"Amazon Sustainability Accelerator Program" (the “Program”)

a. Applicants submitting an entry to the Sustainability Accelerator Program must be authorised to apply to the Program on behalf of the business they represent (“Participating Business”) and 18 years or older at the time of entry. The following are not eligible: (a) anyone connected in a professional capacity with the Program and that person’s immediate family members, and (b) employees and contractors of the Promoter (defined below) or its affiliates.

b. The Participating Business must: (i) be the brand owner of the product or service it sells or plan to sell and that is linked to the relevant entry to the Program ; (ii) be at the early stages of its operation, having launched its first product/technology/service offering less than 5 years ago (Consumer Products Program) or 10 years ago (Pilot Challenge Program) and (iii) be registered in either the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland.

c. There are 2 types of programs within the Sustainability Accelerator Program, the Consumer Products Program and the Pilot Challenge Program. Each program has specific eligibility requirements for Participating Businesses, outlined below:

(i) Consumer Product Program: The product linked to the entry to the Consumer Product Program by the Participating Business must be a B2C physical product (i.e. intended for sale by a business to consumers rather than by a business to a business) which will be available for sale to the public by no later than 31 December 2024 . Pre-sales will not be deemed to meet this requirement. Products will have quantifiable improvements in at least one aspect of sustainability, including but not limited to: recycled and upcycled materials and products, reusable everyday items, eco-friendly gadgets and tech, more-sustainable clothing shoes, and accessories, plastic alternatives.

(ii) Pilot Challenge Program : Start-ups eligible for application to the Pilot Challenge Program must provide solutions relating to reusable packaging systems, energy transition and decarbonisation for buildings, and reverse logistics optimization and repair capabilities accessible to end users.

a. The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify any Participating Business or Program Member who provides false information, fails to provide information, conspires with others to gain an unfair advantage or is otherwise involved in any conduct that involves manipulating, interfering or tampering with the Program or otherwise preventing the conduct of the Program as intended by the Promoter.

b. Any personal property rights in entries are owned by the Promoter. Details from applications will be collected and used for the purpose of conducting and hosting the Program (which may include disclosure to third parties, including but not limited to agents, contractors, service providers for the purpose of processing and conducting and hosting the Program) and for promotional purposes surrounding the Program. By applying to the Program applicants consent to the use of their information by the Promoter for the purpose of processing, conducting and hosting the Program and Promoter may use this information, or disclose it to the Judging Panel for the purposes of identifying the Program Members and on Amazon’s social media channels for promotional, marketing and publicity purposes without any further reference or payment to the entrant. The Promoter will keep this information for a reasonable period of time after the end date of the Program. If the Promoter does not collect your information, you may not be able to participate in the Program. This notice should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Notice that contains information about how we handle your personal information (including personal information collected via our website) and sets your rights in relation to your personal information (including how to withdraw your consent at any time). You can also contact us by sending an email to SustainabilityAccelerator@amazon.com if you have any questions about your personal information. The Promoter may disclose entrant’s personal information to entities (including, but not limited to, its affiliates) which operate outside of UK.

c . During the course of the Program, you may receive Confidential Information. You agree that for the term of the Program and 5 years after its termination: (a) all Confidential Information will remain Amazon’s exclusive property except for customer personal data; (b) you and your affiliates will use Confidential Information only as is strictly necessary for your participation in the Program; (c) you will not, and will cause your affiliates not to, directly or indirectly (including through a third party) otherwise disclose Confidential Information to any individual, company, or other third party except as required to comply with applicable law; and (d) you will take all reasonable measures to protect the Confidential Information against any use or disclosure that is not expressly permitted in this Agreement; and (e) you will retain Confidential Information only for so long as its use is strictly necessary for participation in the Program or to fulfil your statutory obligations (e.g. tax) and in all cases will delete such information upon termination or as soon as no longer required for the fulfilment of statutory obligations. The foregoing sentence does not restrict your right to share Confidential Information with a governmental entity that has jurisdiction over you, provided that you limit the disclosure to the minimum necessary and explicitly indicate the confidential nature of the shared information to the governmental entity. You may not issue any press release related to the Program, or use our name, trademarks or logo in any way (including in promotional material) without our advance written permission, or misrepresent or embellish the relationship between us in any way. You may only use the "Available at Amazon" Badge as defined in and according to the Trademark Usage Guidelines available in Seller Central; you may not use our name, trademarks, or logos in any way (including in promotional material) not covered by the Trademark Usage Guidelines without our advance written permission. "Confidential Information" means information relating to Promoter and its affiliates, to the Program, Promoter’s or its affiliates services or customers that is not known to the general public including, but not limited to, any information identifying or unique to specific customers; reports, insights, and other information about the Program or the above mentioned services, data derived from the such services or Program except for data (other than customer personal data) arising from the sale of your products comprising of products sold, prices, sales, volumes and time of the transaction; and technical or operational specifications relating to the Program or Promoter’s and its affiliates services. For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions, customer personal data constitutes Confidential Information at all times.

Program Members (Pilot Challenge Program) that participate in the pitch competition and are selected for a pilot proposal and validation ground may be offered an opportunity to enter a business agreement or a pilot with the promotor. There may be several Program Members selected for this opportunity. The exact funding provided , if any, will be determined by the Promoter and/or any other investor(s), if applicable, and only applies to the Pilot Challenge Program as a result of a competitive process. For the Pilot Challenge Program, the Promoter intends to identify eligible and qualifying applications for pilot opportunities, but for the avoidance of doubt, no winner will be guaranteed funding or a pilot opportunity. In the event a winner does receive funding, such winner(s) will be responsible for paying all costs and expenses related to the funding that are not specifically mentioned herein, including but not limited to, taxes and any other expenses that might reasonably be incurred by winners in receiving or using the funding.