LOVE TEA X UPSTATE GIVEAWAY

Terms & Conditions

This competition, “LOVE TEA UPSTATE GIVEAWAY” (the “Competition”), is governed exclusively by the laws of Australia. Void where prohibited by law.

 

  1. Dates of Competition: The Competition begins at 12pm Melbourne, Australia (AEST) on Tuesday, November 19th, 2024, and ends at 23:59 pm AEST on Saturday, November 30th, 2024 (the “Competition Period”).

 

  1. Sponsor: WITH LOVE TEA PTY LTD, doing business as “Love Tea,” an Australian company proprietary limited company registered under the ABN ABN 46 659 800 021, located at 15 Birkett Place, South Geelong, which sells organic, fair-trade tea (hereinafter “Love Tea”).  
  1. Eligibility: The Competition is open to Australian residents who have reached the age of majority, have access to an internet connection, and have a valid email address. Officers, directors, and employees of Love Tea, or its affiliates, and related companies, and the immediate family members (parents, children, siblings, spouse) or members of the same household (whether related or not) of such officers, directors, and employees are not eligible to participate in the Competition (the “Participants”).

At the time the Winners are declared, Love Tea reserves the right to ask any Participant to justify these conditions. Any person who does not meet these conditions or refuses to justify them will be excluded from the Competition and will not be able, in the event of a win, to benefit from the Prize. Similarly, any false declaration, indication of identity, or address will immediately eliminate the Participant. 

  1. Agreement to Rules: By participating in the Competition, you, the Participant, fully and unconditionally agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of WITH LOVE TEA PTY LTD, which will be final and binding in all matters relating to the Competition.
  1. How to Enter: To participate in the Competition and win a “Prize” (as defined below), participants must make a purchase during the competition period from either www.lovetea.com.au or 321 Pakington Street Newtown, and/or by commenting and tagging one friend in the comments section of dedicated posts on Love Tea's official Instagram page. 

Entries before or after the Competition Period will not be taken into account. Any registration by telephone, fax, or postal mail cannot be taken into account.

  1. Prize: The Prize described below will be awarded to one (1) Winner, who must be a Participant who fulfils the terms and conditions of the Competition. The Prize consists of 

(1) A six (6) month membership with Upstate, valid for all Upstate studios. Love Tea and its partners will not be responsible for any travel or associated costs accrued by the prize winners. Upstate reserves the right to add an expiry date to this offer following the competition period. 

 (2) Love Tea voucher to the unit value of three hundred (300) Australian dollars, all taxes included valid on the website lovetea.com.au. 

The Prize is personal and cannot be exchanged or refunded in cash. If the vouchers included in the Prize are not used during its validity period, the Winners will lose the voucher, and it will remain acquired by Love Tea and its partners. The prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied. The right to receive the Prize is not transferable, and no substitutions or cash equivalents are permitted except at Love Tea’s sole discretion or as otherwise provided herein. Love Tea and Partners will not replace the Prize if it is lost or stolen. Any and all prize-related expenses, including without limitation any and all federal, state, and local taxes, shall be the sole responsibility of Winners.

 

  1. Winners’ selection and notification: 

On or about Monday, December 2nd, 2024, after the Competition Period, one (1) winner will be selected in a draw using the “random” function on Excel based on the list of Participants meeting the conditions mentioned hereof (hereinafter the " Winner"). 

The Winner will be notified by email or direct message via Instagram on or about Monday, December 2nd, 2024. In order to receive the Prize, the Winner must reply by email address to communicate with Love Tea’s team to set the delivery conditions of the Prize. If a potential Winner fails to timely respond to its email address or is found to be, in Love Tea’s sole discretion, ineligible or in violation of these Official Rules, such potential Winner and his/her entry will be disqualified, and an alternate Winner will be selected from all remaining eligible entries. The Prize will be sent to the Winner within four (4) weeks of receipt by Love Tea of the completed personal contact details. The receipt of the Prize offered in this Competition by the Winner is conditional upon compliance with any and all federal and state laws and regulations.

As a result of the acceptance of the Prizes, the Winner authorises Love Tea to use their first and last names, city of residence, and state, on all media known or unknown to date, in particular the internet and social networks, without this use being able to give rise to any consideration other than the Prizes won, for the purposes of promoting the results of the Competition. 

LOVE TEA CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR DELAYS, LOSSES, DAMAGE OR MALFUNCTIONS OF THE POSTAL SERVICES, THE INTERNET OR THE MESSAGING SYSTEM, WHICH OCCURRED DURING THE DELIVERY OF THE PRIZES.

  1. Processing of personal data: All personal data collected by Love Tea remains confidential and subject to the Privacy Policy/processing of personal data available at www.lovetea.com.au. 

Participation in the Competition may entail registration to the Love Tea newsletter, if the Participant gives its consent by opt-in. Participants may nevertheless unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of the email or by logging into their customer account on the Love Tea website.

 

  1. General Terms: Decisions made by WITH LOVE TEA PTY LTD, are final in all matters, including interpretation of these Official Rules and awarding of the Prizes. Participants assume all risk of loss, damage, destruction, delay, or misdirection of Competition materials submitted to WITH LOVE TEA PTY LTD. WITH LOVE TEA PTY LTD, reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Competition, or any part of it, if any virus, bugs, other technical failures, non-authorized human intervention, fraud, or any other causes beyond WITH LOVE TEA PTY LTD, control impair the administration, security, integrity, or proper functioning of the Competition, as determined by WITH LOVE TEA PTY LTD, in its sole discretion. WITH LOVE TEA PTY LTD in its sole discretion reserves the right to disqualify any Participant it finds to be tampering with or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Competition or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules.

Any attempt by Participants to deliberately damage or undermine the legitimate operation of the Competition may be a violation of criminal and civil laws, and, should such an attempt be made, Love Tea reserves the right to seek damages from any Participant to the fullest extent permitted by law.  Love Tea’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that term.

 

  1. Release: By participating in the Competition, you agree to release and hold harmless Love Tea, affiliates, and related companies, and each of their respective officers, directors, and employees and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property, arising out of participation in the Competition or the receipt or use or misuse of any Prize.

 

  1. Limitation of Liability: Love Tea is not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Participants, printing errors, or any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Competition; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to, malfunctions, delays, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Competition or the processing of entries; (4) late, lost, undeliverable, damaged, stolen, misdirected, or postage due entries; or (5) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by Participant’s participation in the Competition or receipt or use or misuse of any Prize.

 

  1. Disputes: This Competition is governed by the laws of Australia without respect to conflict of law doctrines. As a condition of participating in this Competition, Participants agrees that any and all causes of action arising out of or connected with this Competition shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively before a court located in Australia. Further, under no circumstances will Participants be permitted to obtain awards for, and Participants hereby waive all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, including reasonable attorneys' fees, other than Participants’ actual out-of-pocket expenses, and Participants further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.

 

  1. Privacy Policy: Information submitted with an online entry is subject to the Privacy Policy stated on Love Tea’s Site.

 

  1. Winners' Names and Rules: To obtain a copy of the Winners’ names or a copy of these Official Rules, mail your request along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Love Tea, 15 Birkett Place, South Geelong, Victoria.  Requests must be received no later than October 31st, 2024.

 

  1. Partner brands: Upstate Studios