Houston’s Eagle AAA Texas 500
OFFICIAL RULES
1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO
ENTER OR TO WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT
IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ALL
FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
2. Eligibility. Subject to the additional restrictions below,
the AAA Texas 500 Contest (the “Sweepstakes”) is open to residents of the state of
Texas who are 18 years or older at the time of entry. Employees of Cox Media
Group (“Sponsor”), Ron Craft Chevrolet and each of 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
Sweepstakes will begin at 7:00 a.m. (C.T.) on October 22, 2012 and end at 5:00
p.m. (C.T.) on Nov 1st, 2012 (the “Sweepstakes Period”). Sponsor will be the official timekeeper for
the Sweepstakes.
Enter by visiting the
AAA Texas 500 Contest official
registration page at www.houstonseagle.com and completing all of the required
information and following all posted instructions. By participating in the Sweepstakes, you
agree to be bound by Sponsor’s Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy http://www.houstonseagle.com/visitor_agreement/
and http://www.houstonseagle.com/privacy_policy/
which are hereby incorporated by reference.
Maximum one (1) entry
per person and per email address during the Sweepstakes 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 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 Sweepstakes
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 Sweepstakes 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 Sweepstakes.
4. Winner Selection and Odds. On or about November, 2012, Sponsor will
select one (1) Grand Prize in a random drawing from among all eligible entries
received during the Sweepstakes Period.
Odds
of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
5. Prize Description.
1 (1) Grand Prizes: Subject to verification of eligibility and
compliance with these Official Rules, 1 (1) Grand Prize Winner will receive the
two tickets to AAA Texas 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway
November 4th (ARV: $80.00). Plus 1 night stay at The Renaissance
Hotel in Dallas Nov 3rd (Value $100)
No refund or
compensation will be paid in the event of the cancellation or delay of the Movie
(“Trip/Event”), or any portion thereof.
6. Winner Notification and
Acceptance. Potential winners
will be notified on or about November 1st 2012 at
the telephone number and/or email address
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 1990 Post Oak
Blvd, Suite 2300, Houston, TX within forty-eight (48) hours after notification
(office visits must be between the hours of 9 a.m. (C.S.T.) and 5 p.m. (C.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), which must be notarized and
returned the day prize is claimed. .
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 a random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries received
during the Sweepstakes Period.
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.
7. Publicity. Except where prohibited, acceptance of any
prize constitutes the winner’s irrevocable consent to the publication or other
use by Sponsor and its licensees of his or her name, biographical information
and likeness in any media, including the Internet, for any commercial,
publicity or promotional purpose, without limitation, review or approval, or
additional compensation.
8. Participation. By participating, participants agree to be
bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and any Sweepstakes
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 Sweepstakes as solely determined by Sponsor. In the event the Sweepstakes 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 Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole
discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Sweepstakes. Should the Sweepstakes 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. Release. BY PARTICIPATING IN THE SWEEPSTAKES, EACH
PARTICIPANT AGREES TO FULLY RELEASE, FOREVER DISCHARGE AND HOLD HARMLESS
SPONSOR, COX MEDIA GROUP, INC., COX ENTERPRISES, INC., Fathom Events 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”) FROM AND AGAINST
ANY CLAIMS, COSTS, LIABILITIES, LOSSES, INJURIES, AND DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF
THE SWEEPSTAKES, 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 SWEEPSTAKES; (2) THE
QUALITY, RECEIPT, POSSESSION, USE, OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE; OR (3) ANY TRAVEL OR
ACTIVITY THAT IS RELATED TO THE SWEEPSTAKES OR ANY PRIZE.
10. Limitations of Liability.
By PARTICIPATING IN the Sweepstakes,
PARTICIPANTs acknowledge and agree that EVERYTHING REGARDING THIS SWEEPSTAKES,
INCLUDING THE WEB SITE 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 Sweepstakes; (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 Sweepstakes; (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 Sweepstakes 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
Sweepstakes. 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 prizes by a
random drawing among all legitimate eligible prize claims.
11. 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.
12. Sponsor. The AAA Texas 500 contest is sponsored by Cox Media Group. The decisions of Sponsor regarding the
selection of winners and all other aspects of the Sweepstakes 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
Sweepstakes. For a list of winners
(available after November 14, 2012) or a copy of
these Official Rules, visit www.houstonseagle.com
or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to “Winners List/Official Rules” (as
applicable), AAA Texas 500 Contest, 1990 Post
Oak Blvd, Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77056. If you have any questions regarding
this Sweepstakes, please contact Lisa Searcy at 1990 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 2300,
Houston, TX 77056.
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