LIVE’S COUNTDOWN TO THE GOO GOO DOLLS SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.
I. NAME OF SPONSOR(S)
“LIVE with Kelly and Michael” (“LIVE”)
II. ELIGIBILITY
ELIGIBILITY: Entrants must be 16 years or older to enter, legal residents of the United States or Canada (except Quebec) and a Facebook user.
Any individuals (including but not limited to employees, consultants, independent contractors, and interns) who have, within the past six months, performed services for ABC, LIVE or any organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the contest or supplying the prizes, and their respective parent, subsidiary, affiliated and successor companies, and immediate family and household members of such individuals, are not eligible to enter. "Immediate family members" shall mean parents, step-parents, children, step-children, siblings, step-siblings, or spouses. "Household members" shall mean people who share the same residence at least three months a year.
2. Share that day’s “LIVE’s Countdown to the Goo Goo Dolls Sweepstakes” post by hitting the “Share” button underneath the picture.
3. Post must be shared to qualify for each day’s random finalist selection.
4. Entrants can enter once a day for each day of the Sweepstakes.
Sweepstakes begins 12PM ET Monday, November 25, 2013 and ends at a secret end time (to be determined in advance by LIVE) on Monday December 2, 2013. Mass entries or entries generated by a script, macro or use of automated methods will be disqualified. If for any reason the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or other causes that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes. If canceled, Sponsor reserves the right at its discretion to determine the winner using all non-suspect eligible entries received up to the time of cancellation. Sponsor is not responsible for failed, partial, delayed or garbled computer transmissions, or for technical failures of any kind in connection with entries or the entry process, including but not limited to electronic malfunction or damage of any network, hardware or software. In the event of a dispute over an electronic entry, prize will be awarded to the authorized subscriber of the e-mail account, not the name on the entry form.
Entries may be shared on social media with or without the official hashtag, however there is no official entry via hashtag.
By submitting an Entry, entrant hereby grants permission for his/her Entry to be posted on livekelly.com/, or www.facebook.com/LIVEKellyandMichael Facebook page or on the show. Sponsors, their representatives, agents, and/or and assigns, are not responsible for any unauthorized use by third parties of any Entry. Sponsor does not guarantee the posting of any Entry. Submitting an Entry, entrant warrants and represents that he/she and any persons appearing or who are identifiable in the Entry consents to the submission and use of the Entry in the Contest, and to their posting on the LivewithKellyandMichael Facebook page, LIVE’s website and/or broadcast of the show.
IV. HOW AND WHEN WINNERS WILL BE SELECTED AND NOTIFIED
Each day the “LIVE’s Countdown to the Goo Goo Dolls Sweepstakes” post appears on the Live with
Kelly and Michael Facebook page entrants have between 12PM ET and a secret end time each day (to be determined in advance by LIVE) to share the “Countdown to the Goo Goo Dolls Sweepstakes” post to be eligible.
Every day of the Sweepstakes, the entrant who shares the “LIVE’s Countdown to the Goo Goo Dolls Sweepstakes” Facebook post at a time closest to the selected secret end time for that day will then be entered into the finalist pool.
The finalist pool will consist of 8 (eight) random entrants, (one for every active day of the Sweepstakes), and ONE winner will be randomly selected from the finalists pool.
Odds of winning depends on the number of valid entries received. Final determination of finalists and winner is always conditional on verification of eligibility and compliance with all rules and procedures and providing any required releases.
The randomly selected winner will be notified via Facebook message from the Live with Kelly and Michael Facebook page administrative account and will be required to provide all necessary information and releases to claim and redeem their prize. Response to winner notification must be received by Sponsor within 24 hours or the prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to an alternate winner, time permitting.
V. PRIZE:
One randomly selected winner of the “LIVE’s Countdown to the GooGoo Dolls Sweepstakes” will receive 2 (two) tickets to any GooGoo Dolls concerts within the 2013/2014 calendar year.
Winner and winner’s guest are responsible for all travel to and from the concert event of their choice.
The total retail value of the prize is approximately $200. If the actual value of the prize is less than the stated ARV, the difference will not be awarded.
All expenses not specifically provided for herein are the winner's sole responsibility. Some restrictions may apply. Federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner, who will receive an IRS Form 1099 reflecting the final actual value of any prize valued at $600 or more. Winners are not entitled to exchange or transfer prizes or to obtain cash or other substitutes, but Sponsor in its sole discretion may substitute prizes of equal or greater value.
Sponsor is not responsible for cancellation or preemption of the concert that winner selects to attend, or for other circumstances that make it impractical or impossible to fulfill the prize.
VI. RELEASES
By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these official rules and the decisions of the Sponsor/Judges and the staff of LIVE with Kelly and Michael, the Sweepstakes administrator, which shall be final in all respects.
By participating in the contest and/or accepting any prize that they may win, entrants agree to release WABC-TV, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., LIVE with Kelly and Michael, their respective parent, subsidiary, affiliated and successor companies, advertising and promotion agencies and prize suppliers, and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives and employees, as well as each of their respective successors, representatives and assigns (collectively, the "Released Parties") from any and all actions, claims, injury, loss or damage arising in any manner, directly or indirectly, from participation in the contest and/or acceptance or use of any prize or portion thereof.
Entrants authorize the Released Parties to use their name, voice, likeness, biographical data, city and state of residence and entry materials (including Facebook profile picture) in programming or promotional material for the Show or third-party advertisers related to the Sweepstakes, in any media now known or hereafter created or conceived, worldwide in perpetuity, or on a winner's list, if applicable, without further compensation unless prohibited by law. Sponsor is not obligated to use any of the above mentioned information or materials, but may do so and may edit such information or materials, at Sponsor's sole discretion, without further obligation or compensation.
By submitting an entry, entrants release the Released Parties from any actions, claims, injury, loss or damage allegedly caused, directly or indirectly, by any such statements or opinions made during a broadcast.
To claim prize winner must: (a) provide proof of winner’s age, residency, and legal status; (b) sign and return eligibility, publicity, liability, rules compliance and any other releases requested by Sponsor; and (c) have winner’s intended guest(s) or travel companion(s), if any, sign and return releases requested by Sponsor; all within the time period(s) specified by Sponsor.
VII. MISCELLANEOUS; WINNERS’ LIST
Void where prohibited. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.
Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process and to cancel, terminate, modify and/or suspend the contest in the event of tampering or other circumstances, including but not limited to acts of God or civil disturbance that render it impractical or impossible to complete or fulfill the contest as originally planned.
