The Carousel – Win a superb Cosmic Rock Watch by Swarovski valued at $449

The Carousel Online Competition – [SWAROVSKI]

1. Agreement:
These terms and conditions (Terms) together with our Website Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy (available at www.thecarousel.com; the Website) constitute the agreement between you (You) and The Carousel (the Agreement) in relation to your participation in the ‘Swarovski Cosmic Rock Watch Competition’ (theCompetition).

2. Acceptance of Terms:
a) By participating in this Competition, You fully and unconditionally agree to and accept these Terms and the decisions of The Carousel.

3. The Competition:
a) The Competition aims to allow one lucky winning Participant to enjoy the benefits of the prizes listed below.

b) To become a participant in the Competition (Participant) an eligible person must register their required details and their Submission (as defined below) on the Website.The details required include, but may not be limited to, the prospective Participant’s full name, username, address, and email address.

c) False, incorrect or incomplete registration information will deem the entry invalid, making that Participant ineligible to enter the Competition and to win any prizes.

d) This is a game of skill and merit; chance plays no part in determining the eventual winners. The best Submission, as judged by The Carousel, will win. The Carousel’s decision in relation to all matters pertaining to the Competition is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

4. Eligibility:
a) Entry to the Competition is not open to employees (and their immediate family members) of The Carousel, and their associated agencies and companies. “Immediate family” means any of the following: spouse, ex-spouse, de-facto spouse, child or step-child (whether by natural or by adoption), parent, step-parent, grandparent, step-grandparent, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister or first cousin.

b) Entry to the Competition is only open to Australian residents.

5. Entries:
a) To enter the Competition, Participants must:

i. fully complete and submit the entry form available at the Website;
ii. provide all details required by the Website and The Carousel; and
iii. tell The Carousel in twenty-five (25) words or less why you want to win the Swarovski Cosmic Rock Watch (Submission).
b) There is a strict limit of one entry per Participant.

c) Participants must be over the age of 18 years.

d) The Carousel reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of Submissions and Participants (including a Participant’s identity, age and place of residence) and to disqualify any Participant who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these Terms, who tampers with the entry process or interferes with the Competition.

6. Personal Information:
a) The Carousel collects the personal information of Participants in order to conduct the Competition.

b) By entering the Competition, You agree to receive further information from The Carousel regarding future promotions, and You agree that The Carousel may use this information for future similar promotional, marketing and publicity purposes, including sending You electronic messages. If You do not wish to receive such information, you can manage your subscription and/or unsubscribe by following the prompts at www.thecarousel.com/unsubscribe, or you may contact The Carousel via email atunsubscribe@thecarousel.com

c) For more details about your privacy, please refer to The Carousel’s Privacy Policy, which is available at www.thecarousel.com/privacy.

7. Competition Period:
a) The Competition Period will be conducted from 6th February 2018 until 11.59pm on 14th March 2018 (Competition Period).

b) Entries will be deemed to be received at the time they are recorded as being received and fully registered in The Carousel’s system, not at the time they were sent by the Participant.

8. Prize Details:
a) The following prize (Prize) will be awarded to the winner(s) of the Competition:

I. One of two Swarovski Cosmic Rock Watch valued at AU$449.00
b) All prize values are the recommended retail price in Australian dollars, are inclusive of GST and are correct at the time of printing.

c) The Carousel accepts no responsibility for any variation in the value of prizes.

d) The Carousel reserves the right to change any details of the Competition, the Prize, and/or to substitute alternative prizes to an equivalent value if necessary.

e) The Prize, or any unused portion thereof, is not transferable, exchangeable, refundable or negotiable and cannot be taken as cash.

f) Costs of collecting the Prize shall be borne by the winner, unless otherwise agreed.

9. Publicity:
a) In accepting these Terms and the Prize, the winner agrees to participate and co-operate as reasonably required in editorial activities relating to the Competition, including (but not limited to) being interviewed and photographed. The winner grants The Carousel a perpetual and non-exclusive license to use their name, likeness, biographical details, Submission and such footage and photographs in all media worldwide in perpetuity, and the winner will not be entitled to any fee for such use.

b) The winner agrees that they will not and will ensure that their companions do not sell or otherwise make available their story and/or photographs to any media or other organisation without the prior consent of The Carousel.

10. Ownership of Submissions
a) In consideration of the opportunity to participate in the Competition and win the Prizes, all Participants hereby assign their rights, title and interest (including copyright) in and to their Submission to The Carousel and/or their nominees and acknowledge that The Carousel and/or their nominees may use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish and display the Submission for any purpose in any media, in perpetuity, without restriction to use.

b) In further consideration of the opportunity to participate in the Competition and win the prizes, all Participants waive any moral rights to the extent permitted by law and where not permitted by law, Participants consent to all acts or omissions, including all acts or omissions which, but for this consent, would infringe your moral rights or any similar rights in respect of the Submission in any jurisdiction.

11. Judging of Entries:
a) Each Participant who has validly entered the Competition over the Competition Period, registered all details in accordance with clause 3, and has complied with these Terms will be entered into judgment for the Competition.

b) The judging of Participant’s Submissions will take place at The Carousel, 114A/40 Yeo Street, Neutral Bay, NSW, 2089 on 15th March 20148 at 6pm.

c) All Submissions will be judged on a 25 words or less basis. If Submissions received are over the 25 word limit, entries will not qualify.

d) Participants will be judged on originality and creative merit of their Submissions.

e) The Submission that The Carousel judges the best from all valid Submissions received by The Carousel will receive the Prize.

12. Notification:
a) The Carousel will endeavour to notify the Prize winner by phone or email within three (3) days of the draw.

b) The Carousel will not advise Participants of failure to win the Prize.

c) The Carousel is not responsible for contacting winners by any other method or for winners not receiving notification (including, but not limited to, a change to, or incorrect supply of personal details).

d) Where the Prize is:

Not claimed by the winner within 24 hours of The Carousel attempting to notify the winner; or
Forfeited for any reason;
then the Prize will be awarded to the Participant who entered the next best Submission as previously determined by The Carousel judges in accordance with these Terms.

e) 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 Carousel in its absolute discretion.

13. Lost Entries, Damage & Costs:
a) No responsibility is accepted by The Carousel for late, lost or misdirected entries via the internet.

b) The Carousel and their associated agencies and companies will take no responsibility for prizes damaged or lost in transit, or late, lost or misdirected mail.

c) Any costs associated with accessing this Website are the Participant’s responsibility and are dependent on the internet service provider used.

14. Technical Problems:
To the extent permitted by law, The Carousel excludes liability for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, technical problems or traffic congestion on the internet or any website; or any unauthorised intervention, or any combination thereof – including any injury or damage to any Participant’s or any other person’s computer related to, or resulting from, participation in this Competition or downloading any materials in this Competition. The Carousel accepts no responsibility for entries not received or included for any reason, including due to technical or other failure or for any periods that the website or entry mechanism is unavailable for any reason during the Competition period.

15. Cancellation:
If for any reason this Competition is not capable of running as planned in any respect due to any cause beyond the reasonable control of The Carousel, The Carousel reserves the right, subject to the written directions of any relevant authority, to cancel, postpone or amend the Competition without compensation to any Participant.

16. Disqualification:
a) Any breach of these Terms disentitles a Participant from participating in the Competition and winning any Prizes.

b) The Carousel reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any Participant who The Carousel believes has failed to comply with the entry process, breached any of these Terms or any instructions or directions on the Website, or engaged in any unlawful or other improper misconduct (including but not limited to tampering or interfering with the entry mechanism in any way).

c) The Carousel’s legal rights to recover damages or other compensation from such an offender are reserved.

17. Limitation of Liability:
a) The Carousel Australia and their associated agencies and companies will not be liable to You, other Participants or third parties for any misadventure, accident, injury, loss or damages (including but not limited to consequential loss) howsoever caused, or for personal injury or death or loss of, or damage to property or claim – except to the extent that liability cannot be excluded by law – that may occur:

in connection with the Competition or the Prize;
during the draw;
whilst undertaking any travel connected with their entry into the draw;
in the collection of or participation in the Prize (or any other prize);
as a consequence of late, lost or misdirected mail;
due to the broadcast of any program relating to the Competition or the publication of any material, including any statements made by any compere, staff member, journalist, other Participants or any other person;
in relation to failure of the online entry message to be received by The Carousel on account of technical problems or traffic congestion; or
arising from or related to any problem or technical malfunction of any internet communications network related to or resulting from participation in this Competition.
b) The Carousel will not be responsible for any incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete information communicated in the course of, or in connection with, this Competition if the deficiency is occasioned by any cause outside the reasonable control of The Carousel, including without limitation technical malfunctions or failures.

c) The Carousel and its affiliates 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.

d) The Carousel will not be responsible for (and disclaims any liability relating to) any defects in the Prize.

e) The Carousel will not be responsible for any tax liability incurred as a result of any Participant winning the Prize. Participants should obtain independent tax and financial advice.

18. Interpretation:
a) This Agreement will be governed by and construed according to the laws of New South Wales and references to times are references to the time in Sydney, Australia.

b) Headings are for ease of reference and do not affect interpretation.

c) The word ‘including’ is not a term of limitation.

19. General:
a) The brand names, logos and related taglines appearing on this Website, whether or not appearing in large print or with the trade mark symbol, are trade marks of The Carousel, or its related bodies corporate.

b) The use or misuse of these trade marks or any other materials, except as permitted in these Terms, is expressly prohibited.

c) The Carousel reserves the right to change these Terms at any time.