By participating in a contest on WYXB, WLHK, WIBC, WFNI and/or their
websites, entrants agree to the specific rules, terms and conditions
provided for that particular contest as stated, either in addition
to or in place of the Official General Contest Rules given here.
ELIGIBILITY 1. The Mystar Break the PIN Challenge (the “Contest“)
is conducted by WYXB, WLHK, WIBC, and WFNI, Emmis Communications Corporation,
and Mystar Financial Solutions (the “Sponsor” or “Emmis
Communications”) and is open to legal residents of the United
States who are 18 years of age or older at time of entry (unless otherwise
specified), except employees of Emmis Communications Corporation,
Mystar Financial Solutions, affiliates, subsidiaries, and successor
companies, contest sponsors, advertising and promotion agencies, contest
prize suppliers, participating advertisers and immediate family members
of anyone so situated. "Immediate family members" shall
include spouses, siblings, parents, children, grandparents, and grandchildren,
whether as "in-laws", or by current or past marriage, remarriage,
adoption, co-habitation or other familial extension, and any other
persons residing at the same household location, whether or not related.
HOW TO ENTER 2. The Contest begins March 1, 2008 and ends February 28,
2009.
3. There is no purchase necessary to enter the Contest. To enter,
please follow these steps: 1) Use your computer’s internet browser
to go to any Emmis Indy radio station home page at http://www.b1057.com,
http://www.hankfm.com, http://www.wibc.com, or http://www.1070thefan.com
; 2) click on the “Contest” link; 3) Click to play the
game; 4) Once the game is played, register to win by entering the
required fields of information; and 5) click submit, and you are entered.
No entries will be accepted by any other means.
4. All entries must be submitted by 11:59 PM, EST on February 28,
2009.
All entries become the sole property of the Sponsor and none will
be returned for any reason. All entries must be received during the
Contest Period. Entries will be declared invalid if they are late,
illegible, incomplete, damaged, irregular, mutilated, forged, falsified,
altered, garbled, mechanically or electronically reproduced, or tampered
with in any way.
Entries received online shall be deemed to be submitted by the authorized
account holder of the e-mail address associated with the Entry. For
the purpose of the Contest Rules, “authorized account holder”
of an e-mail address means the natural person who is assigned to an
e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider,
or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for
the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Potential
winner may be required to provide Sponsors with proof that the potential
winner is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated
with the winning Entry.
PRIZES 5. There will be forty-nine (49) prizes awarded in total
for this Contest (each a “Prize”). Each prize will be
awarded based on random selection. The odds of winning the Prizes
depend upon the number of eligible entries received. All submission
deadlines will be determined by the Sponsor.
The monthly prizes, awarded to one (1) person per station per month
of the contest (WYXB-FM, WLHK-FM, WIBC-FM, WFNI-AM) shall consist
of: an Indianapolis-area retailer gift certificate, ranging in amount
from $25 - $50.
The grand prize, awarded to one (1) person, shall consist of the following:
One (1) $500 Visa Gift Card.
Prizes are specified within individual contest rules. Prizes are non-transferable
and non-exchangeable. No substitution or cash equivalent will be made.
Emmis Communications reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal
or greater value if the awarded prize is unavailable for any reason.
Emmis Communications reserves the right to restrict the local winners
to only persons whose primary residence is within a 60 mile radius
of the Emmis Communications offices.
SELECTION OF WINNERS 6. Each month throughout the contest period, one winner from
each station will be randomly selected, for a total of four (4) monthly
winners, to be drawn on or after the last day of the month. One randomly
selected entrant will win the Grand Prize on or after March 1, 2009.
Each qualifying participant will be contacted by e-mail at the e-mail
address provided during the Contest entry process. If a winner is
unreachable after seven (7) days, or if that winner is unavailable
for prize fulfillment, an alternate winner will be selected. If Emmis
Communications cannot find an eligible winner for the prize, that
prize will not be awarded.
7. Each winner is responsible for all federal, state and local taxes
and will be required to complete an IRS form W-9 for any prizing valued
over $600, or based on state laws. Emmis Communications and/or its
affiliates/sponsors reserve the right to withhold prizes until completed
form W-9 is received.
8. No more than one member of a household is eligible to win a monthly
prize more than once for the duration of the contest period. All valid
entries are eligible to win the grand prize.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY 8. Void where prohibited by law. Emmis Communications reserves
the right to cancel, terminate or modify the contest if it is not
capable of completion as planned for any reason, including, but not
limited to, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized
intervention or technical failures of any kind. The decision of the
Emmis Communications is final. All federal, state and local laws and
regulations apply. Emmis Operating Company, Emmis Communications Corporation,
their subsidiaries and affiliates, their officers, directors, agents,
stockholders, insurers, and employees, and their advertising and promotional
agencies and sponsors assume no responsibility or liability whatsoever
for damages, loss or injury resulting from participating in any contest
or acceptance or use of any prize. In consideration of participation
in a contest, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Entrant, on
Entrant's behalf, and on behalf of Entrant's heirs, successors or
assigns, administrators and personal representatives, does hereby
COVENANT NOT TO SUE, FULLY RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE (i) (WYXB,
WLHK, WIBC, WFNI), (ii) Emmis Operating Company, (iii) Emmis Communications
Corporation, and each of their respective direct and indirect subsidiaries,
affiliates, partners and related entities, (iv) each of their respective
directors, officers, employees, agents, insurers, attorneys, shareholders
and representatives, and (v) each predecessor, successor, and assign
thereof, from and against any and all actions, charges, claims, losses,
costs, damages, expenses (including attorneys' fees and expenses)
and liabilities of any kind or character, whether known or unknown,
in connection with, arising out of or in any way related to Entrant's
participation in any contest.
9. Participants are solely responsible for timely receipt of entries.
Entries are subject to verification and will be declared invalid if
they are late, illegible, incomplete, mechanically reproduced, mutilated,
forged, falsified, altered or tampered with in any way. Emmis Operating
Company, Emmis Communications Corporation, their subsidiaries and
affiliates, their officers, directors, agents, stockholders, insurers,
and employees, and their advertising and promotional agencies and
sponsors are not responsible or liable for late, lost, incomplete,
illegible, misdirected, stolen, delayed, damaged or destroyed entries,
notifications, replies or any Contest Release; for lost, interrupted,
inaccessible or unavailable networks, servers, Internet Service Providers,
websites or other connection, related to the Contest and/or the Contest
Website; for errors of any kind, including but not limited to human,
electronic, mechanical and/or technical in nature; for failure or
technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer
and online systems, servers, computer equipment, software, e-mail,
players, or browsers on account of technical problems or traffic congestion
on the Internet, the Contest Website, any related website, or any
combination thereof or otherwise; for any injury or damage to entrant,
entrant’s computer, or any other person’s computer related
to or resulting from participating in or downloading material in connection
with the Contest; for incorrect or inaccurate information; and/or
for weather conditions, event cancellations, delay or rescheduling
or other factors beyond the Sponsor’s control. Emmis Communications
is not responsible for any prize offered or any aspect of any contest
appearing on an advertiser's web banner or hyperlink located on its
affiliates’ websites.
DISQUALIFICATION
10. All participants agree to be bound by these rules. Emmis Communications,
in its sole discretion, further reserves the right to disqualify any
person for (i) violating any of these rules, (ii) tampering with the
entry process or the operation of the WYXB, WLHK, WIBC, and WFNI websites,
(iii) gaining an unfair advantage in participating in the contest,
(iv) obtaining winner status using fraudulent means, or (v) engaging
in otherwise unsportsmanlike, disruptive, annoying, harassing, or
threatening behavior. Furthermore, any resale or auction or attempt
to resell or auction of complimentary prizes, if any, will result
in disqualification for all future WYXB contests. ANY ATTEMPT BY A
CONTESTANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY CIRCUMVENT, DISRUPT
OR DAMAGE ORDINARY AND NORMAL OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST, TELEPHONE
SYSTEMS OR WEBSITE, OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST
IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT
BE MADE, WYXB RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PARTICIPANT
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
11. This is NOT a gambling site, and is not intended to be associated
with gambling. If it is determined that a contestant is using the
contest for gambling purposes they will be disqualified and reported
to local authorities.
PUBLICITY RELEASE 12. Unless prohibited by law, participation constitutes permission
for Emmis and contest sponsors, or its affiliates and sponsor, without
any further obligation to the contest participant, the right to use
and publish their proper name and likeness online and in print, or
any other media in connection with the Contest without financial gain.
Furthermore, Emmis Communications and its affiliates and sponsors
reserve the right to use any and all information related to the Contest,
including information on contestants obtained through the contest,
for marketing purposes or any other purpose.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 13. All intellectual property, including but not limited
to trade-marks, trade names, logos, designs, promotional materials,
web pages, source code, drawings, illustrations, logos, slogans and
representations are owned by Emmis Communications, the Sponsors and/or
their affiliates. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized copying or
use of any copyrighted material or intellectual property without the
express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.
ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS 14. These rules apply to all Emmis Communications sponsored
contests unless modified or superceded by rules written for a specific
contest, or if inapplicable for such a promotion or contest. In the
event any specific contest rule conflicts with any of the general
rules provided above, the specific contest rules prevail. Emmis Communications
reserves the right in its sole discretion to supplement or make changes
to the rules of any contest at any time without notice. Emmis Communications
reserves the right in its sole discretion to interpret the rules of
any contest, and such interpretation shall be binding upon all participants.
Emmis Communications shall not be responsible for any administrative
errors involved in the execution of any contest. Copies of the Official
Rules for any contest may also be attained by sending a self-addressed
stamped envelope with the identity of the contest inquiry to: 40 Monument
Circle, Suite 600, Indianapolis, IN 46204.
For a list of contest winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope
to Emmis Communications, Winners List, 40 Monument Circle, Suite 600,
Indianapolis, IN 46204, and include the name of the contest.
