- Arc Innovations, a business unit of Meridian Energy Limited ("Arc Innovations") reserves the right to cancel or amend the Competition or these Rules at any time without prior notice.
- In the event of a dispute regarding the Rules, or any aspect of or relating to the Competition, the decision of Arc Innovations shall be final and no correspondence or discussion shall be entered into.
- To qualify to enter the Family Holiday Competition each Entrant must be resident or legally entitled to work in New Zealand, hold a valid New Zealand driver’s licence, be at least 21 years of age, register on-line and attend at least one Christchurch City Council Energy Awareness Week 2010 seminar.
- Competition entries must be made in the manner and by the closing date specified. Failure to do so will disqualify the entry.
- Employees of Arc Innovations, Meridian Energy Limited, the Christchurch City Council or any company involved in the Competition or members of their families or households, are not eligible to enter the Competition. Arc Innovations reserves the right to verify the eligibility of all Entrants.
- By entering the Competition, each Entrant hereby warrants that all information submitted by them is true, current and complete.
- Arc Innovations reserves the right to disqualify any Entrant on reasonable grounds or to refuse to award any prize to an entrant who Arc Innovations decides (in its sole discretion) has violated the Rules, gained unfair advantage in participating in the Competition or won using fraudulent means.
- In the event that any Entrant is disqualified from the Competition, Arc Innovations 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.
- Only one entry per Entrant is allowed and multiple entries will result in an Entrant being disqualified. Where a winner has been selected and Arc Innovations discovers or has reasonable grounds to believe the winner has made more than one entry, Arc Innovations reserves the right to select an alternative winner. Any further Entrant will be selected on the same criteria as the original Entrant and will be subject to these Rules.
- Arc Innovations does not 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 or delayed.
- The winner’s biographical details and photographs and audiovisual recordings of the winner may be used for publicity purposes in all media by Arc Innovations and the winner agrees to make themselves available for this purpose.
- The Family Holiday Competition winner agrees that they will, if requested by Arc Innovations, appear in a advertisement designed to promote the Energy Awareness Week or Arc Innovations.
- The Family Holiday Competition winner will make themselves available on request for the recording of a part of the holiday, the recording may be edited at the discretion of Arc Innovations and Arc Innovations may transmit and authorise the transmission of the edited recording, together with their photographs and biographical material, for any purpose and by any means.
- The Family Holiday Competition prize does not include the cost of medical expenses, spending money (other than that provided as part of the prize), airport or hotel transfers, insurance of any kind, items of a personal nature, meals or beverages, any taxes or levies, laundry, telephone calls, upgrades or any other items whatsoever.
- Each prize is non-transferable, is not redeemable for cash and the total value of the Family Holiday Competition prize is limited to $3,000. All components of the Family Holiday Competition prize must be taken together. Arc Innovations reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value at any time.
- The air travel component of the Family Holiday Competition prize is in economy class. The accommodation and car hire components of the Family Holiday Competition are to be determined by Arc Innovations in its sole discretion. The $1,000 spending money component of Family Holiday Competition may in Arc Innovations’ discretion be in the form of a pre-paid, credit or debit card.
- It is a condition of accepting the Family Holiday Competition prize that the winner will provide a credit card upon arrival at the car hire company and the hotel to cover all incidentals which may be incurred.
- Arc Innovations reserves the right to conduct verification checks in relation to any prize winner at its absolute discretion. The prize winner may be required to sign a declaration confirming eligibility to accept the prize.
- The Family Holiday Competition winner will be notified by email, phone or mail. Where attempts to contact the winner fail Arc Innovations will select another winner.
- A claim for the Family Holiday Competition prize must be made within 1 month of notification and must be taken within 12 months of the date of notification. Failure to claim or to take the Family Holiday Competition prize within these times or in the manner specified may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner.
- The winner of any prize takes the prize entirely at their own risk and to the full extent permitted by law, Arc Innovations will not be liable to the winner in respect of any claim for any loss, damage or injury whatsoever (including, without limitation, any consequential, indirect, special, punitive or incidental damages) or for any physical or mental injury suffered by the winner or family member or friend as a result of or in connection with the Competition or by reason of the utilisation or application of the prize won in the Competition.
- Arc Innovations respects privacy rights under the Privacy Act 1993 and is required to comply with the privacy principles in respect of the collection of personal information from individuals.
- If for any reason this Competition is not capable of running as planned, Arc Innovations reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Competition.
- These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New Zealand and shall be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of New Zealand courts.
