Prize Rules

Effective date: October 8, 2026 Organizer: Zi Social Inc. ("Zi") Website: https://zi.social

The quick version — how to win

Create. Engage. Climb the leaderboard. Win prizes. Every week, Zi rewards the highest-scoring eligible creator. You do not need thousands of followers to compete.

  • Unlock — Invite a genuine new friend using your Golden Ticket. Once they register, your leaderboard unlocks.
  • Create — New challenges drop approximately every 48 hours. Complete at least two different challenges during the week.
  • Earn — Get ziPoints for posting, interacting with creators and receiving engagement on your content.
  • Compete — Each challenge week runs Tuesday through Monday, US Eastern Time. All valid points from that week count, even points earned before unlocking.
  • Win — The highest-scoring eligible creator receives that week's announced gift card prize, after verification. To win, you must be 18 or older at the start of the week, be US-based and physically in the US, unlock your leaderboard, complete two challenges, and follow Zi's rules. Users aged 16–17 can use Zi and earn points but cannot win prizes. If no one qualifies, no prize is awarded that week.

1. Competition and schedule

Each challenge week is a separate competition, starting Tuesday at 12:00:00 a.m. and ending Monday at 11:59:59 p.m. in America/New_York time (Eastern Time, including daylight saving changes). Zi announces the fixed US-dollar prize value at the start of each week. New challenges generally appear about every 48 hours; users may also join other available and previous challenges. Only valid ziPoints earned during the applicable week count toward that week's rankings.

2. Unlocking the leaderboard

To unlock, an existing user shares a Golden Ticket with a friend who redeems it and signs up in the Zi app. After validation, the inviter's leaderboard unlocks. Users without an unlocked leaderboard do not appear on other users' leaderboards and are not eligible for that week's prize, regardless of posts or engagement. Points earned earlier in the same week count once unlocked, provided unlocking occurs before the week ends. Fake, duplicate or automated signups do not qualify. The Golden Ticket is currently the only entry route; Zi may introduce other methods in future published rules, subject to applicable law.

3. Prize eligibility

A potential winner must meet all of these conditions:

  • Be at least 18 years old at the beginning of the challenge week.
  • Be US-based and physically located in the United States; use Zi without a VPN, proxy or location spoofing. IP location is one verification signal, not conclusive proof.
  • Have unlocked the leaderboard by the end of the week.
  • Have published qualifying posts completing at least two distinct challenges during the week; multiple posts to one challenge count as one completed challenge for this minimum.
  • Have the highest valid weekly ziPoints total among all prize-eligible creators, after reviews and adjustments.
  • Participate authentically with meaningful human creative contribution; predominantly AI-generated, impersonated, stolen or unoriginal third-party content may be ineligible after review. A report alone is not proof.
  • Comply with Zi's Community Guidelines and Terms, including restrictions on prohibited NSFW content, harassment, spam and fraud.
  • Engage genuinely with other creators. No specific minimum likes, comments, follows or shares is required; manipulative engagement is prohibited.

4. ziPoints allocation

4.1 Points for your own actions

  • Like a post — 5 ziPoints (100 points/day across like types)
  • Double like a post — 10 ziPoints (included in like cap)
  • Triple like a post — 15 ziPoints (included in like cap)
  • Comment on a post — 20 ziPoints (300 points/day)
  • Follow from feed — 20 ziPoints
  • Follow from profile — 20 ziPoints
  • Create a post / record / upload — 40 ziPoints
  • Complete previous challenge — 50 ziPoints
  • Complete current challenge — 100 ziPoints
  • Share a post in Zi chat — 30 ziPoints
  • Cross-post outside Zi — 1,000 ziPoints
  • Invite friend to waitlist — 300 ziPoints
  • Golden Ticket redeemed — 300 ziPoints

4.2 Points from engagement received

  • Like on post — 200 ziPoints
  • Double like on post — 400 ziPoints
  • Triple like on post — 600 ziPoints
  • Comment on post — 400 ziPoints
  • Post shared — 600 ziPoints
  • New follower from feed/content — 1,000 ziPoints
  • New follower from profile — 800 ziPoints
  • Qualifying post view — 10 ziPoints

4.3 Daily login and streaks

Base daily login reward: 1 ziPoint, subject to the active daily streak calculation. Streak milestones shown in the current specification are 3, 5, 7, 14, 21, 28 and 35 consecutive days, with corresponding 3×, 5×, 7×, 14×, 21×, 28× and 35× multipliers; additional milestones extend up to 70 days. Detailed calculations follow the active in-app streak configuration. Only valid, verified actions earn points. Applicable caps and anti-abuse checks apply. Removed posts or invalid engagement may cause deductions. Account-level lifetime points can differ from weekly competition points. Ordinary published scoring values stay fixed during a week, except corrections of technical errors or invalid activity. Values may change for future weeks with advance notice.

5. Ranking, ties and final selection

The leaderboard ranks unlocked creators by valid weekly ziPoints. A displayed leader may be ineligible; in that case, the prize goes to the highest-ranked eligible creator. For a tie between eligible creators, the creator with more valid points from engagement received on their content (likes, comments, shares, followers and views) wins.

6. Prize and payout

The weekly prize has a fixed face value, announced at the beginning of the week, and may vary between weeks. After verification, the winner chooses from the available Starbucks, Sephora, Target, Apple, Google Play and Amazon gift cards. Availability and issuer terms apply. Zi does not offer cash, bank deposits, digital wallet payments, cryptocurrency or cash substitution. If nobody meets every eligibility condition, that week's prize is skipped and is not automatically carried forward. A prize is awarded when at least one eligible winner completes the claim process.

7. Notification, verification and claim

Zi may contact a potential winner through registered email, in-app messaging or other account contact details. By participating, users agree to communications necessary for prize administration; this is not consent to unrelated marketing. The potential winner must respond and complete reasonably requested identity, age, location, account ownership and tax verification within seven calendar days of the initial notice. If the winner does not respond or is ineligible, Zi may offer the prize to the next highest-ranked eligible creator under the same rules. Following successful verification, Zi arranges electronic gift card delivery. Applicable taxes and reporting obligations remain subject to law; the winner is responsible for personal tax obligations.

8. Fair play and review

Prohibited conduct includes bots, scripts, fake or duplicate accounts, fake referrals, purchased or coordinated artificial engagement, engagement rings intended to manipulate rankings, location spoofing, technical exploitation, impersonation, and prohibited or misappropriated content. Zi may investigate, withhold or reverse invalid points, correct scoring errors, disqualify users, delay confirmation, and recalculate standings. Material decisions will be made reasonably and in good faith based on available evidence, rather than solely on unverified flags. Users may contact support to request review where practicable.

9. Changes, privacy and legal terms

Zi may amend entry methods, eligibility, scoring, prizes and other rules for future weeks, with material changes communicated before they take effect. Zi will not retroactively alter an active week's announced prize value or ordinary scoring rules except where required for fraud, error correction, legal compliance or competition integrity. Zi may suspend or cancel a competition where lawful and reasonably necessary. Zi may process account, age, location, activity and contact information for eligibility verification, fraud prevention, notification and fulfillment, in accordance with its Privacy Policy. Participation is subject to applicable US federal, state and local law; void where prohibited. The competition is administered by Zi Social Inc. Unless expressly agreed otherwise, Apple, Google, Amazon, Target, Starbucks and Sephora do not sponsor, endorse or administer it. Gift card trademarks belong to their respective owners.

10. Questions and support

Zi Social Inc. https://zi.social Support email: rewards@zi.social Business address: 3250 NE 1st Ave Unit 305, Miami, FL 33137, United States