1. Eligibility
The #ShiftYourScience Photo Competition is open to legal residents of South Africa who sign up here.
Entrants must be 18 years or older as of their date of entry in this promotion to qualify. This competition is subject to national, provincial, and local laws and regulations and void where prohibited by law. Diagnostech’s and Element Biosciences employees, its subsidiaries, affiliates,suppliers, partners, advertising and promotion agencies, and directors (collectively the“Employees”), as well as members of an Employees’ immediate family and/or those living in the same household of Employees are ineligible to participate in the #ShiftYourScience competition.
2. Sponsorship
The sponsors are Diagnostech in association with Element Biosciences (“Sponsor”), located at Unit 12, Mulberry Hill Office Park, Dainfern, Johannesburg, South Africa. Sponsor will conduct the #ShiftYourScience Competition substantially as described in these Official Rules.
3. Agreement to Rules
By entering the competition, the Entrant (“You”) agrees to abide by the Sponsor’s Official Rules and decisions, which are fully and unconditionally binding in all respects. The Sponsor reserves the right to refuse, withdraw, or disqualify any entry at any time at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. By entering this competition, you represent and warrant that You are eligible to participate based on eligibility requirements explained in the Official Rules. You also agree to accept the decisions of the Sponsor as final and binding as it relates to the content of this #ShiftYourScienceCompetition.
4.Diagnostech #ShiftYourScience Entry Period
This promotion begins on 01 October 2024 at 08:00 GMT + 2 and ends on 29 November 2024 at 16:00 GMT + 2 (“Entry Period”). To be eligible for the Competition, entries must be received within the specified Entry Period.
5. How to Enter
Eligible entrants can enter the #ShiftYourScience competition by submitting an entry via the online form provided at: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=4SqIHpGnVk2GwceAC_yPaanh_kJHfkVBgPq7FLjzic5URU00WkpZQjdSOTQ0QUVNSDBFVjIxNjFEMS4u
As a participant, your entry must fully meet all competition requirements, as specified in the Official Rules, in order to be eligible to win a prize. Incomplete entries or those that do not adhere to the Official Rules or specifications will be disqualified at the Sponsor’s sole discretion.
NOTE: You may post as many photo’s with the #SHIFTHAPPENS poster to LinkedIn with the description @Diagnostech, #MyScienceIsReady #ShiftYourScience, and tag your colleagues who are ready to shift their science too. Only entrants currently registered or employed at a South Africa scientific/academic institution may enter. Fraudulent methods of entry or circumvention of the rules may result in the Sponsor invalidating your entries and removing them from the #ShiftYourScience Competition at Diagnostech’s sole discretion.
6. Prizes
The Winner(s) of the #ShiftYourScience Competition (the “Winner”) will receive 1 x AVITI Sequencing Cloudbreak FS Kit. The actual/appraised prize value may differ at the time the prize is awarded. The prize(s) shall be determined solely by the Sponsor. There shall be no cash or other prize substitution permitted except at the Sponsor’s discretion. The prize is non-transferable. The Winner, upon acceptance of the prize, is solely responsible for all expenses related to the prize, including without limitation any and all local travel/transport costs. The Winner shall not transfer assignment of the prize to others, nor shall the Winner request the cash equivalent or prize substitution. By accepting the prize, the selected Winner grants permission for the Sponsor to use the Winner’s likeness, entry, and name for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation unless prohibited by law.
7. Selection and Notification of Winner
The Winner will be selected by a panel of independent, impartial research leaders under the supervision of the Sponsor.
The Sponsor will notify the Winner by email, within 14 days following Winner selection. The Sponsor is not responsible for nor shall have no liability for Winner’s failure to receive notices due to email security settings that may cause notifications to be marked as spam or junk email. Nor shall the Sponsor be liable for the Winner’s provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information. If the Winner:
- fails to claim the prize within 60 days from the time the award notification was sent, or
- is found ineligible, the prize may be forfeited and an alternate Winner may be selected.
Receipt of the prize (offered in the Diagnostech #ShiftYourScience Competition by the Winner is upon the condition of compliance with all local laws and regulations. IF THE WINNER VIOLATES ANY OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES, THE WINNER (AT THE SPONSOR’S SOLE DISCRETION) WILL BE DISQUALIFIED, AND ALL PRIVILEGES AS WINNER WILL BE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED.
8. Rights Granted by You
By submitting an entry (uploading a photo of yourself on LinkedIn with the description @Diagnostech, #MyScience is ready #ShiftYourScience, or anything similar into this competition, You understand and agree that the Sponsor, any individual acting on the Sponsor’s behalf, and the licensees successors, and assigns of the Sponsor shall, where permitted by law, have the right to print, publish, broadcast, distribute and use in any media known now or hereafter developed, in perpetuity, worldwide, and without limitation, your submission, name, photo, portrait, voice, likeness, image, statements about the #ShiftYourScience Competition, and your biographical information for news, publicity, advertising, promotional purposes, trade, information, and public relations without any further notice, review, consent, compensation, or remuneration.
NOTE: Entries must be original photographs and not violate anyone’s proprietary or intellectual property rights. Infringements upon the intellectual property rights of others will result in the disqualification of the participant and any claims that arise as a result of infringement (You shall defend or settle against such claims at your sole expense, and You shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Sponsor from any suit).
9. Terms & Conditions
In its sole discretion, the Sponsor reserves the right to modify, suspend, cancel, or terminate the #ShiftYourScience Competition should non-authorised human intervention, a bug or virus, fraud, or other causes beyond the Sponsor’s control, impact or corrupt the security, fairness, proper conduct, or administration of the #ShiftYourScience Competition. The Sponsor, in the event of any of the above issues, may determine the Winner based on all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by the Sponsor. Individuals who tamper with or attempt to tamper with the operation or entry process of the #ShiftHappens Competition or website or violates these Terms & Conditions will be disqualified by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. In its sole discretion, the Sponsor has the right to maintain the integrity of the Diagnostech #ShiftYourScience Competition, to void votes for any reason, including, but not limited to: multiple entries from the same user; rules; or the use of bots, macros, scripts, or other technical means for entering. Attempts by any entrant to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the #ShiftYourScience Competition may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. If any such attempt is made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law.
10. Limitation of Liability
Your entry into this #ShiftYourScience Competition constitutes Your agreement to release and hold harmless the Sponsor and its subsidiaries, representatives, affiliates, partners, advertising and promotion agencies, successors, agents, assigns, directors, employees, and officers against and from any and all claims, liability, illness, injury, death, litigation, loss, or damages that may occur, directly or indirectly from participation in the #ShiftYourScience Competition and/or the:
- Winner accepting, possessing, using, or misusing of any awarded prize or any portion thereof;
- any type of technical failure;
- the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions, phone, or Internet service;
- unauthorised intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion;
- electronic error or human error in the Promotion administration or the processing of entries.
11. Disputes
THIS #ShiftYourScience COMPETITION IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF SOUTH AFRICA WITHOUT RESPECT TO CONFLICT OF LAW DOCTRINES. The Entrant agrees, as a condition of participating in this promotion, that if any disputes cannot be resolved between the Entrant and the Sponsor, and if causes of action arise out of or are connected with this competition they shall be individually resolved exclusively before a court located in Johannesburg having jurisdiction, without resorting to any form of class action. Under no circumstances in any such dispute shall the participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to, punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, including reasonable attorney’s fees, other than participant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e. costs associated with entering this #ShiftYourScience Competition.)The participant waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.
12. Privacy Policy
Information submitted with an entry is subject to the Privacy Policy stated on the Diagnostech website. Click here: https://diagnostech.co.za/privacy-policy/ to read the Privacy Policy.
13. Winners List
You may obtain a copy of the Winner’s name or a copy of these Official Rules, by sending your request via email to chara@diagnostech.co.za.
14. LinkedIn
All photo’s posted to LinkedIn need to adhere to their professional community policies, you can read more about these policies here: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/professional-community-policies
By posting a photo, You, the Entrant, have affirmatively reviewed, accepted, and agreed to all of the Official Rules. By submitting the form you agree to Elements Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.