Agentathon Terms
Founderz Emprendimiento, S.L. (“Founderz”), is the owner of the platform https://learn.founderz.com (“Founderz Platform”) and is the data controller of the Agent-a-thon participants’ personal data processing accessing to the Founderz Platform (“Users” or “You”).
Through this Privacy Policy, and in compliance with Articles 12 and 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (hereinafter “GDPR“) and Article 11 of Organic Law 3/2018, of December 5, on the Protection of Personal Data and guarantee of digital rights (“LOPDPGDD“), Founderz informs Users using the Founderz Platform about the processing of their personal data that may be collected through this and processed for the participation in the 2025 Microsoft Virtual Agent-a-thon.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE DATA CONTROLLER
Data Controller: Founderz Emprendimiento, S.L.
TAX ID: B06944375
Registered office: Avenida diagonal, 545 – p. 5, Barcelona, 08029, Spain.
Contact us: hola@founderz.com
DATA PROCESSED, LEGAL BASIS, PURPOSES AND STORAGE PERIOD.
| Data processed | Legal Basis | Purposes | Conservation period |
| Browsing data. Due to Internet communication standards, when the User accesses Founderz Platform we automatically receive the IP address of your computer and the type of browser you are using. We use this information to analyze general trends and improve the service. This information is not shared with third parties without your consent. | Consent of the person concerned | Analysis of browsing behavior and statistics: The information collected through cookies and other similar tracking technologies allow an analysis of the navigation made by Users. | The retention periods depend on each specific cookie. For more information on the information retention periods for each type of cookie, please consult the Cookies Policy. |
| Registration Data. First name, last name, email, country and city of domicile, additional data provided by the User, as such User’s submitted videos, and supporting materials and documentation. | Execution of the contractual relationship to which the interested party is a party. | Access to the Founderz Platform: This data will be processed in order to allow the access for you so that you can provide the entry information required to participate. Without this data, we cannot create a user account for you. | Personal data will be processed by Founderz during the User keep its user account active. Said data will be blocked in order to comply with Founderz’ legal obligations and, once this period has elapsed, will be definitively deleted. |
| Lucky draw prizes management: Founderz will process your data to randomly select the winners during the closing session and present the prizes. | |||
| User entry information. User’s submitted videos, and supporting materials and documentation, as AI agent created by the User. | Execution of the contractual relationship to which the interested party is a party. | Verify the User’s eligibility according to the 2025 MICROSOFT VIRTUAL AGENT-A-THON OFFICIAL RULES – eligibility criteria. | The personal data will be processed by Founderz during the duration of the competition and the time required for the validation and delivery of prizes, handling of complaints and compliance with legal obligations, according with information provided in the 2025 MICROSOFT VIRTUAL AGENT-A-THON OFFICIAL RULES. |
| Share the User entry data with Microsoft so that a panel of Microsoft judges can evaluate it anonymously according to criteria set out in the rules. |
TO WHICH RECIPIENTS WILL YOUR DATA BE COMMUNICATED?
Founderz informs that, for the fulfillment of the purposes described above, it will not transfer the User’s personal data to third parties, other than the international transfer to Microsoft, which is necessary for the execution of the 2025 MICROSOFT VIRTUAL AGENT-A-THON contest. Microsoft applies appropriate safeguards to personal data subject to international transfer in accordance with the Data Privacy Framework.
SECURITY AND CONFIDENTIALITY
Founderz undertakes to adopt the necessary technical and organizational measures, in accordance with the provisions of the applicable regulations, to ensure the security of personal data and prevent the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss or alteration of personal data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed, or unauthorized communication or access to such data. Personal data will be treated confidentially by Founderz, which undertakes to inform and enforce, by legal or contractual obligation, such confidentiality to its employees, partners and any person who should have access to the User’s personal data.
AUTOMATED DECISIONS
The lucky draw is carried out by randomly selecting the winners, which involves automated decision-making regulated by Article 22 of the GDPR. In accordance with Founderz’s duty of transparency, Users are informed that the selection of winners is carried out through a supervised random mechanism, after checking the eligibility of participants and in compliance with all legal guarantees.
USERS’ RIGHTS
The User may exercise the rights of access, rectification, deletion, opposition and, where appropriate, limitation of processing and portability of data by sending an email to hola@founderz.com.
Likewise, the User may file a complaint with a supervisory authority and, in particular, with the Spanish Data Protection Agency (www.aepd.es) if User considers that the rights set forth above in this Privacy Policy have been violated or if User considers that the processing of personal data concerning him/her violates the applicable regulations.
CHANGES IN THE PRIVACY POLICY
Founderz reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes or updates to the Privacy Policy will be explicitly notified to the User by means of a notice on the Website, together with the updated version of the Privacy Policy.
OFFICIAL RULES
2025 MICROSOFT VIRTUAL AGENT-A-THON
These Official Rules (together with any Appendices hereto, the “Rules”) govern the operation of the 2025 Microsoft Virtual Agent-a-thon (the “Contest”). Microsoft Corporation (“Sponsor”), located at One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA, 98052, USA, is the Contest sponsor. BY REGISTERING FOR OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATING IN THE CONTEST, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE RULES. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE RULES, DO NOT REGISTER FOR OR PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST.
In these Rules, “Microsoft“, “we“, “our” and “us” refer to Sponsor.
BY REGISTERING FOR OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATING IN THE CONTEST, YOU AFFIRM THAT YOU ARE OF LEGAL AGE TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH SPONSOR AND TO BE BOUND BY THESE RULES.
CHANGES
Microsoft may change, modify, limit, or eliminate the Contest or all or any portion of the Rules, or any policy pertaining to the Contest from time to time and in its sole discretion, including but not limited to the following: (a) prizes offered to winners of the Contest, (b) deadlines for claiming a prize or submitting Forms (as defined below), (c) Contest eligibility requirements, and (d) Entry requirements and judging criteria. If we make changes to the Rules, we will notify you of such changes by any reasonable means, including by posting the revised Rules at aka.ms/Summit25. Any such changes to the Rules will not apply to any dispute between you and us prior to the date on which we posted the revised Rules incorporating such changes, or otherwise notified you of such changes.
Unless we say otherwise, the amended Rules will be effective immediately. Your participation in the Contest following any changes to the Rules will constitute your acceptance of such changes. If you do not agree to the changed Rules, you must stop participating in or withdraw your registration from the Contest. The “Last Updated” legend above indicates when these Rules were last changed.
CONTEST DESCRIPTION
The Contest consists of a live event (“Live Event”) and a skills-based contest. The goal of the Contest is to create excitement and energy around use of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) to solve real-world problems. During the Contest, participant may register with Founderz Emprendimiento, S.L. (“Founderz”) to access instructional materials on creating AI agents (“Pre-Learnings”). Participants that register with Founderz will automatically have early access to the Pre-Learnings. Those who complete the Pre-Learnings will be entered to win lucky draw prizes (as described in Section 9 below) that are randomly selected by Founderz at the Live Event’s closing session. Separately, participants may create their own AI agents and submit their AI agent to the Contest to showcase their creation (as further described below, an “Entry”) to the Founderz platform and enter for a chance to win a grand prize (as described in Section 9 below). Participants may leverage what they learn from the Pre-Learnings to create their AI agent. All Entries that are eligible (as determined in Microsoft’s sole discretion and in accordance with these Rules) and received by us will be judged according to the criteria described below to determine the winners of the Contest. The Contest will run across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”) except where prohibited by law, with five (5) winning participants in total across the region.
ENTRY PERIOD
The Contest submission period starts at 09:00AM Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) on November 27, 2025 and ends at 23:59PM Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) on December 4, 2025 (the “Entry Period”). Any Entries that we do not receive during the Entry Period (regardless of reason or fault) are ineligible for and will not be judged in the Contest. The Live Event will start at 09:00AM Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) on November 27, 2025.
ELIGIBILITY
To enter the Contest, you must meet the following criteria:
- be 18 years old or older at the time of entry,
- legally reside in the EMEA countries identified in Appendix 1,
- have or register for a Microsoft account,
- register for the level that meets your skill or access at aka.ms/Summit25;
- upload your Entry to the Founderz platform at https://learn.founderz.com by 23:59PM Greenwich Mean Time on December 4, 2025; and
- agree to these Rules.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Rules, neither persons involved in the execution or administration of the Contest nor any of their family members (parents, children, siblings, spouses/domestic partners or individuals residing in the same household as any such persons) are eligible to participate in the Contest. The Contest is void in and for the permanent residents of Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, Region of Crimea and other countries or jurisdictions where prohibited by law.
Participation is free of charge. No purchase, entry fee, or other payment is required.
ADDITIONAL ENTRY COMPONENTS
Entries that do not comply with each of the following requirements are ineligible for and will not be judged in the Contest:
- Entry Information: Participants must submit a video (no more than 3 minutes in duration and 150MB in size) via the Founderz platform along with a brief written description of the issue the AI agent addresses, the impact of the AI agent, and how the agent was built using Copilot Chat. Entries must comply with any additional submission requirements and the submission process identified on the Founderz platform.
- AI Agent: Each Entry must include an AI agent that has a clear purpose and audience, a summary of how it was built and refined, screen shots and example interactions and key lessons learned.
- Supporting Documentation: Participants may include supporting documentation that:
- Demonstrates the innovation, impact, and usability of the AI agent
- Supported formats include: PPTX, PDF, DOCX, DOC, PPT or TXT formats
- Video: Participants must include a video that:
- Is no longer than three (3) minutes in duration
- Demonstrates the innovation, impact, and usability of the AI agent
- Other Requirements:
- Each Entry (and, for clarity, the supporting documentation and video), must be the participant’s original work, and videos (including but not limited to, their filming, editing, graphic design) must be solely the work of the participant.
- Each Entry cannot have been previously selected as a winner in any other contest provided by Microsoft or any other entity.
- You must have obtained any and all consents, approvals or licenses required for it to submit the Entry and any content contained therein.
- To the extent that your Entry includes the submission of user-generated content such as software, photos, videos, music, artwork or essays, you warrant that your Entry is your original work, has not been copied from others without first obtaining the necessary permission or rights and does not violate or infringe upon the privacy, intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity. You may include Microsoft trademarks, logos and designs in your Entry, and Microsoft hereby grants you a non-exclusive, revocable, royalty free, fully paid-up, limited license to use such trademarks, logos and designs in your Entry solely for the purposes of submitting your Entry to the Contest and subject to compliance with the restrictions and obligations set forth in the Microsoft Trademark Guidelines.
- Your Entry may NOT contain any content that is obscene, offensive, violent, defamatory, disparaging, inappropriate, objectionable or unlawful, that promotes alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco or a particular political agenda or that communicates messages that may reflect negatively on the goodwill of Microsoft.
By submitting an Entry, you agree that your Entry complies with these Rules, and acknowledge that Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may remove or reject your Entry or disqualify you from the Contest if it determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that your Entry (a) fails to conform to these Rules or any applicable requirements, guidelines or restrictions, (b) is incomplete or illegible, (c) exceeds the Entry length specified above, (d) is not reasonably decipherable for any reason, (e) is not received by us during the Entry Period or (f) is otherwise ineligible for judging in the Contest, regardless of reason or fault.
USE AND OWNERSHIP OF YOUR ENTRY
Nothing in the Contest shall affect any intellectual property rights of Microsoft in any product or service which may be the subject matter of this Contest.
We claim no ownership rights in or to your Entry. By submitting an Entry, you grant us a non-exclusive, irrevocable, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide right and license to: (a) use, review, assess, test and otherwise analyze your Entry and all of the content therein in connection with the Contest and (b) use your Entry and all of the content therein in any and all media, now known or hereafter devised, for any non-commercial or commercial purpose including, without limitation, the marketing, sale or promotion of Microsoft products or services, in each case, without further permission from you. You will not receive any compensation or credit for use of your Entry by us or our designees, and you agree to, upon our (or our designee’s) reasonable request and without any consideration, take all necessary actions including, without limitation, executing, acknowledging and recording specific assignments, oaths, declarations and other documents to assist us and our designees in documenting, obtaining, exercising and/or enforcing our rights as granted herein.
By submitting an Entry to the Contest, you acknowledge that we may have developed or commissioned materials similar or identical to your Entry, and you waive any and all claims resulting from any similarities to your Entry. Further, you understand that we are not required to restrict work assignments of our employees or representatives who have had access to your Entry, and you agree that use of information in our employees’ or representatives’ unaided memories in the development or deployment of our products or services does not create liability for us under these Rules or copyright or trade secret law.
Your Entry (or information about your Entry) may be posted on public websites. We are not responsible for any theft or other unauthorized use of your Entry or any content therein by visitors to such websites. We are not obligated to use your Entry for any purpose, even if it has been selected as a winning Entry.
YOUR PERSONAL DATA
Details from all Entries will be collected and used for the purposes of conducting this Contest (which may include disclosure to third parties for the purpose of processing and conducting the Contest) and for publicity purposes surrounding this Contest (which may include display of your name or username in blog post announcing the winners). The information submitted by you during the registration process with Microsoft or otherwise when participating in the Contest may include your name, email address, ID number and other personal information (“Personal Data”). By entering this Contest, you consent to the use of your Personal Data as described. If you do not want to grant us these rights to your entry, please do not enter this Competition.
Your Personal Data will be handled in accordance with the Microsoft Privacy Statement. When Microsoft processes data about you, we do so as required to fulfill our legitimate interests, or with your consent when processing personal data from those under the age of majority, as described in these Rules. For instance, Microsoft has a legitimate interest to process videos of you containing your personal data for the administration, operation, and marketing of the Contest. Under applicable law, you may be entitled to control your personal data that Microsoft has obtained, withdraw your consent (where applicable), and exercise your data protection rights, by contacting Microsoft or using various tools we provide. In some cases, your ability to withdraw your consent or access and control your personal data will be limited, as required or permitted by applicable law. See our Microsoft Privacy Statement for more details.
Microsoft retains the personal data we have collected about you for as long as necessary for our legitimate purposes such as processing videos that contain such personal data to evaluate your Entry and communicate with you regarding the Contest or until you have withdrawn your consent.
If you have a privacy concern, complaint or question for the Microsoft Chief Privacy Officer or the Data Protection Officer for your region, please contact us by using the Microsoft web form (available at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=2126612).
In addition to the above, your Personal Data will be processed by Founderz as an independent data controller, in accordance with the Founderz Privacy Policy.
WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION; JUDGING CRITERIA
On or around the close of the Entry Period, Founderz will provide the Entries received during the Entry Period to Microsoft and a panel of Microsoft judges will review all eligible Entries. The Entries will be judged on an anonymous basis and the Contest judges will assign points to each eligible Entry based on the criteria below. The assignment of 1, 2 or 3 points to each eligible Entry for each criterion below will be determined in the judges’ sole discretion, and the five (5) participants that receive the highest number of points will win the Contest:
| Criterion | Low (1 point) | Medium (2 points) | High (3 points) |
| Innovation: How original is the AI agent? | The AI agent lacks innovation. It is already in existence, or is an idea put forward by many participants. | The AI agent shows some innovation. It is an addition to an existing AI agent or shows good creativity. | The AI agent is exceptionally innovative. It is either completely new or represents an exciting update on an existing AI agent. |
| Usability: How usable is the AI agent? | The AI agent is difficult to use or performs inconsistently. | The AI agent has limited bugs or issues operating. | The AI agent performs well consistently and is intuitive to use. |
| Impact: What is the potential quantitative and qualitative impact of the AI agent? | The AI agent’s potential for good is not high. | The AI agent has potential to make an impact. | The AI agent has enormous potential to make an impact. |
In the event of a tie between any eligible Entries, an additional judge will break the tie based on the judging criteria described above. The decisions of the judges are final and binding. If we do not receive a sufficient number of eligible Entries during the Entry Period, we may, at our sole discretion, select fewer than five (5) winning participants.
Winners or, in the case of participants who are not of legal age to enter into an agreement with Sponsor in their legal place of residence, their parent or legal guardian, will be notified by Founderz via the contact information provided during registration no more than seven (7) days following completion of the judging process, and such communication will include prize claim instructions including Form submission deadlines. If you are a potential winner but you have not reached the age of majority in your legal place of residence, we may require your parent or legal guardian to sign all required Forms on your behalf. If a selected winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible to claim a prize, or fails to claim a prize or submit a Form prior to the applicable deadlines, the selected winner will forfeit their prize, and an alternate winner may be selected.
PRIZES
The following prizes will be awarded to winning participants:
- The grand prize will be awarded in accordance with the eligibility criteria identified in the chart below in addition to the criteria in Section 8 (Judging Criteria):
| Reward | Eligibility Criteria | Validation Process |
| Grand Prize – Surface Laptop Pro | Eligible participants must upload your Entry that meets the requirements in these Rules to the Founderz platform at https://learn.founderz.com by December 4, 2025 at 23:59 GMT. The 5 best AI agents based on innovation, impact, and usability will win the grand prize. | 5 winners selected by 2 Microsoft Solution Architects serving as Contest judges. Data will be validated by Microsoft and will be announced on the AI Learning page. Winners will receive the Prizes from Founderz. |
- The lucky draw prizes will be awarded to participants who meet the eligibility criteria identified in the chart below in addition to the eligibility criteria in Section 4 (except for submission of the Entry). The lucky draw prizes will be awarded to winning participants randomly selected by Founderz during the closing session of the Live Event:
| Reward | Eligibility Criteria | Validation Process |
| Lucky Draw Prize – Agent Coaching Session with Microsoft Valuable Professional (MVP) to finesse your agent prior to submission for grand prize. | Completion of Pre-Learnings prior to the Live Event. | 20 winners randomly selected by Founderz on November 27, 2025 during the closing session of the Live Event. Data will be validated by Founderz and winners will receive the Prizes from Founderz |
| Lucky Draw Prize – Strengths Assessment & Coaching Session with a CliftonStrengths Certified Coach | Completion of Pre-Learnings prior to the Live Event | 10 winners randomly selected by Founderz on November 27, 2025 during the closing session of the Live Event. Data will be validated by Founderz and winners will receive the Prizes from Founderz |
| Lucky Draw Prize – Guaranteed entry to the Microsoft AI Tour 1-day event, in a city of your choice (subject to availability) | All participants that register for the Pre-Learnings prior to the Live Event. | 30 winners randomly selected by Founderz on November 27, 2025 during the closing session of the Live Event. Data will be validated by Founderz and winners will receive the Prizes from Founderz |
No more than the number of prizes set forth above will be awarded. No substitution, transfer or assignment of any prize is permitted, except that Microsoft reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or lesser value in the event the offered prize is unavailable. Except for applicable manufacturer’s limited warranties and any rights you may have under applicable local law, prizes are awarded “AS IS” and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, express or implied (including, without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose). You assume the entire risk of quality and performance, and should any prizes prove defective, you assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing or repair. Microsoft’s limited warranty terms can be found at https://support.microsoft.com/warranty, and Microsoft’s U.S. warranty is available at the link set forth in Appendix 2. Prizes will be sent by Founderz no later than twenty-eight (28) days after winner selection. Prize winners may be required to complete and return prize claim and / or tax forms (“Forms”) within the deadline stated in the winner notification. Taxes on the prize, if any, are the sole responsibility of the winner, who is advised to seek independent counsel regarding the tax implications of accepting a prize. By accepting a prize, you agree that Microsoft may use your Entry, name, image and hometown online, in print and in any and all other media in connection with the Contest without payment or compensation to you, except where prohibited by law.
WINNERS LIST
We will post the names of Contest winners online at AI Learning | Empower Tomorrow’s Innovators. We will also make certain information about the winners and their Entries publicly available (such as, for each winner, their name, country or state, and information about their Entry and work in the Contest), including featuring the grand prize winners in a blog post.
ODDS
The odds of winning the Contest are based on the number of eligible Entries received during the Entry Period and lucky draw prizes are based on the number of eligible participants.
NO WARRANTIES
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Microsoft and its agents or contractors (if any) that it may use in the execution and management of the Contest do not warrant or represent (either directly or indirectly):
- That participation in and/or access to the whole or any part of (A) the Contest or (B) Contest materials, content, information and/or functions contained in them will be provided on an uninterrupted, timely, secure and error-free basis; or
- That no computer viruses will be transmitted or that no damage shall occur to your computer system as a result of any online activity of the Contest (if any).
- Any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through the Internet is done at your own discretion and risk, and you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data resulting from such download.
Microsoft does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use, validity, accuracy, or reliability of, or the results of the use of, or otherwise in respect of the materials on the Contest site, the link to the Contest, or any sites linked to the Contest site.
Microsoft disclaims all warranties, express or implied, arising by law or otherwise, with respect to the Contest (including any Prizes), including any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
GENERAL CONDITIONS AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY
To the maximum extent allowed by law, by participating in the Contest you agree to release and hold harmless Microsoft, its parents, partners, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, agents, licensees and legal representatives from any and all liabilities, injuries, losses or damages of any kind (collectively, “Losses”) arising in connection with the Contest or any prize won in the Contest including, without limitation, any Losses caused directly or indirectly by the your acts or omissions. Microsoft accepts no responsibility for Prizes damaged or lost in transit. You will indemnify and hold Microsoft and its respective parents, partners, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents harmless against any loss, damage, claims, costs and expenses which may be incurred or suffered by each or any of them due to your breach of any of these Rules or arising from your participation in the Contest.
You further acknowledge that the Founderz platform, website(s), and related services used in connection with the Contest are operated by Founderz. Your access to and use of any Founderz platform or service are subject to terms, policies, privacy notices, and other terms and conditions as may be established by Founderz from time to time (collectively, the “Founderz Terms”). Microsoft is not a party to the Founderz Terms and does not control or assume responsibility for Founderz’s platform or services. Any issues, disputes, or claims arising from or relating to the Founderz platform or services are solely between you and Founderz.
Without limitation to Section 16 of these Rules, all local laws apply. Any decision of Microsoft is final and binding. With respect to the selection of recipients for the lucky draw prizes, the decisions of Founderz will be final and binding. The Contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law. Microsoft is committed to complying with Government gift and ethics policies. Government employees and independent contractors (including education) must adhere to gift and ethics policies applicable to them when entering the Contest or accepting any prize.
We reserve the right to terminate, cancel, change or suspend the Contest for any reason, including but not limited to, cheating, technology failure, catastrophe, war or any other unforeseen or unexpected event that affects the integrity of the Contest, whether due to human or mechanical causes. If the integrity of the Contest is compromised and cannot be restored, we may select winners from among all eligible Entries received before we terminated, cancelled, changed or suspended the Contest.
Violation of these Rules may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law and may result in a ban from participation in future Contests sponsored by Microsoft.
NO CHEATING OR FRAUD TOLERATED
You acknowledge and agree that no form of cheating will be tolerated. You may not compromise or attempt to compromise the integrity or the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, hacking, creating a bot or other automated program, or committing fraud in any way. If you attempt to cheat or we, in our sole and absolute discretion, have strong reason to suspect that you have attempted to cheat or did cheat, you will immediately be disqualified from the Contest. For clarity, cheating includes, but is not limited to, using multiple identification numbers, tampering with, hacking of the Contest site (if any), participating in the Contest without meeting the eligibility requirements, using any automated software or device to gain an advantage during the Contest, use of the Contest beyond the defined Rules of the Contest, attempting to disable or overwhelm any of Microsoft’s websites or the Contest site (if any), attempting to disrupt any portion of the Contest, including but not limited to, allowing somebody else to use your Personal Data, or tampering with the Entry process. ANY ATTEMPT BY A PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY OF MICROSOFT’S WEBSITES OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS; AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, MICROSOFT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
NO WAIVER
Microsoft’s failure to enforce any provision of these Rules will not constitute a waiver of that or of any other provision.
GOVERNING LAW
The Contest and these Rules will be governed by the laws of the State of Washington, and you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts of the State of Washington for any disputes arising out of the Contest or these Rules, unless any mandatory rules and inalienable rights of consumers that may apply in the participant’s country of residence.
APPENDIX 1
| EMEA |
| Andorra |
| United Arab Emirates |
| Afghanistan |
| Albania |
| Angola |
| Austria |
| Åland Islands |
| Azerbaijan |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Belgium |
| Burkina Faso |
| Bulgaria |
| Bahrain |
| Burundi |
| Benin |
| Bouvet Island |
| Botswana |
| Belarus |
| Congo (DRC) |
| Central African Republic |
| Congo |
| Switzerland |
| Côte d’Ivoire |
| Cameroon |
| Cape Verde |
| Cyprus |
| Czech Republic |
| Germany |
| Djibouti |
| Denmark |
| Algeria |
| Estonia |
| Egypt |
| Western Sahara |
| Eritrea |
| Spain |
| Ethiopia |
| Finland |
| Faroe Islands |
| France |
| Gabon |
| United Kingdom |
| Georgia |
| Guernsey |
| Ghana |
| Gibraltar |
| Greenland |
| Gambia |
| Guinea |
| Equatorial Guinea |
| Greece |
| Guinea-Bissau |
| Croatia |
| Hungary |
| Ireland |
| Israel |
| Isle of Man |
| British Indian Ocean Territory |
| Iraq |
| Iceland |
| Italy |
| Jersey |
| Jordan |
| Kenya |
| Kyrgyzstan |
| Comoros |
| Kuwait |
| Kazakhstan |
| Lebanon |
| Liechtenstein |
| Liberia |
| Lesotho |
| Lithuania |
| Luxembourg |
| Latvia |
| Libya |
| Morocco |
| Monaco |
| Moldova |
| Montenegro |
| Madagascar |
| Macedonia (FYROM) |
| Mali |
| Mauritania |
| Malta |
| Mauritius |
| Malawi |
| Mozambique |
| Namibia |
| Niger |
| Nigeria |
| Netherlands |
| Norway |
| Oman |
| Pakistan |
| Poland |
| Palestinian Authority |
| Portugal |
| Qatar |
| Reunion |
| Romania |
| Serbia |
| Russia |
| Rwanda |
| Saudi Arabia |
| Seychelles |
| Sweden |
| Slovenia |
| Svalbard |
| Slovakia |
| Sierra Leone |
| San Marino |
| Senegal |
| Somalia |
| São Tomé and Príncipe |
| Swaziland |
| Chad |
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
| Togo |
| Tajikistan |
| Turkmenistan |
| Tunisia |
| Turkey |
| Tanzania |
| Ukraine |
| Uganda |
| Uzbekistan |
| Holy See (Vatican City) |
| Kosovo |
| Yemen |
| Mayotte |
| South Africa |
| Zambia |
| Zimbabwe |