NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE SURVEY CONTEST (the “PROMOTION”)
OFFICIAL RULES & HOW TO ENTER (the “Official Rules”)
DESCRIPTION: Two Circles, Incorporated (“Two Circles”) is conducting a marketing and research survey (the “Survey”) on behalf of National Lacrosse League Inc. (“NLL”). The purpose of the Survey is to gather consumer feedback and data regarding the National Lacrosse League’s audience and preferences. The data and results collected from the Survey shall be used in the preparation of an analysis report by Two Circles and to inform strategic decision making by the NLL. Together with the Survey, the NLL will be sponsoring the National Lacrosse League Survey Contest (the “Contest” and, together with the Survey, the “Promotion”) which will be available to eligible participants that have completed the Survey (each a “Contestant”), subject to and in accordance with these Official Rules. Contest winners will be selected randomly from all eligible Entries (defined below). The maximum number of Entries allowed is one (1) per person and unique e-mail address. The Contest is open only to legal residents of the United States or Canada (excluding residents of the Province of Quebec) who are eighteen (18) years of age or older by May 12, 2022. The Promotion is void where prohibited. Employees, agents, and representatives (and their immediate families (parent, child, spouse or sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and those living in their same households, whether or not related) of the NLL, any NLL member club, Two Circles and their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries are not eligible to enter or win. By participating, Contestants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the NLL, which are binding and final on matters relating to this Contest. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws. The Contest will consist of seven (7) prize winners as specified herein (each a “Winner”).
TIMING: The Contest begins at 12:01AM Eastern Standard Time (“EST”) on Thursday, May 12, 2022 and ends at 11:59PM EST on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 (the “Promotion Period”). Entries will be accepted solely during the Promotion Period. NLL will notify the Winners at the end of the Promotion Period, on or about July 6, 2022. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN THE END OF THE PROMOTION PERIOD.
TO ENTER: To enter the Contest, Contestants will complete an online survey at https://www.nll.com/news/2022-nll-fan-survey/ answer an arithmetic skill-testing question and provide their first name and last name, address, city, state, zip code, telephone number and a valid email address to be used to contact the Contestant if they are selected as a Winner (each an “Entry” or “Entries”). No purchase is necessary, but Contestants must complete the Survey to enter the Contest. Entries will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of Entry. One Entry per person/authorized account holder and related email address. The authorized account holder is the natural person who is assigned to the email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization that is responsible by assigning email addresses or the domain associated with the submitted email address.
The following applies to all Entries: By submitting an Entry, each Contestant agrees that the Entry conforms to these Official Rules and that NLL, in its sole discretion, may disqualify the Entry for any reason, including if it determines, in its sole discretion, that an Entry fails to conform to these Official Rules in any way. Entries must be received during the Promotion Period. Multiple Entries received from any single, unique e-mail address during the Promotion Period will be void. Entries generated by mechanical means and Entries by any means which subvert the Entry process are void. Entries that are late, incomplete, inaccurate, lost, damaged, generated by automated means or which otherwise fail to comply with these Official Rules are void. All required information on the Entry forms must be provided, or the Entry will be void.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY: By participating in the Contest, each Contestant hereby grants to NLL, its affiliates (including each NLL member club) and each NLL designee, permission and license to use Contestant’s name, likeness and/or other biographical information (without any prior approval, consent, or any compensation) including, without limitation, in connection with NLL’s marketing, advertising and promotional activities. Each Contestant acknowledges that the foregoing permission and license shall be perpetual and irrevocable, and the rights granted shall include any use (whether now known or hereinafter contemplated), via any and all media (whether now known or hereinafter devised), worldwide, for any purpose (including without limitation advertising, promotional, trade, or other purposes), without any further permission or additional consideration required. The NLL will disqualify any Entry from Contestants who do not meet the eligibility requirements and the NLL will delete any Entry knowingly received from Contestants under the age of 13 in compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. Any materials submitted by a Contestant in connection with the Promotion become the property of the NLL and will not be returned. Any use of the National Lacrosse League’s website (if applicable) constitutes agreement by Contestant to the National Lacrosse League’s Terms of Service Agreement and to the use of Personal Information as stated in the Privacy Policy located at www.nll.com, except to the extent prohibited by applicable law.
random DRAWING: NLL will select the Winners in a random drawing from among all eligible Entries within 42 days after the end of the Promotion Period. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible Entries. Two Circles, on behalf of NLL, will conduct all drawings.
WINNER NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by e-mail or any other means in NLL’s sole discretion. If a Winner does not respond to the notification e-mail within seventy-two (72) hours of transmission of message by NLL, an alternate Winner will be selected. Except where prohibited by law, Entry constitutes permission to use Winner’s name, hometown, and likeness for online posting, and/or any advertising and publicity without additional compensation or consent. Winner may be required to execute and return an affidavit of eligibility, a liability release, and a publicity release within twenty-four (24) hours of receipt of such documents. If such documents are not returned within the specified time period, a Prize or Prize notification is rejected, faulty or returned as undeliverable, NLL is unable to contact a potential Winner within seventy-two (72) hours of notification, or a potential Winner is not in compliance with these Official Rules, the Prize will be forfeited and, at NLL’s discretion and time permitting, an alternate Winner selected for the drawing at issue.
PRIZES: The following prizes (each a “Prize” and collectively the “Prizes”) will be awarded to eligible Contestants that are randomly selected in accordance with these Official Rules:
- One (1) Winner will receive four (4) tickets for an agreed upon 2022-2023 NLL regular season home game for the NLL team of Winner’s choice (such Prize has an approximate retail value (“ARV”) of $120.00). NLL shall determine, in its sole discretion, the location of any tickets within the venue. Alternatively, the Winner may elect to receive a one (1) year subscription to ESPN+ (such Prize has an ARV of $84.00) or TSN Direct such Prize has an ARV of $200.00).
- One (1) Winner will receive a NLL jersey of their choice from NLLShop.com or Fanatics.ca (such prize has an ARV of $100.00)
- Five (5) Winners will receive a $50 gift card for NLLShop.com or Fanatics.ca (each such Prize has an ARV of $50.00).
GENERAL PRIZE CONDITIONS: Each Winner agrees that their respective Prize is awarded “as is” with no warranty, representation, or guarantee, either express or implied, in fact or in law, whether now known or hereinafter enacted, relative to the use or enjoyment of the Prize, including, without limitation, its quality, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Travel, transportation, parking, and any and all other costs or expenses not expressly set forth in these Official Rules are not included in the Prizes. Winners may not substitute, assign or transfer a Prize or redeem a Prize for cash. The Winner is responsible for all applicable federal, state, provincial and local taxes, if any. NLL will not replace any lost, mutilated, or stolen Prize or any Prize that is undeliverable or does not reach the Winner for any reason, including, without limitation, because of incorrect or changed contact information. No more than the stated Prize will be awarded. If the Prize is legitimately claimed, it will be awarded. A Prize cannot be claimed by a third party on behalf of a Winner. The NLL reserves the right to make changes to these Official Rules, including the substitution of a Prize or Prizes of equivalent or greater value, which will become effective upon announcement. In the case of any Prize that involves the use of the internet for access to programming, the Winner is solely responsible for all equipment, services, connections, subscription requirements, etc. necessary therefor and NLL shall not be responsible for a Winner’s inability to utilize or enjoy such a Prize, including, without limitation, due to difficulty accessing the Internet, service outages or delays, computer or equipment difficulties, or other technological glitches.
GENERAL CONDITIONS OF THE PROMOTION AND RELEASE: Released Parties (as defined below) are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, inaccurate, stolen, misdirected, undelivered, garbled, illegible, or otherwise faulty Entries; or for technical failure or other errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Promotion, including, without limitation, errors or, difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing of Entries (including, without limitation, Entries not received due to difficulty accessing the Internet, service outages or delays, computer difficulties or other technological glitches), the announcement of the Prizes and the Winners, the delivery and receipt of Prizes or in any Contest-related materials. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information. Released Parties are not responsible for injury or damage to Contestants’ or any person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in this Promotion. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Promotion, act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or who are in violation of these Official Rules, as solely determined by NLL, will be disqualified and all associated Entries will be void. NLL reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend, modify, or terminate the Contest should any portion of the Contest be, in NLL’s sole opinion, compromised by non-authorized human intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion of the NLL, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play, or submission of Entries, or for any other reason determined by NLL in its sole discretion and, if terminated, at its discretion, select the potential Winner(s) for the drawing(s) at issue from all eligible, non-suspect Entries received prior to action taken or as otherwise deemed fair and appropriate by NLL. NLL is not responsible for electronic communications that are undeliverable as a result of any form of active or passive filtering of any kind, or insufficient space in entrant’s e-mail account to receive e-mail messages. NLL is not responsible, and may disqualify an entrant, if his or her e-mail address, telephone, or other contact information does not work or if it is changed without entrant giving prior written notice to NLL. NLL’s failure to or decision not to enforce any provision in these Official Rules will not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision. In the event there is an alleged or actual ambiguity, discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest-related materials and/or these Official Rules (including any alleged discrepancy or inconsistency in these Official Rules), it will be resolved in NLL’s sole discretion. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Official Rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein. If NLL determines at any time in its sole discretion that a Winner or potential Winner is disqualified, ineligible, or in violation of these Official Rules, NLL reserves the right in its sole discretion to select an alternate Winner, even if the disqualified potential Winner’s name may have been shown or announced publicly. If any person supplies false information, obtains Entries by fraudulent means or is otherwise determined to be in violation of these Official Rules in an attempt to obtain any Prize, NLL may disqualify that person and seek damages from him or her and that person may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. To the fullest extent permitted under applicable laws, each Contestant, by participating in the Promotion, agrees that the National Lacrosse League, Inc., each of its member clubs (including the Albany FireWolves, Buffalo Bandits, Calgary Roughnecks, Colorado Mammoth, Georgia Swarm, Halifax Thunderbirds, Las Vegas Desert Dogs, New York Riptide, Philadelphia Wings, Rochester Knighthawks, Saskatchewan Rush, San Diego Seals, Toronto Rock, and the Vancouver Warriors), Two Circles, ESPN, TSN, Fanatics and their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries and advertising and promotion agencies and all of their respective owners, officers, directors, members, managers, contractors, employees, representatives and agents, and all others connected with them or the Promotion (collectively, the “Released Parties”) will have no liability whatsoever for, and are hereby indemnified, released and held harmless by Contestant against, any liability, for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind, including death, to persons, or property resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse, awarding or use of any Prize (including any activity related thereto) or while preparing for, participating in and/or traveling to or from any Prize-related activity. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND, SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, NLL WILL DISQUALIFY ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL AND RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) AND OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
DISPUTES: Any controversy, dispute or claim regarding the performance or interpretation of these Official Rules shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York and resolved by binding arbitration in accordance with the JAMS Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures, with such arbitration to be conducted in New York County, New York. By participating in the Promotion, Contestants hereby waive their right to a jury trial. Except where prohibited, as a condition of participating in this Contest, each Contestant agrees that any and all disputes that cannot be resolved between the Contestant and any Released Party, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion, Contest, or the Prizes awarded, or the determination of the Winners must be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances will a Contestant be permitted or entitled to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or any other damages, including attorneys’ fees, other than Contestant’s actual out-pocket expenses (if any), not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250), and Contestant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.
OFFICIAL RULES AND LIST OF WINNERS: For a copy of these Official Rules and/or a list of Winners, mail a self-addressed stamped envelope specifying the requested information to: National Lacrosse League, Inc., 111 S Independence Mall E Ste 500, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Only one (1) request per outer envelope will be fulfilled.
SPONSOR: National Lacrosse League, Inc. is the sponsor of the Promotion, including the Contest.