http://messymeals.com.au/index.php?enter=yesWe're searching for the family with Australia's messiest meals!
Do you have a big family that loves pasta bakes and chocolate cake? Or a family that loves Sunday Roast, but never helps clean up? Or maybe you always find yourself scrubbing baked-on stains after your dishes have been through the dishwasher? If so, you might be just what we're looking for!
In our tests nothing beats Finish Quantum at removing even the toughest baked-on stains. So now we want you to take the Quantum challenge at home.
You could win $25000 and be in our next ad!
We’re searching for the family with Australia's messiest meals to put us to the ultimate test. If you think your family is up to the challenge enter now for a chance to win $25,000 and be in our next ad. All you have to do is enter pictures or video of your family’s messy meals.
This is how it works.
Your entry will be judged to see how high you rate on the messy meals scale. The top three entries will then be filmed in their homes to go through to the final round of public voting to see who will win the $25,000!
The judges are looking for the most entertaining and memorable messy meal entries that show the most about the family, their home and their mealtimes. Read the entry tips below for more detail.
How to create a winning entry.
First of all, you MUST have a dishwasher!Pictures are good but video is better.
Show us as much as you can. Introduce your family and show us your kitchen, your mealtimes, everything about your messy meals.
The more the better. But remember, you only get to create an entry once. So make sure you have everything before you upload it.
Be creative, but you don’t have to fake anything. If there's pasta sauce on the ceiling we'll know you probably put it there on purpose!
Tell us your story. Fill in the section about why your family meals get so messy.
View the Example Entries in the gallery to see what makes a good entry.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. This promotion ("Promotion") is conducted by Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty Ltd ABN 17 003 274 655 ("RB"), of 44 Wharf Rd, West Ryde, NSW 2114 Australia ("Promoter").
2. Entry into the Promotion constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions. All entry instructions and prize information published by the Promoter form part of these terms and conditions.
3. The Promotion is only open to Eligible Entrants. An Eligible Entrant is an individual who is an Australian resident aged 18 years or older who has a functional dishwasher as at time of entry, excluding any: (i) employee of the Promoter or any of its related corporations or any of their agencies associated with the Promotion; (ii) spouse, defacto spouse, parent, child or sibling (whether natural or by adoption) of an excluded employee; and (iii) person who the Promoter has previously notified is not permitted to enter the Promoter's promotions.
4. Promotion opens at 00:01hrs AEST on 24/09/2011 and closes at 23:59hrs AEDST on 22/10/2011 ("Entry Period"). For the purposes of this promotion, dates and times are stated in either Australian Eastern Standard Time ("AEST") or Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time ("AEDST") during the Entry Period. All times are stated using the 24 hour clock. 00:01hrs is the start of a day and 24:00hrs is the end of the day.
5. HOW TO ENTER
To enter and be eligible, Eligible Entrants must, during the Entry Period:
a) go to the Finish Quantum "We Love Messy Meals" website located at
www.messymeals.com.au ("Promotion Website");
b) click on the 'Enter Now' button;
c) correctly complete and submit the on-line entry form including their first name, surname, date of birth (entrants must be aged 18 or over), street address, postcode, state and contact number;
d) correctly complete additional entry details including their entry name, number of people in the family, confirm that they have a functional dishwasher and upload either written, photo or video content that shows how messy their family is at meal times and how much their family enjoys messy meals as part of their entry;
e) agree to all terms and conditions, provide approval for their submitted content to be utilised in marketing materials, including but not limited to their content being utilised in television, print and online advertising including the Finish Quantum "We Love Messy Meals" website;
f) provide consent to being filmed and photographed by the Promoter within their home (if selected as a Finalist) and if necessary, at external locations to be reasonably determined by the Promoter, for use in marketing materials including but not limited to being utilised in television, print and online advertising including the Finish Quantum "We Love Messy Meals" website; and
g) upload any supporting material for their entry including but not limited to text, photos, videos and/or web links - uploaded files can be submitted in any format accepted by the upload system on the Finish Quantum "We Love Messy Meals" website (as outlined on the website).
6. There is a strict limit of one entry per household.
7. Any cost associated with accessing the Promotion Website is the individual's responsibility and is dependent on the internet service provider used.
8. Entries will be screened before being uploaded on the Promotion Website. If the Promoter deems an individual's entry unsuitable for publication on the Promotion Website, it will in its absolute discretion, not publish the entry.
Stage 1: Selection of Finalists
9. At the conclusion of the Entry Period, the Promoter will judge all valid entries submitted based on the criteria outlined in Clause 10. The top three (3) entries as judged by the Promoter will be selected as Finalists.
10. The Promoter will judge all entries based upon the personality of the family and the family's suitability to promote the Promoter and Finish Quantum (as expressed in the content submitted). The Promoter will consider the following criteria when selecting the Finalists:
how humorous, compelling, entertaining and memorable the content is;
the relevance of the submitted content to the messiness of the family at meal times; and
the suitability of the family, household and their mealtime messiness to promote the Finish Quantum product and the Promoter (including but not limited to how, in the opinion of the Promoter and based on the content submitted, the family could benefit from the use of the Finish Quantum product and enjoy their messy meals even more).
11. Finalists will be notified by telephone and mail.
12. Representatives of the Promoter will visit each of the three (3) Finalists in their homes to obtain additional content and television footage for their entries. The Promoter will liaise with each Finalist to arrange a suitable time and date for the visit between 24/10/2011 and 28/10/2011. In the event that a suitable date and time cannot be arranged with a Finalist, the Promoter reserves the right to disqualify a Finalist and select another Finalist in their place.
13. Each Finalist must ensure that each person that is featured/nominated in the content submitted at the point of entry is present at the Finalist's home at the time of the visit and is available for any further external location filming (as deemed necessary by the Promoter). In the even that a Finalist fails to do so, the Promoter may, in its absolute discretion disqualify the Finalist and select another Finalist in their place.
14. The Promoter will provide each Finalist with details regarding what type of content is required on the day of the visit. Each Finalist must ensure that they and each member of their family follow directions of the Promoter's representatives in all respects on the day of the home visit and during any other promotional events or location filming. In the event that a Finalist (or a member of their family) fails to comply with the reasonable requests of the Promoter's representative at any stage, the Promoter reserves the right to disqualify the Finalist and select another Finalist in their place.
15. To be eligible to win the Major Prize, each Finalist must agree (and obtain agreement from each person featured in their content or seek agreement of a parent/guardian on behalf of any minors) to sign any documentation as reasonably necessary and in the form reasonably required by the Promoter in its absolute discretion, including but not limited to a legal release and indemnity form and a Talent Agreement.
Stage 2: Voting Period
16.At the conclusion of the home visits, the Promoter will create a 'Call to Vote' television commercial (which will air in mediums determined by the Promoter in its absolute discretion, including but not limited to in the following mediums: print, television and online) that will feature the three Finalists and their families. The full creative control and ownership of the content of the 'Call to Vote' television commercial rests with the Promoter and the commercial is not subject to the Finalists' approval. Any additional content including the Finalists original entries will be uploaded by the Promoter to the 'Voting Page' on the Finish Quantum "We Love Messy Meals" website and subjected to a public vote.
17. The public will then be able to vote via the Promotion Website on which Finalist has the most compelling entry during the Voting Period. To submit a vote, members of the public must follow the prompts on the Promotion Website and provide all of the requested information. There is a strict limit of one vote per household. Voting in this promotion is subject to the Terms and Conditions for the Finish Quantum "We Love Messy Meals" Free Sample Promotion available at
www.messymeals.com.au.
18. Voting opens at 00:01hrs AEDST on 6/11/2011 and closes at 23:59hrs AEDST on 19/11/2011 ("Voting Period").
Stage 3: Selection of Major Prize Winner
19.The Finalist that receives the most valid votes by the Public at the conclusion of the Voting Period will be deemed the Major Prize Winner. Any automated votes submitted via computer modems, programs or any other means (other than specified above) will be deemed invalid.
20.The Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify or discount any votes and voters that tamper with or attempt to tamper with, corrupt or attempt to corrupt, or manipulate or attempt to manipulate the fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the voting process. Failure by the Promoter to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.
21.In the case of a tie for the most votes received at the conclusion of the Voting Period, the Promoter will judge each of the tied Finalists' entries based on the original judging criteria outlined in Clause 10 of these Terms and Conditions. The tied Finalist whose entry is judged as the best overall entry by the Promoter will then be determined as the Major Prize Winner. The remaining Finalists will not receive any prize.
MAJOR PRIZE
22.There is one (1) Major Prize available to be won.
23.The Major Prize Winner will receive $25,000.00 (AU).
24.It is a condition of accepting the prize that the Major Prize Winner agrees (and obtain agreement from each person featured in their content or seek agreement of a parent/guardian on behalf of any minors) to: (a) appear in ongoing television, print and online advertising (at the discretion of the Promoter) for Finish Quantum; (b) make themselves available for future marketing and publicity purposes and activities on the dates reasonably provided by the Promoter; and (c) sign any documentation as necessary in this regard and in the form reasonably requested by the Promoter in its absolute discretion, including but not limited to a legal release and indemnity form and/or a Talent Agreement.
25.The Major Prize will be provided in full and final consideration of the Major Prize Winner's participation (and the full participating of each person contained in their content) in any and all advertising, marketing, promotional and/or publicity activities in connection with the Finish Quantum campaign and no further payments will be made to the Major Prize Winner (or the persons appearing in their content).
26.The Promoter will determine in its absolute discretion the nature and level of involvement and media exposure for the Major Prize Winner (and each person appearing in their content) for all associated marketing, advertising, promotional and/or publicity activities and events, and the Promoter hereby reserves the right to exclude any person from a particular activity or event, and/or to elect not to pursue a particular marketing, advertising, promotional and/or publicity activity or event using one or more of the persons appearing in the content.
27.Winners' prize value will be transferred to their nominated bank account via a secure Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT Payment) or via cheque. Winners will be given the option of both methods of payment. If winners choose to have their prize transferred into their nominated bank account, winners will be required to provide their bank details including Account Name, BSB Number and Account Number (solely for the purposes of this transaction). Payment will be made within 28 days of the winner announcement.
28. The Major Prize Winner will be announced on 20/11/11 AEDST. The Major Prize Winner will be notified by telephone and mail and their name will also appear on the Finish Quantum "We Love Messy Meals" website.
GENERAL
29. 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.
30.Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable.
31.Incomplete, indecipherable or illegible entries/votes will be deemed invalid.
32.If there is a dispute as to the identity of an entrant/voter, the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to determine the identity of the entrant/voter.
33.In the event that a Finalist fails to cooperate with the Promoter as reasonably requested in regard to the home visit, provision of additional content and any external location filming, the Finalist will be disqualified and another Finalist will be selected by the Promoter in its absolute discretion.
34.When an entrant submits any materials via the Promotion including but not limited to text, photographs and videos ("Content"), the entrant, unless the Promoter advises otherwise, licenses and grants the Promoter, its affiliates and sub-licensees a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, and sub-licensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish and display such Content for any purpose in any media, without compensation, restriction on use, attribution or liability. Entrants agree not to assert any moral rights in relation to such use and warrant that they have the full authority to grant these rights.
Entrants agree that they are fully responsible for the Content they submit. The Promoter shall not be liable in any way for such Content to the full extent permitted by law. The Promoter may remove any Content without notice for any reason whatsoever. Entrants warrant and agree that: (a) they will not submit any Content that is unlawful or fraudulent, or that the Promoter may deem in breach of any intellectual property, privacy, publicity or other rights, defamatory, obscene, derogatory, pornographic, sexually inappropriate, violent, abusive, harassing, threatening, objectionable with respect to race, religion, origin or gender, not suitable for children aged under 15, or otherwise unsuitable for publication; (b) they will obtain prior consent from any person or property that appears in their Content; (c) they will obtain full prior consent from any person who has jointly created or has any rights in the Content, to the uses and terms herein; (d) their Content shall not contain viruses or cause injury or harm to any person or entity; and (e) they will comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including without limitation, those governing copyright, content, defamation, privacy, publicity and the access or use of others' computer or communication systems.
Without limiting any other terms herein, the entrant indemnifies the Promoter for any breach of the above terms.
35.Entrants consent to the Promoter using the Eligible Entrant's name, likeness, image, and/or voice (including photograph, film and/or recording of the same) and Content in any media for an unlimited period without remuneration for the purpose of promoting this Promotion (including any outcome), and promoting any products manufactured, distributed and/or supplied by the Promoter.
36.Each Finalist agrees and acknowledges (and will ensure that any person appearing in the Content submitted by the Finalist also agrees and acknowledges) that:
a. the Promoter will have full and effective creative control over all aspects of creating and publishing any marketing/publicity material (including but not limited to television commercials, online content and print advertisements) that features a Finalist (and any person appearing in the Finalist's Content);
b. all ownership rights (including any copyright) to any material (including but not limited to television commercials, online content and print advertisements) created as part of any marketing/publicity activity that features a Finalist (and any person appearing in the Finalist's Content) will be fully owned by the Promoter;
c. any material that includes a Finalist's Content, or a part thereof, may or may not credit the Finalist as the author of the Content and will not be subject to approval by the Finalist (or any person appearing in the Content).
37.The entrants acknowledge and accept that being selected as a Finalist or Major Prize Winner and taking part in the related activities does not give rise to an employer/employee relationship between the Promoter and the entrant.
38.The Promoter reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of entries/votes and entrants/voters (including an entrant's/voter's identity, age and place of residence) and to disqualify any entrant/voter who submits an entry/vote that is not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions or who tampers with the entry/voting process. Errors and omissions will be accepted at the Promoters discretion. Failure by the Promoter to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.
39.Incomplete or indecipherable entries will be deemed invalid.
40.Only one entry is permitted per household. Only one vote is permitted per household.
41.The Promoter reserves the right to select additional reserve Finalists which they determine to be the next best, and record them in order, in case of invalid entry or ineligible entrant.
42.Finalists and the Major Prize Winner will be notified by telephone and mail.
43.This is a game of skill and chance plays no part in determining the Finalists or the Major Prize Winner.
44.The Promoter's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
45.If for any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter, the promotion is not capable of being conducted as reasonably anticipated, including but not limited to technical difficulties, unauthorised intervention or fraud, the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, unless to do so would be prohibited by law to (a) disqualify any entrant; and/or (b) to cancel, suspend, modify, terminate or cancel the Promotion.
46.CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO ANY WEBSITE OR THE INFORMATION ON ANY WEBSITE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROMOTION OR TO OTHERWISE UNDERMINE THE FAIR AND LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS PROMOTION MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. THE PROMOTER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE EVENT THAT ANY SUCH ATTEMPT IS MADE, WHETHER OR NOT THAT ATTEMPT RESULTS IN ANY SUCH DAMAGE, INTERFERENCE OR UNDERMINING.
47.Nothing in these conditions limits, excludes or modifies or purports to limit, exclude or modify any statutory consumer guarantees or implied condition or warranty the exclusion of which from these Terms and Conditions would contravene any statute or cause any part of these Terms and Conditions to be void ("Non-Excludable Guarantees"). Subject to the limitations in the preceding sentence, the Promoter excludes from these Terms and Conditions all conditions, warranties and terms implied by statute, general law or custom. Except for liability in relation to a Non Excludable Guarantee, the Promoter (including its officers, employees and agents) excludes all liability whether arising in tort (including without limitation negligence), contract or otherwise, for any personal injury or any other loss or damage (including without limitation loss of opportunity or loss of profits); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of the Promotion, including, without limitation, 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 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 tax implications; (e) any variation in reward value to that stated in these Terms and Conditions; (f) any tax liability incurred by a successful claimant or entrant and/or (g) a prize or use of a prize.
48.Eligible Entrants' and voters' personal information will be collected by or on behalf of the Promoter to enable it to administer the Promotion and publicise its winner. Entry/voting is conditional on providing this information. If an Eligible Entrant/voter opts in at the time of entry/vote submission, the information may be used to market the Promoter's products to the Eligible Entrant/voter. The personal information of each Finalist may be provided to others assisting in the conduct of the Promotion, including the Promotion administrator, prize suppliers and deliverers. Persons may contact the Promoter by visiting
www.rb.com to request to opt out, access to, or corrections of, any of their collected personal information that is held by the Promoter. If an Eligible Entrant/voter does not provide accurate personal information the Promoter may, in its absolute discretion, determine that they are not eligible to enter/vote or win a prize.
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