NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. VOID IN QUÉBEC. ENTRY IN THIS CONTEST CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES.
The Probability Lab Survey Contest (the "Contest") is governed by these Official Rules (the "Rules").
1. Binding Agreement: By participating in the Contest, each entrant ("Entrant" or "you") agrees to abide by these Rules. Therefore, please read these Rules prior to entry to ensure you understand and agree. These Rules form a binding legal agreement between you and IB with respect to the Contest.
2. Eligibility: To be eligible to enter the Contest, an Entrant must be 18 years of age or older. The Contest is void in Québec and where prohibited by law. Employees, officers and directors of IB, and its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, and employees ("Contest Entities"), and members of the Contest Entities' immediate families (parents, siblings, children, spouses, and life partners of each, regardless of where they live) and members of the households (whether related or not) of such Contest Entities are ineligible to participate in this Contest. Sponsor has the right to verify eligibility of each entrant. Only people who already had Internet before the Contest started are eligible to enter.
3. Sponsor: The Contest is sponsored by Interactive Brokers LLC ("IB" or "Sponsor"), a Connecticut limited liability company with its principal place of business at One Pickwick Plaza, Greenwich, CT, 06830, USA.
4. Contest Period: The Contest begins on November 15th, 2013 at 12:00 pm Eastern Time (ET) Zone in the United States and ends on December 15th, 2013, 11:45pm Eastern Time (ET) Zone ("Contest Period"). All dates are subject to change.
5. How to Enter: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. To enter the Contest, read the Probability Lab article and complete the survey ("Survey") at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Y2MPTDS ("Contest Site") during the Contest Period and follow the instructions. Entries received without a completed Survey may be disqualified. Then take the Skill Test to demonstrate your skill. Those who get a perfect score on the Skill Test (as determined by IB) will be eligible to be selected at random to win the Contest and be entitled to the prizes.
LIMIT ONE (1) ENTRY PER ENTRANT. Subsequent entries will be disqualified. To be considered for the Contest, the Survey must be: (i) complete (as determined by IB); and (ii) received by December 15th, 2013, 11:45pm Eastern Time (ET). Any submission not meeting the aforementioned criteria will be disqualified. IB accepts no responsibility for Surveys that are lost, delayed, or destroyed, howsoever caused. IB accepts no responsibility for any technical difficulties or other issues that Entrants may have accessing, completing and/or submitting a survey. All entries will be deemed submitted by the Entrant at the time of entry.
6. Winner Selection: All eligible entries (i.e., Those who get a perfect score on the Skill Test and meet all other eligibility requirements herein.) received during the Contest Period will be gathered into a database at the conclusion of the Contest Period. Winners will be chosen at random.
7. Notification of Winners and Winners List: The winners will be announced on or about December 17, 2013. The winners will be notified by email. If a winner does not respond to the notification attempt within seven (7) days from the first notification attempt, then such potential winner may be disqualified and an alternate potential winner will be randomly selected from among all eligible entries. Except where prohibited by law, each winner may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and provide any additional information that may be required by Sponsor. If required, winners must return all such required documents via fax (or as otherwise instructed) within five (5) business days after Sponsor's request or such potential winner will be deemed to have forfeited the prize and another winner may be randomly selected. If a potential winner is unable for whatever reason to accept his or her prize, then IB reserves the right to award the prize to another entrant. Determinations of IB are final and binding. A list of the winners will be posted on Sponsor's website: interactivebrokers.com.
8. Prizes and Odds:
(A) One (1) Grand Prize: The Grand Prize Winner will receive $10,000 USD
cash.
(B) One (1) Second Place Prize: The Second Place Winner will receive $5,000
USD cash.
(C) Five (5) Third Place Prizes: The Third Place Winners will each receive
$1,000 USD cash.
The odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received
during the Contest Period.
9. Taxes: TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ALL TAXES IMPOSED ON PRIZES ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNER. In order to receive a prize, potential winners may be required to submit tax documentation requested by IB or otherwise required by applicable law, to IB or a representative for IB or the relevant tax authority, all as determined by applicable law. If a potential winner fails to provide such documentation or comply with such laws, the prize may be forfeited and IB may, in its sole discretion, select an alternate potential winner.
10. General Conditions: All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. IB reserves the right to disqualify any Entrant from the Contest if, in IB's sole discretion, it reasonably believes that the Entrant has attempted to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, deception, or other unfair practices. Sponsor's failure to enforce any term of these Rules will not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify Entrants who violate the Rules or interfere with this Contest in any manner. If an Entrant is disqualified, Sponsor reserves the right to terminate that Entrant's eligibility to participate in the Contest or in any future contest sponsored by IB.
11. Privacy: Entrants agree that personal data submitted with an entry may be collected, processed, stored and otherwise used by Sponsor in accordance with Interactive Brokers Group Privacy Statement, located at IB's website: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/accounts/legalDocuments/privacy.php
12. Publicity. By entering the Contest, Entrants agree to participate in any media or promotional activity resulting from the Contest as reasonably requested by IB at IB's expense and agree and consent to use of their name and/or likeness by IB.
13. Indemnity: To the maximum extent permitted by law, Entrant indemnifies and agrees to keep indemnified Sponsor at all times from and against any liability, claims, demands, losses, damages, costs and expenses resulting from any act, default or omission of the Entrant and/or a breach of any warranty set forth herein. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Entrant agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor from and against any and all claims, actions, suits or proceedings, as well as any and all losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees) arising out of or accruing from: (i) any misrepresentation made by Entrant in connection with the Contest; (ii) any non-compliance by Entrant with these Rules; (iii) claims brought by persons or entities other than the parties to these Rules arising from or related to Entrant's involvement with the Contest; (iv) any malfunction or other problem with the Contest Site in relation to the entry and participation in the Contest by Entrant; or (v) any error in the collection, processing, or retention of information in relation to the entry and participation in the Contest by Entrant.
14. Elimination. Any false information provided within the context of the Contest by Entrant concerning identity, mailing address, email address, or non-compliance with these Rules or the like may result in the immediate elimination of the entrant from the Contest.
15. Internet and Disclaimer. IB is not responsible for any malfunction of the entire Contest Site or any late, lost, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, undeliverable, or destroyed Survey due to system errors, failed, incomplete or garbled computer or other telecommunication transmission malfunctions, hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, typographical or system/human errors and failures, technical malfunction(s) of any telephone network or lines, cable connections, satellite transmissions, servers or providers, or computer equipment, traffic congestion on the Internet or at the Contest Site, or any combination thereof, including other telecommunication, cable, digital or satellite malfunctions which may limit Entrant's ability to participate. EACH ENTRANT AGREES TO INDEMNIFY, RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS SPONSOR AND ITS PARENT, AFFILIATE AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES, AND SPONSOR'S SURVEY SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND ALL THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS FROM ANY LIABILITY, DAMAGES, LOSSES OR INJURY RESULTING FROM ANY OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM THAT ENTRANT'S PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST.
16. Right to Cancel, Modify or Disqualify. If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Contest, IB reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. IB further reserves the right to disqualify any Entrant who tampers with the submission process or any other part of the Contest or Contest Site. Any attempt by an Entrant to deliberately damage any web site, including the Contest Site, or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, IB reserves the right to seek damages from any such Entrant to the fullest extent of the applicable law.
17. Choice of Law and Recourse to Judicial Procedures: These Rules shall be governed by, subject to, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut, excluding all conflict of law rules. If any provision(s) of these Rules are held to be invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions hereof will remain in full force and effect. To the extent permitted by law, the rights to litigate, seek injunctive relief or make any other recourse to judicial or any other procedure in case of disputes or claims resulting from or in connection with this Contest are hereby excluded, and Entrants expressly waive any and all such rights.
18. Arbitration: By entering the Contest, you agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute, claim, or demand related in any way to the Contest will be decided by binding arbitration. All disputes between you and IB of whatsoever kind or nature arising out of these Rules, shall be submitted to binding arbitration in accordance with the rules and procedures of the American Arbitration Association. Arbitration will be held in Fairfield County, Connecticut, before one arbitrator to be mutually agreed upon by both parties or if they cannot agree, by the American Arbitration Association.