Price Chopper Senior Sendoff 2016 Sweepstakes

Official Rules

APPLE IS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY WAY IN THIS CONTEST/SWEEPSTAKES. THE SPONSOR(S) IS/ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING THE PRIZE(S) LISTED HEREIN. THE PRIZE(S) WON ARE NOT APPLE PRODUCTS, NOR ARE THEY RELATED TO APPLE IN ANY WAY. THE RESPONSIBIITY OF ORGANIZING THIS Sweepstakes AND DISTRIBUTING THE PRIZE(S) ARE THE SPONSORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES. APPLE DOES NOT SPONSOR THIS CONTEST/SWEEPSTAKES IN ANY WAY.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN, NOR WILL A PURCHASE IMPROVE ONE’S CHANCES OF WINNING. 

ALL FORMS MUST BE FILLED OUT COMPLETELY AND TRUTHFULLY. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION, WHICH SHALL BE AT SPONSOR’S SOLE DISCRETION.

WDAF will conduct the Price Chopper Senior Sendoff 2016 Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) in accordance with these Official Rules (“Rules”).  Participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to, and acceptance of, these Rules.  The Sweepstakes is intended for play in the United States only, and is void where prohibited and outside the Sweepstakes area set forth below.  Do not participate if you are not eligible and located in the United States at the time of entry.

1.  Eligibility:  Entrants must be legal US residents, at least 18 years old or above, as determined by WDAF and reside in the Kansas City Designated Market Area as defined by The Nielsen Company.   Employees of WDAF and of its parent and affiliated companies, Price Chopper, their respective promotional and advertising agencies, employees of other television or radio stations, and members of the immediate families of such persons are not eligible to participate and win.  The term “immediate family” includes spouses, siblings, parents, children, grandparents and grandchildren, and any other person residing at the same household whether or not related.  Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein. 

2. Sweepstakes Period:  The Sweepstakes begins on or about Monday, April 11, 2016 at 6:00 am CT and ends at 11:59 pm CT on May 5, 2016 (the “Sweepstakes Period”). 

3.  Sweepstakes Entry:  To enter the Sweepstakes, go to fox4kc.com/seniors and accurately complete the official entry form.  Entries must be received by 11:59 pm CT on May 5, 2016.  All received entries become the property of WDAF and will not be acknowledged or returned.  Entrants must use their own name.  One entry per person and per email address; subsequent entries from the same person (even if using different email addresses) or a single email address will be disqualified.  Incomplete entries will be disqualified. Entrants may be required to become registered users of the WDAF website. Registration is free. Multiple entries by means of software-generated or other automated processes will be disregarded and may be voided in Sponsor’s sole discretion.  Only one registered account per entry.  If entries or accounts in excess of the limits set forth herein are detected, the entries or accounts will be voided in Sponsor’s sole discretion.  If there is a dispute as to the identity of an entrant, the authorized account holder of the email address used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant.  The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.  The information that you provide in connection with the Sweepstakes may be used by Sponsor in accordance with its Privacy Policy, which is found at privacy.tribune.com and which may be updated from time to time. 

4.  Winner Selection & Prize:  One winner will be randomly selected from all eligible entries on or about May 9, 2016, subject to eligibility verification and compliance with these Rules. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries. The winner will receive $450 in Gift Cards to Price Chopper.   Prize provided by Price Chopper. Gift cards subject to terms and conditions thereon.

5. Winner Notifications:  Sponsor will attempt to notify the Sweepstakes winner by email.  The winner must have a valid email address where they can be notified.  If a winner is unreachable or fails to respond to WDAF’s initial notification attempt within 24 hours, if winner is found to be ineligible, if winner fails to provide required identification and documents by deadlines established by Sponsor, or if winner is otherwise not in compliance with the Rules, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize to an alternate winner selected at random from among remaining eligible, non-winning entrants. If Sponsor cannot verify winner, Sponsor reserves the right not to award the prize. All results are unofficial until winner is verified.

6.  Prize Acceptance/Restrictions:   Winner is subject to verification by WDAF of the winner’s name, age, address, phone number, and Social Security number (where the prize value is equal to or greater than $600.00).  In order to claim his or her prize, each winner must appear in person at the business offices of WDAF, located at 3030 Summit, Kansas City, MO during regular business hours on business days by no later than June 5, 2016.  Winner will be required to sign an Affidavit of Eligibility/Release of Liability and Publicity, and may be required to provide a completed W-9, per Section 8 below.   Prize is non-assignable, non-transferrable and not redeemable for cash; no substitutions will be allowed except at Sponsor’ sole discretion. Cost of transportation, where applicable and any other cost not specifically included in the prize is the sole responsibility of the winner. Properly claimed prize will be awarded, but in no event will Sponsor award more prizes than are provided for in these Rules.  

7. Publicity Release:  By participating in the Sweepstakes, each entrant acknowledges that his/her entry in the Sweepstakes constitutes that entrant’s consent to use, publish, reproduce and for all purposes, including publicity, promotion and advertising, in any media (including without limitation, the Internet, television or offline promotions), each entrant’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions, and/or hometown and state, and any portion thereof, each extending throughout the universe and in perpetuity without further compensation, credit or right of review or approval, except where prohibited by law. 

8.  Taxes:  All taxes, including federal, state, and local taxes, are the sole responsibility of the winner.  Any person winning over $600.00 in total prizes will receive a 1099.  Each winner must provide Sponsor with valid identification, and a valid taxpayer identification number or Social Security number for total prizes valued at $600.00 or more, before any prize will be awarded.  Sponsor will have the right, but not the obligation, to require any winner to complete and submit an IRS form W-9.  Sponsor reserves the right to withhold prize until the completed W-9 form is received.

9.  Conditions:  Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this Sweepstakes or any portion hereof, or to disqualify any individual implicated in any of the following actions, if:  (a) infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, actions by entrants, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, (b) the Sweepstakes or any website associated therewith (or any portion thereof) becomes corrupted or does not allow the proper processing of entries per these Rules, (c) the Sweepstakes becomes corrupted due to interruption in wireless calling devices or wireless service for any reason, or (d) the Sweepstakes is otherwise not capable of running as planned.  If Sponsor terminates the Sweepstakes during the Sweepstakes Period, it will determine the winner by random drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the termination date. If Sponsor terminates or modifies the Sweepstakes, Sponsor will post notice on the official Sweepstakes website. By entering, entrants represent that they are eligible and agree to be bound by and comply with the Rules and the decisions of any judges, which are final on all matters pertaining to the Sweepstakes.  Any entrant who attempts to tamper with this Sweepstakes in any way or use fraudulent means to participate in and/or win the Sweepstakes will be disqualified.  Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entrant at any time, for any reason, including, without limitation, language, activities or behavior deemed inappropriate. If a dispute arises regarding compliance with these Rules, Sponsor may consider, in its sole discretion, data reasonably available to Sponsor through information technology systems in Sponsor’s control, but Sponsor will not be obligated to consider any data or other information collected from any other source. Sponsor and its advertising and promotion agencies are not responsible for cancellations, postponements, or delays in the Sweepstakes.  Other than the prize received by the winner, no entrant will be entitled to receive any wages, benefits, fees or other compensation whatsoever as a result of participating in the Sweepstakes.  Sponsor will have the sole discretion to administer the Sweepstakes and interpret and apply the Rules.  This Sweepstakes is not intended for gambling.  If Sponsor determines that an entrant is using the Sweepstakes for gambling purposes, such entrant may be disqualified and reported to the authorities. Neither the failure of Sponsor to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of these Rules nor the failure, delay or omission by Sponsor in exercising any right with respect to any term of these Rules, will be construed as a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of Sponsor’s right to assert or rely upon any such provision or right in that or any other instance. If there is any discrepancy or inconsistency between any terms or conditions of these Rules and any disclosures or other statements contained in any other Sweepstakes-related materials, including but not limited to the Sweepstakes entry forms or advertising, the terms and conditions of these Rules will govern.

10. Indemnification/Hold Harmless:  By participating, entrants agree: (a) to release, discharge, and hold harmless Sponsor, Price Chopper and their respective affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, officers, directors, employees, representatives, and agents (the “Released Parties”) from all liability, injuries, losses or damages of any kind to persons, including but not limited to invasion of privacy (under appropriation, intrusion, public disclosure of private facts, false light in the public eye or other legal theory), defamation, slander, libel, violation of right of publicity, infringement of trademark, copyright, or other intellectual property rights, death or property damage resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the acceptance, delivery, possession, misuse or use of a prize (including any travel or activity related thereto), or from participation in and/or entry into or creation of an entry for the Sweepstakes and/or the broadcast or exploitation or use of an entry or any other Sweepstakes-related activity; and (b) that the Released Parties have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guaranty, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relating to any prize.  In consideration for his or her participation in the Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees to hold harmless and indemnify the Released Parties from any and all claims, demands and/or causes of action of any nature or kind whatsoever, whether presently known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, that arise out of the entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes, including attorneys’ fees.        

11.  Limitation of Liability:  The Released Parties are not responsible or liable for: (a) any incorrect or inaccurate entry information or other errors in the printing, offering or administration of the Sweepstakes or in the announcement of the prize(s), (b) any error, omission, interruption, defect or delay in operation or transmission at any website, or wireless calling service, interrupted or unavailable network, server or other conditions, (c) failure of any entry to be received by Sponsor due to technical problems, telephone service problems, human error, or wireless calling service, (d) mechanical, technical, computer, hardware or software errors, malfunctions, or failures of any kind, including but not limited to failed, incomplete, garbled, or delayed transmission of entries, traffic congestion, viruses, sabotage, satellite failures, electrical outages, on telephone lines, on the Internet, at any website, or application or lost or unavailable network connections or natural disasters or acts of God or man, which may limit an entrant’s ability to participate in the Sweepstakes, (e) communication line, hardware and/or software failures, malfunction of phones (including wireless phones/handsets), phone lines, other communications malfunctions, unavailable network connections, cellular equipment towers, telephone systems or wireless service, (f) damage to any computer (software or hardware) resulting from participation in the Sweepstakes, or damage to mobile phone or other PDA device, (g) theft or destruction of, tampering with, unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries and/or entry information, (h) entries that are late, lost, stolen, damaged, illegible, and/or unintelligible (or any combination thereof), or (i) any change of email address, mailing address, telephone number and/or any other contact information provided by entrant.  Any expenses incurred by the entrant during the entry process are the sole responsibility of each entrant and the Sponsor will not issue reimbursement for any expenses.

12.  Disputes:  By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants agree that: (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Sweepstakes, or prize awarded, will be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards will be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Sweepstakes 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, attorneys’ fees, 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. All entrants agree, by participation in the Sweepstakes, to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of Missouri.  Missouri law will govern this Sweepstakes, without regard Missouri’s choice of law rules.  The courts of Missouri will be the exclusive forum for any dispute regarding any Rule or activity associated with the Sweepstakes.

13.  Official Rules:  To request a copy of the Rules, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to WDAF, located at 3030 Summit, Kansas City, MO 64108, by June 3, 2016.  Written copies of these Rules are also available during normal business hours on business days (8:30 am – 5:00 pm CT) at WDAF’s business offices or online at www.fox4kc.com.

14.  Name of Winner:  For the name of the prize winner, send a separate, self-addressed, stamped envelope to WDAF, located at 3030 Summit, Kansas City, MO, or appear in person at that location between normal business hours on business days (8:30 am – 5:00 pm CT) after May 6, 2016. Requests for winner’s name must be received by June 3, 2016.

15. Rights Reserved:  The content, information, data, designs and code associated with the Sweepstakes and Sweepstakes website are protected by intellectual property and other laws. Any unauthorized use of copyrighted materials, trademarks, or any other intellectual property of Sponsor and/or UPICKEM without the express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.  UPICKEM is a trademark of Second Street Media, Inc.

Material Terms

Contest runs April 11 – May 5, 2016 (11:59PM CT). No purchase necessary. Must be 18+ to enter, legal US resident, reside in Kansas City DMA. Void elsewhere & where prohibited. Visit fox4kc.com/category/contests to enter. One winner selected at random will receive Price Chopper Gift Cards totaling $450. Full rules at www.fox4kc.com.