Terms & Conditions
Background
Win a trip for two to Borneo to see orang-utans! WWF is hosting a national photography and essay competition (the Competition) to celebrate the role the organisation has played in delivering a sustainable future for people, wildlife and our natural world.
In 2008 WWF-Australia turns 30. To help celebrate we are taking a charity challenge to Borneo in 2009. Enter the competition, register for the challenge, and you could win a place for you and a parent or guardian!
There are two trips for two up for grabs on this Borneo Adventure where you could search for your own jungle food, erect a shelter, sleep under the stars and spot orang-utans in the wild.
Charity Challenges are an exciting way to check out some of the planet's most endangered species and at the same time help support programs to protect them.
Method of Entry
Entry to the Competition is open to Australian high school students between the ages of 12 and 18. Entrants under 18 years of age need to have the consent of their parent or guardian to enter.
Each entry must be entered in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. By entering the Competition, each entrant agrees to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. WWF-Australia may in its discretion refuse to award any prize to any entrant who fails to comply with these Terms and Conditions. All relevant instructions on WWF-Australia's website form part of these Terms and Conditions.
Entry into the Competition is free.
The Competition opens at midnight AEST on September 5 and entries must be received by midnight AEST on 20 October 2008. All entries received after this time will not be considered.
To enter, each entrant must:
- Go to www.wwf.org.au/competition
- Register a profile
- Upload their photograph/essay using the form provided, entering all details requested including the category, if a photograph (see information below on categories)
- Agree to these Terms and Conditions
Each entry must include the entrant's name, date of birth, email address, a daytime contact phone number and, if a photograph, the category which the photograph falls into.
Photographs must be submitted digitally as [JPEG or TIFF] files. The submitted photographs must be a minimum of 1024 pixels in width and the file size must not exceed 2 megabytes. Essays must be no longer than 1500 words.
Entrants may enter the Competition multiple times.
Categories - Photographic
Each photograph entered in the Competition must be taken in Australia and fall into one of the three categories listed below.
Category 1: Australian Wildlife
We are looking for images that capture Australia's stunning and unique wildlife. Images showing species in their natural habitat as opposed to captivity will be judged preferably. Birds, reptiles, mammals, insects; if it occurs in Australia, we want to see your photographs of it. We're looking for wildlife behaviour too, animals doing what they do when they think no-one is looking. Birds in flight, kangaroos hopping, fish jumping, be creative!
Category 2: Australian Landscapes
This is a country of dramatic landscapes, open spaces, rainforests, rivers, sand plains and even city skylines. We want to see your photos that capture the magic of Australia. Wetlands, beaches - the lot. We want striking images that scream out “Australia”. This can include underwater scenes too.
Category 3: A Changing Land
As Australia's population is growing, our natural landscape is constantly being altered. Can you capture this in an image? A picture tells 1,000 words. We are looking for images that tell a story about how our land uses have affected this country or how landscapes are changing - in some cases changing permanently. Examples of changing landscapes are dried riverbeds or perhaps even irrigators at work in a field. How do we use the land and sea today? How did it look yesteryear compared to now, and can you capture that in one image?
So that our youngest entrants aren't competing with the eldest, those aged 12-15 (Group A) will be grouped together, entrants aged 16-18 (Group B) will also be grouped together. The categories are the same for both. The winner of each category in each group will receive a prize.
Finalists
The judges will select 12 photographic finalists by October 22.
Photographic finalists will be contacted by phone, email or post prior to October 22 and must send high resolution versions of their images to WWF-Australia for printing. These should be uploaded via the same mechanism as used when entering the competition. Images should be minimum size of 3072 x 2048 pixels. Images must be received by midnight October 27. If they are not received by this date, the entrant will be disqualified.
The Prize
There will be one ultimate photographic winner selected by the judges from the 12 finalists on November 1st. The winner will win a trip for two to Borneo and be invited to attend an expenses paid black tie event at Sydney's Opera House on November 13th. Finalist's images will be on display at the event Individual category winners will also be awarded prizes courtesy of Canon.
Judges
- Darren Jew - 2007 Canon/AIPP Australian Science, Environment and Nature Photographer of the Year
- Sunday Telegraph
The judges' decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Essay Question
There is only one essay question:
Q. Describe what has happened in the Australian environment over the past 30 years.
Imagine you are the CEO of a major Australian conservation organisation in the year 2038. You have an opportunity to send a letter back into the past, 30 years into the past, and inform your own conservation organisation about the state of the Australian environment in the future. Using real and current environmental issues, describe what has happened over the past 30 years in Australia. In your letter you should explore the responsibilities of rural communities, business, industry and agriculture. You should provide advice on what logical steps that can be taken to avoid these threats becoming a reality. (1500 words)
So that our youngest entrants aren't competing with the eldest, those aged 12-15 (Group A) will be grouped together, entrants aged 16-18 (Group B) will also be grouped together. The question is the same for both. The winner of each group will receive a prize.
Finalists
The judges will select six essay finalists by October 22.
Finalists will be contacted by phone, post or email prior to October 26 to inform them of their short-listing.
The Prize
There will be one ultimate essay winner selected by the judges from the six finalists on November 1st. The winner will win a trip for two to Borneo and be invited to attend an expenses paid black tie event at Sydney's Opera House on November 13th. Group winners will also be awarded prizes courtesy of Canon.
Judges
- David Thomas – Teacher at Cranbrook Boarding School
- Sunday Telegraph
The judges' decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Final Conditions
This is a competition of skill. Chance plays no part in determining the winner. Each entry will be individually judged, based upon [artistic] merit and the photograph's relevance to the categories. All entries must be the original independent creation of the entrant and must not infringe the rights, including copyright, of any third party.
Where a photograph entered in the Competition includes the image of a person other than the entrant, the entrant warrants that he or she has obtained all necessary permissions from that other person (or in the case of a person under 18 years of age, that person's parent or lawful guardian) for the image to be used in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.
The judges reserve the right to disqualify any entrant submitting an entry which, in the opinion of the judges, includes objectionable content, including but not limited to profanity, nudity, potentially insulting, scandalous, inflammatory or defamatory images or language. Incomplete or indecipherable entries will also be deemed invalid.
Entrants consent to WWF-Australia using their name, likeness, image and/or voice in the event that they are the winner in any media for an unlimited period of time, without remuneration, for any publicity and marketing purposes, commercial or otherwise.
Copyright in all the photographs and essays entered in the Competition will remain with the entrant. It is a condition of entry however that entrants grant WWF-Australia a permanent royalty-free, worldwide, non-exclusive, licence to reproduce and publish the photographs and essays in any media format now known or later developed including but not limited to advertisements, brochures, posters, television/print media, websites, marketing collateral and annual reports, for any purpose, including but not limited to educational and promotional purposes.
WWF-Australia may alter and adapt any photograph or essay entered into the Competition. WWF-Australia will attribute the photographer and essay writer as the author of the photograph and essay where possible. WWF-Australia will not be liable for any failure to attribute the photographer as author of the photograph and essay.
WWF-Australia reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of entries and entrants (including an entrant's identity, age and place of residence) and to disqualify any entrant who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions or who WWF-Australia has reason to believe has otherwise breached any of these Terms or Conditions or any instructions or directions on any website, or who tampers with or interferes with the entry process or the conduct of the promotion in any way. Verification is at the discretion of WWF-Australia, whose decision is final. Identification considered suitable for verification is at the discretion of WWF-Australia. Failure by WWF-Australia to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.
WWF-Australia assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to, or alterations of entries, and reserves the right to take any action that may be available. If for any reason this competition is not capable of running as planned, due to causes including, but not limited to tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of WWF-Australia which corrupt or affect the administration security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this competition, WWF-Australia reserves the rights in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, take any action that may be available, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Competition.
WWF-Australia is not responsible for any technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or any combination thereof, or any other technical failures, including any injury or damage to participants' or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation in or downloading any materials in this promotion.
Any costs associated with accessing the website are the entrant's responsibility and are dependant on the Internet Service Provider used. If any contact details are entered incorrectly on the website using the entry form they will be deemed invalid.
All personal details of the entrants will be used and preserved in accordance with WWF Australia's privacy policy as stated at wwf.org.au/about/privacy/
WWF-Australia or its associated companies will not be held liable for any loss, damage or injury of the results directly or indirectly from the Winner taking part in any aspect of the Prize. Where relevant, the Winner agrees that they take full responsibility for any activities engaged in while travelling and engaging in the prize.
WWF-Australia or its associated companies will not be responsible, to the extent permitted by law, for acts of god, acts of terrorism or war (declared or undeclared) or other events beyond WWF-Australia's control which prevent awarding of the prize in accordance with the prize description. If such an event occurs, WWF-Australia reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promotion, subject to any written directions from a relevant regulatory authority.
Except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law, WWF-Australia (including its officers, employees and agents) excludes all liability (including negligence), for any personal injury; or any loss or damage (including loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of the Competition, including, but not limited to, where arising out of the following: (a) any technical difficulties or equipment malfunction (whether or not under WWF-Australia's control); (b) any theft, unauthorised access or third party interference; (c) any entry or prize claim that is late, lost, altered, damaged or misdirected (whether or not after their receipt by WWF-Australia) due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of WWF-Australia; (d) any variation in prize to that stated in these Terms and Conditions; (e) if the black-tie ceremony at the Sydney Opera House is cancelled for any reason beyond the reasonable control of WWF-Australia; or (g) use of a prize.
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