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The Game
RealTime Fantasy Sports' Fantasy Football Faceoff ("the Contest") is a fantasy football tournament game where you play fantasy football heads-up in a single elimination 8-team tournament. Leagues feature head-to-head play in a fantasy football bracket. The winners each week advance in the bracket to play in the next week. The bracket winner is the league champion. The rules for this Contest are explained below. If you are looking for a league where you can customize the rules to your liking, try RealTime Fantasy Sports' Full Season Commissioner Service product. The Commissioner
RealTime Fantasy Sports will serve as the commissioner for all Fantasy Football Faceoff leagues and will be responsible for resolving any disputes that arise, such as rules violations or any other matters that may come up in connection with the Contest. All commissioner decisions by RealTime Fantasy Sports are final. Leagues
Sign Up You may sign up and play the Contest up until the final registration deadline of Thursday, December 17th, 2009 at 7:50 PM ET (Week 15 of the NFL season, as described below.) "Fantasy Football Faceoff" costs $19.95 per team to enter. As part of the Official Rules, all dollar amounts are in US Dollars. You may register and play as many teams as you like. You may not however have more than one team in any league. If you do register more than one team, each team must be in a different league. To be prize eligible you may not own more than one team per league per household. Eligibility RealTime Fantasy Sports' "Fantasy Football Faceoff" are open to:
Joining Deadline
Fantasy Faceoff is a series of contests which run for three (3) consecutive weeks of the NFL season, starting with NFL weeks 1-3, then 2-4, 3-5 etc. until the final set of contests in NFL weeks 15-17. Contestants will be able to sign up for a faceoff contest starting in a given NFL week up to 30 minutes before the scheduled kickoff of the first game played in that week. For example, the first NFL week 1 game of the 2009 season is scheduled to begin Thursday, September 10th at 7:30 PM ET. Contestants will have until September 10th at 7:00 PM ET to attempt to enter a Faceoff league that begins in NFL Week 1. All entries submitted after this time will be automatically placed into a Faceoff league that begins in NFL week 2. Submission of an entry before the weekly deadline does NOT guarantee participation in a game starting that NFL week (see below.)
Refund Policy After you sign up for Contest, you may request a full refund of the purchase price up until your league is filled. After your league has filled and the bracket has been announced you may not receive a refund. Once the bracket has been announced all sales are final. Honoring refund requests will be subject to the sole discretion of RealTime Fantasy Sports. Rosters
Each team will consist of a roster of 14 players. Rosters will consist of up to:
14 Total Players
There are no minimum position limits and the maximums allow for 1 flex type player. Team owners are free to choose any players for their team. Owners may have a player on their fantasy roster for only one week during the tournament. Once a player's game has kicked off, that player is considered used for the tournament and the fantasy owner may not place that player on their fantasy roster for any other week in the tournament. There are no exceptions under which a player may be on a team's fantasy roster more than one week in the tournament. Scoring System
All scoring rules apply to all players, regardless of player's position unless otherwise stated. Rushing:
Passing:
Receiving:
Kicking:
Special Teams:
Defense:
Statistics Reporting Scores and stats are updated immediately as they are received from our statistics provider (usually about every 3 minutes). Some events beyond RTFS' control can make this time longer. Thus, RealTime Fantasy Sports is not responsible for the timeliness and accuracy of the statistics. Because the statistics are updated "live," some errors may occur. If so, statistical errors are usually corrected by our stats provider during the course of the NFL game, but may take up to 24 hours to be corrected. If an error occurs and is not corrected by our provider, RTFS will correct the stat ourselves, but only if it is overwhelmingly obvious that the stat is in error. If there is any doubt to the validity of the stat, RTFS will maintain the statistic given by its provider. All stats for a given NFL week are deemed final at noon on Friday of the next week. Even if the NFL changes a stat several weeks later, it will not be changed by RTFS. Nonetheless, RTFS still reserves the right to change any stat at any time for any unforeseen reason. RealTime Fantasy Sports is not responsible for any inaccuracies, representations, statements, graphics or content of materials that are uploaded onto its servers and website from other vendors, including but not limited to the National Football League, Stats LLC., the Associated Press, and users, members, subscribers, customers or participants. Tournament
Fantasy Football Faceoff is a 3 week single elimination fantasy football bracket-style tournament. The 8 teams in the league are randomly placed in the tournament bracket before the start of play in the first week of the contest. Teams are not seeded in the bracket. Each team will play a single game each week against its bracket opponent. After each week the winners of each game will advance to the next week in the bracket. Teams will not be reseeded. In week 3 of the tournament the two remaining teams will meet in the tournament championship game. The winner of the championship game shall be declared the league champion. In the event that a game ends in a tie, the team whose quarterbacks scored the most points will be declared the winner of the game. Should the quarterbacks for each team have the same number of points scored in the game, the team's whose top three running backs scored the most points will be declared the winner of the game. Should the top three running backs for each team have the same number of points scored in the game, the team's whose top three recievers scored the most points will be declared the winner of the game.
League Prizes
The first-place finisher ("Winner") in each league is the team that wins that league's championship game in the final week of the tournament.
The Winner in each "Fantasy Football Faceoff" league will receive a prize of $125. Prizes will be awarded to one individual per team. All prizes are non-transferable.
Prize Notification
Prize Winners will be notified by email within 30 days after the official final results (and associated winners) are validated at the conclusion of the Contest. Prize Winners are also posted on the Contest web site. The conclusion of the Contest is defined as noon Eastern time on the Friday following the last day of competion in the league. Prize Winners must return via email or regular mail an affidavit of eligibility and a liability/publicity release (unless prohibited by law) within 30 days following attempted notification. In order to comply with United States tax law, for prizes of $600 USD or more the affidavit of eligibility must contain the Prize Winner's tax payer identification number. Failure to comply with these requirements can result in disqualification. Any prize notification returned as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Prize Winners have 180 days after the conclusion of the Contest to claim their prize. Any prize not claimed within 180 days after the conclusion of the Contest will be foreited. By accepting any prize, the winners grant permission to RealTime Fantasy Sports to use their names and/or likenesses for publicity and promotional purposes without further compensation, unless prohibited by law, and agree to execute a written consent. In the event of dispute about the identity of any entrant, entries made online are declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at 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. A potential winner can be required to provide the sponsors with proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the winning entry. Sportsmanship and Decency
Sportsmanship By registering, you agree to abide by the general sportsmanship rules set forth in these rules and fantasy games in general. You further agree to accept and abide by the rulings and the decisions of RealTime Fantasy Sports regarding all questions of sportsmanship. Sportsmanship broadly includes actions such as abusive postings and communication, colluding with other teams in the league, deliberately choosing to start incomplete or weak lineups, free agent moves for reasons other than improvement of the owner's fantasy team, and any other actions not conducive to decent, fair, and honest play. If an owner refused to comply with the sportsmanship rules, or that an owner has acted in an unsportsmanlike manner, RealTime Fantasy Sports reserves the right to disqualify the owner and/or remove that owner from the league without a refund. All decisions by RealTime Fantasy Sports will be final. Inappropriate, Offensive, or Commercial Communication The league message boards, league news and league email are provided to facilitate communication with other league owners and enhance the enjoyment of your league. RealTime Fantasy Sports does not permit posting or sending messages or images, to include logos and avatars, that could be construed as offensive to other owners. Inappropriate communication can also include spamming team owners with commercial offers and/or posting commercial messages on the league message board. Team owners who violate these guidelines are subject to being restricted from posting in the league. Additionally, RealTime Fantasy Sports reserves the right to disqualify the owner and/or remove that owner from the league without a refund. All decisions by RealTime Fantasy Sports will be final. All participants are required to abide by the RealTime Fantasy Sports, Inc. (RTFS) Official Policies. Disclaimers
Internet/Technology Problems 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 beyond the control of RealTime Fantasy Sports which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest. RealTime Fantasy Sports reserves the right at their sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the registration process or operations of the Contest and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. RealTime Fantasy Sports assumes no responsibility for any error, omissions, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation with transmission, communications, line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or allegation of entries. RealTime Fantasy Sports is not responsible for any problem or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, equipment or software, failure of any email or user action to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site, phone lines, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to a participant's computer related to or resulting from participation in the Contest. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A PARTICIPANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE LEAGUES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, REALTIME FANTASY SPORTS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Liability RealTime Fantasy Sports is not responsible for any late, lost, garbled, misdirected, incomplete, or damaged entries; any Contest disruptions, injuries, losses or damages caused by events beyond the control of RealTime Fantasy Sports or any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Contest. RealTime Fantasy Sports or any subsidiary or affiliated company of any of the foregoing, are not in any way responsible or liable for any damage, loss or injury (including death) resulting from participation in the Contest and/or acceptance and use of any prize won. RealTime Fantasy Sports is solely responsible for enacting, administering, enforcing the rules, and maintaining the integrity of the Contest. The Contest and web site are not sponsored by, endorsed by, or affliated with, the National Football League, Players Inc., or NASCAR. Release By participating in the Contest, you release and agree to hold harmless RealTime Fantasy Sports, its sponsors, parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agencies from any liability whatsoever for any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the Contest 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. Official Rules The Contest is subject to all United States laws, and to the Leagues official rules, and cannot be used in connection with any form of gambling. By entering the Contest, you agree to abide by the terms of the official rules and by the decisions of RealTime Fantasy Sports, which are final on all matters pertaining to the Contest. RealTime Fantasy Sports reserves the right to change the official rules at any time, in their sole discretion. Official rules are the rules posted on the Contest web site. | ||||||||
