HOW TO
ENTER
To enter drawings via the Internet, you must be a registered member
of newsobserver.com and where indicated also an active home delivery newspaper subscriber of The News & Observer.
Non-subscribers of The News & Observer and non-members of newsobserver.com can enter drawings
by mailing a letter containing their name, address, and phone number (and e-mail address if have one)
to: The News & Observer, ATTN: N&O ZONE, 215 So. McDowell St., Raleigh, NC 27601.
All entrants may only enter one entry per household address (online or mail) for each contest.
All entries must be received by the deadline stated on each individual contest entry form. "Valid Entries"
are completed entries that are received by the deadline stated on each individual
contest entry form.
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. 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.
ELIGIBILITY
By entering into and participating in each
drawing, each entrant agrees to be bound by the decisions of the judges and
warrants that s/he is eligible to participate in the drawing. 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
drawings. 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
winner(s) on or about date stated on individual contest entry forms from all of
the valid entries received. The News & Observer will
be the sole judge of which entries are Valid Entries and its decision and
drawing will be final. Winner(s) will be notified by e-mail, or may be notified by
telephone if specifically stated so on contest entry form, or 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 any 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 any drawing
depend upon the number of Eligible Entries received for each drawing.
WINNER
The winner or 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.
PRIZE
Winners will receive their
prizes in the method specifically stated on individual contest entry forms.
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 drawings may
be used by The News & Observer to contact each entrant directly with
marketing or other information. By participating in any 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
The News & Observer
Attn: N&O Zone
215 S. McDowell St.
Raleigh, NC 27601