Win a 5-star Maldives holiday for 2!

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My Maldives Competition
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Information on how to enter forms part of the terms of entry. Entry into the competition is deemed acceptance of these terms and conditions.
The competition is a game of skill, and chance plays no part in determining the winners.
Entry is open to all residents of Australia (who are 18 years of age or over). However, employees and their immediate families of Fairfax Media Limited (and its subsidiaries), My Maldives, and their associated agencies and companies are not eligible to enter.
The competition commences Monday 16 January, 2017 at 00:01 AEST and concludes on Sunday 12th February, 2017 at 23:59 AEST.
The competition will be advertised on:
http://www.traveller.com.au/mymaldives-competition
To enter, participants must:
Visit www.traveller.com.au/mymaldives-competition and;
Tell us in 25 words or less why you want to win a Maldives holiday.,
Register their details including (but not limited to) name, address, phone number, e-mail address.
Illegible, incomprehensible and incomplete entries will be deemed invalid.
Entrants may enter as many times as they like. However, only one prize per person is permitted.
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 (including phone bill or store receipt for purchase requirement) 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.
The Promoter reserves the right to verify the validity of entries and to disqualify any entry which, in the opinion of 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 Terms & Conditions of Entry or who has, in the opinion of Promoter, engaged in conduct in entering the competition which is fraudulent, misleading, deceptive or generally damaging to the goodwill or reputation of the competition and/or Promoter. 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.
Entries must be received by Sunday 12th February, 2017 at 23:59 AEST. The time of entry will in each case be the time the /online is received by the Promoter’s database.
The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any late, lost or misdirected entries due to technical disruptions, network congestion or for any other reason.
Any entry that is made on behalf of an Entrant by a third party will be invalid.
The cost of accessing the competition via the Internet will be dependent on the entrant’s individual Internet Service Provider.
Each valid entrant who has entered the competition over the duration of the promotional period will be entered into the draw. There is one (1) prize. As a part of the competition entry, entrants will be asked complete the competition question.
Prizes cannot be transferred and cannot be redeemed for cash.
The winner/s and their companion is/are responsible for all other expenses including spending money, meals (unless specified), drinks, transfers (unless specified), laundry charges, activities (unless specified), incidentals, taxes (excluding departure and any other flight associated taxes included within the prize), energy surcharges, gratuities, services 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.
The winners and travelling companions must travel at the same time, must depart from the same capital city and are responsible for transport from their residence to their nearest capital city for flight departure (either from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide or Perth). If the winner is from TAS, ACT or NT connecting flights from these cities to the nearest flight departure capital city will not be included in the prize package for the winner and travelling companion. The winner and their travelling companion will be responsible for making their way to and from their residence.
The prize must be taken by Friday 15 September, 2017 and is subject to hotel and flight availability as per clause 14. The prize is not available during peak times such as public holidays and school holidays and cannot be changed once the booking has been made.
Travel dates cannot be changed once the booking is confirmed and tickets are issued. Prize Winners and their travel partners are responsible for any amendment fees issued by airlines or suppliers once booking is confirmed and ticketed.
Prizes cannot be used in conjunction with any other discounts or special offers.
Air tickets are available on the regular scheduled services of each airline and are subject to seasonal embargos. Flight itinerary may have to be adjusted depending on the airlines departure city and their current flight schedule. Frequent Flyer points are not available from any airline.
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.
A credit card imprint or cash deposit may be required from the winner at check-in to the hotel, for all incidental charges. Once accommodation vouchers are issued they are non-changeable.
It is the traveller’s personal responsibility to ensure that they have 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 traveller/s.
Fairfax Media makes no representation as to the safety, conditions or other issues that may exist at any destination. International travel advice can be obtained from various sources, including government, local consular offices and the web site of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Unless expressly stated in these terms and conditions all other expenses (including travel to and from the airport) become the responsibility of the winner.
The Promoter reserves the right to refuse to allow a winner to take part in any or all aspects of the prize, if the promoter determines, in their absolute discretion, that a winner is not in the mental or physical condition necessary to be able to safely participate in the prize. 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.
By accepting the prize, the winner agrees 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, filmed and/or chaperoned throughout the duration of the prize.
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 in any material created pursuant to the winner’s participation in any aspect of the prize (Works). The winner acknowledges that the Promoter is free to use the Works and to exercise its rights in relation thereto and the winner will not be entitled to any fee for such use.
In consideration for the Promoter awarding the prize to the winner, the winner hereby permits the winner’s image and/or voice, as recorded, photographed or filmed during the winner’s participation in the prize to appear in connection with Fairfax Media 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.
In the event that for any reason whatsoever a winner does not take an element of the prize at the time stipulated by the Promoter then that element of the prize will be forfeited by the winner and cash will not be awarded in lieu of that element of the prize.
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.
Independent financial advice should be sought as tax implications may arise as a result of accepting the prize.
The judge’s decision is final and the promoter will not enter into correspondence regarding the Competition result.
Prizes will be awarded to the person named in the entry.
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 Promoter.
All reasonable attempts will be made to contact the Winners. If a prize remains unclaimed by a winner or unallocated or forfeited for any reason, by 10:00 on Monday 30 January, 2017, the prizes will be re-allocated to the entrant that has submitted the entry which best meets the judging criteria excluding the entrant that has failed to claim the prize. This Unclaimed Prize Determination will take place at the Promoter’s address at 10:00 on Tuesday, 28 february, 2017. The winner/s of the Unclaimed Prize Determination will be notified by telephone and in writing within two (2) day of the Unclaimed Prize Determination.
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.
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.
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.
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 the phone user 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.
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 competition. The Promoter’s legal rights to recover damages or other compensation from such an offender are reserved.
Fairfax Media 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.
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 competition, the Promoter reserves the right to cancel or re-run the competition and to, in its sole discretion, 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.
All entries become the property of the Promoter. The Promoter collects personal information about you to enable you to participate in this competition. Entrants consent to the use and disclosure of their information for the purposes of this competition by the promoter and its agents associated with this competition.
The Promoter is collecting the entrant's personal information for the purpose of conducting and promoting this competition (including but not limited to determining and notifying winner). The entrant's personal information may be disclosed to Promoter for this purpose. Providing this consent is a condition of participating in this competition.
Entrant's consent to their e-mails being added to the Promoter’s and third-party’s subscriber database to receive newsletters and EDMs. Providing this consent is a condition of participating in this competition.
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.
You consent to The Promoter collecting your personal information for the purpose of conducting and promoting this competition (including but not limited to determining and notifying the winner and prize fulfilment). Your personal information may be disclosed to third party service providers for this purpose. Your 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. Providing this consent is a condition of participating in this competition.
The Promoter is bound by the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and by entering the Competition, you (the entrant) are taken to consent to of Fairfax Media’s privacy policy which contains information, amongst other things, about how you may access personal information that is held by of Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited about you and seek correction of such information. See http://www.fairfax.com.au/privacy.html to view Fairfax Media Pty Limited’s APP Privacy Policy in full. Our APP Privacy Policy also contains information about how you may complain about a breach of the APPs, or a registered code that is binding on our organisation and how Fairfax Media will deal with such complaints.
The Promoter is Fairfax Media, (ABN: 33 003 357 720) of 1 Darling Island Road, Pyrmont NSW 2009
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