Amberol

AMBEROL LTD PRODUCT PHOTO COMPETITION 2009

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. These terms and conditions together with any specific rules set out in the Competition Rules ("Rules") and apply to competitions on the Amberol website (www.amberol.co.uk), unless otherwise expressly stated. By entering the Competition, entrants agree to be bound by these Rules.

2. The Competition is organised by Amberol Ltd, The Plantation, King Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7TT ("Amberol").

3. Amberol  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, any mitigating commercial circumstances or any actual or anticipated breach of any applicable law or regulation or any other event outside Amberol's reasonable control.  A copy of the Rules may also be obtained by sending a stamped addressed envelope to: Competition Rules, Amberol Ltd, The Plantation, King Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7TT.

4. In the event of any dispute regarding the Rules, conduct, results and all other matters relating to the Competition, the decision of Amberol shall be final and no correspondence or discussion shall be entered into.

Qualifying Entrants

5. Employees of Amberol or any company involved in the Competition or any marketing/ advertising/ publicity agency or web company connected with Amberol or any such person? subsidiary or associated companies, agents or members of their families or households, are not eligible to enter the Competition.

6. To enter the Competition you must register your details on the Amberol website www.amberol.co.uk/photo. By entering the Competition, you confirm that all information submitted by you is true, current and complete. Amberol reserves the right to verify the eligibility of all entrants.

7. The address and personal information you provide when you register will be used to communicate with you, especially if you are a winner, so please make sure this is correct. You are not entitled to enter the Competition if you are resident in a country or jurisdiction (outside the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland) where the Competition may breach any law or regulation. Where this applies, Amberol? invitation to enter the Competition in such country and/or jurisdiction is withdrawn.

8. Where a Competition is open to all age groups, Amberol 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. 

9. Amberol reserves the right to disqualify any entrant if it has reasonable grounds to believe the entrant has breached any of the Rules.

Competition Entries

10. You may enter the Competition either to submit your Competition Entry (?b>Entry? or to vote or both.  You may enter the Competition as many times as you like however where a winner has been voted for and selected and Amberol discovers or has reasonable grounds to believe the winner has used or benefited from any software or automated process to vote, to answer questions or to make bulk entries, Amberol 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.

11. Competition Entries must be submitted in a digital format (JPEG, GIF or PNG) by following the instructions and on-line links from the website by 23.00 hours on Friday 10^th October 2008.  It will not be possible to submit entries after that date.

12. Entries should be artistic and contain one or more Amberol product in their natural location(s).  Entries that contain nudity, violent or offence material, or competitive products or images will be disqualified and removed.

13. There is no purchase requirement to enter the Competition and there is no charge to register for use of the website.

14. Proof of digital upload or emailing cannot be accepted as proof of delivery. Amberol  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 Amberol? control.

Voting and Winning Entries

15. Competition winners will be chosen from all qualifying Entries that receive the most votes through an on-line voting process. Tie-breakers will be judged by Amberol. In all matters, the decision of Amberol shall be final and no correspondence or discussion shall be entered into.

16. Voting will take place on-line via the Amberol website between 09.00 hours Monday 17^th October and 17.00 hours Friday 31^st October 2008.  Votes received outside this period will not be eligible. To vote you will need to enter the competition by registering your details on the Amberol website as per paragraph 6 above.

17. Competition winners will be announced and published on the Amberol website on Monday 3^rd November (and may be contacted by Amberol or Amberol's nominated supplier(s)),  or you can write to Competition Winners,  Amberol Ltd, The Plantation, King Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7TT naming the specific competition including a self-addressed stamped envelope for a list of winners.

18. The 12 Competition Entries that receive the most votes will feature in the Amberol 2009 Calendar.

19. The qualifying Entry that receives the highest number of votes will win a Prize of rotationally moulded Amberol goods to the value of ?1000.    The qualifying Entry that receives the second highest number of votes will win a Prize of rotationally moulded Amberol goods to the value of ?500.  The qualifying Entry that receives the third highest number of  votes will win a Prize of rotationally moulded Amberol goods to the value of ?100.  Prizes include delivery to a single address in the UK. Claims for Prizes must be made within 6 months of publication. Failure to claim a Prize within this time may result in the Prize being withdrawn.

20. Prize values are calculated according to the Amberol Trade Price List current when the Prize is claimed.  Prizes are non-transferable and there is no cash alternative. Amberol reserves the right to substitute Prizes of equal or greater value at any time.

21. Prizes are awarded at Amberol's discretion and no Prizes will be awarded as a result of improper actions by or on behalf of any entrant.  Amberol  reserves the right to request written proof of age of any winner.

22. All taxes and insurances related to the Prizes, unless specifically stated, are the sole responsibility of the prize winner.

Intellectual Property Rights & Use of Entries

23. Amberol does not, unless we agree this with you, claim any rights of ownership in your Entry. As such, you retain ownership of your Entry.  By registering and submitting an Entry to the Competition, you agree that Amberol may use your Entry or Entries for the publicity, marketing and promotion of it's products in any way it chooses.  You will also have the right to use your Entry in any way you choose.  If you win a Prize, as a condition to receipt of that Prize, you may be required to sign a release form (in Amberol's then current standard form) in connection with the Prize-winning submission.

24. In consideration of Amberol agreeing to consider entrants to the Competition, each entrant agrees that Amberol (and third parties authorised by Amberol) 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 Amberol (and third parties authorised by Amberol) 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. Amberol does not guarantee to use or otherwise make available any Entry. Amberol 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, Amberol 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. Amberol 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. Amberol 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? or any other person? computer or mobile telephone related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in the Competition. Nothing shall exclude Amberol'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 Amberol 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 in accordance with current UK data protection legislation. Personal data relating to entrants will be retained and used solely by Amberol (and third parties authorised by Amberol) for marketing purposes and to assist Amberol 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 English law and any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England. The Webite(s) is (are) only intended to be accessed from the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Amberol makes no representation that materials on the Website(s) relating to this Competition are appropriate or available for use at other locations and access to them from territories where their contents are illegal is strictly prohibited. If you access the Website outside of the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws.

How to contact us

31. You can contact us in relation to any Competition by writing to Amberol Competitions, Amberol Ltd, The Plantation, King Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7TT or via the contact page on the Amberol website www.amberol.co.uk.