S&P Global Marketplace Contest

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How It Works:

• Between Monday, October 28th and Friday, November 8th, take part in our contest to test your Marketplace IQ. 
• Each business day, a new question will be posted by 5 am EST.
• All S&P Global Marketplace users are welcome to participate.
• Answers must be submitted via the form shared with the daily question, by 4 pm EST. 
• Each participant will be given one (1) opportunity to answer the daily question.

The Prize:

• Upon completion of the contest, three winners will be selected to each receive one of the following prizes:
• One (1) $750 USD (or local currency equivalent) gift card.
• One (1) $500 USD (or local currency equivalent) gift card.
• One (1) $250 USD (or local currency equivalent) gift card.

Limitations and Exclusions.

Exclusions: Employees of S&P Global and their relatives, and employees of government organizations (including candidates or elected officials of federal, state and local agencies) are not eligible to participate or to receive a gift card. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

The Results:

• Winners will be notified by email within 24 hours of the contest being finalized.
• Decisions as to winners are final.
• S&P Global Market Intelligence will maintain a list of winners.

*If winner cannot receive a gift card due company policy or other reasons, we will donate the equivalent winning amount to Per Scholas on behalf of the winner.

S&P Global Marketplace Contest (the “Contest”)

Eligibility:  To participate in the Contest, “Eligible Candidates” must meet all of the following criteria:

• Registered user of S&P Global Marketplace;
• 18 years of age or older at time of entry;
• Has a valid work email address issued by their company (e.g., [email protected]).

NOTE: Questions are derived from information within the S&P Global Marketplace.

Process: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. The S&P Marketplace is an offering of S&P Global Market Intelligence, the Contest sponsor. Between Monday, October 28th and Friday, November 8th, 2024 (dates inclusive), eligible candidates will need to complete the daily Smartsheet form which accepts these terms. All participants will then be given one (1) opportunity to answer the daily question.  The daily question must be answered using the S&P Global Marketplace by an Eligible Candidate.  Eligible Candidates are required to submit their responses via the Smartsheet Form along with their valid work email address to S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Daily questions will be posted on the contest homepage as well as on the Smartsheet form.

Upon completion of the contest on November 8th, 2024, one (1) randomly selected Eligible Candidate with the highest total number of correct answers will receive a prize of a $750 USD (or local currency equivalent) gift card. One (1) randomly selected Eligible Candidate with the most total correct answers will receive a prize of $500 USD (or local currency equivalent) gift card. One (1) randomly selected Eligible Candidate with the most total correct answers will receive a prize of $250 USD (or local currency equivalent) gift card.

One entry per Eligible Candidate.  All answers must be obtained using the Smartsheet form.  Failure to comply with any of the Contest rules will result in disqualification and forfeiture of any prizes.

Prize: If winner cannot receive a gift card due to company policy or other reasons, we will donate the equivalent prize amount to Per Scholas on behalf of the winner.

Notification: Winners be informed in an email sent directly to the candidate from S&P Global Market Intelligence. This email will be sent within 24 hours after the contest being finalized. All decisions of S&P Global Market Intelligence are final. S&P Global Market Intelligence will maintain a record of all winners. Payment terms are dictated by gift card vendor.

Privacy Statement: Certain contact information that you provide to us may be considered Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”) under applicable data privacy laws. This information may include: your name, title and organization, address, telephone number, fax number, and email address. The information you provide will be used for the Contest, as well as to provide you with additional information about our products and services and for other marketing purposes. S&P Global Market Intelligence, a division of S&P Global Inc. (the “Company”), collects, processes, transfers, stores, secures and otherwise deletes the information you directly or indirectly submit to S&P Global Inc., its affiliates and/or via third party service provider or other third-party entities in accordance with S&P Global Inc.’s privacy policy (http://marketintelligence.spglobal.com/privacy). By submitting your information, applicants are consenting to the transfer, collection, storing, and other related processing of your data to S&P Global Inc., its affiliates and/or third-party service providers, vendors or other entities, as well as consenting to receiving communications from S&P Global Market Intelligence. If you want to limit use or sharing of your PII, you may:

1. Complete and submit the opt-out form found here (http://pages.marketintelligence.spglobal.com/Opt-Out-Request.html); and/or
2. Write to us at [email protected] or via postal mail at Global Head of Privacy, S&P Global Inc., 55 Water Street, New York, NY 10041 and include your full name and email address, along with the following instructions:

“I am an authorized user of the email account below and do not want to be contacted by S&P Global Market Intelligence via these methods for marketing purposes:

Please specify in your notice to S&P Global Market Intelligence which of the below-bulleted methods of communication from which you wish to opt-out.

• Do not Mail
• Do not Telephone
• Do not E-mail
• I do not want to be contacted by S&P Global Market Intelligence through any method for marketing purposes.”

General Program Conditions: By participating in the Contest, all applicants agree and covenant on behalf of themselves and their family, heirs, personal representatives executors, assigns and insurers, (a) to release, acquit, hold harmless, waive and forever discharge S&P Global Market Intelligence and its parent company, subsidiaries and affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, members, managers, employees, contractors and agents (collectively, “Releases”) from any and all claims, demands, damages, debts, costs, fees, obligations, loss, expenses, compensation, actions or causes of action whatsoever, of every nature, character and description, whether known, unknown, discovered, undiscovered, suspected or unsuspected, including death, or property damage (collectively, “Claims”), including but not limited to Claims arising on account of, or in any way growing out of, resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any items received in connection with acceptance of a Prize, participation in this Program or any -related activities, and (b) except where legally prohibited, Eligible Students (or their parent/legal guardian, as applicable) grants (and agrees to confirm that grant in writing) permission to S&P Global Market Intelligence and those acting under its authority the right to the use of his/her/applicant’s name, picture, likeness, voice, video, biographical information and statements, at any time or times, for advertising, trade, publicity and promotional purposes without additional compensation, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide and on the Internet and World Wide Web, without notice, review or approval.