Full terms and rules for the Mashable at VidCon 2026 sweepstakes.

OFFICIAL SWEEPSTAKES RULESNO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. The Mashable @ VidCon 2026 Sweepstakes (the “Promotion”) is governed by these official rules (the “Sweepstakes Rules”).The Promotion consists of three (3) separate and independent daily sweepstakes (each, a “Daily Sweepstakes”): the Day 1 Sweepstakes, the Day 2 Sweepstakes, and the Day 3 Sweepstakes. Each Daily Sweepstakes has its own Entry Period, its own prize, and its own random drawing, as set forth below. An entry is valid only for the Daily Sweepstakes corresponding to the calendar day (Pacific Time) on which it is submitted; entries do not carry over, and prizes are not transferable, between Daily Sweepstakes.

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The entry period for each Daily Sweepstakes (each, an “Entry Period”; collectively, the “Sweepstakes Period”) is as follows:Day 1 Sweepstakes: June 25, 2026, from 4:00 PM PT to 11:59 PM PT.Day 2 Sweepstakes: June 26, 2026, from 12:01 AM PT to 11:59 PM PT.Day 3 Sweepstakes: June 27, 2026, from 12:01 AM PT to 11:59 PM PT.SPONSOR: Ziff Davis, LLC, with an address of 360 Park Avenue South, 17th Floor, New York, New York 10010 (the “Sponsor”).ELIGIBILITY: This Promotion is open to individuals who are eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry who are legal residents of the United States (excluding Tennessee), the District of Columbia, Austria, the United Kingdom, Canada (excluding Quebec), Finland, Norway, Iceland, and Sweden. By entering a Daily Sweepstakes as described in these Sweepstakes Rules, entrants represent and warrant that they are complying with these Sweepstakes Rules (including, without limitation, all eligibility requirements), and that they agree to abide by and be bound by all the rules and terms and conditions stated herein and all decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final and binding.All previous winners of any sweepstakes sponsored by Sponsor during the nine (9) month period prior to the Selection Date are not eligible to enter. Any individuals (including, but not limited to, employees, consultants, independent contractors and interns) who have, within the past six (6) months, held employment with or performed services for Sponsor or any organizations affiliated with the sponsorship, fulfillment, administration, prize support, advertisement or promotion of the Promotion (“Employees”) are not eligible to enter or win. Immediate Family Members and Household Members are also not eligible to enter or win. “Immediate Family Members” means parents, step-parents, legal guardians, children, step-children, siblings, step-siblings, or spouses of an Employee. “Household Members” means those individuals who share the same residence with an Employee at least three (3) months a year.HOW TO ENTER: To enter a Daily Sweepstakes, you must complete the following steps during that Daily Sweepstakes’s Entry Period:Follow the official Mashable account on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mashable/.Locate the designated entry post for that Daily Sweepstakes by scanning the QR code at the Mashable VidCon booth or by finding the post directly on Instagram.‘Like’ the designated entry post for that Daily Sweepstakes.‘Comment’ on the designated entry post for that Daily Sweepstakes.Subsequent attempts made by the same individual to submit multiple entries by using multiple accounts or otherwise may result in disqualification of the entrant. Limit one (1) entry per person, per Daily Sweepstakes.Only entries submitted during the applicable Entry Period will be eligible for entry into that Daily Sweepstakes. No other methods of entry will be accepted. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Entries are limited to individuals only; commercial enterprises and business entities are not eligible. Use of a false account will disqualify an entry. Sponsor is not responsible for entries not received due to difficulty accessing the internet, service outage or delays, computer difficulties and other technological problems.Entries are subject to any applicable restrictions or eligibility requirements listed herein. Should a dispute arise regarding the identity of an entrant, the entry will be deemed to have been made by the Authorized Account Holder of the Instagram account used to enter at the time of entry. “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned the Instagram account, or the e-mail address or mobile phone number subsequently provided for prize fulfillment, by the applicable service provider or organization responsible for assigning such accounts, addresses, or numbers. Proof of submission of an entry shall not be deemed proof of receipt by Sponsor. When applicable, Sponsor’s computer will be deemed the official time-keeping device for the Promotion. Entries will be disqualified if found to be incomplete and/or if Sponsor determines, in its sole discretion, that multiple entries were submitted by the same entrant in violation of the Sweepstakes Rules.WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION: On or about July 9, 2026 (the “Selection Date”), Sponsor will conduct three (3) separate random drawings—one for each Daily Sweepstakes—and will select one (1) prize winner per Daily Sweepstakes (each, a “Winner”) from among all eligible entries received during that Daily Sweepstakes’s Entry Period. Each Winner will be notified via direct message to the Instagram account used to enter the applicable Daily Sweepstakes. Notification of a Winner shall be deemed to have occurred immediately upon sending of the notification by Sponsor. Each selected Winner will be required to respond (as directed) to the notification within three (3) business days of attempted notification. The only entries that will be considered eligible entries are entries received by Sponsor within the applicable Entry Period. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received for the applicable Daily Sweepstakes. For each Daily Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to select up to two (2) alternate Winners in the event that a selected Winner has been disqualified, fails to respond timely to the notification, or is deemed ineligible for any reason. In the event the alternate Winners are also disqualified, fail to respond timely to the notification, or are deemed ineligible for any reason, Sponsor shall not be obligated to select any further alternate Winners for that Daily Sweepstakes and the applicable prize shall remain un-awarded.