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GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY'S
TOP 50 VIDEOS OF THE YEAR - 2011
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.
VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
How to Enter: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. GAC's "Top 50 Videos of the Year" Sweepstakes (the "Sweepstakes") begins at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time ["ET"]) on November 1, 2011 and ends at 5:00 p.m. ET on December 12, 2011. To enter, visit the Great American Country ("GAC") Website (www.GACTV.com) (the "GAC Website"), and fill in the online entry form and submit it in accordance with the on-screen directions. All entries must be received by 4:59:59 p.m. ET on December 12, 2011 to be eligible. If an entrant uses multiple e-mail addresses to submit more than one online entry for a given day, only the first online entry for that day will count. All entries become the property of GAC and will not be returned.
When you enter at the GAC Website, you may be asked to consent to receive promotional e-mails and reminders for upcoming GAC promotions and information about GAC and the Participating Sponsors identified below. Consenting to receive such e-mails is optional and does not have to be agreed to in order to be eligible to enter the Sweepstakes and does not improve your chances of winning. In the event you do consent to receive these e-mails, the use of such e-mails shall be subject to the privacy policy of GAC, which is available on the GAC Website. Scripps Networks, LLC d/b/a GAC Great American Country ("Main Sponsor"), and all Participating Sponsors identified below (collectively with Main Sponsor, the "Sweepstakes Entities"), their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, parent corporations, and their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents, and any and all Internet servers and access provider(s) are not responsible for: any incorrect or inaccurate entry information; human error; technical malfunctions; failures, omission, interruption, deletion, or defect of any telephone network, computer online systems, computer equipment, server providers, or software, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer relating to or resulting from participation in this Sweepstakes; inability to access the GAC Website; theft, tampering, destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries; transactions that are processed late or incorrectly or are incomplete or lost due to computer or electronic malfunction or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website; printing or human or other errors; and any entries which are late, lost, incomplete, misdirected, stolen, mutilated, illegible or postage due, or any combination thereof. Proof of mailing, in person submission, or online submission is not considered proof of delivery or receipt. All entries become the property of GAC and will not be returned. A purchase will not increase chance of winning. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, MAIN SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY'S FEES) FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
Eligibility: This Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the U.S. and its territories, possessions and commonwealths who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry, and have a valid e-mail address and internet access prior to November 1, 2011, except employees and members of their households and immediate families (spouses, parents, siblings, children and each of their respective spouses) of Main Sponsor, eHarmony Inc., BISSELL® Homecare, Inc., The Hershey Company, and all other participating sponsors (collectively, the "Participating Sponsors"), Ritway, Inc., and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and their advertising and promotion agencies and all local sponsors are not eligible to enter or win a prize. Individuals who have won a prize from GAC and GACTV.com within 180 days (6 months) prior to November 1, 2011 are NOT eligible. Main Sponsor reserves the right to conduct a background check on any potential prize winner and reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any person based on such background check if Main Sponsor determines in its sole discretion that awarding the prize to such potential prize winner might reflect negatively on Main Sponsor or any of the Participating Sponsors. By entering, all participants and/or entrants release the Sweepstakes Entities and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and their respective agents, advertising and promotion agencies, affiliated companies, sweepstakes partners and prize suppliers, and all of their respective affiliated companies, employees, officers, directors and shareholders, from and against all liability, claims and damages arising in connection with each entrant's participation and/or entry in the Sweepstakes and/or their receipt, use or misuse of any prize awarded in this Sweepstakes or participation in any prize-related activity. This Sweepstakes is governed by U.S. law and is subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void outside the U.S. and where prohibited by law.
Prize Drawing: The Grand Prize Winner will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received during the entire Sweepstakes Period on or about December 14, 2011 by Ritway, Inc., an independent judging organization ("Sweepstakes Administrator"). Potential winner will be notified by phone, e-mail, and/or U.S. mail on or about December 19, 2011. The odds of winning a prize depends upon on the number of eligible entries received for the entire Sweepstakes Period.
Main Sponsor and Sweepstakes Administrator's decisions with respect to the prize winner and other matters pertaining to the Sweepstakes shall be final and binding. By entering into the Sweepstakes, each entrant consents to the use by Sweepstakes Entities and their designees of his/her name, likeness, biography, voice, performance and/or video in any and all media, including online announcements now or hereafter known, worldwide and without limitation and without additional compensation, notification or permission, except where prohibited by law.
General Conditions: Main Sponsor and Sweepstakes Administrator's decisions with respect to the prize winner and any other matters pertaining to the Sweepstakes shall be final. The prize winner may be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility and release of liability and publicity (where permitted), and return same, properly executed, within three (3) business days of issuance of prize notification. If GAC is unable to contact a prize winner within two (2) business days of the initial attempt to contact, if a potential prize winner fails to complete and return all requested forms by the specified date or if a prize winner fails to comply with any of the requirements, his/her prize will be forfeited and an alternate prize winner shall be selected. The odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received for the applicable drawing.
Entry materials that have been tampered with or altered are void. If, in the Main Sponsor's opinion, there is any suspected or actual evidence of electronic or non-electronic tampering with any portion of the Sweepstakes, or if computer virus, bugs, unauthorized intervention, fraud, or technical difficulties or failures compromise or corrupt or affect the administration, integrity, security, fairness, or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, the Main Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process and void any entries submitted fraudulently, to modify or suspend the Sweepstakes, or to terminate the Sweepstakes and conduct a random drawing to award the prizes using all eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the termination date. Should the Sweepstakes be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, notice will be posted on the GAC Website. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of the prize winner based on an e-mail address, the winning entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational, institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
Prizes: Grand Prize: One (1) Grand Prize Winner will win $5,000 (awarded in the form of a check);
Total approximate retail value ("ARV") of all prizes in the Sweepstakes: $5,000.00
All costs, taxes, fees, and other expenses associated with the acceptance and use of any element of a prize not specifically addressed above are the sole responsibility of the winner. All federal, state and local taxes on each prize are the prize winner's responsibility. The Grand Prize Winner will be issued a 1099 tax form for the ARV of the prize. The specifics of all aforementioned elements of any prize in the Sweepstakes shall be solely determined by Main Sponsor. The Grand Prize cannot be transferred, substituted or redeemed for cash except at Main Sponsor's sole discretion. Main Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any prize, or portions thereof, with a prize of comparable or greater value if a prize cannot be awarded as described for any reason. The Grand Prize will be awarded.
Winner's List: After December 21, 2011, you may obtain the name of the Grand Prize Winner by consulting the GAC Website. Results of the drawing will be removed from the GAC Website on or about January 12, 2012.
Sponsor: Scripps Networks, LLC d/b/a GAC Great American Country, 9721 Sherrill Boulevard, Knoxville, TN 37932.
Sweepstakes Administrator: Ritway, Inc., 1463 E. Weisgarber Road, Knoxville, TN 37909.
