2012 MUSTANG DREAM GIVEAWAY OFFICIAL RULES
2012 Mustang Dream Giveaway® Sweepstakes - Sponsored by WorldCause Foundation, Inc.
a 501(c)(3) Charitable Organization
Donations are Tax-deductible to the Fullest Extent of the Law
NO PURCHASE, CONTRIBUTION, DONATION OR PAYMENT NECESSARY. A PURCHASE, CONTRIBUTION, DONATION, OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
1. Eligibility
2012 Mustang Dream Giveaway Sweepstakes (MDG) is open only to legal residents of the U.S. and Canadian residents, (except Quebec) and to residents of other countries and U.S. territories and possessions only where offered and permitted by law. Must be 18 or older to enter. All residents of countries subject to embargo by the United States of America (including but not limited to Iran and North Korea) are prohibited from entering MDG. WorldCause Foundation, Inc., hereinafter referred to as "WCF" makes no representation that materials on the sites are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to enter MDG from other locations do so of their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws. Void in Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other U.S. territories and possessions and where prohibited by law. No employees of WCF or members of its Board of Directors their immediate family members (defined as spouse or children) are eligible to participate. The same ineligibility applies to the independent accounting firm responsible for selecting the winner, consultants, Administrator, their employees and immediate family members (defined as spouse or children) that provided web site or database related services for MDG. Individuals that are affiliated with or employed by companies, organizations or vendors that assist WCF by distributing brochures, sending promotional email messages, placing public services announcements, advertisements or commercials, or other services are not excluded from participation. MDG is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Participation constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor's decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to MDG. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
2. Sponsor/Charity
The Sponsor of MDG is, WorldCause Foundation, Inc. One East Broward Blvd. Ft Lauderdale, FL 33301. The Sponsor is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization Federal ID # 27-3483161. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Additional charitable or non-profit organizations may benefit from participation in this sweepstakes through grants from Sponsor.
3. Administrator
Administrator of MDG is UCI/Dream Giveaway sweepstakes, 19321 US Hwy 19 North (Suite 605) Clearwater, FL 33764
4. Timing
MDG begins on November 1st, 2011 at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time ("EST") and ends on July 4th, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. EST (the "Promotion Period"). Sponsor is the official time keeping device for MDG.
5. How to Enter
There are four methods to obtain tickets to enter MDG: 1) The first method is to enter via the web site www.winthemustangs.com. With this method, after completing the ticket entry process, entrants will be sent a return e-mail confirmation containing their ticket(s). The entrant can then print their tickets or store them as desired. There is no charge for ticket delivery via this method. 2) The second method is by placing a call to the toll free ticket hotline at 877-700-8946. Minimum contribution using this method will be $20.00. 3) The third method is to mail in your entry form with payment to WorldCause Foundation PO Box 17135 Indianapolis, IN 46217-0135. No mechanically reproduced entries will be honored. Mail in entries must be postmarked no later than 11:59 PM EST July 4th, 2012. If the entrant chooses to have their tickets delivered to any of the 50 United States via USPS on any of the above methods, rather than e-mail, a $1.95 service charge will be added to their ticket order. Mailed tickets will include a copy of the Official Rules along with ticket delivery. If you do not agree with the Official Rules you may request a refund of your donation within 15 days of ticket issue date by calling 727-536-2777. 4) The last method is to enter for free. There is no fee or charge to participate in MDG. You are under no obligation to make a contribution and you cannot be barred from participation if you choose not to make a contribution. Making a contribution will not increase your odds of winning. To enter via the "Free Entry Processing" method, mail one self-addressed postage paid business size (#10) envelope to WorldCause Foundation PO Box 17135 Indianapolis, IN 46217-0135, except in Vermont (Vermont regulations interpret return postage requirements to be "consideration" for participation, therefore Vermont residents are not required or permitted to affix return postage). Include your: name, address, date of birth, telephone or e-mail, and contact information for each entry. Entries must postmarked no later than 11:59 PM EST July 4th, 2012. Limit one entry per outer envelope. One free entry will be returned in the envelope provided. Any incomplete or illegible entries will not be processed. The use of robotic, automatic, macro, programmed, or multiple entries sent in bulk mail, or like methods (including without limitation the use of any promotion/sweepstakes subscription, notification entry or like sites or services that offers sweepstakes entry services "on behalf of " entrant) is strictly prohibited. For all Entries: Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same email address. Any attempt by any participant to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that participant's plays and that participant may be disqualified. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected registrations, which will be disqualified. In the event of a dispute as to any registration, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the registrant or player. The "authorized account holder" is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Potential winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be returned.
6. Winner Selection
On or about July 13th, 2012, an independent accounting firm will randomly and electronically select one Conditional Grand Prize winner and three Alternate Conditional Winners from among all eligible MDG entries. Representatives of the Accounting firm, Sponsor and Administrator shall execute an affidavit testifying to the validity of the selection process and identifying the Conditional Grand Prize Winner and alternate Conditional Winners.
7. Winner Notification
The Conditional Grand-Prize Winner will be notified using the contact information entered on the ticket donation form, within 3 days from the drawing and notified that they were selected as the Conditional Grand- Prize Winner and will be conditionally awarded the grand-prize in MDG. The winner need not be present at the drawing. If Sponsor/Administrator is unable to contact any Conditional Grand-Prize Winner or they fail to respond to the Sponsor/Administrator's initial contact within three (3) days of notification or return of e-mail notification as undeliverable after three (3) attempts they will be disqualified.
8. Verification of Conditional Winners
CONDITIONAL MDG WINNER IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY SPONSOR WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE SWEEPSTAKES. Conditional Grand-Prize Winner must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. Entrant selected as Conditional Grand-Prize Winner will be contacted by certified mail, expedited delivery service or e-mail within 3 business days following notification and will be provided with a winner package containing the information, forms and instructions required to verify their eligibility. The Conditional Grand-Prize Winner will be required to sign and return to Administrator, within seven (7) days of the date notice is sent, an affidavit of eligibility, and liability/publicity release (except where prohibited) in order to claim his/her prize if applicable. If a Conditional Grand-Prize Winner cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release within the required time period (if applicable), or if the prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, Conditional Grand-Prize Winner forfeits prize. In the event that a Conditional Grand-Prize Winner of MDG is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor may award the applicable prize to a selected Alternate Conditional Winner. If the Conditional Grand- Prize Winner is a Canadian resident, to win, the Conditional Grand-Prize Winner must first correctly answer, unaided, a time-limited mathematical skill testing question administered by telephone. Once a Conditional Grand-Prize Winner satisfies the previously described conditions and requirements, they will be considered the Official Grand-Prize Winner.
9. Odds of Winning
Odds of winning = 1 divided by total number of tickets issued, therefore, odds of winning the Sweepstakes depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Promotion Period.
10. Grand-Prize
One (1) Grand-Prize will be awarded. The Sweepstakes Grand-Prize is a 1967 Shelby GT500 and a 2012 Shelby GT500 Mustang plus fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) to be applied toward the winner's IRS withholding requirement for federal income taxes (approximate retail value of the Grand-Prize is $300,000) or an alternate cash prize of one hundred thirty three thousand four hundred dollars ($133,400.00 subject to IRS withholding requirements). Winner must notify the Sponsor of their selection of either the Grand-Prize vehicles or the alternative cash prize within 10 days from the date notice is sent. Once the conditional Grand- Prize Winner fulfills the requirements set forth in the rules, the conditional Grand Prize Winner will be certified as the Official Grand-Prize Winner. Once this occurs, arrangements will be made to award the Grand-Prize. By complying with the above conditions the Grand Prize Winner waives the right to assert, as a cost of winning the Grand-Prize, any and all costs of redemption or travel to redeem Grand-Prize and any and all liability that may arise from redeeming or seeking said prize. The Grand-Prize Winner must provide proof of insurance on both vehicles and a valid driver's license in order to receive the Grand Prize (if he or she selected the cars). The Grand-Prize will be awarded at Ford Motor Company World Headquarters 1 American Road Dearborn, MI 48126 on August 5th, 2012 or at a reasonable alternate location and date determined solely by the Sponsor. The Grand-Prize Winner agrees to participate in the award ceremony as a condition to receive the alternative cash prize selection. Should the Grand-Prize winner select the vehicles as the Grand- Prize the Sponsor agrees to pay fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) on behalf of the Grand-Prize Winner to be applied toward their IRS withholding requirement, (resulting from winning the MDG Grand-Prize) and paid prior to the due date. For purposes of federal taxes, the net fair market value of the vehicles per appraisal, not the approximate retail value of the Grand-Prize, plus the fifty thousand dollar ($50.000.00) withholding requirement for federal income taxes paid on behalf of the winner, as of the date the winner receives the Grand-Prize, less any amount Grand-Prize Winner donated for tickets, will determine the net value of the Grand-Prize. Except for the fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) withholding requirement paid by Sponsor, Grand-Prize Winner is responsible for all taxes resulting from winning the Grand-Prize including all federal, state and local, taxes, fees, assessments and like charges. Prize is non-transferable and no substitution will be made except as provided herein at the Sponsor's sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any listed prize for one of equal or greater value for any reason.
11. Prize Representations
WCF makes no representations as to condition, warranties, or fitness for a particular use, originality, mileage, or compliance with safety or emissions laws or regulations, of the Grand-Prize, and Grand-Prize Winner agrees to accept the Grand-Prize "AS IS", "WHERE IS".
12. Entry Conditions and Release
By entering, each participant agrees to: (a) comply with and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and/or the Administrator which are binding and final in all matters relating to MDG; (b) release and hold harmless the Sponsor, and each of their respective parents, subsidiary, and affiliated companies, the prize suppliers and any other organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the MDG, and all of their respective past and present officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, the "Released Parties") from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liability, including but not limited to negligence and damages of any kind to persons and property, including but not limited to invasion of privacy (under appropriation, intrusion, public disclosure of private facts, false light in the public eye or other legal theory), defamation, slander, libel, violation of right of publicity, infringement of trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights, property damage, or death or personal injury arising out of or relating to a participant's entry, creation of an entry or submission of an entry, participation in the MDG, acceptance or use or misuse of prize (including any travel or activity related thereto) and/or the broadcast, exploitation or use of entry; and (c) indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Released Parties against any and all claims, expenses, and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys fees) arising out of or relating to an entrant's participation in the MDG and/or entrant's acceptance, use or misuse of a prize.
13. Publicity
Except where prohibited, participation in the MDG constitutes winners consent to Sponsor's and its agents' use of winner's name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.
14. General Conditions
Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Promotion, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Sponsor's reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the MDG, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the MDG or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or any other promotion or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the MDG may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor's failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
15. Limitations of Liability
The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the MDG; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the MDG or the processing of entries; or (5) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant's participation in the MDG or receipt acceptance or use or misuse of any prize. If for any reason an entrant's entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant's sole remedy is another entry in the MDG play, provided that if it is not possible to award another entry due to discontinuance of the Promotion, or any part of it, for any reason, Sponsor, at its discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the prizes offered herein. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In event that production, technical, seeding, programming or any other reasons cause more than stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, Sponsor reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, unawarded, eligible prize claims. In the event that information, in any published ad, press release, article, brochure, or any other communication regarding the MDG conflicts with the Official Rules, the Official Rules shall take precedence over all other communications or published materials. Sponsor reserves the right to make changes in the rules of the MDG to correct typographical errors or maintain legal compliance, and such changes shall become effective on the date published on the web site www.winthemustangs.com
16. Disputes
Entrant agrees that: This MDG, and the rights and obligations thereunder, will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, excluding conflicts of law rules which might apply the law of a different jurisdiction. Best efforts will be used to resolve any and all claims and disputes arising under the MDG through good faith negotiations and without initially resorting to litigation, arbitration or other similar proceedings. Any dispute, controversy or claim relating to this MDG, including but not limited to the interpretation thereof, or its breach or existence, which cannot be resolved amicably, shall be referred to arbitration, which shall be the sole and exclusive forum for resolution and settlement of any dispute, controversy or claim between the parties. The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association then in force and shall be held in Tampa, Florida. Any award of the arbitral authority shall be final and binding upon the parties with respect to all disputes, claims or controversies therein and the parties shall comply without delay. Any and all claims, judgments and awards by the arbitral authority shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this MDG. The arbitral authority shall, in its award fix and award the costs and reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party of the arbitration. Under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the MDG, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Florida, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Florida or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Florida. The award of the arbitral authority may be enforced by any court having jurisdiction of the party against which the award has been rendered or where assets of the party against which the award has been rendered can be located. The parties further understand and agree that arbitration shall be the sole and exclusive forum for resolving any dispute, controversy or claim relating to this MDG and that neither party shall resort to any court except to compel arbitration, refer questions of law or to confirm, vacate or modify any such award. (d). Except where prohibited, any and all legal action, suit or proceeding with respect to the MDG will be resolved individually, without respect to any form of class action.
17. Entrant's Personal Information
Information collected from entrants is subject to the MDG Privacy Policy which is available online at www.winthemustangs.com
18. Promotion Results
For MDG results go to www.winthemustangs.com or send a hand-printed, self-addressed, stamped envelope to Winners List - PO Box 17135 Indianapolis, IN 46217-0135. Requests for the winner list must be received by December 31st, 2012.
19. Acceptance of Rules
Participation in the MDG constitutes the entrant's full and unconditional acceptance of the Official Rules and winning the MDG is contingent upon fulfilling all the rules and requirements set forth therein.