http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/floodwater
The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service and Department of Community Safety want hear your ideas and about your experiences with regard to floods and swift water in North Queensland.
Take the survey and go in to the draw to win a $1000 Willows Shoppingtown voucher (you must be 18 years of age or older and a resident of Queensland to participate). Click here for terms and conditions
For more information on flood and swift water saftey head to: fire.qld.gov.au/swiftwater.
Personal information collected is to be used only for the purpose of research and statistical analysis by QFRS for the Swift Water/Flood Safety campaign. Privacy and confidentiality of the information held about you will be respected. Personal information will only be disclosed to authorised persons unless disclosure is required to meet our statutory, administrative or public obligations.
*1. What advice would you give to friends or family members about staying safe around flood water?
What advice would you give to friends or family members about staying safe around flood water?*2. What do you think are the main reasons people drive through flooded causeways or roads?
What do you think are the main reasons people drive through flooded causeways or roads?*3. What do you think could be done to prevent people driving through flooded causeways or roads?
What do you think could be done to prevent people driving through flooded causeways or roads?*4. What do you think could be done to prevent teenagers swimming in flood water?
What do you think could be done to prevent teenagers swimming in flood water?*5. Have you had experience with flood waters? (tick all that apply):
Floodwater Survey Competition Terms and Conditions
TOWNSVILLE BULLETIN
COMPETITION TERMS AND CONDITIONS
By entering the Floodwater survey competition you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions. The North Queensland Newspaper Company Pty Ltd reserves the right, with or without cause, to exclude entrants and withhold prizes for violating any of these terms and conditions. The North Queensland Newspaper Company Pty Ltd reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions at any time. Any amendments to the terms and conditions will be published in the Townsville Bulletin.
For the purposes of these terms and conditions, the Promoter is The North Queensland Newspaper Company Pty Ltd, 198 Ogden Street Townsville QLD 4810. ABN:64 009 655 690.
1. WHO CAN ENTER
(a) This competition is open only to:
(i) residents of Queensland due to the fact that the prize provider is unable to provide the prize outside of that geographical area;
(ii) persons aged 18 years or older; and
Proof of age and residency (eg. drivers licence) must be shown upon request.
(b) Employees, contractors and authorised agents of North Queensland Newspaper Company Pty Ltd, and their immediate families are not eligible to enter.
Immediate family means any of the following: spouse, de-facto spouse, child or step-child (whether natural or adopted), parent, step-parent, brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister.
2. HOW TO ENTER
(a) Complete the survey online at
www.townsvillebulletin.com.au(b) The competition commences at 5am Monday, December 5, 2011 and closes at 5pm on Tuesday, December 20, 2011.
(c) Entries that are illegible, received after the closing time or do not fulfil all the conditions of entry will not be accepted.
(d) There is a limit of 1 entry per individual, family or syndicate.
(e) Ownership (including intellectual property rights) in all entries (whether in written, audio or visual form, or a combination of those) is assigned to the Promoter upon submission of the entry and remains the property of the Promoter (subject to any limits contained in the Promoter’s Privacy Policy).
3. HOW TO WIN
(a) The winners will be drawn at 9am on Wednesday, December 21, 2011.
(b) The winner will be announced online at
www.townsvillebulletin.com.au .The winner will also be notified by telephone within 7 days after the draw.
All reasonable endeavours will be made to contact the winners. If the winners cannot be contacted within 7 days after the draw, the Promoter reserves the right to re-draw winners from the entries which were received before the closing date for the competition.
(c) The judge’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
4. PRIZE
(a) The winners of the competition will each receive the following prize:
1 (one) gift voucher to be used at any specialty store in Willows Shoppingtown to the value of $1000. Gift voucher cannot be used at Big W, Woolworths, Target or Coles. Voucher valid for 12 months from date of issue. Not redeemable for cash.
(b) The above mentioned values are for people living within the standard service area of Townsville. If the winner is located outside the standard service area of Townsville and because of the winner’s location, the costs of those items mentioned in clause 4(a) (including travel or delivery), increase, the winner will bear those additional costs;
If for whatever reason transportation and/or delivery cannot be arranged by the winner the Promoter is not required to provide a substitute prize to the competition winner.
(c) The full complement of the prize must be taken as offered and is not redeemable for cash or any other services.
(d) The prize will be forfeited if the winner does not redeem or take the prize at the time and place stipulated by the Promoter.
(e) In the event that any prize item is unavailable, the Promoter may, but is not required to, provide a substitute prize item of equal or greater value at the publishing date.
(f) Any taxes (other than GST, if any) which may be payable as a consequence of a winner receiving the prize, or any element of the prize, are the sole responsibility of the winner.
(g) The winner agrees not to sell or lease the prize, because profiteering from the prize, in part or full, is a breach of supply and action will be taken if misused.
(h) The winner consents to the use of his or her name, photograph and entry for promotional purposes.
(i) The winner’s participation in the prize is subject to the usual terms and conditions of Willows Shoppingtown including:
(i) medical parameters;
(ii) ineligibility if under the influence of alcohol or other substances; and
(iii) inappropriate behaviour.
If the winner does not comply with the terms and conditions of Willows Shoppingtown and is therefore ineligible to redeem or take the prize, the prize will be forfeited and the Promoter is under no obligation to provide a substitute prize.
5. NO LIABILITY
(a) In the case of the intervention of an outside act, agent or event which prevents or hinders the Promoter’s ability to proceed with the competition on the dates and in the manner described in these terms and conditions, the Promoter may, in its absolute discretion, cancel the competition and, if appropriate, recommence it from the start on the same conditions.
(b) The Promoter does not exclude any rights and remedies in respect of goods or services under the Trade Practices Act 1975 (Cth) or equivalent State or Territory legislation which cannot be excluded, restricted or modified. However, the Promoter excludes all rights, remedies, conditions and warranties in respect of goods or services associated with entrants’ entry into this competition or the winner’s enjoyment of the prize whether based in statute, common law or otherwise to the fullest extent permitted by law.
(c) The Promoter is not responsible for prizes damaged or lost in transit, or late, lost or misdirected mail, except where the damage or loss is caused solely as a result of the fault of the Promoter.
(d) To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Promoter is not liable for, and all entrants release the Promoter from any liability arising out of or in connection with, any loss, damage, injury, action or claim (including consequential loss) suffered or incurred by entrants and the winner which arises out of or in connection with:
(i) the competition draw;
(ii) any travel won on or connected with the prize or entry into the competition;
(iii) participation in the prize or any element of the prize; or
(iv) the publication or broadcast of any material or statement by the Promoter, any employee, contractor or agent of the Promoter or any other person.
6. PRIVACY
(a) By entering this competition, you agree that your details provided to the Promoter will be used by the Promoter and its related companies in accordance with its Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy relates to the collection and use of personal information you may supply to the Promoter through your participation in the competition.
(b) Personal information collected is to be used only for the purpose of research and statistical analysis by QFRS for the Swift water/ Flood Safety campaign. Privacy and confidentiality of the information held about you will be respected. Personal information will only be disclosed to authorised persons unless disclosure is required to meet our statutory, administrative or public obligations
The Promoter reserves the right, at its discretion, to modify or remove portions of its Privacy Policy at any time.
The North Queensland Newspaper Company Pty Ltd (NQN) collects your personal information to assist us in providing the goods or services you have requested, to process your competition entries, and to improve our products and services. We or any of our Australian related companies may be in touch by any means (including email or SMS) to let you know about goods, services, or promotions which may be of interest to you. We may also share your information with other persons or entities who assist us in providing our services, running competitions or with other companies who provide prizes for competitions or reader offers.
NQN is part of a global media and entertainment company. We would like to share your information with these overseas-related companies so that they can contact you with special offers.
If you do not wish your personal information to be used by the Promoter or its related companies, or if you wish to gain access to your personal information, please contact the Promoter’s privacy officer on:
The Privacy Officer
07 4722 4400
privacy@nqn.newsltd.com.auPO Box 587 Townsville 4810
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