CHRIS BROWN FORTUNE
SCAVENGER HUNT CONTEST AND SWEEPSTAKES
OFFICIAL RULES
1.
Eligibility.
The
Chris Brown Fortune Contest and Sweepstakes (“Promotion”) is open only to legal
residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia (excluding its possessions
and territories) who are at least eighteen (18) years of age as of June 18,
2012. Employees, agents or officers of Sony Music Entertainment (“Sponsor”),
Chris Brown, their respective agents or employees or of any entity involved in
the development, production, implementation and distribution of the Promotion,
which is comprised of a series of daily scavenger hunts (“Contest”) and an
enter-to-win random drawing (“Sweepstakes”), including any advertising or
promotion agency, supplier of prizes for the Promotion, parent company, service
provider, subsidiary or affiliate of any such entity or any other entity
directly associated with the Promotion (collectively, “Promotion Entities”) or
any member of the immediate family of and/or person living in the same
household as such persons, are ineligible to enter the Promotion. The Promotion
will run concurrently with similar promotions hosted on the Site (as defined
below) which are open to entrants in territories outside the United States. The
Promotion is void where restricted or prohibited by law.
2.
How to Enter the Promotion.
Entering the Contest: To enter the Contest portion of the Promotion, visit www.scavengerhunt.chrisbrownworld.com (“Promotion
Site”) between 12:00 p.m. EDT on June 18, 2012 and on July 1,
2012 when the final Daily Contest Winner is selected (“Contest Period”). Each calendar day during the Contest Period (as defined
below), Sponsor will post one (1) clue to be solved by Contest entrants. Once
an entrant has submitted the correct answer to the clue to the Promotion Site,
one of the symbols from Chris Brown’s new album (“Symbol”) will be revealed. The
first eligible entrant each calendar day who submits the correct answer of that
calendar day’s clue, as determined at the sole discretion of the Sponsor, will
be deemed such calendar day’s Contest Winner (“Daily Contest Winner”).
Only
one Daily Contest prize per person. Daily Contest Winners are eligible for
Sweepstakes Grand Prize
Entering
the Sweepstakes:
All eligible entrants who have participated in the Contest, including the Daily
Contest Winners, may enter the Sweepstakes portion of the Promotion. To enter
the Sweepstakes, navigate to the Promotion Site between 10:00 a.m. EDT on July
2, 2012 through 11:59:59 a.m. EDT on July 6, 2012 (“Sweepstakes Period”). All
fourteen (14) decoded Symbols will be
available on the Promotion Site for entrants to create a URL address
(“Sweepstakes URL”). Using the translation of the Symbols, navigate to the
Sweepstakes URL and follow the instructions to enter, including providing the
information requested on entry form.
.
By entering, entrants agree to be bound by the decisions of the judges, Sponsor
and these Official Rules and to comply with all federal, state, and local laws
and regulations. Sponsor, and those working for Sponsor or on behalf of
Sponsor, will not be responsible for lost, late, misdirected, damaged, or
postage due mail or e-mail, or for Internet, computer hardware and software,
phone, and/or any other technical errors, malfunctions, and delays. Entries
which are mutilated, incomplete, illegible, inaccurate, forged, irregular in
any way, or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules are also
void.
Entries
may not contain references which are obscene, crude or vulgar, and/or which
contain gang identification, references to commercial products, license plate
numbers, phone numbers, personal addresses (physical or email), Web site URLs,
derogatory characterizations of any ethnic, racial, sexual or religious groups,
references to illegal or inappropriate activity, behavior or conduct, or any
other references that could be considered inappropriate, unsuitable or
offensive, as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion.
3.
Winner Selection & Prizes.
Fourteen
(14) Daily Contest Winners will be selected. Each Daily Contest Winner will be
the first eligible entrant to submit the correct answer for the daily clue
pertaining to each Symbol. Each Daily Contest Winner will receive an
autographed item signed by Chris Brown.
One (1) Sweepstakes Winner will be selected in a random drawing on or about
July 7, 2012 from all eligible entries received.
The Sweepstakes Winner shall receive a trip to one of the following cities, per
his or her selection: New York, NY; Miami, FL; Los Angeles, CA or Las Vegas, NV
(“Prize City”), which shall include the following:
·
Two (2) round
trip airline tickets (economy coach class) from the major airport nearest
Winner’s home in the United States to a Prize City airport (as determined at
the sole discretion of the Sponsor). If the Winner lives within One Hundred
(100) miles of Prize City, as determined at the sole discretion of the Sponsor,
Sponsor may substitute ground transportation instead of air transportation;
·
Two (2) nights’
hotel accommodation (standard, one room, double occupancy) in or around Prize
City;
·
Dinner for two
(2) at one of Chris’ favorite restaurants in Prize City; and
·
Two (2) passes or
tickets to a Prize City event or activity that is a favorite of Chris’.
All
Winners and Sweepstakes Winner’s travel companion must be at least eighteen
(18) years old as of June 18, 2012. If any Winner or Sweepstakes Winner’s
travel companion is under the age of majority in the state in which he or she
resides as of June 18, 2012, then such individual must obtain written
permission from his or her parent or legal guardian before accepting the prize
or accompanying the Winner. Sweepstakes Winner and travel companion must travel
under the same itinerary. Prizes are non-transferable. No substitutions or cash
redemptions. Prizes may not be sold, bartered or transferred. Airline tickets
are non-reroutable, non-refundable and the validity may not be extended. Prizes
do not include any additional expenses, including, but not limited to
incidentals, meals, telephone charges, travel insurance, souvenirs, upgraded,
extended or otherwise altered transportation, ground transportation, federal,
state and local sales or other taxes and surcharges which are the
responsibility of each Winner.
Approximate
combined retail value of all Contest prizes is Three Thousand Dollars
($3,000.00). Approximate combined retail value of all Sweepstakes prizes is
Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). This
value may vary depending on various factors, including travel itinerary and costs
of air transportation at time of award. The approximate retail value of the
prizes represents Sponsor’s good faith determination. That determination is
final and binding and cannot be appealed.
If the actual value of the prizes turns out to be less than the stated
approximate retail value, the difference will not be awarded in cash.
All Winners and Sweepstakes Winner’s travel companion will be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release within four (4) calendar days of prize notification. If the Winner fails to sign and return the Affidavit or otherwise rejects his/her prize or in the event of noncompliance with these Sweepstakes rules and requirements, such prize will be forfeited and an alternate Winner may be selected from all remaining eligible entries. Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given.
By
accepting the prize, Winner releases and discharges Promotion Entities, their
respective representatives, affiliated companies and the respective parents,
subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies of each, and all
their respective employees, officers, directors, representatives and agents
from any liability or damage due in whole or in part to the award, acceptance,
possession, use or misuse of any prize or from participation in this
Promotion. Sponsor reserves the right to
substitute a comparable prize of like or greater value for any prize, or to pay
Winner a cash equivalent (the value of which shall be determined by Sponsor in
its sole discretion), for any reason.
If,
for reasons beyond the control of Sponsor (including, but not limited to,
tampering or computer virus infection), the Promotion is not capable of running
as originally planned, Sponsor, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to
cancel or modify the Promotion, without liability. If a sufficient number of
eligible entries (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) are not
received by the end of the Promotion period, Sponsor reserves the right not to
award any or all prizes. All taxes
(including, but not limited to, income taxes) are the sole responsibility of
Winner. All entrants agree to comply fully with each provision in these
Official Rules. Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with this
Promotion and any person who does not comply with these Official Rules, will be
ineligible for any prize and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
5.
Issues of Law.
All federal, state and local laws and regulations are
applicable. THE NEW YORK COURTS (STATE
AND FEDERAL) LOCATED IN NEW YORK CITY SHALL HAVE SOLE JURISDICTION OF ANY
CONTROVERSIES REGARDING THE PROMOTION AND THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
SHALL EXCLUSIVELY GOVERN THE PROMOTION. EACH ENTRANT WAIVES ANY AND ALL
OBJECTIONS TO JURISDICTION AND VENUE IN THOSE COURTS AND HEREBY SUBMITS TO THE
JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. The
Promotion is void where restricted or prohibited by law.
6.
Your Release of Sponsor from Any and All Liability.
Entrants
agree that Promotion Entities and their respective representatives shall not be
liable for losses or injuries of any kind resulting from: (i)
acceptance/possession and/or use/misuse of prize(s), (ii) participation in the
Promotion, (iii) individual, joint or collective technical malfunctions of the
telephone network and/or transmission line, computer on-line system, computer
dating mechanism, computer equipment, hardware and/or software, or (iv) any
delay or distortion of an entry resulting from data transmissions that are
garbled, incomplete, misdirected, lost, mutilated, delayed, corrupted,
mechanically duplicated, illegible or otherwise not in compliance with these
Official Rules. Entrants also agree that Sponsor and/or its representatives are
not responsible or liable for any injury or damage to an entrant's or third
person's computer related to or resulting from the Promotion and/or its prizes.
Sponsor is not liable for damage to a user's computer system (including,
without limitation, any server failure or lost, delayed or corrupted data or
other malfunction) due, either directly or indirectly, to an entrant's
participation in the Promotion or downloading of information in connection with
the Promotion. Sponsor reserves the right to modify or cancel the Promotion in
the event that any portion of any website used to administer any aspect of the
Promotion becomes technically corrupted.
7.
How to Get More Information
(a)
To obtain the names of the Winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:
“Chris Brown Fortune” Scavenger Hunt, RCA Records, Rm. 1417, 550 Madison
Avenue, New York, NY 10022 by September 7, 2012.
The
Sponsor of this Promotion is Sony Music Entertainment. Questions regarding the
Promotion can be directed by mail to: “Chris Brown Fortune” Scavenger Hunt, RCA
Records, Rm. 1417, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022.
(b) Copies of these Official Rules may be
obtained by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: “Chris Brown
Fortune” Scavenger Hunt, RCA Records, Rm. 1417, 550 Madison Avenue, New York,
NY 10022. Requests for Official Rules must be received by July 31, 2012.
All
times and dates in these Official Rules are Eastern Time.