Terms & Conditions
Universal City Studios LLC dba Universal Studios Hollywood
and MCM Media Pty Ltd (the 'Promoter')
Transformers: The Ride 3D Contest (the 'Contest')
Rules and Regulations
No purchase necessary. Information on how to enter this promotion and prizes form part of these Rules and Regulations of entry. Entry into the promotion is deemed acceptance of these Rules and Regulations of entry. Entry is via
www.take40.com and
www.thehothits.com. No purchase necessary.
Entry into this promotion is open to all legal residents of Australia aged 10 years and over. Employees of MCM Media and/or their immediate families are not eligible to enter the promotion. Employees and their immediate family members of associated agencies of MCM Media and companies associated with the promotion are also ineligible. This is a Game of Skill and chance plays no part in determining the winner.
The competition and registration commences at 12:00pm (AEDT) on Monday 11th June 2012. All registrations must be received by 12:00pm (AEDT) on Monday 2nd July 2012. All registrations are deemed to be received at the time of receipt into the Promoter's database, and not at the time of transmission by the entrant.
All entries will be viewed and judged by a judging panel at MCM Media, Level 1, Building 210, The Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park, NSW 2021, on Monday 2nd July at 3.00pm (AEST). The winner will be notified by phone and email within 2 working days of the relevant judging date. The winner will be determined on their creativity and originality.
To enter the competition, users will be required to log on to one of the websites mentioned in Section 1, click through to the 'Transformers: The Ride 3D' promotional title and answer in 25 words or less 'Why would you love to win a trip to Hollywood to experience Transformers: The Ride 3D?' All answers must be written in English. Entrants will also be required to leave personal information including entrant's name, date of birth, address, phone number and e-mail address.
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Major Prize: There will be one (1) major prize winner. The Major Prize ('Prize') is a trip for two to Los Angeles, California, including:
2 x return economy airfares from the capital city nearest to the entrant's home address to Los Angeles, California (valued at maximum of $1500.00 each) 5 x night's accommodation at the Universal Sheraton (valued at $1375.00)
2 x tickets to Universal Studios (valued at $308.00)
2 x tickets for a tour of celebrity homes in Los Angeles on Starline Tours (valued at $100.00)
2 x return airport/hotel transfers in Los Angeles via Super Shuttle (valued at $100.00)
The total prize pool is valued at a maximum of $4883.00
The Major Prize Winner ('Winner') and the Winner's travelling companion must travel at the same time, must depart from the same capital city in Australia and are responsible for transport from/to their residence to the nearest capital city for flight departure. Possible departure cities include Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth.
If the Winner is under 18 years of age the Prize will be awarded to the Winner's legal parent or guardian.
The Winner and the Winner's travelling companion are responsible for all other expenses including but not limited to additional spending money, meals, drinks, transfers (unless specified), laundry charges, activities (unless specified), incidentals,, All taxes and government surcharges (including departure taxes and airport charges) are not included, and are the responsibility of the prize winner. Credit Card payment only, energy surcharges, gratuities, services charges, travel insurance and all other ancillary costs. Travel insurance is highly recommended to protect against the additional costs incurred in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
Airfare must be booked and issued prior to 30th November 2012. At least two weeks' notice must be provided to Promoter and/or prize supplier prior to issuing. Travel must be completed by 31st May 2013. No extensions permitted.
Once airfare has been booked, date changes are permitted subject to availability only. Origin and destination must remain the same. Winner will be responsible for paying for the $50AUD amendment fee per change per person.
Travel is not permitted during the following periods:
THANKSGIVING: 18th November 2012 to 25th November 2012
HOLIDAY SEASON: 10th December 2012 to 16th January 2013
EASTER: 28th March 2013 to 7th April 2013
Cash will not be awarded in lieu of the major prize or any element thereof.
Airfare is available on the regular scheduled services of each airline and is subject to seasonal embargos. Flight itinerary may have to be adjusted depending on the airline's departure city and its current flight schedule. Frequent Flyer points are not available from any airline.
A credit card imprint or cash deposit may be required from the Winner at check-in to the hotel, for all incidental charges. Once accommodation vouchers are issued they are non-changeable.
MCM Media and associated companies make no representation as to the safety, conditions or other issues that may exist at any destination.
The Winner is advised that tax implications may arise from the Prize and the Winner should seek independent financial advice prior to acceptance of the Prize.
As a condition of accepting a prize, the Winner and the Winner's travelling companion must sign any legal documentation as, and in the form, required by the Promoter and/or prize suppliers in their absolute discretion, including but not limited to a legal release and indemnity form.
By accepting the Prize, the Winner and the Winner's travelling companion agree to participate in and co-operate as required with all reasonable media editorial requests relating to the prize, including but not limited to being interviewed and photographed, filmed and/or chaperoned throughout the duration of the prize, for the purpose of promoting this promotion (including any outcome), and promoting any products manufactured, distributed and/or supplied by the Promoter.
In consideration for the Promoter awarding the prize to the Winner, the Winner will be required to assign to the Promoter all rights, titles and interest in and to all copyright in any material created pursuant to Winner's participation in any aspect of the prize ('Works'). Winner acknowledges that the Promoter is free to use the Works and to exercise its rights in relation thereto and that the Winner will not be entitled to any fee for such use.
The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be considered once the judges decide on the Winner.
The Prize will be awarded to the person named in the entry. No part of the Prize is exchangeable, transferable or redeemable for cash.
All prize values are the recommended retail value as provided by the supplier and are correct at time of printing. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any variation in prize values. If any element of the Prize is unavailable for whatever reason, the Promoter reserves the right to substitute that prize element for a prize element of similar value, subject to state/government regulation.
The Promoter and each of its related corporate bodies, associated agencies and companies associated with this promotion will not be liable for (a) any loss (including, without limitation, indirect, special or consequential loss or loss of profits), expense, damage, personal injury or death which is suffered or sustained (whether or not arising from any person's negligence) in connection with this promotion; (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 tax liability incurred by a winner or entrant; (e) or accepting or taking of prize, except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law (in which case that liability is limited to the minimum allowable by law).
Should an entrant's contact information change during the promotional period, it is the entrant's responsibility to notify the Promoter. A request to access or modify any information provided in an entry should be directed to the Promoter.
MCM Media and each of their related corporate bodies, associated agencies, and companies associated with this promotion will take no responsibility for any delay in delivery once prizes have left the Promoter's premises.
The Promoter reserves the right to request entrants and/or Winner to provide proof of identity, proof of residency at the nominated prize delivery address, and/or proof of entry validity. Proof of identification, residency and entry considered suitable for verification is at the discretion of the Promoter. In the event that an entrant or Winner cannot provide suitable proof of identity, the entrant or Winner will forfeit their entry/prize in whole and no substitute will be offered.
All entries become the property of the Promoter. The Promoter collects personal information about the entrant to enable them to participate in this promotion, which may include disclosure to third parties for the purpose of processing and conducting the promotion, but no further use of this information will be made without prior consent.
If for any reason this promotion is not capable of running as planned, including due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of the Promoter, which corrupt or affect the administration security, fairness or integrity or proper conduct of this promotion, the Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, take any action that may be available, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promotion, subject to state/government regulation.
STANDARD OPT-IN: All opt-in entries for The Promoter will become property of the respective party. All entries will be entered into a database and the relevant party may use the entrant's names, addresses and telephone numbers for future promotional, marketing and publicity purposes in any media worldwide without notice and without any fee being paid unless otherwise advised by the entrant. By opting-in, entrants confirm that they allow their information to be used for this purpose. If entrants no longer consent to their information being used for future marketing purposes, entrants should contact The Promoter at the address set out below. Any request to update, modify or delete the entrant's details should be directed to The Promoter.
In the case of the intervention of any outside agent or event which naturally changes the result or prevents or hinders it's determination, including but not limited to vandalism, power failures, tempests, natural disasters, acts of God, civil unrest, strikes; the Promoter may in its absolute discretion cancel the event and recommence it from the start on the same conditions subject to state regulation.
The Promoter may, in its sole discretion, disqualify all entries from, and prohibit further participation in this promotion by any person who tampers with or benefits from any tampering with the entry process or with the operation of the promotion or acts in violation of these Rules and Regulations of entry, acts in a disruptive manner or acts with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person.
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