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WESTERN UNION® "$25,000 Sweepstakes"
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE/TRANSACTION NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
A TRANSACTION WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
TWO WAYS TO ENTER: 1) Automatic Entry: The first time each day that you send a Western Union Money Transfer® transaction from the United States to any of the following participating countries (Andorra, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, UAE and Vietnam) from westernunion.com or the Mobile Application during the Promotional Period from 12:00:00 A.M. Eastern Time (“ET”) on October 1, 2012 to 11:59:59 P.M. (ET) on November 12, 2012 (each a “Qualifying Transaction”), you will automatically receive an entry into the Western Union® “$25,000 Bank to Bank” Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”). Entrant is deemed to be the person whose name appears as “Sender”. A transaction will not increase your chances of winning. 2) Mail-in Entry: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. To enter the sweepstakes without sending a Qualifying Transaction hand print your complete name, address, phone number and email address on a piece of paper and mail to: Western Union “$25,000 Bank to Bank” Sweepstakes, P. O. Box 647, Lynbrook, NY 11563-0647. Entries received without all of the information requested above will be void. Mail-in entries must be postmarked by November 12, 2012, and received by November 16, 2012. Limit of one entry per envelope. No copies, facsimiles or reproductions of mail-in entry will be accepted. Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, damaged, incomplete, illegible, postage-due or misdirected mail. Proof of mailing does not constitute proof of delivery. All material submitted becomes the sole property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Limit of one entry per person per day regardless of method of entry.
DRAWINGS: On or about Monday, November 19, 2012, one (1) Grand Prize Winner will be selected in a random drawing conducted from all Qualifying Transactions and eligible No Purchase Necessary entries received. The sweepstakes random drawing will be held under the supervision of Marden-Kane, Inc., an independent judging organization whose decisions are final on all matters relating to the Sweepstakes. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible mail-in entries received and Qualifying Transactions sent during the Promotional Period.
PRIZE: One (1) Grand Prize: $25,000 Cash (awarded in the form of check payable in U.S.D). Retail Value (“RV”): $25,000. All taxes, and other expenses not specified herein, including without limitation, income taxes, associated with the prize and its receipt are the sole responsibility of the Grand Prize Winner. Prize is non-transferable; no substitution allowed except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor due to prize unavailability. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the prize with prize(s) of equal or greater value. Cash Prize to be awarded in the form of a check in U.S. dollars (payable only to sender/winner).
PRIVACY: The personal information you submit when you enter the Sweepstakes is collected by Sponsor and will be subject to Sponsor’s Privacy Statement (“Statement”). Sponsor may disclose your personal information to third parties as explained in the Statement. To obtain a copy of the Statement, visit Sponsor’s website at www.westernunion.com or call 1-800-562-2598 and ask for a copy of Sponsor’s Privacy Statement. Information disclosed may include financial background; identification, such as name and address; transaction information; and other information relating to financial matters. Recipients may include financial institutions; retailers; companies that process transactions or provide other services for Sponsor; government agencies; and direct marketers. You may opt out of (direct Sponsor not to make) certain disclosures. If you do not opt out, Sponsor will assume that you agree that your information may be used as the Statement describes. To opt out, call 1-800-562-2598.
GENERAL RULES: Sweepstakes is open only to legal US residents having a valid Tax Identification Number (TIN) or Social Security Number (SSN), who are 18 years of age or older as of October 1, 2012. Employees of Western Union, its Agents, Judges, their affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, or any other suppliers to Western Union and their immediate families and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible to participate. All Federal, State and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited by law. If a winner is deemed a minor in his/her state of residence, prize will be awarded in the name of the winner’s parent or legal guardian. The potential Grand Prize Winner will be contacted by mail, email and/or telephone, utilizing information the entrant provided for the transaction or mail-in entry. The potential Grand Prize Winner will be required to execute an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability Release, a W9 Form, and Publicity Release (except where prohibited by law) within seven (7) days of notification. Noncompliance within this time period will result in disqualification. Should the potential Grand Prize Winner decide to decline the prize for any reason whatsoever, Sponsor shall have no further obligation to that potential winner, and an alternate potential winner will be selected. Return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable will result in disqualification. By accepting a prize, Winners irrevocably grant to Sponsor, its affiliates, agents and licensees the right to unconditionally and perpetually reproduce, copy, store, transmit, publish, display, adapt and/or otherwise use or reuse their name and/or likeness, statements, biographical material, and any other materials arising out of their participation in the Promotion and acceptance of prize, including without limitation their personal information provided at time of Entry or information oral/visual provided after acceptance of award, in any manner or media whatsoever (whether known or hereafter devised), worldwide, without notice or compensation, for advertising and promotional purposes, unless prohibited by law. By accepting a prize, winner agrees to hold Western Union, its Agents, Judges, their affiliates, subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and assigns, harmless against any and all claims and liability arising out of the acceptance, possession, use, misuse or nonuse of prize. Winners assume all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by participation in this promotion or use or redemption of any prize. By participating in this promotion entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Judges which shall be final and binding. This Sweepstakes and these Official Rules shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Colorado without regard to its principles of conflicts of law. Jurisdiction and venue shall be solely within the State of Colorado.
ENTRIES: All entries become the property of the Sweepstakes Sponsor and will not be returned. Sponsor and its affiliates, subsidiaries, representatives, Agents and employees are not liable for lost, late, stolen, illegible, delayed, garbled or misdirected transactions; technical hardware or software failures of any kind; lost or unavailable network connections; failed, incomplete, or damaged transactions; or for garbled or delayed computer transmissions even if the foregoing limits an entrant’s ability to participate in the Sweepstakes in any way or to win. Sponsor and its affiliates, subsidiaries, representatives, agents and employees are not responsible for any problems or the technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail on account of technical problems or traffic congestion, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to entrant’s or any person’s computer or other property relating to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in connection with the Sweepstakes.
WINNERS LIST AND OFFICIAL RULES: For the Grand Prize Winner’s name or a copy of the Official Rules, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope postmarked by November 12, 2012 to: Western Union $25,000 Bank to Bank Winners or Western Union $25,000 Bank to Bank Rules, c/o Marden-Kane, Inc. 1055 Franklin Avenue, Suite 300, Garden City, NY 11530 Attention: MM. Vermont residents may omit return postage. The name of the Grand Prize Winner and Official Rules will also be posted at http://www.westernunion.com/us/campaigns/bank-to-bank-sweeps.page and will remain posted for 30 days after the Sweepstakes ending date.
SPONSOR:Western Union Financial Services, Inc., 12500 E. Belford Avenue, Englewood, CO 80112.
JUDGES: Marden-Kane, Inc., 1055 Franklin Avenue, Suite 300, Garden City, NY 11530.
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