NO PURCHASE OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
SPONSORS: COMP Performance Group, Digital Designs, Holley Products, Hotchkis Sport Suspension, Pacific Performance Products, Spectre Peformance.
ADMINISTRATOR: Motorator, Inc. 13428 Maxella Ave., Suite 432, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292.
AGREEMENT TO OFFICAL RULES: By participating in the Motorator Crew Chief Challenge Contest (the" Contest"), each Participant fully and unconditionally agrees to and accepts these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsors, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. The individual submitting Content is referred to as an "Entrant"; participants who wish to vote are referred to as "Voters"; Entrants and Voters are referred to as "Participants". Registration is free and available for all Participants at http://www.motorator.com (the "Contest Site").
WHO MAY ENTER: The Contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, who are 18 years of age or older with Internet access at the time of Entry. Only Entrants logging onto the Internet from within the 50 United States and the District of Columbia are eligible to enter the Contest. You may not participate if you are not a legal U.S. resident and physically located within the U.S. at the time of Entry. Employees of Sponsors are NOT ELIGIBLE to participate in the Contest as an Entrant. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.
CONTEST DATES: The Contest begins at 12:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time ("PST") on September 14, 2009 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. PST on February 15, 2010 (the "Contest Period"). All Entries and votes must be received by 11:59:59 p.m. PST on February 15, 2010. Any entries and votes not received within this Contest Period will be disqualified.
HOW TO ENTER: Visit Motorator at http://www.motorator.com and follow the links and instructions for official Entry. An official Contest Entry is the registration and submission of one’s e-mail address and password. Limit: one (1) Contest Entry per e-mail. Incomplete, multiple, invalid or duplicate entry submissions will be disqualified. Entries are only accepted online and must be received during the Contest Period. Entries to Motorator between September 14, 2009 and February 15, 2010, will be deemed to have been received during the Contest Period and will be recorded in alphabetical order. The Entrant must use a valid email address during registration. The authorized account holder of the email address used to submit the Entry will be deemed the Entrant responsible for the Entry. The "authorized account holder" is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Potential winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.
CONTENT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: The submitted Content must meet the following guidelines:
Videos: videos submitted in the following formats will be accepted: .avi, .dv, .mov, .qt, .mpeg, .mp4, .3gp, .asf, .wmv, .flv. Videos submitted in either 4:3 ratio or 16:9 widescreen ratio will be accepted.
Content: all content, including comments, questions, answers, and replies that are in accordance with our Community Guidelines will be accepted.
Images: Photos and images that are in accordance with our Community Guidelines will be accepted in the following formats: .gif, .jpg, .png.
Each Entry including all Content must be suitable for display and publication in all forms of media, including but not limited to the Internet, the World Wide Web, print, radio, and network, cable or satellite television broadcast. Accordingly, Content submissions must be dignified, modest and in good taste, may not be obscene or indecent, including but not limited to profanity, must not contain any offensive or defamatory statements including but not limited to words and symbols that might be considered offensive to individuals of any race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or socioeconomic group, must not include threats to any person, place, business, group or world peace, it must not invade privacy or other rights of any person, firm or entity, must not include any third party trademarks or copyrighted materials, including brand names, logos, text or other similar materials, it must not portray Sponsors or Sponsors’ brands or products in any way that might tend to subject any of them to public contempt, scandal, disrepute or ridicule, and it must not in any other way violate any applicable laws, rules or regulations or network standards. Sponsor reserves the right to make determinations of suitability in its sole and absolute discretion, and to remove and disqualify any Entry it determines to be inappropriate for any of the reasons listed above, or for any other reason at Sponsor's sole discretion.
CONTENT USE: Sponsors do not claim any ownership rights in the text, files, videos, musical works, works of authorship, artworks or any other materials ("Content") that Entrant submits to Motorator related to the Contest. By submitting Content, Entrant hereby grants to Sponsors and its affiliated companies a limited license to use, modify, publicly perform, publicly display, reproduce, and distribute the Content solely in connection with Sponsors’ sale of automotive products, including advertising, publicity, promotion and training purposes. Sponsor shall not operate as an agent of Entrant or promote the Content for the purpose of receiving remuneration from its distribution.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Visit Motorator at http://www.motorator.com and follow the links and instructions for contest Entry. Earn “MotoRating” points by using the features on the Web site: upload videos; receive votes for your videos; receive votes for your comments; ask questions within the Experts section; answer questions; receive votes for your questions, answers and replies; and receive votes for your Blog comments and replies. Voters may submit a negative vote for content that they believe to be off topic, offensive, spam or lacking quality or information compared to similar content.
MotoRating points will be issued for the following actions within each respective section of the Motorator Web site.
Videos:
+2 Upload a video
+1 Positive vote for a video
-1 Negative vote for a video
+1 Positive vote on a video comment or reply
-1 Negative vote on a video comment or reply
Experts:
+2 Ask a question
+1 Positive vote for your question
-1 Negative vote for your question
+1 Answer a question
+2 Positive vote for your answer
-1 Negative vote for your answer
+1 Positive vote for your comment or reply
-1 Negative vote for your comment or reply
Blog:
+1 Positive vote for your Blog comment or reply
-1 Negative vote for your Blog comment or reply
Voters must be registered at Motorator.com to place a vote. Registration is free and available at http://www.motorator.com. Voting using assistance or tools of any kind including mechanical, form filling or other software or robotic or automated assistance with regard to all or any part of the voting process is not allowed and will void such vote attempts by such methods. Entrants are not eligible to vote for their own content submission. One vote per user, per content item will be accepted.
WINNER SELECTION: MotoRating points will be accumulated as “Total MotoRating Points” for that Entrant. Total MotoRating Points tallied at the end of the Contest Period will determine the four (4) highest ranked Entrants with the most Total MotoRating Points as winners. One (1) Entrant with the most Total MotoRating Points will be deemed the “winner” of the Grand Prize at the end of the Contest Period. Three (3) Entrants with the successive Total MotoRating Points will be deemed “winners” of the First Place Prizes at the end of the Contest Period. One (1) First Place Prize will be issued to each First Place “winner” and chosen by a random drawing held by the Sponsor at the end of the Contest Period.
Sponsor will declare winners on or about February 19, 2010 (the "Declaration Date"). The odds of winning depend on the eligible Entries received and number of votes. Entrants must comply with all terms and condition of these Official Rules, the Motorator Community Guidelines and the Site Terms, as winning is contingent upon fulfilling all Contest requirements.
TOTAL PRIZES AND VALUES: The Entry that receives the highest number of Total MotoRating Points will be declared the Grand Prize Winner. The Entries with the second, third and fourth highest Total MotoRating Points will jointly be declared the First Place Prize Winners. A tie will be broken by the date at which the Entrant achieved the highest Total MotoRating Points.
GRAND PRIZE PACKAGE (1) (up to $10,000.00 value):
One (1) Custom Crate Engine (choice of Chevy Small Block, Ford Small Block or Mopar Big Block) featuring all or some of the following parts:
• Avenger prepped cylinder heads
• COMP Cams “K-Kit” valvetrain components
• Holley carburetor
• Holley fuel pump
• TCI harmonic damper
• Weiand intake manifold
• Hooker headers
FIRST PLACE PRIZES (3):
One (1) Hotchkis Sway Bar Kit (choice of kit) with up to a $705.95 value.
One (1) Digital Designs Car Audio Package (choice of speaker sizes) with up to a $682.00 value (2 pair of CX coaxials, 1 loaded DDLE subwoofer enclosure, 1 C2b subwoofer amplifier).
One (1) Spectre Performance Intake Kit (choice of kit) with up to a $381.00 value
GENERAL PRIZE RESTRICTIONS: All Prizes – Prizes may not be transferred nor assigned. No cash or other substitution may be made, except by the Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute the prize in whole or in part with another prize of comparable or greater value if the intended prize is not available for any reason as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. Prize winners are responsible for any other expenses related to the acceptance and use of the prize not specified. Winners will be responsible for all applicable taxes (not limited to federal, state local and/or income) and will be required to provide his/her Social Security number or tax ID for tax reporting purposes as Sponsor will file an IRS Form 1099 with the Internal Revenue Service for the fair market value of prize. In the event that any potential Prize winner is disqualified for any reason, that prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate. Winners must take delivery of prize within 30 days of notice of availability from Sponsor. Winner must a have valid U.S. driver’s license to take delivery. Prizes awarded may differ from any product shown in promotional materials. Prize color, options and equipment will be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Any and all costs pertaining to the prize beyond the actual prize value, including but not limited to installation services, licenses/permits, labor, insurance, purchased items or services, ongoing maintenance, replacement or repair obligations, shall be the sole responsibility of the Recipient which shall be required to agree to the foregoing commitment.
PRIZE NOTIFICATION: The Sponsor will attempt to notify each Winner by e-mail or telephone on or about the Declaration Date. If Sponsor is unable to contact any Winner, or if any notification is returned as undeliverable, for any reason beyond Sponsor's control, the Winner will be disqualified, Winner's prize shall be forfeited, and a substitute Winner may be selected under Sponsor's discretion.
PRIZE DELIVERY: Allow 4-8 weeks from the Declaration Date for delivery of prizes, estimated between February 19, 2010 and April 15, 2010. Prizes will be shipped out to the address specified in registration unless otherwise indicated by Winner before shipment. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for lost, late, damaged, misdirected, illegible, incomplete or delayed shipment of prizes or incorrect postal addresses.
PUBLICITY CONSENT: As a condition of Entry, all Entrants grant to the Sponsor the right to use Entrant's name, and other biographical information, photograph, likeness, voice, statements and/or image, as well as Entrants' Content for advertising, publicity, promotion and training purposes without territorial, time or use limitations, including without limitation online announcements, without additional compensation unless prohibited by law.
GENERAL CONDITIONS / RELEASE: By participating, Entrants (a) release Promotion Entities, their respective directors, officers, agents and employees from any and all liability for any claims, costs, injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by their participation, including the unauthorized or illegal access to personally identifiable or sensitive information or the acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of the prize; and (b) acknowledge that said parties have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guarantee, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relative to a prize including, but not limited to the prize quality or availability except for Sponsor and the limited warranty provided with the contest prize(s). Neither Promotion Entities nor any service providers are responsible for incorrect or inaccurate transcription of Entry information, or for any human or other error, technical malfunctions, lost/delayed data or voice transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, line failures of any telephone network, computer equipment, software, inability to access any online service or Website or to complete a telephone call or facsimile transaction, or any other error or malfunction, or late, lost or misdirected mail, or any injury or damage to participant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation in this Promotion. Any Entry will be void if altered, deleted, destroyed, forged, fraudulent, improperly accessed, inaccurate, incomplete, interrupted, late, non-deliverable, tampered with, unauthorized or unintelligible.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE, TAMPER WITH THE ENTRY PROCESS, OR OTHERWISE UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES OR INSTANT WIN GAME MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO COOPERATE IN THE PROSECUTION OF ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL(S) AND TO PURSUE ALL REMEDIES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. If for any reason the Promotion is not capable of being executed as planned, or infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, action of Entrants, technical failures or any other causes which in the opinion of the Sponsor, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Promotion, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any suspect Entry or Entrant and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion. In the event of any cancellation, termination or suspension, notice thereof will be posted at www.motorator.com and the determination of the Contest winner will be made per the specifics described in the WINNER SELECTION section from among all eligible, non-suspect Contest Entries received as of the date of the termination, cancellation or suspension, as Sponsor determines in its sole discretion provided that in such circumstances Sponsor reserves the right not to award the Contest prize. Entries not complying with all rules are subject to disqualification. Except where prohibited by law, acceptance of prize constitutes permission for Sponsor to use the winner’s names, hometown, likeness, statements (where applicable) and other identifiable information for promotional, advertising and marketing purposes in any media throughout the world without additional prize, incentive, consideration, consent or review; and upon request, winners will provide written consent to such use.
INTERNET: 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, or alteration of, entries/votes. Sponsor and/or Releasees are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or telephone lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry/vote to be received by Sponsor on account of technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to computers, Entrant's/Voter's or any other person's computer or any other property, relating to or resulting from participation in the Contest or downloading any materials in the Contest. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other errors in the printing of the offer, administration of the Contest or the announcement of the prizes, or for lost, late, misdirected, damaged, incomplete or illegal Entries.
DISPUTES: Entrants agree that (a) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Promotion or prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the Southern District of California or the appropriate California State Court located in Los Angeles County, California; (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (c) under no circumstances will Entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and Entrant hereby waives all rights to, claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, Entrant's rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Promotion, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of State of California, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of California or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than State of California.
PRIVACY POLICY: Any personal information supplied by you to Motorator is subject to Sponsor's privacy policy posted at
http://www.motorator.com/privacy_policy. Unless prohibited by Sponsor's privacy policy or by law, by entering the Contest, you grant Sponsor permission to share your email address and any other personally identifiable information with Contest Entities for the sole purpose of Contest administration, vote tallying and prize fulfillment. Your email address will be shared with Sponsors for the purpose of sending Sponsors’ information or newsletters, with the option to opt-out after the first mailing. Motorator will not sell, rent, transfer or otherwise disclose your personal data to any third party other than as explicitly described herein.
WINNER'S LIST: For the name of the Winners available after February 19, 2010, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Motorator, Inc.- Crew Chief Challenge Winners List, 13428 Maxella Ave., Suite 432, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292 for receipt. Requests received after March 31, 2010 will not be honored. This online Contest is sponsored by:
Motorator 13428 Maxella Ave., #432, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Pacific Performance Parts 1006 E. Orangefair Lane, Anaheim, CA 92801
COMP Performance Group 3406 Democrat Rd., Memphis, TN 38118
Digital Designs 1141 NW 1st Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73106
Holley Performance Products 1801 Russellville Rd., Bowling Green, KY 42101
Hotchkis Performance 12035 Burke St., Suite 13, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Spectre Performance 1720 South Carlos Ave., Ontario, CA 91761
All decisions of Motorator management in connection with this Contest are final and binding on Winners.
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