ROOT SPORTS Official Twitter Giveaway Rules for @ROOTSPORTS_NW
By participating in a Twitter Giveaway (a
"Promotion") promoted by @ROOTSPORTS_NW (collectively the "ROOT
SPORTS Northwest Account"),
you agree to these Official Twitter Giveaway Rules, which are a contract, so
read them carefully before participating. Without limitation, this contract
includes indemnities to the released parties from you and a limitation of your
rights and remedies. The contract will refer to you as "you" or
"Participant".
The details and requirements for entry or participation in any Promotion shall
be provided by the
ROOT SPORTS Northwest Account from time to
time, in the discretion of the ROOT SPORTS Northwest Account.
Participants must follow the directions provided by ROOT SPORTS Northwest
Account and otherwise be bound by and follow these Official Twitter Giveaway
Rules to be eligible to receive a prize in connection with any Promotion.
You must be at least 18 years of age (or legal age of majority in your state)
to participate in a Promotion. A Participant must be a follower of the Twitter
account announcing the Promotion to be eligible to participate. Employees,
officers, directors, representatives and agents of any Released Parties (as
defined below) and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries &
affiliated companies and their immediate families and those living in their
same household, whether or not related, are not eligible for any Promotion.
ROOT
SPORTS Northwest Account will determine giveaway recipients in its sole
and absolute discretion. If you have received a prize in connection with a
Promotion in the last 30 days, you're not eligible. If you live more than 100
miles from the ballpark where a game for which tickets are being given away
will be played, you are not eligible for that ticket giveaway. If a Promotion
prize recipient is determined to be ineligible, ROOT SPORTS Northwest
Account may, in its sole and absolute discretion, not give away the goods or
ticket(s) or may give the goods or ticket(s) to the next eligible follower. You
will be required to privately (through Twitter direct message, email, or other
secure, private means) provide your name, address, age and other personal information
necessary to receive the prize, if you are selected as a Promotion prize
recipient. Except for Winner Information (defined below), ROOT SPORTS
Northwest Account will not keep or store your information or use it for any
purpose other than sending your giveaway item(s) or providing you information
on receiving the item(s). Promotions are subject to all applicable federal,
state and local laws, rules or regulations and these Official Twitter Giveaway
Rules.
Participants may not take actions that are negligent, injurious or reckless
in pursuit of any prize offered in connection with a Promotion. Participants
who do not follow this rule or who otherwise participate in a Promotion in an
unsportsmanlike manner will be disqualified from the Promotion. Participants
are solely responsible for any injuries or other damages that are caused from
their behavior. Participants agree to indemnify, release, discharge and hold
harmless the Released Parties (defined below) from and against any and all
claims, liability, losses, damages or injuries of any kind with respect
thereto.
Each winner of a prize in a Promotion is solely responsible for any and all
applicable federal, state and local taxes (including income and withholding
taxes on any prize), regardless of whether the prize, in whole or in part, is
used. The ARV of any prize is based on available information provided to
ROOT
SPORTS Northwest Account and the value of any prize awarded to a
Promotion winner may be reported for tax purposes as required by law.
By participating in a Promotion, you agrees to (i) be bound by these Official
Twitter Giveaway Rules, including all entry requirements provided at the time
the Promotion is announced and/or promoted, and (ii) waive any and all claims
against DIRECTV Sports Net Northwest, LLC and its respective parents,
subsidiaries, affiliates, dealers, service agencies and independent
contractors, and each of its respective directors, officers, employees and
agents (collectively, "Released Parties") for any injury, damage or loss
of any kind that may occur, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from
participation in the Promotion or from receipt or use of any Promotion prize or
any travel or activity related to the Promotion or Promotion prize (including,
without limitation, any property loss, damage, personal injury or death caused
to any person(s)). Each winning Participant, by acceptance of prize, grants to
DIRECTV Sports Net Northwest, LLC and each of its respective designees the
right to publicize his/her name, address (city and state of residence),
photograph, voice, statements and/or other likeness and prize information for
advertising, promotional and/or trade and/or any other purpose ("Winner
Information") in any media or format now known or hereafter devised, throughout
the world, in perpetuity, without limitation and without further compensation,
consideration, permission or notification, unless prohibited by law. The
releases hereunder are intended to apply to all claims not known or suspected
to exist with the intent of waiving the effect of laws requiring the intent to
release future unknown claims.
All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation
and enforceability of these Official Twitter Giveaway Rules or the rights and
obligations of participants or the Released Parties in connection with the
Promotion will be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal
laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without giving effect to any choice
of law or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the application
of any other state's laws.
BY PARTICIPATING IN A PROMOTION, EACH PARTICIPANT AGREES THAT TO THE EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW: (1) ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF
ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE PROMOTION, OR ANY PRIZE AWARDED,
WILL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION; (2)
ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS AND AWARDS WILL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL THIRD-PARTY,
OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED (IF ANY) NOT TO EXCEED FIFTY DOLLARS ($50.00), BUT
IN NO EVENT WILL ATTORNEYS' FEES BE AWARDED OR RECOVERABLE; (3) UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY PARTICIPANT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN ANY AWARD FOR, AND
PARTICIPANT HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO SEEK, PUNITIVE,
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS AND/OR ANY OTHER
DAMAGES, OTHER THAN ACTUAL OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES NOT TO EXCEED FIFTY DOLLARS
($50.00), AND/OR ANY RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED;
AND (4) PARTICIPANT'S REMEDIES ARE LIMITED TO A CLAIM FOR MONEY DAMAGES (IF
ANY) AND PARTICIPANT IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR
EQUITABLE RELIEF. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION
OF LIABILITY, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Twitter
Giveaway Rules will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other
provision. In the event that any provision of the Official Twitter Giveaway
Rules is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, the
other provisions will remain in effect and will be construed in accordance with
their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.
Participants agree to waive any rights to claim ambiguity of these Official
Twitter Giveaway Rules. In the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency
between disclosures or other statements contained in any Promotion-related
materials, privacy policy or terms of use on an applicable website and/or the
terms and conditions of the Official Twitter Giveaway Rules, the Official
Twitter Giveaway Rules shall prevail, govern and control and the discrepancy
will be resolved in DIRECTV Sports Net Northwest, LLC's sole and absolute
discretion.
ROOT SPORTS Northwest Account reserves the right to
modify these Official Twitter Giveaway Rules for clarification purposes without
materially affecting the terms and conditions of the Promotion. In the event
that the Promotion is challenged by any legal or regulatory authority, ROOT
SPORTS Northwest Account reserves the right to discontinue or modify
the Promotion, or to disqualify participants residing in the affected
geographic areas. In such event, the Released Parties shall have no liability
to any participants who are disqualified due to such an action.




