Kaal-Tv– Abc 6 Idol Contest Official Rules No Purchase
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KAAL-TV– ABC 6 IDOL CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE NECESSARY 1. Eligibility - KAAL-TV – ABC 6 Idol Contest (hereinafter, the “Contest), is open to individuals who are between the ages of 15 and 28 years of age as of June 1, 2018 (must be born on or between June 2, 1989 and June 1, 2003 to be eligible) who are legal residents of Minnesota or Iowa, and in compliance with the full eligibility requirements at www.americanidol.com. Employees of KAAL-TV, LLC (“Sponsor”), Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc., and as of May 5, 2018 any employees of AIP, FremantleMedia North America, Inc., American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., NEG Operations Inc. and all majority owned subsidiaries (including, but not limited to, 19 Entertainment Limited, 19 Entertainment, Inc., 19 Touring LLC, 19 Recordings Limited and 19 TV Limited), Telescope, Inc., and each of their respective parent, subsidiary, affiliated and related entities, and the officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, licensees and assignees of each (collectively with Sponsor, “Released Parties”) are not eligible to enter or participate. Any person who competed in any previous season of American Idol and advanced to the public voting stage of the competition American Idol on ABC is also not eligible to participate. Anyone participating in this Contest or claiming a prize in this Contest in violation of these rules will be deemed to have forfeited the right to be awarded a prize in this Contest and will be disqualified from participating in KAAL-TV Contest for a period of one year. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Participation constitutes entrant's (or entrant’s parent/legal guardian if any entrant is deemed a minor in the state of his/her residence) full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor's decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Winning the Grand Prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein. 2. Contest Period - The Contest begins at 12:00:00 AM Central Time (“CT”) on August 1, 2018, and ends at 11:59:59 PM CT on August 18, 2018 (the "Contest Period"). The Contest Period consist of the following three (3) periods: (i) an entry period which will begin at 12:00:00 AM CT on August 1, 2018 and end at 11:59:59 PM CT on August 12, 2018 (“Entry Period”); (ii) a public voting period which will begin at 12:00:00 AM CT on August 13, 2018 and end at 11:59:59 PM CT on August 17, 2018 (“Public Voting Period”); and (iii) a final voting period which will occur on or about August 20, 2018 (“Final Voting Period”). 3. How to Enter - To enter, visit www.kaaltv.com (“Website”) during the Entry Period and look for the Contest link. Once there, click the link to find, complete and submit the online registration form, which includes uploading a video of you singing the ABC 6 News station song, “Everywhere I Go” (“Video”). All entries must be received by 11:59:59 PM CT on August 12, 2018 to be eligible. Limit one (1) entry per person. To be eligible, the entry must include a Video featuring entrant singing a solo performance of “Everywhere I Go” (hereinafter, the “Theme Song”). Any entry that includes a Video of entrant singing any song other than the Theme Song, or that does not comply with the Video Requirements set forth in Official Rule #4 below will be disqualified. By entering, Sponsor grants entrant a limited, revocable license synchronize the Theme Song into their Video and upload the Video featuring entrant singing the Theme Song to the Website, for the sole purpose of entering this Contest and for no other purpose whatsoever. 4. Video Criteria: Entrants (or his/her parent/legal guardian if entrant is under the age of 18) agree to and understand that Video may be made available to the public, including without limitation, posting on the Internet, and may appear in Sponsor’s advertising and marketing materials without notice or compensation to you. Whether or not Video is published on the Internet, Sponsor does not covenant or guarantee any confidentiality with respect to any Videos. i. Each Video must be under no restriction, contractual or otherwise, that will prevent Sponsor's use of the Video and each Video must be free of any and all liens, encumbrances and claims of third parties. Entrant acknowledges, agrees and warrants that, nothing in the Video entry infringes on any copyrights, confidential information, trade secrets or trademarks belonging to any person or entity other than the Video entrant absent a suitable license, clearance or permission agreement (proof of which is required upon submission), or violates any person's rights of privacy or publicity and that all necessary releases and permissions have been secured. Entrant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Released Parties from and against any and all claims, demands, damages, costs, liabilities and causes of action of whatsoever nature that are based upon or arise out of any breach by entrant of these Official Rules or the warranties and representations made by entrant in this paragraph. ii. By uploading the Video the entrant (or his/her parent/legal guardian if entrant is under the age of 18) agrees, for zero compensation, to grant to Sponsor all intellectual property rights in the Video and each of its constituent parts, which rights include, without limitation, the Sponsor's right to publish, make available to the public and/or reproduce the Video at its sole discretion through any media available at any time during, or after, the Contest Period on any related websites, in any promotional materials, whether related or un-related to the Contest, and at any location, whether physical or online. Entrant agrees to release, defend, indemnify and hold harmless each of Released Parties from all claims, demands, and causes of action of any nature whatsoever which entrant or entrant's heirs, representatives, executors, administrators, or any other persons acting on entrant’s behalf or on behalf of entrant’s estate, have or may have by reason of: (i) Sponsor's exercise of any rights granted by entrant in this paragraph; (ii) claims based on violation of any right of publicity or rights of personality, infringement of copyright or trademark, libel, slander, defamation, invasion of privacy, loss of earnings or potential earnings in connection with Sponsor's use of the Video and any portion thereof, or the likeness of any natural person therein. iii. Videos must not contain material that: (1) contains or depicts someone smoking, intoxicated, or using illegal substances, or any paraphernalia related to any of the above; (2) violates or infringes another's rights, including without limitation, privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights (other than the license to perform the Theme Song as set forth in these Official Rules); (3) contains material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age; (4) contains any unacceptable clothing or adornments, or displays any commercial/corporate advertising other than that of Sponsor (including but not limited to corporate logos, brand names, trademarks, slogans, political, personal and religious statements); (5) contains indecent or unsafe behavior or situations, profanities or obscenities, including but not limited to nudity, or pornography, or is otherwise inappropriate, profane, obscene, hateful, tortious, slanderous or libelous; (6) references persons or organizations without their written permission; (7) disparages any persons or organizations; (8) includes threats to any person, place, business, or group; (9) is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to all applicable federal, state, or local laws and regulations. Failure of any Video to comply with the preceding requirements and restrictions, as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may result in disqualification of entrant’s entry. Without limitation, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any entry that, in their sole opinion, refers, depicts or in any way reflects negatively upon the Sponsor, the Contest or any other person or entity, does not comply with these Official Rules or if Sponsor receives notification about any potential infringements or breaches of law or any other reason set forth herein. Videos must be suitable for presentation in a public forum, in sole determination of Sponsor. 5. Public Voting - Enter pursuant to Paragraph 3 above. Then, from the Videos submitted, all eligible Videos will be posted on the Website during the Public Voting Period, and viewers may log on to the Website and vote for their favorite Video. Limit of one (1) vote per person throughout the entire Public Voting Period. The top three (3) Videos with the most votes will then be deemed “Finalists,” and they will move on to the Final Judging Period to determine who the Grand Prize winner is. In the event of a tie, Sponsor will judge the tying Videos using the Judging Criteria set forth in Official Rule #6 below and the entrant with the highest score will be deemed the Finalist from among all tying entries. Each Finalist may be notified by telephone and/or email and/or announced on the Website on or about August 20, 2018. PLEASE NOTE: In the event there are not enough sufficient Videos submitted to select three (3) Finalists, Sponsor may select fewer than the state number of Finalists and/or may suspend the Contest, in its sole and absolute discretion. 6. Final Judging/How to Win the Grand Prize - Then, on or about August 20, 2018, each Finalist’s Video will then be judged by a panel of independent judges using the following judging criteria and percentages: vocal control (i.e.