http://winbetweenfriends.com.au
Welcome to our ""Between Friends"" Giveaway!
You could be on your way to winning a brand-new 32 GIG iPad from Apple courtesy of Reader's Digest if you can correctly answer 5 questions from our Word Power challenge. PLUS Invite your friends to participate and if one of them goes on to become our winner - YOU WIN TOO!
It's easy! To enter complete the following 3 steps right away:
Sign-up to play
Take the Word Power challenge
Invite your friends for a chance to win!
Between Friends” Giveaway Contest
1. SPONSOR, TERM AND ELIGIBILITY TO ENTER
1.1 The “Between Friends” contest is sponsored by Reader’s Digest (Australia) Pty Limited (RD) and is open to Australian & New Zealand residents, who, at the time of participation, are 18 years of age or above.
1.2
The objective of this contest is to accumulate the most points possible following instructions provided online at
www.winbetweenfriends.com.au or
www.winbetweenfriends.co.nz1.3 Employees of RD, their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, dealers, advertising and promotion agencies and their immediate families (parents, children, siblings, spouse) or members of the same household (whether related or not) of such employees/officers/directors are not eligible to enter.
1.4 All entries must be submitted by the close date of September 7, 2010, 23:59:59 (EST). Entries become the property of the RD and will not be returned or acknowledged. No purchase is necessary or required to enter and to win. RD accepts no responsibility for entries or entries not received for any reason. Incomplete or incomprehensible entries due to any circumstance be it technical or otherwise will be deemed invalid.
2. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
2.1 Participants must register and submit a complete name and a valid email address along with all the information requested on the registration page in order to enter the contest.
Entries must match that of a legal piece of identification and which will be requested from the entrants before any prizes are awarded. RD reserves the right to disqualify entries based on false or misleading personal information.
2.2 There will be 5 questions to answer. Each of the questions will involve a word being displayed along with four (4) different definitions from which the contestants will be required to choose the definition that corresponds to the word displayed. Up to five (5) words will be displayed. For each correct answer the contestant will receive ten (10) points, which will be added to his/her cumulative total. In addition, the contestant will be able to accumulate points for the time remaining after answering all five questions. All participants start with 50 seconds to answer the five questions. The number of seconds remaining after the 5 questions have been answered will be added to the number of points accumulated (one second = one point). If the contestant uses more than 50 seconds to answer all questions, no additional points for the time aspect will be gained.
2.3 The contestant can refer up to a maximum of two thousand five hundred (2,500) friends. The contestant will be required to provide the complete name and a valid email address which will be used to send an electronic invitation to this person. For each friend referred and registered into the contest, two (2) additional points will be added to the total.
2.4 Only one (1) entry per person will be accepted for the duration of this contest period. 2.5 RD, in its absolute discretion, reserves the right to verify the validity of all entries and to disqualify any entrant who tampers with the entry process, or who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these Conditions of Entry.
3. PRIZES AND AWARDING
The contestant with the highest accumulated points will be declared the winner. In case of a tie, the candidates will be asked to write an essay of 50 words or less answering the following question: Why do you want to win an iPad? This essay will be judged by a panel of judges from RD Editorial staff. They will base their decision on originality and quality of text. The decision of the judges will be final and binding in all respects.
On or around September 14, 2010, a winner will be identified and will be awarded an iPad from Apple (32GB, with Wi-Fi connectivity) valued at $729.00.
If this winner was referred by a friend, this friend will also be awarded an iPad from Apple (32GB, with Wi-Fi connectivity) valued at $729.00.
The prizes are non-transferable, cannot be taken as cash, and must be accepted as awarded. One of the prizes is guaranteed to be awarded; the second prize may not be awarded if the first winner was not referred by a friend. By entering the contest, entrants agree to abide by these rules, and the decisions of RD are final on all matters regarding this contest. The qualifying winners will be notified by mail, shortly after the contest close date. The winners must sign a declaration and claim form in order to claim their prize. If a prize is unclaimed the next eligible person will qualify to win it. Winners will receive their prize approximately 30 days from the date the release form is received at the address established by RD.
Note: RD will request a legal identification document from the highest scoring entrant before awarding prizes. If the highest scorer used false/alias/unofficial name and or address, RD will award to the next highest scorer of the game (and their referring friend if applicable).
In the event that RD is unable to supply the prizes, RD reserves the right to supply alternative prizes of similar monetary value.
RD shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever which is suffered (including but not limited to indirect or consequential loss) or for personal injury which is suffered or sustained, as a result of taking the prize, except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law.
No responsibility will be accepted by RD for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site, or any combination thereof, (including but not limited to) any injury or damage to participants or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation in or down-loading any materials in this competition.
RD accepts no responsibility for any tax implications that may arise from winning the prize.
4. CONDITIONS
By participating, entrants agree to release, discharge and hold harmless RD, and its respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising agencies, and co-sponsors, agents and their employees, officers, directors, and representatives from any claims, losses, and damages arising out of their participation in this contest or any contest related activities and the acceptance and use, misuse, or possession of any prize awarded hereunder.
Participation in the contest and acceptance of prize constitute the winners’ permission for RD to use their names, photographs, biographical information, and photo and/or any statements made by each winner regarding the contest without notice or additional compensation. Upon registration, all participants are acknowledging the Privacy Policy as provided at the point of entry on the
www.winbetweenfriends.com.au competition page, and by participating agree to accept these.
5. RIGHT TO CANCEL OR SUSPEND CONTEST
If for any reason the contest is not capable of running as planned, due to infection by computer virus, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of RD that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this contest, RD reserves the right to disqualify any individual(s) who tamper with the entry process, and/or to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest.
Caution: any attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the contest may be a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, RD reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.
6. LEGAL
This contest complies with all Australian laws. Information concerning this contest will be available online at
www.readersdigest.com.au or you can write to “Between Friends” Giveaway Contest, Reader’s Digest Sweepstakes Administrator’s Office, GPO Box 4353, Sydney, NSW, 2001. The names of winners will be listed in both magazines as well as online. This contest is owned, operated and administered by Reader’s Digest (Australia) Pty Limited.
