- NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Copies of the written contest rules for Houston Christian Broadcasters, Inc. (“Sponsor”) contests are available at the headquarters at 2424 South Boulevard, Houston, Texas, 77098.
- ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS. Sponsor contests are open to all natural persons who are legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia and who are 18 years of age or older, except for the following individuals: (a) employees of Sponsor, its affiliated advertising agencies, participating sponsors, promotional partners, employees of other radio and television stations, and individuals who have won any prize from Sponsor valued at $600 or more anytime during the twelve months prior to the start date of the Contest (collectively “Excluded Individuals”); and (b) members of the immediate families or household members of Excluded Individuals. “Immediate family” shall include spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, and grandchildren. “Household member” shall include people who share the same residence at least three (3) months out of the year. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Contest is void where prohibited by law.
- CONTEST PERIOD. The Contest will begin as announced and will run through the deadline date at 11:59:00 P.M. CST (collectively the “Contest Period”). Sponsor’s computer is the official time-keeping device for the Contest.
- HOW TO ENTER: To participate in any Contest, you must submit the Contest online entry form that requires submission of your Name, Address, City, State, Zip Code, Phone Number and email address. Only one entry is allowed per individual. All entries must be received within the Contest Period. Sponsor assumes no liability for lost, late, incomplete, or misdirected entries. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be returned. No mail-in entries will be accepted.
- WINNER SELECTION. Winners will be selected in a random drawing of all eligible entries on the announced date and/or time. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received. Each prize described herein will be awarded. The winning entrants will be contacted by Sponsor within one week using the telephone number and/or email that was included in the online entry form and will be awarded the prize (subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with the terms of these rules). Non-compliance with these Official Rules, or the inability to contact the potential winner within two (2) days of attempted notification may result in disqualification of the winner. In the event that a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will select an alternate winner in a random drawing of all remaining eligible entries.
- VERIFICATION OF WINNER. POTENTIAL CONTEST WINNER IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY SPONSOR WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE CONTEST. The chosen winner must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. To claim the grand prize, the chosen winners will be required to sign and return to Sponsor an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release (except where prohibited), complete an IRS Form W-9, and provide a copy of a valid government issued picture I.D. If the chosen winner cannot be contacted or fails to provide the required documentation described in this paragraph within the required time period, potential winner forfeits the prize. In the event the chosen winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor may award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries.
- GRAND PRIZE. Sponsor will give away grand prizes (“Grand Prize”) as announced in connection with the promotion. The Grand Prize is non-transferable, and no substitution will be made except as provided herein at the Sponsor’s sole discretion.
- The winner will be solely responsible for all taxes and all other fees and expenses not specified herein associated with the receipt and use of the prize, and will be issued an IRS Form 1099 to report their winnings.
- ENTRY CONDITIONS AND RELEASE. By entering, entrants agree, and by receipt of the Prize, winner agrees, to: (a) comply with and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are binding and final in all matters related to this Contest; (b) release and hold harmless Sponsor, Houston Christian Broadcasters, Inc., and its subsidiaries, related and affiliated companies, participating sponsors, the prize suppliers and any other organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the Contest, and each of their respective past and present officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim, cause of action or liability, including, but not limited to, negligence or damages or any kind to persons or property, including but not limited to invasion of privacy, defamation, slander, libel, violation or right of publicity, infringement of trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights, personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, out of the entrant’s participation in the Contest or Contest related activity or receipt or use or misuse of any prize; and (c) indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to an entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or entrant’s acceptance, use, non-use or misuse of the prize.
- PUBLICITY. Except where prohibited, participation in the Contest constitutes winner’s consent to Sponsor’s and its agents’ use of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide, without notice, review, approval or further payment or consideration. Winner also agrees to allow Sponsor to interview winner on the radio.
- GENERAL CONDITIONS. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to modify the contest rules at any time for any reason. Material modifications shall be announced on-air through Sponsor’s radio stations, when practical. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Contest, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or properly functioning of the Contest, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of the Official Rules of this or any other promotion in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
- LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. The Released Parties are not responsible for: (a) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (b) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (c) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; (d) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; (e) late, lost, undeliverable, damaged or stolen mail; or (6) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any prize. If for any reason an entrant’s entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant’s sole remedy is another entry in the Contest, if it is possible. If the Contest, or any part of it, is discontinued for any reason, Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries receipted up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the prizes offered herein. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded.
- Entrant’s Personal Information: Information collected from entrants is subject to Sponsor’s Privacy Policy at https://khcb.org/privacy-policy/
- Winner List: For a winner list, visit www.khcb.org/winning. The Winner List will be posted after winner confirmation is complete.
- Disputes: Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate State Court located in Houston, Texas (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Texas or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Texas.
