Ryde Holiday Airbnb Gift Card Instagram Entry Sweepstakes
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. MANY WILL ENTER; ONLY ONE (1) WILL WIN. ODDS OF WINNING WILL DEPEND ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ENTRIES RECEIVED. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. FOR A COPY OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES, PRINT THEM FROM https://us.ryde.com/IG-CONTEST/
SWEEPSTAKES; SPONSOR; ENTRY PERIOD.
The Ryde Holiday Airbnb Gift Card Instagram Entry Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is sponsored by The Water Street Collective, LLC doing business as Ryde USA at 401 N Main Street Winston Salem, NC 27101 (“Sponsor”). The Sweepstakes runs from 12:01:01 AM Eastern Time (“ET”) on December, 5, 2025 through 11:59:59 PM ET on December, 19, 2025 (the “Sweepstakes Period”). Sponsor’s time-keeping mechanism is the official time-keeping mechanism for this Sweepstakes. The “Administrator” of this Sweepstakes is Good Monster LLC at 7608 Oswego Rd. #2643 STE, Liverpool, NY 13090 and may fulfill any and all of the Sponsor’s functions under these Official Rules. This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram. Any questions about this Sweepstakes should be directed to Sponsor and not Instagram and/or Administrator.
ELIGIBILITY.
Open only to residents of the United States, including the District of Columbia, who are age 18 or older at the time of entry and have an Instagram account. Creating an Instagram account is free. If you do not have an Instagram account, visit Instagram.com and register in accordance with the enrollment instructions for a free account. The terms and conditions for creating and maintaining an account are at the sole discretion of the social media platform and can be found at Instagram.com. Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same Instagram account. Internet access and data charges may apply in using Instagram to enter based on the entrant’s data plan with the carrier. Free Wi-Fi may be readily available at local public buildings, libraries and private businesses offering free Wi-Fi. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Employees of Sponsor and Administrator, their immediate family and household members are not eligible to enter or win. Immediate family and household members include the spouse, parent, child, sibling, and any persons living with any such persons (whether related or not). Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any person who fails to meet the eligibility requirements or any person it determines, in its sole discretion, to be sufficiently connected with Sponsor that such person’s participation could create the appearance of impropriety. Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means are void, and Sponsor expressly reserves the right to disqualify any entries that it believes in good faith do not comply with these Official Rules. All applicable federal, state and local laws apply.
ENTRY.
To enter, during the Sweepstakes Period, (i) follow @drink.ryde on Instagram, and (ii) like and comment on the post regarding this Sweepstakes on the @drink.ryde Instagram profile. Leave a comment and tag your friends in the same comment. 1 tag = 1 entry, unlimited entries. Entries will not be acknowledged.
Any comments posted as part of an entry in connection with this Sweepstakes on Instagram must comply with all Instagram rules and conditions and, to be a valid entry in this Sweepstakes, shall not contain any material that is infringing of third party rights or privacy, harassing, degrading, defamatory, libelous, or disparaging of another person or brand, advertises another brand, good or service, violates laws, incites or encourages hatred, bigotry, racism, sexism, ageism, any form of discrimination, bodily harm or injury, or violation of laws or illegal conduct. Any content in bad taste, not in keeping with the good image of Sponsor and its products, or otherwise objectionable or offensive to Sponsor in its discretion will result in the entrant posting the same being disqualified from this Sweepstakes.
Multiple entries from one entrant will be void. Entries received after the end of the Sweepstakes Period will be void. You understand and agree information provided in connection with entering is provided to Sponsor and Administrator, and not to Instagram. In case of a dispute over the identity of an entrant, the authorized account holder of the Instagram account used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an Instagram profile by Instagram. Potential winners may be required to show valid proof of being authorized account holders of the Instagram profile associated with their potentially winning entry.
WINNER SELECTION; ODDS.
Following the end of the Sweepstakes Period, on or about December 22, 2025 in the State of New York, Sponsor will randomly draw one (1) potential winner(s) from all eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. Only the announced prize(s) will be awarded. The number of eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period determines the odds of winning. If a potential winner is determined to be ineligible by Sponsor, forfeits or does not claim the prize, Sponsor may select an alternate potential winner in Sponsor’s sole discretion based on a subsequent drawing from the pool of eligible entries (time permitting, based on proximity of disqualification to any travel prize dates). Decisions of Sponsor and Administrator are final and binding with respect to all matters related to the Sweepstakes. In no event shall the Sponsor be obligated to award more than the number of prize(s) described in these Official Rules.
WINNER NOTIFICATION.
The potential winner(s) may be notified by DM to the Instagram account used to enter and such account needs to be set up to receive DMs from Sponsor and/or Administrator, whose Instagram handle is @drink.ryde. Further communications to verify potential winner and fulfill prize may be by voice or video call or email to the potential winner(s); Sponsor reserves the right to determine the methods of notification. Texting is not a method of notification for purposes of this Sweepstakes. The potential winner(s) must respond to Sponsor’s attempt to contact such person within 48 hours after the date of notification. Failure to respond to the prize notification attempt within the specified 48 hours, being determined to be ineligible to win, and failure to comply with these Official Rules, including, but not limited to, failure to timely return the Winner Documents described above may be considered such potential winner’s forfeiture of the opportunity to claim the prize and an alternate winner may be selected from the pool of eligible entries (time permitting, based on proximity of disqualification to any travel prize dates). Winner(s) will be required to return the Winner Documents described above, and any applicable Guest Releases, as a condition to claiming a complete prize.
WINNER DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO CLAIM PRIZE. By entering or accepting a prize in this Sweepstakes, each winner agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and to conform to all federal, state and local laws and regulations. As a condition to claiming a prize and being verified as a winner, a potential winner shall if requested be required to execute and return to Sponsor within 10 days of receipt a signed and notarized Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability and Publicity Release and, if requested, a completed IRS Form W-9 (Request for Taxpayer Identification) (“Winner Documents”) or an alternate winner may be selected. Sponsor will report, as required by law, the approximate retail value of the prize won by a winner, and the winner alone is responsible for all tac implications from winning a prize. Potential winner may be required to furnish proof of identity, address and birth date in order to be verified as the winner to receive the prize, which may require potential winner to display their current, unexpired driver’s license (or alternative acceptable government issued photo identification) to Sponsor. Prior to being able to use the travel portion of the prize, a winner’s guest may be required to sign and return a Guest Release in the timeframe requested by Sponsor or the guest portion of the prize may be forfeited. Failure to comply with the documentation requirements for a potential winner or winner under these Official Rules may result in prize forfeiture.
PRIZE(S).
Sponsor will award one (1) prize.
Prize includes one (1) one-thousand dollar ($1,000) gift card to Airbnb and two-hundred and fifty dollars ($250) of Ryde: products. The approximate retail value of the prize is $1,250.00 USD.
Prize conditions:
Bookings must be made directly through Airbnb where Airbnb gift cards are accepted. Any additional expenses incurred as part of the travel is not included such as meals, layovers or miscellaneous travel expenses. Prize is not redeemable for cash. Sponsor will not replace lost or stolen ticket(s), prepaid gift card(s) or check(s). Sponsor has no control over bookings and listings selected by winner, including cancellations, or other matters that may impact the booking. While booking and once a listing is booked, winner and guest(s) must abide by the terms and all policies of Airbnb and property owners.
Winner and guest(s) will be solely responsible for all other incidental costs and expenses related to using or claiming the prize not mentioned above, including, but without limitation, transportation to/from the property, personal expenses, etc., as well as any and all state, local or federal taxes assessed on the value of the prize. No responsibility is assumed by Sponsor for cancelled, delayed, suspended, interrupted, incomplete or re-scheduled bookings for any reason whatsoever beyond its control, or winner or guest’s inability to travel to their selected booking location for any reason whatsoever. Sponsor has no liability if prize winner and/or their guest engages in inappropriate or disruptive behavior, or behavior with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person and is asked to leave or removed from the Airbnb listing during their stay.
Unclaimed prize or portion thereof will not be awarded. Failure to claim or redeem any portion of a prize will result in forfeiture of that portion. Unused portions of the prize have no cash value and will not be compensated by Sponsor. If any portion of a prize becomes unavailable, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize component of equal or greater value. All costs and expenses incurred in claiming or using a prize, which are not described in these Official Rules as part of the prize, including all income and all other federal, state and local taxes (if any) applicable to the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. Sponsor will report the prize value to the IRS as required by law. Winner is solely responsible for travel insurance or health insurance for winner and winner’s guest.
LIMITS ON LIABILITY.
Sponsor, its affiliates, Administrator, Instagram, and the providers of individual prize components (“Released Parties”) shall not be liable for (1) failed, returned or misdirected notifications based on inaccurate contact information provided by entrants or winners, (2) entries, notifications and responses to notifications which are lost, late, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, postage-due, misdirected, damaged or otherwise not received by the intended recipient in whole or in part or for computer or technical or other error of any kind, (3) any electronic miscommunications or failures, technical hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions which may limit an entrant’s ability to participate in part or wholly in the Sweepstakes, or (4) any technical malfunctions of the telephone network, computer on-line system, computer equipment, software, program malfunctions or other failures, delayed computer transactions or network connections that are human, mechanical or technical in nature, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in this Sweepstakes. Sponsor offers no warranty on prize package components. Sponsor does not make any, and hereby disclaims any and all, representations or warranties of any kind regarding any prize.
By entering, an entrant agrees to indemnify, release and hold harmless the Released Parties and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliated entities, directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents, and representatives from any damage, injury, death, loss, claim, action, demand, or other liability (collectively, “Claims”) that may arise from acceptance, possession and/or use of any prize (or any part thereof) or participation in the Sweepstakes, or from any misuse or malfunction of any prize awarded (or any part thereof), regardless of whether such Claims, or knowledge of the facts constituting such Claims, exist at the time of entry or arise at any time thereafter. The Released Parties are not responsible or liable to any entrant or to any winner or any person claiming through such winner for failure to supply the prize or any part thereof, by reason of any acts of God, any action, regulation, order or request by any governmental or quasi-governmental entity (whether or not the action, regulations, order or request proves to be invalid), equipment failure, threatened terrorist acts, terrorist acts, air raid, blackout, act of public enemy, earthquake, war (declared or undeclared), fire, flood, epidemic, explosion, unusually severe weather, hurricane, embargo, labor dispute or strike (whether legal or illegal) labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, work slow-down, civil disturbance, insurrection, riot, or any other cause beyond the Released Parties’ sole control.
IN NO EVENT WILL SPONSOR, ITS PARENT AND AFFILIATES, THEIR ADVERTISING OR PROMOTIONAL AGENCIES, WEB MASTERS/SUPPLIERS, VENDORS, CONTRACTORS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE WEBSITE OR DOWNLOADING FROM OR PRINTING MATERIAL FROM THE WEBSITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL, WHETHER OR NOT A ENTRANT, TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE, DESTROY, TAMPER OR VANDALIZE THIS WEB SITE OR INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKE IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND DILIGENTLY PURSUE ALL REMEDIES AGAINST ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
The Released Parties are not responsible for: (i) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, posting, electronic or human errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes; (ii) viruses or technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; failed, incorrect, incomplete, inaccurate, garbled or delayed electronic communications or entry information, any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, failures or technical malfunction of any computer online systems, servers, providers, computer equipment, software, email, players or browsers, whether on account of technical problems, traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or on account of any combination of the foregoing; (iii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions or telephone or Internet service; (iv) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Sweepstakes; (v) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes or the processing of entries; (vi) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use or misuse of any prize; or (vii) late, lost, misdirected, illegible, or incomplete entries or late notifications or notifications that cannot be transmitted. These indemnification and release provisions shall survive expiration of the Sweepstakes Period and the winner’s claiming their prize.
Persons found tampering with, abusing, or otherwise disrupting any aspect of this Sweepstakes, or otherwise attempting to defraud Sponsor, as solely determined by Sponsor, may be disqualified and their entries will be deleted. If disqualified, Sponsor reserves the right to terminate the entrant’s eligibility to further participate in this Sweepstakes and future promotions and sweepstakes of Sponsor or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. Any attempt by an entrant or any other individual to undermine the legitimate operation of a website in connection with this Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.
PRIVACY AND PUBLICITY.
Sponsor is collecting personal data about entrants for purposes of this Sweepstakes. The Sponsor’s privacy policy can be found here: ryde.com/legal/privacy-policy/. Sponsor reserves the right to notify prize providers, and any prize delivery service of winner and winner’s guests names and addresses as needed to fulfill prize(s). Personal data of winner and guests is also collected by Administrator as needed to administer this Sweepstakes for Sponsor; Administrator’s privacy policy can be found here: https://www.greaterwave.com/privacy.
Unless prohibited by applicable law, your entry constitutes your permission to Sponsor and its designees to use your name, photograph, likeness, voice, address (city and state) and comments related to this Sweepstakes or a prize won in all media, in perpetuity, in any manner Sponsor deems appropriate for publicity purposes without any further compensation or notice to you.
GENERAL CONDITIONS:
By entering, you (i) agree to be bound by these Official Rules, including all eligibility requirements; (ii) agree to be bound by the decisions of Sponsor and the Sweepstake Entities, which are final and binding in all matters relating to the Sweepstake; and (iii) release, hold harmless, and indemnify Sponsor and its affiliated companies, the Sweepstake Entities and all other businesses involved in this Sweepstake, as well as the employees, officers, directors and agents of each, from all claims, losses, damages, and liability arising directly or indirectly or relating to your acceptance, use and/or misuse of a prize, and participation in the Sweepstake.
Entry and acceptance of a prize (if determined a winner) constitute permission to use each winner's name, prize won, hometown, photographs/videos and likeness for online posting and promotional purposes without further compensation or notification, except in Tennessee or where prohibited by law.
Winners receiving prizes with a total value of $600.00 or more in a single calendar year will be required to complete, sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability Release and, where lawful, a Publicity Release within three (3) days of notification.
Sponsor is not responsible for any change of email address, mailing address and/or telephone number of entrants. Reporting and payment of federal, state and local income and other taxes on the prizes, if any, are solely the responsibility of each winner. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
By participating in this Sweepstake, you acknowledge and agree that your personal information supplied to Sponsor may be used by Sponsor for internal marketing analyses and to provide you with future tobacco product promotional offers. Information provided by you will be treated consistent with Sponsor's privacy policy, which is located at www.ryde.com.
ADDITIONAL TERMS.
In the event this Sweepstakes is challenged by Instagram, or any legal or regulatory authority, Sponsor reserves the right to terminate the Sweepstakes, or to disqualify entrants residing in the affected geographic areas. In such event, the Sponsor shall have no liability to any entrants who are disqualified due to such an action. Sponsor reserves the right to modify these Official Rules in any way or at any time. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend this Sweepstakes should viruses, bugs or other causes beyond Sponsor’s control corrupt the administration, security or proper play of the Sweepstakes. In the event any portion of this Sweepstakes is compromised by any non-authorized human intervention, actions of entrants, or other causes beyond the control of Sponsor which, in the sole opinion of Sponsor, corrupt or impair the integrity, administration, security, or operation of this Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to suspend, modify, abbreviate or terminate the Sweepstakes without further obligation. If Sponsor elects to abbreviate the Sweepstakes, the winner may be determined from all eligible entries received prior to the action or compromise giving rise to the suspension or termination of this Sweepstakes. In the event of cancellation, abbreviation or suspension, Sponsor shall promptly post a notice on @ryde_usa on Instagram to such effect. This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram or Airbnb.
APPLICABLE LAW; DISPUTES.
This Sweepstakes shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida without giving effect to its conflicts of laws principles. By participating in this Sweepstakes entrants agree that any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by a federal or state court located in the State of Florida, Miami-Dade County without resort to any form of class action, and any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes, but in no event attorneys’ fees. EACH ENTRANT HEREBY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO CLAIM INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AND ANY OTHER DAMAGES, OTHER THAN FOR ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES, AND ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED. The failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any part of these Official Rules is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, that part will be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, and the remainder of these Official Rules will remain fully in force.
WINNER LIST. To receive a complete list of winner(s) or a copy of the Official Rules, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to 401 N Main Street Winston Salem, NC 27101 Attention: Ryde Holiday Airbnb Gift Card Instagram Entry Sweepstakes by January, 31, 2026. Specify winner’s list or rules on your request.