Butterfinger "Make the Most of Any Moment" CONTEST OFFICAL RULES


CONTEST IS OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 18 YEARS OR OLDER, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO U.S. LAW. DO NOT ENTER THIS CONTEST IF YOU ARE NOT LOCATED IN THE 50 UNITED STATES OR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Sponsored By Nestle, USA. Inc.

To enter: Log onto FollowTheFinger.com between 12:01 a.m. ET 09/29/06 and 11:59 p.m. ET 11/01/06 where you will be directed to YouTube.com for submitting your video entry showing you “Make the Most of Any Moment” with Butterfinger. Entries must meet the requirements below or will be disqualified. All web site entrants must have a valid e-mail address and be a member or register as a member of YouTube.com. In case of dispute as to identity of the winner who enters, entry will be declared made by the registered user (meeting eligibility criteria) of the YouTube account, and if a prize is won, it will be awarded to that registered user. Each entrant submitting an eligible entry will receive 2 Butterfinger® Singles Bars (2 coupons, each good for one free 1.75 oz bar (ARV $1.58)

Enter as often as you wish; however each entry must meet the requirements below and must be submitted separately. Contest ends 11:59pm ET 11/01/06.

Entry must meet all of the following Requirements or it will be disqualified:

• Entrant must incorporate either Butterfinger® or Butterfinger® Crisp product and/or The Finger icon. The Finger artwork will be available to download at FollowTheFinger.com.
• Video must be in one of the following formats: .AVI, .MOV, and .MPG
• Video cannot be larger than 100MB. There is no specific time limit, however longer videos require more compression to fit in the 100MB size limit, and the quality will go down as the length of the video goes up.
• Entry must be original, unpublished, the sole property of submitter, and not previously submitted in any other contest.
• Entries including unsuitable content or that are in violation of third party rights including, but not limited to: copyrights, including music copyrights, and right of publicity will be immediately disqualified.
• Entries must not depict or incorporate: unsafe behavior or situations; obscenity; disparagement of any product or person; or other offensive conduct or material.
• You must have written permission from any identifiable person that appears in your video to use their likeness in the video contest entry and such persons must be 18 or older.
• By submitting an entry you agree that Nestle may post your submission on their website (including first name last initial) and by entering you are acknowledging that you are abiding by all rules of this contest and the YouTube website, that you are not infringing on rights of any intellectual property owner, and that any identifiable person who appears in your video has provided express written consent to appear and passes along all rights for usage of their name and likeness for whatever use of the video Nestle sees fit in connection with the promotion.
• Sponsor reserves the right not to post any submission.

Judging: Judges will select 10 finalists from all eligible entries received. Entries will be judged on Creative Use of The Finger icon and/or Butterfinger® product 25%; Laugh Factor 35%; Originality 35%; and Quality of Production 5%. Finalists will be notified via their YouTube account on or about 11/2/06. Finalist must follow the directions set forth in the notice, sign a release, and return it to Nestlé USA (Sponsor) by time specified in notice or finalist will be disqualified from contest and another finalist may be selected. The 10 finalists’ videos will be featured on www.FollowtheFinger.com between 12:01am ET11/21/06 and 11:59pm ET 12/10/06 during which time consumers will be asked to vote for their favorite video based on the judging criteria above. Each voter can only vote once per day. The entry that receives the most votes by 11:59 p.m ET on 12/10/06 will be determined the Grand Prize winner and other finalists will be First Prize winners, all subject to verification and meeting video entry and eligibility requirements. Grand Prize Winner will be notified on or about 12/11/06. In the event of a tie, judges will determine the Grand Prize Winner based on the original judging criteria.

Prizes: One (1) Grand Prize consisting of one handheld video camera, one MacBookPro and Video editing software and a Butterfinger “schwag” gift bag. (ARV $2,725.00). Nine (9) First Prize winners will each receive one handheld digital/video recorder and a Butterfinger “schwag” gift bag. (ARV $125). No cash substitutions for prizes will be permitted and prizes are non-refundable and non-transferable except at sole discretion of Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize of equal or greater value. Federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner. Total ARV for all prizes is $3,850.00

Eligibility: Contest open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, 18 years or older, except employees and the families of Nestlé USA, their affiliates, subsidiaries, promotions and advertising agencies. Nestlé USA and their affiliated companies, representatives, agents or employees are not responsible for, and shall be indemnified by the prize winner against any claims, injuries, losses or damages of any kind resulting from acceptance, use, misuse, possession, or loss of the prize. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Subject to all federal, state and local laws.

Privacy: Contest entry requires registration at YouTube.com. Please read Privacy Policy posted at YouTube.com for information collected and how it may be used. Video entries become property of Nestlé USA, Sponsor. Entrant information (name, email address, etc.) will be used by Nestlé USA to administer the contest only, unless entrant opts into to receiving information from Butterfinger.

General: By entering the Contest, entrants accept and agree to these rules and the decision of the judges, which shall be final. Winners will be required to sign a Winner’s Agreement and Release and return it by date specified in notification or prize will be forfeited in its entirety and another winner may be selected. By submitting an entry, a winner agrees to allow use of his or her name and/or video for advertising this or similar promotions (including internet posting) without compensation unless prohibited. All video entries, and all rights of ownership and publication of same will become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned.

Other Conditions: Sponsor assumes no responsibility for computer system, phone line, hardware, software or program malfunctions or other errors, failures of any kinds, delayed computer transmissions or network connections that are human or technical in nature. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel or suspend this Contest, in its entirety or in part should virus, bug, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or other causes beyond Sponsor’s control corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper play of the Contest. Sponsor is not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry information whether caused by Internet users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest by a technical or human errors, which may occur in the processing of the entries in the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to withdraw the transmission of this Contest at any time and award the Prize from among eligible entries received prior to the date of the withdrawal. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the game or web-site or to be acting in violation of the Rules.

Winners information: For a copy of the winners list, log on to FollowtheFinger.com between 12/19/06 and 12/31/06. Sponsored by Nestlé USA, Glendale, CA 91203.