Affidavit of Eligibility & Liability/Publicity Release
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Date: _________________________________ Sponsor: Seattle Mariners Promotion Name: Seattle Mariners 30 Prizes in 30 Days Congratulations! You are a potential Prize winner in the Promotion. In order to confirm your eligibility, please complete the following Affidavit of Eligibility, Publicity and Liability Release Form (the “Affidavit and Release”). Please read these documents carefully before completing and signing. They must be completed, signed, and returned within 10 calendar days of the date of receiving this “Affidavit and Release” or you will forfeit your prize and an alternate winner will be selected. Email the completed “Affidavit of Eligibility, Publicity and Liability Release” to [email protected], or send to: Seattle Mariners 30 Prizes in 30 Days Seattle Mariners Attn: Jenna Massaro P.O. Box 4100 Seattle, Washington 98134 Once we receive your Affidavit and Release and verify all eligibility qualifications have been met, you will be able to redeem your prize. We may be required by law to report to the Internal Revenue Service the fair market value of your prize. You will receive a copy of this documentation and will be responsible for all applicable taxes on the prize. Page | 1 AFFIDAVIT OF ELIGIBILITY & LIABILITY/PUBLICITY RELEASE Being duly sworn, I hereby represent that I am a resident of the State of _______________________. I am submitting this affidavit with the understanding that it will be relied upon to determine my eligibility in the Promotion. I affirm and represent that I have complied with all the rules and regulations of the Promotion and that I have committed no fraud or deception in entering the Promotion or in claiming any prize. I represent that I have obtained my materials through authorized, legitimate channels. I further represent that I am not an employee of the Seattle Mariners or of any other entity stated in the official rules whose employees are not eligible to enter the Promotion or a member of the family or household of any such employee or agent. I understand that I am entitled to receive only the announced prize and that prizes are non-transferable and no substitutions will be made except at the sole discretion of the Seattle Mariners or as provided in the Official Rules. I hereby give my consent to the Seattle Mariners for the use of my name, address and/or photograph, without further obligation to me, in any and all advertising and promotional materials relating to the Promotion and similar Promotion which may be offered by the Seattle Mariners in any and all media, including on the Internet, without territorial, time, use or other limitations. I understand and acknowledge and hereby, for myself, my heirs, executors and administrators, do waive and release any and all rights, claims and causes of action whatsoever I may have against the Seattle Mariners for any matter, cause of things whatsoever arising out of my acceptance and utilization of the prize that I have won in the Promotion. I also acknowledge that I am solely responsible for all federal, state and local taxes due as a winner of this Promotion. I recognize that I may wish to seek independent counsel to determine the full extent of my tax liability under state federal laws and regulations. I acknowledge and agree that I am responsible for all other expenses that may become due because of my winning the prize. I hereby agree that the Seattle Mariners have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize including but not limited to its quality, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or mechanical condition. I agree to return immediately upon demand to the Seattle Mariners any prize or the value of said prize that has been or may be awarded to me if any statement made by me in this affidavit is false. I warrant and represent that I am at least eighteen years of age. I declare that all information I submit in this affidavit is true and correct. I attest that I have read, or have had read to me, and understand all the foregoing provisions of this affidavit, prior to its execution, and agree to bound by them. FULL LEGAL NAME _____________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS ____________________________________________ CITY, STATE, ZIP _______________________________________________ TELEPHONE __________________________________________ WORK TELEPHONE_____________________________________________ DATE OF BIRTH ________________________________ I, the undersigned, hereby declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington that the foregoing is true and correct. SIGNATURE ________________________________________________ DATE_____________________ Page | 2 2020 Season Ticket Renewal Promotion “30 Prizes in 30 Days” OFFICIAL RULES 1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ODDS OF WINNING WILL DEPEND ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ENTRIES RECEIVED. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. ALL DISPUTES WILL BE RESOLVED SOLELY BY BINDING ARBITRATION AND ENTRANTS WAIVE THE ABILITY TO BRING CLAIMS IN A CLASS ACTION FORMAT. 2. Eligibility. The Seattle Mariners "30 Prizes in 30 Days Promotion" (“Promotion”) is open only to legal residents of the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska and Hawaii, and the Canadian Provinces of British Columbia and Alberta who are eighteen (18) years of age or older (except in the case of legal residents of certain states/provinces where the legal age of majority is greater than eighteen (18) years of age, such legal age of majority) at the time of entry (collectively, "Eligible Entrants"). Employees, officers and directors of The Baseball Club of Seattle, LLLP (the “Seattle Mariners” or “Sponsor”), the other MLB Entities (as defined below) and each of their respective parent, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, partners, officers and directors, their immediate family members, any participating sponsors or prize providers and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, licensees, distributors, dealers, retailers and advertising and promotions agencies, and any and all other companies associated with the Promotion, are not eligible to participate or win a prize. The "MLB Entities" shall mean the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball ("BOC"), its Bureaus, Committees, Subcommittees and Councils, the Major League Baseball Clubs ("Clubs"), Major League Baseball Enterprises, Inc., Major League Baseball Properties, Inc., MLB Advanced Media, L.P. (“MLBAM” or “MLB.com”), each of their parent, subsidiary, affiliated and related entities, any entity which, now or in the future, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Clubs or the BOC and the owners, general and limited partners, shareholders, directors, officers, employees and agents of the foregoing entities. The Promotion is subject to all applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws, rules and regulations. Void where prohibited or restricted by law, rule or regulation. 3. How to Enter. NO MORE THAN ONE (1) ENTRY PER PERSON, REGARDLESS OF METHOD OF ENTRY. The Promotion entry period begins on November 1, 2019, at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time (“PT”) and ends on November 30, 2019, at 4:59 p.m. PT ("Promotion Entry Period"). There are two (2) ways to enter: A. Purchasing Season Tickets. Each Eligible Entrant who purchases a 2020 Seattle Mariners Season Ticket Membership and provides the required minimum payment specific to the Membership to the Seattle Mariners before or during the Promotion Entry Period automatically will have one (1) entry submitted for the Promotion. Such purchase must be for one of the two Membership options below: I. Reserved Membership: A full season (81 games), half season (39-41 games), 20-game plan (20 games), or 10-game plan (10 games). Promotion eligibility requires a minimum 20% payment of Reserved Membership before or during the Promotion Entry Period. II. Flex Membership: A Rookie ($600), Pro ($1,200), Veteran ($2,400), MVP ($5,000), Hall Of Fame ($10,000), or Legend ($20,000) Membership level. Promotion eligibility requires full payment of the chosen Flex Membership before or during the Promotion Entry Period. B. By Mail. Any Eligible Entrant can enter the Promotion without purchase by mailing a 3" x 5" card with his/her full name, address, city, state and zip code, day & evening telephone numbers (including area codes), date of birth and e-mail address (optional) and season ticket account number (optional) in a sealed envelope with proper postage affixed to: 30 Prizes in 30 Days, Attn: Seattle Mariners Sales Department, T- Mobile Park, P.O. Box 4100, Seattle, WA 98194. Mail-in entries must be postmarked by November 20, 2019, and received by November 26, 2019, to be eligible. Mail-in entries become the property of the Seattle Mariners and will not be returned. No other form of entry will be accepted. 4. The Seattle Mariners and the other MLB Entities are not responsible for late, lost, illegible, damaged, misdirected, incomplete or otherwise invalid entries. By entering, entrants agree that the decisions of the Seattle Mariners are final and binding in all matters relating to this Promotion. Page | 3 5. Drawing from Entries. On or about each day set forth in the chart below (each, a "Drawing Date") during the period beginning on November 1, 2019 and ending on November 30, 2019 (the "Drawing Period"), the Mariners shall randomly select one (1) entry to receive a prize. Eligible Entrants selected to win a prize shall not be eligible for drawings for subsequent prizes. Entries not selected will remain eligible for subsequent drawings through the Drawing Period. The Mariners will make two (2) attempts to notify each potential winner by telephone. In order to receive the prize, each winner will receive an Affidavit, Prize Claim, and Release which must be executed and returned to the Mariners by mail or hand delivery no later than two (2) business days after the winner's receipt.