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 (7) Will Win.
The weplay.com Pop Warner Promotion ("Promotion") includes (2) participatory
channels, each 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 9/9/08.
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., Project
Support Team, Inc. ("P/S/T"), & 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 9/9/08 & ends at 11:59:59AM ET on 11/19/08
("Promotion Period") for (2) two online weplay.com communities:
1. 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.
2. Pop Warner League/Association ("League"). As a League with active
members, visit the Pop Warner Group Profile & link your League 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, & updating calendar. 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 11:59:59AM ET on 11/19/08 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, 5) Calendar Usage & 6) Percentage of Member
Participation per Team and/or Squad (collectively, "Group Judging Criteria").
At the conclusion of the Promotion Period, the Team & Squad with the highest
activation & site participation based on Group Judging Criteria will be
declared the Group Prize winners, for Team & Squad, respectively. In the
event of a tie between any Team and/or Squad, a tiebreaker will be conducted
based on the highest level of Customization to identify the applicable Team
and/or Squad Prize winner. If a tie still exists, from among remaining pool
of tied Teams and/or Squads, the greatest level of New Photos & Video Uploads,
& then News Contribution (if & as necessary to break tie), will be declared
the winner. Group Prize winners will be selected by judges on/about 11/26/08
& will be notified by P/S/T by telephone, email, and/or overnight mail.
If any Team and/or Squad Prize winner cannot be contacted, does not return an
email and/or phone call or correspondence from P/S/T 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.
(1) Cheer & Dance Squad Prize: $1,000 Squad grant,
awarded in the form of a check on behalf of the winning Cheer & Dance
Squad (Approximate Retail Value "ARV"= $1,000).
(1) Football Team Prize: A Team clinic attended by superstar Shaun Alexander.
Prize will consist of approximately 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 Shaun Alexander 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 Shaun Alexander'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.
Association Judging: Throughout the Promotion Period,
Association participation will evaluated by the judges across both Cheer
& Dance Squads & Football Leagues. Judging will be based on the
following criteria: Leagues with Squads or Teams who collectively demonstrate
the highest level of participation via 1) Number of cumulative links off
of their Association Page to active Team Profiles ("Cumulative Links"),
2) Number of cumulative League photos & video uploads ("Cumulative
Photos/Videos"), 3) Level of Association news contributions, 4) Amount
of cumulative League discussions, 5) Level of League Calendar Usage, &
6) Percentage of Team and/or Squad Participation per Association (collectively,
"Association Judging Criteria"). At the conclusion of the Promotion
Period, the Leagues with the highest activation & site participation
based on Association Judging Criteria will be declared the League Prize
winners. In the event of a tie, a tiebreaker based on the highest level
of Cumulative Links will be conducted to identify the applicable Association
Prize winner. If a tie still exists, from among the remaining pool of tied
Associations, the highest number of Cumulative Photos/Videos, & so forth
(if & as necessary to break tie), will be used to declare the winner.
Association Prize winners will be selected by judges on/about 11/26/08 &
will be notified by P/S/T by telephone, email, and/or overnight mail.
(5) Association Prizes: $1,000 Association grant, awarded
in the form of a check to the winning Association (ARV= $1,000).
Total ARV of all prizes: $8,500. 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 1/26/09.
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© 2008 popwarner.com. Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. All rights reserved.
Sponsor: weplay, Inc., 75 Ninth St, New York, NY 10011
Promoter: Project Support Team, Inc., 6 Berkshire Blvd., Bethel, CT 06801/www.ProjectSupportTeam.com