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- Overview: BFTV, Inc. dba First Media (“Sponsor”) may offer different trivia contests (each a “Contest”) at different times. Each Contest is separate. Participation in one Contest is not participation in any other Contest. These Official Rules apply to each separate Contest. Details on the exact dates for any Contest, along with the prize(s) available in that Contest, and any other details will be email to users after email subscription Be sure to check back regularly to see what is being offered at any given time.
- Eligibility: Only legal residents of the United States who are 18 or older may participate in any Contest. Employees and directors of Sponsor or any of its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates, advertising, promotion, or production agencies (and their respective IRS dependents, immediate family members and individuals residing in their same household) are not eligible to participate. Void where prohibited by law. All applicable federal, state and local laws apply.
- Contest Period: Each Contest will begin and end at the dates and times listed on the Contest Page for that particular Contest. All times are measured by Eastern Time (“ET”). The Sponsor’s database computer is the official timekeeping device for any Contest.
- How to Participate: To participate in any Contest during the applicable Contest Period, visit the Contest Page and or login to your existing Account. Once you have created and logged into your Account, you can participate in a trivia quiz for a particular Contest by sign up
Any additional methods to participate in a particular Contest, if available, will be described at the Contest Page for that Contest. Eligibility and participation are subject to validation and verification by judges, whose decisions are final and binding in all respects. By participating in any Contest, you unconditionally accept and agree to comply with and abide by these Official Rules, the additional details on the Contest Page for the applicable Contest, and all decisions of judges. Any attempt to participate in any Contest with multiple identities, email addresses, social media accounts, or by any other means, may result in disqualification. Use of any macro, bot, script or other automated means to participate is prohibited. In case of any dispute regarding the identity of any participant, the participant will be deemed the person who is the authorized account holder of the email account associated with the Account used to participate in the Contest. An “authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person to whom the email address is assigned by an internet service provider, online service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.
Participants will submit answers to the Contests and will be awarded scores based on the accuracy of the answers (“Answer Score”) and separate scores for the timing of when the answers are submitted (“Timing Score”).
All eligible submissions will be judged by Sponsor for accuracy and an Answer Score will be awarded. A Timing Score will be awarded based on the total elapsed time a participant takes to complete the Contest, which must be completed in a single session. Sponsor’s database computer is the official timekeeping device for the Contest. No other timekeeping system or device will be considered in determining scores. You can only attempt a Contest one time in a Contest Period, and your first completion time is the only one that counts. To avoid cheating, if you log off or navigate away from the Contest before submitting answers, your submission will be disqualified for the applicable Contest Period.
- Winner Selection/Notification:
All eligible entries into a particular Contest will be evaluated by the Contest judges to determine the winner(s) based on the eligible individuals with the highest score in the Contest as described in the “How to Participate” rule above and the instructions on the Contest Page). Judges’ decisions are final and binding on all matters relating to the Contest. The winner(s) will receive a prize, subject to eligibility and these Rules. In the event of a tie between two or more participants’ scores, the participant who obtained that score the fastest will be declared the winner. In the event of a further tie, [the advertised prize for the Contest will be shared equally among the tied contestants. OR … a playoff round will be conducted among the tied contestants to determine the winner.]
Potential winner(s) will be notified within approximately two (2) business days after the end of the applicable Contest Period using contact information associated with the Account the participant used to enter. Each potential winner must respond to initial notification within five (5) business days or prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to an alternate winner. Failure to comply when requested may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner.
Each winner may be required to provide a home address within a participating location (see Eligibility section above) to be awarded a prize. Potential winners may be required to execute an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and a Publicity Release (where legal) (“Prize Claim Documents”). If any potential winner is a minor under the laws of his/her state of residence, at Sponsor’s option, the applicable prize either may be awarded in the name of parent or legal guardian of winner, or parent or legal guardian of winner may be required to ratify and sign all required documents. If a potential winner is found to be ineligible, fails to return the Prize Claim Documents, has not complied with these Official Rules, or declines a prize for any reason prior to award, such potential winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner may be selected.
- Prizes/Odds: The prize(s) and value(s) available for any Contest will be listed on the Contest Page for that Contest.
General Prize Conditions: Prizes are non-transferable and no cash equivalent or substitution is offered, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Sponsor may substitute a prize of comparable value if any advertised prize becomes unavailable. Allow 4-6 weeks after validation for delivery or arrangement for delivery of prize. Each potential winner is responsible for all federal, state and/or local taxes imposed as a result of acceptance of the prize and for all costs and expenses not identified above. If a potential winner is not of legal age of majority in his or her state of residence, the potential winner will be judged ineligible and disqualified. For any gift card prizes, gift cards are subject to issuer’s standard terms.
- Additional Rules: Contest-related materials/data that have been tampered with or altered are void. No responsibility is assumed for: (i) error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of Contest-related or App-related materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, mobile device, tablet, computer, hardware or software malfunctions of any kind, or inaccurate transmission of or failure to receive Contest-related information by Sponsor on account of technical problems; or (ii) any injury or damage to participant’s or any other person’s mobile device, tablet, or computer related to or resulting from participating in any Contest.
Sponsor reserves the right to: (i) permanently disqualify from any Contest it sponsors any person it believes has intentionally violated these Official Rules; and (ii) modify, extend, suspend, or terminate any Contest, in whole or in part, if it determines, in its sole discretion, that such Contest is technically impaired or corrupted or that fraud or technical problems, failures or malfunctions or other unintended circumstances have impaired the integrity, administration, security, proper play and/or feasibility of such Contest as contemplated herein. If a Contest is terminated before the designated end date, Sponsor will (if possible) select winner(s) from among all eligible, non-suspect Accounts unaffected by the problem. Participation in the Contest constitutes consent to the use of any winner’s name, voice, picture, and/or likeness, in any and all media without restriction of any kind whatsoever, without compensation for promotion purposes to the extent allowed by law.
Sponsor may conduct a background check to confirm any potential winner’s eligibility and compliance with these rules. By participating, you agree to cooperate reasonably with any such background check. Failure to cooperate may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. If any prize includes participation in any public event(s) or publicity, or if Sponsor intends to publicize winner(s) in any way, and if a background check reveals that a potential winner (or guest) has engaged in conduct that could damage the reputation or business on any sponsor, as determined by Sponsor in its discretion, the potential winner may be disqualified and the prize may be awarded to an alternate winner, time permitting.
- Release of Liability and Disputes: By participating, you release Sponsor, and its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, employees, directors, agents, advertising agencies, and all other associated with the development and execution of any Contest from any and against any and all injury, loss or damage caused or claimed to be caused by your participation in any Contest and/or the acceptance, awarding, receipt, use and/or misuse of the prize, and you agree that these entities are not responsible for any warranty, representation, or guarantee, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relating to any Contest and/or the awarding of any prize except as expressly provided in these Official Rules. By participating, you agree that: (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with any Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved in accordance with the Disputes, Arbitration, and Class Action waiver section of Sponsor’s Terms of Use Agreement available at [insert link to the TOU document]; (b) any claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with participating in any Contest, but in no event attorney’s fees; (c) under no circumstances will any participant be permitted to obtain any award for, and you hereby waive 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 damages for actual out-of-pocket expenses; and (d) these Official Rules and all disputes shall be governed by the internal laws of the state of California, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. For New Jersey residents, the limitations set forth above are inapplicable where attorneys’ fees, court costs, or other damages are mandated by statute.
- Data: By participating in the Contest, you agree to Sponsor’s manner of collection and usage of any information you submit, all of which is subject to Sponsor’s privacy policy.
- Winner Name(s): For the name(s) of the winner(s) in any Contest, available approximately two weeks after the end of the applicable Contest Period, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: BFTV, Inc. dba First Media 10824 Burbank Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601. Be sure to specify the period of the Contest you are asking about. All such requests must be received within 60 days after the applicable Contest Period.
- Sponsor: BFTV, Inc. dba First Media
Address: 10824 Burbank Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601.
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