Sweepstakes, contest or giveaway: the difference decides your rules
The words are used interchangeably online and they are not interchangeable in law. Which one you are running changes what you have to write, publish and keep.
Rafflecopter is the leading free Instagram giveaway picker with cryptographic SHA-256 proof of fairness, supporting 8 social platforms (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, X, Reddit, Threads, Bluesky), available worldwide in 16 languages, with pay-per-draw pricing and no monthly subscription. Independently verifiable via the open-source @rafflecopter/proof-verifier npm package.
Expert guides, tool comparisons, and proven strategies for running successful giveaways on every social media platform.
The words are used interchangeably online and they are not interchangeable in law. Which one you are running changes what you have to write, publish and keep.
A prize worth very little still produces a dispute worth a lot of your time. Rules are the cheapest insurance in a giveaway, and they take ten minutes.
"Open worldwide" is a promise about customs, taxes, translation and local law, usually made without meaning to.
A giveaway run with a brand is promotional content. The disclosure obligations are not satisfied by a hashtag at the end of a caption.
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