OFFICIAL RULES
No
purchase necessary. Purchase does not improve your chances to winning. You must
be 18 years of age or older to enter. Void where prohibited or restricted by
law. Open only to legal residents of North Carolina.
HOW TO
ENTER
To enter the drawing via the Internet, you must be a current
Subscriber of The News & Observer. Subscribers can enter by logging on to www.newsobserver.com/zone, clicking
on the “Win a Bulls Family Fun 4-Pack!” drawing link and filling out the online entry
form. Subscribers can access the N&O ZONE by following the steps to complete
and activate registration on newsobserver.com when you click here.
After logging on to newsobserver.com, click on the N&O ZONE Subscriber
Rewards link to go to the N&O ZONE. On the N&O ZONE main page, click on
the “Win a Bulls Family Fun 4-Pack!” drawing link to enter to win a Durham Bulls
Family Fun 4-Pack. Non-subscribers of The News & Observer and
non-members of the N&O ZONE can enter the drawing by mailing a letter
containing their name, address, phone number (and e-mail address if have one) and
name of contest to: The News & Observer, ATTN: N&O ZONE - Durham Bulls,
215 So. McDowell St., Raleigh, NC 27601. All entrants may only enter one entry
per household address (online or mail). Limit one valid email address per person
and per household. Multiple or false entries submitted by a single person and/or a
single household are void and any person who attempts or otherwise encourages,
directly or indirectly, the Entry of multiple or false contact information under
multiple identities or uses any device or artifice to enter or encourage, directly
or indirectly, multiple or false entries will be disqualified. All entries must be
received by 12:00 am, Monday, July 28, 2008 (Friday, March 21 - Sunday, July 27, 2008).
"Valid Entries" are completed entries that are received during the Entry Period.
CONDITIONS OF
ENTRY
Valid entries must be submitted via the method as described
above. Incomplete entries are void. By entering, entrants acknowledge compliance
with these Official Rules, including all eligibility requirements. Online
entries are deemed to have been submitted by active News & Observer print
subscribers. Photo ID may be required as indicated on individual Entry page in
order to claim prizes. All mailed entries become the property of The News & Observer.
Neither The News & Observer, its respective affiliates, parent,
subsidiaries, divisions, advertising and promotional agencies, or employees are
responsible for any human error, technical malfunctions, lost/delayed data
transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, line failures of any
telephone network, computer equipment, software, inability to access any Web
site or online service or any other error or malfunction or late, lost illegible
or misdirected entries.
CONDITIONS OF
ENTRY ELIGIBILITY
By entering into and participating in this
drawing, each entrant agrees to be bound by the decisions of the judges and
warrants that s/he is eligible to participate in this drawing. By accepting their
prize, all winners agree that their first name and last name initial, and city name,
may be used in the promotion of future drawings and/or The N&O ZONE Subscriber
Rewards program, with no further compensation being due to said winner. By accepting a
prize, the winner agrees to release The News & Observer, its parent company,
McClatchy Newspapers, Inc., its directors, employees, officers and agents,
without limitation, its advertising and promotion agencies, from any and all
liability, loss or damages arising from or in connection with the awarding,
receipt, and/or use or misuse of the prize or participation in any prize-related
activities, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of
privacy. Employees of The McClatchy Company and its respective affiliated
companies; divisions, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies,
including The News & Observer, and their immediate family members and/or
those living in the same household are not eligible to participate in the
drawing. The News & Observer reserves the right in its sole discretion to
cancel or suspend the drawing should viruses, bugs or other causes beyond the
control of The News & Observer corrupt the administration, security or
proper play of the drawing.
SELECTION OF
WINNER
The News & Observer will determine which entries are
Valid Entries and whether the entries otherwise meet the eligibility
requirements set forth herein. The News & Observer will randomly draw three
winners on each of the following dates: Monday, April 7, 2008; Monday, May 5, 2008;
Monday, June 2, 2008; Monday, June 30, 2008; Monday, July 28, 2008. Winners for
each drawing will be selected at random from all of the Valid Entries received
from Friday, March 21, 2008 through Sunday, July 27, 2008. All valid entries
excluding previous winners will be carried over to each subsequent drawing.
Winners will each receive 4 Durham Bulls reserved seat tickets for the home
game of their choice; four Durham Bulls baseball caps; four hot dogs and four
soft drinks. The News & Observer will be the sole judge of which entries are
Valid Entries and its decision and drawing will be final. Winners will be notified
by e-mail, or telephone if no valid e-mail is provided, using the information
provided on such winner's entry. The News & Observer is not responsible for
misdirected or corrupted e-mail addresses that prohibit a person from entering
the drawing or that prevent The News & Observer from identifying or contacting
a winner. If an entrant is found to be ineligible, or cannot be contacted within
a reasonable period of time, an alternate winner may be selected from the pool
of Valid Entries. Odds of winning depend upon the number of Eligible Entries received.
WINNER
The winners of each
drawing hereby agree that The News & Observer may post or publish his or her
name in The News & Observer or on www.newsobserver.com after the drawing. To
obtain the name of the winners of the drawings, please send a self-addressed
stamped envelope to: The News & Observer, ATTN: N&O ZONE, 215 So.
McDowell St., Raleigh, NC, 27601. Requests must be received in writing within 90
days of the drawing. Requests must include specific contest information such as
time and date of drawing, web address of drawing Entry form, prize(s) being
offered and contest name. As a security precaution and privacy respect measure,
said list generated will include Entry first names, last name initial or name
used to register with and abbreviated email address only.
PRIZE
There will be a total of
fifteen winners. Each winner will receive four free tickets to a Durham Bulls
home game; four Durham Bulls baseball caps; four hot dogs and four soft drinks.
Each winner will claim his/her prize by contacting the Durham Bulls only upon
notification and instruction by The News & Observer. Any expense not specifically
stated as being included in the prize is the sole responsibility of the winner.
The News & Observer reserves the right to substitute the prize with a similar
prize of equal or greater value or with the equivalent cash value. The winner may
not transfer, redeem for cash equivalent or substitute the prize. Federal, state
and local taxes, charges and incidental costs, if any, are the sole responsibility
of the prize winners.
PRIVACY
POLICY
All information collected in connection with the drawing may
be used by The News & Observer to contact each entrant directly with
marketing or other information. By participating in the drawing, each entrant
hereby consents to such use. Subject to the foregoing, all other uses of entrant
information will be in accordance with newsobserver.com's privacy policy located
on its website in effect as of the date of your entry, which privacy policy may
be revised from time to time in The News & Observer’s sole discretion.
CONTACT INFORMATION
This sweepstakes is sponsored by:
The News & Observer
Attn: The N&O ZONE
215 So. McDowell St.
Raleigh, NC 27601