AMD Race To Readiness Contest Official Rules And Terms

AMD RACE TO READINESS CONTEST

OFFICIAL RULES AND TERMS 

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1. Sponsor: The AMD Race to Readiness Contest (“Contest”) is Sponsored by Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 2485 Augustine Dr., Santa Clara, CA 95054, United States. https://www.amd.com (“AMD” or “Sponsor”).

2. Eligibility: The Contest is open only to current AMD Partner Network entities located in the EMEA region who are members of the Registered, Silver and Gold Tiers in the AMD Partner Network (APN) and whose employees earn AMD Sales Certifications through AMD Arena for Client Sales (AMD Ryzen™ processors) and Server or Data Center Sales (AMD EPYC™). For the avoidance of doubt, the Participant is the AMD Partner Network entity listed in the APN, not an individual or employee (“Participant”). Any certifications, submissions, or other actions required for participation in the Contest must be completed by an employee or Authorized Representative of the Participant acting within the scope of their authority (“Authorized Representative”). All actions taken by an Authorized Representative shall be deemed to be the action(s) of the Participant for all purposes under the Contest. Government entities and educational institutions of any kind are not eligible to enter or win. Entries received from individuals or entities located outside the EMEA region will be disqualified. Employees of Sponsor, its subsidiaries, affiliates and agents, and the immediate family (defined as parents, children, siblings, domestic partner, husband, or wife) of each employee, together with those with whom such employees are domiciled, are ineligible.

By entering the Contest, Participants warrant that they are eligible to participate under the applicable local laws governing procurement of prizes and awards. Each Participant is solely responsible for ensuring that their Authorized Representatives comply with these Official Rules and Terms, applicable AMD program requirements, all applicable laws and employer policies. Authorized Representative represents and warrants that they have obtained all necessary internal approvals for participation and acceptance of any prize. Any prize will be awarded to the Participant entity only, and not to any individual, employee or representative. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Participant if Sponsor determines, in its sole discretion, that Participant’s participation in the Contest or receipt of any prize would violate local law or cause damage to the reputation of AMD and/or any other party. Participants may be required to submit proof of eligibility.

3. Agreement to Official Rules and Terms: The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Participation in the Contest constitutes Participant’s full and unconditional agreement to, and acceptance of, these Official Rules and Terms and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein. These Official Rules and Terms will be posted online at: https://www.amd.com/en/legal/terms-and-conditions/race-to-readiness-official-rules.html. 

 4. Entry Period:

Sponsor’s computer systems will be the official timekeeping device for the Contest.  Contest Entries that are submitted before or after the time(s) and date(s) indicated above (“Entry Period”) will be disqualified. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to close the Contest without selecting a winner from any of the three (3) eligible APN Tiers.

 5. How to Participate:

To participate, eligible Participants must ensure that their Authorized Representatives complete the qualifying AMD certifications as described below. The first Participant within each Tier to meet the required certification threshold will be deemed a potential winner.

Partners are automatically entered into the contest since certifications are compulsory for Tier eligibility in the APN. Partners can opt out of the contest by emailing emea.partnerships@amd.com.

Certification requirements

Each Participant is measured against the certification threshold required for their current AMD Partner Tier, as defined by APN criteria. Certifications and qualifying activities will be attributed to the Participant, not to any individual or employee.

Required number of Certified Users by Tier:

• Gold: 6 Certified Users
• Silver: 4 Certified Users
• Registered: 4 Certified Users*

*Please take note that for the Registered (Rising Stars) Tier only, although AMD does not require this Tier to complete any certifications, if a Rising Star Partner wishes to enter the Contest, the minimum threshold for Entry is four (4) certified users.

Winner Determination

The first Participant within each eligible Tier to meet the required certification threshold will be deemed a potential winner. The winner for each eligible Tier is determined by the number of Certified Users, not the number of Certifications completed. A user certified in both Client and Server is counted as one Certified User.

Confirming Completion

When the certification threshold is met by the Participant, Participant’s Authorized Representative must send a completion confirmation email containing the number of certified individuals and which certifications they have attained to emea.partnerships@amd.com. Certifications earned before the start of the Contest may count toward the applicable Certification threshold if they support the Participant’s current APN Tier eligibility. All Entries will be confirmed by the Sponsor using AMD Arena records. Failure to provide the required completion confirmation email and supporting details may void the Entry.

ENTRIES WILL NOT BE JUDGED. THIS IS A FIRST TO COMPLETE CONTEST PROMOTION.

For All Entries: Limit one (1) Entry per Participant for the entirety of the Contest. Any Entry that does not comply with these Official Rules and Terms will not be eligible to win a prize. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. In the event of a dispute as to any Entry, the Participant recorded in the AMD APN and confirmed by the Sponsor will be deemed to be the Participant. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, illegible, or misdirected Entries, which may be disqualified, or for any error, human, technical or otherwise.

Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules and Terms.

6. Winner Selection: A maximum of three (3) prizes will be awarded, with one (1) winner from each eligible APN tier category: Registered (Rising Stars), Silver, and Gold. For the Gold and Silver categories, the winner will be the first eligible Participant to meet the certification threshold required for its current APN tier, and to submit a valid completion confirmation email to emea.partnerships@amd.com during the Entry Period. For the Registered (Rising Stars) category, the winner will be the first eligible Participant to reach four (4) certified users and submit a valid completion confirmation email to emea.partnerships@amd.com during the Entry Period. In the event two Participants complete the required certification threshold at the same time, the winner will be the Participant whose valid confirmation email is received first at emea.partnerships@amd.com, as confirmed by the AMD system timestamp.

7. Prize Notification and Delivery: Sponsor will announce the potential winner(s) by 16 October 2026 and will notify each potential winner by email shortly after the potential winners are confirmed by the Sponsor. Such notification will be delivered in English. Within (72) seventy-two hours of the Sponsor’s notification, the Authorized Representative from the potential winning Participant must supply any requested information for the administration of the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to require the Authorized Representative(s) of the potential Participant winners to sign and return to Sponsor, a fully completed and legible Declaration of Eligibility and Liability Release, in English ("Declaration"), except where prohibited by applicable law, to claim a prize. If a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, including ineligibility or forfeiture, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize to a potential substitute winner, and each such potential substitute winner will also be subject to the prize notification and delivery requirements set forth in this paragraph. Sponsor is not responsible for any change of e-mail address, mailing address, and/or other contact information of the Participant. Prize will be shipped to the winning Participant’s corporate headquarters address as listed in the APN by 14 December 2026. The winning Participant may distribute the prize among its team members in its sole discretion. Potential winner(s) may waive their right to receive a prize. Prize delivery mailing address must not be a P.O. Box. Sponsor will not ship to a P.O. Box.

COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA: AMD may require the potential winner(s) to provide certain Personal Information (“PI”) in a fully completed and signed Declaration, in English, which will be accessed by employees of AMD, for the purpose of administering the Contest, and in compliance with the AMD Privacy Notice. AMD may file documentation of the prize with the appropriate tax authorities.

IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED PI, DO NOT ENTER THE CONTEST.

8. Prizes:

For All Prizes: Maximum one (1) prize package per Participant for the entirety of the Contest. The total value of all prizes equals an ARV of $450.00 USD as of June 2026. Offer is subject to geographical limitations. Prices and exchange rates may vary, and dealers may sell for less. All aspects of the prizes not noted above (e.g., color, style, size, etc.) will be selected by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Prize must be accepted as awarded and may not be sold, transferred, substituted, or redeemed for cash or otherwise, except at Sponsor’s sole discretion or as contemplated herein. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater monetary value if the prize, or any component of the prize, cannot be awarded for any reason. Sponsor is responsible only for shipping of the prize; not responsible for prize utility, quality or otherwise. Once a prize is shipped to the winner, Sponsor is not responsible for any prize that is lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed, misdirected, or undelivered for any reason. Sponsor will not replace any lost or stolen prize items. Taxes and fees, if any, are the sole responsibility of prize winners. Winners will be solely responsible for all national, federal, state, provincial, and/or local taxes, and local contribution, and for any other fees or costs associated with the prize, regardless of whether it, in whole or in part, is used. If required, any applicable forms will be filed with the appropriate taxing authority by the Sponsor.

 9. Release: By participating, Participant and/or Authorized Representative agrees to release and hold harmless Sponsor, and each of its respective subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, advertising/promotion agencies, and each of their respective parent companies and each such company’s officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, damage to or loss of property, arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any prize.

10. Privacy: The Participants and Authorized Representatives acknowledge and understand that all personal information submitted as part of this Contest will be collected and processed by Sponsor, for the purpose of managing the Contest in accordance with Sponsor’s Privacy Notice. Participant and Authorized Representatives can read more about their rights, how Sponsor handles Participant’s and Authorized Representative’s personal information, and how to contact Sponsor in its Privacy Notice.

11. Publicity: Except where prohibited by applicable law, participation in the Contest constitutes each winning Participant’s consent to Sponsor’s use of the Participant winner’s name, city, state, province or county, and country, likeness, photograph, statements made by the winner about the Contest, Sponsor and/or prize information for Contest purposes in any media without further payment or consideration, including, but not limited to, posting winner lists online. All Entries become the property of Sponsor, and none will be returned.

12. General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, or modify this Contest in whole or in part, at any time and without notice or obligation, if in Sponsor’s sole discretion, any factor interferes with its proper conduct as contemplated by these Official Rules and Terms. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the Entry process. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules and Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that provision or of any other provision of these Official Rules and Terms. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules and Terms shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. If any provision of the Official Rules and Terms is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, then the Official Rules and Terms shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.

13. Limitations of Liability: The Released Parties are not responsible, to the extent permitted by law, for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Participant, printing errors or omission or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the Entry process or the Contest; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of Entries; or (5) any injury or damage to person or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from Participant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any prize. If for any reason a Participant’s Entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, Participant’s sole remedy is another Entry in the Contest provided that if it is not possible to submit another Entry due to discontinuance of the Contest, or any part of it, for any reason, Sponsor, at its discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among all Eligible Entries or, as the case may be, received up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the prizes offered herein. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In the event that production, technical, seeding, programming or any other reasons cause more than the stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules and Terms to be available and/or claimed Sponsor reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, un-awarded, eligible prize claims.

NOTHING IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND TERMS SHALL DISCLAIM, LIMIT, OR EXCLUDE LIABILITY FOR ANY LIABILITY THAT MAY NOT BE DISCLAIMED, LIMITED, OR EXCLUDED PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW.

Applies to participants residing in Germany only:  Sponsor will be liable for any culpable breach of essential contractual obligations. Essential contractual obligations are contractual obligations that need to be fulfilled to permit proper execution of these Official Rules and Terms and that may regularly be relied upon by the participant. Sponsor’s liability will otherwise be limited to gross negligence and willful misconduct. In the event of any liability on the part of Sponsor due to a slightly negligent breach of essential contractual obligations or slightly negligent misconduct on the part of simple vicarious agents, such as an Administrator (if any), the Sponsor’s respective subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, advertising/promotion agencies, and prize suppliers, and each of their respective parent companies and each such company’s officers, directors, employees and agents, Sponsor’s liability will be limited to typically foreseeable damages. The above limitations of liability will not affect any mandatory statutory liability, in particular Sponsor’s liability in connection with the loss of life, bodily injury or illness.

Applies to participants residing in the United Kingdom only: NOTWITHSTANDING THIS SECTION 13 (LIMITATION OF LIABILITY), NOTHING IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND TERMS SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT OR EXCLUDE ANY LIABILITY OF THE SPONSOR FOR FRAUD, DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY CAUSED BY THE SPONSOR OR PARTICIPANTS’ NEGLIGENCE.  No term of these Official Rules and Terms shall be enforceable by any person who is not a party to them under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 or otherwise, excluding Sponsor. 

14. Disputes: Except where prohibited, Participant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas or the appropriate Texas State Court located in Travis County, Texas; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) under no circumstances will Participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and Participant 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.

FOR PARTICIPANTS RESIDING IN THE EUROPEAN UNION THE ABOVE CHOICE OF LAW MAY NOT RESULT IN DEPRIVING THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE PROTECTION UNDER MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISIONS THAT CANNOT BE WAIVED UNDER THE LAW WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN APPLICABLE IN THE ABSENCE OF THIS CHOICE OF LAW.  FOR PARTICIPANTS NOT RESIDING IN THE EUROPEAN UNION, any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees, and under no circumstances will Participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and Participant 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. ANY DEMAND FOR OUT-OF-POCKET COMPENSATION MUST BE FILED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR FROM THE END OF THE CONTEST PERIOD, OR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF LIMITATIONS AS APPLICABLE LOCALLY, OR THE CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE FOREVER BARRED.

All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules and Terms, or the rights and obligations of the Participant and Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Texas or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Texas. Some jurisdictions do not allow for limitations of certain remedies or damages and so this provision may not apply to you.

FOR UK RESIDENTS ONLY: THE CONTEST AND THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND TERMS ARE GOVERNED BY ENGLISH LAW AND ALL PARTICIPANTS AGREE TO SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY CLAIMS OR DISPUTES RELATING TO THIS CONTEST, THE PRIZE OR THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND TERMS MUST BE BROUGHT WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR OF THE TIME THE CAUSE OF ACTION OCCURRED.

15. Winner’s List: The Winner’s List (Participant winner’s company name) will be available in English at upon the winner announcement and close of the Contest by sending an email to emea.partnerships@amd.com . Requests for the winners list must be received within fourteen (14) days of the winner announcement and close of the Contest. Requests received after this time will not be honored.