Rules and process for the "coupons with lucky ticket"
The information mentioned here is part of the participation
- By sending the registration, or buying “coupons with lucky tickets” at the hotel each participant declares to agree with the rules and information being published on this site/prospectus and to fulfill the entry rules.
- After registration each participant will immediately, at least within 24 hours by e-mail receives a participation number at the same time the confirmation of registration. Together with this participation number he receives the bank connection(s) or payment possibilities for the payment of the "holiday voucher/s with lucky ticket".
- After receipt of the personal participation number, which has to be stored (together with your name and your coupon resp. ticket number it will service as accommodation voucher) the purchase price should be transferred quickly, at the latest on the third working day after receipt of the participation number. This can be US$ 25 or a multiple from this, according to the numbers of “holiday coupons with lucky ticket” being desired (1 coupon/accommodation + winning chance 1:4999 = US$ 25, 2 coupons/accommodation + winning chance 1:2500 = US$ 50, 3 coupons/accommodation + winning chance 1:1666 = US$ 75, etc.) As reason for transfer only the sent participation number is mentioned and it should be given clearly legible and without blanks. When you buy your “coupons with lucky tickets” at the hotel you receive them directly after payment.
- Incorrect transfers, for examples due to illegible or wrong code as existing use may not be allocated with coupon respectively ticket numbers. As far as a clarification cannot take place before the termination of the raffle these payments will be refunded subject to a deduction of US$ 10 after the drawing. If a refund is not possible due to wrong or incomplete account data (search cannot be done due to effort and cost intensity) the corresponding amount will be given for a charitable purpose to support persons in need in the region.
- Important !!! With the stating of the participation number the sum for the purchase of several “holiday coupons with lucky ticket” can be transferred, however the participation number cannot be used for a further, second transfer. If a participant decides to purchase further “holiday coupons with lucky ticket after the transfer he has to register again, receives a new participation number and can, stating this, make a new transfer for any number of “holiday coupons with lucky ticket”.
- After the payment has been received on the notarial supervised account the participant receives a number between 1 and 4999 for each US$ 25 paid according to the total amount. Each number will be only being rewarded once. This number/s is the coupon number(s) and at the same times the number(s) of your lucky ticket(s).
- The drawing is planned to be on Monday, May 28th 2012. If not all 4999 “holiday coupons with lucky ticket” should be sold by then, the drawing date will be changed to Monday, August 28th 2012. If the drawing cannot take place at this date either the drawing date will be changed for a last time and the new date will be published on our web site.
- At this final date the drawing is also taking place if not all “holiday coupons with lucky ticket” will be sold.
- The drawing will only not take place due to force majeure or other, not foreseeable acts (i.e. war, earthquake, death of the owner/organizer, changes in law, purchase of less than 50 % of the “holiday coupons with lucky ticket”, etc.) Unaffected from this the coupons for accommodation will remain their validity. Those who do not want to keep their coupon(s), receives an extraordinary right to exchange and can have the coupons being cancelled within one week after cancellation of the drawing indicating the personal registration dates and coupon respectively ticket numbers via e-mail. He/she will be refunded for the purchase price for each holiday voucher, deducting US$ 10 operating costs for each, at the reception of the hotel. With the remittance the corresponding coupons will not be valid any more.
- During the drawing taking place under notarial supervision and being shown online per video on this site to which also the press will be invited a 4 digit number (between 0001 and 4999) will be drawn among all numbers having been allotted. The winner will be published on our web site. Additionally he will be informed via e-mail.
- The drawing will be done publicly under presence of a notary and the press and also be shown online per video on our web site. Similar to the Dominican “Lotteria Nacional” the winning number will be drawn out of 4 transparent boxes. There is one box with balls for each number of the 4 digit winning number, containing the numbers which cannot be seen from outside to get the winning number. One after another one number of the 4-digit winning number is drawn, starting with the thousands’ place, than one after another the hundred’s place, the ten’s place and the unit’s. In the first box there are only five balls with the numbers ZERO to FOUR, as the winning number can be smaller than 1000 and not higher than 4999. In the other boxes 10 balls with the numbers ZERO to NINE can be found. If the drawing determines the non-existing winning number 0000 a new winning number will be drawn. The resulting 4 digit number is the winning number which owner is the owner of the raffle object. Within 4 weeks after announcement of the winner on the web site and after the personal information by mail by notary and organizer the winner has to register for the price. All participants declare to agree that, as far as they are the winner of the condominium being raffled here, their name and if applicable also pictures may be published.
- After the termination of the formalities and the necessary time for the conveyance of the proprietary title to the name of the winner or a person named by him (this lasts normally 8 to 12 weeks) the keys, proprietary documents as title (abstract of the real-estate recording office), etc. as well as the clear object will be transferred to the new owner. Appointments for the formalities, conveyance and handing over of the house are coordinated with the according interests of the winner, whereas the winner has to make this possible within one year.
- There winner will however have to pay the usual costs for the conveyance as land transfer tax, notary fees, etc. for the buyer.
- The condominium is generally in a good condition corresponding to an age of 15 years (see condominium description) and can always be inspected according to prior agreement.
- All participants agree that possibly legally forbidden parts of the rules, conditions of participations and information are replaced by such which are legally allowed and come nearest to the sense and purpose of the original.
- The winner agrees that by accepting the condominium, he will automatically become a member of the condominium association and with that accept the rules of the association.
- The raffle being arranged here is done without bet comparable to “winning numbers in Coke-lids”, “Monopoly with Mc. Donald’s” or the different generally known competitions. The total event, the point of sale of the “holiday coupons with lucky ticket”, the raffle, and the raffle object, the condominium are irreversible in the Dominican Republic. Dominican law is valid. Place of jurisdiction is Sosua/Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. The legal proceedings are barred.
