1. ELIGIBILITY: Open only to legal residents of any one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older at time of entry. The following individuals are not eligible: Employees, contractors, directors and officers of Frito-Lay, Inc. (“Sponsor”), Yahoo! Inc., SilkTricky, GrindMedia, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, distributors, Web design, advertising, fulfillment, insurance agencies, judging and Contest agencies involved in the administration, development, fulfillment and execution of this Contest (collectively, “Contest Parties”), the NFL Entities (as defined below), and the immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling and spouse or "step") of each and those living in the same households (those persons whether related or not who live in the same residence for at least three months during the twelve-month period preceding the start date of the Contest) of each such employee, contractor, director or officer.

2. CONTEST PERIOD: You may enter the Contest between 12:00:00 pm (noon) Central Time (“CT”) on October 3, 2011 and 11:59:59 pm CT on November 21, 2011 (“Contest Period”).

3. TO ENTER: To enter the Contest, go to http://www.crashthesuperbowl.com (“Web Site”), during the Contest Period, and click on the login link for the DORITOS® brand Crash the Super Bowl Ad Contest registration and commercial upload page. BEFORE YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE, YOU MUST EXPRESSLY AGREE AND CONSENT TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICIES OF THE WEB SITE AND GRINDMEDIA. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, PLEASE DO NOT USE THE WEB SITE OR ENTER THE CONTEST. Follow the on-screen instructions to properly complete and submit a registration form for the Contest, or if you have already registered, you can login with your username and password you first entered with. When prompted, you will be asked to upload your original submission (each a “Submission”) to the Web Site. Before uploading the Submission, you will be required to agree that you have (a) read or have had these Official Rules read to you and you are in agreement with these Official Rules, and (b) received permission for the use of the image/likeness of any and all identifiable persons appearing in your Submission. You may use a generic release form to confirm permissions from persons appearing in your Submission; however, if you are selected as a Finalist in the Contest, you will be required to obtain a release provided by Sponsor signed by each identifiable person appearing in your Submission granting Sponsor permission to use his or her image/likeness. Submissions that do not include all required information and adhere to the Official Rules as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion will be considered void. Once uploaded, Submission will not be returned. Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, remove, delete and/or disqualify any Submission and/or Entrant (as defined in “Additional Requirements” below) it deems inappropriate or otherwise non-compliant.

CREATIVE ASSIGNMENT:
The creative assignment for the Contest ("Creative Assignment") is as follows:

• Review the assets provided in the Toolkit on the Web Site.
• Get together your idea for a DORITOS® brand Super Bowl XLVI commercial. Make it action-packed. Make it funny. Make it something you’ve never seen before. It’s up to you. Just make it awesome.
• Create and submit a 30-second spot featuring DORITOS® brand tortilla chips.
• Your Submission should be in commercial form consistent with these Official Rules.

JUDGING REQUIREMENTS:
Judging Criteria ("Judging Criteria") is as follows:

• Originality and Creativity - 40%
• Adherence to Creative Assignment - 30%
• Overall Appeal - 30%

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Video file must be submitted – the Video file(s) must be exactly 30 seconds in length (all copyrighted material will be removed)
• The video file size should be kept at or under 100 MB for quicker upload/encoding time (Finalists may be asked to provide higher resolution files)
• Video files must be provided in one of the following file formats: .MPEG; .MOV; .AVI; .WMV

   

For all video submissions shot in 16:9 aspect ratio, they should be center cut protected. Finalists may be asked to provide the original audio and video files used during production of the entry for broadcast purposes. This may include uncompressed QuickTime files, final audio mix and/or separate audio tracks for dialogue, music, and effects. These items are not mandatory to become a Finalist.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Submission must be primarily in English.
• All submissions must be received by 11:59:59 pm CT on November 21, 2011.
• The person obtaining the Contest ID and uploading the Submission will be deemed the entrant (“Entrant”). The Entrant is the one (1) person who owns the email address associated with the Contest ID. If any group elects to collaborate on a Submission, they are required to designate one (1) person as the agent of the group to enter the Contest, agree to these rules and accept the prize on behalf of the group. Neither Sponsor nor any of the Contest Parties are liable for any disputes between collaborators arising under or related to the Contest.
• Each individual Entrant is allowed a total of ten (10) Submissions.
• Limit one (1) Finalist Prize per person, household and/or email address throughout the Contest Period.
  Each Submission must comply with the Web Site and GrindMedia Terms of Service, as well as these Official Rules. In the event of any inconsistency between these Official Rules and the Terms of Service of GrindMedia, the terms in these Official Rules shall prevail.
• Each Submission must be the original work of the Entrant produced for this Contest; it may not have been entered in or won previous contests or awards (including previous DORITOS® brand Crash the Super Bowl contests); it may not have been published previously in any medium; it must not infringe any party’s intellectual property or other rights; it must be suitable for display and publication on national television (e.g. may not be obscene or indecent, including but not limited to nudity or profanity); it must not contain obscene or pornographic material, it must not contain defamatory statements (including but not limited to words or symbols that are widely considered offensive to individuals of a certain race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or socioeconomic group), it 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, and it must not in any other way violate applicable laws and regulations or network standards.
• Each Submission must not feature or refer to any food products other than DORITOS® brand Tortilla Chips; it must not feature or reference any NFL Marks or any other third party trademarks; (with the exclusion of DORITOS® brand assets provided on the Web Site); it must not feature or reference any NFL merchandise or NFL player(s); and it must not feature or reference any names or third party logos (other than the DORITOS® brand logo), including but not limited to third party names, logos or trademarks on street signs, panoramic views, vehicle license plates, or clothing such as T-shirts, hats, etc.
• Each Submission must not feature distilled spirits (i.e. hard liquor), tobacco products (including cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, and snuff), contraceptives, feminine hygiene products, fireworks, firearms and ammunitions, prescription drugs, illegal drugs and related drug paraphernalia, nutritional supplements, lotteries and gambling (including horse or dog racing and products or services related to gambling).
• Each Submission must not utilize live animals unless the Entrant has obtained the consent of the animal’s owner and an affidavit from the animal owner or wrangler that the animal was not harmed in the making of the commercial. Entrants are encouraged to contact the local Humane Society prior to filming the Submission to verify appropriate animal safeguards on set.
• Each Submission must not contain any copyrighted works (other than as owned by the Entrant). You may not include any music except for the pre-approved music provided on the Web Site. Approved music provided on the Web may not be altered. Use of any unauthorized music may result in disqualification of Submission, in Sponsor's sole discretion.
• Sponsor reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to remove or blur or to ask the applicable Entrant to remove or blur any non-material elements (e.g. small logos on clothing, artwork hanging in the background, etc.) rather than disqualify an otherwise compliant Submission.
• If in Sponsor's determination it is necessary or advisable to make minor, non-material adjustments to an otherwise compliant Submission to comply with network or NFL specifications or requirements for airing, Sponsor may, in their sole discretion, elect to do so, or may ask the applicable Entrant to do so. If Sponsor requests Entrant to make these adjustments and Entrant chooses not to make these adjustments, Submission is subject to disqualification.

 

All Submissions will be reviewed for content before being published or judged; however, such review does not relieve Entrant from responsibility for compliance with all of the Terms of Service and these Official Rules. Submissions that do not comply in all material respects with the Terms of Services or these Official Rules or that otherwise contain prohibited, or inappropriate content as determined by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, will be disqualified and will not be published or considered for prizes. Sponsor makes the final determination as to which Submissions are eligible to take part in this Contest and be considered for a Finalist Prize. Certain Submissions may be featured from time to time on the Web Site during the Contest Period and/or in Sponsor’s social media pages and channels, in Sponsor's sole discretion; being selected as a featured Submission is unrelated to the Judging Criteria and does not guarantee selection as a Finalist in the Contest.

 

By entering this Contest and uploading your Submission, you irrevocably grant to Sponsor and their agents the unconditional and perpetual right to post, display, publish, use, adapt, edit and/or modify such Submission in any way, in any and all media, for any purpose, without limitation, and without consideration to you. Finalists agree to irrevocably assign and transfer to the Sponsor any and all rights, title and interest in Submission, including, without limitation, all copyrights and waive all moral rights in Submission. All Contest Entrants further agree to release and indemnify and hold harmless the NFL Entities (as defined below), Sponsor and the Contest Parties from any and all claims that any commercial, advertising, presentation, Web content or any other material subsequently produced, presented, and/or prepared by or on behalf of Sponsor infringe on the rights of Entrant’s work as contained in any Submission.

 

A “Hollywood Professional” will be engaged by Sponsor to create a Doritos Super Bowl Commercial. The Hollywood Professional’s commercial will not be judged against the Submissions in this Contest, although it may be posted on the Web Site, in Sponsor’s sole discretion. The Hollywood Professional’s commercial will air during Super Bowl XLVI and will be counted in the USA Today Ad Meter ranking.

4. SELECTION OF WINNERS:

Five (5) finalist Submissions (each a “Finalist”) will be selected by a judging process in which a qualified panel of judges (“Judges”) will evaluate each eligible Submission based on the Judging Criteria set forth above. In the event of a tie for the fifth Finalist spot, the tie will be broken based on the highest score in the first Judging Criteria, continuing thereafter to each Judging Criteria, in order, as needed to break the tie. The five (5) Finalist Submissions will be posted for the public (ages 13 or older) to vote on their favorite at http://www.crashthesuperbowl.com starting on January 4, 2012 at 12:00:00 pm (noon) CT and ending on January 29, 2012 at 11:59:59 pm CT (“Voting Period”). At the close of the Voting Period, the Submission that receives the most votes will be deemed the Grand Prize Winner (“Grand Prize Winner”), and the Grand Prize Winner’s selection will air during Super Bowl XLVI. In the unlikely event that public voting results in a tie, the tied Submissions will be re-judged by the Judges based on the Judging Criteria stated above to determine the Grand Prize Winner. Any use of robotic, macro, automatic, programmed or like voting methods will void all such votes. Any attempt by a Finalist and/or his/her family/friends to vote more than the number of times authorized herein using multiple names, email addresses, phone numbers and/or any other fraudulent mechanism, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, shall give Sponsor the right to disqualify Finalist in its reasonable discretion. All Finalists are subject to verification, including without limitation, verification of eligibility, compliance with these Official Rules and completion of release forms (described below). If attempted notification is returned as undeliverable, if a Finalist cannot be verified, or if a Finalist is otherwise unable to accept prize, prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to an alternate Finalist provided sufficient time remains, in Sponsor’s discretion.

 

Entrants agree that the Sponsor has the sole right to decide all matters and disputes arising from this Contest and that all decisions of Sponsor are final and binding. Finalists, by acceptance of the Finalist Prize (defined below), agree to release, indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor and Contest Parties, as well as each of their respective parent and affiliated companies, and each of their employees, representatives, contractors, advertisers and sponsor from any and all liability, loss, damage, cost or claim related to any allegation regarding the acceptance or use of their prize, including but not limited to the airing of the commercial Submission.

 

If the actual, alleged or publicized conduct of any Entrant is illegal or, if any Entrant has been charged with or convicted of a crime, or in Sponsor’s sole discretion is otherwise grossly offensive or violates generally accepted standards of behavior (including, but not limited to, illicit drug use or public intoxication) or otherwise leads the Sponsor to believe or conclude that the public association with the Entrant subjects Sponsor to ridicule, contempt, controversy, embarrassment or scandal, Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may disqualify Entrant and their Submission will no longer be eligible for this Contest.

5. PRIZE DETAILS:

FIVE (5) FINALIST PRIZES:Each finalist prize (“Finalist Prize”) consists of $25,000 (awarded in the form of a wire transfer or check, payable to Finalist) and a trip for the verified Finalist and one (1) eligible guest (“Finalist’s Guest”) to attend the Super Bowl XLVI game (“Game”) scheduled to occur on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Trip consists of round-trip coach air transportation for Finalist and Finalist’s Guest from a major gateway airport near Finalist’s residence within the U.S.; five (5) nights double-occupancy hotel accommodations in Indiana, Indianapolis; two (2) tickets to the Game; and ground transportation to/from airport/hotel. Travel dates: February 1, 2012 – February 6, 2012. Actual value may vary depending on Finalist Prize winner’s point of travel origin, airfare and hotel fluctuations. Any difference between stated ARV and actual value will not be awarded. Airport, airline, tickets and/or hotel accommodations for the Finalist Prizes are to be selected by Sponsor. All meals, gratuities, and other expenses associated with the Finalist Prize not specifically mentioned in these rules are the Finalist’s sole responsibility. All travel must be completed on the dates specified by Sponsor, or Finalist Prize will be forfeited. Finalist and Finalist’s Guest must travel on same itinerary. An eligible minor may take the trip as the Finalist’s Guest only if the Finalist is the eligible minor’s parent or legal guardian. Finalist and/or Finalist’s Guest’s participation in any or all activities associated with the Finalist Prize are voluntary. Seating assignments at the Game are at Sponsor’s sole discretion. In the event that the Finalist and/or Finalist’s Guest elects not to participate in any or all designated activities for the prize, Finalist Prize winner will be afforded no additional compensation in exchange therefore. A minor must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian at all times. Approximate retail value (“ARV”) of each Finalist Prize is $31,000.

ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE CONTINGENT BONUS: The one (1) Grand Prize Winner's Submission will be aired during the Super Bowl XLVI broadcast. There is no monetary value associated with the Grand Prize, however, in the event that the Grand Prize winner’s commercial is awarded one (1) of the top three (3) spots (including ties) according to the USA TODAY Ad Meter rankings, Grand Prize Winner will receive a bonus of $1,000,000 for the #1 spot, $600,000 for the #2 spot and $400,000 for the #3 spot. The USA TODAY Super Bowl Ad Meter tracks the second-by-second responses of a panel of viewers to ads during the national broadcast of the Super Bowl and ranks them favorite to least favorite. Created in 1989, USA TODAY’s Ad Meter has been regarded as the most influential Super Bowl ad rating in the advertising industry. Criteria for the USA TODAY Ad Meter is determined solely by USA TODAY, which is not affiliated with this Contest in any way. .

ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE OPTIONAL CONSULTING OPPORTUNITY: The one (1) Grand Prize Winner will receive the option to consult with the Hollywood Professional and/or the Hollywood Professional’s associates on an offsite, part-time independent contractor basis to assist in the creation of an additional :30 second commercial for the DORITOS® brand (the “Extra Commercial”). Grand Prize Winner shall have input into writing, production, casting, shoot location and direction of the Extra Commercial, in cooperation with the Hollywood Professional and subject to Sponsor's ultimate approval of all aspects of the Extra Commercial, including the production budget. The Consulting Opportunity period will begin sometime after Super Bowl XLVI and must be completed prior to December 31, 2012, subject to Hollywood Professional’s availability and Sponsor's discretion (the "Consulting Opportunity”). If the Grand Prize Winner opts to accept the Consulting Opportunity, the Grand Prize Winner will receive a fee in the amount of $50,000 (payable to winner in the form of a check or wire transfer) in consideration of the Consulting Opportunity. In the event that Grand Prize Winner is asked by Sponsor and/or the Hollywood Professional to travel as part of the Consulting Opportunity, Grand Prize Winner’s reasonable and necessary travel expenses will be reimbursed by Sponsor, up to $25,000. A production budget to be used by Grand Prize Winner for production of the Extra Commercial will be established by Sponsor at a later date, in Sponsor's sole discretion, and is dependent, in part, on the creative concepts presented by Grand Prize Winner. Any unused portion of the production budget and/or travel reimbursement budget will not be awarded to the Grand Prize Winner. Sponsor will manage the production and travel expenses and may require documentation of any and all expenditures submitted for reimbursement. The Extra Commercial will be created on a work-for-hire basis, and such Grand Prize Winner must agree (a) to irrevocably grant to Sponsor and their agents the unconditional and perpetual right to post, display, publish, use, adapt, edit and/or modify such Extra Commercial in any way, in any and all media, for any purpose, without limitation, and without additional consideration; (b) to irrevocably assign and transfer to the Sponsor any and all rights, title and interest in Extra Commercial, including, without limitation, all copyrights and waive all moral rights in the Extra Commercial; and (c) to release and indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor and the Contest Parties from any and all claims that any commercial, advertising, presentation, Web content or any other material subsequently produced, presented, and/or prepared by or on behalf of Sponsor infringes on the rights of his/her work as contained in the Extra Commercial. All decisions regarding if, when or where to air the Extra Commercial shall be made solely by Sponsor, and Sponsor shall be solely responsible for media purchases for the Extra Commercial. The Extra Commercial is not eligible as a Submission in this or any future Crash the Super Bowl Contest. The Consulting Opportunity is not intended to interfere with or substitute for Grand Prize Winner’s current employment or educational obligations or opportunities and is not to be construed as an offer of employment by either Sponsor or their agents. Consulting Opportunity is subject to Grand Prize Winner entering into and complying with the terms of a consulting contract, which will include but not be limited to Grand Prize Winner agreeing that the relationship is a work-for-hire relationship and agrees to irrevocably assign and transfer to the Sponsor any and all rights, title, goodwill and interest in and to any work created by Grand Prize Winner in this Consulting Opportunity, including, without limitation, all copyrights, and waive all moral rights in such work as well as agreeing to a background check of Grand Prize Winner. If the consulting contract is not returned to Sponsor within the specified time, Grand Prize winner shall forfeit his/her Consulting Opportunity and Sponsor shall have no further obligation to Grand Prize Winner in this Contest. It is understood and agreed that Sponsor shall, in its sole discretion, make edits, modifications and changes to the Extra Commercial. Grand Prize Winner understands and agrees that Sponsor is providing Grand Prize Winner with an opportunity to create a work for hire without any obligation on the part of Sponsor to use the Extra Commercial. The value of the consulting contract will not be awarded in the event Grand Prize Winner does not accept or perform the Consulting Opportunity.

TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR CONSULTING OPPORTUNITY:Airport, airline, tickets and/or hotel accommodations for the Consulting Opportunity are to be selected by Sponsor. All travel must be completed on the dates specified by Sponsor, or Consulting Opportunity will be forfeited. An eligible minor may accept the Consulting Opportunity; however, he/she must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian at all times.

 

THE MAXIMUM TOTAL ARV OF ALL PRIZES IN CONTEST IS: $1,205,000 (includes contingent bonus of (up to) $1,000,000 and the optional $50,000 Consulting Opportunity).

6. GENERAL CONDITIONS: All Entrants must have a valid Contest ID and e-mail address. Finalists are solely responsible for any taxes on their respective prizes, and will receive an IRS Form 1099 for the taxable value of their prize. No substitution of prize is offered, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Prizes are non-transferable. Unclaimed prizes will not be awarded. If a prize, or any portion thereof, cannot be awarded for any reason, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize with another prize of equal or greater value. If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including without limitation, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion to cancel, modify or terminate the Contest. Further, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual deemed to be (a) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or any Sponsor or Contest-related Web Site; (b) violating the Official Rules; (c) violating the Web Site terms of service, conditions of use and/or applicable general rules or guidelines; or (d) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. This Contest is offered only in the United States and is governed by the laws of the state of Texas. All claims relating in any manner to this Contest or to any Submission must be resolved in the federal or state courts located in Collin County, Texas.

 

Please see the Web Site's privacy policy located at http://www.fritolay.com/privacy-policy.html for details of our policy regarding the personal information collected in connection with this Contest.

 

LEGAL WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL, WHETHER OR NOT AN ENTRANT, TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE, DESTROY, TAMPER OR VANDALIZE THIS WEB SITE OR INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND DILGENTLY PURSUE ALL REMEDIES AGAINST ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

7. WINNER NOTIFICATION: Finalists (or Finalist's parent/legal guardian if Finalist is a minor in the state of his/her residence) will be notified by phone and/or email within six (6) weeks of the end of the Contest Period and will be required to complete, sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability Release, and, where lawful, a Publicity Release. Each person whose image, likeness and/or voice appears in a Finalist video must agree that he/she will execute a standard SAG Commercials Contract, will accept minimum scale compensation and talent residuals and will be bound by the terms and conditions of such contract, including exclusivity. Notification of Finalist status must be kept confidential until the Finalists are publicly revealed by Sponsor or your Finalist Prize will be forfeited and your Submission will not be posted for public voting as a Finalist Submission. Your Submission will not be posted for public voting as a Finalist unless the properly and fully completed Releases are received by Sponsor no later than three (3) days after notification of being a Finalist. Finalist Prize will be forfeited and an alternate Finalist may be selected if any required documents are not returned within the required number of days or if any mail is returned as undeliverable without forwarding address. If the Grand Prize Winner is awarded the contingent bonus, he/she may be required to sign one or more additional releases, in Sponsor’s discretion. Sponsor reserves the right, to require a potential Finalist to submit to a confidential background check to confirm eligibility and help ensure that the use of any such person in advertising or publicity for the Contest will not bring Sponsor into public disrepute, contempt, scandal or ridicule or reflect unfavorably on the Contest as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion. For travel portion of Finalist Prize: Finalists' Guests will also be required to complete and sign a Liability Release prior to traveling. If a guest is a minor, the Liability Release must be completed by the minor guest’s parent or legal guardian and minor guest must be traveling with his/her parent or legal guardian.

 

Any waiver of any obligation hereunder by Sponsor does not constitute a general waiver of any obligation to Entrants. By accepting a prize, Finalist (or Finalist's parent or legal guardian if Finalist is a minor) agrees, and agrees in writing if requested, that the Submission will be deemed a Work Made For Hire under the Copyright laws of the United States, but if it cannot be so deemed, then the Finalist agrees to irrevocably assign and transfer to Sponsor all of his/her right, title and interest in and to his/her Submission, if any, including all but not limited to all copyright and trademark rights which he or she may have, in the United States and worldwide, therein, for consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged. Finalists hereby waive in favor of Sponsor, all rights of “Droit Moral” or “Moral Rights of Authors” or any similar rights or principles of law that Finalist may now or later have to his/her Submission. Sponsor reserves the right to alter, change or modify a winning Submission, in its sole discretion. Upon request of Sponsor, Finalist 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 Submission 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.

8. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND RELEASE:No liability or responsibility is assumed by the NFL Entities, Sponsor or Contest Parties resulting from any user's participation in or attempt to participate in the Contest or ability or inability to upload or download any information in connection with participating in the Contest. No responsibility or liability is assumed by the NFL Entities, Sponsor or Contest Parties for technical problems or technical malfunction arising in connection with any of the following occurrences which may affect the operation of the Contest: hardware or software errors; faulty computer, telephone, cable, satellite, network, electronic, wireless or Internet connectivity or other online communication problems; errors or limitations of any Internet service providers, servers, hosts or providers; garbled, jumbled or faulty data transmissions; failure of any e-mail transmissions to be sent or received; lost, late, delayed or intercepted e-mail transmissions; inaccessibility of the Web Site in whole or in part for any reason; traffic congestion on the Internet or the Web Site; unauthorized human or non-human intervention of the operation of the Contest, including without limitation, unauthorized tampering, hacking, theft, virus, bugs, worms; or destruction of any aspect of the Contest, or loss, miscount, misdirection, inaccessibility or unavailability of an email account used in connection with the Contest. The NFL Entities, Sponsor and Contest Parties are not responsible for any typographical errors in the announcement of prizes or these Official Rules, or any inaccurate or incorrect data contained on the Web Site. Use of Web Site is at user’s own risk. The NFL Entities, Sponsor and Contest Parties are not responsible for any personal injury or property damage or losses of any kind which may be sustained to user's or any other person's computer equipment resulting from participation in the Contest, use of the Web Site or the download of any information from the Web Site. By participating in the Contest, the Entrant releases Sponsor, Contest Parties and the NFL Entities from any and all claims, damages or liabilities arising from or relating to such Entrant’s participation in the Contest. By accepting a prize in the Contest, winners agree that the Sponsor, Contest Parties and the NFL Entities shall not be liable for any loss or injury resulting from participation in the Contest, acceptance or use of any prize, or any travel related thereto. Sponsor, Contest Parties and the NFL Entities are not liable in the event that any portion of the Contest, event or the event broadcast is cancelled due to weather, fire, strike, acts of war or terrorism, or any other condition beyond their control (a “Force Majeure Event”). Should a Force Majeure Event occur, Sponsor may, but is not obligated to, exercise commercially reasonable efforts to air the Grand Prize winning commercial at another time or make a reasonable substitution in its sole discretion.

9. WINNERS' LIST/RULES REQUEST: For the names of the Finalists or Official Rules, send your request with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to be received by February 29, 2012 to: DORITOS® brand Crash the Super Bowl Ad Contest (specify Winners List or Official Rules), P.O. Box 750008, El Paso, TX 88575-0008.

10. SPONSOR:

Frito-Lay, Inc. 7701 Legacy Drive, Plano, TX 75024-4099.

 

DORITOS and DORITOS Logo are trademarks owned by Frito-Lay North America, Inc. ©2011.

The National Football League, its member professional football clubs, NFL Ventures, Inc., NFL Properties LLC, NFL Enterprises LLC, NFL Productions LLC, and NFL International LLC and each of their respective owners, subsidiaries, affiliates, shareholders, officers, directors, agents, representatives and employees (collectively, the “NFL Entities”) will have no liability or responsibility for any claim arising in connection with participation in this Sweepstakes or any prize awarded. The NFL Entities have not offered or sponsored this Sweepstakes in any way. © 2011 NFL Properties LLC. All NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League.