Terms & Conditions
Text NZI Sevens to 315 & Win
1. The information on 'HOW TO ENTER' forms part of these Terms and Conditions.
2. On entry into this promotion, you are deemed to have accepted these Terms and Conditions. Entry is open to all residents of New Zealand except for employees of the Wellington Rugby Football Union, Positively Wellington Tourism, their agencies and immediate families.
3. The Promoter is Positively Wellington Tourism ("the Promoter").
4. SMS entry is open to 2degrees 022, Telecom NZ 025 and 027 and Vodafone/Telstra Clear 021 and 029 customers. Customers on international roaming are ineligible to enter. The Promoter reserves the right to provide information about your participation to either Vodafone or Telecom NZ.
5. You can enter as often and as many times as you like.
6. All text entries to 315 for the duration of this promotion cost NZ20c including gst.
7. You must be the owner of the mobile phone to enter via text messaging.
8. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for late, lost or misdirected entries.
9. On entry into this promotion, all entries become the property of the Promoter. Entrants consent to the Promoter and promotional partners using the entrant’s name, likeness, image and/or voice in the event they are a winner or drawn Participant (incl. photograph, film and/or recording of the same) in any media for an unlimited period of time without remuneration for the purpose of promoting this competition (including any outcome), and promoting the NZI Sevens or any other services or promotions offered by the Promoter and promotional partners.
10. This promotion commences Monday 1 February 2010. Final entries close at 11.59pm New Zealand time on Saturday February 6 2010. The winner will be drawn on Tuesday 9 February 2010. The winner will be notified via phone or SMS by 5pm New Zealand time on Friday 12 February 2010. The winner’s name may also be published on the mobile site m.nzisevens.co.nz or website www.nzisevens.co.nz and in any associated newsletters of the NZI Sevens. If the winner cannot be identified or contacted or does not come forward to claim their prize by 5pm New Zealand time on Friday 19 February 2010, the Promoter has the right to redraw the prize. The prize draw is final and correspondence will not be entered into.
11. For the avoidance of doubt, whomever the Promoter contacts or is contacted by, as the case may be, must inform the Promoter who the owner of the mobile phone is. In case of mobile ownership dispute over a prize claim, it is the responsibility of the owner to prove, at their sole cost, such ownership.
12. If the winner of the prize is under the age of 18 years, the prize will be awarded to the winner’s nominated parent or guardian.
13. The first valid and correct entry drawn in the Text NZI Sevens to 315 Competition will win two (2) general admission tickets to the 2011 NZI Sevens in Wellington, New Zealand. Third party terms and conditions apply in respect of this prize – i.e. terms and conditions of TicketMaster and Wellington Rugby Football Union.
14. Travel and all incidental costs associated with claiming the prize, are the responsibility of the winner.
15. The prize is not transferable, exchangeable or redeemable for cash. In the event that a prize becomes unavailable for reasons beyond the Promoter’s control, the Promoter may, in its sole discretion, substitute a prize of equal or greater value.
16. The Promoter and its agents are not responsible for any loss or damage whatsoever that is suffered (including but not limited to indirect or consequential loss) or for personal injury suffered or sustained during the course of the promotion or accepting or using the prize.
17. The Promoter may use the information obtained from the entrant for future mobile phone correspondence. All personal information obtained from the entrant will remain confidential and will not be provided to any third party without the entrant's consent except as required by law.
SMS Entry and Entry Confirmations
1. All entries are deemed to be received at the time of receipt into the Promoter's database, NOT at the time of transmission by the entrant.
2. The eventual delivery of SMS messages is largely dependent on additional parties and the effective functioning of the sender's mobile operator's systems and infrastructure. Consequently the Promoter will not be liable for non-receipt of or late receipt of messages.
3. The use of any automated entry software or any other mechanical or electronic means that allows an entrant to automatically enter repeatedly is prohibited and will render all entries submitted by that entrant invalid.
4. The Promoter is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, or for any default of the equipment or programming associated with or utilised in this competition, or for any technical error, or any combination thereof that may occur in the course of the administration of this competition including any omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line or telephone, mobile or satellite network failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to or alteration of entries.
5. If for any reason this competition is not capable of running as planned (including but not limited to) technical failures, unauthorised intervention, fraud or any other causes beyond the control of the Promoter which corrupts or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this competition, the Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the competition. The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process.
6. All correct entries received in the promotion are intended to receive a reply confirmation message. In times of high entry volumes some delays may occur in the delivery of this reply message. The Promoter will endeavour to provide all confirmation text messages promptly however, successful delivery depends on additional parties such as telecommunication network suppliers and ISP's and the Promoter provides no guarantee that messages will arrive promptly or arrive at all. Message delivery performance is also subject to the recipient's mobile terminal being switched on and located within an area that is acceptably covered by the recipient's services provider and, mobile operators can prevent their subscribers from receiving SMS messages, for whatever reasons, and in such cases message delivery is not possible. The Promoter and its partners will not be held responsible for any loss or damages whatsoever arising from the receipt or non-receipt of text messages.