The NYC Pride | MasterCard grant application window is from June 1, 2023 – July 16, 2023. No entries
submitted after July 16, 2023, will be eligible for review.
Read below for more information about the grant opportunity including:-Eligibility Requirements & Award-Application Information-Timeline-Terms and Conditions
Eligibility Requirements & Award
Program is open only to individuals who identify as part of the LGBTQ community (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,
Queer - including non-binary/gender non-conforming individuals) who are at the time and date of entry:• Legal U.S. residents (including D.C.)• Eighteen (18) years of age or older (or the age of majority in their state of residence, whicheveris older)• A principal owner of a U.S.-based small business with its primary office located within a 50-mileradius of New York City (which is inclusive of Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Bronx and Staten
Island)• An annual business revenue of three million dollars ($3,000,000) or less in calendar year 2022
• Business is incorporated or otherwise considered a valid legal entity in good standing in its stateof formation
Three (3) winners will each receive:• A $10,000 grant which may be used toward business growth• Enhanced access to Mastercard small business tools to help them grow their business; and• 30-minute one-on-one virtual mentorship session with a Mastercard Small Business Mentor

Application Information
Please note the following information will be required to complete the application:• A concise description of your business• A brief history of your business, including why you started your business and what makes it
unique – including demonstration of the diversity and LGBTQ inclusiveness within your business.
• A description of the impact your business has had your customers, employees, and community(other than the goods & services you provide)• Number of employees• 2022 business revenue
The questions must be completed on the Google Form. All applications are due on July 16, 2023 by
11:59PM ET. NYC Pride and Mastercard will review all entries and select three (3) winners.
Timeline
June 1, 2023: Application release
July 16, 2023: Application deadline
July 17, 2023 – August 4, 2023: Selection panel reviews applications
August 7-11: Finalists notified
September 18-22, 2023: Winners Notified
October, 2023: Winner Announcement

Heritage of Pride Small Business Grant Program
Official Rules (“Official Rules”)
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THISCONTEST. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR
CHANCES OF WINNING THIS CONTEST.
THIS IS A SKILL-BASED CONTEST AND SUBMISSIONS WILL BE JUDGED TO DETERMINE
WINNERS.
ALL DISPUTES WILL BE RESOLVED SOLELY BY BINDING ARBITRATION AND ENTRANTS WAIVE
THE ABILITY TO BRING CLAIMS IN A CLASS ACTION FORMAT.

SPONSOR OBTAINS RIGHTS FROM ENTRANTS TO POST AND USE ANY AND ALL CONTENTSUBMITTED AS PART OF THE CONTEST, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU ARE SELECTED AS A
WINNER.

BY ENTERING THIS CONTEST, YOU AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES, WHICH ARE A CONTRACT,SO READ THEM CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING. WITHOUT LIMITATION, THIS CONTRACT
INCLUDES INDEMNITIES TO THE RELEASED PARTIES FROM YOU AND A LIMITATION OF YOURRIGHTS AND REMEDIES.

I. ELIGIBILITY: The Heritage of Pride Small Business Grant Program (“Contest”) is open only
to individuals who identify as part of the LGBTQ community (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender, Queer - including non-binary/gender non-conforming individuals) who areat the time and date of entry: (1) physically located and legal residents of the United States(including D.C.); (2) eighteen (18) years of age or older (or the age of majority in their stateof residence, whichever is older) (the age of majority is eighteen (18) in most states, but
is nineteen (19) in Alabama and Nebraska, and twenty-one (21) in Mississippi); and (3) aprincipal owner of a U.S.-based small business with its primary office located within a 50mile radius of New York City (which is inclusive of Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Bronx
and Staten Island) as described below (referred to herein as, “Entrants”). For the purposeof this Contest, a small business means: (i) a business with an annual revenue of three
million dollars ($3,000,000) or less in calendar year 2022; (ii) who are authorized signing
officers at said business; (iii) whose business is physically located within a 50-mile radiusof New York City (as defined above) (iv) a business that is organized as a sole
proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or any other legal entity that employs no morethan fifty (50) individuals on a full or part-time basis; and (v) is incorporated or otherwise
considered a valid legal entity in good standing in its state of formation as of 6/1/23
through the prize award. For purposes of the Contest, a ‘small business’ can be organized
as a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or any other legal entity that employs
no more than fifty (50) individuals on a full or part-time basis. Officers, directors andemployees of Heritage of Pride, Inc. (“Sponsor”), Mastercard International Incorporated("Mastercard"), teamDigital Promotions, Inc. (“Administrator”) and their respective parent
companies, divisions, subsidiaries and affiliates, and each of their respective agents,
advertising, promotional and judging agencies of each of the foregoing, and any otherentity or persons that develops, produces or distributes materials for or related to thisContest (collectively, the “Released Parties”), and members of the immediate families(defined for these purposes as including spouse, parents, grandparents, children,
grandchildren, siblings, and each of their respective spouse) or households (whether
legally related or not) of any of the above, are NOT eligible to enter or win this Contest.
The Contest is void in U.S. territories, including Guam, Puerto Rico and where prohibitedby law. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
Mastercard is not responsible for the promotion, administration or execution of thisContest.
II. HOW THE CONTEST WORKS: The Contest will occur in two (2) phases as described
below and includes an Entry Period (defined below) and a Virtual Business Pitch (defined
below). At the end of the Entry Period, up to six (6) Finalists (defined below) will beidentified, based on the judging procedure and criteria outlined below, to advance to the
Virtual Business Pitch. At the end of the Virtual Business Pitch, the three (3) Finalists withthe highest scores will be declared the Grand Prize winners and the remaining Finalists(up to three (3)) will be declared First Prize winners, as outlined below.
PHASE 1 - ENTRY PERIOD: The Entry Period begins on or about 12:00:00 AM Eastern Time(“ET”) on 6/1/23 and all Entries must be received on or before 11:59:59 PM ET on 7/16/23(the “Entry Period”). Sponsor’s servers are the official Contest time clock for this Contest.
PHASE 2 – VIRTUAL BUSINESS PITCH: The virtual business pitch will take place between
9/5/23 and 9/15/23 as outlined below (the “Virtual Business Pitch”).
III. HOW TO ENTER: Visit www.nycpride.org/pride-partners/community-grants/ (the “Website”)
during the Entry Period and follow the instructions provided to complete and submit the entry
form. The submitted entry form, inclusive of all required business information, business-related
questions and five (5) essay questions, will collectively be referred to as an “Entry” hereafter.
Website’s server must receive all Entries by 11:59:59 PM PT on 7/16/23. Limit one (1) Entry perperson, per email address, for the duration of the Entry Period. If Entrant submits more than one(1) Entry, all Entries received after the first Entry will be void. Once the Entry is completed andsubmitted, the Entry is final and may not be modified or edited. All Entries must meet the Entry
Requirements set forth below. Those who do not follow all of the instructions, provide the required
information in their entry form, or abide by these Official Rules or other instructions of Sponsor
may be disqualified at Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. All Entries that are late, illegible,
incomplete, damaged, destroyed, forged or otherwise not in compliance with the Official Rules
may be disqualified from the Contest at Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. Entries generated
by script, macro or other automated means and Entries by any means which subvert the Entry
process are void. By registering, and clicking on the “Enter Contest” button, you certify that you
acknowledge and are in compliance with these Official Rules, including, without limitation, alleligibility requirements. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Entry that it determines, in its
sole discretion, has violated any provision of these Official Rules as applicable, and its decision inthis regard is final. Proof that you entered the Contest does not constitute evidence of receipt bySponsor within the required deadline. All Entries and information become the property of theSponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Assurance of delivery of Entries is the sole
responsibility of the Entrant. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of any Entrant who submits
an Entry, the Entry will be deemed submitted by the account holder of the email account fromwhich it was sent but only if such person is otherwise eligible. The “account holder” is the person
assigned an email address or username by the entity responsible for assigning it (e.g., Yahoo).
Winners may be required to show proof of being the registered account holder. If a dispute cannot
be resolved to the Sponsor’s satisfaction, the Entry will be deemed ineligible. Sponsor,
Administrator and affiliated entities are not responsible for lost, misdirected, misplaced, stolen,tampered with, deleted, or invalid Entries.

Entry Requirements:
All Entries must meet the following criteria (“Entry Requirements”), as determined within Sponsor’s
final sole discretion:
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Entries that contain or otherwise infringe on any third-party names, trademarks, music,
identities, copyrighted or patented material, and/or other material subject to third party
rights are prohibited;
Entries that include any reference to any patents and/or trade secrets of Sponsor or
Released Parties and/or its competitors are prohibited;
Entries that are obscene, offensive, contain any profanities, endorse any form of hate orhate group, or any language or images communicating messages inconsistent with thepositive images to which Sponsor and/or Released Parties wishes to associate will be void;
Entries cannot be sexually explicit or suggestive, unnecessarily violent or derogatory of any
ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group, profane or pornographic, or
contain nudity or any materially dangerous activity;
Entries cannot promote alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of
any of the foregoing), any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous, or any particularpolitical agenda or message;

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Entries cannot contain disparaging remarks, defame, misrepresent, invade the publicity,
third party rights and/or the privacy rights of Sponsor, Released Parties, their products or
any trademarks or other intellectual property they own, other products or companies, or
any person, living or deceased;
Entries cannot contain trademarks owned by others, or advertise or promote any brand or
product of any kind, or contain any personal identifiable information, such as personalnames, email addresses, etc.;
Entries cannot communicate messages inconsistent with the positive images and/or
goodwill to which Released Parties associate; andEntries cannot be in violation of any law, rule, statute, regulation, or ordinance.

Sponsor reserves the right to void and disqualify any Entry not satisfying these requirements, as
determined within Sponsor’s final sole discretion.

By submitting an Entry, you agree that: (i) the Entry does not violate any law, rule or regulation or
any right of any third party, including those laws, rules, regulations, and rights related tocopyrights, trademarks, publicity, or privacy, (ii) you have the right to grant the rights to the Entryas provided in these Official Rules, (iii) the Entry has not been published or submitted in any othercompetition; (iv) the Entry is your original work; (v) the Entry has not won previous awards; (vi) you
have obtained permission from any person whose name or likeness is used in the Entry; and (vii)that publication of the Entry via various media, including, without limitation, social posting, will
not infringe on the rights of any third party. You will indemnify, defend and hold harmless
Released Parties from any claims to the contrary. Further, by submitting an Entry, you grant
permission and a perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free, no-cost, worldwide, irrevocable right andlicense for Released Parties to publish, post, adapt, edit, display, exploit and/or modify orotherwise use the Entry and all images, text and materials included or depicted therein, in whole
or in part, in any manner or medium now or hereafter known or devised (including, without
limitation, CDs, streaming media, film, television, videocassettes, print, interactive devices, mobile
media, Internet and on-line systems), throughout the universe and in any and all languages,
including, without limitation, the right to display, reproduce, recreate, record, perform, exhibit,
distribute, copy, edit, change, modify, add to, subtract from, re-title and adapt the same, tocombine it with other material and otherwise use and exploit it without having to give anycompensation or attribution to Entrants or any third party, except for the awarding of the prize(s)to the winners in this Contest. Entrants agree that during the Entry Period, they shall not make,and shall not permit, any other public use, display or distribution of their Entry, and they shallmaintain all rights without encumbrances so that, if Sponsor desires, Entrants can assign all rights
in and to their Entry if selected as a winner. Sponsor, and each of its successors, assigns andlicensees, will have the right to make unlimited derivative works of Entries, to assign or transfer
any or all of Sponsor’s granted rights and to grant unlimited, multiple-level sublicenses. Without
limiting the foregoing, Sponsor will have the right to use the Entries submitted as part of theContest, and all images, text and materials included or depicted therein (if any), in any
merchandising, advertising, marketing, promotion or for any other commercial or noncommercial purpose. Entrants hereby forever waive and relinquish all “moral rights (droit moral)”
now or hereafter recognized in connection with Entries submitted as part of the Contest. Entrants
acknowledge that as a condition of participating in the Contest and/or being selected as a winner,
Sponsor may request that the Entrant’s Entry, and any rights therein, be assigned to Sponsor andEntrants may be required to confirm such assignment by completing and submitting the Prize
Acceptance Documents (defined below) (and any other documents reasonably required bySponsor) or such Entrant will otherwise be disqualified from receiving his/her prize(s). Entrants
must maintain the ability to assign all such rights to Sponsor free of any limitations, restrictionsor third-party obligations. Entrants agree that Sponsor shall have the sole discretion in
determining the extent and manner of use of Entries and are not obligated to use any Entry.
Entrants agree that Sponsor, nor its agents, shall be responsible for return or preservation of the
Entries submitted.

Entrant further agrees that submission of an Entry is gratuitous and made without restriction andwill not place Sponsor and/or Released Parties under any obligation and that Sponsor andReleased Parties are free to discuss or otherwise disclose the ideas contained in the Entry on a
non-confidential basis to anyone or otherwise use the ideas without any additional compensation
to Entrant. Each Entrant acknowledges that Entries are not being submitted in confidence or intrust to Sponsor and that no confidential or fiduciary relationship is intended or created. Each
Entrant acknowledges that Sponsor and other Entrants may have created ideas and concepts
contained in their Entries that may have familiarities or similarities to his/her own Entry, and that
she will not be entitled to any compensation or right to negotiate with the Released Parties
because of these familiarities or similarities. Notwithstanding any custom and practice in theindustry to pay an individual for an idea (if any), nothing herein shall create an implied or express
contract to compensate Entrants for their Entry and there is no obligation for any Released Party
to pay or otherwise compensate Entrants for any of their ideas or materials in any communications
with Sponsor, whatsoever. Entrant acknowledges that, by acceptance of their Entry, Released
Parties do not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to Released Parties,
or developed by its employees, or obtained from sources other than Entrant. Sponsor and/or
Released Parties reserve the right to screen Entries, but may post Entries without editing or otherprior review. Entrant acknowledges that Sponsor and/or Released Parties have no obligation touse or post any Entry that she submits. For all social media postings of Entries made by Sponsor
and/or Released Parties, posting of such content is for entertainment purposes only and does not
relate to winner selection. Entrant, by participating in the Contest, except where legally prohibited,
grants the irrevocable permission for Sponsor and its designees to use his/her name, address (cityand state), statements, social media handles, photograph, biographical information, voice and/or
other likeness and prize information for advertising, trade and promotional purposes, without
further compensation, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide in perpetuity,without notice or review or approval. Sponsor reserves the right to request from Entrant at any
time proof that Entrant maintains all necessary rights in their Entry in order to grant Sponsor therights required herein in a form acceptable to Sponsor. Failure to provide such proof may lead to,among other things, the Entrant being disqualified from the Contest.

No correspondence about Entries will be entered into, nor will Entries be acknowledged
or returned. Incomplete Entries, Entries not responding to the theme, Entries that do notcomply with the Entry Requirements, and/or Entries which may contain obscene,
offensive, or any images or language communicating messages inconsistent with thepositive images to which Sponsor and/or Released Parties wishes to associate will be void.
Entries whose work includes the names, images, or likenesses of third parties or contains
elements not owned by the participant (such as, but not limited to, depictions of persons,landmarks, trademarks or logos) must be able to provide legal releases for such use
including Released Parties’ use of such Entry, in a form satisfactory to Sponsor, uponrequest. Proof of Entry does not constitute Sponsor’s proof of receipt. Entries that containor otherwise infringe on any third-party names, trademarks, music, identities, copyrighted
material, and/or other material subject to third party rights are prohibited. Subject tothese Official Rules and except where otherwise prohibited by law, all winning Entries are
deemed to be assigned to Sponsor and will not be returned. If required information is notincluded, Entry will be disqualified.
IV. FINALIST JUDGING PROCEDURE AND CRITERIA: All eligible Entries received during the Entry
Period will be judged on the following criteria by Sponsor and its designees: 1) Viability andstrength of business (0-30 points), 2) How the business intends to use the grant (0-30 points), and
3) Potential for business growth (0-40 points). The six (6) Entries with the highest scores, as
determined by the judges, in their sole discretion, will be deemed potential Finalists and will
advance to the Virtual Business Pitch, subject to verification of eligibility and compliance withthese Official Rules (see “Finalist Notification” section below). Sponsor reserves the right to selectfewer than six (6) Finalists if, in its sole discretion, it does not receive a sufficient number of eligible
and qualified Entries.

In the event of a tie, the tied Entries will be re-judged based on: Potential for growth (0-100 points).
If there is still a tie, Sponsor will bring in a tie breaking judge to apply the same judging criteria to
break the tie and determine the Finalists.

By participating, Entrants agree to abide by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor
and judges, which are final and binding in all matters relating to this Contest.

V. FINALIST NOTIFICATION: Potential Finalists will be determined approximately three (3) weeks
following the completion of the Entry Period and will be notified by Administrator by telephone
and/or email. Potential Finalists will be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility,
Liability and (where legal) Publicity Release (collectively, “Prize Acceptance Documents”) and anyother documents and third-party consents as may be required by Sponsor within five (5) businessdays of date of issuance of notification.

Finalists will be required to submit to a confidential criminal check to confirm eligibility & ensurethat advancement to the Virtual Business Pitch by such person, or the use of any such person inadvertising, promotion or publicity, will not pose a security threat or bring Released Parties into
public disrepute, contempt, scandal, or ridicule, or reflect unfavorably on Released Parties as
determined by Sponsor or the other Released Parties in their sole discretion, &, in such event, may
result in disqualification. Noncompliance with any of the foregoing, failure to respond within thedesignated timeframe, the inability to contact a potential Finalist within a reasonable time period,or any notification being returned as undeliverable may result in disqualification and, at Sponsor’s
discretion and time permitting, a runner-up being chosen. Finalist status is subject to verificationof eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules. The Released Parties are not responsible forelectronic communications that are undeliverable as a result of any form of active or passive
filtering of any kind, or insufficient space in Entrant’s email account to receive email messages.
Should a potential Finalist decide to decline his/her prize for any reason whatsoever or not
respond to the prize notification by the applicable response deadline, Sponsor shall have nofurther obligation to that potential Finalist and an alternate Finalist may be selected based on theselection process above, if time permits.

VI. VIRTUAL BUSINESS PITCH: Upon verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official
Rules, each Finalist will take part in a scheduled (and recorded) Virtual Business Pitch between
9/5/23 and 9/15/23. The interviewer(s) hosting the Virtual Business Pitch will be determined bySponsor in its sole discretion, and the interviewer(s) will judge each Finalist individually based on
the judging criteria as outlined above. The Virtual Business Pitch with each Finalist will beapproximately the same length of time, and the questions asked of each will be the same.

Finalists are prohibited from inducing the interviewer(s) by fraudulent or inappropriate means,including, without limitation, offering prizes or other inducements and/or using any websites oronline forums designed to induce the interviewer(s) to judge their answers higher or differently
than the other Finalists, as defined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion.

All Virtual Business Pitch details, including, without limitation, the time and duration of the session,
will be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Each Finalist will be required to attend the
Virtual Business Pitch and make a professional appearance answering each of the questions
presented by the interviewer(s) to the best of their ability and will be judged on their ability toanswer the questions in a responsive and engaging manner. The Virtual Business Pitch will berecorded by Sponsor and may be distributed live by Sponsor, in its sole and absolute discretionand used for commercial and/or marketing purposes. All Finalists who participate in the Virtual
Business Pitch irrevocably grant to Sponsor all footage rendered by them, and all ideas, content
and materials provided by Finalists, in connection with the development, production and/or
exploitation of print, graphic, audio and/or visual or other content, projects, productions,
campaigns and/or programs. Without limiting the foregoing, Finalists further irrevocably give andgrant to the Sponsor the right to adapt, change, edit, modify, add to, delete, combine with othermaterials, record, reproduce, distribute and otherwise exploit the same by any means now knownor hereafter devised and irrevocably waive all so called “moral rights (droit moral) (where
enforceable)”. The Virtual Business Pitch may not include any matter or material that violates
these Official Rules. Sponsor reserves the right (in its sole discretion) to immediately disqualify
and remove any Finalist who does not comply with these Official Rules. Sponsor will provide any
additional details to Finalist at the time of Finalist notification about specifically what will be
expected of each Finalist at the Virtual Business Pitch and any additional rules and proceduresthat will be applicable to the competition that will take place at the Virtual Business Pitch. Alldecisions by interviewer(s) at the Virtual Business Pitch, including interpretation of these Official
Rules and related documents, are within the sole and absolute discretion of Sponsor and are final.

VII. WINNER SELECTION: At the conclusion of the Virtual Business Pitch, the three (3) highest
ranked Finalists with the highest number of votes from the interviewer(s) will be determined theGrand Prize winners, and the remaining three (3) Finalists will be determined First Prize winners.
Prize winners are subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules. In
the event of a tie during the Virtual Business Pitch, such tied Finalist Entries will be re-judged (bya separate panel of judges determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) based on their potential
for growth. If a tie still exists, from among the remaining pool of tied Entrants, Entrants withhighest score in the level of impact the business is having on its customers, employees, andcommunity and then in the viability and strength of business (if and as necessary to break tie), will
be declared the applicable winner (collectively, “tiebreaker”). If there is still a tie, Sponsor will bringin a tie breaking judge to apply the same judging criteria to break the tie and determine thewinner(s).

All interviewer vote counting will be conducted at the direction, and in the sole discretion,of the Sponsor. Neither Sponsor, nor anyone acting on its behalf, is required to enter intocommunications with any Entrant regarding the Contest other than to notify the potential
Finalists and/or Prize winners.
Prizes will be awarded to the principal owner of the small business, as submitted in the applicable
Entry. If prize award is in conflict with small business policy or not feasible after Sponsor’s goodfaith effort to obtain verifiable small business principal owner contact details, prize will be forfeited
and, at Sponsor’s discretion and time permitting, a runner-up may be selected. Neither Sponsor,
nor anyone acting on its behalf, is required to enter into communications with any Entrant
regarding the Contest other than to notify a potential Prize winner.

VIII. PRIZES: Three (3) Grand Prizes: Each Grand Prize winner will receive: (i) $10,000 awarded in
the form of a check, issued to the prize winner’s registered name of business per the entry form,(ii) a thirty (30)-minute one-on-one virtual mentorship session with a Mastercard Small Business
Mentor and (iii) enhanced access to Mastercard small business tools. Approximate retail value(“ARV”) of each Grand Prize is $10,000. Three (3) First Prizes: Each First Prize winner will receive
the following: (i) one (1) $100 Mastercard Prepaid® card, and (ii) ) enhanced access to Mastercard
small business tools. ARV of each First Prize: $100.

A description of the Mastercard small business tools is available online
at https://www.mastercard.us/en-us/business/overview/grow-your-business/digitalcurriculum.html.
Mastercard
Prepaid®
Card
restrictions
apply:
http://prepaidcarddisclosure.com/US. Any additional details, including but not limited to, thetime, date and exact individual to conduct virtual mentorship to be determined by Sponsor in its
sole discretion. Prize winners are required to comply with any and all applicable federal, state andlocal laws, and for any other fees or costs associated with the prize she receives. Prize winners will
be solely responsible for all federal, state and/or local taxes, and for any other fees or costs
associated with the prize(s) they receive, regardless of whether they, in whole or in part, are used.
Grand Prize winners will be required to provide Sponsor with a valid social security number before
the prize will be awarded for tax reporting purposes. An IRS Form 1099 may be issued in thename of each winner for the actual value of the prize received. The value of the prize awarded
will be reported for tax purposes, as required by law. No transfer, assignment, or substitution ofprize except by Sponsor, at its sole discretion, due to causes otherwise determined solely bySponsor, and then for a prize of equal or greater value. Unclaimed prizes will be forfeited. Prizes,
if legitimately claimed, will be awarded. TOTAL ARV OF ALL PRIZES AWARDED IN THIS CONTEST:$30,300.

IX. ADDITIONAL TERMS: Except as provided herein, no transfer, assignment, cash
redemption or substitution of prize(s) except by Sponsor, at their sole discretion, due toprize unavailability or causes otherwise determined solely by Sponsor and/or Mastercard,and then for a prize of equal or greater value. By participating, Entrants agree: 1) to bebound by these Official Rules; 2) agree that Released Parties, and each of their respective
agents, successors, assigns and other designees, shall have the right and permission(unless prohibited by law) to use Entrant’s name, business name, photograph, city/stateof residence, likeness, statements, biographical information, voice and/or prize
information for any and all public relations, advertising, promotional purposes and/or any
forms of media and by all manners (now and hereafter known), worldwide, including theInternet, in perpetuity, without notice, consent, review or approval or further
compensation, except where prohibited by law; and (3) Released Parties shall have noliability and Entrant will defend, indemnify, release and hold harmless Sponsor and theother Released Parties from and against any liability, loss, injury or damage of any kind(including attorneys’ fees) to any person or entity, including, without limitation, personal
injury, death or damage to personal or real property, due in whole or in part, directly or
indirectly, by reason of: (i) Entrant’s entry/participation in the Contest; (ii) any materials
submitted in connection herewith; (iii) the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of a prizeor participation in any activities associated with the Contest or any prize awarded inconnection herewith; (iv) the Released Parties’ violation of rights of publicity or privacy,
claims of defamation or portrayal in a false light or based on any claim of infringement ofintellectual property; and (v) any typographical, human or other error in the printing,offering, selection, operation or announcement of any Contest activity and/or prize.
Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to void any and all Entries of an Entrant
who Sponsor believes has attempted to tamper with or impair the administration, security,
fairness, or proper play of this Contest and to modify, suspend, and/or terminate thisContest (or portion thereof) should virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention orother causes corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of theContest and, in the case of termination, at its discretion award the prizes in accordancewith same judging criteria set forth above (with or without the Panel scores, as determined
by Released Parties in its sole discretion) from among all non-suspect Entries received
prior to suspect event requiring such modification, termination, or suspension. In theevent Sponsor is prevented from continuing with the Contest by any event beyond its
control, including, but not limited to, fire, flood, epidemic, earthquake, explosion, labor
dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, communications or equipment failure, utilityor service interruptions, riot or civil disturbance, terrorist threat or activity, war (declaredor undeclared), interference with the Contest by any party, or any federal, state, or local
law, order, or regulation, order of any court or jurisdiction, or other cause not reasonably
within Sponsor’s control (each a “Force Majeure” event or occurrence), Sponsor shall havethe right to modify, suspend or terminate the Contest or prize. Sponsor additionallyreserves the right, in their sole and absolute discretion: (a) to modify, suspend or terminate
the Contest should causes beyond Sponsor’s control corrupt or interfere with theadministration, integrity, operation, security or proper play of the Contest; or (b) todisqualify any Entrant found to be, or suspected of: (i) tampering with the Entry processor the operation of the Contest; (ii) acting in violation of these Official Rules; or (iii) acting
in an un-sportsmanlike manner. Released Parties make no warranty, guaranty or
representation of any kind concerning any prize (or any portion thereof), and disclaim any
implied warranty. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules
will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any
provision of the Official Rules is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable orillegal, the other provisions will remain in effect and will be construed in accordance with
their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein. Entrants agree
to waive any rights to claim ambiguity of these Official Rules. Headings are solely forconvenience of reference and will not be deemed to affect in any manner the meaning or
intent of the documents or any provision hereof. In the event there is a discrepancy or
inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest-relatedmaterials, and/or the terms and conditions of the Official Rules, the Official Rules shallprevail, govern and control and the discrepancy will be resolved in Sponsor’s sole andabsolute discretion.
X. PRIVACY AND OPT-IN: Your participation by your Entry constitutes your consent to participate
in this Contest and consent for Released Parties to obtain, use, and share your Entry, name,business name, address, email and other details (collectively, “Contest Data”) for Contest
administration purposes. For information regarding Sponsor’s privacy practices, please visit
https://www.nycpride.org/privacy-policy-terms-and-conditions.

XI. ENTRY ERRORS/TAMPERING: Released Parties are not responsible for late, lost, stolen,
illegible, incomplete, misdirected, delayed, garbled, damaged, inaccurate or undelivered
emails, Entries, theft, destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of Contest Data,
defect/delay in transmission or communication, including, but not limited to, recording
failures, or for telephonic, human or computer failures, problems or errors, interruptions
in service leveraged to create an Entry, whether due to system upgrades, repairs,
modifications or other causes, defect or delay in transmission, connections, satellite,
network, cable, Internet Service Provider (ISP), phones, phone lines or telephone systems,
recording/filming systems, electronic equipment, computer hardware or software failures,
inaccurate Entry information, traffic congestion on the internet, technical or mechanicalmalfunctions, or other malfunctions, errors or delays, whether caused by equipment,
programming, human error, acts of God or otherwise relating to or in connection with theContest, including, without limitation, errors which may occur in connection with theadministration of the Contest, the processing of Entries, Contest Data processing, thetabulation of judging points, the announcement of the prizes and winners, thecancellation or postponement of the Contest, for any injury or damage to participant’s or
any other person’s computer or other device relating to or resulting from participation inthis Contest, or for printing, typographical, human or other errors appearing in these
Official Rules, in any Contest advertisements or other materials. Use of any device toautomate or subvert Entry is prohibited and any Entries received by such means will be
void. No software-generated, robotic, programmed, script, macro or other automatedEntries are permitted and any Entries received by such means will be void. Any Entrant
determined to be involved in such prohibited activity will not be eligible to receive a prizein this Contest.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR OTHERWISE
CORRUPT THE CONTEST OR TO UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE
CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN
ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY, PROSECUTE AND
SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
The Sponsor reserves the right to void all entries made through any robotic, automatic,mechanical, programmed or similar entry duplication method and to disqualify any
individual using such a method. Any Entrant determined to be involved in such prohibited
activity will not be eligible to receive a prize in this Contest.
XII. DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Except where prohibited, each Entrant agrees that this Contest
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of New Yorkwithout giving effect to its or any other state’s choice of law or conflict of law statutes,
regulations or rules. Entrants agree that any and all disputes, claims, causes of action, or
controversies (“Claims”) arising out of or in connection with the Contest shall be resolved,
upon the election by either the Entrant, Sponsor and/or its affiliates (each a “Party”) byarbitration conducted by telephone, online and/or be solely based on written submissions
without any personal appearance by the parties or witnesses unless otherwise mutuallyagreed by the parties, pursuant to this provision and the code of procedures of either the
National Arbitration Forum (“NAF”) or the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), as
selected by the Participant. IF ARBITRATION IS CHOSEN BY ANY PARTY WITH RESPECTTO A CLAIM, NEITHER PARTY WILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO LITIGATE THAT CLAIM IN COURTOR HAVE A JURY TRIAL ON THAT CLAIM. FURTHER, NEITHER PARTICIPANT OR SPONSOR
NOR WEBSITE HOST WILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A REPRESENTATIVECAPACITY ON BEHALF OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR OTHER PERSONS SIMILARLYSITUATED, OR AS A MEMBER OF ANY CLASS OF CLAIMANTS PERTAINING TO ANY CLAIM
SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION. EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW, THE ARBITRATOR’S DECISIONWILL BE FINAL AND BINDING. NOTE THAT OTHER RIGHTS THAT PARTICIPANT WOULD
HAVE IF PARTICIPANT WENT TO COURT ALSO MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN ARBITRATION.
Unless the Entrant and Sponsor mutually agree otherwise, the arbitrator may notconsolidate more than one person’s claims and may not otherwise preside over any formof a representative or class proceeding. The arbitrator’s authority to resolve Claims islimited to Claims between the Sponsor and/or its affiliates and Entrant, alone and thearbitrator’s authority to make awards is limited to awards to the Sponsor and/or its
affiliates and the participant alone. Furthermore, claims brought by either party against
the other may not be joined or consolidated in arbitration with Claims brought by oragainst any third party, unless agreed to in writing by all parties. The arbitrator 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.
No arbitration award or decision will have any preclusive effect as to issues or claims inany dispute with anyone who is not a named party to the arbitration. Notwithstanding
any other provision in these Official Rules and without waiving either party’s right toappeal such decision, should any portion of this paragraph be deemed invalid or
unenforceable, then the entirety of this arbitration provision (other than this sentence andthe paragraph below) shall be null and void.
If arbitration is not used to resolve a claim, ENTRANT AGREES THAT THERE WILL NOT BE
A JURY TRIAL. ENTRANT AND SPONSOR EACH UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTTO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO
THIS CONTEST IN ANY WAY. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS PARAGRAPH MAY BE
FILED TO SHOW A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.
XIII. WINNERS LIST: For a list of winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to bereceived by 11/30/23 to: Heritage of Pride Small Business Grant Contest Winners, c/o
Heritage of Pride, Inc., 154 Christopher Street, Suite 1D, New York, NY 10014.
XIV. SPONSOR: Heritage of Pride, Inc., 154 Christopher Street, Suite 1D, New York, NY
10014.
XV. ADMINISTRATOR: teamDigital Promotions, 6 Berkshire Blvd, Bethel, CT 06801.