Terms of Membership & Participation

Million Wishes is a private, invitation-based membership community intended to consist of up to 1,000,000 active members.

The concept behind Million Wishes is that, once the community reaches 1,000,000 active members, eligible members may be selected at random to receive access to a platform known as The Stage.

A member selected for The Stage may reveal a Wish to the Million Wishes community.

A Wish may be financial or non-financial. It may involve a personal ambition, business, project, experience, request, cause, product, idea, person, organisation, opportunity or other permitted purpose.

Other members may then decide whether and how they wish to respond.

Million Wishes does not guarantee that:

1. the community will reach 1,000,000 active members;
2. The Stage will ever commence;
3. any particular member will ever be selected for The Stage;
4. any Wish will receive Support;
5. any selected member will receive money or any other benefit; or
6. Million Wishes will operate indefinitely.

You must be at least 18 years old to become a member of Million Wishes.

By creating an account or claiming a place, you represent that:

1. you are at least 18 years old;
2. the information you provide is true, accurate and complete;
3. you are legally capable of entering into these Terms;
4. your participation is lawful in the jurisdiction in which you are located;
5. you are not prohibited from using Million Wishes under applicable sanctions, financial restrictions or other laws; and
6. you will comply with these Terms.

Million Wishes may require evidence of identity, age, residency or other information at any time.

Each natural person may hold only one active Million Wishes membership.

Memberships may not be duplicated, sold, transferred, assigned, traded, auctioned or held on behalf of another person.

Million Wishes may investigate suspected duplicate, fraudulent or improperly created accounts and may suspend or terminate accounts that breach this requirement.

The fee to claim a place in Million Wishes is a one-time US$10 Membership Fee, plus any applicable taxes, payment charges or other amounts disclosed at checkout.

The Membership Fee is paid to secure and activate your limited membership place in Million Wishes.

The Membership Fee is not:

1. a donation;
2. an investment;
3. a deposit;
4. a wager or bet;
5. a contribution to a prize pool;
6. a payment for a guaranteed opportunity to appear on The Stage;
7. a payment for a guaranteed financial return; or
8. a guarantee that Million Wishes will reach 1,000,000 members.

Your membership becomes active only after Million Wishes has received or verified successful payment of the Membership Fee and any required membership checks have been completed.

The Stage is intended to commence only when Million Wishes reaches 1,000,000 active members.

There is no guarantee that this threshold will ever be reached.

By paying the Membership Fee, you acknowledge and accept that Million Wishes may never reach 1,000,000 active members and, as a result, The Stage may never commence.

You are paying the Membership Fee to claim and secure a limited membership place in Million Wishes, subject to these Terms. You are not paying on the condition that Million Wishes will subsequently reach 1,000,000 members.

The Membership Fee is not refundable merely because:

1. Million Wishes does not reach 1,000,000 active members;
2. The Stage does not commence;
3. it takes longer than anticipated to reach 1,000,000 active members;
4. you are never selected for The Stage;
5. you do not receive financial or other Support;
6. you change your mind about being a member;
7. you do not use your membership;
8. you do not use your Gifts;
9. you voluntarily leave Million Wishes; or
10. the project develops differently from how you expected.

Nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts or modifies any consumer guarantee, refund entitlement or other right that cannot lawfully be excluded, restricted or modified.

The Membership Fee is a one-time payment.

Subject to these Terms, your membership may continue without a recurring membership fee while Million Wishes continues operating and while you remain eligible and compliant with the membership requirements.

Membership is not an ownership interest in Million Wishes and does not give a member any shares, voting rights, entitlement to profits or other proprietary interest in Million Wishes or its operator.

Million Wishes is designed around a maximum of 1,000,000 active membership places.

If a membership place becomes vacant because a member:

1. voluntarily leaves;
2. dies;
3. is removed;
4. is suspended and subsequently terminated;
5. fails to satisfy participation requirements;
6. is found to be ineligible;
7. holds a duplicate or fraudulent account; or
8. otherwise ceases to be a member,

Million Wishes may make that place available to another eligible person.

The existence of 1,000,000 membership places does not mean the same 1,000,000 people will remain members indefinitely.

Standard members will initially receive five Gifts.

A Gift allows another person to access the private Million Wishes joining process and, subject to eligibility, payment of the Membership Fee and these Terms, claim an available membership place.

A Gift is a gift of access and opportunity. It does not mean that the person giving the Gift has paid the recipient’s Membership Fee.

A recipient must still complete the required joining process and pay their own Membership Fee unless Million Wishes expressly provides otherwise.

Gifts:

1. have no cash value;
2. are not redeemable for cash;
3. may not be sold;
4. may not be auctioned;
5. may not be exchanged for money, goods or services;
6. do not create a financial entitlement for the person giving the Gift; and
7. do not guarantee that the recipient will be selected for The Stage.

Standard Gifts do not expire unless Million Wishes expressly advises otherwise.

A Gift is considered claimed only when the recipient successfully completes the required membership process and becomes an active member.

A click, account creation, incomplete checkout, abandoned payment or failed payment does not by itself constitute a successfully claimed Gift.

Million Wishes may issue additional Gifts at its discretion.

This may include additional Gifts provided to existing members, founding members, the founder, promotional participants or other persons selected by Million Wishes.

Million Wishes may determine the number, availability and conditions of additional Gifts.

The founder and Million Wishes may have access to a greater number of Gifts than ordinary members, including unlimited Gifts where Million Wishes considers this appropriate for establishing, maintaining or growing the community.

Receiving additional Gifts does not increase a member’s likelihood of being selected for The Stage.

Million Wishes is intended to be an active community.

Once The Stage has commenced, an active member is expected to participate in each member’s Stage.

For the purposes of these Terms, a member participates in a Stage by doing at least one of the following during the applicable Stage period:

1. providing at least US$1 of financial Support to that Wish, plus applicable processing or other fees; or
2. submitting through Million Wishes their reason for choosing not to provide financial Support to that Wish.

A member is not required to financially Support a Wish.

Choosing not to provide financial Support is permitted.

However, a member who neither provides the minimum financial Support nor submits a reason for choosing not to Support will be considered to have missed that Stage.

If a member misses three Stages, Million Wishes may remove that member from the community and make their membership place available to another person.

Removal under this section does not entitle the removed member to a refund of the Membership Fee, except where required by law.

Million Wishes may make reasonable accommodations or exceptions where technical problems, incapacity, legal restrictions or other circumstances make participation impractical.

Million Wishes may maintain and display a member’s participation history.

This may include information such as:

Wishes Supported: 41 / 47

The first number may represent the number of Wishes the member has financially Supported. The second number may represent the number of applicable Wishes the member has had the opportunity to Support since becoming subject to the participation requirement.

Million Wishes does not intend to publicly display the individual dollar amounts contributed by a member as part of this participation history.

Support history is intended to reflect participation and does not guarantee preferential treatment, increased selection probability or any other benefit.

After Million Wishes reaches 1,000,000 active members and The Stage commences, Million Wishes intends to randomly select one eligible member for The Stage each week.

Random selection determines who is offered access to The Stage.

Random selection does not determine the award of money, property, a jackpot, a prize pool or any guaranteed financial benefit.

Selection for The Stage does not itself entitle the selected member to receive money from Million Wishes or from any other member.

Million Wishes may use technological systems, third-party systems, independent processes, audits or other reasonable mechanisms to conduct or verify random selection.

Million Wishes may take reasonable steps to preserve the integrity, security and fairness of the selection process.

A member’s likelihood of being selected for The Stage is not increased by:

1. the amount of money they spend;
2. the amount of financial Support they provide to other Wishes;
3. the number of Wishes they financially Support;
4. the amount of Support they previously received;
5. their number of followers;
6. their wealth, fame or social status;
7. the nature of their potential Wish; or
8. purchasing anything from another member.

Providing more than the minimum Support does not provide additional entries, chances or weighting in Stage selection.

Membership Fees are not pooled for distribution to randomly selected members.

A selected member does not receive any portion of Membership Fees merely because they are selected.

There is no predetermined financial prize for being selected for The Stage.

Million Wishes does not guarantee a selected member any financial return.

Any financial Support that may subsequently be provided in connection with a Wish arises from separate and voluntary decisions made by members after the selected member has revealed their Wish.

A member must be at least 18 years old and hold an active, eligible membership to participate in The Stage.

Million Wishes may also require that a selected member:

1. successfully complete identity verification;
2. satisfy applicable sanctions and compliance screening;
3. provide accurate information;
4. comply with these Terms;
5. participate in the required Million Wishes interview;
6. respond within the required period;
7. comply with applicable laws and payment-provider requirements; and
8. satisfy reasonable safety, fraud and platform-integrity requirements.

A member who has previously received and completed The Stage is not eligible to be selected for The Stage again.

A selected member must respond to Million Wishes within 48 hours after being notified of their selection.

If the selected member:

1. does not respond within 48 hours;
2. declines The Stage;
3. cannot be contacted;
4. cannot satisfy identity or eligibility requirements;
5. refuses to participate in the required interview;
6. breaches these Terms;
7. is legally prohibited from participating;
8. cannot receive applicable services or payments in their jurisdiction; or
9. is otherwise unable to participate,

Million Wishes may withdraw the offer of The Stage and select another eligible member.

Being selected does not create an irrevocable right to The Stage.

Each Stage is intended to operate for exactly seven days.

The standard Stage period begins at 12:00 am on Monday in Perth, Western Australia and ends at 11:59 pm on the following Sunday in Perth, Western Australia.

References to Stage times are based on Perth, Western Australia time.

Million Wishes may postpone, suspend, shorten, extend or reschedule a Stage where reasonably necessary because of technical failures, payment-system issues, fraud, legal requirements, safety concerns, force majeure, platform outages, verification issues or circumstances outside Million Wishes’ reasonable control.

Where practicable, Million Wishes will communicate material scheduling changes to affected members through the platform.

A selected member may use The Stage to communicate a Wish.

A Wish may be financial or non-financial.

Subject to these Terms, a Wish may include requests such as:

1. asking people to support a personal ambition;
2. funding a project, experience or goal;
3. supporting a business or business idea;
4. purchasing a product or service;
5. visiting a website;
6. following an account on a social media platform;
7. helping another person;
8. supporting a cause;
9. helping with a personal expense;
10. providing advice, introductions, opportunities or assistance;
11. raising awareness;
12. helping create, launch or complete something;
13. providing voluntary financial Support; or
14. another lawful request permitted by Million Wishes.

There is no requirement that a Wish involve money.

Million Wishes selects the person who receives The Stage before that person’s Wish is revealed through The Stage process.

The nature or financial value of a person’s Wish does not determine whether that person is randomly selected.

Million Wishes may require information about a Wish after selection for legal, safety, verification, production, payment or compliance purposes.

Million Wishes may refuse, restrict, remove, postpone or require modification of a Wish where reasonably necessary.

This may include circumstances involving:

1. unlawful activity;
2. fraud or suspected fraud;
3. false or misleading representations;
4. threats or harassment;
5. exploitation;
6. hate or discriminatory conduct;
7. harmful or dangerous conduct;
8. prohibited sexual content;
9. regulated or prohibited products or services;
10. sanctions or financial restrictions;
11. infringement of intellectual property or privacy rights;
12. payment-provider restrictions;
13. requests involving prohibited financial activity;
14. impersonation;
15. deceptive fundraising;
16. material safety risks; or
17. other conduct that Million Wishes reasonably considers unlawful, unsafe, fraudulent or incompatible with the integrity of the platform.

Receiving The Stage provides an opportunity for the selected member to communicate their Wish to the Million Wishes community through the platform.

It does not guarantee:

1. that every member will view the Wish;
2. that every member will respond;
3. that anyone will financially Support the Wish;
4. any minimum number of supporters;
5. any minimum amount of financial Support;
6. that the Wish will be fulfilled;
7. that any third party will provide goods, services, opportunities or assistance; or
8. that the selected member will receive any particular result.

Million Wishes is operated by Oakley Equity Holdings Pty Ltd (ABN 39 691 699 117), an Australian company.

In these Terms, references to “Million Wishes”, “we”, “us” or “our” refer to Oakley Equity Holdings Pty Ltd when the context requires.

Oakley Equity Holdings Pty Ltd operates the Million Wishes platform and may engage payment processors, technology providers, verification services, contractors and other service providers to operate Million Wishes.

Participation in the Million Wishes interview is a condition of using The Stage.

The interview may be conducted remotely or by another method determined by Million Wishes.

The selected member agrees to participate honestly and in good faith and must not knowingly make materially false, misleading, defamatory or unlawful statements.

Million Wishes may record, edit, reproduce, publish and distribute the interview in accordance with these Terms.

If you are selected for The Stage, you grant Million Wishes a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable to the extent permitted by law, royalty-free, transferable and sublicensable licence to use, reproduce, edit, adapt, publish, communicate, display, distribute and promote content you provide in connection with The Stage.

This may include your:

1. name;
2. image;
3. likeness;
4. voice;
5. biography;
6. interview;
7. Wish;
8. photographs;
9. video;
10. audio;
11. written materials;
12. social media information you provide for publication; and
13. other Stage-related content.

Million Wishes may use this content in connection with the operation, promotion, documentation and historical record of Million Wishes, including on websites, applications, social media, advertising, public relations, press materials, documentaries, compilations, promotional material and future Million Wishes content.

No additional payment is owed to you for these uses unless Million Wishes expressly agrees otherwise in writing.

You retain ownership of content you own, subject to the rights granted under these Terms.

You represent that you have the rights necessary to provide and authorise use of content you submit.

Where enabled for a Wish, members may voluntarily provide financial Support.

Financial Support is separate from random selection for The Stage.

A member is never selected because other members have provided money to them.

The selected member receives no guaranteed amount of Support.

Each supporting member independently decides whether to provide financial Support and, subject to the minimum amount and platform rules, how much to provide.

The minimum financial Support amount is US$1, plus applicable processing charges, taxes or other fees disclosed before payment.

Million Wishes may change the minimum Support amount for future transactions.

Unless Million Wishes expressly states otherwise for a particular transaction, financial Support provided through Million Wishes should not be assumed to be:

1. a charitable donation;
2. tax deductible;
3. a gift to a registered charity;
4. an investment;
5. a loan;
6. a purchase of equity;
7. a wager; or
8. a payment that creates ownership or repayment rights.

Members are responsible for obtaining their own tax, legal or financial advice regarding Support they provide or receive.

Unless otherwise clearly disclosed before a Support transaction, Million Wishes applies the following allocation to the selected Support amount:

90% to the selected Wish recipient

10% retained by Million Wishes

For example, if a member selects US$100 of Support, US$90 is allocated to the Wish recipient and US$10 is retained by Million Wishes, subject to these Terms.

The 10% retained by Million Wishes is a platform fee for operating and maintaining Million Wishes and facilitating the relevant services.

Payment-processing charges and other applicable transaction charges may be added on top of the selected Support amount where permitted by law and the applicable payment method.

For example, a member selecting US$1 of Support may be charged more than US$1 in total once applicable processing or other disclosed charges are included.

All applicable charges will be disclosed through the payment process as required by law.

Where applicable law, payment-network rules or provider requirements prevent a particular fee from being passed on separately, Million Wishes may adjust how that fee is treated.

Financial Support is intended to be final once successfully processed.

A member is not entitled to a refund merely because they:

1. change their mind;
2. later disagree with the Wish;
3. dislike how the recipient uses funds;
4. expected a different outcome;
5. no longer wish to Support the selected member; or
6. made a voluntary decision they later regret.

Refunds, reversals or other remedies may nevertheless be provided where required by law, required by a payment provider, necessary because of fraud or unauthorised use, required because of a duplicate or erroneous transaction, or otherwise determined appropriate by Million Wishes.

Financial Support received in connection with a Wish is subject to Million Wishes’ 10% platform fee before determining the recipient’s net amount.

Subject to successful settlement, verification, applicable laws, payment-provider requirements, fraud controls, disputes, chargebacks and these Terms, Million Wishes intends to pay the recipient’s net amount according to the following schedule:

1. 50% of the recipient’s net amount within 10 business days after the Stage ends;
2. a further 45% of the recipient’s net amount after 20 business days following the Stage ending; and
3. the remaining 5% after six months, less any applicable chargebacks, refunds, reversals, disputes, losses, adjustments or other permitted deductions.

For clarity, these percentages apply to the recipient’s net amount after Million Wishes’ 10% platform fee has been deducted.

The final 5% operates in part as a reserve against subsequent payment disputes, chargebacks, refunds and related liabilities.

Million Wishes may reasonably delay, suspend, reduce or withhold a payout where necessary because of:

1. identity verification;
2. fraud or suspected fraud;
3. chargebacks;
4. payment disputes;
5. refunds;
6. sanctions screening;
7. anti-money laundering requirements;
8. banking or payment-provider requirements;
9. legal obligations;
10. court or regulatory orders;
11. uncertainty regarding the lawful recipient of funds;
12. suspected breach of these Terms;
13. technical or settlement delays; or
14. other legitimate compliance or risk-management reasons.

Million Wishes does not guarantee that a payment provider or financial institution will settle funds within a particular period.

Before paying financial Support to a selected member, Million Wishes may require information or documentation including:

1. proof of identity;
2. proof of age;
3. residential information;
4. banking information;
5. tax information;
6. payment-account verification;
7. sanctions screening;
8. source-of-funds or compliance information where reasonably required; and
9. any other information reasonably necessary to make the payout lawfully and securely.

Failure to provide required information may delay or prevent payment.

Recipients are responsible for determining whether Support or any other benefit received through Million Wishes creates any tax, reporting, registration or other financial obligation.

Million Wishes does not provide tax advice.

Where required by law, Million Wishes may collect, withhold, report or remit taxes or provide information to tax authorities.

Members must not initiate fraudulent, dishonest or abusive chargebacks or payment disputes.

Million Wishes recognises that legitimate disputes may arise from unauthorised card use, duplicate transactions, processing errors or other genuine circumstances.

Where Million Wishes reasonably determines that a member has intentionally abused a chargeback or payment-dispute process, Million Wishes may suspend or terminate that member’s account.

Chargebacks, refunds, reversals and payment-provider deductions relating to a Wish may be deducted from amounts otherwise payable to the Wish recipient, including amounts held in reserve.

Million Wishes is not guaranteed to be available in every country or territory.

Subject to applicable law and current service-provider availability, Million Wishes may restrict access from jurisdictions including:

1. Cuba;
2. Iran;
3. North Korea;
4. Syria;
5. Crimea;
6. the Donetsk region; and
7. the Luhansk region.

Million Wishes may also restrict access involving sanctioned persons, entities, organisations, governments, regions or other jurisdictions where required by applicable law, Australian sanctions, payment-provider requirements, banking requirements or other compliance obligations.

The restricted-jurisdiction list may change without requiring an amendment to the substantive commercial terms of membership.

Availability of Million Wishes in a country or territory at one time does not guarantee future availability.

You must not use Million Wishes if doing so would cause you or Million Wishes to breach applicable sanctions, trade restrictions, financial restrictions or other laws.

Million Wishes may conduct screening before or after:

1. activating a membership;
2. permitting Stage participation;
3. processing financial Support;
4. paying a recipient; or
5. providing other platform functionality.

Million Wishes may restrict or refuse transactions involving persons or entities appearing on applicable sanctions or restricted-party lists.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your account credentials.

You must not:

1. sell your account;
2. share your account for another person’s use;
3. transfer your membership;
4. impersonate another person;
5. allow another person to participate as you; or
6. knowingly permit unauthorised access to your account.

You must promptly use the available member support process if you believe your account has been compromised.

You must not use Million Wishes to:

1. commit or facilitate unlawful activity;
2. defraud or deceive another person;
3. impersonate another person or entity;
4. manipulate Stage selection;
5. interfere with platform security;
6. create duplicate memberships;
7. buy or sell Gifts;
8. harass, threaten or abuse another person;
9. distribute malware or malicious code;
10. infringe intellectual property rights;
11. violate privacy rights;
12. circumvent geographic or sanctions restrictions;
13. facilitate prohibited financial activity;
14. make knowingly false or misleading representations;
15. misuse Support or payment systems;
16. manipulate participation records; or
17. engage in conduct that materially threatens the safety, integrity or lawful operation of Million Wishes.

Million Wishes may suspend, restrict or terminate a membership where it reasonably believes that the member:

1. breached these Terms;
2. is ineligible;
3. created duplicate or fraudulent accounts;
4. manipulated or attempted to manipulate Stage selection;
5. engaged in fraud;
6. engaged in abusive payment disputes;
7. failed the participation requirement;
8. poses a safety or security risk;
9. violated applicable law;
10. became subject to relevant sanctions or restrictions;
11. misused Gifts;
12. provided materially false information; or
13. materially harmed the integrity or operation of Million Wishes.

Where appropriate, Million Wishes may investigate before making a final decision.

Termination may result in the member’s place becoming available to another person.

Except where required by law, termination for breach of these Terms does not entitle the member to a refund of the Membership Fee.

A member may choose to leave Million Wishes and close their membership using the functionality made available through their member account or member support.

Voluntary cancellation does not ordinarily entitle the member to a refund of the Membership Fee.

Once a membership is cancelled, the membership place may be made available to another person.

A former member has no automatic right to reclaim their previous place.

Customer support for Million Wishes is available exclusively to members through the support chatbot within their authenticated member account.

Members requiring assistance with membership, payments, Gifts, The Stage, Support transactions, account issues or other Million Wishes matters should use the support chatbot after signing in.

The chatbot may provide automated assistance and may facilitate escalation of matters requiring further review.

Million Wishes does not provide general customer support by email.

Million Wishes may update, modify, maintain, suspend or temporarily interrupt the platform.

Million Wishes does not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free availability.

Temporary outages, maintenance, internet failures, third-party service failures, payment-provider outages, cyber incidents or other technical problems may affect access.

Million Wishes will take reasonable steps appropriate to the circumstances to maintain the platform and address material problems.

Million Wishes may reasonably modify features, processes, technology, security requirements, Gifts, participation mechanics, payment methods, verification procedures or other operational aspects of the service.

Million Wishes will not use this provision to retrospectively remove rights that cannot lawfully be removed.

Where a material change substantially affects members, Million Wishes may provide notice through the platform.

The fundamental purpose and operation of Million Wishes may evolve over time.

Million Wishes may update these Terms where reasonably necessary to reflect:

1. changes to the service;
2. changes in law;
3. regulatory requirements;
4. payment-provider requirements;
5. security or fraud risks;
6. new functionality; or
7. operational requirements.

The current version of the Terms will be made available through Million Wishes.

Where required by law or reasonably appropriate because of the significance of a change, Million Wishes will provide notice to members.

Continued use after an updated version becomes effective may constitute acceptance where permitted by law.

Million Wishes and its associated branding, names, logos, designs, software, interfaces, graphics, audiovisual materials and other proprietary materials are owned by or licensed to Million Wishes.

Except as expressly permitted, you may not reproduce, copy, distribute, modify, commercially exploit or create derivative works from Million Wishes intellectual property without permission.

Nothing in these Terms transfers ownership of Million Wishes intellectual property to a member.

Million Wishes may rely on third parties including payment processors, hosting providers, identity-verification services, communication providers, financial institutions and other technology providers.

Your use of certain third-party services may also be subject to the third party’s terms and policies.

Million Wishes is not responsible for acts or omissions of independent third parties to the extent liability may lawfully be excluded.

A Wish may direct members to third-party websites, products, services, social media accounts or other external resources.

Million Wishes does not automatically endorse, control or guarantee any third-party product, service, website, person or organisation merely because it appears in a Wish.

Members should exercise their own judgment before purchasing products, providing information, entering into transactions or interacting with third parties.

Content appearing through Million Wishes is provided for community and informational purposes.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, Million Wishes does not provide financial, investment, tax, legal, medical or other professional advice.

Members should obtain independent advice where appropriate.

Members remain responsible for their own decisions.

This includes deciding:

1. whether to join Million Wishes;
2. who receives their Gifts;
3. whether to financially Support a Wish;
4. how much to Support;
5. whether to interact with a selected member;
6. whether to purchase a product or service mentioned in a Wish; and
7. whether to follow or act on a non-financial request.

Million Wishes does not guarantee that another member’s representations are accurate merely because that member appears on The Stage.

Million Wishes may investigate a Wish, member or transaction where fraud, misrepresentation or unlawful conduct is suspected.

Million Wishes may suspend Support, withhold payouts, remove content, terminate memberships, provide refunds where appropriate, cooperate with payment providers and report matters to authorities where legally required or reasonably necessary.

Verification by Million Wishes does not constitute a guarantee or endorsement of a member or Wish.

Million Wishes collects and handles personal information in accordance with its Privacy Policy and applicable privacy laws.

Members acknowledge that participation in The Stage is inherently public or community-facing and may involve publication of information the selected member chooses or agrees to provide.

Information required for payments, identity verification, compliance and platform operation may be shared with relevant service providers where necessary.

Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude, restrict or modify any guarantee, right or remedy that cannot lawfully be excluded, restricted or modified, including rights that may apply under the Australian Consumer Law.

Where a guarantee, condition, warranty or right is implied or imposed by law and cannot lawfully be excluded, these Terms operate subject to that law.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Million Wishes is not liable for loss arising solely from:

1. Million Wishes failing to reach 1,000,000 members;
2. a member never being selected for The Stage;
3. a Wish not receiving Support;
4. another member choosing not to Support a Wish;
5. a member’s disappointment with a Wish;
6. actions of independent third parties;
7. third-party websites or services;
8. events outside Million Wishes’ reasonable control; or
9. a member’s own unlawful or unauthorised conduct.

Nothing in this section excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

Million Wishes is an ambitious membership project whose future development depends on member participation, technology, legal and regulatory requirements, payment infrastructure, commercial viability and other circumstances.

There is no guarantee that Million Wishes will reach 1,000,000 members or that every planned feature will become operational.

A member accepts this uncertainty when claiming a place.

The Membership Fee is paid for the membership place and access to Million Wishes as provided from time to time, not as a conditional payment that becomes refundable solely because a future milestone is not achieved.

Million Wishes may cease operating where continued operation becomes unlawful, commercially impracticable, technically impracticable, unsafe or otherwise unsustainable.

If Million Wishes permanently closes, the treatment of outstanding payments, Support and other obligations will be determined in accordance with applicable law, payment-provider requirements and any rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.

Except where required by law, these Terms do not create a contractual promise that Membership Fees will be refunded merely because Million Wishes later ceases operating.

Any Support funds already collected for a selected member will be dealt with in accordance with applicable law, payment-provider requirements and the circumstances existing at the time of closure.

Million Wishes is not responsible for delay or failure caused by circumstances outside its reasonable control, including natural disasters, war, civil unrest, government action, widespread telecommunications failures, payment-network failures, cyberattacks, major platform outages, epidemics, pandemics or other comparable events.

Where such an event affects The Stage, Million Wishes may reasonably reschedule, pause or extend the affected Stage.

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision will be interpreted or limited to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable where possible.

If it cannot be made enforceable, it will be severed and the remaining provisions will continue to operate.

If Million Wishes does not immediately enforce a right under these Terms, that does not mean the right has been waived.

A waiver is effective only to the extent expressly given.

These Terms, together with the Million Wishes Privacy Policy and any other policies or specific terms expressly incorporated into them, form the agreement between you and Million Wishes concerning your membership and participation.

Any additional rules displayed for a particular feature or transaction form part of these Terms to the extent they apply to that feature or transaction.

These Terms are governed by the laws of Western Australia, Australia.

Subject to any rights you have under applicable consumer or other mandatory laws, the parties submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Western Australia and courts entitled to hear appeals from those courts.

Nothing in this section deprives a consumer of protections or rights that apply under mandatory law in their place of residence.

By claiming a place, paying the Membership Fee or continuing to use Million Wishes after your membership is activated, you confirm that you:

1. are at least 18 years old;
2. have read and understood these Terms;
3. understand that the US$10 Membership Fee secures a limited membership place;
4. understand that there is no guarantee Million Wishes will reach 1,000,000 members;
5. understand that The Stage will not commence unless Million Wishes reaches the required 1,000,000 active-member threshold;
6. understand that your Membership Fee is not refundable merely because that threshold is never reached or The Stage never commences, except where required by law;
7. understand that membership does not guarantee selection for The Stage;
8. understand that random selection provides access to The Stage and does not itself award a cash prize or guaranteed financial benefit;
9. understand that a Wish may be financial or non-financial;
10. understand that any financial Support provided by other members is voluntary and separate from Stage selection;
11. understand the ongoing participation requirements associated with membership; and
12. agree to comply with these Terms.

By claiming your place in Million Wishes, you agree to these Terms of Membership and Participation.