TERMS AND CONDITIONS:1. Information on how to enter and prizes form part of these Conditions of Entry. Entries not
completed in accordance with the Conditions of Entry or received after close of entry will
not be considered. Incomplete, indecipherable or inaudible entries will be disregarded.
The Promoter’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.
2. The promotion is open to people who are residents of Australia (entrants under the age of
18 years, must have prior consent to enter from their parent or legal guardian), except for
employees of the Promoter, 5th Finger Pty Ltd and their immediate families, and all
companies and agencies associated with this promotion. To be eligible, individuals must
also be able to travel between 4th and 6th March 2011, to attend the Twilight Convention.
3. Entrants under 18 years old must have parental/guardian approval to enter and further,
the parent/guardian of the entrant must read and consent to all Conditions of Entry.
Parents/guardians may be required by the Promoter to enter into a further agreement as
evidence of consent to this Promotion.
4. The promotion commences on Monday 29 November 2010 at 05:30 AEDST and
concludes on Friday 3 December 2010 at 16:00 AEDST (‘Promotion Period’). The draw
will take place at 5th Finger Pty Ltd, Australia Square, 264 George Street, Sydney, NSW
2000 on Friday 3 December 2010 at 16:30 AEDST. The winners will be notified by
telephone and mail using contact details provided in their entry and their names will be
published in the public notices section of The Australian on Thursday, 9 December 2010.
5. There are two ways of entering the promotion:
a. 1-90 Call: Participants can enter the promotion by calling 1902 555 900 and
leaving the requested details as prompted, including their full name, address and
a daytime telephone number, during the Promotion Period. Maximum 1-90 cost
per entry is 55c including GST. Calls from mobiles and pay phones may attract a
higher rate. Service Provider: 5th Finger Pty Ltd.
b. SMS: Text their full name and address (in that order, with a space between each)
to 199 55 900, so it is received during the Promotion Period. SMS entry cost is
55c including GST. SMS entrants under 18 years old must obtain account
holder’s consent. 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. Service Provider 5th
Finger Pty Ltd. Helpline: 1300 464 866.
6. Multiple competition entries are permitted, subject to the following: (a) limit one SMS
entry per person; (b) limit one 190 call entry per person; and (c) each entry must be
submitted separately and in accordance with the entry requirements.
7. The Promoter is neither responsible nor liable for late, lost, misdirected, incomplete or
inaudible entries.
8. The Promoter reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of entries and entrants
(including an entrant’s/winner’s identity, age, place of residence and/or if necessary
relevant phone bills to determine identification) and to disqualify any entrant who submits
an entry that is not in accordance with these Conditions of Entry or who tampers with the
entry process, including but not limited to tampering by way of use of techniques
designed to avoid the payment of SMS costs. Failure by the Promoter to enforce any of
its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.
9. The winner of the promotion will be determined by the first valid entry randomly drawn by
the Promoter.
10. The first valid entry drawn from all entries received will win the Major Prize. The next five
(5) valid entries drawn will each win a Minor Prize.
PRIZE DETAILS:11. The Major Prize is a trip for two people to London, Vancouver and LA for the Twilight
Convention, valued at up to AU$14,538 (depending on date and point of departure).
The
Major Prize includes:
• economy flights for two (2) people from the winner’s nearest capital city to London,
then London to Vancouver, then Vancouver to Los Angeles, and then Los Angeles
back to their nearest capital city. Flights are valued up to AU$8,200.00 (depending on
date and point of departure);
• all return airport/hotel transfers in London, Vancouver and Los Angeles, valued at up
to AU$1,000.00;
• two (2) nights standard room, twin share accommodation in London (at a minimum 4
Star hotel), valued at up to AU$800.00;
• two (2) x tickets to Madame Tussauds in London, valued at AU$80.00;
• three (3) nights standard room, twin share accommodation at Sutton Place Hotel, in
Vancouver, valued at up to $1,000.00;
• VIP Private Twilight Location Tour in Vancouver for winner and his/her companion
(accompanied by tour guide), valued at up to AU$800.00;
• lunch for two people at Miku Restaurant in Vancouver, valued at AU$200.00
(awarded in the form of cash). The booking time for the lunch will be determined by
the Promoter in its absolute discretion;
• four (4) nights standard room, twin share accommodation in Los Angeles (at a
minimum 4 star hotel), valued at up to AU$1,600.00;
• two (2) tickets to the 2011 Twilight Convention in Los Angeles, valued at up to
AU$658.00; and
• standard travel insurance, valued at up to AU$200.00.
12. Each Minor Prize is valued at AU$4,814.95 and includes:
• 1 x Sony Bravia 3D TV (KDL46HX800) 46” 117cm, valued at AU$2,999.00;
• 1 x 3D transmitter (TMBR100), valued at AU$69.00;
• 2 x 3D glasses (TDGBR100B), valued at AU$99.00 each pair (AU$198.00 total
value);
• 1 x Playstation 3 Airbrushed Console, valued at AU$1,499.00; and
• 1 x Twilight Saga Eclipse Blu-ray disc, valued at AU$49.95.
13. Total prize pool value for the entire promotion is up to $38,612.75.
14.
The Major Prize must be taken to coincide with the Twilight convention (between 4th - 6th
March 2011).15. The Promoter is neither responsible nor liable for any loss or damage suffered in the
event that the Twilight Convention in Los Angeles and/or the VIP Private Twilight
Location Tour in Vancouver is postponed, cancelled, rescheduled or relocated for any
reason whatsoever.
16. The Major Prize winner must be accompanied by their parent or legal guardian if the
winner is under 18 years of age.
Major Prize is a single event holiday and cannot be separated into different holiday vacations. [
17. It is a condition of the Major Prize that the winner and his/her traveling companion must
comply with all the conditions of use of the Major Prize and Major Prize supplier’s
requirements.
18. The Major Prize winner and his/her companion are responsible for all other expenses
including spending money, meals (unless specified), tips, drinks, travel to and from the
departure point, transfers (unless specified), excess baggage, laundry charges, activities
(unless specified), incidentals, energy surcharges, gratuities, services charges,
government taxes, airport charges, passports, visas and all other ancillary costs.
19. Adequate travel insurance for the duration of the trip (unless specified) is highly
recommended, but must be organised by the Major Prize winner at his/her own expense.
20. A credit card imprint or cash deposit will be required from the Major Prize winner at the
time of check-in at each hotel, for all incidental charges. Once accommodation vouchers
are issued they are non-changeable.
21. A valid passport is required for all international journeys. It the responsibility of the Major
Prize winner and their travel companion to ensure they have all required passports, visas
and travel documentation as required for travel.
22. The Major Prize winner and his/her companion must depart from and return to the same
departure point and travel together.
23. Itinerary for the Major Prize is to be determined by the Promoter in its absolute discretion.
24. Frequent flyer points will not form part of the Major Prize.
25. The Major Prize winner needs to present the original letter (forwarded to them after
notification) announcing their success when redeeming flight tickets. This is a validity
issue to ensure the recipient of the flight(s) and accommodation is the actual Major Prize
winner of the competition.
26. The Promoter makes no representation as to the safety, conditions or other issues that
may exist at any destination. International travel advice can be obtained from various
sources, including government, local consular offices and the web site of the Australian
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
27. All prizes are subject to the standard terms and conditions of individual prize and service
providers.
28. Any prize, or any unused portion of a prize, is not transferable or exchangeable and
cannot be redeemed as cash, unless otherwise specified.
29. 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 all prizes are 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/ online,
redemption of that portion of the prize will be subject to the terms and conditions
stipulated on the voucher / ticket / pass/ online. The Promoter will not be liable for any
voucher / ticket / pass that has been lost, stolen, forged, damaged or tampered with in
any way.
30. If there is a dispute as to the identity of an entrant, the Promoter reserves the right, in its
sole discretion, to determine the identity of the entrant.
31. By entering the promotion via SMS an entrant consents to the Promoter using the their
personal details for the purposes of sending one (1) mobile terminated (MT) reply
message which includes a confirmation of their entry in the promotion AND details of a
special offer made by one of the Promoter’s partners.
32. Entrants must ensure that all care is taken when dialing or sending messages to the
promotional number. It is the complete responsibility of the entrant 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 entrant.
33. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any SMS messages not received by the
Promoter or delays in the delivery of the SMS message due to technical disruptions or for
any other reason. An entry will only be counted as being received when it has been
received by the Promoter’s software system, not when it was sent from the handset.
34. If a prize or portion of a prize is unavailable, for whatever reason, the Promoter reserves
the right to substitute the prize for a prize of equal or greater value and/or specification,
subject to any written directions from a regulatory authority.
35. The Minor Prize does not include any installation or set-up of any of the products in the
Minor Prize package.
36.
37. Products included in the Minor 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.
38. The Promoter takes no responsibility for prizes damaged, delayed or lost in transit.
39. By entering the promotion via SMS an entrant consents to the Promoter using the their
personal details for the purposes of sending one (1) mobile terminated (MT) reply
message which includes a confirmation of your entry in the promotion AND details of a
special offer made by one of our partners.
40. Prize winners will be notified within 2 days of the end of the prize draw by telephone, and
will also be notified in writing.
41. The Promoter makes no representation as to the safety, conditions or other issues that
may exist at any destination. International travel advice can be obtained from various
sources, including government, local consular offices and the web site of the Australian
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
42. It is a condition of accepting a prize that the winner agrees to be interviewed,
photographed and filmed at any time during the acceptance of the prize by the Promoter
or their agents for a story or feature on this promotion to be developed and featured on
the Nine Network (or any other form of media it deems suitable) without further
remuneration or reference to the winner. Details may feature on Nine Network on a date
to be determined by the Promoter. The inclusion of any such feature (including but not
limited to creative control of the feature) will remain with the Promoter at all times.
43. If a medical circumstance in some way restricts a person’s ability to enter the competition
through the required mechanic, they are still eligible to enter by contacting the Promoter
directly, they however they must briefly state their circumstances upon entry.
44. If an entrant’s entry is drawn as a winning entry, validation of their circumstances/the
validity of their entry will be undertaken by the Promoter. Method of validation (without
limitation) will be determined by the Promoter in its absolute discretion. If the entry is
deemed to be a valid winner, the winner will be notified as per the Conditions of Entry
herein. In the event that the Promoter requests an entrant to sign any legal documents
relating to the verification of their medical circumstance, the legal documents will take the
form determined by the Promoter. It is a condition of accepting a prize that the winner
sign any such legal documentation.
45. If for any reason a winner does not take the prize or an element of the prize, then the
prize or that element of the prize will not be redeemable for cash.
46. In the event of war, terrorism, state of emergency or disaster, the Promoter reserves the
right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promotion, subject to any written
directions from a relevant regulatory authority.
47. 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 its 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.
48. The Promoter reserves the right to verify, at any time during or after the closing of the
promotion, 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. SMS
entries via the internet are not valid and will not be accepted.
49. Subject to the unclaimed prize draw clause, if for any reason a winner does not take the
prize or an element of the prize by the time stipulated by the Promoter, then the prize or
that element of the prize will be forfeited.
50. A draw for the major prize, if unclaimed, may take place at 10am AEDST on Monday, 7
February 2011 at the same place as the original draw, subject to any directions from a
regulatory authority. The winner of the draw (if any) will be notified in writing and their
name will be published in the public notices section of The Australian on Thursday, 10
February 2011.
51. A draw for any unclaimed minor prizes may take place at 10am AEDST on Friday, 4th
March 2011 at the same place as the original draw, subject to any directions from a
regulatory authority. Winners of the draw (if any) will be notified in writing and their names
will be published in public notices section of The Australian on Friday, 11th March 2011.
52. 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.
53. If for any reason this competition is not capable of running as planned (including but not
limited to) technical failures, unauthorised intervention, fraud or any other causes beyond
the control of the Promoter which corrupts or affect the administration, security, fairness,
integrity or proper conduct of this competition, the Promoter reserves the right in its sole
discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and/or, subject
to any written directions given by the various Lottery Departments, to cancel, terminate,
modify or suspend the competition.
54. All entries and other information provided in the course of this competition 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 an entrant to provide the entrant with information regarding further
offers, promotions or goods and services provided by the Promoter and/or the Promoter’s
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partners and sponsors. The Promoter may also disclose information about entrants to its
service providers to enable the Promoter to provide entrants with services. Entrants
personal information may be disclosed to State and Territory lottery departments and
winners’ names published as required under the relevant lottery legislation. Entrants
consent to the Promoter’s use and disclosure of information about them as contemplated
by this condition. Entrants must send an email to
competitions@nine.com.au with their
name, mobile phone number and a request to cancel the service, if they want to remove
their information from the Promoter’s record. If an entrant wishes to update or modify
their details they must email
competitions@nine.com.au with their name, mobile phone
number and a request to update or modify their details.
55. Except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law, the Promoter (including its
officers, employees and agents) excludes 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) any tax liability incurred by a winner or
entrant; or (f) use of a prize / taking of the major prize.
56. The Promoter is Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd, ABN 88 008 685 407 of 24 Artarmon Rd,
Willoughby, NSW 2068. Entrants can contact the Promoter in relation to the promotion
by mail to this address or by telephone to (02) 9906 9999.
Authorised under Permit Numbers: NSW Permit No. LTPS/10/11138 VIC Permit No.
10/4191 ACT Permit No. TP10/05077.1 SA Permit No. T10/2780
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