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KFC's Show Us Your Hot Wings (“Contest”) starts on January 17, 2008 at 8:00 AM Eastern Time (“ET”) and ends on January 25, 2008 at 12:00 PM ET (“Contest Period”).
ELIGIBILITY: Contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, who are at least 18 years of age and who have internet access as of January 15, 2008. Employees of KFC Corporation ("Sponsor"), KFC National Council and Advertising Cooperative, Inc. ("NCAC"), Weber Shandwick, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, franchisees, members, licensees and promotion and advertising agencies, and members of their immediate family (spouse, mother, father, sister, brother, ward, daughter or son and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and persons living in the same household of such employees, whether or not related, are not eligible to enter or win. Void where prohibited by law. Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws.
HOW TO ENTER: KFC wants you to submit a video of your best chicken dance! During the Contest Period, (1) Visit www.showusyourhotwings.com, download "The Chicken Dance" song and fill out the video submission form; 10,000 downloads of "The Chicken Dance" are available. (2) To submit a video of your best chicken dance using the downloaded music, go to www.youtube.com and follow the links and instructions to login and/or create your YouTube account. Please note: You must have a valid YouTube account and agree to the YouTube Terms of Use, located at http://www.YouTube.com/t/terms, and the YouTube Privacy Policy, located at http://www.youtube.com/t/privacy, in order to be eligible to enter. Registration on YouTube must be completed before a video can be submitted. Creating a YouTube account is free. Once logged in, follow the links and instructions to upload your video. (3) Add it to the "KFC Show Us Your Hot Wings" group located at http://www.youtube.com/group/showusyourhotwings (hereafter, each an "Entry"). Video submissions should not exceed three (3) minutes in length and must comply with YouTube format and size requirements. Video submissions must use only the approved version of "The Chicken Dance" song downloaded from showusyourhotwings.com. Approved videos will be posted to the KFC YouTube group. By completing the registration and submitting your Entry, you agree that your video conforms to these Official Rules as well as the YouTube Terms and Conditions and that Sponsor and/or YouTube, in their sole discretion, may remove your video for any reason, including if either Sponsor or YouTube believe, in its sole discretion, that your video fails to conform to the Official Rules in any way, fails to conform to the YouTube Terms of Use, or otherwise contains prohibited, inappropriate, offensive, infringing or otherwise unacceptable content as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion, in which case your video shall be disqualified from the Contest. Sponsor may refuse to post Entries for any or no reason, as it determines in its sole discretion. Posting of an Entry does not necessarily mean that entrant is in compliance with these Official Rules. To the extent of any conflict between these Official Rules and the YouTube Terms and Conditions, these Official Rules shall apply. All entries must be received by Noon ET on January 25, 2008 to be eligible for judging. The uploading process is designed to work with most digital cameras, camcorders and cell phones in the above formats, but Sponsor makes no guarantee that any particular device will upload successfully. Successfully submitting your video to the KFC YouTube Group is not verification that the video will be posted. Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means are void. Limit one (1) Entry per person, per e-mail address and per household for the entire Contest Period. All entries become the sole property of the NCAC and will not be returned.
Entry must use the version of The Chicken Dance song downloaded from www.showusyourhotwings.com, be entrant's own original work, be owned by entrant, be in keeping with the Sponsor's image and not be offensive, obscene or inappropriate, as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion, nor can it defame or invade the publicity or privacy rights of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any person's personal or property rights or any other third party rights. The Entry must not contain: any version of The Chicken Dance other than the version downloaded from www.showusyourhotwings.com; brand names or trademarks; photos or artwork not created by entrant; material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred, or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age; or material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations of any state where the video is created. By submitting an Entry, entrant represents and warrants that he/she has the right to use the images and other materials appearing in the Entry and to grant Sponsor, NCAC and their respective designees the rights granted by entrant, and the names and likenesses of any persons appearing in the Entry, including those of any persons appearing in the Entry who are minors in the applicable state of residence and if requested by Sponsor, can produce such permissions in a form acceptable to Sponsor.
JUDGING & GRAND PRIZE WINNER DETERMINATION: All eligible entries received by Sponsor will be judged by a panel of qualified judges on the following criteria: Originality and Creativity (50%) and Appropriateness to Contest Theme and KFC Image (50%) ("Judging Criteria"). The one (1) Entry that receives the highest score as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion will be declared the "Grand Prize Winner." In the event of a tie, an additional "tie-breaking" judge will determine the Grand Prize Winner based on the Judging Criteria. Sponsor reserves the right to not award the prize if, in its sole discretion, it does not receive a sufficient number of eligible and qualified entries.
Judges' decisions are final and binding on all matters relating to this Contest. The potential Grand Prize Winner will be notified by telephone, mail and/or e-mail and will be required to complete an Affidavit of Eligibility and a Liability and Publicity Release (unless prohibited by law), which must be returned within fourteen (14) days of date of prize notification. Return of prize or prize notification as undeliverable, failure to sign and return requested documentation within fourteen (14) days of the date of issuance, Sponsor's inability to contact potential winner within a reasonable time period or noncompliance with these Official Rules may result in disqualification and, at Sponsor's sole discretion, the prize may be awarded to a runner-up. If Grand Prize Winner is at least 18 but still considered a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence, the prize may, at Sponsor's sole discretion, be awarded in the name of the parent or legal guardian, and such parent or legal guardian will be required to fulfill all requirements imposed on winner set forth herein.
PRIZE: One (1) Grand Prize Winner will receive KFC® gift checks (total retail value: $300), which may be used toward the purchase of KFC products at participating KFC restaurants in the United States, a flat panel television purchased and delivered to the home (approximate retail value, including delivery: $1,700), cleaning services in the Grand Prize Winner's home (approximate retail value: $250), car service (approximate retail value: $1,000) and cheerleaders to act as servers for guests in the Grand Prize Winner's home for one (1) day (approximate retail value: $1,000). Approximate Retail Value ("ARV") of Grand Prize: $4,250.
KFC® gift checks are subject to terms and conditions specified by NCAC. All prize details are at the sole discretion of Sponsor. Prize is awarded "as is" with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied. No substitution, transfer, or cash equivalent of the prize is permitted, except by Sponsor, which reserves the right to substitute the prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value, at its sole discretion. Car service, cleaning service and cheerleader services are subject to terms and conditions of their respective agencies. Any and all federal, state and local taxes and any other costs, fees, and expenses associated with prize use and acceptance not explicitly stated herein as being awarded, are the sole responsibility of the Grand Prize Winner.
GENERAL: By participating, each entrant agrees: (a) to abide by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and judges, which shall be final and binding in all respects relating to this Contest; (b) to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor, NCAC, Weber Shandwick, and their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, franchisees, members, licensees and advertising and promotion agencies, and their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, "Released Parties") from any and all injuries, liability, losses and damages of any kind to persons, including death, or property damages, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from entrant's participation in the Contest or the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the awarded prize, including, without limitation, any liability, losses or damages arising from entrant's violation of the privacy or publicity rights of any other person or entity; and (c) to the use of his/her name, address (city and state), voice, performance, Entry, including without limitation photograph/video, image and/or likeness for programming, advertising, publicity and promotional purposes in any and all media, now or hereafter known, worldwide and on the Internet, and in perpetuity by Sponsor, NCAC and its designees, without compensation (unless prohibited by law) or additional consents from entrant or any third party and without prior notice, approval or inspection, and to execute specific consent to such use if asked to do so.
By submitting an Entry, each entrant grants the Sponsor, NCAC and its designees an exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sub-licensable, transferable right to exploit the copyright and publicity rights entrant has in the Entry, and any ancillary and subsidiary rights therein in any media now or hereafter known, with respect to the Entry, including without limitation the right to edit, publish, use, adapt, exploit, modify, copy, disseminate or dispose of any Entry, the concepts embodied therein or any elements thereof, online, in print, film, television, or in any other media for programming, advertising, publicity and promotional purposes without compensation or notification to the entrant of any kind, except as prohibited by law.
Released Parties are not responsible for late, lost, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, invalid, garbled, delayed, undeliverable, destroyed or stolen entries or videos, videos that are uploaded incorrectly or any combination thereof; or for any technical, computer, network, printing, typographical, human or other errors relating to or in connection with this Contest, including, without limitation, errors or problems which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the process or judging of entries, the announcement of the prize or in any Contest-related materials. Released Parties are not responsible for entries or videos that fail to enter into the Sponsor's processing system, or that are processed, reported, uploaded or transmitted late or incorrectly or are lost or misdirected for any reason including through computer, hardware or software, telephone, paper transfer, cable, satellite, network, Internet Service Provider (ISP), human or other error; or for electronic, computer, or telephone malfunction or error, including inability to access any website associated with the Contest. Sponsor may disqualify anyone from participating in the Contest or winning the prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that such person is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, deception or other unfair playing practices, or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrant or Sponsor's representatives and all associated entries and/or video will be void. ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE THE WEBSITE OR THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR AND NCAC RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OTHER REMEDIES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ATTORNEYS' FEES) FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, modify or suspend the Contest or any portion of the Contest, including these Official Rules, should virus, bugs, unauthorized human intervention, human error or any other cause corrupt the administration, security or proper play of the Contest. In such event, Sponsor may, but is not obligated to, determine the winner from among all non-suspect, eligible entries received up to time of such impairment using the judging procedure outlined above.
THE CHICKEN DANCE is owned and licensed by September Music Corp., and is subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under the law. Use of THE CHICKEN DANCE is provided for use only for the Contest and may not be downloaded, copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any other purposes whatsoever without the prior written consent of the copyright owner of THE CHICKEN DANCE. September Music Corp. reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to KFC National Council and Advertising Cooperative, Inc.
REQUEST FOR WINNERS NAME: For the winner's name (available after January 28, 2008), send a self-addressed, stamped, envelope by February 29, 2008 to: KFC Show Us Your Hot Wings, c/o Weber Shandwick, 676 N. St. Clair Street, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60611.
Sponsor: KFC Corporation, 1441 Gardiner Lane, Louisville, KY 40213.
KFC is a registered trademark of KFC Corporation.
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