WD – Win a gaming PC or a notebook powered by new WD Black2 Dual Drive
Note: Must be a facebook fan!
For your chance to win, in 25 words or less tell them: “What is the best thing about having a WD Black2™ Dual Drive, with offering the speed of an SSD and the capacity of a hard drive?”
WD Black2TM Facebook Contest
Terms and Conditions
IMPORTANT – READ CAREFULLY. No purchase is necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not increase your chances of winning. Void where prohibited. This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with Facebook. BY SUBMITTING AN ENTRY, YOUR ENTRY MATERIALS, AS DEFINED BELOW, MAY BE INCLUDED IN SPONSOR’S COMMERCIAL MATERIAL, AS WELL AS AT SPONSOR’S WEBSITE OR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. YOUR PARTICIPATION IS SUBJECT TO THE INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER AGREEMENT (THE “ARBITRATION AGREEMENT”), AND OTHER TERMS AS APPLICABLE. THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT CONTAINS A BINDING ARBITRATION PROVISION THAT REQUIRES THE RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, LIMITS YOUR ABILITY TO SEEK RELIEF IN A COURT OF LAW, AND WAIVES YOUR RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN CLASS ACTIONS, CLASS ARBITRATIONS, OR A JURY TRIAL FOR CERTAIN DISPUTES.
CONTEST PROCEDURES: To enter the WD® Black2TM Facebook Contest (“Contest”), a participant must (i) visit the WD Australia Facebook website (located at https://www.facebook.com/WDAustralia (“Website”); and (ii) click on the Contest link located on the Website and follow the instructions to submit an entry (i.e. enter your name, email address, and answer the following question in 25 words or less: “What is the best thing about having a WD Black2 Dual Drive, with offering the speed of an SSD and the capacity of a hard drive?” (such message, “User Generated Content”). To be eligible for the Contest, participants must be fans of WD Australia Website, which a participant can do by clicking on the “Like” button located on WD’s Australia Facebook page. If a participant is already a fan of WD Australia Website, you can go straight to the Contest link located on the Website and just follow the instructions to submit an entry. By submitting an entry, participants hereby agree to these Terms and Conditions and the rules outlined in the competition. By opting in during the entry process, participants hereby agree to receive the WD newsletter and FREE Ascender e-magazine Participants submitting more than one (1) entry will be disqualified from the Contest. All entrants must have access to the Internet in order to participate in this Event. Normal Internet, phone and usage charges imposed by your online or phone service may apply.
JUDGING: The Sponsor and its panel of judges will review, judge and select three (3) winners (individually, a “Winner and collectively, “Winners”) for this Contest based on the creativity, quality of writing and uniqueness of an eligible participant’s User Generated Content, as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. The eligible participants that submit the top three best User Generated Content based on the foregoing criteria will be entitled to receive the first, second and third place prizes (referred to as the “First Prize”, “Second Prize”, and “Third Prize” respectively) as further described below. Each entry will be individually judged based on literary and creative merit by the Sponsor and its panel of judges. Decisions of the Sponsor and its panel of judges are final and will be binding on each person who enters the Contest and no correspondence will be entered into.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY: No purchase is necessary to enter or win the Contest. A purchase will not increase a participant’s chances of winning. Use of automated devices is prohibited. The Contest shall commence at 12:00 pm (AEDST) on 24 February, 2014 and shall continue in effect until 11:59pm (AEDST) on 23 March, 2014 (“Contest Period”). Any entry received after the expiry of the Contest Period will be deemed invalid. No responsibility is accepted for late, lost, delayed or misdirected entries. Any entry received after the expiry of the Contest Period will be deemed invalid.
ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open to legal residents of Australia over the age of 18 as of the date of entry. Individuals employed by Western Digital (S.E. Asia) Pte. Ltd., or its affiliates or any company associated with the administration of the Contest, are not eligible. Void where prohibited or restricted. Each entry must be entered in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. By entering this Contest, participants agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions and the decisions of the Sponsor and/or its agents, including decisions regarding which participant is awarded a prize. Eligible participants must comply with all entrance requirements published by the Sponsor in connection with this Contest.
POSTS: Sponsor reserves the right to monitor User Generated Content prior to posting on Sponsor’s website or social media platforms, including but not limited to Facebook. By entering, you acknowledge that your User Generated Content may be posted at Sponsor’s website or on social media platforms, including but not limited to Facebook in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor has no obligation to use or post any entry you submit. Entries posted are the views/opinions of the individual entrant and do not reflect the views of Sponsor in any manner. By uploading User Generated Content, each participant certifies that the User Generated Content does not infringe any third party’s rights or otherwise violate any law, including publicity or privacy rights, and each participant certifies that he/she (i) is the sole owner of the User Generated Content or (ii) has obtained all necessary consents to upload the User Generated Content. Participants shall not upload any User Generated Content that includes offensive or illegal content, including without limitation, any User Generated Content that is libellous, slanderous or defamatory of any entity or person, or which contains obscene or pornographic material. Each participant agrees that if any of the foregoing representations are untrue, in whole or in part, such participant may be required to indemnify and hold the Sponsor, including its affiliates and subsidiaries, harmless from and against any costs, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees) arising out of or in connection with any claim or allegation that, if true, would be a breach of the representations above.
By uploading User Generated Content, each entrant hereby grants to the Sponsor, including its affiliates and subsidiaries, a perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, non-exclusive license to use, modify, reproduce, display, distribute, and otherwise exploit (in any manner whatsoever) such User Generated Content. The foregoing license grant is not contingent upon anything.
PRIZES: The Winners will be announced on 27 March 2014 online at http://news.wdthepowerofchoice.com/em/message/email/view.php?id=956365&u=59024
The “First Prize” Winner will be entitled to receive one WD Black2™ Dual Drive (120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD) (approximate retail value of AUD$409.00), one (1) CM Storm Scout 2 Ghost White Chassis (approximate value of AUD$139.00), one (1) AMD FX™ 8350 CPU (approximate value of AUD$239.00), one (1) ASRock® 970 Extreme4 Motherboard (approximate value of AUD$140.00), one (1) AMD Radeon™ R9 280X 3 GB GGDR5 Graphic Card (approximate value of AUD$399.00), two (2) 4 GB G.Skill Ripjaw X RAM DDR3-1600 (approximate value of AUD$59.00 each), one (1) Cooler Master® V750S PSU (approximate value of AUD$179.00), one (1) Cooler Master® Seidon 240M CPU Liquid Cooler (approximate value of AUD$208), and one (1) copy of Microsoft Windows® 8.1 operating system (approximate value of AUD$140.00). The aggregate approximate retail value of the “First Prize” is $1971.00.
The “Second Prize” Winner will be entitled to receive (1) WD Black2™ Dual Drive (120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD) (approximate retail value of AUD$409.00) and One (1) HP® Pavilion 15-e030ax Notebook x1 (approximate retail value of AUD$799.00). The aggregate approximate retail value of the “Second Prize” is AUD$1208.00.
The “Third Prize” Winner will be entitled to receive (1) WD Black2™ Dual Drive (120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD) (approximate retail value of AUD$409.00). The aggregate approximate retail value of the “Third Prize” is AUD$409.00
The aggregate approximate retail value of all prizes being given out in this contest is AUD$3588.00.
All prizes offered in this contest are subject to the terms and conditions, warranty and RMA return policies of their respective manufacturers. The Sponsor accepts no responsibility for providing support for prizes other than those products manufactured by the Sponsor and only in accordance with the relevant limited warranty.
The Sponsor accepts no responsibility for any variation in a prize or prize values. No component of a prize can be transferred or redeemed for cash. A Winner may be required to sign a Statement of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release (or similar form), or the applicable prizes may be forfeited and an alternate winner selected. In the event that any of the prizes become unavailable, the Sponsor reserves the right to provide a similar product of the same or greater value as the original prize, subject to any applicable laws or written directions made under applicable legislation. The approximate values of each prize set forth above represents Sponsor’s good faith determination of the retail value thereof, and the actual fair market values, as ultimately determined by Sponsor, are final and binding and cannot be challenged or appealed. Sponsor has made no warranty or guarantee in whole or in part, express or implied, in fact or in law, in relation to the use of any prize including, but not limited to, its quality, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or suitability for use.
THE WINNERS: The Winners will be notified via email. If a Winner cannot be contacted or fails to confirm his/her eligibility and mailing address within seventy-two (72) hours of notification, an alternate winner may be selected from the remaining eligible entries. Any prize notification or prize returned as undeliverable will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. The Winners are responsible for all applicable taxes (national, regional, federal, state, local, provincial and/or foreign) and related reporting obligations, associated with acceptance and use of a prize. For the First Prize winner, a Statement of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release, provided by the contest administrator, must be signed and returned to confirm eligibility to receive the prize. Failure to sign the Statement of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release will result in forfeit of the prize and another winner will be selected. Once a prize has been delivered to a Winner, all liability for any loss or damage, including any property damage, personal injury, or death to the Winner or any third party arising from the use of any prize awarded shall be the sole responsibility of the Winner and the Winner shall indemnify and hold harmless the Sponsor and its affiliates for any claims therefore. The Winner is responsible for any and all other costs and expenses not listed above. Prizes may be reported as income to the Winner and Winner will be responsible for payment and reporting of all applicable taxes associated with the receipt of a prize. The name of the prize winners and the city/town/suburb in which they live will be published at http://news.wdthepowerofchoice.com/em/message/email/view.php?id=956365&u=59024 on 27 March 2014 and the winners will be notified via the email address provided during registration.