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*Splash out with your Visa card this summer and win 1 of 9 weekly prizes (Credit Union Visa Cards )*
Entry: B, Purchase Req, Freq: Other, Prize pool: $14,000, Ended 31/01

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WhitePointer - 5-1-2009 @ 01:28 AM

Entry was at: http://www.mecu.com.au/Borrowing/Tools-and-Resources/Splash-out-and-WIN.html
Rules were at: http://www.mecu.com.au/Media/docs/2008-11-26-Visa-2008-Christmas-Campaign-TCs1-cdd1a316-7c42-415e-8b94-4b58ecb8c344.pdf
Results were to be published: 02/03/09


Want to win up to $14,000 in cool cash this summer? Between 1 December 2008 and 31 January 2009, Visa and mecu are giving you the chance to win 1 of 9 weekly prizes of $1,000 or the grand prize of $5,000.

Imagine how winning could take the heat off this summer!

So how do you enter? It's easy!

Use your Visa card and press ‘credit’ when making any purchase in person, online or over the phone
Automatically receive both an entry in that week’s draw PLUS the major prize draw
The more times you use your Visa card during the promotional period, the more entries you receive. The more entries you have into the draws, the more chances you have to win!

There are no entry forms to fill out, no websites to visit, no numbers to SMS. All purchases are automatically recorded as an entry, so you don't need to do a thing to enter, other than make sure you use Visa this summer.

Winning cash means you get to spend your prize however, and on whatever, you want!

Draw 1: Purchases between 1/12/08 and 7/12/08

Draw 2: Purchases between 8/12/08 and 14/12/08

Draw 3: Purchases between 15/12/08 and 21/12/08

Draw 4: Purchases between 22/12/08 and 28/12/08

Draw 5: Purchases between 29/12/08 and 4/01/09

Draw 6: Purchases between 5/01/09 and 11/01/09

Draw 7: Purchases between 12/01/09 and 18/01/09

Draw 8: Purchases between 19/01/09 and 25/01/09

Draw 9: Purchases between 26/01/09 and 31/01/09

Make sure you Splash out with your Visa card this Summer & WIN!


WhitePointer - 5-1-2009 @ 01:34 AM

PART A: DEFINITIONS AND TERMS

1.Information on how to enter the Visa 2008 Christmas campaign promotion and information on the prize form part of these Terms and Conditions. Acceptance of a prize is deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.

2.‘AUD’ means Australian Dollars.

3.‘Eligible Visa Account holders’ means Visa Account holders who:

a. are natural persons and do not include companies or other corporate entities;

b. holds a Visa Account;

c. are the person or persons liable to make payments under their Visa Account; and

d. have a residential or principal address in Australia (other than Norfolk Island, Autumn Island or the Cocos Keeling Islands),but does not include:

a.those persons who have a Visa Account that is more than 30 days in arrears (i.e. payment of the minimum monthly balance due on the Visa Account is more than 30 days overdue) as at the date of the prize draw or within 5 working days thereafter;

b.if a purchase is made with a lost, stolen or out of order card, or on an account that is overdrawn without a pre-arranged line of credit, that purchase will be excluded in determining how much the cardholder has spent;

c.persons under the age of 18 years as at the date of the prize draw; and

d.the employees of the Promoter and employees of agents of the Promoter, including Cuscal Limited, and their immediate families; the employees of Participating Customers who are directly involved in the development or implementation of the Promotion and their immediate families

4.‘Consortium Centre’ means Consortium Centre, 87 Egerton St, Silverwater, NSW, 2128.

5.‘Major Draw Period’ means those periods as set out in PART D.

6.Major Prize’ means one (1) cash prize to be won at the end of the Promotional Period. The total value of the Major Prize is AU $5,000.

7.‘Participating Customers’ means those financial organisations that are listed in the schedule (see PART H).

8. ‘Promotion’ means the Visa 2008 Christmas campaign.

9. ‘Promotion Period’ means the period commencing at
12.01am (EST) on 01/12/08 and ending at Midnight (EST) on 31/01/09.‘Weekly Prize’ means nine (9) weekly cash prizes valued at AU$1,000 each.5. ‘Major Prize’ means one (1) cash prize to be won at the end of the Promotion Period. The total value of the Major Prize is AU$5,000.

10.‘Qualifying Transaction’ means a transaction, which:
a.is debited to a Visa Account in Australia by pressing the ‘credit’ button at the merchant payment terminal, purchases via phone or online;

b.is transacted to the Visa Account during the Weekly Draw Period or Major Draw Period;
c.is not reversed or cancelled within 5 (five) days of being posted to the Visa Account; and

d. does not include cash advances, account charges, BPAY transactions, government fees or ATM transactions.

11. ‘The Promoter’ means Cuscal Limited (ABN 95 087 822 455) of Level 4, 1 Margaret Street, Sydney, New South Wales, 2000, telephone number (02) 8299 9000.

12. ‘Visa Account’ means a Visa account with a Participating Customer.

13. ‘Weekly Draw Period’ means those periods as set out in PART C.

14. ‘Weekly Prize’ means nine (9) cash prizes valued at AU$1,000 each.
PART B: THE PROMOTION PERIOD

15. Any transactions performed outside of the Promotion Period are ineligible for the draw and no responsibility will be accepted for lost, late or not recorded.

16. There will be two separate components to the Promotion; (a) the Weekly Prize draws (see PART C); and (b) the Major Prize draw (see PART D).
PART C: THE WEEKLY PRIZE DRAWS

17.Entries into the nine (9) Weekly Prize Draws are awarded as follows: entrants will automatically receive one (1) entry in the corresponding Weekly Prize Draw for each Qualifying Transaction recorded through Participating Customers during the corresponding Weekly Draw Period.

18.The Eligible Visa Account holders can increase their entries in a Weekly Prize Draw by continuing to use their Visa card throughout the corresponding Weekly Draw Period.

19. Entries from previous Weekly Draw Periods do not accumulate into subsequent Weekly Prize Draws.

20. There will be a total of nine (9) Weekly Draw Periods. Entries for each Weekly Prize Draw will close at the times set out below:
Draw Number
Draw Period

1 Commences 12.01am EST 01/12/08 and closes 11:59pm EST 07/12/08

2 Commences 12.01am EST 08/12/08 and closes 11:59pm EST 14/12/08

3 Commences 12.01am EST 15/12/08 and closes 11:59pm EST 21/12/08

4 Commences 12.01am EST 22/12/08 and closes 11:59pm EST 28/12/08

5 Commences 12.01am EST 29/12/08 and closes 11:59pm EST 04/01/09

6 Commences 12.01am EST 05/01/09 and closes 11:59pm EST 11/01/09

7 Commences 12.01am EST 12/01/09 and closes 11:59pm EST 18/01/09

8Commences 12.01am EST 19/01/09 and closes 11:59pm EST 25/01/09

9Commences 12.01am EST 26/01/09 and closes 11:59pm EST 31/01/09

21. Weekly prizes will be drawn at the Consortium Centre at 12 midday AEST on each draw date, as outlined in the table below:
Draw Number

Draw Date
1
15/12/08
2
22/12/08
3
29/12/08
4
05/01/09
5
12/01/09
6
19/01/09
7
27/01/09
8
03/02/09
9
10/02/09

22.Six (6) entries will be randomly drawn in each Weekly Prize Draw. The first Eligible Visa Account holder entry drawn in each Weekly Prize Draw will be declared the winner and receive the Weekly Prize. The next five (5) entries drawn in each of the draws will be back up winners in case the first entry drawn is not eligible to win or the winner does not claim their prize.

23. If the winners of the prizes do not claim their prize in accordance with Clause 21, or if any of the winners are found to be ineligible – the first name of the back up winners will become the next winner and so on.

24. The Participating Customer will contact the winner via phone within two (2) days and by mail within five (5) working days of the Prize Draw. Winners must demonstrate that:
i. the winner is eligible to win under the Terms and Conditions; and
j. the winner wishes to claim the Prize.

25. The winners’ details will be published in The Australian on the following dates:.
Draw Number
Winner’s Names Published in Newspaper
1
17/12/2008
2
24/12/2008
3
31/12/2008
4
07/01/2009
5
14/01/2009
6
21/01/2009
7
28/01/2009
8
04/02/2009
9
11/02/2009
PART D: THE MAJOR PRIZE DRAW

26.The “Major Prize Draw Period” commences at 12:01am AEST 01/12/08 and closes 11:59pm AEST 31/01/09. There will be one (1) Major Prize Draw.

27. Entries into the Major Prize Draw are awarded as follows: one (1) entry will be awarded automatically for each Qualifying Transaction recorded through Participating Financial Organisation during the Major Draw Period.

28. Six (6) entries will be randomly drawn in the Major Prize Draw. The first Eligible Visa Account Holder entry drawn will receive the Major Prize. The next five (5) entries drawn will be back up winners in case the first entry drawn is not eligible to win, or in case the winner forfeits the prize.

29. The winner of the prize does not claim their prize in accordance with Clause 27, or if the winner is found to be ineligible to win the prize – the first name of the back up winner will become the next winner and so on.

30. The Participating Customer will contact their winner via phone within two (2) days and by mail within five (5) working days of the Major Prize Draw. Winners must demonstrate that:
(i) the winner is eligible to win under the Terms and Conditions; and
(ii) the winner wishes to claim the Prize.

31. The Winner of the Major Prize Draw will be drawn at 12 Midday (AEST) on 10/02/09 at the Consortium Centre.

32.The Major Prize Draw winner’s name, suburb and Participating Financial Organisation will be published in The Australian on 02/03/09.
PART E: UNCLAIMED PRIZES

33. Winner must claim their prize within three (3) months of being notified (in accordance with clauses 20 and 28) If a winner fails to claim their prize within three months of being notified of their winning, the winner is deemed to have forfeited that prize.

34. Subject to clause 29, Any prize that is deemed to have been forfeited will be awarded to a back-up prize winner as outlined in Clauses 21 and 27. This includes winners of any Draw that are unable to be contacted within three (3) months of the final Weekly Prize Draw / Major Prize Draw (winners have until 12/05/09 to claim their prize).

PART F: GENERAL CONDITIONS

35.The Promoter will not be responsible for any decision by a Participating Customer not to participate in the Promotion.

36.The Promoter warrants that the prize details are correct at the time of publication of these Terms and Conditions.

37. The total value of all prizes in this promotion is AU$14,000. Cash prizes will be awarded in the form of a cheque.

38.The prizes must be taken as offered, cannot be exchanged for cash, goods or services or products and cannot be sold or transferred. If there are any taxes or levies to be paid in respect of the prizes, the payment of such taxes and or levies shall be the responsibility of, and be borne solely by the winners.

39.To the extent permissible by law, Promotion entrants and winners release the Promoter and its agents from any causes of action, loss, liability, damage, expense (including any claim for legal expenses), cost or charge sustained or in any way incurred, by such entrants or winners as a result of:
(i) any loss or damage to physical property of that entrant;
(ii) any injury to, or death of that entrant or any other person, arising out of, related to or in any way connected with the Promotion or the Weekly or Major Prize(s);
(iii) any failure or delay by the Promoter which is due to an act of God, riots, acts of terrorism, storms, fire, any labour or industrial dispute, any strike, and other acts which are not reasonably within the control of the Promoter;
(iv) any technical failure or malfunction by computer hardware or software to function correctly in relation to all calculations and functions in the drawing (if any) of winners;
(v) any theft or unauthorized access or third party interferences;
(vi) any entry or prize claim that is late, lost, altered, damaged or misdirected (whether or not after their receipt by the Promoter) due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter;
(vii) any tax liability incurred by a winner or entrant;
(viii) use of a prize.

40. The Promoter will not be held responsible for any delayed, lost or misdirected mail or other communication.

41. In the event of any dispute the Promoter’s decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.

42.The Promoter reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of entries and entrants (including an entrant’s identity, age and place of residence) and to disqualify any entrant who tampers with the entry process Errors and omissions will be accepted at the Promoter's discretion. Failure by the Promoter to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.

43. If this promotion is interfered with in any way or is not capable of being conducted as reasonably anticipated due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter, the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to the fullest extent permitted by law (a) to disqualify any entrant; or (b) subject to any written directions from a regulatory authority, to modify, suspend, terminate or cancel the promotion, as appropriate.
PART G: PRIVACY NOTICE

44.By accepting the Weekly or Major Prize(s), the winners agree to participate in any publicity arrangements made by or on the behalf of the Promoter in relation to this Promotion. The Promoter reserves the right to publicise winners’ names, addresses and photographs through newsletters, print media, electronic media and broadcasts unless a winner otherwise notifies the Promoter at the time of accepting their prize.

45.During the course of the Promotion, the Promoter may collect personal information in relation to entrants and winners. The personal information, which may be collected by the Promoter, includes the names, addresses and in the case of winners, photographs as well.

46.The Promoter will collect the personal information from the records kept by the Promoter or a Participating Financial Organisation, and in the case of winners, personally from such winners.

47.The personal information collected by the Promoter is collected for the purpose of enabling the Promoter to conduct this Promotion, publish the results of the Promotion, to publicise the Promotion, and to distribute the Weekly and Major Prize(s) to winners. Personal information will not be used for any other purpose but for the purpose it is declared to have been collected for.

48.If personal information is not provided to the Promoter, a winner may forfeit his or her prize, pursuant to these Terms and Conditions.


49.This Promotion has been authorised under Permit No: NSW Permit No. LTPS/08/ 10955
VIC Permit No. 08/ 5117
ACT Permit No. TP08/ 4553
SA Permit No. T08/ 4405.


PART H: SCHEDULE
Participating customers:
Alliance One Credit Union Ltd
Macquarie Credit Union Limited
Amp Employees' And Agents' Credit Union Limited
Manly Warringah Credit Union Limited
Australian Central Credit Union Ltd
Maritime, Mining & Power Credit Union Ltd
Australian Defence Credit Union Limited
Maroondah Credit Union Ltd
Bankstown City Credit Union Ltd
mecu Limited
Berrima District Credit Union Ltd
New England Credit Union Ltd
Big Sky Credit Union Ltd
Northern Inland Credit Union Limited
Central West Credit Union Limited
NSW Teachers Credit Union Ltd
Community Alliance Credit Union Limited
Pioneer Mortgage Services
Community First Credit Union Limited
Plenty Credit Co-Operative Limited
Comtax Credit Union Limited
Police Credit Union Limited
Credit Union Australia Ltd
Powerstate Credit Union Ltd
Defence Force Credit Union Limited
Queensland Teachers' Credit Union Limited
Electricity Credit Union
Queenslanders Credit Union Limited
Encompass Credit Union
Regionalone Credit Union Limited
Esso Employees' Credit Union Ltd
Resources Credit Union Limited
Family First Credit Union Limited
Satisfac Direct Credit Union Limited
First Option Credit Union Limited
SGE Credit Union Limited
Heritage Isle Credit Union Ltd
Southern Cross Credit Union
Holiday Coast Credit Union Ltd
Sydney Credit Union Ltd
Horizon Credit Union Ltd
The Police Department Employees' Credit Union Ltd
Industries Mutual Credit Union Limited
The Summerland Credit Union Limited
La Trobe Country Credit Co-Operative Limited
The Tafe And Community Credit Union Ltd
Laboratories Credit Union Limited
The University Credit Society Limited


debrastasia35 - 5-1-2009 @ 01:56 AM

Gotta love a comp that doesn't really require you to do anything out of the ordinary. Thanks for posting :)


gypsy - 5-1-2009 @ 02:06 AM

PART H: SCHEDULE

It's only Credit Union Visa Cards , not your every day banks .:(:o:(


WhitePointer - 5-1-2009 @ 02:07 AM

thanks gypsy for spotting that have amended post


debrastasia35 - 5-1-2009 @ 02:10 AM

ahh bugger, well good luck to all who can enter :)


rpolly - 11-1-2009 @ 11:30 PM

I have a Visa debit card with my Credit Union......do you think that qualifies? I press Credit when using EFTPOS.
It would be nice to receive some kind of validation to prove you are in the draw.


misskittykat - 11-1-2009 @ 11:46 PM

Ha?! Entered in this one and didn't even know it!! Haven't heard anything yet.................but I do live in hope:)


sarah4mike - 18-1-2009 @ 12:35 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by rpolly
I have a Visa debit card with my Credit Union......do you think that qualifies? I press Credit when using EFTPOS.
It would be nice to receive some kind of validation to prove you are in the draw.


Yep sure does! :D

Just use the credit button on your visa debit for an entry. Easy;)


CODY GIRL - 31-1-2009 @ 04:03 AM

Thanks WP!! I also have been entering this and didnt no i was:P:P:P Good luck everyone!!;)