Terms and Conditions

PROMOTERS’ DETAILS

• This competition is being run by Melbourne Football Club “MFC” (ABN 27 005 686 902), Melbourne Cricket Ground, Great Southern Stand, Brunton Avenue, East Melbourne, VIC 3002 Australia.
• For the purpose of these terms and conditions, MFC may be referred to as the “Promoters”.

ELIGIBLE ENTRANTS

• Entrants must be over the age of 18 as of Tuesday 17 December to enter.
• Employees of Melbourne Football Club, their immediate families or registered travel companions and any agencies associated with this competition are ineligible to enter.
• Entrants must reside in Australia.

HOW TO ENTER

• The competition period commences at 9.00am AEDT on 4 Dec 2024 and ends at 11.59pm AEDT on Tuesday 17 December (competition period), and Melbourne Football Club reserves the right to extend the competition end date at any time (subject to regulatory approval, if required
• To enter the competition, you must enter during the competition period, visit the competition page ( https://tb.melbournefc.com.au/tb_app/495710 ) and complete the online entry form by providing your full name, telephone number, email address.
• No late entries will be accepted. 

SELECTION OF WINNER

• The winner will be chosen at random, using an online random number generation tool at Melbourne Football Club’s offices at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Great Southern Stand, Brunton Avenue, East Melbourne.  The first valid entry drawn will win the prize.
• The draw will take place on Wednesday 18 December at 10.30am AEST.
• The winner will be notified by email or telephone within 2 days of the draw by Melbourne Football Club.
• The results of the draw will be final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into in relation to the results of the draw. This is a game of chance.

SECOND CHANCE DRAW

• If the winner does not respond within 24 hours of being notified that they have won the competition, that winner is not readily identified and reasonable efforts have been made by Melbourne Football Club to identify the winners are unsuccessful, they will automatically forfeit their prize and Melbourne Football Club reserves the right to select other winners through a second chance draw.
• The second chance draw winner will be notified by email or telephone within 2 days of the draw.
• The results of any second chance draw will be final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into in relation to the results of the draw.

PROMOTION AND MARKETING

• By entering the competition the winner agrees to participate in such promotional activity and material as Melbourne Football Club may require without remuneration.
• The winner also consents to the use and publication of their name and any other details provided by the winner in any marketing material without any further reference or payment to the winner.

PRIZES

• The prize for one winner is:
  • 2 x Boundary Line Experience tickets
  • 2 x President’s Club tickets
  • 2 x 2025 Melbourne Luncheon tickets
• The prize is valued at $1000 per winner.
• The prize does not include any costs associated with redeeming the prize such as travel, meals, spending money or taxes.
• The prize will not be transferable to another person.
• No part of a prize is exchangeable or redeemable for cash or any other prize.
• If the prize is not available for any reason, Melbourne Football Club reserves the right to substitute the prize with another item of equal or greater value if the winner agrees in writing and subject to any written directions from any applicable regulatory authority.  If the winner does not agree despite reasonable attempts by Melbourne Football Club to reach an agreement and the prize is not available due to circumstances beyond Melbourne Football Club's control, it may substitute the prize with another item or items determined by Melbourne Football Club to be of equal or higher value.

STANDARD TERMS

• Please read these competition terms and conditions carefully.  If you enter the competition, we will assume that you have read these terms and conditions and that you agree to them.
• Melbourne Football Club reserves the right to amend the competition and its terms and conditions at any time and for any reason, subject to regulatory approval (if required) and will notify entrants of any such amendments as soon as reasonably practicable on the competition landing page.
• It is the entrant's responsibility to regularly check the competition landing page for any amendments.  Any amendments will be applied and interpreted at the sole discretion of Melbourne Football Club. 
• If the competition is not capable of running as planned including by reason of technical failure, fraud or any cause beyond Melbourne Football Club's control, Melbourne Football Club may cancel or suspend the competition or invalidate any affected entries, to the extent permitted by law.
• Melbourne Football Club does not accept responsibility for any entries that are delayed or which are not received for any reason during the competition period.
• Melbourne Football Club reserves the right to disqualify and entrant that they believe to have tampered, altered or unfairly gained an advantage to the competition entry mechanics. Melbourne Football Club’s decision is absolute and final with no conversation to be entered into.
• Privacy Notice: Melbourne Football Club will collect your personal information so you can enter, and they can administer, this promotion. Your personal information is required for The Promoter to contact you in the event that your entry is deemed the winning entry. The Promoter may also use your information for future marketing and promotional purposes. Your personal information will only be disclosed to the Promoter and its related corporate bodies for these purposes. All data is handled in accordance to The Promoter’s Privacy Policy: https://www.melbournefc.com.au/privacy
• To the extent permitted by law, Melbourne Football Club shall not be liable for any loss, damage or injury suffered in connection with the conduct of the competition or the redemption or use of the prize (including but not limited to direct loss) including :
  • technical or telecommunications problems (such as security breaches, technical website malfunctions or glitches); or
  • acts or omissions (including negligent acts of omissions) of Melbourne Football Club's servants or agents involved in the conduct of this competition who are acting outside their authority as agent of Melbourne Football Club.
• Melbourne Football Club collects personal information in order to conduct the competition and may, for this purpose, disclose such information to subsidiary and related companies, third parties, including but not limited to agents, contractors, service providers, and any company with whom we are running the competition.
• By participating in this competition, entrants release and hold harmless Facebook from any and all liability associated with this competition, to the extent permitted by law (in which case that liability is limited to the maximum extent permitted by law).
• Melbourne Football Club and entrants acknowledge that this competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook.
• Entrants acknowledge that they are providing information to Melbourne Football Club and not to Facebook.
• Melbourne Football Club is not liable for any tax implications arising from prize winnings, including fringe benefits tax.  Independent financial advice should be sought.
• The laws of Victoria apply to this competition.  Entrants submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the laws of Victoria.