Terms & conditions
1. You are eligible to enter if you:
a) Have bought a STIHL mechanised machine and a “STIHL Brandshop” item, in the promotional period 15 June 2024 – 31 August 2024;
b) Are able to provide proof of this purchase, from an authorised STIHL dealer, in one of the countries listed below:
South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Botswana, Namibia or Malawi.
c) are a person who is a citizen of South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Botswana, Namibia or Malawi who is 18 years or over;
d) have a valid passport (with at least 6 months validity) and are willing to travel to France (you may transit through other countries);
e) your passport has 2 empty pages;
f) you are able to secure a Shengan visa;
g) you are able to travel internationally from 6-10 November 2024;
h) are willing to participate in the activities which form part of the prize;
i) submit a Valid Entry (see below);
j) agree to these Terms and Conditions;
k) do not breach these Terms and Conditions; and
l) are not a director, member, partner, employee or agent of, or consultant to Andreas Stihl (Pty) Ltd (Registration No. 1996/010571/07) (“the Promoter”) or any other person who directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by, the Promoter or a dealer appointed by the Promoter, or a supplier of goods or services in connection with this competition or an employee, or immediate family member of an employee, of any of the aforegoing.
2. Four winners will be selected from the Valid Entries.
3. The competition prize includes the following for each of the four winners: –
One return flight from Johannesburg
Hotel accommodation, breakfast and dinner daily (whilst not travelling) and hotel transfers for one person.
One VIP Club 85 ticket to the TimberSports World Championships 2024 in Toulouse, France for each of the 2 competition days.
4. Any costs or expenses which Competition winners may incur other than in respect of those items specifically included in the prize are for their own account. The Promoter will not be responsible for any costs or expenses which winners incur during and for purposes of their entry into the competition and or relating to their acceptance, enjoyment and/or use of a prize.
5. Prizes may not be exchanged for cash or any other prize, nor are they transferable.
6. Entrants are permitted to enter multiple times, subject to each entry being linked to a new, separate purchase and till slip. However, entrants are only eligible to win 1 (one) prize.
7. It is the responsibility of all entrants to ensure that any information provided is accurate, complete and up to date.
8. All winners will be randomly drawn.
9. The Promoter shall attempt to contact the winners twice (two) times over a 48 (forty-eight) hour period on the cell phone number used to enter the Competition. If a winner cannot be contacted within the timeframe given, the chance to be a winner shall be forfeited, and a substitute winner shall be randomly drawn. The results of the Competition will be published on the Promoter’s social media pages, namely Facebook. and Instagram, within 14 business days of the closing date.
10. Entrants must be over the age of 18 in order to participate.
11. The Competition closes at 12am on 31 August 2024 (“the closing date”). Any entries received after the closing date will not be considered.
12. It is the responsibility of the Competition entrant to ensure that their entry is received by the Promoter prior to the closing date. Any entries which are not received prior to the closing date will not be eligible to participate, regardless of the reason for the late entry.
13. The Promoter may request the winners’ consent in writing to their names, images and/or likeness being used and published for promotional purposes in connection with the Competition for a period of 12 (twelve) months after he / she has been announced as the winner. Consent to using the winners’ names, images and likeness for marketing purposes is not compulsory and winners who decline to give their consent will not forfeit the prize.
14. The Promoter may require winners to provide additional information and documentation such as may reasonably be required in order to process, confirm and facilitate acceptance and/or use of a prize. If a winner refuses to provide the requested information or documentation, they will forfeit the prize.
15. Winners may be required to sign an indemnity. Failure to sign the indemnity shall result in the prize being forfeited. Entrants agree that participation in the competition, and acceptance and/or use of a prize, or any aspect thereof, is at their own risk.
16. Neither the Promoter nor its distributors, directors, officers, employees, or agents shall be liable for any loss or damage, whether direct, indirect, consequential, or otherwise, arising from any cause whatsoever, which may be suffered by the entrants in connection with this Competition or the use of the prizes.
17. The judges’ decision(s) shall be final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
18. The personal information collected via entry to this Competition will be processed solely for the purposes of this Competition and will be stored securely by the Promoter for as long as it is legally required to and in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act, No 4 of 2013 and the Consumer Protection Act No. 68 of 2008, and the Promoter’s Privacy Policy. Personal Information will not be shared with any third party, except for the purposes of booking flights and accommodation and otherwise giving effect to the prize and will only be used to fulfill requirements of the competition, subject to entrants’ data subject rights as set out in the Privacy Policy.
19. The Promoter reserves the right to change and/or postpone or terminate the Competition, or to substitute the prize with another prize of approximately the same value, immediately and without notice. In the event of such change or termination, all entrants agree to waive any rights that they may have in terms of this Competition and acknowledge that they will have no recourse against the Promoter or its agents or distributors.
20. The Promoter and its affiliates will not be responsible, and disclaim all liability, for any loss, liability, injury, expense or damage (whether direct, indirect, incidental, punitive or consequential) of any nature, whether arising from negligence or any other cause, which is suffered by participation in the Competition or the acceptance and/or use of any prize, or by any action taken by the Promoter or any affiliates in accordance with the terms and conditions. The winners, and in the event of their death, their family, dependents, heirs, assignees or any other beneficiaries of their estate, indemnify and hold the Promoter and its affiliates harmless against any claim (whether direct, indirect, incidental, punitive or consequential) of any nature, whether arising from negligence or any other cause, relating to any injury, loss, liability, expense and/or damage which may be suffered, howsoever arising, in relation to entry into this Competition and/or acceptance and/or use of a Competition prize.
