By entering the Nominate a Veteran Campaign (“Promotion”), you, the Entrant, affirmatively review, accept, and agree to all of the Official Rules set forth herein.

  1. Eligibility: The Promotion is open to legal residents of the United States who are 18 years of age or older as of their date of entry. Nominees must have served in a branch of the U.S. military and reside in Maine, New Hampshire, or Vermont. No purchase is necessary to enter. This Promotion is subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited. Employees of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, its subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, advertising and promotion agencies, and directors, as well as their immediate family members and/or those living in the same household, are not eligible to participate.
  2. Sponsorship: The sponsor of this Promotion is Bar Harbor Bank & Trust (“Sponsor”). The Sponsor will conduct the Promotion substantially as described in these Official Rules.
  3. Agreement to Rules: By participating in the Promotion, Entrants (“You” or “Your”) agree to comply with and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are binding and final in all matters relating to this Promotion. The Sponsor reserves the right to refuse, disqualify, or withdraw any entry at any time, at its sole discretion.
  4. This Promotion begins on November 1, 2024, at 7:00 a.m. EST and ends on November 15, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. EST (“Promotion Period”). Entries must be received within this Promotion Period to be eligible.
  5. How to Enter: To enter the Promotion, visit the Sponsor’s website and complete the nomination form with your contact information and your veteran nominee’s information. Limit one entry per person. Multiple entries or entries generated by automated means are void. Only third-party nominations are allowed.
  6. Prizes: The The Winner (“Winner”) will receive a $1,000 cash prize and a $1,000 donation to a veterans nonprofit of their choice. The prize is non-transferable and no substitution will be allowed except at the Sponsor’s discretion. The nonprofit selected by the Winner must be approved by the Sponsor and the Sponsor may require the Winner to choose an alternative nonprofit. The Winner is responsible for all expenses related to the prize, including federal, state, and local taxes. By accepting the prize, the Winner agrees to the use of their name, likeness, and entry for promotional purposes without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law.
  7. Odds: One entry per person. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Winner will be selected by committee.
  8. Selection and Notification of Winner: The Winner will be selected by committee, under the supervision of the Sponsor. The Sponsor will notify the Winner(s) by phone. The Sponsor is not responsible for nor, shall have liability for Winner’s failure to receive notices due to security settings that may cause notifications to be marked as spam or junk email, telephone or internet technical or network errors. Nor shall be Sponsor be liable for the Winner’s provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information. If the Winner 1) fails to claim the prize within 10 days from the time the award notification was sent, 2) is found ineligible, or 3) does not complete and return an executed affidavit of eligibility and release within the specified timeframe, the prize may be forfeited and an alternate Winner may be selected.
  9. Rights Granted by You: By submitting an entry into this Promotion You understand and agree that the Sponsor, any individual acting on the Sponsor’s behalf, and the licensees successors, and assigns of the Sponsor shall, where permitted by law, have the right to print, publish, broadcast, distribute and use in any media known now or hereafter developed, in perpetuity, worldwide, and without limitation, your submission, name, photo, portrait, voice, likeness, image, statements about Bar Harbor Bank & Trust and your biographical information for news, publicity, advertising, promotional purposes, trade, information, and public relations without any further notice, review, consent, compensation, or remuneration.
  10. Terms & Conditions: The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Promotion due to any reason, including unauthorized human intervention, fraud, or technical failures that compromise the integrity of the Promotion.
  11. Limitation of Liability: Your entry into this Promotion constitutes Your agreement to release and hold harmless Facebook and/or the Sponsor and its subsidiaries, representatives, affiliates, partners, advertising and promotion agencies, successors, agents, assigns, directors, employees, and officers against and from any and all claims, liability, illness, injury, death, litigation, loss, or damages that may occur, directly or indirectly from participation in the Promotion and/or the 1) Winner accepting, possessing, using, or misusing of any awarded prize or any portion thereof; 2) any type of technical failure; 3) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions, phone, or Internet service; 4) unauthorized intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; 5) electronic error or human error in the Promotion administration or the processing of entries.
  12. Disputes: This Promotion is governed by the laws of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. If there is a dispute, it will be handled in the courts of one of those states. By entering, You agree that You can only claim actual costs related to entering the Promotion, and You give up the right to claim any other damages, including attorney's fees.
  13. Winners List:To request a copy of the Winner’s name or these Official Rules, email contact@barharbor.bank with “Nominate a Veteran Campaign” in the subject line by December 6, 2024 5:00pm EST.
  14. Facebook Rules: The Promotion hosted by Bar Harbor Bank & Trust is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook.
  15. Contacting the Sponsor: If you wish to be removed from any future contest mailing lists you may contact the Sponsor by writing or calling: Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, P.O. Box 400, BarHarbor, Maine 04609, 1-800-853-7100.
  16. Taxes: Bar Harbor Bank & Trust may report the value of the bonus to the IRS; a 1099 may be issued.