Warp Thankful for HR Awards Official Terms and Conditions

1. Sponsor and overview

The Thankful for HR Awards (the "Contest") is sponsored by Poaster Technologies Inc. d/b/a Warp, 156 5th Avenue, Suite 800, New York, NY 10010 ("Warp" or "Sponsor").

The Contest is a skill-based contest. Winners are chosen by judges based on the quality of each nomination. It is not a sweepstakes, lottery, or game of chance.

No purchase necessary. A purchase or payment of any kind will not improve your chances of winning. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.

Official communications. Warp will only contact nominees and winners from an @warp.co email address or Warp's official social media accounts. Warp will never ask for payment, bank details, or account passwords to claim a prize. If you receive a message claiming to be from Warp that does not meet these conditions, contact marketing@warp.co.

2. Eligibility

The Contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 or older (or the age of majority in their state).

A nominee must work in a human resources, people operations, talent, or benefits role at a U.S. employer at the time of nomination. Self-nominations are allowed.

The following people are not eligible to be nominated or to win:

Employees of federal, state, or local government, or of any government agency or public institution.
Employees of any company that has an open sales opportunity with Warp at any time between the start of the Contest and the delivery of prizes.
Poaster Technologies Inc. d/b/a Warp, its parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, agencies, and prize suppliers (including Goody), and each of their officers, directors, employees, contractors, and agents (collectively, the "Released Entities"), and each of their immediate family members (spouse or partner, parents, children, siblings, and their spouses or partners, wherever they live) and anyone living in the same household, whether related or not.
Anyone whose employer's policies bar them from accepting a gift or prize of this value.

Warp may verify eligibility at any time and disqualify any nomination that does not meet these rules.

3. Contest period and how to nominate

Nominations open on November 13th, 2026, and close at 11:59 p.m. ET on December 4, 2026 (the "Contest Period"). Late nominations will not be considered.

To nominate, complete the form at warp.co/thankful-for-hr with:

Your name, email, and relationship to the nominee.
The nominee's full name, work email, job title, company, company size, and state.
A written answer (100 to 300 words) describing a specific moment or result from this year that shows why you're thankful for the nominee.
Optionally, the nominee's LinkedIn profile URL and anything else the judges should know.

Each person may nominate a given nominee only once, but may nominate as many different people as they like. Each nominee can win only once. If a person is nominated more than once, the judges may consider all of their nominations together; the number of nominations does not by itself decide the outcome.

Sharing or reposting the Contest is encouraged but is not required and does not affect judging.

By submitting, you confirm the nomination is your own original work, is truthful, and does not include confidential, offensive, or defamatory content. Warp may reject any nomination that breaks these rules. You also allow Warp to quote or adapt your nomination text in its marketing, without your or the nominee's name unless you each give consent.

4. Judging

A panel chosen by Warp will judge all eligible nominations using these criteria: impact (40%), going above and beyond (30%), care for people (20%), and the story itself (10%).

If there is a tie, the judges will choose the nomination with the higher score for impact. The judges' decisions are final.

Warp will select 3 winners, based on the top 3 scores. Alternates will be the next-highest scores. Warp may award fewer prizes if it does not receive enough eligible nominations.

5. Prizes

Each winner will receive one $1,000 USD digital gift card (a "Shopping Spree"), delivered by email through Goody. The total value of all prizes will not exceed $3,000.

Prizes are awarded to the nominee, not the nominator.
Prizes are not transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash. The gift card is subject to the issuer's terms.
Warp may substitute a prize of equal or greater value if the original prize is unavailable.
The prize may be considered taxable income. Winners are solely responsible for reporting and paying any federal, state, and local taxes. Warp may ask winners to complete a Form W-9 or other tax forms, and may issue a Form 1099 where required by law. Warp does not provide tax advice; winners should consult their own tax advisor.

Warp expects to deliver prizes by December 11, 2026, to winners who have confirmed by then, and no later than December 17, 2026, including to any alternate winners.

6. Winner notification, employer confirmation, and publicity

Warp will notify potential winners by email on or around December 7, 2026. Winners who have confirmed will be announced publicly on or around Thursday, December 10, 2026.

To claim a prize, each potential winner must reply within 2 business days and provide:

Written confirmation that their employer allows them to accept the contest award.
Written confirmation that they meet all eligibility rules.
Signed written consent to the use of their name, title, company, photo, and nomination text, as described below.

If a potential winner does not respond in time, is ineligible, or cannot accept the prize, Warp may choose an alternate winner from the remaining nominations.

Publicity. Warp will only use a winner's name, photo, or likeness with their signed written consent. With that consent, Warp may use this material in marketing, on its website, and on social media, without further payment.

7. General conditions

Privacy. Warp will use the information in each nomination to run the Contest and contact nominees and winners, including letting nominees know they were nominated. Nominees will not receive marketing emails unless they opt in. See Warp's privacy policy at https://www.warp.co/legal/privacy. Warp will not sell this information.

Changes. Warp may cancel, suspend, or change the Contest if fraud, technical problems, or other issues outside its control affect it.

Release. By taking part, nominators, nominees, and winners release and hold harmless the Released Entities from any claims, injury, loss, or damage of any kind arising directly or indirectly from the Contest or from the acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize. The Released Entities make no warranty, express or implied, about any prize, including warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

Limitation of liability. The Released Entities are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, or misdirected nominations, technical failures, or failure to deliver a prize if Warp's operations are affected by events outside its reasonable control, including acts of God, natural disasters, war, terrorism, epidemics, labor disputes, supplier or shipping failures, or government action.

No agency relationship. Nominees and winners are not agents, representatives, employees, or spokespersons of Warp. They have no authority to make statements or commitments on Warp's behalf. Any statements they make about Warp's services, pricing, or policies are their own and do not reflect Warp's views.

Governing law. These terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. The parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in New York County, New York, and agree not to raise the defense of forum non conveniens.

Severability and notices. If any part of these terms is found unenforceable, the rest remains in effect. Legal notices to Warp must be in writing and sent to Poaster Technologies Inc. d/b/a Warp, 156 5th Avenue, Suite 800, New York, NY 10010, Attention: Legal.

Winners list. To request the list of winners, email marketing@warp.co by January 31, 2027.

Not affiliated. This Contest is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by LinkedIn, X, or any other social platform.