12 Shows of Christmas – Bon Iver Text Contest Rules
WEDG’s “12 Shows of Christmas – Bon Iver” Text Contest
Official Rules
A complete copy of these rules can be obtained by contacting radio
station WEDG 50 James E Casey Drive Buffalo, NY 14206 during available
business hours Monday through Friday, on the Station website www.WEDG.com, or
by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the above address.
The Station will conduct the WEDG’s “12 Shows of Christmas – Bon Iver”
Text Contest substantially as described in these rules, and by participating,
each entrant agrees as follows:
No purchase is necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not increase
your chance of winning. Void where prohibited. All federal, state, and
local regulations apply.
Eligibility. This Contest is open only to legal U.S. residents of the
Station’s Designated Market Area (“DMA”) as defined by Nielsen Audio, excluding
dual Florida and New York residents, age eighteen (18) years or older
at the time of entry with a valid Social Security number, who have not won
a prize from the Station in the last 30 days or a prize valued at $500 or more
in the last 30 days and whose immediate family members or household
members have not won a prize from the Station in the last 30 days or a
prize valued at $500 or more in the 30 days Void where prohibited by
law. Employees of Station, WEDG, Cumulus Buffalo, and each of their parent
companies, affiliates, related entities and subsidiaries, promotional sponsors,
prize providers, advertising agencies, other radio stations serving the
Station’s DMA, and the immediate family members and household members of all
such employees are not eligible to participate. The term “immediate family
members” includes spouses, parents and step-parents, siblings and
step-siblings, and children and stepchildren. The term “household members”
refers to people who share the same residence at least three (3) months out of
the year. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local
laws and regulations. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and
unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Station’s decisions, which
are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Winning a prize is
contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
Contest Period. The Contest entry period will begin at 7 am EST on
December 7, 2021 and will run through 5:59 pm EST December 6,
2021. The Station’s computer is the official time keeping device for this
Contest.
How to Enter.
Text: Send a text message with the keyword BON spelled correctly to
68683 during the Contest Period. All entries must be received by 5:59 PM on December
7, 2021 to be eligible for a chance to win a prize. Message and data rates may
apply. Station has no responsibility for any fees or charges associated with
any text messages entrant sends or receives in connection with the Contest.
Entrant agrees to receive messages from Station from time to time relating to
the Contest, the Station, and any Contest sponsor or prize provider. [IF TRUE:
Limit one (1) entry per person per phone number.]
Winner Selection. On or about 7pm December 6, 2021 Station will select 1
winner potential winner(s) in a random drawing from among all valid entries
received by Station during the Contest Period. Each winning entrant will be
contacted using the email address and/or telephone number provided with the
entry and may be awarded the prize (subject to verification of eligibility and
compliance with the terms of these rules). Station’s decisions as to the
administration and operation of the Contest and the selection of the potential
winner are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Failure to
respond to the initial verification contact within two (2) days of
notification or failure to claim the prize within two (2) days of verification
as a winner will result in disqualification and forfeiture of the prize.
Verification of Potential Winner. THE ELIGIBILITY OF ALL POTENTIAL
CONTEST WINNERS IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY STATION WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL
AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE CONTEST. The potential winner must
continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and
winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. The potential winner
may be notified by email and/or telephone call after the date of random drawing
and/or winner determination. The potential winner will be required to sign and
return to Station, within three (3) days of the date notice is sent, an
affidavit of eligibility and a liability/publicity release (except where
prohibited) to claim the prize, if applicable. A winner who returns the
affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release will be deemed to have
accepted the contest prize and thereafter will not be permitted to rescind
their acceptance of the prize and/or return the prize. If a potential winner
cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the affidavit of eligibility
and/or the liability/publicity release within the required time period (if
applicable), or if the prize or prize notification is returned as
undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. In the event that the potential
winner of a prize is disqualified for any reason, Station may award the
applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all
remaining eligible entries. Unclaimed prizes may not be awarded.
Prizes. 1 prize will be awarded in this Contest. Each winner will receive:
2 Tickets to Bon Iver June 7th 2023 at Art Park
$50 Gift Certificate to Apple Granny’s
The approximate retail value (“ARV”) of each prize is ($130).
TOTAL ARV OF ALL CONTEST PRIZES IS: $130
Winner is responsible for all taxes associated with prize receipt and/or
use. Odds of winning a prize depend on a number of factors including the number
of eligible entries received during the Contest Period and listeners
participating at any given time.
There is no substitution, transfer, or cash equivalent for prizes, except
that the Station may, in its sole discretion and to the extent permitted by
law, substitute prizes of comparable value or cash. The prizes are expressly
limited to the item(s) listed above and do not include taxes, gratuities or any
other expenses. Any tickets and/or gift certificates/cards awarded as part of a
prize will be subject to the terms and conditions set forth by the issuer and
are valid only on the date(s) printed on the tickets or gift
certificates/cards. Other restrictions may apply.
If any prize or a portion of any prize is postponed, cancelled, or otherwise
unavailable due to disease, epidemic, pandemic, quarantine, any acts of
government and/or any reason that is beyond the control of Station or any
Sponsor, then no substitution shall be provided. Station and any Sponsors make
no representation or warranty about the safety of any prize. By accepting and
using a prize, each winner acknowledges and assumes all risks of accepting and
using the prize, and any other risks associated with the prize.
Entry Conditions and Release. By entering, each entrant agrees to: (a)
comply with and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the
Station, which are binding and final in all matters relating to this Contest;
(b) release and hold harmless Station, Cumulus Media New Holdings Inc., and
each of their affiliated companies, participating sponsors, the prize suppliers
and any other organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling,
administering, advertising or promoting the Contest, and each of their
respective past and present officers, directors, employees, agents and
representatives (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and
all claims, expenses, and liability, including but not limited to negligence
and damages of any kind to persons and property, 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, property damage, or
death or personal injury arising out of or relating to a entrant’s entry,
creation of an entry or submission of an entry, participation in the Contest, acceptance
or use or misuse of prize (including any travel or activity related thereto)
and/or the broadcast, exploitation or use of entry; and (c) indemnify, defend
and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims,
expenses, and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of
or relating to an entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or entrant’s
acceptance, use, non-use or misuse of the prize.
Publicity. Participation in the Contest constitutes entrant’s consent
to use by the Station and its agent of entrant’s name, likeness, photograph,
voice, opinions, entry, and/or biographical information (including hometown and
state) for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further
payment or consideration, unless otherwise prohibited by law.
Taxes. All State, Local, Federal and/or other taxes, duties, tariffs,
title fees, licensing fees, or other fees for prizes awarded become the sole
responsibility of the winner. All those who win a prize or prizes valued $600
or more in any given year will be issued an IRS Form 1099 to report their
winnings.
General Conditions. Station reserves the right to cancel, suspend
and/or modify the Contest, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures
or any other factor beyond Station’s reasonable control impairs the integrity
or proper functioning of the Contest, as determined by Station in its sole
discretion. Station reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any
individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of
the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or acting in
an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to
deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation
of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Station
reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent
permitted by law. Station’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules
shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
Limitations of Liability. The Released Parties are not responsible for:
(a) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Station,
entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated
with or utilized in the Contest; (b) technical failures of any kind, including
but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone
lines or network hardware or software; (c) unauthorized human intervention in
any part of the entry process or the Contest; (d) technical or human error that
may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; or
(e) any injury or damage to persons or property that may be caused, directly or
indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or
receipt or use, non-use or misuse of any prize. No more than the stated number
of prizes will be awarded. In event that a production, technical, programming
or other error causes more than stated number of prizes as set forth in these
Official Rules to be claimed, Station reserves the right to award only the
stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, unawarded,
eligible prize claims.
Disputes. Entrant agrees that: (a) any and all disputes, claims and
causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes
awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class
action; (b) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or
connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved
exclusively by the United States District Court or the appropriate state court
located in the Station’s listening area; (c) any and all claims, judgments and
awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs
associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (d)
under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and
entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and
consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual
out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or
otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR
EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE
MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction,
validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the
rights and obligations of entrant and Station in connection with the Contest,
shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state
in which the Station is located, without giving effect to any choice of law or
conflict of law rules (whether of the state in which the Station is located or
any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the state in which the Station is located.
Entrant’s Personal Information. Information collected from entrants is
subject to Station’s Privacy Policy, which is available on the Station’s
website under the “Privacy Policy” link. All entry blanks, forms, devices, and
materials gathered during the course of entry, as well as all information
contained therein, shall become the sole property of Station to be used, disposed
of or destroyed in its sole discretion. Station is not responsible for any
incorrect or inaccurate information entered by website users, and assumes no
responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay
in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction
or unauthorized access to Station’s website.
Contest Results. A winners list may be obtained within thirty (30) days
after the Contest Period expires by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope
to the Station identified below.
Contest Sponsor: WEDG – FM, Cumulus Broadcasting, 50 James E Casey Drive,
Buffalo NY 14206
Prize Sponsor: The Bowery Presents –
