Warrior Sports“Backyard Dynasty” Contest
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS CONTEST
A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
Warrior Sports“Backyard Dynasty” Contest
(THE “CONTEST ”) BEGINS AT 2PM (ET) ON FEBRUARY12, 2013 AND ENDS AT 12 MIDNIGHT (ET) ON FEBRUARY25, 2013 ("ENTRY PERIOD").
1.ELIGIBILITY:Contest is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States,the District of Columbia, Canada (excluding Quebec), (not including residents of Puerto Rico, all U.S. Territories and Possessions and overseas Military Installations), age 18 or older at time of entry (“Entrant”). Employees and their immediate family members (defined as spouses, parents, siblings or children) of Warrior Sports, (“Sponsor”), Select Design, Ltd., their parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, retailers, distributors, wholesalers, and advertising and promotion agencies are not eligible. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Void elsewhere and where prohibited by law. All Entrants (as defined below) agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges and the Sponsor shall be final and binding. All Entrants must release the Sponsor, Select Design, Ltd, their parent and all their respective affiliated companies and all other businesses involved in this Contest, as well as the employees, officers, directors, shareholders, representatives, agents, successors and assigns of each (“Released Parties”), from all claims, liability, law suits, costs, expenses, fees, injuries (including death), losses, and damages relating to their participation, acceptance and use of any prize. Winners assume all liability for any injury or damage, including death caused or claimed to be caused by participation in this Contest or use or redemption of prize. Void where prohibited or restricted. Winning a prize is contingent on fulfilling all requirements in these Official Rules.
2.HOW TO ENTER THE PROMOTION: INTERNET ACCESS AND EMAIL ACCOUNT AND ACCESS NECESSARY TO ENTER AND WIN. The Promotion can only be entered online. To enter the Promotion, visit Site”) during the Entry Period and follow the entry instructions which include, but are not limited to, entering your photo, first and last name, address including zip code, phone number, email address and date of birth. By completing and submitting the online entry form during the Entry Period, you will be entered into the Promotion (“Entry”) and each individual submitting such Entry shall be the “Entrant”. All Entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned or acknowledged. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the administration of the Promotion or in the announcement of any prize. Limit: One Entry per email address. Subsequent Entries submitted by the same person or email address will be disqualified. Should a dispute arise regarding the identity of the Entrant, the authorized account subscriber of said e-mail account at the time of entry will be considered the Entrant. “Authorized account subscriber” as it relates to e-mail is defined as the natural person who is assigned an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Potential winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder. Illegible or mechanically reproduced entries are not eligible. Proof of entering information at the Entry Site is not considered proof of delivery or receipt. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, damaged or misdirected entries.
Each submitted photo must meet the following requirements and any photo that, in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion, violates the following criteria will be disqualified and may be removed:
a)Photo must NOT contain material which is (or promoting activities which are) sexually explicit, obscene, pornographic, violent, self-mutilating, discriminatory (based on race, sex, religion, natural origin, physical disability, sexual orientation or age), illegal (e.g. underage drinking, substance abuse, computer hacking, etc.), offensive, threatening, profane, or harassing, or material that contains any derogatory references to Sponsor or its products; or any third parties;
b)Photo must not contain any inappropriate (in the sole discretion of Sponsor) clothing or adornment;
c)Photo must not contain the last name, phone number(s), address, or email address of any person, including the Entrant
d)Photo must not contain or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, “commercial pitch,” promotional materials, junk mail, spam, pyramid schemes, or any other form of solicitation;
e)Photo must not contain or transmit any materials that contain software viruses or other computer code, files or programs designed to impair, limit, interfere with or cause harm to any communications network;
f)Photo must be a personal photo of the Entrant and must NOT include any famous or notable entity or person(s) whether living or deceased, or images of any creative works of a third party;
g)Photo must NOT include third party names, brand names, trademarks, logos, insignia, location signage, photographs, artwork, sculpture, or copyrighted material;
h)Photo must not include any likenesses of individuals who are not eighteen (18) years of age or older, or the age of majority in their state of residence, whichever is older.
i)Photo may include likenesses of persons other than the Entrant, however, any prize awarded will be awarded ONLY to the Entrant, and all persons featured in the photo must be eighteen (18) years of age or older or the age of majority in their state of residence, whichever is older, and at the request of Sponsor the Entrant must be able to provide full releases from all persons (other than the designated Entrant) featured in a photo.
All photo submissions are the property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Entrants further agree to assign all rights, including without limitation al right title and interest in and to the copyright, in the photos to Sponsor upon request, and will sign all documents provided by Sponsor which may be necessary to effectuate such assignment. Refusal to assign such rights shall result in disqualification from the Promotion and forfeiture of the prize.
3. AGREEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULES:Participation in this Sweepstakes constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor's and Administrator's decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to this Sweepstakes. Entrants under the age of 18 must have a parent or guardian’s permission in writing as a condition to participating. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein
4. WINNER SELECTION:All eligible entries will be judged by qualified representatives of the Sponsor who will determine the following. All photos will be judged according to the following criteria: 1) Authenticity (50%); and 2) Fit with the contest theme (50%).In the event of a tie, the entrant with the highest score in the Creativity/Originality category will be chosen. The judges’ decisions are final and binding in all respects. Prize winners are responsible for all federal, state, local and sales and income taxes and any costs, expense(s) or fees whatsoever in connection with the prize not specifically provided herein. Prize winners may be required as a condition of receiving the prize to provide the Sponsor with his or her social security number so that appropriate reports may be filed with the appropriate tax authorities.Winners located in Canada will be responsible for paying all import taxes and duties related to shipping from the United States. Canadian winners must agree to pay the taxes, duties and brokerage fees prior to the prize being shipped. If the actual value of a prize is lower than ARV stated in these Official Rules, the difference will not be awarded in cash. In the event that, for reasons beyond their control and not related to the winners, the Sponsor is unable to award any prize as described in these Official Rules, they will substitute the prize with another prize of similar nature and equal or greater value at their sole discretion. Each prize is non-assignable and non-transferable and is not redeemable for cash. If selected winner is unable to accept a prize in its entirety for any reason, the selected winner will forfeit the prize and the prize will be awarded to an alternate winner. Each prize is guaranteed to be awarded, assuming a sufficient number of Entries are received. Winners who are located in Canada will be required to answer a time-limited, mathematical skill-testing question, without assistance, to be awarded the prize. All Entries and potential prize winners are subject to verification by Sponsor, whose decisions are final and binding.
Entry and acceptance of any prize constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) to use winner’s name, prize won, hometown, likeness, photograph, voice, address (city and state) and biographical information in any media throughout the world in perpetuity for purposes of advertising, online posting, promotion and publicity without additional compensation or approval.
5.PRIZE& ITS APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE("ARV"):During the duration of the contest, there will be one (1) Grand Prize Winner of one (1) stick stand, twenty (20) Warrior Dynasty sticks, four (4) Warrior Rink Banners, one (1) puck bag, twenty ($20) pucks, and five (5) Warrior Hatswith an ARV of $5,170.
There will be twenty (20) Second Prize Winners who will each receive one (1) Warrior Dynasty Stick, two (2) Warrior Rink Banners, one (1) puck bag, twenty (20) pucks and five (5) Warrior Hats, with an ARV of $370.
6. WINNER NOTIFICATION: Potential Prize winner may be notified and/or verified by email and/or phone and/or mail and/or direct message and/or comment. Prize winner will be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility & Liability and Publicity Release, which must be executed and returned within seven (7) days of date printed on notification or winner will be disqualified.If winner is less than age of majority in his/her state of legal residence, prize may be awarded (at Sponsor’s discretion) in the name of winner’s parent or legal guardian, who may be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility & Liability/ Publicity Release (“Prize Notification Documents”) on potential Prize winner’s behalf. Entrants, or their parents or legal guardians, are responsible for notifying Sponsor of changes in email and/or home addresses. If Affidavit(s)/Release(s) are returned as undeliverable, it will result in disqualification, and the prize will be awarded to an alternate winner in a separate random drawing. Failure to fully complete, execute, and return all required forms specified within this time period may result in the Winner being disqualified. In the event of any such disqualification an alternate winner will be selected.
8. GENERAL: If for any reason this Contest is not capable of running as planned, or if this Contest or any Entry Site associated herewith (or any portion thereof) becomes corrupted or does not allow the proper playing of the Contest and processing of entries in accordance with these Official Rules, or if infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, actions by Entrants, fraud, technical failure, or any other causes, in the Sponsors’ sole opinion, corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest , the Sponsors reserve the right, at their sole discretion, to disqualify any individual implicated in such action and/or to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this Contest or any portion thereof. In the event Sponsor is prevented from continuing with the Contest as contemplated herein by any event beyond its control, including but not limited to fire, flood, earthquake, explosion, labor dispute or strike, satellite or equipment failure, riot or civil disturbance, terrorist threat or activity, war (declared or undeclared) or any federal, state, or local government law, order, or regulation, or order of any court or other cause not within Sponsor’s control, Sponsor shall have the right to modify, suspend, extend or terminate the Contest . If a cancellation, termination, modification, or suspension occurs, notification will be posted at the Entry Site. If cancelled, Sponsor reserves the right to conduct a random drawing to award prizes from among all eligible, non suspect entries received prior to such cancellation. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify Entrants who violate these Official Rules or interfere with this Contest in any manner and terminate such Entrant’s eligibility to participate in the Contest. Any attempt by an Entrant or any other individual to deliberately damage any Entry Site(s) (including the Entry Site) or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest is a violation of criminal and/or civil laws and should such an attempt be made, the Sponsors reserve the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
9.RELEASE AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: By entering, Entrants agree to (i) comply with these Official Rules including all eligibility requirements; and (ii)release and hold harmless Released Parties from any and all liability, claims, actions, injury, death, loss or damage of any kind resulting from participating in this Contest, from participating in any Contest -related activity or from the acceptance, use or misuse of any prize awarded The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Entrant, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest ; (2)technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3)unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest ; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; (5) late, lost, undeliverable, damaged, misdirected or stolen mail; or (6) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from Entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any prize. The Released Parties are not responsible for misdirected or undeliverable entries or for any technical problems, malfunctions of computer systems, servers, providers, hardware/software, lost or unavailable network connections or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmission or any combination thereof. Released Parties are not responsible for any typographical/other error in entries, selection announcement or for any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participation in, accessing or downloading information in connection with this Contest. SOME STATES DO NOT PERMIT LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND THESE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
10.DISPUTES: Except where prohibited, you agree that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the Central District of Vermont, U.S.A. or the appropriate Vermont State Court located in Burlington, Vermont, U.S.A.; (2) 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 (3)under no circumstances will Entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and Entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, 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; and (4) Entrant waives all right to trial by jury and agrees Entrant will not contest the personal or subject matter jurisdiction of the courts specified in Section 8(1) above. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the Entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Vermont, U.S.A. without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Vermont, U.S.A. or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State ofVermont, U.S.A.
11.WINNERS LIST:Winners’ List requests will only be accepted after the Contest has ended. For a list of winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope, to be postmarked no later than 03/08/13 to: “Warrior Hockey Backyard Dynasty ContestWinners’ List”, c/o Select Design, Ltd., 208 Flynn Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401.
12.SPONSOR: Warrior Sports, 32125 Hollingsworth Ave.Warren, MI 48092 (“Sponsor”).
13.PRIVACY: For Sponsor’s privacy policy, visit