Promoter

These terms and conditions govern the Royal Canin Working Dog Photography Competition.

The competition promoters are Rural Guardian [Ashburton Guardian ] & Royal Canin Australia Pty Ltd NZBN 9429031867399, Building 14, 666 Great South Road, Ellerslie, Auckland, 1051 (“Promoters”)

Competition Period

12.01am (NZDT) 23/04/2024 to 11.59pm (AEDT) on 16/05/2024.

Who can enter?

Only  New Zealand residents who:

(a)                are aged 18 or over;

If you are under the age of 18 you must have permission to enter from your parent or guardian. By submitting an entry for the competition, your parent/carer/guardian is deemed to have given such consent and to agree to the use of the entry as described in these terms and conditions.

(b)                By entering the competition, you agree to the provisions of these terms and conditions and to comply fully with them.

Who can't enter?

Directors, officers, management and employees (and their immediate families) of:

(a)                the Promoter; and

(b)                the agencies, companies or participating premises associated with this competition and judging.

“Immediate family member” 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 1^st cousin.

Where will the competition run?

The competition will run on https://www.guardianonline.co.nz/ www.guardianonline.co.nz/farming (the Entry Page)

To Enter

To gain entry into the Competition, a entrant must, during the Promotional Period, submit their photograph(s) digitally via the email, to  [email protected] .

The entry process is also outlined at https://www.guardianonline.co.nz/

How many winners will there be and how will they be chosen?

There will be four (4) winners. Judges will choose the winner and commended photographers from each category.

Judging date:  18/05/2024

Categories:

·       Best working dog action shot

·       Best working dog with a view

·       Best working dog with handler

·       Best working dog on a farm vehicle

All winning images will be displayed in an online gallery.

. Please note that entrants are responsible for ensuring the correct email address is used and the Promoter is not responsible for any failure to receive an entry due to use of the incorrect email address

The Organisers cannot be held responsible for emails that do not arrive due to the entrant’s email security settings or restrictions placed by their Internet service provider.

The Promoter and the judges may select additional reserve entries and record them in order, in case a winning entry/entrant is deemed invalid or a prize is unclaimed (Reserve Entrants).

What can I win?

There are Four (4) prizes available, one awarded to each category winner. Each Prize consists of a voucher for 1x 20kg bag of Royal Canin Energy 4800 redeemable at their nearest vet clinic.

Each Prize is valued at up to NZ $145.00 (including GST)

Total prize pool

The total prize pool is valued at up to NZ $580 including GST.

How many times can I enter?

Submissions of up to 5 images by each entrant are allowed.

How and when will the winner/s be informed?

Winners will be notified in writing by email or phone within five business days.

You agree that if you are a winner you will take part in and cooperate fully with reasonable publicity and to the use of your name and photograph in such publicity, for example, the publication of photograph(s) with your name in the Rural Guardian and on our website and social media pages.

Entry Terms

By submitting images to Royal Canin Working Dog Photography Competition, each entrant confirms and warrants that:

·       They are the sole author of each entry and that it is their original work.

·       They own the copyright and any other intellectual property rights of each image.

·       They have the permission of anyone pictured in the image (or, where the image shows any persons under 18, the consent of their parent/guardian) for the usage rights required by the Promoters and will indemnify the Promoters against any claims made by any third parties in respect of such infringement.

·       They have not licensed or disposed of any rights in the image that would conflict with uses to be made by the Promoters.

·       They have received any necessary permissions from the owner(s) of objects in the image (s) and will indemnify the Promoters against any claims made by any third parties in respect of such infringement.

·       The Promoters have permission to use the imagery provided across their marketing channels as long as full credit is given to the image owner.

·       If you are a winner or commended photographer you will take part in and cooperate fully with reasonable publicity and to the use of your name and photograph in such publicity, for example, the publication of photograph(s) with your name in the Rural Guardian.

·       Photos must be taken in New Zealand within the last five years.

·       The organisers reserve the right to modify these terms and conditions without notice.

Unclaimed prize/s

Prize claim date: a winner must claim their prize by email and confirm their name and address by 5pm (NZDT) on 17/06/2024.

Unclaimed prize determination: 2pm (NZDT) on 18/06/2024 at the same location as the original judging.

If a prize has not been accepted or claimed by the prize claim date above or if, after making all reasonable attempts, the Promoters can't contact a winner (or a winner does not contact the Promoters) by the prize claim date above, the relevant entry/ies will be discarded and the Promoters will re-award the relevant prize/s to Reserve Entrant/s.

Collection and use of your personal information

Personal information provided by entrants will be collected and used by the Promoters for the purpose of conducting and administering this Promotion and otherwise in accordance with entrants’ consent. Personal information will be stored on the Promoters' database. The Promoters collect personal information about entrants to enable them to participate in this Promotion and may disclose the entrants' personal information to third parties including its contractors and agents, prize suppliers and service providers to assist in conducting this Promotion. If the entrant does not provide their personal information as requested, they may be ineligible to enter or claim a prize in the Promotion.

The Promoter is bound by its privacy policy and the Privacy Principles in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020 (NZ). Personal information collected from entrants may be disclosed to entities located outside of New Zealand, in accordance with the Privacy Policy. The Promoter’s Privacy Policy can be found at www.mars.com/privacy and includes information about:

(a)                how to seek access to the personal information the Promoter holds about you and seek correction of the information; and

(b)                how to complain about a privacy breach and how the Promoter will deal with such a complaint.