PANASONIC PIPEDREAM COMPETITION

HOW TO ENTER

To enter, entrants must during the promotional period, visit www.panasonic.com.au/pipedream, follow the prompts to the competition entry page, input the requested details, and upload an original photograph (maximum size 5mb). Individuals who are employed as professional photographers are ineligible to enter.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. 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.
2. Entry is only open to Australian residents aged 18 years or over. Individuals who are employed as professional photographers are ineligible to enter. Employees (and their immediate families) of the Promoter and agencies associated with this promotion are ineligible to enter.
3. The Promoter reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of entries and entrants (including an entrant's identity, employment, 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. Failure by the Promoter to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights. If there is a dispute regarding the identity of the entrant, the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to determine the identity of the entrant.
4. Incomplete or indecipherable entries will be deemed invalid.
   Multiple entries are not permitted, only 1 (one) entry per person is permitted.
5. Promotion commences on 15 October 2007. Entries close 11:59pm AEDST on 11 November 2007. The judging will take place on 13 November 2007. Winner will be notified by telephone and mail. This is a game of skill and chance plays no part in determining the winner. Each entry will be individually judged based on artistic and creative merit of the submitted original and unaltered photograph and accompanying caption. The Promoter's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. The best valid entry, as determined by the judges, will win the following:
   a. First Prize: This prize must be taken between 8 December, 2007 and 20 December, 2007. The prize includes;
   i) return economy Trip for 2 (two) people flying from any Virgin Blue departure city to Sydney, Valued at up to AUD$1500 , then Sydney to Honolulu, flying Hawaiian Airlines, valued at AUD$2400 and
   ii) 5 (five) nights Accommodation in a twin share standard room at the Turtle Bay Resort in Hawaii valued at AUD$1,250
   Plus the following products:
   1 x Lumix DMC-TZ2 (RRP$549), 1 x Marine Case (RRP$399) & 1 x SC-NS55 Hi-Fi (RRP$439) + BBG pack (RRP$200)
   b. Runner Up Prizes x 2 each comprising of: 1 x Lumix DMC-TZ2 (RRP$549) & 1 x Marine Case (RRP$399)
6. Prizes include set taxes.
   Accommodation (unless specified otherwise), additional spending money, meals, additional taxes (unless specified otherwise), insurance, passports, visas, vaccinations, transport to and from departure point, transfers, charges relating to changes in bookings, travel or any other element after hey have been made, items of a personal nature, in-room charges and all other ancillary costs are not included.
7. Prize must be taken by the dates specified and is subject to booking and flight availability.
8. It is a condition of accepting the prize that the winner is 18 years of age or over. It is also a condition of accepting the First Prize that the winner sign a legal release in the form determined by the Promoter in its absolute discretion. The Promoter reserves the right to request the winner to produce appropriate photo identification and other documentation (to the Promoters satisfaction, at its discretion) in order to confirm the winners identity, age and residential address before issuing the prize.
9. During the entire duration of the prize, a nominated parent/guardian must accompany any person under 18 years of age. Prize is subject to the standard terms and conditions of individual prize and service providers. Subject to the terms and conditions of the participating prize provider(s), if for any reason a winner does not, once the prize has been booked, take the prize or an element of the prize at the time stipulated, then the prize or that element of the prize will be forfeited and will not be redeemable for cash.
10. 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.
11. Total prize pool value is up to $8633. Prize, or any unused portion of a prize, is not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be taken as cash.
12. All entries (which shall include photographs) submitted become the property of the Promoter. Entries will not be returned to any entrant. 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. 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 warrant that they are not a professional photographer at the time of entering the promotion.
13. Each entrant warrants that if any person who is not the entrant is pictured in the submitted photograph, and is easily identifiable in the photograph, that the entrant has obtained all necessary permission from those identifiable persons pictured to submit the photograph for the purposes of the promotion.
14. The Promoter may, in its absolute discretion, display photographs on the promotional website. The Promoter will not publish any photograph that it deems, in its absolute discretion, to be offensive, obscene, defamatory or otherwise inappropriate, or that in its reasonable opinion, may breach the intellectual property rights of a third party. Images may take up to 72 hours days to validate & be posted on the promotional website. Not all entries will be posted on the promotional website.
15. 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.
16. 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 repeatedly is prohibited and will render all entries submitted by that entrant invalid.
17. 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) a prize.
18. 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, 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 and publicity purposes including sending electronic messages or telephoning the entrant. Entrants should direct any request to access, update or correct information to the Promoter. All entries become the property of the Promoter.
19. The Promoter is Panasonic Australia Pty Ltd of 1 Garigal Road, Belrose NSW 2085. ABN 83 001 592 187.