RAFFLE RULES & INFORMATION

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• Direct donations to NOCF are tax deductible, but confirm this with your accountant.
   

• Raffle donation structure:
   

  • .80 to .90 cents of every $1 raised will go directly to the nonprofit cause as designated by each raffle.
     

  • Approximately .10 to .12 cents of every $1 raised supports the NOVA Open Charitable Foundation overhead, administrative costs, shipping and supplies, and business expenses.
     

  • Approximately .08 to .11 cents of every $1 raised will be used to cover PayPal fees (domestic and international) and tax reporting.
     

• Ticket purchases, though supporting nonprofit charitable causes as outlined above, are not tax deductible.
   

• The buyer’s name will be digitally entered into the raffle once for every ticket purchased. No physical tickets are utilized; your electronic order is your ticket.
   

• The NOVA Open Charitable Foundation will use an accurate, independently-developed online electronic randomizer to select the winners.
   

• The final drawings for each raffle will be listed on the raffle item page.
   

• Winners need not be present to win. NOCF will ship prizes to a deliverable address anywhere in the world.
   

• Sales will continue on the website until the dates and times listed on each raffle item page.
   

• Website ticket sales may occur during live conventions.
   

• Winners’ names (plus city/state/country) will be posted on the NEWS page of the NOVA Open Charitable Foundation (novaopenfoundation.org) website no later than three (3) days after the drawings.
   

• NOCF will email winners using the email address noted in the PayPal account; an item will ship only after confirmation of mailing address is received by NOCF.
   

• If the winner does not respond to NOCF efforts to engage - via website announcements, PayPal email address, All Points Bulletins on social media, and/or all other means at their disposal - a second drawing will occur four (4) weeks after the original, and the new winner will be contacted. This process will continue until a winner acknowledges the NOCF announcement.
   

• All raffle prizes will be packaged and shipped with tracking information provided to the winners.
   

• Members of the NOVA Open Charitable Foundation Board of Directors are ineligible to win. The NOVA Open convention is a separate independent business and, as such, are eligible to purchases tickets and win prizes.
   

• NOCF artists and raffle prize donors are eligible to win any item other than those they worked on or donated.
   

• There is no maximum ticket purchase. No percentage chance of winning can be calculated unless ticket limits are noted on the item page. Ticket purchase does not guarantee win.
   

• All ticket sales are final and there are no refunds.
   

• Any person purchasing tickets in an NOCF raffle may NOT seek redress or request chargebacks after the raffle has closed.

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VITUAL RAFFLES:

The NOCF Virtual Raffle Closings will feature winners being announced LIVE throughout events that may include interviews and interactions with renowned artists and personalities within the tabletop wargaming and hobby community. Scheduling details will be available on the home page. On the date of any virtual closing, tune into twitch.tv/nocf_gamers_foundation.