Hey Wattpaders!

Let's be real, 2020 was one heck of a year.

While this year has been incredibly challenging for everyone, one silver lining that's come out of this is the unity, peace and solace we've found through each other. By sharing our voices, our words, our creativity and connecting with our Wattpad community, we've managed to make this year have meaning, even in the darkest and sometimes loneliest of times. And the good news is, things are looking up! There's a lot of optimism around 2021, and with that in mind, we want to celebrate our Wattpad community—all of you! Let's end 2020 together in solidarity. So, how do we do this? Over here at HQ we've got 7 days of giveaways planned. Our holiday elves will be scouring the app, and bestowing special gifts on members of the Wattpad community. You could be 1 of 12 winners randomly selected to receive a free Premium+ subscription, 1 winner of 12,000 bonus coins or the 1 winner of the full Wattpad Books collection! How do you get in on all this gift-giving? Simply stay active on the app. Comment on stories you love, follow us on social media, and check your inbox because you never know—you could be one of the lucky winners.

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THE WATTPAD 2020 HOLIDAY SWEEPSTAKES

OFFICIAL SWEEPSTAKES RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. YOU MUST HAVE INTERNET ACCESS TO ENTER THIS SWEEPSTAKES.

By entering the Wattpad 2020 Holiday Sweepstakes (the "Sweepstakes"), entrants agree to abide by these Official Rules. The decisions of the Sponsor (defined below) with respect to all aspects of the Sweepstakes are final. The information you provide will only be used to administer the Sweepstakes in accordance with the Sponsor's privacy policy. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the Sweepstakes must be directed to the Sponsor.

1. SPONSOR/SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD: This Sweepstakes is governed by these official Sweepstakes rules (the "Official Rules"). VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. The Sweepstakes is sponsored by Wattpad Corp. (the "Sponsor"). The Sweepstakes starts at 9:00:00 AM Eastern Time ("ET") on December 18, 2020 and closes at 11:59:59 PM ET on December 18, 2020 (the "Sweepstakes Period").

2. ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open to entrants from any country, subject to applicable laws in any jurisdiction (with the exception of the Province of Quebec), who are eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry. Entrants who are less than the age of majority in their state or province of primary residence shall not be eligible to enter. Employees of the Sponsor, its affiliated partners, agents, distributors, their respective advertising or promotional agencies, or members of any such employee's immediate family (regardless of where they live) or persons with whom such employees reside (whether related or not) are ineligible to enter or win. "Immediate family" includes spouses or domestic partners and parents, siblings, children and their spouses and domestic partners.

3. HOW TO ENTER:

Entrants are automatically entered into the Sweepstakes if they: (a) have a verified Wattpad account; and (b) have logged into their account within thirty (30) days prior to the commencement of the Sweepstakes Period.

4. ENTRIES: Please note, each entry shall herein be individually referred to as an "Entry" and collectively as "Entries"). There is a limit of one Entry per Wattpad ID and associated email address. Any person who is found to have entered in a fashion not sanctioned by these Official Rules, either intentionally or otherwise, will be disqualified. Each entrant hereby releases the Sponsor, its dealers, agents, affiliated and related companies, advertising and promotional agencies, the independent contest organization and their respective shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, dealers, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, the "Releasees") from any liability in connection with the Grand Prizes or the Sweepstakes.

5. GRAND PRIZES: There are a total of fourteen (14) grand prizes available to be won (each a "Grand Prize", and collectively, the "Grand Prizes"). Twelve (12) of the Grand Prizes shall consist of one (1) free Premium+ annual subscription (each, "GP1") (ARV: USD $89.99). One (1) Grand Prize shall consist of 12000 Wattpad coins ("GP2") (ARV: USD $250.00). One (1) Grand Prize shall consist of the entire Wattpad Books published catalogue ("GP3") (ARV: USD $220.00). The Grand Prizes must be accepted as awarded without substitution, are not transferable (excluding winners who already have Premium+ subscriptions who can transfer their respective Grand Prize to a friend and/or family), not for resale and have no cash surrender value. The Sponsor reserves the right, in the event that a Grand Prize cannot be awarded as described, or becomes unavailable for any reason, to substitute another similar Grand Prize.

6. GRAND PRIZE DRAWS: Fourteen (14) Grand Prize random draws (each, the "Grand Prize Draw") will be held between on consecutive days between December 20, 2020 to December 24, 2020 (collectively, the "Draw Dates") in Toronto, Ontario to determine the fourteen (14) selected Grand Prize winners from among all eligible Entries. All Grand Prize winners of GP1 shall be selected by random draw on the following Draw Dates: four (4) of each such Grand Prize winners on December 20, 2020, December 21, 2020 and December 22, 2020, respectively. The Grand Prize winner of GP2 shall be selected by random draw on December 23, 2020. The Grand Prize winner of GP3 shall be selected by random draw on December 24, 2020.

7. WINNER NOTIFICATION: Each selected entrant will be contacted immediately after the Draw Dates in accordance with the schedule outlined above (the "Notification"). For any selected entrant to be declared a Grand Prize winner, the selected entrant must answer correctly, without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, a mathematical skill-testing question. If a selected entrant (a) cannot be reached by direct message within one (1) business day of Notification; or (b) fails to correctly answer the skill testing question; then he/she may be disqualified and another entrant will be randomly selected until such time as contact is made with a selected entrant. Upon receipt of the skill testing question correctly answered, the Grand Prize will be delivered to the appropriate winner within thirty (30) days through their Wattpad wallet associated with their Wattpad account.

8. CONDITIONS OF ENTRY: By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants (i) acknowledge compliance with these Official Rules including all eligibility requirements, and (ii) agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of the Sponsor, made in its sole discretion, which shall be final and binding in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. Entrants who have not complied with these Official Rules are subject to disqualification.

9. GENERAL: The Releasees do not assume any responsibility for (i) the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry information and entries that fail to comply with these Official Rules; (ii) any loss, damage, or claims caused by an awarded Grand Prize or the Sweepstakes itself; or (iii) any failure of the Sponsor Website including any problems, human or technical, printing errors, lost, delayed, garbled data or transmissions, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects or failures of any telephone or computer lines, or technical malfunction of any computer on-line systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or any combination thereof including any injury or damage to an entrant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from downloading any material connected to the Sweepstakes, all of which may affect a person's ability to participate in the Sweepstakes. Entry material/data that has been tampered with or altered is void.

10. By entering and/or accepting a Grand Prize, each winner consents to the use of his/her name, address (city and state or province/territory) and/or photograph without further compensation, in connection with any publicity carried out by or on behalf of the Sponsor with respect to this Sweepstakes, except to the extent prohibited by law.

11. By entering and/or accepting a Grand Prize, entrants agree that the Sweepstakes shall be construed in accordance with the governing laws and jurisdiction of the Province of Ontario, excluding its conflict of law rules.

12. All entries become the permanent property of the Sponsor and none will be returned. This Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, provincial, territorial and local laws.

13. For the winner's list, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by January 3, 2021 to: Wattpad's Survey Sweepstakes ℅ Marketing Department, 36 Wellington St. E, Suite 200, Toronto Ontario, M5E 1C7. The winner's list to be available after December 29, 2021 .

14. The Sponsor respects your right to privacy. Personal information collected from entrants will only be used by the Sponsor to administer the Sweepstakes and, only if consent is given at the time of entry, to provide the entrants with information regarding upcoming promotions and/or events from the Sponsor and its affiliates. By entering the Sweepstakes, all entrants consent to the manner of collection, use and disclosure of personal information as set out in the Sponsor's privacy policy, which is available at https://policies.wattpad.com/privacy/

15. Sponsor. The Sponsor of the Sweepstakes is: Wattpad Corp, 36 Wellington Street East, Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario M5E 1C.