1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 By entering this competition, all participants will be deemed to have accepted these terms and conditions in full. All entry instructions form part of these terms and conditions.
1.2 The competition is open to residents of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) aged 18 or over at the date on which they enter the competition, excluding employees of WD-40 Company Limited (the “Company”), its group companies, its agents or anyone professionally connected with this competition and any member of their respective immediate families.
1.3 Entry opens on 13.02.23 at 00.01 and closes on 14.03.23 at 23.59 (the “Competition Period“). Entries received after this time and date will not be eligible to win a prize.
1.4 No purchase is necessary to enter the competition. However, in order to enter the competition, you must have an Internet connection.
2. ENTRY TO THE COMPETITION
2.1 To enter the competition, the following steps must be taken:
a) Participants should visit fixit.wd40.ae during the Competition Period via an internet browser (on a smartphone or computer) and follow the instructions on the website carefully to enter the competition.
b) You must complete the registration form by entering the relevant details such as full name and email address.
c) After your registration form has been completed, you will be taken to a web page where you can upload your competition entry, in the format below:
i. Your entry must contain a photograph(s) and/or video of an original and authentic useage of WD-40 product of any kind that you have undertaken. You can upload these directly to the web page as jpegs. Where you upload videos, these must be no longer than 60 seconds in length.
ii. Your entry must be accompanied by a written explanation (no more 50 words in total) containing a description of what you are doing and why you chose to do it. You should enter your written submission in the text box on the web page.
d) Once you are happy with your entry, click the ‘submit’ button on the web page. You will receive an email confirmation confirming your entry has been successfully submitted.
All competition entries must be original, and not breach any of these terms and conditions
2.2 Multiple entries per person are permitted but only one prize can be won by a single individual.
2.3 By entering this competition you confirm that your entry will be your own original idea and that the contents of any entry will not be unlawful, offensive or defamatory or derogatory to any person and that the use of the entry by the Company will not infringe the rights of any other person.
2.4 The submission or attempted submission of an entry for this competition] constitutes your full and unconditional agreement to these terms and conditions and to any decisions made by the Company, all decisions of which pertaining to this competition] shall be final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon entrant fulfilling all the requirements of and all terms and conditions provided herein. Failure to comply with these terms and conditions may result in disqualification from this competition.
2.5 By entering this competition] you also agree to grant the Company to the extent permitted by law, a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty free, non-exclusive, worldwide licence to use your competition entry for any purpose as the Company sees fit and agree that you will not grant or permit any other third party the right to use your entry for marketing, promotional or other commercial purposes.
3. WINNERS
3.1 Following the end of the Competition Period, all competition entries submitted during the Competition Period will be collated and an independent judging panel will review the competition entries based on the following criteria:
3.1.1.1 Suitability of the WD-40 useage presented
3.1.1.2 creativity, form and clarity of the content submitted as part of the competition entry;
3.2 Winners will be notified by 21.03.23 by email and will be asked to confirm their details for delivery of the prize.
4. THE PRIZES
4.1 There is a total of 43 prizes available to be won: x3 iPad Air Tablets and x 40 WD-40 Bundles (comprising a WD-40 Baseball Cap, a can of WD-40 Multi Use product 330ml and a retailer gift card to the value of AED 100). The approximate retail value of the iPad Air is AED 2,500 and the approximate retail value of each WD-40 Bundle is AED 150).
5. CONDITIONS
5.1 In the event that the Company is unable to contact a winner within 7 working days of the relevant draw, the Company reserves the right to award the prize to an alternative winner selected. The prize(s) will be delivered within 30 working days from a valid acceptance of the prize.
5.2 No cash alternative. Prizes are non-transferable and cannot be resold. The Company reserves the right to substitute an alternative prize of equal or greater value. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company, the prize will only be awarded to the winner.
5.3 Each winner agrees to take part in reasonable publicity as may be required by the Company in respect of the competition].
5.4 No entries from agents, third parties, syndicated entries or those made using methods such as a computer macro, script or the use of automated devices are permitted and no bulk entries.
5.5 All costs and expenses not included within the prizes are the responsibility of the winner(s).
5.6 The Company reserves the right at any time, in its absolute discretion, to:
(a) verify the eligibility of any participant (including their age and place of residence);
(b) disqualify any participant found to be abusing or tampering with the operation of the competition or entering using fraudulent means, or who the Company believes to have acted in breach of these terms and conditions;
(c) disqualify participants who do not give correct contact details or those who make an entry on someone else’s behalf; [and
(d) disqualify any participant posting an entry or a comment to the Company’s social media platform that is, in the Company’s opinion, inappropriate, offensive or upsetting to other participants, fans of the Company or contrary to applicable law, and to remove any such entry or comment.
6. LIABILITY
6.1 The competition] is not in any way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook. Participants acknowledge that Facebook shall not have any liability to them in connection with the competition.
6.2 Subject to paragraph 6.3, if the Company fails to comply with these terms and conditions, it will be responsible for loss or damage participants suffer that is a foreseeable result of the Company’s breach of these terms and condition. The Company is not responsible for any loss or damage that is not foreseeable.
6.3 The Company shall not be liable for: (i) any failure to comply with these terms and conditions as a consequence of events beyond its reasonable control including without limitation, any failure of communication networks [and any closure of participating the Company’s stores or interruption in supplies] as a consequence of any circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the Company; and/or (ii) any loss of profits, loss of revenue or other economic loss or any indirect or consequential loss.
6.4 Except as otherwise required by applicable law, the Company accepts no responsibility or liability for any entry or claim which for technical or other reasons is unsuccessful, incomplete, lost, late, damaged, corrupted or misdirected.
7. GENERAL
7.1 Any decision of the Company in respect of the competition is final. For questions regarding the competition, email info@gdtme.com.
7.2 The Company reserves the right to extend, withdraw, alter or suspend the competition or to amend these terms and conditions at any time if circumstances beyond its control make this unavoidable.
7.3 All personal data submitted in connection with the competition will be processed by the Company for the purposes of administering and managing the competition and the award of prizes (where applicable) and verifying the eligibility of a participant. Data that is collected from or about participants will be used in accordance with the Company’s Privacy Policy, a copy of which can be found on the competition website (Privacy Policy).
7.4 By entering the competition each participant confirms that they understand the details set out in the Company’s Privacy Policy and Company’s Term of Use, which can be found on the Competition Website (Privacy Policy) and understands that the Company may publish their surname, competition entry, and county of residence if they are a winner of one of the prizes unless the participant notifies the Company that they do not wish us to make these details available.
7.5 Any images are an illustrative example and do not show the exact prize(s).
7.6 The competition] and these terms and conditions, and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with UAE law and participants can bring legal proceedings in respect of the competition] and these terms and conditions in the UAE courts.
7.7 This competition is promoted by Gulf Mechanical Engineers & Suppliers Br.of Al Hathboor Group LLC P.O.Box 2605, Dubai, U.A.E.
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