Dexter Slice of Life
Sweepstakes – DIRECTV
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF
ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF
WINNING.
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1. Eligibility: The Dexter Slice of Life Sweepstakes (the
“Sweepstakes”) is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and District
of Columbia who are 21 years of age or older at the date of entry, before the
start of the Promotion Period.
Employees, officers, directors (and their immediate families and those
living in their same household) of Showtime Networks Inc. (“Sponsor”), Arrowhead
Promotion & Fulfillment Co., Inc. (“Administrator”) are not eligible to
participate or enter. Void where
prohibited. Sweepstakes
subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
2. How to Enter: Sweepstakes begins at 12:00:01 a.m.
Eastern Time (“ET”) on 9/13/11 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on 10/14/11
(“Promotion Period”). The Promotion
Period will be divided into four (4) Entry Periods, as set forth below:
|
Entry Period |
Start Date/Time |
End Date/Time |
Drawing Date |
|
1 |
9/13/11 at 12:00:01 a.m.
ET |
9/19/11 at 11:59:59 p.m.
ET |
9/22/11 |
|
2 |
9/20/11 at 12:00:00 a.m.
ET |
9/26/11 at 11:59:59 p.m.
ET |
9/29/11 |
|
3 |
9/27/11 at 12:00:00 a.m.
ET |
10/3/11 at 11:59:59 p.m.
ET |
10/6/11 |
|
4 |
10/4/11 at 12:00:00 a.m.
ET |
10/14/11 at 11:59:59
p.m. ET |
10/19/11 |
During the Promotion Period, you can
enter the Sweepstakes through the “Dexter Slice of Life” application on the
Facebook Platform. You can also find the application by clicking on the Dexter
Slice of Life Sweeps tab on the Dexter Page on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/Dexter (“Website”). Follow the online instructions to
complete the registration form to include your e-mail address and submit your entry
to receive one (1) entry into the Grand Prize drawing and one (1) entry into
the First Prize drawing. Limit one (1)
entry per person/email address/Facebook account per day. For the purposes of this Sweepstakes, a “day”
shall be defined as 12:00:00 a.m. ET to 11:59:59 p.m. ET.
3. Random Drawing: One (1) First Prize winner will be
selected at the end of each Entry Period on the Drawing Date set forth above
from among all eligible entries received during the given Entry Period. Non-winning entries will not roll into
subsequent Entry Periods and non-winning entries from one Provider will not
role into other cable provider drawings.
One (1) Grand Prize winner will be selected in a random drawing on or
about 10/19/11 from among all eligible entries received for the entire
Promotion Period. Drawing will be conducted by the Administrator, an
independent judging organization. Winner
will be notified by email. The
Administrator will make two (2) attempts to contact the potential winner via
email and winner has three (3) days to respond to such notification. If Administrator is unable to reach potential
winner within this time frame, he/she will be disqualified and an alternate
winner will be selected, time permitting.
Decisions of the Administrator are final and binding. Odds of winning
depend on the number of entries received.
4. Prize and Approximate
Retail Value (“ARV”): Grand Prize (1):
A trip for winner and one (1) guest to
First
Prizes (4 per Provider; 1 per Entry Period): $500* will be paid in the form of a $500 Visa
prepaid debit card. Approximate
Retail Value (“ARV”): $500 each.
Total ARV of all prizes: $4,500.00. Odds of winning a Grand Prize depend on the
number of eligible entries received from for the entire Promotion Period. Odds of winning a First Prize depend on the
number of eligible entries received in a given Entry Period. Taxes, if any, on prize are the sole
responsibility of the winner. The difference between any stated prize value and
actual prize value will not be awarded. Winner is responsible for all taxes and
fees associated with prize receipt and/or use. Limit one (1) prize per
person/email address/household.
Unclaimed prizes will not be awarded.
Grand prize winner will be issued an IRS 1099 form for the value of the
prize.
5. General Rules: Sponsor and its respective affiliates and
agencies are not responsible for lost, late, damaged, delayed, incomplete,
illegible, mutilated or misdirected entries, entries not received by the entry
deadline, or for electronic, network or computer failures or malfunctions, lost or unavailable network connections,
or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmission or telephone
lines or cellular towers that may limit a user’s ability to participate in this
Sweepstakes, or other hardware, software or technical errors of any kind
including any injury or damage to any person’s computer or television system
related to or resulting from participating in the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or
modify the Sweepstakes (or any portion thereof) if fraud, misconduct or technical
failures destroy the integrity of the Sweepstakes or if a computer virus, bug,
or other technical problem corrupts the administration, security, or proper
administration of the Sweepstakes, as determined by Sponsor, in its sole
discretion. If the Sweepstakes is so
cancelled, judging will be conducted from
among all eligible entries received
prior to the time of cancellation. Should multiple users of the same
e-mail account enter the Sweepstakes and a dispute thereafter arises 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” is defined as the natural person who is assigned an e-mail
address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization
which is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses or the domain associated
with the submitted e-mail address. Any use of robotic, automatic, programmed or
the like methods of participation will void all entries by such methods. Sponsor reserves the right to prohibit the
participation of an individual if fraud or tampering is suspected, or if the
individual fails to comply with any requirement of participation as stated
herein or with any provision in these Official Rules. No substitution, cash redemption or transfer
of prize by Winner permitted, but Sponsor reserves the right to substitute
prize of equal or greater value.
Potential Winner will be required to sign and return an Affidavit of
Eligibility, Liability Release and Publicity Release (where legal) within three
(3) days of notification. Non-compliance
with this requirement, or if prize/prize notification is returned as
non-deliverable, or if Winner is found to be ineligible or not in compliance
with these Official Rules, such prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to
an alternate winner, time permitting.
Winner’s guest must be twenty-one (21) years of age or older and must
also sign and return a Release of Liability and Publicity Release prior to
awarding of prize. The Sweepstakes is
subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Entrants, by participating in this
Sweepstakes, hereby waive and release, and agree to hold harmless the Sponsor,
its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, distributors, licensors, advertising and
promotion agencies and all of their respective officers, directors, employees
and representatives and agents, from and against, any and all rights, claims
and causes of action whatsoever that they may have, or which may arise, against
any of them for any liability for any matter, cause or thing whatsoever,
including but not limited to any injury, loss, damage, whether direct,
compensatory, incidental or consequential, to person, including death, and /or
property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from their
acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize, or their participation in
this Sweepstakes, or any prize-related activity. By participating in this Sweepstakes,
entrants agree to be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of the
judges. Except where prohibited by law, by accepting a prize, Winner agrees
that Sponsor, and its related and affiliated companies may use the Winner’s
name, address (city, state), photograph, videotape, likeness, and/or prize
information for advertising, publicity and promotional purposes and to the use
of statements made by or attributed to Winner relating to Sponsor, their
related and affiliated companies or to this Sweepstakes and grants to Sponsor,
and its related and affiliated companies any and all rights to said use without
further notice and/or compensation except where prohibited by law. DISPUTES:
By participating, each entrant agrees that (1) any and all disputes, claims,
and causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Sweepstakes, or
any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form
of class action, and any judicial proceeding shall take place in a federal or
state court within the State of New York; (2) any and all claims, judgments, and
awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs
associated with entering this Sweepstakes and in no event will entrant be
entitled to receive attorneys' fees or other legal costs; and (3) 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. All
issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and
enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of
entrant and Sponsor in connection with this Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving
effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of
the State of New York or any other jurisdiction), that would cause the
application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.
By
participating in this Sweepstakes, you acknowledge and agree that Sponsor may
collect the personal information submitted by you, and use the information
pursuant to Sponsor’s privacy policy available on-line at www.sho.com.
6. Winner’s
Name/Official Rules: The names of the Winners will be posted
at
http://www.sho.com/site/sweeps/sliceoflife/rules_directv.html after 11/1/2011.
7. Sponsor/Administrator: The
Sponsor of this Sweepstakes is Showtime
Networks Inc., 1633 Broadway,
This Sweepstakes is in no
way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.
Any questions, comments or complaints regarding this Sweepstakes should be
directed to the Sponsor, not Facebook.
©2011 Showtime
Networks Inc. All rights reserved. SHOWTIME is a registered trademark of
Showtime Networks Inc., a CBS Company.