Raise and Reader competition: Write a letter to a legend and you could win

THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED.

Are you keen to Raise A Reader?

THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED.

 

IS your legend an author, scientist, sports-person or musician?

In 200 words or less, write a letter to a legend in any field and describe how they inspire you for a chance to win a prize pack valued at over $390 including:

A Mastercard® Gift Card valued at $200

Literary Legends Stamp Collection

Literary Legends Book Collection

Literary Legends Maxicards

To enter, send your letter to:

The Mercury

Australia Post Letters to Legends Competition

PO Box 488

Glen Waverley VIC 3150

Each letter must be sent in a separate, stamped, standard sized envelope and include your full name, address, post code and telephone number.

Competition closes 11 February 2019 so get writing!

Terms and Conditions – Letters to Legends Promotion

General

1. The Promoter is News Pty Limited (ACN 007 871 178) of 2 Holt St, Surry Hills, NSW, Australia, 2010. Telephone number [phone].

2. Information on how to enter and prizes forms part of the terms of entry. Entry into the competition is deemed acceptance of these terms and conditions.

3. To the extent of any inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions and any other reference to this competition, these Terms and Conditions prevail.

Who can enter

4. Entry is open to all residents of Australia except employees and immediate families of the Promoter and their associated companies and agencies and participating outlets. Immediate family means any of the following: spouse, ex-spouse, defacto 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 first cousin.

5. All entrants under the age of 18 must obtain the prior permission of their legal parent or guardian over the age of 18 to enter. The parent or guardian of the entrant must read and consent to all Terms and Conditions. The parent or guardian may be called to verify consent and may be required to sign a release at the discretion of the Promoter. The release will require the winner’s parent or guardian to accept responsibility for the acts and forbearances of the winner. The release will include the full name, address and telephone number of the winner’s legal guardian. Failure to provide such proof, particulars or releases will immediately invalidate the winner’s entitlement to the prize, subject to State and Territory legislation. If the competition winner is under 18 years of age, the prize will be awarded to the winner’s parent or legal guardian.

6. The Promoter reserves the right to request winners to provide proof of identity, proof of residency at the nominated prize delivery address and/or proof of entry validity or proof of registration ownership in order to claim a prize. Proof of identification, residency 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.

When to enter

7. The competition commences on 18 January at 9:00am in Victoria, New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania and concludes on 11 February at 5:00pm AEDT. Entries must be received by the Promoter prior to the competition close date and time.

8. The time of entry will in each case be the time the letter is received by the Promoter, not at the time of posting by the entrant.

9. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any late, lost or misdirected entries including letters not received by the Promoter or delays in the delivery of the letters for any reason.

How to enter

10. The details of how to enter the competition are set out in the following webpages from 18 January:

a. www.dailytelegraph.com.au/raiseareader

b. www.ntnews.com.au/raiseareader

c. www.couriermail.com.au/raiseareader

d. www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/raiseareader

e. www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/raiseareader

f. www.cairnspost.com.au/raiseareader

g. www.adelaidenow.com.au/raiseareader

h. www.themercury.com.au/raiseareader

i. www.heraldsun.com.au/raiseareader

j. www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/raiseareader

11. Entrants may enter the competition by submitting their original entry by sending a completed letter to Letters to Legends Promotion, PO Box 488, Glen Waverley, Victoria 3150. Participants will be required to send their personal details including, but not limited to, full name, address, postcode and telephone number and in 200 words or less “write a letter to an Australian legend in any field and describe how they inspire you”. Each letter must be sent in a separate, stamped, standard sized envelope. Envelopes with multiple letters will be treated as a single entry. Only an original letter will be accepted, no photocopies allowed. The letter with the most compelling content, good punctuation, grammar and formatting will win.

12. Entrants are required to take full responsibility for the content of their entry and for ensuring that their entry complies with these Conditions of Entry. For the purposes of these content requirements, “entry content” includes any content (including text, photos etc.) that entrants submit, publish, communicate or use in connection with their entry into the Promotion. Entries must be the entrant’s original work. The Promoter reserves the right to verify, or to require the entrant to verify, that the entry is the entrant’s original work. If an entry cannot be verified to the Promoter’s satisfaction, the entry will be deemed invalid. The Promoter may, in its absolute discretion, edit, modify, delete, remove or take-down any part of an entrant’s entry. An entrant’s entry must not include:

a. any image or voice of any other person without that person’s express consent. Entrants warrant that if any such content is included, they have obtained the express consent of the relevant person;

b. any content that contravenes any law, infringes the rights of any person or is potentially insulting, inflammatory, defamatory, obscene, offensive, discriminatory, indecent or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate (which includes, without limitation, any content involving nudity, malice, excessive violence or swearing); and

c. any literary, dramatic or artistic work or any other item in which copyright subsists, unless the entrant is entitled to do so. If an entrant has any doubts about whether they have the right to include any content (for example, recorded music) they must not include it. By including any such content in their entry, the entrant warrants that they have the permission of the relevant copyright owner to do so and that this permission allows the Promoter to use the entry in accordance with these Conditions of Entry.

The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify a winner if Promoter becomes aware that the winner and/or the winner’s entry is of a type described in this clause.

13. Any entry that is made on behalf of an entrant by a third party will be invalid.

14. The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify any entrant who tampers with the entry process, who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these Terms & Conditions of Entry or who has, in the opinion of 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 Promoter.

Number of entries permitted

15. Entrants may enter as many times as they like. Only one prize will be awarded per person.

Determination and notification of winner

16. The winners will be the valid entry submitted in accordance with these terms and conditions that is judged by Australia Post to be the letter with the most compelling content, good punctuation, grammar and formatting by 5.00pm on Friday, 15 February at 111 Bourke St, Melbourne, Victoria.

17. This competition is a game of skill. Chance plays no part in determining the winner.

18. If any particular determination is scheduled on a public holiday, the determination will be take place on the following business day.

19. The Promoter’s decision is final and the Promoter will not enter into correspondence regarding the competition result or any other decisions the Promoter makes in connection with the Promotion.

20. The winner/s will be notified by telephone or email within three days of being determined. Winner/s of prizes will be published on Monday, 18 February 2019 at the webpages listed above in clause 10.

21. Prizes will be awarded to person named in the entry.

22. Should an entrant’s contact details change during the promotional 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.

23. If the winner has not claimed the prize by Monday, 4 March 2019 then he or she will forfeit the prize and the prize will be awarded to the valid entry submitted in accordance with these terms and conditions that is judged by Australia Post to be the next letter with the most compelling content, good punctuation, grammar and formatting by 5.00 pm on Tuesday, 5 March 2019 at 111 Bourke St, Melbourne, Victoria. The winner of the unclaimed prize will be notified by telephone or email within two days of the date on which they are judged to be the unclaimed prize winner. Winner/s of prizes valued over $250 will be published in the webpage listed above in clause 10 within 14 days of the date on which they are judged to be the unclaimed prize winner.

Prize on offer

24. Individual prize pack value is up to $394.20 (including GST). One winner in each State and Territory (excluding ACT and WA) will receive:

a. 1 x Mastercard® Gift Card valued at $200.00

b. 1 x Literary Legends Stamp Collection valued at $5.45

c. 1 x Literary Legends Book Collection valued at $180.00

d. 1 x Literary Legends Maxicards valued at $8.75

25. Prize values are based upon the recommended retail prices at the time of printing (inclusive of GST). The Promoter accepts no responsibility for change in prize value between now and the ultimate prize redemption date.

26. Independent financial advice should be sought as tax implications may arise as a result of accepting the prize.

27. Prizes cannot be transferred, exchanged or redeemed for cash.

28. It is a condition of accepting the prize that the winner must comply with all the conditions of use of the prize and the prize supplier’s requirements

29. 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 Promoter in its absolute discretion.

30. Gift vouchers are subject to the terms and conditions imposed by the gift card provider. Once awarded, the Promoter is not liable for any voucher that has been lost, stolen, forged, damaged or tampered with in any way.

Further terms and conditions

31. The Promoter (subject to State and Territory Legislation) reserves the right to amend, cancel or suspend this competition if an event beyond the control of the Promoter corrupts or affect the administration security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this competition. The Promoter will disqualify any individual who has tampered with the entry process or any other aspect of this competition.

32. News Pty Limited and their associated agencies and companies 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.

33. If for any reason this competition is not capable of running as planned, including due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures 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 competition, subject to any direction given under State Regulation.

34. Any cost associated with accessing the promotional website is the entrant’s responsibility and is dependent on the Internet service provider used.

35. All competition entries must be able to be posted to and received at the post office box address supplied for the particular competition. No hand delivered or bulky entries will be accepted upon receiving at the Promoters premises for any competition, unless otherwise stated herein. Mail entries that contain any objects that have not been requested by the Promoter (such as backing cards or excess paper) will not be accepted. Any entries that do not follow these requirements will be deemed invalid and will not be received by the Promoter or its agents. The Promoter and its agents take no responsibility whatsoever for such entries that do not follow these prescribed guidelines. The Promoter advises entrants not to send entries to the Promoter’s street address as these entries may be deemed invalid.

36. The promoter highly recommends a DL-sized (business) envelope is used in submitting postal entries. Entries sent via Registered mail will not be guaranteed entry into the competition due to increased sorting, handling and storage required by Australia Post. Entries sent in smaller unique envelopes are known to have issues when being sorted electronically by Australia Post. The Promoter also encourages competition entrants to clearly write on their envelope the full name and address of the competition they are entering for ease of processing by Australia Post and therefore entry into the competition.

37. Any entrant found to have used a third party to enter on their behalf will have all entries invalidated and any claim to any prize will be invalidated. If such an entrant is awarded a prize and then found to have breached this clause, the entrant must immediately return any awarded prize to the Promoter. The Promoter has sole discretion to determine if this clause has been breached by any entrant. The Promoter reserves the right to request whatever documentation it deems necessary to confirm if the entrant has breached this clause. An entrant must provide any requested documentation to the Promoter upon request.

38. Any entrant found to be entering incorrect contact details, including incorrect phone or email contact details, will have all entries invalidated and any claim to any prize will be invalidated. If such an entrant is awarded a prize and then found to have breached this clause, the entrant must immediately return any awarded to the Promoter. The Promoter has sole discretion to determine if this clause has been breached by any entrant. The Promoter reserves the right to request whatever documentation it deems necessary to confirm if the entrant has breached this clause. An entrant must provide any requested documentation to the Promoter upon request.

39. If the prize is unavailable, for whatever reason, the Promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize for a prize of equal or greater value, subject to State Regulation. It is a condition of accepting the prize that the winner must comply with all the conditions of use of the prize and prize supplier’s requirements. Each prize must be taken as stated and no compensation will be payable if a winner is unable to use the prize as stated.

40. The Promoter highly recommends a current residential street address be provided when requested for ease of correspondence and potential prize delivery. The Promoter makes all reasonable efforts to deliver prizes to the addresses provided by competition entrants. The Promoter cannot guarantee that any prizes returned to the Promoter due to non-delivery at the provided address will be re-sent to the prize winner. The Promoter and its associated agencies and companies will not be liable for any damage to or delay in transit of prizes.

41. The Promoter reserves the right to redetermine the winner in the event of an entrant, claiming to be a winner, being unable to satisfy these Terms and Conditions.

Copyright, statutory guarantees, waiver and liability

42. In consideration for the Promoter awarding the prize to the winner, the winner hereby permits the winner’s submission, image and/or voice, as recorded, photographed or filmed during the winner’s participation in the prize to appear in connection with News Pty Limited or the advertising or marketing thereof, in any media whatsoever throughout the world and the winner will not be entitled to any fee for such use.

43. In consideration for the Promoter awarding the prize to the winner, the winner hereby assigns to the Promoter all right, title and interest in and to all copyright and all moral rights in any material created pursuant to the winner’s submission or participation in any aspect of the prize (Works). The winner acknowledges that the Promoter is free to use the Works (including modifying, adapting or publishing the entry, whether in original or modified form, in whole or in part or not at all) and to exercise its rights in relation thereto and the winner will not be entitled to any fee for such use.

44. 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 competition on the dates and in the manner described in these terms and conditions, 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 competition and recommence it from the start on the same conditions, subject to any directions given under State Regulation.

45. The Promoter does not exclude any rights and remedies in respect of goods or services under the Australian Consumer Law in the Competition and Consumer Act (2010) (Australian Consumer Law) which cannot be excluded, restricted or modified. However, the Promoter shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever which is suffered (including but not limited to indirect or consequential loss) or for any personal injury suffered or sustained in connection with any prize/s except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law. The Promoter is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, either caused by entrant or for any 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.

46. 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, or engaged in any unlawful or other improper misconduct calculated to jeopardise the fair and proper conduct of the promotion. The Promoter’s legal rights to recover damages or other compensation from such an offender are reserved.

47. All entries become the property of the Promoter. The Promoter collects personal information about you for the purposes of conducting this promotion but no further use of this information will be made without prior consent.

48. All entries become the property of The Promoter. All entries will be entered into a database and The Promoter may use the entrant’s names, addresses and telephone numbers for future promotional, marketing and publicity purposes in any media worldwide without notice and without any fee being paid unless otherwise advised by the entrant. By opting-in, entrants confirm that they allow their details to be used for this purpose. If entrants no longer consent to their details being used for future marketing purposes, the entrant should contact The Promoter on their details set out below. Any request to update, modify or delete the entrant’s details should be directed to The Promoter.

49. Entrants’ personal information may be disclosed to State and Territory lottery departments and winners’ names published as required under the relevant lottery legislation. For purposes of public statements and advertisements the Promoter will only publish the winner’s surname, initial and state. A request to access, update or correct any information should be directed to the Promoter.

50. The Promoter collects information about you, including for example your name and contact details which you provide when registering or using our services as well as information from other sources. We collect and use that information to provide you with our goods and services and to promote and improve our goods and services. We may share your information with our related companies and any of us may be in contact for those purposes (including by email and SMS). We may also use your information as described when we collect information from you. If you do not provide us with requested information we may not be able to provide you with the goods and services you require. We disclose your information to our related companies, service and content providers, including those located outside Australia. Where you have entered a competition, we may disclose your personal information to authorities if you are a prize winner or otherwise as required by law. The Promoter’s privacy policy can be viewed at https://preferences.news.com.au/privacy. To request access to, or to update, personal information the Promoter holds about them, entrants can contact the office of the Promoter on [phone].