DIGIORNO For One "Ditch Master" Contest
1. HOW TO ENTER: Create a written post in 200 words or less that details why you are a Ditch Master (a "Master of Excuses"). The post should provide the best excuse you used to "ditch the crowd" for some precious time alone. Beginning at 9:00 am Eastern Time ("ET") on May 12, 2008 through 5:00 pm ET on June 6, 2008 log on to www.myspace.com/DiGiornoForOne and follow the on-screen instructions to enter. You must be 18 years of age or older to enter (and not a minor in your state of residence). A MySpace Account is required to enter. A MySpace account can be opened for free at MySpace.com.
General Guidelines: All entries must meet the following guidelines:
2. WINNER SELECTION: Judging will occur in two rounds, from among entries meeting the requirements of Rule 1. Round 1: Entries will be judged by an independent judging organization ("Judges"), whose decisions are final in all matters relating to the Contest. Judging will be based on the following criteria: Originality & Creativity (1 - 50 points) and Adherence to the Theme (1 - 50 points). Contest Theme is defined as detailing the best excuse used to be alone. In the event of a tie, tied entries will be re-judged on the basis of Adherence to the Theme (100%). Round 2: The top 8 highest scoring entries from Round 1 will be deemed Finalists and will be posted online at www.myspace.com/DiGiornoForOne beginning at 9:00 am ET on June 16, 2008 through 5:00 pm ET on June 20, 2008. Consumers can visit www.myspace.com/DiGiornoForOne during that time period to vote for their favorite entry. A MySpace account is required to vote. A MySpace account can be opened for free at MySpace.com. Limit one vote per MySpace login per day. The posted entry with the most votes from Round 2 will win the Grand Prize. The next two highest scoring entries in descending order will win a First or Second Prize in that order.
3. GENERAL RULES: Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia (D.C.), 18 years or older as of May 12, 2008, except employees of Sponsor, MySpace, Inc. ("Host"), Promotions.com LLC, (collectively, "Contest Entities") their parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, agencies and persons living in the same household, and the immediate families of each. Void where prohibited. All federal, state and local laws apply. All taxes on the prizes are the sole responsibility of the winners. Potential winners must sign and return any required Affidavit of Eligibility and Release of Liability within three (3) days of attempted delivery or prize may be forfeited and an alternate may be selected. No substitutions or transfers of prizes permitted, unless prize is generally unavailable, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be awarded. By participating, entrants agree to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Judges.
In the event of a dispute as to identity of an online entrant, entries will be deemed made by the name appearing on the entry. Contest Entities are not responsible for technical, hardware or software malfunctions, lost or unavailable network connections, undeliverable email, or failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled or delayed electronic communications, telephone, telephone line or other telephone related problems or errors, whether caused by the sender or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Contest, or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in this Contest. If, in the Judges' opinion, there is any suspected or actual evidence of tampering with any portion of the Contest, or if technical difficulties compromise the integrity of the Contest, the Judges reserve the right to terminate the Contest and determine a winner using all eligible entries received as of the date of termination or to modify the Contest in a manner deemed appropriate by the Judges..
Content: Each entry must be suitable for display and publication, in all forms of media, including but not limited to the internet, the World Wide Web, print, radio, and network, cable or satellite television broadcast. Accordingly, entries must be dignified, modest and it good taste, may not be obscene or indecent, including but not limited to pornography or profanity, must not contain any offensive or defamatory statements including but not limited to words or symbols that might be considered offensive to individuals of any race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or socioeconomic group, must not include threats to any person, place, business, group or world peace, it must not invade privacy or other rights of any person, firm or entity, must not include any third party trademarks or copyrighted materials, including, without limitation, copyrighted brand names, logos, text or other similar materials, it must not portray Sponsor or Sponsor's brands or products in any way that might tend to subject any of them to public contempt, scandal, disrepute or ridicule, and it must not in any other way violate any applicable laws, rules or regulations or network standards. Sponsor reserves the right to make determinations of suitability in its sole and absolute discretion, and to disqualify any entries it determines to be inappropriate for any of the reasons listed above, or for any other reason.
4. PRIZES/APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUES (ARVs): One (1) Grand Prize: Ditcher Prize Pack consisting of a one year supply of DIGIORNO For One pizza (awarded as 60 free product coupons valued up to a total of $250); paperback 1,001 Excuses!: How to Get Out Of...and Away With...Almost Anything; home entertainment package including a 42" flat panel HDTV television, a TiVO HD DVR, two years of TiVo service, a Nintendo DS, a 16GB iPhone, two years of phone services (TiVO and phone service subject to winner meeting any required supplier contract requirements); and $1,500 in spending money. ARV: $6,575. One (1) First Prize: Ditcher Prize Pack consisting of a six month supply of DIGIORNO For One pizza (awarded as 30 free product coupons valued up to a total of $125); paperback 1,001 Excuses!: How to Get Out Of...and Away With...Almost Anything; an 8 GB iPhone with one year of phone service (phone service subject to winner meeting any required supplier contract requirements); and $300 in spending money. ARV: $1,810. One (1) Second Prize: Ditcher Prize Pack consisting of a six month supply of DIGIORNO For One pizza (awarded as 30 free product coupons valued up to a total of $125); paperback 1,001 Excuses!: How to Get Out Of...and Away With...Almost Anything. ARV: $150. Total value of all prizes is $8,535. Winners are solely responsible for paying all applicable federal, state, local taxes, and all other expenses associated with the acceptance and/or use of the prizes.
5. RIGHTS IN SUBMISSIONS: In consideration of entrant's submission being reviewed and evaluated for this Contest, each entrant hereby grants to the Sponsor and MySpace a non-exclusive, irrevocable, fully paid, universal license to use, copy, sublicense, transmit, distribute, publicly perform, publish, delete or display such submission, or any portion thereof, in any media now known or hereafter devised including, but not limited to, all forms of television and all forms of internet and wireless protocol without any further right of approval. Each Entrant authorizes the Sponsor and MySpace and any entities affiliated or in privity with the Sponsor and MySpace, to utilize, for eternity and in any manner they see fit, the submission submitted to Sponsor and MySpace, and to make derivative works from such material. Each entrant agrees that the results and proceeds of such use shall become the property of Sponsor and/or Sponsor's licensees, and shall be freely assignable by Sponsor and that the Contest Entities and their assignees and licensees shall have no obligations whatsoever to entrant. Sponsor is not obligated to use any of the above mentioned information or materials, but may do so and may edit such information or materials, at Sponsor's sole discretion, without further obligation or compensation. Each Entrant releases the Contest Entities, and their assignees and licensees, from any and all claims or liability (now known or hereafter arising), including but not limited to any claims for defense and/or indemnity, in connection therewith. Each entrant agrees and acknowledges that participation in the Contest, including, without limitation, the entrant's decision to provide the entrant's submission to Sponsor and MySpace for purposes of the Contest, shall not give rise to any confidential, fiduciary, implied-in-fact, implied-in-law, or other special relationship between the Contest Entities and entrant, does not place the Contest Entities in a position that is any different from the position held by members of the general public with regard to elements of the entrant's submission, and that the only contracts, express or implied, between the Contest Entities and entrant are as set forth in these Official Rules. In addition, by participating in the Contest, each entrant hereby grants permission (except where prohibited by law) for the Contest Entities to use entrant's submission, name, likeness, voice, quotes, comments, biographical information, photograph and/or image for the purpose of advertising, trade, or promotion without further notice, permission, compensation or consideration in any and all media now known or hereafter developed throughout the universe, unless prohibited by law.
6. WINNERS' LIST: For the names of the winners available after July 7, 2008, please visit www.myspace.com/DiGiornoForOne.
7. PRIVACY POLICY: Any personal information supplied by you to MySpace will be subject to MySpace's privacy policy posted at http://collect.myspace.com/misc/privacy.html?z=1. Unless prohibited by MySpace's privacy policy or by law, by entering the Contest, you grant MySpace permission to share your email address and any other personally identifiable information with Contest Entities for the purpose of Contest administration, judging and prize fulfillment. Additionally, by opting-in to specific offers from Sponsor, entrant's entry information will be subject to their respective privacy policies and terms of service and entrant agrees to receive additional email communication from that company. MySpace will not sell, rent, transfer or otherwise disclose your personal data to any third party other than as explicitly described herein.
8. SPONSOR: Kraft Foods Global Inc., Northfield, IL 60093.
9. HOST: MySpace, Inc., 407 N. Maple Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
10. CONTEST ADMINISTRATOR: Promotions.com LLC, New York, NY