Title: The Best of the Block - Win $20,000 & various prizes Post by: culturebird on Friday 01 October 2010, 06:28:43 pm To enter participants must watch The Block during the promotional period and either SMS: Participants must text the price they think the winning apartment will be sold for, along with the entrants full name and address to 199 54 999 OR Visit: ninemsn.com.au/theblock/bestof, follow the prompts to the competition entry page and complete the online entry form with all requested details, including the price they think the winning apartment will be sold for, along with the entrants full name, postal address, email address and contact telephone number, and submit the fully completed entry form. TERMS AND CONDITIONS: 1. Information on “How to Enter” and prizes form part of these Conditions of Entry. 2. Entry is open to all residents of Australia who are 18 years and over, except employees of the Promoter, 5th Finger Pty Ltd, and their immediate families and agencies associated with this Promotion. Directors, management and employees of Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Limited (“Toyota Australia”), and its agencies, retailers and suppliers associated with this promotion and the immediate family members of these people are also ineligible to enter. 3. The Promotion commences on Sunday 19th September 2010 at 00:01 AEST and ceases on Sunday 21st November 2010 at 23:59 AEDST (the Promotional Period). The promotion lines will remain open for the entire promotional period. All times are AEST and AEDT during daylight savings periods in NSW. The draw will take place at 5th Finger, Level 7, 264 George St, Sydney NSW 2007 at 09:00 AEDST on Wednesday 24/11/2010. The Winner from the draw will be notified by phone, mail and on-air and have their details published in the public notices section of The Australian on Thursday 2nd December 2010. 4. To enter participants must watch The Block during the promotional period and either;: SMS: Participants must text the price they think the winning apartment will be sold for, along with the entrants full name and address to 199 54 999 OR Visit: ninemsn.com.au/theblock/bestof, follow the prompts to the competition entry page and complete the online entry form with all requested details, including the price they think the winning apartment will be sold for, along with the entrants full name, postal address, email address and contact telephone number, and submit the fully completed entry form. (a) By entering the competition via the above website address, the entrant consents to receipt of any email regarding the competition, and other emails which inform the entrant of the Promoter’s other publications, products, services and events and to promote third party goods and services it may be interested in. For those who have chosen to opt-in at the time of entering, the Promoter and their prize sponsors are entitled to use any of the entries submitted for any purposes at its discretion, including (but not limited to) for any future promotion, marketing and publicity purposes. 5. The first entry drawn from all entries with the correct winning apartment price will be determined the winner 6. In the event no entries received contain the correct price of the selling apartment, a draw will be conducted from all entries received with the nearest dollar amount without going over the selling price. 7. The Major Prize winner will receive the following prize packages: 1 x Home Maker Prize Package consisting of the following prizes; 1 x Commonwealth Bank Prize $20,000 including GST courtesy of the Commonwealth Bank Commonwealth Bank Prize Specific Terms In the event that the winner is an existing Commonwealth Bank customer with a Debit MasterCard transaction account, Streamline transaction account or a NetBank Saver account, the bank will transfer money into their existing account. In the event that the winner is not an existing customer with either a Debit MasterCard transaction account, Streamline transaction account or a NetBank Saver account an account will be opened in their name. This will require the winner to visit their local branch to complete an identity check for an account to be opened to deposit the prize money. 1 x Panasonic Prize Pack consisting of the following 1 x 65" 3D TV valued at up to $5,999.00 including GST 1 x 3D Blu-ray Player valued at up to $599,00 including GST 4 x 3D Eyewear valued at up to $796.00 including GST ($199.00 each) 1 x Skype Camera for VIErA TV valued at up to $199.00 including GST 1 x Wireless Home Theatre System valued at up to $1,999.00 including GST 1 x 3D Camcorder valued at up to $1,999.00 including GST 1 x 64GB SD Card valued at up to $999.00 including GST 1 x Compact SLR Digital Camera valued at up to $1,299.00 including GST 1 x Tough Camera valued at up to $599.00 including GST 1 x Flatbed Microwave valued at up to $959.00 including GST 1 x iPod Dock Micro System $399.00 including GST 1 x Rugged Toughbook valued at up to $3,299.00 including GST 1 x Inverter Air Conditioner with Air Purifier valued at up to GST $1,599.00 including GST The Total value of the Panasonic prize is valued at up to $20,744.00 including GST 1 x Freedom Furniture prize consisting of the following Freedom Furniture Prize Specific Terms 1 x $20,000 Freedom voucher awarded to the first drawn entrant from all valid entries received during the promotion o The winner will be required to redeem their prize within 21 days at their nearest nominated Freedom store. o The Voucher will be valid for 12 months from date of issue o Gift Card is redeemable for purchases at participating Freedom stores in Australia only. o Gift Card is not redeemable for cash or travelers cheques. o No change will be given and any balance that remains on the card can only be used in whole or part against future purchases at participating Freedom stores. o It is up to the cardholder to use the full value of the card before the expiry date. o Any unused balance will not be refunded or credited when the card expires. o Where the cost of the purchases exceeds the available card balance, the cardholder will be required to make up the difference between the purchase price and the gift card balance. o Gift Card is valid until the expiry date on the card as written by a Freedom staff member at the time the card was issued. If an expiry date is not specified, the expiry date will be twelve months after the date Freedom issued the card. o Gift Card cannot be replaced if lost, stolen or damaged. o Gift Card cannot be redeemed for purchases made at Freedom Café or Freedom Kitchens . o The following are non-participating Freedom stores. Gift Cards are unable to be purchased or redeemed from these locations: Cairns, Dubbo, Hobart,Townsville, Wagga Wagga, Wollongong. o Gift Card to be supplied upon collection from a nominated Freedom store. Proof of identify will be required at time of Gift Card collection. 1 x Telstra Prize pack consisting of the following Telstra Prize Pack and specific Telstra Terms and conditions The winner will receive a Telstra products and services prize pack (Telstra Prize Pack) valued at up to $12,467.40 (including GST), consisting of: i. 1 x Telstra T-Hub® device valued at RRP $299 (incl GST). To connect a Telstra T-Hub in their home, the winner will need: 1. a full Telstra HomeLine or Business Line service preselected to Telstra for long distance calls; 2. a BigPond or Telstra Broadband plan; and 3. a compatible wi-fi modem; ii. 1 x Telstra ADSL Home Network Gateway SIK (wi-fi modem) valued at RRP $309 (incl GST); iii. 1 x Telstra T-Box® device valued at RRP $299 (incl GST). To connect a Telstra T-Box in their home, the winner will need a BigPond or Telstra Broadband plan (BigPond Turbo plans or higher). Telstra recommends BigPond Elite Plans for improved performance; iv. 1 x HTC Desire mobile phone handset valued at RRP $768 (incl GST); v. 1 x Telstra HomeLine Ultimate plan valued at $89.90 per month for 24 months (total value $2157.60 over 24 months, not including excluded usage); vi. 1 x Telstra mobile plan: 1. if the winner is not an existing Telstra mobile customer: 1 x Telstra Next G™ Cap Plan valued at $129 per month over a 24 month plan (total value $3096 over 24 months, not including excess or excluded usage); OR 2. if the winner is an existing Telstra mobile customer with one existing Telstra mobile plan: Telstra will provide the winner with bill credit for the cost of maintaining their existing Telstra mobile plan for 24 months. If the winner’s existing Telstra mobile plan is not compatible with an HTC Desire mobile phone handset, the winner will receive an alternative compatible mobile phone handset of equal value; vii. 1 x BigPond Elite Liberty ADSL Broadband plan, including BigPond Liberty 200GB usage, valued at $179.95 per month over a 24 month plan (total value $4318.80 for 24 months); and viii. 1 x Telstra Plus Service valued at RRP $1220 (incl GST), consisting of: 1. Part 1: Installation valued at RRP $430 (incl GST): a. installation of the winner’s T-Hub and T-Box devices; b. set up of the winner’s virtual home network, including wireless network setup and connection of up to 5 devices, eg PC, laptop, printer, gaming console, T-Hub and T-Box; c. a Home IT Health Check, including diagnosis and treatment of IT problems (eg viruses, spyware and pop-ups) to help improve the overall performance of the winner’s IT environment; and d. a BigPond Orientation, including a Welcome to BigPond service to learn how to get the most out of the winner’s new BigPond services, access content and manage their account; and 2. Part 2: Ongoing IT support from Telstra Plus for 24 months valued at RRP $790 (incl GST) in the form of credit vouchers redeemable over 24 months, comprising: a. 5 vouchers for telephone support valued at RRP $90 each (total $450); and b. 2 vouchers for on-site support valued at RRP $170 each (total $340). Use of HTC Desire mobile handset The HTC Desire mobile phone handset is locked to the Telstra Next G™ network but can be unlocked at the winner's request at no charge. Mobile coverage will be in accordance with Telstra's standard mobile coverage for the Next G™ network and GSM network, as applicable. Use of the Telstra HomeLine Ultimate Plan Once the winner is connected to a HomeLine Ultimate plan, they may transfer to any Telstra HomeLine service plan of their choice up to a maximum value of $2157.60 of bill credit, subject to Telstra’s standard terms and conditions for eligibility and use of the service. The winner will only receive this component of the Telstra Prize Pack if they have an existing fixed line service or reside in an area where a fixed line service can be connected without requiring additional infrastructure, which is to be assessed at Telstra's discretion. Details of the Telstra HomeLine Ultimate Plan are available at: http://www.telstra.com.au/homephone/plans/homeline_ultimate.html Use of the Telstra Next G™ Cap Plan $129 Next G™ Cap Plan over 24 months includes $1,500 of standard national voice calls and text/MMS to any Australian network plus 1000MB of data to use in Australia per month. Charges apply for excluded usage and for usage over the included value amount. “Standard calls/SMS” excludes calls/SMS to premium numbers (e.g. 19XX numbers), operator assisted calls (e.g. most 12XX numbers), content charges (incl third party charges), info calls (e.g. most 13XX and 11XX numbers), data usage, diverted calls and use while overseas. See Telstra.com/caps for details. Unused allowance expires monthly. Telstra's Fair Play policy applies to any data usage. Use of the BigPond Elite Liberty ADSL Broadband Plan Once the winner is connected to a BigPond Elite Liberty ADSL Broadband plan, they may transfer to any BigPond ADSL Broadband service plan of their choice up to a maximum value of $4318.80 bill credit, subject to Telstra’s standard terms and conditions for eligibility and use of the service. ADSL is not available in all areas. If ADSL is not available in the winner’s home or area, the winner forfeits this component of the Telstra Prize Pack and will not receive another prize in substitution. Use of the Telstra The winner’s PSTN and broadband services must be installed before Telstra Plus can perform Part 1 of the services (including installation and virtual home network set up service, IT Health Check and BigPond Orientation). Telstra Plus can provide on-site IT support in major metropolitan areas of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide and some regional metropolitan areas. If the winner is located outside of these areas, Part 2 of the Telstra Plus services (ongoing IT support) will be provided via telephone support only. Telstra Plus vouchers for ongoing IT support are subject to standard terms and conditions. The terms and conditions which apply to use of the vouchers at the time they are issued to the winner will prevail over these terms and conditions, to the extent of any inconsistency. General terms of the Telstra Prize Pack The prize winner must satisfy Telstra's usual eligibility criteria for use of the products and services comprising the Telstra Prize Pack. The prize winner will be required to agree to, and comply with, Telstra’s standard terms and conditions for use of those products and services, and will be required to pay for any additional usage costs over and above those to be met by Telstra as set out in these terms. To the extent of any inconsistency between the relevant product and service terms and conditions and these terms and conditions, these terms and conditions apply. Telstra’s standard terms and conditions for its products and services can be found in Our Customer Terms at: http://www.telstra.com.au/customerterms/index.htm If: ix. the prize winner's residence does not permit connection of any of the services comprised in the Telstra Prize Pack (as determined by Telstra in its discretion); or x. the prize winner does not satisfy Telstra's usual eligibility criteria for any of the products or services comprised in the Telstra Prize Pack; or xi. the prize winner does not agree to Telstra’s standard terms and conditions for use of the products and services comprised in the Telstra Prize Pack, the prize winner will forfeit that component of the Telstra Prize Pack and will not receive another prize in substitution. At the end of the connection period for each service comprising the Telstra Prize Pack, the prize winner will be contacted by Telstra to be advised that they can either disconnect the service (no cancellation fee will be charged), or continue the service, which will result in the winner being responsible for all fees and charges associated with the relevant plan. If the relevant plan is no longer available, Telstra will transfer the prize winner to an equivalent plan, as agreed between Telstra and the customer. If the prize winner cannot by contacted by Telstra within 2 weeks of the conclusion of the connection period for a service comprising the Telstra Prize Pack, the service will be disconnected (no cancellation fee will be charged). For components of the Telstra Prize Pack which include a monthly credit allowance, the prize winner will be responsible for any fees or charges which exceed this allowance, in accordance with Telstra’s Our Customer Terms. If the prize winner does not use the full credit allowance in any given period, they will forfeit the remaining credit. The Telstra Prize Pack (and its components) are not transferable or exchangeable and are not redeemable for cash. All other costs associated with the Telstra Prize Pack are the responsibility of the winner. Telstra accepts no responsibility for any variation in the value of any component of the Telstra Prize Pack. By entering the Promotion, the entrant understands and agrees that Telstra may use and disclose the information provided by the entrant on the terms and for the purposes (including marketing) set out in Telstra’s Privacy Statement available at www.telstra.com.au/privacy/privacy_statement.html or by calling 1800 039 059, as if they were a customer of Telstra. The entrant agrees that Telstra can continue to contact them even after this Promotion ends. If the entrant would like to access or correct the personal information that Telstra holds about the entrant, or if the entrant does not wish the information to be disclosed, the entrant should advise Telstra by phoning 1800 039 059. By entering into the Promotion, the entrant agrees and acknowledges that: xii. they may be contacted by Telstra to provide comments about the competition and Telstra (or an agent of Telstra) may take photos of them; xiii. Telstra may use such comments or photos (the Materials) for Telstra's future promotional and marketing purposes without further reference or compensation to them; xiv. Telstra may duplicate, alter, adapt and utilise the Materials as Telstra wishes at any time, anywhere, and by any means. Telstra may license, authorise or otherwise transfer the rights in the Materials to others to do the same; xv. they grant to Telstra on creation of the Materials a royalty free, perpetual, exclusive and irrevocable licence to use the Materials for whatever purpose; xvi. they unconditionally and irrevocably consent to any act or omission that would otherwise infringe any of their moral rights in the Materials (as defined in Part IX of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth)) and present and future rights of a similar nature conferred by statute anywhere in the world whether occurring before or after this consent is given (Moral Rights); xvii. they waive all Moral Rights in the Materials that arise outside Australia; and xviii. they agree not to institute, maintain or support any claim or proceeding for infringement of their Moral Rights in the Materials. To the extent permitted by law, Telstra shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever (including but not limited to direct or indirect loss) or personal injury suffered or sustained in connection with this Promotion. Telstra accepts no responsibility for any tax liabilities that may arise from winning the Prize. 8. The Total valued of prizes within the promotion is valued at up to $73,211.40 including GST 9. All prizes must be taken as offered. The prize, or any unused portion of the prize, is not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be redeemed as cash. The prize is not valid in conjunction with any other offer. The prize is valued in Australian dollars. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any variation in the prize value. Prize winners are advised that tax implications may arise from their prize winnings and they should seek independent financial advice prior to acceptance of their prize. In the event that a portion of the prize is awarded to the winner in the form of a voucher / ticket / pass, redemption of that portion of the prize will be subject to the terms and conditions stipulated on the voucher / ticket / pass. The Promoter will not be liable for any voucher / ticket / pass that has been lost, stolen, forged, damaged or tampered with in any way. 10. The prize does not include any installation or set-up of any of the products. 11. Any additional batteries are not included in this prize 12. Products included in prize package (including but not limited to titles, colour, design, sizing, style) will be determined by the promoter in its complete discretion. All prizes must be taken as offered. 13. In accepting the prize, the winner acknowledges that they may incur ongoing costs associated with the prizes which are the entire responsibility of the winner. 14. It is a condition of winning that the prize winner provides the Promoter with their full name, address, prior to the awarding of the prize. 15. If a prize winner is under the age of 18 years, the prize will forfeited. 16. Due to the nature of television the following contingencies apply to the Promotion; (i) In the event that the scheduled episode is not broadcast at all during a week, the competition will not be commenced or announced to viewers; and (ii) In the event the broadcast time for a scheduled episode is changed, the competition start and end times for those episodes will be moved in line with the new broadcast times for that episode. The total time available for viewers to enter will remain the same, with the close time being advised during the broadcast. If required, the draw time will be delayed until the episode has been broadcast and will be conducted at 9:00am AEDT/AEST on the first business day of the Auction of the apartments. 17. Entries not completed in accordance with the Conditions of Entry or received after close of entry will not be considered. Incomplete entries will be disregarded. The judge’s decision in relation to any aspect of the Promotion is final and binding on every person who enters. No correspondence will be entered into. 18. Participants must ensure that all care is taken when dialing or sending messages to the promotional number/s. It is the complete responsibility of the participant to ensure that they dial or SMS the correct number, in the event that an error occurs the Promoter accepts no responsibility for either costs incurred, responses received or all other consequences. This is the responsibility of the participant. 19. All SMS entries are deemed to be received at the time of receipt into the Promoters database NOT time of transmission by the entrant. 20. The use of any automated entry software or any other mechanical or electronic means that permits the participant to automatically enter repeatedly is prohibited. 21. The Promoter reserves the right to verify the validity of all entries and to disqualify any entrant who tampers with the entry process, including techniques designed to avoid payment of call costs 22. Each participant is restricted to winning one (1) prize only throughout the duration of the promotion, excluding residents of South Australian and the ACT who are eligible to win more than once. 23. It is a condition of accepting the prize that the winner agree to have their name announced or published, be interviewed, photographed and filmed at any time during the acceptance of the prize by the Promoters, Toyota Australia or their agents for publicity purposes. 24. The prize is not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be taken as cash. 25. By entering the Promotion an entrant consents to Nine using the entrant's personal details for the purposes of sending a mobile terminated (MT) reply message which includes a confirmation of your entry in the Promotion. 26. In the event of war, terrorism, state of emergency or disaster the Promoter reserves the right (subject to reference to all relevant state and territory regulations), to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promotion. 27. Prize winners are advised that Tax implications may arise from their prize winnings and they should seek independent financial advice prior to acceptance of their prize. 28. It is a condition of accepting the prize that the winner signs a legal release in a form to be determined by the Promoter and Toyota Australia. 29. Subject to all the requirements under any relevant state and territory regulations, the Promoter may conduct such further draws at the same place as the original draw as are necessary on Monday 14th February 2011 at 10:00 AEDST. Winners (if any) will be published in the Australian. 30. In the event that the prize is unavailable, the Promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize in its discretion with an alternative prize to the same and equal recommended retail value and/or specification subject to any written directions from the various Lottery Departments. 31. The promoter is neither responsible nor liable for any late lost or misdirected mail (including but not limited to prizes). 32. The promoter is not responsible nor liable for any prize damaged in transit in the delivery of their prize. 33. All entries become the property of the Promoter. The collection, use and disclosure of personal information in connection with this promotion are governed by the Promoter’s Privacy Notice available from Channel 9 and these Conditions of Entry. The Promoter may use information it collects in relation to provide entrants with information regarding further offers, promotions or goods and services provided by the Promoter and/or the Promoter’s partners and sponsors. The Promoter may also disclose information about entrants to its service providers to enable the Promoter to provide entrants with services. Entrant’s personal information may be disclosed to State and Territory lottery departments and winners’ names published as required under the relevant lottery legislation. Entrant’s consent to the Promoter’s use and disclosure of information about them as contemplated by this condition. To remove personal information from the Promoter’s records, entrants should send an email to competitions@nine.com.au with their name, mobile phone number and their request to cancel the service. If entrants wish to update or modify thier details, please email competitions@nine.com.au with their name, mobile phone number and their request to update or modify their details. 34. If the Entrant wishes to receive information about Toyota Australia news, events and offers (including via electronic means) from Toyota Australia, they can tick the opt-in box located on the Website entry page or reply to the SMS when prompted at point of entry. In using the personal information of the Entrants who opt-in for the purposes set out above, Toyota Australia may disclose the information to Toyota Australia dealers, its related bodies corporate, agencies and contractors (including call centres, advertising agencies and direct mail houses). A copy of Toyota Australia's privacy policy can be viewed at www.toyota.com.au To request access to, or to update personal information Toyota Australia may hold about them, Entrants can contact the office of Toyota Australia via www.toyota.com.au (an administrative fee may be imposed to access personal information). 35. Except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law, the Promoter (including its officers, employees and agents) and Toyota Australia exclude all liability (including negligence) for any personal injury; or any loss or damage (including loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of the promotion, including, but not limited to, where arising out of the following: (a) any technical difficulties or equipment malfunction (whether or not under the Promoter’s control); (b) any theft, unauthorised access or third party interference; (c) any entry or prize claim that is late, lost, altered, damaged or misdirected (whether or not after their receipt by the Promoter) due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter; (d) any variation in prize value to that stated in these conditions of entry; (e) Copyright Nine Network Australia Unauthorised publishing, editing or reproduction is a breach of copyright and subject to legal action any tax liability incurred by a winner or entrant; (f) participation in the promotion and/or (g) redemption and / or use of the prize. 36. If for any reason the Promotion is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of the Promoter which corrupt or affect the administration security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Promotion, the Promoter may suspend or end the Promotion. 37. The Promoter is not responsible for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft, destruction or unauthorised access to, or alteration of entries occurring in relation to the conduct of the Promotion. Additionally, the Promoter accepts no responsibility for any SMS message not received by the promoter or delays in the delivery of the SMS message due to technical disruptions or for any other reason (including, without limitation, any failure or delay by a carriage service provider in delivery of any SMS sent by you in relation to the Promotion. 38. The Promoter is Nine Network Australia, 24 Artarmon Road, Willoughby NSW 2068. ABN: 88 008 685 407. 39. Authorised under permit numbers NSW: LTPS/10/07198; VIC: 10/2686; SA:T10/1839; ACT: TP10/03342.1 Title: Re: The Best of the Block - Win $20,000 & various prizes Post by: brymad99 on Monday 11 October 2010, 04:43:54 pm http://channelnine.ninemsn.com.au/section_wide.aspx?sectionid=75832§ionname=showtheblock&subsectionid=6765429&subsectionname=competition_bestoftheblock
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