Sweepstakes Official Rules
Tropical Chasers, Inc. d/b/a Weather Champs 2025 Sweepstakes
These Rules pertain to Weather Champs Sweepstakes.
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A SUBSCRIPTION PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW OR REGULATION. PARTICIPANTS MUST BE AT LEAST THE AGE OF MAJORITY IN THEIR STATE AT THE TIME OF ENTRY.
This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with Apple, Inc. or Google, Inc.
Note: Your gameplay progress and your wallet will no longer exist if you delete, uninstall, or otherwise remove the App from your device. IF YOU UNINSTALL THE APP AT ANY TIME, YOU AGREE THAT YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROGRESS AND FORFEIT ANY AMOUNTS LEFT IN YOUR WALLET.
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1.) SPONSOR INFO
Tropical Chasers, Inc., located at 1648 Taylor Road, PMB 426, Port Orange, FL 32128 (“Weather Champs”).
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2.) AGREEMENT TO RULES, TERMS OF USE, AND PRIVACY NOTICE:
Any personal information collected from Entrants in connection with the Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) will be used by Weather Champs and its service providers, and will not be collected by Apple, Inc. or Google, Inc., in accordance with Weather Champs’s Privacy Policy, located at Privacy Policy.
By participating in monthly Sweepstakes, the entrant (“Entrant” or “you”) agrees to be bound by the Official Rules (“Rules”) of this Sweepstakes, Weather Champs’s Terms of Use, and Weather Champs’s Privacy Policy. Note that any collection and use of your personal information by a third party, other than to perform services on Weather Champs’s behalf, will be governed by that third party’s privacy policy.
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3.) ELIGIBILITY:
Only legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are the age of majority in their state or jurisdiction of residence at the time of entry are eligible to enter. Employees, officers, and directors of Weather Champs, their parent, subsidiary, affiliated or related companies, and all other entities associated with the creation, administration, promotion, or fulfillment of the Sweepstakes, and each of their respective parent, subsidiary, affiliated and related companies (collectively, the “Entities”), and each of their immediate family members and persons residing in the same household of such family members are not eligible to enter or win the Sweepstakes. All eligibility is subject to all federal, state, country and local laws and regulations.
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4.) SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY PERIOD:
Weather Champs offers Monthly, Weekly and Daily Sweepstakes.
The Monthly Sweepstakes begins on the first day of the month at 12:01 AM Eastern Time and ends on the last day of the month at 11:59 PM Eastern Time (the “Monthly Sweepstakes Entry Period”). The Sweepstakes may also consist of Weekly Sweepstakes (each, a “Weekly Sweepstakes”), and individual Daily Sweepstakes each day (each, a “Daily Sweepstakes”). The Sweepstakes Entry Period will be divided into 31 daily entry periods (each, a “Daily Entry Period”) for the Daily Sweepstakes, with each Daily Entry Period beginning at 12:01 AM Eastern Time and ending on 5:59 PM Eastern Time. A Weekly Entry Period for the Weekly Sweepstakes (the “Weekly Entry Period”), beginning at 12:01 AM Eastern Time on the first day of each week and ending on 11:59 AM Eastern Time the last day of each Week. Weather Champs’s computer will be the official clock for the Sweepstakes and will randomly select a winner from the list of Entries. All Sweepstakes Entries must be received during a Daily Entry Period to be eligible to win a Daily Sweepstakes prize or during the Weekly Entry Period to be eligible to win a Weekly Sweepstakes prize or during the Monthly Entry Period to be eligible to win a Monthly Sweepstakes prize.
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5.) HOW TO ENTER THE DAILY AND EVENT SWEEPSTAKES:
You may elect to obtain one (1) Free Entry into each Daily Sweepstakes. You may elect to obtain one (1) Free Entry into each Weekly Sweepstakes. You may elect to obtain one (1) Free Entry into each Monthly Sweepstakes.
To enter the Sweepstakes and obtain one (1) Free Entry for the drawings associated with the applicable Daily Prizes, Weekly Prize or Monthly Prize: (i) during any Entry Period, go to the mobile application (the “App”), login with your Email and Password (or connected social media account) and follow the instructions within the App to enter the Daily Sweepstakes or Weekly Sweepstakes or Monthly Sweepstakes; or (ii) if you have not signed up for an account or downloaded the App, go to the Apple App Store here or the Google Play Store here (depending on your device type) and download the App, create an account for free by following instructions in the App and providing the information requested, which may include your name, valid email address and phone number, connection of a social media account, and your acceptance of the Sweepstake Rules, Contest Rules, Terms of Use, and Privacy Notice. Then, follow the instructions for entering the Daily Sweepstakes, Weekly Sweepstakes or Monthly Sweepstakes located within the App. Weather Champs reserves the right to not offer any Sweepstakes.
Free Entry through the App: You may obtain one (1) Entry by completing the registration form within the App which includes your name, valid email address, phone number, year of birth and home address for each Daily Sweepstakes, Weekly Sweepstakes or Monthly Sweepstakes offering available in the app. If your profile information contains your name, valid email address, phone number, year of birth and home address, the fields will automatically populate in each Daily Sweepstakes, Weekly Sweepstakes or Monthly Sweepstakes and you will then be prompted to complete and approve your Entry.
Additional Free Alternative Means of Entry: To obtain a code for one (1) free Sweepstakes Entry, on a plain 3″x 5″ piece of paper, hand print your name, complete address, zip code, telephone number and year of birth, the name of the Sweepstakes and the Entry Period of the Sweepstakes and mail your entry in a hand-addressed stamped envelope, to: Tropical Chasers, Inc. “Match To Win – Daily, Weekly & Monthly Sweepstakes”, 1648 Taylor Road PMB 426, Port Orange, FL 32128. Weather Champs is not responsible for any entry request that is lost, stolen, or otherwise not received, or for any illegible, mutilated, or otherwise unfulfillable entry requests. No mechanically reproduced submissions are permitted, and Weather Champs reserves the right to reject any entry request that does not conform to these Rules or the law. Normal internet access and usage charges imposed by your internet service may apply. Entry in a Sweepstakes does not constitute entry into any other promotion. All Entries become the property of Weather Champs.
Each entry into the Daily Sweepstakes, Weekly Sweepstakes, or Monthly Sweepstakes (each, an “Entry”) is limited to one (1) per person, email address, or account (each, an “Account”) per applicable entry period (Daily Entry Period, Weekly Entry Period, or Monthly Entry Period). Individuals may not submit multiple entries by using multiple Accounts, nor may multiple individuals share the same Account to submit additional entries. Any attempt to exceed the stated entry limit, whether by using multiple Accounts or any other means, may result in disqualification at the sole discretion of Weather Champs.
Multiple Entry Limitations: In addition to your one (1) Free Entry for each Daily Sweepstakes, Weekly Sweepstakes or Monthly Sweepstakes, you may obtain limited additional entries using Forecast Coin Bundles. A Forecast Coin Bundle (“Forecast Coin Bundle”) is the total minimum number of Forecast Coins required to make one (1) additional Entry into a Sweepstakes. Forecast
Coin Bundles amounts are listed below for each Sweepstake type:
• Daily Sweepstakes – 1 Entry is 100 Forecast Coins
• Weekly Sweepstakes – 1 Entry is 1,000 Forecast Coins
• Monthly Sweepstake – 1 Entry is 5,000 Forecast Coins
Each Daily Sweepstakes, Weekly Sweepstakes, and Monthly Sweepstakes will have a maximum limit on the number of additional entries that can be obtained using Forecast Coin Bundles:
• Daily Sweepstakes – A maximum of two (2) additional entries may be obtained using Forecast Coin Bundles.
• Weekly Sweepstakes – A maximum of five (5) additional entries may be obtained using Forecast Coin Bundles.
• Monthly Sweepstakes – A maximum of ten (10) additional entries may be obtained using Forecast Coin Bundles.
Note: Neither Forecast Coins, Forecast Coin Bundles nor Entries have any real-world value. Neither they nor your Account may be sold, rented, or transferred in any way. Forecast Coins and Entries are licensed to you, not sold.
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6.) IDENTITY OF THE ENTRANT:
Any attempt by any Entrant to obtain more than the stated number of Entries by using multiple/different Addresses, identities, registrations and logins, automated means (including “bots,” programs, hacks, or other programmatic methods) or other methods will void such entries and that Entrant may be disqualified in Weather Champs’s sole discretion. In the event of a dispute over the identity of an Entrant, the authorized account holder of the Account submitted at time of Entry will be deemed to be the Entrant. “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an Account by an entity that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address on that Account (or the connected social media account used during signup). Each potential winner (individually, “Winner,” collectively “Winners”) may be required to show proof of being the Authorized Account Holder of the Account associated with the Entry. It is solely your responsibility to notify Weather Champs in writing if you change your email address or street address connected with the Account. Multiple Entrants are not permitted to share the same Account or associated email address.
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7.) SELECTION, NOTIFICATION, AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DAILY AND EVENT PRIZE WINNERS:
Weather Champs will review all Entries for compliance with these Rules.
Daily Sweepstakes: At the conclusion of each Daily Entry Period, on or about the Draw Dates set forth in Section 8, Weather Champs will select, in a random drawing, 1 potential Daily Prize Winner who will receive the daily prize (“Daily Prize”) described in Section 8 of these Rules for the applicable Daily Entry Period, from all eligible Entries received during the applicable Daily Entry Period.
Weekly Sweepstakes: At the end of the Weekly Sweepstakes Entry Period, Weather Champs will select, in a random drawing, 1 potential Weekly Prize Winner from all eligible entries received during the Weekly Sweepstakes Entry Period who will receive the weekly prize (“Weekly Prize”) described in Section 8 of these Rules for the Event Entry Period, from all eligible Entries received during the Event Entry Period.
Monthly Sweepstakes: At the end of the Monthly Sweepstakes Entry Period, Weather Champs will select, in a random drawing, 1 potential Monthly Prize Winner from all eligible entries received during the Monthly Sweepstakes Entry Period who will receive the Monthly prize (“Monthly Prize”) described in Section 8 of these Rules for the Event Entry Period, from all eligible Entries received during the Monthly Entry Period.
ODDS OF WINNING A DAILY PRIZE depends on the number of eligible Entries received as of and through the applicable Daily Entry Period.
ODDS OF WINNING THE WEEKLY PRIZE depends on the number of eligible Entries received during the Weekly Sweepstakes Entry Period.
ODDS OF WINNING THE MONTHLY PRIZE depends on the number of eligible Entries received during the Monthly Sweepstakes Entry Period.
The potential Winners of the Daily Prize, Weekly Prize or the Monthly Prize will be notified via email, phone, mail, or through the App, at Weather Champs’s sole discretion. Weather Champs will not be liable for any potential prize-winning notification that is lost, intercepted, or not received by any potential Winner for any reason. Potential Winners may be required to electronically or physically sign an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability-Publicity Release or other applicable documents.
If any potential Winner of any Prize: (i) does not respond within 48 hours of the first notification attempt; (ii) is found to be ineligible or any reason; (iii) fails to execute and return by U.S. Mail, electronic means (including agreement within the App), or other delivery permitted by Weather Champs all Weather Champs-requested documents (collectively, the “Affidavits”) within 3 days after transmission; (iv) fails to return a prize notification, or declines a prize for any reason; or (v) fails to comply with these Rules or the Terms of Use, such potential Winner will forfeit their Prize and Weather Champs may, in Weather Champs’s sole discretion, select an alternate Winner from all eligible Entries.
The final result and winning Entries will be announced on the App no later than 10 days following the end of either any of the Daily Sweepstakes or the Event Sweepstakes, as applicable.
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8.) PRIZES:
Daily, Weekly and Monthly Sweepstakes Prizes:
Weather Champs reserves the right to change the prizes at their discretion. The Prizes listed below are examples of the prizes awarded in the Daily Sweepstakes, Weekly Sweepstakes and Monthly Sweepstakes.
LIMIT: 1 Daily Prize or 1 Prize per Entry, depending on which Sweepstakes the Entrant entered.
28, 30 or 31 Daily Prizes (depending on the number of days in the current month): Each potential Winner will receive a prize of up to $100 U.S. Dollars applicable to the Daily Entry Period in which their Entry was chosen as a potential Winner. The draw date for each Daily Entry Period will be at approximately 6 PM Eastern Time each Day.
1 Weekly or Monthly Prize: The Weekly or Monthly Prize will consist of 1 prize of less than or equal to $599.00 U.S. Dollars. The draw date for the Weekly or Monthly Entry Period will be at approximately midnight following the Weekly or Monthly Entry Period.
TOTAL APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE OF ALL DAILY, WEEKLY AND MONTHLY PRIZES EACH CALENDAR MONTH will not exceed $5,000 USD and could vary month to month at Weather Champs discretion.
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9.) PRIZE CONDITIONS:
With respect to all Prizes, Weather Champs is not responsible for lost or stolen prize certificates or redemption messages. Unclaimed and unawarded Prizes will not be awarded. You are not an official winner of a prize unless and until Weather Champs confirms your eligibility and compliance with the Rules and validates your Entry.
Weather Champs reserves the right to void all prizes, entries and game play made through any robotic, automatic, mechanical, programmed, similar entry duplication method or any other suspicious activity or technical issues with the App as determined by Weather Champs’s sole discretion.
Persons found tampering with or abusing any aspect of the App, the Game or system, or who Weather Champs believes to be causing malfunction, error, disruption, or damage will be disqualified and permanently banned from the App. Payment account information that contain errors or are incomplete will be disregarded and may result in Winners forfeiting their prize. Weather Champs will be the sole judge of which entries, Sweepstakes Forecast Coin Bundles and game play are valid and its decision is final and binding.
Winners are responsible for all local, state, and federal taxes. The value of the Prizes will be treated as income to the Winners and a 1099 will be issued for any Prize valued at $600 or more, if applicable. Anticipating cumulative prizes valued at $600 or more, Winners of any amount of cash prize may be required by Weather Champs to complete a W-9 with valid address, social security number and signature. Failure to deliver the W-9 to Weather Champs within 3 days of notification by Weather Champs that it is required may result in Winners forfeiting their prize. Prizes are not transferable. No substitution is allowed except, at Weather Champs’s sole discretion, a Prize of equal or greater value may be substituted for any reason. In the event that a Prize component is not available for any reason, the remaining elements of the Prize will constitute full satisfaction of Weather Champs’s prize obligation to Winner and no additional compensation will be awarded. The Prizes cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion or offer. Prize elements may not be separated.
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10.) YOUR WEATHER CHAMPS WALLET:
Your Wallet is the section within the app that displays the number of Forecast Coins you have obtained through contest winnings, Forecast Coin purchases, daily check-in rewards or other activities in the app. Your current Wallet amount is viewable within the app by tapping the View button under the Wallet section on the profile screen. Your Wallet is neither a bank account nor a payment instrument.
Note: If you elect to delete your account or elect to delete the app from your device, your Wallet will be deleted, and any Forecast Coins that you have obtained or purchased and will be lost permanently.
Tax Forms; Withholding: You are solely responsible for the payment of any required taxes or withholding. However, Weather Champs reserves the right to withhold any taxes or other amounts from any Sweepstakes prize under these Rules, which is required of them by government authorities in the jurisdiction where they operate.
Unable to Fulfill Prizes: If Weather Champs is not able to fulfill the Prizes to any Winner in accordance with these Rules, or any Winner cannot claim the Prizes for any reason, including a failure of a Winner to withdraw Wallet funds within the prescribed time limits or a deletion of the Winner’s account, then Weather Champs reserves the right to not award the Prizes, at Weather Champs’s sole discretion.
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11.) DISQUALIFICATION; FORCE MAJEURE:
Weather Champs reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who Weather Champs determines to be: (i) tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes, or in any way acting in violation of these Rules; (ii) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner; (iii) disrupting or undermining the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes or the game; or (iv) annoying, abusing, threatening, or harassing any other person. Weather Champs reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Weather Champs reserves the right to modify, extend, suspend, or terminate the Sweepstakes if it determines, in its sole discretion, that the Sweepstakes is technically impaired or corrupted, or that fraud or technical problems, failures or malfunctions, or other causes beyond Weather Champs’s control have destroyed or severely undermined or to any degree impaired the integrity, administration, security, proper play, and/or feasibility of the Sweepstakes as contemplated in these Rules. In the event an insufficient number of eligible entries are received or Weather Champs is prevented from awarding prizes or continuing the Sweepstakes as contemplated in these Rules by any event beyond its control (a “Force Majeure Event”), including fire, flood, natural or man-made epidemic of health of other means, earthquake, explosion, labor dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, satellite or equipment failure, riot or civil disturbance, terrorist threat or activity, war (declared or undeclared), or any federal state or local government law, order, or regulation, public health crisis, order of any court or jurisdiction, then Weather Champs will have the right to modify, suspend, or terminate the Sweepstakes. If the Sweepstakes is terminated before the designated end date, Weather Champs will (if possible) select the Winners from all eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the date of the Force Majeure Event giving rise to the termination. Inclusion in the selection process will be each Entrant’s sole and exclusive remedy under such circumstances. Only the type and quantity of Prizes described in these Rules will be awarded.
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12.) PUBLICITY RELEASE:
Acceptance of any prize constitutes Winner’s permission for the Sweepstakes Entities to use Prize Winner’s name, photograph, image, likeness, name, hometown, voice, biographical information, statements and prize information (collectively, the “Attributes”), for advertising and publicity purposes worldwide and in all forms of media now known or hereafter devised, in perpetuity, without further compensation or authorization (except where prohibited by law), and releases the Sweepstakes Entities from all claims arising out of the use of such Attributes.
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13.) DISCLAIMERS:
Weather Champs reserves the sole right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any sweepstakes, promotions, or contests at any time, with or without notice, and for any reason. Participation in any sweepstakes is not guaranteed, and Weather Champs is under no obligation to offer, continue, or reinstate any sweepstakes, regardless of prior promotions.
Furthermore, Weather Champs makes no representations or warranties regarding the availability, frequency, or continuation of sweepstakes and assumes no liability for any modifications or cancellations. Any decisions regarding sweepstakes offerings shall be made at the sole discretion of Weather Champs and shall be considered final.
The Sweepstakes Entities will not be responsible for: (i) any late, lost, misrouted, garbled or distorted or damaged transmissions or entries; (ii) telephone, electronic, hardware, software, network, Internet, or other computer- or communications-related malfunctions or failures; (iii) any Sweepstakes disruptions, injuries, losses, or damages caused by events beyond the control of Weather Champs or by non-authorized human intervention; or (iv) any typographical or other printing or display-related errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes. ALL PRIZES ARE AWARDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY).
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14.) GENERAL RELEASE:
By entering the Sweepstakes, each Entrant, for Entrant and for Entrant’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns: (i) releases and holds harmless the Sweepstakes Entities from any liability whatsoever, and waives any and all causes of action, for any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising, directly or indirectly, out of or in connection with the Sweepstakes or delivery, mis-delivery, acceptance, possession, or use of or inability to use any Prize (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty, or other theory, which includes any forfeiting of any Prize or Wallet amounts in connection with inactivity, or Weather Champs; (ii) agrees that the Sweepstakes Entities have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, with respect to any prize, including, without limitation, to such prize’s quality or fitness for a particular purpose; and (iii) agrees to be bound by these Rules and to waive any right to claim any ambiguity or error in these Rules or in the Sweepstakes itself, and to be bound by all decisions of the Weather Champs, which are binding and final.
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15.) DISPUTE RESOLUTION:
Entrant agrees that if any dispute arises that is in any way related to the Sweepstakes, the Sweepstakes Rules, the Contest Rules, the Terms of Use, or the Privacy Policy, the parties will meet in person or through telephone or internet connection and attempt to resolve the dispute. If the dispute cannot be settled through good faith negotiation, the parties agree to settle the dispute and will be submitted to arbitration by a single arbitrator. The arbitration will comply with and be governed by the JAMS Streamlined Rules of Arbitration. The arbitration will be held in Volusia County, Florida, USA, but either party may participate through telephone or internet connection appearances. Judgment upon the award rendered may be entered and enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction. The cost of arbitration will be borne in a proportion the arbitrator determines.
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16.) LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:
All disputes, actual or alleged claims and causes of action at law or in equity (“Claim(s)”) will be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Rules, in connection with any Claims, judgments, and awards, Entrant waives all rights to attorneys’ fees, punitive, incidental, special, consequential damages, and to any multiplied damages. In no event will an Entrant be entitled to recover any expenses other than reasonable and actual out-of-pocket expenses.
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17.) MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS:
In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Rules will otherwise remain in effect and will be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained in the Rules.
All Claims arising out of or relating to this Sweepstakes, including the interpretation of the Rules or any prize awarded will be resolved by applying the laws of the state of Florida, without regard to conflict of laws, and will be solely and exclusively brought in the state or federal courts within Volusia County, Florida, USA.
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18.) WINNER’S LIST/RULES REQUEST:
For the Winner List, send an email with subject line: “Sweepstakes Winner List Request” to support@WeatherChamps.app and allow at least 7 business days after the end of the Sweepstakes Entry Period and before 60 days following the Sweepstakes Entry Period.
To obtain a copy of these Rules before 7 days after the end of the Sweepstakes Entry Period, send an email with the subject line: “Weather Champs Sweepstakes Official Rules Request” to support@WeatherChamps.app.
If you do not wish to receive future sweepstakes notifications from Weather Champs, either disable notifications within the App (see the documentation for your mobile device for instructions on how to do this) or send your name and email address to support@WeatherChamps.app.