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Game of the Week Sweepstakes
Official Rules
July 26, 2010—September 26, 2010
PRELIMINARY INFORMATION: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A purchase will not improve your chances of winning. Void where prohibited. The Game of the Week Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes") will begin on July 26, 2010 at 12:01 AM ET and end on September 26, 2010 at 11:59 PM ET ("Sweepstakes Period"). All times in the Sweepstakes refer to Eastern Time ("ET"). Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible Entries (as defined below) received. Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws.
ELIGIBILITY: Open only to permanent, legal U.S. residents who are physically residing in one (1) of the forty-eight (48) continental United States or the District of Columbia (excluding Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and other United States territories), and who are eighteen (18) years of age or older and of the age of majority in their state of residence as of the start of the Sweepstakes Period. Officers, directors, and employees of Sweepstakes Entities (as defined below), members of these persons' immediate families (spouses and/or parents, children, and siblings, and their spouses, regardless of where they reside), and/or persons living in the same households as these persons (whether or not related thereto) are not eligible to enter or win the Sweepstakes. Sweepstakes Entities, as referenced herein, shall include USA Network, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112, and NBC Universal, Inc., 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112, (collectively, "Sponsors"), and their respective parent, subsidiary, and affiliate companies, and their administrative, advertising, and promotion agencies, and any other entity involved in the development, administration, promotion, or implementation of the Sweepstakes.
TO ENTER: There are two (2) ways to enter the Sweepstakes:
The Sweepstakes consists of nine (9) weekly drawings ("Weekly Drawings") conducted over the nine (9) weeks comprising the Sweepstakes Period. Each Weekly Drawing will consist of: (i) a promotion period (a "Weekly Entry Period") that will begin at 12:01 AM ET on Monday (each a "Weekly Period Start Date") and will end the following Sunday at 11:59 PM ET (each a "Weekly Period End Date") as detailed in the chart below and (ii) a random drawing (a "Weekly Prize Drawing") conducted on the weekly drawing date ("Weekly Drawing Date") specified in the chart below from among all eligible entries received during such Weekly Entry Period. One (1) weekly winner will be selected in each of the nine (9) Weekly Prize Drawings, for a total of nine (9) winners throughout the entire Sweepstakes Period. Entries for each Weekly Drawing must be received by the Weekly Entry Period End Date for that particular Weekly Drawing as specified in the chart below. Entries for the last Weekly Drawing (Weekly Drawing 9) must be received by 11:59 PM ET on June 20, 2010. Limit of one (1) entry per day per person/email address per Weekly Entry Period during the Sweepstakes Period regardless of method of entry. For example, if there are nine (9) Weekly Entry Periods, the total number of permitted Entries during the entire Sweepstakes Period per person/email address is sixty-three (63). Entries from the same person in excess of one (1) per day during any Weekly Entry Period will be disqualified.
To enter the Sweepstakes by playing the Game (as defined below), visit www.characterarcade.com (the "Website") during the Sweepstakes Period and click on the Sweepstakes banner. Then, log onto the Website using your Character Arcade user name and password and click on the "Game of the Week" (the "Game") banner to play the Game. Character Arcade account holders who log in and successfully complete the Game will automatically receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes drawing ("Game Entry"). If you want to enter the Sweepstakes by playing the Game but do not have a Character Arcade user name and password, access the Website and follow the on-screen instructions to create a Character Arcade account. The Character Arcade account form consists of your first and last name, city, country, postal code, email address, gender, date of birth, acknowledged acceptance of the terms of use and privacy policy of the Website and the Character Arcade username and password of your choice. No purchase or payment is required to create a Character Arcade account.
To enter the Sweepstakes without playing the Game: To enter the Sweepstakes without playing the Game, send an email with the following information: your first and last name, complete home address (including street address, city, state and zip code), date of birth, telephone number (including area code), email address and with the subject line "Character Arcade Game of the Week Entry" to admin@characterarcade.com ("Email Entry", and together with "Game Entry" referred to herein collectively as "Entry"). Each Email Entry will be considered one (1) Entry into the Sweepstakes drawing. All Entries become the property of Sponsors, and will not be acknowledged.
| Weekly Drawing |
Weekly Entry Period Start Date |
Weekly Entry Period End Date |
Weekly Drawing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:00 pm ET on July 26, 2010 |
11:59 pm ET on August 1, 2010 |
On or about August 3, 2010 |
| 2 | 12:00 pm ET on August 2, 2010 |
11:59 pm ET on August 8, 2010 |
On or about August 10, 2010 |
| 3 | 12:00 pm ET on August 9, 2010 |
11:59 pm ET on August 15, 2010 |
On or about August 17, 2010 |
| 4 | 12:00 pm ET on August 16, 2010 |
11:59 pm ET on August 22, 2010 |
On or about August 24, 2010 |
| 5 | 12:00 pm ET on August 23, 2010 |
11:59 pm ET on August 29, 2010 |
On or about August 31, 2010 |
| 6 | 12:00 pm ET on August 30, 2010 |
11:59 pm ET on September 5, 2010 |
On or about September 7, 2010 |
| 7 | 12:00 pm ET on September 6, 2010 |
11:59 pm ET on September 12, 2010 |
On or about September 14, 2010 |
| 8 | 12:00 pm ET on September 13, 2010 |
11:59 pm ET on September 19, 2010 |
On or about September 21, 2010 |
| 9 | 12:00 pm ET on September 20, 2010 |
11:59 pm ET on September 26, 2010 |
On or about September 28, 2010 |
Sponsors' computer shall be the official timekeeper for all matters related to this Sweepstakes. Entries generated by a script, macro, or other automated means will be disqualified. Entries that are incomplete, garbled, corrupted, or unintelligible for any reason, including, but not limited to, computer or network malfunction or congestion, are void and will not be accepted. In case of a dispute over the identity of an entrant, the authorized account holder of the email address, (1) used to create a Character Arcade account (if entrant entered by playing the Game) or (2) listed in the Entry (if entering without playing the Game), will be deemed to be the entrant. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. Entry constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) to use entrant's name, city, state, likeness, image, and/or voice for purposes of advertising, promotion, and publicity in any and all media now or hereafter known, throughout the world in perpetuity, without additional compensation, notification, permission, or approval.
PRIVACY: Sweepstakes Entities will share Name and contact information in order to contact winner for the purpose of fulfillment of prizes. Sponsors will share information supplied by non-winning entrants in accordance with its privacy policy, located at http://www.usanetwork.com/privacy/.
WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION:One (1) potential weekly grand prize winner ("Weekly Grand Prize Winner" or "Winner") will be selected in a random drawing on or about the "Weekly Drawing Date" for that particular Weekly Drawing as specified in the chart above from among all eligible Entries received during the corresponding Weekly Entry Period by employees or representatives of Sponsors, whose decisions are final and binding with respect to all matters related to the Sweepstakes. There will be nine (9) potential Weekly Grand Prize Winners during the Sweepstakes Period. Weekly Grand Prize Winners shall be referred to herein collectively as "Winners." Odds of winning will depend upon the number of eligible Entries received each week. Winning is subject to verification of eligibility. Sponsors will make two (2) attempts to notify each potential Weekly Grand Prize Winner at the phone number and/or email address submitted at the time of entry. Potential Winners may be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability Release ("Affidavit and Release") and Publicity Release (where legal) within five (5) days of date of attempted delivery. Noncompliance within this time period will result in disqualification, and, at Sponsors' sole discretion an alternate potential Winner may be selected from the remaining eligible Entries. If a potential Winner cannot be reached, is found to be ineligible, cannot or does not comply with these Official Rules, or if a Prize or Prize notification is returned as undeliverable, such potential Winner will be disqualified and time permitting, at Sponsors' sole discretion, an alternate potential Winner may be selected from the remaining eligible Entries. Limit one (1) Gift Card/Grand Prize (each defined below) per family or household per week.
Grand Prize: There will be one (1) grand prize awarded ("Grand Prize") to each Weekly Grand Prize Winner (for a total of nine (9) Grand Prizes) consisting of: 1) Nintendo® Wii - Starter Bundle. Each Grand Prize will be awarded "as is" with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsors. Estimated Retail Value ("ERV") of each Grand Prize is three hundred dollars ($300). The total ERV of all Grand Prizes is twenty seven hundred dollars ($2,700).
The Grand Prizes shall be referred to herein collectively as "Prizes."
Sponsors will determine all details of the Prizes in their sole discretion. Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a similar Prize (or Prize element) of comparable or greater value. All taxes and other expenses, costs, or fees associated with the acceptance and/or use of any Prize are the sole responsibility of each Winner. A Prize cannot be transferred by a Winner or redeemed for cash and is valid only for the items detailed above, with no substitution of a Prize by a Winner. If a Prize is unclaimed within a reasonable time after notification from Sponsors, as determined by Sponsors in their sole discretion, it will be forfeited, and time permitting, an alternate Winner may be selected from the remaining eligible Entries at Sponsors' sole discretion.
CONDITIONS: By entering the Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees for entrant and for entrant's heirs, executors, and administrators (a) to release and hold harmless Sweepstakes Entities and their respective officers, directors, and employees (collectively, "Released Parties") from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from such entrant's participation in the or Sweepstakes and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of Prize or any portion thereof; (b) to indemnify Released Parties from any and all liability resulting or arising from the Sweepstakes and to hereby acknowledge that Released Parties have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to a Prize, including express warranties provided exclusively by a Prize supplier that are sent along with a Prize; (c) if selected as a Winner, to the posting of such entrant's name on the Website and the use by Released Parties of such name, voice, image, and/or likeness for publicity, promotional, and advertising purposes in any and all media now or hereafter known, throughout the world in perpetuity, without additional compensation, notification, permission, or approval, and, upon request, to the giving of consent, in writing, to such use; and (d) to be bound by these Official Rules and to waive any right to claim any ambiguity or error therein or in the Sweepstakes itself, and to be bound by all decisions of the Sponsors, which are binding and final. Failure to comply with these conditions may result in disqualification from the Sweepstakes at Sponsors' sole discretion.
Additional Terms: Sponsors reserve the right to permanently disqualify from any promotion any person they believe has intentionally violated these Official Rules. Any attempt to deliberately damage the Sweepstakes or the operation thereof is unlawful and subject to legal action by Sponsors, who may seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law. The failure of Sponsors to comply with any provision of these Official Rules due to an act of God, hurricane, war, fire, riot, earthquake, terrorism, act of public enemies, actions of governmental authorities outside of the control of Sponsors (excepting compliance with applicable codes and regulations), or other "force majeure" event will not be considered a breach of these Official Rules. Released Parties assume no responsibility for any injury or damage to entrants' or to any other person's computer relating to or resulting from entering or downloading materials or software in connection with the Sweepstakes. Released Parties are not responsible for telecommunications, network, electronic, technical, or computer failures of any kind; for inaccurate transcription of entry information; for errors in any promotional or marketing materials or in these Official Rules; for any human or electronic error; or for Entries that are stolen, misdirected, garbled, delayed, lost, late, damaged, or returned. Sponsors reserve the right to cancel, modify, or suspend the Sweepstakes or any element thereof (including, without limitation, these Official Rules) without notice in any manner and for any reason (including, without limitation, in the event of any unanticipated occurrence that is not fully addressed in these Official Rules). In the event of cancellation, modification, or suspension, Sponsors reserve the right to select the Winner in a random drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect Entries received prior to the time of the event warranting such cancellation, modification, or suspension. Notice of such cancellation, modification, or suspension will be posted on the Website. Sponsors may prohibit any entrant or potential entrant from participating in the Sweepstakes, if such entrant or potential entrant shows a disregard for these Official Rules; acts with an intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other entrant, Sponsors, or Sponsors' agents or representatives; or behaves in any other disruptive manner (as determined by Sponsors in their sole discretion).
DISPUTES: DISPUTES: THE SWEEPSTAKES IS GOVERNED BY, AND WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE FORUM AND VENUE FOR ANY DISPUTE SHALL BE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK. IF THE CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM IS NOT OTHERWISE RESOLVED THROUGH DIRECT DISCUSSIONS OR MEDIATION, IT SHALL THEN BE RESOLVED BY FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION ADMINISTERED BY JUDICIAL ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION SERVICES, INC., IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS STREAMLINED ARBITRATION RULES AND PROCEDURES OR SUBSEQUENT VERSIONS THEREOF ("JAMS RULES"). THE JAMS RULES FOR SELECTION OF AN ARBITRATOR SHALL BE FOLLOWED, EXCEPT THAT THE ARBITRATOR SHALL BE EXPERIENCED AND LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN NEW YORK. ALL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH WILL BE CONDUCTED IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK. THE REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIM SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL DAMAGES, AND IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY PARTY BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING ATTORNEY'S FEES OR OTHER SUCH RELATED COSTS OF BRINGING A CLAIM, OR TO RESCIND THIS AGREEMENT OR SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR ANY OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF
WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT: For the names of the Winners, available after October 15, 2010, visit www.usanetwork.com, or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to be received by June 29, 2010 to: Game of the Week, Rockefeller Plaza, 21st Floor, 2136E-4, New York, NY 10112.