Rules & important limitations
The Community Rewards program is a thank-you to locals who make their city stronger on 8-L. Please read these rules — participation is optional and subject to the terms below.
Eligibility
Community Rewards are available to signed-in 8-L members in good standing whose approved contributions are recorded in a participating market. Members must comply with the 8-L Terms of Service and Community Guidelines.
Participating markets
Community Rewards are enabled on a per-market basis by 8-L administrators. A market that has not been explicitly enabled does not participate, regardless of any activity that occurs there.
Meaningful approved contributions
Only meaningful contributions that have been approved after review count toward qualification. Examples include adding a real local business, improving an existing listing, or referring a neighbor who joins. Submissions alone never qualify — approval is required.
Qualification is not guaranteed
Meeting the minimum thresholds does not guarantee qualification. 8-L reserves the right to determine qualification in its sole discretion, including where activity appears low-quality, duplicative, coordinated, automated, or otherwise inconsistent with the intent of the program.
Rewards are not guaranteed
Qualification makes a member eligible to be selected for a reward. Not every qualified member will receive a reward in any given period. Selection may be by drawing, top-contributor recognition, or a combination, at 8-L's discretion.
Reward timing, amount, and format may vary by market
The timing, amount, format, denomination, and delivery of any reward may vary by market, period, and campaign. Rewards may take the form of gift cards, coupons, credit toward a partner business, or other lawful acknowledgments.
No purchase necessary where legally required
Where required by applicable law, no purchase is necessary to participate or win. Purchasing anything from 8-L or any partner does not increase a member's chance of qualification or selection.
Spam, duplicates, fraud, manipulation, or abuse may cause disqualification
Attempts to game the program — including duplicate submissions, fake or misleading content, coordinated activity, sockpuppet accounts, automation, or any form of manipulation — may result in removal of contribution credit, disqualification from one or more reward periods, permanent ineligibility, and account action under the Terms of Service.
Review, correction, reversal, or removal of contribution records
8-L may review, correct, reverse, or remove erroneous or improper contribution records at any time. Historical events are preserved for auditability; corrections are recorded rather than deleted whenever possible.
Each period's reward pool is what's awarded
Each reward period has its own Community Reward Pool, configured separately by administrators. The pool for a given period is what may be awarded — 8-L does not publish or guarantee any total fund figure, and reserves are not distributed in a single period.
Taxes and reporting obligations
Recipients are solely responsible for any taxes, withholdings, reporting, or filings associated with rewards they receive. 8-L may collect information required to comply with applicable tax or reporting laws before delivering a reward.
Delays, modifications, pauses, substitutions, or cancellations
Rewards may be delayed, modified, paused, substituted with a reward of comparable value, or canceled where operationally or legally necessary. 8-L may also modify or discontinue the Community Rewards program in whole or in part at any time.
Manual fulfillment and required information
Rewards are currently fulfilled manually. Winners may be asked to provide valid contact information, delivery details, or identity verification before a reward can be sent. Failure to respond within the claim period may forfeit the reward.
Unclaimed rewards may expire
Rewards not claimed within an administrator-configured claim period may expire and return to the Community Fund. Winners should watch their in-app notifications and the email on file for delivery instructions.
This page describes how 8-L operates the Community Rewards program. It is not legal advice, has not been reviewed by counsel, and does not create a contract. Where these rules conflict with 8-L's Terms of Service or applicable law, those controlling documents govern.