Fresh Empire Battlegrounds

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES

SWEEPSTAKES DESCRIPTION:

The Fresh Empire Battlegrounds (“Contest”) will begin on January 11, 2016 and end on January 25, 2016 (“Contest Period”).  This Contest will be conducted exclusively online.  Five (5) winners will each be awarded an opportunity to perform at the Battlegrounds show on January 31, 2016 at The Loft ATL.  The winner of Battlegrounds The Loft ATL will be chosen live on site and will receive the following:

• Studio time at Doppler Studio (4 hours), Courtesy of Hot 107.9
• Free Photo Shoot, Courtesy of Hot 107.9
• $500 Prize Courtesy of Hot 107.9
• A feature in the Fresh Empire Campaign (“Prizes”),

HOW TO ENTER / EXECUTION:

Listeners of WHTA-FM (“Station”) who are legal residents of the United States residing within the Atlanta, GA metropolitan area, and are 13-24 years of age will be able to take part in this Sweepstakes. Participants between the ages of thirteen (13) and seventeen (17) must obtain parental permission prior to entering the Contest.  To participate in the Sweepstakes, listeners must do the following:

1. Contest participants must register online through the Station’s website at www.hotspotatl.com.

    

2. Contest participants will enter their spoken word and/or freestyle video clip via the Contest website.

    

3. Entry must adhere to the following rules in order to qualify as a potential winner:

    

   1. Participant must be between the ages of 13-24 to submit an entry (if selected as one of the top five (5) finalists, participants must have their parent/guardian sign a release form if they are under the age of 18)
   2. Entry must be clean (no profanity or explicit content) with no lyrics referencing guns, drugs and illegal activity of any kind.  Entries must meet the below-listed Entry Requirements
   3. Entry must reference living a tobacco-free life and Fresh Empire

    

    

4. Upon entering the Station’s website, participants are to follow the on-screen instructions, including entering their name, date of birth, address, phone number, email address, and any optional or additional contact information, as requested, to register for a chance to win.

    

5. After completing the registration process, qualified entrants will be eligible for a chance to win.

    

6. All Internet entries must be received by 11:59pm local time on January 25, 2016, or they will be void.

    

7. One entry per person per day per email address during the Contest Period.

    

8. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of a participant’s online entry, the entry will be deemed to have been made by the authorized holder of the e-mail account at the time the entry was made.

    

9. Entries will be judged based on entry content and overall skill by a panel of judges comprised of Station personnel.At the sole discretion of the judging panel, five (5) winners will be selected from among all eligible entries received.Winners will be notified by phone and / or email.

    

10. Winners must provide valid identification (e.g. via driver’s license, passport or other government-issued photo I.D.) to claim the Prize prior to live event.Identification documents must match information previously provided to the Station.If the winner is under the age of eighteen (18), valid identification and signed release must be provided by the winner’s parent or legal guardian.

     

11. Prizes will be awarded only upon winner verification and final approval by the Station.

     

12. All decisions made by the Station and Radio One, Inc. (“Company”) management regarding any aspect of this Contest are final.

     

13. By uploading a submission and entering this Contest, each participant represents and warrants to be bound by these Official Rules, and that they are authorized to and have the rights to submit the content within the entry.

Entry Requirements:

• Entries may not be patently offensive, illegal, pornographic or obscene, or similarly inappropriate in the Station’s sole discretion
• Entries must not contain lewd or sexual content or references
• Submissions may not infringe upon any rights of any third party including without limitation, copyright, trademark and right of publicity or privacy
• Entries must not contain commercial products (e.g., clothing, toys, food) and/or their trademarks, brands, logos or endorsements
• Entries must be produced and solely owned by the contestant submitting the entry
• Entries must be unpublished and not have been submitted in other competitions
• Submissions must not contain: unnecessary violence, derogatory characterizations of any ethnic, racial, sexual or religious groups, humiliate other people (publicly or otherwise), or otherwise assault or threaten others
• If additional individuals are featured in the entry, each entrant warrants and represents that the entrant has obtained permission from each person who appears in the submission

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ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS:

1. The Contest is open to listeners of the Station who are 13-24 years and are legal residents of the United States residing within the Atlanta, GA metropolitan area. Participants between the ages of thirteen (13) and seventeen (17) must obtain parental permission prior to entering the Contest.

    

2. Employees of the Station, the Company, Fresh Empire, their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, general sponsors, advertisers, competitors, promotional partners, other radio stations in the Atlanta, GA metropolitan area, and members of the immediate families or those living in the same households (whether related or not) of any of the above are NOT eligible to participate or win in this Contest.For purposes of this Contest, immediate family members mean spouses, parents, grandparents, children, and siblings and their respective spouses.

    

3. Participants will be required to submit a signed Participant Release form prior to their live performance.

    

4. Persons who have won a prize in another Contest or promotion of any kind from the Station within the thirty (30) day period immediately preceding the start date of this Sweepstakes are not eligible to participate.Only one person per family or household (whether related or not) may win in any promotion from the Station during any thirty (30) day period.

PRIZES:

1. The following Prize elements will be awarded:

   Each winner will be awarded a five-minute performance spot during the Fresh Empire Battlegrounds Show (The Loft, 1374 West Peachtree St. NW, Atlanta, GA.) with a chance to win (1) grand prize package as listed below:

   • Studio time at Doppler Studio (4 hours), Courtesy of Hot 107.9
   • Free Photo Shoot, Courtesy of Hot 107.9
   • $500 Prize, Courtesy of Hot 107.9
   • A feature in the Fresh Empire Campaign (“Prizes”),

      

2. Transportation to and from the event venue, meals, beverages, souvenirs, and incidentals are the responsibility of the winner.

    

3. To the extent that prize elements are provided by third-party providers, winner agrees to look solely to applicable prize providers with respect to any claims, losses, or disputes in connection therewith.

    

4. Dates and times of concerts, events, trips, and activities promoted by event sponsors are subject to change and those changes are deemed to be beyond the control of the Station.  Changes of venue, cancellation of engagements by performing artists, and/or their management may be permanent in nature.  The Station is not obligated to make any effort to find an alternative prize under these circumstances.

    

5. No substitution of Prize is offered, no transfer of Prize to a third party is permitted and non-cash Prizes may not be redeemed for cash value, except as determined by Station management and/or the sponsor in its sole discretion.

    

6. All Contest winners must sign and date official Station release and talent release waiver forms as requested.Failure to do so will result in winner forfeiting the Prize.If a winner is under the age of eighteen (18) all release and waiver forms must be signed by the winner’s parent or legal guardian.

    

7. If for any reason a Contest winner decides not to accept the Prize awarded, the winner may be required to sign a release form acknowledging forfeiture of the Prize.It will be at the discretion of the Contest sponsor and / or Contest administrator if another entrant is to be selected as the winner if time permits.

    

8. In the event any winner is found to be in violation of these Official Rules or is otherwise determined by the Station, in its sole discretion to be ineligible, he/she may be required to forfeit the prize or to reimburse the Station and / or any sponsor for the stated value of the prize if such a violation is found after the prize has been used by the winner.

GENERAL CONDITIONS:

1. Winners are responsible for all applicable taxes associated with the receipt of the Prize.

    

2. Any person winning over $600.00 in prizes will receive an IRS form 1099 at the end of the calendar year for tax purposes and a copy of such form will be filed with the IRS as required by law.

    

3. No purchase necessary.Contest is void where prohibited.Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

    

4. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entrants participating during the Contest Period.

    

5. By participating in the Contest, the winner or winners agree to have their name, voice, or likeness used in any advertising or broadcasting material relating to this Contest, in any media now known or hereafter devised for advertising or promotional purposes without additional compensation, and must sign a publicity release prior to acceptance of the prize.By entering this Contest, each participant agrees to comply with the Official Rules and the decisions of the Contest sponsor which shall be final and binding in all aspects relating to the Contest.

    

6. All Contest winners will be required to sign a liability release prior to acceptance of any prize.Pursuant to the liability release, the winner or winners will agree to hold the Station, the Company, any other Contest parties and each of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, agencies, officers, shareholders, directors, employees, agents and representatives of each of the foregoing, harmless against any and all claims or liability, directly or indirectly related to or arising from or in connection with Contest participation or the acceptance, possession or use / misuse of awarded Prize or any portion thereof, or participation in Prize-related activities, including but not limited to any related travel.

    

7. Winners must provide valid identification (e.g. via driver’s license, passport or other government-issued photo I.D.) to claim their Prize.

    

8. The Station retains the right to disqualify any entrant if all Contest rules are not followed.Contest void if prohibited by law.

    

9. So long as no participant is materially adversely affected, the Station reserves the right to make changes in these Sweepstakes rules, which will become effective upon being announced on the air and / or posted online.

    

10. The Station, the Company, participating sponsors and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates or their representatives, agents and employees are not responsible for the inability of any entrant to complete or continue a telephone call, internet registration or text entry due to equipment malfunction, busy lines, inadvertent disconnections, unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP) or other connections, communication failures or human error that may occur in the transmission, receipt or processing of entries, including any injury or damage to any computer arising from or relating to participation in this Sweepstakes.Any use of robotic, macro, automatic, programmed or like entry methods will void all such entries, and may subject that entrant to disqualification.

     

11. By accepting the Prize, the winner acknowledges that the Station and the Company have neither made, nor are in any manner responsible or liable for, any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the prize or to any portion thereof, including but not limited to its quality, mechanical condition or fitness for a particular purpose.

     

12. The Station, the Company, its subsidiaries, its affiliates, participating sponsors and promotional partners will not assume any responsibility for any changes in the execution of the Sweepstakes, including; cancellation of the Sweepstakes as a result of the occurrence of events not within the control of the Station, the Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, participating sponsors, promotional partners and other radio stations, such as acts of God, strikes, terrorists acts or criminal acts of third parties.In the event, such an act should occur, the Station may in its sole discretion, offer the winner comparable prize(s) currently being offered by the Station in lieu of the Prize originally awarded.

     

13. If for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including without limitation, any suspected evidence of tampering or technological corruption or if any portion of the Contest is compromised by virus, bugs, worms or unauthorized human intervention, fraud, an insufficient number of qualified Contest entries, or any other causes beyond the Station and the Company’s, control which, in the Station and the Company’s sole opinion, corrupts, threatens or impairs the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Contest, the Station and the Company reserve the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes at their sole discretion.

     

14. Copies of Contest rules are available upon request during regular business hours, Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., in the offices of the Station, located at 101 Marietta Street NW, 12^th FL, Atlanta, GA. 30303.