1) This Competition is open to any person of any age, excluding employees of the Promoter, PGA European Tour Productions, Members of the PGA European Tour, European Challenge Tour, European Senior Tour, IMG, their immediate families (spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent and/or "step") and those living in the same households for at least three months during the twelve-month period preceding the start date of the Competition, agents or anyone else professionally connected with this Competition. Those who are banned from attending any sports event are also not allowed to enter this Competition.
2) Competition Period: Submit your entry between 09.00 GMT on 17.5.17 and 23.59 GMT on 27.8.17 for the chance to win the Prize.
3) To Enter:
Draw a picture of yourself on a golf ball and take a selfie with your golf ball portrait. Submit your picture via the channel of your choice below for the chance to be shortlisted for the Prize.
Log on to your Instagram or Twitter or Facebook account (or create one for free atwww.instagram.comorwww.twitter.comorwww.facebook.com) and upload your picture using hashtag #golfballselfie.
4) Unlimited entries per person, per day are permitted.
5) It is the responsibility of the entrant to ensure their Facebook, Twitter and/or Instagram account is set to ‘Public’ in order to allow relevant details to be extracted for entry in to the competition. The Promoter is not responsible for any failure to extract details from accounts which haven’t been set up as required.
6) All entries must be received by the end of the competition period to be valid and no liability is accepted for illegible, incomplete or late entries.
7) Prize:
a. Prize Details: The prize has been supplied by PGA European Tour of Wentworth Drive, Virginia Water, Surrey, GU25 4LX (“PGAET”);
b. Should the winner be under the age of eighteen at the close of the competition period, the winner must ensure that they’re accompanied throughout their time in Oman by a responsible adult;
c. The winner and their guest may be required to provide proof of age and identity and any documentation as reasonably required by the Promoter to validate their eligibility to claim the Prize. The winner and their guest will be expected to comply with any third party terms and conditions that form part of the Prize;
d. The winner and their guest will be solely responsible for ensuring that they have appropriate documents to ensure cross border access where necessary;
e. The Prize includes two economy class flights to Muscat, Oman from any airport that is serviced by Oman Air. The winner and their guest are responsible for the cost of their travel should they need to travel to an airport serviced by Oman Air;
f. The Prize includes a six night stay in a hotel in Muscat, close to the vicinity of the venue for the NBO Golf Classic Grand Final. Based on two people sharing one twin room, bed and breakfast. The Promoter is responsible for the choice of hotel, and the hotel will be booked by the Promoter;
g. The Prize must be taken within the week of the NBO Golf Classic Grand Final (Monday October 30, 2017 - Sunday November 5, 2017);
h. The Prize will also include hospitality passes to the Official Hospitality tent for two people for each day of the NBO Golf Classic Grand Final, 1st– 4thNovember;
i. For the avoidance of doubt, the Prize does not include food, beverages, souvenirs, gratuities, car parking charges, additional excursions and attractions or any other costs of a personal nature that are not explicitly set out in these terms and conditions;
j. The winner is responsible for the behaviour of themselves and their guest whilst enjoying the Prize. The Promoter reserves the right in its absolute discretion to exclude the Winner and/or guest from participation in the Prize if the Winner and/or their guest fail to comply with the directions of the Promoter or any companies associated with the Prize or the Winner and/or guest act in a manner that is dangerous to themselves or to the public or is anti-social in any manner or which causes a disturbance or nuisance to others;
8) Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable unless otherwise stated and elements cannot be redeemed for cash or any other form of compensation. In the event for any reason a winner chooses not to take any element of the Prize at the time stipulated by the Promoter, then that element of the Prize will be forfeited and there will be no cash or other alternative offers, unless otherwise agreed. If due to unforeseen circumstances the Prize is not available, the Promoter reserves the right to substitute another Prize, at its sole discretion, of equal or higher value.
9) Voting
a) From a shortlist, as selected by the Promoter, voting starts at 09.00 (GMT) on Friday 1stSeptember and closes at 23.59 on Friday 8thSeptember 2017;
b) The winning #golfballselfie with the most votes will be announced on Monday 11th September 2017. The voting shortlist will be communicated by the Promoter across the Promoter’s Twitter, Facebook & Instagram accounts;
c) The Winner will be notified by email within forty eight (48) hours of the closing date of the competition to which they must respond within forty eight (48) hours to claim their prize. In the event that no response is received from the winner, then the #golfballselfie with the second highest number of votes will be notified and this process repeated until a winner responds to the email to claim their prize within the stipulated time period;
d) No votes will be accepted or eligible for the vote after 23:59hrs (GMT) on Friday 8thSeptember 2017;
e) The vote is free to enter for anyone of any age, except employees of the Promoter, PGA European Tour Productions, IMG, their respective agents and anyone else professionally connected with this Competition;
f) The Promoter reserves the right to update, or otherwise change, the voting terms and conditions and the full terms and conditions at any time from time to time, or terminate the competition at any time, and without notice to you. The Promoter will not award the prize if the competition is terminated;
g) All of the Promoter’s decisions relating to the competition and/or redemption of the prize are final. No discussions or correspondence with entrants or any other person will be entered into;
IMAGE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
10) The entrant agrees to and understands that images will be made available to the public, including without limitation, posting on the internet. Whether or not images are published on the internet, the Promoter does not covenant or guarantee any confidentiality with respect to any images.
11) Each image must be an original creation of the submitting entrant which is under no restriction, of whatsoever nature, that will prevent the Promoter’s use of the image. Each image must be free of any and all liens, encumbrances and claims of third parties. The entrant acknowledges, agrees and warrants that nothing in the image infringes on any copyrights, confidential information, trade secrets or trademarks belonging to any person or entity other than the entrant unless with a suitable license, clearance or permission agreement (proof of which is required upon submission). The entrant also agrees that nothing in the image violates any person’s rights of privacy or publicity and that all necessary permissions have been secured including releases from all persons appearing in the image. The entrant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Promoter and its officers, directors, employees, and affiliated organisations, and their respective officers, directors, shareholders and employees, from and against any and all claims, demands, damages, costs, liabilities and causes of action of whatsoever nature that are based upon or arise out of any breach by the entrant of these terms and conditions or the warranties and representations made by the entrant in this paragraph. Modifying, enhancing or altering a third party’s pre-existing work does not qualify as the original creation of the entrant.
12) By submitting the image, the entrant agrees, in consideration for entry into the Competition, to grant to the Promoter all intellectual property rights in the image and each of its constituent parts, which rights include, without limitation, the right to edit, publish, make available to the public and/or reproduce the image through any media available at any time during, or after, the Competition period on any related websites, in any promotional materials, whether related or unrelated to the Competition, and at any other location, whether physical or online, that the Promoter, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate and necessary for the operation and promotion of this Competition.
13) The entrant is responsible for securing necessary permissions, talent and location releases, and licenses for any visual material contained in the image.
14) The Promoter is not responsible for any expenses incurred in the production and delivery of the image
IMAGE CONTENT RESTRICTIONS
15) Moderation: Entries will be rejected/deleted and will not be deemed valid entries for the purposes of this Competition if in the opinion of the Promoter, they:
a. contain any content that is offensive or could reflect negatively on the name, reputation, or goodwill of the Promoter or any of its partners;
b. include trademarks, logos, or copyrighted material not owned by you or used without the right holder's prior written permission (including famous names, company names, etc.);
c. defame, misrepresent, or insult other people or companies, including, but not limited to the Promoter (including its partners);
d. promote any political agenda;
e. contain or depicts someone smoking or intoxicated;
f. violate or infringes another’s rights, including without limitation, privacy or intellectual property rights (including but not limited to copyright infringement);
g. contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age;
h. contain any unacceptable clothing or adornments, or displays any commercial/corporate advertising other than that of the Promoter (including but not limited to corporate logos, brand names, trademarks, slogans, political, personal and religious statements);
i. contain indecent or unsafe behaviour or situations, profanities or obscenities, including but not limited to nudity, or pornography, or is otherwise inappropriate, indecent, immoral, profane, obscene, hateful, tortuous, slanderous or libelous;
j. condone or encourage violent or anti-social behaviour;
k. reference persons or organisations without their written permission;
l. disparage any persons or organisations;
m. include threats to any person, place, business or group;
n. are unlawful, in violation of or contrary to any applicable laws and/ or regulations;
o. represent a danger to health and safety or causes fear or distress; or are otherwise offensive or in bad taste.
16) Failure of any image to comply with the above “Image Entry Requirements” and “Image Entry Content Restrictions,” as determined by the Promoter, in its sole discretion, may result in disqualification of the entrant without notice. Without limitation, the Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any image that, in its sole opinion, refers, depicts or in any way reflects negatively upon the Promoter, the Competition or any other person or entity, does not comply with these Official Rules or the spirit of the Competition, or if the Promoter receives notification about any potential infringements or breaches of law or any other reason set forth herein. Entries must be suitable for presentation in a public forum, in sole determination of the Promoter.
17) The same image may be entered more than once.
18) The Promoter, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and any and all Internet server(s) and access provider(s), and each of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, parent corporations, advertising and promotion agencies, and all of their officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents (collectively, “Releasees”) are not responsible for:
a. any incorrect or inaccurate entry information;
b. human error;
c. technical malfunctions;
d. failures, omissions, interruptions, deletions or defects of any telephone network, computer online systems, computer equipment, servers, providers, or software, including without limitation any injury or damage to a participant’s or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participation in the Competition;
e. inability to access or post the image to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter;
f. theft, tampering, destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of Entries;
g. data that is processed late or incorrectly or is incomplete or lost due to telephone, computer or electronic malfunction or traffic congestion on the Internet or any web site (including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) or for any other reason whatsoever; typographical, printing or any other errors;
19) Proof of posting to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter is not considered proof of delivery or receipt. Illegible and incomplete entries and mechanically reproduced Entries will be disqualified. False, fraudulent or deceptive Entries or acts shall render the entrant ineligible.
20) PRIVACY INFORMATION: Any information collected by signing up for Facebook, Instagram or Twitter shall be governed by their Privacy Policy’s, which are available athttps://www.facebook.com/policy.php,https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/#,https://twitter.com/privacy
21) All entries must be made by the entrant themselves. Bulk entries made from trade, consumer groups or third parties will not be accepted. Incomplete or illegible entries, entries by macros or other automated means (including systems which can be programmed to enter), and entries which do not satisfy the requirements of these terms and conditions in full will be disqualified and will not be counted. If it becomes apparent that an entrant is using a computer(s) to circumvent this condition by, for example, the use of ‘script’, ‘brute force’, masking their identity by manipulating IP addresses, using identities other than their own or any other automated means in order to increase that entrant’s entries into the Competition in a way that is not consistent with the spirit of the Competition, that entrant’s entries will be disqualified and any prize award will be void. Prizes allocated to winners who are subsequently disqualified will not be reallocated.
22) Where a winner has been found to be in breach of any of these terms and conditions and in particular where a person is in breach of the entry restrictions, the Promoter may nevertheless still enforce its right to disqualify that person and require the return or reimbursement to the Promoter of the Prize even when the prize has been awarded and/or actually provided to the entrant or Prize winner in question.
23) Winners are prohibited from reselling any element of their Prize.
24) Any tax payable as a result of the Prize being awarded or received will be the responsibility of the winner and they should seek independent financial advice prior to accepting the Prize if this is a concern.
25) Obtaining time off work and/or study or related activities to participate in the Competition and/or take the Prize will be the sole and absolute responsibility of each entrant.
26) Insurance is not provided as part of the Prize. It will be the winner’s and their guest's responsibility to take out at their own cost all relevant insurance (including but not limited to health and travel insurance, insurance for theft, loss and damage to property) which may be required or prudent to be taken.
27) As the prize involves cross border travel, the winner and their guest must have and maintain valid passports with expiry dates no less than six (6) months following the proposed dates of travel or such other duration as may be required by any relevant regulation. These passports, and their holders, must not be subject to any restrictions on their rights to travel to and from the applicable country or countries. Passport control and in-country authorities may reserve the right to refuse entry to the winner and/or their guest. The Promoter shall not be responsible for ensuring the winner’s ability to travel nor for any additional costs incurred should entry be refused.
28) It is the responsibility of the prize winner and their guest to check any travel advisories issued by a Government, to determine whether they wish to accept the risk of travelling to the destination. The Promoter will not be responsible for any loss or damage suffered by the winner or their guest arising out of their failure to follow any travel advisories issued by a Government. The winner and their guest must comply with and are responsible for obtaining any inoculation and health regulations required by the Prize destination country, if applicable.
29) The winner and their guest must comply with the terms and limitations of airlines, other transport providers, and the venues involved in the provision of the Prize. In particular, they must comply with all health and safety guidelines and instructions and all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
30) The Promoter will not be liable or responsible for any loss or damage suffered by the prize winner or their guest should the winner or their guest not redeem the prize as a result of any Government travel warning or advisory applicable to the destination country or for any other failure on their part to travel. In particular, the Promoter shall have no obligation to substitute an alternative Prize, cash equivalent or other compensation where a Winner and/or their guest fail to redeem the Prize for any reason.
31) The Promoter accepts no responsibility for system errors or other issues that may result in disruption to lost, delayed, or not received registrations or winner notifications.
32) No responsibility is accepted for entries lost, damaged or delayed or as a result of any network, computer hardware or software failure of any kind. Proof of sending will not be accepted as proof of receipt.
33) The Promoter makes no representation or warranty in relation to the Prize provided. Except as specifically set out herein and to the maximum extent permitted by law, all conditions, warranties and representations expressed or implied by law are hereby excluded. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we hereby exclude and shall not have any liability to any entrant or prize winner in connection with or arising out of this Competition howsoever caused, including for any costs, expenses, forfeited prizes, damages and other liabilities, provided that nothing herein shall operate so as to limit or exclude our liability for personal injury or death caused by our negligence or liability for fraudulent misrepresentation. For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph shall also apply in respect of any prize provided by a third party provider.
34) If for any reason the Competition is not capable of running as planned for reasons including but not limited to tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of the Promoter which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Competition, the Promoter reserves the right (subject to any written directions given under applicable law) to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Competition.
35) If an act, omission, event or circumstance occurs which is beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter and which prevents the Promoter from complying with these terms and conditions the Promoter will not be liable for any failure to perform or delay in performing its obligation.
36) If for any reason the Prize is not capable of running as planned, such as cancellation or any other cause beyond the control of the Promoter which affects the running or conduct of this Competition, the Promoter may in its sole discretion cancel the prize.
37) The winner and their guest may be requested to participate in reasonable publicity arising from the Competition with no further compensation.
38) By entering this competition, you consent to the use of your personal data by the Promoter and/or any agent appointed by it to assist with running the Competition for the purposes of administration of the Competition (including publishing your full name and county and/or disclosing it to third parties on request if you are a winner) and any other purposes to which you have consented.
39) This Competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. You understand that you are providing your information to the Promoter and not to Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, and that Facebook, Instagram or Twitter has no liability for any element of this Competition.
40) If you do not have a Facebook, Twitter or Instagram account you will need to create one in order to participate and you will require an active email address in order to do this. See https://support.twitter.com, https://www.facebook.com/help or https://help.instagram.com account details of the specific social media platform, for more details. Any entries via Facebook or Twitter or Instagram will also be subject to the Social Media platform (as applicable) terms of use which can be found at https://twitter.com/tos/, https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms or https://www.instagram.com/about/legal/terms/before-january-19-2013/ .
41) By entering this Competition, all participants will be deemed to have accepted and be bound by these terms and conditions.
42) This Competition is governed by English Law and participants submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
43) Promoter – (please do not send entries to this address) PGA European Tour, Wentworth Drive, Virginia Water, GU25 4LX
