McDonald’s Australia – Win $10,000 – Name Our Next Burger Competition

NAME OUR NEXT BURGER PROMOTION

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

1. Information on how to enter, mechanics of entry and the Prize form part of these Conditions of Entry. Entry into the promotion is deemed acceptance of these Conditions of Entry. Entry is via Internet only.

ELIGIBILITY

2. Entry is only open to Australian citizens and permanent residents (Australian Residents) aged 16 years or older who remain Australian Residents for the duration of the Promotional Period (Entrants). The directors, management and employees (and their immediate families, including their children and wards, and other persons residing in their household) of the Promoter, its related entities, corporations or franchisees, printers, suppliers, providers and agencies directly associated with the conduct of this promotion are ineligible to register and participate in the promotion.

3. Entrants aged under 18 years must obtain the consent of their parent or legal guardian to enter the promotion and provide Personal Information about themselves. All Entries of Entrants who are under the age of 18 years and enter the promotion without disclosing (or attempting to conceal) their age (as and where required) and/or do not provide the required parental or guardian consent (as and where required) will be deemed invalid. These Conditions of Entry will bind the Entrants and any parent or legal guardian who gives their consent (for Entrants aged under 18 years). If the winner is aged under 18 years, the Prize will be awarded to the parent or legal guardian who consented to the winner entering the promotion on behalf of the winner, at the sole discretion of the Promoter.

PROMOTIONAL PERIOD

4. The promotion starts at 12:01am (AEST) on 11/6/2014 and ends at 11:59pm (AEST) on 12/6/2014 ( Promotional Period).

HOW TO ENTER

5. To enter the promotion, Entrants must, during the Promotional Period:

a. visit the McDonald’s Australia page on Facebook made available at www.facebook.com/McDonaldsAU and click on the ‘Name Our Next Burger’ link to access the promotional page (Promotional Page);

b. follow the prompts on the Promotional Page in the manner required to fully and correctly submit the online entry form, including providing their full name, phone number and current and valid email address;

c. submit a suggested name for a Macca’s burger displayed on the Promotional Page (Burger Name). The Burger Name may comprise of one or more “words” but must not be more than forty (40) English language characters (including any spaces) and must comply with the Judging Criteria set out in Condition 15;

d. submit in twenty-five (25) words or less why the proposed Burger Name should be chosen to be utilised as the name of the new Macca’s burger; and

e. submit, at their option, what they think the secret ingredient is in the Macca’s burger displayed on the Promotional Page. This step is optional and any submissions in response will NOT be considered for the purpose of Judging and determining the winner in this promotion,

(together, an Entry).

6. Multiple Entries are accepted however each Entry must be submitted separately, must be substantially unique and must independently comply with these Conditions of Entry. An Entrant must not submit the same Burger Name in more than one Entry.

7. Without limiting any of the provisions of these Conditions of Entry, the Promoter requires that each Entry fully complies with these Conditions of Entry and must not include or make reference to the Intellectual Property Rights of any person including but not limited to any visible logos, drawings, cartoons, phrases, trade marks, copyrighted material, mark that identifies a brand or other third party materials (including but not limited to copyrighted material, trade mark, logo or mark that identifies a brand), unless the Entry is submitted with the written consent of the owner of the applicable Intellectual Property Rights. An Entry submitted without obtaining such written consent may result in the Entry becoming invalid for the purposes of this promotion and/or the Entrant being subject to legal liability. The decision by the Promoter to accept or reject an Entry is in the Promoter’s sole discretion and no correspondence will be entered into. Once an Entry is submitted, Entrants acknowledge that the Entry may not be withdrawn, altered or deleted (except as and where required by the Promoter). Any Entry that contains content that the Promoter, in its sole discretion, considers to be offensive, obscene, crude or inappropriate in any way or that the Promoter considers may infringe any Intellectual Property Rights or other rights of any person, corporation or entity will not be accepted as an eligible Entry into the promotion. This includes but is not limited to any Entry which the Promoter considers to be disparaging of any of its or any Prize supplier’s products and/or services or is otherwise not in keeping with the spirit of the promotion.

8. Entrants are solely responsible and liable for the content of their Entries and any other information they transmit to other internet users. The Promoter may delete any content posted on the Promotional Page in accordance with its or Facebook’s prevailing terms and conditions of use. Any Entries that are removed by the Promoter will not be considered eligible Entries for the purposes of this promotion. The Promoter is not responsible and excludes all liability (to the greatest extent allowable by law) for the content of any Entries submitted for the purposes of this promotion (including but not limited to any illegal, incorrect or inaccurate content and third party advertising).

9. All right, title and interest in all Intellectual Property Rights in all of the Promoter’s brands, logos, trading names, products and/or services and the Promotional Page will remain or be vested in the Promoter. Participation in this promotion by an Entrant will not under any circumstances be taken to constitute a transfer, assignment or grant of any ownership rights in any of the Promoter’s brands, logos, trading names and products and/or services.

10. Entrants acknowledge that their Entry and their first name and/or Facebook profile photograph may be featured on the Promotional Page for public viewing for an unlimited period of time. Entrants also acknowledge that their Facebook profile, wall and news feed may be updated by entering or participating in the promotion. Facebook membership, Facebook pages, the ‘liking’ of Facebook pages, Facebook applications and use of Facebook generally is subject to the Facebook prevailing terms and conditions of use available at www.facebook.com/policies. The promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. Entrants understand that they are providing their information to the Promoter and not to Facebook. Entrants are solely responsible and liable for the content of their Entries and any other information they transmit to other Internet users. To the extent permitted by law, each Entrant agrees to indemnify, defend and forever hold harmless, Facebook and its associated agencies and companies, against any and all losses, actions, claims, costs, expenses and damages (of any nature) which may be incurred by an Entrant in respect of the Entrant’s participation in the promotion. Any questions, comments or complaints about the promotion must be directed to the Promoter and not to Facebook.

11. Entries must be submitted in the manner required and received by the Promoter during the Promotional Period. Entries will be deemed accepted at the time of receipt by the Promoter and not at the time of transmission. Entries received will be considered final by the Promoter. Incomplete, inaccurate, erroneous, ineligible or incomprehensible Entries will be deemed invalid. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for late, lost or misdirected Entries. Contact details entered incorrectly by an Entrant on the Promotional Page will deem an Entry invalid.

12. Costs associated with accessing the Promotional Page remain an Entrant’s responsibility and may vary depending on the Internet service provider used.

13. The use of any automated entry software or any mechanical, electronic or other means that allows an Entrant to automatically enter repeatedly is prohibited and will render all Entries submitted by that Entrant invalid.

JUDGING

14. All eligible Entries received during the Promotional Period will be judged by a panel of appropriately qualified judges (Judges) at 12:00 pm (AEST) on 13/6/2014 at 32 Pyrmont Bridge Rd Pyrmont, Sydney 2009 NSW, Australia to determine one (1) winner judged to be the best from all eligible Entries received (Judging). This is a game of skill and chance plays no part in determining the winner.

15. All eligible Entries will be judged against the following criteria (Judging Criteria): (a) a name which uses creativity and originality in its development; (b) a name with brand relevance and customer appeal; (c) a name which best represents the burger (product fit); (d) a name which is compliant with all trade mark, intellectual property and other laws; and (e) a name which uses appropriate language. Any Entries which fail to comply with the Judging Criteria will not be considered in the Judging.

16. The winner will be notified by telephone and in writing (email) and their name and winning Entry may be published on the Promotional Page by 20/8/2014. All reasonable steps to notify the winner of the results of the judging will be taken by the Promoter. Judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

17. In the event the winner cannot be contacted by the Promoter by 5:00 pm (AEST) on 13/6/2014, or if an Entrant is ineligible to accept, or declines to accept the Prize, the Promoter may, in its sole discretion, contact the Entrant whose Entry was judged to be the next best Entry in the Judging to award a Prize. The Promoter will continue this process until the Prize has been awarded.

18. The Promoter and the Judges reserve the right to determine that all Burger Names received are not of a sufficient or appropriate standard when assessed against the Judging Criteria. Should this occur, the Entrant who submitted the Entry judged to be the best from all eligible Entries received will be awarded the Prize but the Burger Name submitted in their winning Entry will not be utilised as the name of the new Macca’s burger.

19. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Conditions of Entry, neither the Promoter nor any related entity is obliged to use any Burger Name, including any winning Burger Name, in relation to the promotional burger, or any other product.

PRIZE

20. The Entry judged to be the best from all eligible Entries received will win AUD$10,000.00 cash ( Prize). The Prize will be provided to the winner by a cheque made payable to the winner or their parent/guardian.

21. Total maximum prize pool value is up to AUD$10,000.00. The Prize is not transferable or exchangeable. The Prize must be taken as offered and cannot be varied. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any tax implications that may arise from the Prize winnings. Independent financial advice should be sought. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any variation in Prize value.