Tasty Triple Threat Contest

Tasty Triple Threat Contest

Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

The Tasty Triple Threat Contest (the “Contest”) starts on November 13, 2019 at 12:00 pm Eastern Time (“ET”) and ends on December 1, 2019 at 11:59 pm ET (“Contest Period”). Entries not received within the Contest Period will be void. This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram.

ELIGIBILITY: Contest is open to legal residents of the forty-eight (48) continental United States and the District of Columbia, who are 18 years of age or older and have internet access as of November 13, 2019. Employees of BuzzFeed, Inc. (“Sponsor”), and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, promotion and advertising agencies, and members of their immediate family (spouse and parent, children and siblings and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and persons living in the same household, whether or not related, of such employees, are not eligible to enter or win. Void where prohibited by law. Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws. The information you provide will be used for the purposes of Contest administration. Please see Sponsor’s privacy policy here (https://www.buzzfeed.com/about/privacy) for more information.

HOW TO ENTER: During the Contest Period, you (the “Entrant”) can enter the Contest by logging on to your Instagram account and carrying out ALL following steps to receive one (1) Entry: a) create a recipe that is comprised of three (3) pre-existing Tasty recipes; b) post a photo of your creation; c) include the three (3) Tasty recipes used in your recipe in your post; and d) include the hashtags #TastyTripleThreat and #sweepstakes in your post. An Instagram account is required to enter via this entry method and can be opened for free at www.instagram.com or by downloading the Instagram application onto your smart phone from your appropriate app store. Entries on Instagram must be posted by December 1, 2019 at 11:59 pm ET to be considered.

Limit of one (1) Entry per person using only one (1) Instagram for duration of Contest Period. If multiple Entries are received in excess of the stated limitation from any person or e-mail address during the Contest Period, only the first Entry received from such person or e-mail address will be considered. Except as otherwise provided herein, Sponsor will not enter into any correspondence with an Entrant regarding an Entry. In the event of a dispute regarding entries received from multiple users having the same Instagram or email account, the authorized subscriber of the Instagram or email account at the time of entry will be deemed to be the entrant and must comply with these Official Rules. “Authorized account subscriber” is the natural person who is assigned to the applicable account by the applicable Instagram or email platform by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization, which is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.

If you choose to enter using your mobile phone, standard data rates may apply. See your wireless service provider for pricing plan details and capabilities.

Your Entry may not contain any content that the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, determines to be:

· duplicating any other submitted Entry

· sexually explicit or suggestive; violent or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group; profane or pornographic; contains nudity;

· promoting alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing);

· promoting any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous;

· promoting any particular political agenda or message;

· obscene or offensive; endorses any form of hate or hate group;

· defaming, misrepresenting or containing disparaging remarks about Sponsor, other people or companies;

· containing trademarks, logos, or trade dress (such as distinctive packaging or building exteriors/interiors) owned by others, without permission;

· containing any personal identification, such as license plate numbers, personal names, e-mail addresses or street addresses;

· containing copyrighted materials owned by others (including photographs, sculptures, paintings, and other works of art or images published on or in websites, television, movies or other media), without permission;

· containing materials embodying the names, likenesses, voices, or other indicia identifying any person, including, without limitation, celebrities and/or other public or private figures, living or dead, without permission;

· containing look-alikes of celebrities or other public or private figures, living or dead;

· communicating messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or good will to which we wish to associate; and/or

· violates any law.

The Sponsor reserves the right to reject any Entry which Sponsor determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, does not meet the above criteria or is otherwise offensive or is not in keeping with the Sponsor’s image and reputation. Sponsor reserves the right to remove any Entry without prior notice.

By entering, you represent and warrant that (a) you are the sole owner of your Entry and all rights in your Entry; (b) you have the right to submit the Entry and to provide the Sponsor with the rights granted under these Official Rules; (c) your Entry consists of only your original work and no part of your Entry has previously been published anywhere else; (d) you have not granted any person, corporation or other entity any rights to use your Entry; (e) your Entry satisfies all requirements set forth in the Official Rules, including, without limitation, the requirements set forth above or in the Judging section below; (f) if your Entry contains third party elements not owned by you, you have obtained written consent from those owners to submit your Entry and, if requested to do so, you can and will produce such written consent in a form and manner acceptable to the Sponsor. Failure to provide such proof on request may render your Entry null and void; and (g) that you consent to the submission and use of the Entry in the Contest and to its use as otherwise set forth herein.

LICENSE/USE OF ENTRIES: Entrants understand and agree that they shall retain all ownership rights in Entry; however, by submitting an Entry, Entrant hereby grants Sponsor a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sub-licensable and transferable license to edit, publish, use, adapt, exploit, modify or dispose of any Entry, in whole or in part, online, in print, film, television, or in any other media now or hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity without review, notice, approval, consideration, or compensation to Entrant or any third party, for any purpose whatsoever.

By submitting an Entry, you acknowledge and agree that Sponsor may obtain several submissions in this Contest and that your Entry may be similar or identical in theme, idea, format or other respects to others submitted in this Contest or other contests sponsored by the Sponsor, or to other ideas conceived by or provided to Sponsor, and you waive any and all claims you have or may have, now or in the future, that any Entry and/or other works accepted, reviewed and/or used by the Sponsor (or its designees) are similar or identical to your Entry. Except where prohibited by law, you acknowledge and agree that the Sponsor does not have now, nor shall it have in the future, any duty or liability, direct or indirect, vicarious, contributory, or otherwise, with respect to the infringement or protection of any copyright in and to your Entry.

JUDGING FOR FIRST ROUND: All eligible Entries received will be judged by 3 qualified judges selected by Sponsor based on the following criteria:

1) Adherence to the rules (60%)

2) Title Creativity (20%)

3) Likeness to Tasty Style (20%)

Judges shall consist of: three (3) Tasty producers.

The twelve (12) entries with the highest score, as determined by the judge(s) in their sole discretion will be moved on to the semi-final round, subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules. In the event of a tie, the Entry with the highest score for Likeness to Tasty Style shall be the semi-finalist.

JUDGING FOR SEMI-FINALS: The twelve (12) entries as selected by the judges in the first round will be judged by 3 qualified judges selected by Sponsor based on the following criteria:

1) Overall Creativity (60%)

2) Flavor Pairing (30%)

3) Overall Aesthetic (10%)

Judges shall consist of: three (3) Tasty producers.

The three (3) semi-final entries with the highest score, as determined by the judge(s) in their sole discretion will be moved on to the final round, subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules. In the event of a tie, the Entry with the highest score for Overall Creativity shall be the finalist.

JUDGING FINALS: The three (3) finalists as selected by the judges in the semi-final round will be judged by followers of the official Tasty Instagram account based on the following criteria:

Photographs of the three (3) finalists’ creations will be posted on the Tasty Instagram page. Followers of the official Tasty Instagram account will be asked to vote on the three finalists by liking the photograph of the creation they are voting for.

The one (1) Entry from the finalists that receives the highest number of [describe] will be deemed the Grand Prize winner, subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules. Sponsor reserves the right to not award the Grand Prizes if, in its sole discretion if external interference or other factors prevent a fair judging process from being undertaken.

WINNER NOTIFICATION: Sponsor’s decisions are final and binding on all matters relating to this Contest. Potential winners will be notified via email or Instagram direct message or comment and will be asked to respond and provide their full name, telephone number (including area code), date of birth, mail and/or email address. Potential winners will be required to complete an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability and Publicity Release (unless prohibited by law), tax paperwork (as required by law), and any other documents required by Sponsor, which must be returned within three (3) business days of date appearing on prize notification. Return of prize notification as undeliverable, failure to sign and return requested documentation within the specified time period, the inability of Sponsor to contact a potential winner within a reasonable time period or noncompliance with these Official Rules by a potential winner will result in disqualification and, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, the applicable prize may be awarded to an alternate winner. In the event the potential winner is at least 18, but still considered a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize in the name of his/her parent or legal guardian who will be responsible for fulfilling all requirements imposed on potential winner set forth herein.

GRAND PRIZES:

· Round Trip Transportation for Grand Prize Winner and one (1) guest to and from Los Angeles, California. Total ARV for both winner and guest: $1200.00.

· Standard hotel accommodations (one (1) room, double occupancy) for three (3) days and two (2) nights). Total ARV for both winner and guest: $600.00.

· Per Diem for three (3) days. Total ARV for both winner and guest: $540.00

· Appearing in one (1) Tasty video featuring the winning recipe. ARV: No retail value.

Trip consists of roundtrip air transportation for winner (each ticket cost a maximum of $600) and one (1) guest from a major U.S. gateway airport near winner’s residence to Los Angeles, CA, three (3) days and two (2) night standard hotel accommodations (one (1) room, double occupancy, per room cost a maximum of $600for two (2) nights), and an exclusive opportunity for winner only to participate in a Tasty video featuring their winning recipe (“Film Appearance”). If winner resides within a 100-mile radius of destination, ground transportation will be provided in lieu of air transportation and no compensation or substitution will be provided in lieu thereof. Exact duration and details of Film Appearance to be determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion.

All prize details are at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. All prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied. No substitution, transfer, or cash equivalent of prize (or portion thereof) is permitted, except by Sponsor, which reserves the right to substitute a prize of comparable or greater value, at its sole discretion. Any and all federal, state and local taxes on the prize, and any other costs, fees, and expenses associated with prize acceptance and use not explicitly stated herein as being awarded, including but not limited to any ground transportation, luggage fees, meals, hotel incidentals, beverages, souvenirs, and gratuities, are the sole responsibility of the winners. Total ARV of prizes awarded: $2340.00.

WINNER APPEARANCE RELEASE: Winner and guest may be photographed, videotaped and otherwise recorded by Sponsor, or may be included in content, information, materials used by Sponsor, as part of participating in the Contest (collectively, "Footage"). Footage will be owned by Sponsor who has the right to use, edit, adapt, post, stream, copy and exploit such Footage and all elements embodied therein, including any names and likenesses embodied therein, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised throughout the world, in perpetuity, for advertising, promotional, trade and other purposes. By accepting the prize, winner agrees that their name and likeness and that of any guest may be included in the Footage, in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Winner agrees to help Sponsor retain necessary releases (as applicable) if requested by Sponsor to do so.

GENERAL CONDITIONS: By participating, each Entrant agrees: (a) to abide by these Official Rules and decisions of Sponsor and judges, which shall be final and binding in all respects relating to this Contest; (b) to release, discharge and hold harmless Sponsor, Instagram, and their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies, and the respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents and representatives of the forgoing (collectively, “Released Parties”) from any and all injuries, liability, losses and damages of any kind to persons, including death, or property resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or any Contest related activity or the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any awarded prize or prize element; and (c) to the use of his/her name, voice, performance, photograph/video, prize information, image and/or likeness for programming, advertising, publicity, trade and promotional purposes in any and all media, now or hereafter known, worldwide and on the Internet, and in perpetuity by Sponsor 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 participating, Entrant also agrees not to release any publicity or other materials on their own or through someone else regarding their participation in the Contest without the prior consent of the Sponsor, which either may withhold in its sole discretion.

MISCELLANEOUS: Released Parties are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, damaged, inaccurate, stolen, delayed, misdirected, undelivered, or garbled Entries; or for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing of Entries, the announcement of the prizes and winners, or in any other Contest-related materials. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest. Released Parties are not responsible for injury or damage to any person's computer related to or resulting from participating in this Contest or downloading materials from or use of the website. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Contest or website, who act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or who are in violation of these Official Rules, as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified and all associated Entries will be void. Should any portion of the Contest be, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, compromised by virus, worms, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play, or submission of Entries, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Contest and, if terminated, at its discretion, select the potential winners from all eligible, non-suspect Entries received prior to action taken using the judging criteria outlined above. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK ANY AND ALL REMEDIES AVAILABLE (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

ARBITRATION: Except where prohibited by law, as a condition of participating in this Contest, participant agrees that (1) any and all disputes and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by final and binding arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association and held at the AAA regional office nearest the participant; (2) the Federal Arbitration Act shall govern the interpretation, enforcement and all proceedings at such arbitration; and (3) judgment upon such arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Under no circumstances will participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and participant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or any other damages, including attorneys' fees, other than participant's actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e., costs associated with participating in this Contest), and participant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.

CHOICE OF LAW: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of participant and Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the substantive laws of the State of New York, USA.

Winner’s NAMES: For the names of the winners (available after December 8, 2019), please email emily.depaula@buzzfeed.com for receipt no later than January 9, 2020.

Sponsor: BuzzFeed, Inc., 111 East 18th Street, New York,

NY 10003

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sexually explicit or suggestive; violent or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender,

religious, professional or age group; profane or pornographic; contains nudity;

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promoting alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the

foregoing);



promoting any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous;



promoting any particular political agenda or message;

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obscene or offensive; endorses any form of hate or hate group;



defaming, misrepresenting or containing disparaging remarks about Sponsor, other people or

companies;

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containing trademarks, logos, or trade dress (such as distinctive packaging or building

exteriors/interiors) owned by others, without permission;

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containing any personal identification, such as license plate numbers, personal names, e-mail

addresses or street addresses;



containing copyrighted materials owned by others (including photographs, sculptures, paintings,

and other works of art or images published on or in websites, television, movies or other media),

without permission;



containing materials embodying the names, likenesses, voices, or other indicia identifying any

person, including, without limitation, celebrities and/or other public or private figures, living or dead,

without permission;



containing look-alikes of celebrities or other public or private figures, living or dead;



communicating messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or good will to

which we wish to associate; and/or



violates any law.

The Sponsor reserves the right to reject any Entry which Sponsor determines, in its sole and absolute

discretion, does not meet the above criteria or is otherwise offensive or is not in keeping with the

Sponsor’s image and reputation. Sponsor reserves the right to remove any Entry without prior notice.

By entering, you represent and warrant that (a) you are the sole owner of your Entry and all rights in

your Entry; (b) you have the right to submit the Entry and to provide the Sponsor with the rights granted

under these Official Rules; (c) your Entry consists of only your original work and no part of your Entry

has previously been published anywhere else; (d) you have not granted any person, corporation or

other entity any rights to use your Entry; (e) your Entry satisfies all requirements set forth in the Official

Rules, including, without limitation, the requirements set forth above or in the Judging section below; (f)

if your Entry contains third party elements not owned by you, you have obtained written consent from

those owners to submit your Entry and, if requested to do so, you can and will produce such written

consent in a form and manner acceptable to the Sponsor. Failure to provide such proof on request may

render your Entry null and void; and (g) that you consent to the submission and use of the Entry in the

Contest and to its use as otherwise set forth herein.

LICENSE/USE OF ENTRIES:

Entrants understand and agree that they shall retain all ownership rights

in Entry; however, by submitting an Entry, Entrant hereby grants Sponsor a perpetual, worldwide,

irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sub-licensable and transferable license to edit, publish, use,

adapt, exploit, modify or dispose of any Entry, in whole or in part, online, in print, film, television, or in

any other media now or hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity without review, notice,

approval, consideration, or compensation to Entrant or any third party, for any purpose whatsoever.

By submitting an Entry, you acknowledge and agree that Sponsor may obtain several submissions in

this Contest and that your Entry may be similar or identical in theme, idea, format or other respects to

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others submitted in this Contest or other contests sponsored by the Sponsor, or to other ideas

conceived by or provided to Sponsor, and you waive any and all claims you have or may have, now or

in the future, that any Entry and/or other works accepted, reviewed and/or used by the Sponsor (or its

designees) are similar or identical to your Entry. Except where prohibited by law, you acknowledge and

agree that the Sponsor does not have now, nor shall it have in the future, any duty or liability, direct or

indirect, vicarious, contributory, or otherwise, with respect to the infringement or protection of any

copyright in and to your Entry.

JUDGING FOR FIRST ROUND:

All eligible Entries received will be judged by 3 qualified judges

selected by Sponsor based on the following criteria:

1)

Adherence to the rules (60%)

2)

Title Creativity (20%)

3)

Likeness to Tasty Style (20%)

Judges shall consist of: three (3) Tasty producers.

The twelve (12) entries with the highest score, as determined by the judge(s) in their sole discretion will

be moved on to the semi-final round, subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these

Official Rules. In the event of a tie, the Entry with the highest score for Likeness to Tasty Style shall be

the semi-finalist.

JUDGING FOR SEMI-FINALS:

The twelve (12) entries as selected by the judges in the first round will

be judged by 3 qualified judges selected by Sponsor based on the following criteria:

1)

Overall Creativity (60%)

2)

Flavor Pairing (30%)

3)

Overall Aesthetic (10%)

Judges shall consist of: three (3) Tasty producers.

The three (3) semi-final entries with the highest score, as determined by the judge(s) in their sole

discretion will be moved on to the final round, subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with

these Official Rules. In the event of a tie, the Entry with the highest score for Overall Creativity shall be

the finalist.

JUDGING FINALS:

The three (3) finalists as selected by the judges in the semi-final round will be

judged by followers of the official Tasty Instagram account

based on the following criteria:

Photographs of the three (3) finalists’ creations will be posted on the Tasty Instagram page. Followers of

the official Tasty Instagram account will be asked to vote on the three finalists by liking the photograph

of the creation they are voting for.

The one (1) Entry from the finalists

that receives the highest number of [describe] will be deemed the

Grand Prize winner, subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules.

Sponsor reserves the right to not award the Grand Prizes if, in its sole discretion if external interference

or other factors prevent a fair judging process from being undertaken.

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WINNER NOTIFICATION:

Sponsor’s decisions are final and binding on all matters relating to this

Contest. Potential winners will be notified via

email or Instagram direct message or comment

and

will be asked to respond and provide their full name, telephone number (including area code), date of

birth, mail and/or email address. Potential winners will be required to complete an Affidavit of Eligibility,

Liability and Publicity Release (unless prohibited by law), tax paperwork (as required by law), and any

other documents required by Sponsor, which must be returned within three (3) business days of date

appearing on prize notification. Return of prize notification as undeliverable, failure to sign and return

requested documentation within the specified time period, the inability of Sponsor to contact a potential

winner within a reasonable time period or noncompliance with these Official Rules by a potential winner

will result in disqualification and, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, the applicable prize may be awarded to

an alternate winner. In the event the potential winner is at least 18, but still considered a minor in

his/her jurisdiction of residence, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize in the name of his/her

parent or legal guardian who will be responsible for fulfilling all requirements imposed on potential

winner set forth herein.

GRAND PRIZES

:



Round Trip Transportation for Grand Prize Winner and one (1) guest to and from Los

Angeles, California. Total ARV for both winner and guest: $1200.00.



Standard hotel accommodations (one (1) room, double occupancy) for three (3) days

and two (2) nights)

. Total ARV for both winner and guest: $600.00.



Per Diem for three (3) days. Total ARV for both winner and guest: $540.00



Appearing in one (1) Tasty video featuring the winning recipe. ARV: No retail value.

Trip consists of roundtrip air transportation for winner (each ticket cost a maximum of $600) and one (1)

guest from a major U.S. gateway airport near winner’s residence to Los Angeles, CA, three (3) days

and two (2) night standard hotel accommodations (one (1) room, double occupancy, per room cost a

maximum of $600for two (2) nights), and an exclusive opportunity for winner only to participate in a

Tasty video featuring their winning recipe (“Film Appearance”). If winner resides within a 100-mile radius

of destination, ground transportation will be provided in lieu of air transportation and no compensation

or substitution will be provided in lieu thereof. Exact duration and details of Film Appearance to be

determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion.

All prize details are at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. All prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranty

or guarantee, either express or implied. No substitution, transfer, or cash equivalent of prize (or portion

thereof) is permitted, except by Sponsor, which reserves the right to substitute a prize of comparable or

greater value, at its sole discretion. Any and all federal, state and local taxes on the prize, and any other

costs, fees, and expenses associated with prize acceptance and use not explicitly stated herein as

being awarded, including but not limited to any ground transportation, luggage fees, meals, hotel

incidentals, beverages, souvenirs, and gratuities, are the sole responsibility of the winners. Total ARV of

prizes awarded: $2340.00.

WINNER APPEARANCE RELEASE:

Winner and guest may be photographed, videotaped and

otherwise recorded by Sponsor, or may be included in content, information, materials used by Sponsor,

as part of participating in the Contest (collectively, "Footage"). Footage will be owned by Sponsor who

has the right to use, edit, adapt, post, stream, copy and exploit such Footage and all elements

embodied therein, including any names and likenesses embodied therein, in any and all media now

known or hereafter devised throughout the world, in perpetuity, for advertising, promotional, trade and

other purposes. By accepting the prize, winner agrees that their name and likeness and that of any

guest may be included in the Footage, in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Winner agrees to help Sponsor

retain necessary releases (as applicable) if requested by Sponsor to do so.

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GENERAL CONDITIONS:

By participating, each Entrant agrees: (a) to abide by these Official Rules

and decisions of Sponsor and judges, which shall be final and binding in all respects relating to this

Contest

; (b) to release, discharge and hold harmless Sponsor, Instagram, and their respective parent

companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies, and the respective officers,

directors, shareholders, employees, agents and representatives of the forgoing (collectively, “Released

Parties”) from any and all injuries, liability, losses and damages of any kind to persons, including death,

or property resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from entrant’s participation in the

Contest

or any

Contest

related activity or the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any awarded prize or

prize element; and (c) to the use of his/her name, voice, performance, photograph/video, prize

information, image and/or likeness for programming, advertising, publicity, trade and promotional

purposes in any and all media, now or hereafter known, worldwide and on the Internet, and in

perpetuity by Sponsor 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 participating, Entrant also agrees not to release any

publicity or other materials on their own or through someone else regarding their participation in the

Contest without the prior consent of the Sponsor, which either may withhold in its sole discretion.

MISCELLANEOUS:

Released Parties are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, damaged,

inaccurate, stolen, delayed, misdirected, undelivered, or garbled Entries; or for lost, interrupted or

unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website, or other connections, availability

or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions,

lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer

hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors or difficulties of any kind

whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise relating

to or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur

in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing of Entries, the announcement of the

prizes and winners, or in any other Contest-related materials. Released Parties are also not responsible

for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any

equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest. Released Parties are not

responsible for injury or damage to any person's computer related to or resulting from participating in

this Contest or downloading materials from or use of the website. Persons who tamper with or abuse

any aspect of the Contest or website, who act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or who are in

violation of these Official Rules, as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified and all associated

Entries will be void. Should any portion of the Contest be, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, compromised by

virus, worms, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion of the

Sponsor, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play, or submission of Entries,

Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Contest and, if

terminated, at its discretion, select the potential winners from all eligible, non-suspect Entries received

prior to action taken using the judging criteria outlined above. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO

DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE

CONTEST MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN

ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK ANY AND ALL REMEDIES

AVAILABLE (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST

EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

ARBITRATION:

Except where prohibited by law, as a condition of participating in this Contest,

participant agrees that (1) any and all disputes and causes of action arising out of or connected with

this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class

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action, and exclusively by final and binding arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration

Association and held at the AAA regional office nearest the participant; (2) the Federal Arbitration Act

shall govern the interpretation, enforcement and all proceedings at such arbitration; and (3) judgment

upon such arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Under no circumstances

will participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and participant hereby waives all rights to claim,

punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or any other damages, including attorneys' fees, other

than participant's actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e., costs associated with participating in this

Contest), and participant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.

CHOICE OF LAW:

All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and

enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of participant and Sponsor in

connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the substantive

laws of the State of New York, USA.

WINNER’S NAMES:

For the names of the winners (available after December 8, 2019), please email

emily.depaula@buzzfeed.com for receipt no later than January 9, 2020.

SPONSOR:

BuzzFeed, Inc., 111 East 18th Street, New York, NY 10003