
IMPORTANT NOTICE: ENTRIES THAT DO NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED BELOW WILL BE DISQUALIFIED AND WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE CONTEST.
The Contest shall be subject to these Official Rules, and by entering, all participants agree to be bound by the terms and conditions herein.
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS CONTEST.
Three ways to nominate: (1) During the Entry Period, go to http://www.50years50families.com (the “Contest Site”), access the nomination form via the nominate tab and complete all required fields on the nomination form. The nomination essay may not exceed 250 words. As a condition of registration, you will be required to click where indicated to signify that you accept and agree to be bound by these Official Rules. Submissions made without acceptance of the Official Rules are ineligible for participation and will not be accepted. (2) Nominations can also be submitted via mail. Download, print and complete the nomination form and Official Rules, which can be downloaded via a link at the bottom of the online nomination form. Send completed nomination form and signed Official Rules page to: 50 Years, 50 Families, PO Box 4588, Pittsburgh, PA 15205-9509. (3) Nominations can also be submitted in-store. Pick up the nomination form and Official Rules page at any Roomful Express location. Complete the required fields on the nomination form, sign the Official Rules and place the completed materials in the 50 Years, 50 Families drop-box at any Roomful Express location.
Mailed and in-store entries must accept the Official Rules by signing the required sections. Entries must be postmarked by 9/2/08 to be eligible for selection. Nominations that are not selected will be kept on file for consideration each week until the end of the program. Your contact information will be used for the sole purpose of contacting you with regard to this promotion and will be destroyed after such use, unless you grant Sponsor permission to contact you on the registration page. Any information you provide may be seen by reviewing parties. Entries become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Sponsor will not verify receipt of entries. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected entries, which are void. Participants must pay normal Internet access and usage charges imposed by their on-line service, if submitting nomination online. Entrants also agree that their story has not been previously published or submitted in a contest of any kind.
Entrant must agree, where indicated on the electronic form, and sign, where indicated on the paper form, that entrant assigns to Sponsor all intellectual property rights to nominator’s essay. Failure to assign all intellectual property rights to Sponsor may result in entrant’s disqualification from the Contest. Under the assignment, all essays and all intellectual property rights in them become the exclusive property of Sponsor and none will be acknowledged or returned. Submitting an entry to this Contest constitutes nominator’s irrevocable assignment, conveyance and transference to Sponsor of all right, title and interest in the essay, including, without limitation, all copyrights and other intellectual property rights. As owner, Sponsor shall have the exclusive right to copy, use, edit, adapt, broadcast, distribute, and publish any or all of the essays in whole or in part and may use them in any media without attribution or compensation to the entrant, his or her successors or assigns, or any other entity.
The above mentioned forms will be mailed to the winner whose story is not featured on a KDKA News segment. Winners who receive their packet via mail will be required to execute and return the Publicity Release form and W-9 form within seven (7) days of date of issuance of notification. Failure to return all required documents, comply with these Official Rules or returning incomplete or modified documents within the deadline may result in the forfeiture of place as a Contest winner and, at Sponsor’s discretion, a new winner may be notified. Signed execution of Publicity Release constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) for Sponsor and its designees to use prize winners’ names, addresses, likenesses, voices, statements, and entries (and any version thereof) for advertising, promotion, and publicity purposes worldwide, in any medium now known or hereafter created, without additional permission, compensation, or limitation.
where prohibited by law. Sponsor and/or its designee reserves the right to conduct background checks on any Contest winner and to verify the accuracy or legitimacy for truthfulness of any information contained within the submitted entry. Each entrant releases Assignees from any and all claims or liability (now known or hereafter arising), including but not limited to any claims for defense and/or indemnity, in connection therewith. Entrants also agree that Sponsor, its affiliated and subsidiary companies, licensees, designees, successors and assigns (collectively, “Assignees”) shall have the right and permission to use, reproduce, copy, exhibit, display, print, distribute, publish and broadcast the name, city and state of residence, signature, voice, picture or other likeness, entry, and/or entry information of entrant in any manner or media now or hereafter known (including, without limitation, placing entrant’s name, entry, and/or entry information onto the Sponsor’s Web site or other site promoting this Contest) without further consideration or notification to or permission from entrant or any third party, except where prohibited by law. Entrants hereby assign all their right, title and interest in and to the submitted entry and other Contest elements to Assignees, in perpetuity throughout the universe.
Entrants release the Releasees from any and all liability and responsibility with respect to the prize (including any property loss, damage, personal injury or death). Winners acknowledge that the aforementioned Releasees have neither made nor are in any manner responsible for any warranty, representation or guarantee, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, related to the prize. Entrants agree to indemnify and hold Releasees harmless from all claims, liabilities, damages and costs (including reasonable legal fees and court costs) arising from any breach by entrant of any warranty or agreement made by entrant herein, and/or any claim by any other party relating to Releasees’ use of the entry.
If the prize cannot be awarded due to circumstances beyond control of the Sponsor or its designee, a substitute prize of comparable or greater retail value will be awarded at the discretion of the Sponsor. Releasees shall not be liable to prize winner or to any other person for failure to supply the prize or any part thereof, by reason of any acts of God; any action(s), regulation(s), order(s) or request(s) by any governmental or quasi-governmental entity (whether or not the action(s), regulation(s), order(s) or request(s) prove(s) to be invalid); equipment failure; terrorist acts; earthquake; war; fire; flood; explosion; unusually severe weather; hurricane; embargo; labor dispute or strike (whether legal or illegal); labor or material shortage; transportation interruption of any kind; work slow-down; civil disturbance; insurrection; riot; or any other cause beyond Releasees’ sole control.
If for any reason this Contest is not capable of running as planned or does not allow the proper playing of the Contest and processing of entries, per these rules, or if tampering, unauthorized intervention, actions by entrants, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual (and void his or her entry) implicated in such action and/or to modify or terminate the Contest or further entry in this Contest, as Sponsor deems appropriate. If modification or termination of this Contest occurs, notification will be posted on the Contest Site and Sponsor may, at its discretion, select potential Contest winners from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received up to time of action. ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
By entering this contest, Entrant waives any right with respect to injunctive relief, any other equitable relief, and punitive, special, or consequential damages, including lost profits, with respect to any controversy, claim, or dispute arising from or related to this contest.
These Official Rules shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of PENNSYLvANIA without reference to principles of choice of laws thereof or of any other jurisdiction.
Any controversy, claim, or dispute arising out of or related to this CONTEST or the interpretation, performance, or breach of any rule of this contest, including, but not limited to, alleged violations of state or federal statutory or common law rights or duties, shall be resolved solely and exclusively by final and binding arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1, et. seq. Any such arbitration shall be initiated and conducted according to the JAMS/Endispute Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures in effect as of the date hereof, including the Optional Appeal Procedure provided for such rules (the “Arbitration Rules”). The arbitration shall be conducted in the nearest JAMS office located in the entrant’s state before a single neutral arbitrator selected by the parties or appointed in accordance with the Arbitration Rules. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the neutral arbitrator shall be retired judges or justices of any state or federal court admitted to practice law for a period of not less than ten years from the “commencement” of the arbitration, as defined by the Arbitration Rules. The decision of the arbitrator will be final and binding, and any award of the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. All controversies, claims, or disputes, including any representative claims against us and/or related third parties shall be resolved by binding arbitration only on an individual basis. Therefore, the entrant waives the right to file, participate in, or be a member of any class action lawsuit, representative action, or class arbitration. The arbitrator shall not allow you to serve as a representative, as a private attorney general, or in any other representative capacity for others in the arbitration. It is an indispensable condition of the arbitration that there will be no class arbitration.


