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 Sinister DVD giveaway (the “Contest”)
is open to “residents of the state of Florida who are 18 years or older
at the time of entry” who reside in Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco, Polk,
Citrus, Hernando, Manatee, and Sarasota Counties. Employees of Cox
Media
Group (“Sponsor”), and each of their 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.
3. How To
Enter. The Contest will begin at February 18, 2013 and end on March
1, 2013, at 10:00am (the “Contest Period”). Sponsor will be the official
timekeeper for the Contest.
Enter by visiting theboneonline.com contest page and
completing all of the required information and following all posted
instructions. By participating in the Contest you agree to be bound by
Sponsor’s Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy http://www.theboneonline.com/privacy_policy/which
are hereby incorporated by reference.
Enter as often as you like provided that multiple entries by
means of software-generated or other automated processes will be disregarded.
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, 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 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 and Odds.
A total of 2 (Two) winners will be selected
Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries
received.
5. Prize
Description.
One (1) : Sinister on DVD (ARV $24.99)
Limit: One (1) prize per person and per household.
6. Winner
Notification and Acceptance. Potential winners will be notified on or
about March 4, 2013 at the email address provided on the potential winner’s
entry form.
In order to claim a prize, potential winner must respond to
Sponsor’s notification within one (1) business day of notice or attempted
notice.
To claim his/her prize, the potential winner must personally
visit The WHPT Business Offices at 11300 4th Street North , Ste 300, St.
Petersburg, FL 33716 (5) 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.
Potential winners may be required to complete an affidavit
of eligibility, and a liability and publicity release (except where prohibited
by law), which must be notarized and returned within 24 hours of receipt.
Sponsor’s inability to reach a potential winner after a
reasonable (as solely determined by Sponsor) effort has been made, the failure
of a potential winner to timely respond to a prize notification, the return of
any prize notification as undeliverable Sponsor will conduct up to 3
alternate drawings, after which the prize will remain unawarded.
A PARTICIPANT IS NOT A WINNER OF ANY PRIZE UNLESS AND UNTIL
SPONSOR HAS COMPLETED ITS VERIFICATION OF PARTICIPANT’S ELIGIBILITY.
A winner may waive the right to receive a prize.
Prizes are non-assignable and nontransferable and cannot be redeemed for
cash. No substitutions allowed by winner. 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. Winner is solely
responsible for reporting and payment of any taxes on a 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.
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. Prizes not won and claimed by eligible winners in
accordance with these Official Rules will not be awarded and will remain the
property of Sponsor.
7.
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.
8.
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.
9.
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.
10. Limitations of
Liability. BY PARTICIPATING IN THE SWEEPSTAKES, PARTICIPANTS ACKNOWLEDGE AND
AGREE THAT EVERYTHING REGARDING THIS SWEEPSTAKES, INCLUDING theboneonline.com
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.
11. 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.
12. Sponsor.
The Sinister DVD contest is sponsored by WHPT-FM The decisions of Sponsor
regarding the selection of winners and all other aspects of the Contest 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 a
list of winners (available after March 31, 2013 for a copy of these Official
Rules, visit theboneonline.com or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to
“Winners List/Official Rules” (as applicable), Sinister DVD 11300
4th Street North Ste 300, St. Petersburg FL 33716. If you have any questions
regarding this Sweepstakes, please contact Mike Oliviero at Cox Media Group,
11300 4th Street North Ste 300, St Petersburg FL 33716.
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