Velocity Frequent Flyer – Win a family trip of 2 adults and up to 4 children to Los Angeles
Family Pooling Competition Win a Trip to Los Angeles
Conditions of Entry
A. General
1. Information on how to enter this Promotion, mechanics of entry and prizes form part of these Conditions of Entry. Entry into this Promotion is deemed acceptance of these Conditions of Entry by each Entrant.
2. Entry is open to residents of Australia who are active Velocity Frequent Flyer members and 18 years or older except employees of the Promoter and agencies associated with this promotion and their immediate families (Entrants ). The promoter is Velocity Frequent Flyer Pty Ltd (ACN 601 408 824) of registered address 56 Edmondstone Road, Bowen Hills, Queensland 4006.
3. The directors, officers, management and employees (and their immediate families) of the Promoter and its related bodies corporate are not eligible to enter this Promotion.
4. If you’re not a member of Velocity Frequent Flyer, you can join for free at velocityfrequentflyer/content/Joinfree/
5. The Promotion commences at 12:01 am AEST on 9th February 2018 and ends at 11:59 pm AEST on 11th March 2018 (Promotion Period ).
B. Entry
6. Entrants will be automatically entered into the Promotion when they complete setting up a new Family Pool with Velocity Frequent Flyer or if they reactivate a Family Pool that was cancelled prior to 1 February 2017, during the Promotion Period.
a. The Entrant’s Velocity account must be selected as the beneficiary of the Family Pool at the time that the Family Pool is set up or reactivated.
b. There is a limit of one entry per person and Family Pool for the duration of the Promotion Period.
7. An Entrant will not be eligible for the Promotion if: a. their Family Pool was previously cancelled on or after 1 February 2017; b. their Family Pool is cancelled before the draw dates (set out in Clause 15).
8. If the beneficiary of a Family Pool is changed after the Family Pool is set up or reactivated prior to the draw dates (set out in clause 15), only the original beneficiary at the time that the Family Pool was set up or reactivated will be eligible for the Promotion.
9. In addition, to be eligible for the Promotion, Entrants must:
a. enter a valid Velocity membership number at the time of setting up the Family Pool or reactivating the Family Pool; and
b. ensure their Velocity account contains either a valid contact number or email address.
10. 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. Illegible, incomprehensible and incomplete entries will be deemed invalid. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any late, lost, incomplete, incorrectly submitted, delayed, illegible, corrupted or misdirected entries, claims or correspondence whether due to error, omission, alteration, tampering, deletion, theft, destruction or otherwise including those entries not received by the Promoter.
11. If you enter the Promotion but no longer wish to participate, please email optout.familypoolingcompetition@velocityfrequentflyer.com and you will be removed from the Promotion.
12. Costs associated with entering the Promotion remain an Entrant’s responsibility and may vary.
13. Velocity members can pool Points or Points and Status Credits with family members living at the same home address. There may be a maximum of six family members involved in a pool including up to four children under the age of 18 and two adults 18 years or older, including the member being pooled to. Members under the age of 2 years who do not travel in their own paid seat on a Virgin Australia or airline partner flight will not be entitled to earn any Points or Status Credits and contribute to a Family Pool. Once a pooling relationship has commenced, any Points and/or Status Credits pooled to the beneficiary cannot be reversed. Pooling relationships must be set up prior to commencing travel for Points and Status Credits to be pooled. Family Pooling Terms and Conditions apply .
14. The Winning Entrant and all members of their Family Pool will not be entitled to earn Velocity Points or Status Credits on any part of the prize.
C. Drawing Winners
15. The draw will be conducted on Wednesday March 14th at 15:00 pm at Anisimoff Legal, Suite 5, Erina Plaza, 210 Central Coast Highway, Erina, NSW 2250.
16. Once the winner has been contacted, the Winner will be announced on Velocity’s website after 12:00 pm AEDT two (2) days after the draw has occurred. The Winner will be notified by a representative of Velocity Frequent Flyer after 12:00 pm AEDT on Friday 16 March 2018 directly by phone and in writing via email where further contact information and details may be requested including, but not limited to, full name, phone number, email address and residential address.
17. If the prize is not claimed by Friday 11th May 2018, a redraw will be conducted on Wednesday 16th May 2018. If required, the redraw will be conducted by Anisimoff Legal, at Suite 5, Erina Plaza, 210 Central Coast Highway, Erina, NSW 2250.
18. A redrawn winner will be notified at 15:00pm by phone within in two (2) days of the draw, and in writing within seven (7) days of the draw. The name and address of the re-draw Winner will be published on the Velocity website after 23rd May 2018.
19. Entries not fully complying with these Conditions of Entry may be deemed invalid at the Promoter’s discretion. If a winning entry is deemed not to comply with these Conditions of Entry, the entry will be discarded and the relevant prize will be re-awarded with the relevant clause of the Conditions of Entry as if the discarded entry had not been received.
20. All decisions of the Promoter are final and no discussions or correspondence will be entered into.
21. This is a game of chance and skill plays no part in determining the outcome.
D. Prize
22. There is one prize to be won. The prize consists of:
a. return Virgin Australia Economy Class flights departing from any Australian capital city to Los Angeles;
b. five (5) nights’ accommodation in Los Angeles; and
c. airport to hotel transfers and a Disneyland 3 Day Hopper pass, for up to six (6) members of the Winning Entrant’s Family Pool.
23. The Winning Entrant is eligible to take everyone in their Family Pool with them to Los Angeles (including two adults 18 years and above and up to four children under the age of 18). Friends and family members who are not in the Winning Entrant’s Family Pool are not eligible to receive or participate in the prize.
24. Return Virgin Australia flights must be booked before 30th August 2018.
25. Prize must be taken in its entirety and is for travel between 1 September 2018 and 30 November 2018 (Travel Period ). If the Prize cannot be taken during the Travel Period, it will be forfeited without any compensation to the Winner.
26. Prize is subject to availability at time of booking.
27. All holiday details (including accommodation and hotel transfers) will be decided by Virgin Australia Holidays and will be dependent on the number of family members in the Winning Entrant’s Family Pool.
28. The Winning Entrant and members of their Family Pool will not be entitled to earn Velocity Points and Status Credits on the prize including travel on Virgin Australia flights or accommodation.
29. Average total prize value is $29,000AUD (excluding GST). The prize is not exchangeable and cannot be taken as cash.
30. The Promoter takes no responsibility for any variation in the value of the prize.
31. If the prize includes a Virgin Australia Holidays package:
a. Virgin Australia Holidays packages are subject to the Virgin Australia Holidays Terms and Conditions, which are located on the Virgin Australia Holidays website at https://travel.virginaustralia.com/au/holidays-terms-and-conditions.
b. A Virgin Australia Holidays representative will contact the Winner to redeem the package.
32. If the prize involves travel to any destination:
a. It is a Winner’s responsibility to ensure that they have requisite visas, vaccinations, valid documentation (including but not limited to valid passports and visas) which meet the requirements of immigration and other government authorities at every destination. Any fines, penalties, payments or expenditures incurred as a result of such documents not meeting the requirements of those authorities will be the sole responsibility of the Winner.
b. A Winner are responsible for all other expenses including spending money, meals, drinks, transfers, laundry charges, activities, incidentals, taxes, energy surcharges, gratuities, service charges, passports, visas, travel insurance and all other ancillary costs. Travel insurance is highly recommended to protect against the additional costs incurred in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
33. The Promoter makes no representation as to the safety, conditions or other issues that may exist at any destination or as part of the prize.
34. The prize will be awarded to the Entrant named in the entry.
E. Contacting the Entrant
35. Should an Entrant’s contact details change during the Promotion 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.
36. By accepting the prize, Winners agree to participate in and co-operate as required with all reasonable media editorial requests relating to the prize, including but not limited to, being interviewed and photographed. Winners will not be entitled to any fee for participating in these activities.
F. Intellectual Property
37. If this Promotion requires an Entrant to create any written material, imagery or sound recordings, the provisions in this Section F apply.
38. As a condition of entering this Promotion, the Entrant warrants to the Promoter that:
a. The entry does not infringe the intellectual property rights or moral rights of any third party; and
b. The Entrant has obtained permission from any third party appearing or participating in the entry.
39. As a condition of entering this Promotion, Entrants hereby assign to the Promoter, all right, title and interest in and to all intellectual property rights (including copyright but excluding moral rights) in any material created pursuant to the Entrant’s participation in any aspect of the Promotion (Works). Entrants acknowledge that the Promoter is free to use the Works and to exercise its rights in relation thereto and the Entrant will not be entitled to any fee for such use. Entrants agree they may not be attributed as the author of the Works and that the Promoter may undertake any act or omission in relation to the Works, which may otherwise constitute an infringement of their moral rights.
40. The Promoter may want a Winner to participate in promotional activity after the Promotion has ended. In consideration for the Promoter awarding the prize to a Winner, the Winner permits the Winner’s image and/or voice, as recorded, photographed or filmed during the Winner’s participation in the prize to appear in any media whatsoever throughout the world for an unlimited period and the Winner will not be entitled to any fee for such use.
41. The Promoter reserves the right to request that a Winner provides proof of identity, proof of age, proof of residency and/or proof of entry validity in order to claim a prize. Proof of identification, residency, age 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.
G. Tax
42. The Promoter will not be liable for any tax liability, including without limitation income tax, fringe benefits tax, or any liability or loss of opportunity due to reportable fringe benefits, incurred by a winner, an Entrant, their employer and/or the any other relevant party in regards to any connection with participating in the Promotion or the receipt or use of any prize.
43. Entrants, the winner and/or any other relevant party will be required to pay any taxes and other airport related charges (including any applicable GST on those taxes and charges) which may be due on receipt or use of the prize.
44. Entrants should seek independent financial advice to ensure they understand possible tax implications in relation to any tax liability and/or reportable fringe benefits before acceptance or use of a prize.
45. The Promoter not accept responsibility for and makes no representations about any tax liability as a result of participating in the Promotion or from receiving or using any of the prizes.
46. The other party must ensure that all promotional and marketing material prepared by the other party relating to the Promotion sufficiently notifies Entrants of the above conditions.
47. The Promoter, its agents and associate companies are not responsible for and exclude all liability (including negligence), for any variation in the prize value to that stated in these Terms and Conditions.
H. Legal
48. The Promoter reserves the right to verify the validity of entries and to disqualify any entry which in the opinion of the Promoter, includes objectionable content, profanity, potentially insulting, inflammatory or defamatory statements, disqualify any Entrant who tampers with the entry process, who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these Conditions of Entry or who has, in the opinion of the 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 the Promoter. The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify a Winner if the Promoter becomes aware that the Winner and/or the Winner’s entry is of a type described in this clause. Any Entrant disqualified under this clause is prohibited from any further participation in the Promotion.
49. 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 Promotion on the dates and in the manner described in these Conditions of Entry, 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 Promotion and recommence it from the start on the same conditions, subject to any written directions given under State Regulation.
50. If for any reason this Promotion is not capable of running as planned, including due to infection by computer virus, communications network failure, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failure or any causes beyond the control of the Promoter, which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or integrity or proper conduct of this Promotion, the Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, take any action that may be available and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion, or invalidate any affected entries, subject to any written direction given under State Regulation.
51. Nothing in these terms and conditions limits, excludes or modifies or purports to limit, exclude or modify the statutory consumer guarantees as provided under the Promotion and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), as well as any other implied warranties under the ASIC Act 2001 (Cth) in Australia, or similar consumer protection laws in the State and Territories of Australia (Non-Excludable Guarantees ). The Promoter and its associated agencies and companies (and their respective officers, employees and agents) exclude all liability (including negligence) except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law, including the Non-Excludable Guarantees, for any direct, indirect or consequential injury, loss and/or damage arising in any way in connection with this Promotion or any prize/s. This includes, but is not limited to: (i) technical malfunctions, delays or failures, including those resulting from accessing any materials related to this promotion and any incorrect or inaccurate or incomplete information communicated in the course of, or in connection with, this Promotion as a result of any technical malfunctions, delays or failures; (ii) theft, unauthorised access or third party interference; (iii) lost or damaged entries, prize claims or prizes; and (iv) acceptance and/or use of any prize (including but not limited to any component of a Winner’s trip).
52. 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 of Entry, or engaged in any unlawful or other improper misconduct calculated to jeopardise the fair and proper conduct of this Promotion. Any Entrant disqualified under this clause is prohibited from any further participation in the Promotion. The Promoter’s legal rights to recover damages or other compensation from such an offender are reserved.
53. 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, internet failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to, or alteration of entries, and reserves the right to take any action that may be available.
54. 44. The Promoter is not liable for any tax implications arising from prize winnings. Independent financial advice should be sought as tax implications may arise as a result of accepting the prize. The Promoter is collecting your personal information for the purpose of conducting the Promotion, including providing any prize to you. If the Promoter can not collect your personal information, we will not be able to enter you in the Promotion or provide you with a prize. The Promoter may also disclose your personal information to and/or collect your personal information from its related companies (including Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd and Velocity Rewards Pty Ltd) and third parties who provide (or help the Promoter provide) products and services, including Virgin Australia Holidays. The Promoter may disclose your personal information to persons or organisations located overseas countries, as described in the Promoter’s Privacy Policy (velocityfrequentflyer.com/content/Privacy/privacy-policy/ ). The Promoter’s Privacy Policy also states how you can seek to access or correct your personal information and how to make a privacy complaint. You can contact the Virgin Australia Privacy Officer in at privacy@virginaustralia.com. The Promoter is also collecting your personal information for the purposes of signing you up to membership of Velocity Frequent Flyer. Please read our “Privacy Statement – Velocity Membership Join’ and our Privacy Policy located at velocityfrequentflyer.com/Privacy/ for more information about how we will handle this information.
55. You consent to the Promoter using your personal information for future promotional and marketing purposes regarding the Promoter’s products and services, including contacting the entrant via SMS and email messages (and you consent to receiving such messages from the Promoter). Information on how to opt-out from these messages is set out in the Promoter’s Privacy Policy.
56. Entrant’s personal information may be disclosed to State and Territory lottery departments and Winners’ names published as required under the relevant lottery legislation. A request to access, update or correct any information should be directed to the Promoter.
57. NSW Permit No. LTPS/18/21775, ACT Permit No. TP18/00249, SA Permit No. T18/188
