P&O Australia – Win a 3 day cruise over Australia Day 2015 for you and 3 friends – Pinterest Competition

To enter, entrants must create their own Pinterest Board titled “Australia Day Onboard” through their personal Pinterest account.
Entrants must ensure all pins that are featured on their Pinterest Board are captioned with “#AustraliaDayOnboard”.
Entrants are required to complete an entry form on the P&O Cruises Australia Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pocruises, including providing their contact details and the URL of their Pinterest Board.

The winner will win a three (3) night cruise on board P&O Cruises Pacific Jewel, cruise J504, in a quad share outside cabin for the winner and up to three (3) travel companions, departing Sydney on Saturday, 25 January 2015 and returning to Sydney on Tuesday, 28 January 2015

Terms and conditions

1. The P&O Cruises Australia Day Pinterest promotion commences at 9:00am (AEDST) on 10 January 2014 and closes at 5:00pm (AEST) on 5 February 2014 (“Promotion Period”).

2. Information on how to enter and prizes form part of these Terms and Conditions. Participation in this promotion is deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.

3. Entry is open to all Australian and New Zealand residents aged 18 years and over. Employees (and their immediate families) of the Promoter are ineligible to enter. Immediate family means any of the following: spouse, ex-spouse, de-facto spouse, child or step-child (whether natural or by adoption), parent, step-parent, grandparent, step-grandparent, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister or 1st cousin.

4. The Promoter reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of entries and entrants (including an entrant’s identity, age and place of residence) and to disqualify any entrant who does not qualify with these Terms and Conditions. The Promoter reserves the right at its sole discretion to reject any entry that has errors or omissions. Failure by the Promoter to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.

5. If this Promotion is not capable of being conducted due to any circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter, the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion and to the fullest extent permitted by law, subject to any written directions from any regulatory authority, to modify, suspend, terminate or cancel the Promotion, as it considers appropriate.

6. To enter, entrants must create their own Pinterest Board titled “Australia Day Onboard” through their personal Pinterest account. Entrants must ensure all pins that are featured on their Pinterest Board are captioned with “#AustraliaDayOnboard”. Entrants are required to complete an entry form on the P&O Cruises Australia Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pocruises, including providing their contact details and the URL of their Pinterest Board.

7. Entrants warrant that their entry does not infringe the intellectual property rights, including without limitation, the copyright or moral rights of any third party. To the extent that any entry contains images of individuals, the entrant warrants that he/she has obtained the consent of the relevant individuals to be published in connection with this promotion.

8. Entrants warrant that their entry will not contain any offensive, inappropriate or objectionable content. The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify any entry which contains offensive, inappropriate or objectionable content in its sole discretion.

9. The winners will be determined at the end of the Promotion period and will be determined at Carnival Australia, Level 5, 15 Mount Street, North Sydney NSW 2060. The Promoter’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into in respect of the outcome. The judges will choose the most creative and original entry. This is a game of skill, chance plays no part in the selection of the winners.

10. The winner will be notified by telephone on 7 February 2014 and by winner’s letter.

11. The winner will win a three (3) night cruise on board P&O Cruises Pacific Jewel, cruise J504, in a quad share outside cabin for the winner and up to three (3) travel companions, departing Sydney on Saturday, 25 January 2015 and returning to Sydney on Tuesday, 28 January 2015. The prize includes accommodation in a quad share outside cabin onboard the ship, all main meals and entertainment. The prize does not include flights or transfers to or from the ship. The prize winner and travel companion/s are responsible for all other expenses and documentation (unless specified) where applicable, including spending money, additional meals, drinks, laundry charges, activities, incidentals, services charges, in-room charges, passports, visas, vaccinations, travel insurance, government fees and all other ancillary costs. A credit card imprint or cash deposit will be required from the winner and/or travel companions at check-in before boarding the ship.

12. The Promoter reserves the right to refuse to allow a winner or his/her travelling companion to take part in any or all aspects of the Prize, if the Promoter determines in its absolute discretion that a winner or his/her travelling companion is not in the mental or physical condition necessary to be able to safely participate in the Prize or if they pose a risk to the safety and wellbeing of any other passenger. The winner agrees he/she will sign a legal release if deemed necessary by the Promoter.

13. Standard terms and conditions of travelling with P&O Cruises Australia will apply, including any applicable age restrictions. See Booking and Passage Terms and Conditions at http://www.pocruises.com.au/Pages/passenger-bill-of-rights.aspx which passengers will be bound by.

14. Total prize pool value is $2,596. Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be taken as cash.

15. If any prize is unavailable, the Promoter, in its discretion, reserves the right to substitute the prize (or that part of the prize) with a prize to the equal value and/or specification, subject to any written directions from a regulatory authority.

16. Subject to the unclaimed prize draw clause, if for any reason a winner does not redeem the prize by the time stipulated by the Promoter, then the prize will be forfeited.

17. Any costs associated with accessing the promotion are the entrant’s responsibility and are dependent on the internet service provider used.

18. Any unclaimed prizes by 11.59pm on 21 February 2014 or forfeited prizes will be awarded to the next best eligible entries as determined by the judges.

19. Entrants consent to the Promoter using the entrant’s name, likeness, image and/or voice in the event they are a winner (including photograph, film and/or recording of the same) in any media for a reasonable period without remuneration for the purpose of promoting this competition (including any outcome), and promoting any products manufactured, distributed and/or supplied or services supplied by the Promoter.

20. If this promotion is interfered with in any way or is not capable of being conducted as reasonably anticipated due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter, the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to the fullest extent permitted by law (a) to disqualify any entrant; or (b) subject to any written directions from a regulatory authority, to modify, suspend, terminate or cancel the promotion, as appropriate.

21. Except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law the Promoter: Is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any computer equipment, software, technical problems or traffic congestion on any computer system or at any website, or any combination thereof, including (but not limited to) any injury or damage to participants or any other person’s property related to or resulting from participation in this Promotion; accepts no responsibility for any incorrect or inaccurate information, either caused by users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilised in connection with this Promotion, or by any technical error that may occur in the course of this Promotion; and accepts no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access.

22. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limit, exclude or modify or purports to limit, exclude or modify the statutory consumer guarantees as provided under the Competition and Consumer Act, as well as any other implied warranties under similar consumer protection laws in the State and Territories of Australia and New Zealand (“Non-Excludable Guarantees”). Except for any liability that cannot by law be excluded, including the Non-Excludable Guarantees, the Promoter (including its respective officers, employees and agents) excludes all liability (including negligence), for any personal injury; or any loss or damage (including loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of the promotion.

23. Except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law, the Promoter (including its officers, employees and agents) excludes all liability (including negligence), for any personal injury; or any loss or damage (including loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of the promotion, including, but not limited to, where arising out of the following: (a) any technical difficulties or equipment malfunction (whether or not under the Promoter’s control); (b) any theft, unauthorised access or third party interference; (c) any entry or prize claim that is late, lost, altered, damaged or misdirected (whether or not after their receipt by the Promoter) due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter; (d) any variation in prize value to that stated in these Terms and Conditions; (e) any tax liability incurred by a winner or entrant; or (f) taking and/or participation in the prize.

24. The Promoter collects personal information in order to conduct the promotion and may, for this purpose, disclose such information to third parties, including but not limited to agents, contractors, service providers, and prize suppliers. Entry is conditional on providing this information. The Promoter may, for an indefinite period, unless otherwise advised, use the information for promotional, marketing, publicity, research and profiling purposes, including sending electronic messages or telephoning the entrant. Entrants should direct any request to access, update or correct information to the Promoter.