Nick Competition Rules Spongebob's Advent Calendar
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Nick Competition Rules SpongeBob’s Advent Calendar (the Competition) Just like school, we have a few rules (these Rules) which you’ll need to know and follow whenever you enter a competition run by us, the promoter, Nickelodeon UK Limited (Company Registration No: 2797365) of 17-29 Hawley Crescent, London, NW1 8TT (Nickelodeon). These Rules include details about how to enter the Competition, opening and closing dates, prize details, and anything else Nickelodeon thinks you may need to know about entering the Competition. These Rules will apply to the Competition and by entering the Competition, you promise to follow and be bound by these Rules (which may be amended or varied at any time by Nickelodeon with or without notice) and by Nickelodeon’s decisions, which are final in all matters relating to these Rules, the Competition, the draw and/or the results and no correspondence or discussion shall be entered into. So be sure to get your parents/guardians to read and discuss these Rules with you. PARENTAL CONSENT 1. First things first…before you enter the Competition, please get your parent’s/guardian’s permission to enter the Competition. Also there may be some costs involved to enter, for example, charges for using the Internet. So, please don’t forget to also ask the person who will be paying the bill. Costs to enter may vary and it is advisable that the person paying the bill checks the current rates with their network operator. WHO CAN ENTER? 2. This Competition is open to all those aged 15 or under. 3. You must live in the UK or Eire to enter the Competition. A prize can only be sent to a UK and/or Eire address so if you have moved somewhere outside the UK/Eire after entering the Competition, your Entry will not be valid. 4. You are not allowed to enter the Competition if your parents/guardians or family members are employees of Nickelodeon, any other company associated with the Competition or their respective associated companies or agents. In these Rules, “family members” includes mother, father, brothers or sisters. PROMOTION PERIOD 5. The Promotion Period starts when the Competition opens at 07.00am on 1 December 2014 and ends when the Competition closes at 11.59pm on 24 December 2014. 6. The Competition is made up of 24 (twenty four) individual daily prize competitions (each a Daily Competition), which will take place on each day of the Promotion Period. DAILY PRIZE COMPETITIONS 7. Each Daily Competition (save for the first Daily Competition on 1 December 2014) will open for entries at 00.00am (Opening Time) and close for entries at 11.59pm (Closing Time) on each day of the Promotion Period. 8. To enter a particular Daily Competition you will need to: a) watch Nickelodeon between 7am - 9am and/or 2pm – 4pm on the corresponding day during the Promotion Period and look out for the icon appearing on screen; b) go to www.nicktoons.co.uk/christmas and select the icon that you have seen on screen that day; and c) complete the personal details form, between the Opening Time and Closing Time on the corresponding day. Together (a), (b) and (c) above shall be an Entry. 9. If you want to enter a particular Daily Competition Nickelodeon will need to have received your Entry between the Opening Time and the Closing Time on the corresponding day of the Promotion Period. Entries received before or after this time will not be valid. 10. Only one Entry is permitted per person per Daily Competition. Multiple Entries to a single Daily Competition will be void and may lead to an entrant being disqualified. 11. Nickelodeon is not responsible if your Entry gets lost, delayed, misdirected, undelivered, damaged or if you have technical problems trying to enter the Competition. 12. Please take care when entering the Competition to ensure that we have your correct details. Any Entries which are incomplete and/or can’t be read clearly will not be valid and won’t be entered for the Competition. PRIZES 13. There will be one winner for each Daily Competition (each a Winner and together the Winners). 14. The prizes for each Daily Competition are set out in the Prize Schedule hereto (each a Prize and together the Prizes). Please take care to note the details of each Prize as set out in the Prize Schedule. 15. In addition to the Prizes, each Winner shall also receive a SpongeBob SquarePants goody bag including the following items: a) projector pen; b) beaker; c) notepad; d) SpongeBob plush; e) Nicktoons poster; f) Nickelodeon cap; g) SpongeBob screen wipe; h) SpongeBob sticker sheet; and i) SpongeBob postcard. 16. Events may occur that render the awarding of any Prize (or any part thereof) impossible due to reasons beyond the reasonable control of Nickelodeon. Nickelodeon will not be liable or responsible for any loss or damage suffered by a Winner (or their guests) should they not redeem or be able to redeem a prize (or any part thereof) as a result of any such event. In particular, Nickelodeon shall have no obligation to substitute any alternative prize, cash equivalent or provide any other compensation. 17. The prizes are as stated and cannot be exchanged or transferred. No cash alternatives will be offered. 18. If Nickelodeon or any third party prize provider is unable to provide any of the above stated prizes, Nickelodeon has the right to award a substitute prize of equal or greater value. Each Prize is subject to additional terms and conditions of the manufacturer or supplier. PRIZE DRAW 19. The prize draw for each Daily Competition will be conducted on the day after that Daily Competition. 20. The Winner of each Daily Competition will be the first Entry selected randomly by Nickelodeon from all entrants who correctly selected the icon that appeared on screen that day in accordance with these Rules. 21. Nickelodeon will try to notify the Winner of each Daily Competition by telephone as soon as possible after each draw (generally within 28 days of the relevant draw). Nickelodeon will send out the Prizes as early as possible (usually within 8 weeks of Winner’s confirmation of their personal details). 22. Nickelodeon may request a written agreement from each Winner’s parent/guardian that the corresponding Winner complies with these Rules before sending out a Prize. 23. Nickelodeon has the right to choose an alternate Winner if: a) a Winner does not comply with these Rules or Nickelodeon has reasonable grounds for believing that a Winner has broken a Rule; b) Nickelodeon cannot contact a Winner within a reasonable time after the Closing Time of a particular Daily Competition; c) a Winner’s parents/guardians do not (i) agree to these Rules; (ii) want the Winner to receive the prize; or (iii) give their consent as may be requested by Nickelodeon within a reasonable time; or d) if a Winner does not accept a prize within the specified time period (if any). 24. Nickelodeon reserves the right to cancel this Competition at any stage prior to the Promotion Period or to shorten the time for entering the Competition during the Promotion Period, if Nickelodeon thinks it is necessary in its reasonable opinion, or if circumstances arise which are out of Nickelodeon’s control. If the time for entering the Competition is cut short during the Promotion Period, the Winners shall be selected in accordance with these Rules from all eligible Entries received prior to such termination date. GENERAL 25. All changes to these Rules will be posted in revised terms and conditions on www.nicktoons.co.uk/Christmas/terms-and-conditions. 26. All Entries become our property and will not be returned. 27. Nickelodeon will not be liable to you for any delays or failure (whether in whole or in part) in carrying out its obligations in respect of the Competition due to circumstances beyond Nickelodeon’s reasonable control. You will be solely responsible for any costs incurred by you as a result of such delays and/or failures. 28. Nickelodeon will not be liable to you for any loss or damage however it was caused (including without limitation in contract, tort or statutory duty) in connection with the Competition and/or prizes, other than death or personal injury caused by Nickelodeon’s (and/or its employees’) negligence. 29. By entering this Competition you agree that Nickelodeon may use, in any and all media throughout the world forever as Nickelodeon in its sole opinion sees fit, your name, likeness, photographs and/or recordings, biographical information, any statement made by you, and your Entry to the Competition without payment or further consent if you are declared a Winner. Nickelodeon may also require you to take part in such publicity (which may include taking your photograph, filming you or recording your voice) without payment or further consent and such publicity will be owned by Nickelodeon forever for use throughout the world as Nickelodeon sees fit. 30. Personal information collected from entrants will be used by Nickelodeon solely in connection with the Competition and will not be disclosed to any third party except for the purpose of operating the Competition and fulfilling the prize where applicable. 31. Any personal information collected by Nickelodeon for the Competition will be used in accordance with Nickelodeon’s Privacy Policy set out at http://www.nick.co.uk/info/privacy-policy. A copy can be obtained by writing to Nickelodeon by email at [email protected] or by post to Nickelodeon’s address above, marked for the attention of The Data Protection Officer.