Hi Wattpadders!

It's almost our birthday and it's time to celebrate YOU—the main character in our story! 🧡 Can you believe it's been 18 years of Wattpad? To mark this major milestone, we're inviting you to enter our HBD Video Contest for a chance to win BIG prizes. Ready to be the star of our birthday celebration? Let's do this!

How to enter: Submit a 15-60 second video telling us what Wattpad means to you and why you love it here. Show us your creativity, passion, and all the reasons you're part of this amazing community.

Contest Period: November 18 - 29, 2024

🎁 What can you win? We're giving away some epic prizes, because no birthday party is complete without presents!

Grand Prize (3 Winners):

Personalized video from Drew Ray Tanner, Wattpad WEBTOON Studios Star of movie adaptations Boot Camp and Sidelined: The QB and Me 

18,000 Bonus Coins (that's a full year of free reading)

18 months of Wattpad Premium

A bunch of Wattpad merch

Autographed Wattpad WEBTOON Studios posters and books from some of your fav stars

Be the star in our next video ad!

Runner-Up Prize (180 Winners):

1,800 Bonus Coins

3 months of Wattpad Premium

Opportunity to be a star in our next video ad!

🎥 Video Requirements:

• Length: 15-60 seconds

• Max file size: 80 MB

• Language: English

• Raw video footage with no edits

• Portrait orientation (9:16 aspect ratio) is preferred, but we will accept landscape (16:9 aspect ratio)

• Make sure there's no copyrighted or trademarked materials in the background (sorry, no branded merch, movie posters, or logos in sight!)

• Be yourself—let your love for Wattpad shine!

➡️ ENTER NOW ⬅️

Ready to show off your main character energy? Help us make this milestone birthday one for the books (see what we did there?).

- Wattpad HQ

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FAQs

What is the contest period?
The contest runs from November 18 at 6:00 am ET to November 29 at 11:59 pm ET.

Where do I enter the contest?

Entrants can enter directly here: wattpad.awardsplatform.com or click "Enter Here" in the link above. 

Should I submit my entry in portrait (9:16 aspect ratio) or landscape (16:9 aspect ratio) format?

We prefer portraits (I mean who doesn't prefer to record or take pics that way), but we will accept entries in landscape.

Can I submit my entry with my friend in it?

Each video entry should only include 1 person.

Is there a judging rubric I can see?

You can find it here. 

Can users all over the world enter the contest?

Contest is offered worldwide but is void wherever prohibited or restricted by applicable law including but not limited to Crimea, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Russia, Sudan, Syria, Somalia, and Venezuela.

What does it mean when it says I could be a star in our next advertisement?

If the entrant's video is a winning entry, it may be included in a larger community video advertisement we're planning to launch in early 2025.

Does the video need to be in english?

Yes, it does.

Do I need to start an account on the Wattpad Contest Database to enter?

Yes - entrants will be required to sign up directly on or through a third party such as Google. Once they get access they will have the ability to draft, save and submit their entry.

When will winners be contacted?

Winners will be contacted directly via email around December 18.

Where can I find the full contest rules & regulations?

Scroll down to find them. 

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The Wattpad HBD Video Contest

Official Rules

NO PURCHASE OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

The HBD Video Contest ("Contest") is sponsored by Wattpad Corp. ("Sponsor"). Contest is offered worldwide (the "Contest Area"). The Contest is void wherever prohibited or restricted by applicable law, including any territories where promotion licensing and registration is required, as well as any territories sanctioned by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury, including but not limited to Crimea, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Russia, Sudan, Syria, Somalia, and Venezuela. All applicable federal, state/provincial, and local laws apply.

Sponsor shall be entitled to interpret these official rules ("Official Rules") as needed, including without limitation, rules regarding eligibility, entries, deadlines, and winner and prize selection and prize restrictions. By entering, entrants (collectively "Entrant" or "you") agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Contest Parties, which are final and binding in all matters.

1. Contest Period: The Contest starts at 6:00:00 am EST on November 18, 2024 and ends at 11:59:59 pm EST on November 29, 2024 (the "Contest Period").

2. Eligibility: Entrants must be legal residents of the Contest Area and at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of entry. Employees, officers and directors of Sponsor, and the members of their immediate families (defined as spouse, domestic partner, parents, children, siblings and their respective spouses or domestic partners, regardless of where they reside) and households (whether or not related), are not eligible to enter or win.

3. How to Enter: The Contest will be announced through Sponsor's website at www.wattpad.com/1476182663 and through a post on Sponsor's official social media accounts.

a. Website Account: You will need a valid account on Awardforce ("Website Account") to enter. You may create a Website Account by visiting https://wattpad.awardsplatform.com (the "Website"). You will need a valid account on Wattpad to receive your prize(s), if any. Creating a Website Account and a Wattpad account is free as of the publication of these Official Rules. You may create an account by visiting https://www.wattpad.com. By creating a Website Account and Wattpad account, you agree to Awardforce's Policies (found at https://creativeforce.team/privacy-policy/) (collectively, the "Website Terms"). 

b. Instructions: To participate in the Contest, you must:

i. fill out the Contest entry form provided at https://wattpad.awardsplatform.com, including providing Entrant's name and email address;

ii. follow the instructions provided at www.wattpad.com/1476182663 ("Instructions"); and,

iii. submit your entry of a video inspired by telling us what Wattpad means to you and why you love it through https://wattpad.awardsplatform.com ("Website") during the Contest Period. 

c. Entry Limit: There is a limit of 1 entry per Entrant during the Contest Period. For purposes of this Contest, an Entry is "received" when Awardforce's servers record the Entry information. Website Accounts or Entries generated by script, macro, artificial intelligence or other automated means will be void. Website's clock will be the official time-keeping device for the Contest. 

d. Email Address: In the event of a dispute regarding any Entry based on an email address, that Entry will be deemed made by the authorized holder of the primary email address associated with the Entry at the time of the Entry submission, and such Entrant must comply with these Official Rules. 

4. Content Restrictions: Sponsor reserves the right to reject any Entry that it determines, in its sole discretion, violates the Official Rules (including the Content Restrictions), or is otherwise unsuitable, offensive, or in poor taste, and disqualify the relevant Entrant at any time during the Contest, even if it has been declared a Finalist or Winning Entry. All Entries must meet the following requirements (the "Content Restrictions"):

a. Entries must comply with all Instructions specified on the Contest Profile (incorporated herein by reference). 

b. Each Entrant must have all rights necessary to post and submit their Entry. 

c. Entries, including cover/background images, background music, and illustrations, as applicable, must not infringe on the intellectual property or other rights of any third party. It is each Entrant's responsibility to ensure that they have all necessary rights to submit the Entry and to grant Sponsor the rights described in these Official Rules. 

d. Each Entry may only win one award or prize in a single year. 

e. Entries must not contain identifying information (e.g. names, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses or mailing addresses) of any real person, including Entrant. 

f. Entries must adhere to Wattpad's Content Guidelines found here: https://support.wattpad.com/hc/en-us/articles/200774334-Content-Guidelines 

 g. Entries may not contain, as determined by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, any content that:

i. is unnecessarily violent or derogatory of any ethic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group; profane or pornographic; contains nudity;

ii. promotes alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing); promotes any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous; promotes any particular political agenda or message;

iii. is obscene or offensive; 

iv. endorses any form of hate or hate group;

v. appears to duplicate any other submitted contest entries;

vi. defames, misrepresents or contains disparaging remarks about other people or companies including, but not limited to, Sponsor and Administrator and Prize Provider;

vii. contains trademarks, logos, or trade dress (such as distinctive packaging or building exterior/interiors) owned by others, or depictions of characters, symbols, titles, names, brand names, slogans or logos of any third party, without permission;

viii. contains any personal identification, such as license plate numbers, personal names, e-mail addresses or street addresses;

ix. contains copyrighted materials owned by others (including photographs, sculptures, paintings, and other works of art or images published on or in websites, television, movies or other media), without permission;

x. contains any individual other than the Entrant and/or any materials embodying the names, likenesses, voices, or other indicia identifying any person, including, without limitation, celebrities and/or other public or private figures, living or dead, without providing legal releases for such use in a form satisfactory to Sponsor; 

xi. contains look-alikes of celebrities or other public or private figures, living or dead;

xii. communicates messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or good will to which Sponsor wishes to associate; 

xiii. and/or violates any law.

h. Entries must not disparage the goodwill and business reputation of Sponsor and/or any of its affiliates and/or content licensors, as applicable. 

i. Each Entry must: 

i. Be in English;

ii. Be between between fifteen seconds (00:15) and sixty seconds (00:60) in length;

iii. Show the Entrant's face clearly;

iv. Be a maximum of 80 MB in size;

v. Be in either 9:16 or 16:9 aspect ratio (1080 x 1920 pixels or 1920 x 1080 pixels);

vi. Not contain any background music;

vii. Not contain any edits or transitions.

5. Prizes:

The Grand Prize winners shall each receive 18,000 Coins, distributed in batches of 1,500 Coins on a monthly basis (Value: $900 USD); 18 Months of Wattpad Premium, distributed as one annual subscription followed by 6 30-day subscriptions (Value: $135 USD); a personalized video from the cast of an upcoming Wattpad WEBTOON Studios ("WWS") production (Value: $1,000 USD); a set of Wattpad-branded merchandise (Value: $250 USD); a set of autographed WWS posters and/or books (Value: $120 USD); and the opportunity to star in Wattpad's next video advertisement (Value: $1,000 USD). Approximate Retail Value: $3,405.00

The Runner Up Prize winners shall each receive 1,800 Coins (Value: $90 USD); 3 Months of Wattpad Premium, distributed as 3 30-day subscriptions (Value: $23 USD); and the potential opportunity to star in our next video advertisement (Value: $1,000 USD). Approximate Retail Value: $1,130.00

a. All other prize details are at Sponsor's sole discretion. Prize(s) must be accepted as awarded and may not be substituted or transferred, except at Sponsor's sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute a prize of greater or equivalent monetary value if a prize cannot be awarded as described for any reason. Any other costs, taxes or expenses associated with a prize not specified herein will be the responsibility of selected Prize Winners. All federal, state/provincial, local and other taxes are the sole responsibility of each Prize Winner.

b. The Released Parties (defined below) have not made, nor are in any manner responsible or liable for, any warranty, representation, or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize, including but not limited to its quality, mechanical condition or fitness for a particular purpose. By accepting a prize, each confirmed Prize Winner agrees to waive all recourse against the Released Parties if the applicable prize or a component thereof does not prove satisfactory, either in whole or in part.

c. Prize Winner(s) will have no approvals over the final messaging used in conjunction with any winning Entry or its content. All other prize details are at Sponsor's sole discretion. 

6. Entrant's Representations & Warranties:

a. By submitting an Entry, Entrant hereby represents and warrants that their Entry and other materials and information provided by such Entrant: are original to Entrant; do not violate or infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity, moral rights or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity; do not violate any rules or regulations contained in these Official Rules; do not contain any material or elements that are not owned by Entrant and/or which are subject to the rights of third parties, or that Entrant has obtained, prior to submission of the Entry and information or materials, all releases and consents necessary to permit use and exploitation of the Entry and information and materials by Sponsor in the manner set forth in these Official Rules without additional compensation; do not contain information considered by Entrant or any other third party to be confidential; and do not violate any applicable laws or regulations. 

b. Entrant agrees that Sponsor has the right to verify the ownership and originality of all Entries. If any potential Winner's ownership, rights and the originality of any winning Entry cannot be verified to Sponsor's satisfaction or such Entry is in any other way ineligible, Sponsor may in its absolute discretion disqualify that Entry and Entrant and select an alternate Winning Entry in accordance with the Winner Selection, Notification & Verification: Section below.

c. By participating, Entrants acknowledge that Sponsor may be working on or may receive other Entries (or Sponsor's employees or third-party independent contractors may create materials on their own) that are similar or identical in theme, format or other respects to that submitted by Entrant. By accepting an Entry, Sponsor does not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to Sponsor or developed by its employees or agents or obtained from sources other than that Entrant. Sponsor shall have any liability to any Entrant for any direct, indirect, contributory, vicarious, secondary or other infringement or protection of any copyright in or to Entrant's Entry. Sponsor responsible for any unauthorized use of Entries by third parties.

7. Finalist Judging, Notification & Verification: After the close of the Contest Period, a panel of qualified judges consisting of employees of Sponsor (the "Contest Judges") will review and score each Entry in accordance with the Scoring Process below. Subject to verification of eligibility, the one hundred and eighty (180) Entrants who receive the highest overall scores from the Contest Judges will be declared the potential finalists (each, a "Finalist"). Potential Finalists will be notified on or about December 20, 2024 via email or direct message on the Website. Finalists are subject to verification, including verification of eligibility. If an Entrant is unable to verify Entrant's information, the Entrant will automatically be disqualified and their prize, if any, will be forfeited. Sponsor reserves the right to select fewer than one hundred and eighty (180) Finalists if, in its sole discretion, it does not receive a sufficient number of eligible and qualified Entries. Each Submission will be ranked in the following criteria: Connection to Contest Concept, Originality/Creativity, Quality, and Bonus Points (25%/25%/25%/25%). Bonus Points can be earned by taking any or all of the following actions: sharing the Entry on social media and providing the URL in the form; and providing a story recommendation in the form. Bonus Points are awarded on the basis of action taken and are not judged on content. Entrant whose Entry earns the highest overall score will win. In the event of a tie, winner will be selected based on the Bonus Points criterion.

8. Winner Selection, Notification & Verification:

a. The Contest Judges will select the Prize Winners on or about December 18, 2024. The winners are each a "Prize Winner" and collectively the "Prize Winners". The number of potential winners is as follows:

3 Grand Prize Winners

180 Runner Up Winners

b. Sponsor reserves the right to determine an alternate winner in accordance with these Official Rules if any Prize Winner is disqualified, cannot be contacted, or is deemed ineligible for any reason, or is not available to participate in any applicable contesting events. Finalists and judging scores will not be revealed. The decisions of the employees of Sponsor are final and binding in all respects. 

c. Sponsor or its designee will attempt to notify the Prize Winner(s) by email or direct message on the Website within forty-eight (48) hours of selection. Each potential Prize Winner must respond to initial notification and execute and return any requested Declaration of Eligibility and Liability Release (the "Release") within forty-eight (48) hours of initial notification.

d. If any potential Prize Winner (a) cannot be contacted directly by, or does not respond to, initial notification within the time stated above, (b) fails to satisfy any eligibility or verification requirement herein, (c) declines to accept the Prize, or (d) is otherwise determined to be ineligible, in Sponsor's discretion, that individual will be disqualified and forfeit the Prize. In such event, the next highest scoring Entrant will be declared an alternate Prize Winner as soon as reasonably practicable after such disqualification. Any alternate Prize Winners must satisfy the above-described verification procedures and deadlines. This process will continue until all Prize Winners are confirmed or no Entrants remain, whichever occurs first. 

e. Confirmed Prize Winners will be announced on www.wattpad.com/1476182663 on or around January 20, 2025 and will receive instructions from the Sponsor or its designee for claiming or receiving their Prizes. Upon fulfilling any Prize, the Sponsor will be deemed to have awarded the Prize to such Prize Winner and such Prize Winner assumes full responsibility for the Prize. The Sponsor reserves the right to award fewer than the stated number of Prizes if it does not receive an adequate number of properly submitted and eligible Entries.

9. Publicity Grant: Each Entrant's acceptance of being declared a Finalist and/or Prize Winner in the Contest constitutes permission for Sponsor and designees to use each Finalist's and Prize Winners' Entries, as well as Entrant's name, website(s) or other social media handle or other ID, biographical information, address (city and state/province) and likeness, for advertising and promotional purposes, in any manner, in any and all media now or hereafter devised, worldwide, in perpetuity, without further compensation, notification or permission, except where prohibited by applicable law and as otherwise provided herein. The preceding expressly includes, without limitation, any video associated with any winning Entry.

10. Intellectual Property / Use of Entries: Each Entrant owns the underlying copyright of the original elements of their Entry. Each Prize Winner grants and assigns to Sponsor and its designees all rights, title and interest (including copyright) in and to the winning Entry, including, without limitation, the right to use, perform, exhibit, reproduce and/or otherwise exploit Entrant's prize-winning Entry in any manner and in any and all distribution channels, venues or media now known or hereafter devised, without further notice or any compensation to Entrant. The preceding grant of rights is subject to any rights retained by a social media operator in its social media platform. Each Prize Winner further waives, to the extent allowed by law, any "moral rights" or "droit moral" of authors or similar natural rights of ownership the Entrant may have in the Entry. Each Prize Winner further agrees, upon Sponsor's request and without compensation of any kind, to execute any additional documents so as to effect, record or perfect the grant of rights contemplated by this subsection.

11. Representations & Warranties: 

a. Each participating Entrant hereby represents and warrants that any Entry and other materials and information provided by such Entrant are original to Entrant and do not violate or infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity, moral rights or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity, and do not violate any rules or regulations contained in these Official Rules. If the Entry or information or materials provided by Entrant contain any material or elements that are not owned by Entrant and/or which are subject to the rights of third parties, Entrant represents that Entrant has obtained, prior to submission of the Entry and information or materials, any and all releases and consents necessary to permit use and exploitation of the Entry and information and materials by Sponsor and in the manner set forth in these Official Rules without additional compensation.

b. Each Entrant represents and warrants that the Entry and materials and information provided do not contain information considered by Entrant or any other third party to be confidential, and that the Entry, materials and information provided do not violate any applicable laws or regulations. Entrant agrees that Sponsor has the right to verify the ownership and originality of all Entries. In the event a submission is selected as a winning Entry, and Entrant's ownership, rights and the originality of the Entry cannot be verified to the satisfaction of Sponsor or is in any other way ineligible, Sponsor may select an alternate winner based on the same judging criteria.

c. By participating, Entrants acknowledge that Sponsor may be working on or may receive other Entries (or Sponsor's employees or third-party independent contractors may create materials on their own) that are similar or identical in theme, format or other respects to that submitted by Entrant. By submitting an Entry, Sponsor does not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to Sponsor or or developed by its employees or agents, or obtained from sources other than entrant. Neither Sponsor nor shall have any liability to Entrant for any direct, indirect, contributory, vicarious, secondary or other infringement or protection of any copyright in or to entrant's Entry. Neither Sponsor nor are not responsible for any unauthorized use of Entries by third parties.

12. General Rules: 

a. In the event of a dispute regarding any Entry, that Entry will be deemed made by the authorized holder of the primary email address associated with the Entry at the time of the Entry submission, and such Entrant must comply with these Official Rules. Sponsor, , each of their respective parent corporations, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies and all of their respective officers, shareholders, directors, employees, agents, representatives, licensees and assigns (collectively, "Released Parties") are not responsible for technical, hardware, software or telephone malfunctions of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, incomplete, inaccurate, garbled or delayed electronic communications, or for errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing or judging of Entries or in any Contest-related materials. Released Parties reserve the right at their sole discretion to disqualify any Entrant who tampers or attempts to tamper with the Entry process or the operation of the Contest, mobile application or website (including the Website); violates the Official Rules; or acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. 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 (including attorneys' fees) and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor's failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules will not constitute a waiver of that provision. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest if it is not capable of running as planned, including, but not limited to, infection by computer virus, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other problems. Released Parties will have no liability or responsibility for any claim arising in connection with participation in this Contest or the exploitation by a Released Party of any Entry. Entrants assume all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by participation in this Contest. Aside from providing portions of the Prizes and selecting the Prize Winners (as outlined hereto), shall not be responsible for the conduct and administration of the Contest, including the distribution of the Prizes. Entrants acknowledge and agree that Sponsor shall be the sole party responsible for the conduct and administration of the Contest.

b. The Released Parties have not made, nor are in any manner responsible or liable for, any warranty, representation, or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize, including but not limited to its quality, mechanical condition or fitness for a particular purpose. By accepting a prize, each confirmed Prize Winner agrees to waive all recourse against the Released Parties if the applicable prize or a component thereof does not prove satisfactory, either in whole or in part. By participating in this Contest, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, each Entrant: (i) releases the Released Parties from any and all liability, loss or damage that the Entrant may incur in connection with the Entrant's participation in this Contest and, if applicable, with respect to the awarding, receipt, possession and/or use or misuse of a prize and notifications in respect of prizes; (ii) agrees that under no circumstances will the Entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, consequential, or any other damages; (iii) agrees that all 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; and (iv) agrees that any and all claims, judgments, and award shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, excluding attorneys' fees and court costs.

13. Use of Data: Sponsor prohibits entry by, and does not knowingly collect personal information from, anyone under thirteen (13) years of age. By participating in the Contest, each Entrant acknowledges and agrees that the information submitted in connection with this Contest, including Entrant's personal information, is governed by Sponsor's (available at https//policies.wattpad.com/privacy/) and that the Entrant has read and accepted. 

14. Release / Limitation of Liability: ENTRANTS HEREBY HOLD THE RELEASED PARTIES HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ANY THIRD-PARTY CLAIM ARISING FROM USE OF THE ENTRY, THE STORY, OR ENTRANTS' PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK, RIGHTS OF PUBLICITY OR PRIVACY OR FALSE ENDORSEMENT. RELEASED PARTIES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST, LATE, DAMAGED, MISDIRECTED, ILLEGIBLE, INCOMPLETE, DELAYED, INACCURATE, GARBLED, STOLEN OR MUTILATED ENTRIES, OR FOR ANY COMPUTER, ONLINE, TELEPHONE OR TECHNICAL MALFUNCTIONS, DELAYS OR HUMAN ERRORS THAT OCCUR IN THE PROCESSING, TRANSMISSION OR RECEIPT OF ENTRIES, OR FOR INACCURATE TRANSCRIPTION OF ENTRY INFORMATION, OR FOR ENTRIES THAT ARE STOLEN, MISDIRECTED, GARBLED, LOST OR DELAYED BY COMPUTER TRANSMISSIONS, OR IF, FOR ANY REASON, THE CONTEST IS NOT CAPABLE OF BEING CONDUCTED AS PLANNED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INFECTION BY COMPUTER VIRUSES, BUGS, TAMPERING, UNAUTHORIZED INTERVENTION, FRAUD, TECHNICAL FAILURES, OR OTHER CAUSES. RELEASED PARTIES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR INCORRECT OR INACCURATE ENTRY INFORMATION, WHETHER CAUSED BY INTERNET USERS OR BY ANY OF THE EQUIPMENT OR PROGRAMMING ASSOCIATED WITH OR UTILIZED IN THE CONTEST OR BY ANY TECHNICAL OR HUMAN ERROR THAT MAY OCCUR IN THE PROCESSING OF THE ENTRIES IN THE CONTEST.

15. Disputes: This Contest and the rights and obligations of Sponsor and Entrants will be governed by and controlled by the laws of the Province of Ontario, applicable to contracts made and performed therein without reference to the applicable choice of law provisions. All actions, proceedings or litigation relating hereto will be instituted and prosecuted solely within the City of Toronto, Ontario. Entrant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (ii) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, and in no event will Entrant be permitted to obtain attorneys' fees or other legal costs; and (iii) 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.

16. Winner's List: You may request the name of the Prize Winner(s) (available after December 20, 2024) by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Sponsor at the address below for receipt by no later than January 15, 2025.

17. Sponsor: Wattpad Corp., 36 Wellington St. E., Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5E 1C7. This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Apple Inc or Google LLC.