Donor Rewards Program
Program Terms and Conditions
  1. Eligibility. All person 18 years or older, expect employees of The First Whistleblower or others as prohibited by law.
  2. How to become a Member. All eligible persons may become a member by registering with the Program and making a donation of at least ten (10) dollars.
  3. Registration. Members may register by either: (a) completing the online application and submitting an eligible donation by one of the online methods at the time of registration, or, (b) by completing the online registration form and mailing a check or money order for an eligible donation amount along with a signed copy of the printed registration/donation form to: The First Whistleblower, P.O. Box 7722, Phoenix, Arizona, 85011-7722.
  4. Accumulation of Rewards. As a member in the Program, for every ten dollars donated by someone you refer, five percent of that donation will be added to your rewards account. In order for a member to receive proper credit for any donation referred by them, the donor will need to properly include the member's Reward Program ID on the donation form. (The amount of the donation eligible for accumulation will be five percent of each ten dollars donated, after subtracting any transaction fees, such as credit/debit card processing fees incurred through bank processing.) If the new donor you refer also registers as a member of the Program, you will receive an amount equal to five percent of any rewards they accrue.
  5. Additional Reward. For each new donor that a member refers, the referring member will receive an entry in the Whistleblower BONANZA! Sweepstakes.
  6. Distribution of Rewards. At the end of every month the Program Administrator shall calculate the amount of rewards earned by each member. The Administrator shall mail a check for the amount of the earned rewards to any member who has accumulated an amount of one hundred dollars or more, minus a nominal fee for check processing any mailing. If at the end of any month, a member's account does meet or exceed the minimum amount, those funds shall remain in the account and continue to accumulate.
  7. Disqualified Donations. A donation may be disqualified from being eligible for the Program if the donation: (a) is made by check or money order and is returned by the issuing bank for insufficient funds or is disputed by the donor or other legally authorized party; (b) is made through one of our electronic payment partners and is later disputed by the donor or other legally authorized party; (c) was obtained in a fraudulent or unlawful manner, or obtained by deceptive or dishonorable means; (d) was improperly submitted such as failing to include the referring member's Donor Rewards Program ID.
  8. Member Responsibilities. Members are solely responsible for reporting and payment of any taxes on prizes. Members are responsible for providing accurate and truthful information concerning their registration and identity. Members may be required to complete an affidavit of eligibility, and a liability and publicity release (except where prohibited by law) which must be returned within ten (10) days of date of postmark. Failure to sign and return the fully completed affidavit or release within ten (10) days, or to comply with any term or condition, may, at the sole discretion of the Administrator, result in a member's disqualification and the forfeiture of member's interest in the Program. Except where prohibited, participation in the Program constitutes member's consent to the publication of their name and image in any media for any commercial or promotional purpose, without limitation or further compensation.
  9. Member Disqualification. The Administrator reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds, in its sole determination, to be tampering with the Program, donation process, or the operation of the Site; to be in violation of the terms of use of the Site, or to be acting in violation of the terms and conditions of the Program. The Administrator reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate any person's participation in the Program that the Administrator suspects have engaged in any manipulation or interference with the Program.
  10. Inactive Members. If a member's account fails to meet the minimum amount required for a distribution of rewards for any three consecutive months, the amount in the oldest month in that account shall be forwarded to the Administrator. At the sole discretion of the Administrator those funds shall be transferred and/or distributed to other programs authorized by the Administrator, including but not limited to the Whistleblower BONANZA! Sweepstakes. The member's account shall continue to accrue rewards for future distributions under the same terms and conditions.
  11. Additional Terms. In the event the Program is compromised by a virus, non-authorized human intervention, tampering or other causes beyond the reasonable control of Program Administrator which corrupts or impairs the administration, security, fairness or proper operation of the Program, the Administrator reserves the right in its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Program. Should the Program be terminated, the Administrator reserves the right to issue rewards benefits based on the status of the member accounts on the termination date.
  12. Limitations of Liability. By becoming a member, members agrees that: (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with the Program, shall be resolved individually without resort to any form of class action; (b) any claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with the Program, but in no event attorney's fees; and (c) under no circumstances will any member be permitted to obtain any award for, and member hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental or consequential damages and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased and any other damages, other than damages for actual out-of-pocket expenses. (d)Neither Program Administrators, their parent, subsidiary or affiliate companies, nor their promotional agencies shall have any obligation or responsibility with regard to: (i) donations that contain inaccurate information or do not comply with these rules; (ii) donations, claims or notifications that are lost, late, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, damaged or otherwise not received by the intended recipient, in whole or in part, due to computer or technical error of any kind; (iii) telephone, electronic, hardware, software, network, Internet or computer malfunctions, failures or difficulties; or (iv) any damages or losses of any kind caused by any reward or resulting from acceptance, possession or use of any reward. (e) Program Administrators, in their sole discretion, reserve the right to disqualify any person tampering with the Program or the operation of the Web site or otherwise violating these rules. (f) Program Administrators further reserve the right to cancel, terminate or modify the Program if the Program cannot be completed as planned because of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort.
  13. Construction. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Program Terms and Conditions, or the rights and obligations of any member and Program Administrator, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Arizona, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of Arizona, or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Arizona. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these terms shall not affect the invalidity or unenforceability of any other provision. In the event that any such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these terms shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.
  14. General Release. By entering the Program, members release Program Administrator, any other promotional Program Administrators, and each of their respective affiliated companies, directors, officers, employees, representatives, partners and agents from any liability whatsoever for any claims, costs, injuries, losses or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the Program or with the acceptance, possession or use of any reward (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses or damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to, loss or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light).
  15. Program Administrator. The Program is Administered by The First Whistleblower whose decisions regarding all aspects of the Program shall be final and binding in all respects. Program Administrator will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Program Terms and Conditions or in other materials relating to the Program. If you have any questions regarding this Program, please contact The First Whistleblower, Attn: Donor Rewards Program, P.O. Box 7722, Phoenix, Arizona, 85011-7722
  16. Changes to these Terms and Conditions. We reserve the right to change our Program Terms and Conditions at any time for any reason. (We don't anticipate ever having to do this, but that is specifically the reason we are telling you. We just can't anticipate everything!)
NOTICE: ANY ATTEMPT TO DAMAGE ANY ONLINE SERVICE OR WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROGRAM VIOLATES CRIMINAL AND/OR CIVIL LAWS. IF SUCH AN ATTEMPT IS MADE, ADMINISTRATOR MAY DISQUALIFY ANY MEMBER MAKING SUCH ATTEMPT AND ADMINISTRATOR MAY SEEK DAMAGES AND/OR CRIMINAL PROSECUTION TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.