Natorp's

2008 $10,000 Landscape Makeover

 

Contest Name:  “Natorp’s $10,000 Landscape Makeover”
                            (the “Contest”)

Station(s): Local 12 WKRC-TV

Station(s) Address: 1906 Highland Avenue - Cincinnati, OH  45219

Telephone:  513.763.5500
 

Local 12 WKRC-TV (herein after “Local 12”), its subsidiaries and affiliated companies (together, the “Company”), and Natorp’s Inc. (herein after “Natorp’s”), its subsidiaries and affiliated companies (together, the “Natorp’s Company”), will conduct the Contest substantially as described in these rules, and by participating, each participant agrees as follows:

1.         Description of Contest/Participation.

Local 12 viewers will submit one to two sentences with a picture of their front yard explaining why they should be chosen to win the Natorp’s $10,000 Landscape Makeover - a curb appeal landscaping makeover, courtesy of Natorp’s.  NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.  PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE ODDS OF WINNING. Void where prohibited.  Odds of winning depend upon the number of participants.

A.                 Dates of Contest: 

The Contest will begin on or about February 29, 2008 and end on or about June 14, 2008. 

B.        How to Enter:

Register by picking up an official Landscape Makeover form at any Natorp’s location and send in an entry to Natorp’s $10,000 Landscape Makeover, c/o Local 12 WKRC-TV, P.O. Box 19615, Cincinnati, OH 45219-0615, or by logging onto Natorp’s website at www.natorp.com and follow the contest links and complete the on-line registration form. Deadline for registration is April 6, 2008 at 11:00 p.m.  Valid contest entries must contain all information requested.  Incomplete and/or multiple entries will be disqualified. Local 12 will select one entry from all entries received to win the Grand Prize and three runners-up to receive prizes.  Entries will be judged on (50%) design impact – the degree or extent of improvement that can be achieved "dollar for dollar" invested in the design plan and (50%) need – based on the degree to increase curb appeal and desire to improve its overall appearance.

C.        How to Play: 

Submit a photograph of your front yard with one to two sentences explaining why you should be chosen to win to Local 12.  One winner will be selected based on (50%) design impact – the degree or extent of improvement that can be achieved "dollar for dollar" invested in the design plan and (50%) need – based on the degree to increase curb appeal and desire to improve its overall appearance.  Three runner-ups will also be selected to win prizes.  Entries remain property of Local 12.  Photos will not be returned.  Local 12 is not responsible for any lost, stolen and/or misplaced entries.  The final deadline for receipt of entries is April 6, 2008 at 11:00 p.m.

No stand-ins or substitutes allowed

D.          Other Requirements: 

Winner must be property owner.  Property must be a single family dwelling, and winner must provide proof of residency during complete term of the contest.  Winner must allow Local 12 and Natorp’s access to their front yard to shoot the progress throughout makeover process to feature on HomeWorx and Local 12.  Winner, Local 12, and Natorp's will mutually agree upon date and time to interview winner in their front yard throughout the makeover.  Winner cannot select a specific installation date.  In the event a winner cannot accept the prize on the specified date, the winner will forfeit the prize and another winner will be selected.  The decisions of Local 12 are sole and final.  Local 12 and Natorp’s reserves the right to change the installation date at any time.  Inclement weather, breaking news or acts of nature beyond our control may force cancellation or postponement of the delivery, and will be solely at the discretion of Local 12.  In that event, Local 12 and Natorp’s will make all efforts to do the installation, at a later date.  However, Local 12 reserves the right to cancel the entire event without notice.  If a winner cannot be contacted from the information provided on the entry form or is disqualified, the Company reserves the right to determine an alternate winner or not to award that winner’s prize, in its sole discretion. 

2.         Prize(s).  The prize(s) that may be awarded to the eligible
                             winner(s) are:

Runner-Up Prize (3): Gift certificate to Natorp’s & landscape plan 
                                    (Approximate prize value: $500.00)

Grand Prize:            Special Natorp’s curb appeal landscaping makeover.
(Approximate prize value: $10,000.00) 

Prizes are not transferable, redeemable for cash or exchangeable for any other prize.  All prizes must be redeemed the date of the installation.  Dates and times subject to change, depending on the circumstance.  If a winner cannot be contacted from the information provided on the entry form or is disqualified, the Company reserves the right to determine an alternate winner or not to award that winner’s prize, in its sole discretion. 

3.         Eligibility and Limitations Participants and winner(s) must be property owner.  Property must be a single family dwelling, and winner must provide proof of residency during complete term of the contest.  Participants and winner(s) must be U.S. residents at least 21-years old as determined by the Company and reside in Local 12’s Designated Marketing Area (DMA).  Only one (1) entry per person.  Only one (1) prize per household for the Contest.  Only one (1) prize per household from any of the Company’s stations within any thirty (30) day period.  Employees of the Company, the Festival Company, the Contest’s participating sponsors and their advertising agencies, employees of other radio or television stations, and members of the immediate family of any such persons are not eligible to participate and win.  The term “immediate family” includes spouses, siblings, parents, children, grandparents, and grandchildren, whether as “in-laws,” or by current or past marriage(s), remarriage(s), adoption, co-habitation or other family extension, and any other persons residing at the same household whether or not related.

4.         Telephone and Delivery Disclaimer.  For all contests the Company disclaims all liability for any delays, misdelivery, loss, or failure in the delivery of any item sent by mail, courier, express, electronic transmission, or other delivery method.  The Company is not responsible for mechanical, technical, electronic, communications, telephone, computer, hardware or software errors, malfunctions or failures of any kind, including:  failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed transmission of online entries, traffic congestion on telephone lines, the Internet or at any website or lost or unavailable network connections which may limit an online entrant's ability to participate in the Contest, and any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in or downloading any information necessary to participate in the Contest.  Entry forms in a register-to-win contest must be handwritten.  No photocopies or mechanical reproductions of entry forms is permitted. 

5.         Publicity; Use of Personal Information.  By participating, where allowed by law, all participants and winner(s) grant the Company exclusive permission to use their names, characters, photographs, voices, and likenesses in connection with promotion of this and other contests and waive any claims to royalty, right, or remuneration for such use.  By participating in the Contest, where allowed by law, participants agree that the Company may disclose personal information obtained from participants in the Contest to third parties and use such information for marketing and other purposes. 

6.         Release.  By participating in the Contest, each participant and winner waives any and all claims of liability against the Company, its employees and agents, the Contest’s sponsors and their respective employees and agents, for any personal injury or loss which may occur from the conduct of, or participation in, the Contest, or from the use of any prize.  In order to receive a prize, participants must sign an official waiver form provided by the Company.

7.         Taxes.  Any valuation of the prize(s) stated above is based on available information provided to the Company, and the value of any prize awarded to a winner may be reported for tax purposes as required by law.  Each winner is solely responsible for reporting and paying any and all applicable taxes related to the prize(s) and paying any expenses associated with any prize which are not specifically provided for in the official rules.  Each winner must provide the Company with valid identification and a valid taxpayer identification number or social security number before any prize will be awarded.  Any person winning over $600 in prizes from the Company 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.

8.         Conduct and Decisions.  By participating in the Contest, participants agree to be bound by the decisions of Company personnel.  Persons who violate any rule, gain unfair advantage in participating in the Contest, or obtain winner status using fraudulent means will be disqualified.  Unsportsmanlike, disruptive, annoying, harassing or threatening behavior is prohibited.  The Company will interpret these rules and resolve any disputes, conflicting claims or ambiguities concerning the rules or the Contest and the Company’s decisions concerning such disputes shall be final.  If the conduct or outcome of the Contest is affected by human error, any mechanical malfunctions or failures of any kind, intentional interference or any event beyond the control of the Company, the Company reserves the right to terminate this Contest, or make such other decisions regarding the outcome as the Company deems appropriate.  All decisions will be made by the Company and are final.  The Company may waive any of these rules in its sole discretion.  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 WEBSITES, OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PARTICIPANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

9.         Miscellaneous.  Each winner must submit proof of eligibility and sign the Company’s release form to claim the prize.  The Company may substitute prizes, amend the rules or discontinue the Contest at any time as announced on Local 12 and/or Local 12’s website.  The Company disclaims any responsibility to notify participants of any aspect related to the conduct of the Contest.  For a copy of the rules, or where required by law, a list of winners, visit the business office of Local 12 during normal business hours or mail a written request with a stamped, self-addressed return envelope to Local 12’s address, listed above.  All entries become the property of the Company and will not be returned.  To be removed from our direct mail, email or fax lists, visit the main office of Local 12 during regular business hours, or send a self addressed stamped envelope with contest name to Clear Channel Television Contesting, 1906 Highland Avenue, Cincinnati, OH  45219.

10.       Compliance with Law.  The conduct of the Contest is governed by the applicable laws of the State of Ohio, which take precedence over any rule to the contrary herein.  Station(s) shall follow the applicable laws for conducting contests, including notice to the state attorney general or consumer affairs office, posting of a prize bond, furnishing lists of winners, running specific on-air disclaimers, providing specific written information about the Contest, etc. as required by local and state law. 

 



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