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Pick-A-Box – College Football Official Sweepstakes Rules NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN Sponsor: Hewlet Packard Company, 3000 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA 94304-1185 USA Administrator & Prize Provider: SportsLine.com, Inc., 2200 W. Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 Sweepstakes Entities: SportsLine.com, Inc., CBS Digital Media, a Division of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Hewlett Packard Company 1. Acceptance of Official Rules. By entering this Sweepstakes operated on the CBS SportsLine.com Web site accessible at the domain "cbs.sportsline.com" (the "SportsLine Service"), you hereby accept and agree to these official rules (the "Official Rules") of this Sweepstakes, and the decisions of the Administrator in connection with this Sweepstakes, whose decisions are final. 2. Eligibility. This Sweepstakes is offered and open to persons who are: (a) SportsLine Registered Users; (b) legal residents of one (1) of the fifty (50) United States or Washington DC; and (c) least eighteen 18 years of age or age of majority at the date of entry in this Sweepstakes. Employees and directors, and their immediate family members, of the Sweepstakes Entities, and their parents, affiliated and subsidiary companies, advertising and promotion agencies and legal and financial advisors are not eligible to participate in this Sweepstakes. For purpose of the foregoing "immediate family" means parents, spouses, children, siblings or any members of the same households of such employees and directors. This Sweepstakes is void outside of the U.S., in Puerto Rico, all US territories and possessions and where prohibited by law. For purposes of these Official Rules, "Registered User" means a person that has successfully completed the registration form and has obtained a User Identification ("ID") and associated password ("Password") on one or more of the following Websites: CBS.com, CBSnews.com, CBS SportsLine.com, upn.com, etonline.com, NFL.com, NCAAsports.com, SuperBowl.com and/or pgatour.com. 3. Sweepstakes Period: The Sweepstakes will open on December 13, 2006 and conclude at 7:00:00 PM ET on January 8, 2007 (the "Sweepstakes Period"). 4. Selection Center Deadlines ("Selection Center Deadlines"): Each Bowl Game Selection center closes one hour prior to the start of each bowl game. Participants can access the Pro Bowl Schedule here: http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/9443142 5. How to Enter: To enter this Sweepstakes go here on the SportsLine Service and follow the instructions to complete the Sweepstakes entry form, including, without limitation, submitting your ID and Password, and follow the on screen instructions and you will receive an entry into this Sweepstakes. If you are not a Registered User you may become a Registered User and obtain an ID and a Password by completing the SportsLine Service registration form by going here on the SportsLine Service. There is no fee or charge to you to become a Registered User. 6. How to qualify for a Prize: All entries must be submitted online via the selection center (the " selection center") on the SportsLine Service. All selections are final and cannot be changed. Limit one entry per person. One Grand Prize (the "Grand Prize") will be awarded to the entrant whose name has been drawn from all the qualifying entrants at the end of the Sweepstakes Period. Qualifying entries are based on the final score of the College Bowl Games. Participants will be asked to go to the entry grid and follow the onscreen instructions (the "Onscreen Instructions") in order to enter. Onscreen Instructions incorporated by reference in the Official Rules. Participants entering the Selection Center will have the same position on the grid throughout the promotion period. but different coordinates. However, Bowl Games scheduled for the same day will receive the same coordinates as well as the same position on the grid. Depending on the day and time of entry, entrants can get up to thirty two (32) chances to win. (One for each game). Prior to the start of each game, each box within each of the grid will be assigned two (2) one (1) digit numbers (0-9) at random, these two numbers combined will represent the coordinates of the box. (Note: Bowl Game scheduled for the same day will receive the same position on the grid and the same coordinates). This process of coordinate selection will then be repeated prior to the start of each bowl game. Each number will correspond to either Home team or Visitor team. This number will be compared to the actual game score at the end of the each game. Entrants' numbers must exactly match the last digit of each team's score to qualify for a chance to win the Grand Prize. Once the entrant has entered that information and has hit the submit button, they will be given a confirmation of their spot on the grid. In the event that an entrant has selected a box on the grid at the same time as another entrant, the entrant will have the option to select another box. 7. Grand Prize: Five Thousand Dollars ($5000) Total Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of Grand Prize Five Thousand Dollars ($5000) 8. Certain Prize Restrictions. No assignment, transfer, conversion to cash or cash redemption or substitution of the Grand Prize is permitted, except Administrator reserves the right to substitute the Grand Prize or any of its components with a prize of comparable or greater value should the Grand Prize or any of its components become unavailable. Grand Prize is solely for personal use and may not be used in conjunction with any other promotion. 9. Prize Taxes. All federal, state or other tax liabilities arising from this Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, the Grand Prize, will be the sole responsibility of the Grand Prize Winner. 10. Drawings/Odds/Winner Notification: One Grand Prize Winner will be selected from all eligible qualifying entries in a random drawing on or about January 9, 2007 by Administrator, whose decisions are final and binding in all respects. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible qualifying entries. Potential Grand Prize Winner will be notified by email and/or by phone. If potential Grand Prize Winner cannot be reached after a reasonable effort has been made during five (5) business days from the first notification attempt, such person may be disqualified, with an alternate Grand Prize Winner selected in accordance with these Official Rules. 11. Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability Release and Publicity Release. Grand Prize Winner must complete, execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability Release, and where lawful, a Publicity Release (collectively, the "Release Forms") within five (5) days of notification of winning the Grand Prize. Failure to return Release Forms timely, or if Prize notification or the Prize is returned as non-deliverable, or if Grand Prize winner is found not to be eligible or not in compliance with these Official Rules, may result in disqualification with an alternate Grand Prize Winner selected in accordance with these Official Rules. 12. Publicity Release Terms. Except where prohibited by law, the Grand Prize Winner's acceptance of a Prize constitutes permission for the Sweepstakes Entities to use Grand Prize Winner's name, photograph, likeness, statements, biographical information, voice, and address (city and state) worldwide and in all forms of media, in perpetuity, without further compensation. 13. Improper Conduct. Administrator, in its sole discretion, may disqualify any entrant from participation in the use of any or all portions of this Sweepstakes, and refuse to award Grand Prize, if entrant engages in any conduct Administrator deems to be improper, unfair or otherwise adverse to the operation of the Sweepstakes or detrimental to other entrants of the Sweepstakes. Such improper conduct, includes, without limitation, falsifying personal information required during entrant registration or Prize claim, violating any term or condition stated herein, accumulating entries through methods such as automated computer scripts or any other programming techniques, allowing others to use entrant's personal information for the purpose of accumulating entries, or intentionally trying to defraud, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise tamper with the computer programs in connection with this Sweepstakes. Entrants agree that Administrator may void any part of any Prize that entrant may have won and/or require the return of any part of any Prize that entrant may have won as a result of such improper conduct. Entrant further acknowledges that any forfeiture of any Prize and/or return of any Prize shall in no way prevent Administrator from pursuing other avenues of recourse such as criminal or civil proceedings in connection with such conduct. WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SWEEPSTAKES ENTITIES RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. 14. Integrity of Sweepstakes. If, for any reason, the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned by reason of infection by computer virus, worms, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which Administrator, in the sole opinion of Administrator, deems could corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, Administrator reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this Sweepstakes and select the Grand Prize Winner from entries received prior to the action taken or in such other manner as Administrator may deem fair and appropriate. 15. Lost or Corrupted Entries. The Sweepstakes Entities, and their parents, affiliated and subsidiary companies and advertising and promotion agencies, assume no liability and are not responsible for, and you hereby forever waive any rights to any claim in connection with, lost, late, incomplete, corrupted, stolen, misdirected, illegible or postage due entries or mail if applicable; or for any computer, telephone, cable, network, satellite, electronic or Internet hardware or software malfunctions, unauthorized human intervention, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry or other information, or the failure to capture any such information. The Sweepstakes Entities, and their parents, affiliated and subsidiary companies, advertising and promotion agencies, are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by end users of the CBS SportsLine Service, tampering, hacking, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Sweepstakes and assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to the Sweepstakes. 16. Damaged Property. Sweepstakes Entities, and their parents, affiliated and subsidiary companies and advertising and promotion agencies, assume no liability and are not responsible for, and you hereby forever waive any rights to any claim in connection with, injury or damage to entrants' or to any other person's computer or property related to or resulting from participating in this Sweepstakes or downloading materials from this Sweepstakes 17. Sweepstakes Errors. The Sweepstakes Entities, and their parents, affiliated and subsidiary companies and advertising and promotion agencies, assume no liability and are not responsible for, and you hereby forever waive any rights to any claim in connection with, errors and/or ambiguity: (a) in the Sweepstakes; (b) in any related advertising or promotions of this Sweepstakes; and/or (c) in these Official Rules. In the event of any ambiguity(s) or error(s) in these Official Rules, Administrator reserves the right to modify these Official Rules for clarification purposes or to correct any such error(s) without materially affecting the terms and conditions of the Sweepstakes. 18. Grand Prize and Grand Prize Winner. The Sweepstakes Entities, and their parents, affiliated and subsidiary companies, advertising and promotion agencies and legal and financial advisors, assume no liability and are not responsible for, and you hereby forever waive any rights to any claim in connection with, the selection and announcement of a Prize Winner, or the distribution of the Grand Prize, the acceptance/possession and/or use/misuse of any part of a Prize and/or any injury or damage to entrant's or third person's property related to or resulting from any part of a Prize or any part of this Sweepstakes. 19. Release and Indemnity. Each entrant in this Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, the Grand Prize Winner, hereby releases and agrees to hold harmless the Sweepstakes Entities and their parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies and their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind to person, including death, and property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of a Prize, participation in this Sweepstakes and participation in any activity related to this Sweepstakes. 20. Limitation of Liability. IN NO EVENT WILL THE SWEEPSTAKES ENTITIES, THEIR PARENTS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES AND RELATED COMPANIES, THEIR ADVERTISING OR PROMOTION AGENCIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS, BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SWEEPSTAKES OR THE DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM THE SWEEPSTAKES. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS. 21. Disclaimer of Warranties. THE SWEEPSTAKES, THE CBS SPORTSLINE SERVICE & GRAND PRIZE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. 22. Identity Disputes. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a winner based on an email address, the winning entry will be declared made by the Authorized Account Holder of the email address submitted at time of entry. For purposes of these Official Rules, "Authorized Account Holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational, institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. 23. Arbitration. The parties waive all rights to trial in any action or proceeding instituted in connection with these Official Rules and/or this Sweepstakes. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to these Official Rules and/or this Sweepstakes shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis, and shall not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party. The arbitration shall be conducted in the State of New York, in the City of New York, County of New York, and judgment on the arbitration award may be entered into any court having jurisdiction thereof. 24. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. This promotion is governed by US law and is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and Administrator in connection with this Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, U.S.A., without giving effect to the conflict of laws rules thereof, and any matters or proceedings which are not subject to arbitration as set forth in Section 23 of these Official Rules and/or for entering any judgment on an arbitration award, shall take place in the State of New York, in the City of New York, County of New York. 25. Winner List/Official Rules: For full names of winner send a 3 ½ x 5 inch U.S. Postal Service postcard for receipt by February 28, 2007 to Pick A Box – College Football Sweepstakes, c/o CBS Digital Media, 2200 W. Cypress Creek Rd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309. For Official Rules mail a 3 ½ x 5-inch U.S. Postal Service postcard to the above address marked "Official Rules: to Pick A Box – College Football Sweepstakes for receipt by February 28, 2007. The full name of Grand Prize Winner and Official Rules may also be posted on the CBS SportsLine Service. |
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