Introduction
2007 SprintSpeed™ Fantasy
2007 SprintSpeed™ Fantasy (the "Contest") provides another exciting fantasy game for Football lovers! Each week you will select three National Football League (NFL) players: one Quarterback (QB), one Running Back (RB), and one Wide Receiver (WR). However, you will only be able to use each player ONCE over the course of the season. Your competitiveness and your chance to win prizes depend on the real-world statistics of the players you select. The Contest is a weekly promotion, and runs from August 28, 2007 through December 30, 2007.
No Cost
The Contest is FREE to play for the entire season! No purchase or entry fee necessary to enter or win.
The Administrator
CBS Interactive Inc. ("CBSII") will serve as the Administrator of the Contest and will be responsible for resolving any disputes that arise regarding violations of the Rules or anything else that may come up.
Eligibility
To be eligible to participate in the Contest, you must be: (a) a Registered User; (b) a legal resident of one (1) of the fifty (50) United States, Washington DC (for purposes of clarity, Puerto Rico is expressly excluded); and (c) at least eighteen (18) years of age or older or age of majority at the date of entry in this Contest. For purposes of these Official Rules, "Registered User" means a person who has successfully completed the registration form and has obtained a User Identification ("User ID") and associated password ("Password") on one or more of the following Websites: CBS.com, CBSnews.com, CBS Sports.com, NFL.com, NCAAsports.com, SuperBowl.com and/or theinsideronline.com. If you are not a Registered User you may become a Registered User and obtain a User ID and a Password by completing the CBS Sports Service registration form by going here on the CBS Sports Service. There is no fee or charge to you to become a Registered User. Excluded residents may play, but are NOT eligible to receive any prizes. Void where prohibited by law.
Employees of CBS Interactive Inc., CBS Broadcasting Inc., and Sprint (collectively, the "Contest Entities") and each of their parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies and members of the immediate family or household of each are not eligible to win. Immediate family member is defined as a parent, sibling or any person residing in the same household as an employee of the Contest Entities. Void where prohibited by law. Such excluded employees and/or family members may play, but WILL NOT be eligible to receive any prizes.
Weekly Lineup
Weekly Selections
During each week of the Contest you will be able to select three (3) players
from the top players in Football (selected by CBSII) that are participating in
NFL games that week. One list will contain Quarterbacks. One list will contain Running Backs. The last list will contain Wide Receivers. You must choose one (1) player from each list. Participants will only be allowed to select each player in the player pools ONE TIME over the course of the season.
Selections from one week will not carry over to the next.
Selection Deadline
Each week runs Tuesday through Monday. The deadline for making your selections each week is five minutes before the start of the first NFL game of the week. If you fail to make selections for any given week, you will be awarded zero points toward your overall total and be ineligible for the weekly prize that week.
Scoring
Point Values
The players you select will earn you Contest points for every passing, receiving, and/or rushing touchdown they score in their NFL game. The exact number of points will depend on the yardage length of the touchdown play. Seven points will be awarded for each touchdown of 0-10 yards; 8 points for each touchdown of 11-20 yards; 9 points for each touchdown of 21-30 yards; and so on, adding one (1) point for each successive block of 10 yards. If a quarterback you have selected throws a touchdown pass to a wide receiver you have selected, you will earn the combined total of points for both players. Touchdowns scored by players you have selected while they are on special teams or defense do not count.
Prizes
First Place
The eligible participant whose team accumulates the most points for the entire season will win Five Thousand Dollars (ARV: $5,000 US Dollars).
If there is a tie for First Place, most points accumulated at the Quarterback position will be used as the first tie-breaker; most points accumulated at the Running Back position will be used as a second tie-breaker; and most points accumulated at the Wide Receiver position will be used as a third tie-breaker. If there is still a tie, winner will be determined by random drawing.
Weekly Prizes
The eligible participant with the highest point total each weekly scoring period will win Five Hundred Dollars (ARV: $500 US Dollars).
If there is a tie, most points at the Quarterback position will be used as the first tie-breaker; most points at the Running Back position will be used as a second tie-breaker; and most points at the Wide Receiver position will be used as a third tie-breaker. If there is still a tie, winner will be determined by random drawing.
There will be a weekly prize awarded for each week of the Contest.
The Total ARV for all prizes to be awarded in the Contest is Thirteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars (ARV: $13,500 US Dollars).
Prize Notifications
The prize winners will be notified by CBSII. To determine eligibility, the Potential Prize Winners will be required to sign and return, within thirty (30) days of issuance, an Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity (unless prohibited by law)/Liability Release. Any of the following may result in disqualification and, the prize(s) may be awarded to the entrant(s) with the next highest score (as applicable): failure to return such documents within the specified time period, noncompliance with these Official Rules, the return of any prize or prize notification or if the potential winner declines a prize for any reason.
Legal Disclaimers
All participants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and the Legal Disclaimers below, and by the decisions of CBSII, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to the game.
General Conditions
By entering, each entrant accepts and agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of CBSII, which shall be final and binding in all respects. Further, each entrant also acknowledges and agrees to the CBS Interactive Terms of Use. Taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the Prize Winners. No substitution or transfer of prizes is permitted except by CBSII. CBSII reserves the right to substitute a prize for one of equal or greater value in the event that an advertised prize in this Contest is unavailable.
Potential winners will be required to sign and return, within thirty (30) days of issuance, the Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release. Failure to return such documents within the specified time period, noncompliance with these Official Rules, the return of any prizes or prize notifications or if any potential winners decline a prize for any reason, prizes may be awarded to the entrant with the next highest score (as applicable).
Except where prohibited by law, the Prize Winner's acceptance of a Prize constitutes permission for the Contest Entities to use Prize Winner's name, photograph, likeness, statements, biographical information, voice, and address (city and state) worldwide and in all forms of media, in perpetuity, without further compensation. Entrants agree to Administrator's use of their names and likeness for advertising and publicity purposes, without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law.
All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply.
CBSII is not responsible for lost, late or misdirected on-line entries or transactions, for incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete entry information whether caused by a contestant, equipment, or technical malfunction or for any human error, technical error or malfunctions. CBSII reserves the right to halt or modify the Contest at any time during the Contest period if events beyond their control compromise the Contest's fairness or integrity. In the event that a scheduled game is canceled or preempted for any reason, no points will be awarded for that week for players on the affected NFL teams.
CBSII is not responsible for typographical or other human or technical errors in the offer or administration of this Contest, including but not limited to errors in advertising, the Official Rules, the selection and announcement of a winner or the distribution of a prize.
CBSII, in its sole discretion, may disqualify any entrant from participating in the Contest, refuse to award points or prize(s), and require the return of the prize(s), if entrant engages in any conduct CBSII deems to be improper, unfair or otherwise adverse to the operation of the Contest or detrimental to other entrants. Such improper conduct includes, but is not limited to, falsifying personal information required during Contest registration or prize claim, violating any term or condition stated herein, accumulating points or prizes through methods such as automated computer scripts or other programming techniques, allowing others to use the entrant's personal information for the purpose of accumulating points or prizes, tampering with CBSII's administration of this promotion, or intentionally trying to defraud, reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile or otherwise tamper with the computer programs on this Web site. Entrant further acknowledges that the forfeiture of the prize(s) and/or return of the prize(s) shall in no way prevent CBSII from pursuing other avenues of recourse such as criminal or civil proceedings in connection with such conduct.
CBSII reserves the right to modify these Official Rules for clarification purposes without materially affecting the terms and conditions of the Contest. This Contest is not affiliated with or endorsed by NFL or any NFL team. This is a skill contest designed to increase consumer awareness of and interest in the CBS Sports Service.
This Contest may not be used for any form of gambling.
Rules/Winner Information
For winner information or an additional copy of the Official Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by March 1, 2008 to: SprintSpeed™ Fantasy, 2200 W. Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309. Specify "Rules" or "Winner List." Residents of VT may omit return postage.
Internet
If for any reason the Internet portion of the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of CBSII which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, CBSII reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. In such event, CBSII further reserves the right to award prizes to the players with the most points as of the termination date.
CBSII assumes 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 or transactions. CBSII is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail entry or transaction to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this Contest.
Lost or Corrupted Entries
The Contest Entities, and their parents, affiliated and subsidiary companies and advertising and promotion agencies, assume no liability and are not responsible for, and you hereby forever waive any rights to any claim in connection with, lost, late, incomplete, corrupted, stolen, misdirected, illegible or postage due entries or mail if applicable; or for any computer, telephone, cable, network, satellite, electronic or Internet hardware or software malfunctions, unauthorized human intervention, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry or other information, or the failure to capture any such information. The Contest Entities, and their parents, affiliated and subsidiary companies, advertising and promotion agencies, are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by registration information submitted by end users or tampering, hacking, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Contest, and assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to the Contest.
Damaged Property
Contest Entities, and their parents, affiliated and subsidiary companies and advertising and promotion agencies, assume no liability and are not responsible for, and you hereby forever waive any rights to any claim in connection with, injury or damage to any entrants or to any other person's computer or property related to or resulting from participating in this Contest or downloading materials from this Contest.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, CBSII RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
In the event of a dispute, entries made by Internet will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
Any entry that is incomplete, late, or does not include a validly issued User ID will be disqualified.
In the event that the Contest is challenged by any legal or regulatory authority, CBSII reserves the right to discontinue or modify the Contest, or to disqualify participants residing in the affected geographic areas. In such event, CBSII shall have no liability to any participants who are disqualified due to such an action.
Contest Errors
The Contest Entities, and their parents, affiliated and subsidiary companies and advertising and promotion agencies, assume no liability and are not responsible for, and you hereby forever waive any rights to any claim in connection with, errors and/or ambiguity: (a) in the Contest; (b) in any related advertising or promotions of this Contest; and/or (c) in these Official Rules including but not limited to errors in advertising, the Official Rules, the selection and announcement of the winner or the distribution of the prizes. In the event of any ambiguity(s) or error(s) in these Official Rules, Administrator reserves the right to modify these Official Rules for clarification purposes or to correct any such ambiguity or error(s) without materially affecting the terms and conditions of the Contest.
Prize Winners and Prizes
The Contest Entities, and their parents, affiliated and subsidiary companies and advertising and promotion agencies, assume no liability and are not responsible for, and you hereby forever waive any rights to any claim in connection with, the selection and announcement of Prize Winners, the distribution of Prizes, the acceptance/possession and/or use/misuse of any part of Prizes and/or any injury or damage to any entrant's or third person's property related to or resulting from any part of Prizes or any part of this Contest.
Release and Indemnity
Each entrant in the Contest, including, without limitation, the prize winners, hereby release and agree to hold harmless the Contest Entities and their parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies and their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind to person, including death, and property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prizes, participation in this Contest and participation in any activity related to this Contest.
Limitation of Liability and Disclaimer of Warranties
IN NO EVENT WILL THE CONTEST ENTITIES AND/OR THEIR PARENTS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES AND RELATED COMPANIES, THEIR ADVERTISING OR PROMOTION AGENCIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS, BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICE AND/OR THE CONTEST, DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM THE SERVICE AND/OR THE CONTEST. IN NO EVENT SHALL CBSII'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, OR CAUSES OF ACTION EXCEED $100. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THE CONTEST AND THE SERVICE INCLUDING THE PRIZES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS.
Arbitration
The parties waive all rights to trial in any action or proceeding instituted in connection with these Official Rules, including, without limitation, the Contest. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to these Official Rules and/or the Contest shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis, and shall not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party. The arbitration shall be conducted in the State of New York, in the City of New York, County of New York.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND THE INTERPRETATION OF ITS TERMS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CONFLICTS OF LAWS RULES. For any matters which are not subject to arbitration as set forth in these Official Rules and/or in connection with the entering of any judgment on an arbitration award in connection with these Official Rules and/or the Contest, the parties irrevocably submit and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the New York state and federal courts located in the City of New York, County of New York, and State of New York. The parties agree not to raise the defense of forum non conveniens.
Prize Provider/Administrator's Mailing Address
CBS Interactive Inc., 2200 W. Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309.
