CIAA Mobile App Contest Rules

OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASENECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE THE CHANCES OF WINNING.

1. ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal residents of the fifty United States and the District of Columbia who are 21 years of age or older at the time of entry into this contest (“Contest”) and have a valid email address. Employees of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (“CIAA”), French/West/Vaughan (“Promoter”), and each of their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies, and the immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and/or those living in the same household of each, whether or not related, are not eligible. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. The Contest is subject to all applicable United States federal, state and local laws. The CIAA Tournament Page is intended for viewing in the United States. If you are not located within the United States, you may not enter the Contest and are not eligible to win. Void in Puerto Rico. This Contest is in no way affiliated with, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. Travel guest of grand prize winner must also be twenty-one (21) years of age or older and a legal resident of the U.S.  Winner and guest must each possess a valid passport and valid government-issued photo I.D. prior to departure and must travel on the same itinerary.  Travel guest will be required to sign and submit all requested release forms along with the grand prize winner.

2. HERE’S HOW TO ENTER: Participants may enter the Contest by first downloading the CIAA Mobile Application to their mobile phones or tablets. Access to the CIAA Mobile App can be achieved by visiting and submitting the required information on the contest page within the CIAA Mobile Application. Participants may only enter the contest once during the Contest Period, beginning 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time (“EST”) on Friday, November 18, 2011 and ending at 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday, March 4, 2012 (“Contest Period”). By entering the Contest, you agree to be bound by these official rules. Limit one (1) entry per person.

2. EXECUTION:

  1. During the Contest Period, eligible listeners will be encouraged to participate in the Contest by downloading the CIAA Mobile Application to their mobile/tablet devices (Apple Devices, Android Devices or Blackberry Devices) via The Apple App Store, The Android Market, or Blackberry App World, whichever is compatible with their respective mobile/tablet devices.
  2. Once the CIAA Mobile Application has been downloaded, submit the required registration information located on the “Contest Page” within the CIAA Mobile Application. . As part of the registration process participants must include their name, date of birth, address, phone number, email address, and any optional or additional contact information, as requested, to register for a chance to win.  After completing the registration process, qualified entrants will be eligible for a chance to win.
  3. The grand prize winner selection will take place on Monday, March 5, 2012.
  4. The grand prize winner will be notified via phone or email.
  5. The Contest will progress in the following manner: 
    1. Contest participants must download the CIAA Mobile App to their mobile/tablet devices
    2. Entrants can either:
      1. Visit the Apple App Store, The Android Market,  whichever is compatible with their respective mobile/tablet devices to download the CIAA Mobile Application

OR

Access the link to download the CIAA Mobile Application by clicking on the ‘CIAA Mobile App” banner ads on the participating Radio-One station websites in the following markets: Raleigh, NC, WFXC-FM, http://foxync.com/;  

         Raleigh, NC, WQOK‑FM, http://hiphopnc.com/;

         Charlotte, NC, WQNC-FM, http://my927charlotte.com/;

         Atlanta, GA, WAMJ-FM, http://majicatl.com/;

         Atlanta, GA, WHTA-FM, http://majicatl.com/;

         Richmond, VA, WCDX-FM, http://ipowerrichmond.com/;

         Richmond, VA, WKJS-FM, http://kissrichmond.com/;

         Baltimore, MD, WERQ-FM, http://kissrichmond.com/;

         Baltimore, MD, WOLB-AM, http://wolbbaltimore.com/;

         Baltimore, MD, WWIN-FM, http://magicbaltimore.com/;

         Washington, DC, WKYS-FM, http://www.radio-one.com/;

         Washington, DC, WMMJ-FM, http://www.radio-one.com/;

         Philadelphia, PA, WPHI-FM, http://www.hot107philly.com/;

         Philadelphia, PA, WRNB-FM, http://www.rnbphilly.com/.

  1.                                                             ii.      Access to the link may also be obtained through one of the following social media websites:  NewsOne.com, TheUrbanDaily.com, HelloBeautiful.com, GIANTLife.com, Elev8.com and Blackplanet.com), and through Email Newsletter inclusion and Text Message marketing.
  2. The online newsletter and text message ad will direct contest participants to the appropriate App Store to download the CIAA Mobile Application
  3. The contestants must fill out an online entry form within the CIAA Mobile Application and submit the entry by Monday, March 5, 2012.
  4. Entries will be reviewed by members of CIAA’s & French/West/Vaughan’s staff.  At the sole discretion of staff members, the winner will be selected from among all eligible entries received electronically. 
  5. The winner will be notified via phone or email within two weeks after the end of the Contest – Monday, March 5th, 2012.
  6. The winner must contact French/West/Vaughan within 7 days of winning notification.  Winner must provide a valid identification (driver’s license upon pick up OR other government-issued photo I.D.).
  7. All decisions made by French/West/Vaughan & CIAA management regarding any aspect of this Contest are final.

3. WINNER SELECTION: One (1) grand prize winner will be selected under the discretion of the CIAA, at the conclusion of the Contest Period. All decisions of Promoter and/or CIAA regarding the Contest and/or the application of these Official Rules are final and binding. Odds of winning will depend upon the number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period. A total of one (1) Contest winner will be chosen at the conclusion of the Contest Period.

4. WINNERNOTIFICATION: Potential winner will be notified approximately two weeks after the Contest Period. Potential winner will be notified by phone or e-mail and required to respond to such email notification within seven (7) business days from the date of such e-mail notification. Additionally, potential winners may also be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Release of Liability and, unless prohibited by law, a Publicity Release within seven (7) business days of date of issuance. Released Parties (as defined below) are not liable for: (i) failed, returned or misdirected notification; or (ii) entries and responses to email, winner notifications or other correspondence which are lost, late, incorrectly completed, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, garbled, inaccurate, misdirected, damaged, delayed or otherwise not received by the intended recipient in whole or in part or for any human, computer, or technical error of any kind. If any potential winner cannot be contacted within seven (7) business days of first notification attempt, if any winner notification is returned as undeliverable, or if any winner is rejected in the event of noncompliance with these Official Rules, such prize will be forfeited.  If any potential winner cannot be contacted within seven (7) business days of first notification attempt, if any winner notification is returned as undeliverable, or if any winner is rejected in the event of noncompliance with these Official Rules, such prize will be forfeited.  Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given either.

5. PRIZES&APPROXIMATERETAILVALUES (ARVs): The winner, who must comply with the requirements of these Official Rules, will be awarded a trip for two (2) to Saint Lucia which will include:  (i) hotel accommodations for 5-days / 4-nights (one (1) standard room, double occupancy); (ii) breakfast at the Bay Garden Beach Resort in Saint Lucia; and (iii) round trip air travel for two (2) from a metropolitan airport nearest to the winner’s residence. The approximate retail value of all prizes combined: $5,000. The trip is awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by CIAA or Promoter. The trip is not transferable, redeemable for cash or substitutable except by CIAA, who reserves the right to substitute a prize (or portion thereof) of comparable or greater value, at its sole discretion. Winner shall be solely responsible for all taxes (including federal, state and local taxes) and any other unspecified costs and expenses associated with the acceptance of the trip. (i.e. ground transportation, luggage costs, hotel room service, meals, gratuities, souvenirs, and incidentals). All trip/prize details not covered by these Official Rules are at CIAA’s sole discretion.  Dates and times of concerts, events, and trips promoted by Contest sponsors are subject to change and those changes are deemed to be beyond the control of participating Radio One stations and social media networks.  *“Apple” is not a sponsor nor involved in any way as part of the CIAA – Saint Lucia contest .The contest prizes are not Apple products.*

6. GENERALRULES: Acceptance of prize constitutes permission for the CIAA and its designees (Radio-One Inc. (“Radio One”), Saint Lucia Tourist Board & Bay Garden Hotel/Beach Resort) to use winner’s name, city and state of residence and/or likeness for purposes of advertising and trade in any and all media now or hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity in connection with the Contest, without further compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law. By participating, entrants agree to: (i) be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the CIAA and judges, which are final and binding in all matters; and (ii) release, discharge and hold harmless CIAA, Promoter, Radio-One, Saint Lucia Tourist Board, Bay Garden Hotel/Beach Resort, CRVA Tournament planning companies and organizations, Facebook and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, retailers and advertising and promotion agencies, and their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents, attorneys and representatives (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from any and all claims and liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind resulting from the acceptance, possession or use of the trip/ prize (including any travel or activity related thereto) or participation in the Contest. In the event of a dispute as to identity of an online entrant, online entries will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the email address from which the entry was submitted and such person will be responsible for complying with all requirements set forth herein. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person who created the applicable email account and whose real name is associated with the account. Released Parties are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, inaccurate, stolen, misdirected, undelivered, garbled, illegible or postage-due mail, entries or e-mail; or for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website (including the Site), or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors or malfunctions of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors or malfunctions which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing of entries, the announcement of the prizes or in any Contest-related materials. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest. Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) injury or damage to entrants’ or to any other person’s computer or other electronic and/or mobile device, (2) for communications or messages listed on or sent through the Site or the Site’s platform, or (3) changes to Site user data or profiles, related to or resulting from participating in this Contest or downloading materials from or use of the Site. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Contest or Site or who are in violation of these Official Rules, as solely determined by CIAA, will be disqualified and their entries void. If, in the judges’ opinion, there is any suspected or actual evidence of tampering with any portion of the Contest, or if technical difficulties, virus, bugs or other causes compromise the integrity of the Contest, the judges reserve the right to modify, suspend or terminate the Contest and, if terminated, at their sole discretion, select the next winner in order of ranking in the logo contest to award the prizes using all eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the date of termination.

7. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: As a condition of participating, entrant agrees that: (i) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental, consequential, or any other damages, (ii) all causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any compensation or credit to be provided, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and (iii) any and all claims, judgments, and award shall be limited to actual out of pocket costs incurred, if any, and in no event shall entrant be entitled to receive attorneys’ fees or other legal costs. This Contest shall be governed by Virginia substantive and procedural law, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflicts of laws rules or provisions (whether of the State of Virginia) or any other jurisdiction), that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Virginia. By participating in this Contest, entrants irrevocably consent that Virginia courts shall have personal jurisdiction over any dispute or litigation arising from or relating to this Contest and that venue shall only be in the federal or state courts of Virginia. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shallnot affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein

8. TRAVEL & ACCOMODATIONS:  Winner will be responsible for their own travel to the airport. Air travel and accommodations to Saint Lucia and the Bay Garden Hotel/Beach Resort is covered by Saint Lucia Tourist Board, unless otherwise noted.  CIAA, Promoter and Radio One are only responsible for providing the winner with the specific trip/prize they have been selected to win from entering the Contest. Trip/Prize is outlined in the Prize Details section of the Contest.

9. DATA COLLECTION: Information collected from entrant is subject to CIAA’s Privacy Policy available at http://www.ciaatournament.org/section/about/contest-privacy-policy

10. NAME OF WINNER/RULES: The name of the winners and/or a copy of these Official Rules may be obtained by mailing a self-addressed, stamped (#10) envelope to: “CIAAMobile Application Contest”, 112 E. Hargett Street | Raleigh, NC 27601. Any questions or comments regarding the Contest should be directed to the address above or to 919-277-1163 or ciaa@fwv-us.com

CIAA: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA)| 22 Enterprise Parkway, Suite 210 | Hampton, VA23666

Promoter: French/West/Vaughan (FWV)| 112 E. Hargett Street | Raleigh, NC 27601

Partner: Radio One, Inc. | 8001 Creedmoor Road, Suite 101 | Raleigh, NC 27613

Partner: Saint Lucia Tourist Board |  3645 Marketplace Blvd| Suite 130 # 9 | East Point GA  30344

*“Apple”  is not a sponsor nor involved in any way as part of the CIAA – Saint Lucia contest .The contest prizes are not Apple products.*