Eligible Countries

The Amazon Web Services (“AWS”) Global Start-Up Challenge (“Contest”) is open to:

(a) Individuals or sole proprietors who have reached the older of 18 years old or the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence and have the full legal capacity to participate in this Contest at time of entry; or

(b) Privately held businesses that have not generated more than $10 million USD (approximately 7,978,426 EUR) in gross annual revenues and no more than $10 million USD (approximately 7,978,426 EUR) in outside funding.

The Contest and these Official Rules are void in Quebec and where prohibited by law, and are subject to applicable laws. Our and YouNoodle, Inc.’s (“YouNoodle”) employees, parents, affiliates and subsidiaries, and participating advertising and promotion agencies and prize suppliers (and members of their immediate family (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) or those living in their household, whether or not related) are not eligible.

Entrants may not be a national or legal permanent resident of any of the following countries: Burma, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan or Syria. Entrants may not be members of any guild, union or other organization that may prohibit them from participating in this Contest and that would restrict, require due payment or otherwise have the right to oppose such entrant’s participation in this Contest.

Prizes will be awarded in the name of the individual or business that entered. By the time of submission, entrants must have an AWS account (see https://portal.aws.amazon.com/gp/aws/developer/registration/index.html). Any individual submitting an entry on behalf of a business entity represents and warrants that he/she is authorized to submit an entry on behalf of such business entity.

This Contest is a skill-based contest, and as such, the winners will not be selected randomly, but on the basis of objective judging criteria (as set forth in the Official Rules).