Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' Rewards Program

[UrbanWaterloo]

Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' Rewards Program Terms and Conditions
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MEMBERSHIP ENROLLMENT

1. You must be a Wonderful Waterloo member in good standing to participate. Each WW member is automatically enrolled in the Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' Rewards Program. To opt out simply message a moderator.

2. Only one Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' Rewards Program account is available per member.

3. The Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' Rewards Program accounts are the property of Wonderful Waterloo and they may be revoked at any time by Wonderful Waterloo in its sole discretion.

4. Spamming the forum will result in Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' being forfeited for that month. Constant spamming of the forum could result in the account being closed.

5. Wonderful Waterloo reserves the right to refuse issuance of a Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' Rewards Program account to any member who does not follow the Terms and Conditions.

6. The Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' Rewards Program is available to individuals, businesses, charities, and government. Wonderful Waterloo reserves the right to limit Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' awarded to reasonable daily, weekly and monthly quantities. The monthly limit has been set at 10 WW Dollars.

COLLECTION OF URBAN REWARD POINTS

7. To collect Wonderful Waterloo 'Money', a Member must make eligible posts on the forum.

8. Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' will be awarded at the rate of 0.27 WW Dollars for each forum post. Wonderful Waterloo may offer special promotions from time to time offering additional Wonderful Waterloo 'Money'.

9. Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' is shown on each member’s profile. Accumulated Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' will be updated quarterly or at any time by Wonderful Waterloo in its sole discretion.

10. On a merged and/or deleted post the Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' will be deducted from the Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' Rewards Program member’s account.

11. All Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' Rewards Program totals, as shown on their member profiles, will be deemed correct unless otherwise substantiated by the Member by bringing forward evidence satisfactory to Wonderful Waterloo in its sole discretion. Discrepancies must be addressed with moderators within 3 months of the date on which the discrepancy occurred. Wonderful Waterloo reserves the right to restrict redemption or put a “hold” on Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' for up to 45 days from the date the Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' is posted to an account.

12. Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' Rewards Program balances are reduced to zero upon closure of a Wonderful Waterloo account.

13. Upon the death of a Wonderful Waterloo Member, the Member’s account will be closed and any Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' in the account will be forfeited. Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' is not divisible in the case of divorce.

14. Should any Wonderful Waterloo Member not acquire Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' for 12 consecutive calendar months, the membership will be deemed to be inactive and all accumulated Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' will be forfeited. At that time the Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' Rewards Program account balance may be reduced to zero at Wonderful Waterloo’s sole discretion.

REDEMPTION OF POINTS

15. Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' may be redeemed for the following rewards. Visit the Shop or message any moderator to start the redemption process.

LAST UPDATED: November 1, 2012, with an effective date of November 1, 2012

WW$	Reward
5	$5 City of Kitchener Gift Certificate
5	$5 Uptown Waterloo BIA Dollars
5	$5 Millpond Records & Books Gift Certificate
5	$10 Green Spot Antiques Gift Certificate
8.25	Reduced Strip of 5 GRT Tickets
9.75	Adult Strip of 5 GRT Tickets
10	$10 Downtown Kitchener BIA Dollars
12	ACO-NWRB Full Time Student 2013 Membership
25	$25 M&M Meat Shops Gift Card
25	$25 Home Hardware Gift Card
25	$25 Central Fresh Market Gift Card
25	$25 Vincenzo's Gift Card
25	$25 Canoeing the Grand Gift Certificate
25	$25 K-W Surplus Gift Certificate
25	$25 Cambridge Surplus Gift Certificate
25	$25 Len's Mill Stores Gift Certificate
35	ACO-NWRB Individual 2013 Membership

From time to time, special promotions may be run during which one or more redemption level(s) may temporarily be altered and/or suspended, or new redemption levels added.

16. A Member’s Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' will be reduced by the number of points required to obtain the desired point redemption level. Unredeemed Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' will remain in the Member’s Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' Rewards Program account and can be applied to a subsequent transaction.

17. Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' may not be collected or redeemed by any person other than the Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' Rewards Program Member. Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' Rewards Program Members may be required to provide proof of identity when redeeming Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' to protect the integrity of the Member’s Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' balance. Each Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' Rewards Program Member is responsible to ensure that all Personal Information is correct and up-to-date and Wonderful Waterloo reserves the right to block redemptions where the Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' Rewards Program Member information is inaccurate or incomplete.

18. Wonderful Waterloo will not be liable or responsible in any manner for any tax consequences which may flow from any participation in the Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' Rewards Program by any non-Canadian resident, corporation, business, charity, partnership or enterprise.

19. From time to time, Wonderful Waterloo may advertise or offer exclusive offers to select Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' Rewards Program Members with respect to which they may receive other benefits or discounts.

20. Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' has no cash value and is not exchangeable for cash. Except as permitted from time to time by Wonderful Waterloo, Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' cannot be assigned, exchanged, purchased or given by gift. Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' cannot be sold, traded, bartered, rented or otherwise disposed of. Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' is void if sold for cash or any other consideration.

GENERAL INFORMATION

21. The Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' Rewards Program will terminate at 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2015 (the “Termination Date”).

22. Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' Rewards Program Members will have until March 31, 2016 to redeem Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' Rewards using Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' accumulated up to the Termination Date. Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' will expire at 11:59 p.m. on March 31, 2016 and will not be honoured after such expiration date.

23. Wonderful Waterloo reserves the right to extend the Program beyond the Termination Date, or terminate the Program at any time prior to the Termination Date, by providing 30 days notice on Wonderful Waterloo. If events beyond Wonderful Waterloo’s control materially affect Wonderful Waterloo’s ability to operate the Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' Rewards Program, the Program may be suspended or terminated without notice.

24. Wonderful Waterloo may restrict, suspend or otherwise alter any aspect of the Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' Rewards Program, without notice. Any material changes to these Terms and Conditions will be posted online. The online version of the Terms and Conditions is the governing version.

25. Any abuse by a Member of the Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' Rewards Program privileges, any failure by a Member to follow the Program’s rules, regulations, Terms and Conditions, or any misrepresentation by a Member may, at Wonderful Waterloo’s sole discretion, subject the Member to expulsion from the Program, including forfeiture of all accumulated Wonderful Waterloo 'Money'.

26. Upon suspension or termination of the Program for any reason whatsoever, Wonderful Waterloo will have no liability therefore to any Member and is automatically released from all claims by Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' Rewards Program members in respect of such suspension, termination, forfeiture of Wonderful Waterloo 'Money', redemption of Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' or otherwise in respect of such suspension or termination.

27. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information herein is correct. Wonderful Waterloo is not responsible for any errors or omissions.

28. By redeeming Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' for rewards, the Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' Rewards Program Member releases Wonderful Waterloo from any and all liability and claims regarding the redemption and use of the reward and any loss or damage caused by goods and services supplied as a reward.

LAST UPDATED: November 1, 2012, with an effective date of November 1, 2012

[UrbanWaterloo]

Congratulations taylortbb on winning 500 Points! (Random Poster - October 15, 2010)

[Waterlooer]

Congrats taylor!

[SP!RE]

I'm so confused. So taylortbb posted 100 times since you created this award system yesterday? Am I missing something? lol

[taylortbb]

Congratulations taylortbb on winning 500 Points! (Random Poster - October 15, 2010)

Woohoo! Thank you Wonderful Waterloo.

@SP!RE
I believe it was a random draw to celebrate the launching of the urban rewards program.

[dunkalunk]

So am I eligible without even signing up? Awesome!

[UrbanWaterloo]

taylortbb is correct on how the points were handed out. Each poster from yesterday was assigned a number (this was done alphabetically) and then a random number was selected (using www.random.org). The same thing will happen today and tomorrow.

Yes each WW member has automatically been signed up for this program.

[UrbanWaterloo]

Congratulations plam on winning 500 Points! (Random Poster - October 16, 2010)

[UrbanWaterloo]

Congratulations Newgrad on winning 500 Points! (Random Poster - October 17, 2010)

[UrbanWaterloo]

ADDITION

You can now redeem 500 points for a $5 Millpond Records & Books Gift Certificate.

4 Queen Street West, Cambridge (Hespeler)
Website: www.millpondrb.ca

[Newgrad]

I just wanted to say that this is a fantastic program (and not just because I was a randomly selected winner ).

Wonderful Waterloo is an incredible community to be a part of!

[Waterlooer]

I agree with you. Thanks so much Wonderful Waterloo!!! I don't know of any other city that has something like this site

[UrbanWaterloo]

I'm pleased to announce major improvements to this program.

Rate Increase

Points were previously awarded at 2 per post:

8. Urban Reward Program Points will be awarded at the rate of 2 Urban Reward Program Points for each forum post. Wonderful Waterloo may offer special promotions from time to time offering additional Urban Reward Program Points.

Effectively immediately, they will be awarded at 8 per post:

8. Urban Reward Program Points will be awarded at the rate of 8 Urban Reward Program Points for each forum post. Wonderful Waterloo may offer special promotions from time to time offering additional Urban Reward Program Points.

Real-Time (Beta)

Points will now be awarded in real-time. Click here to see your transaction history. A link is also included at the top of the site and in your profile.

[ViewFromThe42]

Now we just need to bring attention to what the points are redeemed for, and the cool things we got for free (or on the cheap) by using them

[WaterlooNative]

Now we just need to bring attention to what the points are redeemed for, and the cool things we got for free (or on the cheap) by using them

I'm saving up for the bicycle!

[UrbanWaterloo]

Rate Increase

We've now been paid for our first in-house ad, located on the right hand side of the site. It's for a long-term commitment, so I'm comfortable raising the membership payout rate again, this time by 25%. Effective as of midnight February 1, 2012, points are now being awarded at 10 per post:

8. Urban Reward Program Points will be awarded at the rate of 10 Urban Reward Program Points for each forum post. Wonderful Waterloo may offer special promotions from time to time offering additional Urban Reward Program Points.

If you know of people/businesses looking to advertise in the area, please let them know there's a completely local option here on Wonderful Waterloo. A perfect example would be a downtown cafe advertising their anniversary or special event, and then members cashing in points for Downtown Kitchener BIA gift certificates and spending those dollars at the cafe. This keeps the cafe's dollars local, rather than sending them off to California.


Reward Options

I want you to think about more reward options you'd like for redeeming points. The BIA gift certificate program is great, but there may be other "city building" institutions which should also qualify, in particular in Cambridge and the townships. Examples include: Cambridge Centre for the Arts Drop-In Programs, Centre in the Square tickets, Waterloo Siskins tickets, Elmira Little Theatre tickets , strips of GRT tickets, etc. Feel free to private message any ideas you have.

[UrbanWaterloo]

ADDITION

You can now redeem 500 points for a $10 Green Spot Antiques Gift Certificate.

49 Cedar Street, Cambridge (Galt)
Website: http://greenspotantiques.com

We do architectural salvage, restore antiques, and have a large and extensive store with supplies and antiques of all sorts. Great for crafters, steampunk designers, and the DIY crowd.

For those with more specialized needs, we offer experienced European craftsmen who can restore or design (with repurposed materials) anything one desires for the modern home with flair.

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Do you own/manage a business or are part of an organization looking to participate? Just e-mail: rewards@wonderfulwaterloo.com

[UrbanWaterloo]

Rate Increase

As a result of our successful advertising launch, I'm happy to announce a 50% payout increase. Effective immediately points are now being awarded at 15 per post:

8. Urban Reward Program Points will be awarded at the rate of 15 Urban Reward Program Points for each forum post. Wonderful Waterloo may offer special promotions from time to time offering additional Urban Reward Program Points.

Mailing

Rewards can now be mailed out to you. The cost for each mailing is 100 points. The fee is a necessity simply because it costs more to mail rewards individually rather than one mailing containing multiple rewards. The recent rate increase more than covers this fee. As always you can arrange to pick up your rewards in person at no cost.





New Reward Option

You can now redeem 975 points for a strip of five Adult Grand River Transit tickets. 825 points can be redeemed for a strip of five Reduced Grand River Transit tickets.

Website: http://www.grt.ca/en/usingTransit/bu...sp?_mid_=20296

[UrbanWaterloo]

Rebranding

The Urban Reward Points program has been rebranded as the Wonderful Waterloo 'Money' Rewards Program.




Rate Increase

I'm pleased to announce a 13% payout increase. Effective immediately WW 'Money' is now being awarded at WW$0.17 per post.


Shop (Beta)

Rewards are now selected through the shop (www.wonderfulwaterloo.com/shop). A link to the shop is provided on the top navigation bar. This feature is still in beta testing, so please send a private message if you encounter any errors.