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WHO-HD February Flyaway Official Rules and
Regulations
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 applications received.
ALL FORMS MUST BE FILLED OUT
COMPLETELY AND TRUTHFULLY. FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION AND PROVIDE
TRUTHFUL AND PERTINENT INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FROM THE
COMPETITION. DISQUALIFICATION IS IN THE SOLE DISCRETION OF WHO-HD Channel
13 and Local TV LLC.
WHO-HD Channel 13 will conduct the February
Flyaway (“the Competition”) substantially as described in these
Regulations. Participation in the Competition constitutes each applicants’
and contestant’s full and unconditional agreement to, and acceptance of, these
Regulations. All decisions of WHO-HD Channel 13 are final and absolute and
not subject to inquiry or appeal. The Competition may be temporarily
postponed or discontinued at any time without prior notice.
The Competition, and all Competition material, is © 2012
by Local TV LLC. All rights reserved.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: By applying for participation
in the Competition, each applicant and contestant understands that he or she may
be subject to one or more background checks. Background checks will
include civil, criminal, financial, driver-history and any other type of
background check deemed necessary by designated agents of WHO-HD Channel 13.
Applicants and contestants may be required to provide additional information
throughout the Competition if deemed necessary by WHO-HD Channel 13.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: One (1) entry per person per weekday is allowed. One winner
per household through the contest period. Applicants and
contestants must be legal US residents 18 years of age or older and reside in
Des Moines/Ames television viewing area as defined by the Nielsen Company which
includes the following Iowa counties: 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.
To be eligible to participate, each applicant must
complete an entire application package, including applicable release forms and
waivers. If a winner is disqualified, WHO-HD Channel 13 reserves the right
in its sole discretion to determine an alternate winner or to not award that
winner’s prize at all. Employees of Local TV LLC, employees of WHO-HD
Channel 13, the Contest's participating sponsors and their advertising agencies,
employees of other radio or television stations, and members of the immediate
family of any such persons are not eligible to participate and win. The term
"immediate family" includes spouses, siblings, parents, children, grandparents,
and grandchildren, whether as "in-laws," or by current or past marriage(s),
remarriage(s), adoption, co-habitation or other family extension, and any other
persons residing at the same household whether or not related.
Daily winners are only eligible to be entered
once into each weekly drawing even though they may enter every day.
Limit one weekly prize per person and per
household.
CONTEST PERIOD: The
Contest begins Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 5:00 AM and ends on Thursday, March
1, 2012 at 7:00 AM
(“the Contest
Period”). WHO-HD Channel 13 reserves the right to modify the Contest
Period.
HOW THE CONTEST WORKS AND PRIZES: Each weekday through the contest period (except Thursday,
March 1), WHO-HD Channel 13 will give a clue between 5:00 AM and 7:00 AM.
This is the ONLY time the clue will be broadcast.
Entrants will have until 9 PM each weeknight to visit http://whotv.com/contests, successfully log into the
contest application and enter the clue for that day. Limit one
entry per person per weekday.
At the end of each weekday through the contest period,
one winner will be chosen at random from all complete and correct entries and
will constitute a daily winner. • The daily winners
from Thursday 2/2/12 through Wednesday 2/8/12
will qualify for the weekly prize drawing on Thursday
2/9/12. • The daily winners from Thursday 2/9/12 through Wednesday 2/15/12 will qualify
for the weekly prize drawing on Thursday 2/16/12. • The daily winners
from Thursday 2/16/12
through Wednesday 2/22/12 will qualify for the daily prize drawing on Thursday
2/23/12. • The daily winners
from Thursday 2/23/12 through Wednesday 2/29/12 will qualify
for the weekly prize drawing on Thursday 3/1/12.
Daily winners are only
eligible to be entered once into each weekly drawing even
though they may enter every day.
Limit one weekly
prize per person and per household.
There will be 4 winners total in this
contest…one for each weekly prize drawing.
Station reserves the right to end registration
and draw a daily winner prior to 9 PM.
Each weekly prize winner will receive round-trip airfare for 2 AND 3-nights
(1 Room) at one of the following destinations of the winner’s choice:
• St. Petersburg/Clearwater Beach FL (Sirata Beach Resort or
Wyndham Garden • Orlando, FL - Marriott World Center or Wyndham Lake Buena
Vista • South Florida - Wyndham Garden Hotel South Beach or Wyndham Deerfield
Beach • New Orleans, LA - Wyndham Garden Baronne Plaza • Las Vegas, NV -
MGM Grand, New York, New York or Luxor • San Antonio, TX - The St. Anthony
Riverwalk Wyndham • Virginia Beach, VA - Wyndham Virginia Beach
60 days advance notice
required to book travel. Travel restrictions and black-out dates
apply. Taxes, baggage, ground transportation and all other fees are the
responsibility of the winner.
All prizes must be picked up at the WHO-HD
Studios during normal business hours at 1801 Grand Ave., Des Moines,
IA 50309. Normal business hours are M-F 8AM to Noon and 1PM to
5PM. Prior written permission must be received by WHO-HD in order to have
another party claim a prize. That party must a have copy of the winner’s picture ID and their Social
Security number to claim their prize.
RELEASE; PUBLICITY; USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION: By
participating in the Competition, each contestant and winner waives any and all
claims of liability against Local TV LLC and its employees and agents, WHO-HD
Channel 13 and its employees and agents, the Competition’s additional sponsors
and their respective employees and agents, for any personal injury or loss which
may occur from the conduct of, or participation in, the Competition. In
order to participate in the Competition, contestants must sign an official
waiver form provided by WHO-HD Channel 13. By participating in the
Competition, the winner consents to WHO-HD Channel 13 and Local TV LLC’s use of
his or her name, state of residence, and likeness for advertising and
promotional purposes online, for broadcast, and in print, or in any other media
worldwide in connection with the Competition, without limitation and without
additional compensation, except where prohibited by law.
TELEPHONE & DELIVERY DISCLAIMER: WHO-HD Channel 13
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 WHO-HD Channel 13’s control, or otherwise.
WHO-HD Channel 13 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. No photocopies or mechanical
reproductions of entry forms are permitted. WHO-HD Channel 13 is not responsible
for mechanical, technical, electronic, communications, telephone, computer,
hardware or software errors, malfunctions or failures of any kind, including:
failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed transmission of online entries, traffic
congestion on telephone lines, the Internet or at any website or lost or
unavailable network connections which may limit an online entrant's ability to
participate in the Contest, 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 Contest.
TAXES: Any valuation of the prize(s) stated above is
based on available information provided to WHO-HD Channel 13, and the value of
any prize awarded to a winner may be reported for tax purposes as required by
law. All taxes, including federal, state and local taxes, are the sole
responsibility of winner. Any person winning over $600 in prizes from
WHO-HD Channel 13 will receive a 1099 form at the end of the calendar year and a
copy of such form should be filed with the IRS. Each winner must provide
WHO-HD Channel 13 with valid identification before any prize will be
awarded.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: By participating, competitors agree: (a) to
the Official Regulations and decisions of WHO-HD Channel 13, which shall be
final in all respects; (b) to release, discharge, and hold harmless WHO-HD
Channel 13 and its respective affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, advertising and
promotion agencies, officers, directors, employees, representatives, and agents
from all liability, injuries, losses or damages of any kind to persons,
including but not limited to death or property damage resulting in whole or in
part, directly or indirectly, from participation in the Competition or any
Competition-related activity; (c) that the foregoing 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.
WHO-HD Channel 13, Local TV LLC, their sponsors, and their advertising and
promotion agencies are not responsible for cancellations, postponements, or
delays. WHO-HD Channel 13 shall have the sole discretion to administer the
Competition and interpret and apply these Regulations. Anyone using
fraudulent means to participate in and/or win the Competition will be subject to
disqualification. WHO-HD Channel 13 reserves the right to disqualify any
contestant at any time, for any reason, including, without limitation, language,
lyrics, activities or behavior deemed inappropriate. In consideration for
entering the Competition, each contestant and winner grants WHO-HD Channel 13,
Local TV LLC, its sponsors and its employees, agents, subsidiaries, advertising
and promotion agencies the right to use the contestant’s name, voice, likeness
and performance, and any portion thereof, without prior notice or compensation
for any purpose and in any media now known or hereinafter devised. Such right
shall be irrevocable, extend throughout the universe and inure in perpetuity.
Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, WHO-HD Channel 13 and
Local TV LLC shall own all rights, title and interest in and to all
performances, recordings, videos and images rendered by contestants in
connection with the Competition. Other than the prizes received by the Grand
Prize winner, no contestant shall be entitled to receive any wages, benefits,
fees or other compensation whatsoever as a result of participating in the
Competition. In consideration for his or her participation in the Competition,
each contestant agrees to release and indemnify WHO-HD Channel 13, Local TV LLC,
and the officers, directors, agents, parent companies, subsidiaries and
employees of WHO-HD Channel 13 and Local TV LLC, 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
contestant’s participation in the Competition. Any expenses incurred by
the applicant during the application process, including but not limited to, postage, shipping and materials preparation (videotape, photos,
etc.) are the sole responsibility of each applicant and neither WHO-HD Channel 13 nor Local
TV LLC will issue reimbursement for any expenses. All contestants and winners
agree, by participation in the Competition, to submit to the personal
jurisdiction of the courts of Iowa. All courts of Iowa shall govern this Competition, without regard to
Iowa’s choice of law rules. The courts of Iowa_ shall be the exclusive forum
for any dispute regarding any Regulation or activity associated with the
Competition.
MISCELLANEOUS: Each applicant and contestant agrees
to abide by these Regulations. Each winner must submit proof of
eligibility and sign WHO-HD Channel 13’s release form to claim the prize. WHO-HD
Channel 13 may substitute prizes, amend rules or discontinue the Contest at any
time as announced on the Station(s). WHO-HD Channel 13 disclaims any
responsibility to notify the participants of any aspect related to the conduct
of the Contest.
OFFICIAL REGULATIONS: To request an additional copy of
the Regulations, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to the business offices
of WHO-HD Channel 13 by March 1, 2012. Written copies of these Regulations
are also available during normal business hours at the business offices of
WHO-HD Channel 13 at 1801 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50309. All
applications become property of WHO-HD Channel 13 and will not be returned.
COMPLIANCE WITH LAW: The conduct of the Competition is
governed by the applicable laws of the United States of America, which take
precedence over any regulation to the contrary herein. The Competition is
void where prohibited and subject to all federal, state, and local laws and
regulations.
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