OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN A PRIZE
Eligibility:
Concourse Team Express Contests (the “Contests”)
are open only to individuals who are legal residents of the fifty (50) United
States (including the District of Columbia) who are 18 years of age or older at
time of entry. Employees of Concourse Team Express and/or the immediate family
(spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members (whether related
or not) of each such employee, are not eligible. All U.S., federal, state and
local laws and regulations apply.
Sponsor:
The Contests are sponsored by Concourse Team
Express, 2293 Grissom Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146 ("Sponsor").
Agreement
to Official Rules:
Participation in the Contests constitutes
entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official
Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding. Winning a
prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
Entry
Period:
The start and end times/dates (the “Entry
Period”) are located on the applicable Contest page.
Contest
Entry/Submission:
Follow the directions on the applicable Contest
page in order to submit an entry. The use of any agencies or automated software
to submit entries will void all entries submitted by that person.
Winner
Selection:
Winner(s) will be selected via public popular
vote via Sponsor’s social media channels and website. Potential winner(s) will be contacted via
email and will be asked to provide their first and last names, age and mailing
address. If a potential winner does not respond within 48 hours, Concourse Team
Express may select an alternate potential winner in his/her place based on next
highest number of votes via public popular vote.
Prize(s):
The prize(s) (and their retail values) are
located on the applicable Contest page. No cash or other substitution may be
made, except by the Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute a prize with
another prize of equal or greater value if the prize is not available for any
reason as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. The winner is responsible
for any taxes and fees associated with receipt or use of a prize.
General
Conditions:
In the event that the operation, security,
or administration of the Contest is impaired in any way for any reason,
including, but not limited to fraud, virus, or other technical problem, the
Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, either: (a) suspend the Contest to address
the impairment and then resume the Contest in a manner that best conforms to
the spirit of these Official Rules; or (b) award the prize at random from among
the eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment. The Sponsor
reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds
to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be
acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or
disruptive manner. In case of a dispute as to the owner of an entry, entry will
be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized account holder of the screen
name from which the entry is made. The authorized account holder is defined as
the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access
provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for
assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail
address.
Release
and Limitations of Liability:
By participating in the Contest, entrants
agree to release and hold harmless the Contest Entities from and against any
claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt
or use of any prize, including, but not limited to: (a) unauthorized human
intervention in the Contest; (b) technical errors related to computers,
servers, providers, or telephone or network lines; (c) printing errors; (d)
lost, late, postage-due, misdirected, or undeliverable mail; (e) errors in the
administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; or (f) injury or
damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in
whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt of any
prize. Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Contest
Entities’ liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating
in the Contest, and in no event shall the Contest Entities be liable for
attorney’s fees. Entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever,
including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect
damages.
Publicity:
Participation in the Contests constitutes
Winner’s consent to Sponsor’s use of Winner’s name, opinions, biographical
information and state of residence for promotional, publicity or advertising
purposes worldwide in any media and on the World Wide Web, in perpetuity,
without further payment, consideration, review or consent (where allowable).
Release:
By posting content, you agree that anything you submit can be used by Concourse Team Express, a Missouri corporation (“Sponsor”) for marketing and advertising purposes. You also relinquish and release any and all rights and ownership interest you may have in submitted Content and transfer to Sponsor any and all such rights and interest, including copyrights. All stories and photos submitted are subject to review and may not be posted. Pictures containing other brands, logos, etc. may not be featured. Winning submissions will be selected by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion. Please read our Terms and Conditions to understand how we use the information you share with us.
Content Submission Policy
POSTED CONTENT HAS NOT BEEN EDITED BY SPONSOR, REPRESENTS THE VIEWS/OPINIONS OF THE INDIVIDUAL ENTRANT, AND DOES NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VIEWS OF SPONSOR IN ANY MANNER.
This policy applies to any photos, copy or other material (collectively, “Content”) that submitters (“you” or “your”) may submit to Softball Fans, a Michigan corporation, (“Sponsor”) or its social media platform where this policy appears.
All Content submitted is subject to review and removal at the sole and absolute discretion of Sponsor. Below are the Content restrictions:
1. Content cannot be sexually explicit or suggestive, unnecessarily violent or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group, profane or pornographic, or contain nudity;
2. Content cannot promote alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing), any activities that may appear unsafe or Testimonial Rules.docx dangerous, or any particular political agenda or message;
3. Content cannot be obscene, offensive, or endorse any form of hate or hate group;
4. Content cannot defame, misrepresent or contain disparaging remarks about the Sponsor.
5. Content cannot contain copyrighted materials owned by others (including photographs, sculptures, paintings and other works of art or images published on or in websites, television, movies or other media) without the written permission of the copyright owner;
6. Content cannot contain materials embodying the names, likenesses, photographs, or other indicia identifying any person, living or dead, without the written permission of the owner of such materials;
7. Content cannot communicate messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or goodwill with which Sponsor wishes to be associated; and
8. Content cannot violate any law or depict any unlawful act or omission.
9. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
BY SUBMITTING CONTENT, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOUR CONTENT MAY BE POSTED ON SPONSOR’S WEBSITE IN SPONSOR’S SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION. Sponsor reserves the right to, and may or may not, monitor/screen Content prior to posting it to the Website. By submitting Content, you acknowledge that Sponsor has no obligation to use or post any Content you submit. By submitting Content, you warrant and represent that it: (a) is your original work, (b) has not been previously published, (c) has no previous awards, (d) does not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity; (e) that you have obtained written permission from any and all persons whose names, likenesses or voices are used in the Photo (if any) and (f) and that publication of the Content via various media, including Web posting, will not infringe on any third-party rights. You will indemnify and hold Sponsor, Softball Fans, and their agents harmless from any claims, including suits and actions, alleging acts or omissions that, if substantiated, would cause you to be in breach of any of the above warranties and representations.
Your submission of Content grants Sponsor and its agents an unlimited, worldwide, perpetual, license and right to publish, use, edit, revise, adapt, modify, and publicly perform, broadcast, display, and disseminate the Content in any way, at any time, and in any and all media, without limitation, and without consideration to you.
By submitting Content, you agree that (1) your submission is gratuitous and offered without restriction, (2) your submission will not subject Sponsor to any obligation, and (3) Sponsor may disclose the ideas contained in the Content on a non-confidential basis to anyone or otherwise use the ideas without your consent and without any compensation to you. You acknowledge and agree that, by accepting your submission, Sponsor does not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to Sponsor, developed by its employees, or obtained from sources other than you.