2024 NowThis Survey Sweepstakes Rules

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

This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, and/or Snapchat (the “Platforms”) or their affiliates. By entering this Sweepstakes, you understand that you are providing your information to NowThis and not to the Platforms. Any and all questions, comments or complaints regarding this Sweepstakes must be directed only to
NowThis and not to the Platforms.

  1. Eligibility: The 2024 NowThis Survey Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States (and the District of Columbia) who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry. Void outside of the United States, District of Columbia, and where prohibited. Employees and directors of NowThis Media Group, LLC (“NowThis”) and its subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, and the immediate family and household members of such individuals, are not eligible to enter or win. “Immediate family members” shall mean parents, stepparents, children, stepchildren, siblings, stepsiblings, or spouses, regardless of where they live. “Household members” shall mean people who share the same residence at least three months a year, whether related or not. In order to enter the Sweepstakes or receive the prize, any person entering the Sweepstakes (“Entrant”) must fully comply with the Rules, and by entering, Entrant represents and warrants that Entrant agrees to be bound by these Rules and the decisions of NowThis, whose decisions shall be binding and final in all respects relating to the Sweepstakes. The Sweepstakes is governed by these Rules and is subject to all applicable US federal, state and local laws.
  2. Sponsor: NowThis Media Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
  3. Prize: One (1) winner (a “Winner”) will receive a prize of a cash equivalent gift card with an approximate retail value of $500. The prize is awarded as is. No cash equivalent for the prize. The prize is non-transferable and no substitution will be made except that NowThis reserves the right to substitute the listed prize for one of equal or greater value for any reason. The Winner will receive the prize by email. The Winner is responsible for all taxes and fees (if any) associated with prize receipt and/or use. All federal, state, and local tax liabilities, as well as any other costs and expenses not specified herein as being awarded are the sole responsibility of the Winner. The prize will be awarded only if the Winner fully complies with these Rules.
  4. Timing: The Sweepstakes begins at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time on October 1, 2024 (the “Start Date”) and ends at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on October 30, 2024 (the “End Date”) (“Sweepstakes Entry Period”).
  5. How to Enter: Beginning on the Start Date, persons desiring to enter the Sweepstakes may enter by either: (i) fully completing the survey, accessible from the NowThis survey link from posts on the applicable Platform, OR, (ii) mailing NowThis Media Group, LLC, 122 W 26th Street, New York, New York 10001, Attn: 2024 NowThis Survey Sweepstakes with Entrant’s name, complete address and email address. Mail-in entries must be postmarked by the End Date and received by Sponsor within 5 business days after the End Date. Upon completion of these steps (the “Entry”), such person will be entered into the Sweepstakes for a chance to win and considered an Entrant. If entering by method (i) provided above, failure to complete the entire survey (i.e. only partially completing the survey) will disqualify the Entry. There is no cost to enter. An account for one of the Platforms is required to enter this Sweepstakes and is available for free at each Platform. All Entries must be received by the End Date to be eligible. Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means or practices, or by any means which subvert the entry process will be void. Joint entries are not accepted. Entrants are not permitted to use another person’s identity or Platform account to enter the Sweepstakes. By participating in the Sweepstakes, you are confirming that you have read and agree to comply with these Rules and all other Sweepstakes requirements. NowThis, in its sole discretion, may disqualify your Entry for any reason, including if it determines that your Entry fails to conform to these Rules in any way or otherwise contains unacceptable content.
  6. Limit. Limit of one (1) Entry per person during the Sweepstakes Entry Period regardless of method of entry. Entries received from any person, Platform username in excess of the stated limitation will be void. You may only use one (1) email to enter this Sweepstakes.
  7. License for Use of Entries: By submitting an Entry, each Entrant grants, and represents and warrants that the Entrant has the rights and authority necessary to grant, NowThis an irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully sublicensable license and right to exploit, edit, modify, and distribute the Entry and all elements of such Entry, including, without limitation, responses to the survey embodied therein, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, worldwide, in perpetuity without compensation, permission or notification to Entrant or any third party.
  8. Winner Determination and Notification: Approximately five (5) business days after the end of Sweepstakes Entry Period, NowThis will conduct a drawing among all eligible Entries received to select one (1) Entry for the gift card prize in a random drawing of all valid Entries received (each selected Entrant, a “Potential Winner”). Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible Entries received. THE POTENTIAL WINNER WILL BE CONTACTED BY NOWTHIS VIA EMAIL AND MUST RESPOND TO CLAIM THE PRIZE WITHIN NINETY-SIX (96) HOURS OF WHEN THE EMAIL WAS SENT. Failure to respond within ninety-six (96) hours from the time NowThis sent the email will result in disqualification. NowThis’s decisions as to the administration and operation of the Sweepstakes and the selection of Potential Winners are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes
  9. Verification of Potential Winners: The Potential Winner may be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Release of Liability and Publicity Release (where appropriate and permitted by law) (collectively, the “Release”) by the date specified by NowThis, or an alternate Potential Winner may be selected. In the event Potential Winner: (a) cannot be contacted or the Potential Winner notification or prize award is returned as undeliverable; (b) fails to complete and return the Release (if required) within the time specified; (c) declines or cannot accept, receive or use the prize for any reason; (d) is found to be ineligible to enter the Sweepstakes or receive a prize, or (e) cannot or does not comply with the Rules, the Potential Winner shall be disqualified from the Sweepstakes and an alternate Potential Winner may be selected, at NowThis’s sole discretion, from among the other eligible Entries received. If Potential Winner is not of the age of majority in their state of residence, the prize will be awarded in the name of a parent or legal guardian. Privacy: In connection with your entering the Sweepstakes, NowThis and its affiliated companies may collect personally identifying information about you, including your name, your address and your email. The survey requests additional personal information from you, such as your gender, age and race. All such information will only be used for processing the survey results and administering the sweepstakes and will not be sold or rented to third parties. IF YOU DO NOT
    WISH TO SHARE YOUR INFORMATION, PLEASE DO NOT COMPLETE THE SURVEY
    OR ENTER THIS SWEEPSTAKES.
  10. Privacy: In connection with your entering the Sweepstakes and completing the survey, you will be providing NowThis and its affiliated companies your name, your address and your email, as well as information about you included in your responses to survey questions.  NowThis will use this information to process the survey results, administer the Sweepstakes, to reach out to you by email and on social media platforms and YouTube (including with marketing communications), and to inform our marketing and advertising campaigns more broadly.  IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO PROVIDE YOUR INFORMATION FOR THESE PURPOSES, PLEASE DO NOT COMPLETE THE SURVEY OR ENTER THIS SWEEPSTAKES. 
  11. Indemnification: By participating in this Sweepstakes, each Entrant agrees to: (a) comply with and be bound by these Rules and the decisions of NowThis which are binding and final in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes; (b) indemnify, release and hold harmless NowThis and its respective parent, subsidiary, and affiliated companies, and all of their respective past and present officers,directors, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liability, including but not limited to (i) breach of their representations and warranties hereunder, (ii) negligence and damages of any kind to persons and property arising out of or relating to Entrant’s Entry, participation in the Sweepstakes, and/or acceptance, possession, or use of the prize. Winner acknowledges that the prize is awarded as-is without warranty of any kind
  12. General Conditions: NowThis and its subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers and directors shall not have any obligation or responsibility, including any responsibility to award any prize to the Winner, with regard to: (a) Entries that contain inaccurate information or do not comply with or violate the Rules; (b) Entries, prize claims or notifications that are lost, late, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, damaged, undelivered or otherwise not received by the intended recipient, in whole or in part, due to mechanical, electronic, computer, human or technical error of any kind, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Sweepstakes, the processing of Entries, the announcement of the prizes, or in any Sweepstakes-related materials; (c) Entrants who have committed fraud or deception in entering or participating in the Sweepstakes or claiming the prize; (d) telephone, electronic, hardware, software, network, Internet, or computer malfunctions, failures or difficulties, including without limitation 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; (e) any inability of the Winner to accept the prize for any reason; (f) if a prize cannot be awarded due to delays or interruptions due to Acts of God, natural disasters, terrorism, weather or any other similar event beyond NowThis’s reasonable control; or (g) any damages, injuries or losses of any kind caused by any prize or resulting from awarding, acceptance, possession, use, misuse, loss or misdirection of any prize or resulting from participating in this Sweepstakes or any promotion or prize related activities. 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 Sweepstakes. NowThis reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be (a) tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes, or with any website promoting the Sweepstakes; (b) acting in violation of these Rules; or (c) entering or attempting to enter the Sweepstakes multiple times through the use of any robotic or automated devices to submit entries. If NowThis determines, in its sole discretion, that technical difficulties or unforeseen events compromise the integrity or viability of the Sweepstakes, NowThis reserves the right to void the entries at issue, and/or terminate the relevant portion of the Sweepstakes, including the entire Sweepstakes, and/or modify the Sweepstakes and/or award the prizes from all eligible entries received as of the termination date. NowThis further reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate or modify this Sweepstakes if the Sweepstakes is compromised by virus, technical corruption, non-authorized human intervention, or any other causes which, in the sole discretion of the NowThis, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, proper play or integrity of the Sweepstakes. In the event of cancellation or termination, NowThis reserves the right to select the Potential Winner(s) and/or prize level from among all eligible, non-suspect Entries received prior to date of cancellation or termination using the judging processes detailed herein.CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, NOWTHIS WILL DISQUALIFY ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL AND RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) AND OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
  13. Arbitration: Except where prohibited by law, as a condition of participating in this Sweepstakes, entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, 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 a AAA regional office in New York, NY; (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 entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental or consequential damages including attorney’s fees or any other damages, other than for entrant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e., costs associated with participating in this Sweepstakes), and entrant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.
  14. Releases: By participating in this Sweepstakes, Entrants agree to release the Released Parties and the Platforms from any and all actions, claims, injury, loss or damage arising in any manner, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from Entrants’ participation in this Sweepstakes and/or acceptance, use or misuse of any prizes (or portion thereof).
  15. Sweepstakes Results: For the name of the Winner (available after the Sweepstakes Entry Period), please send a self-addressed stamped envelope to the “2024 NowThis Survey Sweepstakes” – Winner List, c/o NowThis Media Group, LLC, 122 W 26th Street, New York, New York 10001, Attn: [Operations Department]. Queries must be postmarked no later than thirty (30) days after the end of the Sweepstakes Entry Period.