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Your opinion is helping to shape the future of the Internet!
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$100,000 Your Opinion Matters Sweepstakes for 2013 OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE THE ODDS OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
1. Introduction. The
$100,000 Your Opinion Matters Sweepstakes for 2013
("Game") is sponsored by TMRG, Inc. ("Sponsor"). One Monthly Grand Prize winner will be selected in a random drawing each month of the Game Period from among all eligible entries received during that month. In addition, one Year-End Grand Prize winner will be selected at the conclusion of the Game from among all eligible entries received during the Game Period and will be given a chance to replace the Grand Prize with the Bonus Grand Prize. Void where prohibited. Game registered by TMRG, Inc. and may be presented in different creative presentations. By entering the Game, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following Official Game Rules (the “Rules”) and the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Game.
2. Game Period. The Game begins January 1, 2013 at 12:01:00 a.m. U.S. Central Time ("CT") and ends December 31, 2013 at 11:59:59 p.m. CT ("Game Period").
3. Eligibility. The Game is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and Canada (excluding Quebec) respectively, who are living in the United States, the District of Columbia, or Canada (excluding Quebec) respectively, and who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees, officers and directors of Sponsor or SCA Promotions, Inc., their affiliates, subsidiaries, agents, and advertising and promotion agencies involved with this Game, as well as the immediate family members (defined as parents, spouse, children, siblings and grandparents) and those living in the same household of each such employee, officer and director are not eligible to enter. By participating, entrant agrees to abide by these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects.
4. How to Enter. To enter the Game (NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN):
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To Enter Online: There are two ways to enter: 1) If you receive an invitation by email, pop-up, or other method referencing this Sweepstakes that asks you to complete a survey, once you have fully completed and submitted the survey you automatically will receive one Sweepstakes entry; 2) If, during the Promotion Period, you go to www.permissionresearch.com, www.opinionsquare.com, or www.mobilexpression.com and join one of these market research panels (including downloading and configuring the necessary software), you will receive one Sweepstakes entry. You may only register at one of the market research panels one time during the Promotion Period. Additional entries will not be provided for any subsequent registrations.
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Friend Referral Program: When you join the market research panel at www.permissionresearch.com, www.opinionsquare.com, or www.mobilexpression.com, you will have the opportunity to refer a friend. Click on the appropriate link and you will have the option to enter the name and email address of up to 12 friends, each of whom will be sent an email on your behalf. You may only refer persons with whom you have an existing relationship and who have a valid email address. The email will be sent directly from you to each friend. No information about any friend will be collected unless a friend later joins one of the market research panels. For each friend you refer to the Sweepstakes who then joins one of the market research panels, you will receive one additional Sweepstakes entry, up to a total of 20 additional entries during the Promotion Period.
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Electronic Entry: You may also enter the sweepstakes by electronic entry by visiting http://www.tmrginc.com/youropinionmatters.aspx during the Entry Period , completing the online registration form, and clicking the “Submit” button. There is a limit of one entry per person, per day, regardless of method of entry. For purposes of this Sweepstakes, a "day" is defined as 12:00:00 AM EDT through 11:59:59 PM EDT. Entries generated by a script, macro, bot or any other automated means will be deemed void. Entries that are submitted through sweepstakes clubs or similar methods, or those that are mechanically reproduced, copied, incomplete, or inaccurate are void. Sponsor is not responsible for malfunctions of electronic equipment, computer hardware, software, malfunctions of the entrant's email provider, lost, late, incomplete entries, or entries not received during the Entry Period. Proof of delivery or receipt of entry will not be deemed by Sponsor proof of entry. Any attempted form of entry other than described herein is void. Sponsor is not responsible for technical problems related to website entries, nor for failure to collect entries. Entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Normal Internet access and usage charges imposed by your online service will apply.
Limit: One account per user.
Online entries will be entered into the monthly drawing for the month during which the activity that resulted in the entry was completed. Entries received for one monthly drawing will not be rolled over into subsequent monthly drawings. Use of any automated program to enter will result in disqualification. In the event of a dispute as to any online entry, the authorized account holder of the email address used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant. Potential winner may be required to show proof that he/she is the authorized account holder. The "authorized account holder" is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Entries will not be acknowledged.
5. Selection of Winners.
Monthly Prizes: On or about the 1st day of each month following each of the twelve months (“Months”) of the Game Period, one Monthly Prize winner will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received during the previous Month.
Year-End Prize: On or about December 31, 2013, one Grand Prize winner will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received throughout the Game Period. Random drawings will be conducted by Sponsor whose decisions on all matters relating to this Game shall be final and binding.
The entrant selected must comply with all terms and conditions of these Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfillment of all requirements. Notification will be sent via e-mail and /or phone call to the selected winner within ten days of the drawing at the address/phone number provided at registration. Except where prohibited, potential winner must sign and return within ten days of attempted notification, an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release in order to claim his/her prize. If prize involves travel, potential winner's travel companion(s) must sign and return a release of liability/publicity at the same time as winner. If the potential winner cannot be contacted within ten days of the first attempt to contact him/her or if he/she fails to sign and return the affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release within the required time period, an alternate winner maybe selected in his/her place at random. Non-compliance by the original winner or any alternate winner within this time period may result in forfeiture of the applicable prize. Return of any prize/prize notification sent to an original or alternate winner as undeliverable may result in forfeiture. In the case of forfeiture by both the original winner and an alternate winner, no prize will be awarded for the applicable drawing.
6. Prizes. Monthly Prize will be awarded each Month of the Game, for a total of 12 Monthly Prizes. Each Monthly Grand Prize is $100, for a total Yearly Grand Prize value of $1,200 for the Game Period. One Year-End Grand Prize will be awarded at the conclusion of the Game. Year-End Grand Prize is $100. Monthly Grand Prize Winners and the Year-End Grand Prize Winner are collectively referred to as “Grand Prize Winners.”
Odds of Winning a Monthly or Year-End Prize. odds of winning a Monthly or Year-End Prize depend upon the number of eligible entries received for the applicable drawing during the applicable entry period.
Bonus Grand Prize: Each Grand Prize Winner will be given one chance to play an online game “Hunt for the Money” with the opportunity to replace his/her Grand Prize with a Bonus Grand Prize. Bonus Grand Prizes are Prize Level A - $100,000; Prize Level B - $5,000; or Prize Level C - $2,500, if won. Only two Bonus Grand Prizes may be awarded for each Prize Level A, B and C. Once the two Bonus Grand Prizes have been awarded, prizes at that Prize Level will no longer be available for the remainder of the Game Period. If all Bonus Grand Prizes are awarded prior to the conclusion of the Game Period, the Hunt for the Money game will close, and Grand Prize Winners will receive the $100 Monthly or Year-End Grand Prize. If a Grand Prize winner is unsuccessful in replacing his/her Grand Prize with the Bonus Grand Prize, he/she will still win the Monthly or Year-End Grand Prize he/she originally won.
Total prizes available
$215,000
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PRIZE LEVEL
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PRIZE AMOUNT
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ODDS
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PRIZES AVAILABLE
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Bonus Grand Prize Level A
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$100,000
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1:1,500
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2
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Bonus Grand Prize Level B
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$5,000
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1:150
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2
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Bonus Grand Prize Level C
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$2,500
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1:100
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2
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7. No Substitution of Winners. No substitution, assignment or transfer of prize permitted, except by Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute a prize with another prize of greater or equal value in the event the offered prize is unavailable. Winners are responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes, registrations, and other fees and assessments, including any required insurance. Sponsor will withhold and/or report taxes as required by the applicable law of Sponsor’s jurisdiction and winner's jurisdiction.
8. Publicity. Participation in the Game constitutes consent to Sponsor's and Promoter’s use of entrants’ name, likeness, voice, opinions, hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media without further payment or consideration, excluding residents of the State of Tennessee and where prohibited by law.
9. General Conditions. Sponsor, its legal representatives, their affiliates, subsidiaries, parents, agencies and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents are not responsible for lost, interrupted or unavailable network server or other connections, miscommunications, failed computer transmissions or technical failure, lost online entries, jumbled, scrambled or misdirected transmissions or other error of any kind, whether human, mechanical or electronic. Sponsor’s sole responsibility for any irregular entry is replacement with another entry in a subsequent monthly drawing. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend or modify the Game if fraud, technical failures or any other factor impairs the integrity of the Game, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. In such event, Sponsor reserves the right to award the applicable Monthly Grand Prize and Year-End-Grand Prize in random drawings from among all eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Game or to be acting in violation of these Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately damage Sponsor's Website (including the Game Website) or undermine the legitimate operation of this Game may be a violation of criminal and civil laws and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages 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.
10. Release. By accepting any prize, winner agrees to release and hold harmless Sponsor, related companies, any company involved with the Game, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Game or receipt or use of any prize including, but not limited to, liability arising from copyright infringement, improper use of name and likeness, personal injury, death, damages or monetary loss. Restrictions, conditions and limitations apply.
11. Limitations of Liability. Sponsor, as well as any companies involved with the Game, are not responsible for: (1) incorrect or inaccurate transcription of entry information or late, lost, stolen, illegible, incomplete, misdirected, or postage due entries, or entries received through impermissible or illegitimate channels, all of which will be disqualified; (2) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunctioning of any telephone, computer, network, hardware or software; (3) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any service; (4) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Game; (5) electronic human or other error which may occur in the administration of the Game or the processing of entries; or (6) any injury or damage to persons or property, including but not limited to entrant's computer, which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant's participation in the Game or from downloading any material from Sponsor's Web site(s) (including the Game Web site), regardless of whether the material was prepared by Sponsor or a third party, and regardless of whether the material is connected to Sponsor's Web site by a hypertext link.
12. Disputes. By entering, each entrant further agrees that, in the event that there is any conflict or other inconsistency between the Rules and any advertisements, promotional or marketing materials, emails or announcements relevant to the Game, these Rules will govern. Entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Game or any prizes awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court of Virginia; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Game 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 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. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant or Sponsor in connection with the Game, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Virginia, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Virginia or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Virginia. Should any part of these Rules be held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in accordance with applicable law and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect. To the extent that Sponsor’s Privacy Policy and/or Terms and Conditions are in conflict or inconsistent with these Rules as they pertain to the Game, these Rules shall take precedence.
13. Data Collection. Sponsor may collect personal information from you when you enter the Game. The information collected is subject to privacy policies of TMRG, Inc. (available at www.tmrginc.com/Priv.aspx).
14. Winner's List/Official Rules. Any legally required list of winners may be obtained by sending an email with Subject Line: “56727 $100,000 Hunt For The Money Sweepstakes for 2013 Winner List Request,” to WinnerListRequests@scapromo.com. All such requests must be received within six weeks after the end of the Promotion Period. These Official Rules will be posted on the Website.
16. Administrator: SCA Promotions, Inc., 3030 Lyndon B. Johnson Frwy, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75234
© 2007 SCA Promotions, Inc. All rights reserved.
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