Michiana Idol 2018

Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. By entering, each entrant accepts and agrees to be bound by these Official Rules. Failure to comply with these rules may result in disqualification.

SPONSOR. This Contest is sponsored by WBND, ABC 57, 53550 Generations Dr, South Bend, IN 46635 (the "Sponsor"), which is solely responsible for the conduct of this Contest. By participating in this Contest, all participants (including the prize winner) agree that Sponsor, its prize providers, subsidiaries and affiliates, and each of such entities’ respective officers, directors, agents and employees are not responsible or liable for any injury, loss, illness, litigation or damage that may occur from participation in the Contest or acceptance, possession, use or misuse of prizes. In the event that any dispute arises in connection with the conduct of this Contest, participants agree that the dispute shall be resolved by applying the laws of Illinois and that it shall be resolved by and within the state or federal courts of that state. Michiana Idol is not an official audition for American Idol.

ENTRY. A purchase is not required to enter or win the prize described below. Entries must be submitted between August 17, 2018 at 12:00 PM ET and September 4, 2018 at 11:59 PM ET (the “Entry Period”) unless extended by Sponsor in Sponsor’s sole discretion. To enter the Contest, entrants must submit a video that features the entrant singing without accompaniment. The video, which shall be no longer than one minute, must be posted to a video sharing website (i.e., YouTube, Vimeo). Once the video is posted online, entrants must log on to www.abc57.com, complete an online registration form, including a link to their video. All videos must be set to “public” for viewing. No password-protected videos will be accepted. All videos must comply with the guidelines set forth by Sponsor to be eligible. If contestant is a minor, a parent or legal guardian must complete the contestant registration form and include his/her name, mailing address, contact phone number, date of birth and online signature for minor submission to be eligible for consideration. Only one (1) entry per person will be accepted. Each entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the single individual who completes the registration form, and only that individual (or, with respect to minors, the individual on whose behalf the registration form was submitted) will be eligible to win any prize for such entry.

By entering, entrant hereby grants Sponsor, along with its affiliates, successors, and assigns, a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, unrestricted right and license, with the right to sublicense through multiple tiers, to use entrant’s submission (including any portion(s) thereof) in any medium, including without limitation on any and all Sponsor broadcast, cable, and/or digital platforms, without any obligation of payment, acknowledgement or other consideration of any kind, and without the need to obtain permission from or provide notification to the entrant or any third party. Sponsor will have no obligation to republish or use any submission, and any submission republished or posted may be removed by Sponsor at any time, for any reason.

Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, misdirected or mutilated entries, due to technical/network failures, human error, or any other error or malfunction. Entry materials that have been tampered with or altered are void.

Entrants agree not to upload, post or transmit any materials which contain any computer viruses, Easter eggs, worms, Trojan Horses or other harmful component or programming routines that are intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or undermine the operation of the Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and the Sponsor reserves the rights to seek damages from any person(s) who makes such attempt(s).

Any questions regarding the number of entries submitted by an individual or authorized account holder of an e-mail address shall be determined by ‘ABC 57’ in its sole discretion, and ‘ABC 57’ reserves the right to disqualify any entries by persons determined to be tampering with or abusing any aspect of the Contest.

ELIGIBILITY. The Contest is open to all legal residents who live in the South Bend-Elkhart Designated Market Area as defined by Nielsen Media Research and must be 15 - 28 years old, born between June 2, 1989 and June 1, 2003. If you were born before or after this window, you are not eligible to participate this season.

Employees of Weigel Broadcasting Co., Sponsor, Federated Media, Mishawaka Parks Department, their advertising agencies, consultants, franchisees, or suppliers (collectively, “Contest Parties”) are not eligible to enter or win, nor are such employees’ family members. In addition, individuals who share a common household with an employee of a Contest Party or who are in any kind of domestic relationship or partnership with an employee of a Contest Party (e.g., boyfriends, girlfriends, fiancé, roommates) are not eligible to enter or win this Contest. Sponsor shall be the sole judge of what constitutes a domestic relationship or partnership in the event of a dispute.

PRIZES. Up to twenty-five (25) entrants will be selected as Finalists to compete for Ten (10) Front of Line (FOL) Pass Prizes and one (1) Silver Ticket Prize. Each FOL Pass Prize consists of an FOL pass for the American Idol open call audition on September 12, 2018 in Columbus, OH. FOL Pass winners will be responsible for their own travel to and from Columbus, OH. The Silver Ticket Prize consists of a Silver Ticker pass entitling the winner to audition in an American Idol Judging City at a date in the future selected by American Idol. Travel and lodging will be provided for the Silver Ticket winner.

Submissions may also be showcased on the air on ABC 57, and on the abc57.com websites as well as Federated Media’s radio stations and websites, in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Odds of winning depend on the total number of entries and the quality of the entrant’s submission as judged in accordance with the Contest Judging Criteria set forth below. All judgments by Sponsor are final.

CONTEST JUDGING CRITERIA. Once the online entry period has been closed, a three (3) person panel made up of Sponsor employees (the “Selection Panel”) will select up to twenty-five (25) Finalists to move on to the next round of auditions. During this round of auditions these Finalists will perform the same song that was entered online in front of a panel of three (3) Judges on Friday, September 7, 2018 at Battell Park in Mishawaka, IN. Finalists will be permitted to use a guitar or keyboard for the in-person auditions. Out of the Finalist auditions, the three (3) Judges will award ten (10) Front of Line (FOL) Pass Prizes and one (1) Silver Ticket Prize. Both online entries and live auditions will be judged based on the quality of vocal performance, overall style and presentation, and the submission’s conformance to these Official Rules (including without limitation the one-minute time limit and the eligibility requirements), and the submission’s suitability for broadcast. A selected contestant who is a minor attending the Michiana Idol audition must have a parent or legal guardian present with them throughout the audition process on September 7, 2018. The parent or guardian accompanying the minor must be listed as such on the original online entry form. This contest is not a guarantee that the winning contestants of the FOL passes are in any way guaranteed an audition before the American Idol judges.

Without limiting the foregoing, submissions may not contain any material that is obscene, indecent, profane, defamatory, or that infringes any party’s privacy, intellectual property, or other rights.

Finalists will be notified on or around September 5, 2018. Finalists will be first notified via the email address on their entry, followed up by a phone call to the phone number listed on their entry. The finalists will be scheduled to sing in front of a panel of Judges on Friday, September 7, 2018 at Battell Park in Mishawaka, IN at 4:00 PM ET. If the Finalist is unable to attend on Friday, September 7, 2018 or does not arrive at assigned time, the Finalist will forego their eligibility.

PRIZE RESTRICTIONS & CONDITIONS. Prize winner must abide by the terms and conditions of the Prize providers and Contest Parties. No prize transfer, assignment, or substitution by Prize winner is permitted. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the Prize (or any element thereof), in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be awarded. All income and other taxes are the responsibility of the winner. By entering, the entrants, finalists and winner are consenting to the use of their video submission, name, likeness, and/or biographical information for advertising and promotional purposes without additional consideration, including any in studio appearances or on the air of any other television stations or on any Sponsor-owned or -affiliated website.

Michiana Idol contest registrations, audition upload and contest participation is for ABC 57, WBND, Weigel Broadcasting (and its partners) and is not an audition for the official American Idol. Rather, each FOL Prize winner will attend the in-person Columbus, OH auditions with other nation-wide FOL pass winners on September 12, 2018 and is guaranteed to see a producer from the official American Idol on ABC. There will be waiting time at the audition.

Michiana Idol contestants can also register to audition for the official American Idol through the American Idol website, which can be accessed online at www.abc.go.com/shows/american-idol. Auditioning for Michiana Idol is not an audition for the official American Idol show, however contestants can register for both.

Any Michiana Idol FOL Prize winner’s or Silver Ticket Prize winner’s subsequent audition for American Idol is subject to the American Idol Audition Terms & Conditions. American Idol Audition Terms & Conditions are available here at www.abc.go.com/shows/american-idol

DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY. Winner is responsible for income and other taxes on any Prize. Winner will be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Release of Liability, Publicity Release and Letter of Indemnification within seven (7) business days of notification of being a winner. Failure to comply with the rules and conditions of the Contest may result in a forfeiture of the Prize.

Should FOL Prize and Silver Ticket Prize winners make it to the American Idol judge round, whether they see the actual celebrity judges or not, they will be required to sign and submit the American Idol audition paperwork before they can be seen by the Executive Producers

SPONSOR’S RESERVATION OF RIGHTS. These Official Rules are subject to modification by Sponsor. In the event of a dispute, all decisions made by Sponsor are final and binding. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any person who tampers with or abuses the entry process, or who otherwise acts in violation of these Official Rules. Sponsor further reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, or modify this Contest if, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of completion as planned, including due to force majeure or non-authorized human intervention that compromises or affects the administration, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Contest.

PRIVACY POLICY/DISCLOSURES OF INFORMATION. Sponsor may collect and use personal information that entrants provide to enter the Contest to actually conduct the Contest and contact the potential finalists and winner. Personal information includes any information that can be tracked back to a specific individual, including name, postal address, and telephone number. As noted above, Sponsor (including any successors or assigns) may use all entrants’ video submissions, names, likenesses, and/or biographical information for advertising and promotional purposes without additional consideration. Otherwise, no personal information that Sponsor collects in connection with the administration of the Contest will be sold or given to anyone who may contact entrants for any purpose not related to the Contest. Sponsor’s complete privacy policy can be located at: http://www.abc57.com/privacy-policy

MISCELLANEOUS. This Contest is void where prohibited, penalized or otherwise restricted by law. A copy of these Official Rules is available at the ‘ABC 57’ offices, or by writing to ‘ABC 57,’ ‘Michiana Idol ,’ 53550 Generations Dr, South Bend, IN 46635. Viewers can also find the Official Rules at www.abc57.com. If you wish to receive the names of Contest Prize Winners, you must send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to ‘ABC 57 ‘Michiana Idol Winners’ 53550 Generations Dr, South Bend, IN 46635. ‘ABC 57 must receive any request for the Winner’s name no later than December 1, 2018.