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COX Media Group “Ugly
Bathroom Makeover” 2012
OFFICIAL RULES
1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO
ENTER OR TO WIN. ALL FEDERAL, STATE,
LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY.
VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
2. Eligibility. Subject to the additional restrictions below,
the COX Media Group “Ugly Bathroom Makeover” 2012 (the
“Contest”) is open to Central Florida residents (who reside in the counties of
Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Brevard, Lake, Marion, Sumter, Volusia, Flagler,) who
are 18 years or older at the time of entry. Employees of Cox Media
Group, Orlando (“Sponsor”), Universal Contracting,
Orlando Home Show, and each of [its/their] respective
affiliated companies, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotional agencies,
and the family members of, and any persons domiciled with, any such employees,
are not eligible to enter or to win. The
term “family members” includes spouses, parents, grandparents, siblings,
children, grandchildren and in-laws, regardless of where they live.
3. How To Enter. The Contest
will begin at 12:01 p.m. (E.T.) on September
14, 2012 and end at 5:00 p.m. (E.T.) October 1, 2012 (the “Contest
Period”). Sponsor will be the official
timekeeper for the Contest.
For internet entry: Enter by visiting the COX Media Group “Ugly
Bathroom Makeover” 2012
Official Cox Media Group
registration pages at
http://wftv.upickem.net/engine/Welcome.aspx?contestid=69922
http://wdbo.upickem.net/engine/Welcome.aspx?contestid=70071
http://wmmo.upickem.net/engine/Welcome.aspx?contestid=70053
and completing all of
the required information and following all posted instructions. By participating in the Contest, you agree to
be bound by Sponsors’ Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy at http://www.wftv.com/privacy_policy/
or http://www.wdbo.com/privacy_policy/
or http://www.wmmo.com/privacy_policy/ which are hereby incorporated by reference.
As part of the registration process, you must upload your original photo. Entries that are in compliance with these
Official Rules will be reviewed, and verified by Sponsor.
For
mail entry: To enter, hand print your first and last
name, phone number, address, date of birth and email address on a postcard or
3” x 5” card or piece of paper along with your original photo and mail it to COX Media Group “Ugly
Bathroom Makeover” 2012 P.O. Box 999, Orlando, FL, 32802. All entries
must be postmarked by September 29, 2012 and received no later than October 1, 2012. No facsimiles or mechanical reproductions
permitted. Only one (1) entry per outer
stamped envelope.
Maximum one (1) entry
per person during the Contest Period.
The use of multiple
identities and/or accounts is prohibited, and any attempt to obtain more than
the stated number of entries will void that participant’s entries and may
result in participant’s disqualification.
Incomplete, forged, altered, automated, mechanically-reproduced, lost,
late, misdirected, garbled, or illegible entries, or entries that do not meet
the size or formatting requirements specified above, will be disqualified. Sponsor will not be responsible for failure
to receive entries due to transmission failures or technical failures of any
kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, hardware or
software, whether originating with sender, Sponsor, or Sponsor’s Contest
application service provider. In the event of a dispute, all
online entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the owner of the ISP
account from which they were sent, provided that such person satisfies all
other Contest eligibility requirements.
For these purposes, an ISP account holder shall mean the natural person
assigned to such ISP account by the Internet access provider, online service
provider or other organization responsible for assigning ISP addresses for the
domain associated with such ISP account.
All entries become
property of Sponsor and none will be returned.
Any questions regarding the number of entries submitted or the owner of
an ISP account shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, and
Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entries by persons who submit
false or misleading entry information or who Sponsor determines to be tampering
with or abusing any aspect of the Contest.
4. Entry Restrictions.
Your entry (1) cannot depict trademarked apparel;
(2) must be suitable for a general audience; (3) cannot
contain any nudity, sexually explicit, disparaging, libelous or other
inappropriate content (all as determined in the sole discretion of Sponsor);
(4) cannot contain any commercial content
that promotes any product(s) or service(s) other than Sponsor; (5) cannot contain any trademarks, copyrighted works or other
intellectual property (other than works and intellectual property that you own,
or for which you have obtained royalty-free rights for Sponsor to use in
connection with this Contest (collectively, “Authorized Assets”). Any elements appearing in your entry must be
entirely original, created by you, be in the public domain, or be an Authorized
Asset. Use of any materials that are not
original to you, not in the public domain, or that are not an Authorized Asset
may result in disqualification. Sponsor
reserves the right to disqualify any entry that violates the foregoing
restrictions, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.
5. Winner Selection.
“At the end of the Contest Period”, one
(1) Photo will be selected as a Grand Prize winner and (2) Photos will be
selected as First Place Winners by a committee of three (3) judges appointed by sponsor to evaluate photos based on the following
criteria: (1) Photo
Quality (50%); (2) and Appropriateness to the contest theme “Ugly Bathroom”(50%). The
entrant with the highest cumulative score will be designated the winner. In the
event of a tie, an additional “tie-breaker judge will determine the Winner from
among all such tied entries using judging criteria above. Incomplete and/or
inaccurate entries and entries not complying with all the rules are subject to
disqualification. Decision of judges are final and binding.
By accepting the
Grand Prize, Grand Prize Winner expressly agrees to release and hold harmless
the Sponsor and other Released Parties from any and all liabilities, claims,
damages, costs and expenses arising out of the Contest, the bathroom makeover
project, or the Grand Prize Winner's acceptance or use of any prize. The Grand
Prize Package has an estimated retail value of up to $5,000 based on the
following project allowances, but depends on the size of the winner's bathroom.
The foregoing allowances represent good faith estimates of the values of the
various components of the makeover project to be awarded and the actual value
of the Grand Prize makeover project may differ depending on the specific
details of the project. The Grand Prize Winner will be notified of the final retail
value of the Grand Prize after the renovation is complete. Under no
circumstances will the Sponsor be obligated to award a Grand Prize bathroom
renovation package valued at more than $5,000 and any difference between the
estimated and final, actual value of the bathroom renovation project will not
be awarded. All costs and expenses associated with the bathroom renovation
project in excess of the project allowances set forth above will be the sole
responsibility of the Grand Prize Winner. The Grand Prize Winner must cooperate
fully with Sponsor and the bathroom design consultants, suppliers and
contractors selected by Sponsor during the makeover project, and the Grand
Prize Winner is solely responsible for obtaining and paying the costs of any
permits, inspections or licenses required by applicable laws, regulations or
ordinances to complete the makeover project. The Grand Prize bathroom makeover
is provided "as is" without any express or implied warranty of any
kind from Sponsor, including warranties of merchantability, or fitness for a
particular purpose. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries
received.
6. Prize Description.
One
(1) Grand Prize: Subject to
verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules, one (1) Grand
Prize Winner will receive a Bathroom Makeover from Universal Contracting including materials,
labor and installation (ARV: $5,000) and
four(4) tickets to the Orlando Home Show on October 7, 2012 at the Orange
County Convention Center (ARV: $40)
Two(2)
First Prize: Subject to verification of
eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules, two (2) First Prize
Winners will each receive one (1)Home Improvement Gift Card (ARV: $ $100) and
four(4) tickets to the Orlando Home Show on October 7, 2012 at the Orange
County Convention Center, Orlando, FL (ARV: $40)
Total ARV of all
prizes to be awarded in the Contest: $5,320
The Grand Prize
bathroom renovation must be fulfilled by November 1, 2013 or the prize will
expire.
Limit:
One (1) prize per person and per household.
7. Winner Notification and
Acceptance. Potential winners
will be notified on or about October 3, 2012 at
the telephone number provided on the
potential winner’s entry form.
In order to claim a
prize, potential winner must respond to Sponsor’s notification within twenty-four
(24) hours of notice or attempted notice.
To claim his/her prize,
the potential winner must personally visit Sponsor’s offices at 490 E. South
Street, Orlando, Florida, 32801, within twenty-four (24) hours after
notification (office visits must be between the hours of 9 a.m. (E.S.T.) and 5
p.m. (E.S.T.) weekdays) and must present a valid government-issued photo ID.
Potential winners may
be required to complete an affidavit of eligibility, and a liability and
publicity release (except where prohibited by law), when they visit the
sponsor’s location. and a written commitment to attend the Orlando Home Show on
Sunday, October 7, 2012 between 2:00pm and 3:00pm for the introduction of the
Grand Prize Winner.
Sponsor’s inability
to reach a potential winner after a reasonable (as solely determined by
Sponsor) effort has been made, the failure of a potential winner to timely
respond to a prize notification, the return of any prize notification as
undeliverable, and/or a potential winner’s failure to comply with any term or
condition of these Official Rules may, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, result in
the potential winner’s disqualification and the selection of a substitute
winner by based the entry that received the next highest score according to the
judging criteria. Sponsor will select up
to one (1) alternate potential winners, after which the prize will remain
unawarded.
A PARTICIPANT IS NOT
A WINNER OF ANY PRIZE UNLESS AND UNTIL SPONSOR HAS COMPLETED ITS VERIFICATION
OF PARTICIPANT’S ELIGIBILITY.
A winner may waive the
right to receive a prize. Prizes are non-assignable
and nontransferable and cannot be redeemed for cash. No substitutions allowed by winner. Prizes and individual components of prize packages
are subject to availability. Sponsor
reserves the right to substitute prizes or components of prize packages with a
prize or component of equal or greater value.
Winner is solely responsible for reporting and payment of any taxes on a
prize. Winner may be required to provide
his/her valid Social Security Number to Sponsor for tax purposes and/or
complete an IRS W-9 form in order to claim a prize. Winners are solely responsible for all
federal, state and local taxes on prize value and, as applicable, will be
issued an IRS Form 1099 based on the prize value determined by Sponsor. Prizes
not won and claimed by eligible winners in accordance with these Official Rules
will not be awarded and will remain the property of Sponsor.
8. Participation. By participating, participants agree to be
bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and any Contest
judges or administrators selected by Sponsor, which are final and binding in
all respects. Sponsor reserves the right
to disqualify persons found tampering with or otherwise abusing any aspect of
this Contest as solely determined by Sponsor.
In the event the Contest is compromised by “a
virus, non-authorized human intervention, “tampering or
other causes beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor which corrupt or impair
the administration, security, fairness or proper operation of the Contest,
Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to suspend, modify or
terminate the Contest. Should the Contest
be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, Sponsor reserves the right
to award prizes based on the entries received before the termination date. Proof of sending or submission of an entry
will not be deemed proof of receipt by Sponsor.
9. Authorization. BY ENTERING THE CONTEST, YOU REPRESENT AND
WARRANT THAT (I) YOUR ENTRY IS ORIGINAL, WAS LEGALLY OBTAINED AND CREATED, AND
DOES NOT INFRINGE THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OR OTHER LEGAL, EQUITABLE,
OR MORAL RIGHTS OF ANY THIRD PARTY; (II) YOU HAVE OBTAINED PERMISSION TO SUBMIT
YOUR ENTRY FROM EVERYONE NAMED, DESCRIBED, OR APPEARING IN YOUR ENTRY AND FROM
THE OWNERS OF ALL LOCATIONS APPEARING IN YOUR ENTRY, AND YOU CAN MAKE THOSE
AUTHORIZATIONS AVAILABLE TO SPONSOR UPON REQUEST; (III) THE ENTRY YOU ARE
SUBMITTING HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN PUBLISHED OR ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION AND IS
NOT CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR PUBLICATION; AND (IV) YOU WILL NOT
DISSEMINATE OR OTHERWISE SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY TO ANY OTHER ENTITY FOR PUBLICATION.
10. Publicity Release. BY ENTERING THE CONTEST,
YOU AGREE THAT SPONSOR, COX MEDIA GROUP, INC., COX ENTERPRISES, INC., UNIVERSAL
CONTRACTING, ORLANDO HOME SHOW AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES,
SUPPLIERS, DISTRIBUTORS, ADVERTISING/PROMOTION AGENCIES, AND PRIZE SUPPLIERS
AND EACH SUCH COMPANY’S OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS,
REPRESENTATIVES, AND SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “RELEASED
PARTIES”) HAVE THE ABSOLUTE RIGHT
AND PERMISSION TO PUBLISH YOUR ENTRY ON THE WEBSITE AND TO BROADCAST, PUBLISH,
OR OTHERWISE USE YOUR ENTRY AND/OR YOUR NAME, BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION, AND
LIKENESS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONTEST OR FOR ANY COMMERCIAL, PUBLICITY, OR
PROMOTIONAL PURPOSE WITHOUT LIMITATION, REVIEW OR APPROVAL, OR COMPENSATION TO
YOU. BY ENTERING, YOU GRANT THE RELEASED
PARTIES AN EXCLUSIVE, ROYALTY-FREE AND IRREVOCABLE LICENSE AND RIGHT (BUT NOT
THE OBLIGATION) TO TELECAST, BROADCAST, COPY, EDIT, ADAPT, MODIFY, REPRODUCE,
PUBLISH, CREATE DERIVATIVE WORKS OF, DISTRIBUTE, USE, OR OTHERWISE PUBLICLY
DISPLAY ANY OR ALL OF YOUR ENTRIES, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, IN ANY MANNER OR
MEDIUM THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IN PERPETUITY, FOR COMMERCIAL, PUBLICITY, OR PROMOTIONAL
PURPOSES, AND TO LICENSE OTHERS TO DO SO, WITHOUT LIMITATION, REVIEW OR
APPROVAL, OR COMPENSATION TO YOU.
11. Indemnification. If Sponsor’s use of your entry causes Sponsor
to be subject to a claim by any third party, you agree to indemnify and hold
harmless the Released Parties, and all persons acting by, through, under or in
concert with them, against any and all damages, costs, judgments and expenses
(including reasonable attorney’s fees) which the Released Parties (or any one
of them) may incur as a result of the use of your entry.
12. Release. BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CONTEST, EACH
PARTICIPANT AGREES TO FULLY RELEASE, FOREVER DISCHARGE AND HOLD HARMLESS THE
RELEASED PARTIES FROM AND AGAINST ANY CLAIMS, COSTS, LIABILITIES, LOSSES,
INJURIES, AND DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE CONTEST, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, ANY CLAIMS FOR PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH, OR DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF PROPERTY, LOSS
OF ENJOYMENT, OR ANY OTHER HARM WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF: (1) PARTICIPATION IN
THE CONTEST; (2) THE QUALITY, RECEIPT, POSSESSION, USE, OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE;
OR (3) ANY TRAVEL OR ACTIVITY THAT IS RELATED TO THE CONTEST OR ANY PRIZE.
13. Limitations of Liability.
By PARTICIPATING IN the Contest,
PARTICIPANTs acknowledge and agree that EVERYTHING REGARDING THIS CONTEST,
INCLUDING THE WEB SITES AND THE
prize(S), ARE provided “as is” and that Sponsor makes no representations or
warranties OF ANY KIND, express or implied, about the Prize(S) and sponsor
hereby DISCLAIMS all such warranties, including, but not limited to, any
implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. (BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE
EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN IMPLIED WARRANTIES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY
NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, THE LIABILITY OF THE RELEASED PARTIES IS
LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY SUCH STATE LAW.
The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any
incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by PARTICIPANTs, printing
OR PRODUCTION errors, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with
or EMPLOYED in the Contest; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but
not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or
network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part
of the entry process or the Contest; (4) technical or human error which may
occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes, the processing of entries, or
the notification of any winner; or (5) any injury or damage to persons or
property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from
A PARTICIPANT’S participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any prize.
Only
the number of prizes stated in these Official Rules is available to be won in
the Contest. In the event that
production, technical, seeding, programming, or any other reasons cause more
than the stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be
available and/or claimed, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize based
upon which entries received the highest scores according to the judging
criteria.
14. Construction.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any such provision is
determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these Official Rules shall
be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable
provision was not contained therein.
15. Sponsor. The COX Media Group “Ugly
Bathroom Makeover” 2012 is sponsored by COX Media Group. The
decisions of Sponsor regarding the selection of winners and all other aspects
of the Contest shall be final and binding in all respects. Sponsor will not be responsible for
typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or
in other materials or announcements relating to the Contest. For a list of winners available after October 7, 2012 or a copy of
these Official Rules, visit http://www.wftv.com/s/marketplace/contests/
or send a
self-addressed, stamped envelope to “Winners List/Official Rules”, The COX
Media Group “Ugly Bathroom Makeover” 2012, P.O. Box 999, Orlando, FL, 32802. If
you have any questions regarding this Contest, please contact Sara Linartas at
407-841-9000.
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