WINDY CITY LIVE’S “IKEA LIVING ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT CONTEST”

I.  NAME OF SPONSOR(S)

“Windy City LIVE” and WLS Television, Inc.  (Hereinafter collectively referred to as “Sponsor”).

II.  ELIGIBILITY 

Open only to legal residents of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin; 18 years of age or older as of June 6, 2017 and must reside in one of the following counties: in Illinois - Lake, McHenry, DeKalb, Kane DuPage, Cook, Kendall, Will Grundy, Kankakee, La Salle; in Indiana - Lake, Porter, La Porte, Newton, Jasper; and in Wisconsin - Kenosha, Walworth, Racine.

Any individuals (including but not limited to employees, consultants, independent contractors, and interns) who have, within the past six months, performed services for WLS Television, Inc. and/or its respective parent, subsidiary, affiliated and successor companies, and immediate family and household members of such individuals, are not eligible to enter or play.  "Immediate family members" shall mean parents, step-parents, children, step-children, siblings, step-siblings, or spouses.  "Household members" shall mean people who share the same residence at least three months a year.

III.  HOW AND WHEN TO ENTER

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY

To enter via Website: 

Entrants must go to the Windy City LIVE web site (http://www.WindyCityLIVE.com), click on the “Living Room for Improvement” contest graphic; or click the “Promotions” graphic and scroll down to the “Living Room for Improvement” Contest information to click the official entry link.  Entrants will be required to submit a first and last name, City & State, contact phone number, valid email address and a “Living Room Photo” and explain why their living room needs a make-over. Entrants must also agree to the terms and conditions of the Contest.  

To enter via Facebook: 

Entrants must go to the Windy City LIVE Facebook page (http://www.Facebook.com/WindyCityLIVE) and click the link within the “IKEA Living Room for Improvement” post on the page.   Entrants will be required to submit a first and last name, City & State, contact phone number, valid email address and a photograph of their living room and explain why their living room needs a make-over. Entrants must also agree to the terms and conditions of the Contest.  

For the purposes of this Contest, a “Living Room Photo” is defined as:

a)      Photo of the entrant’s living room or den in their personal home

b)      All photos must be original and owned by the Entrant

By entering this Contest, Entrant gives WLS Television, Inc. non-exclusive rights to broadcast and/or publish on ABC7Chicago.com and/or WindyCityLIVE.com and/or post to Social Media, including, but not limited to Facebook, Twitter and/or Instagram,  submitted “Living Room Photos” throughout the Contest period and for an additional period of thirty (30) days once Contest has ended.

Limit one (1) Entry per person.

Contest begins on June 6, 2017 at 1:00 PM Central Time (CT) and ends on 2:00 PM CT June 23, 2017 (“Promotion Period”). However the period for submitting entries begins on June 6, 2017 at 1:00 PM CT and ends on 11:59PM June 11, 2017.

For Facebook entries, you understand that you are providing your information to Sponsor and not to Facebook, and that this Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered or associated with Facebook.  Any questions, comments or complaints regarding this Contest should be directed to Sponsor, and not Facebook. 

Sponsor can provide no technical support and accepts no responsibility for insuring the receipt or successful submission of your entry.  Mass entries or entries generated by a script, macro or use of automated methods will be disqualified.  Sponsor is not responsible for failed, partial or garbled computer transmissions, or for technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to electronic malfunction or damage of any network, hardware or software.  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 other causes that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest.  No responsibility is assumed for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries; or any problems or technical malfunctions of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or electronic entry to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web-site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation in or downloading any materials from this Contest.  In the event of a dispute over an electronic entry, prize will be awarded to the owner of the e-mail account, not the name on the entry form.  Except as otherwise contemplated by these Rules, and to the extent entrants may otherwise elect at the time of Entry, information provided by you for these Contest is subject to Sponsor’s privacy policy located at https://disneyprivacycenter.com/privacy-policy-translations/english (“Privacy Policy”).

IV.  HOW AND WHEN WINNERS WILL BE SELECTED AND NOTIFIED 

One (1) Winner will be chosen by Sponsor on June 13, 2017 based on the following judging criteria: originality, potential for on-air appeal and creativity of submission.

Winner MUST be available for in-home video shoot on June 21, 2017 at a time to be determined by show producers.

Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

Final determination of winner is always conditional on verification of eligibility and compliance with all rules and procedures. 

V.  PRIZE(S)

GRAND PRIZE:  Up to twenty-five hundred dollars ($2500.00) of IKEA products including tax and delivery to be chosen by Windy City LIVE producers; ARV of Prize: $2500.00 US.

Winner agrees that all items selected for living room make-over will be selected by producers of Windy City LIVE after a phone consultation with Winner.  Winner will have the right to exchange items for like-items only (vase for vase, couch for couch, etc). All exchanges must occur within thirty (30) days of Contest end date.  Any price difference in exchanged items is the responsibility of the Winner.  Should exchanged items be lower in price than original items, the difference will NOT be refunded.

For the purposes of this Contest, a “Living Room Make-over” is defined as:

a)     IKEA products selected and arranged by WCL producers including, but not limited to furniture, art work, lamps and other living room accessories.

Final actual value may be substantially more or less depending on selection of products.  Some restrictions apply.

All expenses not specifically provided for herein are the winner’s sole responsibility. 

Federal, state and local taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the winner, who will receive an IRS Form 1099 reflecting the final actual value of any prize valued at $600 or more.

Winners are not entitled to exchange or transfer prizes or to obtain cash or other substitutes, but Sponsor in its sole discretion may substitute prizes of equal or greater value.

Prize is subject to availability.  Sponsor is not responsible for cancellation or preemption of the “Live with Kelly” show or for other circumstances that make it impractical or impossible to fulfill this element of the prize.  This element of the prize has no approximate retail value, and if it becomes impractical or impossible to fulfill this element, Sponsor’s only obligation will be to provide the remainder, if any, of prize.

VI.  RELEASES

By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these official rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, Judges and/or the Contest administrator, which shall be final in all respects.

By participating in this Contest and accepting any prize that they may win, entrants agree to release WLS Television, Inc., its parent, subsidiary, affiliated and successor companies, advertising and promotion agencies and prize suppliers, including but not limited to IKEA, and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives and employees, as well as each of their respective successors, representatives and assigns, and Facebook (collectively, the “Released Parties”)  from any and all actions, claims, injury, loss or damage arising in any manner, directly or indirectly, from participation in this Contest and/or acceptance or use of the prize.

Entrants authorize the Released Parties to use their name, voice, likeness, biographical data, city and state of residence and entry materials in programming or promotional material, worldwide in perpetuity, or on a winner’s list, if applicable, without further compensation unless prohibited by law.  Sponsor is not obligated to use any of the above mentioned information or materials, but may do so and may edit such information or materials, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, without further obligation or compensation.

To claim prize, (a) winner may be required to provide proof of age, identity and residency, (b) winner must sign and return affidavit of eligibility/compliance with rules, publicity/liability release and indemnification, and (c) winner’s intended guest(s) or travel companion(s), if any, may be required to sign liability/publicity release, all within the time period specified by Sponsor.

VII.  MISCELLANEOUS; WINNERS’ LIST 

Void where prohibited.  All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.

Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process and to cancel, terminate, modify and/or suspend the Contest in the event of tampering or other circumstances, including but not limited to acts of God or civil disturbance that render it impractical or impossible to complete or fulfill the Contest originally planned.

For a list of winners, visit WindyCityLIVE.com within thirty (30) days of contest end date or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to “IKEA Living Room for Improvement Contest” Winners, Windy City LIVE, 190 N State Street, Chicago, IL 60601 within 60 days after Contest end date.