Terms and Conditions: June Daily Prize Draw on Today Show

Monday, June 8, 2009

Microsoft Parenting Hub Promotion


This promotion is a Daily Prize Draw.

Entry Instructions
The Daily Prize Draw promotion commences at 00:00 on 08/06/2009 and closes at 23:59 on 12/06/2009.
To enter the Daily Prize Draw an entrant must:
(i) visit the ‘Parents Playground’ website at:
http://www.parentsplayground.com.au
(ii) visit the 'Parents Playground’ competition area;
(iii) view the demonstration video;
(iv) complete the official competition entry form with all requested personal details; and
(v) agree to the competition conditions.

The entry will be submitted when the user clicks on the "Enter" button.

Limit of one entry per entrant per day.

There are five major prizes to be won, being one (1) major prize for each of the five (5) individual entry periods:

Entry Periods:

1. Opening date:12.00am AEST, Monday 08/06/09. Closing date: 11.59pm AEST, Monday 08/06/09. Draw date: 11.00am AEST, Tuesday 09/06/09.
2. Opening Date: 12.00am AEST, Tuesday 09/06/09. Closing date: 11.59pm AEST, Tuesday 09/06/09. Draw date: 11.00am AEST, Wednesday 10/06/09.
3. Opening Date: 12.00am AEST, Wednesday 10/06/09. Closing date: 11.59pm AEST, Wednesday 10/06/09. Draw date: 11.00am AEST, Thursday 11/06/09.
4. Opening Date: 12.00am AEST, Thursday 11/06/09. Closing date: 11.59pm AEST, Thursday 11/06/09. Draw date: 11.00am AEST, Friday 12/06/09.
5. Opening Date: 12.00am AEST, Friday 12/06/09. Closing date: 11.59pm AEST, Friday 12/06/09. Draw date: 11.00am AEST, Monday 15/06/09.

PRIVACY
Entrant personal information ("PI") will be collected to enable the Promoter to administer and promote this competition and its winners. The PI of winners may be provided to others assisting, including prize suppliers and deliverers, and to authorities that regulate this competition. Entrants may contact the Promoter at the address given below to request access to any of their collected PI that is still held. If an entrant does not truthfully provide all requested PI, the Promoter may determine that they are not eligible to win a prize.

Conditions

1. VARIABLES

WHO MAY ENTER (See Condition 2)
1.1 Residents of:
Australia ONLY

1.2 Meet these criteria:
Employees of the Promoter and the agencies associated with this promotion, and their immediate family members are ineligible.

1.3 Minimum age:
None

1.4 Excluded entity / entities beyond Promoter and involved agencies:
Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd & Microsoft (Australia) Holdings Pty Ltd

NUMBER OF ENTRIES PER ENTRANT (See Condition 6)
1 per day

COST OF ENTRY (See Condition 7)
1.6 SMS: N/A
1900/1902: N/A
Post: N/A

DURATION (See Condition 8)
1.7 Commencement time: 12am
1.8 Commencement date: 08/06/2009
1.9 Closing time: 11.59pm
1.10 Closing date: 12/06/2009

DRAW TO DETERMINE DAILY PRIZE DRAW WINNERS (See Condition 9)
1.11 Place: Level 7, Tower Building, Australia Square, 264 – 278 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
1.12 Time: 11am
1.13 Date: 08/06/2009, 09/06/2009, 10/06/2009, 11/06/2009 and 12/06/2009.

PRIZE (See Condition 10)
1.14 Daily Prize Draw Prizes: Five (5) Prize Packs, with each comprising:

  • Xbox360 Elite System English AUSTL/NZ Hdwr PAL valued at $549.00 (including GST).
  • LIPS Xbox 360 English AUSTL/NZ PAL DVD valued at $99.95 (including GST).
  • Forza 2 Xbox 360 English AUSTL/NZ PAL DVD valued at 69.95 (including GST).
  • Mass Effect Xbox 360 English Australia/India PAL DVD valued at $99.95 (including GST).
  • Gears of War 2 Xbox 360 English Australia/India PAL DVD valued at $99.95 (including GST).
  • Microsoft Office Home and Student valued at $209 (including GST).
  • Acer Timeline Laptop valued at $1,699.00 (including GST).
  • Samsung LA40B530 40'' full HD LCD TV valued at $2,199.00 (including GST).
  • The value of each Daily Prize Draw prize pack is $5,025.80 (including GST).
  • The total value of the Daily Prize Draw a prize pool is $25,129.00 (including GST)

    1.16 Maximum total value of all prizes:
    $25,129.00 (including GST).

    WINNER NOTIFICATION (See Condition 11)
    Daily Prize Draw:
    1. Telephone
    2. In Writing

    WINNER PUBLICATION – Print media (See Condition 12)
    1.18 Where: The Australian
    1.19 Date: 23/06/2009

    WINNER PUBLICATION – Website (See Condition 12)
    1.20 Web – address (URL): http://www.parentsplayground.com.au (Daily Prize Promotion winners only)
    1.21 First date of publication: 15/06/2009
    1.22 Last date of publication: 30/06/2009
    UNCLAIMED PRIZE DRAW (See Condition 13)
    1.23 Time, Date and Place to be held:
    At 11am on 25/08/09 at ninemsn Pty Limited, ABN 33 077 753 461, Level 7, Tower Building, Australia Square, 264-278 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
    1.24 Where published: The Australian
    1.25 Date published: 09/09/2009

    PROMOTER (See Condition 22)
    1.26 Promoter name and address:
    Ninemsn Pty Ltd, ABN 33 077 753 461, Level 7, Tower Building, Australia Square, 264 – 278 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

    PERMIT NUMBERS (See Condition 23)
    1.27 Permit Numbers:
    Authorised under NSW Permit No LTPS/
    LTPS/09/04952
    ACT Permit No. TP
    TP 09/01886
    VIC Permit No
    09/1628
    SA T
    T09/1167

    2. WHO MAY ENTER
    The only persons who may enter and be awarded prizes are those who (i) are residents of the place specified in Condition 1.1, (ii) meet the criteria, if any, specified in Condition 1.2 (iii) if an age is specified in Condition 1.3, have attained the age specified in that Condition, (iv) are not (a) employees of, or contractors to, the Promoter or any of its agencies involved with this competition, or of any entity specified in Condition 1.4, or (b) members of the immediate family of any such employees or contractors.

    "Immediate family" means spouse, defacto 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.

    3. ENTRANTS BOUND BY CONDITIONS
    By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these conditions.

    4. ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS
    Entry instructions form part of these conditions.

    Where SMS entry is permitted, SMS entries may only be sent from the entrant’s own mobile phone. SMS entries sent from other sources (eg computers) are invalid.

    5. AUTOMATIC AND NON-PERMITTED ENTRIES
    Any entry that is not lodged by the Promoter, that is lodged by automatic, repetitive, robotic, programmed or similar entry methods or agents, including the use of a competition entry service, will void all entries by that entrant.

    The Promoter may, at its absolute discretion, declare any or all entries made by an entrant invalid if the entrant: (i) fails to establish their entitlement to enter the Competition to the Promoter's satisfaction; or (ii) submits an entry which is not in accordance with these conditions.

    6. NUMBER OF ENTRIES PER ENTRANT
    An entrant may enter no more than the number of times specified in Condition 1.5.

    7. COST OF ENTRY
    Where entry is permitted by SMS, 1900/1902 call or post, the cost of submitting each permitted entry, including any GST, is as specified in Condition 1.6

    8. DURATION
    This competition commences at the Sydney time specified in Condition 1.7 on the date specified in Condition 1.8.
    Entries must be received by the Sydney time specified in Condition 1.9 on the date specified in Condition 1.10.

    9. DRAW TO DETERMINE THE WINNERS
    The draw to determine the winners will take place at the address specified in Condition 1.11 at the Sydney time specified in Condition 1.12 on the date specified in Condition 1.13.

    The Promoter’s decisions are final and the Promoter will not enter into any correspondence.

    10. PRIZES
    The prizes, and their values, are as specified in condition 1.14. The Promoter takes no responsibility for any variations in the values of the prizes.

    The awarding of the prizes is subject to the conditions, if any, specified in Condition 1.15.

    The maximum total value of all prizes in this competition is as specified in Condition 1.16.

    Except with the written consent of the Promoter, prizes are not transferable or exchangeable and non-cash prizes cannot be taken as cash. The Promoter has absolute discretion as to whether it will provide such consent and need not provide any reasons to any person for providing or withholding consent.

    If a prize, or any part of a prize, is “cash”, the “cash” will be paid by cheque drawn in favour of the winner.

    11. WINNER NOTIFICATION
    The winners will be notified by the means specified in Condition 1.17.

    12. WINNER PUBLICATION
    The name and suburb of the winners of prizes valued at more than $250 will be published (i) in the publication specified in Condition 1.18 on the date specified in Condition 1.19, and (ii) on the website specified in Condition 1.20, from the date specified in Condition 1.21 until the date specified in Condition 1.22.

    13. UNCLAIMED PRIZES
    Subject, where relevant, to any written directions given under the legislation regulating this promotion, if a prize is unclaimed by the winner drawn under Condition 9, (i) that winner will forfeit all entitlement to their prize, and (ii) the prize will then be awarded in a further draw to be held at the time, on the date and at the place specified in Condition 1.23. The names and suburbs of the winner(s) in this draw of prizes valued at more than $250 will be published in the publication specified in Condition 1.24 on the date specified in Condition 1.25.

    14. TAXES
    Any additional taxes which may be payable as a consequence of a winner receiving the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner.

    15. NO QUALITY, ETC, REPRESENTATIONS
    The Promoter makes no representations or warranties as to the quality/suitability/merchantability of any of the goods/services offered as prizes.

    16. EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY
    To the extent permitted by law, the Promoter is not responsible or liable for:
    (i) Inaccurate / incorrect transcription of entry information,
    (ii) Purported entries that are not received for any reason, including because they are lost, misdirected or stolen, or that are received, but are late, illegible, incomplete, sent with insufficient postage (where entry is by post), or sent other than as directed in the entry instructions,
    (iii) Any problems or technical failures of any kind, including malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems or network, servers or providers, computer equipment, or software,
    (iv) The unavailability or inaccessibility of any service whether or not caused by traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Website,
    (v) Unauthorised human intervention in any part of the competition,
    (vi) Electronic or human error which may occur in the administration of the competition,
    (vii) 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 a prize winner and, where applicable, to any family/persons accompanying a winner,
    (viii) Any injury or damage to persons or property, including to the participant's or any other person's computer related to, or resulting from, participation or downloading any materials in this competition.

    A winner, and his or her guests (if any), must sign and return any liability release and indemnity provided by the Promoter and/or its contractors as a condition of a prize being awarded. If a winner is under 18 years, a parent or guardian must also sign any provided liability release and indemnity as a condition of the prize being awarded. Failure to return the signed releases and indemnities will result in the entitlement to the prize being forfeited and the selection of another winner. This condition does not affect, and is not intended to affect, any rights a consumer might have, which cannot be excluded under applicable 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.

    17. OWNERSHIP OF ENTRIES
    All entries become and remain the property of the Promoter.

    18. PUBLICITY
    The winners consent to the use of their name, suburb of residence and image for promotional and marketing purposes and agree to participate in reasonable promotional activities as requested by the Promoter.

    19. TAMPERING AND OTHER FAILURES
    If for any reason this competition is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, 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 tampers with the entry process or who may benefit from such tampering and, subject to the approval of those authorities that have issued permits for the conduct of this competition, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the competition.

    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.

    20. HEADINGS
    The headings in these Conditions are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation.

    21. ENTIRE CONDITIONS
    These conditions constitute the entire agreement of the parties relating to the entry into and the conduct of this competition.

    22. PROMOTER
    The Promoter is the entity specified in Condition 1.26.

    23. PERMITS
    The permits/licence issued for the conduct of this competition are specified in Condition 1.27.

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