KIRO 7 $500 Sweepstakes Official Rules
 

KIRO 7 $500 Sweepstakes

OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES.  OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON: CHELAN, CLALLAM, CLARK, COWLITZ, DOUGLAS, GRAYS HARBOR, ISLAND, JEFFERSON, KING, KITSAP, LEWIS, MASON, PACIFIC, PIERCE, SAN JUAN, SKAGIT, SKAMANIA, SNOHOMISH, THURSTON, WAHKIAKUM, AND WHATCOM. YOU MUST BE 18 OR OLDER TO ENTER.  ODDS OF WINNING WILL DEPEND ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ENTRIES RECEIVED. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. WASHINGTON LAW GOVERNS THIS SWEEPSTAKES.

A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT AND INTERNET ACCESS ARE REQUIRED FOR ENTRY. THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED OR ADMINISTERED BY, OR ASSOCIATED WITH FACEBOOK, INC. (“FACEBOOK”).

BY ENTERING THE SWEEPSTAKES, YOU MUST AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES (“OFFICIAL RULES”) WHICH CREATE A CONTRACT SO READ THEM CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING. 

1.      ELIGIBILITY: This Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the following Counties in the state of Washington: Chelan, Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Douglas, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum, and Whatcom. You must be 18 years of age or older as of the date of entry and have a valid Facebook account to enter. Employees, officers, directors (and their immediate families and those living in their same household, whether related or not) of KIRO-TV (“Sponsor”), Cox Broadcasting, Cox Enterprises, Inc. and each of their subsidiaries, affiliates and advertising, promotion and Internet agencies; any other broadcasting organization in the Seattle Designated Market Area and all such employees’ immediate family and household members; and Second Street Media Solutions, Inc. (“Administrator”) and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising, promotion and production agencies are not eligible.  Void where prohibited by law.

2.      Sweepstakes Period. The Sweepstakes begins on November 10, 2014 at 12:00:00 p.m. Pacific Time (“PT”) and ends on November 15, 2014 at 11:59:59 a.m. PT (the “Sweepstakes Period”).  The Sweepstakes Period includes five (5) periods during which you may enter the Sweepstakes (each, an “Entry Period”).  After the end of each Entry Period, a Winner (defined in Section 6 below) will be selected, as provided in Section 4 below.

Entry Period

Begin

End

1

November 10, 2014 at 12:00:00 p.m. PT

November 11, 2014 at 11:59:59 a.m. PT

2

November 11, 2014 at 12:00:00 p.m. PT

November 12, 2014 at 11:59:59 a.m. PT

3

November 12, 2014 at 12:00:00 p.m. PT

November 13, 2014 at 11:59:59 a.m. PT

4

November 13, 2014 at 12:00:00 p.m. PT

November 14, 2014 at 11:59:59 a.m. PT

5

November 14, 2014 at 12:00:00 p.m. PT

November 15, 2014 at 11:59:59 a.m. PT

  1. How to Enter: You may enter by visiting KIRO 7’s Facebook page and following the steps set forth in Section 3.a. below (“Initial Entry”). After your first entry, you will have the opportunity for additional entries by referring Facebook friends to the Sweepstakes who follow the steps set forth in Section 3b (“Referral Entry”). The Initial Entry and “Referral Entries are each an “Entry” and collectively referred to as “Entries”. 

a.       Initial Entry: To enter, during the Sweepstakes Period, first access the Sponsor’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/KIRO7Seattle (the “Site”) and follow the on-screen entry instructions to submit an entry via the application provided under the “APPS” tab on the Site. Each entrant will be required to submit his or her name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, date of birth, and such other information as Sponsor may require.

b.      Entry by Referral Entry: After you have entered the Sweepstakes, you may enter the Sweepstakes again by inviting friends who meet the eligibility requirements to enter the Sweepstakes (“Referred Individuals”).  During the Sweepstakes Period, you may refer Referred Individuals by providing them with the code that you received when you submitted your Entry. You will receive one Referral Entry for each Referred Individual who subsequently enters the Sweepstakes by submitting an Initial Entry and entering the code when prompted (subject to the limitations below). Your Referral Entry will be deemed submitted in the same Entry Period during which the applicable Referred Individual submits his or her Entry (i.e., if a Referred Individual submits an entry during Entry Period 2, you will be entered for Entry Period 2 as a Referral Entry).  You may receive up to 50 Referral Entries into this Sweepstakes. All such Referral Entries will be treated in the same manner as any other entry. The entries from Referred Individuals are subject to the Official Rules, including, but not limited to, eligibility restrictions.  REFERRAL OF INDIVIDUALS IS NOT A REQUIREMENT OR CONSIDERATION TO ENTER THE SWEEPSTAKES. 

c.       Limit:  LIMIT OF ONE (1) INITIAL ENTRY PER PERSON PER ENTRY PERIOD AND LIMIT OF FIFTY (50) ADDITIONAL Referral EntrIES PER PERSON PER ENTRY PERIOD. All individuals will have the same opportunity to enter the same number of times. Any attempt by any entrant to enter more than once during an Entry Period using the same, multiple/different Facebook accounts, email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that entrant’s Entries, and that entrant may be disqualified from the Entry Period or the Sweepstakes, in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Use of any automated script, software, macro, or robotic program or any other automated or improper means to submit entries may result in the disqualification, in the sole discretion of the Sponsor, of the Entries themselves, the entrant, or both. Sponsor’s liability for any irregular entry shall be limited to replacement of another entry.

  1. Winner Selection:  Within twenty-four (24) hours after each Entry Period, one (1) potential winner will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible Entries received during the applicable Entry Period.  The random drawing will be conducted by Sponsor’s designated representative, whose decisions regarding the random drawing will be final. Odds of winning a prize will depend on the number of eligible Entries received during the applicable Entry Period. 

5.      WINNER NOTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION:  Each potential winner will be notified by email or phone, at Sponsor’s discretion, within a reasonable time following each Entry Period.  If a potential winner cannot be reached within forty-eight (48) hours of the initial notification attempt, he or she may be disqualified and the prize may be awarded to an alternate winner (as described below).  Winners are subject to verification. The potential winner for each Entry Period may be posted in an email to entrants and/or on Facebook.  You hereby agree that Sponsor may include your name in such a posting if you are selected as a potential winner.  The potential winners will be required to visit KIRO 7 at 2807 3rd Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121 to accept their prizes. Each potential winner will be required to complete and sign an Affidavit of Eligibility/Release of Liability, and, if legally permissible, a Publicity Release. If a potential winner fails to respond to any notification attempt or cannot be reached by telephone within the time period specified by Sponsor, or if a potential winner fails to complete and sign any required affidavit or release within the time period specified by Sponsor otherwise fails to comply with these Official Rules, the potential winner may be disqualified and an alternate winner selected to receive the applicable prize from among the remaining eligible entries based on the original method of winner selection. Potential winners will be required to verify their identity by providing a valid Washington State driver’s license or other form of identification deemed acceptable by Sponsor in its discretion.

  1. PRIZES:  Five (5) winners, subject to verification, will each receive a prepaid gift card in the amount of $500.00.  The aggregate value of all prizes is $2,500. No prize may be sold, auctioned or traded.  Prize details and availability are subject to change, and in the event that Sponsor is unable to provide a winner with his or her prize, the Sponsor may elect to provide such winner with the value of such item in cash or award an alternate prize of comparable or greater value.  All federal, state, local taxes on the prize value, if applicable, are the sole responsibility of the winner.  Each winner will be required to provide Sponsor with a valid social security number or tax identification number and sign a W-9 before the prize will be awarded for tax reporting purposes.  An IRS form 1099 will be issued in the winner’s name if required by law.  The Prizes will be awarded if properly claimed. To claim a prize, a winner must follow the directions in his or her notification. No substitution, cash redemption, or transfer of the right to receive a prize is permitted, except in the discretion of Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value.  Prizes consist only of items expressly specified in these Official Rules.  All expenses or costs associated with the acceptance or use of any prize are the responsibility of the winner. The odds of winning will depend on the number of entries received.
  2. ReleasE: YOU AGREE TO RELEASE, HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNIFY SPONSOR, ADMINISTRATOR, FACEBOOK, INC. AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, DISTRIBUTORS, ADVERTISING/PROMOTION AGENCIES AND PRIZE SUPPLIERS, EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENT COMPANIES, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, AND AGENTS (“RELEASED PARTIES”) FROM AND AGAINST ANY CLAIM, CAUSE OF ACTION, EXPENSE, OR ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEY FEES AND EXPENSES) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES OR YOUR ENTRY, INCLUDING FOR INJURIES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND SUSTAINED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE, MISUSE OR AWARDING OF THE PRIZE. 
  3. Limitations of Liability:  Released Parties are not responsible for: (a) late, lost, delayed, illegible, damaged, corrupted, or incomplete entries, incorrect or inaccurate capture of, damage to, or loss of entries or entry information; (b) any human or technical errors of any kind relating to the operation of the Site, application, communications or attempted communications with any entrant, the submission, collection, storage or processing of entries, or the administration of the Sweepstakes, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, viruses, defects, delays or disconnections in phone lines, cable or satellite systems, computers or network hardware or software; (c) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Sweepstakes; (d) electronic communications that are undeliverable for any reason, including filtering, inaccurate email addresses, or insufficient space in an entrant’s email account to receive email messages; or (e) any injury or damage to persons or property that may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from an entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use or misuse of any prize (including any travel/activity related thereto). Released Parties are not responsible for any unauthorized third-party use of any Entry. The Released Parties are not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Sweepstakes or in the announcement of the prize.

Without limiting any other provision in these Official Rules, Released Parties are not responsible or liable to any entrant or winner, or any person claiming through an entrant or winner, for any Acts of God, acts of terrorism, civil disturbances, work stoppage, natural disaster or any other event outside their control that may cause any postponement, disruption or cancellation of the Sweepstakes or the use of the prize. IN NO EVENT SHALL SPONSOR OR ITS RELATED ENTITIES BE LIABLE TO ANY ENTRANT OR WINNER FOR DAMAGES THAT EXCEED THE VALUE OF THE PRIZE TO BE AWARDED TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ENTRANT IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES.

9.      GENERAL RULES: Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion and for any reason, including technical issues and entrant fraud and misconduct, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Sweepstakes, or any part of it, or to extend the Sweepstakes Period.  If terminated, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, determine the winners from among all non-suspect, eligible Entries received up to the time of such action using the random drawing procedure outlined above.  Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who Sponsor determines (a) has failed to follow instructions; (b) has failed to fill in all required fields; (c) may have tampered or attempted to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes; (d) to have provided false information; or (e) to be acting in violation of the Official Rules of this or any other promotion or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, and to void all associated Entries.  Sponsor may prohibit any potential entrant from participating in the Sweepstakes and/or winning a prize if, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, it determines that said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking, deception or other unfair playing practices or intends or is attempting to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrants or any representative of Sponsor.  Entry times will be determined using Administrator’s computer, which will be the official clock for the sweepstakes.  All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil law and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies (including attorneys’ fees) from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.  Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.  In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Official Rules will otherwise remain in effect and will be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.  In the event of a dispute concerning who submitted an Entry, the Entry will be declared to have been made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry, but only if that person meets all of the eligibility criteria.  An authorized account holder is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g. business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.  The potential winners may be required to provide Sponsor with proof that he or she is the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the potentially winning Entry.  If a dispute cannot be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, the Entry will be deemed ineligible. 

 

Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for the Sponsor and its parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, agents and licensees to use the winner’s name and/or likeness for any commercial, advertising or promotional purpose, in all media and formats now known or later developed, without further notice or compensation, unless prohibited by law. By participating in the Sweepstakes, Entrants agree to be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and the judges, which are final and binding in all respects. In no event will more than the stated number of prizes be awarded.

  1. DISPUTES:  By entering the Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees that (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Sweepstakes, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Sweepstakes, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (c) under no circumstances will any entrant be permitted to obtain any award for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, special, incidental, or consequential damages and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrants and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Washington. Any legal proceedings arising out of this Sweepstakes or relating to these Official Rules shall be instituted only in the federal or state courts located in the State of Washington, and each entrant consents to jurisdiction therein with respect to any legal proceedings or disputes of whatever nature arising under or relating to these rules or the Sweepstakes.
  2. Entrant’s Personal Information:  Information collected from Entrants is subject to Sponsor’s Privacy Policy as set forth at: http://www.kirotv.com/privacy_policy/.  By entering the Sweepstakes, you accept Sponsor’s Privacy Policy. 
  3. Winner List:  To obtain a copy of these Official Rules or a list of the winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: KIRO-TV, 2807 Third Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121.  Please specify whether you are requesting a copy of these Official Rules or a winners’ list and the name of the Sweepstakes.  Requests for winners’ lists must be received no later than three (3) months after the end of the Sweepstakes Period.  
  4. SPONSOR: This Sweepstakes is sponsored by KIRO-TV, Seattle, Washington, and administered by Second Street Media Solutions, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri.