Read a raffle entry’s mailing choices
Copy the exact wording of each box on a raffle entry before you tick or skip any of them. Some forms need an address to enter, some only to contact a winner, and an optional marketing line can sit right beside a required field. The printed labels and the official rules decide which is which.
Sort required from optional
- Mark each field as required to enter, as shown by an asterisk or the rules, or optional.
- Copy every marketing label word for word. Note whether it covers mail, email or phone, and whether ticking it means yes or opting out.
- Find the official rules or privacy statement, often on the back of the form or a linked page. Note what it says about the winner's address and about sharing entries with others.
- If entry and marketing are combined in one sentence, ask the organizer whether you can enter without agreeing to marketing.
- Make your selections and keep your own copy of the wording you agreed to.
When the form says nothing about sharing
If neither the form nor the rules mention sharing entries, record that as not stated and ask. Do not assume the list is shared or that it stays with the organizer.
When several people in a household enter, each person makes their own marketing choices on their own entry.
Private raffle-entry worksheet
Example for your own use. Replace the bracketed details and review what you share.
Compare later mail with your copy
Keep the copied labels with the organizer's reply. If advertising arrives after the draw, check whether it comes from the organizer or another named sender, then send a preference request to that sender.
Official source
Keep personal records with the organization that handles them
Junk Mail Magic is for ordinary unwanted advertising. Use the official contact route in this guide for records, account changes or someone else’s correspondence.
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