Competitions rules

1 By entering the competition and/or accepting any prize (if you are a winner), you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.

2 The promoter of the competition is RAM Mountaineering Pty Ltd

3 You are not eligible to participate in competition if –

3.1 you are a director, member, partner, employee, agent or consultant of RAM Mountaineering

3.2 you are a spouse, life partner, parent, child or sibling (whether natural or adopted), business partner or associate of the persons specified in 3.1 above;

3.3 unless otherwise stipulated, you are below the age of 18 years at the time of entering the competition. An individual under the age of 18 may win on condition that their legal guardian is prepared to sign a waiver acknowledging that RAM Mountaineering will bear no responsibility for how this rack will be used.

4 We may limit the number of times that you may enter the competition. No more than 10 entries per person.

5 It is your responsibility to ensure that all the information which you provide to RAM Mountaineering is complete, accurate and up to date. No entry is valid until the entry fee has been received by RAM Mountaineering and a valid raffle number has been issued

6 The closing date for entries is the 16^th March 2012 or after the first 100 entries have been received, which ever comes first.

7 Any entries received after the closure of the competition will not be eligible to participate in the competition, regardless of the reason for the late entry. RAM Mountaineering is not liable for any technical failure that may result in an entry not being successfully submitted.

8 The outcome of the competition is subject to the decision of the judge, presenter or organizer of the competition, whose decision is final, and no negotiations and or correspondence will be entered into after the fact.

9 Participants in the competition enter and/or accept prizes (if they are the winner) at their own risk. By entering the competition and/or accepting any prize, the participants and winners hereby indemnify, release and hold harmless RAM Mountaineering and its affiliates from and against any actions, claims and/or liability for injury, loss or damage of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from participation in the competition, and/or the use, acceptance or possession of a prize by the winner and/or any person with whom the winner shares that prize, and/or participation (or non-participation) in a prize-related activity.

WARNING: Some aspects of mountaineering and related activities, including but not limited to technical rock, ice, and snow climbing, are potentially hazardous and dangerous. Any person using our equipment in any manner is personally responsible for learning the proper techniques involved, and assumes all risks and accepts full and complete responsibility for any and all damages and injury of any kind, including death, which may result from the use of any equipment won in this event. Books and catalogs can help, but they are no substitute for personal instruction by a qualified person well versed in all appropriate safety techniques.

10  For purposes hereof, "affiliate" means our partners, co‑promoters and sponsors of this competition, our and their subsidiaries and respective holding companies, the subsidiaries of their holding companies, and our and their directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives.

11 All prizes must be claimed within two months of the announcement of winners on RAM Mountaineering’s or the On-the-edge website. Prizes not claimed within this period will be forfeited.

12  Whilst Ram Mountaineering will make every effort to deliver the prizes to the winners as soon as possible after the announcement of winners, RAM will endeavour to deliver the prize to the winner within four weeks of such announcement.

13 The prizes are not transferable and may not be exchanged or redeemed for cash or any other item.

14 RAM Mountaineering reserves the right to vary, suspend, postpone or terminate the competition and any prizes, or any aspect thereof, for any reasons whatsoever and without notice. In such event, RAM Mountaineering undertakes to make a full refund of all monies paid to enter the event; where after you hereby waive any rights or expectations which you may have against RAM Mountaineering and acknowledge that you will have no recourse or claim of any nature against RAM Mountaineering.

15 If you win a prize, you hereby agree to ‑

15.1 the publishing or distribution of your name and details by RAM Mountaineering;

15.2 within reason and with prior notice and acceptance, the use your image in marketing material;

15.3 subject to your prior acceptance, participate in RAM Mountaineering's marketing activities;

without remuneration due to you from RAM Mountaineering.

16 RAM Mountaineering will not be held liable for any injury, loss or damage of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the publication of your name, details and/or image and your participation in RAM Mountaineering's marketing activities.

17 Subject to these terms and conditions, RAM Mountaineering will not disclose any of the participant's personal information to third parties without that participant's permission.

18 By participating in this competition, you authorize RAM Mountaineering to use your personal information to communicate with you from time to time. You may indicate if you do not wish to receive such communications from RAM Mountaineering.