Note-worthy Meme of the Week Competition 

Terms and Conditions

“OFFICIAL RULES”

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

PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES & THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

THIS CONTEST SHALL BE CONSTRUED ACCORDING TO AND GOVERNED EXCLUSIVELY BY U.S. LAW.

1. Eligibility:

• Entrants must be at least 18 years old and legal age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence at the entry time.

• A valid, government-issued ID is required for identity and age verification for winners.

• Contest is open globally, except in jurisdictions where prohibited.

• All entrants must possess a valid email and an active Republic account.

• Republic (“Sponsor”), its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, promotion agencies and each of their respective directors, officers, employees and assigns and their immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each (whether related or not) are not eligible. “Family member” shall be defined as spouse, partner, parent, legal guardian, in-law, grandparent, child, or grandchild.

• Limit one prize per person/household in this Contest.

• Note: To claim a prize in this Sweepstakes, all potential winners will be required to create a Republic Wallet account (free to create an account).  Creating an account may require the collection of personal information for identity verification purposes (including a valid and current driver’s license or state ID, tax ID number, or completion of a set of identity-verification questions).  Potential winners that do not create a Republic Wallet account and/or if their Republic Wallet account is not approved by Sponsor will be disqualified.  ALL POTENTIAL WINNERS ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY SPONSOR, WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING.  A PARTICIPANT IS NOT A WINNER OF ANY PRIZE UNLESS AND UNTIL THAT PARTICIPANT’S ELIGIBILITY AND COMPLIANCE WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS TO CLAIM A PRIZE HAVE BEEN VERIFIED AND FULFILLED, AND THE PARTICIPANT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT VERIFICATION IS COMPLETE.

• Limit: Limit one entry per person/email address. Entries received from any person in excess of the stated limitation will be void, and that person may be disqualified from entry and/or winning.  Entries received from any person who attempts to cancel and create a new account, or who attempts to create an additional account, during the contest period will be disqualified. Any attempt by any entrant to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple/different email addresses or any other methods will void that entrant's entries and that entrant may be disqualified. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. In the event of a dispute over the identity of a potential winner, the entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the entrant’s Republic Wallet account (or submitted with the mail-in entry, as applicable) (“Entrant’s Email Address”), and potential winner may be required to provide identification sufficient to show that he/she is the authorized account holder of the email account. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned to the applicable email account. Proof of submission of an entry does not constitute proof of delivery.

Participants must comply with these Official Rules and the Conditions of Entry. Determination of compliance will be in the sole discretion of the Sponsor.

2. Contest Period:

• Begins: September 9, 2024, 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (“EDT”)

• Ends: September 23, 2024, 11:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time (“EDT”)

3. How to Enter:

• Participants must post their memes on both the Republic Discord and on accounts on X.

• X Submissions should @republicnote.

• Make an account on Republic to be paid

• Each meme should relate to Republic Note or the broader community.

4. Prizes:

• First Place (1 Winner): One Hundred Dollars ($100) in cryptocurrency airdropped into winners’ Republic Wallet. Specific type of cryptocurrency may vary

• Second Place (1 Winner): Fifty Dollars ($50) in cryptocurrency airdropped into winners’ Republic Wallet. Specific type of cryptocurrency may vary

• Third Place (1 Winner): Twenty-Five ($25) in cryptocurrency airdropped into winners’ Republic Wallet. Specific type of cryptocurrency may vary 

Estimated total retail value of all prizes is approximately $175 usd. All prize values stated herein are in USD. Access to cryptocurrency is subject to the Republic Terms and Conditions (https://republic.com/terms). Value of cryptocurrency prizes determined by Sponsor’s set rate on a date and time selected by Sponsor at its discretion prior to upload of prize to winner’s Republic Wallet.

DISCLOSURE: THE VALUE OF CRYPTOCURRENCIES IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE, IT CAN GO UP OR DOWN AND THERE CAN BE A SUBSTANTIAL RISK THAT IT COULD LOSE VALUE (POSSIBLY ALL VALUE) AS A RESULT OF BUYING, SELLING, OR HOLDING CRYPTOCURRENCIES.

Prizes are non-transferable and no substitution will be made except as provided herein at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right where lawful to substitute a prize for one of equal or greater value if the designated prize should become unavailable for any reason. Prizes consist of only the items specifically listed as part of the prize. In no event will more than the stated number of prizes be awarded. Winners are solely responsible for any/all applicable federal, state and local taxes and any other expenses related to the acceptance and use of a prize not specified herein. Prize details not specifically stated in these Official Rules will be determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor is not responsible for, and will not replace, any lost, damaged or stolen prize or prize component or any prize that is undeliverable. Winners acknowledge that Sponsor is subject to U.S. economic restrictions and trade sanctions; as such, Sponsor reserves the right to deny distribution of any prize when required by applicable law.  Participants waive the right to assert as a cost of winning a prize, any costs associated with claiming or seeking to claim a prize, or using a prize.

5. Winner Selection:

• Community Poll - In Discord

• Engagement on Twitter - Highest amount of likes and retweets

• Curation - Most popular by the Note team

6. Winner Notification:

• Potential winners will be contacted via email at Entrant’s Email Address by a representative of Republic with instructions on how to claim their prize and will be required to respond to such email within 120 hours of date/time email that was sent by Sponsor. Potential winners will be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Release of Liability or any other document needed to validate eligibility (“Documents”) within five (5) days (including Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays) of first attempted delivery of same. In the event a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to respond to the email within the allotted time, refuses the prize, or fails or refuses to timely return completed Documents, or if a prize/prize notification is returned as undeliverable, potential winner will be disqualified without further notice and an alternate winner may be selected. Prizes will be fulfilled within approximately 6-8 weeks of winner verification. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for undeliverable emails resulting from any form of active or passive filtering by an email client or for insufficient space in user’s account to receive an email. Sponsor reserves the right to modify the notification procedures and applicable deadlines for responding in connection with the selection of any alternate. If a prize is legitimately claimed it will be awarded. Upon prize forfeiture or inability to use a prize or portion thereof, no compensation will be given, and Sponsor will have no further obligation to that participant.

7. General Conditions:

• Compliance with all contest rules is mandatory.

• Prize acceptance permits Republic to use winner’s likeness for promotion.

• Prizes are non-transferable; substitutions may be made by Republic.

• Prize winners bear all taxes and fees.

• Republic is not liable for entry errors due to technical issues.

8. Liability and Release:

• Entrants/winners agree to release, discharge and hold harmless Released Parties from and against any claim or cause of action or liability (including but not limited to, personal injury, death or damage to or loss of property as well as claims based on publicity rights, defamation and/or invasion of privacy) arising out of or in connection with participation in the Contest or acceptance/receipt/use or misuse of any prize, and agree to be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and/or Sponsor’s representatives, which are final. Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for the Sponsor and its agencies to use winner’s name, likeness, photograph and/or hometown and state for purposes of complying with obligations as described in Section 8 below, and for advertising and trade without further compensation, in any media, worldwide, unless prohibited by law.

9. Entrant’s Personal Information: Information collected from entrants is subject to Republic’s Privacy Policy, which can be found at https://republic.com/privacy. Sponsor assures that your information will be kept confidential in accordance with applicable data protection laws and regulations. Data will be stored in the United States and may be shared with a third-party fulfillment company only to administer this Sweepstakes, verify winners and fulfill prizes unless you have given your prior express consent to receive additional information from Sponsor or a third party.

10. Acknowledgment: Participation signifies agreement to these terms.

11. Winner’s List: For a list of winners, send an email to [insert contest email for this purpose] with “WINNERS – Republic Wallet Survey Giveaway” as the subject line. Requests must be received within 30 days following the closing period of the Contest. The winners list will be available after all winners have been verified.

12. Taxes: Each winner is solely responsible for reporting and paying any and all applicable taxes related to the prize(s). Each winner will be subject to an onboarding verification process and is required to provide any requested tax reporting information before any prize is awarded including name, date of birth, address, phone numbers and social security number or taxpayer identification number. The value of any prize awarded to a winner will be reported for tax purposes as required by law. Any person receiving at least six hundred dollars (USD600) from the Sponsor will receive an IRS Form 1099 at the end of the calendar year and a copy of such form will be filed with the IRS. Each winner is required to notify the Sponsor if any information provided hereunder changes, including the winner's address. Potential winner should consult an accountant or tax professional to determine tax implications in accepting and using (including conducting transactions of) any Prize.

13. Additional Legal Terms:

The information provided in the Republic Wallet Survey Giveaway Contest ("Contest") terms and conditions is for general informational purposes only. All entrants into the Contest agree to comply with the terms and conditions as stated. Participation in the Contest is at the entrant’s own risk.

Republic, its affiliates, and its employees are not responsible for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or any other damages arising out of or connected in any way with your entry or participation in the Contest, including those arising from your reliance on the completeness, accuracy, or existence of any advertising, or as a result of any relationship or transaction between you and any sponsor or third party, whose advertising appears on the website or is referred to by the Contest.

No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from Republic or through or from the Contest shall create any warranty not expressly stated in the terms and conditions. Republic reserves the right to make changes to the Contest terms and conditions at any time without prior notice.

ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Sponsor will not be responsible for lost, late, damaged, misdirected email, or for any technical problems, faulty, lost, garbled, incomplete, incorrect or mistranscribed data transmissions, incorrect announcements of any kind, malfunctions, technical hardware or software failures of any kind including any injury or damage to any person’s computer/mobile device related to or resulting from participating in or experiencing any materials in connection with this Contest. Sponsor is not responsible for malfunctions or breakdown of any network systems, unavailable service connections, lost, incomplete, faulty network connectivity of any kind, failures of any service providers, or any combination thereof, which may limit a person’s ability to participate in this Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to suspend, cancel or modify the Contest if it cannot be executed as planned for any reason including, but not limited to, if fraud, human error, technical failures, or any other factor impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Contest; or if a virus, bug or other technical problem corrupts the administration, security, or proper play of the Contest as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. If the Contest is so canceled or modified, Sponsor may award prizes from among all eligible participants prior to such action and Sponsor shall have no further obligation to any participant in connection with this Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to prohibit the participation of an individual if fraud or tampering is suspected or if the participant fails to comply with any requirement of participation as stated herein or with any provision in these Official Rules. In the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in promotional materials and the terms and conditions of the Official Rules, the Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control. Sponsor will not be responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Contest or in the announcement of the prizes.

The Contest and its terms and conditions are governed by U.S. law and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York (State and Federal) courts. EACH ENTRANT WAIVES ANY AND ALL OBJECTIONS TO JURISDICTION AND VENUE IN THOSE COURTS FOR ANY REASON AND HEREBY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. Claims may not be resolved through any form of class action. Entrant agrees that any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to the lower of either reasonable or actual out of pocket costs incurred, including any costs associated with participation in this Contest but in no event attorneys' fees; and under no circumstances will entrants/winners be permitted to obtain awards for and entrants/winners hereby waive all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for the lower of either reasonable or actual out-of-pocket expenses and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. In addition to the tax liability disclosures in these Rules, winners are subject to abide by the income reporting and, if applicable, the payment of any taxes due per the laws, rules and regulations of the winner’s state of residence. By entering and participating in the Contest, Entrants hereby expressly agree and accept that for all that is related to the interpretation, performance and enforcement of these Official Rules, each of them expressly submit themselves to the laws of the United States of America and the State of New York, expressly waiving to any other jurisdiction that could correspond to them by virtue of their present or future domicile or by virtue of any other cause.

Entrants acknowledge that the Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with any social media platforms where the Contest may be promoted.

The Contest is void where prohibited by law. Eligibility and compliance with all Contest rules are the sole responsibility of the entrant. Republic reserves the right to disqualify any entrant from the Contest if, in its sole discretion, it reasonably believes that the entrant has attempted to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, deception, or other unfair playing practices or annoys, abuses, threatens, or harasses any other entrants or Republic.

This disclaimer does not negate any terms or conditions that entrants may have agreed to when opening an account with Republic or any other agreements that entrants may have entered into with Republic.

Sponsor: Republic, 149 E 23rd St #1314, New York, NY 10010