KTLA – TV
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PRESENT
“KTLA 5 NEW SAMSUNG SMART TV GIVEAWAY 2012”
CONTEST
OFFICIAL RULES
1. SPONSOR:
KTLA-TV, 5800 Sunset
Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90028
2. CONTEST DATES:
The contest begins at 6:00:01
a.m. PT on May 19, 2012 and ends at 9:00 a.m. PT on May 20, 2012 (the
"Contest Period"). Entries will be accepted from 6:00:01 a.m. PT on May
19, 2012 until 8:30:00 a.m. PT on May 20, 2012 (the "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/smarttv and follow the instructions to complete the entry form. All entries must be
submitted by 8:30:00 a.m. PT on May 20, 2012. You must provide all information requested on the entry form, including
your name, age, address, contact information, an essay consisting of no more
than 50 words providing context and description for the photograph submitted as
part of the entry, and the uploading of one digital photo showcasing yourself
and/or members of your family as a “couch potato”. 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 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.
Sponsors reserve the right to disqualify
those entries that contain offensive or inappropriate material which are deemed
by the Sponsors to be unsuitable, or which Sponsors believe would subject them
to a claim or litigation. Entrants agree to indemnify, defend and hold Sponsors 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.
After submitting an entry as
described above, watch the KTLA 5 Morning News (the "Show") between
7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on KTLA-TV on May 20, 2012 for two separate and unique
code words (the "Code Words"). The Code Words will be provided and
displayed onscreen during the broadcast of the Show (excluding commercials).
Entrants are advised (but not required) to write down each code word on a piece
of paper.
b. By submitting
a photo and essay, entrants warrant that their photos 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 or essays that do not comply with these Rules shall be
disqualified.
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 Entry 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 Sponsors 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 May 5,
2012, and who have not won a prize from KTLA within the last 60 days.
Employees of other media companies (including radio and television) Sponsors
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 near 8:31 a.m. on May 20,
2012, a judging panel composed of KTLA Staff and/or persons designated by KTLA
will evaluate all entries. The panel will designate five (5) entries as
“finalists," from among all valid entries received based on receiving the
highest scores pursuant to the following criteria:
a.
25% - originality/unique nature of
entrant's photo
b.
75% - potential marketing and/or
entertainment value of an entrant's submission
On May 20, 2012 between 8:30
a.m. and 9:00 a.m. a KTLA Staff member will, via telephone, call the
highest-ranking finalist. If the highest-ranking finalist can name the two
Code Words, he or she will be declared the winner. If the finalist does not
answer the call within the allotted time period, cannot name the Code Words or
names incorrect Code Words, he or she will be disqualified and the
next-highest-ranking finalist will be called and asked to name the Code Words.
This process will repeat until a finalist is declared the winner.
The winner will receive one
(1) Samsung ES800 Smart TV.
The Approximate Retail Value
(“ARV”) of the prize is $9,050.
All federal, state, local and
international taxes associated with the prize, as well as all other costs or
expenses associated with the prize are solely the responsibility of the winner.
Prizes are not transferable
or redeemable for cash, and prize
substitution will not be allowed, except at the sole discretion of Sponsors.
Sponsors reserve the right, but are not required, to substitute a prize of
equal or greater value for the prize in the event the prize listed herein is
canceled, postponed or unavailable for any reason. Prizes are awarded “as is”
with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied, by Sponsors. 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.
6. GENERAL CONDITIONS:
a. By entering, entrants grant to KTLA an unlimited, non-exclusive, royalty-free
right and license to publish entry submissions (including photos 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 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
for marketing or promotional purposes. Sponsors reserve the right to prohibit any entrant from
participating in the Contest or any voter from voting in the Contest if, at
their sole discretion, Sponsors find such entrant or voter to be tampering with
the entry or voting process or if such individual repeatedly shows a disregard
for, or attempts to circumvent, these Official Rules, or acts: (a) in a manner
the Sponsors determine to be not fair or equitable; (b) with an intent to
annoy, threaten or harass any other entrant, voters or Sponsors; or (c) in any
other disruptive manner.
Sponsors reserve the right not to display code words
onscreen due to the coverage of breaking news or other unforeseen
circumstances. Should sponsors choose not to display code words on any day
during the Contest Period for reasons listed above, sponsors reserve the right
(but are not required) to do one of the following:
a) Extend the Contest Period
so that the code words not displayed as originally scheduled may be displayed
on a different day
b) Display the code words
during another KTLA-TV news broadcast
c) Reduce the overall
number of code words required to enter the Contest
d) Cancel the entire Contest
and refrain from selecting any winners from the pool of entries
e) Take no action
Any and all schedule changes for the display of code words
and/or other changes to the terms or rules of this Contest will be listed on
the KTLA website at www.ktla.com/springcleaning.
Sponsors 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 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, entrants agree to be bound by these rules and
the decisions of Sponsors, and hereby forever and irrevocably release, indemnify and holds
harmless the Sponsors 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 Sponsors 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 the Sponsor,
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 Sponsors to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any
provision of these Official Rules nor the failure, delay or omission by
Sponsors 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 Sponsors 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 Sponsors.
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 “KTLA
5 New Samsung Smart TV Giveaway 2012”, Attn: Creative Services, KTLA-TV, 5800
Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90028, by July 1, 2012. A list of
the winners’ names will be available after the winner has been verified and the
prize has been awarded.