UNIVERSAL TELEVISION NETWORKS
MONK 100TH EPISODE SWEEPSTAKES
OFFICIAL RULES
August 1, 2008-August 25, 2008
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. The Monk 100th Episode Sweepstakes ("Promotion") is sponsored by USA Network, a division of Universal Television Networks ("Sponsor"), 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112. The Promotion will commence at approximately 9:00 am (ET) on Friday, August 1, 2008 and end at 11:59 pm (ET) on Monday, August 25, 2008 (the "Promotion Period"). All times in this Promotion refer to Eastern Time.
ELIGIBILITY. All individual entrants must be 18 years of age or older and have reached the age of majority in his or her state of residence as of the time of entry and must be a legal US resident physically residing in the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia (residents of Guam and Puerto Rico are excluded from entry and participation). Officers, directors, agents and employees of Sponsor, NBC Universal, Inc., or of any of their respective parent or related companies, or of any of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, agents, or advertising and promotional agencies, and any other entity involved in the development or administration of the Promotion, and any members of their immediate families (parent, child, spouse, sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside), and/or those living in the same household of each (whether or not related), are not eligible to enter. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Promotion is void where prohibited or restricted by law.
HOW TO ENTER. During the Promotion period, log onto
monk.usanetwork.com, click on the Promotion banner or link, and follow the on-screen instructions to enter (including completing the official entry form in its entirety). Participants may also participate and play in the "Monk 100th Episode Game" ("Monk Game") after completing the official entry form. It is not necessary to play or win the Monk Game in order to be entered into the Promotion. All entries must be received by 11:59 pm (ET) on August 25, 2008. Limit of one (1) entry per unique email address or person per day throughout the Promotion Period. Multiple entries received per day during the Promotion Period from the same person or email address will be disqualified. Incomplete entries will be disqualified. Entries generated by a script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified. Normal Internet access and usage charges imposed by entrant's online carrier will apply. Entries that are incomplete, illegible or corrupted are void and will not be accepted. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, stolen, incomplete, or otherwise misdirected entries or transactions that are processed late or incorrectly or are lost due to computer or electronic malfunction or other error. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned.
PRIZE DRAWING/WINNER NOTIFICATION. On or about August 28, 2008, employees or representatives of Sponsor, whose decisions are final and binding with respect to all matters related to the Promotion, will select in a random drawing one hundred (100) potential prize winners from among all eligible entries received during the Promotion Period. Odds of winning depend on the total number of entries received. Winning is subject to verification of eligibility. Following a potential winner's selection, Sponsor or its representatives will make two (2) attempts to contact potential winner(s) at the phone number and/or e-mail address provided at time of entry. If Sponsor or its representatives are unable to reach a potential winner after two (2) attempts, he/she may be disqualified and an alternate may be selected. Potential winner(s) may be required to complete, sign, have notarized and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability Release ("Affidavit and Release") and Publicity Release (where legal) within five (5) days of date of attempted delivery. Noncompliance within this time period, with these Official Rules or the return of or inability to deliver any prize/prize notification/prize correspondence may result in disqualification and, at Sponsor's discretion, and time permitting, an alternate potential winner may be selected at random from among all eligible non-winning entries received.
PRIZES. One hundred (100) potential winners will each receive one (1) Monk poster signed by Tony Shalhoub or another member(s) of the Monk cast (cast member(s) signature(s) to be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion). The Approximate Retail Value ("ARV") of each prize is $18.00. The ARV of all prizes is $1800.00. All prize details are at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Winner(s) may not substitute, assign or transfer prize or redeem prize for cash, but Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute prize (or portion thereof) of comparable or greater value. If any winner cannot accept prize as stated, prize will be forfeited and at Sponsor's discretion, an alternate winner may be selected. Winner is solely responsible for all federal, state, and local taxes on any prize awarded, and Sponsor shall have the right, but not the obligation, to make any deductions and withholdings that Sponsor deems necessary or desirable under applicable federal, state and local tax laws, rules, regulations, codes or ordinances. Sponsor is responsible only for prize delivery; not responsible for prize utility, quality or otherwise. In the event that any prize component is not available for any reason, then remaining elements of prize shall constitute full satisfaction of Sponsor's prize obligation to any prize winner and no additional compensation will be awarded.
GENERAL RULES: Sponsor reserves the right to postpone, cancel, or modify the Promotion (or any element thereof, including, without limitation, these rules) in any manner and for any reason (including, without limitation, in the event of any unanticipated occurrence that is not fully addressed in these rules) without notice, in its sole discretion. In furtherance of, and without limiting, the foregoing, if for any reason this Promotion is not capable of being run or implemented as planned (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion), including, but not limited to, as the result of infection by computer viruses or bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, or any other cause of any kind, which, in Sponsor's sole judgment, is likely to or actually corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Promotion, then Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend all or any part of the Promotion, or to disqualify any implicated entrant(s) (and their entries), and the prize(s) (or any portion thereof) may not be awarded. In the event of cancellation, termination, modification or suspension, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to pick winners in a random drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the event or action warranting such cancellation, termination, modification or suspension, as applicable.
Acceptance of prize constitutes permission to the Sponsor and its designees to use winner's name, city, state, likeness, voice, biographical information and statements for purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity in any and all media, now or hereafter known, throughout the world in perpetuity without additional compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law. By participating, entrant (i) agrees to release and hold Sponsor, its respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies, and any other entity involved in the development or administration of this Promotion, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees and assigns (collectively, the "Released Parties"), harmless against any and all claims and liability or any kind (including, without limitation, personal injury, death, and/or property damage) arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, out of participation in the Promotion or the acceptance, receipt, possession, misuse, nonuse or use of any prize (including any travel or activity related thereto); (ii) waives all rights to claim direct, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages, attorney' fees or any damages other than actual out-of-pocket costs incurred to enter; (iii) agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and judges which are final and binding on all matters relating to the Promotion, and (iv) agrees to waive any right to claim any ambiguity or error in these Official Rules or the Promotion itself.
Released Parties are not responsible for incomplete, lost, late, stolen, damaged, inaccurate, illegible, misdirected, garbled, delayed or undelivered entries; for any computer, network, technical, mechanical, printing, typographical, human or other errors or problems of any kind relating to or in connection with the Promotion, including, without limitation, errors or problems of any kind that may occur in connection with the administration of the Promotion, the processing of entries, the announcement, delivery or use of any prize or in any Promotion-related materials; or for any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participating in, or accessing or downloading information in connection with this Promotion.
Sponsor may prohibit any entrant or potential entrant from participating in the Promotion, if at the sole discretion of Sponsor, such person shows a disregard for these Official Rules or acts (1) with an intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other entrant, Sponsor, or their agents or representatives or (2) in any other disruptive manner. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of an entrant, the authorized account holder of the email address used to enter, if applicable, will be deemed to be the entrant. "Authorized account holder" of an email address is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet Access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.
GOVERNING LAW: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the participant, Sponsor and the Released Parties in connection with the Promotion, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York. If any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to the Promotion, the Official Rules, or the breach of any term hereof, cannot be otherwise resolved, it shall be resolved by binding arbitration conducted in the County of New York, and administered by Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. ("JAMS") in accordance with its Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures or subsequent versions thereof (the "JAMS Rules"). The JAMS Rules for selection of an arbitrator shall be followed, except that the arbitrator shall be an experienced arbitrator licensed to practice law in New York. The decision of the arbitrator shall be binding, final and conclusive and shall not be appealable to any court.
PRIVACY: Winners' names and contact information will be shared by Sponsor in order to contact winner(s) for the purpose of fulfillment of prizes. Information supplied by non-winning entrants will be shared by Sponsor in accordance with its privacy policy, which is posted at http://www.usanetwork.com/privacy/.
NO WARRANTIES: Sponsor makes no warranties covering any of the prizes furnished as part of this Promotion.
WINNER'S LIST/OFFICIAL RULES. For a list of winners (available after September 5, 2008), visit
monk.usanetwork.com by November 1, 2008.