THE FOLLOWING SWEEPSTAKES IS INTENDED FOR PLAY AND VALID ONLY IN ARIZONA, COLORADO, ILLINOIS, KANSAS, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA AND OKLAHOMA, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO U.S. LAW ONLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. SWEEPSTAKES ENDS AUGUST 31, 2006.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
ONLY ONLINE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Program Description: The “myuglyroom” Sweepstakes (“the Sweepstakes”) begins on June 1, 2006, and ends midnight Central Time, August 31, 2006 (“Sweepstakes Period”). There will be one Grand Prize awarded and a Weekly Ugliest Room Winner (as described in the Prize section below). The official entry form is offered exclusively at www.myuglyroom.com. To participate in the Sweepstakes, you must be over 18 years of age.
To Enter the Sweepstakes: Log on to www.myuglyroom.com, and enter the Sweepstakes via the electronic submission form. Enter the requested information (including your Name, Address, Date of Birth and Email Address). All entries must be submitted electronically on myuglyroom.com by midnight on August 29, 2006. Only one entry is allowed per person, per household.
Privacy Policy: The Site will not intentionally disclose any personally identifying information about you (including information submitted on the application form, your social security number, your email address, information obtained by the Site from cookies and information regarding your IP address) to third parties without your consent except where the Site, in good faith, believes such disclosure is necessary to comply with the law or to enforce these Terms and Conditions or other rules of the Site. Your acceptance of any prize from the Site constitutes consent for the Site’s disclosure of personal information. The Site reserves the right to collect general demographic and other market information that does not personally identify you to any person without additional consent. Any UMB promotional marketing emails, newsletters or other non-tournament-related emails will only be distributed to registrants who agree to receive them during the registration process.
Sponsor will review all pictures and captions prior to posting. No inappropriate pictures or language are allowed on the site. If deemed appropriate, posting will take place as soon as reasonably possible.
In case of question, entries will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry. The authorized account holder is defined as the natural person who is assigned to the email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.
Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, illegible or incomplete entries, or for computer system, hardware, software, network, program or other damage, errors or failures of any kind, whether human or technical in nature, which may arise from or in connection with participation in this sweepstakes, or in the transmission or receipt of entries. Incomplete entries and entries not complying with all rules are subject to disqualification by Sponsor in its sole discretion. All entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. No correspondence regarding entries will be acknowledged or entered into with entrants.
Grand Prize Winner Selection: The winning entry will be drawn by Sponsor on or about August 31, 2006, by random drawing of the top ten submissions determined by popular votes (Popular vote means the room that earns the highest average number of "thumbs down" from the actual users of the site. A rating of 5 thumbs down is "better" than a rating of 1 thumb down. The average rating of all votes submitted for a room constitutes how popular the room is.). All top ten finalist entries must receive a minimum of fifty (50) popular votes (ratings) to be eligible. The Grand Prize Winner will be notified by phone and/or mail and will be required to complete, sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and release of liability and publicity release within seven (7) days of issuance. Failure to return documents as specified, or if any notification is returned as undeliverable, will result in disqualification and a runner-up may be selected. In the event of a tie for placement in the top ten, eligible candidates will be chosen by a random drawing for placement in the final top ten grouping. Once the final top ten is determined, the random drawing for the grand prize will take place with that pool of candidates.
Weekly Ugliest Room Winner Selection: The twelve (12) weekly winning entries will be determined by popular vote of Web site visitors (Popular vote means the room that earns the highest average number of "thumbs down" from the actual users of the site. A rating of 5 thumbs down is "better" than a rating of 1 thumb down. The average rating of all votes submitted for a room constitutes how popular the room is.). Winning entries will be calculated as of midnight Central Time on the following dates: 6/11/06, 6/18/06, 6/25/06, 7/2/06, 7/9/06, 7/16/06, 7/23/06, 7/30/06, 8/6/06, 8/13/06, 8/20/06 and 8/27/06. In the event of a tie, the winner will be chosen by a random drawing of the eligible entrants. Weekly winners will be notified by phone and/or mail and will be required to complete, sign, and return an affidavit of eligibility and release of liability and publicity release within seven (7) days of issuance. Failure to return documents as specified, or if any notification is returned as undeliverable, will result in disqualification and a runner-up may be selected.
Additional Details and Grant of Rights: No mechanically reproduced, illegible, incoherent, unusable or incomplete entries will be accepted. Entrants agree that their entry will be owned by the Sponsor, and Sponsor shall have the right to publish, use, adapt, edit and/or modify such entry in any way including in commerce and in any and all media worldwide, including but not limited to the Internet, without limitation and without compensation to the entrant. By entering, entrants agree that they have no right to bring, any claim, action, or proceeding of any kind or nature whatsoever against Sponsor or their affiliated companies, subsidiaries, agents, employees or shareholders in connection with this Sweepstakes. Entrants grant the Sponsor the right to use entrants’ names, images, likenesses, photographs, voices and biographical materials for advertising, publicity and promotion purposes without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. Entrants shall not receive any compensation or credit for use of entries, other than that disclosed in these rules.
Prizes: One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive a $10,000.00 Visa® Gift Card
Twelve (12) Weekly Ugliest Room winners will receive a $100.00 Visa® Gift Card
Retail Value of Grand Prize is $10,000.00 and $100.00 for Weekly Prize.
Prizes are not transferable and no substitutions allowed, except by Sponsor due to unavailability, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be awarded.
Eligibility & Conditions: Open only to legal U.S. residents currently residing in Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Arizona, 18 years of age or older as of May 15, 2006. Sweepstakes void elsewhere and where prohibited or restricted by law. The following persons are not eligible: Employees of Sponsor and any of their subsidiaries, affiliates and agents, advertising and promotion agencies, distributors, sales representatives, retailers and the immediate family members and other persons living in the same household of each of the foregoing. All federal, state and local laws apply. Winners will be responsible for all applicable state and federal taxes associated with his/her prize, including but not limited to, sales and income taxes. Entrants agree that Sponsor and each of their respective subsidiary and affiliated companies, agents, advertising and promotion agencies and all of their employees, officers, contractors, directors and shareholders assume no responsibility or liability for damages, losses or injuries resulting from participation in this Sweepstakes, acceptance or use or misuse of any prize, or arising out of Sponsor’s use of any entry and entrant hereby releases such parties from same. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and accept decisions of the Sponsor as final in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes.
Sponsor: UMB Bank, n.a. 1010 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64106
