TACO BELL® NACHO FRIES CHALLENGE
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. THIS PROMOTION IS INTENDED FOR PLAY IN THE UNITED STATES ONLY AND WILL BE GOVERNED BY U.S. LAW. DO NOT ENTER IF YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE AND LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE TIME OF ENTRY.
- PROMOTION PERIOD: The Taco Bell® Nacho Fries Challenge (the “Promotion”) begins at 8:00 a.m. United States Pacific Time (“PT”) on January 18, 2022 and ends at 6:00 p.m. PT on January 24, 2022 (the "Promotion Period").
- ELIGIBILITY: The Promotion is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia, who are at least the age of majority in their state of residence as of date of entry. Employees of Taco Bell Corp. (“Sponsor”), Deutsch LA, Don Jagoda Associates Inc., their parent, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, suppliers, distributors and advertising, promotional and judging agencies (collectively, “Released Parties”), their immediate and extended family members (including but not limited to spouses, domestic partners, parents, children, and siblings) and household members of each (whether related or not) are not eligible to participate or win. Void where prohibited by law. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.
- HOW TO ENTER: At the start of Promotion Period, Sponsor will post one or more calls-to-action on Sponsor’s Twitter account feed (@TacoBell) asking fans to share their best idea(s) for the next Taco Bell Nacho Fry commercial with the hashtag, #Frieschallenge. By posting a response to the call-to-action during the Promotion Period, you will receive one (1) entry into the Promotion (“Entry”). All responses submitted as an Entry in the Promotion must include the hashtag “#Frieschallenge.” Failure to include the required disclosure will disqualify the Entrant (as hereafter defined) from receiving any Award (as hereafter defined) in the Promotion. The Sponsor many engage with selected Entries to vet the Entrants idea(s). Engagement with the Sponsor is encouraged, but not required. There is no limit to the number of Entries a person can submit. By submitting an Entry, the person submitting the Entry (“Entrant”) agrees fully and unconditionally to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions thereunder, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion. You must have a public Twitter account to enter and have your account privacy setting set to “Off”. If you do not have a Twitter account, and you would like to create one for free, download the free Twitter app to your mobile device at either the Apple® App Store or the Google® Play store. Use of Twitter will be subject to Twitter’s privacy policy and terms of service, which are available at: https://twitter.com/en/privacy and https://twitter.com/en/tos. Entrants may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder of the Twitter account associated with the Entry. If there is a dispute as to the identity of an Entrant, the Entrant will be deemed the authorized account holder of the Twitter account submitted at the time of Entry. “Authorized account holder” of a Twitter account is defined as the person who is responsible for joining Twitter and who manages the e-mail address associated with the account. Any Entry not in compliance with the above and which does not meet the other requirements of these Official Rules may be disqualified as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Entrants are subject to disqualification, if Sponsor discovers that multiple accounts are used by the same person. As applicable, normal Internet/phone access and usage/data charges imposed by Entrants’ online/mobile service will apply. Entrant’s continued eligibility for any Award described herein is subject to Entrant’s continuous compliance with these Official Rules, including but not limited to all content moderation and licensing requirements described below. Determinations as to whether Entrant has maintained continuous compliance will be made by Sponsor in its sole discretion.
- ENTRY REQUIREMENTS AND LICENSE GRANT: The Entry must comply with the following Entry requirements: (i) the Entry or portion thereof, must not contain obscene, profane, lewd, sexual, defamatory or inappropriate content, or be disparaging to Sponsor, as determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion; (ii) Entries must be in keeping with Sponsor's image and may not be offensive, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, nor can it defame or invade publicity rights or privacy rights of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any person's or entity’s personal or proprietary rights; (iii) Entrants may not copy or otherwise plagiarize the Entry from any source. All Entries must be the sole, original work of the Entrants. The Entry must be the submitting Entrant’s original, previously unpublished work and should not feature or focus on any copyrighted material, logos or trademarks that are owned by third parties; if any other people are depicted in Entrant’s Entry, Entrant must have permissions from all those depicted and if any minors are depicted Entrant must be the minor’s parent or legal guardian. Any Entry or portion thereof that violates the Entry requirements, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, may be disqualified. For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and legal sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, each Entrant hereby irrevocably grants to the Sponsor, and its successors, licensees, designees, and assigns, an irrevocable royalty-free license (but not the obligation) to reproduce, store, post, modify, edit, publicly perform, publicly display, stream, exploit, make derivative works of and otherwise use the Entry, in whole or in part, for any purpose, including without limitation commercial and advertising purposes, in any and all media now or hereafter devised throughout the universe in perpetuity. Sponsor shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to edit, composite, morph, scan, duplicate, or alter the Entry for any purpose which Sponsor deems necessary or desirable, and each Entrant irrevocably waives any and all so-called “moral rights” they may have therein Sponsor shall retain the rights granted in each Entry even if the Entry is disqualified or fails to meet the Entry requirements or even it if it determined that the Entrant who made the Entry is ineligible to enter the Promotion or win an Award in the Promotion. Sponsor reserves the right to waive any entry requirements set forth herein in Sponsor’s sole reasonable discretion.
- ENTRY SELECTION/NOTIFICATION: Up to twenty (20) Entries that were posted together with the required #Frieschallenge hashtag will be selected from among all eligible Entries received throughout the Promotion Period. The selection of Entries will be conducted by the Sponsor or a panel of Sponsor representatives whose decisions are final on all matters relating to the Promotion. Entries will be judged by a panel of Sponsor representatives (“Judges”) throughout the Promotion Period, based on the following equally weighted criteria: Creativity and Relevance to Taco Bell Brand, subject to verification. Sponsor’s/Judges’ decisions are final with respect to all matters relating to the Promotion. In the event the same or similar Entries are submitted by multiple Entrants, the Entry that was submitted first will be deemed the winning Entry. The Sponsor’s computer timestamp is the official timekeeper for purposes of this Promotion. Entrants selected will be contacted by the Sponsor via Direct Message and will be asked to provide additional information, including email address to verify eligibility, within 48-hours of notification attempt. Selected Entrants will also be required to sign and return Sponsor’s form of Release of Liability or Declaration of Compliance, License, and Assignment (“Release”), via email/email link, within five (5) days of notification attempt. Noncompliance within these time periods may result in disqualification and an alternate being selected. Notification returned as non-deliverable will result in disqualification and the opportunity to participate will be forfeited and an alternate may be selected and notified as indicated above. Sponsor is not responsible for any change of email address, mailing address and/or telephone number of Entrants.
- AWARD: Entrants who are selected and complete the notification and verification process will each receive one (1)$250 Taco Bell® gift card (each, an “Award”).A maximum of twenty (20) Entrants will receive an Award. Gift card terms and conditions apply. No cash substitutions are allowed except by the Sponsor, who reserves the right to award another form of compensation of equal or greater value if advertised Awardis unavailable for any reason. Once verified, Entrants will receive their Awardwithin 6-8 weeks. By accepting an Award, the Entrant agrees that i) the Entrant irrevocably assigns and transfers to Sponsor all of their right, title and interest in and to theirEntry, including all but not limited to all copyright and trademark rights which they may have, in the United States and worldwide, therein, for consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and Entrant hereby waives in favor of Sponsor; ii) all rights of “Droit Moral” or “Moral Rights of Authors” or any similar rights or principles of law that Entrant may now or later have to their Entry; and iii)upon request of Sponsor, Entrant shall execute and deliver such additional instrument of assignment, as may be solely deemed by Sponsor, reasonably necessary to establish the ownership of record of the right, title and interest in and to the Entry and of the copyrights transferred and “Moral Rights of Authors” waived under these Official Rules. Should Sponsor fail to request the said assignment as stated, that shall not be deemed a waiver of Sponsor’s rights and Sponsor may at a later time request the assignment.
- NATURE OF RELATIONSHIP/WAIVER OF EQUITABLE RELIEF: Each Entrant understands and acknowledges that Sponsor has wide access to ideas, designs, and other materials, and that new ideas are constantly being submitted to it or being developed by their own employees. Each Entrant also acknowledges that many ideas may be competitive with, similar or identical to the Entry and/or each other in theme, idea, format or other respects. Each Entrant acknowledges and agrees that such Entrant will not be entitled to any compensation as a result of Sponsor's use of any such similar or identical material. Each Entrant acknowledges and agrees that the Sponsor does not now and shall not have in the future any duty or liability, direct or indirect, vicarious, contributory, or otherwise, with respect to the infringement or protection of the copyright in and to the Entry. Finally, each Entrant acknowledges that, with respect to any claim by Entrant relating to or arising out of Sponsor actual or alleged exploitation or use of any Entry or other material submitted in connection with the Promotion, the damage, if any, thereby caused to the applicable Entrant will not be irreparable or otherwise sufficient to entitle such Entrant to seek injunctive or other equitable relief or in any way enjoin the production, distribution, exhibition or other exploitation of the Entry or any material based on or allegedly based on the Entry, and the Entrant's rights and remedies in any such event shall be strictly limited to the right to recover damages, if any, in an action at law.
- GENERAL: Award will be awarded only if the Entrant fully complies with these Official Rules. All portions of the Award are non-assignable and non-transferable. All details and other restrictions of the Award not specified in these Official Rules will be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. The Entrant shall be solely responsible for all federal, state and/or local taxes, and the reporting consequences thereof, and for any other fees or costs associated with the applicable Award. Sponsor makes no warranties, and hereby disclaims any and all warranties, express or implied, concerning the Award. All Entrantsas a condition of Entry into the Promotion, agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor,Twitter, and Released Parties from and against any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages, or losses to persons or property which may be sustained in connection with submitting an Entry or otherwise participating in any aspect of the Promotion, the receipt, ownership or use or misuse of any Award awarded or any typographical or other error in these Official Rules or the announcement or offering of the Award. Entrantsassume all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused by participation in the Promotion or use or misuse or redemption of the Award. Acceptance of an Award constitutes permission to use Entrants’ names, likenesses,Twitter usernames,and Entry for Promotion purposes (including any possible public relations opportunities) without further compensation except where prohibited by law. By entering, Entrant accepts and agrees to be bound by these Official Rules. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual that tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Promotion; violates the Official Rules; acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner; fails to address the call-to-action question; or acts with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. The Released Parties are not responsible for technical, hardware or software malfunctions, telephone failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled or delayed electronic communications, whether caused by the sender, by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion which may limit the ability to participate, or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the Entries in the Promotion. Entries generated by script or bot are not eligible. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify the Promotion if it cannot be completed as planned for any reason, including but not limited to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, technical failures or corruption of any sort. In such event, Sponsor will award from eligible Entries received prior to cancellation as outlined above. As a condition of entering the Promotion, Entrant agrees that: 1) under no circumstance will Entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and Entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, consequential or any other damages, other than for out-of-pocket expenses; 2) all causes of action arising out of or connected with the Promotion, or Award, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and 3) any and all claims, judgments, and award shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event will Entrant be entitled to receive attorneys’ fees or other legal costs.
- GOVERNING LAW, JURISDICTION AND VENUE: ALL ISSUES AND QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEABILITY OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES OR THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF ENTRANTS OR SPONSOR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROMOTION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW OF CONFLICT OF LAW RULES OR PROVISIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF ANY OTHER STATE’S LAWS.
- ENTRANTS’ PERSONAL INFORMATION: Information collected from Entrants is subject to Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, located at https://www.tacobell.com/legal-notices/privacy-policy.
- SPONSOR: The Sponsor of the Promotion is Taco Bell Corp., 1 Glen Bell Way, Irvine, CA 92618.
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