This Competition is organized and hosted by Sony Mobile Communications AB, 221 88 Lund, Sweden (“Promoter”) from: 01 April 2017 09:00 GMT to 17 April 2017 23:00 GMT (inclusive).
By entering this Competition you accept and agree to the following (i) the Sony Mobile Legal Notice including User Terms and Privacy Notice available at www.sonymobile.com/Legal and (ii) the following terms and conditions below together with any instructions on how to enter this Competition ((i) and (ii) collectively “Terms and Conditions”).
1. To enter, you (“You” or “Participant”) need to enter the Competition via the Xperia™ Lounge Application (“Application”). Each Participant has to: be a minimum age of 18 at the date on submitting an entry; be a legal resident of any country excluding: Australia, Brazil, Italy, Sweden, Thailand and Vietnam; download the Xperia™ Lounge Application or go to xperialounge.com; provide all of the required registration details as required by the Application; and answer a multiple-choice question (collectively the “Entry”).
2. This Competition is without any obligation to make a purchase for entry.
3. There is one (1) prize (“Prize”) to be won. The winner (“Winner”) will be the 20,000th person who submits a valid Entry and correctly answers the Competition question. The Prize consists of 1 x Xperia XZ smartphone and 1 x Quick Charger (UCH12W) (colour at Sony Mobile's discretion) or equivalent products (if either phone is not ranged in winner's location, the most recent Xperia smartphone released in their location will be dispatched). Please note that when cash is offered as part of the Prize, the Promoter will only provide such cash to Winner(s) located in countries where it is legally permitted to do so. If you live in a country where it is not permitted to give cash as a Prize, then the Promoter will deliver the Prize minus the cash component. If the number of participants is less than the number above, Sony Mobile may at its sole choice and discretion not award the prize or extend the period of time to enter.
4. Only one (1) Entry in the Competition per Participant will be accepted. Participants cannot be legal entities. Employees and immediate relatives of employees of the Promoter or of its respective parent, subsidiary or affiliated companies or any other person connected with this Competition are excluded from participation.
5. In the event complete and correct information is not provided, the Entry will be considered incomplete and therefore invalid. Invalid forms will not be accepted as valid Entries to the Competition. The Promoter reserves the right to select an alternative Winner in the event that the Promoter has reasonable grounds for believing that a Participant has contravened any of these Terms and Conditions.
6. The Winner of the Prize will be notified by e-mail by or on behalf of the Promoter within 10 working days after the competition closes. To receive the Prize the Winner must respond to the notification email and provide all registration information requested no later than 3 calendar days after the date of receipt of the email notification. The Promoter will then continue to correspond with the Winner’s nominated email address. It is each Participant’s responsibility to regularly check their email account (including their junk email folder) within this time period and to respond the email notification within the required time frames, failing which, the Promoter reserves the right to select another Winner of the Prize.
7. If the Winner does not respond to the email notification email before the 3 calendar day deadline and provide all of the details set out in the clause above, an email notification will be sent confirming that they are no longer eligible to claim the Prize. If after initially making contact, the winner does not respond to any further email communications within 72 hours of being sent the email, the Promoter has the right to select an alternative winner and an email notification will be sent confirming that they are no longer eligible to claim the prize.
8. The Winner and accompanying guest will be required to provide a fully completed prize information claim form within the required timeframes. Winner acknowledges and agrees that fulfillment of the Prize will not be possible without the Promoter receiving all the information requested by or on behalf of the Promoter.
9. Where required by mandatory local law, the identity of the Winner will be published. By participating to this Competition, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that his or her name and/or geographic location may be made available to the public.
10. Winner must participate in the Prize on the dates advised. If the Winner is unable to attend any event as part of the Prize, Winner and accompanying guest forfeit all rights to the Prize and Promoter reserves the right to select an alternative winner. Dates of the Prize may be subject to change due to circumstances beyond the Promoter’s control including without limitation, the rescheduling of the event by the event’s organizer(s). In the case of a change of date for participating in the Prize, the Promoter will notify the Winner as soon as is reasonably practicable. In the case of a change of date for the event, where tickets to any rescheduled event are made available to the Promoter, Promoter shall make available to the Winner tickets to any such rescheduled event. If the Winner cannot accept the Prize on the rescheduled date(s) then the Promoter reserves the right to select an alternative winner. If the Winner cannot accept the Prize the Promoter reserves the right to select an alternative winner instead, in which case the Winner originally notified by us forfeits his or her right to the Prize.
11. Winner and accompanying guest are responsible for all other costs and expenses not expressly described as included as part of the Prize, including the cost to enter. This includes, without limitation, costs such as transportation to and from the airport in the Winner’s city of residence, additional accommodation if required, meals not specifically referenced, gratuities, telephone calls, taxes and all other items of a personal nature.
12. Unless mandatory local law states otherwise Participant is responsible for any costs, taxes, duties or levies incurred as a result of participating in or winning the Competition. In addition, Participant agrees and accepts that by winning the Competition Participant may incur taxes, duties or other levies including but not limited to any prize tax etc under any applicable laws and regulations. Participant unconditionally accepts to pay any such tax, duty or other levy in full on behalf of Participant or an accompanying guest.
13. No responsibility will be accepted for Entries lost, delayed, misdirected, damaged, or undelivered, whether due to technical difficulties affecting electronic communication or else.
14. All Prizes are as stated and are non-transferable and cannot be exchanged. No cash or credit alternatives will be offered. If due to circumstances beyond the Promoter’s control the Promoter is unable to provide the stated Prize(s), the Promoter reserves the right to award as substitute a Prize of equal or higher value. All Prizes are subject to the terms and conditions of any supplier(s) of relevant services included in the Prize (for example, airline carriers, providers of hotel or other accommodation, Event organizers and Event venue rules and policies).
