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Terms and Conditions governing the Rugby Sevens World Cup: Uber promotional competition

30 August 2022 / 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 using the Uber platform: 
This Promotional Competition (“Competition”) is organised by Uber South Africa Technology (Proprietary) Limited (“Promoter”).
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:minors,
any person who is directly or indirectly involved or associated with the control of the Promoter or is controlled by the Promoter;
an employee, director, member, partner, agent or consultant of the Promoter;
an employee, director, member, partner, agent or consultant of the Promoter’s advertising agencies, advisers, dealers and suppliers
an employee, director, member, partner, agent or consultant of Uber Technologies Inc., its affiliates and/or associated companies; and
immediate family members of any of the persons mentioned in paragraphs 2.1 – 2.5 above.
By taking part in the Competition, all Participants and 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 prizes and (ii) postpone, suspend or cancel this Competition and/or any prizes, or any aspect thereof. 
The Competition is only valid within South Africa where Uber is available. Participants must be within South Africa at the time of entering and/or participating in the Competition for any potential verification process (to the extent necessary) and at the time any Prizes are awarded should they be declared a Winner, failing which such person will be disqualified or ineligible and a different Winner/s shall be chosen under the same terms and conditions.  
The Competition commences at 00:01 on 31 August 2022 and ends at 23:59 on 7 September 2022 (“the Duration”). 
In order to be eligible for the Competition and stand a chance to win a Prize, Participants must complete seven (7) trips within a total period of seven (7) days, via the Uber platform, anywhere in South Africa where Uber is available, between the Duration of the Competition. For sake of clarity, the seven (7) trips may all be taken in one (1) single day and would thereby render the Participant eligible for the Competition and eligible to potentially win a Prize.
The Participants stand a chance to win one (1) of two hundred and fifty (250) of the following prize (“Prize”):A promotional code which grants a Winner two (2) trips on UberXL, to the maximum value of R200 (two hundred Rand) off of the cost per trip, when traveling to or from the Cape Town Stadium.
All the Winners will be selected at random by the Promoter by 8 September 2022 (the “Winners”). 
Winners will be contacted either through email or via the Uber app. After Winners have been selected, verified and/or confirmed in accordance with these Rules, Winners will receive their Prize by electronic means. 
The terms and conditions of the promotional code for each of the trips forming part of the Prize shall be as follows, which must be read in conjunction with these Rules, where applicable or appropriate:
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or elsewhere, Uber B.V. is solely responsible for arranging the promotional code in terms of which this offer is made. The offer is unique to the existing user of the Uber app who received this offer directly from Uber. Offer is only valid for use on the Uber App only and is not valid for use on the Uber Eats app. Offer is only valid until 30 September 2022, whereafter its validity shall automatically come to an end. User remains obligated to pay all other costs associated with the trip, including surcharges, tolls and tips. Restrictions: (i) Offer valid in South Africa only where Uber operates but may not be applicable in your region, or city; (ii) Offer applies only to UberXL trips completed on the Uber App; (iii) Offer valid only for users who have received this offer directly from Uber; (iv) once applied, offer cannot be transferred; and offer cannot be duplicated or sold and it has no cash value. If the cost of the trip is less than the amount off per trip, the remaining amount cannot be credited to the user and the remaining balance falls away and is no longer available or capable of being used. 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. Uber in its sole and absolute discretion reserves the right to amend or to withdraw the offer, in whole or in part, at any time and without prior notice.
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.
Participants may enter the Competition subject to the following:
No automated entries will be allowed and all entries must be made by a natural person manually via the Uber App.
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.
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 31 August 2022, are not eligible to win a Prize.
The Winners are obligated to behave responsibly and comply with the Competition Rules and all reasonable requests of the Promoter and its agents. 
The Prize is neither transferable nor redeemable for cash. 
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). 
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.
By entering into 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 an in-app notification 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.
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. 
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. 
All queries relating to the Competition can be directed to the Promoter on https://help.uber.com/ or via Twitter using the handle “Uber_RSA”.