KTLA – TV
PRESENTS
“SAVE MY HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY 2012”
CONTEST
OFFICIAL RULES
1. SPONSOR:
KTLA-TV, 5800 Sunset
Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90028
2. CONTEST DATES:
The contest begins at 12:00:01
a.m. PT on October 25, 2012 and ends at 11:59 p.m. PT on November 18, 2012 (the
"Contest Period"). Entries will be accepted from 12:00:01 a.m. PT on
October 25, 2012 until the deadlines set forth below. Entries submitted in this
Contest before or after the Entry Period will be disqualified.
For entries asking for this appliance as
the prize…
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…this is the entry deadline
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Washer/Dryer
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October 28, 2012 at 11:59:59 p.m.
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Refrigerator
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November 4, 2012 at 11:59:59 p.m.
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Dishwasher
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November 11, 2012 at 11:59:59 p.m.
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Stove/Cooktop/Oven
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November 18, 2012 at 11:59:59 p.m.
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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/applicances and follow the
instructions to complete the entry form. All
entries must be submitted according to the deadlines above, based on the
criteria provided. You must provide all
information requested on the entry form, including your name, age, address,
contact information, nominee’s information, an essay consisting of no more than
50 words detailing why you (or the nominee) deserve to have an appliance
replaced, and the uploading of one digital photo showcasing the appliance mentioned
in the essay. You may also (but are not required to) upload one digital video
showcasing the appliance mentioned in the essay. Video must be NO GREATER than
200MB in size, NO LONGER than one (1) minute, and in one of the following
formats: avi,dv,mov,qt,mp4,mpeg,3gp,asf,wmv,mpg. 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. 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.
b. By submitting
a photo and essay, entrants and nominees 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, videos 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 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 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 October 25,
2012. 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.
By entering this Contest, you
agree that you (and your nominee) have authorization to replace appliances in
your residence, whether through outright ownership of their residence, or via
authorization from a lessor. Entrants and/or nominees found to be unauthorized
to replace appliances in their residence will be disqualified. Any costs
associated with removing appliances from the residence of a disqualified
entrant including, but not limited to, gas disconnect costs, electrical
disconnect costs, and labor, will be the responsibility of the entrant.
5. PRIZE AND WINNER
SELECTION:
At or near 10:25 a.m. on the
judging dates set forth below, 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.
20% - quality of essay
b.
25% - level of need for a new
appliance as indicated in the photo and/or video submitted
c.
55% - potential marketing and/or
entertainment value of an entrant's submission
For this prize…
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entries will be judged on this date
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Washer/Dryer
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October 29, 2012
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Refrigerator
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November 5, 2012
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Diswaher
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November 12, 2012
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Stove/Cooktop/Oven
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November 19, 2012
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On or about each date
mentioned above, a KTLA Staff member will, via telephone, call each finalist (or,
where applicable, their nominee) for that date’s corresponding prize to inform
them of their status.
At or near 1:00 p.m. on the
judging dates listed above, a second round of judging will be conducted by a
judging panel composed of KTLA Staff and/or persons designated by KTLA. In
this second round of judging, the five finalists’ entries will be evaluated
again and re-scored according to how well they fulfilled the original criteria
listed above. The nominee of the finalist who obtains the highest score in
this second judging round will be declared the Winner of the prize that
corresponds to the judging date listed above.
There will be a total of four
(4) winners in this Contest. Only one (1) winner per household will be
allowed.
Winners will be informed of
their status by way of an in-person visit from KTLA Staff, including a camera
crew broadcasting live on KTLA-TV. By entering this Contest, you agree to
appear on “KTLA 5 Morning News” on one of the dates listed below if you are
chosen as a Winner. The prize will be delivered to the winners and installed in
their homes on the day they are informed of their status as winners.
The schedule of in-person
visits by KTLA Staff and the corresponding prizes that each winner will receive
are as follows:
Date of KTLA Staff visit
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Prize
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Approximate Retail Value
of Prize (“ARV”)
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November 1, 2012
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GE Washer and Dryer
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$1,400
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November 8, 2012
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GE Refrigerator
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$1,400
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November 15, 2012
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GE Dishwasher
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$700
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November 21, 212
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GE Stove/Cooktop/Oven
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$1,100
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Sponsors will choose the
exact model of appliance to be installed in each winner’s home. Model
selection will be based in part upon the size of available space for the
appliance in each winner’s home.
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 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 (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
for marketing or promotional purposes. Sponsors reserve the right to prohibit any entrant from
participating in the Contest if, at their sole discretion, Sponsors 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 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 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, 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 “Save
My Holiday Giveaway 2012”, Attn: Creative Services, KTLA-TV, 5800 Sunset
Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90028, by January 15, 2013. A list of the
winners’ names will be available after the winner has been verified and the
prize has been awarded.