Terms & Conditions

STEPtember 

STEPtember (steptember.org.au) is a fundraising initiative owned and operated by Cerebral Palsy Alliance (CPA). 

The Challenge 

  1. The challenge starts on 1 September 2023 and ends on 30 September 2023.
  2. To be eligible to receive a reward, STEPtember fundraisers need to meet the conditions outlined below (under "Rewards") by Sunday 11:59pm AEDT on 8 October 2023.
  3. Any additional fundraising activity must be completed by 11:59pm AEST on 31 October 2023, and funds raised as part of the campaign must be banked before this date. The STEPtember fundraising pages will remain open until 11:59pm AEST on 31 October 2023.
  4. While participating in this challenge may have health benefits, STEPtember provides no warranty whatsoever that this challenge will achieve an individual's health goals. The challenge has not been developed with any individual's particular health requirements in consideration.
  5. Do not rely on the information provided in relation to the STEPtember challenge as an alternative to medical advice from a doctor or other professional healthcare provider. If participants have any specific health or medical concerns, they should consult with their medical or healthcare provider, prior to changing their diet, nutrition, or exercise regimen.
  6. While Cerebral Palsy Alliance has made every attempt to ensure that the information provided as part of the STEPtember challenge has been obtained from reliable sources, Cerebral Palsy Alliance is not responsible for any errors or omissions, or for the results obtained from the use of this information. 

Agreement 

I/We understand the terms and conditions under which any fundraising activities benefiting Cerebral Palsy Alliance need to operate. I/We have read Cerebral Palsy Alliance’s terms and conditions and offer to participate in STEPtember in accordance with those terms and conditions. 

By agreeing to these Terms of Fundraising you acknowledge: 

  1. Will be solely responsible for all your activities on the steptember.org.au site also referred to as the Site;
  2. No person under the age of 18 may use steptember.org.au to donate or fundraise, unless the permission of a parent or guardian is sought to participate in the challenge.
  3. You do not have any pending/current charges or past criminal convictions relating to a sexual offence. You do not have any convictions of a violent nature or assault. You have never been convicted, with or without trial of, pleaded guilty or no contest to a theft or fraud charge. You are not currently awaiting or attending a trial or been arrested for a theft, fraud charge, sexual offence, assault or crime of a violent nature.
  4. You will be solely responsible for all your activities on the steptember.org.au site also referred to as the Site;
  5. You have the legal capacity to enter these terms;
  6. You will keep all passwords, account names, log in identifiers required to access steptember.org.au secure and confidential; 
  7. You will not use steptember.org.au in any way that causes, or is likely to cause, the site or access to it to be interrupted, damaged or impaired in any way;
  8. You will not use the site to misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or organisation;
  9. You will not use the Site to conduct, display or forward details of any survey, contest, pyramid scheme or chain letter or use any part of our Site to send commercial messages in contradiction of the Spam Act 2003 (Cth)
  10. You will not attempt to modify, adapt, translate, sell, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any portion of the site, any associated website or any other website.
  11. You will not hide, deface, alter or delete any copyright symbol, trademark or other proprietary rights notice;
  12. You will not use any part of the Site which you are not authorised to use or devise ways to circumvent security in order to access part of the Site which you are not authorised to access. This includes, but is not limited to, scanning networks with the intent to breach and/or evaluate security, whether or not the intrusion results in access.
  13. You will not use or attempt to use the Site for any unlawful, criminal or negligent purpose. This includes, but is not limited to, password cracking, social engineering (defrauding others into releasing their passwords), denial-of-service attacks, harmful and malicious destruction of data, infringing the intellectual property rights of any person, and injection of computer viruses and intentional invasion of privacy.
  14. Cerebral Palsy Alliance requires that there be no door-to-door appeals, street collections or telephone solicitation of any kind to the public in connection with the STEPtember challenge.
  15. You agree to comply with all applicable Fundraising Acts, other laws, regulations and by-laws (including all applicable privacy laws) and any other conditions which we may notify to you. In participating in the STEPtember challenge, you agree to refrain from doing anything which may reasonably be expected to damage the goodwill, reputation or integrity of Cerebral Palsy Alliance. 

Disclaimer: 

Cerebral Palsy Alliance reserves the right to withdraw approval to fundraise should it be necessary to protect its reputation. 

Dollar Match Days 2023– General Terms and Conditions 

  1. All applicable donations made on the applicable page (https://www.steptember.org.au/dollar-match-day) at the steptember.org.au website confirmed by a donation receipt from the Dollar Match Day Start Time 10:00am AEST until the Dollar Match Cap is reached or Dollar Match Day End Time 11:59pm AEST (whichever occurs earlier), will be matched by our generous supporters.  
  2. Matched donations will appear on the participant’s fundraising page automatically.  
  3. CPA will notify participants via our Facebook page when the Dollar Match Cap has been reached. 
  4. Donations ARE NOT MATCHED for Registration donations, Facebook Donations, App Fundraising Link or Donations made on the fundraising page. 

Brooks Running Promotion - Terms and Conditions 

  • Enter the code STEPTEMBER at brooksrunning.com.au to receive 20% off
  • Offer not valid in conjunction with any other offer and applies to full prices items only. 
  • Valid until 9 October 2023 only at brooksrunning.com.au 

Rewards
To be eligible to receive a reward, STEPtember fundraisers need to meet the conditions outlined below by Sunday 11:59pm AEDT on 31 October 2023.

Reach your milestone fundraising targets, as outlined below, to receive rewards:
Raise $1000 – ‘STEPtember Hero’ cap
Raise $2000 - STEPtember t-shirt and medallion  
  • Fundraisers must complete the form sent to them via email to provide an Australian delivery address, in order to receive fundraising rewards. The email will be first sent once the milestone is achieved. 
  • Reward recipients will be notified by email, phone and SMS durung the STEPtember campaign.
  • All physical rewards will be delivered to the address provided in your confirmation form.
  • Rewards must be redeemed by 11:59pm AEST 3 November via the link emailed when fundraising milestone was achieved, and / or in follow up emails. 
  • Cerebral Palsy Alliance will not send rewards to addresses outside of Australia.

Prizes 

‘Treat Yo'self Pack’ Draw

Competition opens Saturday 16 September, 2023 10:00 am AEST and closes Sunday 17 September 2023 at 11:59 pm AEST (Promotion Dates).
Entry is open to Australian residents who are registered STEPtember 2023 participants and have received a donation within the promotion dates. Participants fulfilling these requirements are automatically entered into the draw.
All Cerebral Palsy Alliance employees and directors who work on STEPtember and the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Executive Management Team, are ineligible to enter.
Prizes are: Three Grand Prizes, 'Treat Yo'self Pack’ that each consist of: $100 Coles voucher, $100 Netflix voucher and a $100 Prezzee voucher (total value of $300)
Prizes are as stated and no cash or other alternatives will be offered. Prizes are not transferable. Prizes are subject to availability and we reserve the right to substitute any prize with another of equivalent value without giving notice.  The promoter will not be responsible for any other costs associated with the Coles voucher, Netflix voucher or Prezzee voucher. 
Winners will be selected by the top three participants to receive the most individual donations during the promotion dates. If there's a tie, the winner(s) will be drawn at random on Monday 18 September 2023 at 3:00pm at 187 Allambie Road, Allambie Heights NSW 2100. Winners will be announced on the STEPtember Australia Facebook page on Tuesday 19 September 2023 and notified by phone and email. Prizes will be shipped to the winner’s Australian mailing address. 
If a prize is unclaimed, a redraw will take place on Tuesday 31 October 2023 at 3:00pm at the same location as the original draw. Winners of any redraw will be notified by phone and email. 
The promoter's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. The promoter is Cerebral Palsy Alliance, ABN 45 000 062 288.
'Memorable Moves' Week
Competition opens Monday 18 September, 2023 8:00 am AEST and closes Friday 22 September 2023 at 11:59 pm AEST (Promotion Dates).
Entry is open to Australian residents who are registered STEPtember 2023 participants, members of the private STEPtember Facebook Group and participate in the daily challenges. Participants fulfilling these requirements are automatically entered into the draw.
All Cerebral Palsy Alliance employees and directors who work on STEPtember and the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Executive Management Team, are ineligible to enter.
Prizes are: 
i. Five Grand Prizes - a pair of Brooks Running shoes (valued at $220 each)
ii. Ten Minor Prizes - $15 Grill'd voucher
Prizes are as stated and no cash or other alternatives will be offered. Prizes are not transferable. Prizes are subject to availability and we reserve the right to substitute any prize with another of equivalent value without giving notice.  The promoter will not be responsible for any other costs associated with the Brooks Running shoes or Grill'd voucher. 
Winners will be drawn at on Monday 22 September 2023 at 10:00am at 187 Allambie Road, Allambie Heights NSW 2100 by a STEPtember staff member. Winners will be announced on the STEPtember Australia Facebook page on Monday 22 September 2023 and notified in the private STEPtember Facebook Group to contact the STEPtember team. Prizes will be shipped to the winner’s Australian mailing address.
Participants can only win once throughout the Memorable Moves week.
If a prize is unclaimed, a redraw will take place on Tuesday 31 October 2023 at 3:00pm at the same location as the original draw. Winners of any redraw will be notified by phone and email. 
The promoter's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. The promoter is Cerebral Palsy Alliance, ABN 45 000 062 288.

Chip In Tuesday Competition

Competition opens Tuesday 19 September, 2023 10:00 am AEST and closes Tuesday 19 September, 2023 midnight AEST (Promotion Dates).

Entry is open to Australian residents who are registered STEPtember 2023 participants, and who receive at least one donation through the above time period on their online STEPtember fundraising page. Participants fulfilling these requirements are automatically entered into the draw. Donations received on a participants Facebook Fundraiser will not be eligible.

All Cerebral Palsy Alliance employees and directors who work on STEPtember and the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Executive Management Team, are ineligible to enter.
Prizes are: One of Twenty pairs of Brooks Shoes (valued at $220 each)

Prizes are as stated and no cash or other alternatives will be offered. Prizes are not transferable. Prizes are subject to availability, and we reserve the right to substitute any prize with another of equivalent value without giving notice.  The promoter will not be responsible for any other costs associated with the Brooks Running shoes.

Winners will be drawn at random on Thursday 21 September 2023 at 10:00am at 187 Allambie Road, Allambie Heights NSW 2100. Winners will be announced on the STEPtember Australia Facebook page on Friday 22 September 2023 and notified via phone and email by a member of the STEptember team.

If a prize is unclaimed, a redraw will take place on Tuesday 31 October 2023 at 3:00pm at the same location as the original draw. Winners of any redraw will be notified by phone and email. 

The promoter's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. The promoter is Cerebral Palsy Alliance, ABN 45 000 062 288.