Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc. (Specialized)
2015 Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Road World Championships
5 Minutes to Win It Sweepstakes
Official Rules

 

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES.  A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. 

The 5 Minutes to Win It Sweepstakes (the "Sweepstakes") is intended for play in the 50 United States and District of Columbia only and shall be construed and evaluated according to United States law.  The Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia who (i) have Internet access as of 9/14/2015; (ii) are 18 years of age or older; (iii) sign-up to participate in the Sweepstakes via the link: http://www.specialized.com/us/en/5minutes/; and (iv) submit an Official Entry in accordance with these Official Rules.  Void outside the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and where prohibited. 

HOW TO ENTER.  In order to enter the Sweepstakes during the Entry Period you must log onto the Internet and visit the following link: http://www.specialized.com/us/en/5minutes/.  This link will take you to Specialized’s Official Entry (“Official Entry”).  You must follow the instructions provided on the Official Entry, complete the information requested and submit Specialized’s Official Entry. Limit one (1) entry per person per Entry Period (as defined below). You may also enter in person at the Specialized booth at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships. 

The 5 Minutes to Win It Sweepstakes will consist of a nine (9) separate, independent and unique entrant pools and entry periods (each, an “Entry Period”).  The first Entry Period will encompass the dates of Monday September 14, 2015 through and including Saturday September 19, 2015. The remaining eight (8) Entry Periods will coincide with each of the eight (8) days of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships after September 19, 2015, resulting in a total nine (9) separate independent and unique entrant pools and Entry Periods.  Eligible entrants whose completed Official Entry is received by Specialized between 12:00:00 a.m. EST, when the Sweepstakes begins, and 11:59:59 p.m. EST, when the Sweepstakes ends, on each Entry Period, will be eligible to win one (1) Prize each as displayed under Exhibit A .

Entries will only be accepted during each Entry Period.  One (1) entrant per Entry Period will be chosen at random from all entries entered within that Entry Period to win a Prize listed in Exhibit A. 

The information contained in the Official Entry you submit in connection with the Sweepstakes will only be used for purposes of administering this Sweepstakes.  The information you submit in connection with the Sweepstakes will not be used for any other purposes.  If you do not completely fill out the information requested in the Official Entry and submit your entry during the Entry Period, you will not be eligible for a Prize.  Limit one entry per person/per unique e-mail address.  All entries become the sole property of Specialized and will not be acknowledged or returned.  Entries will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry.  “Authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to the e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization (such as a business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.  The authorized account holder may be required to provide proof of identity.  Any other attempted form of entry is prohibited; no automatic, programmed, robotic or similar means of entry are permitted.

ELIGIBILITY.  The Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who (i) have Internet access as of 9/14/2015; (ii) are 18 years of age or older; (iii) visit the link: http://www.specialized.com/us/en/5minutes/ either at your location of choice or at the Specialized booth at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships; and (iv) and submit an Official Entry during the Entry Period in accordance with these Official Rules.  Employees, officers and directors of Specialized, or any other agencies or entities involved with this Sweepstakes and each of their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, parent companies, sales representatives, agents, and advertising and promotion agencies, the immediate family members of such employees, officers and directors (meaning parents, siblings, children, and spouse and their respective spouses) and/or those residing in the same household (whether related or not) of such employees, officers and directors, are not eligible to enter or win.  By participating in this Sweepstakes, participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules.  Specialized reserves the right to disqualify from this Sweepstakes any person it believes has intentionally violated these Rules.

DRAWING; ODDS. One (1) randomly chosen eligible entrant, who’s completed an Official Entry that is received by Specialized during the Entry Period, will win one (1) Prize.

Exhibit A displays the 5 Minutes to Win It Sweepstakes Prize associated with the each day of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships (“Prize”).

Each Prize winner is solely responsible for all other expenses not specifically set forth herein, including but not limited to, all applicable federal, state and local taxes and other incidental expenses.  Entries will be reviewed and winners determined by the end of each Entry Period, on or after each of the nine (9) days of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships. The name of a Prize winner will be drawn and announced at 01:00:00 PM EST (11:00:00 AM PST) the day after the Entry Period is over for each Prize.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS.   Potential winners may be notified to confirm eligibility.  If a potential winner cannot be contacted after reasonable attempts to do so or his/her eligibility cannot be confirmed, the applicable Prize will be forfeited, and an alternate potential winner who is the next eligible entrant whose Official Entry was received by Specialized will be confirmed a winner in accordance with these Official Rules.  In the event of non-compliance with any of the requirements of these Official Rules, the Prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate potential winner who is the next eligible entrant whose Entry was received by Specialized, all in accordance with these Official Rules.  Potential winners whose eligibility has been confirmed can expect to receive a Prize upon availability as determined by the Specialized Global Marketing Department, but in no event later than October 31, 2015.  By accepting a Prize, each winner agrees to accept the Prize in the manner set forth by Specialized in these Official Rules and displayed in Exhibit A.  Each winner is responsible for all applicable federal, state, and local taxes on a Prize.  Winners are advised to seek independent counsel regarding the tax implications of their respective Prize winnings.  Specialized, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to substitute a Prize of equal or greater value if an advertised Prize is unavailable. Prizes are not transferable, assignable or redeemable for cash.  By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of Specialized which shall be final and binding in all respects.  By participating in the Sweepstakes, each entrant and his/her heirs and executors release and hold harmless Specialized, and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, dealers, agents and contractors and the owners, shareholders, directors, officers, employees, contractors, agents, volunteers or representatives of any of the above organizations (the “Releasees”) from any and all liability arising from or relating to the Sweepstakes and or use, misuse, nonuse, acceptance or possession of any Prize awarded, including, but not limited to, liability for personal injury, death, property damage or loss of any kind or for any claims based on right of publicity/right of privacy.  The Releasees do not make any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the use of any Prize, including, without limitation, quality, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.  By accepting Prize, winner understands and assumes all related risks.  The Releasees accept no responsibility for any additional expenses, omissions, delays or acts of any government or authority.  Specialized reserves the right to modify this Sweepstakes in any way it deems necessary or appropriate. Except where prohibited, by accepting Prize, each winner grants Specialized the right to use and publish his/her photograph, likeness, name, city and state of residence and/or likeness for advertising and promotional purposes in any media in connection with the sweepstakes without limitation and without additional compensation.

OTHER.  The Releasees are not responsible for technical, hardware, software, telephone or other communications malfunctions, errors or failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, web site, Internet, or ISP availability, unauthorized human intervention, traffic congestion, incomplete or inaccurate capture of entry information (regardless of cause) or failed, incomplete, garbled, jumbled or delayed computer transmissions which may limit one's ability to enter the Sweepstakes, including any injury or damage to participant’s or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participating in this Sweepstakes or downloading any materials in this Sweepstakes.  The Releasees are not responsible for lost, late, stolen, illegible, incomplete, misdirected, damaged or destroyed entries or for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server or other connections, miscommunications, failed phone or computer hardware or software or telephone transmissions or technical failures, garbled or jumbled transmissions or other errors of any kind, whether human, mechanical or electronic, including, without limitation, the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry information online. Once submitted, the Official Entry becomes the exclusive property of Specialized and will not be returned.  Official Entry material/data that has been tampered with or altered is void.  If for any reason, (including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other cause beyond the control of Specialized, the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes is corrupted or affected such that this Sweepstakes is not capable of being conducted as described in these Official Rules, Specialized shall have the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes or to confirm a winner in accordance with these Official Rules for any remaining Prizes from among all valid entries received, up to such time of cancellation, termination, or suspension, and/or solely from the mailed entries. ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES IS IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPECIALIZED RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

WINNER LIST REQUESTS.  For a copy of the winner list, send a self-addressed, stamped #10 envelope (VT residents may omit return postage) by 10/31/2015 to:  Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc. 15130 Concord Circle, Morgan Hill, CA 95037; ATTN:  Global Marketing Department / Winner’s List for the 5 Minutes to Win It Sweepstakes.

DATA COLLECTIONYour information and responses submitted in connection with the Sweepstakes and Official Entry only will be used for purposes of administering this Sweepstakes and for research purposes when aggregated with the responses of other entrants.  The information you submit in connection with the Sweepstakes will not be used for any other purposes.

MISCELLANEOUS.  Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes or any Prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California or the appropriate Superior Court of the State of California located in Santa Clara County, California U.S.A.; (2) any and all  claims,  judgments  and  awards  shall  be  limited  to actual out-­‐of-­‐pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes, but in no event attorneys' fees; and (3) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-­‐of-­‐pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, U.S.A. without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of California or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of California. If any provisions of these Official Rules are held to be invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions hereof will remain in full force and effect.

SPONSOR.  Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc., 15130 Concord Circle, Morgan Hill, CA 95037

EXHIBIT A

Date

Prize

MSRP Value

Mon, 9/14-Sat 9/19

Venge ViAS Pro

$8,200.00

Sun, 9/20

S-Works Evade Skinsuit

$500.00

Mon, 9/21

S-Works Evade Skinsuit

$500.00

Tues, 9/22

S-Works Turbo 24c Clincher Tires Set

$200.00

Weds, 9/23

S-Works Turbo 24c Clincher Tires Set

$200.00

Thurs, 9/24

S-Works 6 Shoes

$400.00

Fri, 9/25

S-Works 6 Shoes

$400.00

Sat, 9/26

S-Works Evade Helmet

$225.00

Sun, 9/27

5 Min Kit – S-Works Venge ViAS, Evade helmet & skinsuit, S-Works 6 Shoes

$14025.00