Game
Changing Performance
OFFICIAL
RULES
ELGIBILITY: The
contest is open to legal residents of Missouri and Illinois who are
14 years of age or older at the time of entry. Void where prohibited
by law.
Employees,
temporary employees, independent contractors and interns or KMOV, Belo
Interactive, Inc., Belo Corp., The St. Louis Post Dispatch, Pontiac,
GM, and their respective subsidiaries, parents, partners, other contest
sponsors, advertising and promotional agencies (hereinafter “Contest
Providers”) and the immediate family members of each are not
eligible to win prizes.
HOW
TO ENTER: Follow all instructions listed at KMOV.com observing
all posted deadlines (see deadlines, below). To vote for one of the
four monthly, candidates that you think deserves to be named that
month’s Performance Player of the Month, click on that candidate’s
name on KMOV.com. Or, enter by mail: include your name, address,
city, state, zip, date of birth on a piece of paper, naming one of
the four official monthly candidates you are voting for, and address
the envelope to: Game Changing Performance, KMOV, #1 Memorial Drive,
St. Louis MO 63103. “Postage Due” entries will be discarded.
Limit: one entry per household, regardless of method of entry.
DEADLINES: The
contest begins at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 2, 2005 and ends at
12:00 midnight on Sunday, November 12, 2006. Monthly contest deadlines
are as follows:
Midnight,
Sunday December 18, 2005
Midnight, Sunday, January 15, 2006
Midnight, Sunday, February 19, 2006
Midnight, Sunday, March 19, 2006
Midnight, Sunday, April 16, 2006
Midnight, Sunday, May 14, 2006
Midnight, Sunday, September 17, 2006
Midnight, Sunday, October 15, 2006
Midnight, Sunday, November 12, 2006
No submissions
will be accepted after the deadline for any reason. The sole determinant
of time for the purposes of the on-line Contest will be Belo Interactive’s
server machine(s) located in the Central Standard Time (CST) zone.
Contestants entering close to the posted deadline do so with this information
in mind.
No responsibility
is assumed by KMOV, Belo Interactive Inc., Belo Corp., The St. Louis
Post Dispatch, Pontiac, GM, their respective subsidiaries, parents,
partners, or other contest sponsors for lost, late, misdirected, or
illegible entries or for any computer, online, telephone or technical
malfunctions that may occur. Entries will be declared made by the authorized
account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. “Authorized
account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned
to an e-mail address by an Internet Access provider, online service
provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution,
etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain
associated with the submitted e-mail address. All entries become the
property of Contest Providers and will not be returned to the Contestant.
Multiple entries by the same person, including those made electronically
by one person using one or more e-mail accounts, will result in disqualification.
All e-mail entries must be submitted from a valid e-mail account that
may be identified with a natural person by appropriate independent
means, including, without limitation, reverse domain name search.
ODDS
OF WINNING: Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible
entries received.
JUDGING
CRITERIA : Entries will be judged on the number of votes
a candidate receives.
PRIZES:
The following
prize will be awarded: each month, one winner will be chosen who will
receive a $500.00 check for their school from Pontiac.
Prizes are
non-transferable; substitutions may not be requested. By participating
in contest and accepting a prize, participants and winner will be deemed
to agree to these Rules. Winner is responsible for all applicable federal,
state, and local income and any other taxes, fees and surcharges. An
IRS Form 1099 will be issued for all prizes with a retail value in
excess of $600. Contest Providers reserve the right to substitute a
prize of equal or greater value.
WINNER
SELECTION: Monthly winner selection shall take place at
KMOV, #1 Memorial Drive, St. Louis MO 63102 on the following dates:
Tuesday,
December 20, 2005
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
The winners
will be selected through computer tabulation of all entries postmarked
and received by the stated monthly deadline. Entries that meet the
judging criteria will be considered. Winner selection will be made
by Contest Providers whose decision shall be final. Winners will be
notified by e-mail, phone, U.S. mail and/or overnight courier on or
near date specified. In order to be named a winner, potential winners
may be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Prize
Acceptance Form/Release of liability upon accepting a prize. Noncompliance
may result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected.
USE
OF CONTEST INFORMATION: Notwithstanding any contrary provision
in any of Contest Providers’ respective privacy policies, Contestants
grant to Contest Providers, and Contest Providers reserve, the right
to use any and all information related to the Contest, including
information provided by Contestants in connection with the Contest,
for marketing purposes or any other purpose, unless prohibited by
law. Contestants may be required to sign a release, which grants
to Contest Providers the right to use and publish their proper name
and state of residence online or in any other media in connection
with the Contest. By accepting a prize, winner(s) may be required
to sign a release that grants permission to Contest Providers to
use his or her name, photograph, likeness, voice, prize information
and/or biographical information for publicity and promotional purposes
without future compensation unless prohibited by law. By entering,
participants release and hold harmless Contest Providers, their respective
parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees,
and agents form any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damages
of any kind arising from or in connection with the Contest or any
prize won. Restrictions, conditions and limitations apply.
CONDUCT: By
entering the Contest, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules.
The Official Rules will be posted at KMOV.com throughout the Contest.
Contestants further agree to be bound by the decisions of the Contest
Providers, which shall be final and binding in all respects. Contest
Providers reserve the right at their sole discretion to disqualify
any individual they find to be tampering with the entry process or
the operation of the Web site; or to be acting in violation of the
Official Rules.
You agree
that in your participation in the Contest you will not use obscene,
libelous or slanderous language, or language that infringes upon a
third party’s trademark, trade name or other intellectual property
right or right of privacy. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless
KMOV, Belo Interactive, Inc., Belo Corp., the St. Louis Post Dispatch,
Pontiac and GM, and their respective subsidiaries, parents, partners,
or other contest sponsor, officers, consultants, agents, and employees
against and from all claims, damages liabilities, costs and expenses
asserted by third parties alleging that the Contest includes obscenity
libel, slander, or infringes upon the third party’s intellectual
property or privacy rights, as a direct result of you actions in connection
with the Contest. You further agree to not knowingly damage or cause
interruption of the Contest or to prevent others’ participation
in the Contest.
CAUTION:
ANY ATTEMPT BY A CONTESTANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY
DAMAGE BELO WEB SITES OR TO UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE
CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH
AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, CONTEST PROVIDERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES
FROM ANY SUCH CONTESTANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
LIMITATIONS
OF LIABILITY: Winners assume liability for losses or injuries
caused or claimed to be caused by participation in the Contest, or
by the acceptance, possession, use of, or failure to receive any
prize. Contest Providers are not responsible: (i) for any lost, late,
illegible, incomplete, postage-due, misdirected or mutilated mail;
or (ii) for any incorrect or inaccurate information, in the Contest
or by any technical or human error that may occur in the processing
of submissions in the Contest. Contest Providers assume no responsibility
for an error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in
operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or
destruction of authorized access to, or alteration of, entries. Contest
Providers are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction
of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers
or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of e-mail or
player on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on
the Internet or at any Web site or combination thereof, including
injury or damage to participants or to any other person’s computer
related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials
in the Contest. If the Contest is not capable of running as planned
for any reason, including legal restrictions, tampering, unauthorized
intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond
the control of Contest Providers that corrupt or affect the administration,
security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, Contest
Providers reserve the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend
the Contest.
RULES
/ WINNERS LIST: Official Rules and the name of the monthly
winner may be obtained by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope
to: Pontiac Game Changing Performance Winners List or Rules, KMOV
Channel 4, #1 Memorial Drive, St. Louis, MO 63012 (on the outside
of the envelope as applicable). Limit one (1) request per envelope.
The request must indicate the name of the contest. Winners List will
be available 5 days after the monthly winner is confirmed. Questions
regarding this contest may be addressed to: KMOV, Pontiac Game Changing
Performance, #1 Memorial Drive, St. Louis, MO 63102.
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY: The Contest and all of the related pages, contents
and code are copyright Belo Interactive, Inc., and/or their sponsors.
The names, logos, and icons identifying the products and services
of Contest Providers are proprietary marks. Copying or unauthorized
use of any copyrighted material or trademarks without the express
written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.
GENERAL
CONDITIONS: This Contest is subject to all federal, state
and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited by law.
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