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Our Referral Rewards Program has been designed to help you introduce your friends, family, neighbors, business associates and social acquaintances to the exciting vacation lifestyle at one of the Family of Orange Lake Resorts. Your referrals will be able to visit one of our resorts by selecting from one of our specially priced accommodation packages. Best of all, by participating in our Referral Rewards Program, you will benefit by sharing your vacation resort with friends and neighbors like yourself!

The purchase of a unit or unit week should be based upon its value as a vacation experience or for spending leisure time, and not considered for investment purposes or with an expectation that the unit or unit week may be rented or resold. Owner acknowledges that the Referral Rewards Program was presented to him or her after they decided to purchase a unit or unit week. Owner also understands this program was created to offer a great way of introducing their friends, neighbors, relatives, business associates or social acquaintances to the remarkable vacation lifestyle they have chosen for their family.

The following terms and conditions contain important information regarding the Family of Orange Lake Resorts, Referral Rewards Program ("Referral Program"). Please review this information carefully.

Owner Participation/Eligibility
Participation in the Referral Program is limited to individuals who purchased timeshare interests from a Family of Orange Lake Resort, Inc. or through one of our affiliated companies.

Owners who participate in the Referral Program will be provided one account in the Referral Program even if the Owner maintains more than one timeshare interest at Orange Lake Resort & Country Club or one of our affiliated resorts.

Referral Program accounts cannot be used or accessed by multiple persons, and Owners cannot combine Referral Program accounts from separate accounts.

Each Owner agrees to provide true and accurate information to enroll and participate in the Referral Program. Owner agrees to revise his or her personal information in a timely manner to ensure that the Owner information provided in connection with the Referral Program is at all times up-to-date and accurate. Owners may update their personal information by calling the Referral department at 800-704-4376, by e-mail at Account Services, or via US mail to the Referral department at 8505 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee, Florida 34747.

Owner will not engage in any activities inconsistent with this Agreement, including but not limited to, owning multiple accounts, committing any fraudulent activity, or tampering with the Referral Program materials in any way. The Family of Orange Lake Resorts will make all final decisions in cases of suspected abuse, fraud, or any other violation of the Referral Program's terms and conditions. Any and all decisions made are final and binding.

The Family of Orange Lake Resorts reserves the right to disqualify any Owner from participating in the Referral Program and to refuse payment of rewards if, in its sole judgment, such Owner is not in good standing or if Owner, or any other person using Owner's account, violates any of the terms or conditions of the Referral Program, including, without limitation, engaging in fraud or other abuse.

Current and former Family of Orange Lake Resorts employees and associates or their family members, including the family members of the Family of Orange Lake Resorts affiliated companies, parent companies and subsidiaries, may not participate in the Referral Program.

Registration of Referrals:
In order to be eligible for a referral reward, owner referrals must be registered through our Referral Rewards Program prior to participating in the 2-hour sales presentation.

To register a referral, the Owner must submit the referral's name, street address, home telephone number and e-mail addresses (if available) to Orange Lake. The information can be sent via U.S. mail to: Orange Lake Resort & Country Club, c/o Referral Department, 8505 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee, Florida 34747, via e-mail to referrals@orangelake.com, via fax at 407-905-1313 or by calling the Referral department at 800-704-4376.

In the event two individual owners submit an identical referral name, only the first owner to submit the name will be eligible to receive a referral reward. The name of the owner given upon the referral purchasing will supercede any previous name provided. The Family of Orange Lake Resorts retains sole authority as to determining the submission date and time of each referral name.

Owners may not refer other owners.

Referral Program Accommodation Packages:
Once enrolled, registered referrals will be personally invited to enjoy an exciting vacation accommodation package for a significantly reduced rate.

The package rates extended under the Referral Program are valid for one visit per family and household.

The package rate and all applicable federal, state and local taxes on accommodations, rewards and all other expenses not specified herein are the sole responsibility of the participants.

Referral Qualifications and Participation in the Sales Presentation:
A qualified referral is one that meets the following qualifications: new referral to Orange Lake – has not toured with us before. Must have a minimum household income of $50,000 (the combined income of unmarried persons living together can be used to determine “household” income), gainfully employed, creditworthy and possess a major international credit card. If married, engaged or living together, couples must attend sales presentation together; married persons may purchase separately. Must present personal identification such as a major international credit card and driver's license or passport at time of sales presentation so that, in the event of purchase, notary requirements can be met. No more that one referral is allowed to be on a referral promotion during the same date range at the same resort.

An owner may only have one (1) referral guest on a resort property at any given time. Group tours are prohibited.

Referral guests are required to attend a 2-hour sales presentation on the Family of Orange Lake resorts vacation ownership features, accommodations and amenities.

Reward Eligibility and Payment for Owners at the Family of Orange Lake:

Rewards Owners of the Family of Orange Lake Resorts whose referrals purchase at Orange Lake Resort:
Every time a registered referral joins in ownership at Orange Lake Resort, we'll give the referring owner a reward that will increase based on the number of referrals who purchase.

The following chart indicates the reward paid for each purchase accumulated from one through 20 in any calendar year.

Example: You refer 10 friends to visit a Family of Orange Lake Resort during the year. Seven of those families decide to join you and become owners at one of our resorts. You would receive $400 for each of the first five weeks purchased ($2,000) and $450 for each of next two week purchased ($900) for a total of $2,900.

Owners will receive one reward credit for each registered referral that purchases a timeshare unit week. In order for the referring owner to receive a reward, registered referrals must meet all financial obligations for ownership and have maintained ownership for 120 days. Owners accumulate reward credits over their entire period of ownership or through the length of this Program, but may not receive more than 20 reward credits or payments during a single calendar year. In the event a participant terminates their ownership, their reward credit balance in the Referral Program is forfeited.

In order to be eligible for a referral reward, the referral must purchase a timeshare interest during their initial visit to a Family of Orange Lake Resort. If the referral purchases a week(s) at a later date, the Owner is not eligible for the referral reward. If the referral purchases a Latitude lease program the referring owner will not be eligible for a referral reward.

Referral rewards are only granted based on full week timeshare interests purchased from a Family of Orange Lake Resort. Purchases made under our resale or in conjunction with any other marketing programs are not eligible for reward under this referral program.

Rewards for Owners at the Family of Orange Lake Resorts whose referrals tour at Orange Lake at Lake Geneva Resort:

Every time a registered qualified referral completes the 2-hour vacation ownership sales presentation at Orange Lake Resort at Lake Geneva Resort, you will receive a $100.00 tour reward as a thank you for your participation in the program within 60-days of the referrals tour date.

Rewards can be applied toward your Family of Orange Lake Resort maintenance account. In connection with the payment of a reward, the Family of Orange Lake Resorts prepares an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) form 1099 to be mailed to the Owner by January 31 of the following year, and a copy is forwarded to the IRS for their records. Form 1099 will only be provided if the Owner's accumulated referral payments exceed $600. All applicable federal and state income taxes associated with the reward payment are the sole responsibility of the Owner.

Referring owners must be current on their Family of Orange Lake Resort mortgage payments, maintenance fee assessments and real estate tax assessments in order to be eligible to receive a referral reward.

Reward Credits are not transferable to any other Owner at any time, including upon Owner's death or by operation of law, nor is an Owner's account or right to participate in the Referral Program transferable. An Owner may not trade or sell any credits earned.

Acknowledgment and Acceptance:
By participating in our Referral Rewards Program, you agree that you have read and understand each of the terms and conditions set forth below, and will comply with each of the terms and conditions of the Referral Program. You acknowledge that these terms and conditions are subject to change, as explained in detail below, and that you will review this document periodically to ensure your compliance with the current version of the terms and conditions.

Your failure to follow the terms and conditions may result in the termination of your participation in the Referral Program. Such termination may include the immediate discontinuance of your account with the Referral Program and the forfeiture of all rewards accrued up to the time of termination. The Family of Orange Lake Resorts reserves the right to limit or restrict enrollment in the Referral Program to any person at any time for any reason.

Modifications to Program:
The Family of Orange Lake Resorts may change the Referral Program's Terms and Conditions, and/or any part of it, at any time at its sole discretion. For the most recent version of the Terms and Conditions, please contact the Referral department at 888.624.6522 to request a copy.

The Family of Orange Lake Resorts may change or discontinue the Referral Program including its terms and conditions with or without notice to Owner and is not liable to the Owner or any third party if the Family of Orange Lake Resorts exercises its right to change or discontinue the Referral Program.

Owner's continued use of the Referral Program will be understood as the Owner's knowledge of and assent to all changes to the Terms and Conditions and as Owner's consent to be bound by the terms of the Referral Program. If an Owner does not agree with any changes made to the Terms and Conditions, he/she may terminate his/her participation in the Referral Program at any time (see "Termination of Referral Program" below).

Termination of Referral Program
The Family of Orange Lake Resorts reserves the right to terminate the membership of anyone who violates the terms and conditions of the Referral Program or the intent of the Owner Agreement. At any time, either the Family of Orange Lake Resorts or the Owner may terminate membership with or without cause. Participation immediately ends upon termination, and Owner may no longer accrue or redeem reward credits. If at any time an Owner objects to the terms and conditions of the Referral Program, the Owner may end his/her participation in the Referral Program.

No Warranties:
Owner expressly agrees that participation in the Referral Program shall be at his/her own risk and the services offered therein are provided on a strictly "as is" and "as available" basis. The Family of Orange Lake Resorts offers no warranty for any products or services obtained through the Referral Program or through its advertisers/partners.

Limitation of Liability:
Under no circumstances shall the Family of Orange Lake Resorts be held responsible or liable for an owner's use of the information and/or products provided and/or made available through the Referral Program. The Family of Orange Lake Resorts is not responsible for typographical errors and/or omissions. The Family of Orange Lake Resorts will not be liable, and is not responsible, for damages of any kind related to an owner's participation or inability to participate in the Referral Program, whether the damages are direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential. Some states do not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages; therefore the above limitation or exclusion may not apply.

Owner understands that The Family of Orange Lake Resorts is not responsible for the content of advertisements or from any companies associated with the Referral Program. The Family of Orange Lake Resorts is not responsible for the accuracy of associated companies' information, including any changes in or discontinuance of services and/or products, nor any intellectual property infringement made by any party. The Family of Orange Lake Resorts is not responsible for changes in the services and/or products offered by affiliated companies.

Indemnification:
Owner agrees to indemnify the Family of Orange Lake Resorts from and accept all responsibility of any kind, including financial, for any actions taken by owner or anyone else using the referral account (whether or not such use occurred with or without permission), including but not limited to accrual and redemption of rewards and disclosure of any passwords. Owner also agrees to release the Family of Orange Lake Resorts, its subsidiaries and its affiliates from any and all liability relating to accommodation packages, rewards, and any other matter in connection with participation in the Referral Program.

Third-Party Agreements:
Each Owner acknowledges and agrees that the Family of Orange Lake Resorts shall not be responsible nor liable for any agreements between a Owner and any of the Referral Program's affiliated companies with regard to Owner's participation in third-party promotions and/or other activities.

Owner hereby authorizes the Family of Orange Lake Resorts to share selected personal information with third parties for data verification and supplementation purposes. Any third party receiving this information must maintain the confidentiality and protection of said information, both during the time and after services and/or products are provided, unless the Family of Orange Lake Resorts notifies owner that a third party has requested to use the personal information for some other purpose and obtains consent to provide the information for such other purpose.

No License Granted:
Nothing in the Referral Program collateral materials or use of the services or products related hereto shall be construed as conferring any license or other rights under the intellectual property or other proprietary rights of the Family of Orange Lake Resorts, its subsidiaries or affiliates or any third party, whether by estoppel, implication or otherwise. The Family of Orange Lake Resorts shall exclusively own all rights in and to the Referral Program, and the materials related to the Referral Program is protected by the laws of copyright, trademark, patent, unfair competition and other proprietary laws. Owner's participation in the Referral Program is limited the rights expressly authorized by the Family of Orange Lake Resorts herein.

General:
The Terms and Conditions of this Referral Program shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida for Orange Lake owners and the State of Wisconsin for Lake Geneva owners, and the venue shall be in the county that the resort is located in which the owner owns at. The Referral Program sets forth the entire understanding between the Owner and the Family of Orange Lake Resorts and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous agreements or understandings between Owner and the Family of Orange Lake Resorts.


If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Owner, or circumstances shall to any extent be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such provisions to persons or circumstances as to which it is not held to be invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each provision shall be valid and be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law. No waiver of these terms and conditions will be valid, except in the event that the waiver is in writing and signed by an officer of the Family of Orange Lake Resorts.