GivingTuesday Terms & Conditions

Overview

LaunchGood 2020 GivingTuesday prizes are eligible for any campaign creator that has a campaign that is live throughout any part of the duration of the ‘Contest Period’ as defined below. LaunchGood has the right to reject any potential winner if it suspects fraud, misuse of funds, or unclear breakdown of how and where funds may be used. LaunchGood may also reject a campaign if it is identified as coming into conflict or having an affiliation with a specially designated national (SDN) as identified by the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Campaigns can only win up to one prize from each contest.

Sponsor

The Contest is officially sponsored by LaunchGood Inc., located at 4444 2nd Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48201.

Agreement to Official Rules

Participation in the Contest constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon being compliant with these Official Rules and fulfilling all other requirements set forth herein.

Contest Period

The Contest begins on November 30th, 2020 at 12:00 AM EST and ends on December 1st, 2020, at 11:59 PM EST (the "Contest Period"). Only online donations that are received during the contest period will count towards the contest.

How to Enter

Any campaign that is live on LaunchGood throughout any part of the contest period is automatically in consideration for the contest prizes.

Contest Prizes

Leaderboard Contest

Winning campaigns will be selected by the Sponsor based on the amount of online donations and number of unique online donors that each campaign raises. Top campaigns in each category will receive money prizes towards their campaigns. LaunchGood will confirm winners after review of the leaderboard after the contest ends.
Prizes will be awarded as follows in each category: $20K, $10K, $5K, $3K, $2K, $1K.

Matched Funds

Matched Fund contest prize winners will receive a $500 prize each.

Wildcard Giveaways

Wildcard giveaway prizes range between $250-$1000.

Storytelling Contest

Winner of the Storytelling Contest will receive a high quality video production. Funds will be paid by LaunchGood directly to the video producer.

LaunchGood will work with all winners to coordinate transfer of funds in a timely manner.

Rules

1. GivingTuesday Contest Period: 12 AM EST Monday, November 30th - 11:59 PM EST Tuesday December 1st, 2020
2. Any campaign that receives any donations during the GivingTuesday Contest Period is eligible to win prizes.
3. Campaigns can win at most 1 prize.
4. Leaderboard Contest: In the case that a campaign places on both leaderboards, the higher prize will be awarded. The unclaimed prize will be granted to the next campaign in ranking. If a campaign places on both leaderboards at the same prize level, then the determination of which campaign gets the unclaimed prize will be based on how close it is to the winner based on %.
5. Matched Funds: Matched funds will be granted to the first 3 campaigns in each of the respective categories. The final prize will be given to the 10th campaign, irrespective of region.
   • North America (NA)
   • Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA)
   • APAC (Asia Pacific)
6. Wildcard Giveaways: Campaigns must receive at minimum 10 unique donors during the challenge period by the time of the drawing.
7. LaunchGood has the right to reject any potential winner if it suspects fraud, misuse of funds, or unclear breakdown of how and where funds may be used.
8. Launchgood performs directly (or via its third party payment and compliance partners) background screening to adhere to the US and global standards for anti-money laundering / counter-financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), including provisions related to know your customer (KYC), sanctions screening (including OFAC, UN and other relevant global sanctions checks), and monitoring.

Winner Notification

The potential campaign winners will be notified by email, mail or phone. Each potential winner may be required to complete, electronically sign and submit a Declaration of Compliance within five (5) days of the date notice or attempted notice is sent, in order to claim his/her prize. If a potential campaign winner cannot be contacted or fails to submit the Declaration of Compliance within the required time period (if applicable), or prize is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. If the potential winner is at least 18 but still considered a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize in the name of his/her parent or legal guardian, who will be required to sign the Declaration of Compliance on the potential winners behalf and fulfill any other requirements imposed on winner set forth herein. Potential winners must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. In the event that a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award the applicable prize to an alternate winner based on how much they raised and up to the discretion of LaunchGood. LaunchGood has the right to reject any potential winner if it suspects fraud, misuse of funds, or unclear breakdown of how and where funds may be used. LaunchGood has right to follow up with more information with campaign winners for reporting on their campaign, updates, and publicity requests.

General Conditions

In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Contest is impaired in any way for any reason, including, but not limited to fraud, virus, bug, worm, unauthorized human intervention or other technical problem, or in the event the Contest is unable to run as planned for any other reason, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, either (a) suspend the Contest to address the impairment and then resume the Contest in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules or (b) terminate the Contest and, in the event of termination, award the prize at random from among the eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the impairment. The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to damage the website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages (including attorney's fees) and any other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Failure by the Sponsor to enforce any provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

If a campaign is identified by Launchgood as coming into conflict or having an affiliation with a specially designated national (SDN) as identified by the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) it will be disqualified.

Release and Limitations of Liability

By participating in the Contest, entrants agree to release and hold harmless the Sponsor, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, other companies associated with the Contest, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, representatives, and agents (the Released Parties) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of the prize including, but not limited to: (a) any technical errors associated with the Contest, including lost, interrupted or unavailable Internet Service Provider (ISP), network, server, wireless service provider, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone, cellular tower or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties; (b) unauthorized human intervention in the Contest; (c) mechanical, network, electronic, computer, human, printing or typographical errors; (d) application downloads, (e) any other errors or problems in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors that may occur in the administration of the Contest, the announcement of the winner, the cancellation or postponement of the event and/or the flyover, if applicable, the incorrect downloading of the application, the processing of entries application downloads or in any Contest-related materials; or (f) injury, death, losses or damages of any kind, to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrants participation in the Contest or acceptance, receipt or misuse of the prize. Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Released Parties liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Contest, and in no event shall the entrant be entitled to receive attorney's fees. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest. Entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages.

Disputes

Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in the United States. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrants rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of state of Michigan without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules, which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Michigan.

Privacy

Information collected from entrants is subject to Sponsor's privacy policy.

About GivingTuesday

GivingTuesday is an international day of giving that was created in response to increased commercialization and consumerism.

#GivingTuesday harnesses the potential of social media and the generosity of people around the world to bring about real change in their communities; it provides a platform for them to encourage the donation of time, resources and talents to address local challenges. It also brings together the collective power of a unique blend of partners— nonprofits, civic organizations, businesses and corporations, as well as families and individuals—to encourage and amplify small acts of kindness.

Still have questions?

Email us at help@launchgood.com subject title: GivingTuesday. We’re here to help!