CASH_TOURNAMENT · v2 · Effective September 23, 2026

STEPIN Cash Tournament Terms

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STEPIN Tournament (hereinafter the "Tournament") is a feature and service provided and operated by Sidewalk Entertainment Inc. (hereinafter the "Company") through STEPIN (hereinafter the "Platform" or "the App"), the Tournament site, and other channels.

These Terms serve as the foundational document governing all aspects of cash tournaments, and apply to participants, other related parties, and all competitors in every category within a tournament. Participating in, hosting, or using a cash tournament on the Platform constitutes full agreement to the Company's final decisions on all matters related to these Terms and the STEPIN Tournament rules.

These Terms apply only to users residing in the Republic of Korea. Users residing in other countries should refer to the English-language version of the Cash Tournament Terms.

Chapter 1 - General Provisions

Article 1 Definitions

"You," "Member," and "User" refer to a person who has agreed to the STEPIN Terms of Service and has been granted eligibility to use the Platform.
"Participant" means a user who takes part in a cash tournament.
"Host" means a business account that sets up and opens a tournament, and the user of such business account. The Host possesses the right to configure the tournament's type, schedule, title, images, announcements, number of rounds, rewards, and other details.
"Business Account" means a crew, artist, academy, or corporate account created through STEPIN Studio.
"Casual Tournament" means a tournament mode with no entry fee and no cash or item prizes.
"Cash Tournament" means a tournament mode in which an entry fee is charged or cash/item prizes are wagered, and which may only be hosted by corporate or academy accounts that have completed business verification.
"Entry Fee" means the fee a user must pay to participate in a tournament, payable in Diamonds.
"Reward" means items, prize money, prizes, etc. awarded to winners of a tournament.
"Diamond" means a virtual means of payment that may be purchased through an app market or a third-party payment service, and refers to an electronic token issued by the Company, or information relating to such electronic token, for the purpose of purchasing or using items within the Platform. In addition, Diamonds are a virtual good that may be obtained free of charge through events conducted by the Company or through methods permitted by the Company.
"App Market" means any e-commerce provider that offers installation and payment functions for the Platform (including operators that provide in-platform payment methods) (e.g., Google Play, Apple App Store, etc.).
"Third-Party Payment Service" means a third-party payment service provider designated by the Company.

Article 2 App Version

All participants and hosts must install and use the latest version of the STEPIN App via an App Market in order to use STEPIN's tournament features.

Article 3 Effect and Amendment of the Terms

These Terms take effect by being presented on the STEPIN App, website, or Tournament site, or by being notified to users by e-mail or other means.
In order to ensure the fairness and integrity of tournaments, the Company reserves the right to revise, amend, or supplement these Terms at any time. Where these Terms are revised, the Company shall specify the details of the change and notify users through the Platform, the Tournament site, or other means.

Chapter 2 - Business Accounts

Casual and cash tournaments may be set up and opened using a Business Account. Please note the following regarding the application for, use of, and rights associated with a Business Account.

Article 1 Hosting Eligibility

Cash Tournaments may only be hosted by corporate or academy accounts that have completed the Company's business verification.
The registration, verification, role, and management of Business Accounts shall be governed by the Corporate/Academy/Artist Account Terms of Use and the Verification Terms.

Article 2 Account Security

You must keep your account password confidential and must not share it with any third party. If you become aware or suspect that a third party knows your account password or has accessed your account, you must immediately change your password and notify the Company (stepin.cs@sidewalkplay.com).

Article 3 Account Withdrawal

Only the owner is granted the right to withdraw a Business Account. However, if the relevant Business Account has an open or ongoing tournament, the account withdrawal process may only proceed after such tournament has ended.

Please note that once an account is withdrawn, it will be permanently deleted and cannot be reactivated, and all related information—including the account's data, profile, information, and content derived from or posted through the account—cannot be recovered.

Chapter 3 - Participant Requirements and Rules

All users participating in a Cash Tournament must satisfy all of the following requirements.

At the time of participation, the user must submit information such as legal name, date of birth, nationality, contact information, and e-mail address. Providing false information may result in disqualification from participating in or winning a Cash Tournament.
Users who are minors under the laws of their country of residence (under the age of 19 in the case of the Republic of Korea) may only participate in a Cash Tournament with the consent of their legal representative, in accordance with the Legal Representative Consent Terms.
The entry fee is paid in Diamonds, and once participation is confirmed, cancellation of participation and refund of the entry fee due to circumstances of the participant is not possible.
All participants must promptly submit identification documents or proof of residency status upon the Company's request.
For a Cash Tournament that specifies a particular country or region, only users who satisfy the country/region requirement may participate in that Cash Tournament.
The Company reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to verify or revoke participants' eligibility at any time.
With respect to prize awards, you must agree that the Company may transmit, provide, or transfer the personal information (name, nationality, contact information, e-mail address, etc.) you submitted to the host of the Cash Tournament in which you participate.
Participants must review, at their own discretion, any announcements specified by the Host before deciding whether to participate.
Employees, contractors, officers, and directors of Sidewalk Entertainment Inc., tournament hosts, tournament-related parties, or their parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, representatives, consultants, contractors, legal representatives, advertising agencies, public relations agencies, promotional agencies, distribution agencies, marketing agencies, website providers, and webmasters, as well as their immediate family members (including spouses, parents, siblings, and children, regardless of place of residence) and household members, may not participate in the tournament.

Personal Information

In order to provide prizes, the Company shares the winner's personal information—such as name, contact information, and e-mail address—submitted by the participant with the Host.

After a Cash Tournament ends, the Host may withhold payment of the prize until the participant's eligibility and identity have been verified, and if the requested verification is not provided, the Host may request that the Company disqualify the relevant participant from winning the Cash Tournament.

Participation in Private Tournaments

In a private tournament, once an application to participate has been accepted, cancellation of participation and refund of the entry fee is not possible.

Refunds in a private tournament are available only in the following situations:

(1) Where a user cancels participation after applying but before the application is accepted

(2) Where the Host rejects a user's application to participate

Prohibition of Impersonation

All participants must use a Platform account that they themselves own. Participants are prohibited from participating in a tournament using an account not owned by them, or from encouraging other participants to engage in such conduct. If a participant is found to have engaged in such conduct, that participant's eligibility to participate in the relevant tournament shall be revoked, and restrictions may be imposed on the participant's use of the Platform's services.

Technical and Device Issues

If, during participation in a tournament, all or part of a participant's video footage is improperly captured, omitted, or improperly transmitted due to mechanical or electronic issues relating to the participant's device, network connection, or the like, that participant may be treated as having lost the relevant tournament round or match.

Chapter 4 - Cash Tournament Structure and Format

Article 1 Structure

Only corporate or academy accounts that have completed business verification may set up a Cash Tournament.
A Cash Tournament may be set up with a minimum bracket size of the Round of 8.
A Cash Tournament of Round of 32 or larger must undergo review pursuant to Chapter 5, Article 1.
Diamonds are consumed upon participating in both public and private Cash Tournaments.
The prize money to be provided to the 1st- through 4th-place winners is designated and provided by the Host.

Article 2 Stages of a Tournament

Casual and Cash Tournaments are divided into the following stages.

Setup: During the setup stage, the Host may select and configure the tournament's type, schedule, number of rounds, public/private status, entry fee, title, announcements, and other details.
Open: Once the tournament setup is complete and the Host opens the tournament, users may participate in or apply to participate in the tournament from that point onward. Once a tournament has been opened, none of its details may be modified.
In Progress: The tournament proceeds according to the schedule set by the Host; during this stage, participants may enter and take part, and winners are determined through the progress of the tournament.
Ended: The stage at which a tournament has finished proceeding is referred to as "Ended."

Article 3 Format

A Cash Tournament proceeds as a single-elimination, one-on-one format, using the number of rounds and dances selected by the Host.
Participants are randomly seeded into the bracket.
Each round consists of a best-of-series (best of 3, best of 5, etc.). One dance is played per match, and the participant with the higher score obtained in that match wins the match.
- Round of 8 to Final: Best of 5 (first to 3 wins)
- Round of 1024 to Round of 16: Best of 3 (first to 2 wins)

Chapter 5 - Tournament Setup, Progress, and Cancellation

Article 1 Hosting Review and Hosting Fee

A Cash Tournament of Round of 32 or larger must undergo review by the Company, and may only be held after the Company confirms receipt of payment of the hosting fee or waives the hosting fee.
The amount of the hosting fee shall be determined and announced by the Company.

Article 2 Tournament Setup and Progress

The Host must configure and submit the Cash Tournament's title, banner, poster, images, schedule, country, public/private status, and other details.
- The start date of a Cash Tournament may be selected starting at least 1 hour from the present time, and up to a maximum of 120 days later.
- Users residing outside the country/region selected by the Host may not participate in the relevant Cash Tournament.
- Public Cash Tournament: Any user may participate.
- Private Cash Tournament: Any user may apply to participate, but a user's participation is confirmed at the discretion of the Host.
The Host must submit any images and website links to be displayed in content created through the Cash Tournament in accordance with the specified regulations, and such submissions may not be changed thereafter.
The Host must clearly and accurately post the currency unit, denomination name, and value of the prize money to be awarded to the 1st- through 4th-place winners at the time the Cash Tournament is opened. If false information is provided, all resulting losses and legal liability shall be borne by the Host.
- The Host must accurately deliver or ship the stated prize to the winners exactly as specified.
- Unless otherwise specified in these Terms or in the Cash Tournament announcement, all costs not included in the prize—including all federal and local taxes and international duties—and all costs associated with receiving the prize shall be borne by the winner.
Content such as images, announcements, and text presented, configured, submitted, or uploaded at the time a Cash Tournament is opened must comply with the Platform's Community Guidelines and other terms, and must not infringe any intellectual property rights. Where the Company, in its reasonable judgment, determines that content presented by the Host violates the Platform's Terms or infringes intellectual property rights, the Company may at any time modify or delete such content, and may impose service restrictions or sanctions on the relevant account.

Article 3 Cancellation of a Tournament

Once a Cash Tournament has been opened, the Host may not modify any information related to the Cash Tournament, and may only cancel the Cash Tournament with the Company's approval.

The Company may notify the Host of the reason and cancel the Cash Tournament, or transfer the account owning the Cash Tournament to another Business Account.

If a Cash Tournament is cancelled, the entry fees paid by participants and the hosting fee paid by the Host shall be refunded.

Chapter 6 - Prohibited Conduct

Both participants and hosts must comply with these rules. If these rules are violated, the Company may take actions such as imposing service restrictions, sanctions, or account suspension against the relevant user account.

Article 1 Intent Immaterial

Unless otherwise specified, conduct that violates or infringes these rules may be sanctioned regardless of intent, and the Company may demand the return of any prize obtained. In addition, attempts to violate or infringe these rules may also be punished.

Article 2 Code of Conduct

The following conduct may be regarded as unfair competition at the Company's discretion and may result in sanctions.

Collusion: Defined as cooperation or conspiracy to deceive or defraud another person. Such cooperation or conspiracy may occur between, without limitation, participants, teams, and/or organizations. Collusion includes, but is not limited to, the following examples:
- A participant or Host participating in a Cash Tournament in bad faith, without adhering to reasonable standards of competition
- Agreeing in advance with another participant or Host to share prize money and/or other forms of rewards
- Exchanging signals between a participant or Host and an outside co-conspirator through electronic devices or other means
- Intentionally losing a tournament in exchange for a reward or other reason, or inducing another participant or Host to do so
Match Fixing: Agreeing to, proposing, conspiring to, or attempting to influence the outcome of a tournament using means prohibited by law or by these rules
Fair Competition: Participants and Hosts must always give their best effort in every round. They must not violate the principles of good sportsmanship, honesty, or fair play.
Hacking: Any act of tampering with a device, server, internet connection, or tournament by a third party
Scripting: Any act of using third-party software or applications to affect the Platform's internal servers
Bug Exploitation: Deliberately using a bug to gain an advantage. Any act of intentionally using a known bug or a Platform feature that the Company has determined is not functioning normally
Impersonation: Participating in a tournament using another user's account, or persuading, encouraging, or instructing another person to participate in a tournament using another user's account
Cheating: Use of any type of cheating device, program, or similar cheating method
Rule Violation: Any act of violating or failing to comply with the standards or rules established by the Company to ensure the fairness of a tournament

Article 3 Rules of Conduct Toward Others

Use of Profanity and Discriminatory Speech: Participants and Hosts must not use offensive, vulgar, insulting, threatening, violent, defamatory, slanderous, disparaging, or disrespectful remarks or expressions, and must not promote or incite hatred or discriminatory conduct.
Violent Conduct: The Company does not tolerate violent conduct toward opposing participants or spectators. Participants and any spectators they invite (if any) must respect all persons participating in the match.
Participant Conduct: All participants must monitor and review their own conduct while using the Platform and participating in tournaments. Participants must behave appropriately on the Platform, and profanity, racial discrimination, offensive language, harmful conduct, and intentionally losing to an opposing participant are all prohibited.
Harassment: Harassment is absolutely prohibited. Harassment means systematic and hostile repeated conduct persisting over a considerable period of time, or a single serious incident, intended to isolate or exclude another person or adversely affect their dignity.
Sexual Harassment: Sexual harassment is absolutely prohibited. Sexual harassment means unwelcome sexual advances toward another person. Conduct that a reasonable person would consider offensive or insulting may be regarded as sexual harassment. A zero-tolerance policy applies to sexual intimidation or coercion, and to demanding sexual acts in exchange for a promised benefit.
Discrimination and Defamation: Participants must not disparage the dignity or integrity of any nation, individual, or group through contempt, discrimination, or insulting speech or conduct based on race, color, ethnicity, national or social origin, gender, language, religion, political opinion or any other opinion, financial status, birth or any other status, sexual orientation, or any other ground.
Statements Concerning the Company or Host: Participants must not make statements or engage in conduct that, in the Company's absolute sole discretion, could harm or adversely affect the Company, the Host, their affiliates, or other related companies, organizations, or individuals.

Article 4 Other Prohibited Conduct

Identity Verification: Participants are prohibited from covering their face or attempting to conceal their identity from the Company or the Host. The Company must at all times be able to distinguish the identity of each participant, and may instruct a participant to remove anything that interferes with identity verification or causes confusion to other participants or the Company.
Immoral Conduct: Participants must not engage in conduct that the Company deems immoral, dishonorable, or contrary to conventional standards of proper ethical behavior.
Confidentiality: Participants must not disclose, through any means of communication including all social media channels, confidential information provided by the Company, the tournament party, or the Host.
Offering Bribes: Participants must not provide money, goods, or compensation to another participant, Company employee, Host, or any person affiliated with or employed by them, in exchange for services that are promised, provided, or to be provided for the purpose of causing, or attempting to cause, an opposing participant to lose.
Accepting Bribes: No participant may receive a gift, money, goods, or compensation in exchange for services that are promised, performed, or to be performed in connection with a specific tournament on the Platform, including services designed to cause, or attempt to cause, another participant to lose, or to forfeit a tournament or round, or to fix a match.

Article 5 Betting and Gambling

Direct or indirect betting or gambling of any form on any tournament within the Platform is prohibited. In addition, participants must not provide inside information, exert influence, or in any way directly or indirectly participate in betting or gambling.

Chapter 7 - Prize Money and Prizes

Article 1 Disclosure

When setting up a Cash Tournament, the Host may select the total prize amount and must accurately post the detailed prize amounts to be awarded to the 1st- through 4th-place winners.

The Host must pay the selected prize amount, and if the Host fails to pay the prize or provides false information, all resulting losses and legal liability shall be borne by the Host, and service restrictions or sanctions may be imposed on the relevant Business Account.

Diamond prizes are deducted from the Diamonds held by the hosting account when the Host creates the Cash Tournament, and are awarded by the Company to the winners after the Cash Tournament has ended.

Cash and item prizes are paid and processed by the Host in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, and the Company bears no responsibility therefor.

Article 2 Provision and Receipt

Host's Responsibilities

After a Cash Tournament ends, in order to provide the prize, the Company shares with the Host the winner's personal information—such as name, contact information, and e-mail address—submitted by the winner.
The form of verification relating to the winner's identity shall be determined solely by the Host, and the Host must pay and deliver the prize to the winner after the Cash Tournament ends. However, the Host may withhold payment of the prize until the participant's eligibility and identity have been verified. If the winner's proof of identity is not provided, the Host must immediately notify the Company, and the relevant participant's eligibility to win may be revoked.
After providing the prize, the Host must retain supporting records such as payment details, and is obligated to provide such information upon the Company's request.
If a winner's eligibility to win is revoked, the Company and the Host may award the prize to the next eligible participant in order of ranking.
Unless otherwise specified in these Terms or in the Cash Tournament announcement, all costs not included in the prize—including all federal and local taxes and international duties—and all costs associated with receiving the prize shall be borne by the winner.
If a situation arises in which the Host is unable to provide the prize, the Host may unilaterally change the prize to be provided.

Winner's Responsibilities

The winner is responsible for agreeing to and complying with these Terms in order to receive the prize. If a winner's eligibility is revoked or an item is confiscated, the Company and the Host may award the prize to the next eligible participant in order of ranking.

Chapter 8 Sanctions for Misconduct

If a user is suspected of violating any of these rules, the Company may, at its sole discretion, revoke that participant's eligibility at any time during or after a Cash Tournament, and may delete or suspend the Cash Tournament.

In addition, the following sanctions may be imposed on a participant or Host confirmed to have violated these rules:

Forfeiture of the tournament
Forfeiture of a round
Disqualification from tournament participation
Confiscation of winning items, prize money, or prizes
Prohibition from participating in other tournaments
Restriction of service use
Account suspension

Chapter 9 - License and Use of Tournament Content

By participating in a Cash Tournament, a participant grants the Company and the Host of the relevant Cash Tournament a non-exclusive, fully royalty-free license to any content generated through their participation, and the Company may transfer or sublicense such license. Copyright and rights of publicity in such content remain with the participant.
By participating in a Cash Tournament, you agree that the Company and the Host may use content generated through the Cash Tournament on the Platform (including the Host's business profile) or on social media accounts, websites, promotional e-mails, advertisements, or other marketing, promotional, and advertising activities operated by the Company and the Host.
The Host is obligated to comply with the Community Guidelines and applicable STEPIN Terms, laws, and regulations when using content. If such rules are violated, the Company may impose restrictions or sanctions on the relevant Host's account and may take legal action.
The Company has the sole right to change the exposure period and schedule of content derived from a Cash Tournament.
If content from a Cash Tournament violates the Platform's Terms or has technical issues, the Company has full authority to delete such content.
Due to mechanical or electronic issues relating to a participant's device, network connection, or the like, all or part of the participant's video footage may fail to be properly captured, may be omitted, or may be improperly transmitted, and as a result may fail to be uploaded to the Platform. In such cases, the Host shall have no right to request video recovery or any compensation from the Company.

Chapter 10 Limitation of Liability, Input Errors, and Non-Return of Submissions

The Company and the Host shall not be liable for a participant's lost, delayed, incomplete, damaged, stolen, invalidated, illegible, or erroneous registration, and any such registration shall be treated as disqualified.

The Company has no control over, and bears no responsibility for, the good faith, responsibility, or any act or omission of a Cash Tournament Host, the failure to provide the service or prize, or any other aspect thereof.

The Company and the Host shall not be liable for the unavailability or interruption of services or devices related to a Cash Tournament, including but not limited to: (1) failures of networks, servers, the internet, websites, telephones, satellites, computers, or other connections; (2) malfunctions of devices, satellites, hardware, software, or other equipment; (3) cross-connections, misdelivery, or excessive traffic; (4) human, technical, mechanical, or electronic errors; or (5) inaccuracies, improper capture, or omission of entries or other information.

Submitted materials and registration information shall be deemed the exclusive property of the Company and shall not be returned, regardless of whether they were received.

Chapter 11 Final Decision

The authority to decide matters relating to participant eligibility, Cash Tournament setup and scheduling, and sanctions for misconduct as set forth in these Terms rests solely with the Company, and the Company's decisions are final and sole. You may not dispute the Company's decisions, and may not seek monetary damages or any other legal action as a result thereof.

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