1. ABOUT THE CONTEST:

2. HOW TO ENTER:

• Entry Period: Between 9:01 a.m. EST on December 1, 2009 and 11:59 p.m. EST on April 15, 2010.
• Limit one (1) vote per person. All voters will be required to validate with their e-mail address.
• Voting Instructions: The two (2) methods of entry are as follows:
  (a) enter internally online at http://intra.sc.siemens.com/SmartChopper
  (b) enter externally online at www.usa.siemens.com/smartchopper

3. ELIGIBILITY:

• Eligible: Voting is open to the general public in the United States and Canada.
• Voting is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws. Void outside of the 50 United States, Canada and where prohibited or restricted by law.

4. CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:

• Terms: By voting in this contest, voters agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of the Sponsor which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Contest.
• Winner Announcement Date:April 21, 2010.

5.GENERAL CONDITIONS:

• Siemens is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by web site users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or used in the contest or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of submission in the contest.
• Siemens assumes no responsibility for any error; omission; interruption; deletion; defect; delay in operation or transmission; communications-line failure, theft, or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries. Siemens is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines; computer on-line systems, servers, or providers; computer equipment; software; or failure of e- mail or entry on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site or combination thereof, including injury or damage to participants or to any person's computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in this web site or contest. Siemens is not responsible for user cheating or fraud by any entrants. Any activities intended to disrupt or interfere with the proper play of the contest, or defraud Siemens in any way will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Participants who engage in any of the foregoing activities will be disqualified and will forfeit any prize won. Siemens is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information regarding the contest, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the contest. Siemens is not responsible for injury or damage to participants' or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating in this sweepstakes or downloading materials from or use of the web site.
• In the event that any portion of the contest is or becomes, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, compromised by virus, worms, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion of Sponsor, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of the sweepstakes, or the submission of entries, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend, modify or terminate the contest and, if terminated, to select the winner(s) from all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to such action taken or as otherwise deemed fair and appropriate by Sponsor.
• BY SUBMITTING AN ENTRY, EACH ENTRANT AGREES THAT THE RELEASED PARTIES WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR, AND SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS BY ENTRANTS AGAINST, ANY LIABILITY, FOR ANY CLAIMS, SUITS, PROCEEDINGS, INJURIES, LOSSES, EXPENSES, COSTS OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DEATH, TO PERSONS, OR PROPERTY RESULTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, MISUSE OR USE OF ANY PRIZE OR PARTICIPATION IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES OR ANY SWEEPSTAKES-RELATED ACTIVITY OR FOR ANY CLAIMS BASED ON PUBLICITY RIGHTS, DEFAMATION OR INVASION OF PRIVACY AND MERCHANDISE DELIVERY.