR SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW OR CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES (WHETHER OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION) WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.
    
    
15. DATA PRIVACY. Your personal information (“PI”) will be used to fulfill the terms of Promotions you enter and may therefore be shared with any subcontractor, agent, partner, or entity acting on Sponsor’s behalf that assists or is otherwise involved in a GMAC Promotion, the interviews referenced, website operation, or as specified in GMAC’s Privacy Statement available at https://www.gmac.com/about-us/privacy-statement, as amended from time to time. By participating in a GMAC Promotion and consenting to these Rules, you: (i) grant your express written permission to the use and storage of your PI and (ii) the transfer of your PI to the United States, where GMAC and its processors are located. You will have the ability to opt-out of receiving any such communications by following the instructions in the communications or by contacting customercare@gmac.com. If you have any questions about your PI, please contact privacy@gmac.com.
    
    
16. SEVERABILITY AND ORDER OF PRECEDENT. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision, and in such occurrence, these Rules shall be construed as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that Promotions are prohibited or restricted by law, the Promotion shall be void in that jurisdiction. The terms set forth in these Rules shall control in the event of a conflict.
    
    
17. NO REPRINTS. These Rules may not be reprinted/distributed in any way without Sponsor’s consent.

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