Thanks for entering Lonely Planet's Skype Hello World promotion. Here's some important stuff you should know.
Who's running the show?
The promoter is Lonely Planet Publications Pty Limited (ABN 36 005 607 983) of 90 Maribyrnong Street, Footscray, Victoria 3011 Australia. Information about the prizes and how to enter forms part of these conditions of entry. By entering the promotion, these conditions of entry apply to your entry. Any changes to these conditions of entry will be published on the Lonely Planet website at
www.lonelyplanet.com, so you should check these conditions of entry regularly.
Can I play?
The laws in some places don't allow Lonely Planet to run this promotion, in which case the promotion and these conditions of entry are void in those places. Also, you can't enter this promotion if you (or your immediate families or housemates) are employed by Lonely Planet, Skype or their subsidiaries and affiliated companies. You must be over 18 years old to enter.
How do I play?
To enter, head to our Facebook competition and answer a quick 10-question photo quiz. Once completed, you can enter the competition by submitting your best caption of 25 words or less for the competition photo. You don't have to buy anything to enter. You can enter between 12:00am PDT on May 15, 2012 until 12:00am PDT on July 1, 2012. You can only enter once. Your entry is received at the time Lonely Planet receives it. If your dog eats your entry, it's not Lonely Planet's fault. If your entry gets lost in cyberspace or doesn't arrive for any other reason, that's not Lonely Planet's fault either. Lonely Planet might have to extend the dates of the promotion, but only if it's totally unavoidable, and we'll let you know if we do.
How do you pick the winner?
Rather than consulting tea leaves, the winners will be selected by an independent judge, who will review all the eligible entries and then decide on the best entry which will win first prize and the second best entry which will win the second prize. This unenviable task will happen in a small, dark room at 90 Maribynong Street, Footscray, Victoria 3011, on July 3, 2012. The judges' decision is final (so there!) and no correspondence will be entered into, even if you think that sucks. Lady luck has nothing to do with this promotion.
Lonely Planet can cancel or modify the promotion if there are compelling technical or administrative reasons which we cannot control. If that happens, Lonely Planet will pick a winner from all eligible entries received at that time.
What can I win?
There is a limit of one prize per person. That means you can't win both first and second prize.
First prize consists of a non-transferable USD$5000 prepaid Visa card provided by Lonely Planet. Additional terms and conditions of use will apply to the prepaid Visa card and will be provided to the winner when the prize is awarded. All statements made in relation to the prepaid Visa card are made by First National Bank of Omaha as the issuer of the product and not by Lonely Planet.
Second prize consists of USD$1000 (US retail value) worth of Lonely Planet books of the runner up's choice provided by Lonely Planet.
Total prize value is approximately USD$6000. These prize values are accurate at the start of the promotion.
If you do win
You can't exchange the prize for cash, or ask us to give it to someone else (not that you'd want to!). We will use reasonable efforts to award the prize as described, but, if due to unforeseen circumstances we are unable to do that, we'll substitute it either for cash or another prize of comparable value, but we'll decide which.
You'll be responsible for all taxes, insurance and any other expenses, fees and costs connected with that prize that are not included in the prize description.
If, in order to take the prize, you're lucky enough to need a valid passport and/or other necessary travel documentation and visas, you'll need to sort those out for yourself (including finding out what documents you need).
You are responsible for your use of the prize, including complying with any applicable terms and conditions of use (including the terms set out in the Winner Deed document).
Of course, if you win a prize, you'll be good and comply with all relevant laws, rules and regulations.
How do I find out if I won?
We'll give the winner the good news by email and their name(s) will be published on the Lonely Planet Facebook page within 5 days after selection. If you're riddled with curiosity, send us a stamped, self addressed envelope (including the name of the promotion) to us within 3 months of the date of selection of the winner, and we'll write back and tell you who won.
Lonely Planet will do its best to find the winner. But if we can't, or if the winner hasn't accepted the prize by 2 weeks following the date that we first announce the winner, the next best entry will be declared the winner. Remember, there is a limit of one prize per person that means that if you've already won a prize, you won't be eligible to win again if we need to re-award a prize.
What happens to my entry?
You agree that all of your entry is your own work. On submission, your entry becomes the property of Lonely Planet, and you give Lonely Planet a worldwide, irrevocable licence to reproduce, publish, adapt, communicate and broadcast all or part of it in any form and media, and to sublicense those rights (including to our related companies, licensee publishers and partners). You also consent to us editing, re-using, storing, reproducing and communicating your entry in any medium. Generally, we will attribute you as the author where possible, but in some circumstances, we may decide not to.
Lonely Planet and its promotional partners will only use the personal information contained in your entry to conduct the promotion and award the prize (but if you've told Lonely Planet that you want to receive stuff from us and/or our promotional partners, we'll use your personal information for that too). If you win a prize, Lonely Planet can use your name and photograph for future marketing purposes unless you tell us not to. We will keep your personal information in accordance with Lonely Planet's privacy policy at
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/legal/privacy-policy
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