iCarly’s “iGoodbye Sweepstakes”

OFFICIAL RULES

 

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. Online Entry Only.  A purchase will not increase your chances of winning.  Void in Puerto Rico and where prohibited or restricted by law. 

 

SPONSOR:  Viacom Media Networks, 1515 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 (“Sponsor”).

 

SWEEPSTAKES ADMINISTRATOR: National Sweepstakes Company, LLC, 693 East Avenue, Suite 302, Rochester, NY  14607 (“Administrator”).

 

1.                   TIMING: iCarly’s iGoodbye Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) begins at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (“EST”) on November 23, 2012 and ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on November 30, 2012 (“Sweepstakes Period”).

 

2.                   ELIGIBILITY:  To enter the Sweepstakes you must be (i) a legal resident of the continental United States or the District of Columbia (the "Eligibility Area") and (ii) between the ages of six (6) and eighteen (18) at time of entry (“Participant”).  Sponsor, Administrator, all prize providers associated with the Sweepstakes, and all of their respective affiliates, parent, and subsidiary companies, licensors, distributors, divisions and their advertising, production and promotion agencies (collectively, “Sweepstakes Entities”), and each of their respective officers, directors, licensors, employees, representatives and agents, and members of their immediate families (parents, step parents, children, step children, siblings, step siblings, spouses, regardless of where they reside) and members of their households (whether related or not) and those who have won a grand prize in any Sponsor-related sweepstakes/promotion in the twelve (12) months prior to the start of the Sweepstakes Period are ineligible to participate in this Sweepstakes.  Any dispute regarding eligibility will be settled by Sponsor and/or Administrator in their sole discretion.  

 

3.                   HOW TO ENTER:  Visit www.nick.com/icarly (the “Sweepstakes Site”) and complete an entry form as directed online (“Entry”).  Completed Entry form must be submitted in accordance with the online directions during the Sweepstakes Period.  Any Participant who is under the age of majority in their state of residence (“Minor”), must have the permission of his/her parent or legal guardian (“Parent”) prior to entry and such Entry shall be deemed submitted by the Parent and shall be treated as if the Parent had made such Entry. Use of a profane username or the submission of false or misleading personal information by a Participant will be grounds for disqualification. Determination of information to be profane, false, or misleading is at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Participants must complete all required data. Incomplete or inaccurate entries are void.  Limit one Entry per calendar day per person and/or email address.  All Entries must be received at the Sweepstakes Site by 11:59:59 p.m. EST on November 30, 2012.

 

4.                   DRAWING AND NOTIFICATION/ODDS: Administrator will conduct a random drawing, selecting one (1) potential grand prize winner and one (1) potential first, second, third, fourth and fifth prize winners (individually a “Potential Winner”, collectively the “Potential Winners”) on or about December 10, 2012.  Potential Winners will be notified by email or telephone on or about December 10, 2012.  Odds of winning a prize depend on the total number of eligible Entries received during the Sweepstakes Period.  If a Potential Winner cannot be contacted or does not respond within three (3) business days of Administrator’s first attempt, such Potential Winner and Entry will be disqualified and another Potential Winner will be selected from the remaining eligible Entries received.  


 

5.                   QUALIFICATION OF WINNER:   Before a Potential Winner will be deemed an Official Winner, he/she will be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release/Publicity Release (except where prohibited) (the “Affidavit/Release”) and any other legal documents that Sponsor may require, including, but not limited to, a W-9 tax form, within five (5) business days from the date Sponsor sends such documents to the Potential Winner or be subject to disqualification.  Potential Winner must be able to provide proof that he/she is eligible to be deemed an Official Winner to Sponsor and/or Administrator’s satisfaction.  If the documents are not returned within that time, or Potential Winner or Official Winner is found to be ineligible, or does not comply with the Official Rules, then he/she will be disqualified and an alternate Potential Winner may be selected.   A prize notification being returned as undeliverable will result in disqualification of such Entry.

 

6.                   PRIZES:  

One (1) Grand Prize Winner will receive a replica of the Bottle Bot Sculpture from the iCarly set approximate retail value (“ARV”): $3,000.00

 

One (1) First Prize Winner will receive a replica of the Gummi Light Chandlier from the iCarly set (ARV: $6,500.00)

 

One (1) Second Prize Winner will receive a replica of the Boat Table from the iCarly set (ARV: $2,500.00)

 

One (1) Third Prize Winner will receive a replica of the Ice Cream Bench from the iCarly set (ARV: $950.00)

 

One (1) Fourth Prize Winner will receive a replica of the Cupcake Table from the iCarly set (ARV: $750.00)

 

Ten (10) Fifth Prize Winners will each receive a set of Gummi Lights (ARV: $125.00 each/total $1,250.00)

Total ARV of all prizing: $14,950.00. 

 

In the event that a Potential Winner chooses not to accept his/her prize, or is unable to be notified, an alternate Potential Winner will be randomly selected from all of the remaining eligible Entries.

 

7.                   INTERNET: If for any reason the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other cause beyond the control of the Sponsors which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, Sponsors reserve the right at their sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes.  In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Sweepstakes is impaired in any way for any reason, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, either: (a) suspend the Sweepstakes to address the impairment and then resume the Sweepstakes in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules; or (b) cancel the Sweepstakes and award the Prizes from among the eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment. Should the Sweepstakes be terminated or cancelled prior to the stated expiration date, notice will be posted on the website. 

 

In the event of a dispute regarding entries received from multiple users having the same email account, the authorized subscriber of the email account at the time of entry will be deemed to be the entrant and must comply with these rules.  Authorized subscriber is the natural person who is assigned the e-mail address by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) or any other provider or other organization responsible for assigning accounts.

 

Entries generated by a script, computer programs, macro, programmed, robotic or other automated means will be disqualified.  The use of any system or agent to submit online entries in connection with this Sweepstakes is prohibited and will result in disqualification. 


 

8.                   GENERAL CONDITIONS: By submitting an Entry, each Participant (whether declared an Official Winner or not) agrees (and agrees to affirm such in writing) to (i) abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor on all matters relating to this Sweepstakes which decisions are final and binding in all respects, (ii) waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Sweepstakes or these Official Rules, and (iii) forever and irrevocably release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless the Sweepstakes Entities, and each of their respective officers, directors, licensors, employees, representatives and agents (the “Released Parties”) from any liability, claims, demands, and cause of action from personal injury, loss or damage, including death, or property damage, theft, or loss suffered or resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from participation in this Sweepstakes or the use, misuse or acceptance or possession of any Prize or any portion thereof, or participation in any Sweepstakes-related activity.  Entries must be in keeping with Sponsor’s positive image, as determined by Sponsor and Administrator in their sole discretion.  Any materials containing obscenity, crude language, or descriptions of a violent or sexual nature (as defined solely by Sponsor or Administrator) will not be accepted and the associated Entry will be disqualified.  All federal, state or other tax liabilities (including income taxes) arising from the Prizes contained in this Sweepstakes will be solely the responsibility of the Winner.  Receipt of any of the prize components of this Sweepstakes is conditioned upon compliance with any and all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules, and regulations. Noncompliance with any of the above will result in disqualification.

 

9.                   LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY:   Released Parties are not responsible for any claims, damages, lawsuits, causes of action, proceedings, or liability due to any injuries, theft, damages, expenses, costs, or losses to any person (including death) or property of any kind resulting from, arising from, or in connection with, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from i) any typographical or other error in the printing of the Official Rules, offering or announcement of any prize, ii) lost, late, stolen, misdirected, damaged, incomplete or garbled Entries, iii) any error in the collection or retention of entry information, including, but not limited to, incorrect or inaccurate transcription, receipt or transmission of any part of the Entry due to human error, iv) any wrongful, negligent, or unauthorized act or omission on the part of any of the Sweepstakes Entities, or any of their agents or employees, v) the Sweepstakes and any elements thereof, and the participation or inability to participate in any Sweepstakes-related activity or participation in this Sweepstakes, including, but not limited to, any damage to Participant’s (or any third person’s) telephone system and/or its contents related to or resulting from any part of the Sweepstakes, vi) any malfunction of the telephone system, whether technical or due to human error in nature, lost/delayed data transmission, omissions, interruptions, deletion, defect, line failures, postponement, cancellation, or modification of the Sweepstakes, including, but not limited to, interruption or inability to access the Sweepstakes due to hardware or software compatibility problems of any telephone network (TSP), computer online systems (ISP), servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website or any combination thereof, including injury or damage to participants or to any other person’s telephone system related to or resulting from participating, vii) acceptance, receipt, possession, defects in, misuse, inability to use, or use of any Prize element including, but not limited to, lost, stolen, damaged, delayed, or misdirected or destroyed Prize (or any element thereof), or viii) any change in the prizing (or any components thereof) due to unavailability, any of which is due to reasons beyond Sweepstakes Entities’ control, including, but not limited to, by reason of any acts of God, any action(s), regulation(s), order(s) or request(s) by any governmental or quasi-governmental entity (whether or not such action(s), regulation(s), order(s) or request(s) prove(s) to be invalid), equipment failure including but not limited to overloading of the Sweepstakes Site due to excessive use, threatened or actual terrorist acts, air raid(s), blackout(s), act(s) of public enemy, earthquake, war (declared or undeclared), fire, flood, epidemic(s), explosion, unusually severe weather, hurricane, embargo, labor dispute or strike (whether legal or illegal), labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, work slow-down, civil disturbance, insurrection, riot, or any other cause beyond any of the Sweepstakes Entities’ sole and reasonable control, or as otherwise permitted in these Official Rules. 

 

Winners hereby acknowledge that the Sweepstakes Entities have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any express or implied warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the prize or any component thereof. 

 

WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE SWEEPSTAKES, ALL PRIZES, AND ALL MATERIALS PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE SWEEPSTAKES SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.  SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.  CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS. 

 

Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual that Sponsor or Administrator find to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserve 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.                GOVERNING LAW/JURISDICTION.  The Sweepstakes and these Official Rules are governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of New York (as distinguished from the choice of law rules) and the United States of America applicable to contracts made and performed entirely in New York and where the relevant contacts are with such state.  Except where prohibited, as a condition of participating in this Sweepstakes, each Participant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, the Prizes awarded, or the determination of the Official Winner shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action.  Participant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Sweepstakes Entities’ entire liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Sweepstakes, and in no event shall the Sweepstakes Entities be liable for attorneys' fees and/or experts' fees and costs. Participant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages and Participant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.

 

11.                USE OF INFORMATION: By entering the Sweepstakes Participant agrees that Participant’s Entry and any other personally identifiable information collected or used in connection with the Sweepstakes may be used by Sponsor in accordance with its Privacy Policy, as posted on www.nick.com. 

 

12.                RULES/WINNERS LIST: To receive the name of the Winners or an additional copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: “iCarly iGoodbye Sweepstakes” c/o  National Sweepstakes Company, LLC P.O. Box 10505, Rochester, NY  14610 for receipt no later than sixty (60) days following the drawing date. Please specify “Rules” or “Winner Info”. Vermont residents may omit return postage.  You may also view the Official Rules by visiting www.nick.com/iCarly during the Sweepstakes Period. 

 

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NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Subject to Official Rules. Many will enter few will win.  Official Rules and how to enter can be viewed at www.nick.com/iCarly.  Certain Restrictions Apply. Sweepstakes open to legal residents of the 48 Contiguous US and DC who are between the ages of 6 and 18. The Sweepstakes ends at 11:59:59 p.m. EST on 11/30/12.  Void where prohibited or restricted by law.  Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible Entries received. Sponsor: Viacom Media Networks, 1515 Broadway, New York, NY 10036.