CBS 11/TXU Energy Beat the Heat Contest

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1 CBS 11/TXU Energy Beat the Heat Contest NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. THE CONTEST IS VOID OUTSIDE OF TEXAS AND WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW. CBS 11 and TXU Energy ( Sponsors ) will conduct the Contest ( Contest ) substantially as described in these Official Rules ( Rules ). Participation in the Contest constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to, and acceptance of, these Official Rules. This Contest may be temporarily postponed or discontinued at any time without prior notice. 1. How to Enter the Contest: The CBS 11/TXU Energy Beat the Heat ( Contest ) will begin on Monday, August 1 at 10:00 pm CDT and end on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 11:00 pm CDT ( Contest Period ). (b) To participate in the Contest, during the Contest Period viewers must watch CBS 11 News at 10 p.m. for a daily codeword valid for entry into the Contest. The daily codeword will appear within a commercial break of the CBS 11 News and viewers will have until 11 p.m. the same night to enter the daily codeword on thecbsdfw.com website at a specified Contest page. Upon submission of the codeword the individual will be considered a Daily Entrant or Entrant in the Contest. (e) By use of this website and by entering the Contest, you agree to the CBS 11 Web Site Terms of Use Agreement and to the use of your personal information as described in the Privacy Policy located at: cbs11tv.com. You also specifically agree to allow CBS 11 to share your personal information with TXU Energy as a co-sponsor of this Contest. Broadcasts are subject to preemptions and scheduling changes. If such changes occur they will be posted on the cbsdfw.com website. Odds of winning any of the daily prize drawings depend on the number of eligible entries received for that day s drawing. Limit one Prize per household during the Contest Period. 2. Eligibility Restrictions: (b) The Contest is open to individual consumers who are Texas residents 21 years of age or older. Employees of CBS 11, TXA 21, CBS Corporation, TXU Energy, other television and radio stations in the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) market, and their respective affiliates, subsidiaries and advertising agencies and their immediate family members and persons living in the same household are ineligible to participate or win. Entry deemed made by holder of account. There is a limit of a total of one (1) entry per

2 person per day during the Contest Period. If it is suspected that an entrant uses multiple addresses and/or street addresses to submit more than one entry per day, only the first entry submitted will count. In the event of a dispute over who submitted a winning online entry, the authorized subscriber of the account, used to participate in Contest at the actual time of entry, will be deemed to be the entrant. The authorized account subscriber for online submissions is defined as the natural person who is assigned an address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Proof to Sponsors satisfaction of being the authorized account subscriber may be requested by Sponsors. All entries become the sole property of Sponsors and will not be returned. By entering, participants agree to abide by these Official Rules, and warrant and represent that their entry is their original work. Entrants are required to provide truthful information, and the Sponsors will reject and delete any entry that is discovered to be false or fraudulent. The Sponsors will disqualify any entry from individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements, and the Sponsors will also delete any entry received from persons under the age of Winner Selection and Prizes: One potential winner will be drawn at random each day of the Contest Period from among all valid entries made online at cbsdfw.com for a total of no more than thirty-one (31) winners (each a Daily Winner or Winner ). Each Daily Winner will be contacted via phone or within 24 hours of the daily drawing. For a chance to win on any particular day during the Contest Period, Entrants must enter using that day s daily codeword. Entries do not carry over to and are not eligible for subsequent daily drawings. Each Daily Winner will be contacted via phone or within 24 hours of daily drawing. (b) Each Daily Winner will receive a Visa prepaid card from TXU Energy for up to $500 towards their August residential electric bill from any retail electric provider in Texas (invoice date from August 1 through no later than August 31 th.) Winners will receive an from TXU Energy with instructions on how to claim their Prize. Winner must provide a copy of their August 2011 electric bill to CBS 11 and TXU Energy when requested, either via fax to (972) or via to promo@txu.com. The value of the Visa prepaid card awarded to Winner will equal the amount of Winner s August 2011 electric bill, rounded up to the next whole dollar, up to a maximum of $500. The Visa prepaid card will only be mailed to the contact information provided by Winner on the cbsdfw.com entry page. Allow 6 weeks for delivery of prize from Sponsors after receipt of a copy of Winner s August 2011 bill. Any Prize not claimed within thirty (30) days of winning will be forfeited by the Winner.

3 4. Conditions: If for any reason any Prize is unavailable or any Prize related event is delayed, cancelled or postponed, Sponsors reserve the right to modify the Contest in their sole discretion and award a substitute Prize, or portion of Prize, of comparable or greater value as set forth in these Official Rules. No substitution, transfer, assignment or cash equivalent of the Prize, or any portion thereof, is permitted by a Winner. Sponsors shall have no responsibility or obligation to a Winner or potential Winner who is unable or unavailable to, or who does not for any reason, accept or utilize the Prizes. Prizes are provided as is. (b) Entrants agree to indemnify and hold harmless Sponsors and their respective affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, officers, directors, employees, representatives, and agents ( Released Parties ) from any and all liability arising out of or relating in any way to entrant s participation in Contest and to release all rights to bring any claim, action or proceeding against Released Parties. Sponsors assume no responsibility for and will disqualify submissions that are: stolen, late, lost, illegible, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, damaged, destroyed, delayed, misdirected, not received, postage due mail submission, garbled votes or failure to receive votes, or entries that have incorrect or inaccurate submission information, whether caused by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in Contest, or by any human, mechanical or electronic error which may occur in the processing of the submissions in Contest, or other errors appearing within the Official Rules or in any Contest related advertisements. If due to a printing, production or other error, more prizes are claimed then are intended to be awarded for any Prize level, the intended Prizes will be awarded in a random drawing from among all verified and validated prize claims received for that Prize level. In no event will more than the stated number of Prizes be awarded. Sponsors assume no responsibility for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of Contest, errors in processing entries, identifying the Finalist or Winners, in the announcement of the Prizes and Winners, and the delivery of the Prizes, any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer systems, online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any or players on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or on any web site, or any combination thereof, including, without limitation, any injury or damage to entrant s or any other person s computer system/software or mobile phone related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in Contest. Use of any device to automate or subvert submission is prohibited and any submissions received by such means will be void. No software-generated, robotic, programmed, script, macro or other automated online entries are permitted and any submissions or votes received by such means will be void. Sponsors reserve the right in their sole discretion to disqualify any person they suspect or find: (i) to have used a software generated, robotic, programmed, script, macro or other automated entry; (ii) to have tampered with the submission process or the operation of Contest; (iii) to be acting in a disruptive manner, or with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other

4 person; (iv) to display behavior that will bring such Winner or Contest Entities into disgrace; (v) to have provided inaccurate information on any legal documents submitted in connection with Contest; or (vi) to be acting in violation of these Official Rules. ANY VIOLATION OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES BY A WINNER WILL RESULT IN SUCH WINNER S DISQUALIFICATION AS A WINNER OF THE CONTEST AND ALL PRIVILEGES AS A WINNER WILL BE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED. (e) (f) (g) (h) ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS FEES) FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITED BY LAW. THE TEXAS COURTS (STATE AND FEDERAL) SHALL HAVE SOLE JURISDICTION OF ANY CONTROVERSIES REGARDING THE CONTEST AND THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS SHALL GOVERN THE CONTEST. EACH ENTRANT WAIVES ANY AND ALL OBJECTIONS TO JURISDICTION By participating in the contest, the Winners agree to have their name, voice, biographical information and/or picture or likeness used in any advertising or broadcasting material relating to this Contest, and to sign a publicity release, affidavit of eligibility and release of liability prior to acceptance of Prize. Payment of all federal, state and local taxes is the sole responsibility of the Winner, and Winners may receive an IRS Form 1099 or equivalent from Sponsors. By accepting Prize, each Winner grants to Sponsors the right to use the Winner's name, voice, biographical information, and/or picture or likeness for purposes of advertising and publicity in any and all media now known or hereafter invented, without further permission or additional compensation (except where prohibited by law). All expenses on receipt and use of Prize are the sole responsibility of Winner. By entering, all Entrants agree to abide by the decisions of Sponsors with respect to the Contest, which shall be final and binding in all respects. Notwithstanding any other provision in these Official Rules, Entrants and Winners do not waive any rights under any applicable rules or regulations of the Public Utility Commission of Texas. 5. Sponsors reserve the right to make necessary modifications in the Official Rules of the Contest which will become effective upon announcement. 6. Sponsors are not responsible for any typographical or other errors in the printing, the offering or the administration of the Contest or in the announcement of any Prize.

5 7. Failure to comply with the Contest Official Rules may result in an Entrant s or Winner s disqualification. 8. To obtain a copy of the Official Rules and/or Winners List, please write by September 30, 2011 to: CBS 11/TXU Energy Beat the Heat Contest c/o CBS Bridge Street Fort Worth, TX Contest is sponsored by: CBS 11, 5233 Bridge Street, Fort Worth, TX TXU Energy Retail Company LLC, 6555 Sierra Drive, Irving, TX 75039, REP #