Terms and conditions

Terms and Conditions applicable to the “Win a R5000-00 fashion voucher ” and win-a-car competition conducted by Varsity Connexions.

All participants are and will be bound by the terms and conditions as set out herein:

1. Who may enter

• The competition is open to new and existing Varsity Connexions clients, provided that the client is at least 18 years old (as at the date of entry) and in possession of a valid South African green bar-coded ID book or smart ID card.

2. Who may not enter

• Directors, office bearers, shareholders, employees, advisors, contractors and consultants of Varsity Connexions and any other person who directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by Varsity Connexions, as well as any person who supplies goods or services to Varsity Connexions in connection with the competition, and all of the aforementioned persons’ immediate family members and life partners, may not enter the competition and shall not be eligible to be selected as the winner of the competition.

3. How to enter

• New clients – all new students signing up for Varsity Connexions’ laptop insurance will be automatically entered into the draw, provided that we’ve received their first premium
• Existing customers – existing active students should only keep paying their premiums to be automatically entered into the fashion voucher competition every month.
• Students must pay 12 consecutive premiums to qualify to be enter the win a car yearly competition

4. Competition period

• The fashion voucher competition starts on 1st March 2019 at 00h00 and closes at 23h59 on 31 March 2019. The competition resumes on the first day of the following month at 00h00 and closes again on the last day of that month at 23:59. The draw takes place on the 15th of the following month and on the 15th of every month thereafter. 
• The win-a-car competition starts on the 1st of April 2019 at 00h00 and closes at 23h59 on the 31 March of 2020. The competition then resumes on the 1st of April at 00h00 and closes at 23h59 on the 31 March of every year thereafter. The draw date will take place in April every year and the exact date will be announced on Varsity Connexions social media pages.

5. Forfeiture of entries

• New customers – new customers that have successfully signed up to VarsityConnexions Laptop Insurance and paid their first premium, but who subsequently cancelled their active policy at any stage on or before the date of the draw (15th of everymonth), shall forfeit his/her entry, and shall not be eligible to be selected as the winner of the competition.
• Existing clients – existing students will forfeit their entry if the he/she cancels any of his/her policy at any stage on or before the date of the draw (15th of every month)

6. Prize

• The winner of the fashion voucher competition will win a R5000-00 fashion voucher of a retailer of their choice 
• The winner of the win-a-car competition will win a Volkswagen UP
• The prize is not exchangeable for cash and is not transferable.
• The winner of the competition will be solely responsible for the safekeeping of the voucher or the vehicle and it’s usage after it has been delivered to him/her.

7. Draw and notification of winner

• The winner of fashion voucher will be randomly selected on the 15th of everymonth. The draw will be audited and there will only be 1 winners at a time.
• The winner will be required to submit valid identification (being a South African green bar-coded identity book, a SmartID card, or a valid South African driver’s licence) before receiving the prize. If the winner does not respond and claim the prize within 7 days of the date of the draw, Varsity Connexions reserves the right to draw a replacement winner. Any such replacement draw will be audited.

• In addition to the above, the winner will also have to comply with any other reasonable validation procedures as may be required by Varsity Connexions in order to claim the prize. Copies of the winner’s ID book and driver’s licence will be made for Varsity Connexions’ records.

• Varsity Connexions will use its reasonable efforts to contact the winner telephonically, by calling the contact number that the customer has indicated on the Varsity Connexions portal.

• If Varsity Connexions is unable to contact the winner after reasonable efforts to do so as set out above, or if the winner does not claim the prize within 7 days of the date of the draw, then that person’s entry and right to win the prize will be deemed to have been forfeited and waived, and Varsity Connexions may then randomly draw another winner from the pool of remaining participants. Any such replacement draw will be audited.

• Following the draw on the announcement date, the name of the winner will be announced on website and various Social Media Platforms.

• By entering the competition, each participant (and the prize winner in particular) gives Varsity Connexions the right to publish the prize winner’s name and photograph in any advertising and/or promotional material or event, on Varsity Connexions’ Social Media Platforms, in any print media, at any point of sale and/or in any public relations material. The nature and manner of such releases will be determined within the sole discretion of VarsityConnexions.

8. General

• By entering the competition, each participant grants Varsity Connexions the right to process his/her personal information and to validate his/her entry. No entry will be considered valid until such validation process has taken place.

• Each participant warrants, represents and undertakes that the information provided by them in connection with the competition is accurate, correct and complete. Without limitation, any of the following acts on the part of a participating – dishonesty, misrepresentation, fraud, identity theft and the like – shall result in an immediate disqualification and forfeiture of such participant’s entry. If the prize winner is found to have committed any of the aforementioned acts, the draw will be declared void and will result in a further draw being held and a new winner being announced. Varsity Connexions shall not in any manner whatsoever be liable to any participant in respect of any damages and/or losses of whatsoever nature and howsoever arising which a participant may suffer as a result of the draw being declared void for any of the above mentioned reasons.

• If the winner is a person who is not eligible to have entered the competition, for any reason whatsoever, then Varsity Connexions will invalidate the entry, and will draw a new winner. Any such replacement draw will be audited.

• The prize must be collected by the prize winner on such date and at such place as is determined by Varsity Connexions in its sole discretion. Varsity Connexions is not and will not be liable for any costs (of whatsoever nature and howsoever arising) incurred or to be incurred by the winner in claiming or utilizing the prize. The prize winner indemnifies Varsity Connexions accordingly.

• All risk in and to, and benefit and ownership of, the prize shall pass to the winner on the date specified by Varsity Connexions for the collection thereof (notwithstanding that the winner may not collect the prize on such date).

• At the end of the competition, all of Varsity Connexions’ obligations of whatsoever nature and howsoever arising in regard to the competition as well as in regard to the prize shall automatically terminate.

• In the event of a dispute in regard to any aspect of the competition and/or these terms and conditions, Varsity Connexions decision will be final and binding on all participants and no correspondence will be entered into.

• Varsity Connexions is entitled in its entire discretion to reject any entry or participant if it, acting reasonably, believes there has been any irregular, fraudulent or mala fide conduct by, or on behalf of, such participant, and Varsity Connexions will not be obliged to notify participants of entries that are rejected.

• Varsity Connexions may refuse to award the prize if entry procedures or these terms and conditions have not been adhered to or if it detects any irregularities, mala fide or fraudulent practices by, or on behalf of, any person claiming the prize.

• The competition is also subject to, and must be read in conjunction with, Varsity Connexions’ existing terms and conditions applicable to the use of its products and services.

• If the competition is held to be or becomes unlawful or if Varsity Connexions is required by the Minister of Trade and Industry or the National Consumer Commission or the Internet Service Providers’ Association or any other governmental and/or regulatory authority to alter any aspect of the competition, then to the full extent permitted by law, Varsity Connexions reserves the right to suspend or terminate the competition immediately and without notice, in which event all participants agree to waive (and shall be deemed to have waived) any rights that they may have in terms of the competition and all participants accept (and shall be deemed to have accepted) that Varsity Connexions shall not in any manner whatsoever be liable to or have any liability towards any participants, and each participant indemnifies Varsity Connexions accordingly.

• Varsity Connexions reserves the right to amend the details of and pertaining to this competition, in which event these terms and conditions shall be amended accordingly.

• Varsity Connexions reserves the right to cancel or suspend the competition if circumstances arise outside of its control. In such event, each participant agrees to waive (and shall be deemed to have waived) any rights of whatsoever nature it may have in terms of the competition, and each participant accept (and shall be deemed to have accepted) that Varsity Connexions shall not in any manner whatsoever be liable to or have any liability towards any participants arising from or in connection with such cancellation or suspension, and each participant indemnifies Varsity Connexions accordingly.

• Under no circumstances will Varsity Connexions be liable to any participant for any consequential, indirect, incidental, punitive or special damages of whatsoever nature (including for any loss of business opportunities, loss of profits and/or loss of anticipated savings).

9. Limitation of liability

To the full extent permitted by law:

• Varsity Connexions is not and shall not be liable for any technical failures affecting participation in the competition. VarsityConnexions, its associated companies, agents, contractors and any of its personnel involved in this competition, assume and shall have no liability of whatsoever nature for any direct or indirect loss or damage, death or injury arising from or in any way associated with participation in the competition or from using the prize or for any loss or damage, death or injury howsoever arising.

• Varsity Connexions assumes and shall have no liability of whatsoever nature arising from or in connection with any entry that has been omitted from participation for any reason whatsoever.