By participating in a contest on WYXB, WLHK, WIBC, WFNI and/or their
websites, entrants agree to the specific rules, terms and conditions
provided for that particular contest as stated, either in addition
to or in place of the Official General Contest Rules given here.
ELIGIBILITY
1. The Mystar Break the PIN Challenge (the “Contest“)
is conducted by WYXB, WLHK, WIBC, and WFNI, Emmis Communications
Corporation, and Mystar Financial Solutions (the “Sponsor”
or “Emmis Communications”) and is open to legal residents
of the United States who are 18 years of age or older at time of
entry (unless otherwise specified), except employees of Emmis Communications
Corporation, Mystar Financial Solutions, affiliates, subsidiaries,
and successor companies, contest sponsors, advertising and promotion
agencies, contest prize suppliers, participating advertisers and
immediate family members of anyone so situated. "Immediate
family members" shall include spouses, siblings, parents, children,
grandparents, and grandchildren, whether as "in-laws",
or by current or past marriage, remarriage, adoption, co-habitation
or other familial extension, and any other persons residing at the
same household location, whether or not related.
HOW TO ENTER
2. The Contest begins March 1, 2008 and ends February 28,
2009.
3. There is no purchase necessary to enter the Contest. To enter,
please follow these steps: 1) Use your computer’s internet
browser to go to any Emmis Indy radio station home page at http://www.b1057.com,
http://www.hankfm.com, http://www.wibc.com, or http://www.1070thefan.com
; 2) click on the “Contest” link; 3) Click to play the
game; 4) Once the game is played, register to win by entering the
required fields of information; and 5) click submit, and you are
entered. No entries will be accepted by any other means.
4. All entries must be submitted by 11:59 PM, EST on February 28,
2009.
All entries become the sole property of the Sponsor and none will
be returned for any reason. All entries must be received during
the Contest Period. Entries will be declared invalid if they are
late, illegible, incomplete, damaged, irregular, mutilated, forged,
falsified, altered, garbled, mechanically or electronically reproduced,
or tampered with in any way.
Entries received online shall be deemed to be submitted by the authorized
account holder of the e-mail address associated with the Entry.
For the purpose of the Contest Rules, “authorized account
holder” of an e-mail address means the natural person who
is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider,
on-line service provider, or other organization responsible for
assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted
e-mail address. Potential winner may be required to provide Sponsors
with proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder
of the e-mail address associated with the winning Entry.
PRIZES
5. There will be forty-nine (49) prizes awarded in total
for this Contest (each a “Prize”). Each prize will be
awarded based on random selection. The odds of winning the Prizes
depend upon the number of eligible entries received. All submission
deadlines will be determined by the Sponsor.
The monthly prizes, awarded to one (1) person per station per month
of the contest (WYXB-FM, WLHK-FM, WIBC-FM, WFNI-AM) shall consist
of: an Indianapolis-area retailer gift certificate, ranging in amount
from $25 - $50.
The grand prize, awarded to one (1) person, shall consist of the
following: One (1) $500 Visa Gift Card.
Prizes are specified within individual contest rules. Prizes are
non-transferable and non-exchangeable. No substitution or cash equivalent
will be made. Emmis Communications reserves the right to substitute
a prize of equal or greater value if the awarded prize is unavailable
for any reason. Emmis Communications reserves the right to restrict
the local winners to only persons whose primary residence is within
a 60 mile radius of the Emmis Communications offices.
SELECTION OF WINNERS
6. Each month throughout the contest period, one winner
from each station will be randomly selected, for a total of four
(4) monthly winners, to be drawn on or after the last day of the
month. One randomly selected entrant will win the Grand Prize on
or after March 1, 2009.
Each qualifying participant will be contacted by e-mail at the e-mail
address provided during the Contest entry process. If a winner is
unreachable after seven (7) days, or if that winner is unavailable
for prize fulfillment, an alternate winner will be selected. If
Emmis Communications cannot find an eligible winner for the prize,
that prize will not be awarded.
7. Each winner is responsible for all federal, state and local taxes
and will be required to complete an IRS form W-9 for any prizing
valued over $600, or based on state laws. Emmis Communications and/or
its affiliates/sponsors reserve the right to withhold prizes until
completed form W-9 is received.
8. No more than one member of a household is eligible to win a monthly
prize more than once for the duration of the contest period. All
valid entries are eligible to win the grand prize.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
8. Void where prohibited by law. Emmis Communications reserves
the right to cancel, terminate or modify the contest if it is not
capable of completion as planned for any reason, including, but
not limited to, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized
intervention or technical failures of any kind. The decision of
the Emmis Communications is final. All federal, state and local
laws and regulations apply. Emmis Operating Company, Emmis Communications
Corporation, their subsidiaries and affiliates, their officers,
directors, agents, stockholders, insurers, and employees, and their
advertising and promotional agencies and sponsors assume no responsibility
or liability whatsoever for damages, loss or injury resulting from
participating in any contest or acceptance or use of any prize.
In consideration of participation in a contest, and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the Entrant, on Entrant's behalf, and on
behalf of Entrant's heirs, successors or assigns, administrators
and personal representatives, does hereby COVENANT NOT TO SUE, FULLY
RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE (i) (WYXB, WLHK, WIBC, WFNI), (ii)
Emmis Operating Company, (iii) Emmis Communications Corporation,
and each of their respective direct and indirect subsidiaries, affiliates,
partners and related entities, (iv) each of their respective directors,
officers, employees, agents, insurers, attorneys, shareholders and
representatives, and (v) each predecessor, successor, and assign
thereof, from and against any and all actions, charges, claims,
losses, costs, damages, expenses (including attorneys' fees and
expenses) and liabilities of any kind or character, whether known
or unknown, in connection with, arising out of or in any way related
to Entrant's participation in any contest.
9. Participants are solely responsible for timely receipt of entries.
Entries are subject to verification and will be declared invalid
if they are late, illegible, incomplete, mechanically reproduced,
mutilated, forged, falsified, altered or tampered with in any way.
Emmis Operating Company, Emmis Communications Corporation, their
subsidiaries and affiliates, their officers, directors, agents,
stockholders, insurers, and employees, and their advertising and
promotional agencies and sponsors are not responsible or liable
for late, lost, incomplete, illegible, misdirected, stolen, delayed,
damaged or destroyed entries, notifications, replies or any Contest
Release; for lost, interrupted, inaccessible or unavailable networks,
servers, Internet Service Providers, websites or other connection,
related to the Contest and/or the Contest Website; for errors of
any kind, including but not limited to human, electronic, mechanical
and/or technical in nature; for failure or technical malfunction
of any telephone network or lines, computer and online systems,
servers, computer equipment, software, e-mail, players, or browsers
on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet,
the Contest Website, any related website, or any combination thereof
or otherwise; for any injury or damage to entrant, entrant’s
computer, or any other person’s computer related to or resulting
from participating in or downloading material in connection with
the Contest; for incorrect or inaccurate information; and/or for
weather conditions, event cancellations, delay or rescheduling or
other factors beyond the Sponsor’s control. Emmis Communications
is not responsible for any prize offered or any aspect of any contest
appearing on an advertiser's web banner or hyperlink located on
its affiliates’ websites.
DISQUALIFICATION
10. All participants agree to be bound by these rules. Emmis Communications,
in its sole discretion, further reserves the right to disqualify
any person for (i) violating any of these rules, (ii) tampering
with the entry process or the operation of the WYXB, WLHK, WIBC,
and WFNI websites, (iii) gaining an unfair advantage in participating
in the contest, (iv) obtaining winner status using fraudulent means,
or (v) engaging in otherwise unsportsmanlike, disruptive, annoying,
harassing, or threatening behavior. Furthermore, any resale or auction
or attempt to resell or auction of complimentary prizes, if any,
will result in disqualification for all future WYXB contests. ANY
ATTEMPT BY A CONTESTANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY
CIRCUMVENT, DISRUPT OR DAMAGE ORDINARY AND NORMAL OPERATION OF THIS
CONTEST, TELEPHONE SYSTEMS OR WEBSITE, OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE
OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS.
SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, WYXB RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK
DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PARTICIPANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY LAW.
11. This is NOT a gambling site, and is not intended to be associated
with gambling. If it is determined that a contestant is using the
contest for gambling purposes they will be disqualified and reported
to local authorities.
PUBLICITY RELEASE
12. Unless prohibited by law, participation constitutes
permission for Emmis and contest sponsors, or its affiliates and
sponsor, without any further obligation to the contest participant,
the right to use and publish their proper name and likeness online
and in print, or any other media in connection with the Contest
without financial gain. Furthermore, Emmis Communications and its
affiliates and sponsors reserve the right to use any and all information
related to the Contest, including information on contestants obtained
through the contest, for marketing purposes or any other purpose.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
13. All intellectual property, including but not limited
to trade-marks, trade names, logos, designs, promotional materials,
web pages, source code, drawings, illustrations, logos, slogans
and representations are owned by Emmis Communications, the Sponsors
and/or their affiliates. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized copying
or use of any copyrighted material or intellectual property without
the express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.
ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
14. These rules apply to all Emmis Communications sponsored
contests unless modified or superceded by rules written for a specific
contest, or if inapplicable for such a promotion or contest. In
the event any specific contest rule conflicts with any of the general
rules provided above, the specific contest rules prevail. Emmis
Communications reserves the right in its sole discretion to supplement
or make changes to the rules of any contest at any time without
notice. Emmis Communications reserves the right in its sole discretion
to interpret the rules of any contest, and such interpretation shall
be binding upon all participants.
Emmis Communications shall not be responsible for any administrative
errors involved in the execution of any contest. Copies of the Official
Rules for any contest may also be attained by sending a self-addressed
stamped envelope with the identity of the contest inquiry to: 40
Monument Circle, Suite 600, Indianapolis, IN 46204.
For a list of contest winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope
to Emmis Communications, Winners List, 40 Monument Circle, Suite
600, Indianapolis, IN 46204, and include the name of the contest.
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