WCPT 820 AM GENERAL CONTEST RULES
By participating in a contest on WCPT 820 AM and/or its website, entrants agree to the specific rules, terms and conditions provided for that particular contest as stated, either in addition to or in place of the Official General Contest Rules given here.
ELIGIBILITY AND ODDS OF WINNING:
No purchase necessary to enter. Purchase will not improve chances of winning. Contests are open to legal residents of these following counties:
Cook, IL
DeKalb, IL
DuPage, IL
Grundy, IL
Kane, IL
Kankakee, IL
Kendall, IL
Lake, IL
LaSalle, IL
McHenry, IL
Will, IL
Winnebago, IL
Lake, IN
Porter, IN
Kenosha, WI
Residents must be 13 years of age or older (unless otherwise specified),
except employees of WCPT 820 AM, NewsWeb Radio Company, affiliates,
subsidiaries, and successor companies, contest sponsors, advertising
and promotion agencies, contest prize suppliers, participating advertisers
and immediate family members of anyone so situated. “Immediate family
members” shall include spouses, siblings, parents, children, grandparents,
and grandchildren, whether as “in-laws”, or by current or past marriage,
remarriage, adoption, co-habitation or other familial extension, and
any other persons residing at the same household location, whether or
not related. If minors are permitted to participate in the contest,
a parent or guardian of any participant who is a minor at the time of
entry must sign a release on behalf of the minor to be eligible to receive
a prize, and WCPT 820 AM reserves the right to refuse to award a prize
to or on behalf of a minor.
HOW TO ENTER:
Except as otherwise provided in specific contest rules, entries may
be submitted by telephone, fax, postal mail, email, drop box or via
the WCPT 820 AM website. Contest entries must include entrant's name,
address, daytime telephone numbers and age. All contest entries become
the property of WCPT 820 AM, and WCPT 820 AM may use any of the entries
for any purpose whatsoever, without further compensation to the entrant.
RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:
One entry per person. One winner per household. Void where prohibited
by law. Listeners may only win or qualify to win once every thirty (30)
days. WCPT 820 AM reserves the right to extend the thirty (30) day rule
to the length of any specific contest. WCPT 820 AM reserves the right
to cancel, terminate or modify the contest if it is not capable of completion
as planned for any reason, including, but not limited to, infection
by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical
failures of any kind. The decision of WCPT 820 AM is final. All federal,
state and local laws and regulations apply. WCPT 820 AM, NewsWeb Radio
Company, their subsidiaries and affiliates, their officers, directors,
agents, stockholders, insurers, and employees, and their advertising
and promotional agencies and sponsors assume no responsibility or liability
whatsoever for damages, loss or injury resulting from participating
in any contest or acceptance or use of any prize. In consideration of
participation in a contest, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Entrant,
on Entrant’s behalf, and on behalf of Entrant’s heirs, successors
or assigns, administrators and personal representatives, does hereby
COVENANT NOT TO SUE, FULLY RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE (i) WCPT 820
AM, (ii) NewsWeb Radio Company, and each of their respective direct
and indirect subsidiaries, affiliates, partners and related entities,
(iii) each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents,
insurers, attorneys, shareholders and representatives, and (iv) each
predecessor, successor, and assign thereof, from and against any and
all actions, charges, claims, losses, costs, damages, expenses (including
attorneys’ fees and expenses) and liabilities of any kind or character,
whether known or unknown, in connection with, arising out of or in any
way related to Entrant’s participation in any contest. a. Telephone
Entries. If a contest accepts telephone entries, WCPT 820 AM and sponsors
are not responsible for the inability of caller to complete the call
during the call-in portion of the contest whether due to telephone equipment
malfunctions; disconnections; busy lines; faulty, mistranscribed, misdirected,
or misdialed telephone communications; or other circumstances. Only
calls to the designated telephone number will be eligible to win.
b. Fax and Mail Entries. If a contest accepts fax or mail entries (postal
or electronic), WCPT 820 AM and its sponsors are not responsible for
the late, misdirected, lost, misplaced, illegible, mutilated or postage-due
entries for any reason, including electronic or computer malfunctions
that may affect the delivery or content of the entry, nor are they liable
for any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer
or hardware related to or resulting from participating in or downloading
any information necessary to participate in the contest.
c. Web Site Entries. In the event a contest accepts website entries,
participants must accurately complete all required fields or entry will
be deemed invalid. WCPT 820 AM and its sponsors shall have no liability
for any malfunction of the Internet, WCPT 820 AM website or any other
computer-related processor system. WCPT 820 AM is not responsible for
any prize offered or any aspect of any contest appearing on an advertiser’s
web banner or hyperlink located on WCPT 820 AM website.
d. Drop Box Entries. In the event a contest accepts entry forms by deposit
in an entry box, WCPT 820 AM and its sponsors are not responsible for
lost, misplaced, illegible, mutilated, or incomplete entry forms, and
such entries will be deemed invalid.
PRIZES:
Prizes are specified within individual contest rules. Prizes are non-transferable
and non-exchangeable. No substitution or cash equivalent will be made.
WCPT 820 AM reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater
value if the awarded prize in unavailable for any reason. If tickets
to a performance are awarded as a prize WCPT 820 AM is not responsible
for any cancellation or rescheduling of the performance for any reason
and has no obligation to reimburse, refund or otherwise substitute the
tickets for another prize should the performance not be rescheduled
or vouchers not issued. Furthermore, WCPT 820 AM is not responsible
for cancellations or delays in travel accommodations and has no obligation
to reimburse, refund or otherwise substitute any tickets awarded as
a part of a travel prize due to such cancellations or delays.
HOW TO CLAIM PRIZE:
Winners will be selected as described in the specific rules of each
contest. Winners agree to appear at WCPT 820 AM’s studios to claim
the prize, unless alternate arrangements are acceptable to the WCPT
820 AM’s promotions department. WCPT 820 AM’s address is 6012 S.
Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60629 and prizes may only be claimed between
the hours of 9am to 5pm, Monday through Friday. In the event that a
prize is mailed to the winner, pursuant to winner’s prior written
consent, winner assumes the risk of the prize’s safe arrival. Winners
must provide proof of age, photo identification and a valid taxpayer
identification number or social security number before any prize will
be awarded. The only accepted types of photo identification are government
issued photo identifications, including a valid driver’s license or
United States passport. WCPT 820 AM reserves the right to deny awarding
the prize if the winner fails to provide satisfactory identification,
as determined in WCPT 820 AM ‘s sole discretion. In addition, winners
agree to execute an affidavit of eligibility, indemnification and release
of liability before any prize is awarded. If the prize is travel tickets,
travel partners, if any, must meet age eligibility requirements and
must also execute an affidavit of eligibility, indemnification and release
of liability prior to awarding the prize. Failure to execute any of
these documents or comply with any of the terms will result in forfeiture
of the prize. Winners have thirty (30) days from the date their name
is first announced on the air, or by other disclosed mode of public
dissemination, to claim and pick up their prize. Failure to claim and
pick up prize within this time for any reason will result in forfeiture
of the prize. WCPT 820 AM reserves the right, in its sole discretion,
to award unclaimed prizes to alternate contestants or not to award the
unclaimed prizes. All federal, state and local laws and regulations
apply. All federal, state and local taxes (including any sales taxes)
are the sole responsibility of the winner. Prior to the delivery of
any prize, WCPT 820 AM reserves the right to collect from the winner
any taxes it deems appropriate. Any person winning over $600 in prizes
during any one year period will receive an IRS form 1099 at the end
of the calendar year, and a copy of such form will be filed with the
IRS. Any additional costs relating to the prizes, and incurred as a
result of accepting the prizes, is the sole responsibility of the winner.
DISQUALIFICATION AND PENALTIES:
All participants agree to be bound by these rules. WCPT 820 AM, in its
sole discretion, further reserves the right to disqualify any person
for (i) violating any of these rules, (ii) tampering with the entry
process or the operation of the WCPT 820 AM’s website, (iii) gaining
an unfair advantage in participating in the contest, (iv) obtaining
winner status using fraudulent means, or (v) engaging in otherwise unsportsmanlike,
disruptive, annoying, harassing, or threatening behavior. Furthermore,
any resale or auction or attempt to resell or auction of WCPT 820 AM
complimentary prizes, if any, will result in disqualification for all
future WCPT 820 AM contests. ANY ATTEMPT BY A CONTESTANT OR ANY OTHER
INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY CIRCUMVENT, DISRUPT OR DAMAGE ORDINARY AND
NORMAL OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST, TELEPHONE SYSTEMS OR WEBSITE, OR UNDERMINE
THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND
CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, WCPT 820 AM RESERVES THE
RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PARTICIPANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW.
PUBLICITY RELEASE:
Unless prohibited by law, participation constitutes permission WCPT
820 AM, NewsWeb Radio Company and contest sponsors, without any further
obligation to the contest participant, to use participant’s name,
voice, biographical data and likeness for promotional purposes.
ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
These rules apply to all WCPT 820 AM sponsored contests unless modified
or superceded by rules written for a specific contest, or if inapplicable
for such a promotion or contest. In the event any specific contest rule
conflicts with any of the general rules provided above, the specific
contest rules prevail. WCPT 820 AM reserves the right in its sole discretion
to supplement or make changes to the rules of any contest at any time
without notice. WCPT 820 AM reserves the right in its sole discretion
to interpret the rules of any contest, and such interpretation shall
be binding upon all participants. WCPT 820 AM shall not be responsible
for any administrative errors involved in the execution of any contest.
Copies of the Official Rules for any contest may also be attained by
sending a self-addressed stamped envelope with the identity of the contest
inquiry to: WCPT 820 AM, 6012 S. Pulaski Rd. Chicago, IL, 60629. For
a list of contest winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to
WCPT 820 AM, Winners List, 6012 S. Pulaski Rd., Chicago, IL, 60629,
and include the name of the contest.
