Afternoon Tea Do Tell Rules
| Contest Name: | Afternoon Tea Do Tell |
| Station: | Maryland Public Television |
| Station Address: | 11767 Owings Mills Blvd, Owings Mills, MD 21117 |
| Telephone: | (410) 581-4029 |
Maryland Public Television ("MPT" or "the company") will conduct the contest substantially as described in these rules, and by participating, each participant agrees as follows:
1. Description of Contest/Participation
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Watch Maryland Public Television weekdays from 1:00pm to 4:30pm. We will present a story/letter solicitation on the air with instructions on how to participate. Go to the Afternoon Tea website to submit your story, or mail it to: "Do Tell Afternoon Tea," c/o MPT, 11767 Owings Mills Blvd., Owings Mills, MD 21117. One story/letter will be featured each week, on-air and online. The author of the selected story/letter will receive a prize.
A. Dates of Contest: There will be one featured story/letter winner per week. Maryland Public Television has the right to end the Do Tell contest at any time without notice.
2. Prize
The winner will receive an Afternoon Tea mug, or similar prize of equal value as determined by MPT.
3. Eligibility and Limitations
Participants must be 18 years of age or older, and have not won a prize within the last 90 days. Full or part-time employees (including consultants) of Maryland Public Television are not eligible to participate in any contests. Limit one winner per immediate family. The term "immediate family" includes spouses, siblings, parents, children, grandparents, and grandchildren, whether as "in-laws," or by current or past marriage(s), remarriage(s), adoption, co-habitation or other family extension, and any other persons residing at the same household whether or not related. In order to participate in this contest, contestants agree that we may use their name, likeness and city and state of residence on-air and in any station promotional material without prior approval or compensation of any kind.
4. Delivery Disclaimer
Participants may submit their stories/letters via e-mail or by USPS mail. The Company disclaims all liability for the inability of a participant to complete or continue an email message due to equipment malfunction, busy lines, inadvertent disconnections, traffic congestion on internet lines, power outages and acts beyond the Company's control, or otherwise.
5. Publicity
By participating, all participants and winner(s) grant the Company exclusive permission to use their names, characters, photographs, voices, and likenesses in connection with promotion of this and other contests and waive any claims to royalty, right, or remuneration for such use in any media, worldwide, in perpetuity.
6. Release
By participating, each participant and winner waives any and all claims of liability against the Company, its employees, its sponsors and agents, for any personal injury or loss which may occur from the conduct of, or participation in, the contest, or from the use or misuse of any prize.
7. Decisions
The Company reserves the right to disqualify any participant or winner and may refuse to award any prize to a person who is ineligible or has violated any rule, gained unfair advantage in participating in the contest, or obtained winner status using fraudulent means. Further, the Company will resolve any disputes, conflicting claims or ambiguities concerning the rules and the Company's decisions concerning such disputes shall be final. All decisions will be made by the Company and are final. The Company may waive any of these rules in its sole discretion. All participants are bound by these rules. Decisions of the judges are final and binding with respect to all contest related matters.
8. Miscellaneous
Each winner may be required to submit proof of eligibility and identity and sign the Company's release form to claim the prize. No purchase necessary to participate or win. Void where prohibited. Odds of winning depend upon the number of participants. The Company may substitute a prize of equivalent value, amend the rules or discontinue the contest at any time as announced on the station. The Company disclaims any responsibility to notify participants of any aspect related to the conduct of this contest. Written copies of these rules are available during normal business hours at the business offices of the station and by mail upon written request with a stamped, self-addressed return envelope. All entries become the property of the Company and will not be returned. All federal, state and local regulations apply.
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