KTLA – TV

PRESENTS

“HELPFUL HONDA DEALERS 2014”

CONTEST

 

OFFICIAL RULES

 

 

1.  SPONSOR:

KTLA LLC, 5800 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90028

2.  CONTEST DATES: 

The contest begins at 12:00:01 a.m. PT on April 9, 2013 and ends at 11:59 p.m. PT on June 16, 2014 (the "Contest Period").  Entries will be accepted from 12:00:01 a.m. PT on April 9, 2013 until 11:59:59 p.m. on June 29, 2014 ("Entry Period"). Entries submitted in this Contest before or after the Entry Period will be disqualified.

 

3.  HOW TO ENTER: 

No Purchase Necessary TO ENTER OR WIN.  A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. 

 

            a.  Go to www.ktla.com/helpfulhondadealers and follow the instructions to complete the entry form.  All entries must be submitted according to the deadline above, based on the criteria provided.  You must provide all information requested on the entry form, including your name, address, contact information, Nominee’s information, an essay consisting of no more than 50 words detailing why you (or the Nominee) are nominating your Nominee, and the uploading of one digital photo showcasing your Nominee and/or the helpful work that he or she does. You must have a valid e-mail account in order for your entry to be eligible. Photos must be in either .jpeg or .gif format, and each photo’s file size cannot exceed 200 kilobytes. Photos and videos that are altered or electronically enhanced in order to substantially misrepresent the entrant or the subject matter will not be considered and will be disqualified.  Sponsor reserve the right to disqualify those entries that contain offensive or inappropriate material which are deemed by the Sponsor to be unsuitable, or which Sponsor believe would subject them to a claim or litigation.   Entrants and Nominees agree to indemnify, defend and hold Sponsor and its affiliates and subsidiaries harmless against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, claims, debts, investigations, fines, penalties, costs, expenses and settlements (including attorneys' fees and costs of litigation, settlement, judgment, interest and penalties) arising out of or related to a breach of the foregoing representations and warranties.

 

 

            b.  By submitting a photo or video and essay, entrants and nominees warrant that their photos, videos, and essays are their own original creations, have not been previously published, do not violate the rights of any other person or company (including but not limited to privacy and copyrights), do not defame, libel, or slander anyone or any entity, do not contain offensive, indecent, vulgar, obscene or profane content, and in no other way violate any applicable laws, as determined by Sponsor.  Entries that include photos, videos or essays that do not comply with these Rules shall be disqualified.  Entrants also warrant that they have obtained permission from Nominees to be featured in a video commercial broadcast on KTLA 5.

 

            c.  Incomplete or late entries will be disqualified and KTLA is not responsible for online entries that are lost, late, garbled, deleted, or misdirected as a result of technical, internet, server, or other online difficulties.  In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of an entrant, the holder of the e-mail account will be deemed the person who submitted the entry.  Limit one entry per person or e-mail address for the entire Contest Period.  Subsequent entries from the same email address will be deleted.  Multiple entries from the same person will be disqualified. All entry information becomes the property of Sponsor and will not be returned or its receipt acknowledged.

 

 

4.  ELIGIBILITY: 

This contest is void where prohibited by law. This contest is open only to legal residents of California within the KTLA viewing area, who are 18 years of age or older as of April 9, 2013.  Employees of Lowe’s, other media companies (including radio and television) Sponsor and their parent corporations, subsidiaries, or affiliates, and such employees’ immediate family or household members are not eligible to enter or win the contest.

 

 

 

 

5.  PRIZE AND WINNER SELECTION:

 

On or about June 30, 2014, a judging panel composed of KTLA Staff and/or persons designated by KTLA will evaluate all entries received to that point.  The panel will designate three (3) entries as Winners from among all valid entries received based on receiving the highest scores pursuant to the following criteria:   

a.     20% - quality of essay

b.    25% - nature of the helpful work or acts described in the essay

c.     55% - potential marketing and/or entertainment value of an entrant's submission

 

Winners will be contacted via telephone or e-mail.

 

Each Winner's nominee will be featured in a short "video vignette" commercial for Southern California Honda Dealers ("Vignettes"), and broadcast on KTLA 5 before December 31, 2014.

 

All federal, state, and local taxes associated with the prize, as well as all other costs or expenses associated with the prize are solely the responsibility of each Winner.

 

Prizes are not transferable or redeemable for cash, and prize substitution will not be allowed, except at the sole discretion of Sponsor.  Sponsor reserves the right, but is not required, to substitute a prize of equal or greater value for the prize.  Prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied, by Sponsor. Any difference between actual value and stated ARV will not be awarded.    Winners will receive a Form 1099 for any prize with a value of $600 or more.

 

In the event of fewer than 3 entries, or entrants or Nominees who are non-responsive, Sponsor reserves the right to air fewer than three Vignettes.  In the event a Nominee withdraws his or her consent to be featured in a Vignette, Sponsor may disqualify that entry and select an alternate entry as a Winner.

 

 

 

 

 

6.  GENERAL CONDITIONS:

 

            a.  By entering, entrants (and their nominees) grant to KTLA an unlimited, non-exclusive, royalty-free right and license to publish entry submissions (including photos, videos and essays submitted by Entrants) in any medium now known or hereafter invented, in perpetuity.  Entrants and Winners otherwise will retain all rights to their photographs, and the publication of their photographs as part of this Contest will not limit their use and ability to further market the images. KTLA reserves the right (but is not obligated) to post entry submissions and photos online at www.ktla.com or broadcast the photo or video on KTLA Channel 5.

 

            b.  If for any reason, this Contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, tampering, fraud, technical failure, or any other cause which corrupts or threatens the administration, security or integrity of the contest, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate, modify, or suspend the contest or any portion of the contest. ANY ATTEMPT TO DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE FAIR AND LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FROM THE CONTEST. Information submitted in Internet entries, including entrant's name, address, e-mail address, etc., may be used by KTLA TV and Lowe's for marketing or promotional purposes.  Sponsor reserve the right to prohibit any entrant from participating in the Contest if, at their sole discretion, Sponsor find such entrant to be tampering with the entry process or if such individual repeatedly shows a disregard for, or attempts to circumvent, these Official Rules, or acts: (a) in a manner the Sponsor determine to be not fair or equitable; (b) with an intent to annoy, threaten or harass any other entrant, voters or Sponsor; or (c) in any other disruptive manner. 

 

Sponsor reserve the right to delay contest announcements, postpone or reschedule all or some of the contest events, and/or modify Contest deadlines at its sole discretion.  Any such changes will be announced and posted on the Sponsor’s website in a reasonable period of time.

 

By participating in this contest, entrants and their Nominees agree to have their names, photographs, voices, biographical information, likenesses, and entry submissions (including photographs) used in any and all media for promotional purposes relating to this contest or future similar contests without further compensation or notice, except as prohibited by law.   By participating in this Contest (which includes, but is not limited to, the act of inviting KTLA 5 into their residence and accepting a prize), entrants and their Nominees agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of Sponsor, and hereby forever and irrevocably release, indemnify and holds harmless the Sponsor, Lowe’s, and their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives,  agents, shareholders, successors and assigns, from any liability, claims, demands, judgments, proceedings, causes of action, lawsuits, injuries, death, costs, expenses or damages, due to any injuries, damages or losses to any person (including but not limited to death) or property of any kind, arising from, resulting from, or in connection with, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from the Contest and any element or activity thereof, the entrant’s participation in, entry in, or in ability to enter the Contest, or any Contest-related activity, or the entrant’s acceptance, use, misuse, inability to use,  possession, travel related to, or defect of any prize, or any violation of entrants privacy, publicity, personal and proprietary rights, or the collection, use and/or sharing of entrant’s personally identifiable information by Sponsor or their designees; any change in the prizing (or any components thereof) due to unavailability, business or creative considerations, or due to reasons beyond Sponsor’s control, any late, lost, stolen, mutilated, misdirected, illegible, delayed, garbled, corrupted, destroyed, incomplete, undeliverable or damaged entries, any wrongful, negligent, or unauthorized act or omission on the part of any of Sponsor, Lowe’s or any of their agents or employees, lost, stolen, damaged, delayed or destroyed prizing (or any element thereof), and any typographical errors in these Official Rules or any Contest promotional materials. 

            e.  Neither the failure of Sponsor to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of these Official Rules nor the failure, delay or omission by Sponsor in exercising any right with respect to any term of these Official Rules, will be construed as a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of each Sponsor's or right to assert or rely upon any such provision or right in that or any other instance.

 

            f. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrants and Sponsor in connection with these Contest shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions.

 

All winning entrants and Nominees shall be required to sign and return a Photo and/or Essay Release, and an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability Release. Entrants represent that they agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of the judges and Sponsor.

 

7.  OFFICIAL RULES AND WINNERS LIST:  For a copy of the Official Rules or the name of the Winners, send a self-addressed envelope to “Helpful Honda Dealers 2014”, Attn: Creative Services, KTLA-TV, 5800 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90028, by August 1, 2014.  A list of the Winners’ names will be available after the Winners have been verified and the prizes have been awarded.