WINDY CITY LIVE’S “BY THE YARD PRETTY MY PATIO 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; 18 years of age or older as of June 26, 2017 and must reside in one of the following counties: in Illinois - Lake, McHenry, DeKalb, Kane DuPage, Cook, Kendall, Will Grundy, Kankakee, or La Salle.

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 “By The Yard” contest graphic; or click the “Promotions” graphic and scroll down to the “By The Yard” Contest information to click the official entry link.  Entrants will be required to submit a first and last name, City & State, zip code, contact phone number, valid email address and a “Patio Photo.” 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 “By The Yard” post on the page.   Entrants will be required to submit a first and last name, City & State, zip code, contact phone number, valid email address and a photograph of their patio. Entrants must also agree to the terms and conditions of the Contest.  

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

a)      Photo of the entrant’s outdoor living space (i.e. deck, patio, lanai) of 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 “Patio 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 26, 2017 at 1:00 PM Central Time (CT) and ends on 2:00 PM CT July 26, 2017 (“Promotion Period”). However the period for submitting entries begins on June 26, 2017 at 1:00 PM CT and ends on 11:59PM July 6, 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 

Three (3) Finalists will be chosen by Sponsor on July 7, 2017. Finalists will be chosen by Sponsor based on the following judging criteria: originality, potential for on-air appeal and creativity of submission.

Finalists will be notified on the Windy City LIVE broadcast on Monday, July 10, 2017 between the hours of 1:00PM CT and 2:00PM CT and via email following the broadcast. 

Starting on July 10, 2017 at 2:00PM CT and ending on July 13, 2017 at 6:00AM CT, the public will be invited to vote on the Finalist they deem to have the patio that needs a make-over using a computer link that will be published here no later than July 7, 2017, 5:00PM. 

Limit one (1) vote per person Facebook user per IP Address.

The Finalist achieving the greatest total number of votes will be deemed the Grand Prize Winner.  In the event of a tie, the Executive Producer of “Windy City LIVE” or his designee will determine the Winner.

Winner will be announced live on the Windy City LIVE broadcast on Thursday, July 13 between the hours of 1:00PM CT and 2:00PM CT.  Winner will also be notified via email and/or phone immediately following the Windy City LIVE broadcast.

Winner MUST be available for in-store shopping video shoot at By The Yard in Vernon Hills, IL on Thursday, July 14, 2017 at a time to be determined by show producers.  Winner must also be available for a video shoot at Winner’s home at a mutually agreeable time and date to be determined by Windy City LIVE producers.

Should Winner not be available for in-store shopping video at By The Yard in Vernon Hills, IL on Thursday, July 14, 2017, Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to select an alternate winner.

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 five-thousand dollars ($5000.00) of By The Yard products including tax and delivery to be chosen by Winner; ARV of Prize: $5000.00 US.

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 By The Yard, 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 “By The Yard Contest” Winners, Windy City LIVE, 190 N State Street, Chicago, IL 60601 within 60 days after Contest end date.