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{HQ2 Derby} Official Rules – 2018

1. General

No purchase necessary. A purchase will not increase your chance of winning. Void where prohibited. All federal, state and local regulations apply. By submitting an entry or registering a vote to this sweepstakes, sponsored by CBC New Media, LLC d/b/a WRAL TechWire (hereafter referred to as “TechWire”), the entrant acknowledges and agrees to all of these Official Rules. Sweepstakes entry period begins at 12:00 a.m. ET on February 12, 2018 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on December 31, 2018. By entering the sweepstakes and/or registering to vote, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by all decisions of TechWire, whose decisions are binding and final. TechWire and Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. reserve the right to change the rules at any time to ensure the fair administration of the sweepstakes and compliance with applicable laws.

2. Eligibility

The sweepstakes is open only to permanent, legal U.S. residents 18 years of age at the time of entry and who reside in North Carolina or Mecklenburg County, VA. Employees of TechWire, Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. and members of their immediate families (spouses, parents, children, and siblings and their spouses) are not eligible. Persons who have won a prize valued over $100 in any TechWire or Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. sponsored sweepstakes within the last 12 months are ineligible to win any prize in this sweepstakes.

3. How to Enter

You may click on the city you believe will become the next headquarter for this company and enter your email address in the HQ2 Derby poll, at https://wraltechwire.com/amazon-hq2-watch/ Entrants must be the registered subscriber of the email account from which the entry is made. You may enter once during the sweepstakes period. Multiple entries received from any person or email address will void all such additional entries. Entries generated by a script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified. Entries that are incomplete, illegible or corrupted are void and will not be accepted. Neither TechWire, nor its respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents and employees are responsible for telecommunications, network, electronic, technical or computer failures of any kind, for inaccurate transcription of entry information, errors in any promotional or marketing materials, errors in these rules, for any human or electronic error, or for entries that are stolen, misdirected, garbled, delayed by computer transmissions, lost, late or damaged. All entries become the property of TechWire and will not be acknowledged or returned. All online entries must be received before 11:59 p.m. ET on December 31, 2018, to be eligible for the drawing. By checking the relevant box or selection in the registration form, entrants agree that TechWire may contact the entrant via email with information special content or features. If you do not wish to receive these materials do not check the relevant box in the entry form. If at any time, you do not wish to receive these materials in the future, please use the unsubscribe procedures contained in the email message.

4. Selection of Winner

On January 5, 2019 at 3:00PM one (1) name will be selected through a random drawing by TechWire from all eligible entries during the sweepstakes period. The winners will be notified by email or telephone through the contact information provided upon entry into the sweepstakes. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. There will be no ties.

5. Prize Redemption and Releases

The winners will be notified at the contact information submitted at time of entry and will be instructed regarding how to claim and obtain the prizes. Winners will be required to sign and return to TechWire an affidavit of eligibility and liability and publicity release within seven (7) days of notification, as well as IRS form W-9: Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification for any prize over $600.00 in total value. The winner is responsible for all taxes on prizes won. If any prize notification is undeliverable, or in the event of non-compliance with any of these requirements, the prize will be forfeited, and an alternate winner will be selected at random from the remaining eligible entries, time permitting. No substitution of prizes or transfer of prizes to a third party is permitted. Winner must complete an affidavit of eligibility and liability release, or the prize will be forfeited and alternate winner selected. Except where prohibited, by playing the sweepstakes, or by winning, participants have awarded TechWire, the right to publicize and/or broadcast their name, photograph or likeness, voice and details and have accepted and agreed to be bound by these rules.

6. Prizes and Odds of Winning

One (1) randomly selected and verified winner will receive a $100 gift card for one (1) year of Amazon Prime. (ARV: $100.00). TechWire reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. There will be no ties.

7. Disclaimer

TechWire reserves the right to disqualify any sweepstakes entries in our sole discretion. Winner assumes all liability for any injury or damages caused or claimed to be caused by his or her participation in the sweepstakes and/or the acceptance and/or use of any prize, and releases by TechWire, and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, and employees, from any such liability. TechWire, parent companies, subsidiaries its sponsors, advertising and promotion agencies from any and all liability for claims, actions or proceedings for injuries or damages sustained while traveling to, preparing for or participating in any sweepstakes-related or prize-related activity. Winner and winner’s guests agree to release TechWire and its respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents and employees from any and all liability for claims, actions or proceedings for injuries or damages sustained while traveling to, preparing for or participating in any sweepstakes-related or prize-related activity. TechWire is not responsible for technical, hardware, software, or telephone malfunctions of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed incorrect, incomplete, inaccurate, garbled or delayed electronic communications caused by the user or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this sweepstakes or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in this sweepstakes. Entry constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) to use winner’s name, city, state, likeness and/or voice for purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity without additional compensation. The winner’s name and city of residence will be emailed to those who request it.

8. Internet

If for any reason, the sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned for any reason, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, and unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of TechWire which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity of the game or sweepstakes, TechWire reserves its right in its discretion to disqualify any individual it believes has tampered with the entry process, and/or cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the sweepstakes/game. TechWire and its respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents and employees (i) assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries: (ii) are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or provider, computer equipment, software, failure of any email to be received by TechWire, on account of technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to the participant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this sweepstakes/game. All entry data provided online is provided to TechWire and to Sponsor (as applicable) and not to Facebook, Amazon, Instagram or Twitter. Each Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Amazon, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

9. Winner Announcement

For the name of the winners, available by the end of each month, send an email requesting the winner’s name to contests@wral.com.