These Prize Competition Guidelines (“Guidelines”) outline the rules, responsibilities, and conditions governing all competitions hosted on Zishes. Competitions are sponsored by brands running campaigns on the Platform. These Guidelines apply equally to Brands, Entrants, and Winners, and should be read together with our Terms & Conditions and Fair Play Policy.
Tournament Rules
- Apple and Android Notice: Apple and Android are not sponsors of, and are not involved in, any tournaments or contests offered within Zishes.
- Required Entries: Each tournament needs a fixed number of total game plays to complete. Your play counts toward this total.
- Entry Cost: Entry is always free. No purchase, payment, or in-platform currency is required to join a tournament.
- Your Score: You can play multiple times. Your best time is used for the leaderboard.
- Tournament End Clock: A tournament ends when the required entries are completed or when the timer runs out.
- If Entries Are Not Completed: The tournament may be extended once only, up to a maximum of 90 days from the last end date.
- If Still Not Completed: The tournament closes and no prize is awarded.
- Who Wins: When all required entries are completed, the top player on the leaderboard wins the listed prize.
- Fair Play Policy: Any attempt to cheat, exploit bugs, or manipulate gameplay may result in removal from the tournament.
- Score Validation: Only legitimate scores recorded through normal gameplay will be accepted.
- Agreement: By entering, you confirm that you understand and agree to the official tournament rules and gameplay instructions. These rules are always accessible within the app.
1) Nature of Competitions
- Zishes hosts only games of skill. Chance or lottery-style competitions are prohibited.
- Winners are determined by performance on skill-based leaderboards using time, accuracy, score, or other defined metrics.
- Tournament participation is free of charge. Entry is through skill-based gameplay only — no purchase, payment, or in-platform currency is required.
2) Entry Conditions
- Entrants must be 18+ or the local age of majority.
- Each competition has clearly stated prize details, required entries or game plays, and closing conditions.
- Entry is confirmed once the required game plays are completed and acknowledged by the system.
- Entries are final once used for gameplay.
3) Competition Setup by Brands
- Brands must specify prize details, retail value, number of required entries or game plays, competition start/end dates, and delivery conditions.
- Once a competition is live, changes to the prize value are not permitted unless required for legal, technical, or platform integrity reasons.
- Tournament end dates, entry requirements, and extension rules must be clearly disclosed to entrants before entry.
- Brands must guarantee authenticity of prizes and comply with Prohibited & Restricted Items Policy.
4) Leaderboards & Scoring
- Scoring rules are published in each competition listing, including whether the result is based on fastest completion time, highest score, accuracy, or another defined skill metric.
- Users may play multiple times where permitted. The best valid score or time is used for leaderboard ranking.
- Tie-breakers may be applied as disclosed in the competition listing, such as earliest valid score achieved or another secondary metric.
- Zishes may audit, review, or void suspicious results under the Fair Play Policy.
- Winners are confirmed only after score validation, anti-cheat checks, and any required identity or eligibility verification.
5) Prize Delivery
- Zishes, together with the Brand running the campaign, is responsible for ensuring the prize is shipped or delivered to the Winner within the stated timeframe.
- For international deliveries, Winners may be responsible for applicable customs duties, taxes, or import charges, unless stated otherwise.
- Brands may be required to provide tracking details, invoices, and authenticity certificates where applicable.
- Failed deliveries are managed under the Failed Delivery Policy.
6) Closing Dates & Extensions
- Each tournament has a clear end condition. It may end when the required entries or game plays are completed, or when the timer runs out.
- If the required entries are completed before the timer ends, the tournament may close and proceed to winner validation.
- If the required entries are not completed before the timer runs out, the tournament may be extended once only, up to a maximum of 90 days from the last end date.
- If the tournament is still not completed after the allowed extension, the tournament will close and no prize will be awarded.
- Zishes may close, pause, or void competitions early in cases of fraud, technical failure, operational issues, or legal obligations.
7) Disqualification
- Entries violating the Fair Play Policy may be disqualified from the tournament.
- Cheating, exploiting bugs, manipulating gameplay, using automated tools, fake accounts, multi-accounting, or misrepresentation may result in removal from the tournament.
- Serious or repeated violations may result in account suspension, permanent bans, and forfeiture of prizes.
8) Disputes & Appeals
- Disputes regarding results must be raised within 7 days of the competition closing.
- Appeals may be submitted with evidence such as screenshots, recordings, or courier documents.
- Zishes will review disputes fairly using available gameplay, leaderboard, and platform records.
- Zishes’ decision after review is final and binding.
9) Legal Compliance
Competitions must comply with all applicable consumer protection, gaming, prize promotion, and e-commerce laws in relevant jurisdictions. Zishes may suspend, modify, cancel, or void competitions if required by law, platform rules, or operational risk controls.
10) Platform Notices
- Apple is not a sponsor of, and is not involved in, any tournaments or contests offered within Zishes.
- Android and Google are not sponsors of, and are not involved in, any tournaments or contests offered within Zishes.
- By entering, you confirm that you understand and agree to the official tournament rules and gameplay instructions. These rules are always accessible within the app.
11) Changes to Guidelines
These Guidelines may be updated as laws, platform features, app store requirements, or risk factors evolve. Updates will be highlighted in-app and on our website where appropriate.
Contact
Questions? Contact support@zishes.com or contact@zishes.com.
Effective date: 01 Feb 2026