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2023 Indianapolis Colts Fan Forum Ticket Sweepstakes

2023 Indianapolis Colts Fan Forum Ticket Sweepstakes

OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR CLAIM PRIZE. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE PARTICIPANTS' CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. This SWEEPSTAKES may not be used to conduct, advertise, or promote any form of gambling.

1. ELIGIBILITY

The 2023 Indianapolis Colts Fan Forum Ticket Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes") is open to legal residents of the United States who are 18 years of age or older as of the date of entry. Employees, officers, directors, agents, consultants, independent contractors, interns, and representatives of the Indianapolis Colts, Inc. ("Club"), the National Football League ("NFL"), or any of their respective agencies, owners, subsidiaries, and affiliates, or the immediate family and household members thereof, are not eligible to participate or win a prize. "Immediate family members" means parents, step-parents, children, step-children, siblings, step-siblings, or spouses. "Household members" shall mean people who share the same residence at least three months in the preceding one calendar year. By entering, participants agree to these Official Rules and the decisions of Club and the NFL (collectively, "Released Parties"), which shall be final and binding in all respects. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Void where prohibited.

2. SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD

The Sweepstakes begins at 6:00 AM Eastern Time on August 14, 2023 and ends at 12:01 AM Eastern Time on January 1, 2024 ("Sweepstakes Period"). Entries will be accepted during the periods noted below for each game (drawing opens at 12:01 AM on the dates noted; drawing closes at 11:59 PM on the dates noted). The Sweepstakes, and participation in the Sweepstakes, are subject to these Official Rules. All entries become the property of Club and will not be acknowledged or returned.

Club will accept entries during each of the following ten time periods:

Table inside Article
Game Date Prize Drawing Open Drawing Close Winner Announced
8/19/23 2 tickets to preseason Bears @ Colts 8/14/23 8/17/23 8/17/23
9/10/23 2 tickets to Jaguars @ Colts 8/21/23 9/4/23 9/4/23
10/1/23 2 tickets to Rams @ Colts 9/11/23 9/25/23 9/25/23
10/8/23 2 tickets to Titans @ Colts 9/18/23 10/2/23 10/2/23
10/22/23 2 tickets to Browns @ Colts 10/2/23 10/16/23 10/16/23
10/29/23 2 tickets to Saints @ Colts 10/9/23 10/23/23 10/23/23
11/26/23 2 tickets to Buccaneers @ Colts 11/6/23 11/20/23 11/20/23
Week 16 (TBD) 2 tickets to Steelers @ Colts 11/20/23 12/4/23 12/4/23
12/31/23 2 tickets to Raiders @ Colts 12/11/23 12/25/23 12/25/23
Week 18 (TBD) 2 tickets to Texans @ Colts 12/18/23 1/1/24 1/1/24

Each Prize winner will receive two tickets to a Colts home game (the "Prize").

All costs and expenses associated with the acceptance and use of the Prize not specified herein as being awarded, including, but not limited to, all federal, state, and local taxes, are the winner's sole responsibility. Released Parties are not responsible for the cancellation of any event. All Prize details are at the sole discretion of Club. Total approximate retail value of each Prize is less than $150.00. No transfer, assignment, or substitution of Prize (or portion thereof) is permitted except by Club, which reserves the right to substitute a Prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value as determined by Club.

4. HOW TO ENTER

Each week Participants register to win by visiting https://forums.colts.com/forum/26-enter-to-win-2-tickets-to-a-colts-home-game/ to complete and submit the Sweepstakes registration form ("Entry Process"). Registration is free. Limit one registration, per Participant, per week, and per email address.

Multiple submissions may result in disqualification. The use of scripts, macros, other automated means, or any other device to subvert the Entry Process is prohibited, and all such registrations will be void. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a Participant based on the email address used at the time of registration, entry will be identified to the person named on the applicable registration form (regardless of whether that is the name of the authorized account holder of the email address from which said registration form was submitted), provided such individual is eligible according to these Official Rules. Participants' personally identifiable information will be used only in accordance with the Club's Privacy Policy, as posted on https://www.colts.com/footer/privacy-policy.

Released Parties are not liable for any error, omission, interruption, defect, or delay in any transmission or communication; or for any technical problem, including but not limited to any injury or damage to Participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation in the Sweepstakes; typographical, printing, or other errors in these Official Rules, or in any Sweepstakes-related advertisements or other materials; the administration of the Sweepstakes, the processing of entries, the selection or announcement of winners, or the distribution of prizes; tabulation, timing errors, or other errors of any kind whether mechanical, human, electronic, typographical, or otherwise.

5. WINNER SELECTION

Ten Prize winners, one winner for each Colts home game, will be randomly selected from all eligible entries received via the Entry Process by a staff member of Club. By participating, Participants agree to these Official Rules and to the decisions of Club, which shall be final and binding in all respects. Limit one Prize per Participant and per household. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received.

6. WINNER NOTIFICATION

Each Prize winner will be contacted on or about August 17, 2023 | September 4, 2023 | September 25, 2023 | October 2, 2023 | October 16, 2023 | October 23, 2023 | November 20, 2023 | December 4, 2023 | December 25, 2023| and January 1, 2024, via the email address provided on the registration form. The tickets are digital and will be transferred to the email address.

If the Prize winner does not acknowledge the Prize within 48 hours of notice, an alternative winner will be randomly selected and notified until the Prize is claimed.

Each Prize winner, and his or her guests, may be required to sign a Declaration of Eligibility, Release, and Indemnification that: (i) releases, indemnifies, and holds harmless, Released Parties, their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, successors companies, owners, officers, directors, employees, agents, assigns, and representatives from, and against, any and all harm, expense, loss, damage, liability, or injury resulting directly or indirectly from participating in the Sweepstakes or the award, receipt, possession, use, or misuse of any prize awarded in the Sweepstakes; (ii) contains the Prize winner's agreement to be bound by the Sweepstakes' Official Rules; and (iii) authorizes Club to use the Prize winner's and guests' names, likenesses, photographs, voices, images, and biographical data for advertising, promotional, or any other purpose, in any media. If a Prize winner fails to sign a Declaration of Eligibility, Release, and Indemnification Form within three business days of receipt, the Prize winner may be disqualified.

7. MISCELLANEOUS

By entering the Sweepstakes, each Participant agrees that: (i) Club and its designees may use (unless prohibited by law) Participants', and guests', names, residential locations, photographs, images, or likenesses for advertising, promotional trade, or any other purposes in any media now, or hereafter, known throughout the world in perpetuity, without further compensation, permission, or notification except as an endorsement of any commercial product or enterprise other than Club's; and (ii) Released Parties and their affiliates, subsidiaries, owners, officers, directors, employees, agents, and assigns shall have no liability and will be held harmless, discharged, and released by Participant from any claim, action, liability, loss, injury, or damage to Participant or any other person or entity, including, without limitation, personal injury or death to Participant, or any other person, or damage to personal or real property, due in whole, or in part, directly or indirectly, by reason of the Participant's participation in the Sweepstakes, or Participant's acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of the Prize, or participation in the Sweepstakes, even if the loss, injury, or damage is caused by Club's ordinary negligence.

Club in its sole discretion, may: (i) disqualify any person who tampers with the Entry Process, the operation of the Sweepstakes Page, or any other component of the Sweepstakes, or who is otherwise in violation of these Official Rules; and (ii) modify, suspend, or terminate the Sweepstakes (or any portion thereof) for any reason, including, but not limited to, a virus, bug, non-authorized human intervention, war, strikes, pandemic, acts of God, or any other cause which may corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness, or proper play of the Sweepstakes; and (iii) in the event of termination, in its discretion, award prizes for completed portions of the Sweepstakes (or applicable portions of the Sweepstakes) to the next eligible Participant (as determined by Club) as of the date of the event requiring such termination in accordance with these Official Rules.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A PARTICIPANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, CLUB RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OTHER REMEDIES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS' FEES) FROM ANY SUCH PARTICIPANT.

8. USE OF DATA

Club will be collecting personal data about Participants online, in accordance with its privacy policy, as posted on https://www.colts.com/footer/privacy-policy. By participating in the Sweepstakes, Participants consent to Club's collection and use of their personal information and acknowledge that they have read and accepted Club's privacy policy. The Prize winner, and his or her guests, by acceptance of Prize, except where legally prohibited, grant permission for Club, and its designees, to use his or her name, residential location, photograph, voice, image, or other likeness, and Prize information for advertising, trade, and promotional purposes without further compensation, except as an endorsement of any commercial product or enterprise other than Club's, in all media now known, or hereafter discovered, worldwide in perpetuity, without notice, review, or approval.

9. TAXES

Any valuation of the Prize stated above is based on available information provided to Club, and the value of any prize awarded to a winner may be reported for tax purposes as required by law. Prize winner is solely responsible for reporting and paying, any and all applicable taxes. Prize winner must provide Club with valid identification, a valid taxpayer identification number, or social security number before any prize will be awarded. Any person winning over $600.00 in prizes from Club will receive an IRS form 1099 after the end of the calendar year, and a copy of such form will be filed with the IRS.

10. DISPUTES

By participating in the Sweepstakes, each Participant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Sweepstakes, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved, without resort to any form of class action, individually by a state or federal court of competent jurisdiction located in Indianapolis, Indiana; (ii) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Sweepstakes, but in no event attorneys' fees; and (iii) under no circumstances will Participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and Participant hereby waives all rights to, claim punitive, incidental, consequential, or any other damages, other than actual out-of-pocket expenses. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO SOME PARTICIPANTS. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the Participant and Released Parties in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Indiana, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Indiana or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Indiana.

11. WINNER'S LIST

For the names of the Prize Winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to, "2023 Indianapolis Colts Fan Forum Ticket Sweepstakes," Attn: Content Department, 7001 West 56th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46254. The Prize winners' names will be released after the Sweepstakes concludes and Prizes are awarded.

12. SPONSOR

The Sweepstakes is sponsored and administered by Indianapolis Colts, Inc., 7001 W. 56th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46254. COLTS is a registered trademark.

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