PromiseME Giveaway Terms & Conditions

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE TO ENTER AND WIN ANY PRIZE.

The Finance Authority of Maine (“FAME” or “Promoter”) is sponsoring a Giveaway offering five (5) Amazon® gift cards in the amount of $100.00 (a “Prize”) to be awarded to (5) eligible winners each month for 12 months. Five Prize winners will be selected in each of 12 random drawings conducted monthly by the Sponsor from all eligible entries submitted during the months preceding the drawing (each a “Winner”). The random drawings will be conducted on or around the beginning of the month following the months in which entries are collected. 

The giveaway start date is January 1, 2025. This date is subject to change at the discretion of the Promoter.

  1. A copy of these terms and conditions will be available at NextGenforME.com/Pledge throughout the giveaway.
  2. By participating in this giveaway between 12:01:00 AM EST on January 1, 2025, to 11:59:00 PM EST on December 31, 2025 (inclusive), you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.
  3. To enter the giveaway, you will need access to the internet. You can enter by visiting the giveaway entry page at NextGenforME.com/Pledge and entering the requested details.
  4. Alternative method of entry. On a 3”x 5” postcard print your full name, your student’s name, complete mailing address, phone number, email address, and the dollar amount you pledge to save for future educational expenses. Mail your completed entry to: PromiseME, c/o Finance Authority of Maine, PO Box 949, Augusta, ME 04332-0949. All mailed entries must be received by 11:59 PM EST on December 31, 2025. The Promoter will not accept and is not responsible for mailed entries that are late, lost, stolen, mutilated, damaged, incomplete, illegible, postage due, or misdirected.
  5. The random drawings will be conducted on or around the beginning of the month following the months in which entries are collected in accordance with these terms and conditions.
  6. When entering the giveaway, you acknowledge that your name, address, e-mail address and date of birth (the “Personal Data”) will have been made available to the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME). All Personal Data will be held and used by FAME in accordance with FAME’s privacy policies. By submitting your details on entry to the giveaway you agree that from time to time, FAME may contact you with information regarding relevant goods and/or services.
  7. One entry per person, per household. If an entrant doesn’t win in a monthly drawing, their entry will be entered in future monthly drawings. If an entrant wins, they will not be entered into future monthly drawings.
  8. Must be 18 years of age or older and a Maine resident to participate.
  9. The prize is non-transferable and there will be no cash alternative or alternative prizes for any reason.
  10. The winners will be picked at random from all eligible entries received.
  11. The winners will be contacted by the Promoter by telephone or email up to five business days after winner is selected.
  12. Acceptance of the prize authorizes the Promoter to publish the name of the winners and the winners are consenting to having publicity photographs and/or video images taken of them taken for use by FAME. Where consent is not provided, or where a winner does not wish to accept the prize, an alternative winner may be selected instead.
  13. The Promoter shall not be liable for any failure to comply with their obligations where the failure is caused by something outside their reasonable control. Such circumstances shall include, but not be limited to, weather conditions, fire, flood, hurricane, strike, industrial dispute, war, hostilities, political unrest, riots, civil commotion, inevitable accidents, supervening legislation or any other circumstances amounting to force majeure.
  14. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any damage, loss, liabilities, injury or disappointment incurred or suffered by you as a result of entering the giveaway or accepting the prize. Nothing in these terms and conditions shall exclude the liability limited for death or personal injury as a result of its negligence or for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
  15. INDEMNIFICATION – You hereby agree to indemnify and hold the Promoter harmless from all claims, liabilities, damages and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising out of or relating to participation in this giveaway.
  16. ODDS OF WINNING: Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received.
  17. Winner List: To obtain a copy of the winners’ list, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: PromiseME, c/o Finance Authority of Maine, PO Box 949, Augusta, ME 04332-0949.

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