General competition terms

The following terms and conditions (‘Terms’) apply to each Betavine Competition (‘Competition’) which gives you (“You”) the chance to win a prize (‘Prize’). Each Competition is run by Vodafone Group Services Limited, Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, RG14 2FN (‘Vodafone’). From time to time Competitions maybe sponsored by a third party company ('Sponsor'). Sponsors will be identified on the entry page of the relevant competition. Where competitions are sponsored, Vodafone host the competition and provides administrative support.

The judge or judges (‘Judge’) of the Competition will be selected from a panel of external experts by Vodafone and the Sponsor at their sole discretion, and will be competent to judge the Competition according to the relevant success criteria set out in the entry documentation for each Competition (‘Success Criteria’).

By entering a Competition You will be deemed to have understood these Terms, to have agreed to be bound by them and accept that Your participation in the Competition is subject to these Terms. Please read these Terms carefully as they contain important information regarding your legal rights, remedies and obligations.

1. Eligibility Criteria and Participation

1.1 To be eligible to participate in a Competition:

1.1.1 You must have read and agreed to the Betavine Website Terms of Use and Privacy Policy which are set out at www.betavine.net. You will be deemed to have agreed to the Betavine Terms and these Terms by entering into a Competition. Where there is a conflict between the Betavine Terms and these Terms, these Terms prevail;

1.1.2 When you enter a competition and submit your entry You are deemed to have obtained all necessary consents that may be required for Your participation in the Competition and for submission of your entry. At Vodafone or the Sponsor’s request You may be required to provide evidence of such consents;

1.1.3 You must not be (and none of Your parents, siblings or children can be) a current employee or contractor of Vodafone or the Sponsor (if different);

1.1.4 You must have registered yourself as a Developer on the Betavine.net website;

1.1.5 You will need to have completed the relevant competition registration form on the Betavine.net website and uploaded your application by the closing date of the Competition. The date on which You upload Your application will be deemed Your ‘Entry Submission Date’. Where there is any dispute over the competition entry date, Vodafone’s decision is final. Vodafone does not accept liability for lost or delayed entries;

1.1.6 Your entry must be completely Your own original work. Where your entry contains software, code or other material which You have not created yourself, You must have the express consent of all authors of Your entry to submit such entry to the Competition.

1.2 Prizes are awarded directly to the winner. Whether the Prize is a cash prize or not, if the winning entry was submitted by the registered entrant on behalf of a team then the Prize will be awarded to the registered entrant and he or she will be responsible for apportioning the Prize among the rest of the team as he or she sees fit. Neither Vodafone nor the Sponsor (if different) shall be required to award a Prize to any person other than the winning registered entrant. Neither Vodafone nor the Sponsor (if different) shall be responsible for taking any decision as to the manner or proportion in which any Prize should be shared among the team of the winning registered entrant.

1.3 Vodafone’s computer record of Your registration details will be considered the accurate record of Your entry. Any entry that is not in accordance with these Terms will be void. Vodafone and the Sponsor (if different) reserve the right to reject any entry that they consider, in their sole discretion, to be incomplete, inaccurate, corrupted or otherwise unsuitable.

1.4 When submitting an entry to the Competition, personal information may be processed by Vodafone and the Sponsor (if different). You agree that the personal information (including Your personal information which You provide in the course of entering into a Competition) can be processed by Vodafone and/or the Sponsor for the sole purpose of administering the Competition and it will not be disclosed to any other third parties. If an entry is a team entry which includes the personal information of other members of the team, please ensure you have their permission. You should refer to the Betavine Privacy Policy for further details.

1.5 Unless otherwise stated, each Competition is free to enter.

2. Judge’s Decision is Final

2.1 The winner(s) of each Competition will be decided by the Judge in its sole discretion.

2.2 In the event that, in the Judge’s opinion, none of the registered entrants meet the Success Criteria for the Competition, no Prize will be awarded.

2.3 The Judge’s decision in relation to this Rule 2 is final and no correspondence shall be entered into.

3. Prize

3.1 Where a Prize is not cash, no cash alternative is available. Vodafone and the Sponsor reserve the right to substitute any Prize with one of equal or greater value.

3.2 The winner(s) of each Competition will be contacted directly by email or telephone. Vodafone and the Sponsor (if different) reserve the right to choose a substitute winner in the event that, despite reasonable efforts, Vodafone or the Sponsor (if different) is unable to contact a relevant winner.

3.3 The name of the Competition winner(s) will be available on www.betavine.net.

3.4 Prizes will be issued by Vodafone or the Sponsor (if different) in accordance with section 3.2, subject to the requirement that all relevant information necessary to issue the Prize has been provided. It is Your responsibility to ensure that the contact information that you provide is correct. Vodafone or the Sponsor shall not be liable for any loss caused to the relevant winner as a result of incorrect contact information supplied by You.

4. Publicity and Hosting

It is a condition of Your entry that: (a) Vodafone and the Sponsor (if different) has(ve) the right to publicise Your name for any matter or promotion which is incidental to the Competition and/ or the Prize, including publicity (in whatever medium); and (b) Vodafone has the right to host Your application on www.betavine.net in accordance with the Betavine Terms of Use.

5. Liability

5.1 Neither Vodafone nor the Sponsor is liable for any damage, loss or disappointment suffered by Your participation in the Competition other than damages for death or personal injury caused by Vodafone’s or the Sponsor’s negligence.

5.2 Vodafone and the Sponsor expressly exclude any liability caused by loss or delay of entries, failure of the competition entry database or Betavine.net failure (for whatever reason) or any failure by us to record Your details, as well as any liability for failure to contact You.

5.3 The Prize offered will be accepted in the knowledge that the winner may become liable to local tax contributions and any Prize awarded may have to be declared on an annual tax return as required. Any tax liability will be the responsibility of the winner and the winner must pay any local taxes due.

5.4 Vodafone and the Sponsor (as appropriate) shall not be liable to the winner for any costs incurred in claiming the prize.

6. General

6.1 Vodafone and the Sponsor may issue updates to these Competition Terms from time to time. Any such updates will be posted on the relevant sections of Betavine.net. If you do not agree to Your entry being considered in the Competition under such revised terms You must notify webmaster@betavine.net that You want to remove Your entry from the Competition.

6.2 Vodafone and the Sponsor reserve the right to cancel or terminate any Competition:

6.2.1 should any cause beyond Vodafone’s and the Sponsor’s control affect the administration or operation of the Competition; and

6.2.2 if the entries to the Competition are of insufficient quantity or quality to allow a meaningful Competition to take place; in either event at Vodafone’s or the Sponsor’s sole opinion.

6.3 The Competition and all materials, characters, logos or other images and in particular the Terms and the Rules associated with the Competition are protected by copyrights or other intellectual property rights and are proprietary to Vodafone. No information may be reproduced in any format without Vodafone’s prior written consent.

6.4 No express or implied term of these Terms is enforceable pursuant to the Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 by any person who is not a party to it.

6.5 Unless specifically stated otherwise on the Competition entry page, the Competition is operated in England, is subject to English law and is governed by the exclusive jurisdiction of English courts.

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