Official Rules.
No Purchase Necessary To Enter or Win.
Purchase or Payment of any Kind Will Not Increase Your Chances of Winning.
Many Will Participate. Only (6) Will
Win.
The weplay.com
Pop Warner Promotion (“Promotion”)
includes participatory channels, all
extended to weplay members whose personal profiles are a part of the weplay.com
Pop Warner Cheer & Dance and/or Pop Warner Football
(collectively, “Pop Warner”) Group and/or League/Association communities as
described below. The Promotion will be administered by Sponsor & its
designated representatives whose decisions will be final & binding in all
matters relating to this Promotion.
Eligibility: The Promotion
is open to weplay.com members
(“member(s)”) who are officials, coaches, authorized representatives, parents
and/or children, six (6) years of age or older, each
of whom is a legal resident of the 50 United States or District of Columbia,
& is enrolled in Pop
Warner prior to 9/8/09. Eligible
minors must obtain their parent’s or legal guardian’s consent prior to
registration and/or participation.
If you are not a registered member of
weplay.com, registration is free. To register, visit
weplay.com complete the weplay member account fields according to the
instructions provided. As part of the registration process, if you are 13 years of age or older, you may be
asked if you wish to consent to receive promotional emails. Consenting to
receive promotional emails is optional, does not impact your chances of winning
& is not required for membership. Free Internet access is available
at many public libraries. Employees, officers, directors, agents
& representatives of weplay, Inc. (“Sponsor”), Pop Warner
Little Scholars, Inc., & any of
their respective parent companies, affiliates,
distributors, subsidiaries, & advertising/promotion agencies
(collectively, “Released Parties”) & members of the immediate family
(mother, father, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters & spouse, regardless of
where they reside) & household members of any such individual, whether or not
related, are not eligible to participate. This Promotion is subject to all
applicable federal, state, & local laws & regulations. Void
where prohibited by law.
Promotion
Period & How to Participate: Promotion
begins at 12:00:01PM Eastern Time
(“ET”) on 9/7/09 & ends at 11:59:59PM ET on 11/20/09 (“Promotion
Period”) for the following online
weplay.com communities: Pop Warner
Football Team/Cheer & Dance Squad (“Group”). As a member, add your Pop
Warner Team/Squad as a Group in your personal Profile in accordance with the
instructions provided.
Once Groups are added & Leagues are linked as
described above, you may actively participate with weplay.com Group &
League pages throughout the Promotion Period by customizing page(s), uploading
new photos & videos, contributing news, & participating in discussions.
Any content deemed by the Sponsor and/or judges to be
immoral, obscene, profane or not in keeping with Sponsor’s image or in
violation of these Official Rules will be void. The Group and/or League
associated with member participation based on Sponsor’s registration system
will be deemed the Promotion participant (regardless of Pop Warner records at
the time of winner selection). Proof (to Sponsor’s satisfaction) of being an
authorized Group and/or League may be required by Sponsor, in Sponsor’s sole
discretion. If a dispute as to the identity of a Group and/or League cannot be
resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, their participation will be deemed
ineligible. The use of automated participation devices is prohibited. All
material and/or content submitted in connection with this Promotion must comply
with weplay.com’s Terms of Use & other guidelines provided on the site
related to content submission. All materials and/or content must by submitted
by 11:59:59PM ET on 11/20/09 to be considered.
Group
Judging: Throughout the Promotion
Period, Cheer & Dance Squad & Football Team participation
will be judged separately by a panel of judges (“judges”), whose
determinations will be final & binding in all matters relating to this
Promotion. Certain Groups may be identified by judges
with a Digital Badge (“Badge”) based on exemplary performance per the below
criteria. Badge postings (if any),
including, but not limited to, posting time, are subject to change at Sponsor’s
sole discretion & will not be a factor in judging
and/or winner selection for this Promotion as described below. Judging &
Badge awards (if any) will be based on the following criteria: Groups with
members who collectively demonstrate the highest level of participation via page
1) Customization, 2) New Photos & Video Uploads, 3) News Contribution,
& 4) Discussion Participation (collectively, “Group Judging Criteria”).
At the conclusion of the Promotion Period, the Team & Squad with the
highest activation & site participation based on Team Judging Criteria will
be declared the Group Prize winners, for Squad & Team, respectively. In the
event of a tie between any Squad and/or Team, a tiebreaker will be conducted
based off highest level of Customization to identify the applicable Team Prize
winner. If a tie still exists, from among remaining pool of tied Squads and/or
Teams, highest score in New Photos & Video Uploads, & then in News
Contribution (if & as necessary to break tie), will be declared the winner.
Group Prize winners will be selected by judges
on/about 11/26/09 & will be notified by telephone, email, and/or
overnight mail.
If any Team Prize winner cannot be contacted, does not return an email and/or
phone call or correspondence from weplay within 24 hours following attempted
notification, or fails to comply with these Official Rules, the verification
process and/or eligibility requirements, that potential Team and/or Squad Prize
winner (as applicable) may be disqualified as described below. If
mailed notification is returned as undeliverable, a runner-up may be selected, at Sponsor’s sole
discretion.
(5) Group
Prizes: $500 Team/Squad/League/Association
grant, awarded in the form of a check on behalf of the winning Group (Approximate Retail Value “ARV”= $500).
(1) Grand
Prize: A Team clinic
attended by Peyton Manning. Prize will consist of 1-hour of group &
personal instruction, drills, & chalk talk for active Pop Warner Team
members at time of winner selection between the ages of 5 & 16 at or near
Team’s primary practice location in the US. Team will be responsible for
providing practice location on a date & for a duration of time designated
by Sponsor (ARV= $2,500). Exact date of clinic will be determined solely by
Sponsor. In the event that Team is unable to host and/or attend clinic on date
designated by Sponsor, said Team will forfeit the prize &, time permitting,
an alternate winner may be identified. Clinic attendees responsible for
transportation to/from clinic. Parents
and/or legal guardians of minor participants must remain on-site for the
duration of the clinic as spectators. If any prize-related activity(s) or appearance of Peyton Manning
is canceled or postponed for any reason, no
compensation or substitution will be provided; however, balance of prize will
be awarded in full satisfaction of prize award & Sponsor will have no
further obligation to Team. Exact time, duration & nature of Peyton
Manning’s appearance is at Sponsor’s sole
discretion & subject to availability. Sponsor reserves the right to
record & videotape the clinic & interview attendees, & use said
recordings in any & all media now known or hereafter created throughout the
world in perpetuity (“Footage”). Clinic may
not otherwise be recorded, photographed or videotaped by attendees for any
commercial purpose whatsoever. Attendees agree not to act in an unsportsmanlike
or disruptive manner, or with any intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass
any other person at the clinic. Attendee(s) will be escorted out of the clinic
by Sponsor or its designated agent(s) for improper conduct and/or violation of
federal, state or local laws (including, but not limited to, the unlawful
possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs, unlawful drug paraphernalia,
& alcohol) & will forfeit the balance of clinic.
Total ARV of all prizes: $5000. Prize details are at Sponsor’s
sole discretion. Other
than as specified above, the selection process & application of the above
Judging Criteria will be at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Federal, state, & local taxes & all
other costs & expenses associated with prize acceptance & use not
specified herein as being provided & associated IRS Form 1099-MISC
submission as required by law are each winner’s sole responsibility.
Sponsor reserves the right to remove from the Promotion,
at any time, any material, in whole or in part, that does not comply with these
Official Rules & revoke membership. Released Parties are not liable in any
way for any content provided by a participant, including, but not limited to,
any errors or omissions in such content, or any loss or damage of any kind
incurred as a result of the review and/or use of such content. Participation in weplay.com’s Pop Warner
online communities constitutes your (&, if an eligible minor, your parent’s
or legal guardian’s) consent to participate in this Promotion & your
(&, if an eligible minor, your parent’s or legal guardian’s) consent for
Sponsor to obtain, use, & transfer associated names, addresses & other
information for the purpose of administering this Promotion & as otherwise
specified herein. Released Parties are not responsible for lost, incomplete,
illegible, incorrect, delayed, undelivered, misdirected, late, stolen, or
mutilated content; theft, destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration
of, content; failures or malfunctions of phones, phone lines or telephone
systems; interrupted or unavailable network, server or other connections; any
error, omission, interruption, defect or delay in any transmission or
communication; traffic congestion on the Internet or any technical problem,
including but not limited to any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other
person’s computer related to or resulting from Promotion participation;
typographical, printing or other errors or omissions in these Official Rules,
in any Promotion-related advertisements or other materials; human-processing
error; or other problems or errors of any kind whether computer, network,
mechanical, human, electronic, typographical, printing, downloading, or
otherwise relating to or in connection with the Promotion, including, without
limitation, errors or problems which may occur in connection with the
administration of the Promotion, in the processing of content, in the selection
or announcement of winners or in the awarding of prizes. Sponsor reserves the
right, in its sole discretion, to void any & all content of a member,
Group, and/or League (& disqualify associated parties) who Sponsor believes
has attempted to tamper with, influence or impair the administration, security,
fairness, or proper play of this Promotion or who is otherwise in violation of
these Official Rules.
Miscellaneous: No transfer,
assignment, cash redemption, or substitution of a prize (or portion thereof)
except by Sponsor at its sole discretion due to prize unavailability or causes
otherwise determined solely by Sponsor, & then for a prize (or applicable
portion thereof) of equal or greater value. Potential winners will be required to execute &
return a notarized Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability Release & (where
legal) Publicity Release within (5) days of date of issuance of notification.
Clinic attendees (if a minor, their respective parent or legal guardian) will be
required to sign & return a Liability Release & (where legal) Publicity
Release prior to clinic participation. Non-compliance with any of the foregoing or with these Official
Rules may result in disqualification & awarding of the prize to an
alternate winner as determined by Sponsor. By participating, members (if a minor, their respective parents or legal guardians), Groups
and/or Leagues agree to be bound by these Official Rules & the decisions of
Sponsor & judges & agree that: 1) Sponsor & their designees & assigns: a)
shall own content submitted in conjunction with this Promotion (& all
content embodied therein) & shall have the perpetual, worldwide right to
edit, publish, exploit & use content (or any portion thereof) in any way
& in any media for advertising and/or
trade purposes and/or for any other purpose in any
media or format now or hereafter known without further compensation,
permission or notification from/to entrant, winner, or any 3rd
Party; 2) Released Parties
& their designees & assigns shall have the right & permission to use (unless prohibited by law)
their name, voice, city/state/location of residence and/or operations,
biographical information, photograph, Footage, and/or likeness for advertising
and/or trade and/or any other purpose in any media or
format, online or offline, now or hereafter known worldwide in
perpetuity, without further compensation, permission, or notification; & 3)
Released Parties & their designees & assigns shall have no liability
& will be held harmless for any claim, liability, loss, injury or death to
members or any other person, including, without limitation, damage to personal
or real property, due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by reason of
the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of a prize (including any prize
activity related thereto) or participation in this Promotion. Sponsor reserves
the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any member & to modify,
terminate or suspend this Promotion should virus, bugs, non-authorized human
intervention, action of entrants, or other causes corrupt or impair the
administration, security, fairness or proper play of the Promotion &, if
the Promotion is terminated, identify winners from those eligible, non-suspect
entries received prior to event requiring such termination using the judging
procedure set forth above.
Winners Names: For the winners’ names, visit
www.weplay.com for posting following winner verification through approximately
1/26/10.
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