INTUIT HOUR OF FINANCE CHALLENGE
OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

The Intuit Hour of Finance Challenge (the "Challenge") starts April 1, 2024 and ends April 30, 2024. The Challenge is open only to High Schools (grades 9-12) located in the United States or any such other designated organizations identified by Intuit. Only participating schools or organizations that meet the minimum requirements set forth in the Official Rules will be eligible to win the Prize.

PARTICIPATION AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
The Challenge is open to: (i) High Schools located in the United States having grades 9 – 12 ("Participating Schools") who register for the Challenge through an educator or administrator ("Staff" or "You" or "Your"); and (ii) Organizations that are not High Schools (i.e. after school programs, clubs, partner organizations) approved by Intuit ("Authorized Participants"). Participating Schools and Authorized Participants are jointly referred to as "Schools". Authorized Participants are not eligible to win a Prize. Employees of Intuit Inc. (the “Sponsor”), Marden-Kane, Inc. (the "Administrator"), and their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, related companies, advertising agencies, and the members of their immediate families (spouse, parents, children, siblings and their respective spouses) (collectively “Releasees”) and individuals living in the same household as such employees or a Staff of a School or a Player who has won a prize from a promotion sponsored by Intuit within a twenty-four (24) month period and having received said prize are not eligible to enter or win.

Aside from the Staff of a School, this Challenge is not open to any officer or employee of a government or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof, or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any such government or department, agency, or instrumentality, or for or on behalf of any such public international organization, or institution in any jurisdiction and any entry by any such officer, employee, or institution will be rejected.

By participating in the Challenge, Schools and their respective Staff agree to be bound by these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions which are final and binding. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. The Challenge is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

PRIZE ELIGIBILITY:
To be eligible for a Prize, Participating Schools must have a minimum number of Players based on the Participant School size ("Minimum Participation Requirement"). A "Player" is any individual student in grades 9 – 12 in a U.S. - based High School who enters their unique school Dashboard Code, creates a character avatar, and enters the gameplay world on Intuit Prosperity Quest (the "Game"). The Minimum Participation Requirement by school size are as follows:

Authorized Participants are not eligible to win a Prize.

KEY DATES:
Registration for the Challenge begins on March 11, 2024 and ends on April 29, 2024 (“Challenge Registration Period”). The competition period of the Challenge begins on April 1, 2024 and ends on April 30, 2024. ("Challenge Competition Period"). A summary of key dates is stated in the chart below:

All dates/times are 2024/Pacific Standard Time

EVENT EVENT START DATE/TIME EVENT END DATE/TIME

Challenge Registration Period

March 11
6:00 am PST

April 29
5:00 pm PST

Challenge Competition Period

April 1
6:00 am PST

April 30
5:00 pm PST

Winner Announcement

May 6, 2024

 

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
Between March 11, 2024 and April 29, 2024, You must register Your school through the Challenge registration page at www.IntuitHourOfFinanceChallenge.com ("Challenge Platform"), complete the registration form, and any other additional instructions provided. After successfully submitting the registration, a unique Dashboard Code will be created for each Participating School with an NCES ID number. The Dashboard Code is required to access the Game. It is advised to print or write down the Dashboard Code to unlock the Game. The Dashboard Code will also be sent via email to the email address provided in the registration form within 24 or 48 business hours. Participating Schools without an NCES ID number or Authorized Participants will need to reach out to the Intuit for Education support team at education@intuit.com and provide the name, address, and website of the school to receive the Dashboard Code.

HOW TO PLAY THE GAME:
Between April 1, 2024 and April 30, 2024 You will be able to access the Game and relevant materials at the Challenge Platform. You are encouraged to review the "Educator Lesson Plan" and "Student Activity Guide" accessible at https://www.intuit.com/solutions/education/hour-of-finance/challenge/#resources. To unlock the School's Join Code You must log into the Game using the Dashboard Code. The Join Code and the "Student Activity Guide" must be shared with all Players to start the Challenge.

SCORING:
Schools will be grouped into one of three brackets (each a “Bracket”) by size according to their bracket size as listed above under the "Prize Eligibility" section.

Schools that meet or exceed the student participation requirement as detailed in the “How to Participate” section above will then be ranked on the basis of their Average Game Score. The School with the highest average game score in each bracket is the winning school for that Bracket. If there's a tie, the percentage of the correctly answered questions from the in-game quiz will be used to declare the winners. Even if an Authorized Participant is a winner for a bracket, it will not be eligible to win a Prize.

WINNER NOTIFICATION:
A Participating School is not deemed a winner of any prize, even if the winning notification should so indicate, unless and until (i) the Participating School eligibility has been verified, (ii) all requirements determined by the Sponsor in order to claim the prize have been fulfilled and (iii) the Participating School has been notified that the acceptance and verification process is complete. The Staff of the winning Participating School will be notified via email and/or phone on or about the date listed in the Chart above to the email address or phone number provided on the Registration Form. The potential winning Participating School’s Staff may be required to complete and sign an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability Release and; where legal, a Publicity Release (collectively the “Affidavit”) as well as an IRS Form W-9 and provide the schools Federal Tax ID number. Completed forms must be returned within three (3) days from prize notification date or the prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate school. The Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, request any additional documentation needed to verify a winner. If the potential winner (i) cannot be contacted after a reasonable attempt has been made by Administrator (as determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion); (ii) fails to timely return the required paperwork without alteration and in the form presented by Administrator; (iii) refuses the prize; and/or (iv) the prize or prize notification is rejected, such potential winner forfeits all rights to be deemed a winner in the Challenge and receive the prize, that potential prize winner may be disqualified and an alternate winner may be selected through a random drawing by the Administrator from the remaining eligible entries. Prize must be accepted as awarded.

PRIZES:
Three (3) 1st Place Prizes (one from each Bracket [small, medium and large]):
An Intuit sponsored event held at the winning Participating School.
Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): Up to $25,000 for small school; Up to $50,000 for medium school; Up to $100,000 for large school

*Amounts are estimated and subject to change at Intuit's discretion.

All federal, state, local tax (as applicable) and other tax liabilities (including income and withholding taxes) arising from prize acceptance are the sole responsibility of the winning Participating Schools. All details of prizes not specified herein shall be determined solely by Sponsor. Except as provided herein, transfers or prize substitution is not allowed except at the discretion of Sponsor, who reserves the right where lawful to substitute a prize (or prize component) with one of comparable or greater value. If prize cannot be awarded due to circumstances beyond the control of Sponsor, a substitute prize of equal or greater retail value will be awarded; provided, however, that if prize is awarded but unclaimed or forfeited by recipient, prize may not be re-awarded, in Sponsor’s sole discretion. By accepting a prize, the winning Participating Schools acknowledge compliance with these Official Rules. In no event will more prizes be awarded than those listed in these Official Rules. Prizes will be awarded so long as enough eligible Participating Schools participated.

For the purposes of the Sections below, a "Participant" is anyone who participates or is to a certain degree involved in the Challenge, namely the School, Staff and Players, where applicable.

GENERAL CONDITIONS:
By entering the Challenge, Participant’s, or, if minors in their state of permanent residence, their parents or legal guardians, agree to the use by Sponsor and its designees of their names, cities and states and photographs/likenesses for advertising and promotional purposes for this and similar promotions, worldwide, and in perpetuity, in any and all forms of media, now known or hereafter devised (including and without limitation, the Internet) without additional compensation, notification, or permission, except where prohibited by law. Upon request, Prize Winners must consent to such in writing.

Use of any automated entry software is prohibited. Electronically reproduced, mechanically reproduced, illegible, incomplete, or inaccurate entries are void. By participating, Participants agree to comply with these Official Rules including all eligibility requirements. Decisions of the Sponsor/Administrator will be final and binding on all matters relating to this Challenge. By entering the Challenge, Participants, agree to the use by Sponsor and its designees of their names, entry submission, and photographs/likenesses for advertising purposes for this and similar Challenges, worldwide, and in perpetuity, in any and all forms of media, now known or hereafter devised (including and without limitation, the Internet) without additional compensation except where prohibited by law. In no event will more prizes be awarded than those listed in these Official Rules. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the Challenge are to be directed to the Sponsor at the address below. U.S. law governs this Challenge. Notice to participants: Internet access and usage charges applicable to a participant’s account, including access charges and/or any usage charges applicable under participant’s Internet pricing plan and any applicable taxes will continue to apply while a participant is online in connection with this Challenge, and will be the sole responsibility of such Participant.

Any attempt by a Participant or any other individual to deliberately damage any online service or web site or undermine the legitimate operation of this Challenge may be a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made; the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and/or other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS:
By participating in the Challenge, Participants agree to release, indemnify and hold harmless Releasees, and each of their respective agents, representatives, officers, directors, shareholders and employees from and against any injuries, losses, damages, claims, actions and any liability of any kind resulting from or arising from participation in the Challenge or acceptance, possession, use, misuse or nonuse of the prize (including any travel or travel-related activity thereto) that may be awarded. Releasees are not responsible for technical, computer, mechanical, printing, typographical, human or other errors relating to or in connection with the Challenge, including, without limitation, errors which may occur in connection with the administration of the Challenge, the processing of entries, the announcement of Challenge or prizes or in any Challenge related materials; or for stolen, lost, late, misdirected, damaged, incomplete, inaccurate, undelivered, delayed or illegible entries or; for electronic, computer, or telephonic malfunction or error, or failure to enter into the processing system, or are processed, reported, or transmitted late or incorrectly or are lost for any reason including computer, telephone, paper transfer, or process any transaction thereon. If in the Sponsor’s opinion, for any reason this Challenge is not capable of running as planned, or there is any suspected or actual evidence of electronic or non-electronic tampering with any portion of the Challenge, or if computer viruses, bugs, unauthorized intervention, fraud, or technical difficulties or failures including without limitation, any technical difficulties or failures related to the QR code, compromise or corrupt or affect the administration, integrity, security, fairness, or proper conduct of the Challenge, the Sponsors reserve the right at their sole discretion to disqualify any individual (and void his/her entry and/or prevent him/her from future participation) who tampers with the entry process and/or who is acting in violation of these Terms and Conditions, to modify or suspend the Challenge, or to terminate the Challenge and at Sponsor’s discretion conduct the drawing to award the prizes using all eligible non suspect transactions and entries received as of the termination date. As a condition of entering the Challenge, Participants agree that: a.) under no circumstances will Participants be permitted to obtain awards for, and Participants hereby waive all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, consequential, or any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses; b.) all causes of action arising out of or connected with this Challenge, or the prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and c.) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, and in no event shall Participant be entitled to receive attorneys’ fees or other legal costs. Sponsor reserves the right to modify prize award procedures at their discretion. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision.

DISPUTES:
Most disagreements can be resolved informally and efficiently by contacting Intuit.
YOU AND SPONSOR AGREE THAT, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BELOW, ANY DISPUTE, CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE SERVICES OR THIS AGREEMENT (A “CLAIM”) WILL BE DETERMINED BY BINDING ARBITRATION OR SMALL CLAIMS COURT, INSTEAD OF IN COURTS OF GENERAL JURISDICTION.

Small Claims Court. Either You or Sponsor can seek to have a Claim resolved in small claims court if all the requirements of the small claims court are satisfied. Either You or Sponsor may seek to have a Claim resolved in small claims court in Your county of residence or the small claims court in closest proximity to Your residence, and You may also bring a claim in small claims court in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara.

Arbitration. Arbitration is more informal than a lawsuit in court. Arbitration uses a neutral arbitrator instead of a judge or jury, may allow for more limited discovery than in court, and is subject to very limited review by courts. Arbitrators can award the same damages and relief that a court can award. You agree that the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this arbitration provision, and that You and Sponsor are each waiving the right to a trial by jury or to participate in a class action. This arbitration provision shall survive termination of this Agreement.

Notice of Claim. If You elect to seek arbitration, You must first send to Sponsor a written Notice of Your Claim ("Notice of Claim"). The Notice of Claim to Sponsor should be sent in care of our registered agent Corporation Service Company, 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, DE 19808. The Notice of Claim should include both the mailing address and email address You would like Sponsor to use to contact You. If Sponsor elects to seek arbitration, it will send, by certified mail, a written Notice of Claim to Your address on file. A Notice of Claim, whether sent by You or by Sponsor, must (a) describe the nature and basis of the claim or dispute; and (b) set forth the specific amount of damages or other relief sought.

Informal Resolution. You and Sponsor agree that good-faith informal efforts to resolve disputes often can result in a prompt, low-cost and mutually beneficial outcome. You and Sponsor therefore agree that, after a Notice of Claim is sent but before either You or Sponsor commence arbitration or file a claim in small claims court against the other, we will personally meet, via telephone or videoconference, in a good-faith effort to confer with each other and try to resolve informally any Claim covered by this Agreement. If You are represented by counsel, Your counsel may participate in the conference as well, but You agree to fully participate in the conference. Likewise, if Sponsor is represented by counsel, its counsel may participate in the conference as well, but Sponsor agrees to have a company representative fully participate in the conference. The statute of limitations and any filing fee deadlines shall be tolled while the parties engage in the informal dispute resolution process required by this paragraph.

Commencing Arbitration or Small Claims Proceedings. If we do not reach an agreement to resolve the Claim within sixty (60) days after the Notice of Claim is received, You or Sponsor may commence an arbitration proceeding by filing a Demand for Arbitration or, alternatively, bringing a claim in small Claims Court. You agree that You may not commence any arbitration or file a claim in small claims court unless You and Sponsor are unable to resolve the claim within 60 days after we receive Your completed Notice of Claim and You have made a good faith effort to resolve Your claim directly with Sponsor during that time. If a Claim qualifies for small claims court, but a party commences an arbitration proceeding, You and Sponsor agree that either party may elect instead to have the Claim resolved in small claims court, and upon written notice of a party’s election, the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) (or the Canadian equivalent) will administratively close the arbitration proceeding. Any dispute about whether a Claim qualifies for small claims court shall be resolved by that court, not by an arbitrator. In the event of any such dispute, the arbitration proceeding shall remain closed unless and until a decision by the small claims court that the Claim should proceed in arbitration. You may download or copy a form of notice and a form to initiate arbitration at www.adr.org or by calling 1-800-778-7879. The arbitration will be conducted by the AAA before a single AAA arbitrator under the AAA’s rules, which are available at www.adr.org or by calling 1-800-778-7879, except as modified by this Agreement. Unless Sponsor and You agree otherwise, any arbitration hearings will take place in the county (or parish) of either Your residence or of the mailing address You provided in Your Notice of Claim.

Arbitration Proceedings: Arbitrators. The arbitrator will be either (1) a retired judge or (2) an attorney specifically licensed to practice law in the state of California or the state of Your residence and will be selected by the parties from the AAA’s National Roster of arbitrators. The arbitrator will be selected using the following procedure: (a) the AAA will send the parties a list of five candidates meeting this criteria; (b) if the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator from the list, each party shall return its list to the AAA within 10 days, striking up to two candidates, and ranking the remaining candidates in order of preference; (c) the AAA shall appoint as arbitrator the candidate with the highest aggregate ranking; and (d) if for any reason the appointment cannot be made according to this procedure, the AAA may exercise its discretion in appointing the arbitrator. The arbitrator is bound by this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in Section 14(i) below, all issues are for the arbitrator to decide, including issues relating to the scope and enforceability of this arbitration provision.

Arbitration Proceedings: Administrative Conference. The parties agree that an administrative conference with the AAA shall be conducted in each arbitration proceeding, and You and a Sponsor company representative shall appear at the administrative conference via telephone. If You fail to appear at the administrative conference, regardless of whether Your counsel attends, the AAA will administratively close the arbitration proceeding without prejudice, unless You show good cause as to why You were not able to attend the conference.

Arbitration Proceedings: Decisions. The arbitrator shall issue a reasoned written decision sufficient to explain the essential findings and conclusions on which the award is based. The award shall be binding only among the parties and shall have no preclusive effect in any other arbitration or other proceeding involving a different party. Sponsor will not seek to recover its attorneys’ fees and costs in arbitration from You unless the arbitrator finds that either the substance of Your claim or the relief sought in Your Demand for Arbitration was frivolous or was brought for an improper purpose (as measured by the standards set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b)). Judgment on any award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. This agreement to arbitrate shall not preclude any party to the arbitration from at any time seeking injunctions or other forms of equitable relief in aid of arbitration from a court of appropriate jurisdiction including whether a Demand for Arbitration is filed in violation of this Agreement.

Injunctive and Declaratory Relief. Except as provided in Section 14(b) above, the arbitrator shall determine all issues of liability on the merits of any Claim asserted by You or Sponsor and may award declaratory or injunctive relief only in favor of the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by that party's individual claim. To the extent that You or Sponsor prevail on a Claim and seek public injunctive relief (that is, injunctive relief that has the primary purpose and effect of prohibiting unlawful acts that threaten future injury to the public), the entitlement to and extent of such relief must be litigated in a civil court of competent jurisdiction and not in arbitration. The parties agree that litigation of any issues of public injunctive relief shall be stayed pending the outcome of the merits of any individual Claims in arbitration. Before a court of competent jurisdiction issues any public injunctive relief, it shall review the factual findings of the arbitration award on which any injunction would be issued with no deference to the arbitrator.

Arbitration Fees and Costs. Payment of all filing, administration and arbitrator fees will be governed by the AAA Rules. You are required to pay AAA’s initial filing fee, but Sponsor will reimburse You for this filing fee at the conclusion of the arbitration to the extent it exceeds the fee for filing a complaint in a federal, state, province or territory court in Your county/province/territory of residence or in Santa Clara County, California. If the arbitrator finds that either the substance of Your Claim or the relief sought in Your Demand for Arbitration was frivolous or was brought for an improper purpose (as measured by the standards set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b)), then the payment of all fees will be governed by the AAA Rules and Sponsor will not reimburse Your initial filing fee. The parties agree that the AAA has discretion to modify the amount or timing of any administrative or arbitration fees due under the AAA Rules where it deems appropriate, provided that such modification does not increase the AAA fees to You or Sponsor, and You and Sponsor waive any objection to such fee modification.

Class Action Waiver. YOU AND SPONSOR AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. Further, if You have elected arbitration, unless both You and Sponsor agree otherwise, the arbitrator may not consolidate any other person's Claims with Your Claims and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding. If Sponsor believes that any Claim You have filed in arbitration or in court is inconsistent with the limitations in this Section 14(i), then You agree that Sponsor may seek an order from a court determining whether Your Claim is within the scope of the Class Action Waiver. If this Class Action Waiver is found to be unenforceable, then the entirety of this Section 14 (Disputes) shall be null and void.

PRIVACY:
Information collected from Participants shall be used in a manner consistent with the Intuit Privacy Policy and applicable laws.

FEEDBACK:
You may provide Intuit your feedback, suggestions, or ideas for the Game. You grant Intuit a perpetual, worldwide, fully transferable, sub-licensable, irrevocable, fully paid-up, royalty free license to use your feedback, suggestions, and ideas in any way, including in future modifications of the Challenge, the Game, other products or services, advertising or marketing materials.

WHO WON:
To request the names of the winning schools, send an email with the subject line: Intuit HOF Challenge to Winnerslist@mkpromosource.com. Requests must be received no later than May 15, 2024. The list will be sent when the schools have been verified.

GOVERNING LAW:
All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Terms and Conditions or the rights and obligations of participants or Sponsor in connection with the Challenge shall be governed by the laws of the state of California, without giving any effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules. Any dispute shall be resolved in a court of law in Santa Clara County, California.

SEVERABILITY:
If any provision(s) of these Terms and Conditions are held to be invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions hereof will remain in full force and effect.

PARTICIPANT INFORMATION:
Your information will be collected in accordance with Intuit’s privacy policy available at https://security.intuit.com/privacy/ and, where applicable, Intuit for Education Privacy Statement available at https://www.intuit.com/solutions/education/why-intuit/privacy/.

SPONSOR:
Intuit Inc. 2700 Coast Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94043.

ADMINISTRATOR:
Marden-Kane, Inc., 575 Underhill Blvd., Suite 222, Syosset, NY 11791-3416.