Submissions will be rejected if, as determined by Ford or its agents in their sole discretion they do not meet the above-specified requirements or if they include any endorsements or so-called “commercial tie-ins”, or if they contain any material which Ford or its agents deems offensive, profane or could subject Ford to public disrepute or unfavorable regulatory action, violate any law, infringe the rights of any person, or subject, Ford or its agents, to liability for any reason. By making a submission: (a) You represent and warrant that it is wholly original and does not in any manner copy the work of others, has not previously been submitted, distributed or posted on the internet or elsewhere for any other purpose, and it does not violate any copyright, trademark, publicity right, privacy right or any other right of any third party; (b) You agree that the submission shall be deemed a “work made for hire” under U.S. copyright law with it being specially prepared by you for Ford, with all rights therein, including, without limitation, the exclusive copyright, being the exclusive property of Ford; and for due consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which you hereby acknowledge, all right, title, and interest in your submission (including, without limitation, the copyright) is assigned to Ford for any use in any and all media whether now known or hereafter devised, in perpetuity, anywhere in the world. Upon Ford request, you further agree to sign any additional documentation so as to record, perfect or effect such assignment; you agree to release and allow all creative license/treatment in the production of the Submission as directed by the Agency and Production Team hired by Ford; and upon request of Ford, to provide written consent thereto. Only ideas written in English will be posted to the site. Ideas posted in other languages will be blocked, and therefore not posted to the site.

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Pursuant to the grant of rights discussed above, Ford may, in its sole discretion, select and post a submission on the Websites and/or other websites for marketing and promotional purposes, without further notice or other obligation to the person making the submission. By making a submission [why is selected copy double underlined] you agree (a) to these Guidelines and Conditions and to the decisions of Ford and its agents, which decisions shall be final in all respects; and (b) to release and hold harmless Ford and its representatives, and their respective directors, officers, agents and employees (collectively, “Released Parties”) from any and all liability for any claims, costs, injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by their participation, including, but not limited to, the unauthorized or illegal access to personally identifiable or sensitive information. Neither Released Parties nor any service providers are responsible for incorrect or inaccurate transcription of submission information, or for any human or other error, technical malfunctions, lost/delayed data transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, line failures of any telephone network, computer equipment, software, inability to access any online service or Website, or any other error or malfunction, or any injury or damage to participant’s or any other person’s computer, or for any other error related to or resulting from participation in the Search. Submitters grant to Ford and its designees the right, except where prohibited by law, to use their submission, names, likenesses, pictures, addresses (cities and states), email addresses, biographical information, written or oral statements, and videotaping or interviews on the production set for advertising and promotional purposes in promoting Ford, its products, Websites, and/or your Ford Story or succeeding or similar efforts, in any and all media now or hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity, without compensation, notification or permission. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY  ANY INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE, TAMPER WITH THE SUBMISSION PROCESS, OR OTHERWISE UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO COOPERATE IN THE PROSECUTION OF ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL(S) AND TO PURSUE ALL REMEDIES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

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