Win a $500 MasterCard Gift Card MTV Australia

1. Introduction
(a) These are the General Competition Terms that govern the relationship between you and
the Promoter when you enter this Competition and should be read in conjunction with the Specific
Conditions in the above table to form the complete terms and conditions for this Competition
(Terms and Conditions).
(b) By submitting an entry into this Competition, entrants warrant that they have read,
understood and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions
(c) To the extent that there is any inconsistency between the Specific Conditions and the
General Terms, the Specific Conditions will prevail.
2. Duration
(a) This Competition will commence at the time set out in Item 8 of the Specific Conditions and will
conclude at the time set out in Item 9 of the Specific Conditions. Entries received outside of these
times will not be eligible.
(b) The Promoter will not accept any responsibility for lost or late entries.
3. Entry Requirements
(a) Entrants restricted from entry in Item 6 of the Specific Conditions will not be eligible to enter the
Competition and will be disqualified.
(b) The employees of the Promoter, any of its affiliate, parent or subsidiary companies, or any
agencies associated with this competition are not eligible to enter the Competition.
(c) Entrants cannot be a spouse, defacto spouse, parent, child or sibling (whether full, half, step or by
adoption) of any person included in 3(b).
(d) Unless specifically set out as a Special Condition in Item 17 of the Specific Conditions, no person
may enter this Competition more than once and persons may not enter or participate in it on behalf
of any third party.
(e) Should the Competition require the entrant to submit a photograph, audiovisual material or other
material document, as a part of entry into or participation in this Competition (”Entry Materials”):
(i) any Entry Materials provided to the Promoter by an entrant as part on an entry to this
Competition will not be returned to entrants. Entrants are advised to not send original
material.
(ii) all entrants acknowledge that the Entry Material may, at the discretion of the Promoter, be
posted on the website;
(iii) all entrants hereby authorise the Promoter to use, edit and reproduce the Entry Materials;
(iv) all entrants agree that the Promoter has the right to publish and communicate to the public
the Entry Materials in any media including, but not limited to, online, at all times without
restriction or limitation throughout the world (including all promotional purposes);
(v) all entrants agree that the Promoter has the right to use the entrants name, likeness or other
information concerning and provided by the entrant in its use of the Entry Materials;
(vi) all entrants agree to fully release the Promoter now and forever from and against all actions,
suits, claims and demands which they may have against the Promoter arising directly or
indirectly in respect of any infringement or violation of any personal and/or property rights of
any sort (including without limitation defamation) from the use of the Entry Materials;
(vii) all entrants unconditionally waive all of their rights at any time to seek or obtain injunctive
relief to prevent or restrict the Promoter’s use of the Entry Materials; and
(viii) all entrants warrant that they have obtained permission from any other persons featured in
the Entry Materials for the Promoter to use the Entry Materials in any of the manners set out
above.
(f) Costs to enter the Competition will depend on the method of entry and you should seek the
permission of the person paying the bill before entering. The cost to enter via the Internet may vary
so entrants should check with their network operator for current charges.
(g) If this Competition involves:
(i) entry via a phone call, each call is charged at no more than 55 cents (including GST) from a
fixed phone. Calls may attract a higher rate from mobile or public phones; or
(ii) entry via SMS, each SMS is charged at 55 cents (including GST). To enter, entrants will
need an SMS compatible mobile phone connected to a service provider that permits text
messaging to the abovementioned premium SMS number. It is recommended that entrants
check with their individual service provider in this regard.
(h) Entries via SMS or email are deemed to have been made at the time of receipt into the Promoter’s
database not at the time of transmission by the entrant.
(i) Should the Competition involve voting, the accuracy of the polling results received and published
by the Promoter is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into.
4. How to Enter
(a) The Competition can be entered by the method set out in Item 7 of the Specific Conditions.
(b) To enter, entrants must follow any requirements including submitting entries or answering any
questions set out in Item 7 of the Specific Conditions.
(c) Except where the method of entry in Item 7 is entry via SMS, all entries must include full contact
details, including name, phone number and email address. Where entry is via SMS, the details to
be included in each entry will be set out in Item 7.
(d) Any person who fails to provide the full information in the manner requested as part of the entry
process will not be eligible for any Competition prize. Specifically, inaudible, incomplete,
incomprehensible or late entries (whichever is applicable) will not be eligible and will be
disqualified.
(e) Where the entry mechanism in Item 7 includes logging into a website where the entrant already has
a login name and password and is not creating a new profile, the entrant will be solely responsible
for ensuring that all of their contact details including but not limited to postal address are correct,
and have been updated if these details have recently changed. No responsibility will be taken by
the Promoter for any incorrect or out of date information.
(f) The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify any entry which in the reasonable opinion of the
Promoter includes any content which may be unlawful, profane, inflammatory, defamatory to any
person and/or damaging to the goodwill or reputation of the Promoter.
(g) Unless otherwise agreed, any personal or confidential information submitted to the Promoter by
any person in the course of entering or being otherwise involved in this Competition such as name,
address, telephone number will be treated in accordance with Clause 14(c).
(h) Any person who fails to provide the full information in the manner requested as part of the entry
process will not be eligible for any Competition prize.
(i) The Promoter reserves the right to verify the validity of entries and to disqualify any entrant who
tampers with the entry process, or who submits an entry/claim which is not in accordance with
these Terms and Conditions.
5. Competition Judging and Drawing
(a) The decision of the judges is final and the Promoter will not enter into correspondence or
communication regarding the judges’ decisions or the drawing of the Competition even where the
Promoter may not have acted reasonably or where the Promoter is shown to have made a decision
in error.
(b) Subject to State regulations, in the event that the Promoter becomes aware that the same person
has been selected as a prize winner more than once, the Promoter will cause another name to be
drawn/selected in their place.
(c) Different terms apply for games of skill and games of chance, and these are outlined in Clause 5A
and 5B below.
5A. Judging
(a) This Clause 5A is only relevant where the Competition is identified in Item 2 of the Specific
Conditions as a game of skill. For games of chance please see Clause 5B.
(b) The Competition will be judged by the date listed in Item 10 of the Specific Conditions at the
location specified in Item 11 of the Specific Conditions.
(c) Winning entries will be selected by appropriately qualified judges on the quality and creativity of
their entry submitted in accordance with Item 7 of the Specific Conditions. Where more than one
judging criterion is set out in Item 17, equal weighting will be given to each of the criteria unless
otherwise specified in Item 17.
5B. Drawing
(a) This Clause 5B is only relevant where the Competition is identified in Item 2 of the Specific
Conditions as a game of chance. For games of skill please see Clause 5A.
(b) The Competition will be drawn at the time and on the date listed in Item 10 of the Specific
Conditions at the location specified in Item 11 of the Specific Conditions.
(c) Winning entries will be drawn at random.
(d) Details of prize winners will be published in accordance with Item 14 of the Specific Conditions.
5C. Instant Win
(a) Where the Competition is identified as having an Instant Win component in Item 15, instant win
prizes as set out in Item 15 will be available to random valid entrants.
(b) Entrants will be notified during their telephone call / reply SMS / online if they are an instant winner
and what prize they have won. Such message will at all times be subject to verification by the
Promoter.
(c) In the event of any dispute with the Promoter, or at the Prompter’s request, Instant Winners will be
required to correctly quote their unique Prize Claim Number (as set out in Item 13) to be awarded
their prize.
(d) The Promoter reserves the right to withhold the awarding of an instant prize to a participant who
cannot provide a valid, unique Prize Claim Number.
(e) Any unclaimed or un-verified prizes will be awarded during the Unclaimed Prize Draw outlined in
Item 16. Entrants who are not instant winners will be automatically entered into the unclaimed prize
draw.
(f) Instant win game materials void if stolen, forged, mutilated or tampered with in any way.
(g) Programming and other quality control errors will not invalidate an otherwise valid prize claim.
(h) Printing errors or other quality control matters outside the control of the individual player shall not
be used as the sole basis for refusing to award an Instant Win prize.
(i) This condition 5C(i) only applies to Instant Win prize claims that are made by residents of NSW or
Victoria, or are made by persons who purchased a Promotion Product in NSW or Victori (i) unless
otherwise due to fraud or ineligibility under these conditions, all prize claims in excess of the
number advertised as available (but otherwise in accordance with these conditions) will be
honoured; and (ii) printing and other quality control errors outside the control of eligible Entrants will
not be used as the sole basis for refusing to honour an Instant Win.
6. Prize Winner Notification
(a) Prize winner(s) will be notified by the date listed in Item 12 of the Specific Conditions.
(b) Prize winner(s) will be notified by the method listed in Item 13 of the Specific Conditions based on
the details provided in the entry. All reasonable efforts will be made to contact prize winner(s).
(c) Where the Competition is a game of skill, and the Promoter is unable to contact a prize winner after
reasonable efforts, the Promoter may award the prize to the entry judged to be the next best entry
according to the judging criteria as judged by the original competition judges.
(d) Where the Competition is a game of chance, and the Promoter is unable to contact a prize winner
after reasonable efforts or if a prize winner fails to claim a prize (other than an event-based prize as
set out in Clause 9(a)(v)) within 3 months of notice being sent to the winner, the Promoter may
conduct a redraw for the unclaimed or undistributed prize in accordance with Item 16 of the Specific
Conditions.
7. Prizes
(a) The prize(s) for the Competition is/are as set out in Item 15 of the Specific Conditions.
(b) Where prizes are specific goods, all prize values are the recommended retail value as provided by
the supplier, are in Australian dollars unless otherwise stated and are correct at the time of issue of
these Terms and Conditions.
(c) Where prize values are to be confirmed after the drawing/judging date (e.g. flights, transfers, or
accommodation), prize values in Item 15 are maximum value estimates only, and the Promoter will
be under no obligation to provide a prize to the exact value stated, or to reimburse a prize winner
where the prize is less than the estimated value.
(d) The Promoter takes no responsibility for variations in the prize value.
(e) Subject to Clause 7(f), no prize in this Competition will be transferable or redeemable for any other
prize, including but not limited to cash, and an entrant will not be given cash in lieu of any prize.
(f) A winner will automatically forfeit their prize and another winner will be selected in their place if the
winner is found or is reasonably suspected to be on-selling the prize to any other third party in
exchange for payment (monetary or otherwise) or other goods or services, regardless of whether or
not such payment, goods or services are equal to or greater than the value of the prize.
(g) If a prize referred to in this Competition becomes unavailable for any reason the Promoter reserves
the right to substitute a similar item of similar value, including in its sole discretion, providing the
prize winner with cash to the value of any prize, subject to regulatory authority approval for games
of chance.
(h) Any tax payable as a result of a prize being awarded or received will be the responsibility of the
winner. Winners should seek independent financial advice prior to accepting a prize if this is a
concern.
8. Awarding the Prize
(a) Prize collection may be required for games of skill only. For games of chance, the Promoter will
arrange all prize delivery (except where the prize is a motor vehicle, in which case delivery or
collection of the prize will be determined on a case by case basis).
(b) If a prize winner is under the age of 18 at the time of awarding the prize (and this is not an entry
restriction listed in Item 6) they must be accompanied by a parent or guardian when collecting any
prize. Alternatively a prize may be collected by an authorised representative of the Prize Winner as
agreed in writing between the Promoter and the Prize Winner.
(c) The Promoter may require any person collecting or receiving a prize to show photograph
identification and/or sign a deed declaring that they have collected or received the prize before the
Promoter gives the prize over.
(d) The Promoter may require any person collecting a prize to sign a copy of these Terms and
Conditions.
(e) The Promoter may at its own discretion require any prize winner to submit to a police check to
verify the prize winner’s identification details.
(f) Once a prize has been collected or delivered the Promoter is not responsible for the use or
distribution of any prize.
(g) All prizes are subject to availability and must be used on any dates specified in these Terms and
Conditions by the Promoter and/or the prize provider. Specifically, prizes may not be valid during
school holidays or other peak or seasonal times designated by the prize supplier (such restrictions
will be detailed in Item 17).
(h) If a prize winner does not take any element of a prize at the time stipulated by the Promoter then
that element of the prize will be forfeited by the winner and cash will not be awarded in lieu of that
prize or any part of it.
(i) The Promoter will not be responsible for replacing or retrieving any prize sent to an incorrect
address based on incorrect details included in an entrant’s entry, or details that have not been
updated by an entrant in any online profile associated with the entrant’s entry.
(j) The Promoter will not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever which is suffered (including but
not limited to direct or consequential loss) or for personal injury suffered or sustained, as a result of
taking any prize under this Competition, except to the extent that such liability cannot be excluded
by law.
(k) Where a prize involves a “meet and greet” element, the meet and greet with the
celebrity/artist/public figure will be at the discretion of the celebrity/artist/public figure’s management
and will at all times be subject to the availability of the celebrity/artist/public figure. The Promoter
will use all reasonable endeavours to secure this prize element, but will not be liable for the failure
of the winner and any accompanying guests to meet the celebrity/artist/public figure for whatever
reason. Where the “meet and greet” element becomes unavailable, the Promoter may, at its sole
discretion, award an alternative prize in lieu of the meet and greet, but will be under no obligation to
do so.
(l) The Promoter reserves the right to exclude any persons from the Competition on the ground of
their medical condition or history, for the safety of the Promoter’s staff members or others or for any
other reason, for example bringing the Promoter’s brand into disrepute. The Promoter also
reserves the right to disqualify contestants if:
(i) a contestant at any stage engages in, causes or incites physical violence (e.g.
punching, slapping), inappropriate, illegal, unsociable or unsafe behaviour; and/or
(ii) a prize winner is abusive, aggressive, confrontational or acts unreasonably in the
Promoter’s sole discretion; and/or
(iii) the safety of any of the Promoter’s staff member is compromised.
(m) Prize winners agree to participate in any promotional activity promoting the Promoter, prize
sponsors and/or the Competition at the reasonable request of the Promoter.
(n) If the winner(s) is/are allowed to bring any guests the number of guests will also be set out in the
Prize description at Item 15 of the Specific Conditions (Allowed Guests).
(o) Any Allowed Guest also agrees to participate in any promotional activity promoting the Promoter,
prize sponsors and/or the Competition at the reasonable request of the Promoter.
(p) For Event-based prizes, if alcohol is made available as part of the prize at the Event, then this will
be provided subject to the principles of responsible service of alcohol as exercised by the staff and
management of the Venue. The Venue staff and management reserve the right to refuse service of
alcohol to any prize winner or Allowed Guests should they be deemed to be intoxicated.
(q) The winner(s) and any Allowed Guests are solely responsible for all insurance, applicable taxes
and for any expenses or costs not specified in the Prize description.
(r) Where the winner(s) is/are under eighteen (18), any Allowed Guest(s) must include a parent or
legal guardian without exception.
9. Event-based Prizes
(a) Where the prize(s) for the Competition set out in Item 15 of the Specific Conditions is/are for entry
to an event (Event), whether or not hosted by the Promoter, the following applies:
(i) The Promoter will make every effort to ensure that each prize winner is given tickets to
the Event, but will not be liable where this request cannot be accommodated. Where
tickets to an Event are unavailable, the prize winner may be offered tickets to an
alternative event, subject to clause 7(g).
(ii) The venue where the Event is being held (Venue) may impose its own conditions of
entry to the Venue and may refuse entry in its own discretion. The Promoter is not
responsible for any refusal of entry made by the Venue.
(iii) Where all or part of the Event is cancelled, rescheduled or varied for any reason, the
Promoter may, at its own discretion, offer the prize winner tickets to an alternative
event, subject to clause 7(g).
(iv) Where an Event is cancelled (including Events managed or controlled by a third party)
and the prize winner has already taken part of the prize, including without limitation
flights and/or accommodation, the Promoter will use all reasonable efforts to replace the
Event element of the prize but will be under no obligation to do so, and will not be
required to replace the Event element with cash or an alternative prize.
(v) Every effort will be made by the Promoter to contact prize winners by the method set
out in Item 13 of the Specific Condtions, however:
a. Where an event-based prize is drawn or judged within 7 days of the
Event, the prize must be claimed within 24 hours of notification or the
prize will be forfeited and may be re-drawn or awarded to the entry
judged to be the next best entry according to the judging criteria as
judged by the original competition judges.
b. Where an event-based prize is drawn or judged within 14 days of the
Event, the prize must be claimed within 3 days of notification or the
prize will be forfeited and may be re-drawn or awarded to the entry
judged to be the next best entry according to the judging criteria as
judged by the original competition judges.
c. Where an event-based prize is drawn or judged within 30 days of the
Event, the prize must be claimed within 7 days of notification or the
prize will be forfeited and may be re-drawn or awarded to the entry
judged to be the next best entry according to the judging criteria as
judged by the original competition judges.
(v) For the avoidance of doubt, no Event-based prizes will be drawn more than 30 days
prior to an Event unless expressly set out in the Special Conditions listed in Item 17 of
the Specific Conditions.
(b) Where the Event is one at which alcohol will be served, the prize winner and any Allowed Guest(s)
of a prize winner must be aged 18 years or over. Minors will not permitted to attend the Event
unless expressly set out in the Specific Conditions. All prize winners and their guests must carry
valid photo identification with them at all times during the Event.
10. Travel and Accommodation Prizes
(a) Where Prizes involve the winner(s) travelling with an Allowed Guest or where the prize includes an
accommodation element with an Allowed Guest and the winner of the prize is under the age of 18
years, that winner must nominate a parent or legal guardian as their Allowed Guest for that travel
and/or accommodation.
(b) Where Prizes involve the winner(s) travelling the winner(s) and any Allowed Guest(s) shall be
required to hold a valid passport and/or other necessary travel documentation and visas.
(c) Unless expressly set out in Item 15 of the Specific Conditions, all transfers, accommodation, meals,
incidentals, departure taxes, visas and travel insurance costs will be the sole responsibility of the
winner(s).
(d) A credit card imprint or cash deposit may be required from the winner(s) and/or any Allowed
Guest(s) at check-in to a hotel for any incidental charges.
(e) The winner(s) indemnify/ies the Promoter against any additional costs incurred by the winner(s)
and any Allowed Guest(s) in relation to any travel and/or accommodation provided as part of the
Prize which the Promoter has not expressly agreed to cover, including without limitation any
incidental hotel costs and costs associated with damage.
(f) The winner and their Allowed Guest must not engage in any illegal or unsafe behaviour whilst
travelling.
(g) The Promoter will not be responsible for any loss or damage suffered by any contestant and/or
their Allowed Guest (if applicable) arising out of a failure by the contestant and/or their Allowed
Guest to follow any travel advisories issued by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and
Trade;
(h) Where the prize involves travel to the United States of America, the prize winner and their Allowed
Guest (if applicable) will be required to apply for an Electronic System for Travel Authorisation
(ESTA). Applications must be submitted no later than three (3) days prior to the departure date.
Should this form not be lodged by both the winner and their Allowed Guest (if applicable) within this
time, they will be ineligible to enter the United States of America and will therefore forfeit the prize.
(i) Any immunisations required as a result of a prize that involves the winner(s) travelling will be the
winner(s) sole cost and responsibility.
(j) Frequent Flyer points may not available for any of the flights included in the prize.
(k) Obtaining time off work and/or study or related activities to participate in the Competition and/or a
prize will be the sole and absolute responsibility of each entrant. Where the winner(s) is/are under
eighteen (18) and in full or part time education and the Prize necessitates travel on a date that is
during school hours and during a school term in the State/Territory in which the winner(s) reside(s),
the winner(s) must obtain the prior written consent of his/her parent or legal guardian for the
winner's absence from school on that day.
(l) In addition to Clause 10(k), where the winner(s) is/are under eighteen (18) and in full or part time
secondary education and the Prize necessitates travel on a date that is during school hours and
during a school term in the State/Territory in which the winner(s) reside(s), the winner(s) must
obtain the prior written consent of the winner’s school principal for the winner's absence from
school on that day.
11. Work Experience Prizes
(a) Where any prize under the Competition includes a work experience component in Item 15 of the
Specific Conditions, the prize winner(s) will be required to enter into an agreement with the
Promoter or its assigns relating to workplace requirements (including, without limitation,
occupational health and safety, workplace confidentiality and intellectual property created in the
course of the work experience) arising as a result of participating in the work experience
component of prize.
(b) If a prize winner does not enter into an agreement as set out in Clause 11(a) that prize winner will
not be able to participate in the work experience component of the prize, and the awarding of the
remainder of the prize will be at the Promoter’s sole discretion.
12. Intellectual Property
(a) The Promoter may record, reproduce, publish, adapt, communicate or otherwise use the entrants’
and/or prize winners’ performances, names, voices, and likeness for the purposes of creating or
producing any television program or other audio, visual and/or audio-visual material and for
advertising and publicity purposes in any media in perpetuity without needing to provide additional
compensation.
(b) Each Competition entrant grants the Promoter a non-exclusive, irrevocable license for use
throughout the world in any and all media in perpetuity in relation to any material, including without
limitation Competition entries and images and/or audio-visual material included in Competition
entries, submitted or provided by a Competition entrant, and/or prize winner in association with any
Competition. The Promoter may reproduce, publish, adapt, communicate, cause to be seen and/or
heard in public, license to third parties involved in the Competition or otherwise exploit use of any
such material throughout the world in perpetuity and without needing to provide additional
compensation to the Competition entrant.
(c) To the extent that any entrant or prize winner holds any moral rights in the materials provided as
part of the entry or created as a result of this Competition, the entrant or prize winner hereby
consents to any act that, but for this consent, would be considered to breach those moral rights.
(d) The Promoter may require an entrant or prize winner to execute any document necessary to give
effect to 5(a), (b) and/or (c).
13. Warranties
(a) Each entrant warrants and represents to the Promoter that nothing in his/her entry / entries to this
Competition infringes the rights, including copyright, of any third party and is not defamatory or
obscene and does not breach any state or commonwealth law.
(b) Each entrant indemnifies the Promoter against any claim, loss or damager suffered by the
Promoter as a direct or indirect consequence of a breach by the entrant of any warranty or
representation contained in these Terms and Conditions.
(c) If the Promoter becomes aware that a prize winner is in breach of any warranty contained in these
Terms and Conditions or made subsequently to the Promoter, the Promoter may deem that prize
winner ineligible.
14. Privacy
(a) The Promoter’s Privacy Policy is located at http://www.nick.com.au/info/privacy-policy
(b) We respect your rights to privacy under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Act) and we comply with all of
the Act’s requirements in respect of the collection, management and disclosure of your personal
information.
(c) The Promoter makes no representations or warranties in relation to the privacy practices of any
third party website, and is not responsible for the privacy policies or the content of any third party
website, including without limitation any social media site (including without limitation, Facebook,
Twitter and Instagram). Third party websites are responsible for informing you about their own
privacy practices.
(d) In order to conduct the Competition, the Promoter may collect personal information, being any
information that can be used to personally identify entrants, or information that entrants are
reasonably identifiable from, including without limitation, each entrant’s name, age, residential
and/or mailing address (including postcode), telephone number, email address, profession,
occupation or job title, IP address, nationality and/or passport and/or personal identification
information (“Personal Data”).
(e) The provision of such Personal Data may be a condition of entering any competition r