2024 ZAPIER CUSTOMER AWARDS “THE ZAPPYS” CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS CONTEST, OR TO CLAIM A PRIZE. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
The 2024 Customer Awards Contest, aka “The Zappys” (the “Contest”) begins at 12:01 a.m. PST on June 18, 2024 (the “Contest Start Date”) and ends at 11:59 p.m. PST on August 4, 2024, (the “Contest End Date”). The Contest is sponsored by Zapier, Inc. (the “Sponsor”). The prize will be fulfilled by the Sponsor.
1. HOW TO ENTER:
a. Entering the Contest Online. To enter the Contest online, during the contest period, you will:
i. Submit a video, under three minutes in length, introducing yourself, sharing your Zap or workflow in one or more of the following award categories: Outstanding Customer Impact Award; Marketing Innovator of the Year; Top Sales Professional of the Year; Tech Innovator of the Year; Operations Trailblazer of the Year; AI Innovator of the Year; Automation Hero of the Year; Best Use of Zapier New Products; Nonprofit Automator of the Year; Founder of the Year (“Award Category”), and answering a question posed by Zapier.
ii. You may also enter the contest without submitting a video by describing a Zap or workflow as it relates to the above award categories and answering a question posed by Zapier.
iii. The submission process for both (i) and (ii) will be available via a form on Zapier’s website.
b. Other Terms of Entry. There is a limit of one (1) entry per Award Category per person; however, entries may be submitted in various categories so long as each entry is a unique submission. Participation in the Contest is voluntary and does not require you to purchase anything from the Sponsor. All entries must be received by the Contest End Date. Mechanically produced or reproduced entries will not be accepted. All entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. Submitted entries may not be acknowledged. Proof of submission of an entry does not constitute proof of receipt by the Sponsor.
2. PRIZE
There will be one (1) selected winner in each of the ten (10) Award Categories. Each winner will receive a prize consisting of a $5,000 cash prize and an invite to a virtual winner's event, which is valued at approximately $250 per person. Further, the
nonprofit associated with the winner of the Nonprofit Automator of the Year Award will also receive a $5,000 donation to that nonprofit. The total approximate retail value of each prize is $5,250. The total approximate retail value of all prizes is $52,500, not counting the $5,000 nonprofit donation. Allow up to 4 weeks for validation and arrangement for receipt of prize. There is no substitution, cash equivalent (including by attempting to receive a refund for the items purchased using the prize gift cards), or transfer of the prize allowed. Each winner will be solely responsible for all other expenses not specifically set forth herein. The Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. No other substitution or transfer of the prize is permitted. The Sponsor is responsible only for prize delivery, but not for prize utility, quality, or otherwise. In order to receive their prize, each winner may be required to provide proof of identification or eligibility. EACH WINNER MUST PROVIDE TRUE, COMPLETE, AND ACCURATE INFORMATION REQUESTED BY THE SPONSOR TO FACILITATE THE DELIVERY OF THEIR PRIZE, AND BEARS ALL RESPONSIBILITY IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. Each winner must also submit an IRS Form W-9 prior to receiving any prize. All federal, state, provincial and local or other taxes, if any, on the prize, including income and/or sales taxes, are the sole responsibility of each winner. All entrants agree that information provided by the Sponsor is not advice, including but not limited to, tax advice or legal advice, and every entrant is advised to consult a professional, including a tax professional.
3. ELIGIBILITY
The Contest is only open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia (excluding Puerto Rico and all U.S. territories and possessions) who: (a) are at least 18 years old at the time of entry and; (b) are an existing customer of Zapier (including customers on Zapier’s free plan). Entries are limited to individuals only; commercial enterprises and business entities are not eligible. By participating in the Contest, each entrant accepts the conditions stated in these Official Rules, agrees to be bound by the decisions of the Sponsor, and warrants that they are eligible to participate in the Contest. Failure to comply with either the terms and conditions in these Official Rules will result in disqualification and will allow the Sponsor to select alternate winner(s). Employees, independent contractors, officers, and directors of the Sponsor, affiliates, subsidiaries, Zapier Experts, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, legal advisors, and their immediate family members and persons living in the same household, are not eligible to participate in the Contest. THIS CONTEST IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW and is subject to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Entries that are submitted in connection with the Contest will only be eligible if the information submitted to the Sponsor during the entry process is not unlawful, hateful, or obscene, in the Sponsor’s sole discretion.
4. USE OF CONTENT & PRIVACY
By submitting content including any know-how or ideas contained in such content (“Content”) to the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, you automatically represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, and do hereby grant, to the Sponsor the paid-up, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, sublicensable, non-exclusive right and license to: (a) use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display any such Content (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to incorporate all or any portion of it in other works in any form, media or technology now known or later developed for the full term of any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party that may exist in such Content; (b) make, use, sell, offer for sale, and import any products and/or services which practice or embody, or are configured for use in practicing, all or any portion of the Content; and (c) use the Content to tell you about products or services we believe may be of interest to you. You warrant that the Content has not been copied from any third party and its use by the Sponsor or any other third party licensed above will not infringe or involve the misappropriation of any third-party rights and agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Sponsor and all other third parties licensed above from and against any breach of this warranty. Under no circumstances will the Sponsor be required to treat such Content as confidential. The Sponsor will be entitled to use the Content in accordance with this Section 4 without permission from or compensation to you or any other person. For the avoidance of doubt, the Sponsor will not be liable to you or any other person for any ideas for the Sponsor’s business (including, without limitation, product designs or ideas) derived from the Content and will not incur any liability as a result of any similarities to the Content that may appear in any future products or services of the Sponsor. Any personal information collected through this Contest is subject to the Zapier Privacy Policy located at: https://zapier.com/privacy. By entering this Contest, you agree to the processing and use of your personal information as described in the Zapier Privacy Policy. In the event of any conflict between these Official Rules and Zapier Privacy Policy, these Official Rules shall take precedence.
5. SELECTION OF THE WINNERS
Submitted entities will be evaluated based on criteria including: creativity of the solution described in the submission, submission aligning with the Award Category, and data-backed impact of the solution. On or about August 19, 2024 (the “Selection Date”), the Sponsor and/or a panel of judges selected by the Sponsor will review the Contest entries and select the potential winners. The potential winners will be selected from all eligible entries received by the Contest End Date. Each potential winner will be notified by email using the information provided during the entry process or otherwise in connection with such potential winner’s Zapier account, within thirty (30) days of the Selection Date. In the event that any potential winner does not accept the prize within five (5) business days of such notice, a potential winner is ineligible, or the prize or prize notification is not deliverable, the Sponsor may select an alternate winner in their place. The Sponsor is not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify a potential winner. Each winner agrees to the use of their name, address, likeness, and/or prize information by the Sponsor and its affiliates for promotional purposes in any medium without additional compensation to the extent permitted by law. Where lawful, winners may be required to sign and return a Publicity Consent and Liability Release.
6. CONDITIONS
The Sponsor and its respective agents, directors, officers, shareholders, employees, insurers, servants, parents, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, predecessors, successors, representatives, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors (the “Released Entities”), are not responsible for, shall not be liable for, and hereby disclaim all liability arising from or relating to: (a) late, lost, stolen, delayed, damaged, misdirected, misaddressed, incomplete, unintelligible or postage-due entries; (b) telephone, electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet, computer or other malfunctions, failures, or difficulties of any kind, whether human or technical; (c) failed, incomplete, garbled, or delayed computer or email transmissions; (d) any condition caused by events beyond the control of the Sponsor; (e) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising in connection with or as a result of the prize, or acceptance, possession, or use of the prize, or from participation in the Contest; or (f) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Contest. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend, modify, or cancel the Contest should any unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond the Sponsors’ control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, or proper conduct of the Contest. In the event that proper administration of the Contest is prevented by such causes as contemplated above, the Sponsor will pick winners from all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to such action. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of any winner based on an email address, the winning entry will be deemed to be made by the authorized account holder of the email address at the time of entry. “Authorized account holder” is the natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the email address in question. By participating in the Contest, participants and each winner agree to release, discharge, and hold harmless the Released Entities, and all others associated with the development and execution of the Contest, from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims, and actions of any kind arising out of or relating to the Contest, participation in the Contest, the prize, and/or acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prize, including but not limited to statutory and common law claims for misappropriation or participant’s right of publicity. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Official Rules or the rights and obligations of entrants or the Sponsor in connection with this Contest are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of any other state’s laws.
a. Venue. All disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement will be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of a court of competent jurisdiction located in Wilmington, Delaware, and each party irrevocably consents to such personal jurisdiction and waives all objections to this venue.
b. Confidentiality. All aspects of the arbitration proceeding, and any ruling, decision, or award by the arbitrator, will be strictly confidential for the benefit of all parties.
c. Severability. If a court or the arbitrator decides that any term or provision of these Arbitration Terms other than Section 7(b) above is invalid or unenforceable, the parties agree to replace such term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and these Arbitration Terms shall be enforceable as so modified. If a court decides that any of the provisions of Section 7(b) is invalid or unenforceable, then the entirety of these Arbitration Terms shall be null and void. The remainder of these Official Rules will continue to apply.
7. WINNERS LIST
To obtain the first name, last initial, city, and state of the Contest winners after the Contest End Date, send a separate self-addressed, stamped envelope marked “2024 Zappys Contest Winners List” to the Sponsor. Requests for the winners list must be received no later than ninety (90) days from the Selection Date (residents of Vermont and Washington need not include return postage).
8. CONTEST SPONSOR
Zapier, Inc.
548 Market St. #62411
San Francisco, CA 94104-5401
9. NOTICE
The Sponsor reserves the right to prosecute and seek damages against any individual who attempts to deliberately undermine the proper operation of the Contest in violation of these Official Rules and/or criminal or civil law.
10. COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Copyright © 2024 Zapier, Inc. All rights reserved. Any trademarks in these Official Rules, including Zapier, Inc. and any associated logo, are used for prize identification purposes ONLY and are the properties of their respective owners.