UPromise Scholarship Giveaway Rules

 

Entrants in the Upromise Scholarship Promotion for Achieve Montana (the “Scholarship Promotion”) agree that they have read, understood and accepted these Official Rules, which incorporate by reference the Upromise Terms of Use, Upromise Privacy Policy, and Upromise Member Agreement,  and agree to be bound by them, including all eligibility requirements and decisions of the Sponsor. We recommend that you print out and keep a copy of the Official Rules for future reference.

SPONSOR: Upromise, LLC., c/o Prodege, LLC, 8605 Santa Monica Blvd. PMB 36227, West Hollywood, CA. 90069-4109, USA (“Upromise”). The Scholarship Promotion is in no way sponsored or administered by Achieve Montana.

ELIGIBILITY: The Scholarship Promotion is open only to legal residents of the Achieve MOntana plan state who are over the age of 18 years old and are Upromise members with an account in good standing that is actively linked to a Achieve Montana account in good standing, and have either (1) for existing Upromise members, opted in to participate in the Scholarship Promotion by clicking the “Enter now” button in the promotional email sent to the Upromise member’s registered email address, or (2) for new Upromise members, created their Upromise account through a 529 plan sponsor’s email marketing communication, or (3) indicated their participation by submitting a written entry in an alternative method provided below, at the time of each entry. Employees of or consultants to Sponsor, or its parent, affiliates, and promotion agencies (collectively, “Related Entities”) and members of their immediate family or household of each are not eligible. Void where prohibited by law. This Scholarship Promotion is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

TO ENTER: The Scholarship Promotion consists of two components: a Contest and a Sweepstake. Entrants will automatically be entered for both if they meet the Eligibility Requirements at any time during the Scholarship Promotion period 10/01/2025 to 10/31/2025. Alternatively, for the Sweepstakes only, you may enter by, on a 3”x5” piece of paper, hand-printing your Upromise member email address, full name, complete address, and daytime and evening telephone numbers, and mailing to: Upromise Scholarship Promotion for Achieve Montana, 8605 Santa Monica Blvd., PMB 36227, West Hollywood, CA. 90069-4109, which must be postmarked by 10/31/2025 and received by 11/07/2025 Limit one entry per envelope. An Entrant may not enter with multiple identities. One entry per person. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO ENTER. YOU MAY ONLY ENTER EITHER BY EARNING THE ENTRIES AS DESCRIBED BELOW OR VIA THE ALTERNATE MAIL-IN ENTRY METHOD. YOU CANNOT USE BOTH METHODS OF ENTRY TO ENTER THE SWEEPSTAKES. ENTRANTS WHO ENTER THE SWEEPSTAKES BY BOTH METHODS OF ENTRY WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

SELECTION OF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS: For the Contest, which runs from 10/01/2025 to 10/31/2025, one (1) Contest winner shall be determined as the Entrant whose account receives the highest total of approved, non-promotional earnings credited to the Upromise account during the Scholarship Promotion period, excluding bonus earnings. For the Sweepstake, each $1 of awarded earnings (that is not cancelled) shall count as one entry. Two (2) Sweepstake winners will be selected at random from all eligible Entrants, excluding the Contest winner. Both the Contest winner and the Sweepstake winners will be selected by 11/30/2025 (the “Selection”) and notified during the six (6) weeks following the Selection.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS: The Scholarship Promotion will award a total of three (3) Scholarship Awards (each a “Scholarship Award”). The Contest winner shall receive a $1,000 Scholarship Award, and the two (2) Sweepstake winners shall each receive a $529 Scholarship Award (each “Scholarship Recipient”). All Scholarship Awards will be directly deposited into the Scholarship Recipient’s linked Achieve Montana account. ALL EXPENSES, FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAXES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF SCHOLARSHIP AWARD NOT SET FORTH IN THESE RULES ARE THE OBLIGATION OF THE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT. No assignment, transfer or substitution of any Scholarship Award is permitted. Entrants agree that if a Scholarship Recipient is found to have violated these Official Rules, or otherwise does not meet the eligibility criteria, such Scholarship Award will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate Scholarship Recipient in a random drawing from among all remaining eligible Entries.

NOTIFICATION OF SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS: Each Scholarship Recipient will be notified by email and/or administrative notification on the Upromise website as described above. If requested by Sponsor, each potential Scholarship Recipient may be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability and Publicity Release (where permitted) (an “Affidavit”) within five (5) business days of notification attempt or such Scholarship Award will be forfeited and an alternate Scholarship Recipient will be selected in a random drawing from among all remaining Entries. If an Affidavit is requested, the potential Scholarship Recipient will not be deemed the Scholarship Recipient until his/her identity is verified and such Affidavit is returned on a timely basis. The Scholarship Award will be awarded provided it is properly claimed by responding to the award notification from Upromise within five (5) business days. No more than three (3) Scholarship Awards as stated in these Official Rules will be awarded. In the event more Scholarship Recipient notifications are issued, or more Scholarship Award claims are received than the number of Scholarship Awards set forth in these Official Rules due to computer, printing, human or other error or problem, a random drawing will take place from among all such Entries for the Scholarship Award at issue (or from among all persons so notified) to award the Scholarship Awards as set forth in these Official Rules. Inclusion in such random drawing shall be each entrant’s sole and exclusive remedy under such circumstances.

FULFILLMENT OF SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS: Each Scholarship Award shall be directly deposited into the Scholarship Recipient’s linked Achieve Montana account on the notification date. If there is more than one Achieve Montana account linked, the Scholarship Award shall be deposited into the account designated by the Scholarship Recipient.

GENERAL: By entering this Scholarship Promotion, entrants and Scholarship Recipients: (1) agree to be bound by these Official Rules; (2) agree to release Sponsor, the Related Entities, Achieve Montana and its service providers from any and all liability for any loss, harm, damages, costs or expenses, arising out of or relating to participating in this Scholarship Promotion, including but not limited to the selection of winners, distribution of awards, any technical issues related to the promotion, or the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any Scholarship Award and claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy; and (3) consent to the use of his/her name, voice, picture, and likeness for advertising and promotional purposes in any medium throughout the world in perpetuity without additional compensation unless prohibited by law. Sponsor may prohibit individuals from participating in Scholarship Promotion and disqualify Entries if they attempt to enter the Scholarship Promotion through any means other than as described in these Official Rules or attempt to circumvent the terms and conditions of these Official Rules in any way. In the event the Sponsor or Related Entities are prevented from continuing with this Scholarship Promotion or the integrity and/or feasibility of the Scholarship Promotion is undermined by any event including but not limited to fire, flood, epidemic, earthquake, explosion, labor dispute, or strike, act of God or public enemy, satellite or equipment failure, riot or civil disturbance, war (declared or undeclared), terrorist threat or activity, or any federal, state, provincial or local government law, order of regulation, order of any court or jurisdiction, or other cause not reasonably within the Sponsor’s control (each a “Force Majeure” event) the Sponsor and Related Entities shall have the right, in their sole discretion, to abbreviate, modify, suspend, cancel or terminate the Scholarship Promotion without notice or further obligation. If the Sponsor in its discretion elects to abbreviate, cancel or terminate the Scholarship Promotion as a result of a Force Majeure event, the Sponsor reserves the right, but shall have no obligation, to award the Scholarship Awards from among all valid Entries received up to the time of such Force Majeure event.

INTERNET: If for any reason this Scholarship Promotion is not capable of running as planned due to an infection by a computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Scholarship Promotion, the Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the Entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Scholarship Promotion, at which time, Sponsor will conduct a random drawing selection from among all Entries received at the time of the Scholarship Promotion termination. The Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, Entries. The Sponsor and Related Entities are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunctions of any telephone network or telephone lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any postcard or other Entry to be received by the Sponsor due to technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant’s or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participating in this Scholarship Promotion or downloading any materials in this Scholarship Promotion. SPONSOR IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR INCOMPATIBILITY OF ENTRANT’S HARDWARE, SOFTWARE OR BROWSER TECHNOLOGY WITH SPONSOR’S HARDWARE, SOFTWARE OR BROWSER TECHNOLOGY. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SCHOLARSHIP PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Sponsor may ask any entrant or potential Scholarship Recipient to provide Sponsor with proof that such party is the authorized account holder of the Upromise Account associated with the Entry.

BINDING ARBITRATION: Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Scholarship Promotion, including any Entry for or any selection of Scholarship Recipients, shall be settled by binding arbitration as outlined in the Upromise Terms of Use Section 11, Binding Arbitration of all Disputes and Claims.

GOVERNING LAW & JURISDICTION: The Official Rules and the Scholarship Promotion are governed by U.S. law and are subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of the Scholarship Promotion Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Scholarship Promotion, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Achieve Montana plan state, without giving effect to the conflict of laws rules thereof, and any matters or proceedings which are not subject to arbitration as set forth in “Binding Arbitration” Section of these Official Rules and/or for entering any judgment on an arbitration award, shall take place in the Los Angeles County, California.

OFFICIAL RULES: For a printed copy of the Official Rules, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope (VT residents need not affix return postage) to: Upromise, LLC. Upromise Scholarship Promotion for Achieve Montana, c/o Prodege, LLC, 8605 Santa Monica Blvd. PMB 36227, West Hollywood, CA. 90069-4109, USA