"SPECIAL AGENT FOR A DAY"
CONTEST
OFFICIAL
RULES
"NCIS" OFFICIAL TV
SOUNDTRACK SPECIAL AGENT CONTEST ("CONTEST")
Presenting Sponsor:
CBS RECORDS INC. ("CBS RECORDS").
No purchase or payment of
any kind is necessary to enter or win. THIS CONTEST IS ONLY
OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA WHO ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD, AND IS VOID IN ALL OTHER JURISDICTIONS
AND WHEREVER PROHIBITED BY FEDERAL, STATE, MUNICIPAL OR LOCAL LAW.
ELIGIBILITY: The Contest
is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States, the District
of Columbia, eighteen (18) years of age or older on the day before the
Contest begins. CONTEST IS SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS
AND REGULATIONS. By entering the Contest, participants agree to abide
by the terms and conditions of these Official Contest Rules. The following
persons are excluded from participation in this Contest: Employees and
immediate family members of CBS RECORDS, CBS BROADCASTING INC., RED
DISTRIBUTION, LLC, SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT and their parent companies,
subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, assigns, advertising,
promotional and fulfillment agents, attorneys, accountants, other representatives
and the persons with whom each of the above are domiciled. For
purpose of the foregoing "immediate family members" means
parents, spouses, children, siblings or any persons living in the same
household of such employees.
HOW TO ENTER:
Visit http://ncismusic.com during the Contest Period and follow
the instructions to enter.
All entries and submitted photos become the property of the CBS RECORDS
and will not be acknowledged or returned. All entrant information, including
e-mail addresses, is subject to the CBS RECORDS Privacy Policy.
CONTEST PERIOD: The
Contest begins at 12:00:00 A.M. ET on May 12th, 2009 and ends at 11:59:00
P.M. ET on May 18th, 2009 ("Contest Period"). All On-line
Entries must be received no later than 11:59:00 P.M. ET on May 18th,
2009.
CBS RECORDS RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO ALTER OR AMEND THESE RULES AT ANY TIME WHICH WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE
UPON ANNOUNCEMENT; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE GRAND PRIZE WILL BE AWARDED
UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:
Each entrant in the Contest must be the rightful owner of, or have authorized
use of, the email account indicated by the entrant's email address.
In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting
an on-line entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the person
in whose name the email account is registered. No mechanically reproduced
entries or facsimiles will be accepted. CBS RECORDS is not responsible
for technical, hardware or software malfunctions, technical failures
of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect,
inaccurate, incomplete, garbled or delayed electronic communications
whether caused by the sender or by any of the equipment or programming
associated with or utilized in this Contest or for any undelivered,
deleted, lost, late, illegible, misdirected, incomplete, mutilated or
postage-due entries. CBS RECORDS reserves the right to disqualify any
individual who is responsible for or who tampers with the entry process,
and to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest in the event
the Contest website (http://ncismusic.com) becomes infected by computer virus
or is otherwise technically impaired. Entries and submitted photos become
the property of CBS RECORDS and will not be returned.
PRIZES:
One grand prize winner will win transportation, accommodations and a
visit to the NCIS set (the Grand Prize). The approximate
retail value of the Grand Prize is $2,500.00. Thirteen (13) runners-up
will receive a limited-edition "NCIS" OFFICIAL TV SOUNDTRACK
T-SHIRT. The approximate retail value of the t-shirt is $25.00. NO
CASH WILL BE AWARDED. PRIZES MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED FOR CASH. CBS
RECORDS reserves the right to substitute a prize of comparable value.
ODDS OF WINNING: The
odds of winning the prizes depend upon the number of eligible entries
received.
WINNER SELECTION: To
participate in this Contest, entrants must have a social networking
account (e.g., Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Friendster, hi5, Orkut, etc.)
and change their profile picture to an image of them holding a copy
of NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack. The new profile picture must be
in place by May 11th, 2009, and remain in place until 11:59
PM EST on May 18th, 2009 in order to remain eligible to win
and to avoid disqualification. Beginning May 12th, 2009 and
ending on May 19th, 2009, we will select two (2) profile pictures each
day from across all social networks and feature their pictures on ncismusic.com. Each day from May 12th,
2009 through May 19th, 2009, two (2) eligible profile pictures
will be selected at random from social networking sites. The Grand
Prize winner will be determined on the basis of a random drawing from
the pool of fourteen (14) eligible profile pictures. The thirteen (13)
runners-up will receive a NCIS Official TV Soundtrack T-shirt.
The Grand Prize drawing will be conducted on or about May 20th,
2009, and announced on ncismusic.com on or about May 21st,
2009. All winner selection procedures shall be conducted by CBS RECORDS
whose decisions are final with respect to all aspects of the Contest.
NOTIFICATION: Winners
will be notified via email or telephone. If contact information is incorrect,
winners will be automatically disqualified. Winners must respond to
said notification by 10am ET on May 25th, 2009, or the prize
will be forfeited. The name of the prize winners may be obtained after
May 27th, 2009, and before June 27th, 2009, by
sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to Name of Contest Winner,
CBS Records Inc., 7800 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036. Limit one
prize per household, per email address or per person per three hundred
sixty five (365) day period. Prizes are nontransferable. No prize substitutions
allowed.
GENERAL: By participating
in this Contest, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Contest
Rules, including all eligibility requirements. By entering this Contest,
participant consents to CBS RECORDS' use of participant's name, likeness
and/or photo submission for promotional purposes, including online announcements,
without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. By
entering, entrants agree: (1) to be bound by these official rules; (2)
that the decisions of CBS RECORDS are final in all matters pertaining
to the Contest; and (3) to release and hold harmless CBS RECORDS, its
parent company, subsidiaries, representatives, CBS RECORDS affiliates,
directors, officers, employees and consultants from any and all liability,
injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from their participation
or their acceptance and use of any prize. Payment of all federal, state
and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner and winners
may receive an IRS Form 1099 or equivalent from CBS RECORDS. CBS
RECORDS is not responsible for any typographical or other errors in
the printing, the offering or the administration of the Contest or in
the announcement of the prizes. Any dispute arising from this
Contest will be determined in accordance with the laws of the State
of California, without reference to California's conflict of laws
principles, and the entrants and winners hereby consent to the personal
jurisdiction by the State and Federal Courts located in the County of
Los Angeles and do hereby specifically waive any personal jurisdiction
defense that they may have to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State
and Federal Courts located in the County of Los Angeles over all such
persons and such disputes relating to this Contest.
Any personal information that
you provide in entering this contest is done on a voluntary basis. This
information may be used to provide you with information on CBS RECORDS,
the program NCIS, program sponsors, this Contest, and any special
offers. As part of this process, your information may be provided to
program sponsors who may communicate directly with you.
RELEASE: Potential winners
may be required to sign and return to CBS RECORDS an affidavit of eligibility
and release of liability (the "Affidavit"), as well as a materials
and/or likeness release in connection with the photo submitted (Release),
and, if the Affidavit and Release are not returned within fifteen (15)
days of notification, the potential winner may be deemed to have forfeited
the prize, and an alternate potential winner may be chosen. By registering
for the Contest or accepting a prize, participants release CBS RECORDS,
its subsidiaries, representatives, CBS RECORDS affiliates, directors,
officers, employees, advisors, attorneys and consultants from any and
all liability claims or actions of any kind whatsoever and for injuries,
damages or losses to persons and property which may be sustained in
connection with the receipt, ownership or use of the prizes, or while
preparing for, participating in, and/or traveling to any prize-related
activity. By registering for the Contest, participants agree to the
use of their name, city and state of residence and/or photograph, videotape
or any likeness for advertising or publicity purposes and to the use
of statements made by or attributed to participant relating to CBS RECORDS,
and any and all rights to said use, without further compensation.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY:
CBS RECORDS is not responsible for technical or computer failures, errors
or data loss of any kind, lost or unavailable Internet connections,
or failed, incomplete, garbled or deleted computer or network transmissions,
inability to access any Web site or on-line service, or any other error
or malfunction, or late, lost, illegible or misdirected entries. Entry
materials that have been tampered with or altered are void. If the judges
determine, in their sole discretion, that there is any suspected or
actual electronic tampering with the Contest or if technical difficulties
compromise the integrity of the Contest, the judges reserve the right
to void the entries at issue and/or terminate the Contest and conduct
a random drawing to award the prize among all eligible entries received
as of the termination date. If the Contest is terminated due to tampering
or technical difficulties prior to its expiration date, notice will
be posted at http://ncismusic.com). If, for any reason, the Contest
is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer
virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical
failures, or any other causes beyond the control of CBS RECORDS which
corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity
or proper conduct of the Contest, CBS RECORDS reserves the right at
its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest.
CBS RECORDS reserves the right to disqualify any entrant that tampers
with the operation of the Contest or website or violates the Official
Rules of the Contest. By use of this website and by entering the
Contest, entrant agrees to the CBS RECORDS’ Web Site Terms of Use
Agreement and to the use of your personal information as described in
the Privacy Policy located at: http://www.cbsrecords.com/privacy.shtml.
ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE
ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF CONTEST IS A VIOLATION
OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, CBS RECORDS
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW (INCLUDING ALL ATTORNEYS' FEES, COURT COSTS
AND EXPENSES).
SPONSOR: The Sponsor
of this Contest is: CBS Records Inc., 7800 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles,
CA 90036
© 2009 CBS Records Inc. Contest
entrants are hereby authorized to copy these Official Rules on the condition
that it will be for the entrant's personal use and not for any commercial
purpose whatsoever.
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