100K Fan Sweepstakes
OFFICIAL RULES
1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO
ENTER OR TO WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT
IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ALL
FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
2. Eligibility. Subject to the additional restrictions below,
the
100K Fan Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) sponsored by WSOC Television, Inc, is open to legal U.S.
residents of the states of North Carolina or South Carolina who are 18 years or
older at the time of entry. Employees of
WSOC Television, Inc. (“Sponsor”) and its respective affiliated companies,
subsidiaries, and advertising and promotional agencies, and the family members
of, and any persons domiciled with, any such employees, are not eligible to
enter or to win. The term “family
members” includes spouses, parents, grandparents, siblings, children, grandchildren
and in-laws, regardless of where they live.
Only one (1) prize per household for any given contest or sweepstakes
sponsored by WSOC-TV Television, Inc., will be awarded during any given ninety
(90) day period.
3. How To Enter. The Sweepstakes
will begin at 12 Noon (E.T.) on Tuesday, March 25, 2014
and end at 11:59pm (E.T.) on Sunday, April 6, 2014 (the
“Sweepstakes Period”). Sponsor will be
the official timekeeper for the Sweepstakes. There are two (2) ways to enter:
Visitors to the
WSOCTV Facebook page will see a link to enter the 100K Fan Sweepstakes sponsored by
wsoctv.com http://www.facebook.com/wsoctv
Visitors to the WSOCTV Facebook page will be asked to “like” us before
entering, if you have not already “liked” the page.
Entries will also be
received by visiting the WSOCTV.com official
registration page at http://www.wsoctv.com
and completing all of the required
information and following all posted instructions. By participating in
the Sweepstakes, you agree to be bound by Sponsor’s Visitor Agreement http://www.wsoctv.com/visitor_agreement/
and Privacy Policy http://www.wsoctv.com/privacy_policy/
, which are hereby incorporated by reference.
Limit one (1) entry
per person per email address/Facebook account, for entire sweepstakes period, regardless
of method of entry. Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same email
address. Any attempt by a participant to obtain more than the stated number of
entries by using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations
and logins, or any other methods will void that participant's entries and that
participant may be disqualified. Use of any automated, robotic, or third party
system to participate is prohibited, and will result in disqualification.
The use of multiple
identities and/or accounts is prohibited, and any attempt to obtain more than
the stated number of entries will void that participant’s entries and may
result in participant’s disqualification.
Incomplete, forged, altered, automated, mechanically-reproduced, lost,
late, postage-due misdirected, garbled or illegible entries will be
disqualified. Sponsor will not be
responsible for failure to receive entries due to transmission failures or
technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning
of any network, hardware or software, whether originating with sender, Sponsor,
or Sponsor’s Sweepstakes application service provider. In the event of a dispute, all
online entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the owner of the ISP
account from which they were sent, provided that such person satisfies all
other Sweepstakes eligibility requirements.
For these purposes, an ISP account holder shall mean the natural person
assigned to such ISP account by the Internet access provider, online service
provider or other organization responsible for assigning ISP addresses for the
domain associated with such ISP account.
All entries become
property of Sponsor and none will be returned.
Any questions regarding the number of entries submitted or the owner of
an ISP account shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, and
Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entries by persons who submit
false or misleading entry information or who Sponsor determines to be tampering
with or abusing any aspect of the Sweepstakes.
4. Winner Selection, Notification
and Acceptance; Odds.
Sponsor will select a
total of one (1) potential Grand Prize Winner in a random drawing from among
all eligible entries received during the Entry Period:
On or about Monday,
April 7, 2014, Sponsor will select one (1) potential Grand Prize Winner.
Odds of winning
depend on the number of eligible entries received during Entry Period.
Potential Grand Prize
Winner will be notified at the email address and/or telephone number provided
on the potential winner’s entry form.
In order to claim a
prize, potential prize winner must respond to Sponsor’s notification within
twenty-four (24) hours of notice or
attempted notice.
To claim his/her
prize, the potential prize winner must personally visit Sponsor’s offices at
1901 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina, 28206 within two (2)
business days after notification (office visits
must be between the hours of 9 a.m. (E.S.T.) and 5 p.m. (E.S.T.) weekdays) and
must present a valid government-issued photo ID.
Sponsor’s inability
to reach potential prize winner after a reasonable (as solely determined by
Sponsor) effort has been made, the failure of a potential prize winner to
timely respond to a prize notification, the return of any prize notification as
undeliverable, and/or a potential prize winner’s failure to comply with any
term or condition of these Official Rules may, in Sponsor’s sole discretion,
result in the potential prize winner’s disqualification and the selection of a
substitute winner by a random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries
received during the Sweepstakes Period.
Sponsor will conduct alternate drawings until the prize has been
awarded.
A PARTICIPANT IS NOT A
WINNER OF ANY PRIZE UNLESS AND UNTIL SPONSOR HAS COMPLETED ITS VERIFICATION OF
PARTICIPANT’S ELIGIBILITY.
Prize winner may
waive the right to receive a prize.
Prize is non-assignable and nontransferable and cannot be redeemed for
cash. No substitutions allowed by Prize
winners. Prizes and individual
components of prize packages are subject to availability. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute
prizes or components of prize packages with a prize or component of equal or
greater value. Prize winners are solely
responsible for reporting and payment of any taxes on a prize. Prize winner may be required to provide
his/her valid Social Security Number to Sponsor for tax purposes and/or
complete an IRS W-9 form in order to claim a prize. Prize winners are solely responsible for all
federal, state and local taxes on prize value and, as applicable, will be
issued an IRS Form 1099 based on the prize value determined by Sponsor. Sponsor
will conduct alternate drawings until all prizes have been awarded.
5. Prize Description.
A total of one (1) Grand
Prize package will be awarded: Subject to verification of eligibility and
compliance with these Official Rules, prize winner will receive one (1) Apple iPad
Mini with retina display (16GB) valued at $382.00. Total value of all prizes awarded is $382.00.
All expenses and
incidental travel costs not expressly stated in the prize package description above, including costs of meals, parking,
ground transportation, gratuities, incidentals,
passenger tariffs or duties, surcharges, airport fees, service charges or
facility charges, personal charges at lodging, security fees, taxes,
and all other expenses not specified above, are the sole responsibility of
winners.
No credit or cash
will be given for any unused portion of the Prize.
Sponsor is not
responsible for, and will not replace, lost, mutilated, or stolen Trip/Event
tickets, vouchers, gift certificates, cheques or merchandise.
6. Publicity. Except where prohibited, acceptance of any
prize constitutes the winner’s irrevocable consent to the publication or other
use by Sponsor and its licensees of his or her name, biographical information
and likeness in any media, including the Internet, for any commercial,
publicity or promotional purpose, without limitation, review or approval, or
additional compensation.
7. Participation. By participating, participants agree to be
bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and any Sweepstakes
judges or administrators selected by Sponsor, which are final and binding in
all respects. Sponsor reserves the right
to disqualify persons found tampering with or otherwise abusing any aspect of
this Sweepstakes as solely determined by Sponsor. In the event the Sweepstakes is compromised
by a virus, non-authorized human intervention, tampering
or other causes beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor which corrupt or
impair the administration, security, fairness or proper operation of the Sweepstakes,
Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to suspend, modify or
terminate the Sweepstakes. Should the
Sweepstakes be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, Sponsor reserves
the right to award prizes based on the entries received before the termination
date. Proof of sending or submission of
an entry will not be deemed proof of receipt by Sponsor.
8. Release. BY PARTICIPATING IN THE SWEEPSTAKES, EACH
PARTICIPANT AGREES TO FULLY RELEASE, FOREVER DISCHARGE AND HOLD HARMLESS SPONSOR,
COX MEDIA GROUP, INC., COX ENTERPRISES, INC., AND THEIR RESPECTIVE
SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, DISTRIBUTORS, ADVERTISING/PROMOTION
AGENCIES, AND PRIZE SUPPLIERS AND EACH SUCH COMPANY’S OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, AND SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS (COLLECTIVELY,
THE “RELEASED PARTIES”) FROM AND AGAINST ANY CLAIMS, COSTS, LIABILITIES,
LOSSES, INJURIES, AND DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE SWEEPSTAKES, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, ANY CLAIMS FOR PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH, OR DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF
PROPERTY, LOSS OF ENJOYMENT, OR ANY OTHER HARM WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF: (1)
PARTICIPATION IN THE SWEEPSTAKES; (2) THE QUALITY, RECEIPT, POSSESSION, USE, OR
MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE; OR (3) ANY TRAVEL OR ACTIVITY THAT IS RELATED TO THE
SWEEPSTAKES OR ANY PRIZE.
9. Limitations of Liability.
By PARTICIPATING IN the Sweepstakes,
PARTICIPANTs acknowledge and agree that EVERYTHING REGARDING THIS SWEEPSTAKES,
INCLUDING THE WEB SITE AND THE
prize(S), ARE provided “as is” and that Sponsor makes no representations or
warranties OF ANY KIND, express or implied, about the Prize(S) and sponsor
hereby DISCLAIMS all such warranties, including, but not limited to, any
implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. (BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE
EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN IMPLIED WARRANTIES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY
NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, THE LIABILITY OF THE RELEASED PARTIES IS
LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY SUCH STATE LAW.)
The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any
incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by PARTICIPANTs, printing
OR PRODUCTION errors, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with
or EMPLOYED in the Sweepstakes; (2) technical failures of any kind, including,
but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone
lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in
any part of the entry process or the Sweepstakes; (4) technical or human error
which may occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes, the processing of
entries, or the notification of any winner; or (5) any injury or damage to
persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in
part, from A PARTICIPANT’S participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use or misuse of any prize.
Only
the number of prizes stated in these Official Rules is available to be won in
the Sweepstakes. In the event that
production, technical, seeding, programming, or any other reasons cause more
than the stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be
available and/or claimed, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prizes by a
random drawing among all legitimate eligible prize claims.
10. Construction.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. 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.
11. Sponsor. The 100K Fan Sweepstakes is sponsored
by WSOC Television, Inc. (“Sponsor”). The decisions of Sponsor regarding the
selection of prize winner and all other aspects of the Sweepstakes shall be
final and binding in all respects.
Sponsor will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other
inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials or
announcements relating to the Sweepstakes.
For the name of the prize winner (available after June 1, 2014) or a
copy of these Official Rules, visit http://www.wsoctv.com/contests/index.html
or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to “Winners List/Official Rules” (as
applicable), the 100K Fan Sweepstakes,
1901 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina, 28206. If you have any questions regarding this
Sweepstakes, please contact Elaine Farias at 1901 North Tryon Street,
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28206.
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