NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.  MAKING A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.  VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD

The “Win Lasik Surgery from Eye Centers of Ohio” Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) begins at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time on March 29, 2010 and ends at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on April 28, 2010 (the “Sweepstakes Period”).  The Sweepstakes is governed by these Official Rules, and is subject to all applicable U.S. federal, state and local laws, and is void wherever prohibited by law.

ELIGIBILITY

 

The Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the United States who reside in Stark, Summit or Tuscarawas counties in the state of Ohio and who are at least twenty-one (21) years of age or older as of March 29, 2010.  Employees of GateHouse Media, Inc. and Copley Ohio Newspapers, Inc. (collectively, “GateHouse Media”) and Eye Centers of Ohio (the “Center”), and each of their respective divisions, affiliates, parent companies, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies (including immediate family members or those living in the same household) are not eligible to enter the Sweepstakes.  In order to enter the Sweepstakes or receive the prize, the entrant must comply fully with these Official Rules, and by entering agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of GateHouse Media, whose decisions shall be binding and final in all respects.

 

HOW TO ENTER

 

To enter the Sweepstakes, visit www.cantonrep.com/Lasik (the “Website”) during the Sweepstakes Period, complete the online entry form with the required information, read and agree to these Official Rules and submit the completed entry as directed (the “Entry” or “Entries”). Entries will not be accepted through e-mail or postal mail.  One (1) Entry per person per e-mail address will be accepted.  Entries by the same person in excess of the limits stated herein will be disqualified.  The use of any automated system to submit Entries is prohibited and will result in disqualification of all such Entries as well as the entrant.

 

 

RANDOM DRAWING; ODDS OF WINNING; WINNER NOTIFICATION

 

The potential winner will be selected in random drawing to be held on or about April 29, 2010 from all eligible entries received by 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 28, 2010 (the “Winner”).  Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received.  The potential winner will be notified by telephone on or about April 30, 2010, in accordance with the contact information supplied with the Entry.  The potential prize winner must sign an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability and Publicity Release in order to be eligible to accept the prize.

 

 

PRIZE

 

There will be one (1) prize awarded to one (1) winner in the Contest.  The Winner  will receive a gift certificate good for the performance of Lasik vision correction surgery at the Center (the “Surgery”).  Prior to performing the Surgery, the Center will schedule a complimentary consultation and examination at the Center to determine if the Winner is an acceptable candidate for the Surgery.    The final decision on whether the Surgery can be performed on the Winner will be determined by the Center.  In the event the Center determines that the Winner is not an acceptable candidate for the Surgery, a random drawing will be held to determine the new Winner.  No prize will be awarded to any Winner determined to be an unacceptable candidate for Surgery at the Center. 

 

No substitution or transfer of the prize will be allowed, except at the sole discretion of GateHouse Media.  GateHouse Media reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value.  The prize has no cash value and may not be redeemed for cash at any time.  No compensation will be given for a lost or expired gift certificate.  The gift certificate must be surrendered upon redemption and no photocopies will be honored.  Fulfillment of the gift certificate is the sole responsibility of the Center, not GateHouse Media.  All local, state and federal taxes incurred by accepting the prize will be the sole responsibility of the prize winner.   Decisions of GateHouse Media regarding the Sweepstakes are final.

 

 

PUBLICITY RELEASE; USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

By entering, entrants agree to comply with these Official Rules and the decisions of GateHouse Media, which are binding and final, and release GateHouse Media, and each of its divisions, affiliates, parent companies, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies and anyone associated with the production of this Sweepstakes, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from any and all liability for any claims, injuries, losses or damages (including attorneys fees) of any kind arising out of their participation in this Sweepstakes or resulting from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize. The potential prize winners waive the right to assert as a cost of winning the prize any and all costs of verification and redemption or travel to redeem said prize and waives any liability or claims (including attorneys fees) which might arise from redeeming or seeking to redeem said prize. In the event of non-compliance with these Official Rules, or if prize notification is returned to GateHouse Media as undeliverable, if prize is refused or cannot be accepted for any reason, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected in a random drawing. Upon forfeiture or refusal, no compensation will be given. Except where prohibited or restricted by law, acceptance of prize constitutes permission to use the winner's name, photograph, likeness, Sweepstakes submissions and/or statements attributed to winners regarding the Sweepstakes, for advertising and publicity purposes without further compensation or consent.  All entries become the property of GateHouse Media.  This Sweepstakes shall only be construed and evaluated according to the laws of the state of Ohio, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws and submission of any entry constitutes acceptance of such laws.  This Sweepstakes is void where prohibited.  All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.

In addition, by submitting an Entry, each entrant grants and hereby irrevocably assigns to GateHouse Media the exclusive right to reproduce, publish (in all media including online media), edit, use, transfer or sell the entry, data or other information collected, or any part thereof, for all commercial purposes, in perpetuity, throughout the universe, at no charge to GateHouse Media and without compensation to the entrant. Failure to grant such rights may result in disqualification with an alternate winner or potential winner selected. By submitting an Entry, the entrant agrees that GateHouse Media shall succeed to all right, title and interest in and to such submission/data; without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the entrant understands that GateHouse Media will have the exclusive right to use, reproduce and otherwise exploit the applicable submission, without restriction and without any compensation to the entrant (except where prohibited).

 

INTERNET

It is the entrant’s responsibility to enter in the appropriate manner. Each entrant is responsible for all costs or charges involved in accessing the www.cantonrep.com web site and warrants that the cost of accessing the site, if any, is part of a larger agreement with an Internet Service Provider or some other means, and that the cost of this access is not an incremental cost. If for any reason the internet portion of the program is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of GateHouse Media which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, GateHouse Media reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Sweepstakes. Should the Sweepstakes be terminated prior to April 28, 2010 (the “Termination Date”), finalists will be drawn at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the Termination Date from all eligible entries received up to the Termination Date.  GateHouse Media assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communication line failure, theft, or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries. GateHouse Media is not responsible for lost, misdirected, illegible, damaged or undelivered entries. GateHouse Media is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunctions of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, services or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or entry to be received due to technical problems or traffic congestion on the internet or at any web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading of any material in this Sweepstakes. CAUTION: Any attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, GateHouse Media reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Collection and use of personally identifiable information will be in accordance with the www.cantonrep.com Privacy Policy as posted on www.cantonrep.com.

 

 

WINNERS LIST

To obtain the name of the Grand Prize Winner , mail a stamped, self-addressed legal size envelope (to arrive by May 1, 2010) to:

 

                              The Repository

                              500 Market Ave. S.

                              Canton, OH 44702

                              Attn:  Lasik Sweepstakes

 

Vermont residents may omit return postage.

 

SPONSORS

The Sponsors of the Sweepstakes are Copley Ohio Newspapers, Inc. d/b/a The Repository, 350 WillowBrook Office Park, Fairport, New York 14450 and Eye Centers of Ohio, 800McKinley Ave. NW, Canton, Ohio 44703.