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GREENME.IE COMPETITION TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. These terms and conditions together with any specific rules set out in Competition Notices (as defined below) are the Competition Rules (“Rules”) and apply to competitions on the GreenMe.ie “Sites” (www.ethicalpaddy.ie (“Competition”), unless otherwise expressly stated. By entering a Competition, entrants agree to be bound by these Rules.
2. The Competition is organised by GreenMe.
3. Rules specific to each Competition are displayed in a notice on the page for such Competition (“CompetitionNotice”) and are incorporated into the in the Legal Section.
4. GreenMe.ie reserves the right to cancel or amend the Competition or the Rules without notice in the event of a catastrophe, war, civil or military disturbance, act of God or any actual or anticipated breach of any applicable law or regulation or any other event outside GreenMe.ie’s reasonable control. Any changes will be posted either within these terms and conditions or the Competition Notice.
5. In the event of any dispute regarding the Rules, conduct, results and all other matters relating to a Competition, the decision of GreenMe.ie shall be final and no correspondence or discussion shall be entered into.
Qualifying Entrants
6. Employees of GreenMe.ie or any company involved in the Competition or, if relevant, production of a television programme to which a Competition relates, or any advertising agency or web company connected with GreenMe.ie or any such person’s subsidiary or associated companies, agents or members of their families or households, are not eligible to enter the Competition.
7. Additional eligibility requirements may apply to a specific Competition, e.g. a valid passport, visas and/or driver’s licence will be required if the Competition prize includes travel outside the Ireland and/or car hire. These will be set out in the Competition Notice.
8. By entering the Competition, you hereby warrant that all information submitted by you is true, current and complete. GreenMe.ie reserves the right to verify the eligibility of all entrants.
9. The address you provide with your competition entry (“Entry”) will be used to send any prizes so please make sure this is correct. You are not entitled to enter the Competition if you are resident in a country or jurisdiction (Republic of Ireland) where the Competition may breach any law or regulation. Where this applies, GreenMe.ie’s invitation to enter the Competition in such country and/or jurisdiction is withdrawn.
10. Where a Competition is open to all age groups, GreenMe.ie assumes that by using the website and entering the Competition (and you warrant that) you are aged 18 or over or, if you are under 18, that your parents have consented to your entry into the Competition and these Rules. If a Competition is only open to a certain age group (e.g. 18 and over), this will be set out in the Competition Notice and GreenMe.ie assumes that by entering the Competition (and you warrant that) you are the appropriate age to enter the Competition).
11. GreenMe.ie reserves the right to disqualify any entrant if it has reasonable grounds to believe the entrant has breached any of the Rules.
12. In the event that any entrant is disqualified from the Competition, GreenMe.ie in its sole discretion may decide whether a replacement should be selected. In this event, any further entrant will be selected on the same criteria as the original entrant and will be subject to these Rules.
Competition Entries
13. Only one entry per person is allowed. Where a winner has been selected and GreenMe.ie discovers or has reasonable grounds to believe the winner has used any software or automated process either to answer questions or to make bulk entries, GreenMe.ie may select an alternative winner. Any further winner will be selected on the same criteria as the original winner and will be subject to these Rules.
14. There is no purchase requirement to enter a Competition and there is no charge to register for use of the website.
15. Proof of posting or emailing cannot be accepted as proof of delivery. GreenMe.ie cannot accept responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft, destruction, alteration of or unauthorised access to Entries, or Entries lost, damaged or delayed as a result of server functions, technical issues, virus, bugs or other causes outside GreenMe.ie’s control.
16. Entrants should note that unless stated otherwise, GreenMe.ie does not accept responsibility for the return of any Entries, including those consisting of artistic or other material.
Prizes
17. Prize winners will be chosen at random unless specified otherwise in the Competition Notice, from all qualifying Entries within 28 days of the closing date specified in the Competition Notice. Tie-breakers will be judged by GreenMe.ie and, if required by law, by an independent adjudicator. In all matters, the decision of the judge(s) and GreenMe.ie shall be final and no correspondence or discussion shall be entered into.
18. Claims for prizes must be made in the manner and within the time specified on the Competition Notice. Failure to claim a prize within this time or in the manner specified may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner.
19. Prizes are non-transferable and there is no cash alternative. GreenMe.ie reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value at any time.
20. Prizes are awarded at GreenMe.ie’s discretion and no prizes will be awarded as a result of improper actions by or on behalf of any entrant. Where Entries are being judged on creative or artistic merit or other subjective criteria, GreenMe.ie and/or the Competition judges (acting reasonably) reserve the right not to select a winner, and/or to remove or amend selection criteria and/or the structure and operation of the Competition if Entries are not of the requisite standard.
21. Where a prize may not be appropriate for a younger contestant, the minimum age for entry will be stated in the Competition Notice and must be observed. GreenMe.ie reserves the right to request written proof of age of any winner.
22. All taxes, insurances, transfers, spending money and other expenses (including meals or personal expenses upgrades etc.) as the case may be, unless specifically stated, are the sole responsibility of the prize winner.
Intellectual Property Rights & Use of Entries
23. GreenMe.ie does not, unless we agree this with you, claim any rights of ownership in your Entry. As such, you retain ownership of your Entry and, although GreenMe.ie will be able to use Entries as set out in the Rules, you will also have the right to use your Entry in any way you choose. Where any Entry is to be used in a different way (e.g. we are asking to own this) this will be made clear on the website and you will then be able to choose whether to enter the Competition. If you win a prize, as a condition to receipt of that prize, you may be required to sign a release form (in GreenMe.ie’s then current standard form) in connection with the prize-winning submission.
24. In consideration of GreenMe.ie agreeing to consider entrants to the Competition, each entrant hereby agrees that GreenMe.ie (and third parties authorised by GreenMe.ie) may make any and all Entries available on the website and any other media, whether now known or invented in the future, which may include other internet sites, mobile, television and/or radio and that Entries may be made available with advertising and/or sponsorship. You now grant GreenMe.ie (and third parties authorised by GreenMe.ie) a non-exclusive, worldwide, irrevocable licence (for the full period of any rights in the Entry) to use, display, publish, transmit, copy, make derivative works or podcasts from, edit, alter, store, re-format, sell and sub-licence the Entry for such purposes.
25. GreenMe.ie does not guarantee to use or otherwise make available any Entry. GreenMe.ie may also, in appropriate circumstances, and at its sole discretion, reject, edit, remove or disable access to Entries that appear to be legally or otherwise problematic e.g. infringe the copyright or other intellectual property or privacy rights of others, are defamatory etc. or for any other reason.
26. Your Entry and any information submitted by you must be personal to and relate specifically to you. You hereby warrant that your Entry and all information which you submit and/or distribute will not infringe the intellectual property, privacy or any other rights of any third party, and will not contain anything which is libellous, defamatory, obscene, indecent, harassing or threatening. If relevant, GreenMe.ie reserves the right, but not the obligation, to screen, filter and/or monitor information provided by you and to edit, refuse to distribute or remove the same.
Liability
27. GreenMe.ie cannot accept any responsibility for any damage, loss, injury or disappointment suffered by any entrant entering the Competition or as a result of accepting any prize. GreenMe.ie is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment or software, failure of any email or entry to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet, telephone lines or at any web site, or any combination of these, including any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer or mobile telephone related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in the Competition. Nothing shall exclude GreenMe.ie’s liability for death or personal injury as a result of its negligence.
Data Protection and Publicity
28. Winners may be requested to take part in promotional activity and GreenMe.ie reserves the right to use the names and addresses of winners, their photographs and audio and/or visual recordings of them in any publicity.
29. Any personal data relating to entrants will be used solely in accordance with current data protection legislation and will not be disclosed to a third party without the individual’s prior consent. Please see GreenMe.ie’s privacy policy for further details. Data relating to entrants will be retained by GreenMe.ie for a reasonable period after the Competition closes to assist GreenMe.ie to operate competitions in a consistent manner and to deal with any queries on the Competition.
Jurisdiction
30. The Competition and Rules will be governed by Irish law and any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Republic of Ireland.
How to contact us
31. You can contact us in relation to any Competition by writing to [Name of Competition], GreenMe.ie, Guernika House, Main Street, Bundoran, Co. Donegal
Current competition Rules
Ethical Paddy Competition – Terms & Conditions
Entry
The closing date for entries to the Ethical Paddy Competition is currently 6pm on Friday 11 December, 2009.
Validation
If the Ethical Paddy / Volvo DrivE competition fails to meet the entry quota of 50 or more valid video applications, GreenMe management and the sponsors of the campaign reserve the right to extend the closing date forthwith. In effect the competition will run until such time as this quota is reached. In the event that the application quota is not reached be the end of 2009, the competition will not be validated and will therefore be terminated.
Eligibility
The competition is open to GreenMe.ie members only. The competition is open to residents of Ireland only. There is no age limit. No close friends, partners or relatives of GreenMe staff members can enter the competition.
On condition that the competition reaches validation point, the prize winner is currently scheduled to be announced at Electric Picnic 2009 in the Global Green area on Saturday evening (5th September) at 6pm. Therefore either the entrant or a representative nominated by the entrant has to be available to attend the prize giving ceremony. Tickets will be given to the top 3 contestants who will be informed by phone on or before Tuesday 1st September.
By entering this competition all participants will be deemed to have accepted and be bound by the rules. All entry instructions form part of the rules.
Entries will become the property of GreenMe.ie. Entry into the competition is deemed as agreement to take part in publicity accompanying or resulting from the competition.
Design Format
Contestants must compile an original video. No borrowed or commercially commissioned videos will be accepted. This must be the contestant’s original idea.
Prize
The overall winner will receive a Volvo S40 DRIVe. Please note standard delivery times will apply.
Adjudication
A shortlist of the best video entrants will be chosen by the GreenMe team. This shortlist will be updated on an on-going basis on the GreenMe site. This shortlist will be open to public vote by GreenMe end users.
Voting
GreenMe will announce the voting timelines by email and on our homepage once the Ethical Paddy competition has been validated (please see conditions above).
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