“PETBARN’S PUPPY AND KITTEN OF THE MONTH” PROMOTION

  1. Information on how to enter and the prize(s) form part of these Terms and Conditions. Participation in this promotion is deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
  2. Entry is only open to Australian residents aged 18 years or over who have acquired a puppy or kitten in the last 12 months.
  3. Employees (and their immediate families) of the Promoter, and agencies associated with this promotion are ineligible to enter. Immediate family means any of the following: spouse, ex-spouse, de-facto spouse, child or step-child (whether natural or by adoption), parent, step-parent, grandparent, step-grandparent, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister or 1st cousin
  4. Promotion commences 9am AEST on 01/09/20 and ends 5pm AEST on 31/06/21 (“Promotional Period”). There will be ten (10) rounds of judging for this promotion.  Entries into each round of judging open at 9am AEST/AEDT (as applicable) on the first day of each month of the Promotional Period and close at 5pm AEST/AEDT (as applicable) on the last day of each month of the Promotional Period.  See clause 10 (below) for further details.
  1. To enter, individuals must complete the following steps:
    1. (i) Visit petbarn.com.au/puppy-kitten and follow the prompts to the promotion entry page;
    2. (ii) Input the requested details into the entry form;
    3. (iii) Upload an original photo or video of their puppy or kitten;
    4. (iv) Provide an answer to the question on the entry page in twenty-five (25) words or less. The promotional question will change each month, (for example, “why is your puppy/kitten the smartest?”);
    5. (v) Enter your Friends For Life membership details or if you are not an existing member, tick the box to agree to sign up to the Friends For Life loyalty program as part of your entry; and
    6. (vi) Submit the fully completed entry form. Uploaded files must be submitted in PNG, JPG, GIF or PDF format and must not exceed 10MB file size.
  2. The Promoter 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 reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who the Promoter has reason to believe has breached any of these Terms and Conditions, tampered with the entry process or engaged in any unlawful or other improper misconduct calculated to jeopardise fair and proper conduct of the promotion. Errors and omissions may be accepted at the Promoter’s discretion. Failure by the Promoter to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights. The Promoter’s legal rights to recover damages or other compensation from such an offender are reserved.
  3. Incomplete, indecipherable, unviewable, or illegible entries will be deemed invalid.
  4. Multiple entries permitted, subject to the following: (a) each entry must be substantially unique; and (b) each entry must be submitted separately and in accordance with entry requirements.
  5. If there is a dispute as to the identity of an entrant, the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to determine the identity of the entrant.
  6. Each round of judging will take place at 10am AEST/AEDT (as applicable) at Petbarn, U6, 372 Eastern Valley Way, Chatswood NSW 2067 on the following dates:
Entries Open (9am) Entries Close (5pm) Judging Date Winner Publication Date
01/9/20 30/9/20 07/10/20 09/10/20
01/10/20 31/10/20 06/11/20 09/11/20
01/11/20 30/11/20 07/12/20 09/12/20
01/12/20 31/12/20 15/01/21 18/01/21
01/01/21 31/01/21 08/02/21 10/02/21
01/02/21 28/02/21 08/03/21 10/03/21
01/03/21 31/03/21 07/04/21 09/04/21
01/04/21 30/04/21 07/05/21 10/05/21
01/05/21 31/05/21 07/06/21 09/06/21
01/06/21 30/06/21 07/07/21 09/07/21
  1. The judges may select additional reserve entries which they determine to be the next best, and record them in order, in case of an invalid entry or ineligible entrant.
  2. Winners will be notified by email.
  3. This is a game of skill and chance plays no part in determining the winners. Each entry will be individually judged based on literary and creative merit of the photo/video uploaded and the answer provided to the promotional question.
  4. The Promoter’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  5. For each round of judging, the best valid entry featuring a puppy and the best valid entry featuring a kitten, as determined by the judges, will each win a Petbarn Prize Pack containing various products for kittens or puppies (one winner will receive a Petbarn Prize pack for kittens and the other winner will receive a Petbarn Prize Pack for puppies) valued at up to $500.00. Further, in each round of judging, the second best valid entry featuring a puppy and the second best valid entry featuring a kitten, as determined by the judges, will each win a Petbarn gift card valued at $100.00.
  6. Any ancillary costs associated with redeeming the Petbarn gift card prize are not included. Any unused balance of the gift card will not be awarded as cash. Redemption of the gift card is subject to any terms and conditions of the issuer including those specified on the gift card.
  7. If for any reason a winner does not take a prize (or an element of the prize) by the time stipulated by the Promoter, then the prize (or that element of the prize) will be forfeited.
  8. If any prize (or part of any prize) is unavailable, the Promoter, in its discretion, reserves the right to substitute the prize (or that part of the prize) with a prize to the equal value and/or specification.
  9. Total prize pool value is up to $12,000.00.
  10. Prizes, or any unused portion of a prize, are not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be taken as cash, unless otherwise specified.
  11. Entrants agree that they are fully responsible for any materials they submit via the promotion including but not limited to comments, recordings and images (“Content”). The Promoter shall not be liable in any way for such Content to the full extent permitted by law. The Promoter may remove or decline to publish any Content without notice for any reason whatsoever. Entrants warrant and agree that:
  • they will not submit any Content that is unlawful or fraudulent, or that the Promoter may deem in breach of any intellectual property, privacy, publicity or other rights, defamatory, obscene, derogatory, pornographic, sexually inappropriate, violent, abusive, harassing, threatening, objectionable with respect to race, religion, origin or gender, not suitable for children aged under 15, or otherwise unsuitable for publication;
  • their Content shall not contain viruses or cause injury or harm to any person or entity;
  • they will obtain prior consent from any person or from the owner(s) of any property that appears in their Content;
  • the Content is the original artistic and literary work of the entrant that does not infringe the rights of any third party;
  • they consent to any use of the Content which may otherwise infringe the Content creator’s/creators’ moral rights pursuant to the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) and warrant that they have the full authority to grant these rights; and
  • they will comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including without limitation, those governing copyright, content, defamation, privacy, publicity and the access or use of others’ computer or communication systems.

Without limiting any other terms herein, the entrant agrees to indemnify the Promoter for any breach of the above terms.

  1. As a condition of entering this promotion, each entrant licenses and grants the Promoter, its affiliates and sub-licensees a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, and sub-licensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish and display their entry (which shall include Content) for any purpose, including but not limited to future promotional, marketing or publicity purposes, in any media, without compensation, restriction on use, attribution or liability.
  2. Entrants consent to the Promoter using their name, likeness, image and/or voice in the event they are a winner (including photograph, film and/or recording of the same) in any media for an unlimited period without remuneration for the purpose of promoting this promotion (including any outcome), and promoting any products manufactured, distributed and/or supplied by the Promoter.
  3. If this promotion is interfered with in any way or is not capable of being conducted as reasonably anticipated due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter, including but not limited to technical difficulties, unauthorised intervention or fraud, the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to the fullest extent permitted by law (a) to disqualify any entrant; or (b) to modify, suspend, terminate or cancel the promotion, as appropriate.
  4. Any cost associated with accessing the promotional website is the entrant’s responsibility and is dependent on the Internet service provider used.
  5. The use of any automated entry software or any other mechanical or electronic means that allows an entrant to automatically enter repeatedly is prohibited and will render all entries submitted by that entrant invalid.
  6. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limits, excludes or modifies or purports to limit, exclude or modify the statutory consumer guarantees as provided under the Competition and Consumer Act (Cth), as well as any other implied warranties under the ASIC Act (Cth) or similar consumer protection laws in the States and Territories of Australia (“Non-Excludable Guarantees”). Except for any liability that cannot by law be excluded, including the Non-Excludable Guarantees, the Promoter (including its respective 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 promotion.

Except for any liability that cannot by law be excluded, including the Non-Excludable Guarantees, the Promoter (including its respective officers, employees and agents) is not responsible for and 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: (a) any technical difficulties or equipment malfunction (whether or not under the Promoter’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 the Promoter) due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter; (d) any variation in prize value to that stated in these Terms and Conditions; (e) any tax liability incurred by a winner or entrant; (f) use of a prize.

  1. The Promoter collects personal information (“PI”) in order to conduct the promotion and may, for this purpose, disclose such PI to third parties, including but not limited to agents, contractors, service providers and prize suppliers. Entry is conditional on providing this PI. The Promoter will also use and handle PI as set out in its Privacy Policy, which can be viewed at https://www.petbarn.com.au/privacy-policy. In addition to any use that may be outlined in the Promoter’s Privacy Policy, the Promoter may, for an indefinite period, unless otherwise advised, use the PI for promotional, marketing, publicity, research and profiling purposes, including sending electronic messages or telephoning the entrant. The Privacy Policy also contains information about how entrants may opt-out, access, update or correct their PI, how entrants may complain about a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles or any other applicable law and how those complaints will be dealt with. All entries become the property of the Promoter. The Promoter will not disclose entrant’s personal information to any entity outside of Australia.
  2. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook or Instagram. Entrants understand that they are providing their information to the Promoter and not to Facebook or Instagram. The information an entrant provides will only be used for the purposes outlined in these Terms and Conditions. Any questions, comments or complaints about this promotion must be directed to the Promoter and not to Facebook or Instagram. Neither Facebook nor Instagram will not be liable for any loss or damage or personal injury which is suffered or sustained by an entrant, as a result of participating in the promotion (including taking/use of a prize), except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law.
  3. The Promoter is Petbarn Pty Limited (ABN 78 001 802 759) of U6, 372, Eastern Valley Way, Chatswood NSW 2067.