Pastor of the Month Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE A
PARTICIPANT’S CHANCES OF WINNING.
1. Eligibility.
The Pastor of the Month Contest (the “Contest”) is open and offered only to listeners of Straight Talk For Christians who are legal residents of the United States, residing within the terrestrial listening area of Atlanta and Middle Georgia are eighteen (18) years of age or older. Employees of Middle Georgia Media Productions, Inc., its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, any other Contest parties, other radio stations, internet sites, print and other media used to promote the Contest and the immediate family members or those living in the same household (whether related or not) of any of the above are not eligible to participate or win. For purposes of this Contest, immediate family members mean spouses, parents, children, grandparents, siblings and their respective spouses. Void where prohibited. Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Persons who have won a prize in another contest or promotion of any kind from Middle GA Media Productions within the thirty-day (30) period immediately preceding the start date of this Contest are not eligible to participate.
1a. Contest Period
Submission for contest begins on 1st of each month. The deadline for all submissions is by the 5th at 11:59PM eastern time. Once submitted, all entries will become the property of Middle Ga Media Productions and Straight Talk For Christians, Inc. and none will be returned. Voting begins on the 8th opening up at 12am ending on the 13th at 11:59pm. Winners announced on the 15th of Each Month.
2. How to Enter:
•To enter, Contest participants must register online and upload one (1) photograph of their pastor; along with a brief essay that describes why their pastor should be selected to be the Pastor of the Month, to the Show’s website at PAYNEZONE.COM. Upon entering the Contest website, participants are to follow the on-screen instructions, including entering their name, date of birth, address, phone number, email address, and any optional or additional contact information, as requested, to register for the Contest and nominate their pastor.
•One entry per person during the Contest Period. Entries must be received by 11:59pm eastern time on the seven of the month or they will be void.
•Middle Georgia Media Productions, Straight Talk For Christians, Inc., participating sponsors and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates or their representatives, agents and employees are not responsible for the inability of any contestant to complete or continue a telephone call, facsimile transmission, email or internet registration due to equipment malfunction, busy lines, inadvertent disconnections, unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP) or other connections, communication failures or human error that may occur in the transmission, receipt or processing of entries. Any person who supplies false information, enters by fraudulent means, or is otherwise determined to be in violation of these Official Rules in an attempt to obtain a prize may forfeit the prize won (if any) and may be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Middle Georgia Media Productions, Straight Talk For Christians reserves the right to validate the contents of any entry.
•In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of a participant’s online entry, the entry will be deemed to have been made by the authorized holder of the e-mail account at the time the entry was made.
3. Entry Requirements.
Entries not meeting the following requirements will be disqualified.
Each entry must: contain a photograph of one individual who is an ordained pastor of a church or house of worship. If any individuals, in addition to the nominee (pastor), are featured in the photo, each entrant warrants and represents that the entrant has obtained permission from each person who appears in the photographic submission submit a story that describes why your pastor should be selected to be the Pastor of the Month, not be patently offensive, illegal, pornographic or obscene, or similarly inappropriate in Station’s sole discretion not infringe upon any rights of any third party including without limitation, copyright, trademark and right of publicity or privacy entries must not contain commercial products (e.g., clothing, toys, food) and/or their trademarks, brands, logos or endorsements be taken and solely owned by the photographer (who is the contestant) submitting the photo be unpublished and not have been submitted in other competitions not contain: derogatory characterizations of any ethnic, racial, sexual or religious groups, humiliate other people (publicly or otherwise), or otherwise assault or threaten others By submitting an entry in this Contest, each contestant represents and warrants to be bound the Official Contest Rules, that they are authorized to and have the rights to submit the content in the entry, and that all of the above listed requirements have been met. Also by submitting an entry in this Contest, each submitting contestant agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Middle Media Productions, Straight Talk For Christians, Inc., any other Contest parties and each of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, agencies, officers, shareholders, directors, employees, agents and representatives of each of the foregoing, harmless against any and all claims or liability, directly or indirectly related to or arising from or in connection with Contest participation or the acceptance, possession or use / misuse of awarded prize or any portion thereof, or participation in prize-related activities, including but not limited to any related travel.
4. Judging
Photographs and stories that meet the above-listed requirements will be posted on the Contest website for public voting. Straight Talk for Christians’ listeners/viewers will be instructed to vote on the posted photograph and story of the pastors that they feel should be the Pastor of the Month. The voting period will take place on the 8th until the 13th of each month beginning 12:00am ending at 11:59pm local time. The Pastor of the Month will be determined based upon the amount of votes the nominee receives from their online peers/users. The nominee that receives the highest number of votes will be deemed the Pastor of the Month. All decisions made by Middle Georgia Media Productions management regarding any aspect of this Contest are final.
5. Prizes.
The winner will be awarded the Pastor of the Month Plaque that will be presented during their Sunday service by Straight Talk for Christians’ on-air personalities. All prizes will be awarded to the Pastor of the Month are final. No substitution of prize is offered, no transfer of prize to a third party is permitted and non-cash prizes may not be redeemed for cash value, except as determined by station management and/or the sponsor in its sole discretion. All contest winners must sign and date official station release and waiver forms as requested. Failure to do so will result in winner forfeiting the prize. If for any reason a contest winner provides notice that he or she has decided not to accept an awarded prize, the winner will be required to sign a release form acknowledging forfeiture of the prize. It will be at the discretion of the Contest sponsor and / or Contest administrator if another contestant is to be selected as the winner if time permits. Winners must provide valid identification (i.e. via driver’s license, passport or other photo I.D.) to claim their prize. If winner does not claim their prize within seven (7) business days from the date they won their prize, the prize will be forfeited. Winners are responsible for all applicable taxes associated with the receipt of the prize. Any person winning over $600.00 in prizes will receive an IRS form 1099 at the end of the calendar year for tax purposes and a copy of such form will be filed with the IRS as required by law.
6. Notification of Winners.
Winners will be notified by email (electronic mail) or by phone or after voting is completed and provided with instructions for claiming their prize. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned including, without limitation any suspected evidence of tampering or technological corruption, or if any portion of the Contest is compromised by virus, bugs, worms or unauthorized human intervention, fraud, acts of God, strikes, terrorists acts, criminal acts of third parties, an insufficient number of qualified Contest entries or any other cause beyond the control of Middle Georgia Media Productions which corrupts, threatens or affects the administration, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, Middle Georgia Media Productions, Straight Talk For Christians, Inc., reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest at its sole discretion. So long as no participant is materially adversely affected, Middle Georgia Media Productions, Straight Talk For Christians reserves the right to make changes in the Contest rules, which will become effective upon being announced on the air, television and / or posted online.
7. Liability Release and Grant.
By participating in this promotion Contest participants agree:
(a) that Straight Talk For Christians, Middle GA Media Productions, Inc., and their respective subsidiaries and affiliated companies, advertising, public relations and promotion agencies, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (collectively, “CONTEST ENTITIES”) will have no liability whatsoever for, and shall be indemnified, defended and held harmless by contestants and / or their PARENTS or LEGAL GUARDIANS from and against any liability, including negligence, for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind to persons (including death) and property, resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize or participation in this
Contest or Contest-related activities;
(b) that except where legally prohibited, they hereby irrevocably grant (and agree to confirm that grant
in writing) a right, license and permission to Straight Talk For Christians, Middle GA Media Productions, and those acting under its authority to use the contestant’s name, submitted entry, image, voice and likeness, for advertising, trade and publicity purposes without additional compensation in all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide and on the internet, without notice, review, approval or additional compensation;
(c) that these official rules constitute an irrevocable, perpetual assignment to Straight Talk For Christians, Middle GA Media Productions, Inc., and its successors and assigns for valuable consideration the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged of all right, title and interest in and to the photograph submitted with each entry under all copyright, trademark, right of publicity and right of privacy laws;
(d) that these rules constitute a waiver of any so-called "droit moral" rights, "moral rights of authors"
and all other similar rights however denominated throughout the world as they relate to the photograph
submitted with each entry and that Straight Talk For Christians, Middle GA Media Productions, Inc., may, in its sole discretion, change, alter, modify or edit the entries and photographs for any purpose including, without limitation, for any advertising, trade or promotional purposes;
(e) to perform all acts and to execute all documents deemed necessary by Straight Talk For Christians, Middle GA Media Productions, Inc., to record and perfect the agreements made in this Section 8; and
(f) that any legal action brought by a parent, legal guardian or Contestant arising out of or in connection
with this Contest must be brought exclusively in the State or Federal Courts of Georgia. These official rules will be governed by Georgia law.
8. Warranty Disclaimer. BY ACCEPTING THE PRIZE, THE WINNER (OR WINNER’S PARENT OR
LEGAL GUARDIAN) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT STRAIGHT TALK FOR CHRISTIANS, MIDDLE GEORGIA MEDIA PRODUCTIONS, INC. MAKE NO WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, OR GUARANTEE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, RELATIVE TO THE PRIZE OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ITS QUALITY, MECHANICAL CONDITION OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
9. Administrator. This Contest is administered by Middle Georgia Media Productions, Inc.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE A
PARTICIPANT’S CHANCES OF WINNING.
1. Eligibility.
The Pastor of the Month Contest (the “Contest”) is open and offered only to listeners of Straight Talk For Christians who are legal residents of the United States, residing within the terrestrial listening area of Atlanta and Middle Georgia are eighteen (18) years of age or older. Employees of Middle Georgia Media Productions, Inc., its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, any other Contest parties, other radio stations, internet sites, print and other media used to promote the Contest and the immediate family members or those living in the same household (whether related or not) of any of the above are not eligible to participate or win. For purposes of this Contest, immediate family members mean spouses, parents, children, grandparents, siblings and their respective spouses. Void where prohibited. Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Persons who have won a prize in another contest or promotion of any kind from Middle GA Media Productions within the thirty-day (30) period immediately preceding the start date of this Contest are not eligible to participate.
1a. Contest Period
Submission for contest begins on 1st of each month. The deadline for all submissions is by the 5th at 11:59PM eastern time. Once submitted, all entries will become the property of Middle Ga Media Productions and Straight Talk For Christians, Inc. and none will be returned. Voting begins on the 8th opening up at 12am ending on the 13th at 11:59pm. Winners announced on the 15th of Each Month.
2. How to Enter:
•To enter, Contest participants must register online and upload one (1) photograph of their pastor; along with a brief essay that describes why their pastor should be selected to be the Pastor of the Month, to the Show’s website at PAYNEZONE.COM. Upon entering the Contest website, participants are to follow the on-screen instructions, including entering their name, date of birth, address, phone number, email address, and any optional or additional contact information, as requested, to register for the Contest and nominate their pastor.
•One entry per person during the Contest Period. Entries must be received by 11:59pm eastern time on the seven of the month or they will be void.
•Middle Georgia Media Productions, Straight Talk For Christians, Inc., participating sponsors and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates or their representatives, agents and employees are not responsible for the inability of any contestant to complete or continue a telephone call, facsimile transmission, email or internet registration due to equipment malfunction, busy lines, inadvertent disconnections, unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP) or other connections, communication failures or human error that may occur in the transmission, receipt or processing of entries. Any person who supplies false information, enters by fraudulent means, or is otherwise determined to be in violation of these Official Rules in an attempt to obtain a prize may forfeit the prize won (if any) and may be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Middle Georgia Media Productions, Straight Talk For Christians reserves the right to validate the contents of any entry.
•In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of a participant’s online entry, the entry will be deemed to have been made by the authorized holder of the e-mail account at the time the entry was made.
3. Entry Requirements.
Entries not meeting the following requirements will be disqualified.
Each entry must: contain a photograph of one individual who is an ordained pastor of a church or house of worship. If any individuals, in addition to the nominee (pastor), are featured in the photo, each entrant warrants and represents that the entrant has obtained permission from each person who appears in the photographic submission submit a story that describes why your pastor should be selected to be the Pastor of the Month, not be patently offensive, illegal, pornographic or obscene, or similarly inappropriate in Station’s sole discretion not infringe upon any rights of any third party including without limitation, copyright, trademark and right of publicity or privacy entries must not contain commercial products (e.g., clothing, toys, food) and/or their trademarks, brands, logos or endorsements be taken and solely owned by the photographer (who is the contestant) submitting the photo be unpublished and not have been submitted in other competitions not contain: derogatory characterizations of any ethnic, racial, sexual or religious groups, humiliate other people (publicly or otherwise), or otherwise assault or threaten others By submitting an entry in this Contest, each contestant represents and warrants to be bound the Official Contest Rules, that they are authorized to and have the rights to submit the content in the entry, and that all of the above listed requirements have been met. Also by submitting an entry in this Contest, each submitting contestant agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Middle Media Productions, Straight Talk For Christians, Inc., any other Contest parties and each of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, agencies, officers, shareholders, directors, employees, agents and representatives of each of the foregoing, harmless against any and all claims or liability, directly or indirectly related to or arising from or in connection with Contest participation or the acceptance, possession or use / misuse of awarded prize or any portion thereof, or participation in prize-related activities, including but not limited to any related travel.
4. Judging
Photographs and stories that meet the above-listed requirements will be posted on the Contest website for public voting. Straight Talk for Christians’ listeners/viewers will be instructed to vote on the posted photograph and story of the pastors that they feel should be the Pastor of the Month. The voting period will take place on the 8th until the 13th of each month beginning 12:00am ending at 11:59pm local time. The Pastor of the Month will be determined based upon the amount of votes the nominee receives from their online peers/users. The nominee that receives the highest number of votes will be deemed the Pastor of the Month. All decisions made by Middle Georgia Media Productions management regarding any aspect of this Contest are final.
5. Prizes.
The winner will be awarded the Pastor of the Month Plaque that will be presented during their Sunday service by Straight Talk for Christians’ on-air personalities. All prizes will be awarded to the Pastor of the Month are final. No substitution of prize is offered, no transfer of prize to a third party is permitted and non-cash prizes may not be redeemed for cash value, except as determined by station management and/or the sponsor in its sole discretion. All contest winners must sign and date official station release and waiver forms as requested. Failure to do so will result in winner forfeiting the prize. If for any reason a contest winner provides notice that he or she has decided not to accept an awarded prize, the winner will be required to sign a release form acknowledging forfeiture of the prize. It will be at the discretion of the Contest sponsor and / or Contest administrator if another contestant is to be selected as the winner if time permits. Winners must provide valid identification (i.e. via driver’s license, passport or other photo I.D.) to claim their prize. If winner does not claim their prize within seven (7) business days from the date they won their prize, the prize will be forfeited. Winners are responsible for all applicable taxes associated with the receipt of the prize. Any person winning over $600.00 in prizes will receive an IRS form 1099 at the end of the calendar year for tax purposes and a copy of such form will be filed with the IRS as required by law.
6. Notification of Winners.
Winners will be notified by email (electronic mail) or by phone or after voting is completed and provided with instructions for claiming their prize. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned including, without limitation any suspected evidence of tampering or technological corruption, or if any portion of the Contest is compromised by virus, bugs, worms or unauthorized human intervention, fraud, acts of God, strikes, terrorists acts, criminal acts of third parties, an insufficient number of qualified Contest entries or any other cause beyond the control of Middle Georgia Media Productions which corrupts, threatens or affects the administration, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, Middle Georgia Media Productions, Straight Talk For Christians, Inc., reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest at its sole discretion. So long as no participant is materially adversely affected, Middle Georgia Media Productions, Straight Talk For Christians reserves the right to make changes in the Contest rules, which will become effective upon being announced on the air, television and / or posted online.
7. Liability Release and Grant.
By participating in this promotion Contest participants agree:
(a) that Straight Talk For Christians, Middle GA Media Productions, Inc., and their respective subsidiaries and affiliated companies, advertising, public relations and promotion agencies, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (collectively, “CONTEST ENTITIES”) will have no liability whatsoever for, and shall be indemnified, defended and held harmless by contestants and / or their PARENTS or LEGAL GUARDIANS from and against any liability, including negligence, for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind to persons (including death) and property, resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize or participation in this
Contest or Contest-related activities;
(b) that except where legally prohibited, they hereby irrevocably grant (and agree to confirm that grant
in writing) a right, license and permission to Straight Talk For Christians, Middle GA Media Productions, and those acting under its authority to use the contestant’s name, submitted entry, image, voice and likeness, for advertising, trade and publicity purposes without additional compensation in all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide and on the internet, without notice, review, approval or additional compensation;
(c) that these official rules constitute an irrevocable, perpetual assignment to Straight Talk For Christians, Middle GA Media Productions, Inc., and its successors and assigns for valuable consideration the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged of all right, title and interest in and to the photograph submitted with each entry under all copyright, trademark, right of publicity and right of privacy laws;
(d) that these rules constitute a waiver of any so-called "droit moral" rights, "moral rights of authors"
and all other similar rights however denominated throughout the world as they relate to the photograph
submitted with each entry and that Straight Talk For Christians, Middle GA Media Productions, Inc., may, in its sole discretion, change, alter, modify or edit the entries and photographs for any purpose including, without limitation, for any advertising, trade or promotional purposes;
(e) to perform all acts and to execute all documents deemed necessary by Straight Talk For Christians, Middle GA Media Productions, Inc., to record and perfect the agreements made in this Section 8; and
(f) that any legal action brought by a parent, legal guardian or Contestant arising out of or in connection
with this Contest must be brought exclusively in the State or Federal Courts of Georgia. These official rules will be governed by Georgia law.
8. Warranty Disclaimer. BY ACCEPTING THE PRIZE, THE WINNER (OR WINNER’S PARENT OR
LEGAL GUARDIAN) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT STRAIGHT TALK FOR CHRISTIANS, MIDDLE GEORGIA MEDIA PRODUCTIONS, INC. MAKE NO WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, OR GUARANTEE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, RELATIVE TO THE PRIZE OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ITS QUALITY, MECHANICAL CONDITION OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
9. Administrator. This Contest is administered by Middle Georgia Media Productions, Inc.
