By entering the “RØDE Studio Mic Survey” competition (the “Competition”) you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions:
1. STANDARD TERMS
1.1 Information on how to enter the Competition and prize details form part of these terms and conditions.
1.2 By participating in the Competition, Entrants accept and agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.
1.3 Entries must comply with these terms and conditions to be valid.
2. WHO CAN ENTER
2.1 The Competition is free to enter and open to any person who has subscribed to the RODE Research Panel and receives an invite to undertake the survey.
2.2 Minors are entitled to enter the Competition, provided they have the consent of a parent or guardian to enter and participate in the Competition. Any Minors entering and participating in the Competition shall provide their parent or guardian’s consent in writing to RØDE upon their entry to the Competition for verification by RØDE. Entrants shall be considered as Minors for the purpose of the Competition if they are over the age of 13 years old and under the age of 20 years old if they are from Japan, Taiwan, Thailand or South Korea, and otherwise over the age of 13 years old and under the age of 18 years old.
3. HOW TO ENTER
3.1 The Competition commences at 17:00 AEST on 24th October 2024 (“the Commencement Date”) and closes at 23.59 AEST on 7th November 2022 (the “Closing Date”). The period between the Commencement Date and the Closing Date shall be the Competition entry period (the “Competition Entry Period”).
3.2 The Competition contains a survey which contains one (1) creative question prompting entrants to “In 30 words or less, describe the best recording you ever made with your RØDE Studio microphone, and what made it special.”
3.3 To enter, entrants must complete the survey hosted at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/39MVD5N
3.4 Any entries received after the Closing Date, or not in accordance with these terms and conditions, will not be valid.
3.5 Only one entry per person will be accepted.
4. HOW TO WIN
4.1 Within 7 days after the Closing Date, one winner will thereafter be selected from the total pool of finalists who, in the opinion of RØDE, have provided the most creative answer to the creative question in the submission form.
4.2 RØDE’s decision in selection of the winners is final, and the promoter will not enter any correspondence regarding the result.
4.3 The winners will be notified via email within fourteen days of the Closing Date via the email provided in the entry survey.
5. PRIZES
5.1 The winners will receive one prize package (valued at $530 USD), which consists of the following:
- 1x RØDE NTK Studio MIcrophone
5.2 RØDE reserves the right to change the prize pack or substitute products at any time.
5.3 The prize will be sent to the winner’s chosen address, within eight (8) weeks of the announcement date.
5.4 The prize is not transferable, exchangeable, or redeemable for cash.
6. NO LIABILITY
6.1 By entering the Competition, Entrants acknowledge, agree and declare that they are aware that their participation is entirely at their own risk and that they hereby waive, surrender and relinquish in favour of RØDE all claims of any nature and howsoever arising (including as a result of negligence) which but for this waiver, surrender and relinquishment they may or otherwise have against RØDE either directly or indirectly arising out of their participation in the Competition.
6.2 By entering the Competition, Entrants hereby warrant that all information submitted is true, current and complete. Any Entrants who have supplied incomplete, inaccurate or fraudulent information may be automatically disqualified. RØDE reserves the right to disqualify any Entrant if RØDE has reasonable grounds to believe that an Entrant has breached any of these terms and conditions or has tampered with the Competition process. Failure by RØDE to enforce any of its rights at any stage of the Competition does not constitute a waiver of those rights
6.3 Incomplete, indecipherable or illegible entries will be deemed invalid. Entrants bear all responsibility to ensure that their entry is complete and legible.
6.4 Except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law, RØDE (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 this Competition, including, but not limited to, where arising out of the following: (a) any technical difficulties or equipment malfunction (whether or not under RØDE's control); (b) any theft, unauthorised access or third party interference; (c) any entry that is late, lost, altered, damaged or misdirected (whether or not after their receipt by RØDE) due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of RØDE; (d) any variation in the type and specifications of the prizes to that stated in these Terms and Conditions; (e) any prize that has not been received by the claimant after dispatch by RØDE; (f) any prize that has been damaged in transit; (g) any tax liability incurred by an Entrant; or (h) use of the prizes.
6.5 RØDE hereby reserves the right to change, suspend or cancel the Competition, or to change these terms and conditions by notice on the RØDE website. RØDE shall not be required to specify any reasons for the changes and shall not incur any liability as a result.
6.6 You confirm and promise that your entry is original and does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party. You agree that the Promoter has an unrestricted, irrevocable, transferable, right and licence to use and modify your entry including for promotional purposes without the payment of any further fee or compensation or further reference to you, and that the Promoter can authorise other people to do any of these things. If requested by the Promoter, you agree to sign any further documentation required by the Promoter to give effect to this arrangement. To the extent permitted by law, you unconditionally and irrevocably consent to the Promoter modifying your entry as described in this clause, agree that the Promoter is not required to attribute you as author of the entry, and consent to any other act or omission that would otherwise infringe any moral rights in your entry.
6.7 This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. Entrants release Instagram and Facebook from any and all liability resulting from this competition.
7. PRIVACY
7.1 RØDE collects personal information of Entrants in order to conduct the Competition and may, for this purpose, disclose such information to third parties, including but not limited to agents, contractors, service providers, prize suppliers and as required by law, to Australian or other regulatory authorities. Entry to the Competition is conditional on providing this personal information, and the Entrant must consent to the use of their personal information for the purposes of the Competition. RØDE may, for an indefinite period, and provided that the Entrant has not withdrawn their consent, use the information for promotional, marketing, publicity, research and/or profiling purposes, including sending electronic messages or telephoning the Entrant. The Entrant may opt out of any promotional, marketing, publicity, research and/or profiling conducted by RØDE using their personal information at any time by giving RØDE notice of their intention to opt out. RØDE shall maintain all personal information in accordance with its Privacy Policy set out at http://www.rode.com/privacypolicy. Entrants should direct any request to access, update or correct information to RØDE.
8. These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New South Wales, Australia. Entrants agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New South Wales, Australia. RØDE shall comply with any laws applicable in the location where the Competition is held.
9. The Promoter of this Competition is Freedman Electronics Pty Limited (ABN 91 000 576 483) t/as RØDE Microphones of 107 Carnarvon Street, Silverwater NSW 2128 AUSTRALIA