The Maytag #myfilthiestplay Promotion Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ODDS OF WINNING THE SWEEPSTAKES PRIZE WILL DEPEND ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE SWEEPSTAKES 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.
Contest: During each Weekly Entry Period, fans are asked to share a photo or video and a caption of their filthiest baseball game-related play on the field (each, a Submission). For the purpose of this Promotion some examples of a filthiest play are as follows: someone sliding into home plate, making a diving catch, a team photo after the game on a rainy, muddy day, etc. Participants may submit a Submission using any one (1) of the following methods:
1) Twitter: Tweet your Submission via your Twitter account using the hashtag #myfilthiestplay (the Hashtag). You must also be following Sponsors Twitter feed, @MLB, and your Twitter account must be public to enter via Twitter. Any photo on Twitter tagged with the Hashtag may be eligible for this Promotion. Use of the Hashtag constitutes your unconditional acceptance to these Official Rules. All Submissions must comply with the Twitter Terms of Service and Twitter Rules available at www.twitter.com. Submissions generated by script, macro or other automated means or with the intent to subvert the entry process will be void.
2) Instagram: Post your Submission on Instagram through your Instagram account using the Hashtag. Any photo tagged with the Hashtag on Instagram may be eligible for the Promotion. Your Submission must include the Hashtag and your Instagram account must be public in order to be eligible. By using the Hashtag in connection with your Instagram post, you are acknowledging and agreeing that the Sponsor has the right to stream your post/Submission through the Instagram API or otherwise use your post/Submission as set forth in the Instagram online Terms and Conditions at https://instagram.com/about/legal/terms.
Limit one (1) Contest entry per person and per valid e-mail address per day, regardless of the method of entry. Entrant must remain a follower of @MLB through September 21, 2015, on the social media platform used to enter for potential winner notification purposes or the Submission will become invalid. Additional entries received, beyond the first entry on a given day from any given person and/or valid e-mail will be void. By submitting a Submission, entrant hereby warrants and represents that the Submission conforms to the Submission Requirements set forth herein. Submissions that are deemed by the judges in their sole discretion to be immoral, obscene, profane or not in keeping with Sponsors image or in violation of these Official Rules will be void.
Submission Requirements: All Submissions must: 1) include the entrants photo or video which must be (i) an original photo or video, on which no image editing software has been used; (ii) must contain a video or photo that complies with the Twitter and Instagram size requirements; and (iii) taken by entrant or entrant has been granted the right to use by the photo or video; 2) contain a caption that complies with the Twitter and Instagram character allotment; 3) be the original creation of the entrant and solely owned by entrant; 4) Not have won previous awards in any other Promotion; 5) not have been previously published; 6) not prominently feature brand names or trademarks other than MLB-related logos and trademarks or Sponsors trademarks in any other element of the Submission, which Sponsor has granted entrant a limited license to use for purposes of the Promotion as set forth below; 7) not prominently include any identifiable person(s) other than the entrant except where entrant obtains consent from an identifiable person; 8) not contain material that violates or infringes anothers rights, including, but not limited to, privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights or that constitutes copyright infringement; 9) not include personally identifiable information, 10) not defame or invade publicity and/or intellectual property rights or the privacy of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any copyrighted, trademarked, or patented works or persons personal or proprietary rights; and 11) not contain, as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion, any content that is sexually explicit or suggestive, violent or derogatory, profane or pornographic; promotes alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or use of any of the foregoing); promotes any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous; promotes any particular political agenda or message; is obscene or offensive; endorses any form of hate or hate group; defames, misrepresents or contains disparaging remarks about other people or companies; contains trademarks owned by others; contains any personal identification (other than as requested by Sponsor); contains materials embodying the names, likenesses, or other indicia identifying any person, including, without limitation, celebrities and/or other public or private figures, living or dead, without permission; communicates messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or good will to which the Sponsor wishes to associate; and/or violates any law. Submissions deemed by Sponsor, in its sole discretion, to be immoral, profane or not in keeping with Sponsors images or in violation of these Official Rules will be void. In the event of non-compliance with any requirements specified herein or with any of the terms of these Official Rules, Submission will be void. Modification of an existing work does not qualify as original. Each Submission must be complete and meet all criteria set forth in these Official Rules to be eligible. Once submitted, a Submission cannot be deleted, canceled, or modified. For the purpose of this Promotion, a day is understood to begin at 12:00:00 am ET and end at 11:59:59 pm ET that same day with the exception of August 3, 2015, which will begin at 3:00:00 pm ET.
Sweepstakes: You may enter the Sweepstakes in one (1) of the two (2) following ways:
Limit six (6) Sweepstakes entries per person and per valid e-mail address, regardless of the method of entry. Additional entries received beyond the specified limit from any given person will be void. All information submitted online by entrants (and, for information submitted in connection with a Submission, such information that is shared with Sponsor per entrants Twitter or Instagram, as applicable, account settings) is subject to, and will be treated in a manner consistent with, MLB.coms Privacy Policy accessible at: www.mlb.com/privacy.
If you choose to participate using your mobile phone, standard data fees may apply. See your wireless provider for pricing plan details. Other than for prize notification or conditions as previously stated or for promotional emails, neither Sponsor, nor anyone acting on its behalf, will enter into any communications with any entrant regarding this Promotion or acknowledge any Submission not meeting all Submission Requirements stated herein and such Submissions will be disqualified. Released Parties, Twitter, and Instagram are not responsible for late, lost, stolen, incomplete, misdirected, delayed, garbled, damaged, inaccurate or undelivered tweets, posts, Follow requests, direct messages or Submissions, or for telephonic, human or computer failures, problems or errors, interruptions in service due to system upgrades, repairs, modifications or other causes, failures or malfunctions of connections, satellite, network, cable, Internet Service Provider (ISP), phones, phone lines or telephone systems, traffic congestion on the Internet, technical or mechanical malfunctions, or other malfunctions or errors, whether caused by equipment, programming, human error or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Promotion, including, without limitation, errors which may occur in connection with the administration of the Promotion, the processing or judging of submissions, the processing of direct messages, tweets, post, responses, Follow requests or Submissions, the announcement of any prize, for any injury or damage to participants or any other persons computer or other device relating to or resulting from participation in this Promotion, or for printing, typographical, human or other errors appearing in these Official Rules or other Promotion-related materials. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to void any Submissions or Follow requests of entrants and disqualify such entrants whom Sponsor believes have attempted to tamper with or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of this Promotion and/or who are in violation of these Official Rules.
3. Contest Judging: Based on the following criteria, one (1) potential Contest prize winner will be selected on or around each approximate Contest potential winner notification date set forth in the table below from among all eligible Submissions received for that Weekly Entry Period: (1) Relevance to the Contest theme (0-25 points); (2) Creativity of Submission (0-25 points); (3) Originality (0-25 points), and (4) Uniqueness (0-25 points). The Submission with the highest score, as determined by the judges, for each Weekly Entry Period will be deemed a winning Submission (Winning Submission) and subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules, the eligible entrants that submitted the Winning Submissions will be declared Contest winners. The official judging panel, will consist of qualified representatives from Sponsor, whose decisions will be final and binding in all matters relating to this Contest. In the event of a tie, such tied Submissions will be re-judged based on Creativity 0-100 points. All non-winning eligible Submissions from one Weekly Entry Period will not carry-over to or be eligible for any subsequent Weekly Entry Period. Limit one (1) Contest prize per person, family or household.
Weekly Entry Period(s) |
Weekly Entry Period Start and End Dates/Times |
Approximate Contest Potential Winner Notification Date |
1 |
August 3, 2015, at 3:00:00 PM ET August 9 2015, at 11:59:59 PM ET |
August 17, 2015 |
2 |
August 10, 2015, at 12:00:00 AM ET August 16, 2015, at 11:59:59 PM ET |
August 24, 2015 |
3 |
August 17, 2015, at 12:00:00 AM ET August 23, 2015, at 11:59:59 PM ET |
August 31, 2015 |
4 |
August 24, 2015, at 12:00:00 AM ET August 30, 2015, at 11:59:59 PM ET |
September 8, 2015 |
5 |
August 31, 2015, at 12:00:00 AM ET September 6, 2015, at 11:59:59 PM ET |
September 14, 2015 |
6 |
September 7, 2015, at 12:00:00 AM ET - September 14, 2015, at 11:59:59 PM ET |
September 21, 2015 |
Each potential Contest winner will be notified by direct message and/or comment post and will be required to respond using that contact information provided in the comment post and/or direct message within two (2) days of notification. Each potential Contest winner will be required to execute and return a prize claim form within two (2) days of date of issuance of such form. Non-compliance with the foregoing or with these Official Rules in any way, the inability to contact the potential Contest winner (as specified above), failure to sign and return the prize claim form within the time specified above, or return of prize notification as non-deliverable may result in disqualification and, at Sponsors discretion, the awarding of the prize to the next runner-up being notified for the Weekly Entry Period at issue. Sponsor reserves the right to not award any Contest prize or all prizes if, in its sole discretion, it does not receive a sufficient number of eligible and qualified Submissions. Sponsor reserves the right to edit Submissions for posting on Sponsors social channels as it deems necessary in its sole discretion and entrants acknowledge and agree that Released Parties shall not be responsible for any alleged consequences of such editing. The use of any device to automate the entry process is prohibited and any such Submissions submitted in such a way will be void. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to void suspect Submissions or to modify, cancel, terminate or suspend the Promotion should virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of the Promotion and, in the event of such cancellation, suspension or termination, at its discretion, select the winning Submissions from all eligible non-suspect Submissions received prior to event requiring online cancellation, termination or suspension using the judging criteria stated herein. By participating, entrants agree to abide by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and judges, which shall be final and binding.
4. SWEEPSTAKES DRAWING: On or about September 21, 2015, one (1) potential Sweepstakes winner will be randomly selected from among all eligible Sweepstakes entries received. Odds of winning the Sweepstakes prize will depend on the number of eligible Sweepstakes entries received. The potential Sweepstakes winner will be notified by direct message, comment post and/or email and will be required to respond using that contact information provided in the comment post and/or direct message (if applicable) within two (2) days of notification. Potential Sweepstakes winner may be required to submit his/her valid social security number and/or other identification to Administrator and will be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability Release and (unless prohibited by law) Publicity Release within twenty-four (24) hours of the time of issuance. Sweepstakes winners guests must be of legal age of majority in his/her residence unless child or legal ward of Sweepstakes winner and such guests (if child or legal ward of Sweepstakes winner, Sweepstakes winner) will be required to execute and return a Liability Release and (where legal) Publicity Release prior to prize award. Non-compliance with the foregoing or with these Official Rules in any way, the inability to contact the potential winner (as specified above), failure to sign and return the required paperwork within the time specified above, or return of prize notification as non-deliverable may result in disqualification and, at Sponsors discretion, the awarding of the prize to the next runner-up being notified.
5. Prizes: One (1) Sweepstakes Prize: Sweepstakes winner will receive round-trip coach class air transportation for Sweepstakes winner and three (3) guests between a major airport nearest to Sweepstakes winners residence in the U.S. and a major gateway airport near the location of the World Series Game (Host City); two (2) night hotel accommodation in the Host City ((two (2) standard rooms, each double occupancy); ground transportation to/from the airport and the hotel (in Host City only); four (4) tickets for Sweepstakes winner and three (3) guests for one (1) 2015 MLB World Series game (World Series Game) to be determined by Sponsor at its sole discretion; one (1) Maytag 5.3 cu. Ft. Top Load Washer - MVWB855DC; and one (1) Maytag 8.8 cu. ft. High Capacity Dryer (electric or gas depending on Winners Preference)- MEDB855DC. (Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of Sweepstakes prize=$10,698). Actual value of Sweepstakes prize may vary depending on Sweepstakes winners city of departure and the Host City; any difference in value will not be awarded. Seat locations at the World Series Game shall be determined in the sole and absolute discretion of Administrator and/or Sponsor, as applicable. Administrator, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to provide ground transportation in lieu of air transportation if Sweepstakes winner resides within one-hundred (100) miles of the Host City (and no additional compensation or substitution will be awarded for difference in prize value). Trip must be taken on dates specified by Administrator or Sweepstakes prize will be forfeited and, at Administrators discretion and time permitting, an alternate potential Sweepstakes winner may be randomly selected from among all remaining eligible Sweepstakes entries received. If the designated World Series Game or any other prize-related activity(s) is canceled or postponed for any reason, travel prize will be awarded less applicable prize-related activity(s) and Administrator will substitute that activity(s) with an item(s)/activity(s) of comparable or greater value as determined solely by Administrator. Travel and hotel accommodation restrictions apply. Travel arrangements must be made through Administrators agent and on a carrier of Administrators choice. Sweepstakes winner and his/her guests are responsible for obtaining all required travel documents, including passports and visas (if applicable) prior to travel and must have no impediment to entering the country of the Host City. Sweepstakes winner and his/her guests must travel together on the same itinerary. Each guest of the Sweepstakes winner must be of legal age of majority in his/her state/province/territory of residence (and at least eighteen (18) years of age) unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. If guest is a minor, his/her parent or legal guardian must execute and return all required documents on behalf of such child or legal ward and he/she must accompany such child or legal ward on trip as the guest. All Sweepstakes prize details are at Administrators sole discretion. Major League Baseball game, event and exhibition dates and times are determined in the sole discretion of the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball and/or the applicable Club, as applicable, and may be subject to change. The terms and conditions of the tickets awarded as part of the Sweepstakes prize will govern in the event a legal game, event or exhibition, as defined by Major League Baseball, is not played or held, as applicable, due to weather conditions, an act of God, an act of terrorism, civil disturbance or any other reason. Sweepstakes winner and his/her guests agree to comply with all Major League Baseball and Major League Baseball Club stadium rules and regulations relating to the use of Major League Baseball game and/or event tickets and, in accordance therewith, agree not to act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with any intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person at such game. Administrator and the applicable MLB Entities reserve the right to remove or to deny entry to Sweepstakes winner and/or any of his/her guests, who engages in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person at the game or event. The Released Parties will not be responsible for weather conditions, Acts of God, acts of terrorism, civil disturbances, work stoppage, natural disaster or any other event or situation outside their control that may cause the cancellation or postponement of any Major League Baseball game, event or exhibition. Major League Baseball game, event or exhibition tickets awarded as part of the Sweepstakes prize may not be resold or offered for resale. Any such resale may result in disqualification and Sweepstakes prize forfeiture, and may invalidate the license granted by the game, event or exhibition ticket(s). Certain travel restrictions may apply.
(6) Contest Prizes (i.e., one (1) per Weekly Entry Period) to be awarded: Each Contest winner will receive one (1) Maytag 5.3 cu. Ft. Top Load Washer - MVWB855DC; one (1) Maytag 8.8 cu. ft. High Capacity Dryer (electric or gas depending on Winners Preference)- MEDB855DC, and one (1) Fifty Dollar ($50) MLB.com Shop online gift certificate, subject to the terms and conditions associated with its use (for details, visit http://shop.mlb.com/helpdesk/index.jsp?display=gift&subdisplay=ogc). ARV of each Contest prize: $2,598-$2,698 depending on Contest winners dryer selection; any difference in value will not be awarded.
Winners are responsible for any federal, state and local taxes, as well as any other costs and expenses associated with acceptance and use of prize not specified as covered as part of prize herein. All prize details, including, without limitation, make/model of prizes, are at Sponsors sole discretion. Prize details are subject to change at Sponsors sole discretion. Prizes are awarded as is without warranty or guarantee either express or implied by Sponsor. Any and all warranties and/or guarantees (if any) shall be subject to the manufacturers terms therefore (each winner agrees to look solely to such manufacturer and/or dealer for any such warranty and/or guarantee, if any). Total maximum ARV of all prizes: $17,494.
6. Miscellaneous: No transfer, assignment, or substitution of prizes except by Sponsor who may substitute a prize (or portion thereof) with a prize of comparable or greater value, at its sole discretion. Prize claim form will, among other things, include without limitation their granting of permission for their name, city and state of residence and Submission to be displayed on the Sponsors social channels as stated above for public display and/or provide any other information Sponsor may require. Noncompliance with the foregoing, with these Official Rules or any notification or prize being returned as non-deliverable, may result in disqualification and a runner-up entrant being chosen at Sponsors discretion (by random drawing from among all remaining eligible Sweepstakes entries received or in accordance with the Contest judging process from among all eligible Submissions received during the applicable Weekly Entry Period, as applicable).
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROMOTION OR UNDERMINE THE CONTENT OR LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS PROMOTION MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR WILL DISQUALIFY ANY ENTRANT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT, AND SPONSOR AND/OR ITS AGENTS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS' FEES) AND OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY PERSON OR PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
7. PUBLICATION & RELEASE/WAIVER OF LIABILITY: By entering, each entrant warrants and represents that his/her Submission does not defame or otherwise violate the rights of any third party, does not violate any federal, state or local laws or ordinances. Entrants further warrant and represent that (1) that each Submission is an original work of authoriship and the she/she owns all right, title and interest in the Submission as of the date of Submission or they have secured the requisite consent from any third party referenced in their Submission (including, but not limited to, the entrant and any company or other third party trademarks or logos) and, if their Submission is a prize winner, agree to provide legal releases for the use of such reference in a form satisfactory to judges; (2) that Sponsor shall own the Submissions (and all material embodied therein); and (3) that by entering, the entrant irrevocably assigns to Sponsor and its designees any and all rights, title and interest in the Submission including but not limited to all intellectual property rights; and (4) that Sponsor and its designees shall have, without limitation, the perpetual, right worldwide to edit, adapt, modify, publish, exploit and use the submissions in any way and in any media now or hereafter known (including on Sponsors website) for trade, advertising, promotional and/or other purposes as Sponsor and/or its designees may determine without further permission, notification or consideration to entrant or any third parties. Entrants further agree that (a) Submission (and all components thereof) will not be returned; (b) Sponsor and its designees shall have the right and permission to use (unless prohibited by law) entrants name, voice, city and state of residence, photograph and/or likeness for advertising and/or trade and/or any other purpose in any media now or hereafter known without further compensation, permission or notification to entrant or any third parties, and (c) the Released Parties shall have no liability and will be held harmless by entrants for any liability, loss, injury or damage to participants or any other person or entity, including personal injury or death to participants or any other person or damage to personal or real property, due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by reason of entrants participation in this Promotion the use of any Submission or any of the rights granted herein or the acceptance and/or use of any prize. By accepting prize, winning entrant agrees that Released Parties shall have no liability and will be held harmless for any liability, loss, injury or damage, due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by reason of entrants acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prize or use of any of the rights granted herein. Sponsor is not responsible for any inability of the winners to accept a prize and reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify or eliminate entrants and award prizes to the next runner-up for the drawing at issue.
8. ARBITRATION: Except where prohibited by law, as a condition of participating in this Promotion, entrant agrees that (1) any and all disputes and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion, or any prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by final and binding arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association and held in New York County, New York; (2) the Federal Arbitration Act shall govern the interpretation, enforcement and all proceedings at such arbitration; and (3) judgment upon such arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or any other damages, including attorneys' fees, other than entrant's actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e., costs associated with participating in this Promotion), and entrant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.
9. CHOICE OF LAW: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Promotion, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the substantive laws of the State of New York, USA.
10. Winners List: For the winners names, available from September 28, 2015, to November 30, 2015 visit http://winners.teamdigital.com/flithiestplays.
11. SPONSOR: MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 75 Ninth Avenue, New York, NY 10011.
Whirlpool Corporation is not a sponsor of, or responsible for conducting, the Promotion.
12.ADMINISTRATOR: teamDigital Promotions, Inc., 6 Berkshire Blvd, Bethel, CT 06801/www.teamdigital.com.
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