Here at Hotukdeals, we always aim to recognize and reward users who contribute meaningfully to our platform, enriching the experience for all.
To ensure that our rewards reflect the spirit of our community and uphold our commitment to quality contributions, in addition to our Publication Rules we have established guidelines and rules for users to get rewarded.
1. Eligibility
1.1 Participation in the reward system is open to all registered users of the Hotukdeals platform.
1.2 Users must comply with the Publication & Reward Rules to be eligible for winning prizes. We kindly invite you to read both carefully.
1.3 Club Program (NEW): All members are automatically enrolled in the Hotukdeals Club Program. In order to reach the levels they need 10 Club points for Silver level, 30 Club points for Gold level and 300 Club points for Platinum level. Club points are earned through community contributions such as posting hot deals and making helpful comments. There are no additional eligibility requirements.
1.4 Creator Program (NEW): to join the Creator Program, members must be Platinum contributors, registered for at least six months, and adhere to community guidelines. This program allows eligible members to earn ad revenue from their deal and voucher item pages.
2. Rules
In addition to the points mentioned in our Code of Conduct and Publication Rules, we’d like to highlight the following behaviors we strictly don’t allow:
2.1 Creating multiple usernames specifically to avoid user account restrictions or suspensions, or any attempt to ‘game’ our voting, rewards or similar systems.
2.2 Cold or hot voting for the sole purpose of manipulating the reward program and the integrity of the voting system.
2.3 Any kind of behavior aimed to bypass, cheat, or take advantage of the reward program.
3. Earning Rewards
3.1 Users earn rewards by actively participating in the Hotukdeals community, including but not limited to:
Posting deals
Commenting on deals
Voting on deals
Contributing valuable insights and information
3.2 The reward system calculates rewards based on user contributions and engagement metrics.
3.3 Rewards are subject to change at the discretion of Hotukdeals. The main updates will be published in the Hall of Flame (our reward system hub) and in the Official Announcements of our Discussion section.
3.4 Earning Club Points through Contributions (NEW): Users can now earn Club points by posting hot deals or making helpful comments or voting on deals. A hot deal is defined as one that reaches 100°, earning you 10 Club points. Similarly, a comment becomes helpful if it receives at least 3 helpful reactions, also earning you 10 Club points.
3.5 Creator Program Rewards (NEW): From July 2024, the introduction of the Creator Program offers rewards such as ad revenue from the deal and voucher item pages published by the user with Creator status. Eligible members can earn 100% of this ad revenue, plus additional bonuses based on monthly earnings.
4. Reward Proposals
4.1 Daily rewards.
Every day we award 3 vouchers for each of our top 15 deal categories (Culture & Leisure, Travel, Gaming etc).
For the hottest deal of the day, we award a £10 voucher to the member, 2nd place gets £5, 3rd place gets £3.
The leaderboard is based on the deal's temperature at 1pm two days after.
The freebie or local offline deals are not included in the daily leaderboard.
The Hotukdeals Community Support Team checks all the selected eligible winners, approving the rewards if the users comply with the Reward rules.
Users who are among the 45 daily winners will receive a private message with the Amazon Voucher code to redeem.
4.2 hotukdeas Club Program (NEW)
This includes multiple levels based on the Club points you accumulate.
Club points are awarded for actions such as posting hot deals, making helpful comments, voting on deals and other community contributions.
As you earn Club points, you progress through levels that unlock various rewards and benefits. For a detailed breakdown of the levels and associated rewards, please refer to our Club Program page. This integrates the new Club points system effectively into the existing guidelines.
4.3 Creator Program (NEW)
The Creator Program allows eligible members to earn revenue from ads displayed on their deal and voucher item pages.
To qualify, members must be Platinum contributors, registered for at least six months, and follow community guidelines.
Creators earn 100% of the ad revenue from their pages, with additional bonuses based on monthly earnings.
For more details, refer to our Creator Program page.
4.4 Pepper user awards
Every year we award 1 or more physical trophie(s) to users who pass amazing deals-sharing milestones.
We have three levels of rewards to earn: Silver (500 hot deals), Gold (1000 hot deals) and Platinum (5000 hot deals).
The leaderboard is based on the amount of hot deals reached by end of the year.
Users receive 1 trophy per milestone reached. They can't get 2 trophies for the same milestone.
In the first months of the year, Hotukdeals contacts the eligible winners asking if they'd like to receive the trophy. In case of an affirmative response, users must provide personal details with the only purpose of organizing the delivery
Once all the winners' information is collected, Hotukdeals organizes the delivery keeping the winners updated.
In addition to the physical trophies, each winner of the Pepper User Award will also get awarded a virtual badge on the website, called Silver/Gold/Platinum badge.
4.5 Flamedeer
Hotukdeals can organize a Flamedeer game up to 4 times a year. All the information about the game are contained in a specific Flamedeer faq.
The rules contained in this article are also applied to the Flamedeer game.
The Hotukdeals Community Support Team checks any kind of cheating attempt to detect and prevent fraudulent behaviours.
4.6 Additional giveaways
Hotukdeals may reward users with occasional giveaways of various kinds based on their excellent contributions.
The criteria of selection are normally of the following types:
Helpful activity (based on reactions given and/or received)
Freebie threads that reached a high temperature
Valuable contribution and help evidenced in the Discussion section
Best users registered in the last year
Additional spot awards selected by the Community Support Team
5. Reward Redemption
5.1 Rewards may include but are not limited to:
Vouchers
Gift cards
Discounts
Tangible prizes
Trophies
Merchandise & company swag
5.2 Based on the kind of reward achieved, Hotukdeals will provide, through the website or mobile application, all the information of how the users can redeem them.
5.3 The availability of rewards is subject to change based on inventory and other factors. Hotukdeals will informed users in advance about the rewards offered and/or any eventual change.
6. Reward Limitations
6.1 Rewards are non-transferable and may not be exchanged for cash.
6.2 Users may be subject to verification procedures before receiving rewards.
6.3 Hotukdeals reserves the right to withhold rewards or suspend accounts (temporarily or permanently) in cases of suspected fraudulent activity or violation of guidelines.
7. Reward Expiry
7.1 Rewards in the form of vouchers have expiration dates, communicated by Hotukdeals during the voucher delivery. Users are responsible for checking the expiry dates of their vouchers.
7.2 Expired rewards may not be reissued or extended.
8. Amendments
8.1 Hotukdeals reserves the right to amend these reward system guidelines at any time without prior notice.
8.2 Users are encouraged to review the guidelines periodically for updates.
By participating in the reward system, users agree to abide by these guidelines and any modifications thereto.
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