Terms and conditions | Win a Photography Tour of Papua New Guinea

"PNG DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY" GAME OF SKILL PROMOTION

How to enter

To enter, individuals must visit the competition microsite (www.pngphotojourneys.com), follow the prompts to upload a photograph within any of the following categories: Adventure, Discovery, Nature or Culture and enter the requested details including their first name, last name, email address and interests. Uploaded files must be submitted in JPEG or GIF format, must be at least 550 pixels and must not exceed 5 MB file size.

Terms and conditions

Information on how to enter and prizes form part of these Terms and Conditions. Participation in this promotion is deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
Entry is only open to Australian residents aged 18 years or over.
Employees (and their immediate families) of the Promoter and agencies associated with this promotion are ineligible to enter. Immediate family means any of the following: spouse, ex-spouse, de-facto spouse, child or step-child (whether natural or by adoption), parent, step-parent, grandparent, step-grandparent, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister or 1st cousin.
The Promoter reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of entries and entrants (including an entrant's identity, age and place of residence) and to disqualify any entrant who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions or who tampers with the entry process. Errors and omissions will be accepted at the Promoter's discretion. Failure by the Promoter to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.
Incomplete, indecipherable, or illegible entries will be deemed invalid.
Multiple entries permitted, subject to the following: (a) each entry must be substantially unique; and (b) each entry must be submitted separately and in accordance with entry requirements.
If there is a dispute as to the identity of an entrant, the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to determine the identity of the entrant.
Promotion commences on 20/11/2009. Entries close 11.59pm AEDST on 16/02/10.
Winners will be notified by mail and phone.
This is a game of skill and chance plays no part in determining the winners.
The Promoter's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Individuals of the public will be able to vote on the photographs uploaded by entrants.
Individuals are eligible to win prizes in the following categories:
- (a)Photograph with most votes overall
  The entrant who submits the photograph that receives the most public votes overall, subject to verification by the Promoter will win:
  - a Nikon D5000 Digital SLR Twin Lens Kit (18-55mm VR + 55-200mm VR), valued at $1,699; and
  - a trip for 2 people to Papua New Guinea valued at up to AU$8,500 depending on date and point of departure.
  Holiday prize includes return economy airfares with Pacific Blue from winner's nearest capital city to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, eight (8) nights, 3 star twin share accommodation, all meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner for nine (9) days), a cultural tour of the regions in the Highlands, a volcano tour in New Britain and a diving or snorkelling tour in New Island. Spending money, additional meals, taxes, insurance, passports, visas, vaccinations, transport to and from departure point, transfers, items of a personal nature, in-room charges and all other ancillary costs are not included. Prize must be taken by 31/05/10 and is subject to booking and flight availability.
  
  The winner (and his/her companion) is responsible for ensuring that they have valid passports, and any requisite visas, vaccinations and travel documentation.
  
  The winner (and his/her companion) must depart from and return to the same departure point and travel together.
  
  Itinerary to be determined by the Promoter in agreement with the winner but in the event that agreement cannot be reached, the Promoter reserves the right to determine the itinerary.
  
  Frequent flyer points will not form part of the prize.
  
  Prize is subject to the standard terms and conditions of individual prize and service providers.
  
  Winner may be required to present credit card at time of accommodation check in.
- (b) Photograph with most votes from each category
  The entrant who submits the photograph that receives the most public votes from each of the four (4) categories (Adventure, Discovery, Nature and Culture), subject to verification by the Promoter will win a Nikon COOLPIX S220 camera, valued at $229.
- (c) First four (4) Photographs to receive 100 votes
  The first four (4) entrants to receive 100 votes for their uploaded photograph, subject to verification by the Promoter, will win a Nikon COOLPIX S220 camera, valued at $229.
  In the event of a tie for the entrant with the highest number of votes overall or the highest number of votes in any of the four (4) categories (i.e. Adventure, Discovery, Nature and Culture) the Promoter will determine the winner from tied entrants in its ultimate discretion.
If for any reason a winner does not take a prize or an element of the prize by the time stipulated by the Promoter, then the prize or that element of the prize will be forfeited and will not be redeemable for cash.
If any prize (or part of any prize) is unavailable, the Promoter, in its discretion, reserves the right to substitute the prize (or that part of the prize) with a prize to the equal value and/or specification.
In the event of war, terrorism, state of emergency or disaster, the Promoter reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promotion.
Total prize pool value is $12,031.
Prizes, or any unused portion of a prize, are not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be taken as cash.
When an entrant submits any materials via the Promotion including ("Content"), the entrant, unless the Promoter advises otherwise, licenses and grants the Promoter, its affiliates and sub-licensees a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, and sub-licensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish and display such Content for any purpose in any media, without compensation, restriction on use, attribution or liability. Entrants agree not to assert any moral rights in relation to such use and warrant that they have the full authority to grant these rights.

Entrants agree that they are fully responsible for the Content they submit. The Promoter shall not be liable in any way for such Content to the full extent permitted by law. The Promoter may remove any Content without notice for any reason whatsoever. Entrants warrant and agree that: (a) they will not submit any Content that is unlawful or fraudulent, or that the Promoter may deem in breach of any intellectual property, privacy, publicity or other rights, defamatory, obscene, derogatory, pornographic, sexually inappropriate, violent, abusive, harassing, threatening, objectionable with respect to race, religion, origin or gender, not suitable for children aged under 15, or otherwise unsuitable for publication; (b) they will obtain prior consent from any person or property that appears in their Content; (c) they will obtain full prior consent from any person who has jointly created or has any rights in the Content, to the uses and terms herein; (d) their Content shall not contain viruses or cause injury or harm to any person or entity; and (e) they will comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including without limitation, those governing copyright, content, defamation, privacy, publicity and the access or use of others' computer or communication systems.

Without limiting any other terms herein, the entrant agrees to indemnify the Promoter for any breach of the above terms.
Entrants must have full copyright ownership of the submitted images. Copyright of the photographs shall remain with the photographer at all times, however as a condition of entering into this promotion, each entrant licences the Promoter to use their entry in any media for an unlimited period for any reason including but not limited to future promotional, marketing or publicity purposes in order to promote the competition or PNG Tourism. Each entrant warrants to the Promoter that each entry submitted is an original artistic work of the entrant that does not infringe the rights of any third party. The entrant agrees to indemnify the Promoter against all costs and claims by third parties arising from a breach of this warranty. Entrants consent to any use of their entry which may otherwise infringe their moral rights pursuant to the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth).
Entrants consent to the Promoter using the entrant's name, likeness, image and/or voice in the event they are a winner (including photograph, film and/or recording of the same) in any media for an unlimited period without remuneration for the purpose of promoting this competition (including any outcome), and promoting any products manufactured, distributed and/or supplied by the Promoter.
If this promotion is interfered with in any way or is not capable of being conducted as reasonably anticipated due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter, the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to the fullest extent permitted by law (a) to disqualify any entrant; or (b) to modify, suspend, terminate or cancel the promotion, as appropriate.
There is a limit of one (1) vote per photograph per person. Any cost associated with accessing the promotional website is the entrant's responsibility and is dependent on the Internet service provider used. The use of any automated entry software or any other mechanical or electronic means that allows an entrant to automatically enter or vote repeatedly is prohibited and will render all entries or votes submitted by that entrant invalid.
Except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law, the Promoter (including its officers, employees and agents) excludes all liability (including negligence), for any personal injury; or any loss or damage (including loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of the Promotion, including, but not limited to, where arising out of the following: (a) any technical difficulties or equipment malfunction (whether or not under the Promoter's control); (b) any theft, unauthorised access or third party interference; (c) any entry or prize claim that is late, lost, altered, damaged or misdirected (whether or not after their receipt by the Promoter) due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter; (d) any variation in prize value to that stated in these Terms and Conditions; (e) any tax liability incurred by a winner or entrant; or (f) use of a prize.
The Promoter collects personal information in order to conduct the Promotion and may, for this purpose, disclose such information to third parties, including but not limited to agents, contractors, service providers, and prize suppliers. Entry is conditional on providing this information. The Promoter may, for an indefinite period, unless otherwise advised, use the information for promotional, marketing, publicity, research and profiling purposes, including sending electronic messages or telephoning the entrant. Entrants should direct any request to access, update or correct information to the Promoter.
The Promoter is Red Kite Agency Pty. Ltd. (trading as Global Tourism Interface) (ABN 87 122 809 974) of Level 2, 35 Grafton Street, Bondi Junction, NSW 2022.

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