Otherwise known as the Sweepstakes Rules

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT IS NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE A PARTICIPANT’S CHANCES OF WINNING.

YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE SWEEPSTAKES IS SUBJECT TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES, WHICH ARE PART OF THE TRYLAYUP.COM TERMS OF SERVICE. AS STATED IN THE LAYUP TERMS OF SERVICE, ALL OF YOUR ACTIVITY THROUGH THIS SITE INCLUDING YOUR PARTICIPATION IN ANY SWEEPSTAKES IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF SERVICE YOU MAY ACCESS THE TERMS OF SERVICE HERE.

These Sweepstakes Rules are incorporated as part of the Platform Terms of Service and are not meant as a replacement or a new agreement. Defined terms in the Terms of Service shall have the same meaning as used in these Sweepstakes Rules. In addition, the Site’s Privacy Policy expressly applies, and any information provided by a Participant to Sponsor will be subject to the terms of the Privacy Policy as well as the Terms of Service.

Layup is an online and mobile application Platform which offers Participants the chance to enter Sweepstakes for entertainment and enjoyment. Tickets are used to enter Sweepstakes (“Layups”) for a chance to win Prizes. Prizes can be monetary or Tickets. Methods of obtaining Tickets are detailed in Section 2

Apple and Google do not sponsor and are not involved with this Sweepstakes or any other Layup promotion.

The Sweepstakes as set forth in these rules begins on November 8, 2024, at 12:00:00 a.m. and is scheduled to end on December 8, 2024, at 12:00:00 a.m. (the “Sweepstakes period”).

1. ELIGIBILITY

1.1 The Layup Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is open to those that are

• (a) over 18 years of age,

• (b) a resident of the United States of America and are not participating while in the states of Arkansas or Georgia.
  
  

1.2. To enter the Sweepstakes or receive a Prize, a person who Participates in the Sweepstakes (A “Participant”) must fully comply with the Official Rules, Terms of Service, and Privacy Policy and, by entering, represents and warrant that they agree to be bound by these Official Rules and decisions of Layup, the Sponsor of the Sweepstakes, whose decisions shall be binding and final in all respects relating to this Sweepstakes.

1.3. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, provincial, territorial, and local laws and regulations. It is the sole responsibility of a Participant to determine whether the Sweepstakes is legal and compliant with all regulations in the jurisdiction in which the Participant resides.

1.4. The Sweepstakes is open to Participants who are recreational only. If a Participant is, in the Sponsor/Promoter's best judgment determined to be professional or non-recreational, or is using systematic methods to obtain Prizes, the Sponsor reserves the right to limit or exclude the Participant from the Sweepstakes.

2. HOW TO COLLECT LAYUP TICKETS

2.1. A Participant must be a member of Layup (If a Participant is not a member, the Participant can become a member free of charge by downloading Layup’s native application in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store). To enter a Sweepstakes, a Participant must access Layup through the application and sign in.

2.2. There are three categories for earning Tickets.

2.2 (a) Prizes. -Those that Participate can win Tickets as Prizes from Layup Sweepstakes. Prizes are visible prior to entry.

2.2. (b) Bonuses. A participant can also Earn Tickets based on in-app activities including but not limited to, inviting friends to join Layup, engaging with sponsors, saving money and other promotions determined by the Sponsor. These are subject to change. Exact details of each Bonus found within the Platform.

2.2 (c) MAIL IN OPTION. A participant can receive 50 Layup Tickets if a participant sends a handwritten sheet of paper with their full name as shown on their government-issued identification, the email address registered to their Layup account, and the username associated with their Layup Account, the return/residential address registered to the Layup account, and the following statement: “I wish to receive Layup Tickets to participate in the Sweepstakes promotions offered by Layup Inc. By submitting this request, I declare that I have read, understood, and agree to be bound by Layup’s Terms of Service  and Official Rules.”

2.3 For the mail-in option, there is a limit of one request per outer envelope per calendar week. The date at which the outer envelope is received determines the calendar week it is applied to. Use of any automated system to enter is prohibited and will result in disqualification. Layup is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected entries all of which will be ineligible to win a Prize.

2.4. Send the mail-in entry to the following address: Layup Inc, 169 Madison Ave Ste 2537 NY.

2.5. In the event of a dispute as to any entrant, the authorized account holder of the email address used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant.

2.6. The potential Winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder to be awarded the Prize.

2.7. The amount of Layup Tickets to be allocated to Participants can be changed at any time by the Sponsor at its sole discretion.

2.8. Layup Tickets may also be forfeited if a Participant’s account is deactivated for any reason, or at the discretion of Layup.

2.9. Use of any automated or other system(s) to Participate, acquire Layup Tickets or play the Sweepstakes is prohibited and will result in disqualification and loss of eligibility to Participate in the Sweepstakes.

3. GAMEPLAY

3.1 A detailed explanation of each Sweepstake Format is available in the app and on our website.

3.2. Participants with Layup Tickets can use their Layup Tickets within the Layup application for a chance to win Prizes. Tickets may only be used to Participate in Layup Sweepstakes and hold no monetary value.

3.3. The use of automated or systematic methods of play to win, and/or redeem Layup Tickets for cash and Prizes are strictly prohibited. Utilization of multiple accounts and identities, referring oneself to the app to Earn additional Tickets, and other methods construed as to increase the odds of winning a Prize beyond the legitimate methods outlined in section 2 of this Sweepstakes Rules are strictly prohibited.

3.4. Sponsor’s decisions as to the administration and operation of the Sweepstakes, and the amount of winnings are binding.

3.5 All full Sweepstakes will be such that they are guaranteed to award all Prizes.

3.6 Where a sweepstake has not had sufficient volume of entries, the sponsor reserves the right to refund entries and close the associated sweepstake.

4. PRIZES AND REDEMPTIONS

4.1. Prizes will be awarded to a Participant’s Wallet Balance or Tickets Balance. The Prize is non-transferable and no substitution will be made except as provided herein at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the listed Prizes for one of equal or greater value for any reason. No more than the stated number of Prizes will be awarded.

4.2. The maximum redemption of a Prize won by a single Participant during any period of the Sweepstakes (“Maximum Redemption”) is limited to the value of US $5,000 in New York or Florida, and $500 in Rhode Island. Any Maximum Redemption in excess of the value of US $5,000 in New York or Florida, or $500 in Rhode Island will not be paid to the Participant during the period.

4.3. Winner is responsible for all taxes and fees 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.

4.4. Prize will be awarded only if the participant fully complies with these Official Rules and Terms of Service.

4.5. All Layup competitions are equal chance, limited to one entry per participant with no ability to use skill or other means to improve their ability to win the Prize. The Prizes and odds for each Sweepstakes will be made publicly available through the Layup app.

5. VERIFICATION OF WINNER

5.1 ALL POTENTIAL WINNERS ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY THE SPONSOR. SPONSOR’S DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE ADMINISTRATION, OPERATION, SELECTION OF THE WINNER AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE SWEEPSTAKES. AN ENTRANT IS NOT A WINNER OF ANY PRIZE, EVEN IF THE APP SHOULD SO INDICATE, UNLESS AND UNTIL ENTRANT’S ELIGIBILITY AND THE POTENTIAL WINNING SELECTIONS HAVE BEEN VERIFIED AND ENTRANT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT VERIFICATION IS COMPLETE. SPONSOR WILL NOT ACCEPT SCREENSHOTS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF WINNING IN LIEU OF ITS VALIDATION PROCESS.

5.2. Any potential Winner notification that occurs after the system has failed for any reason is deemed defective, is void, and will not be honored.

5.3. A potential Prize Winner may be required to sign and return to Sponsor an affidavit/declaration of eligibility, and liability/publicity release (except where prohibited) in order to claim his/her Prize (if applicable).

5.4. If a potential Winner cannot be contacted, fails to properly execute and return the affidavit/declaration of eligibility and liability/publicity release within the required time period (if applicable), fails to comply with these Sweepstakes Rules, or if the Prize or Prize notification is returned as undeliverable, that potential Winner forfeits the Prize.

6. ENTRY CONDITIONS AND RELEASE

6.1 By participating, each participant agrees to:

6.1. (a) comply with and be bound by these Official Rules, Terms of Service and the decisions of Sponsor which is binding and final in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes;

6.1. (b) defend, indemnify, release and hold harmless the Sponsor, Layup Inc. and their respective parent, subsidiary, and affiliated companies, celebrities, and any other person and organization responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the Sweepstakes, 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 negligence and damages of any kind to persons and property, including but not limited to invasion of privacy (under appropriation, intrusion, public disclosure of private facts, false light in the public eye or other legal theory), defamation, slander, libel, violation of right of publicity, infringement of trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights, property damage, or death or personal injury arising out of or relating to a participant’s entry, creation of an entry or submission of an entry, participation in the Sweepstakes, acceptance, possession, attendance at, defect in, delivery of, inability to use, use or misuse of Prize (including any travel or activity related thereto) and/or the broadcast, exploitation or use of entry.

7. PUBLICITY

7.1. Except where prohibited or restricted by law, Winner’s acceptance of Prize constitutes the Winner’s agreement and consent for Sponsor, Interactive Promotions Group and any of their designees to use and/or publish Winner’s entry, username, name, city and state of residence, and/or statements made by Winner regarding the Sweepstakes or Sponsor, worldwide and in perpetuity for any and all purposes, including, but not limited to, advertising, trade and/or promotion on behalf of Sponsor, in any and all forms of media, now known or hereafter devised, including, but not limited to, print, TV, radio, electronic, cable, or World Wide Web, without further limitation, restriction, compensation, notice, review, or approval.

8. WINNER’S LIST

8.1. For names of Winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:

Layup Inc, 169 Madison Ave Ste 2537 NY.

9. GENERAL CONDITIONS

9.1. Sponsor 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 entrants, with regard to: (a) entries that contain inaccurate information or do not comply with or violate the Official Rules; (b) entries, Prize claims or notifications that are lost, late, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, damaged or otherwise not received by the intended recipient, in whole or in part, due to computer, human or technical error of any kind; (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; (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 Sponsor’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. Sponsor 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 the Official Rules; or (c) entering or attempting to enter the Sweepstakes multiple times through the use of multiple email addresses or the use of any robotic or automated devices to submit entries.

9.2. If Sponsor determines, in its sole discretion, that technical difficulties or unforeseen events compromise the integrity or viability of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor 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 Prize from all eligible entries received as of the termination date.

9.3. If Layup identifies a suspected or actual error with respect to data regarding the Games, Layup reserves the right to void any Sweepstakes it deems appropriate. Additionally Layup reserves the right to settle the Sweepstakes and award prizes in the event that incomplete or incorrect data has been received from our provider.

9.4. In the event of a Game being canceled or postponed, Layup reserves the right to cancel, amend or settle, as Layup deems appropriate, any Sweepstakes assessed to have been impacted or potentially impacted.

10. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

10.1. The Released Parties are not responsible for: (a) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes; (b) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (c) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Sweepstakes; (d) technical or human error in the administration of the Sweepstakes or the processing of registrations; or (e) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use or misuse of any Prize. If for any reason an entrant’s registration is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, the entrant's sole remedy is another entry in the Sweepstakes. No more than the stated number of each Prize will be awarded.

11. DISPUTES

11.1. Entrant agrees that: (a) 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; (b) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, or any Prizes awarded, shall be resolved exclusively by the United States District Court or the appropriate New York State Court located in New York County, New York; (c) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (d) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.