Terms and Conditions - Organic Gardener Magazine
Australia Local Heroes Competition, April 2013
This document sets out the terms of participation in Organic Gardener magazine’s “Local Heroes”
competition (“Competition”).
1. The promoter of this Competition is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABN 52 429 278
345), 700 Harris Street, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia (the “Promoter”).
2. By entering the Competition, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. Any
instructions relating to the Competition on the Promoter’s website form part of these Terms and
Conditions.
3. The Promoter may in its discretion refuse to award any prize to any entrant who fails to comply
with these Terms and Conditions.
Eligibility
4. Entry to the Competition is open to all Australian and New Zealand residents.
5. An entrant must be an individual and not a company or organisation. Employees of the
Promoter and any person associated with the Competition, and any organisation or individual
associated with the provision of the prize(s), are not eligible to enter.
6. If an entrant is under 18 years of age, they must obtain the consent of their parent or guardian
before entering the Competition.
Competition Period
7. The Competition opens at 10am AEST on Wednesday 3rd April 2013 and closes at 6pm AEST
on Tuesday 4th June 2013 (“Competition Period”).
8. Any entry received after the expiry of the Competition Period will be deemed invalid. No
responsibility is accepted for late, lost, delayed or misdirected entries.
How to Enter
9. To enter the Competition, you must:
a. Tell us in 30 words or less: “Who would be your local hero and why?” (“Entry”)
b. Send your Entry to us:
(i) via post to: OG Local Heroes competition, Organic Gardener, PO Box 605, The
Channon, NSW 2480; or
(ii) go to organicgardener.com.au, click on the “COMPETIITON” tab and enter your
details and response.
10. Each Entry by mail or email must include your name, address, valid email or postal address
and a daytime telephone contact number or it will be deemed invalid.
11. You must not enter the Competition more than once.
Your Entry
12. All entries become the property of the Promoter and will not be returned to the entrants.
13. By submitting your Entry to the Promoter, you grant the Promoter and its licensees and
assignees a non-exclusive licence to exercise all rights in your Entry, including without
limitation, the right to reproduce and communicate your Entry and all other material provided by
you to the Promoter to the public in whole or in part, in perpetuity and throughout the world in
any media at any time and you grant to the Promoter all associated rights necessary to
exercise these rights.
14. You acknowledge and agree that your Entry may be edited or adapted at any time by the
Promoter for legal, editorial or operational reasons.
Prize
15. The entrants whose Entry is judged by the Promoter’s panel of judges to be the best, most
original and creative will win the major prize (“Major Prize Winner”). Chance plays no part in
determining the prize winner.
16. Decisions of the Promoter and its panel of judges are final and will be binding on each person
who enters the Competition and no correspondence will be entered into.
17. The Major Prize Winner will receive: a copy of Local Heroes by Meryl Butterworth and Melissa
Mylchreest valued at $35 (incl. GST). Prize values are based upon recommended retail prices
and are correct as of the commencement of the Competition Period.
18. No component of the prize can be transferred or redeemed for cash.
19. In the event that any of the prizes become unavailable, for whatever reason, the Promoter
reserves the right to provide a similar product to the same or greater value as the original prize,
subject to any applicable laws or written directions made under applicable legislation.
Winner Notification
20. Unless advertised differently, the prize winner(s) will be notified by phone, email and/or mail at
the end of the Competition Period. The name of the prize winner(s) and the city/town/suburb in
which he/she lives will be published in the next available issue of Organic Gardener magazine.
Please allow at least 28 days from the date of notification for the delivery of the prize.
General
21. Any attempt to interfere with the normal functioning of the Promoter’s website or to otherwise
undermine the legitimate operation of the Competition is prohibited and will render all entries
submitted by that person invalid. The Promoter may disqualify any entrant who has tampered
with the entry process or any other aspect of the Competition.
22. You warrant that:
a. all details provided with your Entry are true and accurate;
b. you have all necessary rights and licences to grant the rights set out in these Terms and
Conditions;
c. your Entry is your original work and has not been previously communicated to the public;
d. use of your Entry by the Promoter in accordance with these Terms and Conditions will
not infringe the rights of any third parties; and
e. your Entry does not breach any law,
and you will indemnify the Promoter against any loss or damage resulting from any breach of
these warranties.
23. You acknowledge that the Promoter is under no obligation to use your Entry, and any
reproduction and/or communication of your Entry to the public by the Promoter (in accordance
with these Terms and Conditions) is at the complete discretion of the Promoter.
24. The Promoter reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions if the Competition
cannot be run as originally planned. If there is any event that prevents or hinders the
Promoter’s conduct of the Competition or the Promoter’s ability to deliver the prize(s) to the
prize winner(s) of the Competition, the Promoter may, in its discretion, cancel the Competition
and recommence it at another time under the same conditions or select another winner.
25. You acknowledge the Competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or
associated with, Facebook. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the Competition
must be directed to the ABC through the Promoter’s website rather than to Facebook.
26. You agree that the Promoter may use your Entry and any personal details provided to the
Promoter for the purpose of conducting the Competition. The Promoter may disclose your
personal information to its contractors, agents, any co-promoter and to State and Territory
gaming departments, to assist in conducting the Competition. Prize winners’ names may be
published as set out in these Terms and Conditions. The Promoter
may also use your personal information for any promotional, marketing and publicity purposes
of the Promoter in any media without notice and without any fee being paid to you, subject to
the ABC’s Privacy Policy available at
http://www.abc.net.au/privacy.htm.
27. The Promoter is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, or for any of the
failure of the equipment or programming associated with or utilised in the Competition, or for
any technical error that may occur in the course of the administration of the Competition. The
Promoter assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay
in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised
access to or alteration of entries.
28. Except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law, the Promoter will not be liable for any
death, injury, damages, expenses, or loss whatsoever (whether direct, indirect or
consequential) to persons or property as a result of any person entering into the Competition or
accepting or using any prize, including without limitation non-receipt of any prize or damage to
any prize in transit and the prize winner’s failure to comply with the terms and conditions (if any)
specified by any third party.
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