Go For The Gold Sweepstakes
Official
Rules
NO PURCHASE
NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN, NOR WILL A PURCHASE IMPROVE ONE'S
CHANCES OF WINNING. Odds of winning will depend on the number of
eligible entries received.
1. Eligibility: Entrants must be legal US
residents, at least 18 years old or above, as determined by WHO-HD and
reside in the Ames/Des Moines Designated Market Area as defined by The Nielsen
Company. Void where prohibited. The
Iowa counties included are: Adair,
Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Clarke, Dallas, Decatur,
Franklin, Greene, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hardin, Humboldt, Jasper, Kossuth, Lucas,
Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Pocahontas, Polk, Poweshiek,
Ringgold, Story, Taylor, Union, Warren, Wayne, Webster, Wright.
Employees of WHO-HD,
Local TV LLC (collectively, the “Sponsor”), the Sweepstakes’ participating
sponsors, promotional agencies and their advertising agencies, employees of
other television or radio stations, and members of the immediate families of
such persons are not eligible to participate and win. The term “immediate family” includes spouses,
siblings, parents, children, grandparents and grandchildren, and any other
person residing at the same household whether or not related. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling
all requirements set forth herein.
2.
Sweepstakes Period: The Sweepstakes begins Thursday, January 30,
2014 at 5:00 AM CT and ends Wednesday,
February 26, 2013 at 9:00 PM CT. Sponsor reserves the right to shorten or
extend the Sweepstakes Period.
3.
Sweepstakes Entry: To enter the Sweepstakes, obtain the daily clue word by watching Today
in Iowa on WHO-HD Channel 13 weekday mornings throughout the Sweepstakes Period
from 5:00 AM to 7:00 AM. Today in Iowa
is rebroadcast from 7AM to 9AM on Iowa’s Weather Channel (WHO-DT 13.2). These are the only times the clue will be provided. Next, click on the “Contest” tab at www.WHOtv.com and then click the “Go For The
Gold” graphic. Successfully log in to the
contest application (or create a new registration if you’re a new user), update
any dated registration information and enter the correct clue word for that day.
The entry form requires the following information: your name, age, address,
telephone number, and email address. Entrants must use their own name and
current residential address. Entries must be received before 9:00 PM each
weekday. Entries submitted via any other
medium are not valid. One winner will be
randomly selected each weekday from that day’s eligible entries throughout the
Sweepstakes Period. All entries become
the property of WHO-HD and will not be returned. Incomplete entries will be disqualified.
Entrants are be required to become registered users of the website and may not
enter the Sweepstakes more than once per day. Multiple entries by means of
software-generated or other automated processes will be disregarded. Detection of said automated entry will lead to
such entries being voided in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Only one registered account per entry. If multiple accounts are detected for a
single entrant, the accounts will be voided and the entries will be
disqualified in Sponsor’s sole discretion.
In the event of a dispute as to any registration, the authorized account
holder of the email address or account used to register will be deemed to be
the registrant. The "authorized
account holder" is the natural person assigned an email address by an
Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization
responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the
submitted address. Potential winner may be required to show proof of being the
authorized account holder. Sponsor
reserves the right to use any and all information related to the Sweepstakes,
including information on entrants obtained through the Sweepstakes, for
marketing purposes or any other purpose, unless prohibited by law. Sponsor reserves the right to contact
entrants and all other individuals whose email address is submitted as part of
this promotion.
4. Prize: There
will be 20 daily winners in the sweepstakes each receiving a $500 VISA Gift
Card to be used at any
merchant that accepts VISA..
5. Winner Notifications: The Sweepstakes winners will be notified via their registered e-mail
address after
10:00 AM CDT the following weekday following winning. Winners must have a valid email address
where they can be notified. If a winner
is unreachable after two (2) days, or if that winner is unavailable for prize
fulfillment, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize to another winner.
If Sponsor cannot find an eligible winner for the prize, that prize will not be
awarded. All results are unofficial
until winners are verified.
6. Prize
Acceptance/Restrictions: Only one (1) winner per
household. Winners are subject to
verification by WHO-HD of the winner’s name, age, address, phone number,
and Social Security number (where the prize value is equal to or greater than
$600.00). In order to claim his or her
prize, each winner must appear in person at the business offices of WHO-HD,
located at 1801 Grand Avenue in downtown Des Moines. Winners will be required to sign an Affidavit
of Eligibility/Release of Liability and Publicity, and may be required to
provide a completed W-9, per Section 9 below.
Failure to do so will disqualify the winner. No entries from individuals under the age of
18 will be accepted. If a winner is
disqualified, Sponsor reserves the right to determine an alternate winner or to
not award that winner’s prize at all. Prizes cannot be redeemed for cash or
substituted for any other items by any winner.
Prizes are non-assignable and non-transferrable. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a
comparable prize of like or greater value, including cash, for any prize, for
any reason. Costs of transportation and
accommodations, where applicable, and any other cost not specifically included
in the prize are the sole responsibility of the winners.
7. Publicity Release: By participating in the Sweepstakes, each entrant acknowledges that
his/her entry in the Sweepstakes constitutes that entrant’s consent to use,
publish, reproduce and for all purposes, including publicity, promotion and
advertising, in any media (including without limitation, the Internet,
television or offline promotions), each winner’s name, likeness, photograph,
voice, opinions, and/or hometown and state, and any portion thereof, each
extending throughout the universe and in perpetuity without further
compensation, credit or right of review or approval, except where prohibited by
law.
8. Telephone and
Delivery Disclaimer: Sponsor disclaims all liability for the inability of a participant to
complete or continue a telephone call due to equipment malfunction, busy lines,
inadvertent disconnections, acts beyond Sponsor’s control, or otherwise, if
applicable. Sponsor disclaims all
liability for any delays, misdelivery, loss, or failure in the delivery of any
item sent by mail, courier, express, electronic transmission, or other delivery
method. Sponsor is not responsible for
mechanical, technical, computer, hardware or software errors, malfunctions, or
failures of any kind, including but not limited to failed, incomplete, garbled,
or delayed transmission of entries, traffic congestion, viruses, sabotage, satellite
failures, electrical outages, on telephone lines, on the Internet, at any
website, or application or lost or unavailable network connections or natural
disasters or acts of God or man, which may limit an entrant’s ability to
participate in the Sweepstakes, and any injury or damage to entrant’s or any
other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in or
downloading any information necessary to participate in the Sweepstakes.
ANY ATTEMPT BY AN
ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY CIRCUMVENT, DISRUPT, OR DAMAGE ORDINARY AND <st1:place w:st="on">NORMAL OPERATION OF THIS SWEEPSTAKES, TELEPHONE SYSTEMS
OR WEBSITE, OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES IS A
VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW.
SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK
DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW AND TO
DISQUALIFY ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE SWEEPSTAKES OR ANY
OTHER SWEEPSTAKES.
9. Conditions: Sponsor
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or
suspend this Sweepstakes or any portion hereof, or to disqualify any individual
implicated in any of the following actions, if for any reason: (a) infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering,
unauthorized intervention, actions by entrants, fraud, technical failures, or
any other causes which, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, corrupt or affect the
administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the
Sweepstakes, (b) the Sweepstakes or any website associated therewith (or any
portion thereof) becomes corrupted or does not allow the proper processing of
entries per these Rules, (c) the Sweepstakes becomes corrupted due to
interruption in wireless calling devices or wireless service for any reason, or
(d) the Sweepstakes is otherwise not capable of running as planned. By entering, entrants represent that they are
eligible and agree to be bound by and comply with the Rules and the decisions
of any judges, which are final on all matters pertaining to the Sweepstakes. Any entrant who attempts to tamper with this
Sweepstakes in any way or use fraudulent means to participate in and/or win the
Sweepstakes shall be disqualified.
Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entrant at any time, for
any reason, including, without limitation, language, activities or behavior
deemed inappropriate. Sponsor and their advertising and promotion agencies are
not responsible for cancellations, postponements, or delays. Other than the prizes received by the winner,
no entrant shall be entitled to receive any wages, benefits, fees or other
compensation whatsoever as a result of participating in the Sweepstakes. Sponsor shall have the sole discretion to
administer the Sweepstakes and interpret and apply the Rules. This Sweepstakes is not intended for
gambling. If Sponsor determines that an
entrant is using the Sweepstakes for gambling purposes, such entrant may be
disqualified and reported to the authorities.
10. Indemnification/Hold Harmless: By participating, entrants agree: (a)
to the Rules and decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final in all respects;
(b) to release, discharge, and hold harmless WHO-HD, Tribune
Broadcasting Company II, LLC and Local TV, LLC, and their respective
affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies,
officers, directors, employees, representatives, and agents (the “Released
Parties”) from all liability, injuries, losses or damages of any kind to
persons, including but not limited to invasion of privacy (under appropriation,
intrusion, public disclosure of private facts, false light in the public eye or
other legal theory), defamation, slander, libel, violation of right of
publicity, infringement of trademark, copyright, or other intellectual property
rights, death or property damage resulting in whole or in part, directly or
indirectly, from the acceptance, delivery, possession, misuse or use of a prize
(including any travel or activity related thereto), or from participation in
and/or entry into or creation of an entry for the Sweepstakes and/or the
broadcast or exploitation or use of entry or any other Sweepstakes-related
activity; and (c) that the Released Parties have neither made nor are in any
manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guaranty,
expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relating to any prize. In consideration for his or her participation
in the Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees to hold harmless and indemnify the
Released Parties from any and all claims, demands and/or causes of action of
any nature or kind whatsoever, whether presently known or unknown, foreseen or
unforeseen, that arise out of the entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes,
including attorneys’ fees.
11.
Limitation of Liability:
The Released Parties are not responsible or liable
for: (i) any incorrect or inaccurate entry information or other errors in the
printing, offering or administration of the Sweepstakes or in the announcement
of the prize(s), (ii) any error, omission, interruption, defect or delay in
operation or transmission at any website, or wireless calling service,
interrupted or unavailable network, server or other conditions, (iii) failure
of any entry to be received by Sponsor due to technical problems, telephone
service problems, human error, or wireless calling service, (iv) communication
line, hardware and/or software failures, malfunction of phones (including
wireless phones/handsets), phone lines, other communications malfunctions,
unavailable network connections, cellular equipment towers, telephone systems
or wireless service, (v) damage to any computer (software or hardware)
resulting from participation in the Sweepstakes, or damage to mobile phone or
other PDA device, (vi) theft or destruction of, tampering with, unauthorized
access to, or alteration of entries and/or entry information, (vii) entries
which are late, lost, stolen, damaged, illegible, and/or unintelligible (or any
combination thereof), or (viii) any change of email address, mailing address,
telephone number and/or any other contact information provided by entrant. Any expenses incurred by the entrant during
the application process, including but not limited to postage, are the sole
responsibility of each entrant and the Sponsor will not issue reimbursement for
any expenses.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
SHALL THE RELEASED PARTIES BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, ATTORNEYS’ FEES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES.
12. Choice of Law/Forum: Iowa law shall govern this
Sweepstakes, without regard Iowa’s choice of law rules. The courts of State of Iowa shall be the
exclusive forum for any dispute regarding any Rule or activity associated with
the Sweepstakes.
13. Official Rules: To request a copy of the Rules, send a
self-addressed stamped envelope to WHO-HD, located at 1801 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50309, by December 2, 2013. Written copies of these Rules are also
available during normal business hours (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM CT) at WHO-HD’s
business offices or online at www.whotv.com.
14. Names of Winners: For a list of prize winners, send a separate,
self-addressed, stamped envelope to WHO-HD, located at 1801 Grand
Ave., Des Moines, IA 50309, or
appear in person at that location between normal business hours (8:00 AM to
5:00 PM CDT) after December 2, 2013.
15. Compliance with Law: The
conduct of the Sweepstakes is governed by the applicable laws of the United
States of America, which take precedence over any rule to the contrary herein.
16. Rights Reserved: The content, information, data,
designs and code associated with the Sweepstakes and Sweepstakes website are
protected by intellectual property and other laws. Any unauthorized use of
copyrighted materials, trademarks, or any other intellectual property of
Sponsors and/or UPICKEM without the express written consent of its owner is
strictly prohibited. UPICKEM is a
trademark of Second Street Media, Inc.
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