Progress Contest Rules
Official Rules, Terms & Conditions — Groow Progress Contest v1.7
Article 1 — Organiser
This contest is organised by Via Victoria Advisors SRL (CUI 43358097, J40/15927/20.11.2020), operator of the Groow educational microlearning platform at groow.life.
Registered office: Strada Neagoe Vodă, Nr. 18-22, Bloc 6/2, Scara A, Etaj 3, Ap. 13, Sectorul 1, București, Romania. Contact: hello@groow.life
Article 2 — Legal Basis & Classification
This contest is classified as a skill-based competition (concurs de abilități) under Art. 46 of O.G. nr. 99/2000. The winner is determined exclusively by the Progress Score — an objective metric of learning performance. There is no random draw and no element of chance.
Applicable legislation: O.G. nr. 99/2000 (Art. 42, 46), Legea nr. 227/2015 (Codul Fiscal, Art. 108-110), Legea nr. 193/2000, GEO nr. 34/2014, GDPR (EU) 2016/679.
Article 3 — Eligibility
Who May Participate: Any natural person worldwide who is at least 18, holds a verified groow.life account, and has made at least one qualifying course purchase.
Excluded: Employees, directors, shareholders, contractors, content creators, and marketing partners of Via Victoria Advisors SRL, plus their immediate family and household members. Any person with multiple groow.life accounts is also excluded.
Article 4 — Contest Period & Duration
The contest starts on the date these Rules are published on groow.life. It ends when both triggers are met simultaneously (the “Dual Trigger”):
Hard deadline: If both triggers are not met by 31 December 2028, the contest closes with no prize awarded. Courses remain accessible regardless.
When both triggers are met, Groow announces the Prize Award Date at least 14 calendar days in advance. The leaderboard closes at 23:59:59 UTC on the Prize Award Date.
Article 5 — The Progress Score
The Progress Score is the single metric that determines the contest ranking. Points are awarded for completing courses, not for purchasing them.
5.1 Standard Courses — 20 Points
Pass the end-of-course quiz with a score of 70% or higher (5 questions, at least 4 correct). Each course can be completed once for contest points.
5.2 Premium Courses — Multiplier System
Premium courses require 85% pass threshold (10 questions, at least 9 correct). Points = 20 × Multiplier.
Current Premium: Crypto course in Romanian — Multiplier 5× = 100 completion points.
5.3 Bundle Completion Bonuses
Completing all courses within a bundle earns a one-time bonus:
5.4 What Does NOT Earn Points
Quiz attempts below 70% (or 85% for premium), bot/automated activity, and actions on breached accounts earn zero points.
5.6 Tiebreaker
If two participants have identical scores: (1) higher completion ratio, (2) higher average quiz score, (3) earlier registration date.
Article 6 — Prize Award Conditions (Eligibility Gates)
The provisional winner must satisfy all six gates simultaneously:
Dual Trigger (T-1 and T-2) confirmed by Groow.
Single account, verified email, 18+, not an excluded person.
At least one fully settled purchase, no chargebacks.
Rank 1: min 150 pts, 3 completions, 30% ratio. Ranks 2-3: min 100 pts, 2 completions, 20%. Ranks 4-10: min 50 pts, 1 completion, 10%.
No multi-account, quiz cheating, bot activity, payment fraud, or coordinated fraud.
Respond within 14 days, submit valid government ID, pass final score audit.
Article 7 — Fraud Prevention
Automatic disqualification triggers: payment chargeback/reversal, confirmed multi-accounting, quiz bot activity, confirmed excluded person participation. Full fraud prevention details available in the complete rules document.
Article 8 — The Prize
Rank 1 (Grand Prize): Five-day trip to the Maldives for two people. Return economy flights, 5 nights at a 4-star resort (all-inclusive), airport transfers. Approximate value: USD 5,000. Travel window: April to November, within 12 months of the Prize Award Date.
Ranks 2-3: USD 300 travel voucher each.
Ranks 4-10: USD 100 travel voucher each.
The prize must be accepted as offered. No cash equivalent, substitution, or transfer is available.
Article 9 — Tax Obligations
Romanian residents: Tax rate 10% on prize value above RON 600, withheld and paid to ANAF by Groow. The winner receives the trip net of this tax.
Non-Romanian residents: Groow provides prize value documentation. The winner is responsible for declaring and paying taxes in their country of residence.
Article 10 — Winner Notification & Verification
Provisional winner contacted within 48 hours of leaderboard close. Must respond within 14 calendar days. Identity verification required (government-issued photo ID). Final score audit conducted before prize confirmation.
Article 11 — Data Protection & Privacy
Data controller: Via Victoria Advisors SRL. Lawful bases: contract performance (contest administration), legal obligation (tax withholding), legitimate interests (fraud prevention). Full GDPR rights apply. Contact: hello@groow.life with subject “GDPR Request — Progress Contest”.
Article 12 — Consumer Rights
Course purchases are distance contracts under GEO nr. 34/2014. 14-day withdrawal right applies to course purchases where content has not been accessed. Points from withdrawn purchases are cancelled.
Article 13 — General Provisions
Groow may modify these Rules with 14 days notice for score formula changes and 30 days notice for prize value reductions. Modifications apply only to future actions. Governing law: Romanian law. Disputes: courts of Bucharest, Romania.
These Rules are available free of charge to any person requesting them: hello@groow.life, subject line “Progress Contest Rules Request”.
Via Victoria Advisors SRL — CUI 43358097 — groow.life — Prove Your Progress
Official Rules, Terms & Conditions — Version 1.7