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  Official Rules and Restrictions
  INTRODUCTION
The Cal Ripken Lightning Baseball Manager CRBBM Official Rules and Restrictions (the "CRBBM Official Rules") apply only to all those who enroll in Cal Ripken Lightning Baseball Manager. By participating in this game of skill, you acknowledge that you have read these CRBBM Official Rules as well as the Terms and Conditions, and that you agree to abide by, and be subject to, the CRBBM Official Rules and the Terms and Conditions, as well as the decisions of the judges, which shall be final and binding in all respects. Subject to the Eligibility section below, Cal Ripken Lightning Baseball Manager is intended for viewing only in the United States and Canada. Persons residing in other jurisdictions are not eligible to win any prizes in connection with this promotion. In these CRBBM Official Rules, "you," "your" and "participants" refers to you, the person who has enrolled in Cal Ripken Lightning Baseball Manager.

1. GAME OF SKILL: CAL RIPKEN LIGHTNING BASEBALL MANAGER IS A GAME OF SKILL.
To win, users must have extensive knowledge of individual players' daily statistics, how hitters have performed and how starting and relief pitchers have performed in prior outings. Users must also know upcoming pitching rotations and batting lineups of actual major league teams and whether players have been benched or are injured. The more you know about the players and the teams playing in Major League Baseball the better your chances of winning.

2. Cal Ripken Lightning Baseball Manager ENTRY
Enrollments open on or about July 6, 2005. The deadline to enroll in Cal Ripken Lightning Baseball Manager and be eligible for prizes is 4:59 AM Eastern Time August 1, 2005. In addition, in order to be eligible for prizes you must be enrolled in a full league by the same date. Payment of the appropriate entry fee is required to register a team in Cal Ripken Lightning Baseball Manager. Payment may be made online or by check.

3. WINNER SELECTION
Winners will be determined by judges appointed by the Sponsor based on the following objective criteria:

To be eligible for any prize, you must satisfy the CRBBM Official Rules and the Terms and Conditions.

You must play in a Cal Ripken Lightning Baseball Manager League that plays 54 games.

You must win the championship in your league.

If there is a tie in any of the leagues, the teams that tie will then be ranked first by which team has the fewest team errors for the season. If there is still a tie, the teams will next be ranked by which team has the highest team Batting Average. If there is still a tie, the teams that are tied will then be ranked by which team has the lowest team Earned Run Average.

Winners will be determined by November 15, 2005. All decisions by the judges shall be final.

4. PRIZES
The prizes for Cal Ripken Lightning Baseball Manager are as follows:

LEAGUE WINNERS: The regular season winner in each league will receive a Cal Ripken Jr. McFarlane Figurine. Estimated retail value $19.95.

Prizes awarded may be subject to legal restrictions. You agree that in the event that the award of prizes to winners of Cal Ripken Lightning Baseball Manager is challenged by any legal authority, GameLine has the sole right to determine whether or not to award such prizes and whether or not to refund previous payments made by you. In such an event, GameLine shall have no liability to any participants. All prizes will be awarded regardless of the number of participants or amount of entry fees received. Prizes are not transferable and no substitution of prizes is permitted except that GameLine reserves the right to substitute a prize of equivalent value or greater. All prizes are awarded AS IS and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, express or implied (including without limitation, warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose). ALL TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OR USE OF ANY PRIZE AND ANY SHIPPING AND HANDLING CHARGES ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNER.

NOTIFICATION AND ACCEPTANCE: Winners will be notified by email and/or regular mail within seven (7) days after the date the winners are determined. If requested by GameLine, winners must sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and acceptance of these CRBBM Official Rules and a publicity/liability release (unless prohibited by law) within fifteen (15) days after receipt of notification. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in disqualification and the selection of the participant with the next highest ranking. Any prize notification returned as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. GameLine will attempt to contact overall winners via phone and/or email in order to fulfill prizes at least 3 times or for a period of 30 days. If the winner is unable to be reached, this may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. In the event of a dispute about the identity of a participant, the participant will be declared to be the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. Winner may be required to provide the Sponsor with proof that the Winner is the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the winning team. Winners will receive their prize within 6 to 8 weeks of Sponsor's receipt of the signed form.

5. ELIGIBILITY
Residents of Vermont, Louisiana, Minnesota, Florida, Missouri, Rhode Island and Arizona and the province of Quebec may play Cal Ripken Lightning Baseball Manager and have their places noted in the standings but are not eligible to win any prizes. This game is open to legal residents of all other states of the United States and the provinces of Canada. Persons under the age of 18 years may enter the contest only with permission of a parent or guardian. No one under 13 years of age may play the game. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Canadian winners may be required to answer an additional skill question prior to being awarded any prize. Directors, officers, employees, representatives, agents and consultants of GameLine, their distributors, divisions and subsidiaries, their immediate families, and directors, officers, consultants, representatives, agents and employees of the game promotional partners are not eligible to win any prize. If any prize is won by a minor, the parent or legal guardian of such minor must sign and return the affidavit of eligibility and publicity/liability release and the prize will be awarded to the parent or legal guardian. Recipients of complimentary accounts may play the game but will not be eligible for prizes.

6. TERMS
By participating in Cal Ripken Lightning Baseball Manager, you (and if you are a minor, your parents or legal guardian) release and agree to hold harmless GameLine and any of its respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees, consultants, and agencies (collectively, the "Released Parties") from any liability whatsoever for any claims, costs, injuries or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with Cal Ripken Lightning Baseball Manager, or acceptance, possession, or use of any prize (including without limitation, claims, costs, injuries and losses related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or unintentional) whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other theory.

If you are a minor or under the age of 18, your parents or legal guardian further agree to indemnify each of the Released Parties from any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages described in the preceding paragraph that may be suffered by you.

7. CONDUCT
If, for any reason, any portion of Cal Ripken Lightning Baseball Manager is not capable of running as planned, such reasons to include, but not be limited to, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other cause beyond the control of GameLine, which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the game, then GameLine, reserves the right to modify, suspend or cancel the game or any portion thereof. GameLine reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any participant who violates these CRBBM Official Rules or the associated Terms and Conditions incorporated herein, or who tampers with the enrollment process, or who engages in any conduct detrimental to GameLine, the game or any other participant (in each case, as determined by GameLine in its sole discretion), to suspend or terminate any participant whose eligibility is in question, and to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend this game at any time. Any attempt by any person to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of Cal Ripken Lightning Baseball Manager is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, GameLine reserves the right to seek from any such person damages and any other remedies available to GameLine to the fullest extent permitted by law.

8. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
Released Parties assume no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries. No responsibility is assumed for lost, late, misdirected, incomplete or garbled transmissions. None of the Released Parties is in any way responsible or liable for any problems or technical malfunctions of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, including online service and Internet access providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or enrollment to be received by GameLine on account of 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 Cal Ripken Lightning Baseball Manager.

9. CRBBM Official Rules/WINNERS LIST
Participating in Cal Ripken Lightning Baseball Manager is subject to these CRBBM Official Rules and the Terms and Conditions, and any other rules expressly referenced herein. Copies of the CRBBM Official Rules and the Terms and Conditions may be obtained online or by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to the Sponsor:

GameLine
200 Ingleside Drive
Stamford, CT 06903

Attn: CRBBM Official Rules

A winners' list may be obtained after January 1, 2006 by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to the address above, Attn: Winners' List.

SPONSOR: The Sponsor of this game is GameLine, 200 Ingleside Drive, Stamford, CT 06903.

10. MISCELLANEOUS
The section headers contained herein are provided for convenience purposes only and shall not be used to modify or interpret these CRBBM Official Rules. In the event that any provision of these CRBBM Official Rules (or Terms and Conditions) is found invalid or unenforceable pursuant to judicial decree or decision, the remainder of the CRBBM Official Rules (and Terms and Conditions) shall remain valid and enforceable according to its terms. The parties intend that the provisions of these CRBBM Official Rules be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Accordingly, the parties agree that if any provisions are deemed not enforceable, they shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary to make them enforceable.

GameLine reserves the right to change these CRBBM Official Rules at any time, in its sole discretion. GameLine reserves the right to halt, modify or suspend Cal Ripken Lightning Baseball Manager at any time during the season for any reason.

In the event that the game is challenged by any legal or regulatory authority, GameLine reserves the right to discontinue or modify the game or to disqualify residents in the affected geographic area. In such event, GameLine shall have no liability to any players who are disqualified due to such an action.

Inquiries concerning entries will not be accepted. Entries will not be returned and become the exclusive property of the Sponsor.

These CRBBM Official Rules will be governed and construed in accordance with New York law, without regard to conflict of law principles in the New York courts.

 
 
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