“Best of Mid-Valley”
OFFICIAL RULES
1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT
INCREASE YOUR ODDS OF WINNING. SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE FEDERAL,
STATE, LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. VOID WHERE
PROHIBITED.
2. Eligibility. The “Best of the Mid-Valley” (the “Contest”) is open to Oregon residents who are 18
years and older at the time of entry. Employees and contractors of Statesman Journal Media
(“Sponsor”), Gannett Co., Inc., and each of their respective affiliated companies, subsidiaries,
advertising or promotional agencies, and other agents, and the immediate family members of, and
any persons domiciled with such employees or contractors, are not eligible to enter or to win.
3. How to Nominate and Vote. The Contest begins at 8:00 a.m. (P.T.) March 5, 2012 and ends at
5 p.m. (P.T.) April 8, 2012 (the “Contest Period”).
Nominations will be accepted beginning at 8:00 a.m. (P.T.) Monday March 5, 2012 and ending at
12:00 p.m. (P.T.) Monday March 12, 2012 (The “Nomination Period”).
During the Nomination Period enter online by visiting statesmanjournal.com/bestof or
facebook.com/statesmanjournal.com, select one of seven topic areas (1) Food & Drink; (2)
Entertainment; (3) Recreation & Fitness; (4) Personal Services; (5) Professional Services; (6)
Shopping; (7) Local Schools) and completing the survey in each area by entering a name in a text
entry field and selecting a city from a dropdown field. You are not required to nominate in all
categories. You may return any time before noon Monday, March 12 to add nominations to
unfilled categories. Only one survey in each topic area will be accepted from a single computer.
Click the submit button to enter your nominees when finished. You may nominate a single
business in more than one category. Businesses with multiple locations will appear as a single
nomination. Only organizations and activities that are currently operating in Marion and Polk
counties will be eligible for nomination.
The regular online voting period begins 8:00 a.m. Sunday, March 18 and ends at 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 8, 2012. For those who like the Statesman Journal’s Facebook page, the online
voting period beings 8 a.m. Thursday, March 15 and ends 5:00 p.m. Sunday, April 8, 2012. Visit
StatesmanJournal.com/facebook and select “like”.
During the Voting Period enter online by visiting statesmanjournal.com/bestof, select your
favorite nominees from the drop-down menu listed. You are not required to vote in all categories.
You are permitted to vote once in each category per day.
Sponsor will not be responsible for incomplete, lost, late, misdirected or illegible entries or for
failure to receive entries due to transmission failures or technical failures of any kind, including,
without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, hardware or software, whether originating
with sender or Sponsor.
4. Winner Selection. The business with the highest vote total from each category will win the
“Gold” award. The business with the second highest vote total from each category will win the
“Silver” award. The business with the third highest vote total from each category will win the
“Bronze” award. The business can win for more than one category.
5. Prizes and Odds. All “Gold” “Silver” and “Bronze” businesses will be awarded a winner
certificate and will be listed under the category for which it won in the Winners Announcement
section. In the event of a tie in any category, more than one winner may be awarded. Odds
depend upon total votes received.
6. Winner Notification and Acceptance. Owner of the winning business will be notified by
email, phone, and/or in person by a Statesman Journal Media representative. Winners may waive
their right to receive prizes. Prizes are non-assignable and nontransferable. No substitutions
allowed by winner. Prizes and individual components of prize packages are subject to
availability and Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. Winners
are solely responsible for reporting and payment of any taxes on prizes. Winners may be
required to complete an affidavit of eligibility/liability and publicity release which must be
returned as directed by Sponsor. Failure to complete, sign and return the affidavit, or to comply
with any term or condition of these Official Rules, may result in a winner’s disqualification, the
forfeiture of his or her interest in the prize, and the award of the prize to a substitute winner.
Except where prohibited, acceptance of any prize constitutes winner’s consent to the publication
of his or her name, biographical information and likeness in any media for any commercial or
promotional purpose, without limitation the Internet, or further compensation. Prizes not won
and claimed by eligible winners in accordance with these Official Rules will not be awarded and
will remain the property of Sponsor.
7. Participation. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the
decisions of Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify persons found tampering with or
otherwise abusing any aspect of this contest as solely determined by Sponsor. In the event the
contest is compromised by a virus, non-authorized human intervention, tampering or other
causes beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor which corrupts or impairs the administration,
security, fairness or proper operation of the contest, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole
discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the contest. Should the contest be terminated prior to
the stated expiration date, Sponsor reserves the right to award prizes based on the entries
received before the termination date. Any questions regarding the number of entries submitted
or the owner of an ISP account shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, and
Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entries by persons determined to be tampering with
or abusing any aspect of the Contest. In the event of a dispute, all online entries and/or votes will
be deemed to have been submitted by the owner of the Facebook or ISP account from which
they were sent. For these purposes a Facebook or ISP account holder shall mean the natural
person assigned to such account by the Internet access provider, online service provider or other
organization responsible for assigning Facebook or ISP addresses for the domain associated with
such account. All entries must comply with Facebook’s Data Use Policy
http://www.facebook.com/about/privacy or will be disqualified. Facebook is not a sponsor of
the Contest, and expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with the Contest. All
entries that do not comply with Facebook’s guidelines will be disqualified. By participating you
release Facebook from any liability in connection with this Contest.
8. Construction. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall not affect
the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any such provision is
determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these rules shall be construed in accordance
with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.
9. Sponsor The Best of the Mid-Valley is sponsored by Statesman Journal Media. The decisions of
Sponsor regarding the selection of winners and all other aspects of the contest shall be final and
binding in all respects. Sponsor will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other
inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to the contest. For a list of
winners (available after May 30, 2012) or a copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed,
stamped envelope to “Winners List/Official Rules” (as applicable), Best of the Mid-Valley,
Statesman Journal, P.O. Box 13009, Salem, OR 97309. If you have any questions regarding this
contest, please submit an e-mail to cshryock@statesmanjournal.com.
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