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Terms and Conditions

General

  1. By entering the STA Travel-UOW $1000 Travel Voucher Competition (“Competition”) you agree to abide by these terms and conditions.
  2. Entries must comply with these terms and conditions of entry (“Terms and Conditions”) to be valid.
  3. You warrant and represent that you have full power, capacity and authority to accept these Terms and Conditions.
  4. There is no fee to enter the Competition.

Promoter

  1. The promoter of the Competition is the University of Wollongong ABN 61 060 567 686 of Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2522 Australia (“UOW”).

Competition period

  1. This Competition commences 12.01am AEST on Tuesday 25 February 2020 and closes at 11.59pm AEST on Thursday 30 April 2020.

Who can enter

  1. Entry is only open to students:
    1. applying for a UOW 2020 Winter Session overseas short course; and
    2. currently enrolled as a UOW student on an active enrolment status at the time of entry into the Competition,
      (“Entrant”).

How to enter

  1. To enter the Competition, an Entrant must:
    1. register online at https://www.uow.edu.au/student/study-overseas/sta-competition/ for the Competition within the Competition Period; and
    2. whilst registering for the Competition, submit a 50 word or less response explaining why completing a short course overseas will be beneficial to your future self, career and/or studies. 

Awarding of winner

  1. All entries to the Competition will be judged by UOW and the best 50 word response will win.
  2. The winner will be announced by the UOW Office of Global Student Mobility on 18 May 2020.
  3. There will be one winner only.
  4. UOW’s decision is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into in relation to UOW’s decision.
  5. UOW reserves the right to not award a winner.

Prize

  1. The winner will receive a STA Travel $1,000 Voucher to be used for their 2020 Winter Session overseas short course.
  2. The winner will be notified by telephone and by email (the “Confirmation Email”) within three weeks of the end of the Competition Period. The Confirmation Email will contain information as to how the winner may claim their prize.
  3. By entering this Competition, the winner agrees to comply with the instructions contained in the Confirmation Email in order to claim their prize, and acknowledge that a failure to comply with the Confirmation Email amounts to a waiver of the right to receive the prize. Prizes will only be distributed in Australia.

Validating prize

  1. The prize will be officially claimed and validated when the winner:
    1. complies with the requirements in the Confirmation Email; and
    2. provides satisfactory evidence to UOW confirming that:
      1. they have applied (or are in the process of applying) for a 2020 Winter Session overseas short course, both through their short course provider and through UOW’s Office of Global Student Mobility; and
      2. they are currently enrolled as a UOW student on an active enrolment status at the time of entry into the Competition; and
      3. they intend on retaining an active enrolment status for the 2020 Winter Session.
  2. If the winner fails or refuses to comply with the instructions in the Confirmation Email and clause 17, UOW reserves the right to select a new winner.
  3. UOW reserves the right to request the winning Entrant to provide proof of identity before UOW provides the prize to the winning Entrant.
  4. If the prize remains unclaimed within 14 days after the winner is announced, UOW reserves the right to select a new winner.
  5. If the prize (an STA Travel voucher) is not collected by the winner from STA Travel within 30 days after the winner is announced, the prize will remain the property of STA Travel.

Further conditions of entry:

  1. Only one entry to the Competition is allowed per person. UOW reserves the right to verify the validity of entries and to disqualify any Entrant who tampers with the entry process or who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.
  2. UOW is not responsible for any delay in, or failure of, transmission which causes an entry not to be received within the Competition Period.
  3. UOW will not accept responsibility for late entries, partial or garbled computer transmissions, damage to or loss of the entry or for technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to electronic malfunction or damage to any network, hardware or software.
  4. If the prize awarded is in the form of a voucher or gift card, any ancillary costs associated with redeeming the voucher/gift card are not included. Redemption of any voucher or gift card is subject to any terms and conditions of the issuer, including those specified on the voucher. Any voucher or gift card may only be valid for a limited period of time, and may include limitations on use, as specified by the issuer of the voucher or gift card. UOW is not responsible for the fulfilment of the terms and conditions of any voucher or gift card awarded as a prize. Contact the issuer of a voucher or gift card if you have any questions regarding their terms and conditions (these can be found at https://www.statravel.com.au/gift-cards.htm).
  5. The prize winner is responsible for any tax consequences with respect to the prize received (if applicable). UOW under no circumstances will pay or refund any tax liability of the prize winner (if applicable).

No liability

  1. UOW and its associated agencies or companies accept no responsibility for lost, late, stolen, damaged or misdirected entries.
  2. UOW reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Competition, subject to any directions from a regulatory authority (if applicable).
  3. UOW is not liable for any loss, damage or injury of any nature whatsoever (including but not limited to indirect or consequential loss) which is suffered or sustained as a result of or in connection with this Competition or arising from a winners’ acceptance and use of a prize, except to the extent that any such liability cannot be excluded by law. For abundant clarity, no responsibility is assumed for: any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to, or alteration of, entries; or problems or technical malfunctions of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or electronic entry to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to the entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation in or downloading any materials for this Competition.
  4. Any costs associated with accessing, entering, or otherwise taking part in the Competition are the responsibility of the Entrant and are dependent on the service providers or products used by the entrant for the purposes of the Competition.
  5. UOW takes no responsibility for prizes damaged in transit (if applicable).

Publication and privacy University of Wollongong

  1. The collection, use and disclosure of personal information collected by UOW in connection with this Competition is governed by the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW).
  2. UOW is committed to protecting your privacy, complying with the UOW Privacy Policy and applicable laws relating to promotions and competitions like this Competition.
  3. UOW’s Privacy Policy is available by contacting UOW or visiting https://www.uow.edu.au/privacy/. The Privacy Policy contains further details about the personal information collected, how and why it is collected, exchange of personal information with third parties and privacy rights of individuals to access and update their personal information and make complaints.
  4. By entering this Competition, Entrants agree to UOW using and disclosing the Entrant’s personal information to the extent required to conduct the Competition, identify the winner and issue the prize. UOW may use the details provided by you on your Competition entry form for any marketing purposes. UOW may also use your personal information to contact you to send marketing material in relation to UOW from time to time. You can opt-out (unsubscribe) at any time by notifying UOW.
  5. Entrants consent to UOW 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 or other UOW promotion, unless the winning entrant specifically asks UOW, at the time of accepting their prize, not to do so.
  6. By entering this Competition and “opting in” when you submit your application to the Competition, you are agreeing to UOW releasing the personal information provided by you on your Competition entry form to STA Travel Pty Ltd (ACN 004 801 512) “STA Travel”. STA Travel will use the personal information provided by you to contact you regarding current deals and promotions STA Travel have, from time to time. You can opt-out (unsubscribe) at any time by notifying STA Travel directly. To view STA Travel’s full privacy policy visit www.statravel.com.au/privacy_policy.htm.

Publication and privacy STA Travel

  1. All entries and any copyright subsisting in the entries become and remain the property of STA Travel, and may subsequently be edited and republished.
  2. STA Travel collects contact information about entrants in order to conduct the competition and where appropriate award prizes and may also use the information to assist STA Travel in improving goods and services and to contact entrants in the future with special and promotional offers via any medium including email and commercial electronic messages. If you do not provide the information, you cannot participate.
  3. STA Travel may partner with third parties in order to conduct the Competition and may use information collected via this Competition to assist the third party to contact entrants in the future with any special offers via email. STA Travel will not share your personal information without consent.
  4. Each entrant agrees, that STA Travel or its agents may do the following:
    1. transfer personal information confidentially to STA Travel or other organisations that provide services in relation to this Competition;
    2. disclose personal information to State and Territory lottery departments and/or;
    3. publish the winners’ names as required under applicable law;
  5. In accepting the Prize, the Winner agrees to participate and co-operate as required in all marketing activities relating to the Competition, including but not limited to being interviewed and photographed. The winner grants STA Travel a perpetual and non-exclusive licence to use such footage and photographs in all media worldwide and the winner (and their travelling companions) will not be entitled to any fee for such use.
  6. To view our full privacy policy visit https://www.statravel.com.au/privacy_policy.htm for further details.