QuickBooks Advisor Certification Incentive Promotion - Melbourne Event
OFFICIAL RULES
Intuit Australia Pty Limited, Level 34, 1 O’Connell St, Sydney NSW 2000 (Intuit) is inviting certain Eligible Customers the opportunity to win an Accor hotel e-Gift card issued by AAPC Limited, trading as Accor, valued at $500.00 (eGift card) subject to these Official Rules (Promotion).
1. To be an “Eligible Customer” you must:
- Be an accountant or bookkeeper who attends the QuickBooks Online Core Certification Program on Thursday 7 December Pullman Hotel, Albert Park, Victoria;
- Be a registered user of QuickBooks Online Accountant (QBOA);
- Be a member of the QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor Program;
- Be a legal resident of Australia aged 18 or over (Firm QBOA User); and
- Attain a pass grade in the QuickBooks Online Core Certification exam by 18 December 2023.
2. Ineligible participants: The following persons are ineligible to be awarded a prize under this Promotion:
- Employees of Intuit (or its subsidiaries, affiliates or third-party service providers) and members of an employee’s immediate family (spouse and parent, children and siblings and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and persons living in the same household, whether or not related, of such employees;
- Officers or employees of government departments, agencies or any statutory body, or public international organisation and persons acting in an official capacity on behalf of any of them;
- persons included in Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Consolidated List of Sanctions, the U.S. Treasury Department’s list of Specially Designated Nationals or the Office of Foreign Assets Control Sanction Programs, or in any other applicable restricted party lists.
3. Entry
All attendees of the Core Certification training at the Pullman Hotel, Albert Park, Victoria on Thursday 7 December 2023, who have completed the Core Certification exam by Monday 18 December 2023 will automatically be entered into the draw. To access the exam, please log in to your QuickBooks Online Accountant, go to ProAdvisor Training, Core Certification and click ‘Take Exam’.
4. Prize details and value
The prize is an Accor hotel e-gift card valued at AUD $500.00 (e-Gift Card). If you are the Winner of the e-Gift Card:
(a) You consent to your personal information being shared with AAPC Limited, trading as Accor (Accor) for the purpose of issuing eGift Card;
(b) You will be solely responsible for your relationship with Accor and will take careful note of the expiry and activation requirements of your eGift Card; and
(c) You agree to review and be subject to the terms and conditions of the eGift Card available here.
Please take careful note of the expiry and activation requirements of the eGift Card. Intuit is not affiliated with Accor. You may not assign or transfer the e-Gift Card to another person and it will not be redeemable for cash.
e-Gift cards will be sent by email, to the email address associated with the QBOA account and used to register for training on 7 December 2023.
If an eGift Card cannot be awarded due to circumstances beyond the control of Intuit, a substitute eGift Card of equal or greater retail value will be awarded; provided, however, that if eGift Card is awarded but unclaimed or forfeited by recipient, eGiftCard may not be re-awarded, in Intuit's sole discretion.
By accepting an eGift Card under this Promotion, recipient acknowledges compliance with these Official Rules.
5. Disclaimer and indemnity
You agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, Intuit is not liable for any damages, claims or liabilities arising out of or related to any e-Gift Card provided to you as part of this Promotion; or your participation in the QuickBooks Core Certification program.
You agree to indemnify and hold Intuit harmless from any and all costs and losses arising out of your participation in the QuickBooks Core Certification, or in connection with your use of the eGift Card, or for any criminal, fraudulent or unlawful activity.
6. Winner selection
The winner will be randomly selected by an Intuit employee and contacted by Intuit to be awarded the prize on or around 31 January 2024.
If:
(i) a potential winner cannot be contacted after a reasonable attempt has been made by Intuit (as determined in Intuit’s sole discretion);
(ii) Intuit determines in its own discretion that any winner does not meet the Eligibility Requirements set out in these Official Rules;
(iii) a potential winner refuses the prize; and/or
(iv) the prize or prize notification is rejected or returned as undeliverable, such potential winner forfeits all rights to be deemed a winner in the Promotion and receive the prize, and that potential prize winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner will be selected through by Intuit from the remaining eligible entries. The prize must be accepted as awarded.
Failure to return any documents or information requested to verify eligibility or in connection with prize in a timely manner, return of prize notification as undeliverable, or noncompliance with these Official Rules will result in such potential winner being disqualified, Intuit shall have no further obligation to that potential winner, and an alternate winner will be selected. Decisions of Intuit will be final and binding on all matters relating to this Promotion.
7. Publicity release
Except where prohibited by law, each potential winner’s entry and acceptance of a prize constitutes the potential winner’s irrevocable, sub-licensable, absolute right and permission for the Intuit and its designees to use, publish, post or display the potential winner’s name, entry submission, statements, biographical information, voice, city and state address, any quotes attributable to him or her, photographs/likenesses and any other indicia of persona (regardless of whether altered, changed, modified, edited, used alone, or used with other material in Intuit’s sole discretion) for any purpose, including but not limited to advertising and promotional purposes for this and similar promotions, worldwide, and in perpetuity, in any and all forms of media, now known or hereafter devised (including and without limitation, the Internet) without additional authorization, opportunity to review, approval, notification or compensation and each potential winner releases Intuit and all related bodies corporate, their officers, employees, contractors, and agents (Releasees) from any and all liability related thereto..
8. Limitation of Liability and Release of Claims
By participating in the Promotion, entrants agree to release, indemnify and hold harmless Intuit, and its respective agents, representatives, officers, directors, shareholders and employees (Releasees) from and against any injuries, losses, damages, claims, actions and any liability of any kind resulting from or arising from participation in the Promotion or acceptance, possession, use, misuse or nonuse of the prizes that that may be awarded.
Releasees are not responsible for technical, computer, mechanical, printing, typographical, human or other errors relating to or in connection with the Promotion, including, without limitation, errors which may occur in connection with the administration of the Promotion, the processing of entries, the announcement of the prizes or in any Promotion related materials; or for stolen, lost, late, misdirected, damaged, incomplete, inaccurate, undelivered, delayed or illegible entries or; for electronic, computer, or telephonic malfunction or error, fail to enter into the processing system, or are processed, reported, or transmitted late or incorrectly or are lost for any reason including computer, telephone, paper transfer, or process any transaction thereon.
As a condition of entering the Promotion, entrants agree that:
a) Under no circumstances will entrants be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrants hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental, consequential, or any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses
b) all causes of action arising out of or connected with this promotion, or the prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class-action; and
c) any and all claims, judgements, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, if any, but in no event shall entrant be entitled to receive attorneys' fees or other legal costs, and in no event to exceed two hundred fifty dollars (AUD250).
9. Governing Law
This Promotion and these Official Rules shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of New South Wales, Australia without regard to its principles of conflicts of law. Jurisdiction and venue shall be solely within the State of New South Wales in Australia.
10. Modifications
If in Intuit’s opinion, for any reason this Promotion is is not capable of running as planned, or there is any suspected or actual evidence of electronic or non-electronic tampering with any portion of the Promotion, or if computer viruses, bugs, unauthorized intervention, fraud, or technical difficulties or failures compromise or corrupt or affect the administration, integrity, security, fairness, or proper conduct of the Promotion, the Intuit reserves the right at their sole discretion to disqualify any individual (and void his/her entry and/or prevent him/her from future participation) who tampers with the entry process and/or who is acting in violation of these Official Rules, to modify or suspend the Promotion, or to terminate the Promotion and at Intuit’s discretion conduct the judging to award the prize using all eligible non suspect transactions and entries received as of the termination date.
Intuit reserves the right to modify prize award procedures at their discretion. Intuit's failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision.