BANK SHOT
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
ELIGIBILITY
This pool is offered to legal residents of the United States at least 18 years
old as of the date of entry. Void where prohibited by law. Limited to the first
5000 valid entries. Employees of Bank of Springfield and Neuhoff Communications
("Sponsors") and the immediate family (spouse, mother, father, sister,
brother, daughter, or son, regardless of where they live) or members of their
same households (whether related or not) of such employees are not eligible.
By entering, you agree to these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsors,
which are final and binding in all respects.
ENTRY
No purchase necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not improve your chances
of winning. You have two methods of entering:
To enter online, fill out a Pool Bracket Entry Form at www.bankofspringfield.com.
You will be asked to provide your full name, complete home address, including
zip code, home telephone number (including area code), and e-mail address. Nicknames
or aliases will cause your entry to be rejected. All online entries must be
received by 10:00 a.m. CT on Thursday, March 19, 2009.
Entry also permitted in person at any Bank of Springfield branch location:
2600 Stevenson Drive, 3400 West Wabash or 850 East Madison, Springfield, Illinois;
or 1701 West Morton, Jacksonville, Illinois. Entries submitted in person
must be received by 5:00 p.m. CT on Wednesday, March 18, 2009.
LIMIT ONE ENTRY PER PERSON. Multiple entries will be disqualified.
GENERAL RELEASE
By participating in the Contest, you release and agree to hold harmless theSideline.com,
participating sponsors and any of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries,
affiliates, successors, directors, officers, employees and agencies (collectively,
the "Released Parties") from any liability whatsoever for any claims,
costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection
with the Contest or acceptance, possession, or use of any prize (including,
without limitation, claims, costs, injuries and losses related to personal injuries,
death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy,
defamation or portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or unintentional),
whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or
other theory.
INTERNET/TECHNOLOGY PROBLEMS; RELEASE; DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
If for any reason the Internet portion of the program is not capable of running
as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized
intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or
affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct
of this game and contest, theSideline.com reserves the right at its sole discretion,
to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this Contest at any time. Released Parties
assume no responsibility for, and will not be liable 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. No responsibility is assumed for lost, late, misdirected, incomplete
or garbled entries. None of the Released Parties are in any way responsible
or liable 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 or entry to be received by theSideline.com on
account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any
website, 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 of any materials in this Contest. Bank of Springfield and Neuhoff
Communications are not responsible for lost or incorrect entries submitted in
person.
RULES
Scoring: Winners will be selected on the basis of their picks. For each correct
pick in round 1, the entrant shall receive 1 point. For each correct pick in
round 2, the entrant shall receive 2 points. For each correct pick in round
3, the entrant shall receive 3 points. For each correct pick in round 4, the
entrant shall receive 4 points. For each correct pick in round 5 (the Final
Four), the entrant shall receive 5 points. For each correct pick in round 6
(the Championship), the entrant shall receive 6 points. If a play-in game exists,
that game will not count toward this pool. The two teams affected will be represented
in the initial round of the standard 64-team tournament as effectively one single
team. Contestants will not need to pick a winner of the play-in game.
In the event of a tie at the completion of Round 6, the winner shall be determined
by the entrant who predicted the total number of points in the Championship
Game, or came closest to the total.
If there remains a tie, the winner shall be determined by the entrant who picked
the most teams in the Final Four.
If there remains a tie, the winner shall be determined by the entrant who has
the highest pick percentage throughout the tournament.If there remains a tie, the prize will be
split between the winners.
The winners of the pool will be notified by e-mail or telephone within approximately
seven [7] days of the Championship Game. If prize is not claimed within thirty [30] days,
the prize is forfeited and will not be awarded. Prizes must be claimed in person at Bank of Springfield,
3400 West Wabash Ave., Springfield, Illinois.
PRIZE & ODDS OF WINNING
Grand Prize: A person who correctly picks 60 winners for
will win $100,000.00. ** In the event more than one entrant correctly picks 60 winners, the $100,000.00 Grand Prize will be split evenly among all winning entrants.
Prize for First Place: $1,000.00 payable to the winner.
Prize for Second Place: $500.00 payable to the winner
Prize for Third Place: $250.00 payable to the winner
Odds of winning are directly related to the number of entries and the contestant's
ability to pick the correct teams.
GENERAL CONDITIONS
The Pool is governed by, and these rules will be construed and interpreted
pursuant to, the laws of Illinois. A determined winner may be disqualified and,
in such case, an alternate winner may or may not be selected from among the
remaining eligible entries if a selected winner (i) cannot be reached because
the prize notification or prize is returned as non-deliverable or unclaimed
after 30 days, or (ii) is found to not have complied with the contest rules.
All unclaimed prizes will not be awarded. By accepting the prize, where permitted
by law, each winner agrees to grant to Sponsor and its licensees, affiliates,
and assigns the right to print, publish, broadcast, and use--worldwide in any
media now known or hereafter developed, including but not limited to the World
Wide Web--at any time or times, the winner's name, portrait, picture, voice,
likeness, and biographical information as news or information and for advertising
and promotional purposes without additional consideration. Further, by accepting
the prize, each winner agrees, and by entering this Pool, participants agree,
to release and hold harmless Sponsor, its licensees, and their respective parents,
affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, 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 a prize, participation in any pool-related activity, or participation
in this Pool. Void where prohibited.
Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual
it finds, in its sole discretion, to be tampering with the entry process or
the operation of the Pool or Web site; to be in violation of the Terms of Usage
of the Web site; to be acting in violation of the Official Rules; or to be acting
in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse,
threaten, or harass any other person. Any use of robotic, automatic, programmed,
or like entry methods will void all such entries by such methods.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A PARTICIPANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DAMAGE DELIBERATELY
ANY WEB SITE OR TO UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE POOL IS A VIOLATION
OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND, SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSORS RESERVE
THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PARTICIPANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY LAW. In the event of a dispute as to entries submitted by multiple users
having the same e-mail account, the authorized subscriber of the e-mail account
used to enter the Pool at the actual time of entry will be deemed to be the
participant and must comply with these rules. Authorized account subscriber
is deemed to be the natural person who is assigned an e-mail address by an Internet
access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization that is responsible
for assigning e-mail addresses or domain names associated with the submitted
e-mail address. Sponsor will prosecute any fraudulent activities to the full
extent of the law.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
Sponsor is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether
caused by Web site users or by any of the equipment or programming associated
with or utilized in the Pool or by any technical or human error that may occur
in the processing of submissions in the Pool. Sponsor 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 Web site. Sponsor is not responsible for injury or damage to participants'
or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating
in this Pool or downloading materials from or use of the Web site. If, for any
reason, the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned by reason of infection
by computer virus, worms, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud,
technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor that,
in the sole opinion of Sponsor, could corrupt or affect the administration,
security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Pool, Sponsor reserves
the right in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the
Internet portion of this Pool for any entries and select the winner from regular
mail-in entries and Internet entries received for that drawing prior to the
action taken. IN NO EVENT WILL SPONSOR, ITS LICENSEES, 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 INTERNET SITE WWW.GONTRAMARCHITECTURE.COM
OR THE DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM THAT SITE.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON SUCH SITE OR ANY PRIZE WON IS
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.
PRIVACY
By entering the Pool, participants agree to Sponsor's use of participant's
personal information as follows: to post results on the web site, for publicity
for future contests; or to send you information about Sponsors’ products.
Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be
100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information,
Sponsors cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit
to us or any information provided by our on-line products or services, and you
do so at your own risk. Sponsors will not be liable for disclosures of your
personal information due to errors in transmission or unauthorized acts of third
parties. However, once we receive your transmission, we do our best to ensure
its security on our systems by making reasonable efforts to protect the information.
If you wish to change the information you have provided, please contact Sponsors
at: bankshot@bankofspringfield.com.
SPONSORS
Bank of Springfield and Neuhoff Communications, Springfield, Illinois.
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