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NO PURCHASE REQUIRED TO ENTER OR WIN
1. ELIGIBILITY: FedEx “Follow the Global Leader” Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States, eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry. Void where prohibited. Employees of FedEx Corporate Services, Inc., the National Basketball Association, its member teams, NBA Media Ventures, LLC, NBA Properties Inc, (the “NBA Entities”) and each of their parent and affiliate companies as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of their respective employees are not eligible to enter or win. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
2. SPONSOR: The Sweepstakes is sponsored by FedEx Corporate Services, Inc., 3640 Hacks Cross Rd. Memphis, TN 38125 (the “Sponsor”).
3. AGREEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULES: Participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling, as determined by Sponsor, all requirements set forth herein.
4. ENTRY PERIOD: The Sweepstakes begins January 8, 2009 at 2:00 PM (EST) and ends June 30, 2009 at 10:00AM (EST). (the “Entry Period”). Entries submitted prior to or after the Entry Period will be disqualified.
5. TO ENTER: Access to the Sweepstakes entry page can be obtained from www.nba.com/fedex. Upon successful registration on NBA.com and completion of the Sweepstakes entry form, you will automatically receive one (1) Sweepstakes entry. Users will not need to register again for entry on subsequent days. Once registered at nba.com for the Sweepstakes, future entries can be obtained from the Sweepstakes page by simply selecting “click here to enter” button. Limit one (1) entry per person per day. In the event of a dispute as to any online entry, the authorized account holder of the e-mail address used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant. The "authorized account holder" is the natural person assigned an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Sponsor may, at its option, require satisfactory proof of email account ownership. Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, illegible, incomplete, misdirected entries; interrupted or unavailable network servers or other connection problems, failed phone or computer transmissions, or technical failure, jumbled, scrambled or misdirected transmissions or other error of any kind, whether human, mechanical or electronic, that may hinder or void your attempted Sweepstakes registration and subsequent entries. All entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor, and none will be acknowledged or returned. Your use of any automated sweepstakes or contest entry system, or a professional sweepstakes or contest entry agent, to submit entries in the Sweepstakes is prohibited and will result in disqualification.
6. DRAWING: Potential winners will be selected in a random drawing as follows: Weekly drawings will begin Tuesday January 13, 2009 and be conducted every Tuesday through June 30, 2009. Weekly winners will be selected from entrants received from the week immediately prior to the drawing and will not be included in subsequent weekly drawings. The Grand Prize drawing will be conducted on or about June 30, 2009 from entries received from January 5, 2009 through June 30, 2009. The drawing will be conducted on Sponsor's behalf by Interactive Games, an independent judging organization whose decisions as to the administration of the Sweepstakes and the selection of the potential winners are final. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Entrant may win only one (1) weekly prize during the sweepstakes period. The Sponsor will attempt to notify the potential winner at the address provided within ten (10) days of the drawing. If the potential winner does not respond within ten (10) days after the first attempt to contact him/her, the Sponsor will select an alternate potential winner in his/her place at random from all entries received.
7. REQUIREMENTS OF THE POTENTIAL WINNER: The potential Grand Prize winner and their travel companion will each be required to complete and return an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release (the “Affidavit/Release”) within ten (10) days of being notified. If the potential winner fails to sign and return the Affidavit/Release within the required time period, an alternate entrant will be selected in his/her place in a random drawing of all entries received. If the potential winner’s companion is a minor (under 18 years of age), his/her parent or guardian must sign the Affidavit/Release on his/her behalf. Winner’s travelling companion must be 18 years of ago or if a minor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
8. PRIZES: Grand Prize, One (1). The winner of the Grand Prize at the conclusion of the Sweepstakes will receive a trip for two (2) to their choice of one of five trip destinations offered as follows: Paris, France; Toronto, Canada; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Istanbul Turkey; Cairo, Egypt. Prize includes two economy class airline tickets valid for a minimum trip of seven (7) days. Reservations are required a minimum of 60 days in advance. The Airfare carrier and routing are solely at the discretion of the Sponsor. The airline ticketing fees may not exceed $8000.00 Grand Prize also includes $3,000.00 for winner to use as spending money for the trip, awarded in the form of a check (ERV: $11,000 ticketing and spending money).
Weekly Prize – Twenty-five (25). Each winner of a weekly drawing will receive an autographed jersey from one of the following at Sponsor’s discretion: Steve Nash, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, Hedo Turkoglu or Luol Deng. Weekly prize has an approximate retail value of $100.00.
The Prizes are not transferable or refundable and must be accepted as awarded. No cash or other substitution may be made, except by the Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute the Prizes with another prize of equal or greater value if the Prizes are not available for any reason as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. Grand Prize Winner and travel companion guest must travel on the same itinerary. Dates of trip are subject to availability of flights at time of reservation. Some dates are restricted and not available. All expenses not specified are the sole responsibility of Grand Prize winner including, but not limited to, all hotels, meals, taxes, gratuities, visas, incidentals and transportation to gateway airport. All winners are responsible for any taxes and fees associated with receipt or use of any Prize. The Grand Prize winner and their travel companion guest will be required to sign a tax, liability and publicity release prior to travel. Grand Prize travel must be completed by April 30, 2010.
9. PUBLICITY: Except where prohibited, participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes winner’s (all prizes) consent to the Sponsors’ and NBA Entities’ use of winner’s name, voice, likeness information and country of residence for the purpose of advertising, trade or promotion, in any media throughout the world, without further payment or consideration.
10. GENERAL CONDITIONS: In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Sweepstakes is impaired in any way for any reason, including, but not limited to fraud, virus, or other technical problem, that may cause the Sweepstakes to be disrupted or corrupted, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, either: (a) suspend the Sweepstakes to address the impairment and then resume the Sweepstakes in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules; or (b) award the unclaimed prizes at random from among the eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment. The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process, the operation of the Sweepstakes, or acting in violation of these Official Rules, as determined by Sponsor. Any attempt by any person to undermine the legitimate operation or administration of the Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. The Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
11 RELEASE AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: By participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants agree on behalf of themselves and their travel companion, to release and hold harmless the NBA Entities, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, governors, employees, and agents and Sponsor, its parent and affiliate companies and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents (the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of the entrant’s and the entrant’s guests’ participation in the Sweepstakes, or receipt or use of any Prize, including, but not limited to: (a) unauthorized human intervention in the Sweepstakes; (b) technical errors related to computers, servers, providers, or telephone or network lines; (c) printing errors; (d) lost, late, misdirected, or undeliverable entries (e) errors in the administration of the Sweepstakes or the processing of entries; or (f) injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use of any Prize. Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Released Parties’ liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Sweepstakes, and in no event shall the Released Parties be liable for attorney’s fees. Entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, incidental, consequential, direct, or indirect damages.
12. OFFICIAL RULES AND SWEEPSTAKES RESULTS: Visit www.nba.com/fedex.
