Win a $250 WISH eGift Card

Complete our quick survey and go into the running to potentially win a
$250 WISH eGift Card, to add some extra spending money to your life.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
DOLLARS AND SENSE COMPETITION (‘promotion’)
General
1. The promoter of the Competition is APN Newspapers Pty Ltd (‘the Promoter’) of 2 Holt Street, Surry Hills
New South Wales, 2010; ABN 21 009 657 943; Telephone number: 07 3327 3312.
2. Information on how to enter and prizes forms part of the terms of entry. Entry into the competition is
deemed acceptance of these terms and conditions. If there is any inconsistency between these Terms and
Conditions and anything else that refers to this competition, these Terms and Conditions will prevail.
3. By entering this competition, the entrant consents to the Promoter using the entrant’s name, address,
telephone number and email address for the purpose of determining the winners of this promotion and for
future promotional and marketing purposes and for publicity purposes in any media worldwide without
notice and without any fee being paid. By opting-in, entrants confirm that they allow their details to be used
for this purpose. Survey results may also be shared with external parties excluding personal information of
survey answer providers.
Who can enter
4. Entry is open to all permanent Queensland residents aged 18 years and over residing in one of the following
regions. Entrants must enter via their local newspaper listed below in Clause 16.
5. Those entrants not eligible to enter include employees and immediate families of the Promoter and their
associated companies and agencies. Immediate family includes the following: spouse, ex-spouse, defacto
spouse, child or step child (whether natural or by adoption), parent, step parent, grandparent, step
grandparent, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, brother, sister, step brother, step sister or first cousin.
6. Contestants must be aged 18 years and older at the time of entry to be eligible to enter.
7. The Promoter reserves the right to request winners to provide proof of identity and proof of residency at the
nominated prize delivery address and/or proof of entry validity or proof of registration ownership in order
to claim a prize. Proof of identification, residency and entry considered suitable for verification is at the
discretion of the Promoter. In the event that a winner cannot provide suitable proof, the winner will forfeit
the prize in whole and no substitute will be offered.
When to enter
8. The competition commences at 9:00am AEST Friday April 6, 2018 and closes at 12:00am (midnight)
AEST Sunday April 22, 2018.
9. Entries must be received by the Promoter prior to the competition close date and time. The time of entry
will in each case be the time the online entry is received by the Promoter’s database, not at the time of
transmission by the entrant.
10. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any late, lost or misdirected entries due to technical disruptions,
network congestion or for any other reason.
How to enter
11. The details of how to enter the competition are set out online at the newspaper masthead websites listed at
Clause 16 from Friday April 6, 2018.
12. Entrants must log on at their local newspaper website and register their details including (but not limited to)
full name, address, date of birth, post code, telephone number and e-mail address and complete the survey
to lodge a valid entry.
13. The cost of accessing the promotional website will be dependent on the entrant’s individual Internet Service
Provider.
14. Entrants are required to take full responsibility for the content of their entry and for ensuring that their entry
complies with these terms and conditions. For the purposes of these content requirements, “entry content”
includes any content (including text, photos, videos and email messages) that entrants submit, upload,
transmit, publish, communicate or use in connection with their entry into the Promotion.
15. Entries must be the entrant’s original work. The Promoter reserves the right to verify, or to require the
entrant to verify, that the entry is the entrant’s original work. If an entry cannot be verified to the
Promoter’s satisfaction, the entry will be deemed invalid. The Promoter may, in its absolute discretion, edit,
modify, delete, remove or take-down any part of an entrant’s entry.
16. Local newspaper distribution areas and entry points:
Sunshine Coast www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/competitions/dollars-and-sense/3337/
Toowoomba www.thechronicle.com.au/competitions/dollars-and-sense/3337/
Ipswich www.qt.com.au/competitions/dollars-and-sense/3337/
Mackay www.dailymercury.com.au/competitions/dollars-and-sense/3337/
Rockhampton www.themorningbulletin.com.au/competitions/dollars-and-sense/3337/
Bundaberg www.news-mail.com.au/competitions/dollars-and-sense/3337/
Wide Bay www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/dollars-and-sense/3337/
Gympie www.gympietimes.com.au/dollars-and-sense/3337/
Warwick www.warwickdailynews.com.au/dollars-and-sense/3337/
Gladstone www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/dollars-and-sense/3337/
17. The Promoter may, in its absolute discretion, edit, modify, delete, remove or take-down any part of an
entrant’s entry.
An entrant’s entry must not include:
(a) any image or voice of any other person without that person’s express consent. Entrants warrant
that if any such content is included, they have obtained the express consent of the relevant person;
(b) any content that contravenes any law, infringes the rights of any person or is potentially insulting,
inflammatory, defamatory, obscene, offensive, discriminatory, indecent or otherwise
objectionable or inappropriate (which includes, without limitation, any content involving nudity,
malice, excessive violence or swearing); and
(c) any literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, any audio-visual or sound recording, or any other
item in which copyright subsists, unless the entrant is entitled to do so. If an entrant has any
doubts about whether they have the right to include any content (for example, recorded music)
they must not include it. By including any such content in their entry, the entrant warrants that
they have the permission of the relevant copyright owner to do so and that this permission allows
the Promoter to use the entry in accordance with these terms and conditions;
(d) The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify a winner if Promoter becomes aware that the winner
and/or the winner’s entry is of a type described in this clause.
18. Any entry that is made on behalf of an entrant by a third party will be invalid, unless the entrant requires the
assistance of a third party to enter due to a disability.
19. The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify any entrant who tampers with the entry process, who submits
an entry that is not in accordance with these terms and conditions or who has, in the opinion of Promoter,
engaged in conduct in entering the Promotion which is fraudulent, misleading, deceptive or generally
damaging to the goodwill or reputation of the Promotion and/or Promoter. This includes, but not limited, to
entrants and households using multiple email addresses, postal addresses, PO Box addresses or SIM cards
to register single or multiple purchases.
Number of Entries permitted
20. Entrants may enter online once only; and only one prize will be awarded across all markets in the
competition.
Draw and Notification of winner
21. The winner will be the first valid entry submitted in accordance with these terms and conditions that is
drawn by APN Newspapers Pty Ltd by random computer selection at the Newscorp office, 28 Mayne Road,
Bowen Hills Qld, 4006 at 10:15am AEST Thursday April 26, 2018.
22. If any particular draw is scheduled on a public holiday, the draw will be conducted on the following
business day.
23. The Promoter’s decision is final and the Promoter will not enter in to correspondence regarding the
competition result or any other decisions the Promoter makes in connection with the Promotion.
24. The winner will be notified by telephone with the winners’ details published in the Public Notice section of
each Newspaper listed in Clause 16 on Saturday May 5, 2018.
25. Prizes will be awarded to the person named in the entry. However, in a dispute, will be awarded to the
account holder of the entry mechanism used to submit their entry (i.e. mobile phone account holder or land
line account holder).
26. Should an entrant’s contact details 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.
27. Subject to State Regulation, an unclaimed prize draw will take place at APN Newspapers Pty Ltd,
Newscorp office, 28 Mayne Road, Bowen Hills at 10:15am AEST on Thursday July 26, 2018. The winner
of an unclaimed prize draw will be notified by telephone within two days of that draw. Winner’s details will
be published in the listed Newspaper Public Notice pages (refer Clause 16), within 14 days of the redraw.
Prizes on offer
28. Individual prize value is $250.00 (inclusive of GST). Total prize pool value is $250.00 (inclusive of GST)
as at commencement of the competition. One winner from all valid entries received will win the following
prize:
• One $250.00 WISH eGift Card
• Information on WISH eGift Cards located at:
https://everydaygiftvards.com.au/gift-cards/learn-more/terms-and-conditions
29. Unless otherwise expressly stated, prize values are based upon the recommended retail prices at the time of
first publication of these Terms and Conditions (inclusive of GST). The Promoter accepts no responsibility
for change in prize value between now and the ultimate prize redemption date.
30. Independent financial advice should be sought as tax implications may arise as a result of accepting the
prize.
31. Prizes cannot be transferred, exchanged or redeemed for cash.
32. It is a condition of accepting the prize that the winner must comply with all the conditions of use of the
prize and the prize supplier’s requirements. It is the responsibility of the winner to confirm such conditions
with the prize supplier or other relevant third parties.
33. It is a condition of accepting the prize that the winner may be required to sign a legal release in a form
determined by the Promoter in its absolute discretion.
34. All entrants agree that if they win the prize, they will not, and their companions will not, sell or otherwise
provide their story and/or photographs to any media or other organisation, including the internet.
Photographs will be allowed only at the discretion of the Promoter.
Further Terms and Conditions
35. Subject to complying with all relevant State and Territory legislation, the Promoter reserves the right to
amend, cancel or suspend this competition if an event beyond the control of the Promoter corrupts or affect
the administration security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the competition. The Promoter will
disqualify any individual who has tampered with the entry process or any other aspect of this competition.
36. The Promoter and their associated agencies and companies assume 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, and reserves the right to take any
action that may be available.
37. If for any reason this competition is not capable of running as planned, including (without limitation) due to
infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures or any
causes beyond the control of the Promoter, the Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to take any
action that may be available, and (without limitation) to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the
competition, subject to any direction given under State Regulation.
38. Any entrant found to be using any form of software or third-party application to enter multiple times
(including scripting software) will have all entries invalidated and any claim to any prize will be
invalidated. If such an entrant is awarded a prize and then found to have breached this clause, the entrant
must immediately return any awarded prize to the Promoter. The Promoter has sole discretion to determine
if this clause has been breached by any entrant. The Promoter reserves the right to request whatever
documentation it deems necessary to confirm if the entrant has breached this clause. An entrant must
provide any requested documentation to the Promoter upon request.
39. An entrant may not use a third party (including online competition entry site) to enter on their behalf,
except where the entrant needs to use those services of that third party to enter due to a disability. If the
preceding sentence has been breached, the entrant will have all entries invalidated, any claim to any prize
will be invalidated and where such an entrant has already been awarded a prize before being found to have
breached this clause, the entrant must immediately return any awarded prize to the Promoter. The Promoter
has sole discretion to determine if this clause has been breached by any entrant. The Promoter reserves the
right to request whatever documentation it deems necessary to confirm if the entrant has breached this
clause. An entrant must provide any requested documentation to the Promoter upon request.
40. If the prize is unavailable, for whatever reason, the Promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize for a
prize of equal or greater value, subject to State and Territory legislation. It is a condition of accepting the
prize that the winner must comply with all the conditions of use of the prize and prize supplier’s
requirements. Each prize must be taken as stated and no compensation will be payable if a winner is unable
to use the prize as stated.
41. The Promoter will make reasonable efforts to deliver prizes (where applicable) to the addresses provided by
competition entrants. If a prize is returned to the Promoter because it could not be delivered to the address
provided, the Promoter cannot guarantee that it will be able to resend the prize to the prize winner. The
Promoter and its associated agencies and companies will not be liable for any damage to or delay in transit
of prizes.
42. The Promoter reserves the right to redraw the prize if an entrant who claims to be a prize winner is unable
to satisfy these terms and conditions.
Copyright, Statutory guarantees, Waiver and liability
43. In consideration for the Promoter awarding the prize to the winner, the winner hereby permits the winner’s
submission, image and/or voice, as recorded, photographed or filmed during the winner’s participation in
the prize to appear in connection with the Promoter’s publications or the advertising or marketing thereof,
in any media whatsoever throughout the world and the winner will not be entitled to any fee for such use.
44. The Promoter acknowledges that the entrant may own intellectual property rights (including copyright) in
any material created or otherwise submitted to the Promoter in connection with the entrant’s entry or
participation in any aspect of the promotion (Works). The entrant does not transfer their intellectual
property rights to the Promoter by submitting an entry. The entrant hereby grants the Promoter a nonexclusive,
irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide licence to use the Works (including modifying, adapting or
publishing the Works, whether in original or modified form, in whole or in part or not at all, to use, modify,
delete from, add to, publicly display and reproduce, the photo(s), including without limitation, in any online
media formats and through any social media channels, pages or accounts) for the sole purpose of running
the promotion, promoting and celebrating the promotion and future promotions and agrees that the
Promoter may assign and/or sublicense the Works to third parties for this same purpose. Should the
Promoter wish to use an entrant’s Works for any other purposes, it will contact the entrant to discuss
licensing opportunities.
The entrant acknowledges and agrees that neither the entrant nor any third party shall be entitled to any fee,
royalty or other consideration in respect of such licence. If the entrant holds, now, or at any time in the
future, any so called “droit moral” or moral rights in connection with the Works, the entrant unconditionally
and irrevocably consents, for the benefit of the Promoter and all of its assignees, licensees and sub licensees
to minor alterations to the Works which may be required for print or display purposes such as resizing and
minor colour correction notwithstanding that such conduct may amount to derogatory treatment of the
Works for the purposes of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) (Copyright Act). All Entrants consent to
attribution by either full name or social media handle in satisfaction of their right to attribution under the
Copyright Act.
45. In the case of the intervention of any outside act, agent or event which prevents or significantly hinders the
Promoter’s ability to proceed with the competition on the dates and in the manner described in these terms
and conditions, including but not limited to vandalism, power failures, tempests, natural disasters, acts of
God, civil unrest, strike, war, act of terrorism, the Promoter may in its absolute discretion cancel the
competition and recommence it from the start on the same conditions, subject to any directions given under
State Regulation.
46. The Promoter does not exclude any rights and remedies in respect of goods or services under the Australian
Consumer Law in the Competition and Consumer Act (2010) (Australian Consumer Law) which cannot be
excluded, restricted or modified. However, the remainder of this clause will apply to the fullest extent
permitted by law and the Promoter shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever which is suffered
(including but not limited to indirect or consequential loss) or for any personal injury suffered or sustained
in connection with any prize/s except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law.
47. The Promoter is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, either caused by entrant or for
any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilised in this competition, or for any technical
error, or any combination thereof that may occur in the course of the administration of this competition
including any omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications
line or telephone, mobile or satellite network failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to or
alteration of entries.
48. The Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who the Promoter has
reason to believe has breached any of these conditions, or engaged in any unlawful or other improper
misconduct calculated to jeopardise the fair and proper conduct of the promotion. The Promoter’s legal
rights to recover damages or other compensation from such an offender are reserved.
49. All entries become the property of The Promoter (with the exception of any intellectual property rights
comprised therein). All opt-in entries will be entered in a database and The Promoter 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 details to be used for this purpose. If entrants no longer
consent to their details being used for future marketing purposes, the entrant should contact The Promoter
on their details set out in Clause 1. Any request to update, modify or delete the entrant’s details should be
directed to The Promoter.
Privacy
50. The Promoter collects the entrant's personal information for the purpose of conducting and promoting this
competition (including but not limited to determining the winner). If you are not willing for this to occur,
you cannot participate in the promotion. The Promoter collects information about you, including for
example your name and contact details which you provide when registering or using our services as well as
information from data houses, social media services, our affiliates and other entities you deal or interact
with for example by using their services. We collect and use that information to provide you with our
goods and services, to promote and improve our goods and services, to provide you with targeted
advertising based on your online activities, for the purposes described in our Privacy Policy and for any
other purposes that we describe at the time of collection. We may disclose your information to our related
companies, including those located outside Australia. Any of us may contact you for those purposes
(including by email and SMS) at any time. We may also disclose your information to our service and
content providers, including those located outside Australia. If you do not provide us with requested
information we may not be able to provide you with the goods and services you require. We may disclose
your personal information to authorities if you are a prize winner or otherwise as required by law. Further
information about how we handle personal information, how you can complain about a breach of the
Australian Privacy Principles, how we will deal with a complaint of that nature, how you can access or seek
correction of your personal information and our contact details can be found in our Privacy Policy
www.apnarm.com.au/privacy