Nickelodeon Competition Rules

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS’ BUDDY SEARCH COMPETITION (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. You must be aged 18 years or under and live in the UK or Eire to enter the Competition. The prizes 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.

3. 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

4. The Promotion Period starts when the Competition opens at 8.00am on Monday 26 October 2015 (the Opening Date) and ends when the Competition closes at 11.59 p.m. on Sunday 1 November 2015 (the Closing Date).

HOW TO ENTER

5. If you want to enter the Competition, you need to: (a) (i) watch SpongeBob SquarePants on Nicktoons from 26-30 October at 9am-11am and 6pm-8pm, to spot SpongeBob SquarePants’ buddies on air. There will be 8 different Spongebob SquarePants characters that will appear together each day;

Competition Rules – Nickelodeon (ii) go to www.nicktoons.co.uk/spongebobbuddysearch each day and play the game to find the characters you have seen on air that day. (iii) There are 5 levels to the game, one for each day of the week of the Competition. Each level goes live at 5am each day; or

(b) you can still play the game at www.nicktoons.co.uk/spongebobbuddysearch online each day even if you have not seen the day’s episodes; or

After you have finished all 5 levels of the game, you will need to complete the online entry form and confirm agreement with these Rules by ticking the appropriate box.

Completing all 5 levels and submitting these with the entry form will be an Entry.

6. Each Entry will be entered into a draw to win a prize (the Prize).

7. Entries received after the end of the Promotion Period will not be valid. Nickelodeon is not responsible if your entry gets lost, delayed, misdirected, undelivered, damaged or if you have technical problems trying to enter the Competition.

8. Please take care when entering the Competition to ensure that we have your correct details. A valid email address will be required in order to participate in the Competition.

PRIZE

9. There are 5 Prizes to be won in the Competition, all provided by Smyths.

10. The Prize winners will receive:

 1 x SpongeBob SquarePants Pineapple Play Set  1 x SpongeBob SquarePants Chattypants  1 x Mini iPad 16GB  1 x SpongeBob SquarePants Radio Control Car  1 x SpongeBob SquarePants Bubble Bob

11. The Prizes are as stated and cannot be exchanged or transferred. No cash alternatives will be offered. No other expenses will be included in the Prize

12. If Nickelodeon is unable to provide the stated prize, 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

13. The Prize draw for the Competition will be conducted by Monday 2 November 2015.

14. There will be 5 Prize winners of the Competition. The winners of the Prize will be the first 5 Entries selected randomly by Nickelodeon from all correct and valid Entries submitted from all eligible entrants received during the Promotion Period in accordance with these Rules.

15. Nickelodeon will try to notify the Prize winners as soon as possible after the draw, by telephone or email, by Monday 2 November 2015

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16. Nickelodeon may request a written agreement from each winner’s parent/guardian that the corresponding winner complies with these Rules before sending out the prize for the Competition.

17. The Prizes will be sent out by post within one week of the confirmation of the Prize.

18. Nickelodeon has the right to choose an alternate winner if:

 the winner does not comply with these Rules or Nickelodeon has reasonable grounds for believing that the winner has broken a Rule; or

 Nickelodeon cannot contact the winner within 5 working days of Monday 2 November  the 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

 if the winner does not accept a prize within the specified time period.

19. 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

20. All changes to these Rules will be posted in revised terms and conditions at www.nicktoons.co.uk/spongebobbuddysearchterms.

21. 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.

22. 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 prize, other than death or personal injury caused by Nickelodeon’s (and/or its employees’) negligence.

23. 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.

24. 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.

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25. 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/. 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.

26. If you would like to know who’s won the Prize for this Competition, please send a stamped addressed envelope to Nickelodeon at the above address marked “Nickelodeon Spin & Win Competition” within 60 days of the Closing Date of the Competition and we will send you the winner’s name and their home county.

27. The rules in respect of the Competition are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and if there are any disputes the courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction.

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