Mitre 10 Mighty High Terms & Conditions
1. Variables
1.1 Resident of: Australia only.
1.2 Minimum age: 18 years
1.3 Start time: 10:00am (Sydney time)
1.4 Start date: Sunday the 19th May 2013
1.5 Closing time: 9:59am (Sydney time)
1.6 Closing date: Thursday 4th July 2013
1.7 Judging time: By 5.00pm (Sydney time)
1.8 Judging dates:
(a) Week 1 Thursday 6 June by 5pm (Sydney Time);
(b) Week 2 Thursday 13 June by 5pm (Sydney Time);
(c) Week 3 Thursday 20 June by 5 pm (Sydney Time);
(d) Week 4 Thursday 27 June by 5pm (Sydney Time);
(e) Week 5 Thursday 4 July by 5pm (Sydney Time).
1.9 Voting Period: voting to determine the Major Prize Winner will be
conducted during the following period:
(a) Voting start time: 10:00am (Sydney time)
(b) Voting start date: Monday 8th July 2013
(c) Voting close time: 4:00pm (Sydney time)
(d) Voting close date: Wednesday 24th July 2013
2. Prizes
2.1 There will be five (5) Round Prize Winners.
2.2 The five (5) Round Prize Winners and 200 Round Runners-Up will be selected
from entries received during the entry period for each Round, as outlined in
the table below:
Round Entry Open
Time
Entry Open
Date
Entry
Close Time
Entry Close
Date
Judging Date
(5:00pm)
1 10:00am 19 May 2013 9:59am 6 June 2013 6 June 2013
2 10:00am 6 June 2013 9:59am 13 June 2013 13 June 2013
3 10:00am 13 June 2013 9:59am 20 June 2013 20 June 2013
4 10:00am 20 June 2013 09:59am 27 June 2013 27 June 2013
5 10:00am 27 June 2013 09:59am 4 July 2013 4 July 2013
2.3 Each of the five (5) Round Winners will receive a Round Prize (a minor prize)
which includes:
(a) $2,500 cash, payable by the winner’s choice of either cheque or
electronic funds transfer (EFT) into the winner’s nominated
account.
(b) $2,500 Mitre 10 Store Credit redeemable at the Mitre 10 store
specified on their entry form (terms of use of store credit apply).
The total value of each Round Prize is AUD$5,000
The total value of the Round Winners Prize Pool is AUD$25,000Each of the 200 Round Runners-Up will receive $10 Mitre 10 Store Credit voucher
redeemable at the Mitre 10 store specified on their entry form and valid until 30
September 2013 (terms of use of store credit apply).
The total value of the Round Runners-Up Prize Pool is AUD$10,000
2.4 There will be one (1) Major Prize Winner.
2.5 The Major Prize Winner will receive a Major Prize, which includes
(a) $25,000 cash, payable by the winner’s selection of cheque or
electronic funds transfer (EFT) into the winner’s nominated
account.
(b) $25,000 Mitre 10 Store Credit, redeemable at the Mitre 10 store
specified on their entry form (terms of use of store credit apply).
The total value of the Major Prize Pool is AUD$50,000
2.6 The total competition prize pool value is AUD$85,000.
2.7 The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
2.8 All prize items are valued inclusive of GST and the Promoter takes no
responsibility for any variations in item values. The prizes are not
transferable, exchangeable or redeemable. In the event that any prize
item is unavailable, the Promoter reserves the right to substitute a prize item
of equal or greater value. Any taxes (other than GST, if any) which may be
payable as a consequence of a winner receiving the prize are the sole
responsibility of the winner.
2.9 The Promoter makes no representations or warranties as to the
quality/suitability/merchantability of any of the goods/services offered as
prizes; and accepts no responsibility for loss or damage to prizes in transit.
3. Who may enter
The only persons who may enter and be awarded prizes are residents of the
place specified in Condition 1.1, who have attained the age specified in
Condition 1.2 (if an age is specified in that condition), who are not (i) employees
of, or contractors to, the Promoter, the Sponsor, Nine or any of its agencies
involved with this competition, or (ii) members of the immediate family of such
employees and contractors.
"Immediate family" means spouse, de facto spouse, parent, natural or adopted
child, and sibling (whether natural or adopted by a parent), whether or not they
live in the same household as the employee/contractor.
“Promoter” means ninemsn Pty Ltd ABN 33 077 753 461.
“Sponsor” means Mitre 10 Australia Pty Ltd ACN 009 713 704.
“Nine” means Nine Entertainment Co. Pty Ltd (ACN 122 205 065).4. Entrants bound by conditions
By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these conditions.
5. How to enter
5.1 To enter, entrants must:
(a) Read and accept these terms and conditions;
(b) Log onto
www.ninemsn.com.au/theblock/win/mitre10 (c) Follow the prompts and register their details (full name, address, daytime
telephone number and email address, among other things);
(d) Upload a photograph they have taken themselves of the area in their
home that they wish to renovate;
(e) Describe their renovation ‘style’ in three words;
(f) Nominate which ‘Accent Palette’ they would prefer, by selecting one
from a drop down menu;
(g) Nominate their local Mitre 10 store (any Mitre 10 store may be nominated
and if the entrant wins a prize – the store credit will be available at this
nominated store); and
(h) Answer the following in 25 words or less:
Tell us how you’d renovate your current bathroom, bedroom, kitchen or
backyard for your chance to win the Round prize.
Please note the entry (including photo) must comply with these Terms and
Conditions (including without limitation conditions 7 and
5.2 Each entrant acknowledges and agrees that their entry may be published
on the competition website along with his or her first name, suburb with the
Mitre 10 store and Accent Paint colour palette nominated on their entry
form. Your entry may be moderated and disqualified if in the Promoter’s
opinion the entry:
(a)is or contains an element that is objectionable, offensive or
inappropriate for publication (including but not limited to content
containing profanity, nudity or potentially insulting, scandalous,
inflammatory or defamatory images, language or other material);
(b) contains material that may infringe a third party’s rights;
(c) contains a photo of poor quality; or
(d)is otherwise non-compliant with these Terms and Conditions.
Moderation of the publication of entries is in the Promoter’s sole discretion.
An entry will be disqualified if the Promoter considers that the entry is not in
accordance with these Terms and Conditions. No correspondence will be
entered into.6. Selection of winner
6.1 At the time and on the datesspecified in Conditions 1.7 and 1.8, the judges
will choose each of the five (5) Round Winners. Each Winner will be the
entrant who has been judged to have submitted during that Round the
entry with the most creative and original photo and answer to the
competition question asked in Condition 5 (h). At the time and on the
dates specified in Conditions 1.7 and 1.8, after the judges have selected
the Round Winner for that round, the entries judged to be the 200 next most
creative and original photos and answers to the competition question
asked in Condition 5(h) submitted in that Round will each win the RunnersUp Prize.
6.2 After all Round Prizes have been awarded, the five (5) Round Winners’
entries with entrant profiles will be displayed in a gallery at
www.ninemsn.com.au/theblock/win/mitre10 (“Gallery”) and made
available for members of the public to vote on during the Voting Period
described in Condition 1.9.
6.3 As a condition of accepting the Round Prize and in order to appear in the
Gallery and be eligible to win the Major Prize, Round Winners will be
required to provide to the Promoter with the following profile information to
add to their entry:
(a) a video which outlines why they deserve the Major Prize (maximum
duration two (2) minutes);
(b) up to five (5) images of their inspiration, house, or the room they wish
to renovate (where each winner must have taken, created and must
own each of the images they submit to the Promoter); and
(c) a written piece created by the winner of up to 500 words outlining
who they are, where they live and the background story to their
desired renovation and their images they’ve provided.
6.4 Each entry will be individually judged based on literary and creative merit.
6.5 The Major Prize will be awarded to the Round Winner whose entry receives
the most votes(where votes must be cast in accordance with the voting
conditions on the Gallery site) within the Voting Period.
6.6 Chance plays no part in determining the winner or each Round or the
winner of the Major Prize.
6.7 The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify any entrant submitting an entry
(including any profile information) which: (a) infringes a third party’s
intellectual property rights; (b)tampers or manipulates the entry or judging
process; or (c) in the opinion of the Promoter, includes objectionable
content, including but not limited to profanity, nudity, potentially insulting,
scandalous, inflammatory or defamatory images or language.
6.8 Incomplete or indecipherable entries will be deemed invalid.7 Special conditions of entry
7.1 All entries (including profile information) must be:
(a) the original independent creation of the entrant;
(b) owned by the entrant; and
(c) free of any claims, including copyright or trademark claims by other
parties.
7.2 Entries (including profile information) must not:
(a) have been published previously;
(b) have won prizes or awards in other competitions;
(c) be restricted in any way; or
(d) infringe any third party rights.
7.3 It is a condition of the awarding of each prize that the winner mustt, if
requested to do so by the Promoter, sign and return any Affirmation of
Eligibility to Enter, Ownership of Entry, and Release and Compliance
statements provided to the winner by the Promoter. The failure to return the
signed statements will result in the entitlement to the prize being forfeited
and the selection of another winner.
7.4 The Promoter reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of entries
and entrants (including an entrant’s identity, age and place of residence)
and to disqualify any entrant who submits an entry that is not in
accordance with these Terms and Conditions or who tampers or
manipulates with the entry process, voting process or judging process.
Failure by the Promoter to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not
constitute a waiver of those rights.
7.5 The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify any entrant submitting an entry
which infringes a third party’s intellectual property rights, or in the opinion of
the Promoter, includes objectionable content, including but not limited to
profanity, nudity, potentially insulting, scandalous, inflammatory or
defamatory images or language
7.6 Mitre 10 store credit will be available only at the store nominated by the
Round or Major Prize Winner as their local Mitre 10 store in their initial
competition entry. Credit will take the form of a running account under the
winner’s name and may be redeemed only by the winner. This credit will
expire 12 months after it is awarded. Any credit remaining unused at that
time will be forfeited.
8 Limitations on entry
8.1 There is a limit of one (1) entry in each Round per person meaning that
each entrant may submit a maximum of five (5) entries throughout the
entire competition, subject to the following:each entry must be submitted separately and in accordance with entry
requirements.
9 Duration
This competition starts at the Sydney time and date specified in Conditions 1.3
and 1.4. Entries must be received by the Sydney time and date specified in
Conditions 1.5 and 1.6.
10 No quality, etc, representations/exclusion of liability
10.1 The Promoter:
(a) makes no representations or warranties as to the
quality/suitability/merchantability of any of the goods/services
offered as prizes;
(b) accepts no responsibility for loss or damage to prizes in transit;
(c) accepts no responsibility for late, lost or misdirected registrations;
and;
(d) is not liable, to the extent permitted by law, for any loss suffered or
sustained, to person or property and including, but not limited to,
consequential (including economic) loss by reason of any act or
omission, deliberate or negligent, by the Promoter, or its servants or
agents, in connection with the arrangement for supply, or the supply,
of any goods or services by any person to the prize winner and,
where applicable, to any family/persons accompanying the winner.
10.2 Condition 10 does not affect, and is not intended to affect, any rights a
consumer might have, which are not able to be excluded under
applicable Australian consumer protection laws. To the fullest extent
permitted by law, any liability of the Promoter or its servant or agents for
breach of any such rights is limited to the payment of the cost of having
the prize supplied again.
11 Winner notification and publication
Each winner will be notified by telephone and/or email, using the details
provided in their entry. Subject to these Terms and Conditions, each entry that
wins a round will be published in the gallery for voting in accordance with these
Terms and Conditions.
12 Use of Headings
Headings and subheadings are inserted for convenience only and shall not
be used to interpret the text of these conditions in any way adverse to an
interpretation in favour of the Promoter.
13 Ownership of entries
13.1 All entries become and remain the property of the Promoter.13.2 The Promoter reserves the right to use the content of winning entries for the
purpose of future promotions.
13.3 In addition to publishing all entries in accordance with Condition 5.2, the
Promoter reserves the right to use (including licensing to third parties) the
content of any entries for the purpose of promoting this competition and
future promotions in any media worldwide.
14 Internet
14.1 If for any reason this competition is not capable of running as planned,
including but not exclusively infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering,
manipulation, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures or any
other causes beyond the control of the Promoter which corrupt 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 manipulates or tampers with the (or who
benefits from any tampering or manipulation of the) entry process or any
other aspect of the conduct of the promotion, and to cancel, terminate,
modify or suspend the competition.
14.2 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.
14.3 The Promoter is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction
of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or
providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or entry to
be received by the Promoter on account of technical problems or traffic
congestion on the Internet or at any Website, or any combination thereof,
including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's
computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any
materials in this competition.
14.4 CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR THE
INFORMATION ON A WEBSITE, OR TO OTHERWISE UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE
OPERATION OF THIS COMPETITION, MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND
CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, WHETHER
SUCCESSFUL OR NOT, THE PROMOTER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK
DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
15 LIABILITY, INDEMNITY AND RELEASE
15.1 In consideration for the Promoter accepting the Entrant’s entry, the Entrant
releases and forever discharges the Promoter from all claims that the
Entrant may have or may have had but for this release arising from or in
connection with any entrant’s participation in this promotion; each of the
winner’s acceptance and use of each of the prize, and (if applicable) the
winner’s guest’s acceptance and use of the prize.15.2 The entrant indemnifies and holds harmless the Promoter to the extent
permitted by law in respect of any claim by any person (including but not
limited to other entrants in the promotion), arising as a result of or in
connection with the entrant’s participation in the promotion.
15.3 In this Condition 15, “all claims” means and includes any action, suit,
proceeding, claim, demand, damage, penalty, cost or expense however
arising.
16 Promoter
The Promoter is ninemsn Pty Ltd, ABN 33 077 753 461, Level 7 Tower Building,
Australia Square, 264 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000.
17 Entire conditions
These conditions constitute the entire agreement of the parties relating to the
entry and the conduct of the competition.
