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Terms and Conditions governing participation in the “Januworry / Uber One membership” promotional competition

15 January 2024 / South Africa
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The following terms and conditions (the “Rules”) apply exclusively to the aforementioned promotional Competition and all Participants are deemed to have read, understood and accepted the same, by virtue of utilizing and/or accessing the Uber platform:

  1. This Promotional Competition (“Competition”) is organised by Uber South Africa Technology (Proprietary) Limited (“Promoter”). For the sake of clarity, all Participants (as defined below) acknowledge and agree that neither Uber South Africa Technology (Proprietary) Limited nor any of its affiliates, holding companies, advertising agencies, advisers, nominated agents, partners, suppliers, subsidiaries and/or related/associated entities shall be considered as co-promoters of this Competition.
  2. The Competition is open to all persons over the age of 18 (eighteen) years, in possession of a valid form of identification (such as Identity Document or Passport), who utilise the Uber platform in South Africa (“Participants”). The Competition is specifically not open to:
  1. minors;
  2. any person who is directly or indirectly involved or associated with the control of the Promoter or is controlled by the Promoter;
  3. an employee, director, member, partner, agent or consultant of the Promoter;
  4. an employee, director, member, partner, agent or consultant of the Promoter’s advertising agencies, advisers, dealers and suppliers
  5. an employee, director, member, partner, agent or consultant of Uber Technologies Inc., its affiliates and/or associated companies; and
  6. immediate family members of any of the persons mentioned in paragraphs 2.1 – 2.5 above.
  1. By entering and/or taking part in the Competition, either wittingly or unwittingly, all Participants and the Winners agree to be bound by these Rules. Any dispute or uncertainty, of any nature, in relation to the Competition and the Rules, shall be decided and resolved by the Promoter, in its sole and absolute discretion, whose decision shall be final and binding on all affected or related persons. The Promoter expressly reserves the right at any time and without notice to the Participants or any other persons, and for any reason which the Promoter reasonably deems necessary or appropriate, in its sole and absolute discretion, to (i) amend, modify, or change these Rules and/or any prize and (ii) postpone, suspend or cancel this Competition and/or any prize, or any aspect thereof. 
  2. The Competition is only valid within South Africa where Uber is available. Participants must be within South Africa (i) at the time of entering and/or participating in the Competition, for any potential verification process (to the extent necessary) and (ii) at the time the Prizes are being awarded should they be declared a Winner, 

failing which such person will be disqualified or ineligible and the draw for a replacement entry shall take place under the same terms and conditions as the first draw.  

  1. The Competition commences at 00:01 on 17 January 2024 and ends at 23:59 on 28 January 2024 (“the Duration”). In order to submit an entry into the Competition and stand a chance to win one of each of the below Prizes, Participants must (i) be users of the Uber app and (ii) have signed up for, and subsequently joined Uber One between the Duration.
  2. Eligible Participants who have entered the Competition stand a chance to win one of each of the following prizes (“Prizes”):
    1. 10% off the cost of a flight booked with Lift Airlines between 31 January 2024 until 17 March 2024 (“Lift Offer”). The Lift Offer will be limited to the first 5,000 Winners who redeem the Lift Offer.
    2. R100 off the cost of an order made to participating KFC stores, where the order is made via the Uber Eats app between 31 January 2024 until 15 March 2024 (“KFC Offer”). The KFC Offer will be limited to the first 5,000 Winners who redeem the KFC Offer.
    3. R30 off each of the cost of the next 3 trips requested via the Uber app between 31 January 2024 to 15 March 2024 (“Uber Rides Offer”). The Uber Rides Offer will be limited to the first 5,000 Winners who redeem the Uber Rides Offer.
  3. A new sign up to the Uber One membership programme during the Duration constitutes an individual and separate entry into the Competition. Therefore, for clarity, one Participant may only have one entry, as they cannot have more than one Uber One membership. 
  4. On 31 January 2024, 10,000 (ten thousand) Winners will be selected at random by the Promoter (the “Winners”).
  5. Winners will be contacted via a telephone call using the mobile number on their Uber profile. If a Winner does not answer the telephone call by 12h00 SAST on the day on which they are selected by the Promoter, the Winner will then be contacted via email. The Winner must confirm their acceptance of the Prize within 24 hours of receiving the telephone call (should they have answered) or email, whichever is sooner. If no response is received by the Promoter within this time period or if the Winner does not accept the Prize, the Winner will forfeit the Prize, and the Promoter may, in its sole and absolute discretion, award the Prize to another Participant, after following the same process explained above, or declare that the Competition be closed with less or no Winners. 
  6. After Winners have been selected, verified and confirmed in accordance with these Competition Rules, Winners will receive their Prize by electronic means. 
  7. The terms and conditions of the Lift, KFC and Uber Rides Offers of which a Prize consists of, shall be as follows, and which must be read in conjunction with these Rules, where applicable or appropriate:

The competition is open to all persons over the age of 18 (eighteen) years, who are users of the Uber app and who have signed up for, and who have subsequently joined Uber One, between 17 January 2024 and 28 January 2024.  By participating in the competition, participants agree to the competition Rules, which can be found via the following link: https://www.uber.com/blog/terms-and-conditions-governing-participation-in-the-januworry-uber-one-membership-promotional-competition/ Winners will be randomly selected by the Promoter and will be notified on or around 31 January 2024. The Redemption of the offers (prizes) will be limited as set out below. In respect of an offer, the user remains obligated to pay all other costs associated with the offer, including but not limited to surcharges, taxes, tolls and tips. Offers valid only for users who have received the offers directly from Uber. The offers cannot be transferred, duplicated or sold and have no cash value. If the cost of the trip, flight or order is less than the amount off, the remaining amount cannot be credited to the user. Uber in its sole discretion reserves the right to amend or to withdraw the offers, in whole or in part, at any time and without prior notice.

  1. R30 off each of the next 3 rides requested on Uber:  Offer limited to the first 5,000 users of the Uber app who receive the offer directly from Uber and who redeem the offer in the Uber app. Offer is for ZAR30 off of the cost of each trip and is valid for 3 trips only. Maximum amount off per trip of ZAR30. Offer valid from 31 January 2024 to 15 March 2024. Restrictions: (i) Offer valid in South Africa only where Uber operates; (ii) Offer applies only to Uber Go, UberX,  Uber Comfort, Uber Black, Uber Assist, Uber Package, UberXL and Uber Van trips. Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers. Where a user is entitled to multiple offers, the offer with the highest savings will be automatically applied. 
  2. R100 off KFC Order: Offer limited to the first 5,000 users of the Uber Eats App who receive the offer directly from Uber and who redeem the offer by placing an order with a participating KFC store via the Uber Eats app.  Offer valid for 1 order only. Offer valid from 31 January 2024 to 15 March 2024. Maximum amount off of ZAR80. Minimum order amount of R100. Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers. Where a user is entitled to multiple offers, the offer with the highest savings will be automatically applied. Additional T&Cs may apply.
  3. 10% off LIFT flight: Offer limited to the first 5,000 users of the Uber App who receive the offer directly from Uber and who redeem the offer by booking and paying for an eligible flight on LIFT. Offer valid only for bookings made for flights on LIFT made between 31 January 2023 and 15 March 2024. Offer valid for 1 trip only. Additional T&Cs may apply.

  1. Once a Winner has received a Prize, ownership of and risk in and benefit attaching to the Prize will pass on to the Winner immediately.
  1. Participants may enter the Competition subject to the following:
  1. No automated entries will be allowed and all entries must be made by a natural person, manually, via the Uber App.
  2. If any entry was made in a manner which in the Promoter’s discretion provides the Participant with an unfair advantage over other entries, entrants or Participants, such a Participant will be disqualified from this and all future competitions run by the Promoter.
  3. Participants may enter this Competition as many times as they like provided they comply with these Rules. However, Participants are only eligible for 1 (one) Prize under this Competition. Participants who have won a prize in a competition run by the Promoter in the 6 (six) months prior to and preceding 15 January 2024, are not eligible to win a Prize.
  1. The Winners are obligated to behave responsibly and comply with the Competition Rules and all reasonable requests of the Promoter and its agents. 
  2. If a Participant or Winner (i) participated in the Competition or (ii) successfully received the Prize, in a manner, which in the Promoter’s sole discretion, provided the Participant or Winner with an unfair advantage over other entrants or Participants, such a Participant and/or Winner will be disqualified from this and potentially all future competitions run by the Promoter.
  1. The Prize is neither transferable nor redeemable for cash. 
  1. All Participants and Winners, as the case may be, indemnify the Promoter, it’s advertising agencies, advisers, nominated agents, partners, suppliers and Uber Technologies Inc., its affiliates and/or associated companies against any and all claims of any nature whatsoever arising out of and/or from their participation in and/or Use of any Prize in any way whatsoever in relation to this Competition (including, as a result of any act or omission, whether as a result of negligence, misrepresentation, misconduct or otherwise on the part of the Promoter and/or use of the Prize). 
  2. By entering the Competition, the Participants agree that Uber Technologies Inc. and its affiliates (including the Promoter, the Promoter’s advertising agencies, advisers, nominated agents, partners and suppliers) may contact the Participants to deliver marketing communications regarding their products and promotional activities.
  3. By entering the Competition, the Participants agree that, should they be declared a Winner, Uber Technologies, and its affiliates (including the Promoter, the Promoter’s advertising agencies, advisers, nominated agents, partners and suppliers) may contact the Winners via telephone call and/or email to inform them that they have won a Prize and that their names will be published. Uber Technologies Inc. and its affiliates, including the Promoter shall treat any personal information collected from the Participants and Winners in accordance with the Privacy Notice.
  4. The Promoter may require a Winner to complete and submit an information disclosure agreement and indemnification to enable the Promoter to ensure compliance with these Rules and the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008. Should a Winner refuse or be unable to comply with this rule for any reason, such a Winner will be deemed to have rejected the Prize and it shall revert back to the Promoter. 
  5. The Promoter may require the Winners to be identified, photographed and published in printed media, or to appear in other marketing and promotional channels, including social media posts, when accepting their Prize or after having received their Prize. The Promoter may use the identification of the Winners and their images in whole or in part, and any reproductions thereof, worldwide for advertising, promotion, publicity or otherwise on any website for any media purpose and for any other lawful purpose whatsoever. Should a Winner refuse or be unable to comply with this rule for any reason, such a Winner will be deemed to have rejected the Prize and it shall revert back to the Promoter. 
  6. All queries relating to the Competition can be directed to the Promoter via the Help section in the Uber app.

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