SPONSOR: This Contest is sponsored by Duolingo, Inc. (“Sponsor). 

PROMOTION DESCRIPTION:  Duolingo’s “Win with the DET” Contest 2024 (the “Contest”)  begins on 6th November 2024 | 12:00 PM India Standard Time (“IST”), and ends on 31st December 2024 | 7 PM IST. (the “Contest Period”).  Contest may extend the Contest Period in its sole discretion. Entry in the Contest does not constitute entry into any other promotion, contest, or sweepstakes.  By participating in the Contest, each entrant unconditionally accepts and agrees to comply with and abide by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final and binding in all respects. 

ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open to legal residents of India who (i) are age 16 or older at the time of entry (entrants who are under the relevant age of majority in their state of residence confirm they have parental consent to enter the Contest and agree to these Official Rules), (ii)  have taken the Duolingo English Test (“DET”) during the Contest Period, and (ii) will use their DET score to seek admission to an international university. Officers, directors, and employees of Sponsor and its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies (all such individuals and entities referred to collectively, the “Contest Entities”), and each of their immediate family members and/or people living in the same household are NOT eligible to enter the Contest or win a prize.  This Contest is void where prohibited.  

HOW TO ENTER:  Eligible entrants who meet the criteria above can enter the Contest during the Contest Period as follows:

• • Use one (1) credit to take the DET during the Contest Period (if you do not already own the DET or if you’ve run out of credits, you can purchase the DET online here, and you can purchase additional credits here).
  • Obtain a DET Score of 150+ to be eligible to win the grand prize; obtain a DET Score of 140-150 to be eligible to win a first prize; obtain a score of 130-140 to be eligible to win a second prize; or, obtain a score of 120 – 130 to be eligible to win a third prize. 
  • Complete the entry form, which includes submission of your official DET scorecard and the study abroad destination to which you are applying, here: Landing/submission page URL

Entries must be received by Sponsor by 7:00pm IST December 31, 2024.  Your entry will not be deemed complete unless you have completed the form and submitted your official DET scorecard before the deadline!

Limit one (1) entry per person, regardless of whether the entrant has multiple email addresses or Duolingo accounts.

PRIZES:  

• • One (1) grand prize winner will receive one (1) one-way business class airfare to their specified study abroad destination (approximate retail value INR 3 lakh)
  • Three (3) first prize winners will each receive one (1) one-way economy class airfare to their specified study abroad destination (approximate retail value INR 80k each)

• • Six (6) second prize winners will each receive one (1) new laptop computer (approximate retail value INR 60k each)

• • Ten (10) third prize winners will each receive one (1) set of noise-canceling headphones (approximate retail value INR 8k each)

Approximate retail value (ARV) of all prizes combined: INR 10 lakhs. For the avoidance of doubt, any amounts earned by Sponsor due to sales of the DET in connection with the Contest will in no manner be pooled or distributed to the participants as prizing or otherwise.

SELECTION OF WINNERS:  

All eligible entries received during the Contest Period will be judged based on their DET Scores to determine the potential winner(s) for each prize tier. If multiple entries are eligible for a particular prize tier, the potential winner(s) will be selected at random.  Specifically, 

• • One (1) potential grand prize winner will be selected at random by Sponsor from all entries received by Sponsor that received a DET score of 150 or higher.
  • Three (3) potential first prize winners will be selected at random by Sponsor from all entries received by Sponsor that received a DET score of 140 to 150.
  • Six (6) potential second prize winners will be selected at random by Sponsor from all entries received by Sponsor that received a DET score of 120 to 140.
  • Ten (10) potential third prize winners will be selected at random by Sponsor from all entries received by Sponsor that received a DET score of 105 to 130.

CONDITIONS OF PRIZING: 

To claim their prize, the potential grand prize and first prize winners must provide Sponsor with proof of admission to their stated study abroad destination. Absent this documentation, Sponsor reserves the right to award the applicable prize to another potential winner using the selection criteria above.

All entrants are subject to review of eligibility and confirmation of their compliance with these Official Rules. Each entrant agrees to be bound by and not challenge the final decisions of Sponsor.  All results of the selection are final and binding, subject to these Official Rules.  In the event a winning entry is discovered to be invalid for any reason whatsoever or the person who submitted the winning entry fails to comply with these Official Rules prior to delivery of the prize, the prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. No more than the advertised number of prizes will be awarded. In the event of a conflict between these Official Rules and any other communications related to the Contest, these Official Rules shall prevail.

Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Entrant and/or Entry in its sole and absolute discretion.

NOTICE TO WINNERS: The potential winners will be notified via email and will be required to claim their prize within [7] days or a new winner will be selected. Prizes will be awarded within approximately [30] days after the applicable winner is verified. Sponsor is not responsible for communication problems of any kind.  Time is of the essence in awarding the prizes.  

FURTHER DOCUMENTATION AND PUBLICITY:  The potential winner may be required to execute an Affidavit of Eligibility and a Liability Release, and (where imposing such condition is legal) a Publicity Release (collectively, “Prize Claim Documents“).  If the potential winner fails or refuses to sign and return all Prize Claim Documents within 7 days of prize notification (or such shorter time as exigencies may require), the winner may be disqualified and an alternate winner may be selected.  

GENERAL CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:  Limit one (1) entry per eligible entrant. Entries must be made during the Contest Period.  Sponsor is the official timekeeper for the Contest.  All entry information and materials become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Except as otherwise contemplated in these Official Rules, and to the extent entrants may otherwise elect at the time of entry, personal information collected in connection with the Contest will be used in accordance with Sponsor’s online privacy policy, located at https://www.duolingo.com/privacy.  Any communication of information transmitted to Sponsor by e-mail or otherwise is and will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. 

Entry must be made by the entrant, only as described in these Official Rules.  Entrants may not tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or engage in any conduct that is disruptive, aggressive, antagonistic, or otherwise not in line with Sponsor’s brand reputation or the spirit of the Contest; any entrants engaging in such conduct, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, will be deemed ineligible to participate in the Contest and their entries will be void. In the event there is a dispute regarding the eligibility of an entrant that cannot be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, the affected entry will be deemed ineligible.  The Contest Entities shall not be responsible for any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in the Contest.  

GENERAL PRIZE CONDITIONS:  No cash alternative or substitution of prizes will be allowed, except Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute prizes of comparable value if any prize listed is unavailable or commercially infeasible, in whole or in part, for any reason.  Prizes will be awarded only if the potential prize winner fully complies with these Official Rules.  All portions of the prize(s) are non-assignable and non-transferable.  Any prizes pictured in point-of-sale, online, television and print advertising, promotional packaging, and other Contest materials are for illustrative purposes only.  All details and other restrictions of the prize(s) not specified in these Official Rules will be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.  THE PRIZE WINNER SHALL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND/OR LOCAL TAXES, AND THE REPORTING CONSEQUENCES THEREOF, AND FOR ANY OTHER FEES OR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPLICABLE PRIZE.  THE PRIZE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND SPONSOR HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL SUCH WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND/OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.  

DATES & DEADLINES/ANTICIPATED NUMBER OF ENTRANTS: Because of the unique nature and scope of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, in addition to those other rights reserved herein, to modify any date(s) or deadline(s) set forth in these Official Rules or otherwise governing the Contest. Sponsor cannot accurately predict the number of entrants who will participate in the Contest.

GENERAL LIABILITY RELEASE/FORCE MAJEURE:  Entry in the Contest constitutes entrant’s permission for Sponsor to use entrant’s name, photograph, likeness, voice, biographical information (including user profile), statements, and address (city and state) for advertising and/or publicity purposes worldwide and in all forms of media now known or hereafter developed, in perpetuity, without further compensation.  Entrants agree that Sponsor (A) shall not be responsible or liable for, and is hereby released from, any and all costs, injuries, losses or damages of any kind, including, without limitation, death and bodily injury, due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, to participation in the Contest or any Contest-related activity, or from entrants’ acceptance, receipt, possession and/or use or misuse of any prize, and (B) has not made any warranty, representation or guarantee express or implied, in fact or in law, with respect to any prize, including, without limitation, to such prize’s quality or fitness for a particular purpose.  Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any damage to an entrant’s, or any other person’s, computer system which is occasioned by participating in the Contest, or for any computer system, phone line, hardware, software or program malfunctions, or other errors, failures, delayed computer transmissions or network connections that are human or technical in nature.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Sponsor is not responsible for incomplete, illegible, misdirected, misprinted, late, lost, damaged, stolen, or postage-due prize notifications; or for lost, interrupted, inaccessible or unavailable networks, servers, satellites, Internet service providers, websites, or other connections; or for miscommunications, failed, jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected computer, telephone or cable transmissions; or for any technical malfunctions, failures, difficulties or other errors of any kind or nature; or for the incorrect or inaccurate capture of information, or the failure to capture any information.  Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who is found to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest, to be cheating, to be acting in violation of these Official Rules, or to be acting in an unsports(wo)manlike or disruptive manner, or with the intent to disrupt or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest, or to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person, and Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.  Sponsor reserves the right to modify, extend, suspend, or terminate the Contest if it determines, in its sole discretion, that the Contest is technically impaired or corrupted or that fraud or technical problems, failures, or malfunctions or other causes beyond Sponsor’s control have destroyed or severely undermined or to any degree impaired the integrity, administration, security, proper play and/or feasibility of the Contest as contemplated herein.  In the event an insufficient number of eligible entries are received and/or Sponsor is prevented from awarding prizes or continuing with the Contest as contemplated herein by any event beyond its control, including but not limited to fire, flood, natural or man-made epidemic of health of other means, earthquake, explosion, labor dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, satellite or equipment failure, riot or civil disturbance, terrorist threat or activity, war (declared or undeclared) or any federal state or local government law, order, or regulation, public health crisis, order of any court or jurisdiction, or other cause not reasonably within Sponsor’s control (each a “Force Majeure” event or occurrence), then subject to any governmental approval which may be required, Sponsor shall have the right to modify, suspend, extend, or terminate the Contest.  If the Contest is terminated before the designated end date, Sponsor will (if possible) select the winner(s) from all eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the date of the event giving rise to the termination.  Only the type and quantity of prizes described in these Official Rules will be awarded.  These Official Rules cannot be modified or amended in any way except in a written document issued in accordance with law by a duly authorized representative of Sponsor.  Unless otherwise stated in these Official Rules, the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.  Unless otherwise stated in these Official Rules, in the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Official Rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.

GOVERNING LAW/JURISDICTION:  ALL ISSUES AND QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEABILITY OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES OR THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF ENTRANTS OR SPONSOR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROMOTION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF INDIA WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW OR CONFLICT OF LAW RULES OR PROVISIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF ANY OTHER STATE’S LAWS.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF ANY DISPUTES HEREUNDER, BY ENTERING THIS PROMOTION , EACH ENTRANT AGREES THAT ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS, AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THIS PROMOTION SHALL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION AND CONSENTS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF THE APPROPRIATE STATE OR FEDERAL COURT SITUATED IN MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA.

WINNER’S LIST/OFFICIAL RULES:  To obtain any legally-required winners list (after the conclusion of the Contest) or a copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed envelope with the proper postage affixed to: Duolingo, Inc. 5900 Penn. Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, Attn: Legal Department

Please specify “winners list” or “Official Rules” and the name of the Contest in your request.

SPONSOR: Duolingo, Inc. 5900 Penn. Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. This Contest is in no way sponsored or endorsed by any other entity.