PROSPER TRADING 2021 CRYPTO CHALLENGE CONTEST

OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE, PAYMENT, OR INVESTMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. 

MAKING A PURCHASE, PAYMENT, OR INVESTMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING A PRIZE. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

THIS CONTEST IS IN NOT SPONSORED, ENDORSED, ADMINISTERED OR ASSOCIATED WITH CRYPTOGROUND.

1. Eligibility.

The Prosper Trading 2021 Crypto Challenge Contest (the “Contest”) is open only to legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia who, at the time of entry, are 18 years of age or older and the age of majority in their jurisdiction, who are Prosper Trading students before the commencement of the Contest Entry Period (defined below). Void where prohibited by law.  Employees of Sponsor, or any of its respective parent(s), subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising agencies, suppliers, distributors, retailers or any other company or individual involved with the design, production, execution or distribution of the Contest, and their immediate family (spouse, parents and stepparents, siblings and stepsiblings, and children and stepchildren) and household members (people who share the same residence at least three (3) months out of the year) of each such employee are not eligible.  The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Participation constitutes Entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon selected Entrant fulfilling all requirements set forth herein. 

1. Sponsor. 

Sponsor:  Prosper Trading Academy, LLC, 141 West Jackson Blvd, #2313, Chicago, IL 60604

1. Contest Entry Period.

The Contest Entry Period shall begin on June 17, 2021 at 5 p.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) and ends on June 22, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. ET (the “Contest Entry Period”). 

1. How to Enter the Contest.

During the Contest Entry Period, to receive one (1) entry in the Contest, to the website located at www.cryptoground.com and create a CryptoGround account by providing your name and email address. Then, go to the Prosper Trading Crypto Game located at www.cryptoground.com/game and follow the prompts to be entered into the Contest. After the Contest Entry Period, from June 24, 2021 at 12:01 p.m. ET to July 20, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. ET (the “Trading Period”), follow the instructions to submit your trades. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected entries, which will be disqualified. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.  

1. Maximum Number of Contest Entries. 

Maximum of one (1) Contest entry per person, per email address during the Contest Entry Period.  Entries beyond the permitted number are void.  Use of multiple email addresses or any automated system to enter is prohibited and will result in disqualification.

1. Contest Winner Selection.

At the conclusion of the Trading Period, on or about July 21, 2021 (the “Winner Selection Date”), Sponsor will select the top five (5) entries to receive a Prize, as determined solely and exclusively by the leaderboard maintained and provided by CryptoGround. Prizes are limited to one (1) Prize per person, per email address. On or about July 21, 2021, Sponsor will contact any and each potential Prize winner(s) using the email address the potential Prize winner(s) used to enter the Contest. Failure by potential Prize winner to respond to the initial verification within 48 hours of notification may result in disqualification, and Sponsor may, at its discretion, select the next highest entry on the CryptoGround leaderboard to receive a Prize. Odds of winning a Prize depends on the number of eligible entries received during the Contest Entry Period and the entrant’s ability to successfully trade cryptocurrency in a hypothetical environment.

1. Prize. 

There are five (5) Prizes available. Each Verified Prize winner will receive one (1) mentorship with the Prosper educator of their choice, subject to availability. Approximate Retail Value of each Prize: $4,000.

All expenses and costs not expressly listed in these Official Rules are the sole responsibility of the Verified Prize Winner(s). Verified Prize Winner(s) will be responsible for all other expenses relating to the receipt and use of the Prize(s). Prizes are nontransferable and may not be substituted or redeemed for cash by Verified Prize Winner(s). Prizes are subject to Prosper Trading’s terms and conditions. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a Prize, in whole or in part, for one of equal or greater value. All federal, state, and local taxes are solely the responsibility of Verified Prize Winner(s). 

Sponsor is not responsible for any change of email address and/or mailing address of Entrants, nor is Sponsor responsible for any lost or damaged mail.

1. Verification of Potential Prize Winners.

POTENTIAL PRIZE WINNER(S) ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY SPONSOR WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE CONTEST. Any potential Prize winner must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. Sponsor may run a background check on any potential winner(s). The potential Prize winner(s) may be required to execute and return to Sponsor for its receipt within five (5) business days of notification, an Affidavit of Eligibility, Release of Liability and Publicity Release (where permitted by law) (collectively, the “Affidavit”) in order to claim his/her Prize. Sponsor may, but is not obligated to, exercise their rights under such Affidavit. In the event: (a) potential winner cannot be reached for whatever reason after a reasonable effort has been exerted or the potential winner notification or Affidavit is returned as undeliverable; (b) potential winner declines or cannot accept, receive or use the Prize for any reason; (c) of noncompliance with the above or within any of the aforesaid time periods; (d) potential winner is found to be ineligible to enter the Contest or receive the Prize; (e) potential winner cannot or does not comply with the Official Rules; or (f) potential winner fails to fulfill the Affidavit-related obligations, the potential Prize winner shall be disqualified from the Contest and an alternate potential Prize winner may be selected, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, from among the other eligible entries received. Sponsor reserves the right to modify the notification and Affidavit procedures in connection with the selection of alternate potential Prize winner, if any.

1. Entry Conditions and Release.

By entering, each Entrant agrees to: (a) comply with and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and/or its designee(s) which are binding and final in all matters relating to this Contest; (b) release and hold harmless Sponsor and its respective parent, subsidiary and affiliated companies, the Prize suppliers and any other organizations and/or persons responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the Contest, 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 Contest, acceptance or use or misuse of Prize (including any travel or activity related thereto) and/or the broadcast, exploitation or use of entry; and (c) indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to an Entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or Entrant’s acceptance, use or misuse of any Prize. 

1. Publicity. 

Except where prohibited, participation in the Contest constitutes each Prize Winner’s consent to Sponsor and its agents’ use of each such winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media, now known or hereinafter invented worldwide, without further payment or additional consideration. 

1. General Conditions.

Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Contest, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control, including governmental orders, disease, pandemic, or a force majeure event impairs the operation, integrity or proper functioning of the Contest, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual they find to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or any other promotion or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. 

In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of any Entrant, the authorized account holder of the email address used to enter the Contest will be deemed to be the Entrant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Potential winner(s) of any Prize may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder to be awarded the Prize. All entry information becomes the sole and exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be returned or cancelled.

1. Limitations of Liability. 

The Released Parties are not responsible for: (a) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Entrant, or programming associated with or used in the Contest; (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 Contest; (d) technical or human error, which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; (e) impact of disease or illness (including pandemic), governmental order, or any force majeure event which may impact the operation of the Contest or the underlying event; (f) 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 Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any Prize; or (g) 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, including but not limited to, by reason of unauthorized human intervention, spam filters, privacy settings, inactive email accounts or an entrant’s failure to monitor its email account. If for any reason an Entrant’s entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, Entrant’s sole remedy is another entry in the Contest. No more than the stated number of Prizes will be awarded.  If, for any reason, the Contest cannot be executed as planned, including, but not limited to, any governmental order, force majeure, social media mandate, epidemic or pandemic, printing, administrative or other error of any kind, transmission failure, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor that corrupt or affect the security, administration, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, or if the Contest is compromised or becomes technically corrupted in any way, electronically or otherwise, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or terminate the Contest and, if terminated before the original end date, to select the winners from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the date/time of termination.

BY ENTERING THE CONTEST, ENTRANT AGREES THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW: (1) ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE CONTEST, OR ANY PRIZE(S) AWARDED WILL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL, OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED (IF ANY) NOT TO EXCEED TEN DOLLARS ($10.00), BUT IN NO EVENT WILL ATTORNEYS’ FEES BE AWARDED OR RECOVERABLE; AND (2) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY ENTRANT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN ANY AWARD FOR, AND ENTRANT HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO SEEK, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS AND/OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES AND/OR ANY RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

1. Disputes. 

Except where prohibited by law, as a condition of participating in this Contest, each Entrant agrees that (1) any and all disputes and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, including but not limited to the Prize awarded, shall be resolved on an individual basis, without resort to any form of class action or mass adjudication, and exclusively by final and binding arbitration under the rules of JAMS and held at the JAMS regional office nearest the Entrant; (2) the Federal Arbitration Act shall govern the interpretation, enforcement and all proceedings at such arbitration; and (3) judgment upon such arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Under no circumstances will any Entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and Entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or any other damages, including attorneys’ fees, other than Entrant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e., costs associated with participating in this Contest), and Entrant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased. Entrants further agree that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any Prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action. 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 Contest, 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. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the preceding release is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or void for any reason, Entrant agrees that, by entering the Contest, (i) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with the Contest, or any Prize awarded, shall be resolved individually without resort to any form of class action; (ii) any claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Contest, but in no event attorney’s fees; and (iii) under no circumstances will any Entrant be permitted to obtain any award for, and Entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental or consequential damages and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased and any other damages, other than damages for actual out-of-pocket expenses.

1. Contest Results.

For Contest results, email info@prospertrading.com within 60 calendar days after the end of the Contest Entry Period.

Questions:  Please email us at info@prospertrading.com 

ABBREVIATED RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.   Void where prohibited.   Open to legal residents of the U.S. and D.C. 18 years or older.   Begins 06/17/2021 at 5 p.m. ET and ends on 06/22/21 at 11:59 p.m. ET.   Prize/Odds: There are five (5) Prizes available.  Total ARV of each Prize $4,000.  Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received and your ability to successfully trade cryptocurrency in a hypothetical environment.  Subject to Official Rules located at www.cryptoground.com. Sponsor: Prosper Trading Academy LLC, 141 West Jackson Blvd, #2313, Chicago, IL 60604.