Wed 11 Nov • 

Afterpay Day Competition Terms and Conditions 

Official Rules

These Afterpay Day Competition Terms and Conditions (“Competition Rules”) govern participation in the Afterpay Day Competition (the “Competition”). The Competition Rules are in addition to any agreements between competition participants and Afterpay, including the Afterpay Terms of Service, Afterpay Privacy Policy and the Afterpay Merchant Agreement signed by the entrant and Afterpay (collectively, the “Afterpay Terms”). The Afterpay Terms are incorporated herein by reference and shall apply to participation in the Competition, including, if necessary to resolve any disputes between you and Afterpay related to or arising out of the Competition. 

1. Competition Overview: 


The Competition is offered by Afterpay US, Inc. (“Afterpay”, “we”, “us”, “our”, “Promoter”) and entry is open to merchants in the fifty (50) United States and Washington DC, who satisfy all of the eligibility criteria as set forth below. To compete, entrants must create and upload an Instagram post promoting the Afterpay Day Sale, including all necessary tags and captions. The Competition starts on Monday, March 14 at 9:00 a.m. (PST) and closes on Sunday, March 20 at 11:59 p.m. (PST).


2. Participant Eligibility: 


2.1 To be eligible to participate in the Competition, you must: 


  1. be a legal resident of one of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia and/or a business based in one of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia; 
  2. be over the age of 18, or over the age of majority in the state or jurisdiction in which you reside; and 
  3. maintain an active Merchant Account in good standing as solely determined by Afterpay throughout the Competition period; and
  4. Afterpay transaction volume is $2 million or less in any given calendar year, prorated; and is owner operated; and
  5. has less than 20 stores in in the fifty (50) United States and Washington DC; and is approved by Afterpay to offer the Afterpay service to end customers in in the fifty (50) United States and Washington DC; and
  6. is owner operated; and
  7. has processed at least 10 transactions during the Competition Period using the Afterpay service (excluding any test transactions).


2.2 Entrants are subject to all applicable laws, and entries will be deemed void where prohibited by law. By entering this competition, entrants agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. In case of any inconsistency between these terms and conditions and any other published material, these terms and conditions prevail.


2.3 If you violate the Program Rules or any of the Afterpay Terms, Afterpay may, at its discretion, suspend or terminate your ability to participate in the Competition. 


4. Entry:


4.1 How to participate 


  1. Create and upload an Instagram post promoting the Afterpay Day Sale. The caption must contain ‘#AfterpayDay’ and tag the @AfterpayUSA Instagram account. 
  2. You can enter multiple times during the Promotion Period, but each entrant can only win one prize. The judging will occur on Monday, March 21 at 2:00 p.m. (PST), and a total of 3 winner(s) will be notified by Instagram direct message and have their name(s) published at https://www.afterpay.com/en-US/afterpay-day-merchant-competition-na
  3. Each Eligible Entry will be individually judged by representatives of Afterpay on the set criteria of: The most interesting, visually appealing and creative response provided.
  4. The Competition commences on Monday, March 14 at 2:00 p.m. (PST) and closes on Sunday, March 20 at 11:59 p.m. (PST)(Competition Period).


4.2 Disqualification


  1. Entries that the Promoter suspects to be fraudulent, incomplete, incorrect or misleading, or may damage the Promoter’s reputation may be disqualified. 
  2. Entrants who breach these terms and conditions may be disqualified. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for late, lost or misdirected entries.
  3. It is the entrant’s responsibility to notify the Promoter should their contact details change during the Promotion Period.
  4. This competition adheres to the terms of conditions set out in the Instagram promotion guidelines. All content published on Instagram may be moderated by Instagram.
  5. The Promoter may determine whether any of the content submitted by an entrant will remain on its Instagram page, and reserves the right to remove any content at any time in its sole discretion. 
  6. The Promoter may request reasonable identification from winners to confirm their identity and eligibility to enter. Any failure to do so may result in disqualification.



5. Prize: 


5.1 Each winner will receive 1x ‘Afterpay Day Prize’”:


  1. A one year Canva pro account. (Canva pro account must be new. Existing pro accounts are not eligible.)
  2. A $10 delivery credit from Sendle, valid up to 50 deliveries 
  3. $1,000 in co-marketing spend for future campaign(s). Campaigns must be run via the winner’s social channels (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat, or Twitter). The campaign(s) must be created and approved by Afterpay and must contain Afterpay branded assets included an Afterpay-approved logo at minimum. The merchant must provide proof that the campaign is live and provide invoicing for the cost of the campaign, up to the value of $1,000. 


5.2 Winner Selection

  1. There will be a total of 3 winner(s), who will be notified by Instagram direct message within 2 business days of the judging date on Monday, March 21, 2022. 
  2. If there any prizes remain unclaimed after reasonable attempts to contact a winner, an unclaimed prize judging will be conducted on April 4, 2022. Any re-judging winner will be notified by Instagram direct message within 2 business days of the unclaimed prize judging on April 4, 2022
  3. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for prizes lost, misplaced or otherwise not delivered to a winner. If any prize or part of a prize becomes unavailable for reasons outside of the Promoter’s control, the Promoter may substitute a prize of equal or greater value. Prizes are not transferable or redeemable for cash.
  4. The Promoter’s decision on any aspect of this promotion is final and binding. No correspondence will be entered into.



6. Reservation of Rights: Afterpay reserves the right to change the terms and conditions contained in these Program Rules at any time, without notice, at Afterpay’s sole discretion. Afterpay reserves the right to cancel, suspend, and/or modify this Competition, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures, or any other factor impairs the integrity or proper functioning of this Competition, as determined by Afterpay in its sole discretion. Afterpay reserves the right to withhold or deduct Referral Rewards obtained through the Competition in the event that Afterpay, in its sole discretion, determines or believes that the receipt or issuance of the Referral Award was in error, fraudulent, illegal, or in violation of the Program Rules or the Afterpay Terms. The preceding in no way precludes Afterpay from taking other actions against such individuals to protect its rights. Afterpay’s failure to enforce any provision of these Program Rules in a given circumstance does not constitute the waiver of such provision. 


7. Release and Indemnity: By participating in the Competition, entrants, respectively, release and agree to hold harmless Afterpay, its parent, affiliates, and subsidiaries, and the directors, officers, agents, representatives, shareholders, employees, successors, and assigns of thereof, from any and all liability for loss, harm, damage, injury, cost, or expense whatsoever, including without limitation, economic loss, property damage, personal injury (including emotional distress), and/or death, arising out of or related to participation in the Competition, any Competition-related activity, and/ or acceptance, receipt, possession, or use/misuse of any Referral Award(s). WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, REFERRAL AWARDS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND AFTERPAY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL SUCH WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND/OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.  


8. Additional Terms and Conditions: entrants are responsible for any and all tax liabilities or consequences associated with their participation in the Competition. The Competition is void where prohibited by law. The Competition is a limited time offer and Afterpay reserves the right to terminate and/or modify the Competition at any time without prior notice. 

12. Dispute Resolution/Governing Law: Please refer to applicable provisions in the Afterpay Terms for Dispute Resolution and Governing Law related to the Competition. 

13. Privacy: By participating in the Competition, and subject to these Program Rules, each entrant agrees to Afterpay’s collection and use of his/her/its personal information and acknowledges that he/she/it has read and accepted Afterpay’s Privacy Policy, located at https://www.afterpay.com/privacy-policy.



Afterpay US, Inc.

Attn: 760 Market St.

San Francisco, CA 94102