About SweepsGoat

What We Are

SweepsGoat is a community-based web site that lets you share all your favorite sweepstakes and find new ones. Sweepstakes are listed by popularity, so it's easy to see which sweeps are hot right now. Newly-listed sweepstakes are placed in the "Runners-Up" area until they receive sufficient votes to be promoted to the "Top Sweepstakes" page.

What Makes Us Different

• Everybody can see all the sweeps. No costly premium membership required!
• Anybody can list a sweepstakes. There's kind of a symbiotic relationship between sweepstakes promoters (who run the sweeps & want to promote them) and the sweepstakes hobbyists (who want to enter as many good sweeps as possible). Why not let the sweepstakes promoters list their own sweeps? Seems simple to us, but you'd be surprised how few sweepstakes sites allow it. We do.
• Anybody can vote on sweepstakes. Sure, other sweeps sites have ratings -- but most are based on one administrator's opinion of what makes a good sweeps. Since we all have different opinions, why not let everyone vote up the ones they like? The "wisdom of crowds" helps the best sweeps rise to the top.

Frequently Asked Questions

If anyone can list sweepstakes, couldn't someone submit their own (spammy / shady / just plain bad) sweepstakes?
Sure. And we do have the capability to discard sweeps and/or disable users if there's a real problem. But realistically the voting system takes care of most problems. If it's a bad sweepstakes, nobody's gonna vote for it!

But couldn't someone just vote their own sweepstakes up?
Our system only allows one vote per sweepstakes per person. And while it's possible to use lots of email addresses to set up multiple users, that's one of the nice things about a community site like this. After a while, you get to know the other people on the site. You know whose votes you trust. And if a whole lot of brand new users suddenly show up just to vote for one sweeps, well, it looks a little suspicious. People are generally pretty smart about these things -- and they're likely to resent any sweepstakes promoter who tries to "play" them.

How do I upload my own avatar?
To replace the little gray goat with your own image, click the Profile link, then click the "Modify User Profile" button. Select "I want to upload my own avatar" and click the "Save" button. On the resulting page, use the "Browse" button to select a file from your computer. Once it's selected, click "Upload Image."

I uploaded an avatar, and now I want to change it. How do I do that?
Click the Profile link, then click the "Modify User Profile" button. Use the "Browse" button to select a file from your computer. Once it's selected, click "Upload Image." It will return you to the "Modify Profile" page -- and it may look like nothing has changed (i.e., it may still show your old profile pic). Click on the Profile link again, then press Control (Ctrl) and F5 at the same time to force the page to reload. Your browser may have stored an old copy of your avatar, but forcing it to reload should make sure it downloads the new image.

How do I save sweepstakes I'm interested in?
Each sweepstakes has a link to "Save" it -- it's a great way to keep track of the sweepstakes (dailies, weeklies, etc.) you want to enter again. To get back to your "Saved" sweepstakes, make sure you're logged in, then select the "Profile" link at the top of the screen. You should see a "Saved" tab towards the middle of your screen -- click on this to see all your saved sweepstakes.

Is there a way to hide sweepstakes I'm not interested in?
As a matter of fact, there is. Click the "Bury" link on a sweepstakes if you're not eligible or otherwise not interested. The sweepstakes will now be grayed out on your screen. It's an easy way to see which sweeps you've already looked at & don't want to enter. Careful, though -- there's no way to "un-bury" a sweepstakes you've buried.

I made a mistake on a sweepstakes listing I submitted. Can I fix it?
If you submitted the sweepstakes, you can make changes to it. On your listing, click on "admin links", then click the "Edit the title or description" link. Make your corrections, then press Submit.

What if I find a mistake on someone else's listing?
Leave a comment saying what the problem is. SweepsGoat.com admins review the comments regularly. If it's something minor, a note in the comments may be all that's necessary. Otherwise, an administrator will make any necessary updates.

Speaking of mistakes, who is this RoboGoat user, and why do its listings have so many mistakes?
RoboGoat is SweepsGoat's new auto-magical sweepstakes lister. Is it a goat? Is it a robot? Who knows. We do know that these automated listings are somewhat more prone to errors, though. Our admins try to check the new listings as they come in, but if you see a problem, be sure to leave a comment as described above.

Is there a way to receive new sweepstakes listings by email / RSS?
Yep. SweepsGoat offers a variety of email subscriptions and RSS feeds:

E-mail Lists

Subscribe to our e-mail lists to receive daily notification of new sweepstakes.

• Subscribe to SweepsGoat / Top Sweepstakes by Email
• Subscribe to SweepsGoat / Runners-Up by Email

RSS Feeds

Use an RSS Feed Reader (such as Bloglines or Google Reader) to receive listings as they happen.

• Top Sweeps: All Categories
• Runner-Up Sweeps: All Categories
• Unlimited Entry Category
• Daily Entry Category
• Weekly Entry Category
• Monthly Entry Category
• Single Entry Category
• All Others Category

Or you can follow sweepsgoat on Twitter: Twitter / sweepsgoat

Do you have a privacy policy?
Yes -- you can see it, along with the rest of our Terms & Conditions, below. Want the short version? We won't spam you & we won't share your information with anyone else.

So what's in it for you?
We at SweepsGoat.com are sweepers, too, so our primary goal is to build a free & open, community-based sweepstakes site. We don't charge for membership -- it goes against what we think this site should be. Still, running SweepsGoat does cost us time and money. As such, this site is ad-supported. We also have affiliate programs for products (like RoboForm) that we use ourselves and trust enough to recommend.

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Terms and Conditions

1. Description of Service. SweepsGoat is a free, online application from SweepsGoat (the "Service"). You understand and agree that the Service is provided on an AS IS and AS AVAILABLE basis. SweepsGoat disclaims all responsibility and liability for the availability, timeliness, security or reliability of the Service. SweepsGoat also reserves the right to modify, suspend or discontinue the Service with or without notice at any time and without any liability to you.
   
   
2. Personal Use. The Service is made available to you for your personal use only. Due to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (which is available at http://www.ftc.gov/ogc/coppa1.htm), you must be at least thirteen (13) years of age to use this Service. You must provide current, accurate identification, contact, and other information that may be required as part of the registration process and/or continued use of the Service. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Service password and account, and are responsible for all activities that occur thereunder. SweepsGoat reserves the right to refuse service to anyone at any time without notice for any reason.
   
   
3. Proper Use. You agree that you are responsible for your own communications and for any consequences thereof. Your use of the Service is subject to your acceptance of and compliance with the Agreement. You agree that you will use the Service in compliance with all applicable local, state, national, and international laws, rules and regulations, including any laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from your country of residence. You shall not, shall not agree to, and shall not authorize or encourage any third party to: (i) use the Service to upload, transmit or otherwise distribute any content that is unlawful, defamatory, harassing, abusive, fraudulent, obscene, contains viruses, or is otherwise objectionable as reasonably determined by SweepsGoat; (ii) upload, transmit or otherwise distribute content that infringes upon another party's intellectual property rights or other proprietary, contractual or fiduciary rights or obligations; (iii) prevent others from using the Service; (iv) use the Service for any fraudulent or inappropriate purpose; or (v) act in any way that violates the Program Policies, as may be revised from time to time. Violation of any of the foregoing may result in immediate termination of this Agreement, and may subject you to state and federal penalties and other legal consequences. SweepsGoat reserves the right, but shall have no obligation, to investigate your use of the Service in order to determine whether a violation of the Agreement has occurred or to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request.
   
   
4. Your Intellectual Property Rights SweepsGoat does not claim any ownership in any of the content, including any text, data, information, images, photographs, music, sound, video, or other material, that you upload, transmit or store in your SweepsGoat account. We will not use any of your content for any purpose except to provide you with the Service.
   
   
5. Representations and Warranties. You represent and warrant that (a) all of the information provided by you to SweepsGoat to participate in the Services is correct and current; and (b) you have all necessary right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform the acts required of you hereunder.
   
   
6. Privacy. At www.sweepsgoat.com, the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us. This privacy policy outlines the types of personal information is received and collected by www.sweepsgoat.com and how it is used.
   
   

   Log Files
   Like many other Web sites, www.sweepsgoat.com makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol ( IP ) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider ( ISP ), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses, and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

   Cookies and Web Beacons
   www.sweepsgoat.com does use cookies to store information about visitors preferences, record user-specific information on which pages the user access or visit, customize Web page content based on visitors browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.

   DoubleClick DART Cookie
   

   .:: Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on www.sweepsgoat.com.
   .:: Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to your users based on their visit to www.sweepsgoat.com and other sites on the Internet.
   .:: Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at the following URL: http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html

   Some of our advertising partners may use cookies and web beacons on our site. Our advertising partners include:
   Google Adsense

   These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to the advertisements and links that appear on www.sweepsgoat.com send directly to your browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies ( such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons ) may also be used by the third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and / or to personalize the advertising content that you see.

   www.sweepsgoat.com has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

   You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. www.sweepsgoat.com's privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites.

   If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers' respective websites.

   
   
7. Indemnification. You agree to hold harmless and indemnify SweepsGoat, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, and employees from and against any third party claim arising from or in any way related to your use of the Service, including any liability or expense arising from all claims, losses, damages (actual and consequential), suits, judgments, litigation costs and attorneys' fees, of every kind and nature. In such a case, SweepsGoat will provide you with written notice of such claim, suit or action.