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UQ Promotional Games

Terms and Conditions (Games of Chance)

  1. By entering this promotion, you accept these Terms and Conditions.
  2. Instructions and information on how to enter this promotion form part of these Terms and Conditions.
  3. The promoter is The University of Queensland (ABN 63 942 912 684) of St Lucia, Queensland, 4072 (“Promoter”).

Eligible entrants

  1. To be eligible to enter this promotion, you must:
    • (a) be a Queensland resident over the age of 18 years;
    • (b) be a current student or alumni at the University of Queensland;
    • (c) be able to provide your full name and student number to UQ’s social media team on Wednesday 22 March 2023.

How to enter

Entry will be open from 9:00am AEST on 20/03/2023 and closes at 12:00 AEST on 22/03/2023 (“Entry Period”). Entries received outside of the Entry Period will not be accepted.

To enter, you must, during the Entry Period visit the post on either Facebook, Instagram or TikTok, tag a friend in the comments, and be following/'like' the UQ channel they are participating on.

  1. You will receive one entry into the promotion by performing the activities listed in clause 6. You may not enter the promotion more than once.
  2. All entries become the property of the Promoter.

Prize draw

  1. The prize draw will take place at 12:30am AEST on 22/03/2023 at Building 61, St Lucia campus, the University of QLD. The first seven valid entries drawn at random (three winners on Facebook, three winners on Instagram or and one winner on TikTok), that meet the entry steps, drawn will receive the prize..
  2. The Promoter may decline to accept any entry which, in its reasonable opinion, does not comply with these Terms and Conditions.
  3. The Promoter’s decision in relation to any aspect of the promotion is final and the Promoter will not enter into any correspondence regarding the result of the promotion.

Prizes and notification of winners

  1. Each of the seven winners will receive a double pass to The Hatchery at World Science Festival Brisbane]. The pass is only valid to be used on 23/03/2023 for the 8.30am – 9.00am session, it is non-transferable for an alternative session.
  2. Prizes are not transferable and cannot be taken as cash.

The winner will be contacted by direct message on the relevant social media channel (either TikTok, Instagram or Facebook) on or by 13:00 on 22/03/2023. The results will not be published. However, we will reply to the winning comment asking this person to check their direct messages.

To claim the prize, the winner must reply to the direct message and share their full name and student number, along with the full name of who they’ll take with them to the event, to the UQ social media team. The winners will have their name added to the door and will be admitted entry by the World Science Festival team on arrival. The prize must be claimed by 5 pm on 22/03/2023 which is the day of the prize draw.

The prize will be delivered to the winner by adding their names to the door at the event within 1 days after the prize being claimed.

  1. If any prize becomes unavailable for any reason, the Promoter may substitute a prize of equal or greater value.
  2. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any tax implications that may arise for any prize.

Intellectual property

  1. You confirm and promise that your entry is original and does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party. You agree that the Promoter has an unrestricted, irrevocable, transferable, right and licence to use and modify your entry including for promotional purposes without the payment of any further fee or compensation or further reference to you, and that the Promoter can authorise other people to do any of these things. If requested by the Promoter, you agree to sign any further documentation required by the Promoter to give effect to this arrangement. To the extent permitted by law, you unconditionally and irrevocably consent to the Promoter modifying your entry as described in this clause, agree that the Promoter is not required to attribute you as author of the entry, and consent to any other act or omission that would otherwise infringe any moral rights in your entry.

Withdrawal from promotion

  1. You may withdraw from the promotion at any time before notification of the winners by notifying the Promoter on 0417 344 675. If you withdraw from the promotion, the Promoter will remove your entry and will not use your details or entry for media or promotional purposes. If you withdraw from the promotion, you will no longer be eligible to win a prize.

Miscellaneous

  1. Entries which, in the opinion of the Promoter, are incomplete, incorrect or incomprehensible, contain defamatory or offensive content or infringe intellectual property rights are not eligible to win and may be removed from the promotion and the relevant entrant will be disqualified.
  2. The Promoter may, in its absolute discretion, disqualify you if, in the opinion of the Promoter, you breach these Terms and Conditions, engage in dishonest or unethical conduct in relation to the promotion, manipulate, tamper or interfere with the conduct of the promotion, do not comply with the entry process, or conspire with others to gain an unfair advantage. The Promoter may investigate the matter if it suspects you of having engaged in such breach or conduct.
  3. The Promoter may request information from you relevant to entry or participation in the promotion, such as proof of residency or age. The Promoter may, in its absolute discretion, disqualify you if you provide insufficient information, false information or fail to provide information.
  4. The Promoter is not responsible for late, lost or misdirected entries.
  5. The Promoter is not responsible for any delays, problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer systems, computer equipment or software, technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to your or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from entering this promotion. If such problems arise, then the Promoter may modify, cancel, terminate or suspend the promotion.
  6. To the extent permitted by law, the Promoter is not liable for any loss, damage or injury whatsoever (including, but not limited to, indirect or consequential loss) resulting from this promotion, including the taking of prizes.
  7. If, for any reason, this promotion is not capable of running as planned, including war, terrorism, state of emergency or disaster, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of the Promoter which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this promotion, the Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promotion.
  8. All costs associated with entering the promotion are your responsibility.
  9. You acknowledge that the promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Facebook, Instagram, TikTok or any other social media platform.
  10. You acknowledge that any information that you provide in connection with this promotion is provided to the Promoter and not to Facebook, Instagram, TikTok or other social media platform..
  11. You must release Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and other social media platforms and their associated companies from all liability arising in respect of the promotion.
  12. You understand and agree that the Promoter may collect personal information from you when you enter the promotion, and use it for the purpose of running the promotion (which may include disclosure to third parties for the purpose of processing and conducting the promotion), for promotional purposes surrounding this promotion, as well as other purposes, as set out in the Promoter’s Privacy Policy (located at https://ppl.app.uq.edu.au/content/1.60.02-privacy-management). For further information on how the Promoter deals with your personal information, please refer to the Promoter’s Privacy Policy.