DODGERS SURVEY SWEEPSTAKES
OFFICIAL RULES
No Purchase Required to Enter or
Win
- ELIGIBILITY: The Dodgers Sweepstakes (the
“Sweepstakes”) is open only to legal residents of the
contiguous Continental United States and District of Columbia
(“D.C.”) who are eighteen (18) years of age or older at
the time of entry. Employees of Velocity Services, Inc.
(“Sponsor”), Major League Baseball Advanced Media, LP, and other MLB Entities and each of
their respective, parents, affiliated companies, subsidiaries, licensees, distributors, dealers, retailers, printers and advertising and promotion agencies, and any and all other companies
associated with the design, administration or promotion of the
Sweepstakes, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents,
siblings, and children) and household members of each such employee
are not eligible. The Sweepstakes is subject to all federal, state,
and local laws and regulations and is void in Alaska, Hawaii,
Puerto Rico, all U.S. territories and possessions, overseas
military installations and where prohibited by law.
- SPONSOR: The Sweepstakes is sponsored by
Velocity Services, Inc, 200 N. Sepulveda Boulevard, 2nd Floor, El
Segundo, CA 90245 (the “Sponsor”).
- AGREEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULES: Participation in
the Sweepstakes 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 Sweepstakes begins at
12:00:01 PM Pacific Time (“PT”) on July 23rd, 2007, and
ends at 11:59:59 AM PT on August 20th, 2007 (the “Entry
Period”). Entries submitted prior to or after the Entry
Period will be disqualified.
- ENTRY: To enter the Sweepstakes, visit:
www.losangeles-dodgers.net/survey during the Entry Period, complete
the survey and the Sweepstakes online entry form, and submit. Any
entries attempted through the use of agents or robotic, repetitive,
automatic, programmed, or similar methods, or by any means other
than as described herein, will be void. There is a limit of one (1)
entry per person and email address.
- DRAWING/ODDS OF WINNING: On or around August
21st, 2007, One (1) Grand Prize winner will be randomly selected
from among all eligible entries received for the Sweepstakes. The
Sponsor will attempt to notify the potential winner within ten (10)
days of the drawing. If a potential winner cannot be contacted
within ten (10) days after the first attempt to contact him/her,
the Sponsor will select an alternate potential winner at random
from all remaining eligible entries received. The odds of being
selected as a potential winner depend on the number of eligible
entries received.
- REQUIREMENTS OF THE POTENTIAL WINNER: The
potential Grand Prize winner will be required to complete, notarize
and return an affidavit of eligibility, release of liability and
(except where prohibited) publicity release form (the
“Affidavit/Release”) within ten (10) days of being
notified. If a potential Grand Prize winner fails to execute and
return the Affidavit/Release within the required time period, the
prize will be forfeited and an alternate entrant will be selected
in a random drawing from among all remaining entries received.
- PRIZES: One (1) Grand Prize winner will
receive a Gift Card for the MLB.com Shop. Online Gift Certificates are non-transferable, non-refundable and are not redeemable for cash. They can only be redeemed through the Official Online Shop for Major League Baseball found online at shop.mlb.com. The
MLB.com gift card can also be used online for non-discounted individual single game ticket purchases on the following team sites ONLY: nationals.com, texasrangers.com, pirates.com, sfgiants.com, oaklandathletics.com and twinsbaseball.com. Approximate Retail Value of Grand
Prize: $ 50.00.
- GENERAL CONDITIONS: In the event that the
operation, security, or administration of the Sweepstakes is
impaired in any way for any reason, including, but not limited to
fraud, virus, or other technical problem, 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) award the
prizes at random from among the eligible entries received up to the
time of the impairment. 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 Sweepstakes or 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 reserves the right to seek damages from any such
person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Failure by Sponsor
to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a
waiver of that term. In the event of a dispute as to the identity
of any entrant, the authorized account holder of the e-mail address
used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant. The
“authorized account holder” is the natural person who
is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider,
online service provider, or other organization responsible for
assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the
submitted e-mail address.
- RELEASE AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: By
participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants agree to release and
hold harmless the Sponsor, Major League Baseball Advanced Media,
LP, and other MLB Entities and each of their respective parents, affiliated companies, subsidiaries, licensees, distributors, dealers, retailers, printers and advertising and promotion agencies, and any and all other
companies associated with the design, administration or promotion
of the Sweepstakes, as well as their respective officers,
directors, employees, shareholders and agents (the “Released
Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action
arising out of participation or inability to participate in the
Sweepstakes or receipt or use or misuse of any prize or parts
thereof, including, but not limited to: (a) unauthorized human
intervention in the Sweepstakes; (b) technical errors, failures or
viruses related to computers, servers, providers, or telephone or
network lines; (c) typographical or other production errors; (e)
errors in the administration of the Sweepstakes 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 or attempt at participation in the
Sweepstakes or receipt or use of a prize or any prize component.
Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Released
Parties’ liability will be limited to the cost of entering
and participating in the Sweepstakes, if any, and in no event shall
the Released Parties 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.
- DISPUTES: Except where prohibited, entrant
agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action
arising out of, or connected with, the Sweepstakes or any prize
awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form
of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located
in Los Angeles, California. All issues and questions concerning the
construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these
Official Rules, entrant’s rights and obligations, or the
rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the
Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of California, without giving effect to any choice
of law or conflict of law rules (whether of California or any other
jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any
jurisdiction other than California.
- SWEEPSTAKES RESULTS: For the names of the
winner(s) or a copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed,
stamped envelope to Dodgers Sweepstakes, C/O Velocity Services,
Inc, 200 N. Sepulveda Boulevard, 2nd Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245,
Requests must be received by August 31, 2007.