Uber’s 10th anniversary: thank you for driving with Uber

2024 marks the 10th anniversary of Uber in Portugal and we couldn’t have done it without you! We would like to thank you for choosing Uber and transforming how people move in Portugal.

To celebrate the 10th anniversary, Uber will award the 10 drivers who complete the greatest number of points in the next 6 months.

The 10 drivers who complete the greatest number of points throughout the second semester of 2024 will receive a cash prize:

To participate, you only need to have an active driver account. Trips will be accrued from June 2024 until December 2024, following a point system:

The winners will be communicated in January 2025.

In the event of a tie, the total number of trips made since registering on the platform will serve as the tie-breaking criterion, and, in the event of another tie, the earliest date of registration on the platform will be used as the criterion.

1. General

1.1. The campaign will start on June 1st, 2024, until December 31st, 2024. 

1.2. To participate, you must have an active TVDE driver account with the Uber platform in mainland Portugal.

1.3. Participation is free of charge.

1.4. This campaign is not aimed at the public and the eligibility requirement in point 1.2 must be mandatorily met.

2. Prize

2.1. The winners will be the top 10 drivers who accumulate the most points from June 1st to December 31st, 2024.

2.2. The prizes awarded will be:

2.3. In the event of a tie, the total number of rides taken since registering on the Uber platform will serve as tiebreaker criteria and, in the event of another tie, the oldest date of registration on the Uber platform.

2.4. It is not possible for the same participant to win more than one prize. The right to the prize is personal and non-transferable.

2.5. The winner is solely responsible for any taxes, fees, and costs related to the receipt of the prize.

3. Scoring and winners

3.1. Winners will be the top 10 drivers who accumulate the most points according to the following point system:

For this section, “trip” means a trip via the Uber App that is requested by a user and completed at the destination point indicated by the user.

3.2. The winners will be contacted in January 2025 after the total rankings have been calculated.

3.3. If the potential winner does not respond, does not meet the eligibility criteria, or is not otherwise contactable within 3 (three) days of Uber attempt to contact, the prize will be awarded to the next winner participant. Uber will not be held responsible for any notification, message, or any other contact means that the winners do not receive and/or that, for any reason, are not aware of for any reason, within the aforementioned period.

4. Compliance with Terms & Conditions

4.1. Participants may not carry out any fraudulent or illegal activity, that is not transparent to Uber, or which in any way, intentionally or unintentionally, seeks to circumvent the rules of participation and/or jeopardize the normal operation of the campaign or the normal participation of other participants.

5. General conditions

5.1. By participating, all participants declare and guarantee that they have read and agreed to these Terms and Conditions.

5.2. In the event of force majeure or a change in circumstances, Uber reserves the right to terminate the campaign unilaterally without prior notice. If possible, Uber may communicate the termination of the campaign through Uber’s website, communications, emails, and/or social networks.

5.3. Uber reserves the right to make any kind of decisions regarding the campaign, including changing these Terms and Conditions. Any changes will be duly published on Uber’s website or through communications, emails, or social media.

5.4. Any participant who acts in bad faith and participates in the campaign using false or manipulated information will be automatically excluded. In addition, Uber reserves the right to remove any participant from the campaign without prior notice in the event of a breach of the Terms and Conditions, namely under Section 4 and Section 6.

6. Limitation of Liability

6.1. Uber shall not be liable for: (i) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to, the malfunction of any computer application or software, computer, cable, network, hardware or software, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, technological failures, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alteration of submissions or access data, whether caused by any equipment or programming associated with or used by participants; (ii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions or telephone; (iii) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the participation process; or (iv) electronic, administrative or human errors that may occur, including in the transmission, collection or processing of entries or potential winner notifications.

6.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Uber reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate, modify, cancel, and/or suspend the campaign in the event of fraud, technical failures, including any network server or hardware failure, viruses, defects or bugs, programming errors or any other errors or other causes beyond Uber’s control, which will or may corrupt in whole or in part the normal course, security or/and proper functioning of the campaign.

6.3. Uber shall not be liable under any circumstances for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages resulting from the campaign and/or from obtaining or using any prize. Uber shall not be liable for any circumstance caused by a third party that prevents the participant from participating and/or obtaining the prize.

6.4. Any attempt by a participant or any other individual to intercept any communication from Uber, or a website dedicated to the campaign, or to impair in any way the normal course of the campaign, including but not limited to any fraudulent claim, or violation of applicable law. If this occurs or is suspected, the participant may be disqualified and will lose the right to any prize, with Uber reserving the right to seek compensation for damages that may be caused, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

7. Privacy

7.1. Uber and/or its related entities will collect, use, and process Personal Data under Uber’s Privacy Notice, currently available at https://privacy.uber.com/policy/.

8. Contact Uber

8.1. Any questions related to this campaign should be reported to Uber through the online support channels for the duration of the campaign.