WPXI’s FLOWER Cosmetics Giveaway
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, WPXI’s
FLOWER Cosmetics Giveaway (the “Sweepstakes”) is open to residents of the
state of Pennsylvania who are 16 years or older at the time of entry. Employees
of WPXI-TV (“Sponsor”) and each of 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.
3. How To Enter. The Sweepstakes will begin at 5 p.m (E.T.) on Friday,
April 26, 2013 and end at 5 p.m. (E.T.) on Friday, May 31, 2013 (the
“Sweepstakes Period”). Sponsor will be the official timekeeper for the
Sweepstakes.
Enter by visiting the WPXI’s FLOWER Cosmetics Giveaway official
registration page at WPXI.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 and Privacy Policy
You may enter the Sweepstakes five (5) times per day, but a maximum of one (1)
prize will be awarded per person.
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 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 and Odds. On or about Friday, May 31,
2013, Sponsor will select one (1) potential Grand Prize Winner in a random
drawing from among all eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period.
Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
5. Prize Description. One (1) Grand Prize: Subject to verification of
eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules, the winner will receive a
cosmetics prize pack
6. Winner Notification and Acceptance. Potential winners will be
notified on or about Friday, May 31, 2013 at the telephone number or 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 forty-eight (48) hours of notice or attempted notice.
To claim his/her prize, the potential winner must pick up the prize pack at
WPXI-TV, 4145 Evergreen Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15214 and 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 five (5) business days of notification.
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, the inability of winner and his/her guest to travel within
the time period specified by Sponsor, and/or a potential winner’s failure to
comply with any term or condition of these Official Rules may, in Sponsor’s
sole discretion, result in the potential 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
up to five (5) 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., LIVE NATION WORLDWIDE, 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 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.
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 WPXI’s FLOWER Cosmetics Giveaway is sponsored by
Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. and WPXI, inc. d/b/a WPXI-TV. The decisions of
Sponsor regarding the selection of winners 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 a list of winners (available after August 15, 2013) or a copy
of these Official Rules, visit WPXI.com or send a self-addressed, stamped
envelope to “Winners List/Official Rules” (as applicable), WPXI’s FLOWER
Cosmetics Giveaway, 4145 Evergreen Road. Pittsburgh, PA 15214.
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