WSLS 10 and Freedom First $10,000 non-profit giveaway official rules

WSLS 10 and Freedom First

$10,000 Non-Profit Giveaway

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OFFICIAL RULES

  • NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. The 10 Cares and Freedom First $10,000 Charity Giveaway (the "Promotion") is sponsored by Media General Operations, Inc. d/b/a WSLS-TV ("WSLS") and Freedom First Credit Union ("Freedom First") (together, the "Promotion Parties"). Promotion is only offered in the WSLS viewing area in the Virginia counties of Appomattox, Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson, Halifax, Henry, Highland, Montgomery, Nelson, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Pulaski, Roanoke, Rockbridge, and Wythe, and Pocahontas County, West Virginia (the "Promotion Area"). Void outside the Promotion Area and where prohibited.
  • Promotion is subject to all federal, state and local laws. WSLS shall be entitled to interpret these Official Rules as needed — including but not limited to rules regarding nominations, deadlines, votes, Finalist and winner selection, prize restrictions, and eligibility — and all of its decisions are final. By submitting or accepting a nomination, voting, accepting a prize or otherwise participating in the Promotion, you irrevocably, fully and unconditionally agree to be bound by these Official Rules and waive any right to claim ambiguity in these Official Rules and or any other Promotion-related advertising or materials.
  • Promotion begins on April 28, 2016. Nomination deadline is May 11, 2016 at 11:55 p.m. Eastern Time ("ET"). Random drawing to select Finalists will be held on or about May 12, 2016. Public voting to select one (1) Finalist as the winning non-profit will be held from May 15, 2016 until May 25, 2016.
  • Potential winning non-profit entity will be announced on or about May 26, 2016, subject to confirmation of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules. WSLS' computer is the official time-keeping device for this Promotion.
  • Winner will be issued appropriate tax forms for the ARV of the prize awarded if required and is solely and exclusively responsible for any and all state, federal or local income taxes that may result from acceptance of prize.
  • ELIGIBILITY

  • To submit a nomination, you (a "Nominator") must be above the age of majority in the state of residence and a legal United States resident living in the Promotion Area (above).
  • To be eligible to be nominated and win, each potential nominee (each, a "Nominee") must be a legally organized, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) organization that is registered, licensed, or otherwise eligible to solicit and accept donations in the Promotion Area and that is operating and having a direct impact in the Promotion Area in at least one of the following five (5) areas:
  • Providing for basic human needs;
  • Preserving health and promoting wellness;
  • Strengthening local communities;
  • Advancing education; or
  • Preserving or restoring the environment.
  • Religious or faith-based organizations offering social service or community programs in any of the areas above are eligible so long as the organization provides such programs or services to eligible participants without regard to their faith or willingness to participate in religious activities.

  • Ineligible organizations include:
    1. Political organizations;
    2. Religious or sectarian programs for inherently religious purposes (including but not limited to religious worship or proselytization);
    3. Churches, Synagogues, Mosques, Ministries, other houses of worship or religious organizations unless they offer specific social programs that meet the criteria identified above;
    4. Organizations that advocate, support, or practice discrimination based on age, ethnicity, gender, national origin, disability, race, size, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background. Nominee organizations must be willing and able to attest that they do not discriminate on any of these grounds in order to verify eligibility if selected as Finalists or winner.

  • If selected as a Finalist or winner, each Nominee must be willing and able to furnish, prior to and as a condition of ongoing participation and/or verification of eligibility, adequate documentation that it satisfies the eligibility requirements above, including without limitation, its demonstrable and direct impact within the Promotion Area, its current status as duly registered and tax-exempt non-profit (including current IRS exemption determination letter), and such other documentation as may be requested by WSLS in its sole discretion.
  • Employees or volunteers of WSLS, Media General, Inc. ("Media General"), Freedom First, any other entity directly involved in the development or administration of this Promotion, and the members of their immediate families (defined as spouses, parents, siblings and children) and households, are not eligible to participate in this Promotion or to win. The term "household" includes all persons residing together in a single residence, whether or not related.
  • Prize & ODDS

  • Grand Prize (1): $10,000 payable via company check. Approximate Retail Value: $10,000.
  • The odds of winning depend on the number of nominations and votes (if a Finalist) received.
  • PRIZE RESTRICTIONS

  • All prize details shall be at WSLS' sole discretion. Winner assumes sole responsibility for all expenses and incidental costs associated with the prize not explicitly outlined above, including without limitation, all federal, state and local taxes (if any), surcharges, and fees.
  • The right to receive prize is not transferrable. Prize or any portion thereof not accepted by winner is forfeited and no substitute will be offered or permitted. Prize may not be substituted except that WSLS in its discretion may substitute a prize, or portion thereof, with a prize or portion of equal or greater value if it deems necessary. Any such changes will be announced.
  • Prize offered is provided "as is" with no warranty or guarantee either express or implied by Promotion Parties. Promotion Parties have neither made nor are responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to Other restrictions apply.
  • Nomination Period

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    4/28/16 - 5/11/16)

  • Nominations will be accepted beginning April 28, 2016 at 12:05 a.m. ET and ending May 11, 2016 at 11:55 p.m. ET. To submit a nomination, visit http://www.wsls.com (the "Promotion Page") and follow the instructions to complete an official nomination form with all required information, which may include your name, e-mail address, phone number, and age or date of birth, the official name of your Nominee as well as all available contact information for your Nominee (the "Required Information"). Nominations will not be accepted via any other method.
  • Only eligible non-profit entities can be nominated in this Promotion. Individuals are not eligible to be nominated or win any prize.
  • All nominations must be received by WSLS no later than May 11, 2016 at 11:55 p.m. ET. Proof of sending is not proof of submission or receipt by WSLS will not accept screen shots as proof of nomination.
  • Limit one (1) nomination per person. Additional nominations received from any such person thereafter will be subject to disqualification. Any use of robotic, repetitive, automatic, programmed, script, macro, or any other automated means or similar entry methods or agents (including, but not limited to, contest-entry services or multiple or different e-mail addresses, identities, registrations, accounts or logins) are prohibited and will void all nominations submitted by that Nominator. No group submissions will be accepted.
  • Nominations must include a working daytime telephone number and valid e-mail address for the Nominator as well as valid contact information for the Nominee. WSLS is not responsible for voice or electronic communications that are undeliverable as a result of any form of call blocking of any kind or inability to leave a voice message or passive or as to e-mail, active filtering of any kind. In the event of a dispute as to the identity or eligibility of a Nominator based on an e-mail address, the nomination will be deemed made by the "Authorized Account Holder" of the e-mail address used for nomination. The Authorized Account Holder is the natural person who is assigned to the e-mail address by the relevant Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the corresponding domain.
  • Nominations that fail to provide any Required Information may be disqualified without further notification by WSLS. WSLS is not responsible for nominations that are lost, misdirected, garbled, distorted, truncated, incomplete, illegible, incorrect or late for any reason, and all such nominations are void. WSLS reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any nomination at any time that in its opinion does not comply with these Official Rules, even if it has been selected as a Finalist and submitted to Public Voting. Nominations become the property of WSLS and will not be returned or acknowledged.
  • The information that you provide in connection with the Promotion may be used by WSLS in accordance with its Privacy Policy, which is found at http://wsls.com/privacy-policy and which may be updated from time to time.
  • Finalist Selection (5/12/16)

  • On May 12, 2016 or within a reasonable time thereafter, WSLS or its designee will randomly select ten (10) Nominees from all timely and properly submitted nominations. Subject to verification of eligibility, the Nominees who are so selected will be declared the Finalists. WSLS will contact each potential Finalist in accordance with the information supplied to WSLS on the corresponding nomination form. Each Finalist must respond to initial notification and confirm eligibility within twenty-four (24) hours and may be required to present eligibility-related documents to WSLS within twenty-four (24) hours after initial notification as a condition of ongoing eligibility. WSLS
  • In the event that any potential Finalist (a) cannot be contacted directly by, or does not respond to, WSLS within twenty-four (24) hours of initial attempted notification, (b) fails to satisfy any eligibility or verification requirement herein, (c) declines to participate further, or (d) is otherwise determined to be ineligible, WSLS in its discretion may disqualify that Finalist and an alternate Finalist will be randomly drawn as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter. Any alternate Finalists are subject to all eligibility requirements and restrictions of these Official Rules. If time permits, WSLS will attempt to verify up to two (2) alternate Finalists for any Finalist position. If WSLS cannot verify a Finalist, after two (2) alternate attempts, or there is not enough time remaining prior to the Public Voting to verify a Finalist, no further attempts will be made and the number of Finalists will be reduced accordingly.
  • WSLS reserves the right to select and/or verify fewer than the stated number of Finalists if there are not a sufficient number of eligible and properly submitted nominations or it cannot verify the stated number of Finalists prior to the start of Public Voting. Only the Finalists will proceed to the Public Voting.
  • Public Voting

    (5/15/16 - 5/25/16)

  • Beginning on May 15, 2016 and ending on May 25, 2016 (the "Public Voting"), the nominations of the Finalists will be displayed on the Promotion Page where registered users or other individuals can vote for their favorite Finalist.
  • Subject to verification of eligibility, the Finalist that receives the highest number of votes during Public Voting will be declared the In the event of a tie, the Finalist whose nomination was received by WSLS first will be declared the winner.
  • Voting Restrictions

  • Voting is limited to one (1) vote per person per day. For purposes of voting limits, a "day" begins at 12:05 a.m. ET and ends at 11:55 p.m. ET. Additional votes received from any such voter thereafter will be subject to disqualification. The use of robotic, repetitive, automatic, programmed, script, macro, or any other automated means or similar methods or agents or multiple accounts or log-ins to vote is prohibited and may result in the disqualification of all votes received through that method and/or from that voter.
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  • Nominators and Nominees are prohibited from obtaining or soliciting votes by offering prizes or other inducements to members of the public, vote farming, vote purchasing, vote exchanging, or any other activity that artificially inflates such votes as determined by WSLS in its sole discretion. WSLS reserves the right to determine in its sole and absolute discretion whether any votes are invalid, to disqualify any duplicate, suspect or otherwise invalid votes and/or to disqualify the corresponding Nominees from further participation if WSLS deems it appropriate under the circumstances, for example, if such voting has substantially impaired or jeopardized the integrity of the voting process with respect to such nomination or if the corresponding Nominee or Nominator actively encouraged or participated, directly or indirectly, in the suspect voting. Irregular or suspect votes or votes in excess of the stated maximum number above, including but not limited to, votes generated by a robotic, programmed, script, macro, other automated means or source or by the use of multiple e-mail addresses, accounts, log-ins will be considered invalid. Nominators and Nominees agree that all decisions by WSLS regarding the validity of any votes and/or the disqualification of any votes and/or nominations, shall be final and binding in all respects, without appeal, and without any obligation of WSLS to engage in any communication, comment or discussion about any such decisions.
  • WSLS will not accept screen shots as proof of voting. WSLS is not responsible for, and voters assume all risk of, votes that are lost, garbled, distorted, incomplete, or containing errors or if for any reason they are not recorded by WSLS prior to the stated deadline, and all such votes are void. WSLS reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any vote or voter or Nominee at any time that in its opinion does not comply with these Official Rules.
  • WINNER NOTIFICATION & VERIFICATION

     

  • WSLS will contact the potential winner in accordance with the information supplied to WSLS on the corresponding nomination form. Winner must respond to initial notification within twenty-four (24) hours and may be required to present valid photo identification and/or to sign an affidavit or declaration of eligibility, liability waiver, publicity release (where legal), tax forms and/or other legal documents to WSLS no later than ten (10) days after initial notification and as a condition of receiving prize. WSLS in its sole discretion may allow for transmission of verification documents via fax or e-mail.
  • In the event that potential winner (a) cannot be contacted directly by, or does not respond to, WSLS within twenty-four (24) hours of initial attempted notification, (b) fails to satisfy any eligibility or verification requirement herein, (c) declines to accept the prize, or (d) is otherwise determined to be ineligible, WSLS in its discretion may disqualify that Finalist and the Finalist that received the next highest number of votes during the Public Voting will be declared the alternate winner. Any alternate winner is subject to all eligibility requirements and restrictions of these Official Rules. WSLS will attempt to verify one (1) alternate winner. If WSLS cannot verify a winner after one (1) alternate attempt, no further attempts will be made and the prize will not be awarded.
  • WSLS may, in its sole discretion, post the verified Finalists' and/or winner's names and corresponding winning nomination on the Promotion Page and/or any of WSLS' websites, including http://www.wsls.com, and broadcast them on any of WSLS' stations.
  • PUBLICITY RELEASE

  • By accepting a nomination or prize, Nominees and winner agree to award WSLS the right to publicize his/her/its name, photographs (including the use and appearance of the photographs on WSLS' websites), likeness, biographical information, e-mail address, voice and details of winning for purposes of this and future promotions without further compensation, except where prohibited.
  • LIMITATION OF LIABILITY & DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

  • By submitting or accepting a nomination, voting, accepting a prize and/or otherwise participating in any way in the Promotion, you agree that WSLS, Freedom First, Media General, Facebook, any other company involved in the development or administration of this Promotion, and a range of subsidiaries, agencies, affiliates, franchisees, promoters, prize suppliers, directors, officers, employees, agents and all of their respective advertising and promotional agencies, representatives, contractors and related persons (collectively, the "Released Parties"): (a) are not responsible for technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to lost, disconnected, interrupted, or unavailable network, server, or other connections, late, lost, undeliverable, damaged or stolen mail, or for any failed telephone or computer hardware or software, or for any failed, delayed, misdirected, corrupted, or garbled transmissions or errors of any kind, whether human, mechanical, or electronic, or for nominations or votes that for any reason are not properly submitted to or received by WSLS by any deadline stated above; (b) are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Nominators or Nominees, or by printing, typographical or other errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion or in the printing of this offer, administration of this Promotion, or in the announcement of the Finalists or the winner or the prize; (c) are not responsible for any injury or damage to any computer, modem or other electrical device as a result of participation in this Promotion or downloading of any software or materials; (d) are not responsible for unauthorized human intervention in any part of the Promotion, including without limitation, the nomination, Finalist selection or Public Voting processes; (e) are not responsible for any printing, typographical, technical, computer, network or human error that may occur in the administration of the Promotion, the acceptance of nominations, the uploading and/or display of any nominations, the receipt or tabulation of votes, the selection and/or announcement of Finalists and/or winner, the prize or otherwise in any Promotion-related materials; (f) are not responsible for any unauthorized third party use of any nomination; and (g) are not responsible for the inability to select any Finalists and/or winner, as applicable, because of postal failure, equipment failure, or data storage failure; and (h) are not liable to Finalists and/or winner for any costs of verification or redemption or travel to participate in any part of Promotion or redeem any prize or for any damages (including attorney's fees and costs) that might arise from redeeming or seeking to redeem any prize (including any travel related thereto)
  • RELEASED PARTIES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND (WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE), INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. RELEASED PARTIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE GUARANTEES OR WARRANTIES MADE OR OFFERED BY ADVERTISERS, PARTNERS, MANUFACTURERS OR SUPPLIERS, INCLUDING THOSE RELATED TO prize. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL RELEASED PARTIES BE HELD RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR YOUR USE OF THE INFORMATION AND/OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED AND/OR MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE Promotion OR FOR ERRORS OR ANOMALIES RESULTING IN THE UNINTENDED OR ERRONEOUS PARTICIPATION, AWARD OF prize OR OTHER BENEFITS UNDER THESE OFFICIAL RULES. RELEASED PARTIES OFFER NO ASSURANCES, GUARANTEES OR WARRANTIES THAT THE Promotion OR RELATED WEBSITES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE AND DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE Promotion.
  • By submitting or accepting a nomination, voting, accepting a prize and/or otherwise participating in any way in the Promotion, you agree to release and hold Released Parties harmless from any and all alleged, existing, or future actions, claims, and/or liabilities of whatever nature including, but not limited to, personal injury, bodily injury (including, without limitation, wrongful death and disability), property damage, and expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees) and loss or damage of any other kind, relating to or arising from, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, (a) your participation, inability to participate, in the Promotion or any Promotion-related or prize-related activity, (b) the use by Released Parties (including modification, adaptation, and reproduction) of nomination materials during or after the Promotion, (c) the delivery, acceptance, possession, redemption, use, misuse, loss, or misdirection of prize, and (d) any other claim or cause of action you may have against any Released Party.
  • BY submitting or accepting a nomination, voting, ACCEPTING A PRIZE, AND/OR PARTICIPATING IN ANY OTHER WAY IN THE Promotion, you FURTHER AGREE THAT (A) ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS, AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE Promotion, OR ANY PRIZE AWARDED, SHALL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION; (B) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS AND AWARDS SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED, INCLUDING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ENTERING THE Promotion, BUT IN NO EVENT ATTORNEYS' FEES; AND (C) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL YOU BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN ANY AWARD FOR, AND you HEREBY WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO CLAIM, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AND ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED AND ANY OTHER DAMAGES OTHER THAN ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES.
  • SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON THE ABILITY TO PURSUE CLASS ACTION REMEDIES, OR ON CERTAIN KINDS OF DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IN WHOLE OR IN PART.
  • MISCELLANEOUS

  • WSLS reserves the right to cancel, suspend, terminate, or modify this Promotion, or any part thereof, in the event that WSLS determines, in its sole discretion, that the security, administration, fairness and/or operation of the Promotion has been corrupted or impaired by any non-authorized intervention, network failure, information storage failure, telecommunications failure, malfunction, or any other cause beyond WSLS' control. In such an event, WSLS will post notice of same at the Promotion Page and select the Finalists and/or winner as applicable from among all non-suspect eligible nominations received at the time of the Promotion termination in accordance with previously described selection process if possible or in such other method as WSLS, in its sole discretion, deems fair and appropriate under the circumstances.
  • WSLS reserves the right to disqualify any person or entity from further participation in the Promotion (including the Public Voting or consideration for any prize) if WSLS concludes, in its sole discretion, that such person or entity (a) has attempted to tamper with the nomination process, the Public Voting, or the operation of the Promotion in any other way, (b) has colluded to unfairly affect the outcome of the Promotion, (c has repeatedly disregarded or has attempted to circumvent these Official Rules, or (d) has acted towards WSLS or any other Promotion Party, Nominator, Nominee, Finalist, voter, or any other participant in an unfair, inequitable, deliberately annoying, threatening, disrupting or harassing manner. Tampering includes attempting to submit a nomination or vote more than the number of times permitted herein, including through the use of any prohibited device or method, and attempting to obtain or solicit votes using any prohibited device or method. Any such decision by WSLS is final, binding and un-appealable in all respects. Any failure by WSLS to enforce any of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of such Official Rules.
  • ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY INDIVIDUAL TO DEFRAUD, TAMPER WITH, OR DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE, THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE Promotion MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND/OR CIVIL LAWS AND WSLS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PURSUE ANY AVAILABLE DAMAGES OR REMEDIES AGAINST SUCH INDIVIDUAL AND/OR REFER SUCH MATTERS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR PROSECUTION TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
  • All activity arising out of and relating to the Promotion, including any reference to the status of any Nominee as a "Finalist" or "winner" is subject to verification and/or auditing for compliance with the Official Rules. If WSLS determines, in its sole discretion, that verification or auditing activity evidences non-compliance of any nomination and/or Nominator with the Official Rules, WSLS reserves the right to disqualify such nomination and/or Nominator from the Promotion and prize at any time. WSLS reserves the right to conduct a background check on any or all potential winners and to disqualify any individual based on such background check if WSLS determines in its sole discretion that awarding a prize to any such individual might reflect negatively on WSLS. Each Nominator and Nominee agrees to cooperate with WSLS and its representatives in connection with any and all verification, auditing and/or background check activities.
  • WSLS reserves the right to correct typographical, printing or clerical errors in any Promotion-related materials. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In the event that production, technical, seeding, programming or any other reasons cause more than the stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, WSLS reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing from among all legitimate, un-awarded, eligible prize claims.
  • DISPUTES

  • By submitting or accepting a nomination, voting, accepting a prize and/or otherwise participating in any way in the Promotion, you agree that all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the Nominators, Nominees or Released Parties in connection with the Promotion, shall be governed by Virginia law, without giving effect to any choice of law rules that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Virginia. By submitting or accepting a nomination, voting, accepting a prize, or otherwise participating in the Promotion, you expressly (a) agree that any legal proceedings arising out of or relating in any way to this Promotion or these Official Rules shall be brought only in the federal or state courts located in Roanoke, Virginia, and (b) consent to the mandatory and exclusive jurisdiction in such courts with respect to any such legal proceedings.
  • In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between any terms or conditions of these Official Rules and any disclosures or other statements contained in any other Promotion-related materials, including but not limited to the Promotion nomination forms, or point of sale, television, print, mobile or online advertising, the terms and conditions of these Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control. In the event that any provision of these Official Rules is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Official Rules shall otherwise remain in effect and be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.
  • Winner's Name/OFFICIAL RULES

  • For a copy of the Official Rules or the final Winner's Name, visit the Promotion Page or http://www.wsls.com or mail a SASE to: 10 Cares and Freedom First $10,000 Charity Giveaway c/o WSLS, 401 3rd Street S.W., Roanoke, VA 24011, specifying either "Winner's Name" or "Official Rules." Winner's Name will be available after June 24, 2016.
  • TRADEMARKS

  • Facebook is not a sponsor of this Promotion. Any third party trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective trademark owners. The use or mention of such third party trademarks in these Official Rules or in the Promotion is solely for descriptive purposes and shall in no way imply an endorsement or sponsorship of the