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TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND CONTEST RULES By signing up for the COUNTRY VIP Loyalty Club, members agree to abide by the terms and conditions and contest rules set out herein, which may be amended from time to time, and failure to do so may result in forfeiture of Points and cancellation of the member’s COUNTRY VIP Loyalty Club membership. The rules as set out below govern the overall day-to-day functions and eligibility for participation in the COUNTRY VIP Loyalty Club. When a specific raffle has their own set of contest rules, please ensure that you read the rules specific to that Loyalty Club contest in addition to the rules below.
1. PARTICIPATION To participate in The COUNTRY VIP CLUB visit http://www.country933.com/ and sign up to become a member. The COUNTRY VIP CLUB is for personal use only; businesses, corporations, joint ventures, partnerships, groups or associations are not eligible. Limit one user account per person. Once signed up as a COUNTRY VIP CLUB member you can earn Points by listening to COUNTRY 93.3 and visiting http://www.country933.com/ to log on to The COUNTRY VIP CLUB and doing any of the following:
1. The Most Wanted Artist: Listen to COUNTRY 93.3, Monday through Friday at 7:45am, 11:45am, 3:45pm + 6:45pm, for the “Country 93.3 Most Wanted Artist”. You will have until 11:59pm that same day to enter to win 500 Points for each correct Most Wanted Artist. Access to the COUNTRY VIP Club is through the home page located at http://www.country933.com/. Visit The Country VIP Club at http://www.country933.com/, login to The COUNTRY VIP Club – go to “Earn Points” and click on “Earn Points”. Pick the correct artist as announced on Country 93.3, then click Submit. Once you click the Submit button, you will not be allowed to make another entry.
2. Bonus Codes, Instant Win Codes: Listen to Country 93.3 and check out country933.com for random announcements of ways to get Bonus Codes. Bonus Codes may also be posted on the website, Facebook.com/country933 or distributed through the “Country VIP enewsletter” (a newsletter designed and sent exclusively to the members of The Country VIP Loyalty Club).
3. Surveys and other Contest Plays or Opportunities: At various times during the day, other Bonus Codes (numbers, words, or names) may be announced or posted on the site. These must also be entered on line before a designated time. This designated time will be posted on the site or announced on-air.
4. Refer up to 10 friends to become a VIP member by filling out the submission form under the "friend referral" page. This will automatically earn the member 100 points upon validation of the friend’s membership. All members who refer a friend, who does register as an Country VIP Club member, will receive 30% of all the direct points their friend earns for 7 days. This offer is valid for direct referrals only. Maximum 10 friend referrals.
To become and remain a registered Country VIP Loyalty Club member, you must have Internet access and a valid email account. Country 93.3 is not responsible for a member's inability to: connect to the Internet, login to the Country VIP Club website, gain access to their Country VIP Loyalty Club account or participate in any activity associated with this program, service outages or delays, computer difficulties or other technological glitches. Country VIP Loyalty Club membership is free and no purchase is necessary. 2. Eligibility Participation in Country 93.3 VIP Club is open to all residents of Fort McMurray and municipalities within the radio broadcast signal area who are 18 years of age or older except employees of Rogers, its parent and affiliate companies; its representatives and agents, the Contest suppliers, any persons residing in their respective households [1] and any immediate family members [2]. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations. [1] Household is defined as a separate, self-contained residence which has a unique municipal address. Proof may be required to be provided to ensure compliance with this rule. Rogers in its sole discretion will determine whether a household meets this condition. [2] Immediate family members are defined as parent(s) (including step parents), spouse (including common law and same sex), spouse of the father or mother (including common law and same sex), father-in-law (including common law and same sex), mother-in-law (including common law and same sex), brother (including step brother and brother-in-law), sister (including step sister and sister-in-law), children (including adopted and stepchildren) and grandparents. Participation is expressly limited to one account per person. VIP Points are non-transferable and may not be earned in advance. All duplicate accounts or suspected duplicate accounts are subject to cancellation without notification by Country 93.3. Email addresses may not be shared between players; therefore, each account needs to have a unique, valid email address associated with it. Accounts which have an excessive number of rejected emails may be automatically locked, preventing the player from accessing the Country 93.3 VIP Club until they contact Country 93.3 VIP Club Tech Support and provide an alternate email address. Repeated problems with email delivery to a player may result in permanent suspension of the member's account. Members are not authorized to access any other members' accounts, including entering codes or redeeming Country 93.3 VIP Club VIP Points for prizes or awards, even if the other member is a family member. Members need to enter codes and play the various Country 93.3 VIP Club games and surveys themselves to legally accumulate VIP Points. No machines, scripts or automated services may be used to access any part of the Country 93.3 VIP Club website, accumulate any VIP Points, bid on prizes and awards, or in any other way participate in this program. Over usage of Country 93.3 VIP Club system resources is not permitted, and is grounds for account suspension or termination at the sole discretion of Country 93.3. Country 93.3 is NOT responsible for members missing out on VIP Points due to, but not limited to, the following: forgotten username and/or password; problems, updates or maintenance which affects Country 93.3 VIP Club at a particular time; Internet, browser, server, or computer problems in general; lost codes or coupons; forgotten, incorrectly entered or misspelled codes, etc. Any VIP Points redemption suspected to be an inauthentic copy, or which is made in such a fashion as to not deduct the appropriate VIP Points amounts, may be disqualified (not accepted), at the sole discretion of Country 93.3. The authorized account holder or member is defined as 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. Country 93.3 reserves the right to disqualify any member from receiving a cash or prize award where Country 93.3, at its sole discretion, determines that the member has violated any of these rules, made any misrepresentation in connection with this program, or used any unintended/unannounced means to accumulate or redeem Country 93.3 VIP Club VIP Points. Sharing of Earn VIP Point, Bonus Codes, or other Country 93.3 VIP Club VIP Points earning among members is expressly prohibited. Violations will result in the termination of all violating account(s) and/or forfeiture of all accumulated VIP Points. Country 93.3 reserves the right to use any listener feedback in any way they choose.
3. Prize Awards Each item on the VIP Store or Raffles, pages will be assigned a VIP Point value. Members may redeem accumulated Country 93.3 VIP Club VIP Points for free prizes and awards. All prizes must be picked up at the office of Country 93.3 located at 9912 Franklin Avenue, Fort McMurray, AB T9H 2K5 unless otherwise specified upon VIP Point redemption. Station hours are 8:30am to 4:30PM, Monday through Friday (except holidays). When picking up your prize, you must provide a photo ID. In the case you are not able to pick up your prize you must send a letter of release with the designated person with a copy of your ID. Prizes must be picked-up within 30 business days of purchase - unless otherwise specified. Prizes not picked up within 30 business days from the date of purchase will be forfeited and VIP Points will not be refunded. Mailing options are at the sole discretion of Country 93.3 and will only be considered in extreme circumstances, or will be based on the prize size, weight, timeliness, and value. Member is always responsible to keep his/her Country 93.3 VIP Club account up-to-date with current information. If Country 93.3 deems that an individual has extreme circumstances and a prize is mailed out, Country 93.3 is not responsible if it is lost, stolen, misdirected, or damaged. The prize will not be replaced with future prizes nor will VIP Points be refunded. Prize winners are responsible for any and all expenses associated with their travel to and from Country 93.3 offices or other any location(s) associated with claiming a prize or award. Country 93.3 VIP Club VIP Points will not be credited or refunded for any reward, item or certificate which a Member claims but does not subsequently use. Member agrees to provide only true and accurate information to the Country 93.3 VIP Club at all times. In conjunction with claiming any item associated with the Country 93.3 VIP Club or spending any VIP Points for items, Member agrees to verify that all information in their Country 93.3 VIP Club account profile is up-to-date and accurate by providing a valid driver's license or state photo ID that substantially matches the information in their profile. Country 93.3 VIP Club Award items are not transferable. Awards may not be substituted for cash or any other items or merchandise. All Award claims are subject to verification by Country 93.3 management. All decisions made by Country 93.3 management are final. Prizes and awards will be awarded and distributed at the discretion of Country 93.3.
4. How to Redeem VIP Points / Entries to Receive Prizes
A validated Country 93.3 VIP Club Member redeems Country 93.3 VIP Club VIP Points by clicking on the "Submit" button for VIP Store or for Raffle entries on the Country 93.3 VIP Club website. In the event that another member is already in the process of redeeming that particular prize/item, the member who "first" clicked on "Submit" will receive the item/prize. In order to receive a prize or reward, winning members must contact Country 93.3 in accordance with instructions provided as part of this program, or provided online in connection with a specific offering, AND comply with the instructions provided by Country 93.3 personnel for verification and deduction of VIP Points balances. Failure to comply with the instructions may result in disqualification, at the sole discretion of Country 93.3. Any member that has a "winning" bid, and then fails to demonstrate they have the needed VIP Points in their account following an audit, will not be entitled to receive the award or prize and, at the discretion of Country 93.3, will have their VIP Points balance forfeited. Member VIP Points totals are subject to adjustment, and member accounts are subject to suspension or cancellation, by Country 93.3 for any activity which is in violation of any rules, or which is not in compliance with the intent of the program. Country 93.3 shall be the sole determiner in cases of suspected abuse or violation of Country 93.3 VIP Club rules, and any decision it makes relating to adjustment of VIP Points or termination of membership shall be final and binding. Members will be notified of any such adjustments through a posting in the history log (viewable in the Transactions section of My Account in the Country 93.3 VIP Club) or through an email sent to the email address in the member's account profile. Should the member disagree with any VIP Points adjustment or account suspension, the sole remedy will be withdrawal from the program. Country 93.3 makes no representations whatsoever regarding the value, if any, of VIP Points earned as a result of participation. Country 93.3 is under no obligation to provide members with any particular number of VIP Points earning opportunities or rewards. 5. Conditions
By becoming a member of The COUNTRY VIP Club, each member consents to the use of his/her entry, name, city of residence and/or photograph in any publicity carried out by COUNTRY 93.3 and/or its advertising agencies, without further compensation and consent to their photograph being taken for such use, without further compensation. Members may be required to sign a liability release prior to acceptance of an item. Pursuant to the liability release, Member will agree to hold M2O Media, Country 93.3, affiliated companies and the officers, shareholders, directors, employees, agents and representatives of each of them harmless against any and all claims or liability arising directly or indirectly from the prize or participation in Country 93.3 VIP Club. Country 93.3, in it sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process, the operation of the Country 93.3 websites, or who is otherwise in violation of the rules. It further reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify Country 93.3 VIP Club if it is not capable of completion as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort. Country 93.3 reserves the right to make changes in the rules of Country 93.3 VIP Club. Notice of any revisions will be posted to this page, so please revisit this page from time to time to ensure that you are aware of any changes to it. You are responsible for reviewing this Policy periodically, and your continued use of the Country 93.3 VIP Club website(s) following any modifications to the rules will be conclusively deemed acceptance of any changes. Country 93.3 reserves the right to substitute an item of equivalent or greater value should an original item awarded to or purchased by a player become unavailable. VIP Point values associated with any award can be changed or modified at any time. All Awards offered will show quantity available and will be redeemed on a first-come, first-served basis. Country 93.3 reserves the right to limit the quantity a member can buy of any specific Award. Country 93.3 reserves the right to disqualify any member from receiving a cash or prize award, where Country 93.3, at its sole discretion, determines that the player has misrepresented or used unintended / unannounced means to accumulate VIP Points or purchase prizes. Members may be asked to supply personal information. This information will not be sold to outsiders, but the aggregate information (without identifying players as individuals) will be used for marketing purposes by Country 93.3 and its affiliates. Country 93.3 reserves the right to discontinue, suspend or modify this Program at any time, including the termination of all opportunities to use or otherwise redeem accumulated Country 93.3 VIP Club VIP Points. From time to time Country 93.3 may decrease or zero out the VIP Points in all Country 93.3 VIP Club accounts. At those times all accounts will either start at zero VIP Points or be decreased by an amount or percentage to be determined by Country 93.3 and all unused VIP Points will no longer be valid. Members will be notified if and when the VIP Points deduction will take place. No purchase is necessary. Country 93.3 VIP Club is void where prohibited. Failure to comply with the Country 93.3 VIP Club rules may result in a player's disqualification at the sole discretion of Country 93.3. A written copy of the Country 93.3 VIP Club rules is available during regular business hours at the Country 93.3 offices or by sending a self-address stamped envelope to: Country 93.3 VIP Club 9912 Franklin Avenue, Fort McMurray, AB T9H 2K5
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