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The Cisco Networking Academy NetRiders 2010 Latin America and The Caribbean Competition Terms and Conditions

The Cisco Networking Academy NetRiders 2010 Latin America and The Caribbean Competition (the “Competition”) begins August 12, 2010 at 6:00 a.m. and ends November 5, 2010 at 11:00 p.m. (“Competition Period”).  All times listed in these official rules are set in Buenos Aires, Argentina time (UTC/GMT -3 hours).  The Competition is sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc., 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA  95134, United States of America (“Sponsor”).

Contestants must receive an enrolment key from their Networking Academy Instructor (“Instructor”), pre-register and may be required to download certain software in order to compete in the Competition.  See the “How to Participate” instructions in Section 2 below.

The relevant Competition time periods are:

This Competition is offered in English, Portuguese and Spanish.  All Contestants are given the choice to participate in the competition in one of the following languages:  English, Portuguese, or Spanish. Contestants may sign up for only one language competition to participate in.  The content of the competition is the same regardless of which language you select.  Please note that there is some text in Packet Tracer that will be in English only regardless of which language is selected.

1. Eligibility. The Competition is open to any individual who: (a) is a currently, validly enrolled Cisco Networking Academy student or  former student who was validly enrolled in an Cisco Networking Academy course within the nine months prior to the Competition start date; (b) is at least 16 years of age as of the date of entry; (c) provides a valid Academy Connection username when registering; (d) has network access that supports participation; and (e) is a resident of a country in Latin America and the Caribbean on the list below (“Contestants”).

The following are not eligible to participate: (i) Academy Instructors; (ii) employees and internally contracted vendors of Sponsor and Sponsor’s parents, subsidiaries, agents, promotion partners, and affiliates (which entities collectively with Sponsor are the “Competition Entities”); (iii) employees and internally contracted vendors of competitors of Cisco (as defined by Cisco in its sole and absolute discretion); (iv) employees and contractors of government-affiliated companies or organizations; (v) and each and every of these persons’ respective immediate families and household members.

The Competition is void where prohibited or restricted by law. Sponsor reserves the right to limit, or restrict upon notice, participation in the Competition to any person at any time for any reason in its sole discretion.

2. How to Enter.

Pre-registration: During the Competition Registration Period:

• Obtain an enrolment key from your instructor.  You must have an enrolment key to participate.

• Go to www.academynetriders.com ("Competition Site") and select Latin America and then select one of the following language versions:

  • Latin America NetRiders 2010 in English

  • Latin America NetRiders 2010 in Portuguese

  • Latin America NetRiders 2010 in Spanish

• Login using your Academy Connection username and password

• If new to the site, create a new account by reviewing the pre-populated information and submitting all required information as instructed.

• If returning, put in your NetRiders Compete site username and password. This will be done only one time to sync your Academy Connection username and password with your Competition Site profile. After that, you will use your Academy Connection username and password to login.

• Select Latin America and then select one of the following language versions:

  • Latin America NetRiders 2010 in English

  • Latin America NetRiders 2010 in Portuguese

  • Latin America NetRiders 2010 in Spanish

• Agree to these Terms and Conditions.

• Type in your enrolment key.

• You will now be enrolled in the Competition.

• During the Practice Test period, participate in a practice exam (the "Practice Test"). Sign in for the Practice Test using your login and password (described below).

• The computer on which you are competing must have Packet Tracer 5.3 installed. You can download Packet Tracer 5.3 by logging into the Academy Connection website at www.cisco.com/go/netacad.

• You will need to return to the Competition Site on your assigned date and time ("Assigned Exam Period") and then take the Exam (described below).

Practice Test. During the Practice Test Period (between August 30, 2010 at 6:00 am and September 24, 2010 at 11:59 pm), we strongly encourage each Contestant to complete the Practice Test, consisting of 10 online questions, in not more than 10 minutes. To participate in the Practice Test, login into the Competition Site anytime between the above dates and select Latin America and then select the competition language page that you enrolled in. Under the main info box, there will be a box about the Practice Test.  Follow the directions to complete the Practice Test.

Note: Practice Test scores are not included in Competition scoring.  The purpose of this Practice Test is solely to familiarize Contestants with the Competition site and format prior to the Competition Exam Period.  In addition, the Practice Test does not include the use of Packet Tracer but Packet Tracer 5.3 will be needed to complete the Competition Phase.

3. Competition Phases

The Competition consists of three Phases.  Phase One is open to all Contestants.  Based on scores, Selected Contestants will be invited to participate in Phases Two and Three.  Confirm you can participate in all Phases prior to registering for the Competition.  All Competition tests or other submissions must occur at the times and locations indicated by Cisco to be eligible.

During the Competition Exam Period, Contestants participate in up to three phases of exams and practical activities (each, a “Phase”) as described below.

Phase One - Qualifier

Contestants must complete Phase One between September 6, 2010 at 6:00 am and September 24, 2010 at 11:59 pm (“Assigned Phase One Exam Period”). We strongly encourage all Contestants for Phase One to be proctored by your individual Instructor during the Phase One Competition Period.

Phase One will consist of the following:

• A 60 minute online exam (“Phase One Exam”) that includes 70 theoretical exam questions and 10 questions based on a Packet Tracer 5.3 activity (“Phase One PT Activity”).  The Phase One PT Activity is embedded within the Phase One Exam and Contestants must complete both the activity and all 80 questions within the 60 minute timeframe.

Contestants must sign into the Competition Site using their Academy Connection login credentials to complete the Phase One Exam in the allotted time.  Each Contestant will receive a single score for the Phase One Exam.  Once the exam is open, the time begins and the Contestant may not pause that exam.

Subject to the requirements set forth in Section 4 (“Judging and Notification”), the top scores in each country as noted below in Section 4 among the qualifying submissions will be deemed the Selected Phase One Contestants.

Contestants for Phase One and Phase Two must have Packet Tracer 5.3 installed on the computer being used for those Phases.  You can download Packet Tracer 5.3 at no cost by logging into the Academy Connection website at www.cisco.com/go/netacad.

Phase Two - Nationals

Phase Two must be proctored by a Cisco Networking Academy Instructor.  For Phase Two of the Competition the Selected Phase One Contestants must report at the time and place (classroom, e.g.) determined and proctored by your individual Instructor beginning October 11, 2010 at 6:00 am through October 22, 2010 at 11:59 pm (“Assigned Phase Two Exam Period”).

Phase Two consists of:

• An online exam featuring 100 questions to be completed in 60 minutes (“Phase Two Exam”), and

• A practical skills Packet Tracer 5.3 activity which contestants will download from the Competition Site (“Phase Two PT Activity”), complete the PT Activity and then take a PT Activity Exam featuring 20 questions (“Phase Two PT Activity Exam”).  The PT Activity and the PT Activity Exam must both be completed in 90 minutes.  The time will begin once you access the PT Activity Exam.  The PT Activity will be embedded within the PT Activity Exam.

During your Assigned Phase Two Exam Period, go to the Competition Site, login and take the Phase Two Exam, Phase Two PT Activity, and Phase Two PT Activity Exam. You can complete these activities only during your Assigned Phase Two Exam Period. If Selected Contestant is unable to participate in or accept the opportunity to participate in the Competition for any reason, Sponsor shall have no further obligation to the Contestant.

Subject to the requirements set forth in Section 4 below, the top scores in among the qualifying Phase Two Contestants as set out in Section 4 below will be deemed the Selected Phase Two Contestants and be invited to participate in Phase Three.  In addition to the Selected Phase Two Contestants, the top score from each participating country will be deemed the National Winner for that country and will be eligible for the prize listed in Section 5.

Phase Three – International Finals

The Selected Phase Two Contestants will receive a Phase Three competition date and time assignment between November 1-5, 2010 (“Assigned Phase Three Exam Period”).

The Phase Three Exam will take place at a designated location within 90 miles of the Contestant’s Academy location. All costs associated with participation in Phase Three are the responsibility of the Contestants.

Phase Three consists of a series of skills assessments (“Phase Three Exam”) consisting of a NetLab Assessment Activity and a Network Design Presentation:

• NetLab Assessment Activity – Contestants will complete a 45-minute activity using NetLabs which will be scored by the Phase Three Judging Team.

• Network Design Presentation – A case study for a network design will be provided 24 hours ahead of the Assigned Phase Three Exam Period.  Contestants must create the Network Design and prepare a presentation in advance.  Presentations must be in electronic format using Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Word, and/or Microsoft Excel software.  During the Assigned Phase Three Exam Period, Phase Three Contestants will give a 20 minute presentation of the design using the WebEx service.  Judges will have 15 minutes to ask questions of the Phase Three Contestants to evaluate the solution.

Subject to the requirements set forth below in Section 4, the top three (3) scores among the qualifying Phase Three Contestants will be deemed the International Winners (“Final Selected Contestants”) and will be invited to attend a study trip in San Jose, California from January 9 to January 15, 2011.  All other Phase Three Contestants will receive a prize based on their ranking as outlined in Section 5.

General

The Exams, PT Activities and PT Activity Exams (“Exams”) are only available online. Should the Exams not be able to be administered for any reason, Contestants may not have an opportunity to take the exam using any other method and may not have an opportunity to participate in the International Competition. In the event of a dispute over the validity of a question or the corresponding answer in Phase One and Phase Two, and in Cisco’s sole discretion, all Contestants will be credited with the full point value of the question or the question will be removed from the Competition.  Contestants may submit any disputes, questions or comments to netriders_latam@external.cisco.com. Disputes must be submitted within two hours of Exam/Activity completion.  Sponsor’s and judges’ decisions regarding disputes are final.

Submissions must be received according to Sponsor’s time no later than the dates and times listed in these Official Rules or in notifications received by Contestants.  Sponsor’s clock shall be the official time keeping device of this Contest. No mail, hand or e-mail deliveries will be accepted, except as expressly set forth in these Official Rules.

None of the Contest Entities are responsible for late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, void, corrupted, garbled, illegible, and/or unintelligible entries, or for any problems or malfunctions Contestants may encounter when submitting their entries or scores. Only complete, valid entries and score reports (collectively “submissions”) will be accepted. Sponsor will not verify receipt of submissions. Incomplete, garbled, corrupted or otherwise illegible submissions are void and will not be accepted. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify false submissions or submissions suspected of being false. All submissions submitted become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.  In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a winner, the winner will be deemed to be the authorized account holder of the valid Academy Connection student ID number used to participate in the Contest.

4. Judging and Notification.

Phase One Judging

The Phase One Exam is 80 questions and 70 questions are valued at 1 point and the 10 questions based on the PT Activity are valued at 2 points for a total of 90 possible points. Phase One will be automatically scored on the Competition Site and sent to the Competition judges for validation. Subject to the requirements of these Terms and Conditions, the Contestants in the top 10 percent per country from all participating Contestants in that country will be deemed the Phase One Selected Contestants and will be invited to continue on to participate in Phase Two (“Phase Two Contestants”). If there are less than 200 Contestants in a participating country, the top 20 scores from that country will move on to Phase Two.

Phase One Tie-Breaker Procedure

In the event of a tie score between two or more Contestants, the Contestant who reached the score in the faster time will be deemed the higher ranking Contestant as between tied Contestants.

Phase One Winner Notification Process

The Phase One Selected Contestants will be notified by Sponsor by October 1, 2010, and will be required to respond (as directed) to the e-mail notification within 72 hours of attempted notification. The failure to respond timely to the notification may result in forfeiture of the prize; and, in such case, Sponsor may choose the next highest score from among the remaining eligible scores.  Unless restricted by law, each Selected Contestant may be required to sign and return the following documents (“Documents”) for receipt by Cisco within the time set forth in the Documents:

• Eligibility, Publicity and Liability Release
  NOTE: This document must be executed by Selected Contestant’s parent/guardian on his/her behalf if Selected Contestant is a minor.

Selected Contestant’s full name, academy and hometown may be announced and posted on www.academynetriders.com and any Cisco or partner affiliated web sites.

Should Phase One Selected Contestant (or their parent/guardian, as applicable) be unwilling or otherwise unable to provide such permissions and or Documents or otherwise cannot accept or receive the prize for any reason, a Contestant with the next highest score will be chosen from the remaining entries until one who is able to meet all requirements can be selected.

Once they have been confirmed, the Phase One Selected Contestants will become a Phase Two Contestant and will need to coordinate with their Cisco Networking Academy Instructor a specific date and time to take the Phase Two exams between October 11 and October 22, 2010.  Instructors must proctor Phase Two Contestants.

Phase Two Judging

The Phase Two Exam is 100 questions and each question is valued at 1 point for a total of 100 points. The Phase Two PT Activity Exam is 20 questions and each question is valued at 5 points for a total of 100 points. The Phase Two Exam and Phase Two PT Activity Exam will be automatically scored on the Competition Site. Scores will be tallied on the Competition Site and automatically sent to the Competition judges for validation.

The Exam score and PT Activity Exam score will be added together to reach an overall Performance Score.

Subject to the requirements of these Terms and Conditions, the Phase Two Contestant with the top Phase Two Performance Score in each participating country will be deemed the National Winner for their country and will be eligible for the Phase Two Prize listed in Section 5.

Subject to the requirements of these Terms and Conditions, the Phase Two Contestant with the top Phase Two Performance Score in each Region listed below will be selected to continue on to Phase Three along with the top 10 Performance scores from all participating countries combined  (“Phase Three Contestant”).  A total of 15 Contestants will be deemed the Phase Three Contestants.

The following countries are those that fall into the CANSAC-Spanish Region:

The following countries are those that fall into the CANSAC-English Region:

Phase Two Tie-Breaker Procedure

In the event of a tie Phase Two Performance Score between two or more Phase Two Contestants, judges will apply the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order:

1. The Contestant with the higher Phase Two PT Activity Exam score will be deemed the higher ranking Contestant as between tied Contestants; then
2. The Contestant which reached the Phase Two Exam score in the faster time will be deemed the higher ranking Contestant as between tied Contestants.

Phase Two Winner Notification Procedure

Phase Two Selected Contestants eligible to continue on to Phase Three will be notified by Sponsor by October 26, 2010, and will be required to respond (as directed) to the e-mail notification within 72 hours of attempted notification. The failure to respond timely to the notification may result in forfeiture of the prize; and, in such case, Sponsor may choose the next highest score from among the remaining eligible scores.

All Phase Two Contestants’ full name, academy, and hometown may be announced and posted on https://www.academynetriders.com and any Cisco Networking Academy or Competition affiliated web sites.

Phase Three Judging

The Phase Three Performance Score will be obtained 50% from the NetLab Assessment Activity and 50% for the Network Design Presentation.

The Phase Three Judges include Cisco experts including the regional Technical Managers, a local or regional Systems Engineer and Regional or CATC instructors.  Assessment will be presented at a neutral Academy or a Cisco office depending on participant’s location.

The Phase Three Contestants with the top three (3) Phase Three Performance Scores will each be deemed a Cisco Networking Academy NetRiders Competition International Winner with the rankings of First Place, Second Place and Third Place, respectively, based on highest to lowest score.

Phase Three Tie-Breaker Procedure

In the event of a tie Phase Three Performance Score between two or more Phase Three Contestants, judges will apply the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order:

1. The Contestant with the higher NetLab Assessment score will be deemed the higher ranking Contestant as between tied Contestants; then
2. The Contestant with the higher Network Design presentation score will be deemed the higher ranking Contestant as between tied Contestants.

Phase Three Winner Notification Process

Phase Three International Winners will be determined and announced on November 10, 2010.

Unless restricted by law, each Selected Contestant will be required to sign, notarize and return the following documents (“Documents”) for receipt by Cisco within the time set forth in the Documents:

• Affidavit of Eligibility, Publicity and Liability Release
  NOTE: This document must be executed by Selected Contestant’s parent/guardian on his/her behalf if Selected Contestant is a minor.

If Final Selected Contestant be unwilling or otherwise unable to provide such permissions and or Documents or otherwise cannot accept or receive the prize for any reason, a Contestant with the next highest score will be chosen from the remaining entries until one who is able to meet all requirements can be selected.

All Phase Three Contestants’ full name, academy, and hometown may be announced and posted on https://www.academynetriders.com and any Cisco or Competition affiliated web sites.

5. Prizes.

Phase One Prizes.

There are not any prizes granted for Phase One.

Phase Two Prizes.

Subject to applicable terms and conditions, the top score from each participating country will receive a Networking Academy branded Flip Camera (Mino HD, 60 minutes, 4GB).  The approximate retail value of the Prize is estimated at USD $149.99.

Phase Three Prizes.

Subject to applicable terms and conditions, the Phase Three Selected Contestants with the top three (3) Performance Scores will win a trip to San Jose, California, USA, from January 9-15, 2011 (“Trip Prize”).  Details on the Trip Prize are listed below the other prizes.

The approximate retail value of the Trip Prize is estimated at USD $3,000.00.

In addition to the Trip Prize (details below), the following prizes will be awarded:

First - Fifth Place: The Selected Contestants with the first, second, third, fourth and fifth highest scores (First Place through Fifth Place) will each receive a Linksys E3000 High Performance Wireless N Router.  The approximate retail value is USD $189.99.

Sixth - Tenth Place: The Selected Contestants with the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth highest scores (Sixth Place through Tenth Place) will receive a Linksys DualBand Wireless N Gigabit Router (Model WRT320).  The approximate retail value is USD $99.99.

Eleventh - Fifteenth Place:The Selected Contestants with the eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth highest scores (Eleventh Place through Fifteenth Place) will receive a Linksys E2000 Advanced Wireless N Router.  The approximate retail value is USD $79.99.

If Selected Contestant winning the Trip Prize is a minor, Selected Contestant must travel with a parent or legal guardian (“Guest”). Minor Selected Contestant and Guest must travel together on the same itinerary.  Guest of Selected Contestant must sign a liability release and the signed release must be received by Sponsor before booking of the trip. Any prize won by a minor will be awarded in the name of the minor’s parent/adult guardian, and minor’s parent/adult guardian will be responsible for all related taxes, if any.

Selected Contestants (and if applicable, Guests too), are responsible for obtaining all required travel documentation including, but not limited to valid passport and valid permits/visas prior to traveling.  Cisco will assist with letters of introduction as needed to help secure travel documentation, but is not responsible for Selected Contestants’ (or, if applicable, Guests’) inability to secure travel documentation in a timely manner.

Trip Prize Details

Trip Prize includes the following for each Selected Contestant: (1) round trip, economy airfare from the major airport closest to Contestant’s hometown; (2) ground transportation to and from the designated arrival airport in California to hotel, from hotel to Cisco offices and for all Excursions (defined below); (3) single occupancy standard hotel accommodations for 6 nights (January 9-14, 2011); (4) meals as follows: dinner January 9, 2011; breakfast, lunch and dinner January 11-14, 2011; breakfast on January 15, 2011; and (5) the following excursions (“Excursions”): tour of Stanford University; visit to Cisco Systems, Inc. campus; visit to campus of another Silicon Valley technology company; sight-seeing visit to San Francisco.  All Excursions subject to availability.

Selected Contestants are solely responsible for any unspecified expenses related to the Prize, including without limitation transportation, gratuities, optional or outside tours and excursions, gift-shop snack foods and beverages; incidental purchases, telephone, fax, and Internet-access charges, medical services, video and photo services, transfers, excess baggage charges, upgrades and any and all federal, state, and local taxes on prize, including special airport taxes and fees.  Compliance with any government requirements and travel documentation including, without limitation, visas, passports, and travel insurance and any extras of a personal nature (including without limitation tips, telephone, and laundry charges) are the responsibility of the Selected Contestant.

Travel arrangements will be made through Cisco’s designated booking agent.  Once hotel reservations and tickets have been issued, they shall not be changed, re-sold, endorsed, exchanged, transferred or in any other manner modified by Selected Contestant.

Selected Contestants are not entitled to any surplus between actual retail value of prize and stated ARV and any difference between stated ARV and actual value of the prize will not be awarded. No substitution, transfer, or cash redemption of prize, provided however that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize with another prize of equal or greater value should the advertised prize become unavailable for any reason. Prize may be awarded in the form of voucher(s), coupon(s) and/or gift card(s) in Sponsor’s sole discretion.  If Selected Contestant is unable to participate in or accept the prize or any portion of the prize for any reason, Sponsor shall have no further obligation to the Contestants. Neither Sponsor nor any of its prize suppliers will replace any lost or stolen certificates. In no event will Sponsor be responsible for awarding more than the stated number of prizes.

Sponsor has no liability for costs or expenses associated with the Contest or with any prize which are not expressly stated to be included in the prize, including, without limitation, travel expenses, meals, medical, living expenses, service charges, phone calls, insurance and transfers.

6. General Conditions.

This Competition is void where prohibited or otherwise restricted by law, and is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

By participating, Contestants agree: (i) to be bound by these Terms and Conditions (as they may be amended from time to time at Sponsor’s sole discretion) and all decisions of Cisco and any judges it appoints for purposes of the Competition, which shall be final and binding; and (ii) to waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Competition or these Terms and Conditions, except where prohibited by law.

All submissions required to be made by Contestants hereunder must be received according to the deadlines set by Cisco.  Cisco’s clock shall be the official time keeping device for the Competition.  No mail, hand or similar deliveries will be accepted, except as expressly set forth in these Terms and Conditions.

Cisco and its agents or suppliers are not liable for late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, void, corrupted, garbled, illegible, and/or unintelligible entries, or for any problems, or malfunctions Contestants may encounter when submitting their entries or scores. Only complete, valid entries and score reports (collectively “submissions”) will be accepted. Cisco is not required to verify receipt of entries or scores. Incomplete, garbled, corrupted or otherwise illegible submissions are void and will not be accepted. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify false submissions or submissions suspected of being false. All submissions submitted become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.  In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a winner, the winner will be deemed to be the authorized account holder of the profile used to participate in the Competition.

Taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of Selected Contestant, and Selected Contestants may be issued appropriate tax documentation for the ARV of any awarded prize.

Except as limited by applicable law, Contestants agree to release and hold harmless Cisco Systems, Inc. and its affiliates together with the respective directors, employees, internally contracted vendors, officers, licensees, licensors and agents, and respective advertising and promotion entities and any person or entity associated with the production, judging, or administration of the Competition, (collectively, the “Releasees”) from and against any and all rights, claims and causes of action whatsoever that Contestant 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, personal injury and damage to property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from their acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize associated with the Competition, or Contestant’s participation in the Competition and/or in any Competition or prize related activity.

None of the Releasees are responsible for: (a) lost, late, misdirected, undeliverable, incomplete or indecipherable entries due to system errors or failures, or faulty transmissions or other telecommunications malfunctions and/or entries; (b) technical failures of any kinds; (c) failures of any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Competition; (d) unauthorized human and/or mechanical intervention in any part of the submission process or the Competition; or (e) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Competition or the processing of entries.

Releasees shall not be liable to the Selected Contestants for failure to supply any Prize or any part thereof, by reason of any acts of God, any action(s), regulation(s), order(s) or request(s) by any governmental or quasi-governmental entity (whether or not the action(s), regulations(s), order(s) or request(s) prove(s) to be invalid), equipment failure, threatened terrorist acts, terrorist acts, air raid, blackout, act of public enemy, earthquake, war (declared or undeclared), fire, flood, epidemic, explosion, unusually severe weather, hurricane, embargo, labor dispute or strike (whether legal or illegal), labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, work slow-down, civil disturbance, insurrection, riot, or any other similar or dissimilar cause beyond any of the Releasees’ control.

Each Selected Contestant acknowledges that Releasees have neither made, nor are in any manner responsible or liable for, any warranty, representation or guarantee, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize or the Competition. All warranties are hereby disclaimed, and each Selected Contestant will accept the prize “as is”.

Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Contestant it finds to be violating these Terms and Conditions. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or suspend the Competition in whole or in part, in its sole discretion, should it receive fewer than 5,000 entries in Phase One or due to circumstances beyond its control, including natural disasters.

Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, cancel, modify or suspend the Competition should a virus, bug, computer problem, unauthorized intervention or other causes beyond Sponsor's control, corrupt the administration, security or proper play of the Competition. Sponsor may prohibit a Contestant from participating in the Competition or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines such Contestant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Competition by cheating, plagiarizing, engaging in any deception, or any other unfair playing practices of intending to annoy, abuse, threaten, undermine or harass any other Contestants or Sponsor representatives.

These Terms and Conditions govern participation in the Competition.  Cisco may, in its sole but good faith discretion, amend or supplement these Terms and Conditions at any time, which change shall be effective as to Contestants three business days after posting notice of such change on the Competition Site.

Disputes regarding these Terms and Conditions and/or this Competition will be governed by the internal laws of California.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE COMPETITION MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPETITION. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY FEES) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

7. Publicity. Sponsor reserves the right to use submissions and the Selected Contestants’ names, likenesses, academy and hometown names for publicity purposes in connection with the Competition. Each Selected Contestant understands and agrees that all or part of Selected Contestant’s submission may potentially be posted or published by any of the Competition Entities for purposes of promoting the Competition, with or without credit to Selected Contestant’s name.

8. Privacy. Any personal information collected by Sponsor may be used for administrative, marketing or promotion purposes and will be used, stored and otherwise handled in accordance with the AcademyNetSpace.com Privacy Policy. Any questions regarding privacy matters should be directed to the address set out below. Please refer to Sponsor's privacy policy located at http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/netacad/landing/netspace/netspacePrivacy.html for important information regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information by Sponsor.

9. Official Rules and Winner's List. For a copy of these Terms and Conditions or the names of Selected Contestants, send your specific request by email to netriders_latam@external.cisco.com for receipt by January 5, 2011 or checking http://www.cisco.com/web/LA/netacad/netriders/ranking.html for a list of Selected Contestant’s names and their hometown.

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