Advance Summer Competition

By participating in this competition advertised by MARS on its website, you confirm that you accept and agree to these competition terms for the Live Spin Event element and the Online Summer Competition element(the “Competition”). 

The promoter of the Competition is Mars New Zealand Limited (117682) of Building 14/666 Great South Road, Ellerslie 1051, Auckland, NZ (“the Promoter”).

This Competition is only open to Eligible Entrants. An “Eligible Entrant” is an individual who is: (i) a New Zealand resident; (ii) lives or has a postal address within New Zealand; (iii) is aged 18 or over; and (iv) not an employee of Mars, its agents, affiliates, contractors, consultants, or their immediate family member or to other persons assisting with the Competition.

“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 1st cousin.
 

There are two elements to this Competition,

1. the Live Spin Events “Live Spin Events” taking place on:

a) 8 December 2024 8.30am-12.30pm NZDT at Petdirect Takapuna, 33 Barrys Point Road Takapuna, Auckland 0622, New Zealand; and

b) 14 December 2024 8.30am-12pm NZDT at Advance Stall Cox’s Bay Reserve 44-66 West End Road, Westmere Auckland 1022, New Zealand.

2. the online competition element “Online Summer Competition”, entry is open from 8:00am, NZDT, Saturday, 7th December 2024 to 5:00pm, NZDT, Monday, 6 January  2025 (“Campaign Period”).
    

 Live Spin Event Instant Win

To enter the Instant Win element of the Competition, an Eligible Entrant must complete the following steps:

a) attend one of the Live Spin Events;

b) scan the QR code at the Live Spin Event and fully complete the entry form at /summer-competition/, with their personal details as requested; and

c) play the Spin the Wheel game.

 Max 1 entry/person. All Eligible Entrants who complete the online form at a Live Event will gain a maximum of one (1) automatic entry into the Online Summer Competition for the Major and Minor Prize draws.
 

Instant Win Prizes

 
Online Summer Competition

To enter the Online Summer Competition element, an Eligible Entrant can:

1. follow the Live Spin Event entry steps to gain one entry automatically; or
2. during the Campaign Period;  (i) visit the ADVANCE PETFOOD website at /summer-competition/; and (b) fully complete the entry form, including providing personal details as requested.

A maximum of one entry will be accepted per Eligible Entrant, regardless of entry method.
 

Major and Minor Prizes

The Online Summer Competition is a game of chance and skill plays no part in the determination of the winners. There will be one random draw conducted at the end of the Campaign Period. The winners will be drawn by the Promoter at 9:00 am NZDT on 6 January 2025   at the Promoter’s address. There will be 7 prize winners drawn randomly from an automated generator from the entries received during the Campaign Period (“the Prize Winners”). The entries will be drawn and recorded in order. The first 5 valid entries drawn will be awarded one (1) Major Prize each, and entries drawn 6^th and 7^th will each win 1 Minor Prize. Each Prize Winner can only receive one Prize. The Promoter may draw additional reserve entries in a draw and record them in order, in case a winning entry/entrant is deemed invalid, or a Prize is unclaimed (“Reserve Entrants”). The unclaimed Prize determination will take place on 14/1/2024at the same location as the original draw to randomly distribute the Prize. The new Prize Winner/s will be notified by email within three business days of the Prize being re-drawn.

The major Prize is a NZD $1000 (incl GST) voucher to spend on ADVANCE dry dog petfood at Petdirect (online or in-store) (“Major Prize”). The minor prize is a Dog Zen animal behaviourist pack (including a 1hr Virtual Consult with Mark Vette, access to the Dog Zen Virtual Course and a Dog Zen training pack) valued at up to NZD $650 (inc GST)(“Minor Prize”). There are 5 Major Prizes and 2 Minor Prizes to be won. The total prize pool is valued at up to NZD $6,300 RRP (incl GST). Maximum 1 Prize per person. The prize will be supplied in one shipment to each Prize Winner’s delivery address within New Zealand as nominated in their entry form.

The Promoter will notify the Prize Winners on 7 January 2025 via email (as submitted on their entry form). Entry into the Competition is deemed as consent for the Promoter to contact you as an entrant. 
 

 Prize Conditions of Entry

The Promoter accepts no responsibility or liability for any prize winner’s enjoyment of any prize or any other costs and expenses that may be incurred by the prize winners relating to the prize or the prize winner’s enjoyment of that prize.

The Promoter is not responsible or liable for any late entries or for any problems or technical malfunction which may result in delay or failure to enter into the Competition.

All information provided by an entrant is provided to the Promoter. Any queries, comments or complaints about this Competition must be directed to the Promoter.

Prizes cannot be transferred or exchanged or redeemed for cash. The Promoter takes no responsibility for entries or Prizes that are lost or destroyed.

If a prize is provided to the Promoter by a third party, the prize is subject to the terms and conditions of the third party prize supplier. The terms and conditions which apply to the prize at the time it is issued to the winner will prevail over these Conditions of Entry in the event of any inconsistency. To the extent permitted by law the Promoter accepts no responsibility or liability for any delay or failure by the third party to deliver the prize, any delay or failure relating to the prize itself or failure by the third party to meet any of its obligations in these Conditions of Entry or otherwise.

Accepting the Prize constitutes a Prize Winner's consent to be photographed and/or interviewed by the Promoter and for the Promoter to use their name, city/town of residence, competition entry and/or photographs and interviews for Competition or publicity purposes without compensation or attribution of authorship. This includes on the Promoter’s website and social media platforms. 

The decisions of the Promoter on all matters relating to this Competition are final and no correspondence will be entered into. The Promoter reserves the right to discard any entry it deems in its absolute discretion to contravene these terms and conditions. The Promoter may verify the validity of an entry or a Prize Winner's right to redeem the Prize in accordance with these terms and conditions.  Where the Competition is not capable of operating as planned, the Promoter reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to amend, cancel, terminate, modify or suspend these terms and conditions and the Competition at any time and without prior notice.

To the extent permitted by law, the Promoter excludes any liability it may have to entrants arising directly or indirectly out of or in connection with the Competition.

The Competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with any social media platform provider (including, but not limited to, the providers of Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter) or any of their related entities (Media Provider). Each entrant agrees to release any Media Provider from all liability in connection with, or in relation to, the Promotion. The terms and conditions of the Promotion do not intend to conflict with, or derogate from, a Media Provider’s terms and conditions of use, statement of rights and responsibilities (if any), data use policy or any other terms and conditions imposed by the relevant Provider on entrants from time to time to use the relevant social media platform. 

Personal information provided by entrants will be collected and used by the Promoter for the purpose of conducting and administering the Competition and for the provision of marketing materials. Personal information of claimants will be stored on the Promoter’s database and the Promoter will use this information for future marketing purposes regarding its products, including contacting the claimant electronically. The Promoter is bound by the New Zealand Privacy Principles in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020 (NZ) and will handle personal information in accordance with its privacy policy which is located at www.mars.com/privacy. The Promoter may disclose the claimants’ personal information to third parties including its contractors and agents, prize suppliers and service providers to assist in conducting this Competition. If the claimant does not provide their personal information as requested, they may be ineligible to claim a prize in the Competition.

The Promoter’s privacy policy can be viewed at https://www.mars.com/privacy and contains information about:

• How you can change your preferences. You can manage your preferences at any time by using the unsubscribe link in the automatic email sent upon entry to the Competition;
• How you may access the personal information that is held by us and seek correction of such information;
• How you may complain about a breach of the New Zealand Privacy Principles, or a registered privacy code that binds us, and how we will deal with such a complaint.
   

If you need to contact us, or have any questions, please use the online contact form or the other contact details at http://www.mars.com/australia/en/about-mars/contact-us.aspx