http://stephenkingbooks.com.au/Tell us about your Stephen King obsession for a chance to win a 16G iPad air, a leather bound Stephen King Moleskine, a copy of Stephen King’s latest crime-thriller – Finders Keepers, and 5 x copies of Mr Mercedes to share the obsession with your friends.‘Obsessed With King Competition” Game of Skill]
These are the Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) of entry for the Competition, conducted by Hachette Australia Pty
Ltd (“Hachette”), whose registered office is at Level 17, 207 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW. Please read these Terms
carefully because by entering the Competition you are deemed to accept them.
For all enquiries relating to this competition please contact Hachette at:
marketing@hachette.com.au1. Competition Period
1.1 This Competition opens on 18 May, 2015 at 12.00pm and closes on 3 June, 2015 at 12.00pm (the
“Competition Period”).
2. The Prize
2.1 There is one major prize and nine runners up prizes.
2.1.1 One major prize winner will receive: 1 x 16GB iPad Air 2 (no 3G/4G); 1 x Branded
Stephen King Moleskine notebook; 1 x Trade Paperback book - Finders Keepers by Stephen
King; 5 x Trade Paperback books - Mr Mercedes by Stephen King (“Prize”).
2.1.2 Nine runner-up prize winners will receive: 1 x Branded Stephen King Moleskine
notebook; 1 x Trade Paperback book - Finders Keepers by Stephen King; 5 x Trade Paperback
books - Mr Mercedes by Stephen King (“Prize”).
2.2 If an event that constitutes or forms part of a Prize (“Event”) is cancelled or if the dates for an Event are
changed for any reason beyond the control of Hachette and/or any sponsor of a competition or prize,
Hachette may substitute another entertainment event or any other reasonably equivalent prize for the
Prize, without any penalty or liability whatsoever and as it may determine in its absolute discretion.
2.3 Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable (including for cash). Part or parts of the Prize will not be
substituted for other benefits or items at the request of winners.
2.4 If any element of the Prize becomes unavailable for any reason beyond the control of Hachette, a similar
prize of equal value will be awarded in lieu.
2.5 Winners (and any person accompanying a winner in relation to a Prize) are responsible for any:
(a) taxes for which they may be liable as a result of winning a Prize; and
(b) expenses not specifically mentioned as being included in the Prize (for example, unless
otherwise stated to form part of the Prize, accommodation, travel expenses, food or beverages
purchased and all other costs, including travel insurance, are not included in the Prize and are
the responsibility of the winner/s and of any person/s accompanying the winner/s).
2.6 If the Prize includes travel or entry to an Event, any winner aged under 18 must be accompanied on that
travel or to that event by a person authorised by the winner’s legal guardian to accompany the winner at
their own cost and aged either 18 or over.
2.7 The stated value of the Prize is based on estimated or recommended retail prices (including GST) at the
date of publication. Hachette accepts no responsibility for any change in the value of the Prize between
that date and the date on which the Prize is delivered to a winner or, in the case of an Event, any change
in any advertised ticket price for the Event.
2.8 This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Apple Inc. The
Apple iPad 2 included in the prizing was purchased by Hachette Australia Pty Ltd for the purposes of this
competition only.
3. Entry into the Competition
3.1 Entry is free (subject to any obligation stated in clause 4.1 to purchase a Hachette product) but entrants
are responsible for any costs and/or charges they may incur in entering.
3.2 Subject to clauses 3.3 and 3.4, the Competition is only open to individuals who are Australian residents.
Persons under the age of 18 may, however, only enter with the prior permission of a parent or guardian
who is over the age of 18.
3.3 Notwithstanding clause 3.2, the Competition is not open to:
(a) persons under the age of 13;
(b) any person living outside of Australia
(c) employees of Hachette and any subsidiary, parent company, agent or affiliate of Hachette,
including a company or organisation that has provided a Prize for a competition, (collectively,
“Affiliates”); or
(d) members of the immediate families of employees of Hachette and Affiliates.
3.4 Notwithstanding anything in clauses 3.2 or 3.3, the Competition is not open to anyone under the age of 18
if the Prize is or includes:
(a) any alcoholic beverage or product;
(b) any service or product that by law is unavailable to persons aged under 18; or
(c) an Event where the Event is not open to a person under the age of 18.
4. How to Enter
4.1 Entrants must answer in 25 words or less: ‘Tell us about your Stephen King obsession.’ On the
competition page located at
http://stephenkingbooks.com.au/finders-keepers/4.2 Entrants may enter more than once but each entrant is only eligible to win one Prize.
4.3 The following entries will be invalid:
(a) entries received outside the Competition Period;
(b) entries that duplicate or nearly duplicate another entry that the entrant has submitted;
(c) incomplete entries;
(d) entries that Hachette, in its sole discretion, determines fraudulent (including entries that
misrepresent the eligibility of the entrant); and
(e) (where a competition is conducted on a social media platform) multiple entries from a single
individual using multiple accounts on the one social media platform.
4.4 Hachette may, in its sole discretion, disqualify any entry that in its view is (or is potentially) objectionable,
including (without limitation) any entry that:
(a) is not reasonably comprehensible;
(b) is obscene, defamatory, insulting, discriminatory and/or inflammatory;
(c) infringes on the intellectual property rights of any third party;
(d) constitutes an invasion of privacy; and/or
(e) is generally damaging to the goodwill and/or reputation of Hachette and/or any sponsor of the
Competition or Prize and/or of any Affiliate.
5. Winners:
5.1 Winners ill be selected on the basis of entry that is the most original or creative from all correct, valid
and eligible entries received.
5.2 All decisions of Hachette and/or the competition judges (including in relation to the selection of a winner or
winners) are final and binding on entrants in all respects, and no correspondence will be entered into.
5.3 Winners will be contacted via email within 2 days of judging the Competition.
5.4 Publication of the names of winners by Hachette is not determinative and the Prize will only be awarded
subject to confirmation by Hachette that a winner has complied with these Terms.
5.5 A Prize may be forfeited (with no substitute offered) and an alternative winner or winners selected in
accordance with the winner selection procedure set out above if a winner:
(a) does not successfully respond to notification of having won a Prize before June 25, 2015;
(b) does not accept an element of the Prize as arranged with Hachette;
(c) cannot be located;
(d) does not or cannot provide Hachette with proof of identity and/or residence if requested by
Hachette to do so; or
(e) does not comply with any other Term of the competition.
5.6 Hachette reserves the right to withhold a Prize from any entrant who Hachette, in its absolute discretion,
determines:
(a) has not met any of the criteria set out in these Terms;
(b) is not in a mental or physical condition to safely use the Prize or attend an Event; and/or
(c) has engaged in any behaviour that jeopardises the fair and proper conduct of the Competition.
5.7 Hachette reserves the right, in its absolute discretion but subject to relevant State and/or Territory law, to
cancel the Competition and not award any Prize:
(a) (for competitions that are judged either in whole or in part on the merit of entries) if no entry of
sufficient merit is received; and/or
(b) if Hachette is unable to proceed with the Competition (including any judging and/or draw) as a
result of circumstances beyond its control including, without limitation, vandalism, hacking,
computer virus or bugs, server breakdown, acts of terrorism, acts of God, civil unrest, strikes and
power failures.
6. Warranties, limitations, releases and consents
6.1 By entering, you grant us and our Affiliates an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide and
transferable licence to publish your entry and name and the right to sub-license use of your entry and
name to our promotion partners (as applicable) for other uses, including broadcast.
6.2 Entrants promise that entries will be original and will not infringe any third-party intellectual property rights
(including copyright and trade marks) and will not breach any obligation of confidentiality.
6.3 Winners may be photographed and/or filmed at any Event and during any event associated with the
delivery or handing over of a Prize, and entrants grant to Hachette and Affiliates the right to take and to
publish such photographs and/or footage and to use an entrant’s name for promotional purposes without
additional payment from Hachette or any third party or additional consent having to be obtained by
Hachette or any third party.
6.4 To the maximum extent permissible by law:
(a) Hachette takes no responsibility and makes no warranties or representations, express or implied,
in relation to any Prize, including but not limited to warranties of reliability, merchantability or
fitness for a particular purpose;
(b) entrants waive any right to claim from Hachette for any disappointment, costs, expenses, loss or
damage suffered that arises out of or in connection with the possession or use of a Prize; and
(c) all liability for any defects whatsoever in or relating to the Prize remains with the relevant supplier
or manufacturer or, in the case of an Event, the person or organisation holding or running that
Event.
6.5 Hachette, any Affiliate and any operator of any social media platform through which the Competition is
conducted are not and will not be responsible for any lost, late, illegible, incomplete, postage due,
misdirected or mutilated mail, any electronic miscommunications or failures, technical hardware or
software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable connections, or failed incomplete, garbled or delayed
computer or mobile phone transmissions (or any other event outside the reasonable control of Hachette,
any Affiliate or any social media platform through which the Competition is conducted) which may limit or
prevent an entrant’s ability to participate in the Competition and/or collect, receive or be notified of any
Prize and/or which results in any damage to, delay of or loss of a Prize during or after delivery.
6.6 Hachette, any Affiliate and any operator of any social media platform through which the Competition is
conducted will not be responsible for:
(a) any Prize lost, damaged or stolen in transit once it has left the possession of Hachette and/or an
Affiliate; or
(b) any failure or inability on the part of a winner to attend an Event.
6.7 Winners are responsible for insuring against their own losses for loss, damage or theft during transit
and/or for their inability to attend an Event.
6.8 Entrants release Hachette, Affiliates and any social media platform through which the Competition is
conducted (including all directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents and representatives) from, and
hold harmless for, any damage, injury, death, loss, claim, action, demand or other liability that may arise
from:
(a) the Entrant’s acceptance and/or use of a Prize (including any misuse or malfunction); and/or
(b) the Entrant’s participation in this Competition and/or attendance at an Event.
6.9 Winning entrants and/or persons accompanying a winning entrant to an Event may be required by
Hachette and/or an Affiliate and/or the operator of any social media platform through which the
Competition is conducted to sign a written release covering the types of matter set out in clause 5.15. The
form of such a release may be determined, in their absolute discretion, by Hachette and/or an Affiliate.
7. Personal information
7.1 As part of the process of running the Competition and awarding and delivering a Prize, Hachette may
collect personal information of entrants, including name, email address, residential address, contact phone
number/s, date of birth and gender (“Personal Information”).
7.2 Except as otherwise provided under clause 6, any Personal Information of entrants will be used by
Hachette:
(a) for the purpose of conducting and promoting the Competition (including verifying eligibility,
delivering a Prize and complying with any applicable Commonwealth, State or Territory law); but
otherwise
(b) only in accordance with its Privacy Policy
https://www.hachette.com.au/Information/CookiesPrivacy.page(c)
7.3 Any request to access, update and/or correct Personal Information should be directed to Hachette by
email to
marketing@hachette.com.au8. General
8.1 Entrants agree:
(a) to comply with all reasonable conditions of use of a Prize and any reasonable requirements of
any person or organisation that supplies a Prize;
(b) to conform to all applicable Australian laws and regulations; and
(c) to conform to any relevant website terms and conditions (including any terms and conditions
relating to the use of social media where a competition is run via a social media platform).
8.2 A failure by Hachette to enforce, or a waiver by Hachette of, any one or all of these Terms will not give rise
to any claim or right of action by any person or entrant.
8.3 These Terms constitute the entire agreement between the entrants and Hachette and supersedes and
extinguishes any previous agreements, arrangements and understandings between them, whether written
or oral, relating to the competition or any other subject matter set out in these Terms and conditions.
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