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The
Visa Zero Liability policy covers U.S.-issued cards only and does not
apply to ATM transactions or PIN transactions not processed by Visa. Cardholder
must notify issuer promptly of any unauthorized use. Consult issuer for
additional details or visit www.visa.com/security.
To be eligible for automatic entry, your Card Issuer must have agreed
to participate in this promotion with Visa, otherwise you will have to
enter via the 3 x 5 mail-in method described in the Official
Rules. For a list of participating Card issuers, call toll free 1-877-276-6207,
or call your Card Issuer or the customer service number on the back of
your card.
The Paychek Plus! card is issued by MetaBank pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc.
OFFICIAL RULES: THE 2009 VISA PREPAID DEBIT CARD
DIRECT DEPOSIT SWEEPSTAKES.
1. Eligibility: The 2009 Visa Prepaid Debit Card Direct Deposit Sweepstakes
(the Sweepstakes) is open to all legal residents of the fifty
(50) United States and the District of Columbia 18 years or older as of
May 1, 2009. Employees of Visa Inc., Visa U.S.A. Inc., Visa International
Service Association, and their respective successors, affiliates and client
financial institutions, authorized third party providers, their officers,
directors, shareholders, and their affiliates, subsidiaries, parent companies,
representatives, agents, and other vendor agencies, prize suppliers, advertising
and promotion agencies of Visa U.S.A. Inc., including Marden-Kane, Inc.
(collectively, Released Parties), and the immediate families
(spouse, and parents, children and siblings, and their respective spouses
regardless of where they live) and individuals living in the same households,
whether related or not, of the above, are not eligible. Void where prohibited
or restricted by law. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal,
state, and local laws and regulations.
2. To Enter: The Sweepstakes begins May 1, 2009, and ends on July
31, 2009. ("Promotional Period"). Any eligible consumer will
automatically receive one (1) Sweepstakes entry in The 2009 Visa®
Prepaid Debit Card Direct Deposit Sweepstakes when he/she receives a recurring
direct deposit to his/her existing or new Visa Payroll Card or General
Purpose Prepaid Card (the Card or Cards) during
the Promotional Period. To be eligible for automatic entry, your Card
issuer must have agreed to participate in this promotion with Visa, otherwise
you will have to enter via the 3x5 mail-in method described
below. For a list of participating Card issuers, call toll free 1-877-276-6207,
or call your Card issuer or the customer service number on the back of
your card. Eligible recurring direct deposits are direct deposits that
occur at least monthly by the same company or person. All qualifying transactions
will be determined at the sole discretion of Visa and its participating
Card issuers. One entry per person for the entire Promotional Period,
regardless of the number of multiple direct deposits to one or more Cards.
Only direct deposits made to your Card no later than July 31, 2009 are
eligible for automatic entry. The Sponsor does not accept any responsibility
if your payer does not deposit funds to your Card in time to be credited
to your account by July 31, 2009.
To enter without purchase or obligation, on a 3 x 5
card hand print your name, complete address, city, state and zip code,
day and evening telephone numbers and the words The 2009 Visa Prepaid
Debit Card Direct Deposit Sweepstakes and mail in a #10 envelope, hand-printed
to: The 2009 Visa Prepaid Debit Card Direct Deposit Sweepstakes, P.O.
Box 4027, Grand Rapids, MN 55730-4027. Mail-in entries must be postmarked
no later than July 31, 2009 and received no later than August 7, 2009.
Only one entry per person for the entire Promotional Period. Mechanical
reproductions are not eligible. Entries become the property of Visa U.S.A.
Inc. (Sponsor) and will not be returned.
3. Drawing: On or about August 21, 2009 a random drawing from among
all eligible entries received throughout the entire Promotional Period
(transactions & mail-ins) will be conducted under the direction of
Marden-Kane, Inc., an independent judging organization whose decisions
are final and binding in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes.
4. Estimated Odds: The estimated odds of winning are: 1:1,050,000;
however, the actual odds of winning will depend upon the total number
of eligible entries received during the Promotional Period.
5. Prizes: One (1) Grand Prize: The winner will receive a check
and/or credit to his/her Card for a total amount of $10,000. Retail Value
$10,000. If a mail-in entrant is selected as a winner, he/she will receive
a check for the amount of his/her winnings made payable to the person
named on the 3x5 card. No prize substitutions or transfers
of prizes permitted except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor, who
reserves the right to substitute the prize with one of comparable or greater
value. The winner is responsible for the payment of taxes on the prize
and for any other costs and expenses associated with the acceptance and
use of the prize not specifically described above.
6. Winner Notification: On or about August 23, 2009 the potential
Grand Prize Winner will be notified by USPS Priority Mail with delivery
confirmation and will be required to complete and sign an Affidavit of
Eligibility and Liability Release, where legal, a Publicity Release, and
IRS Form W-9, all of which must be returned within 14 days from prize
notification date or the prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate
potential winner. In the event of non-compliance with these Official Rules
or if the prize or prize notification is unclaimed or returned as undeliverable,
the prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate potential winner.
If the prize is won by a person who is not of the legal age of majority
in the state of residence (minor), the required documents
must be confirmed and signed by winners parent or legal guardian.
By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants, or, if minors, their parents or
legal guardians, agree to the use by Sponsor and its designees of their
names, state, and photographs/likenesses for advertising and promotional
purposes for this and similar promotions, worldwide, and in perpetuity,
in any and all forms of media, now known or hereafter devised (including
and without limitation, the Internet) without additional compensation,
notification or permission, except where prohibited by law. Upon request,
winner agrees to consent to such in writing.
7. Limitation of Liability: By participating in the Sweepstakes,
entrants, or, if minors, their parents or legal guardians, agree to release,
indemnify and hold harmless Released Parties from and against any injuries,
losses, damages, claims, actions and any liability of any kind resulting,
in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from or arising in connection
with the participation in the Sweepstakes or acceptance, possession, use,
misuse, or nonuse of the prize (including, without limitation, any travel
or travel-related activity thereto) that may be awarded. All entrants
or, if minors, their parents or legal guardians agree that the construction,
validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or
the rights and obligations of the entrant, Sponsor and/or the Administrator
in connection with this Sweepstakes shall be interpreted in accordance
with the laws of the State of California; and that any dispute shall be
resolved in either federal or state courts located in the State of California
without regard to its principles of conflicts of law. Jurisdiction and
venue shall be solely within the State of California. Released Parties
are not responsible for technical, computer, mechanical, printing, typographical,
human or other errors relating to or in connection with the Sweepstakes,
including, without limitation, errors which may occur in connection with
the administration of the Sweepstakes, the processing of entries or in
any Sweepstakes related material, the announcement of the prize; or for
stolen, lost, late, misdirected, damaged, incomplete, inaccurate, illegible
or postage due entries; or for electronic, computer, or telephonic malfunction
or error, entries which fail to enter into the processing system, or are
processed, reported, or transmitted late or incorrectly, or are lost for
any reason including computer, telephone, or paper transfer or human or
other error. If in the Sponsors opinion, there is any suspected
or actual evidence of electronic or non-electronic tampering with any
portion of the Sweepstakes, or if computer viruses, bugs, unauthorized
intervention, fraud, or technical difficulties or failures compromise,
corrupt, or affect the administration, integrity, security, fairness,
or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, the Sponsor at its sole discretion
reserves the right to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry
process and/or void any entries submitted fraudulently, to modify or suspend
the Sweepstakes, or to terminate the Sweepstakes and conduct a random
drawing and award the prizes using all eligible non-suspect entries received
as of the termination date. As a condition of entering the Sweepstakes,
entrant or, if a minor, his/her parent or legal guardian, agrees that
a) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for,
and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, consequential,
or any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, b)
all causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes
or the prizes awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to
any form of class action, and c) any and all claims, judgments, and awards
shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred and in no event
shall entrant be entitled to receive attorneys fees or other legal
costs. Sponsor reserves the right to modify prize award procedures. Any
attempt by an entrant or any other individual to deliberately damage any
web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the promotion is a violation
of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor
reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person
to the fullest extent permitted by law.
8. Who Won?: For the name of the winner (available after September
30, 2009), mail a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: The 2009 Visa Prepaid
Debit Card Direct Deposit Sweepstakes Winner, P.O. Box 714, Sayreville,
NJ 08871-0714. Requests must be received no later than September 15, 2009.
The winners name will be sent when the winner has been verified
and notified.
9. Sponsor: Visa U.S.A. Inc., P.O. Box 8999, San Francisco, CA
94128-8999. Sweepstakes Administrator: Marden-Kane, Inc. 36 Maple Place,
Manhasset, NY 11030.
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DISCLOSURE: NO PURCHASE OR OBLIGATION NECESSARY TO ENTER OR
WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
You have not yet won. (1) Grand Prize: $10,000. The estimated
odds of winning the grand prize are: 1:1,050,000; however, the
actual odds of winning will depend upon the total number of
eligible entries received during the Promotional Period. All
mail-in entries must be postmarked by 7/31/09 and received by
8/07/09. Sweepstakes ends 7/31/09. See Official Rules above
for complete prize restrictions. Sponsored by Visa U.S.A. Inc.,
P.O. Box 8999, San Francisco, CA 94128-8999. |
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