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AWS Civic Apps Challenge Official Rules

Entrants, by participating, agree to be bound by the terms of these Official Rules, our Privacy Policy and by our and the judges decisions, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to the Contest.
1. ELIGIBILITY. The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Civic Apps Challenge (Contest) is open to privately held U.S. businesses legally headquartered in the 50 United States or the District of Columbia at the time of entry. The

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Contest and these Official Rules are void where prohibited by law, and are subject to applicable laws. Our and YouNoodle, Inc.s (YouNoodle) employees, parents, affiliates and subsidiaries, and participating advertising and promotion agencies and prize suppliers/funding entities, and members of their immediate family (spouse, domestic partner, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) or those living in their household, whether or not related) are not eligible. Entrants may not be members of any guild, union or other organization that may prohibit them from participating in this Contest and that would restrict, require due payment or otherwise have the right to oppose such entrants participation in this Contest. Prizes will be awarded in the name of the business that entered. By the time of submission, entrants must have an AWS account (see https://aws-portal.amazon.com/gp/aws/developer/registration/index.html). Any individual submitting an entry on behalf of a business entity represents and warrants that he/she: (a) is an individual legal resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia and has reached the older of 18 years old or the legal age of majority in their state of residence, (b) has the full legal capacity to participate in this Contest, and (c) is authorized to submit an entry on behalf of such business entity. This Contest is a skill-based contest, and as such, the winners will not be selected randomly, but on the basis of objective judging criteria (as set forth below). PARTICIPATION EXPENSES WILL NOT BE REFUNDED. 2. HOW TO ENTER. The entry period begins at 12:00:00 A.M. Pacific Time (PT) on September 2, 2013, and ends at 11:59:59 P.M. (PT) on October 15, 2013 (Entry Period). To enter, go to http://aws.amazon.com/civic- apps-challenge (the Contest Website) during the Entry Period. You will be directed to complete the entry on the YouNoodle website. You must log in to YouNoodle to complete and submit the entry form. By following the instructions provided, you must submit a description of your suggested or existing product, Web site, software application/tool, service, or any other system that substantively uses Amazon Glacier, Amazon CloudFront, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Amazon Dynamo DB, Amazon ElastiCache, Amazon Elastic MapReduce, Amazon Flexible Payments Service (FPS), Amazon Mechanical Turk, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Amazon Redshift, Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), Amazon Simple Email Service (SES), Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) (collectively, the Paid Services) (each description of a product, website, software application/tool, service or other system that uses these Paid Services will be called from now on in these Official Rules a Civic App Proposition). You also may submit a demo, promotional video (5 minutes or less in length), presentation, product/service webpage, or other descriptive marketing collateral for your Civic App Proposition (collectively, Civic App Marketing Materials). Each entry form, Civic App Proposition, and the Civic App Marketing Materials (if any) (collectively, the Entry) submitted must be in the English language and the original creation of the entrant. Entries that do not meet the requirements set forth in these Official Rules may be disqualified in our sole discretion. More than one Entry may be submitted by any entrant. However, no more than one Entry per entrant will be selected as a Finalist or Category Leader (as defined below). Any Entry submitted by an entrant must be substantially different than any other Entry submitted by that entrant. Entrants are responsible for all

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costs associated with preparing and submitting their Entries, including applications, and building and testing prototypes. All Entries or Civic App Propositions that violate any intellectual property, local, state, provincial or federal laws or violate any entrants employers policies will be deemed ineligible. Entries must be received no later than 11:59:59 P.M. (PT) on October 15, 2013. You may edit your Entry(ies) up through 11:59:59 P.M. (PT) on October 15, 2013 . YouNoodles servers and clock will be deemed the official clock for the Contest and the entrants proof of submission does not constitute proof of our receipt. Released Parties (as defined below) are not responsible for lost, misdirected, late, illegible, incomplete, inaccurate, delayed, garbled or unintelligible Entries. Entries will not be returned to the entrants. 3. JUDGING. First Round. All qualified Entries will be judged by a panel of qualified judges that we select (Amazon Judging Panel). The Amazon Judging Panel will select 1 Finalist (Finalist) and 3 Category Leaders (Category Leaders) from each of the following 4 categories: 1. Utilities and Energy, 2. Education, 3. Public Safety and Health, and 4. Community Services. The Amazon Judging Panel will judge the qualified Entries using the following judging criteria: (a) implementation and integration of the Paid Services; (b) originality and creativity; (c) likelihood of long-term success and scalability; and (d) effectiveness in addressing a need in the public sector (the Judging Criteria). We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to select fewer than 3 Category Leaders from any of the 4 categories if we do not receive a minimum of 4 eligible and qualified Entries from such category. In end-October 2013, the potential Finalists and Category Leaders will be notified by e-mail or phone. In order to proceed to the Final Round, each potential Finalist must notify us of his/her willingness to proceed to the Final Round within 2 business days of notification and satisfy other eligibility requirements described in these Official Rules. If a potential Finalist does not timely satisfy all requirements set forth in these Official Rules, as determined by us in our sole discretion, a runner-up may be notified. The Finalists names will be announced on the Contest Website on or about the end of October, 2013. Final Round. The final round of judging will take place on or about November 14, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent 2013 conference. Each Finalist must be present in person at the Final Round and must prepare, at his/her expense, a 10-minute presentation and demo of his/her Civic App Proposition. The presentation and demo must be in English and will be presented to the Amazon Judging Panel. Each presentation and demo will be followed by up to 15 minutes of Q&A by the Amazon Judging Panel. The Amazon Judging Panel will then meet privately to conduct a final review of the Finalists Entries and judge the Entries using the Judging Criteria. Then a representative from the Amazon Judging Panel will announce one Grand Prize winner for the Contest. Finalists must be present at the Final Round to be eligible to win the Grand Prize. Following announcement of the Grand Prize winner, the Finalists may be asked to present their Civic App Propositions to the AWS re:Invent 2013 conference audience. Tie Breakers. In the event there are two or more identical and equally qualified Entries, as determined by us in our sole discretion, only the first one to be submitted will be considered. In the event of a tie in any round, an additional tie-breaking judge selected by us will determine the Category Leader(s), Finalist(s) or Grand Prize winner, as applicable, using the Judging Criteria. All decisions of the Amazon Judging Panel and any tie-breaking judge are final and binding. For the purpose of these Official Rules, the Grand Prize winner, the Finalists and the Category Leaders may also be referred to in these Official Rules as winners. 4. ENTRANTS PERSONAL INFORMATION. Each Entry submitted in this Contest will be submitted directly to YouNoodle. YouNoodles servers are located in the United States. By participating in this Contest, entrants are authorizing the transfer of personal data to the United States for purposes of administering the Contest, conducting publicity about the Contest and such additional purposes consistent with our goals or the Contest goals. By entering the Contest, entrants consent to our and YouNoodles collection, and our use and disclosure of entrants personal information for these purposes. The data controller is Amazon Web Services, Inc., 410 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, Washington, 98109. For a copy of our Privacy Notice, visit http://aws.amazon.com/privacy/. 5. ENTRANT REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTIES. By entering, each entrant represents and warrants that (a) the entrant is a privately held U.S. business legally headquartered in the 50 United States or the District of Columbia; and (b) the Civic App Proposition entered is original and was created solely by the entrant and will not violate the rights of any third party or law, code, regulation or ordinance. 6. ENTRY CREDITS. All eligible entrants who submit a qualified Entry will receive an AWS promotional credit (Promotional Credit) of $50 USD to be used toward Paid Services (does not include Amazon FPS, reserved instances or support services) by December 31, 2014 in accordance with the AWS Promotional Credit Terms & Conditions available at https://aws.amazon.com/awscredits/ (the Credit T&Cs). Individual Promotional Credit codes valued at $50 USD will be emailed to such entrants following the announcement of the Grand Prize winner in November, 2013. 7. PRIZES. a. A Grand Prize, will be awarded to one Grand Prize winner at the final award ceremony of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent 2013 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on or about November 14, 2013, and will consist of:

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$50,000 USD in Promotional Credit from AWS for Paid Services (other than Amazon FPS, reserved instances or support services) to be used by December 31, 2014 in accordance with the Credit T&Cs; and Inclusion in an AWS press release about the Contest. b. A First Prize, will be awarded to each of the Finalists, each consisting of: $10,000 USD in Promotional Credit from AWS for Paid Services (other than Amazon FPS or reserved instances or support services) to be used by December 31, 2014 in accordance with the Credit T&Cs; and A trip for 1 person to attend the Final Round, leaving from the major airport nearest to each Finalists home (as determined by us in our sole discretion) [approximate retail value (ARV) $3,000.00 USD). The trip includes (1) round trip, coach class, air transportation for 1 person, (2) two nights standard hotel accommodations for 1 person (1 room, single occupancy), and (3) attendance at the final event and award ceremony. At our discretion, we may substitute surface transportation for air travel for any Finalist who lives near the destination (as determined by us). All costs and expenses associated with prize acceptance and use not specifically mentioned, including, but not limited to, ground transportation/transfers, additional food and beverages, luggage fees, gratuities and taxes, are the sole responsibility of each Finalist. Each Finalist must be available to travel on the dates specified by us, or the Finalist may forfeit his/her place as a Finalist. Selected airline and hotel are at our sole discretion. Each Finalist must possess and be responsible for obtaining required travel documents [e.g. valid photo I.D. or passport (as applicable)] prior to departure. Once the travel schedule has been arranged, it cannot be altered unless approved in writing by us, and failure of any Finalist to follow such schedule will not obligate us in any way to provide the Finalist with alternate arrangements. Actual value of the trip prize may vary based on factors at time of booking, including, but not limited to, airfare fluctuations and distance between departure and destination. If the actual value is less than the stated ARV, the difference will not be awarded. For a trip awarded in the name of a business, an authorized representative of the business must authorize entrant to take the trip. c. A Second Prize, will be awarded to each of the Category Leaders, each consisting of $2,000 USD in Promotional Credit from AWS for Paid Services (other than Amazon FPS, reserved instances or support services) to be used by December 31, 2014 in accordance with the Credit T&Cs. d. General Prize Conditions: Prizes (excluding the trip to the Final Round) will be delivered up to 60 days after the winners are announced. Promotional Credit prizes from AWS for Paid Services are not cumulative; each winner will be awarded no more than 1 Promotional Credit from AWS for Paid Services. For example, an entrant who, after all rounds of judging are completed, is selected as a Finalist will only receive 1 Promotional Credit from AWS for Paid Services with a value of $10,000, and will not receive the entry credit of $50 USD in Promotional Credit from AWS for Paid Services. All Promotional Credits awarded as prizes in the Contest must be applied to future use of the applicable Paid Services by the winners. Any unused portion of the Promotional Credits will expire by December 31, 2014. Promotional Credits are non-transferable and may not be redeemed for cash or applied to any other account. ALL TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH ANY PRIZE ACCEPTANCE ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNERS. All Promotional Credits utilized and all other prizes awarded will be inclusive of any taxes AWS is required by law to withhold as well as applicable sales, use, gross receipts, goods and service, or similar transaction based taxes (Transaction Taxes). To the extent that any Paid Services are subject to Transaction Taxes, the value of the Paid Services and the Transaction Taxes will be deducted from the Promotional Credits. All other taxes, costs and expenses associated with acceptance and use of any prize not specified in these Official Rules as being provided are the sole responsibility of the winners. IF TAXES ARE APPLICABLE TO THE PRIZE(S), IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNER TO PAY TO THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES. We reserve the right to substitute a prize (or portion thereof) for an item of comparable or greater value, at our sole discretion. Prizes are awarded without warranty of any kind from us, express or implied, without limitation. PAYMENTS TO CONTEST WINNERS ARE SUBJECT TO THE EXPRESS REQUIREMENT THAT THE WINNER SUBMIT TO AWS ALL DOCUMENTATION REQUESTED BY AWS TO PERMIT COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAX REPORTING AND WITHHOLDING REQUIREMENTS. Contest winners are responsible for ensuring that the tax documentation submitted to AWS complies with all applicable tax laws and requirements. If a winner fails to provide the documentation or submits incomplete documentation, the prize may be forfeited and we may, in our sole discretion, select an alternate winner. 8. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION FOR ENTRANTS AND FINALISTS. The Amazon Judging Panel may request additional information from the entrants as may be necessary to judge the Civic App Propositions, and the entrants must respond to any requests for additional information within 2 business days from the time the request is made. Category Leaders, Finalists and the Grand Prize winner may forfeit prizes or opportunities to proceed in the Contest if (1) we are unable to contact him/her within 2 business days of first attempted notification, or (2) the entrant fails to respond as required within 2 business days of the date of notification. Potential Category Leaders and Finalists (or, if a potential Category Leader or Finalist is not an authorized representative of the business, an authorized representative of the business) will be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability/Publicity Release, and provide any additional tax filing information (such as a W-9, social security number or Federal tax ID number) within 3 calendar days following the date of first attempted notification. The Affidavit of Eligibility will certify, among other things, the following: (a) the entrant is a

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privately held U.S. business legally headquartered in the 50 United States or the District of Columbia; and (b) the Civic App Proposition entered is original and was created solely by the entrant and will not violate the rights of any third party or law, rules, regulation or ordinance. Failure to comply with these deadlines or with these Official Rules may result in forfeiture of place as a Category Leader, Finalist or Grand Prize winner. 9. RIGHT OF PUBLICITY. By submitting an Entry, each entrant agrees to the publishing of his/her name, business logo, city/state/province/country on the Contest Website and inclusion in a press release and other media coverage if he/she is selected as a winner. Acceptance of prizes by winners constitutes permission for us and our affiliates, agencies and designees to use winners names or likenesses, city/state/province/country and company names, trademarks and logos for advertising and promotional purposes relating to the Contest in any and all media now or hereafter devised, worldwide in perpetuity (or to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law), without additional compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law. 10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. Each winner agrees (for himself or herself and his or her heirs) that, by accepting a prize, we and YouNoodle, along with each of our respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, directors, officers, employees and assigns (collectively, Released Parties), will have no liability, and will be held harmless by the winner for any liability, loss, injury or damage to property or person, including death, and reasonable attorneys fees and court costs, due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by reason of the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prize or participation in the Contest, even if caused or contributed to by the negligence of any of the Released Parties. Released Parties are also not responsible for any unauthorized third party use or dispute with respect to the Submission Materials (as defined below). 11. TREATMENT OF CIVIC APP PROPOSITIONS. By participating in the Contest, each entrant warrants that it has the authority as sole owner of its Civic App Proposition to provide it to AWS, and that its Civic App Proposition and any other materials or information provided by it in connection with the Contest, including Civic App Marketing Materials (collectively, Submission Materials) do not infringe or misappropriate any intellectual or other property right of any other person or entity, including any patent or trade secret. Each entrant understands that his/her Submission Materials are non-confidential and may be made public, in whole or in part. By submitting an Entry, each entrant grants to us and our affiliates an irrevocable, nonexclusive, worldwide, fully paid-up, perpetual and royalty-free license to make, use, reproduce, display, publically perform, create derivative works of all or a portion of the Submission Materials, as well as use the entrants name and company name, trademarks and logos, in any promotional materials produced by or for us or our affiliates. Further, each entrant, by submitting an Entry, grants to us or our affiliates an irrevocable, nonexclusive, worldwide, fully paid-up, perpetual and royalty- free license to make, use, reproduce, display, publically perform, create derivative works of, and disclose all or a portion of any Submission Materials in connection with the Contest. The foregoing grants shall be limited for a period of 2 years for all eligible Entries; for 5 years for Entries submitted by the Category Leaders; and in perpetuity for Entries submitted by the Finalists (or to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law). The entrants, by these Official Rules, do not grant any other licenses to us or our affiliates under existing or future copyrights or patents. The entrants should be guided by their own attorneys as to the desirability of seeking patents or other protection for their Civic App Propositions. Each entrant acknowledges that we or our affiliates may currently or in the future be developing information, products, concepts, services, or techniques internally, or receiving information, products, concepts, services, or techniques from other parties, that is similar to Submission Materials (Our Developed Materials). Nothing in these Official Rules will be construed as a representation or agreement that we or our affiliates will not develop or have developed information, products, concepts, systems, services or techniques that are similar to or compete with the products, concepts, systems, services or techniques contemplated by or embodied in any Submission Materials. Each entrant agrees to waive any claims or action he/she has or may have in connection with Our Developed Materials. 12. LIMITATION OF TECHNICAL LIABILITY. Released Parties are not responsible for transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions or limitations of any kind, or inaccurate transmissions of or failure to receive entry information by us on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or any combination thereof. Released Parties are not responsible for injury or damage to any entrants or any other computer resulting from downloading any materials in connection with the Contest. 13. RIGHT TO TERMINATE CONTEST. We, in our sole discretion, reserve the right to terminate the Contest in the event it does not receive a minimum of 50 qualified Entries from separate eligible entrants. And, 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 which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, we may, in our sole discretion, change these Official Rules or cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest. If terminated, we may select winners from all non- suspect, eligible entries received as of the termination date using the judging procedure outlined above. We may disqualify any individual found to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or website; to be acting in violation of these Official Rules; or be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other person and void all associated entries. 14. CHOICE OF LAW. This promotion is governed by U.S. law and is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Any and all legal actions or claims arising in connection with this promotion must be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in Washington.

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15. WINNERS LIST. After the awards ceremony, log onto http://aws.amazon.com/civic-apps-challenge for names

16. SPONSOR. The sponsor of this Contest is Amazon Web Services, Inc. (we or us), 410 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, Washington, 98109.

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