Official Rules
Sizzle & Sail Giveaway
1. SPONSORS
The Sizzle & Set Sail Giveaway (“Contest”) is sponsored by Community Choice Credit Union (“Sponsor”).
2. ELIGIBILITY
The Contest is open to legal residents of Iowa who are at least 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Proof of residency and a valid Iowa driver’s license or government ID will be required to claim thePrize. Only one individual’s name may be associated with each entry. Employees of the Sponsor, as well as the employees of other companies associated with the promotion of the Contest, and the immediate family (“immediate family” is defined as spouse, son, daughter, sister, brother, mother, father, step-children, step-siblings and step-parents) of each such employee are not eligible.The Contest is subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
3. AGREEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULES
Participation in the Contest constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding. Winning the Contest is contingent upon being compliant with these Official Rules and fulfilling all other requirements set forth herein. The Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify a participant if the Contest rules are violated in any way. Official Rules are available during regular business hours at Sponsor’s location: 6163 NW 86th St, Suite 105, Johnston, IA. Official Rules will be provided upon request.
4. CONTEST PERIOD
The Contest begins at 12:01 AM CST on April 28th, 2025, and ends at 5:00 PM CST May 3rd, 2025. Entries made before or after the official Contest period will be disqualified. Entries will be accepted for the duration of the Contest period.
5. HOW TO ENTER
Baconfest attendees will be provided with a paper entry form upon entry to event. Paper entry form must be completed in full and dropped off at the designated collection site at the event. Answers to Sponsor questions will have no bearing on the outcome of the Contest and neither increase nor decrease an entrant’s chances of winning.
Alternatively, entrants may receive one (1) standard entry in the Contest by mailing a 3” x 5” index card with their handwritten full name, mailing address, phone number and email address. Entries must be mailed to:
Community Choice Credit Union
Attn: Sizzle & Set Sail Giveaway
6163 NW 86th Street, Suite 105
Johnston, Iowa 50131
Limit one entry per person, regardless of method of entry. No purchase is necessary to participate or win. The Contest is void where prohibited by law.
Entrants are required to provide the Sponsor with their legal name, home address, plus a valid, functioning email address (if applicable), and telephone number. By filling out entry form, all entrants agree that the Sponsor may use their voice, name, photograph, and likeness for promotional purposes. Mechanically reproduced, incomplete, illegible, or late entries will not be accepted. The Sponsor and their respective directors, officers, and members assume no responsibility for incorrect, invalid, terminated, or non-functioning e-mail or lost, incomplete, late, illegible, or undelivered entries.
6. PRIZE
The prize is a $5,500 Travel Voucher valid through travel booked with ITA Group and a $500 VISA Gift Card (“Prize”). The retail value of the Prize is $6,000. There is no cash alternative to the Prize. The travel voucher must be redeemed by May 10th, 2026. Any costs incurred exceeding the amount of the travel voucher are responsibility of the winner.
The Sponsor, their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and other companies associated with the Contest make no claims of merchantability of the Prize.
7. CONTEST ODDS
The odds of being selected as a finalist depend on the number of entries into contest. If there are 10,000 entries, each entry has a 9 in 10,000 chance of being a finalist.
8. PRIZE DRAWING
The potential winner of the Prize will be randomly selected from all eligible entries in a live draw at Baconfest around 5:00 PM on Saturday, May 3rd, 2025. Potential winner need not be present to win.
9. WINNER NOTIFICATION
The potential winner will be contacted on or around May5th, 2025 by Sponsor. The potential winner will be notified using the contact information provided at the time of entry. The potential winner must respond to the notification within 48 hours of notification and will be required to provide proof of residency of the State of Iowa and any necessary tax information. If the potential winner fails to respond within the required timeframe, is found ineligible, or fails to return the completed documents within the specified time, they may be disqualified, and an alternate winner may be randomly selected at Sponsor’s sole discretion.
If the Prize is not claimed, the Sponsor shall donate the unclaimed Prize for educational, civic, public, charitable, patriotic, or religious use.
By claiming the Prize, the winner release the Sponsor, their officers, directors, members, employees, subsidiaries and affiliates from any and all claims, liabilities, and/or damages arising directly or indirectly out of the award and/or use of the Prize. The Sponsor is not responsible for illness, death or injury which may be sustained in conjunction with participation in the Contest and/or the use of the Prize awarded.
The Sponsor is not responsible for any incorrect or invalid contact information, undeliverable messages, or technical issues that may prevent successful notification.
10. GENERAL CONDITIONS
In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Contest is impaired in any way for any reason, including but not limited to fraud or unauthorized human intervention or other technical problems, or in the event that the Contest is unable to run as planned for any other reason, as determined by theSponsor in their sole discretion, the Sponsor may, in their sole discretion, either a) suspend the Contest to address the impairment and then resume the Contest in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules orb) award the Prize at random from among the eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the impairment. The Sponsor reserves the right at their sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of the legitimate operation of the Contest. Such activities may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, theSponsor reserves the right to seek damages (including attorney fees) and any other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.Failure by the Sponsor to enforce any provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. Decisions of the Sponsor are final.
11. RELEASE AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
Contest participants agree to release and hold harmless the Sponsor and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, other companies associated with the Contest, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, representatives, and agents (“Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt and/or use of the Prize.This includes but is not limited to:
a) Technical errors associated with the Contest, such as lost, interrupted, or unavailable Internet Service Provider (ISP) access, or network, server, wireless service provider, or related connection errors. Said technical errors may also include the unavailability, limited accessibility, or miscommunication of a failed computer, satellite, telephone, cellular tower, or cable transmission line, or a technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmission or computer hardware or software malfunction, or failure;
b) Unauthorized human intervention in the Contest;
c) Mechanical, electronic, human, and printing and/or typographical errors;
d) Application downloads and/or failures;
e) Any other errors or problems pertaining to the Contest, including, without limitation, errors that may occur in the administration of the Contest, the announcement of the winner, the cancellation or postponement of the event, or the incorrect downloading and processing of entries or any Contest-related materials;
f) Injury, death, loss, or damage of any kind, to persons and/or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from the entrant’s participation in the Contest or acceptance, receipt, or misuse of the Prize(including any travel or activity related thereto). Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Released Parties’ liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Contest, and in no event shall the entrant be entitled to receive attorney’s fees; and/or
g) Incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest. Entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages.
12. DISPUTES
Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Contest or any Prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the courts of PolkCounty, Iowa. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrant’s rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Iowa, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules, which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Iowa.
13. LEGAL PROCESS
In the event that the Prize winner is subject to, or the subject of, any order or legal process issued by any governmental agency having jurisdiction over the affairs of the winner (e.g., garnishment, child support order, judgment, lien, and the like) the Sponsor’s delivery of the Prize to an official representative of the governmental entity claiming a right to the Prize shall be deemed to be the award of the Prize to the winner. The Sponsor shall be entitled to rely in good faith upon any documents presented by the representatives seeking to collect thePrize in lieu of the winner. The Sponsor shall not be liable for any claim by winner for damages incidental thereto.
14. FINANCIAL OBLIGATION
The winner assumes the financial obligation for local, state and federal taxes and all applicable fees based on the value of thePrize. In accordance with IRS regulations, the winner will be furnished an IRSForm 1099. For additional information, please consult with your tax advisor.The winner will be entirely and solely responsible for paying any such taxes.No other fees, taxes and/or penalties will be paid by the Sponsor in connection with the Contest unless specifically outlined in these rules. If winner refuse sto accept the tax liability, the Prize may be forfeited, and an alternate winner may be selected.
15. PRIVACY
Information submitted with a Contest entry is subject to the Sponsor’sprivacy policy described at
https://www.comchoicecu.org/learn/privacy-policy/
16. WINNERS LIST
For the name of the Prize winner, available after May 31st, 2025, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:
Community Choice Credit Union
Attn: The Sizzle & Set Sail Winner List
6163 NW 86th Street, Suite 105
Johnston, Iowa 50131