POP.IN CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. The pop.in Application (the "Contest") is sponsored by Smiletime, Inc. ("Sponsor").
The Contest is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Apple Inc. or its subsidiaries or affiliates.
THE CONTEST IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW OR WHERE BONDING, REGISTRATION, OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE REQUIRED BUT HAVE NOT BEEN MET, OR WHERE THE METHODS OF ENTRY SET FORTH BELOW WOULD BE DEEMED CONSIDERATION. ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS APPLY.
ELIGIBILITY:
Subject to these Official Rules, the Contest is open to individual persons who are at least 18 years old as of the date of entry. To be eligible to receive a Prize (as defined below), the information associated with the entrant’s account must be true and accurate. The information associated with the entrant’s account must identify the actual entrant into the Contest. In order to facilitate the delivery of a Prize (as defined below), pop.in may attempt to contact the winner using the phone number provided during account registration. If pop.in cannot get in contact with the winner using that phone number, the winner may forfeit his/her Prize. Certain Contests are only open to residents of specific countries. Any person that enters into a Contest that he/she is not eligible to enter may not win a Prize (as defined below) in that Contest.
Employees, agents, and contractors (collectively, "employees") of Sponsor and its respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies and any other entity involved in the development or administration of this Contest, and all persons residing in the same households as employees, including but not limited to immediate family members are not eligible to win the Contest while the employee is employed or engaged by Sponsor and for six months following the employee’s last day working with or for Sponsor.
Entrants may, in certain circumstances, communicate with, work with, or otherwise benefit from others with whom they have a preexisting relationship while participating in a Contest. However, entrants may not communicate with, work with, or otherwise benefit from more than 10 other persons while entering a Contest if the communications between the entrant and those persons is facilitated by any technological means other than those explicitly provided by Sponsor.
Sponsor reserves the right to verify an entrant’s eligibility before, during, or after the Contest.
Notice to all international entrants: As stated above, it is your responsibility to comply with the contest laws of your country/jurisdiction. You acknowledge that certain countries/jurisdictions have laws regarding Contests that may prevent Sponsor from awarding you your Prize (as defined below). If you are a winner and this happens to be the case with your country/jurisdiction, you acknowledge that you may not be able to receive any Prize at all from Sponsor. By entering this Contest, you acknowledge the risks, and understand that you may win, but not be able to receive a Prize.
ENTRY PERIOD:
Sponsor will announce Contests through the App from time to time. The announcement will indicate the type of Contest that Sponsor is offering. Contests include live social deduction games (“Game Night: Liar’s Dice”) and live trivia games (“Game Night: On the Spot” and “Game Night: Majority Rules”). You may join a Contest while it is live. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel Contests, in our sole discretion, with no restrictions.
HOW TO ENTER:
No purchase or payment is necessary to participate in a Contest. Enter a Contest by completing each of the following steps:
Download or open the pop.in on Application downloaded through the Apple Store on your mobile device, and either (a) if you already have a pop.in account, log into your existing pop.in account, or (b) if you do not already have a pop.in account, sign up for a pop.in account with a verified phone number.
If the Contest has not started, click "Remind Me". You will receive a notification when the Contest begins.
In each Contest, players are selected from the audience to participate in games of estimation, deduction, and trivia. For estimation games, knowing what dice they have, as well as how many total dice are on the “table”, each player must deduce and then state how many of a particular dice face have been rolled by all players, including their own.
If their estimation is challenged by another player, all dice are revealed and counted: If the challenger’s assessment is incorrect, the challenger loses one of their dice. If the challenger's estimation is correct, then the challenged player loses one of their dice. If a player loses all of their dice, they are eliminated from the contest.
Whenever a player is challenged, the Audience is presented with a prompt, in which they can pick if they think that the challenge is correct or incorrect, based on statistical probability and the past gameplay of the players. If the audience player’s answer is correct, the audience player is rewarded based on how quickly they registered their response during a ~10 second period of time.
The winner of the contest is the last player remaining after all other players have been eliminated. If a player wins a contest, they are eligible to receive a gift card, or in-app credits, as a prize.
By downloading pop.in, you agree that any information provided by you or collected by Sponsor in connection with the Contest may be used by Sponsor in accordance with pop.in’s Privacy Policy located at https://pop.in/privacy and pop.in’s Terms of Use located at https://pop.in/terms and may be shared with Sponsor’s affiliated business entities. All information submitted to the pop.in Application becomes the property of Sponsor.
By downloading pop.in, you further agree that use of pop.in is subject to pop.in’s Terms of Use located at https://pop.in/terms and Privacy Policy located at https://pop.in/privacy
BOOSTS:
An entrant participating in a Contest who has earned, been awarded, or purchased a Boost can improve their chances to be selected as a video contestant by having more than one Boost at the start of a Game Night. Boosts are not required to be selected as a Player, nor are they required to participate in the Contest as a player or a member of the audience.
STATS BOTS:
An entrant participating in a Contest who has earned, been awarded, or purchased a Stats Bot can, upon activating the Perk, see the riskiness of a player’s prior bid based on statistical probability. Stats Bots last for the duration of the Contest. Stats Bots are not required to be selected as a Player, nor are they required to participate in the Contest as a player or a member of the audience.
ELEPHANTS:
An entrant participating in a Contest who has earned, been awarded, or purchased an Elephant can, upon activating the Perk, see the prior bids made by Players during the Game Night. Elephants last for the duration of the Contest. Elephants are not required to be selected as a Player, nor are they required to participate in the Contest as a player or a member of the audience.
PRIZES:
The winner of each Contest, upon completion of all verifications and obligation requirements described in these Official Rules, will receive a prize, determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion (the "Prize"). Sponsor will distribute prizes according to the rules for the specific Contest entered and players will split Prizes according to those rules (as explained below). You may view the total of all accrued Prizes you have won through your pop.in account via request on our support portal.
You must comply with Sponsor’s Terms of Use. Any entry by any user that does not comply with the Terms of Use, or these Contest Rules, will be disqualified.
Each pop.in user may establish, maintain, use and control only one account. Each account may only be owned, maintained, used and controlled by one individual. For avoidance of doubt, users may not "co-own" accounts. In the event Sponsor determines that you have opened, maintained, used or controlled more than one account, in addition to any other rights that Sponsor may have, Sponsor reserves the right to suspend or terminate any or all of your accounts and terminate, withhold or revoke the awarding of any Prizes.
Sponsor expressly reserves the right to disqualify any entries that it believes in good faith are generated by an automated means or scripts or that violate any of these Contest Rules or the Terms of Use. Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means are void.
Decisions of the Sponsor are final and binding with respect to all matters related to the Contest. In no event shall the Sponsor be obligated to award any Prizes other than the Prize specified in these Official Rules. The Sponsor does not guarantee that the Prize can be made available to the winner. The Prize is not assignable and not transferable and no substitutions are permitted. In addition, if the Prize is unable to be fulfilled to the winner due to any applicable law, rule or regulation, or if the winner cannot claim the Prize for any reason, then Sponsor reserves the right to not award the Prize at all. The winner shall be responsible and liable for all federal, state and local taxes on the value of the Prize.
PRIZE SELECTION:
The Contest will be conducted under the Sponsor’s supervision. The decisions of the Sponsor are final and binding in all matters relating to the Contest. The winner will be notified in the pop.in Application; provided, however, that Sponsor reserves the right to determine an alternate method of notification.
GENERAL CONDITIONS AND RELEASES:
Notice to all international entrants: As stated above, it is your responsibility to comply with the contest laws of your country/jurisdiction. You acknowledge that certain countries/jurisdictions have laws regarding Contests that may prevent Sponsor from awarding you your Prize (as defined below). If you are a winner and this happens to be the case with your country/jurisdiction, you acknowledge that you may not be able to receive any Prize at all from Sponsor. By entering this Contest, you acknowledge the risks, and understand that you may win but not be able to receive a Prize.
Notice to all entrants (including international): By entering the Contest or accepting a Prize, you agree to conform to all federal, state and local laws and regulations. When applicable, the winner may be required to execute and return (and winning may be conditioned upon the winner executing and returning) to Sponsor, within ten (10) business days, an Affidavit of Eligibility and a Liability and Publicity Release drafted by Sponsor to be eligible for the Prize. The winner may be required in Sponsor’s sole discretion to complete relevant tax forms as a condition to the delivery of the applicable Prize. Winner may also be required to furnish proof of identity, postal address, and birth date in order to receive a Prize.
Unless prohibited by applicable law, your acceptance of a Prize constitutes your permission to use your name, submissions, photograph, likeness, voice, address (city and state) and testimonials in all media, in perpetuity, in any manner Sponsor deems appropriate for publicity purposes without any compensation to such entrant or any review or approval rights, notifications, or permissions; and constitutes your consent to disclose your personally identifiable information to third parties (including, without limitation, placing the winner’s name on a winner’s list). Notwithstanding any rights of publicity, privacy or otherwise (whether or not statutory) anywhere in the world, your acceptance of a Prize constitutes your authorization to (i) have Sponsor (and its agents, consultants and employees) photograph, record, tape, film and otherwise visually and audiovisually record you, (ii) have Sponsor (and its agents, consultants and employees) use, reproduce, disseminate, alter, edit, dub, modify, distort, add to, subtract from, process and otherwise exploit any results of such activity (including without limitation any manner in which such activity may be recorded or remembered or modified) or derivatives or extensions or imitations thereof in any manner that Sponsor sees fit, in any medium or technology known or hereinafter invented, throughout the universe in perpetuity, including without limitation for illustration, art, promotion, advertising, trade or any other purpose whatsoever; and (iii) have relinquished any right that you may have to examine or approve the completed product or products or the advertising copy or printed matter that may be used in conjunction therewith or the use to which it may be applied.
In order to be eligible for a Prize above $1,000 (a “Large Prize”), Sponsor may require a winner to, within ten (10) business days of winning the relevant Contest, (i) sign a Liability and Publicity Release as drafted by Sponsor, which may impose obligations beyond those stated in these Official Rules, and (ii) partake in an interview conducted by Sponsor or its agent, providing truthful and accurate information in response to the interview questions, and (iii) be photographed, recorded, taped, filmed, or otherwise visually or audiovisually recorded while partaking in such an interview or in other circumstances to be determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion. A winner’s refusal to fulfill either any of these obligations shall cause the winner to be ineligible for the Large Prize and Sponsor may withhold or revoke the awarding of the Large Prize. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, shall reasonably determine the subject, timing, and means of interviewing the winner.
An entrant or winner may be disqualified from the Contest if he or she fails to comply or has previously failed to comply with any provision of these Official Rules or the Sponsor’s Terms of Use, as determined in the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may disqualify you from a Contest, refuse to award Prizes and require the return of any Prizes, or suspend, limit, or terminate your account if you engage in conduct Sponsor deems, in its sole discretion, to be improper, unfair, fraudulent or otherwise adverse to the operation of Contests or in any way detrimental to other users. Improper conduct includes, but is not limited to: Falsifying personal information, including payment information, required to claim a Prize; violating eligible payment method terms, including the terms of any cash rewards payment card, violating any of these Rules, using unauthorized methods such as unauthorized scripts or other automated means; tampering with the administration of the Contest or trying to in any way tamper with the computer programs associated with the Contests; obtaining other entrants’ information and spamming other entrants; and any other form of abuse; or otherwise violating these Rules. You acknowledge that the forfeiture and/or return of any Prize shall in no way prevent Sponsor from informing the relevant authorities, and/or pursuing criminal or civil proceedings in connection with such conduct.
Participation in the Contest is at entrant’s own risk. Sponsor shall not be liable for: (1) failed, returned or misdirected notifications based on inaccurate information provided by the winner in connection with an entry; (2) entries and responses to winner notifications which are lost, late, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, postage-due, misdirected, damaged or otherwise not received by the intended recipient in whole or in part or for computer or technical error of any kind; (3) any electronic miscommunications or failures, technical hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions which may limit an entrant's ability to participate in the Contest; (4) any technical malfunctions of the telephone network, computer on-line system, computer equipment, software, program malfunctions or other failures, delayed computer transactions or network connections that are human, mechanical or technical in nature, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to entrant's or any other person's computer or mobile device related to or resulting from downloading the App or otherwise in connection with this Contest; or (5) any warranty with respect to any Prize or any component thereof.
THE CONTEST IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND SPONSOR DOES NOT MAKE ANY, AND HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL, REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND REGARDING THE CONTEST.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING ELSE HEREIN OR OTHERWISE, SPONSOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE OR OBLIGATED WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT OR UNDER CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY FOR (A) ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF REVENUE, GOODWILL, OR ANTICIPATED PROFITS) (B) AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF THE PRIZE FOR THE APPLICABLE CONTEST, (C) DATA LOSS OR COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, AND/OR (D) ANY MATTER BEYOND SUCH PARTIES’ REASONABLE CONTROL.
By entering the Contest, you agree to and hereby do release and hold harmless Sponsor, its respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliated entities, directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents, and representatives (the "Released Parties") from any damage, injury, death, loss, claim, action, demand, or other liability (collectively, “Claims”) that may arise from your acceptance, possession and/or use of any Prize or your participation in this Contest, or from any misuse or malfunction of any Prize awarded, regardless of whether such Claims, or knowledge of the facts constituting such Claims, exist at the time of entry or arise at any time thereafter, and indemnify each of the Released Parties from any damages arising therefrom. Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with this Contest may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Sponsor reserves the right to modify these Official Rules in any way or at any time. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend this Contest should viruses, bugs or other causes beyond its control corrupt the administration, security or proper operation of the Contest. In the event of cancellation or suspension, pop.in shall promptly post a notice on the pop.in App to such effect.