Official Contest Rules

CANDID CHRONICLE & STOKED MEDIA SAN DIEGO, LLC ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PRIZE CHANGES AND / OR CANCELLATIONS.  



Candid Chronicle and Stoked Media San Diego, LLC, its subsidiaries and affiliated companies (together, 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

A. Dates of Contest:
The contest will begin on February 15, 2021 and end on February 15, 2022.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.  PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE ODDS OF WINNING. Void where prohibited.  Odds of winning depend upon the number of participants.

B. How to enter:
Sign-up for the Candid Chronicle Giveaways email list here. Only those who have subscribed to the Giveaways email list with a valid email and phone number will meet eligibility requirements. Winners must comply with all rules to win the prize announced by the Company each month.

2. Prize(s)

Monthly prizes that may be awarded to eligible winners are $500.00 CASH from TBD.

Prizes subject to change without notice.  Prizes will be announced via the Giveaways email list when given away.

Prize winners are strongly advised to seek professional legal, tax advice. Awarding of prizes could have material adverse consequences on the winner including without limitation, with respect to taxes, income, government entitlements or other benefits, or other legal, financial, or other matters.

Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable for any other prize and must be accepted in whole. If a winner cannot be contacted or is disqualified, the Company reserves the right to determine an alternate winner or not to award that winner’s prize, in its sole discretion. Only one prize may be awarded per person and per household.

3. Eligibility and Limitations

Participants, contestants, and winner(s) must be U.S. residents, at least 18-years old as determined by the Company, have an active social security number, and be able to present a valid form of ID to contest officials before the prize is awarded. A parent or guardian of any participant who is a minor must sign a release on behalf of the minor to be eligible to receive a prize, and that parent or guardian will assume all responsibilities and eligibility requirements as outlined in the contest rules. The Company reserves the right to refuse to award a prize to or on behalf of any minor.

Employees of the Company, the Contest’s participating sponsors and their advertising agencies, and members of the immediate family of any such persons are not eligible to participate and win.  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 extensions, and any other persons residing at the same household whether or not related.

4. Taxes

Any valuation of the prize(s) stated above is based on available information provided to the Company, and the value of any prize awarded to a winner may be reported for tax purposes as required by law.  Each winner is solely responsible for reporting and paying any and all applicable taxes, including sales tax and registration for vehicles. Each winner must provide the Company with valid identification and a valid taxpayer identification number or social security number before any prize will be awarded.  Prizes are not transferable, redeemable for cash, or exchangeable for any other prize unless otherwise noted.  Any person winning over $600 in prizes from the Company will receive an IRS form 1099 at the end of the calendar year and a copy of such form will be filed with the IRS.  Winner agrees to accept the prize “as is.”

5.  Publicity; Use of Personal Information

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.  By participating in the Contest, participants agree that the Company may disclose personal information obtained from participants in the Contest to third parties and use such information for marketing and other purposes.

6. Affidavit

Winners may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release of Publicity and Liability within 14 days of notification of winning. Failure to sign and return the affidavit and release within such period or to comply with any term or condition of these Official Rules may result in disqualification and forfeiture of any interest in a prize.

7.  Release

By participating, each participant and winner waives any and all claims of liability against the Company, its employees and agents, the Contest’s sponsors, and their respective employees and agents, for any personal injury or loss which may occur from the conduct of, or participation in, the Contest, or from the use of any prize.  In order to receive a prize, participants must sign an official waiver form provided by the Company.

The company assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries. The company is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line-systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of email, technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or combination thereof, including injury or damage to participants or to any person’s computer or data related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in this Web site or Contest. The company is not responsible for cheating or fraud by any entrants. Any activities intended to disrupt or interfere with the proper play of the Contest, or to defraud the Sponsor in any way, may be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Participants engaging in any of the foregoing activities will be disqualified and will forfeit any prizes won. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of operating as planned, including, without limitation, as a result of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the reasonable control of the company which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, the company reserves the right at their sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest and award prizes among eligible entries received.

8. Decisions

By participating in the Contest, participants agree to be bound by the decisions of Company personnel.  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 who the Company believes has violated any rule, gained unfair advantage in participating in the Contest, or obtained winner status using fraudulent means.  The Company will interpret these rules and resolve any disputes, conflicting claims or ambiguities concerning the rules or the Contest and the Company’s decisions concerning such disputes shall be final.  If the conduct or outcome of the Contest is affected by human error, any mechanical malfunctions or failures of any kind, intentional interference or any event beyond the control of the Company, the Company reserves the right to terminate this Contest, or make such other decisions regarding the outcome as the Company deems appropriate.  All decisions will be made by the Company and are final.  The Company may waive any of these rules at its sole discretion.

9. Miscellaneous

Each winner must submit proof of eligibility and sign the Company’s release form to claim the prize.  No purchase necessary to participate or win.  Purchase does not increase the chance of winning.  Void where prohibited.  Odds of winning depend upon the number of participants.  The Company may substitute prizes, amend the rules or discontinue the Contest at any time as announced on the website or via the Giveaway email list.  The Company disclaims any responsibility to notify participants of any aspect related to the conduct of the Contest.  Written copies of these rules are available by mail upon written request with a stamped, self-addressed return envelope.

10. Winner’s List

For a Winner’s List, available thirty (30) days following the end of the Contest Period, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:  Stoked Media San Diego, 8260 Broadway, Lemon Grove, CA 91945. Please include the following in your Winner’s List request: Your full legal name, name of the winner, and indicate which winner’s list you would like to receive. Please include one self-addressed, outer postmarked envelope for every list requested.

11. Compliance with Law

The conduct of the Contest is governed by the applicable laws of the United States of America, which take precedence over any rule to the contrary herein.  Company(s) shall follow the applicable laws for conducting contests, including notice to the state attorney general or consumer affairs office, posting of a prize bond, furnishing lists of winners, running specific online disclaimers, providing specific written information about the Contest, etc. as required by local and state law.