Eligibility

Eligibility refers to whether an entrant meets the criteria set out in the official rules (minimum age, geographic area, exclusion of the organizing brand's employees, one entry per person...), these criteria are also called entry requirements. Example: a giveaway restricted to adult residents of a given country will make a minor or a foreign resident ineligible, even if their entry was technically recorded. Not to be confused with fraud, which is a deliberate attempt to get around eligibility criteria (fake address, multiple accounts) rather than simple, unintentional non-compliance.