Microsoft It's Not Cheating

Microsoft Golden Blog competition




Microsoft It's Not Cheating

It's Not Cheating is subject to the following terms and conditions and all participants acknowledge and agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.

Description: All eligible university and TAFE students, university & TAFE staff & faculty, are entitled to make a purchase from the website. Due to popular demand, we have extended It’s Not Cheating until further notice.

Availability:
This offer commences at 11:59PM (Sydney time) on October 15, 2007 and all purchases must be made via the It's Not Cheating website. Due to popular demand, we have extended It’s Not Cheating until further notice.

Eligibility:
It’s Not Cheating is only available to eligible students, staff and faculty who possess a valid email address at an educational institution geographically located in Australia. It’s Not Cheating is non-transferable. Limit one purchase per eligible person.

The following conditions serve to define eligibility for It’s Not Cheating:

1. Individual must be a student enrolled at one of the qualified institution listed here and must be actively enrolled in at least part-time study; and
2. Individual must be a staff or faculty actively employed with one of the qualified institution listed here; and
3. Individual must possess a valid e-mail address at one of the qualified institution (see above) through a recognised email domain validated with Microsoft.

Students, staff or faculty who do not have a valid email account (as described above) will not be eligible to participate.
Microsoft or an appointed vendor may contact you to verify that you are a current eligible student, staff or faculty. If appropriate documentation is not provided indicating that you are a current student, staff or faculty, you will be liable to reimburse Microsoft for the full retail cost of the software (AUD$1150.00).

Description:
Eligible users will have access to Microsoft® Office Ultimate 2007 Trial for a limited amount of time. Each trial provides:

1. 25 application launches (each launch of an individual Microsoft Office Ultimate application is counted as one launch), before the software goes into reduced functionality mode (at which time your software behaves similarly to a viewer, you cannot save modifications to documents or create any new documents, and additional functionality might be reduced); and
2. the opportunity to purchase the following licence durations for the Microsoft® Office Ultimate 2007 software:
   
   
   1. Microsoft® Office Ultimate 2007 (AUD$75.00): Perpetual licence, which includes the following applications:
      
      
      • Access™ 2007
      • Excel® 2007
      • InfoPath® 2007
      • Groove 2007
      • OneNote® 2007
      • Outlook® 2007 with Business Contact Manager*(see Obtaining Software below)
      • PowerPoint® 2007
      • Publisher 2007
      • Word 2007
      
      
      

Trial Conversion:
Participating eligible users can convert their Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 Trial to the perpetual or 12 month licence by returning to Promotion website prior to the Promotion deadline and purchasing the relevant product key.

Purchase Limitations:
Each eligible users is limited to one purchase of either Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 (perpetual licence) or Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 (12 month licence) per valid e-mail address and billing address.

Back-Up DVD (Media):
Participating eligible users can now add a back-up DVD (media) at the price of AUD$14.00 (postage & handling included). The back-up media consists of the Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 trial software, and can be used to install the software onto your PC or mobile device. Please note: users will still be required to enter the product activation key to activate full version of Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007.

Obtaining Software:
Eligible students, staff or faculty can obtain the Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 software by downloading or ordering a disk from the official Promotion web site.
*Business Contact Manager requires a separate download. If ordering a DVD, Business Contact Manager is included on a separate DVD.

Obtaining Product Keys:
Product keys will be provided on the purchase confirmation page and sent to the user's eligible educational institution email address entered into the Promotion web site during the purchase process. Product keys will be available for 2 installs for a desktop and mobile device.

Macintosh Compatibility:
Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 is for PC use only. It is not compatible with Macintosh operating systems and Macintosh hardware. Microsoft® Office 2008 for Mac is not yet offered as part of this program. Click here for System Requirements.

Promoter:
The promoter of It’s Not Cheating is Microsoft Pty Ltd (ACN 002 589 460), 1 Epping Road, North Ryde, NSW 2113.

Microsoft reserves the right to terminate It’s Not Cheating at anytime.

Microsoft Golden Blog competition
Terms and Conditions

1. Instructions on how to enter form part of the conditions of entry. By participating entrants agree to be bound by these conditions.
2. The promoter is Microsoft Pty Limited, ACN 002 589 460 of 1 Epping Road, North Ryde, New South Wales, 2113.
3. Entry is open to students currently enrolled at one of the qualified universities and TAFE institutions listed here and must be actively enrolled in at least part-time study.
4. Students must have access to their institution email inbox. Employees and their immediate families of the promoter, its retailers, suppliers and associated companies and agencies are not eligible to enter. Entry is open to Australian residents only. Only students between 18 and 35 years of age will be eligible to win the People's Choice Award.
5. The promoter reserves the right to verify the validity of entries and to disqualify any entrant who the promoter believes either has tampered with the entry process or has submitted an entry that is not in accordance with these conditions of entry.
6. The competition commences at 12:00PM (Sydney time) on December 6th, 2007 and entries close at 11:59PM (Sydney time) on May 15th, 2008.
7. To enter, students must:



i.	Post a blog or video on any website and include the following words in their blog or video: "Office" "Contiki" The link www.itsnotcheating.com.au and the link www.mycanvascard.com.au
ii.	Visit the competition website ( www.itsnotcheating.com.au ) and enter the required entry details including the location of their blog or video entry.



8. The promoter will review all entries to ensure the content is suitable for publication by the promoter. The promoter reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to disqualify any entry which, in the promoter's opinion, contains inappropriate, offensive or dangerous content.
9. All valid entries received by the closing date will be reviewed by the judging panel. This is a game of skill and chance plays no part in determining the winners. Entries for prizes 1 to 3 below will be individually judged based on originality and creativity of the blog submission. Entries for fourth prize below will be individually judged based on both originality and creativity of the blog submission, and the number of supporting comments attached to the blog submission.
10. There will be 4 prizes for the best 4 entries judged as follows:

i.	1st Prize: The best entry judged from all entries received will win a prepaid CANVAS Card to the value of AU$10,000 (consisting of $9,995 value loaded on to the Card and $5 for the cost of the Card).
ii.	2nd Prize: The second best entry judged from all entries received will win a HP Pavilion dv6547TX Entertainment Notebook PC valued at AU $2499.00 RRP (incl GST).
iii.	3rd Prize: The third best entry judged from all entries received will win a Palm Treo 500v Smartphone powered by Windows Mobile 6 valued at AU$749 RRP (incl GST). Specs: Platform Windows Mobile 6 Standard Display 320x240-pixel Transflective colour screen; supports 16-bit colour (up to 65K colours) Radio GSM/GPRS/UMTS radio GSM bands: 900/1800/1900 UMTS bands: 2100 Bluetooth Wireless Technology Version: 2.0 + EDR Profiles: Headset, handsfree, EDR, serial and OBEX. Mono and stereo headsets are supported Memory 256MB memory (150MB available user storage) Camera 2.0 megapixels with 2x digital zoom and video capture support Battery Removable 1200mAh, lithium-ion Talk time: 10 days standby, and up to 4.5 hours of talk time Expansion MicroSD card Connector mini USB Dimensions 16.5mm (D) x 61.5mm (W) x 110mm (H) 120 grams System Requirements Windows XP, Windows Vista
iv.	4th Prize People's Choice Award: The fourth best entry judged from all entries received from entrants between 18 and 35 years of age will win a 12 day 'European Discovery' tour from Contiki Holidays for 2 people valued at AU$8778.00 RRP per person. The prize includes return economy airfare from the winner's nearest Australian capital city to London, 11 night's hotel accommodation based on twin share, sightseeing as per the itinerary and some meals.The full itinerary for the 12 day 'European Discovery' tour from Contiki Holidays is available at www.contiki.com/discovery. This prize is valid for departures from the 2008/09 Contiki Europe brochure until 22 March 2009.Prize cannot be taken during the following periods: 1 June 2008 31 August 2008 and 9 December 2008 -1 January 2009.The travel prize is subject to availability of flights, accommodation and any other applicable bookings.Travel arrangements are at the promoter's discretion and dependent on the winner' nearest capital city.All meals, beverages, extra activities, spending money and all other ancillary costs (including travel insurance and necessary visas) not expressly provided, as well as obtaining any of these, are the responsibility of the winner.The winner may be required to provide credit card details to the hotel/s as security for any ancillary purchases.The winner and their travel companion must be between 18 and 35 years of age at the time of travel. The promoter may, in its absolute discretion, require verification of the age of the winner and their travel companion prior to awarding the prize.

11. Total number of prizes is 4. Total prize value is AU$22,026.00 Prizes are not exchangeable, transferable or redeemable for cash. If the promoter is unable to supply the nominated prize, the promoter reserves the right to supply another prize of greater or equal value.
    
12. Acceptance of the CANVAS Card prize is subject to the following conditions:
• CANVAS Cards are issued by Heritage Building Society Limited, ABN 32 087 652 024. AFS License No. 240984 . Any advice contained in the promotional materials related to CANVAS Cards does not take into account your financial needs. It is important for you to consider these matters and read the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) at www.mycanvascard.com.au before acquiring the product or activating a Card.
• The winner of the loaded CANVAS Card will be required to complete a full 100-point identity check to comply with Australian anti-money laundering regulations and accept the Card's Terms and Conditions contained within the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) before being issued with the Card. A copy of the PDS can be found at www.mycanvascard.com.au .
• Once the winner has successfully completed the identity check and acknowledged acceptance of the Card Terms and Conditions they will be sent a personalised CANVAS Card in the mail. Upon acknowledgement from the winner that they have received their Card, $9,995 will be loaded onto the Card.
• The value of the CANVAS Card prize is $10,000 which is made up of a $9,995 value load on the Card and $5 for the cost of the Card. Load limits apply to CANVAS cards. Details of load limits are contained within the PDS.
13. Acceptance of the People's Choice Award travel prize is subject to the conditions of use of Contiki Holidays (Australia) Pty Ltd.
14. The promoter and its related bodies corporate are not responsible or liable for any direct or indirect loss suffered by any entrant as a direct or indirect result of the conduct of the third party prize suppliers.
15. In the event that, for any reason whatsoever, a winner does not take an element of the prize at the time stipulated by the promoter then that element of the prize will be forfeited by the winner and cash will not be awarded in lieu of that element of the prize.
16. All entries become the property of the promoter. The promoter's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. No responsibility is accepted for entries not received by the promoter. Entries will be deemed void if stolen, forged, mutilated or tampered with in any way.
17. All entries are deemed to be received at the time of receipt into the promotion database and not at the time of transmission by the entrant.
18. The stated prize value is the recommended retail value (including GST) in Australia as provided by the supplier and is correct at the time of printing. The promoter accepts no responsibility for any variation in the value of the prize. The promoter and its associated agencies and companies accept no responsibility for prizes damaged or lost in transit.
19. Winners of all prizes will be announced and published on www.itsnotcheating.com.au on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008.
20. In the event that a prize is not claimed the judges will select an alternate winner to receive the prize.
21. If a winner of the prize (excluding the travel prize) is under the age of 18 years, the prize will be awarded to the winner subject to the prior written consent of the winner's parent or legal guardian. The promoter may make such inquiries as it deems necessary to satisfy itself that such consent has been obtained.
22. Subject to any applicable law which cannot be excluded, the promoter and its related bodies corporate shall not be liable for any loss, damage or injury suffered or sustained (including but not limited to direct or consequential loss or loss arising from negligence) arising directly or indirectly out of or in connection with the promotion or any prize.
23. Before a prize is awarded, a winner may be required to sign a form to release the promoter from and indemnify the promoter against, any and all liability arising from the use of a prize.
24. Any costs associated with entering the competition and accessing the website are the responsibility of the entrant.
25. The promoter assumes no responsibility for, and the entrant releases the promoter from responsibility for, any failure to receive an entry or for inaccurate information or for any loss, claim, damage or injury to person or property (including computer systems and servers) as a result of the entrant's participation in this promotion or the conduct of the promotion generally or as a direct or indirect result of an entrant's error, any technical problem of any kind including communications or network failure, unauthorised access to, transferring or theft of data, whether caused by the entrant or associated with the equipment or programming used in the conduct of this promotion. If, because of any such problem, this promotion is not able to be conducted as planned and/or the promotion's administration, security, fairness or integrity are compromised or affected, the promoter may cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promotion and/or disqualify any entrant involved in interfering or tampering with the conduct of this promotion in any way.
26. Details from all entries will be collected and used for the purposes of conducting this promotion (which may include disclosure to third parties for the purpose of processing and conducting the promotion) and for publicity purposes surrounding this promotion. By entering this promotion entrants consent to the use of their information as described. Entrants may access and/or change their data by following the procedures in the promoter's privacy policy which is available at www.microsoft.com/australia/privacy. The promoter will only use your personal details for marketing purposes outside those described above if you "opt in" to join the mailing list when prompted.