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First Time Forecaster
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT
INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.
1. PROMOTION DATES
a. The First Time Forecaster (“Promotion”) will begin on Monday, March 12, 2012 at
5:00am CST and end on January 31, 2013 at 5:00pm CST.
2. ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS
a. The Promotion is open to all legal residents of the United States and the District
of Columbia (except NY and FL) who are in the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th or 8th grade at the
time of entry and who live in Bryan Nielsen Designated Market Area. Employees of
KBTX (the “Station”), its parent, subsidiary, and affiliated entities, its advertising
agencies, participating sponsors/promotional partners, other broadcasting stations in
the Waco-Temple-Bryan metropolitan area, and the members of their immediate
families (spouse, parents, siblings or children) or households (whether related or not)
are ineligible to participate or win. This Promotion is subject to all applicable federal,
state, and local laws and regulations. Void outside the United States, in NY and FL, as
applicable, and where prohibited.
b. Only one winner per household is permitted in any Station-conducted
contest/sweepstakes within a thirty (30) day period.
c. Parent or Legal Guardian must complete a waiver in order for submission to be
considered.
d. Entrants are required to provide truthful information and the Station will reject and
delete any entry that it discovers to be false or fraudulent. The Station will disqualify
any entry from individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements, and will also
delete any entry as required by law.
3. ENTRY
a. To participate in the Promotion, you may enter via the following method(s):
VIA INTERNET – Submissions are video entries of 3rd-8th graders telling and/or
showing why they should be a First Time Forecaster. Videos can be submitted at
http://kbtx.upickem.net/engine/Welcome.aspx?contestid=52719. Videos can be
submitted online 24 hours a day/7 days a week. Follow the links and instructions to
enter and submit your first name and last name, complete address, city, state, zip code,
telephone number, date of birth, and a valid email address in the online entry form.
Internet entries will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the email
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address submitted at the time of entry. The authorized account holder is the natural
person who is assigned to the email address by an internet access provider, online
service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning the email address
or the domain associated with the submitted email address. Multiple entrants are not
permitted to share the same email address. Entries submitted will not be acknowledged
or returned. Use of any device to automate entry is prohibited. Proof of submission of
an entry shall not be deemed proof of receipt by Station. The contest/sweepstakes
administrator’s computer is the official time keeping device for the Promotion. For
purpose of this Promotion, a “Day” shall begin at 12:00:00 a.m. CST and shall end at
11:59:59 p.m. CST.
VIA POSTAL MAIL – Submissions are video entries of 3rd-8th graders telling
and/or showing why they should be a First Time Forecaster. Videos can be submitted
on a DVD or USB drive and mailed to the KBTX Studios. Entry forms can be found
online or at the KBTX Studios. Entrants must provide all requested information on their
application, including the entrant’s first name and last name, complete postal address
(street, city, state, and zip code), email address, telephone number, and date of birth.
Entries are due prior to the last business day of each month; winners will be selected on
the last business day of each month. Please allow for postal delivery time.
VIA IN PERSON – Submissions are video entries of 3rd-8th graders telling and/or
showing why they should be a First Time Forecaster. Videos can be submitted on a
DVD or USB drive and dropped off at the KBTX Studios. Lobby Hours at KBTX are
Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm CST, excluding holidays. Entry forms can be found
online or at the KBTX Studios. Entrants must provide all requested information on their
application, including the entrant’s first name and last name, complete postal address
(street, city, state, and zip code), email address, telephone number, and date of birth.
Entries are due prior to the last business day of each month; winners will be selected on
the last business day of each month.
b. Only one entry per person is permitted. For postal entry, only one entry may be
submitted per outer mailing envelope.
4. PRIZES
a. When a ‘winner’ is selected, they will then come to the KBTX Studios and record
their forecast which will air during Brazos Valley This Morning and will have the
opportunity to appear on BVTM the morning their segment airs. There is not a cash
value to the prize.
b. There is no substitution, transfer, or cash equivalent for prizes, except that the
Station may, at its sole discretion, substitute prizes of comparable value or cash. The
prizes are expressly limited to the item(s) listed above and do not include taxes,
gratuities or any other expenses. Other restrictions may apply.
5. WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION
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a. Decisions of Station management with respect to the Promotion are final.
b. Winners will be selected on the last business day of each month. First Time
Forcasters will receive their ‘prize’ on the second Wednesday of each month.
c. Odds of winning depend upon the number of entries received.
d. Each awarded First Time Forecaster will be selected by a panel of judges who
are employed by KBTX Media. Each entry will be judged on creativity, interaction with
‘their audience’ and information accuracy.
e. Winner does not have to be present or watching to win.
f. Winners will be notified via the email address they provide with their submission.
Winners (or their parents or legal guardians if under the age of majority) must execute
and return any required affidavit of eligibility and/or liability/publicity release within ten
(10) days of notification attempt or winner will be disqualified and the prize will be
forfeited and an alternate winner may be chosen by the stated judging criteria. If a
potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to complete, sign and return the required
affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release within the required time period, or if a
prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, the potential winner will be
disqualified and will forfeit the prize.
g. Once the winner is notified they have five (5) days to respond and schedule a
time to come in and record the segment.
6. CONDITIONS
a. Payments of all federal, state and local taxes are solely the responsibility of the
winners. Winners will be required to complete and submit an IRS Form W-9 or the
equivalent including the winner’s full Social Security Number for receipt of any prize
valued at $600 or more or for any prizes awarded by the Station in a calendar year with
an aggregate value of $600 or more. Failure to submit a complete W-9 or equivalent will
result in disqualification and forfeiture of the prize.
b. Participating in the Promotion and acceptance of prize constitutes winner’s and
guest’s (where applicable) permission for the Station or its agents to photograph, film
and record each winner, and to use his/her name, address (city and state), likeness,
photograph, voice, biographical information and/or any statements made by him/her
regarding the Promotion or its sponsors for purposes of trade, publicity or promotion
without additional financial or other compensation, and, where legal, to sign a publicity
release confirming such consent prior to acceptance of the prize.
c. Prior to awarding any prize or prize certificate, and depending on the nature of
the prize and eligibility requirements of the Promotion, the Station in its sole discretion
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will require verification of Promotion winner’s identification by a showing of valid
government-issued photo identification. By participating and/or accepting a prize,
entrants, winners and guests (if applicable) agree to release and hold harmless the
Station, its sponsor(s) and promotional partner(s), its advertising and promotion
agencies, and each of their respective parent, subsidiary and affiliated entities, and the
officers, shareholders, directors, employees, agents, representatives, successors, and
assigns of each of them (collectively, the “Released Parties”) harmless against any and
all claims or liability arising directly or indirectly from the prize or participation in the
Promotion. The Station will also require eligible Promotion winners and their guests or
travel companions, if any (as well as each of their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), if
winners, guests or travel companions are under the age of majority in their state of
residence), to sign a liability release confirming such consent.
d. The Station, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person (and
all of their entries) from this Promotion if he or she tampers with the entry process, the
operation of the Promotion, or the operation of the Station’s web channel or is otherwise
in violation of the rules. The Station further reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to
modify, cancel, terminate or suspend the Promotion, or any part of it, if it is not capable
of completion as planned or if any fraud, technical failures or any factor beyond the
Station’s control, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized
intervention or technical failures of any sort, corrupt or affect the administration,
security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Promotion as determined by the
Station in is sole discretion. Any attempt by an entrant or any person to deliberately
damage any station web channel or to undermine the legitimate operation of this
Promotion may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be
made, the Station reserves the right to seek full prosecution and/or damages from any
such individual to the fullest extent permitted by law. The Station’s failure to enforce
any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of this provision. If due to
circumstances beyond the control of the Station, any competition or prize-related event
or travel is delayed, rescheduled, postponed or cancelled, the Station reserves the right,
but not the obligation, to modify, terminate, suspend or cancel the Promotion and shall
not be required to award a substitute prize.
e. The Released Parties are not responsible for (i) typographical or other errors in
the printing, the offering or the administration of the Promotion, or in the announcement
of a prize; (ii) entries not received due to difficulty accessing the internet, service outage
or delays, computer difficulties, malfunctions, disconnections, other technological
failures, telephone service outages, delays, dropped calls, or busy signals, or any other
difficulties that may prevent an individual from sending or receiving a text message; or
(iii) lost, stolen, mangled, misdirected, postage due, illegible, incomplete, incorrect, or
late entries. Further, the Released Parties are not responsible if any part of a
Promotion prize that cannot be awarded due to acts of god, acts of war, natural
disasters, weather, acts of terrorism or other factors beyond the Station’s control.
f. To obtain a copy of the Official Rules or a list of winners following completion of
the Promotion (please specify which), send a self-addressed, stamped envelope (VT
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residents may omit return postage) specifying “Official Rules” or “Winner List” to First
Time Forecaster Winner List or Official Rules Request, KBTX at 4141 E. 29th Street in
Bryan, Texas 77802. A copy of the Official Rules and a list of winners (when complete)
are also available during regular business hours at the main studio of KBTX at 4141 E.
29th Street in Bryan, Texas 77802. All such requests must be received within thirty (30)
days following completion of the Promotion.
7. TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT & PRIVACY POLICY
a. By use of this web channel and by entering this Promotion, you agree to the
Station’s Terms of Use Agreement and to the use of your personal information as
described in the Privacy Policy located at: www.kbtx.com.
Sponsor: Producers Cooperative in Bryan, Texas
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