OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER
OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT
INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.
1. PROMOTION DATES
a. The [INSERT CONTEST/SWEEPSTAKES
NAME] (“Promotion”) will begin on [INSERT TIME AND SPECIFY
TIME ZONE (e.g., “ET”, “CT”,
“MT”, or “PT”) AND DATE] and end on [INSERT TIME AND
SPECIFY TIME ZONE (e.g., “ET”,
“CT”, “MT”, or “PT”) AND DATE].
2. ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS
a. The Promotion is open to all legal
residents of the United States and the District of Columbia (except
NY and FL) who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry and
whose primary residence is within 60 miles of WIFR’s primary office.
Employees of WIFR (the “Station”), its parent, subsidiary, and affiliated
entities, its advertising agencies, participating sponsors/promotional
partners, other broadcasting stations in the Rockford metropolitan area,
and the members of their immediate families (spouse, parents, siblings
or children) or households (whether related or not) are ineligible to
participate or win. This Promotion is subject to all applicable federal,
state, and local laws and regulations. Void outside the United
States, in NY and FL, as applicable, and where prohibited.
b. One valid entry per contest.
Only one registered account per voter. If multiple accounts are
detected for a single voter, they will be disabled and votes disqualified.
c. Entrants are required to provide truthful
information and the Station will reject and delete any entry that it
discovers to be false or fraudulent. The Station will disqualify
any entry from individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements,
and will also delete any entry as required by law.
3. ENTRY
a. To participate in the Promotion, you
may enter via the following method(s):
VIA
INTERNET – Follow the links on www.wifr.com under Contests and follow
the instructions to enter and submit your first name and last name,
complete address, city, state, zip code, telephone number, date of birth,
and a valid email address in the online entry form. Internet entries
will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the email address
submitted at the time of entry. The authorized account holder
is the natural person who is assigned to the email address by an internet
access provider, online service provider or other organization that
is responsible for assigning the email address or the domain associated
with the submitted email address. Multiple entrants are not permitted
to share the same email address. Entries submitted will not be
acknowledged or returned. Only one registered account per voter.
If multiple accounts are detected for a single voter, they will be disabled
and votes disqualified. Use of any device to automate entry is
prohibited. Proof of submission of an entry shall not be deemed
proof of receipt by Station. The contest/sweepstakes administrator’s
computer is the official time keeping device for the Promotion.
For purpose of this Promotion, a “Day” shall begin at 12:00:00 a.m.
ET and shall end at 11:59:59 p.m. ET.
b. For internet entry, only one entry
per person and one entry per email address are permitted. For
postal entry, only one entry may be submitted per outer mailing envelope.
4. PRIZES
a. [DESCRIBE QUANTITY OF PRIZES OFFERED;
DESCRIBE EACH LEVEL OF PRIZE(S), INCLUDE DESCRIPTION(S) OF PRIZE(S)
AND THE APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE OF EACH PRIZE; IF TRIP IS AWARDED,
SPECIFY WHAT IS INCLUDED AND WHAT IS EXCLUDED, ANY EXPIRATION DATES,
LIMITATIONS, OR OTHER RESTRICTIONS ON USE. FOR TRAVEL PRIZES SPECIFY
DATES OF TRAVEL, WHETHER BLACKOUT DATES APPLY, WHETHER THE TRAVEL IS
SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY, AND THAT WINNER AND GUEST ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE
REQUISITE TRAVEL DOCUMENTATION OR VALID PASSPORTS AS NEEDED; FOR VEHICLE
PRIZES, CONSULT LEGAL COUNSEL FOR LANGUAGE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE STATE
LAW.]
b. There is no substitution, transfer,
or cash equivalent for prizes, except that the Station may, at its sole
discretion, substitute prizes of comparable value or cash. The
prizes are expressly limited to the item(s) listed above and do not
include taxes, gratuities or any other expenses. Other restrictions
may apply.
5. WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION
- Decisions of Station management
with respect to the Promotion are final.
- [INSERT TIME, DATE AND
METHOD FOR SELECTION OF POTENTIAL WINNER(S)]
- Odds of winning depend on
the number of eligible entries received. Automated voting of any
kind is not allowed.
- Winners will be notified by
email. IF a winner is unreachable after (7) days, or if that winner
is unavailable for prize fulfillment, an alternate winner will be selected.
If WIFR cannot find an eligible winner for the prize, that prize will
not be awarded. Winners (or their parents or legal guardians if
under the age of majority) must execute and return any required affidavit
of eligibility and/or liability/publicity release within ten (10) days
of notification attempt or winner will be disqualified and the prize
will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be chosen at random.
If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to complete, sign and
return the required affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity
release within the required time period, or if a prize or prize notification
is returned as undeliverable, the potential winner will be disqualified
and will forfeit the prize.
- Unless otherwise specified
in the prize notification, all prizes or prize certificates may be picked
up at the office of the Station at the address below. The winner
will forfeit any prize or prize certificate not claimed within thirty
(30) days of winning. Prize or prize certificates will not be mailed
to the winner without the winner’s prior written consent in which
the winner shall agree to assume its risk of loss. The Station,
its sponsor, or promotional partner(s) are not responsible for the safe
arrival of a prize or prize certificate.
6. CONDITIONS
a. Payments of all federal, state and
local taxes are solely the responsibility of the winners. Winners
will be required to complete and submit an IRS Form W-9 or the equivalent
including the winner’s full Social Security Number for receipt of
any prize valued at $600 or more or for any prizes awarded by the Station
in a calendar year with an aggregate value of $600 or more. Failure
to submit a complete W-9 or equivalent will result in disqualification
and forfeiture of the prize.
b. Participating in the Promotion and
acceptance of prize constitutes winner’s and guest’s (where applicable)
permission for the Station or its agents to photograph, film and record
each winner, and to use his/her name, address (city and state), likeness,
photograph, voice, biographical information and/or any statements made
by him/her regarding the Promotion or its sponsors for purposes
of trade, publicity or promotion without additional financial or other
compensation, and, where legal, to sign a publicity release confirming
such consent prior to acceptance of the prize.
c. Prior to awarding any prize or prize
certificate, and depending on the nature of the prize and eligibility
requirements of the Promotion, the Station in its sole discretion will
require verification of Promotion winner’s identification by a showing
of valid government-issued photo identification. By participating
and/or accepting a prize, entrants, winners and guests (if applicable)
agree to release and hold harmless the Station, its sponsor(s) and
promotional partner(s), its advertising and promotion agencies,
and each of their respective parent, subsidiary and affiliated entities,
and the officers, shareholders, directors, employees, agents, representatives,
successors, and assigns of each of them (collectively, the “Released
Parties”) harmless against any and all claims or liability arising
directly or indirectly from the prize or participation in the Promotion.
The Station will also require eligible Promotion winners and their guests
or travel companions, if any (as well as each of their parent(s) or
legal guardian(s), if winners, guests or travel companions are under
the age of majority in their state of residence), to sign a liability
release confirming such consent.
d. The Station, in its sole discretion,
reserves the right to disqualify any person (and all of their entries)
from this Promotion if he or she tampers with the entry process, the
operation of the Promotion, or the operation of the Station’s web
channel or is otherwise in violation of the rules. The Station
further reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify, cancel,
terminate or suspend the Promotion, or any part of it, if it is not
capable of completion as planned or if any fraud, technical failures
or any factor beyond the Station’s control, including infection by
computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical
failures of any sort, corrupt or affect the administration, security,
fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Promotion as determined
by the Station in is sole discretion. Any attempt by an entrant
or any person to deliberately damage any station web channel or to undermine
the legitimate operation of this Promotion may be a violation of criminal
and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, the Station reserves
the right to seek full prosecution and/or damages from any such individual
to the fullest extent permitted by law. The Station’s failure
to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver
of this provision. If due to circumstances beyond the control
of the Station, any competition or prize-related event or travel is
delayed, rescheduled, postponed or cancelled, the Station reserves the
right, but not the obligation, to modify, terminate, suspend or cancel
the Promotion and shall not be required to award a substitute prize.
e. The Released Parties are not responsible
for (i) typographical or other errors in the printing, the offering
or the administration of the Promotion, or in the announcement of a
prize; (ii) entries not received due to difficulty accessing the internet,
service outage or delays, computer difficulties, malfunctions, disconnections,
other technological failures, telephone service outages, delays, dropped
calls, or busy signals, or any other difficulties that may prevent an
individual from sending or receiving a text message; or (iii) lost,
stolen, mangled, misdirected, postage due, illegible, incomplete, incorrect,
or late entries. Further, the Released Parties are not responsible
if any part of a Promotion prize that cannot be awarded due to acts
of god, acts of war, natural disasters, weather, acts of terrorism or
other factors beyond the Station’s control.
f. To obtain a copy of the Official Rules
or a list of winners following completion of the Promotion (please specify
which), send a self-addressed, stamped envelope (VT residents may omit
return postage) specifying “Official Rules” or “Winner List”
to [Winner List or Official Rules Request, WIFR 2523 North Meridian
Road Rockford, IL. 61101. A copy of the Official Rules and a list
of winners (when complete) are also available during regular business
hours at the main studio of WIFR, 2523 North Meridian Road
Rockford, IL. 61101. All such requests
must be received within thirty (30) days following completion of the
Promotion.
7. TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT & PRIVACY
POLICY
a. By use of this web channel and by entering
this Promotion, you agree to the Station’s Terms of Use Agreement
and to the use of your personal information as described in the Privacy
Policy located at: “www.wifr.com”
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