1. No purchase is necessary to participate. All
federal, state, local and municipal laws and regulations apply. Void
where prohibited. Promotion period begins on June 28, 2013 12:01 AM
CST and ends on July 12, 2013 11:59 PM CST.
2. Agreement to official rules. By participating
in the Best of the Wiregrass 2013 (also referred to as the
“Promotion”), participant fully agrees to and accepts these official
rules and the decisions of the Dothan Eagle (also referred to as
the “Sponsor”) which are final and binding in all respects. Failure to
comply with the official rules will result in disqualification from the
Promotion.
3. Eligibility. Best of the Wiregrass 2013 is open to US residents who reside within a 50-mile radius of Dothan, AL, who are 19 years or older at the time of participation. A
voter must reside in such area for such person’s vote to be valid.
4. Voting Process. Voting in the v will run on http://www.dothaneagle.com/bow
and in print ballots in the Dothan Eagle from June 28, 2013
12:01 AM – July 12, 2013 11:59 PM CST. The business which receives
the highest number of votes in accordance with these rules as determined
by Sponsor will be announced by Sponsor as the winner of Best of the Wiregrass 2013. Voting is limited to one vote per
participant per day. All voting requires a valid registration which
satisfies these rules. Registration and voting is completed through a
third party vendor, UPickem Inc. In the event of a tie, the winning
business will be chosen by random drawing from among all tied entries.
Only one registration per person. Registration requires a valid and
active e-mail address. Any participant suspected of using a proxy for
voting, concealing one’s true identity, registering in the name of a
fictitious person or registering in the name of a real person without
such person’s authorization will be disqualified. All registration
information submitted by voters to the contest must be valid. In the
event UPickem or the Sponsor believes a registration was not valid or
violated these rules, any votes related to such registration will be
disqualified. Automated voting is not allowed and such votes will be
disqualified. Any individual or organization found employing third-party
resources, whether domestic or abroad, for the purpose of creating
multiple registrations or generating votes in violation of these rules,
either automatically or manually, will be immediately disqualified.
Votes may not be sold, bought or paid for. All registration and voting
must follow these Official Rules.
5. Prizes. One entry from all eligible entries
will be chosen by random drawing as grand prize winner. Grand prize
winner will receive one (1) $100 Visa gift card. In the event that grand
prize winner cannot be contacted within seven (7) days, a random
drawing will be held to select an alternate grand prize winner.
Employees of the Dothan Eagle and its parent company and
subsidiaries are not eligible to win.
6. Winners List. The Best of the Wiregrass 2013 winners in each category will be posted online at
http://www.dothaneagle.com/bow after the voting period has ended.
This information will also be published in a special keepsake section of
the Dothan Eagle on August 2, 2013.
7. General Conditions. By participating in the
Promotion, participants agree to comply with and to be bound by the
official rules and by all interpretations of the official rules by the
Sponsor. Decisions of the Dothan Eagle shall be final in all
matters relating to the Promotion. The Dothan Eagle reserves the
right to modify, suspend, or cancel the Promotion if fraud, technical
failures, or any other factor beyond the Dothan Eagle’s reasonable
control impairs the integrity of the Promotion and the integrity of the
selection of the winners as determined by the Dothan Eagle in its
sole discretion. In such event, the Dothan Eagle reserves the right
to award the awards in a random drawing from the eligible entries
received up to the time of the impairment, or to implement any remedy it
sees fit.
8. Release. By participating in the Promotion,
all participants agree to release and hold harmless the Sponsor and the
Promotional Participants; each of their affiliates, parent companies,
subsidiaries; and their respective officers, directors, employees and
members, from and against any claim or cause of action arising in
connection with each user’s participation in the Promotion.
9. Sponsor. The Promotion is sponsored by the
World Media Enterprises Inc. d/b/a the Dothan Eagle, whose
decisions regarding the selection of winners and all other aspects of
the contest shall be final and binding on all persons in all respects.
The Sponsor is not responsible for typographical, printing or other
inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials
relating to the contest. If you have any questions regarding this
contest please contact Sam Williams at 334-702-2600 or write to Dothan Eagle, Attn: Best of the Wiregrass, 246 N. Oates St., Dothan,
AL 36303
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