The Thoroughbred Magazine Club is conducted and undertaken by The Slattery Media Group Pty Ltd ACN 070 697 522 (“The Slattery Media Group”) which owns and operates www.thethoroughbred.com.au (“the website”).
Membership of The Thoroughbred Magazine Club is subject to the following terms and conditions together with Terms and Conditions of Use of Website, The Slattery Media Group Privacy Policy and other customer service policies on this website. As a member of The Thoroughbred Magazine Club you agree to be bound by each of these terms and conditions and policies and any other notices accepted by you on this website. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions do not access this website or use any of its services or products.
These terms and conditions are subject to change from time to time, such changes to be effective upon posting on this website.
Membership
Free membership to The Thoroughbred Magazine Club is available to
-subscribers to The Thoroughbred magazine who have paid the subscription fee -subscribers to Racing In Australia, Guide To Season 08/09 and The Thoroughbred magazine who have paid the subscription fee -advertisers who purchase a premium or platinum listing in Racing In Australia, Guide To Season 08/09. -Members of The Thoroughbred Magazine Club must be at least 18 years of age.
Member details
When registering as a member of The Thoroughbred Magazine Club you must provide us with accurate, complete and up to date information as requested. It is your responsibility to inform us of any changes to that information. You may do this at any time by sending us an email at info@thethoroughbred.com.au. If you wish to end your membership of The Thoroughbred Magazine Club please send us an email at info@thethoroughbred.com.au
Membership benefits
Membership of The Thoroughbred Magazine Club is designed to provide members with an insight into the thoroughbred racing industry including some aspects of the experience of racing a thoroughbred. To this end, The Slattery Media Group and/or its nominee shall lease a thoroughbred filly (“the filly”) from Eliza Park Stud which will be trained by Mr Robbie Griffiths at Cranbourne. The Slattery Media Group and/or its nominee shall be responsible for all costs associated with the filly including breaking in, stabling, training, racing, floating and other transportation, agistment, spelling, insurance, veterinary services, jockeys fees, gear, colours and management. Members of The Thoroughbred Magazine Club are not responsible for payment of any costs, expenses or fees in relation to the filly.
Members of The Thoroughbred Magazine Club are entitled to access certain features, services, discounts and arrangements (“the membership benefits”) on the website may include the following:
Login access to The Thoroughbred Magazine Club website; Discounted purchase price for Racing In Australia, Guide To Season 08/09; Membership card and associated benefits such as loyalty discounts with affiliated retailers; Regular e-letters providing exclusive updates and information in relation to the filly; and Exclusive invitations to functions, events and race meetings.
Membership benefits – third party suppliers
Some of the membership benefits which are offered to members of The Thoroughbred Magazine Club may be provided by suppliers over which The Slattery Media Group has no control. Arrangements for the availability and utilisation of membership benefits so offered are made by The Slattery Media Group solely as agents for the suppliers providing such membership benefits. In each case the provision of the membership benefits will be subject to the terms and conditions of the suppliers providing such membership benefits and any claims relating to the supply of such benefits should be made to the supplier. The Slattery Media Group will not be liable for refusal of any supplier of membership benefits to accept or honour the membership card nor will The Slattery Media Group be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever, whether in whole or part, of any membership benefits.
Distribution of Prize Money
The Slattery Media Group and/or its nominee shall be entitled to receipt of all prize money percentages in respect of the filly. Members of The Thoroughbred Magazine Club are not entitled to receipt of prize moneys in respect of the filly. The Thoroughbred Magazine Club is not a syndicate.
The Slattery Media Group may elect in its absolute discretion to distribute a percentage of prize moneys, after deduction of expenses, to the National Jockeys’ Trust or such other not-for- profit organisation as The Slattery Media Group may determine in its absolute discretion.
Disclaimer
Members of The Thoroughbred Magazine Club will be provided with a range of information about the filly and various aspects of the racing industry in Victoria. While The Slattery Media Group makes every effort to ensure that such information is accurate and free from defect, The Slattery Media Group provides this website and its contents on an "as is" basis. So far as is permitted by law, The Slattery Media Group and its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers, content providers and the like (together, "affiliates") make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, with respect to the information provided to The Thoroughbred Magazine Club members.
Termination
The Slattery Media Group reserves the right at any time and in its absolute discretion to revoke the membership of any member of The Thoroughbred Magazine Club and/or the right of any member to use the membership card or access any of the membership benefits.
The Thoroughbred/Portrait of a Champion Subscription Competition.
Information on how to enter and the prize form part of these Terms and Conditions of Entry.
Entry is only open to permanent residents of Australia who, by entering the promotion, agree to assigning their rights and interests in their entry to The Slattery Media Group, “the Promoter” in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. Multiple entries will be accepted but each entry must be submitted separately. The Promoter's employees and their immediate families and its agencies, and companies associated with the promotion are ineligible to enter. Incomplete or incomprehensible entries will be ineligible.
Eligible entrants will automatically be entered into the prize draw upon subscribing to The Thoroughbred Magazine for a year during the promotional period. Entrants may subscribe online at thethoroughbred.com.au, at slatterymedia.com/magazines, via iSubscribe or by delivering The Thoroughbred magazine subscription form to The Slattery Media Group, AFL House 140 Harbour Esplanade, Docklands, VIC 3008.
The promotion commences on Friday February 13, 2009 and concludes on Friday March 13, 2009 at 12 pm (AEST).
Eligible entrants must provide their full name, address, postcode and email address so they can be notified if they are selected as winners.
The Promoter reserves the right to verify the validity of any entry. Information considered suitable for verification is at the Promoter's discretion and may include proof of identity and residency. The Promoter may require the prize winner to sign a declaration confirming their eligibility to enter and accept the prize.
The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify any entrant whose entry does not comply with these Terms and Conditions, or who tampers with the entry process or the operation of the promotion or website, or who acts in a disruptive manner or with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person.
All entries received in accordance with these Terms and Conditions will enter a draw of chance.
A judge will decide the winning entry. All persons who subscribe The Thoroughbred Magazine during the period of the promotion will go into the running to be selected at random by the judge. The judge's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
The final judging will take place at 12pm (AEST) on Monday 15 March, 2009 at the offices of The Slattery Media Group, AFL House, 140 Harbour Esplanade, Docklands, Victoria.
The winning entry will each receive one Portrait of a Champion, a framed image of 2008 Melbourne Cup winner, Viewed. Prize is valued at A$1250.
The prize value is the recommended retail value as provided by the supplier and is correct at the time of printing. The Promoter does not accept any responsibility for any changes in the prize value.
The Promoter does not accept any responsibility if the prize is lost or damaged in transit. If the prize or any element of a prize is unavailable for any reason (including but not limited to loss or damage), the Promoter reserves the right to award in lieu a similar prize to the equal recommended retail value, subject to applicable legislation.
The prize, or any unused portions of the prize, cannot be transferred, exchanged or taken as, or redeemed for, cash.
If the prize winner does not take delivery of their prize or any element of their prize at the time stipulated by the Promoter with reasonable notice, then their prize will be forfeited by that prize winner and cash will not be awarded in lieu of their prize or any element of their prize.
The prize winner will be notified by The Slattery Media Group by email on Monday March 15, 2009. The prize winner’s name will be published in a newspaper circulating generally in Victoria.
Tax implications may arise from winning the prize and the prize winner should seek independent legal and financial advice before accepting the prize.
The Promoter shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered (including but not limited to direct or consequential loss) or for any personal injury suffered or sustained (including through negligence) in connection with or arising from the promotion or any prize, except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law.
The Promoter does not give any warranty or guarantee about the accuracy of any information contained on or accessed through any website.
The Promoter is not responsible for any privacy practices of any website except for a website it owns and operates.
The Promoter does not endorse, approve or recommend the owners or operators of any website, or any information, graphics, materials, products or services referred to or contained on any website, unless and to the extent the Promoter expressly states otherwise.
The Promoter is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information caused by website users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or used in the promotion, or by any technical error that may occur during the administration of the promotion.
The Promoter is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or any website, or any combination of these things or any injury or damage to entrants or any other person's computer related to or resulting from entering in or down-loading any material in or concerning the promotion.
The Promoter is not responsible for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to or alteration of entries.
The Promoter does not accept any responsibility for late, lost or misdirected entries or unclaimed prizes.
If the promotion is not capable of running as planned for any reason (including but not limited to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the Promoter's control which affects the security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the promotion), the Promoter reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promotion.
In consideration of being eligible to enter the promotion, each entrant assigns to the Promoter absolutely all their rights and interests in their entry and in the copyright and similar forms of protection in their entry throughout the world for the term of that copyright including all extensions and renewals so the copyright vests in the Promoter immediately on its creation. The Promoter may use any entrant's entry in any media for any purpose it determines (including but not limited to promotional, marketing and publicity purposes) without notice to the entrant or payment or other compensation to the entrant, including sending electronic messages. All entries become the property of the Promoter and will not be returned to entrants.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, each entrant unconditionally gives the Promoter their consent to any act or omission that would otherwise infringe on any moral rights they may have in and in relation to their entry (whether occurring before or after consent is given), their waiver of all moral rights they may have in and in relation to their entry, and their undertaking that they will not institute, maintain or support any claim or proceeding for infringement of any moral rights they may have in and in relation to their entry.
The Promoter collects all entrants' personal information for the purpose of conducting the promotion. The Promoter may use any entrant's personal information in any media for any purpose it determines (including but not limited to promotional, marketing and publicity purposes) without notice to the entrant or payment or other compensation to the entrant, including sending electronic messages. In addition to possible disclosure of entrants’ personal information be the Promoter under the preceding paragraph, the Promoter may disclose entrants’ information if and the extent required by the law.
All personal information will be stored at the Promoter's office. A request to access, update or correct any personal information should be directed to the Promoter.
Applicable jurisdiction
These terms and conditions shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Victoria, Australia. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Victoria in relation to any legal proceeding directly or indirectly arising out or relating to this site (including but not limited to membership of The Thoroughbred Magazine Club).