WMMS General Contest Rules
Station Address:
6200 Oaktree Blvd 4th floor
Cleveland, Oh 44131
Telephone: (216) 520-2600
Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliated companies
(together, the “Company”), will conduct the Contest substantially as described
in these rules, and by participating, each participant agrees as follows:
1. The Company may conduct the Contest concurrently and simultaneously on
several participating radio stations owned and not owned by the Company, and in
various States, and the Company may add or remove participating stations or
change call letters of any participating station at any time during the Contest
as announced on the affected station. Participating stations are listed above.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE ODDS OF WINNING. Void
where prohibited. Odds of winning depend upon the number of participants.
2. Prizes are not transferable, redeemable for cash or exchangeable for any
other prize. All prizes must be redeemed within 30 days of the contest end date.
No cash equivalent for prize will be awarded. Prize is nontransferable. If a
winner cannot be contacted or is disqualified, the Company reserves the right to
determine an alternate winner or not to award that winner’s prize, in its sole
discretion.
3. Eligibility and Limitations. Participants and winner(s) must be U.S.
residents at least 18-years old as determined by the Company and reside in the
Station’s Total Survey Area ( TSA ). A parent or guardian of any participant who
is a minor must sign a release on behalf of the minor to be eligible to receive
a prize, but the Company reserves the right to refuse to award a prize to or on
behalf of any minor. Only one (1) entry per person. Only one (1) prize per
household for the Contest. Only one (1) prize per household from any of the
Company’s stations within any thirty (30) day period. Employees of the Company,
the Contest’s participating sponsors and their advertising agencies, employees
of other radio or television stations, and members of the immediate family of
any such persons are not eligible to participate and win. The term “immediate
family” includes spouses, siblings, parents, children, grandparents, and
grandchildren, whether as “in-laws,” or by current or past marriage(s),
remarriage(s), adoption, co-habitation or other family extension, and any other
persons residing at the same household whether or not related.
4. Telephone and Delivery Disclaimer. If a contest is a call in to win
contest and/or a telephone is needed to participate in the Contest, participants
are restricted to the use of ordinary telephone equipment. Participants that
enable the “Caller ID” block function will not be allowed to participate unless
they enter their correct area code and telephone number if prompted, or disable
the features inhibiting their participation in the Contest. Participants using
equipment not set up for toll free phone exchanges (800, 888, 877, 866, etc.)
may experience call connection problems. The Company disclaims all liability for
the inability of a participant to complete or continue a telephone call due to
equipment malfunction, busy lines, inadvertent disconnections, acts beyond the
Company’s control, or otherwise. For all contests the Company disclaims all
liability for any delays, misdelivery, loss, or failure in the delivery of any
item sent by mail, courier, express, electronic transmission, or other delivery
method. The Company is not responsible for mechanical, technical, electronic,
communications, telephone, computer, hardware or software errors, malfunctions
or failures of any kind, including: failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed
transmission of online entries, traffic congestion on telephone lines, the
Internet or at any website or lost or unavailable network connections which may
limit an online entrant's ability to participate in the Contest, and any injury
or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting
from participating in or downloading any information necessary to participate in
the Contest. Entry forms in a register-to-win contest must be handwritten. No
photocopies or mechanical reproductions of entry forms is permitted.
5. Publicity; Use of Personal Information. By participating, where allowed
by law, all participants and winner(s) grant the Company exclusive permission to
use their names, characters, photographs, voices, and likenesses in connection
with promotion of this and other contests and waive any claims to royalty,
right, or remuneration for such use. By participating in the Contest, where
allowed by law, participants agree that the Company may disclose personal
information obtained from participants in the Contest to third parties and use
such information for marketing and other purposes.
6. Release. By participating in the Contest, each participant and winner
waives any and all claims of liability against the Company, its employees and
agents, the Contest’s sponsors and their respective employees and agents, for
any personal injury or loss which may occur from the conduct of, or
participation in, the Contest, or from the use of any prize. In order to receive
a prize, participants must sign an official waiver form provided by the
Company.
7. Taxes. Any valuation of the prize(s) stated above is based on available
information provided to the Company, and the value of any prize awarded to a
winner may be reported for tax purposes as required by law. Each winner is
solely responsible for reporting and paying any and all applicable taxes related
to the prize(s) and paying any expenses associated with any prize which are not
specifically provided for in the official rules. Each winner must provide the
Company with valid identification and a valid taxpayer identification number or
social security number before any prize will be awarded. Any person winning over
$600 in prizes from the Company will receive an IRS form 1099 at the end of the
calendar year and a copy of such form will be filed with the IRS .
8. Conduct and Decisions. By participating in the Contest, participants
agree to be bound by the decisions of Company personnel. Persons who violate any
rule, gain unfair advantage in participating in the Contest, or obtain winner
status using fraudulent means will be disqualified. Unsportsmanlike, disruptive,
annoying, harassing or threatening behavior is prohibited. The Company will
interpret these rules and resolve any disputes, conflicting claims or
ambiguities concerning the rules or the Contest and the Company’s decisions
concerning such disputes shall be final. If the conduct or outcome of the
Contest is affected by human error, any mechanical malfunctions or failures of
any kind, intentional interference or any event beyond the control of the
Company, the Company reserves the right to terminate this Contest, or make such
other decisions regarding the outcome as the Company deems appropriate. All
decisions will be made by the Company and are final. The Company may waive any
of these rules in its sole discretion. 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 WEBSITES, OR UNDERMINE THE
LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS
AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES
FROM ANY SUCH PARTICIPANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
9. Miscellaneous. Each winner must submit proof of eligibility and sign the
Company’s release form to claim the prize. The Company may substitute prizes,
amend the rules or discontinue the Contest at any time as announced on the
Station(s). The Company disclaims any responsibility to notify participants of
any aspect related to the conduct of the Contest. For a copy of the rules, or
where required by law, a list of winners, visit the business office of the
Station during normal business hours or mail a written request with a stamped,
self-addressed return envelope to the Station’s address, listed above. All
entries become the property of the Company and will not be returned. To be
removed from our direct mail, email or fax lists, visit the main office of the
Station during regular business hours, or send a self addressed stamped envelope
with contest name to Clear Chan nel Radio Contesting, 1906 Highland Avenue ,
Cincinnati , OH 45219 .
10. Compliance with Law. The conduct of the Contest is governed by the
applicable laws of the Unites States of America , which take precedence over any
rule to the contrary herein. Station(s) shall follow the applicable laws for
conducting contests, including notice to the state attorney general or consumer
affairs office, posting of a prize bond, furnishing lists of winners, running
specific on-air disclaimers, providing specific written information about the
Contest, etc. as required by local and state law.