We’re delighted you want to participate in the Telstra Best of Business Awards.
By entering into this competition, you accept these terms and conditions. These Terms and Conditions apply to the ‘Telstra Best of Business Awards’ promotion.
As with any fair competition, if you don’t comply with these terms, we have the right to disqualify you or declare your entry ineligible so it’s important to take note of these terms.
Our privacy statement will apply for your involvement in the Awards. You’ll find a load of information about privacy at Telstra, and our privacy statement here at https://www.telstra.com.au/privacy. As part of your participation we collect personal information relating to you and your business, including your responses to the entry forms which are then used in Judging interviews. We may share this information with our related entities, business partners, or other third party service providers engaged to help us with the Awards, and may continue to do so, even after you have participated in the Awards. By participating in this competition, you consent those with access to your personal information to use it to administer the Awards, send you marketing, invite you to be part of our initiatives including case studies, polls/surveys and to improve any products and services of ours and our related entities.
If you would like to access or correct the personal information that we hold about you, or wish to withdraw your consent to receive Awards material, call the Telstra Awards Team on 1800 AWARDS Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. One last thing - any reference to ‘you’ or ‘your’ includes you in your personal capacity, as a representative of the business, as well as the business being entered into the Awards.
In order to enter the Awards, the business needs to:
Conditions of entry
You will not be able to enter the Awards if your business:
That’s a mouthful we know! But make sure you read those conditions carefully as we take the integrity of our Awards program seriously. We’re proud of the Awards program and all our Alumni. So if we think you doing anything to bring the program into disrepute we may have to disqualify you.
Instructions on how to enter, the Awards categories and the process for judging is set out at www.telstrabestofbusinessawards.com. These sections also form part of the terms.
You must complete the form and anything you include in your entry form must be true and correct.
You’ll need to make sure that anyone important to your organisation like business owners, founders or officers are available to attend Award events and associated activities. There’ll be the excitement of the State and National workshops and events, as well as the more serious requirements like judging days.
We also want you to help us publicise the Awards. When attending any events related to the Awards, if requested, you or your representative must verbally endorse us for the event. If you’re a finalist or a winner we’ll need the business owners, officers or founders to be available for promotional appearances for us. We’ll give you at least seven calendar days’ notice of the time, date and location each time you’re required. We’ll also pay any reasonable travel and accommodation expenses of your representative for these appearances.
You agree that we may use your logo, business identity, details about your business or personal identity in any way in any material which promotes the Awards or the products or services of us. You agree to allow us to contact you to provide comments about the Awards and to take photos or video footage of you, your business and your representative(s), and use any of the material collected as part of your participation. If we do use any of the materials listed above, you grant us a royalty free, perpetual and irrevocable licence to use the materials for promotional purposes.
All intellectual property rights related to the Awards, including the information and data we collect, belong to us. Don’t worry - you’ll still own any intellectual property rights you already owned prior to entering the Awards. You also assign, including by way of a present assignment, and assignment of all rights that may arise in the future, all intellectual property rights related to any and all materials that arise in relation to your participation in the Awards.
To determine eligibility please head to https://telstrabestofbusinessawards.com/award-categories.
This is a game of skill only. There is no element of chance in determining the winners. The judges’ decision is final. For judging criteria and categories please head to https://www.telstrabestofbusinessawards.com/award-categories.
You are only eligible to win one prize. We reserve the right to withdraw a prize if there are no eligible entrants to receive that prize.
By accepting a prize, you agree to participate in and co-operate as required with all reasonable marketing activities relating to the prize including but not limited to being interviewed and photographed. We reserve the right to use your comments, image and name for advertising and publicity purposes in any media in perpetuity without further consultation or compensation.
A prize, or any unused portion of a prize, cannot be transferred, exchanged or redeemed for cash. All other expenses associated with the prizes are the responsibility of the winners.
As the Business of the Year, you'll be promoted on Telstra’s signage at the footy and in the broadcast during Round 3 of the 2023 Toyota AFL Premiership Season and Round 5 of the 2023 NRL Telstra Premiership Season. Reaching thousands of fans in stadiums and living rooms across Australia, it's unrivalled exposure for your small business.
The prize is valid for Round 3 of the 2023 Toyota AFL Premiership and Round 5 of the 2023 NRL Telstra Premiership only.
The dates and times for each Round 3 fixture of the 2023 Toyota AFL Premiership Season will be published by the Australian Football League at www.afl.com.au/fixture. The dates and times for each Round 5 match of the 2023 NRL Telstra Premiership Season will be published by the National Rugby League at www.nrl.com/draw. Entrants should check both sites for updates.
The 2023 Toyota AFL Premiership Season fixture is subject to change by the Australian Football League, including in relation to the impact of COVID-19. At the time of writing these terms and conditions, the commencement of Round 3 of the 2023 Toyota AFL Premiership Season is estimated to be on Thursday 30 March 2023 - Sunday 2 April 2023.
The 2023 NRL Telstra Premiership Season fixture is subject to change by the National Rugby League, including in relation to the impact of COVID-19. At the time of writing these terms and conditions, the commencement of Round 5 of the 2023 NRL Telstra Premiership Season is estimated to be on Thursday 30 March - Sunday 2 April 2023.
Which match is assigned to which winning business is entirely at the promoter’s discretion. Each match is considered to be equally valuable regardless of which NRL or AFL Clubs are playing. No correspondence will be entered into as to which match is assigned to the winning business.
If the winning business is in an industry that conflicts with AFL, NRL code or AFL or NRL club sponsors or broadcast sponsors, the winning business will not feature on Telstra's signage or broadcast assets.
The prize is not exchangeable, transferrable or redeemable for cash.
The prize does not include any transport, travel or accommodation to attend the match.
We reserve the right, at any time, and in our sole discretion to (a) request entrants to provide proof of identity and/or proof of valid entry (b) disqualify any entrant who we have reason to believe has breached any of these conditions or engaged in any unlawful or other improper conduct or any conduct calculated to jeopardise the fair and proper conduct of the promotion.
Entries are accepted at the time of receipt by us. We will not be held liable for any entries not received for any reason during the promotion period.
We are not liable for any prize that may be lost, stolen, forged, damaged or tampered with in any way after it leaves our possession.
We are not responsible for any variation in the value of a prize.
If we are unable to provide a winner with a prize (or part of a prize), we will supply an alternative prize (or that part of the prize) of greater or equal monetary value and/or specification.
If for any reason, we are not able to conduct the promotion as planned, including due to tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, any technical difficulties or any other causes beyond our control, which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this promotion, we reserve the right in our sole discretion to take any action that may be available.
We exclude all warranties in relation to the quality, suitability or merchantability of a prize, except those that cannot be excluded by law. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any liability of the Promoter or its employees or agents for breach of any rights a consumer may have which are unable to be excluded under Australian Law, is limited to the payment of the costs of having the prize supplied again.
To the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any loss (including indirect and consequential loss) or damage or personal injury suffered or sustained in connection with the promotion including the supply of goods or services by any person to the prize winners, and where applicable to any persons accompanying the prize winners. We accept no responsibility for any tax liabilities that may arise from winning the prize.
To the extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for any loss or damage or personal injury suffered or sustained in connection with the Awards. You will indemnify us and our officers, employees or agents against any loss or liability from any claim or action that arises as a result of a breach of these terms by you, or your use of the materials or information supplied by you under these Terms. You irrevocably and unconditionally consent to all acts being done that would otherwise breach your moral rights.
If we are unable to provide a winner with a prize (or part of a prize), we will supply an alternative prize (or part of a prize) of similar monetary value. Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable and are not redeemable for cash. If a prize has not been claimed it will be distributed at our absolute discretion.
We are not responsible for any variation in the value of a prize.
If we are unable to provide a winner with a prize (or part of a prize), we will supply an alternative prize (or that part of the prize) of greater or equal monetary value and/or specification.
If for any reason, we are not able to conduct the promotion as planned, including due to tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, any technical difficulties or any other causes beyond our control, which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this promotion, we reserve the right in our sole discretion to take any action that may be available.
We exclude all warranties in relation to the quality, suitability or merchantability of a prize, except those that cannot be excluded by law. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any liability of the Promoter or its employees or agents for breach of any rights a consumer may have which are unable to be excluded under Australian Law, is limited to the payment of the costs of having the prize supplied again.
To the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any loss (including indirect and consequential loss) or damage or personal injury suffered or sustained in connection with the promotion including the supply of goods or services by any person to the prize winners, and where applicable to any persons accompanying the prize winners. We accept no responsibility for any tax liabilities that may arise from winning the prize.