Hill's 2011 Second Chance For Love Competion Terms And Conditions

By submitting an entry into the Hill’s 2011 Second Chance for Love Competition, entrants agree to be bound by these Rules.

1. The Competition
The Hill's 2011 Second Chance for Love Competition (the "Competition") is a competition sponsored by Hill’s Pet Nutrition (NZ) Limited ("Hill’s").  In the Competition, both consumers entering the Competition and their favourite Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (“SPCA”) animal shelters in New Zealand (hereafter "Shelters") have a chance to win prizes.  The Competition begins 12:00 a.m. NZT on 7th February 2011 and ends midnight NZT on 31st March 2011 ("Competition Period").

In the Competition, consumers will be asked to submit online entries consisting of an essay and photo which describe how they and their pets gave each other a second chance for love, and also to name their favourite SPCA Shelter.  Not only do consumers have a chance to win prizes in the Competition, but also each time a consumer submits an entry, the consumer gives their favourite SPCA Shelter a chance to win a $1,000 cash donation.

2. Eligibility
In order to be eligible to submit entries in this Competition, consumers must be legal residents of New Zealand, must be 18 years of age or older, and must have adopted a cat or dog from a New Zealand SPCA animal shelter at some point in their lives.  Employees of Hill’s, its parent, and their respective related companies, subsidiaries and advertising and promotion agencies involved in the Competition, as well as the immediate families (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each employee, are not eligible to submit entries in the Competition.

3. How To Enter
Competition Period: 7 February 2011 – 31 March 2011
a) Go to www.secondchanceforlove.co.nz and click on the Competition link.
b) For existing registered users, use your logon ID and password to complete the Competition entry form. If you have not registered previously on the site, fill out the online registration form to complete your entry.  YOU MUST COMPLETE ALL REQUIRED FIELDS (as indicated by a blue *) ON THE REGISTRATION FORM FOR YOUR COMPETITION ENTRY FORM TO BE VALID
c) As part of your entry, write a short essay containing between 50 and 150 words which describes how you and your adopted/rescued dog or cat gave each other a second chance for love.  A picture of your adopted/rescued pet is essential. 
d) Search eligible SPCA Shelters and select your favourite Shelter in order to enter that Shelter in the Competition for a chance to win the $1,000 cash donation for the Shelter with the most votes.
e) When you submit the completed Competition entry form, you and your favourite Shelter will each receive one (1) entry in the Competition and will be eligible to win a prize.

Multiple entries are permissible, provided each submission relates to only one adopted pet (cat or dog) and must be a different pet than any previous entry submitted.

All entries must be received within the Competition Period. In the event of a dispute as to any online entry, the authorised account holder of the email address used to enter the Competition will be deemed to be the entrant.

This "authorised account holder" is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organisation responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address.  Entrants may be required to show proof of being the authorised account holder.

By entering the competition, you warrant that you are the owner of copyright in the essay and the picture submitted.  You must write the essay and take the photo yourself.  For the avoidance of doubt, you must not download a photo from the Internet and submit it in the Competition.

4. Essay/Photo Entries Property of Hill’s
All essay/photo entries shall become the property of Hill’s and will not be returned.  By submitting your entry, you grant Hill’s an irrevocable and perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide right, in all media (now known or later developed) to use, adapt, or publish your entry, which may include but shall not be limited to, posting your name and essay/photo on Hill’s web sites and posting your video on YouTube.  You waive all your moral rights in the essay and photo entries.  If you do not want to grant Hill’s the foregoing rights, do not enter the Competition.

5. Judging the Essays/Photos Entries
Judging consists of the selection of 2 Grand Prize winners (1 cat and 1 dog winner).  The decisions of the judges are final, including in the event of a tie.  Entries will be judged based on the following weighted criteria:
• creativity and an interesting or entertaining writing style in telling the story of how you and your adopted/rescued pet gave each other a second chance for love (60% weight)
• expression of the challenges faced/overcome and the effect your adopted/rescued pet has had on you/your family (30% weight)
• clarity and appropriateness of entry (10% weight)

6. Prizes
The prizes are as follows:
The two (2) Grand Prize winners will each receive:
• Coupons for Hill's Science Diet pet food to feed one pet for one year, based on Hill’s published feeding guide for the average annual consumption of medium-sized pet.
The SPCA Shelter with the most votes will receive:
• A $1,000 cash donation from Hill’s.

If the number of votes for the leading SPCA Shelters is equal, the $1,000 cash donation will be divided equally between each of the Shelters with the equal highest votes.

Prizes awarded through the Competition are non-transferable and no substitution will be made except as provided at Hill’s sole discretion, who reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value.    Winners are solely responsible for taxes, including income taxes, and fees associated with receipt and use of prizes.

Hill’s will try to notify the winners by phone or email.  If a prize winner cannot be contacted by 30 June 2011, the winner’s claim to the relevant prize will lapse and the prize will become the property of Hill’s.

7. General Conditions
(a) The decision of the Hill’s judges shall be final on all matters pertaining to this Competition.
(b) Neither Hill’s, its parent, or their respective related companies, subsidiaries and advertising and promotion agencies shall be responsible or liable for (i) lost, illegible, stolen, garbled, incomplete, misdirected, damaged, or failed electronic entries and such entries shall be considered disqualified (proof of emailing entry or connection to Hill’s web site is not considered proof of delivery, or Hill’s receipt, of an entry); (ii) telephone, electronic, hardware or software program, network, internet or computer malfunctions, failures or difficulties; (iii) errors or delays in any hardware, software, servers or data transmission; (iv) any condition caused by events beyond the reasonable control of the Hill’s or its promotion agencies which may cause the Competition to be disrupted or corrupted, (v) any losses or damages of any kind resulting from or arising out of acceptance or use of the prize or from participation in the Competition, or (vi) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Competition.
(c) Hill’s, at its sole discretion, may prohibit a person from participating in the Competition if that person shows a disregard for these Rules or acts: (i) in a manner Hill’s determines not to be fair or equitable; (ii) with an intent to annoy, threaten or harass any other entrant or the Hill’s; or (iii) in any other disruptive manner.
(d) Hill’s reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, or suspend this Competition should viruses, bugs, unauthorised human intervention, systems malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other causes beyond the reasonable control of Hill’s and its promotion agencies corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper play or conduct of the Competition.
(e) Neither Hill’s nor its promotion agencies accept responsibility for change(s) to hardware or software resulting from accessing information for this Competition.

8. Personal Information
Personal information received from you as a result of submitting an entry in this Competition shall be subject to Hill’s Privacy Policy.  Hill’s may use the personal information provided by entrants to administer this Competition and, if you agree, to contact you in future about products or services of Hill’s or its related companies that Hill’s considers may be of interest to you.  Entrants may access, change and/or update their personal information by contacting Hill’s during office hours.

9. Winner List
A list of winning consumers and the winning Shelter can be obtained after 30 December 2011, by writing to Hill's "2009 Second Chance" Competition, Attn: Brand Manager, PO Box 112253, Penrose, Auckland, New Zealand.