http://ten.com.au/Sanctum_in_the_Tropical_North_TCs_final.pdfTERMS & CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
SANCTUM IN THE TROPICAL NORTH1. Information on how to enter forms part of the terms of entry. Entry into the competition is deemed acceptance of these terms and conditions.
2. Entry is open to all residents of Australia. However, employees and their immediate families of Network TEN and their associated agencies and companies are not eligible to enter. The winner or companion must be at least 25 years of age with a valid Australian driving licence with no previous driving convictions.
3. The competition commences on Sunday, 16 January 2011 at 00:01 (AEDST) and concludes on Saturday, 29 January 2011 at 23:59 (AEDST).4. The competition will be advertised on Network TEN.5. To enter, participants must send a text/SMS message to 1977 3333. Entries to the SMS number must include the entrant’s full name, address and the advertised code word. SMS entrants will receive a reply message.6. The SMS entry mechanic is only open to consumers with a SMS compatible mobile phone connected to a service provider which permits text messaging to the promotional SMS number. It is recommended that entrants check with their individual service provider in this regard.
7. Entrants under the age of 18 must obtain the prior permission of a parent or guardian over the age of 18 to enter.
8. Incomprehensible and incomplete entries will be deemed invalid.
9. Entrants in the competition may enter as many times as they like. However, only one prize per household is permitted (SA residents are entitled to win more than one prize).10. The Promoter reserves the right to request winners to provide proof of identity, proof of residency at the nominated prize delivery address and/or proof of entry validity (including phone bill) in order to claim a prize. Proof of identification, residency and entry considered suitable for verification is at the discretion of the Promoter. In the event that a winner cannot provide suitable proof, the winner will forfeit the prize in whole and no substitute will be offered.
11. The Promoter reserves the right to verify the validity of entries and to disqualify any entry which, in the opinion of Promoter, includes objectionable content, profanity, potentially insulting, inflammatory or defamatory statements, disqualify any entrant who tampers with the entry process, who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these Terms & Conditions of Entry or who has, in the opinion of Promoter, engaged in conduct in entering the Promotion which is fraudulent, misleading, deceptive or generally damaging to the goodwill or reputation of the Promotion and/or Promoter. The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify a winner if Promoter becomes aware that the winner and/or the winner’s entry is of a type described in this clause.
12. Entries must be received by 23:59 (AEDST) on Saturday, 29 January 2011. The time of entry will in each case be the time the SMS message is received by the Beinteractive database. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any late, lost or misdirected entries including SMS messages not received by the Promoter or delays in the delivery of the SMS message due to technical disruptions, network congestion or for any other reason. SMS entries via the internet or computer generation and not attributable to a valid mobile phone account is invalid and will not be accepted.
13. SMS cost is $0.55 (including GST).
14. One major winner will receive:
2 x Return economy flights from the winner’s nearest capital city to Cairns, QLD including taxes
7 x night Self drive car hire (driver must be at least 25 years of age with full licence with no previous driving convictions)
7 x nights accommodation for two people in a 1 Bedroom Apartment at Mantra Trilogy, Cairns including breakfast daily for two
2 x SCUBA Diving 1 Day Introductory Dive Special - Great Barrier Reef, Cairns
2 x Skydiving Cairns Tandem Skydive in Cairns
2 x Abseil Experience in Cairns
2 x Chillago Caving experience in Cairns
15. Total prize value is up to = $6,036 (including GST)16. Prizes cannot be transferred, exchanged or redeemed for cash.
17. The winner and their companion are responsible for all other expenses including spending money, meals (unless specified), drinks, transfers (unless specified), laundry charges, activities (unless specified), incidentals, taxes (excluding flight taxes), energy surcharges, gratuities, services charges, travel insurance and all other ancillary costs. Travel insurance is highly recommended to protect against the additional costs incurred in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
18. The winner and travelling companion must travel at the same time, must depart from the same capital city and are responsible for transport from their residence to their nearest capital city for flight departure (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide or Perth). If the winner resides in Northern QLD then the flight component of the prize will not be included and the winner and their travelling companion will responsible for making their way to and from Mantra Trilogy, Cairns.
19. Government taxes are an additional cost to the winners and their travelling companions.
20. If the winner is under the age of 18 as at the date of the draw, an adult over the age of 25 years must accompany the minor in the participation of the prize.
21. The prize must be taken by 30 September 2011 and is subject to hotel and flight availability. The prize is not available during peak times such as public holidays, school holidays and special event period and cannot be changed once the booking has been made.22. Air tickets are available on the regular scheduled services of each airline and are subject to seasonal embargos. Flight itinerary may have to be adjusted depending on the airlines departure city and their current flight schedule. Frequent Flyer points are not available from any airline.
23. A credit card imprint or cash deposit may be required from the winner at check-in to the hotel, for all incidental charges. Once accommodation vouchers are issued they are non-changeable.
24. It is the traveller’s personal responsibility to ensure that they have valid documentation which meet the requirements of government authorities at every destination. Any fines, penalties, payments or expenditures incurred as a result of such documents not meeting the requirements of those authorities will be the sole responsibility of the travellers.
25. Network TEN make no representation as to the safety, conditions or other issues that may exist at any destination.
26. By entering this competition, entrants accept and acknowledge full responsibility for their decision to participate in the skydiving, abseiling and caving activities should they be chosen as winner. The winner release the promoter and other organisers, their related bodies corporate, affiliates, officers, agents and employees, from all liabilities, loss and damage of any kind arising at any time out of or in connection with the acceptance of, and participation in, the prize. Without limiting the foregoing, the released parties not be liable for any injury, sickness or death, property loss or damage or other direct or indirect loss or damage of any kind, howsoever sustained or incurred, in connection with or arising out of the skydiving, abseiling and caving activities or any other aspect of the prize. The winner acknowledges that they have been warned that there is a possibility of an accident causing injury, death or property damage in accepting the prize.
27. The winner must comply with all the nominated hire car company agreements at the time of the loan. The vehicle cannot be driven out of 200km from the metropolitan area it is loaned from and must only be driven on sealed roads.
28. In the event that the vehicle is involved in an accident or damaged in anyway, an Accident/Damage Report in the form required by the nominated hire car company must be completed and forwarded to the nominated hire car company dealer that the vehicle was collected from within 24 hours of the damage occurring. Repairs to the vehicle are not to be undertaken without the written consent of the nominated hire car company or its appointed assessor.
29. The nominated hire car company retains the title to the vehicle and the winner must not purport to sell, pledge, mortgage, lend, transfer, or in anyway encumber the vehicle. All costs relating to insurance, registration, service, repairs, etc, of the vehicle will be borne by the nominated hire car company except for the following items which the winner will be responsible for including but not limited to any negligent act performed by the driver or passengers involving the said vehicle: any loss or damage caused to, or by, the vehicle should the winner (or driver) be intoxicated or under the influence of medication or drugs whilst in control of the said vehicle: or any fines or penalties incurred for traffic infringements whilst the vehicle is in the custody and control of the winner (or nominated driver). The winner is to return the car to the nominated hire car company immediately upon completion of the 7 nights and if the winner fails to do this, the nominated hire car company is irrevocably authorised to enter any premises in which they believe the vehicle to be situated and take possession of and remove the vehicle.
30. The winner will be responsible for, including but not limited to any negligent act performed by the driver or passengers involving the said vehicle: any loss or damage caused to, or by, the vehicle should the winner (or driver) be intoxicated or under the influence of medication or drugs whilst in control of the said vehicle: or any fines or penalties incurred for traffic infringements whilst the vehicle is in the custody and control of the winner (or nominated driver). The driver of the car must be 25 years of age or over and have a current Australian State or Territory license (which is not under suspension or cancellation or has any previous driving convictions) as at the date on which the winner (or companion) is to drive the vehicle.
31. If the prize is unavailable, for whatever reason, the Promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize for a prize of equal or greater value, subject to State Regulation.
32. The promoter reserves the right to refuse to allow a winner to take part in any or all aspects of the prize, if the promoter determines, in their absolute discretion, that a winner is not in the mental or physical condition necessary to be able to safely participate in the prize. It is a condition of accepting the prize that the winner may be required to sign a legal release in a form determined by the promoter in its absolute
discretion.
33. Once prizes have left the Promoter’s premises, the Promoter takes no responsibility for prizes damaged, delayed or lost in transit.
34. By accepting the prize, the winner agrees to participate in and co-operate as required with all reasonable media editorial requests relating to the prize, including but not limited to, being interviewed and photographed, filmed and/or chaperoned throughout the duration of the prize.
35. In consideration for the Promoter awarding the prize to the winner, the winner hereby permits the winner’s image and/or voice, as recorded, photographed or filmed during the winner’s participation in the prize to appear in connection with Network TEN or the advertising or marketing thereof, in any media whatsoever throughout the world and the winner will not be entitled to any fee for such use.
36. In the event that for any reason whatsoever a winner does not take an element of the prize at the time stipulated by the Promoter then that element of the prize will be forfeited by the winner and cash will not be awarded in lieu of that element of the prize.
37. Prize values are based upon the recommended retail prices at the time of printing (inclusive of GST). The promoter accepts no responsibility for change in prize value between now and the ultimate prize redemption date.
38. Independent financial advice should be sought as tax implications may arise as a result of accepting the prize.
39. If the competition winner is under 18 years of age, the prize will be awarded to the winner’s parent or legal guardian on behalf of the winner.
40. Each valid entrant who has entered the competition over the duration of the promotional period will be entered into the draw. One valid entrant will be drawn at random to become the winner. The draw will take place at Beinteractive, Level 8, 155 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000, on Monday, 31 January 2011 at 10:00 (AEDST).
41. The winner will be notified within 2 days of the draw. The winner will be notified of their prize in writing. The winner of prizes valued over $250 will be published in the Public Notices section of The Australian newspaper on Monday, 7 February 2011.
42. Prizes will be awarded to person named in the entry. However, in a dispute, will be awarded to the account holder of the entry mechanism used to submit their entry (i.e. mobile phone account holder).
43. Should an entrant’s contact details change during the promotional period, it is the entrant's responsibility to notify the Promoter. A request to access or modify any information provided in an entry should be directed to Promoter.
44. Subject to any direction given under relevant State legislation, an unclaimed prize draw will take place at Beinteractive, Level 8, 155 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000 on Monday, 9 May 2011 at 10:00 (AEST). The winner will be notified of their prize in writing and winner of prizes valued over $250 will have their details published in the Public Notices section of the Australian on Monday, 16 May 2011.
45. The promoter’s decision is final and the promoter will not enter into correspondence regarding the Competition result.
46. It is a condition of accepting the prize that the winner must comply with all the conditions of use of the prize and the prize supplier’s requirements.
47. It is a condition of accepting the prize that the winner may be required to sign a legal release in a form determined by the promoter in its absolute discretion.
48. In the case of the intervention of any outside act, agent or event which prevents or significantly hinders the Promoter’s ability to proceed with the competition on the dates and in the manner described in these terms and conditions, including but not limited to vandalism, power failures, tempests, natural disasters, acts of God, civil unrest, strike, war, act of terrorism, the Promoter may in its absolute discretion cancel the competition and recommence it from the start on the same conditions, subject to any written directions given under State Regulation.
49. The Promoter shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever which is suffered (including but not limited to indirect or consequential loss) or for any personal injury suffered or sustained in connection with any prize/s except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law. The Promoter is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, either caused by the phone user or for any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilised in this competition, or for any technical error, or any combination thereof that may occur in the course of the administration of this competition including any omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line or telephone, mobile or satellite network failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to or alteration of entries.
50. The Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who the Promoter has reason to believe has breached any of these conditions, or engaged in any unlawful or other improper misconduct calculated to jeopardise the fair and proper conduct of the promotion. The Promoter’s legal rights to recover damages or other compensation from such an offender are reserved.
51. Network TEN, Beinteractive and their associated agencies and companies assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to, or alteration of entries, and reserves the right to take any action that may be available.
52. If for any reason this competition is not capable of running as planned, including due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures or any causes beyond the control of the Promoter, which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or integrity or proper conduct of this promotion, the Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, take any action that may be available, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the competition, subject to any written direction given under State Regulation.
53. All entries become the property of the Promoter. The Promoter collects personal information about you to enable you to participate in this promotion but no further use of this information will be made without prior consent.
54. Beinteractive, on behalf of Network TEN, is collecting the entrant's personal information for the purpose of conducting and promoting this competition (including but not limited to determining and notifying winner). The entrant's personal information may be disclosed to Beinteractive for this purpose. If you are not willing for this to occur you cannot participate in the Promotion.
55. Entrants’ personal information may be disclosed to State and Territory lottery departments and winners’ names published as required under the relevant lottery legislation. A request to access, update or correct any information should be directed to the Promoter.
56. The Promoter is Network TEN Pty Ltd, 1 Saunders Street, Pyrmont NSW 2009. ABN: 91 052 515 250.
Authorised under NSW permit no: LTPS/10/11989, VIC permit no: 10/4423, ACT permit no: TP 10/05437, SA permit no: T10/2980.
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