We are constantly looking for
ways to grow our knowledge of trains, so we have decided to pick your brains!
From March 14, 2016 to March 25, 2016, on our Facebook page we will be posting once a week asking
followers to comment below with a new train term and
definition that is not already explained in our current glossary of “Train Lingo” found on our website. Any comments placed by followers, with new “train lingo” will potentially be
added to our current glossary of terms on Lionel.com. Wait there’s more?! Yes!
One entrant will be chosen at random to receive a piece of Lionel gear! So put
your thinking caps on and share what you know!
The Official Rules to enter the Lionel Trains LLC “Master of
Train Lingo Contest”
THIS CONTEST IS OPEN ONLY TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF
AGE OR OLDER AT TIME OF ENTRY. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR CLAIM PRIZE.
1. ELIGIBILITY: The Lionel Trains LLC “Master of Train Lingo
Contest” is, subject to the terms contained herein, open to legal residents of
the United States and Canada, 13 years of age or older at time of entry.
Officers, directors, employees and agents, and their immediate family members,
of Lionel LLC (Sponsor and Contest Administer) are void from participation. The
Contest is governed by U.S. law, is subject to all applicable federal, state
and local laws and regulations, and is void where prohibited. By entering the Contest,
each participant represents and warrants to the Sponsor and Contest Administer
that he or she meets all of the eligibility standards set forth herein. The
Sponsor and Contest Administer may reject any entry at any time if it
determines or suspects, in its sole and absolute discretion, that a participant
may not be eligible or may otherwise be in violation of the Contest rules. 2.
HOW TO ENTER: To enter the Contest go to the official Facebook post on the
Lionel Trains LLC Facebook page and comment below with your train term and
definition starting March 14, 2016. The Contest will conclude at 11:59PM EST on
March 25, 2016.
3. SELECTION OF WINNER: The Contest Administer will
determine one contest winner on March 28, 2016; the one winner will be
determined at random from the comments by entrants on the Facebook post, the
winner will be privately messaged on Facebook to confirm mailing information
for their prize. If Contest Administrator, using commercially reasonable
efforts, is unable to contact a potential winner within five (5) business days
from the first contact attempt, or if a potential winner has not, or does not
comply with these Official Rules, then such person shall be disqualified and an
alternate winner may be selected in accordance with these Official Rules as
determined in Contest Administrator’s sole discretion. Except for notifying a
winner by email, Contest Administrator has no obligation to contact a winner by
United States mail or telephone, or to deliver a message by voicemail/answering
machine, or otherwise. By accepting Prize, the Winner consents that the Sponsor
may use the Winner's names, photographs, or other likenesses, the Winner’s
hometown and biographical information, statements concerning the Contest entry
or the Sponsor’s products without compensation for purposes of advertising,
promotion, and merchandising, and grant all rights to edit or modify and to
publish and copyright it.
4. RELEASE OF LIABILITY. By accepting Prize, the Winner
agrees to hold Contest Administer, the Sponsor and Contest Administer, and Lionel
Trains LLC and their respective affiliates and each of their respective
shareholders, directors, officers, employees, members, successors, agents and
assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”), harmless against any and all
claims and liability arising out of the promotion or use of the Prize.
Furthermore, the Winner assumes all liability for any injury or damage caused,
or claimed to be caused, by participating in this Contest or using the Prize.
By participating in this Contest, entrants agree to abide by and be bound by
these Official Rules, and understand that the Contest results are final in all
respects. By participating in this Contest, entrants agree to hold the Released
Parties harmless against any and all claims and liability arising out of Prize.
Entrant is responsible for all online charges incurred by Internet Service
Provider. Any questions regarding the determination of the winner will be
decided in the sole discretion of the Sponsor and Contest Administer or the
Contest Administer, whose decisions are final and binding in all matters
relating to this Contest.
5. PRIZE: ONE winner (Limit one entry per day) will receive
via private Facebook message a notification that they have won one item of
Lionel LLC paraphernalia. Once the winner has confirmed via Facebook message
that they have received the message and confirmed their mailing information
with the Contest Administer, the Contest Administer will mail the Lionel LLC
item to the address provided by the winner. Prizes are non-transferable and
cannot be substituted by the Winner. The Sponsor and Contest Administer may
substitute a prize of equal or greater value in its sole discretion. The Winner
is solely responsible for all federal, state and local taxes associated with
the acceptance of the prize. Unclaimed or rejected prizes will not be awarded.
Odds of winning depend on the number of entries received.
6. REDEEMING PRIZES: The Contest Administer will notify the
Winner on or about March 28, 2016. The Winner and information provided by the
Winner is subject to verification at the sole discretion of the Sponsor and
Contest Administer. Unless otherwise agreed by the Sponsor and Contest
Administer, Winner will receive their prize via U.S. Mail, United Parcel Service
or other overnight service within three to four weeks of winning. The Released
Parties are responsible for lost, late, stolen, misdirected, delayed or damaged
prizes. Any prizes that are lost, late, stolen, misdirected, delayed or damaged
will not be replaced by Lionel LLC.
7. GENERAL: All federal, state and local laws apply to this
Contest. By participating, entrants agree (i) to be bound by these Contest
rules, including all eligibility requirements, and (ii) to be bound by the
decisions of the Sponsor and Contest Administer, which are final and binding in
all matters relating to the Contest. The Released Parties are not responsible
for: (i) lost, late, misdirected, damaged, garbled or illegible entries; (ii)
error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or
transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of
entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic,
computer, hardware or software malfunctions of any kind, or inaccurate transmission
of or failure to receive entry information by the Sponsor and Contest
Administer on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the
Internet or at any web site or any combination thereof; or (iii) any injury or
damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from
participating in the Contest. The Sponsor and Contest Administer reserve the
right to permanently disqualify any person from this Contest it believes has
violated these Contest rules. By accepting a prize or participating in this Contest,
the Winner and/or any participant irrevocably consents to the use of his/her
name, likeness, image, voice, performance (in connection with interviews and
other recordings), biographical information, comments, feedback, suggestions,
writings, ideas and statements relating to the Contest or the Sponsor and
Contest Administer, without further compensation, in all world-wide marketing,
promotion, and publicity carried out in perpetuity by the Sponsor or Contest
Administer in connection with this Contest. The Sponsor and Contest Administer
reserve the right to terminate, cancel, suspend and/or modify the Contest if
any fraud, virus or other problem corrupts the administration, security, or
proper play of the Contest, as determined by the Sponsor and Contest Administer
in its sole discretion. If Contest is terminated before the end date/time, the
Sponsor or Contest Administer will determine the winner from all eligible
entries received as of the termination date/time. If any such malfunction,
error, disruption or similar damage occurs and impairs the administration,
security, fairness, integrity or proper play of the Contest, the Sponsor and
Contest Administer may, in their sole discretion, suspend or terminate the Contest,
in which case they will post a notice on the Contest entry page and may, in
their sole discretion, also post notices in other social media.
8. DISCLAIMERS: Under no circumstances, including negligence
or intentional acts or omissions, shall the Released Parties be liable for any
direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, including
without limitation, property damage, personal injury and/or death, resulting
from participation in the Contest or acceptance, use or misuse of any prize.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the preceding release is
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or void for any
reason, the entrant agrees that, by entering the Contest, (a) any and all
disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with the
Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually without resort
to any form of class action; (b) any claims, judgments and awards shall be
limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with
entering the Contest, but in no event attorneys fees; and (c) under no
circumstances will any entrant, including the Winner, be permitted to obtain
any award for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive,
incidental or consequential damages and any and all rights to have damages
multiplied or otherwise increased and any other damages, other than damages for
actual out-of-pocket expenses. Entrants hereby acknowledge that the Sponsor and
Contest Administer have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or
liable for any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied
(including, but not limited to warranties of any kind concerning the
appearance, safety or performance of any prize), in fact or in law, relative to
any prize. Each winner shall bear all risk of loss or damage to his/her prize
after it has been delivered to such winner via U.S. Mail, United Parcel
Service, or any other shipping agent.
9. Winner’s Names: For names of Winners, contact Contest
Administer via email at LionelGram@lionel.com
or send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Lionel LLC, “Master of Train Lingo”,
6301 Performance Dr., Concord, NC 28027.
See Train Lingo Here