PRESENTS
“FORD TRANSIT CONNECT GIVEAWAY 2010”
CONTEST
OFFICIAL RULES
KTLA-TV, 5800 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90028
Ford Dealers Advertising Association of Southern California, 1010 E. Union Street, Suite 212, Pasadena, CA 91106
Dailey & Associates, 8687 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood, CA, 90069
2. CONTEST DATES:
The contest begins at 12:00:01 a.m. PT on June 28, 2010 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. PT on July 25, 2010. Any entries submitted after 11:59:59 p.m. PT on July 25, 2010 will be disqualified.
3. HOW TO ENTER:
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
a. Beginning at 12:00:01 a.m. PT on June 28, 2010, go to www.ktla.com/ford and follow the instructions to complete the entry form. You must provide all information requested on the entry form, including your name, address, telephone number and valid e-mail address, name of business, and an essay addressing the topic “How My Business Would Benefit from a Ford Transit Connect” (the “Entry Materials”).
The essay portion of your entry may not exceed 100 words. The essay must be your own original composition. There will be only one entry per person, e-mail address and household. You must have a valid e-mail account in order for your entry to be eligible. Sponsors reserve the right to disqualify those entries that may subject Sponsors to a claim or litigation. Entries will be accepted until 11:59:59 p.m. PT on July 25, 2010. Any entries submitted after 11:59:59 p.m. PT on July 25, 2010 will be disqualified.
b. By entering, you represent that the Entry Materials, including without limitation, the essay; (i) consists of your original writing produced for the Contest; (ii) do not/will not violate or infringe any intellectual property rights, including but not limited to copyright, trademark/trade name, or contract rights, or any other proprietary rights of any person or entity; (iii) do not contain obscene, profane or pornographic material, do not contain defamatory or libelous statements (including without limitation words that are considered offensive to individuals of a certain race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or socioeconomic group), do not invade the privacy or any other rights of any person, firm, or entity; and (iv) in no other way violate any applicable laws, regulations, or television broadcast network standards as determined by Sponsors in their sole discretion. Entry Materials that do not comply with these Rules shall be disqualified.
c. Incomplete or late entries will be disqualified and Sponsors are not responsible for online entries that are lost, late, incomplete, 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, e-mail address or household. Subsequent entries from the same email address will be deleted. Multiple entries from the same person will be disqualified. All entry information (excluding the intellectual property rights embodied in the submitted essay) becomes the property of Sponsors and will not be returned or its receipt acknowledged.
4. ELIGIBILITY:The essay portion of your entry may not exceed 100 words. The essay must be your own original composition. There will be only one entry per person, e-mail address and household. You must have a valid e-mail account in order for your entry to be eligible. Sponsors reserve the right to disqualify those entries that may subject Sponsors to a claim or litigation. Entries will be accepted until 11:59:59 p.m. PT on July 25, 2010. Any entries submitted after 11:59:59 p.m. PT on July 25, 2010 will be disqualified.
b. By entering, you represent that the Entry Materials, including without limitation, the essay; (i) consists of your original writing produced for the Contest; (ii) do not/will not violate or infringe any intellectual property rights, including but not limited to copyright, trademark/trade name, or contract rights, or any other proprietary rights of any person or entity; (iii) do not contain obscene, profane or pornographic material, do not contain defamatory or libelous statements (including without limitation words that are considered offensive to individuals of a certain race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or socioeconomic group), do not invade the privacy or any other rights of any person, firm, or entity; and (iv) in no other way violate any applicable laws, regulations, or television broadcast network standards as determined by Sponsors in their sole discretion. Entry Materials that do not comply with these Rules shall be disqualified.
c. Incomplete or late entries will be disqualified and Sponsors are not responsible for online entries that are lost, late, incomplete, 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, e-mail address or household. Subsequent entries from the same email address will be deleted. Multiple entries from the same person will be disqualified. All entry information (excluding the intellectual property rights embodied in the submitted essay) becomes the property of Sponsors and will not be returned or its receipt acknowledged.
This Contest is void where prohibited by law. This Contest is open only to legal residents of California, who are 18 years of age or older as of June 28, 2010, and who are small business owners. For the purposes of this Contest, “small business owner” is defined as
• a person who is self-employed, or
• a person who owns a business that employs 50 people or fewer.
• Sponsors reserve the right to require documentation and/or proof of such self-employment or small business status.
Employees (and their immediate household or family members) of media companies that are within the KTLA viewing area, Sponsors and its parent corporation, subsidiaries, or affiliates, and such employees' immediate family or household members are not eligible to enter or win the contest.• a person who owns a business that employs 50 people or fewer.
• Sponsors reserve the right to require documentation and/or proof of such self-employment or small business status.
5. PRIZE AND WINNER SELECTION:
a. On or about July 25, 2010, all eligible entrants will be reviewed by a panel of judges composed of certain staff and/or persons designated by staff of the Sponsors listed above in Section 1. The judges will select a winner based on the following criteria:
• 10% quality of writing
• 45% level of entrant’s need for a new transportation vehicle
• 45% marketing potential of entrant’s story
b. The winner will receive a Ford Transit Connect truck. Approximate retail value of the prize is $22,000. The prize specified herein is being awarded as is, with no warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, by Sponsor. The winner will not be entitled to any Factory Rebate offered to the general public for the Ford Transit Connect.
Sponsors also reserve the right, but are not required, to provide additional products and/or services as part of the prize package at their discretion.
The winner is responsible for all federal, state, and local taxes associated with the delivery prize, as well as all other costs or expenses associated with the prize, including, but not limited to delivery fees, license fees and title fees. The winner shall be required to sign Affidavit of Eligibility/Publicity Release on behalf of winner, and failure to execute such documents may result in disqualification.
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.
6. GENERAL CONDITIONS:• 10% quality of writing
• 45% level of entrant’s need for a new transportation vehicle
• 45% marketing potential of entrant’s story
b. The winner will receive a Ford Transit Connect truck. Approximate retail value of the prize is $22,000. The prize specified herein is being awarded as is, with no warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, by Sponsor. The winner will not be entitled to any Factory Rebate offered to the general public for the Ford Transit Connect.
Sponsors also reserve the right, but are not required, to provide additional products and/or services as part of the prize package at their discretion.
The winner is responsible for all federal, state, and local taxes associated with the delivery prize, as well as all other costs or expenses associated with the prize, including, but not limited to delivery fees, license fees and title fees. The winner shall be required to sign Affidavit of Eligibility/Publicity Release on behalf of winner, and failure to execute such documents may result in disqualification.
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.
a. 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.
b. 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 Contest website.
c. By participating in this Contest, entrants (i) agree to have their names, photographs, voices, biographical information, likenesses, and entry submissions (including photographs and videos) 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; (ii) grant and agree to grant to Sponsors an unlimited, non-exclusive, fully-paid royalty-free right and license (but not obligation) to publish, exhibit, distribute and/or otherwise make available the essay provided by entrant, in any medium now known or hereafter invented, in perpetuity, and (ii) agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of the judges and to release Sponsors, their parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents from any and all liability for any injuries, claims , losses, or damages of any kind caused by any prize or resulting from their participation in this contest and their acceptance and use of any prizes won.
d. This Contest is subject to the KTLA.COM Terms of Service (www.ktla.com/termsofservice) and the KTLA.COM privacy policy (www.ktla.com/privacypolicy) and shall be governed, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to the choice of law provisions thereof.
7. OFFICIAL RULES AND WINNERS LIST:b. 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 Contest website.
c. By participating in this Contest, entrants (i) agree to have their names, photographs, voices, biographical information, likenesses, and entry submissions (including photographs and videos) 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; (ii) grant and agree to grant to Sponsors an unlimited, non-exclusive, fully-paid royalty-free right and license (but not obligation) to publish, exhibit, distribute and/or otherwise make available the essay provided by entrant, in any medium now known or hereafter invented, in perpetuity, and (ii) agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of the judges and to release Sponsors, their parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents from any and all liability for any injuries, claims , losses, or damages of any kind caused by any prize or resulting from their participation in this contest and their acceptance and use of any prizes won.
d. This Contest is subject to the KTLA.COM Terms of Service (www.ktla.com/termsofservice) and the KTLA.COM privacy policy (www.ktla.com/privacypolicy) and shall be governed, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to the choice of law provisions thereof.
For a copy of the Official Rules or the name of the winner, send a self-addressed envelope to “Ford Transit Connect Giveaway 2010”, Attn: Creative Services, KTLA-TV, 5800 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90028, by September 1, 2010. A list of these names will be available after the winner has been verified and the prize has been awarded.