Rules and Regulations

2008-09 Harlem Globetrotters Sweepstakes
Official Rules
December1, 2008 – January 10, 2009

PRELIMINARY INFORMATION: No purchase necessary.  A purchase will not improve chances of winning.  Void outside the KNTV terrestrial geographic viewing area and where prohibited.  Harlem Globetrotters Sweepstakes begins on December 1, 2008, at 6:00 A.M. and ends on January 10, 2009, at 11:59 P.M. (“Sweepstakes Period”).  All times in the Sweepstakes refer to Pacific Time.  Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received.

TO ENTER: To enter, access the KNTV website at www.nbcbayarea.com during the Sweepstakes Period and click on the Sweepstakes icon.  Follow the provided instructions to complete and thereafter submit the entry form, which includes your name, address, telephone number, email address, and date of birth. All entries become the property of KNTV 2450 N. First Street San Jose, Ca 95131 and NBC Universal, Inc., 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112 (collectively, “Sponsors”), and will not be acknowledged or returned.  Entries must be received before January 10, 2009, at 11:59 P.M. to be eligible for the Sweepstakes. You may enter only once during the Sweepstakes Period. Multiple entries received from any person or email address beyond this limit will void all such additional entries. Entries generated by a script, macro, or other automated means will be disqualified.  Entries that are incomplete, garbled, corrupted, or unintelligible for any reason, including, but not limited to, computer or network malfunction or congestion, are void and will not be accepted.  In case of a dispute over the identity of an entrant who made a potentially winning entry, Sponsors reserve the right to deem that the entry was made by the registered subscriber of the email address submitted at the time of entry.  Entry constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) to use entrant's name, city, state, likeness, image, and/or voice for purposes of advertising, promotion, and publicity without additional compensation, notification or permission. 

PRIVACY:  Entrants will have the opportunity to receive information from KNTV and selected partners by checking the appropriate box. If, at any time, you no longer wish to receive materials from KNTV, please go to our privacy policy, located at www.nbcbayarea.com, and follow the procedures indicated.

ELIGIBILITY: Open only to permanent, legal U.S. residents who are physically located in the KNTV terrestrial geographic viewing area in the counties of Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Sonoma, Marin, Solano, Napa, Mendocino, and Lake in California and who are eighteen (18) years of age or older and enter a child who is between 6-12 year old in their state of residence as of the start of the Sweepstakes Period.  Officers, directors, and employees of Sweepstakes Entities, members of these persons’ immediate families (spouses and/or parents, children, and siblings, and their spouses), and/or persons living in the same households as these persons (whether or not related thereto) are not eligible to enter the Sweepstakes.  Sweepstakes Entities, as referenced herein, shall include Sponsors, Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc., The Harlem Globetrotters, and Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment, Inc. and their respective parent, subsidiary, and affiliate companies and administrative, advertising, and promotion agencies and any other entity involved in the development, administration, promotion, or implementation of the Sweepstakes.

WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION: One (1) winner will be selected in a random drawing by employees of Sponsors from all eligible entries on or about January 11th, 2009.  Sponsors will make two (2) attempts to notify winner at the phone number and/or email address submitted at the time of entry.  Winner may be required to execute and return an affidavit of eligibility, release of liability, and, except where prohibited, publicity release (collectively, “Sweepstakes Documents”) within three (3) days of such notification.  Noncompliance within this time period will result in disqualification, and an alternate winner may be selected from the remaining eligible entries.  If winner cannot be reached, if he/she is found to ineligible, if he/she cannot or does not comply with these Official Rules, or if his/her prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner may be selected from the remaining eligible entries.

PRIZE:  There will be one (2) prize awarded (“Prize”), consisting of the following:

Prize Package 1:

•    4 tickets to the Harlem Globetrotters January 16th performance at HP Pavilion
•    Two children (6-12 years old) join the team on the bench for the game. 
•    Meet and greet
•    Trotter t-shirt and autographed basketball. 

Prize Package 2:

•    4 tickets to the Harlem Globetrotters Saturday, 1/17 @ 7:30pm at Oracle Arena
•    Two children (6-12 years old) join the team on the bench for the game. 
•    Meet and greet
•    Trotter t-shirt and autographed basketball. 

All prize details including game dates and location of seats will be determined by the Sponsors in their sole discretion.  Tickets shall be subject to certain terms and conditions as specified thereon.  Winner and guest agree to comply with all applicable stadium or arena regulations. Winner must use tickets on dates specified by Sponsors (in their sole discretion) or tickets will be forfeited and no compensation or substitution will be provided in lie thereof.

Estimated Retail Value (“ERV”) of Prize is eight hundred twenty dollars ($300 each).    Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a similar Prize (or Prize element) of comparable or greater value.  All taxes and other expenses, costs, or fees associated with the acceptance and/or use of Prize are the sole responsibility of winner. Sponsors will furnish an Internal Revenue Service Form 1099 to winner for the ERV of Prize for the tax year in which Prize was won.  Prize cannot be transferred by winner or redeemed for cash and is valid only for the items detailed above, with no substitution of Prize by winner.  If Prize is unclaimed, it will be forfeited, and an alternate winner may be selected from the remaining eligible entries.  If a Prize element is not available for any reason, the remaining elements of Prize shall constitute full satisfaction of Sponsors' Prize obligation to winner, and no additional compensation will be awarded.  Sponsors shall have no responsibility or liability for cancellations, delays, or any other change by any company or person providing any element of Prize due to reasons beyond Sponsors’ control, and are not responsible or liable for any expenses incurred as a consequence thereof.  Dates and/or times of the home games are subject to change.  If winner chooses to attend the home games without a guest, the remaining elements of Prize shall constitute full satisfaction of Sponsors’ Prize obligation to winner and no additional compensation will be awarded.  Guest, if any, may be required to execute and return releases of liability and, except where prohibited, publicity releases (collectively, “Guest Documents”), which must be returned with the Sweepstakes Documents, or Prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected from the remaining eligible entries.  Winner must be 18 years older and register their child who is between the ages of 6-12 years old.  Parent or Guardian must accompany the minor and such minor’s parent or legal guardian and such parent or legal guardian must execute and return the Guest Documents on such minor’s behalf. 

CONDITIONS: By entering the Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees for entrant and for entrant’s heirs, executors, and administrators (a) to release and hold harmless Sweepstakes Entities and their respective officers, directors, and employees (collectively, “Released Parties”) from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from such entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of Prize or any portion thereof (including any travel related thereto); (b) to indemnify Released Parties from any and all liability resulting or arising from the Sweepstakes and to hereby acknowledge that Released Parties have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to Prize, including express warranties provided exclusively by Prize supplier that are sent along with Prize; (c) if selected as the winner, to the posting of such entrant’s name on www.nbcbayarea.com and the use by Released Parties of winner’s name, voice, image, and/or likeness in any and all media, now or hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity without additional compensation, notification or permission and, upon request, to the giving of consent, in writing, to such use; and (d) to be bound by these Official Rules and to waive any right to claim any ambiguity or error therein or in the Sweepstakes itself, and to be bound by all decisions of the Sponsors, which are binding and final.  Failure to comply with these conditions may result in disqualification from the Sweepstakes.

ADDITIONAL TERMS: Sponsors reserve the right to permanently disqualify from any promotion any person they believe has intentionally violated these Official Rules.  Any attempt to deliberately damage the Sweepstakes or the operation thereof is unlawful and subject to legal action by Sponsors, who may seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law. The failure of Sponsors to comply with any provision of these Official Rules due to an act of God, hurricane, war, fire, riot, earthquake, terrorism, act of public enemies, actions of governmental authorities outside of the control of Sponsors (excepting compliance with applicable codes and regulations), or other “force majeure” event will not be considered a breach of these Official Rules.  Released Parties assume no responsibility for any injury or damage to entrants’ or to any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from entering or downloading materials or software in connection with the Sweepstakes. Released Parties are not responsible for telecommunications, network, electronic, technical, or computer failures of any kind; for inaccurate transcription of entry information; for errors in any promotional or marketing materials or in these Official Rules; for any human or electronic error; or for entries that are stolen, misdirected, garbled, delayed, lost, late, damaged, or returned.  Sponsors reserve the right to cancel, modify, or suspend the Sweepstakes or any element thereof (including, without limitation, these Official Rules) without notice in any manner and for any reason (including, without limitation, in the event of any unanticipated occurrence that is not fully addressed in these Official Rules).  In the event of cancellation, modification, or suspension, Sponsors reserve the right to select winners in a random drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received at the time of the event warranting such cancellation, modification, or suspension.  Notice of such cancellation, modification, or suspension will be posted at www.nbcbayarea.com.  Sponsors may prohibit any entrant or potential entrant from participating in the Sweepstakes, if such entrant or potential entrant shows a disregard for these Official Rules; acts with an intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other entrant, Sponsors, or Sponsors’ agents or representatives; or behaves in any other disruptive manner (as determined by Sponsors in their sole discretion).

DISPUTES: THE SWEEPSTAKES IS GOVERNED BY, AND WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE FORUM AND VENUE FOR ANY DISPUTE SHALL BE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK. IF THE CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM IS NOT OTHERWISE RESOLVED THROUGH DIRECT DISCUSSIONS OR MEDIATION, IT SHALL THEN BE RESOLVED BY FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION ADMINISTERED BY JUDICIAL ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION SERVICES, INC., IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS STREAMLINED ARBITRATION RULES AND PROCEDURES OR SUBSEQUENT VERSIONS THEREOF (“JAMS RULES”).  THE JAMS RULES FOR SELECTION OF AN ARBITRATOR SHALL BE FOLLOWED, EXCEPT THAT THE ARBITRATOR SHALL BE EXPERIENCED AND LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN NEW YORK.  ALL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH WILL BE CONDUCTED IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK.  THE REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIM SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL DAMAGES, AND IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY PARTY BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES OR OTHER SUCH RELATED COSTS OF BRINGING A CLAIM, OR TO RESCIND THIS AGREEMENT OR SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR ANY OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF.

WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT: For the name of the winner, available after January 11, 2009, visit www.nbcbayarea.com, or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to be received by February 21, to: 2009 Harlem Globetrotters Sweepstakes, KNTV, 2450 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95131.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.  Void where prohibited.  Open only to permanent, legal residents of the KNTV viewing area who are 18 years old and register their child who are between the ages of 6-12 years old in their state of residence.  Sweepstakes runs from December 1, 2008 to January 10, 2009.  Limit one entry per person.  Prize restrictions apply.  To enter, and for full Sweepstakes rules and prize details go to www.nbc11.com.

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