Contest rules for the Travelpayouts “Birthday Celebration on Instagram” marketing activity in December of 2025.

Current version as of December 12, 2025

1. ORGANIZER AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.1. Contest Organizer: Travelpayouts (hereinafter — "Organizer").

1.2. These Rules govern the contest "Travelpayouts Birthday Celebration on Instagram" (hereinafter — "Contest") conducted on the Instagram social network.

1.3. The Contest is held to increase engagement and expand the Travelpayouts Instagram account audience, as well as strengthen relationships with the partner and subscriber community.

1.4. Participation in the Contest is voluntary. Participation constitutes full and unconditional acceptance of these Rules.

1.5. The Contest is not a game requiring financial contributions or investments from participants.

2. CONTEST TIMELINE

2.1. Activity period (content publication and engagement): from December 15, 2025, 00:00 (MSK) to December 19, 2025, 23:59 (MSK) inclusive.

2.2. Results announcement and winner selection: December 23, 2025.

2.3. Winner notification and prize distribution: within 7 (seven) days after results announcement.

3. PARTICIPATION ELIGIBILITY

3.1. To participate in the Contest, a user must simultaneously meet all of the following conditions:

a) Have an active Instagram account.

b) Be subscribed to the official Travelpayouts Instagram account (@travelpayouts) at the time of content interaction and at the time of winner selection.

c) Engage with at least one piece of content posted by the Organizer (post or story) published between December 15–19, 2025, inclusive.

d) Be an adult (18 years or older) or have parental/guardian consent to participate in the Contest (in accordance with applicable laws of the participant's country of residence).

e) Have the authority to express consent with these Rules in accordance with applicable law.

3.2. "Engagement" includes the following actions:

• Like (heart reaction) on a post in the Travelpayouts feed;
• Comment on a post (in compliance with Contest rules and Instagram guidelines);
• Repost/Share a post to your own story (with mention or tag of Travelpayouts account);
• Interaction with story stickers (e.g., using branded stickers in your story, answering story questions, etc.);
• Other forms of engagement including Instagram features (polls, quizzes, tests, etc.) explicitly mentioned in the post or story.

3.3. Each participant may engage with multiple posts/stories during December 15–19; each engagement increases the participant's chances of winning, however, one raffle entry corresponds to one participant regardless of the number of engagements.

3.4. The Organizer reserves the right to exclude from the Contest participants who violated rules, engaged in fraudulent actions, or used prohibited methods to increase engagement (automation, bots, artificial inflation, etc.).

3.5. Participation of accounts created specifically to participate in the Contest (new accounts created less than one week before the Contest start) may be reviewed and excluded if there are signs of fraud.

4. PRIZE FUND AND WINNER SELECTION

4.1. Number of winners: 3 (three) participants.

4.2. Prize: each winner receives a digital gift card worth $200 USD.

4.3. Prize description and delivery procedure:

4.3.1. Gift cards are digital (electronic) cards issued through the Tremendous platform (tremendous.com).

4.3.2. Prize delivery procedure:

• After a winner is selected, the Organizer will contact them via Instagram Direct Message;
• The Organizer will ask the winner to confirm their country of residence and provide contact information (email address);
• Based on the winner's country, the Organizer will select available stores and platforms and issue a $200 USD gift card through Tremendous;
• The winner will receive a link to activate the card via Direct Message or email;
• The winner may use the card to make purchases at the stores and platforms available in their country through the provided link, subject to Tremendous terms and conditions and the terms of each individual store.

4.3.3. The stores and platforms available for card use depend on the winner's country of residence and are determined by Tremendous. The Organizer does not guarantee the availability of any specific store or platform.

4.3.4. Gift cards are valid for the period specified by Tremendous (typically 1 year from issuance date or as per Tremendous terms).

4.3.5. The winner uses the card at their own risk; the Organizer is not responsible for technical failures of the Tremendous platform, store unavailability, or issues arising from card use.

4.4. Winner selection mechanism:

• Winners are selected randomly from all participants meeting the conditions of Section 3;
• Random selection is conducted using software tools (random number generator) or other objective randomization methods;
• The Organizer may use Instagram's built-in tools (random comment selector) or external services;
• Selection is conducted with involvement of independent persons or automated mechanisms to ensure transparency.

4.5. Results announcement date: December 23, 2025.

4.6. Raffle results will be published on Instagram in posts, stories, or live streams of the Travelpayouts account. Winners will also be notified personally via Direct Message (DM) on Instagram.

4.7. The prize cannot be exchanged for a different cash amount, sold, transferred to third parties, or replaced with another prize unless otherwise provided by law.

4.8. The Organizer reserves the right not to award the prize if the winner is found to have violated participation conditions or if the Organizer is unable to contact the winner within 14 days of results announcement.

5. WINNER NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE

5.1. Winners will be notified via Direct Message (private message) to their Instagram account within 3 (three) business days after results announcement (December 23, 2025).

5.2. The Organizer will request the following information from the winner:

• Country of residence (mandatory);
• Email address (mandatory, for sending the card activation link);
• Any other information if required by Tremendous or applicable law.

5.3. The winner must provide the requested information within 7 (seven) days from receiving the notification.

5.4. Upon receipt of necessary information, the Organizer will issue the gift card through Tremendous within 5 (five) business days and send the winner an activation link via Direct Message or email.

5.5. The activation link is the only document required to use the prize. The winner is responsible for safeguarding the link and maintaining confidential access to the card.

5.6. If a winner does not respond to the notification within 14 (fourteen) days, does not provide required information, or declines the prize, the Organizer reserves the right not to award the prize and may move to the next randomly selected participant.

5.7. The list of winners (only usernames/nicknames, without personal data) may be published on official Travelpayouts channels with Instagram mention.

6. CONTEST RULES AND RESTRICTIONS

6.1. Prohibited actions:

• Use of bots, scripts, or other automated tools to increase engagement;
• Artificial inflation of followers, likes, or comments through third-party services;
• Posting spam, insults, or obscene content in comments;
• Attempts to manipulate or deceive the raffle process;
• Violation of Instagram community guidelines or platform terms of service;
• Creation of multiple accounts by the same user to increase chances of winning.

6.2. Participants found engaging in the above actions will be immediately excluded from the Contest.

6.3. Personal data: participants consent to the use of their username and account name for the purpose of announcing Contest results, but their personal data (email, phone, country of residence, etc.) will not be disclosed publicly without consent.

6.4. The Organizer reserves the right to moderate comments and remove content violating the rules.

6.5. Instagram is not the organizer or sponsor of this Contest. The Contest is conducted by Travelpayouts independently and is not endorsed, sponsored, or administered by Instagram.

7. PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING

7.1. By participating in the Contest, the user consents to the Organizer processing their personal data obtained from their Instagram profile (account username, name), as well as additional information voluntarily provided by the winner (country of residence, email, other data) for the purpose of conducting the Contest, determining winners, and distributing prizes.

7.2. Additional personal data (country, email, etc.) will be requested only from Contest winners and processed exclusively for the purpose of issuing and delivering the gift card through Tremendous.

7.3. The Organizer processes personal data in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, including GDPR (for EU participants), Federal Law No. 152-FZ (for Russian participants), and other applicable laws.

7.4. Participants' personal data is stored for the period necessary to conduct the Contest and fulfill obligations to winners (prize distribution) and is deleted upon completion of this period in accordance with Travelpayouts' privacy policy.

7.5. Winners' personal data (email, country of residence) will be transferred to the Tremendous platform exclusively for the purpose of issuing and delivering the gift card. The Organizer is not responsible for Tremendous's data processing in accordance with their privacy policy.

7.6. Personal data is not transferred to third parties except when necessary by law or at the request of government authorities.

7.7. Participants have the right to access, correct, or delete their personal data in accordance with applicable law. To exercise these rights, participants may contact the Organizer using the contact information in Section 12.

7.8. Data processing is conducted lawfully and transparently; the Organizer will provide any necessary information about data processing upon participant request.

8. LIABILITY AND LIMITATIONS

8.1. The Organizer is not liable for:

• Technical failures, interruptions in Instagram platform, server, or internet operation;
• Errors made by users when attempting to engage with content;
• Deletion or blocking of user accounts by Instagram;
• Technical failures, delays, or issues with the Tremendous platform;
• Inability to use the gift card, store or platform unavailability, or problems with the provided link;
• Losses incurred in connection with gift card use;
• Inability to contact the winner or loss of contact.

8.2. The Organizer does not guarantee specific results for participants and is not responsible if a participant does not win the prize.

8.3. The Organizer's liability to the winner is limited to the value of the awarded prize ($200).

8.4. The participant uses the gift card at their own risk. The Organizer is not responsible for the quality of goods or services purchased using the card, nor for the actions of stores or platforms available through Tremendous.

8.5. The Organizer is not responsible for delays in card issuance or link delivery due to causes beyond its control (Tremendous service delays, email delivery problems, etc.).

9. TAXATION

9.1. Prizes may be subject to taxation in accordance with the tax laws of the winner's country of tax residence.

9.2. The Organizer is not responsible for winners' tax obligations. All taxes are paid by the winner independently in accordance with applicable law.

9.3. If necessary, the Organizer may request documents from the winner required to comply with tax requirements or anti-money laundering (KYC) requirements.

10. CONTEST MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION

10.1. The Organizer reserves the right to modify these Rules with notification to participants via Instagram (posts, stories, or Direct Message).

10.2. The Organizer reserves the right to terminate the Contest early in case of:

• Force majeure (extraordinary events, natural disasters, etc.);
• Blocking or closure of the Travelpayouts Instagram account;
• Changes in Instagram policy or rules;
• Detection of widespread fraud or violations;
• Tremendous service unavailability or other technical issues;
• Other circumstances making Contest operation impossible.

10.3. Upon early termination, the Organizer will notify participants and explain the situation. Prizes may not be distributed in this case; however, the Organizer will make all reasonable efforts to distribute prizes to already-determined winners.

11. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

11.1. All disputes and claims arising in connection with the Contest are resolved through negotiations between the participant and the Organizer.

11.2. Participants may submit a claim to the Organizer via Instagram Direct Message or email provided in Section 12.

11.3. The Organizer will review the claim and respond within 14 (fourteen) days.

11.4. If agreement is not reached, the dispute is subject to resolution in accordance with applicable law.

11.5. The Organizer's decisions regarding Contest operation, participant qualification, and winner selection are final and not subject to appeal, except as provided by applicable law.

12. CONTACT INFORMATION AND FINAL PROVISIONS

12.1. For all questions related to the Contest, participants may contact:

• Instagram Direct Message: @travelpayouts
• Email: support@travelpayouts.com

12.2. These Rules come into effect upon publication and remain valid until the Contest ends and all Organizer obligations to winners are fulfilled.

12.3. Participation in the Contest constitutes full acceptance of these Rules.

12.4. The Organizer reserves the right to final interpretation of these Rules.

12.5. If any provision of these Rules is found invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect.

Organizer contact: support@travelpayouts.com | Instagram: @travelpayouts