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WHAT’S BREWING IN YOUR HOMETOWN PHOTO OF THE WEEK SWEEPSTAKES
OFFICIAL RULES
1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. The What’s Brewing in Your Hometown Photo of the Week Sweepstakes (the “Promotion”) is sponsored by Media General Operations, Inc. d/b/a WSAV News 3 (“WSAV”) and Savannah Area McDonald’s Restaurants (together the “Promotion Parties”). Promotion is only offered in Georgia and South Carolina (“Promotion Area”). Void outside of Promotion Area and where prohibited.
2. Promotion is subject to all federal, state and local laws. WSAV shall be entitled to interpret these Official Rules as needed — including but not limited to rules regarding entries, deadlines, winner selection, prize restrictions, and eligibility — and all of its decisions are final. By entering, entrants agree to these Official Rules.
3. Promotion begins on January 7, 2015. Final entry deadline is December 31, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (“ET”). Weekly winners will be selected each Thursday (except for the last drawing, which will be on a Friday) from January 7, 2015, until December 31, 2015. WSAV’s computer is the official time-keeping device for this Promotion.
ELIGIBILITY
4. To be eligible, each entrant must be at least eighteen (18) years old and a legal resident of the Promotion Area (above) as of entry date.
5. Employees of Media General Operations, Inc. d/b/a WSAV News 3, Savannah Area McDonald’s Restaurants, and the members of their immediate families (defined as spouse, parents, siblings or children) and households (whether or not related), are not eligible to enter or win. The term "household" includes all persons residing together in a single residence, whether or not related.
PRIZES & PRIZE RESTRICTIONS
6. Weekly Prizes (51): One (1) WSAV coffee mug and seven (7) vouchers, each redeemable at participating Savannah Area McDonald’s restaurants for one (1) small McCafé® Coffee or McCafé® Beverage. Approximate Retail Value: $24.50.
7. The odds of winning depend on the number of entries received. Limit one (1) Weekly Prize per person per any four (4) week period. Non-winning entries carry forward to any subsequent weekly drawings.
8. All details of prizes shall be at WSAV’s sole discretion. Each winner assumes sole responsibility for all expenses and incidental costs associated with the prize not explicitly outlined above, including without limitation, all taxes, fees, and extras.
9. Prizes are not redeemable for cash and may not be sold, bartered or auctioned. Prizes are not transferrable and may not be substituted except that WSAV in its discretion may substitute a prize, or portion thereof, with a prize or portion of equal or greater value if it deems necessary. Any such changes will be announced.
10. Any portion of any prize not used by any winner is forfeit and no cash substitute will be offered or permitted. Prizes offered are provided “as is” with no warranty or guarantee either express or implied by Promotion Parties. Merchandise prizes (if any) carry no warranty other than that offered by manufacturer. Promotion Parties have neither made nor are responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize, including but not limited to its quality, mechanical condition or fitness for a particular purpose. Other restrictions apply.
TO ENTER
11. Entries will be accepted beginning January 7, 2015 at 12:01 a.m. ET and ending on December 31, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. ET. Entries will only be accepted from Fridays at 12:01 a.m. ET until Thursdays at 5:00 p.m. ET (except for the week of Christmas, during which entries will be accepted until Friday at 5:00 p.m. ET). No entries will be accepted on Fridays or weekends.
12. To enter, visit www.wsav.com (the “Promotion Page”) and click on the “Promotions” icon in the red box on the homepage. You will be redirected to the Promotion story, which will link to the entry page. Follow the instructions to complete a one-time-only registration with all required information, which may include your full name, mailing address, phone number, e-mail address and age or date of birth.
13. Once you are registered, you may upload one (1) photograph (each a “Photo”) per week relating to the theme “What’s Brewing in Your Hometown?” Each Photo must comply with any and all terms of use and user conditions (together the “Website Terms”) at the Promotion Page as well as the “Submission Requirements” below. This is the only method of entry and entries will not be accepted via e-mail, regular mail or any other method. (Winners will be selected by a random drawing, not by judging of the Photos).
14. To be eligible for a particular Weekly Prize drawing (each a “Weekly Drawing”), entries must be received by WSAV no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on the day of the scheduled Weekly Drawing. Proof of sending is not proof of receipt by WSAV. WSAV will not accept screen shots as proof of entry.
15. Limit one (1) entry per person per week. Additional entries received from any such person thereafter will be subject to disqualification. Any use of robotic, repetitive, automatic, programmed, script, macro, or any other automated means or similar entry methods or agents (including, but not limited to, contest-entry services or multiple or different e-mail addresses, identities, registrations or logins) are prohibited and will void all entries submitted by that entrant. No group submissions will be accepted.
16. Entrants must provide a valid e-mail address. Promotion Parties are not responsible for electronic communications that are undeliverable as a result of any form of passive or active filtering of any kind. In the event of a dispute as to the identity or eligibility of a winner based on an e-mail address, the entry will be deemed made by the “Authorized Account Holder” of the e-mail address used for registration or entry. The Authorized Account Holder is the natural person who is assigned to the e-mail address by the relevant Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the corresponding domain.
17. Entrants who fail to provide any required information may be disqualified without further notification by WSAV. Promotion Parties are not responsible for entries that are lost, misdirected, garbled, distorted, truncated, incomplete, illegible, incorrect or late for any reason, and all such entries are void. WSAV reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any entry at any time that in its opinion does not comply with these Official Rules. Entries become the property of WSAV and will not be returned or acknowledged.
18. The information that you provide in connection with the Promotion may be used by WSAV in accordance with its Privacy Policy, which is found at www.wsav.com/story/20916700/terms-and-conditions and which may be updated from time to time.
19. Each entrant warrants that (a) he or she is legally entitled to upload the Photo in the Promotion, (b) the Photo does not infringe any third party rights, and (c) the Photo and entry comply with the Official Rules and Website Terms. Each entrant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Promotion Parties, their parent companies and subsidiaries, and their respective officers, directors, employees and affiliated organizations from and against any and all claims, demands, damages, costs, liabilities and causes of action of whatsoever nature that are based upon or arise out of any breach by the entrant of these Official Rules or the warranties and/or representations made by entrant pursuant to these Official Rules.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
20. All Photos must satisfy the following Submission Requirements:
a. Each Photo must be original to entrant (not copied, adapted, or reproduced from any other source and not collaboration with any other person). In other words, only the person who took the Photo is permitted to submit it in this Promotion.
b. No watermarks, signatures, or copyright notices may be added to any Photo.
c. Any individuals identifiable in any Photo must have agreed to be so identified, including for this Promotion and entrant must be able to furnish documentation of such consent if requested by WSAV.
d. Photos must not depict any identifiable brand names, trademarks, logos or trade names other than those belonging to Promotion Parties.
e. Photos must not describe or depict any content that is inappropriate, lewd, pornographic, obscene, indecent, hateful, tortious, illegal, defamatory, slanderous, libelous, false, or disparaging, or that invades any person’s privacy or other rights, or that promotes or advocates drug use, bigotry, racism, hatred, or harm against any group or individual, or that promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual origin or age.
21. WSAV may disqualify any Photo that it determines has violated the Official Rules (including the Submission Requirements), or is otherwise unsuitable, offensive, or in poor taste, at any time. You agree that WSAV has the sole discretion to decide whether any Photo satisfies these Official Rules and that its decisions are final.
WINNER SELECTION, NOTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION
22. Each Thursday beginning on January 7, 2015 and ending on December 31, 2015, or within a reasonable time thereafter, WSAV or its designee will randomly choose one (1) name from all timely entries received, for a total of forty-six (46) names. Subject to verification of eligibility, the persons whose names are so drawn will be declared the Weekly Prize winners. Potential winners’ names will be announced on Fridays during the 5:00 a.m. "What's Brewing in Your Hometown" news segment.
23. WSAV will contact each potential winner in accordance with the information supplied to WSAV at the time of registration. Each winner must respond to initial notification within forty-eight (48) hours and may be required to present valid photo identification, signed affidavit or declaration of eligibility, liability release, publicity release (where legal), tax forms and/or other legal documents to WSAV no later than seven (7) days after initial notification. WSAV in its sole discretion may allow transmission of verification documents via fax.
24. In the event that any potential winner (a) cannot be contacted directly by, or does not respond to, WSAV within forty-eight (48) hours of initial attempted notification, (b) fails to satisfy any eligibility or verification requirement herein, (c) declines to accept the prize, (d) or is otherwise determined to be ineligible, WSAV in its discretion may disqualify that individual and, an alternate winner will be chosen by random drawing as soon as reasonably practicable after such disqualification. Any alternate winners are subject to all eligibility requirements and restrictions of these Official Rules. WSAV will conduct up to three (3) alternate drawings. If WSAV cannot verify a winner for a particular prize after three (3) alternate drawings, no further drawings will be held for that prize and that prize will not be awarded.
25. WSAV may, in its sole discretion, post the verified winners' names and/or Photos on the Promotion Page and/or any of WSAV’s websites, including www.wsav.com.
PUBLICITY RELEASE
26. By accepting a prize, each winner agrees to award WSAV the right to publicize his or her name, photographs (including the use and appearance of winner's photograph on WSAV’s web page), likeness, biographical information, e-mail address, voice and details of winning for purposes of this and future promotions without further compensation, except where prohibited.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY & DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
27. Entrants agree that Media General Operations, Inc. d/b/a WSAV News 3, Media General, Inc., Savannah Area McDonald’s Restaurants, Facebook, any other company involved in the development or administration of this Promotion, and a range of subsidiaries, directors, agents, agencies, affiliates, franchisees, promoters, officers, directors, employees and related persons (collectively, “Released Parties”): (a) are not responsible for technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to lost, disconnected, interrupted, or unavailable network, server, or other connections, late, lost, undeliverable, damaged or stolen mail, or for any failed telephone or computer hardware or software, or for any failed, delayed, misdirected, corrupted, or garbled transmissions or errors of any kind, whether human, mechanical, or electronic, or for entries that for any reason are not received by WSAV by the deadlines stated above; (b) are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing, typographical or other errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion or in the printing of this offer, administration of this Promotion, or in the announcement of the prizes; (c) are not responsible for any injury or damage to any computer, modem or other electrical device as a result of participation in this Promotion or downloading of any software or materials; (d) are not responsible for unauthorized human intervention in any part of the Promotion; (e) are not responsible for any printing, typographical, technical, computer, network or human error that may occur in the administration of the Promotion, the acceptance of entries, the selection of winners, the prizes or otherwise in any Promotion-related materials; (f) are not responsible for any unauthorized third party use of any entry; (g) are not responsible for the inability to select winners because of postal failure, equipment failure, or data storage failure; and (h) are released from any and all alleged, existing, or future actions, claims, and/or liabilities of whatever nature including, but not limited to, personal injury, bodily injury (including, without limitation, wrongful death and disability), property damage, and expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and loss or damage of any other kind, arising in whole or in part directly or indirectly, from participating in the Promotion (in whole or in part), the use (including modification, adaptation, and reproduction) of entry materials (including Photos) during or after the Promotion, and the delivery, acceptance, possession, redemption, use, misuse, loss, or misdirection of any prize.
28. RELEASED PARTIES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND (WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE), INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. RELEASED PARTIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE GUARANTEES OR WARRANTIES MADE OR OFFERED BY ADVERTISERS, PARTNERS, MANUFACTURERS OR SUPPLIERS, INCLUDING THOSE RELATED TO THE PRIZE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL RELEASED PARTIES BE HELD RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR YOUR USE OF THE INFORMATION AND/OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED AND/OR MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE PROMOTION OR FOR ERRORS OR ANOMALIES RESULTING IN THE UNINTENDED OR ERRONEOUS PARTICIPATION, AWARD OF ANY PRIZE OR OTHER BENEFITS UNDER THESE OFFICIAL RULES. RELEASED PARTIES OFFER NO ASSURANCES, GUARANTEES OR WARRANTIES THAT THE PROMOTION OR RELATED WEBSITES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE AND DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE PROMOTION. RELEASED PARTIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE, AND ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE, FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RELATED TO YOUR PARTICIPATION IN OR INABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROMOTION, WHETHER THE DAMAGES ARE DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL.
29. BY ENTERING THE PROMOTION AND/OR ACCEPTING A PRIZE, YOU AGREE THAT THE RELEASED PARTIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR, AND WILL BE HELD HARMLESS BY YOU AGAINST, ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE, INJURY OR LOSS TO PERSON (INCLUDING DEATH) OR PROPERTY RELATED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, REDEMPTION, USE OR MISUSE OF PRIZE, PARTICIPATION IN ANY PRIZE-RELATED ACTIVITY, USE BY A RELEASED PARTY OF ANY ENTRY, PARTICIPATION IN THE PROMOTION, OR ANY OTHER CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST A RELEASED PARTY.
30. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IN WHOLE OR IN PART.
TRADEMARKS
31. Facebook is not a sponsor of this Promotion. Any third party trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective trademark owners. The use or mention of such third party trademarks in these Official Rules or in the Promotion is solely for descriptive purposes and shall in no way imply an endorsement or sponsorship of the Promotion.
MISCELLANEOUS
32. WSAV reserves the right to cancel, suspend or terminate this Promotion or any part thereof, in the event that WSAV determines, in its sole discretion, that the security, administration, fairness and/or operation of the Promotion has been corrupted or impaired by any non-authorized intervention, network failure, information storage failure, telecommunications failure, malfunction, or any other cause beyond WSAV’s control. In such an event, WSAV will post notice of same at the Promotion Page and select the winners by conducting a random drawing from among all non-suspect entries received prior to the suspension, cancellation or termination of the Promotion or in such other manner as WSAV, in its sole discretion, deems fair and appropriate under the circumstances.
33. WSAV reserves the right to disqualify any individual from further participation in the Promotion if WSAV concludes, in its sole discretion, that such person (a) has attempted to tamper with the entry process or other operation of the Promotion, (b) has repeatedly disregarded or has attempted to circumvent these Official Rules, or (c) has acted towards WSAV, any other Promotion Party or any other entrant in an unfair, inequitable, deliberately annoying, threatening, disrupting or harassing manner. Tampering includes attempting to enter more than the number of times permitted herein, including through the use of any prohibited device or method. Any failure by WSAV to enforce any of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of such Official Rules.
34. ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY INDIVIDUAL TO DEFRAUD, TAMPER WITH, OR DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE, THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND/OR CIVIL LAWS AND WSAV RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PURSUE ANY AVAILABLE DAMAGES OR REMEDIES AGAINST SUCH INDIVIDUAL AND/OR REFER SUCH MATTERS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR PROSECUTION TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
35. All activity arising out of and relating to the Promotion, including any reference to an entrant's status as a "winner," is subject to verification and/or auditing for compliance with the Official Rules and you agree to cooperate with WSAV concerning such verification and/or auditing. If WSAV determines, in its sole discretion, that verification or auditing activity evidences non-compliance of an entry and/or entrant with the Official Rules, WSAV reserves the right to disqualify such entry and/or entrant from the Promotion and any prize at any time.
36. WSAV reserves the right to correct typographical, printing or clerical errors in any promotion-related materials. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. 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, WSAV reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing from among all legitimate, un-awarded, eligible prize claims.
DISPUTES
37. By entering the Promotion, entrants agree that (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Promotion, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Promotion, but in no event attorneys' fees; and (c) under no circumstances will any entrant be permitted to obtain any award for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental or consequential damages and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses. Some jurisdictions do not allow for limitations on the ability to pursue class action remedies, or certain kinds of damages, and so these limitations may not apply to you.
38. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between any terms or conditions of these Official Rules and any disclosures or other statements contained in any other Promotion-related materials, including but not limited to the Promotion entry forms, or point of sale, television, print, mobile or online advertising, the terms and conditions of these Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control.
39. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrants or Promotion Parties in connection with the Promotion, shall be governed by Georgia law, without giving effect to any choice of law rules that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Georgia. All entrants expressly agree that any legal proceedings arising out of or relating in any way to this Promotion or these Official Rules shall be brought only in the federal or state courts located in Chatham County, Georgia, and entrants consent to the mandatory and exclusive jurisdiction in such courts with respect to any such legal proceedings.
40. In the event that any provision of these Official Rules is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Official Rules shall otherwise remain in effect and be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.
WINNERS' LIST/OFFICIAL RULES
41. For a copy of the Official Rules or the final Winners' List, visit the Promotion Page or www.wsav.com, or mail a SASE to: What’s Brewing in Your Hometown Photo of the Week Sweepstakes c/o WSAV, 1430 East Victory Drive, Savannah, Georgia 31404, specifying either “Winners' List” or “Official Rules Request.” Winners' List will be available after January 26, 2016.
ABBREVIATED RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Starts 2/10/14 at 12:01 am ET. Wkly Winners selected from 2/13/14 until 12/26/14. Open only to GA & SC residents, 18+ as of entry. Excludes Sponsor/Co-Sponsor employees & their hshld/immed fam mbrs. To enter, visit wsav.com & follow ins to register & upload photo (Mon to Thurs only). Final deadline 12/26/14 at 5 pm ET. Limit 1 entry per person/wk & 1 prize per person/4 wk period. Prizes (46): WSAV mug & 7 McCafé Vouchers. ARV: $24.50. Odds of winning depend on # of entries. Winners resp. for all taxes/costs not stated above. Other restrs apply. For full rules & Winners' List (avail. 1/26/15), visit wsav.com or send SASE to Sponsor (WSAV), 1430 E Victory Dr, Savannah, GA 31404. Co-Sponsors: Savannah Area McDonald’s Rests. Void where prohibited.
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