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GROCERY GIVEAWAY SWEEPSTAKES
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. MAKING A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD
The Grocery Giveaway Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) begins at 6:00 a.m. Central Time (“CT”) on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 and ends at 11:59 p.m. CT on Monday, February 6, 2012 (the “Sweepstakes Period”).
ELIGIBILITY
The Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the United States who reside in Green or Rock counties in the State of Wisconsin or Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Winnebago, Boone, McHenry, Carroll, Ogle, DeKalb, Whiteside, LaSalle or Lee counties in the state of Illinois and who are eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry (the “Entrant” or “Entrants”). Employees, contractors and interns of GateHouse Media, Inc. and GateHouse Media Illinois Holdings, Inc. (together, “GateHouse Media”), Gray’s Foods and each of their respective divisions, affiliates, parent companies, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies (including, in each case, immediate family members) are not eligible to enter the Sweepstakes. For purposes of this Sweepstakes, “immediate family members” is defined as spouses, siblings, parents, children, grandparents and grandchildren, whether as "in-laws", or by current or past marriage, remarriage, adoption, co-habitation or other familial extension, and any other persons residing at the same household location, whether or not related. In order to enter the Sweepstakes or win the prize, the Entrant must comply fully with these official rules (the “Rules”), and by entering agrees to be bound by these Rules and the decisions of GateHouse Media, whose decisions shall be binding and final in all respects.
HOW TO ENTER THE SWEEPSTAKES
There are two (2) ways to enter the Sweepstakes:
Publication
The entry form for the Sweepstakes (the “Entry Form” or “Entry Forms”) will be located in the Rockford Register Star (the Publication”) from January 31 through February 6, 2012. The entry form will also be available at no charge at the offices of the Publication located at 99 E. State Street in Rockford, Illinois. The offices of the Publication are open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. CT and closed on Saturday and Sunday.
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Website
Entrants should visit the Publication website at www.rrstar.com (the “Website”) during the Sweepstakes Period, navigate to the events page and the Sweepstakes icon, complete the online entry form with the required contact information, read and agree to these Rules, and submit the completed entry as instructed (the “Website Entry” or “Website Entries”).
SWEEPSTAKES RULES
Fill out the entry form and mail the completed form to
Grocery Giveaway
Rockford Register Star
99 E. State St.
Rockford, IL 61104
If entering online, fill out the form online and click to submit your entry form.
Mailed entry forms must be received at the offices of the Publication by 3:00 p.m. CT on February 8, 2012 (the “Entry Deadline”). Online entry forms must be received by 11:59 p.m. on February 6, 2012 (the “Website Entry Deadline”). Entry Forms will not be accepted after this time.
SELECTION OF THE WINNERS; ODDS OF WINNING
Completed entries will be entered in a random drawing to be held on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 (the “Drawing”). One (1) winner will be selected in the Drawing. The Drawing will be conducted at the offices of the Publication.
Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received.
All decisions of GateHouse Media regarding the Sweepstakes are final.
PRIZE; NOTIFICATION OF THE WINNERS
One (1) prize will be awarded in the Sweepstakes as follows:
Grand Prize winner will be awarded a $1,000 gift card to Gray’s Foods located Rockford, IL.
The potential winner will be notified by phone or e-mail in accordance with the contact information provided at the time of the entry. If both methods fail after one (1) week, GateHouse Media will select an alternate winner in a random drawing from all remaining eligible entries. The potential prize winner must sign an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability and Publicity Release in order to be eligible to accept the prize.
No substitution or transfer of the prize will be allowed, except at the sole discretion of GateHouse Media. GateHouse Media reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. All local, state and federal taxes incurred by accepting a prize will be the sole responsibility of the prize winner. The prize has no cash value and may not be redeemed for cash at any time. No compensation will be given for lost, stolen, mutilated or expired gift cards or gift certificates. GateHouse Media is not responsible for replacing lost, stolen, mutilated or expired gift cards or gift certificates. Fulfillment of gift cards and gift certificates is the sole responsibility of the merchant, not GateHouse Media. The gift certificate or gift card must be surrendered upon redemption and no photocopies or reproductions will be honored.
CONDITIONS
By entering, Entrants agree to comply with these Official Rules and the decisions of GateHouse Media, which are binding and final, and release GateHouse Media, and each of its divisions, affiliates, parent companies, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies and anyone associated with the production of this Sweepstakes, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from any and all liability for any claims, injuries, losses or damages (including attorneys fees) of any kind arising out of their participation in this Sweepstakes or resulting from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize. The potential prize winner waives the right to assert as a cost of winning the prize any and all costs of verification and redemption or travel to redeem said prize and waives any liability or claims (including attorneys fees) which might arise from redeeming or seeking to redeem said prize. In the event of non-compliance with these Official Rules, or if prize notification is returned to GateHouse Media as undeliverable, if prize is refused or cannot be accepted for any reason, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected in a random drawing. Upon forfeiture or refusal, no compensation will be given. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission to use the winner's name, photograph, likeness and/or statements attributed to winner regarding the Sweepstakes, for advertising and publicity purposes without further compensation or consent. All entries become the property of GateHouse Media. This Sweepstakes shall only be construed and evaluated according to the laws of the state of Illinois, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws and submission of any entry constitutes acceptance of such laws. This Sweepstakes is void where prohibited. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.
INTERNET
It is the Entrant’s responsibility to enter in the appropriate manner. Each Entrant is responsible for all costs or charges involved in accessing the www.rrstar.com website and warrants that the cost of accessing the site, if any, is part of a larger agreement with an Internet Service Provider or some other means, and that the cost of this access is not an incremental cost. If for any reason the internet portion of the program is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of GateHouse Media which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, GateHouse Media reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Sweepstakes. Should the online portion of the Sweepstakes be terminated prior to February 6, 2012, finalists will be drawn at days-end from eligible entries received online up to the time of cancellation. GateHouse Media assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communication line failure, theft, or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries. GateHouse Media is not responsible for lost, misdirected, illegible, damaged or undelivered entries. GateHouse Media is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunctions of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, services or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or entry to be received due to technical problems or traffic congestion on the internet or at any web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading of any material in this Sweepstakes. CAUTION: Any attempt by an Entrant to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, GateHouse Media reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. In the event of a dispute, entries made by Internet 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, online 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. Automated entries are prohibited, and any use of such devices will cause disqualification. Collection and use of personally identifiable information will be in accordance with the www.rrstar.com Privacy Policy as posted on www.rrstar.com .
This Sweepstakes is not intended for gambling. If it is determined that an Entrant is using the Sweepstakes for gambling purposes, he/she will be disqualified and reported to authorities.
GateHouse Media and its affiliates reserve the right to use any and all information related to the Sweepstakes, including information on Entrants obtained through the Sweepstakes, for marketing purposes or any other purpose, unless prohibited by law.
GateHouse Media and their affiliates reserve the right to change the rules of the Sweepstakes at any time.
NAME OF WINNER
To obtain the name of the winner, contact Amy Steinke at asteinke@rrstar.com
SPONSORS
GateHouse Media Illinois Holdings, Inc. d/b/a Rockford Register Star, 350 WillowBrook Office Park, Fairport, NY 14450
Gray’s Foods, 1630 N. Alpine Rd., Rockford, IL 61107
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