General conditions of use

OFFICIAL RULES – MALOU FSTEC 2025 PARIS SWEEPSTAKES

1. Sponsor
‍The Malou FSTEC 2025 Paris Sweepstakes (“Promotion”) is sponsored by Malou Food Inc., incorporated in Delaware, USA.

Contact: Angelica Dominique Muyrong, +33 6 11 18 58 36, angelica@malou.io.

‍2. Eligibility
‍Open only to legal U.S. residents, 21 years or older.Entrants must be a CEO, CMO, VP, Director, or other decision maker (such as business providers, or others) at a restaurant or hospitality group with five (5) or more restaurant locations in the United States at the time of entry.

Employees, officers, and directors of Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and their immediate family members are not eligible.

Entrants should also be participants, visitors, or guests of FSTEC 2025 in Florida.Void where prohibited or restricted by law.

3. How to Enter
‍During the Promotion Period, eligible entrants may participate in either of the following ways:

- Scan Entry: Complete a free restaurant visibility scan using the Malou online diagnostic tool at https://diagnostic.malou.io. Completion of a scan provides one (1) entry.

-Demo Entry: Book a demo with Malou by reserving a time slot with Sponsor at the Malou booth during FSTEC 2025 or until September 30th 2025.

- Selfie Entry: Posting a photo with the Sponsor and/or their Online Visibility Score on the social media page (LinkedIn) and mentioning the official company page of Malou (https://www.linkedin.com/company/Malou)

Limit: Two (2) entries per person/business, regardless of entry method.

‍4. Promotion Period
‍The Promotion begins at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time on September 14, 2025 and ends at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 30, 2025, during the entire duration of FSTEC 2025 (“Promotion Period”).

‍5. Prize
One (1) Grand Prize:
A weekend trip to Paris, France for two people, consisting of:
- Round-trip economy airfare from a major U.S. airport,
- Three (3) nights hotel accommodations (double occupancy),
- One (1) gastronomic lunch at a Malou client restaurant in Paris.

Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): €3,000 (approx. $3,200 USD).

‍Winner is responsible for obtaining and paying for travel insurance, valid passports, visas (if required), meals (except stated), personal expenses, ground transportation, and any other costs not specifically stated.

Travel must be completed by March 31st, 2026.

Prize is non-transferable and may not be substituted, except Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value.

‍6. Winner Selection and Notification
‍One (1) potential winner will be selected in a random drawing conducted by Sponsor on or about October 1, 2025, from all eligible entries received.

Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received.

Potential winner will be notified by email or phone within seven (7) business days of drawing. Winner must respond within ten (10) business days or prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate.

7. Verification & Conditions
‍Winner may be required to sign and return:

- An Affidavit of Eligibility (verifying they meet the eligibility requirements),
- A Release of Liability (waiving legal claims against Sponsor relating to participation or use of the prize), and
- An IRS Form W-9 (so Sponsor can report the prize value to the IRS, if required).

Sponsor may issue a Form 1099-MISC reporting the prize value as taxable income to the winner.

Winner is responsible for all applicable taxes.

If winner is unable to accept prize or fails to comply with these Official Rules, the prize will be forfeited.

8. General Conditions
No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter or win.

By entering, participants agree to abide by these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final.

Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entrant suspected of tampering, fraud, or noncompliance.

Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, illegible, or misdirected entries.

9. Publicity Release

‍By accepting the prize, winner grants Sponsor the right to use winner’s name, restaurant group name, likeness, and entry for promotional, advertising, and publicity purposes in any media worldwide, without further compensation, unless prohibited by law.

‍10. Limitation of Liability
‍Sponsor, its affiliates, and partners are not responsible for:
(a) any technical errors or failures,
(b) any injury or damage to persons or property relating to participation or prize use, or
(c) any events outside Sponsor’s reasonable control (including travel restrictions, airline strikes, force majeure events).

Winner assumes all risk associated with travel. Sponsor strongly recommends travel insurance.

‍11. Disputes
‍All issues and questions concerning this Promotion shall be governed by Florida law.

Any disputes will be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Miami-Dade County, Florida.Entrants waive the right to a jury trial or to participate in a class action.