Segment Location Links:
Chipotle Ann Arbor Segment
Chipotle Atlanta Segment
Chipotle Boston Segment
Chipotle Charlotte Segment
Chipotle Chicago Segment
Chipotle Columbus Segment
Chipotle Dallas Segment
Chipotle Denver Segment
Chipotle Houston Segment
Chipotle Kansas City Segment
Chipotle Las Vegas Segment
Chipotle London Segment
Chipotle Los Angeles Segment
Chipotle Miami Segment
Chipotle Nashville Segment
Chipotle Newport Beach Segment
Chipotle New York City Segment
Chipotle Paris Segment
Chipotle Philadelphia Segment
Chipotle Portland Segment
Chipotle San Francisco Segment
Chipotle Seattle Segment
Chipotle Tempe Segment
Chipotle Toronto Segment
Chipotle Washington, D.C. Segment
For UK/EU Rules please visit www.chipotle.co.uk/city-challenge-rules
The “2025 Chipotle Segment Challenge Series” Contest
OFFICIAL RULES
UNITED STATES & CANADA
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.
CONTEST DESCRIPTION: The “Chipotle Segment Challenge Series” contest (the “Contest”) begins on or about January 2, 2025, at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time (“PT”) and ends on January 31, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. PT (the “Contest Period”). During the Contest Period, Sponsor is scheduled to conduct a series of twenty-three (23) separate “Segment Challenges” (as defined below) on Strava (“Strava”) as set forth in greater detail below. Entry in the Contest does not constitute entry into any other promotion, contest or sweepstakes. By participating in the Contest, each entrant unconditionally accepts and agrees to comply with and abide by these Official Rules and the decisions of CMG Strategy Co., LLC, 610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1400, Newport Beach, California, 92660 (“Sponsor”), which shall be final and binding in all respects.
ELIGIBILITY: Only legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and District of Columbia who are at least thirteen (13) years of age or older, and legal residents of Canada who are at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of entry and who have a Strava account (“Account”) are eligible to enter. Officers, directors and employees of Sponsor, Strava, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, distributors, retailers, sales representatives, advertising and promotion agencies involved in the Contest (all such individuals and entities collectively referred to herein as the “Contest Entities”), and the immediate family members and/or those residing in the same household of each are ineligible to enter the Contest or win a prize. This Contest is void where prohibited. If you do not have a Strava Account, you can create one for free at www.strava.com. Use of the Strava service is subject to the Strava Terms of Use: https://www.strava.com/legal/terms; and the Strava Privacy Policy: https://www.strava.com/legal/privacy.
HOW TO ENTER: During the Contest Period, Sponsor is scheduled to offer a series of twenty-five (25) segment challenges on Strava (each a “Segment Challenge”). Each Segment Challenge is scheduled to take place along a designated route (each, a “Segment”) in the locations set forth in the table below (each, a “Location”). The entry period (the “Entry Period”) for each Segment Challenge begins and ends at the time set forth in the table below. Each Segment Challenge invites eligible entrants to complete the Segment by running, walking, or by wheelchair.
Segment Challenge Location | Segment | Entry Period Start Time | Entry Period End Time |
Eastern Region | |||
Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| January 2, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) | January 31, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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Boston, Massachusetts |
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Charlotte, North Carolina |
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Columbus, Ohio |
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Nashville, Tennessee |
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New York, New York |
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Miami, Florida |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Toronto, Canada |
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Washington, DC |
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Central Region | |||
Chicago, Illinois |
| January 2, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. Central Time (“CT”) | January 31, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. CT |
Dallas, Texas |
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Houston, Texas |
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Kansas City, Missouri |
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Mountain Region | |||
Denver, Colorado |
| January 2, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. Mountain Time (“MT”) | January 31, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. MT |
Phoenix, Arizona |
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Pacific Region | |||
Las Vegas, Nevada |
| January 2, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. PT | January 31, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. PT |
Los Angeles, California |
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Orange County, California |
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Portland, Oregon |
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San Francisco, California |
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Seattle, Washington |
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To enter any of the Segment Challenges, during the Entry Period for the applicable Segment Challenge, eligible entrants must log into their Strava Account on the Strava website or mobile app (individually and collectively, the “Strava Platforms”) and enroll in the applicable Segment Challenge and select whether the entrant will complete the Segment by running, walking, or by wheelchair. During the applicable Entry Period, each entrant will have the opportunity to complete the Segment for the applicable Segment Challenge as many times as the entrant is able. To record Segments that count towards the applicable Segment Challenge, eligible entrants must (i) record the activity while logged into their Strava Account on the Strava Platform; or (ii) record the activity while using a fitness tracker app that is compatible with and linked to their Strava Account (the “Recording Methods”). Only activity that is recorded to the entrant’s Strava Account through the Recording Methods during the Entry Period for the applicable Segment Challenge will be counted towards the entrant’s completion of such Segment Challenge. Any activity uploaded manually to the Strava app will not count towards the Segment Challenge. Each entrant’s Strava Account must be public to enter the Contest.
At the end of the Entry Period for each Segment Challenge, the entrant identified as the “Local Legend” for each Segment Challenge on the Strava Platform for completing the Segment the most times during the applicable Entry Period will be the winner of each Segment Challenge (the Local Legend in will be the entrant in each Segment Challenge who fist completes the Segment the greatest number of times). Entrants will have the opportunity to track their performance in each Segment Challenge on a leaderboard available through the Segment Challenge page on the Strava Platform.
Limit one (1) entry per eligible entrant per Segment Challenge. Entry must be made by the entrant, only through the entry method described above. Entries made by any other individual or any entity, and/or originating at any other web site or e-mail address, including but not limited to commercial sweepstakes subscription notification and/or entering service sites, will be declared invalid and disqualified for this Contest. Tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest, including but not limited to the use of any device to automate the entry process, is prohibited and any entries deemed by Sponsor, in its sole discretion, to have been submitted in this manner will be void. In the event a dispute regarding the identity of the individual who submitted an entry cannot be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, the affected entry will be deemed ineligible. The Contest Entities shall not be responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry information whether caused by Internet users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or used in the Contest or by any technical or human error which may occur in processing of the entries in the Contest. The Contest Entities assume no responsibility or liability for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, theft or destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries.
INDIVIDUAL WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION: At the end of the Contest Period, Sponsor will determine the winner for each Segment Challenge based on the final Leaderboard results. The first entrant who completes the Segment the highest number of times during the Contest Period sports will be the winner for the applicable Segment Challenge.
The potential winners will be subject to verification and compliance with these Official Rules. Sponsor shall have no liability for any winner notification that is lost, intercepted or not received by a potential winner for any reason. If, despite reasonable efforts, a potential winner does not respond within the time period specified in the winner notification, or if the prize or winner notification is returned as unclaimed or undeliverable to such potential winner, such potential winner will forfeit the potential winner’s prize and an alternate winner may be selected. If any potential winner is found to be ineligible, or if the potential winner has not complied with these Official Rules or declines a prize for any reason prior to award, such potential winner will be disqualified, and an alternate winner may be selected. Sponsor may successively attempt to contact up to two (2) potential winners of an applicable prize in accordance with such procedure, and if there is still no confirmed winner(s) of such applicable prize after such attempts have been made, if any, the corresponding prize may go unawarded.
LOCATION WINNER: At the end of the Contest Period, the Location where entrants have recorded the greatest mileage while completing the Segment will be the “Location Winner”. In the event that two (2) or more Locations are tied, the tie will be broken using the following tiebreakers: (i) the Location with the greatest number of individual entrants to complete the Segment Challenge; and (ii) the Location with the highest average number of times that each individual entrant completed the Segment. If a Location is selected as a winner, Chipotle will run a special offer on a date and at a time determined by Sponsor, which will consist of a buy one get one free entrée offer at Chipotle restaurants in the Location market. No individual entrant will be entitled to a prize if their Location is selected as the Location Winner.
PRIZES: One (1) prize is available in each Segment Challenge.
The winner of each Segment Challenge will receive “Burritos for a Year” (as defined below). Each “Burritos for a Year” prize consists of Chipotle Rewards credits good for one (1) free regular entrée per week for a year, or a total of up to fifty-two (52) regular entrée items. The approximate retail value (“ARV”) of the Burritos for a Year Prize is Seven Hundred and Nineteen Dollars and Sixteen Cents ($719.16). The ARV of all prizes in this Contest is $17,979.00.
For clarity purposes, “regular entrée item” means a burrito, burrito bowl, single order of three tacos, quesadilla (only available via the Chipotle App or on Chipotle.com), or a salad, subject to availability. A regular menu entrée item does not include kids’ meals, 3-point meals, or single tacos. The Chipotle Rewards credits will expire one (1) year from the date that the Chipotle Rewards credits are delivered to a Chipotle Rewards account. A free Chipotle Rewards account is required to claim the prize. If a winner does not have a Chipotle Rewards account, the winner can create one for free at the time of award.
No cash alternative or substitution of prizes will be allowed, except Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute prize(s) of comparable value if any prize listed is unavailable, in whole or in part, for any reason.
GENERAL PRIZE CONDITIONS: Prizes will be awarded only if each potential prize winner fully complies with these Official Rules. All portions of the prize(s) are non-assignable and non-transferable. Prizes pictured in point-of-sale, online, television and print advertising, promotional packaging, and other Contest materials are for illustrative purposes only. All details and other restrictions of the prize(s) not specified in these Official Rules will be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. No cash alternative or substitution of the prize(s) will be allowed, except Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute prize(s) of comparable value if any prize listed is unavailable, in whole or in part, for any reason. Each prize winner shall be solely responsible for all federal, state and/or local taxes, and the reporting consequences thereof, and for any other fees or costs associated with the applicable prize. Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, deduct or withhold the amount of applicable tax on any cash or cash equivalent prize. The Sponsor will issue and file a U.S. IRS Form 1099 or equivalent tax withholding documentation for the retail value of any prize or other items of value transferred to each prize winner by the Sponsor in accordance with IRS requirements, and the Sponsor may also share such documentation with a state or local government agency as required by law. Refusal or failure of each prize winner to satisfy the requirements of all necessary and appropriate tax, withholding or other required compliance terms (including Social Security number, IRS Form W8BEN, IRS Form W9, or equivalent information), as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion, may result in each prize winner forfeiting the prize(s) and an alternate potential winner may be selected in accordance with these Official Rules. Sponsor will award prizes subject to any applicable withholding taxes, and the amount of the prize transferred, as reduced by any applicable withholding taxes, will constitute full payment of the prize, as applicable. Each potential winner will be required to execute an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and (where imposing such condition is legal) a Publicity Release (collectively, “Prize Claim Documents”).
Sponsor makes no warranties, and hereby disclaims any and all warranties, express or implied, concerning any prize furnished in connection with the Contest. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, SUCH PRIZES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND SPONSOR HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL SUCH WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND/OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
ASSUMPTION OF RISK: Each entrant (and any minor entrant’s parent or legal guardian) recognizes, acknowledges and accepts that there are certain risks of physical injury associated with the Segment Challenge, and voluntarily agrees, as a condition of participating in the Contest, to assume the full risk of any physical or psychological injuries, costs, damages or losses, regardless of severity, that they may suffer as a result of participating in such activities. By entering into the Contest, entrant (and any minor entrant’s parent or legal guardian) acknowledges that the entrant is solely responsible for determining if they are physically fit and/or skilled enough to participate safely in the Strava Challenge. Entrant (and any minor entrant’s parent or legal guardian) is also solely responsible for determining if they need personal protective equipment to participate in the Strava Challenge. Entrant (and any minor entrant’s parent or legal guardian) recognizes that it is always advisable to consult a physician before undertaking any new physical activity. DESPITE CAREFUL AND PROPER PREPARATION, INSTRUCTION, MEDICAL ADVICE, AND CONDITIONING THERE IS A RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY INCLUDING DEATH WHEN PARTICIPATING IN SOME ACTIVITIES. NOT ALL HAZARDS AND DANGERS CAN BE FORESEEN. DEPENDING ON THE SPECIFIC ACTIVITY, CERTAIN COMMON RISKS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DANGEROUS WEATHER AND CONDITIONS, EXPOSURE TO VIRUSES MAY BE PRESENT IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, ACTS OF GOD, INSECT OR ANIMAL BITES, PREMISES DEFECTS, AND OTHER HAZARDS COMMON TO SUCH ACTIVITIES OR SETTING. OTHER RISKS INCLUDE DEHYDRATION, INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OR INSTRUCTION, HORSEPLAY AND CARELESSNESS, POOR TECHNIQUE, OR LACK OF SKILL, LACK OF CONDITIONING, ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS, SUNBURN, HEATSTROKE, ALLERGIC REACTIONS, POISONING, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN HEALTH PROBLEMS, LOSS OF BALANCE, IMPACTS AND COLLISIONS, INADEQUATE OR DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT, AND FAILURE TO WEAR SAFETY EQUIPMENT. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR SPONSOR OR ANYONE ELSE TO GUARANTEE ENTRANT’S ABSOLUTE SAFETY. ACCORDINGLY, ENTRANT (AND ANY MINOR ENTRANT’S PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN) HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND FOREVER RELEASES THE PROMOTION ENTITIES FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY (E.G., CONTRACT, WARRANTY OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, PRODUCT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER THEORY), JUDGMENTS, COSTS, DAMAGES, LOSSES, EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE THAT ENTRANT MAY SUFFER IN THE COURSE OF OR OTHERWISE AS A RESULT OF ENTRANT’S PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST.
GENERAL LIABILITY RELEASE/FORCE MAJEURE: Each entrant (and any minor entrant’s parent or legal guardian) agrees that Sponsor (A) shall not be responsible or liable for, and are hereby released from, any and all costs, injuries, losses or damages of any kind, including, without limitation, death and bodily injury, due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, to participation in the Contest or any Contest-related activity (including the Segment Challenge), or from entrants’ acceptance, receipt, possession and/or use or misuse of any prize, and (B) have not made any warranty, representation or guarantee express or implied, in fact or in law, with respect to any prize, including, without limitation, to such prize’s quality or fitness for a particular purpose. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any damage to an entrant’s, or any other person’s, computer system which is occasioned by accessing the Website or otherwise participating in the Contest, or for any computer system, phone line, hardware, software or program malfunctions, or other errors, failures, delayed computer transmissions or network connections that are human or technical in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Sponsor is not responsible for incomplete, illegible, misdirected, misprinted, late, lost, damaged, stolen, or postage-due entries or prize notifications; or for lost, interrupted, inaccessible or unavailable networks, servers, satellites, Internet service providers, websites, or other connections; or for miscommunications, failed, jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected computer, telephone or cable transmissions; or for any technical malfunctions, failures, difficulties or other errors of any kind or nature; or for the incorrect or inaccurate capture of information, or the failure to capture any information. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who is found to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or the Website, to be acting in violation of these Official Rules, or to be acting in an unsportsman-like or disruptive manner, or with the intent to disrupt or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest, or to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person, and Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. No mechanically reproduced, illegible, incomplete, forged, software-generated or other automated multiple entries will be accepted. If a dispute as to the identity of the individual who actually submitted an entry cannot be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, the affected entry may be deemed ineligible. Sponsor reserves the right to modify, extend, suspend, or terminate the Contest if it determines, in its sole discretion, that the Contest is technically impaired or corrupted or that fraud or technical problems, failures or malfunctions or other causes beyond Sponsor’s control have destroyed or severely undermined or to any degree impaired the integrity, administration, security, proper play and/or feasibility of the Contest as contemplated herein. In the event an insufficient number of eligible entries are received and/or Sponsor is prevented from awarding prizes or continuing with the Contest as contemplated herein by any event beyond its control, including but not limited to fire, flood, earthquake, windstorm, epidemic, pandemic, public health crisis, disease, virus, sickness or outbreak or other similar or dissimilar natural disaster; act of God or public enemy; riot or civil disturbance, act of any government or governmental authority, power failure, satellite or equipment failure, failure of telecommunications lines or failure or breakdown of plant, machinery or vehicles operated by a third party; labor dispute, strike, or lockout; actual or threat of war, armed conflict, terrorist attacks, war (declared, undeclared or threatened), explosion, nuclear, or chemical or biological contamination; or a government imposed travel ban, restriction on movement or gatherings, or other government imposed mandate of any kind, order of any court or jurisdiction, or other cause not reasonably within Sponsor’s control (each a “Force Majeure” event or occurrence), Sponsor reserves the right to modify, suspend, or terminate the Contest. If the Contest is terminated before the designated end date, Sponsor may (if possible) select the winner(s) in a random drawing from all eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the date of the event giving rise to the termination. Inclusion in such drawing shall be each entrant’s sole and exclusive remedy under such circumstances. Only the type and quantity of prizes described in these Official Rules will be awarded. If, for any reason, more bona fide winners come forward seeking to claim prizes in excess of the number of each type of prize set forth in these Official Rules, the winners, or remaining winners, as the case may be, of the advertised number of prizes available in the prize category in question may be selected in a random drawing from among all persons making purportedly valid claims for such prize(s). Inclusion in such drawing shall be each entrant’s sole and exclusive remedy under such circumstances. These Official Rules cannot be modified or amended in any way except in a written document issued in accordance with law by a duly authorized representative of Sponsor. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. If any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Official Rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.
GOVERNING LAW/JURISDICTION: ALL ISSUES AND QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEABILITY OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES OR THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF ENTRANTS OR SPONSOR IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONTEST SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF COLORADO WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW OF CONFLICT OF LAW RULES OR PROVISIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF ANY OTHER STATE’S LAWS.
ARBITRATION PROVISION: By participating in this Contest, each entrant that any claim, controversy or dispute (whether in contract, tort, or otherwise) you may have at law or in equity against the Promotion Entities arising in whole or in part out of or relating in any way to (a) the Contest, (b) the awarding or redemption of any prize, and/or (c) the determination of the scope or applicability of this agreement to arbitrate (each, a “Contest Dispute”) will be resolved in accordance with the provisions set forth in this section. Please read this section carefully. It affects your rights and will have a substantial impact on how Contest Disputes are resolved.
Opt-Out. You may elect to opt-out (exclude yourself) from the final, binding individual arbitration procedure and waiver of class and representative proceedings specified in these Official Rules by sending a written letter to: CMG Strategy Co., LLC, Attn: Contest Legal Disputes, 610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, California, 92660 (the “Notice Address”), within thirty (30) calendar days of your initial agreement to these Official Rules. The letter must be signed personally by you or your legal guardian (and not your counsel) and specify: (1) your name; (2) your mailing address; (3) and your request to be excluded from the final, binding individual arbitration procedure and waiver of class and representative proceedings specified in this Section. In the event that you opt-out consistent with the procedures set forth above, all other terms of these Official Rules shall continue to apply.
Pre-Arbitration Dispute Resolution: You agree that whenever you have a Contest Dispute, you will first send a written notice to Sponsor (“Demand”). You agree that the requirements of this paragraph will apply even to disputes that may have arisen before you accepted these Official Rules. You must send the Demand to the Notice Address listed above. The Demand must seek to resolve only your individual Contest Dispute and must be personally signed by you (and not your counsel). Within twenty (20) days of receipt of a Demand, the recipient may request an individualized video or telephone conference that both parties must personally attend (with counsel, if represented). You agree that you will not take any legal action, including filing a lawsuit or demanding arbitration, until after the period to request a conference expires or, if a conference is requested, twenty (20) days after the conference. Compliance with this informal dispute resolution procedure section is mandatory and a condition precedent to initiating arbitration. This procedure is essential to providing each of you and the Promotion Entities a meaningful opportunity to resolve disputes informally. Any applicable limitations periods and filing fee deadlines will be tolled while the parties engage in the process set forth above. Notwithstanding the scope of arbitration outlined in the first paragraph of this dispute resolution section, a court of competent jurisdiction may enjoin a party from filing or proceeding with an arbitration if these requirements have not been met.
Arbitration Procedure: If the disagreement stated in the Demand is not resolved to your satisfaction within ten (10) business days after the conference described above (or within ten [10] business days after the time when such a conference may be requested if no conference has been requested), the Contest Dispute (1) will be resolved exclusively by final and binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (the “Arbitrator”) and conducted before a sole arbitrator in accordance with the AAA Consumer-Rules (as may be amended) and as modified by the agreement to arbitrate in this paragraph; (2) this arbitration agreement is made pursuant to a transaction involving interstate commerce, and shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), 9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16; (3) the arbitration shall be held in Los Angeles, California; (4) the arbitrator’s decision shall be controlled by these Official Rules and any of the other agreements referenced herein that the applicable user may have entered into; (5) the arbitrator shall apply Colorado law, without regard to its choice of law or conflict of law rules or principles that would result in applying the law of any other jurisdiction, consistent with the FAA and applicable statutes of limitations, and shall honor claims of privilege recognized at law; (6) there shall be no authority for any claims to be arbitrated on a class or representative basis; arbitration can decide only your and/or the applicable Promotion Entity’s individual claims; the arbitrator may not consolidate or join the claims of other persons or parties who may be similarly situated unless the Mass Arbitration provisions set forth below are triggered; (7) the arbitrator shall not have the power to award punitive damages against you or any Promotion Entity; (8) if you are able to demonstrate that the costs of arbitration will be prohibitive as compared to the costs of litigation, Sponsor or its designee will pay as much of your filing and hearing fees in connection with the arbitration as the arbitrator deems necessary to prevent the arbitration from being cost-prohibitive; and (9) with the exception of subpart (6) above, if any part of this arbitration provision is deemed to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal, or otherwise conflicts with the rules of AAA, then the balance of this arbitration provision shall remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with its terms as if the invalid, unenforceable, illegal or conflicting provision were not contained herein. If, however, subpart (6) is found to be invalid, unenforceable, or illegal, then the entirety of this Arbitration Provision shall be null and void, and neither you nor the affected Promotion Entity shall be required to arbitrate their dispute. If, for any reason, the American Arbitration Association is unable or unwilling to conduct the arbitration, you may file your case with any national arbitration company that will honor the requirements set forth above.
Mass Arbitration:
If, at any time, 25 or more claimants (including you) submit Demands that are not resolved through the pre-arbitration dispute resolution or seek to file demands for arbitration raising similar claims against any Promotion Entity, and such circumstances meet the definition and criteria of Mass Filings (“Mass Filing”) set forth in National Arbitration & Mediation’s (“NAM”) Mass Filing Supplemental Dispute Resolution Rules and Procedures (“NAM’s Mass Filing Rules,” available at https://www.namadr.com/resources/rules-fees-forms/), you and the Promotion Entities agree that AAA shall not serve as Arbitrator and that instead NAM shall administer any Mass Filing claims and that the NAM Mass Filing Rules in effect at the time such claim is filed shall apply as modified below. You agree that throughout this process, the parties’ counsel shall meet and confer to discuss modifications to these procedures based on the particular needs of the Mass Filing. You acknowledge and agree that by electing to participate in a Mass Filing, the adjudication of your dispute might be delayed.
Stage One: Counsel for the claimants and counsel for the Promotion Entities shall each select 25 claims per side (50 claims total) to be filed and to proceed in individual arbitrations as part of a staged process. Each of these individual arbitrations shall be assigned to a different, single arbitrator unless the parties agree otherwise in writing. Any remaining claims shall not be filed or be deemed filed in arbitration, nor shall any arbitration fees be assessed in connection with those claims unless and until they are selected to be filed in individual arbitration proceedings as part of a staged process. After this initial set of staged proceedings is completed, the parties shall promptly engage in a global mediation session of all remaining claims with a retired federal or state court judge and the Promotion Entities will pay the mediator’s fee.
Stage Two: If the remaining claims are not resolved at this time, counsel for the claimants and counsel for the Promotion Entities shall each select 50 claims per side (100 claims total) to be filed and to proceed in individual arbitrations as part of a second staged process, subject to any procedural changes the parties agreed to in writing. Each of these individual arbitrations shall be assigned to a different, single arbitrator unless the parties agree otherwise in writing. Any remaining claims shall not be filed or be deemed filed in arbitration, nor shall any arbitration fees be assessed in connection with those claims unless and until they are selected to be filed in individual arbitration proceedings as part of a staged process. After this second set of staged proceedings is completed, the parties shall promptly engage in a global mediation session of all remaining claims with a retired federal or state court judge and the Promotion Entities will pay the mediator’s fee.
Stage Three: If the remaining claims are not resolved at this time, counsel for the claimants and counsel for the Promotion Entities shall each select 100 claims per side (200 claims total) to be filed and to proceed in individual arbitrations as part of a third staged process, subject to any procedural changes the parties agreed to in writing. Any remaining claims shall not be filed or be deemed filed in arbitration, nor shall any arbitration fees be assessed in connection with those claims unless and until they are selected to be filed in individual arbitration proceedings as part of a staged process. Following this third set of staged proceedings, counsel for claimants may elect to have the parties participate in a global mediation session of all remaining claims with a retired federal or state court judge.
If your Claim is not resolved as part of the staged process identified above, either:
Option One: You and we may separately or by agreement, opt out of arbitration and elect to have your Claim heard in court consistent with these Official Rules. You may opt out of arbitration by sending us your individual, personally signed notice of your intention to opt out by certified mail addressed to the Notice Address. Such an opt-out notice must be sent by you personally, and not by your agent, attorney, or anyone else purporting to act on your behalf. It must include a statement, personally signed by you, that you wish to opt out of arbitration within 30 days after the conclusion of Stage 3 or the elective mediation associated with Stage 3. The Promotion Entities may opt your Claim out of arbitration by sending an individual, personally signed notice of our intention to opt out to your counsel within 14 days after the expiration of your 30-day opt out period. Counsel for the parties may agree to adjust these deadlines.
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Option Two: If neither you nor we elect to have your Claim heard in court consistent with Option One, then you agree that your Claim will be resolved as part of continuing, staged individual arbitration proceedings as set forth below. Assuming the number of remaining claims exceeds 200, then 200 claims shall be randomly selected (or selected through a process agreed to by counsel for the parties) to be filed and to proceed in individual arbitrations as part of a staged process. If the number of remaining claims is fewer than 200, then all of those claims will be filed and proceed in individual arbitrations. Any remaining claims will not be filed or be deemed filed in arbitration, nor will any arbitration fees be assessed in connection with those claims unless and until they are selected to be filed in individual arbitration proceedings as part of a staged process. After each set of 200 claims are adjudicated, settled, withdrawn, or otherwise resolved, this process shall repeat consistent with these parameters. Counsel for the parties are encouraged to meet and confer, participate in mediation, and engage with each other and with NAM (including through a Procedural Arbitrator, as such term is used in the NAM Rules) to explore ways to streamline the adjudication of claims, increase the number of claims to proceed at any given time, promote efficiencies, conserve resources, and resolve the remaining claims.
A court of competent jurisdiction shall have the authority to enforce these Mass Filing provisions and, if necessary, to enjoin the mass filing, prosecution, or administration of arbitrations and the assessment of arbitration fees. If these additional procedures apply to your Claim, and a court of competent jurisdiction determines that they are not enforceable as to your Claim, then your Claim will proceed in a court of competent jurisdiction consistent with these Official Rules.
You and we agree that each party values the integrity and efficiency of arbitration and wishes to employ the process for the fair resolution of genuine and sincere disputes between the parties. You and we acknowledge and agree to act in good faith to ensure the processes set forth herein are followed. The parties further agree that application of these Mass Filing procedures have been reasonably designed to result in an efficient and fair adjudication of such cases. If any part of this Mass Arbitration provision is deemed to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal, or otherwise conflicts with the rules of NAM, then the balance of this Mass Arbitration provision shall remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with its terms as if the invalid, unenforceable, illegal or conflicting provision were not contained herein unless the lack of such provision would lead this Mass Arbitration provision to fail of its essential purpose.
WINNERS LIST/OFFICIAL RULES: To obtain a copy of any legally required winners list, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: The Chipotle 2025 Strava Segment Challenge Contest Winners List, CMG Strategy Co., LLC, 610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1400, Newport Beach, California, 92660. All such requests must be received within six (6) weeks after the end of the Promotion Period.