PIZZA HUT® SWEETEST TWEETS CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES

PIZZA HUT®
SWEETEST TWEETS CONTEST
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
THIS CONTEST IS INTENDED FOR PLAY AND PARTICIPATION IN THE UNITED STATES ONLY AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. DO NOT ENTER THIS CONTEST UNLESS YOU ARE A LEGAL RESIDENT OF THE FORTY-EIGHT CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
1. Eligibility: The Pizza Hut® "Sweetest Tweets" Contest (the "Contest") is open only to legal residents of the forty-eight (48) contiguous United States and the District of Columbia who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry. Employees, directors and officers of Pizza Hut, Inc., Zeno Group, imc2, L.P., Yum! Brands, Inc., BBDO Worldwide, Inc., and any of their parent, affiliated and subsidiary companies, franchisees, licensees, advertising and promotion agencies, and the immediate families (spouse, parents, siblings and children and their spouses) and household members of each such individual are not eligible. Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Void in Alaska, Hawaii and where prohibited by law. Participation constitutes Contestant's full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor's decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
2. Sponsor: Pizza Hut, Inc., 14841 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, TX 75254.
3. Timing: The Contest begins on February 11, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. Central Time ("CT") and ends on February 14, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. CT (the "Contest Period"). Sponsor's computer is the official time-keeping device for this Contest.
4. How to Enter: During the Contest Period, submit a Valentine "pick up line" on Twitter.com and post the pick up line directed to @pizzahut tagging it with the hashtag #iluvPH ("Submission") (see Content Restrictions below). By entering a Submission, you agree that your Submission adheres to the Content Restrictions as defined below (collectively, the "Guidelines and Restrictions") and that Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may remove your Submission if Sponsor believes, in its sole discretion, that your Submission fails to conform to these Guidelines and Restrictions in any way, in which case your Submission shall be disqualified from the Contest.
Content Restrictions:
The Submission must not:
  • Violate or infringe another's rights;
  • Include brand names or trademarks (other than Pizza Hut®);
  • Be off-colored, sexually explicit, or profane;
  • Be hateful, tortuous, defamatory, slanderous or libelous; or
  • Promote bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age.
For all Entries: Submissions which are deemed inappropriate, indecent, obscene or disparaging of the Sponsor, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, will be disqualified. Proof of submission or sending is not proof of receipt by Sponsor. All Submissions become the exclusive property of Sponsor. Sponsor shall have the right to edit, adapt and publish any or all of the Submissions, and may use them in any media in association with the Contest without attribution or compensation to the Contestant, his/her successors or assigns, or any other entity unless prohibited by law. Entry of a Submission in this Contest constitutes Contestant's irrevocable assignment, conveyance, and transference to Sponsor of all right, title, and interest in the Submission, including, without limitation, all copyrights. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, illegible, or misdirected Submissions, which are void.
Limit: Each Contestant may enter one (1) Submission during the Contest Period. Any attempt by any Contestant to enter more than the stated number of Submissions by using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that Contestant's Submissions and that Contestant may be disqualified.
5. Winner Determination: The "Judge" (Alexa Robinson (current Pizza Hut Tweetologist)) will review the Submissions to ensure that they comply with the Submission Guidelines and Restrictions as stated in these Official Rules. Judge will evaluate all eligible Submissions based on the following criteria: "sweetness" of the pick up lines, and appropriateness with theme (the "Judging Criteria"). One hundred (100) winners will be chosen.
6. Winner Requirements: The potential winners must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules. Winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. Winners will be notified by direct message on Twitter on or around February 15, 2010. The potential winners will be required to send their address within one week of notification in order to claim the prize. If the potential winners cannot be contacted, within the required time period, potential winner forfeits prize. No alternate winners will be selected by the Judges. Only one hundred (100) winners will be determined, after which the prizes will remain un-awarded. Acceptance of the prize shall constitute and signify the winner's agreement and consent that Sponsor may use the winner's name, city, state, likeness, Submission, and/or prize information in connection with the Contest worldwide, including the Internet, without limitation and without further payment or consideration, except where prohibited by law.
7. Prize: ONE HUNDRED (100) PRIZES: A free single order of HERSHEY'S® Chocolate Dunkers® from participating Pizza Hut® locations in the form of a Five Dollar ($5.00) Pizza Hut gift card (price of a single order of Chocolate Dunkers may vary by location; tax not included). No prize substitution will be provided except as in Sponsor's sole discretion. Pizza Hut gift cards are subject to their stated terms. Winner is responsible for all taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use. AVR of all prizes: Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
8. General Rules: By receipt of any prize, winner hereby waives and releases, and agrees to hold harmless Pizza Hut, Inc., Zeno Group, imc2 L.P., Yum! Brands, Inc., BBDO Worldwide, Inc., and any of their parent, affiliated and subsidiary companies, franchisees, licensees, distributors, advertising and promotion agencies and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents, (collectively, the "Released Parties") from and against any and all rights, claims and causes of action whatsoever that he or she may have, or which may arise, against any of them for any liability for any matter, cause or thing whatsoever, including but not limited to any injury, loss, damage, whether direct, compensatory, incidental or consequential, to person, including death and property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from his or her acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prize, his or her participation in the Contest, or his or her participation in any Contest- or prize-related activity. Winner also further acknowledges that Released Parties have neither made, nor are in any manner responsible or liable for, any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law relative to any prize or this Contest including but not limited to quality, condition or fitness for a particular purpose.
By entering or participating in the Contest, Contestants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and waive any right to claim any ambiguity or error in these Official Rules or the Contest itself. The Released Parties assume no responsibility for electronic hardware, programming or software malfunctions, or failures, or line connections, accessibility or availability, or technical failures of any kind, or unauthorized human intervention, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of any entry or other information, or for the failure to capture any such information. Sponsor is not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Contestants, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; or (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries. Further, if, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned by reason of infection by virus, bugs, worms, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, may corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest, and select the winner from the entries received prior to the action taken or in other such manner as deemed fair and appropriate by Sponsor.
Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or those of any other promotion, or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest is a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor's failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
Except where prohibited, Contestant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas or the appropriate Texas State Court located in Dallas County, Texas; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys' fees; and (3) under no circumstances will Contestant be permitted to obtain awards for, and Contestant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the Contestant and Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Texas or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Texas.
9. Contestant's Personal Information: Information collected from Contestants is subject to Sponsor's Privacy Policy.
10. Winner List: For a Winner List, send a hand-printed, self-addressed, stamped envelope to "Pizza Hut® Sweetest Tweets Winner List," Pizza Hut, Inc., 14841 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, TX 75254, attention: Alexa Robinson. Winner List requests must be received by March 15, 2010.
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