Sweepstakes rules — the framework

Every sweepstakes on Givvy runs under its own official rules, published with its listing. This page is the framework those rules sit inside: the parts that are true of every listing, whichever store sponsors it.

1. Sponsor

The sponsor of record funds and provides the prize. Givvy never funds prizes.

2. Eligibility

Sweepstakes listings carry their own eligibility (age and geography) on their face, and those rules govern entry.

Givvy is a shopping service for adults.

3. How to enter

Every sweepstakes listed on Givvy has a free entry route — no purchase is ever necessary — stated on the listing’s face. A purchase never improves the odds stated in the official rules, and no listing may require one.

Entry opens on a listing only when its host model is cleared and the listing says entry is open. A listing labeled “Listed, not Live” is published for review; it accepts no entries.

4. Entry limits and frequency

The entry limit and frequency in the official rules are a ceiling, not a target to exceed. Givvy enters no one beyond them, and entries made outside the official rules do not count.

5. Prizes

The prize for a specific sweepstakes is set by that listing’s official rules. Listings run only for established, reputable sponsors; where a sponsor is newer, the prize is held in hand before anything runs.

6. Winner selection

The winner process for a specific sweepstakes is set by that listing’s official rules.

[Copy owed — Copy Gate] The framework-level winner-selection, notification, and verification copy for this section has not been written yet.

7. Agent-entry policy

An agent may enter a sweepstakes only where the listing’s agent_entry_permission field says entry is permitted. Where the field is not stated, no permission is on record — and no permission on record means no agent entry. Where it is prohibited, agents do not enter, full stop. Entering a contest is an act that always requires the human’s own confirmation under Givvy’s permission ladder.

[Copy owed — Copy Gate] How agent-entry abuse is detected and enforced at the framework level has not been written yet.

8. Privacy / data

Everything Givvy learns about what people buy is aggregate, anonymized, and opt-in only. The full draft is on the privacy page.

9. General conditions

Eligibility, entry limits and frequency, the prize, the dates, and the winner process for a specific sweepstakes are set by that listing’s official rules. Where this framework and a listing’s official rules differ, the listing’s official rules govern.

A listing is either sponsor-hosted — the sponsor hosts it and its election governs — or Givvy-hosted, where Givvy hosts the listing as a service only. Under either election, liability for the sweepstakes sits with the sponsor.