Terms and conditions

Competitions and Prizes

The following rules shall apply to all competitions, unless other rules are specifically provided in relation to a competition:
  1. The competition is not open to employees of Future Group (FG) and their immediate families, the prize sponsors or their respective advertising agencies and PR companies.
  2. You may not participate in or be eligible to win a competition if you have won a competition promoted by us within the past three months. You will be eligible to participate in a competition promoted by us after the expiry of three months after the date on which you won the last competition.
  3. No cash alternative to the prizes will be offered. The prizes are not transferable.
  4. Entrants must be South African citizens and over the age of 18.
  5. It is your responsibility to ensure that any information you provide to us is accurate, complete and up to date.
  6. If you use a mobile phone for entry into a competition, the telephone calls/text messages you make will be charged at the prevailing rates, which may vary from time to time. ‘Free’ minutes under a cellphone contract do not apply.
  7. You must possess whatever documents and permissions may be required in order to accept and use a prize, including, as regards to international travel, a valid passport and all necessary visa and travel documentation, which documents and permissions it is your responsibility to obtain at your own cost, and which documents and permissions must remain valid in such minimum form and for such minimum period after the prize date as may be required by the relevant authorities. Any and all airport taxes are not included in the prize and will be for the winner’s account unless otherwise stipulated.
  8. Winners will be drawn by FG from all valid entries.
  9. Cash payment of the winnings is not possible; any recourse to courts of law is excluded.
  10. By entering the competition, you agree that we may share your contact details with the prize sponsor.
  11. The winner(s) consents to his/her/their name/s, biographical details and involvement in the competition being made available to the sponsors, for publicity and prize-delivery purposes.
  12. FG accepts no liability for any entries that may be lost.
  13. Winners use the prize at their own risk. Future Group and the prize sponsor shall not be liable for any loss, damage, personal injury or death that is suffered or sustained (including but not limited to that arising from any person’s negligence, including gross negligence) in connection with a competition or accepting or using the prize.
  14. Entrants will be deemed to have accepted these rules and agreed to be bound by them when entering. These rules are legal and binding upon entrants.
  15. FG reserves the right to cancel, modify or amend any competition at any time, if deemed necessary in its opinion and if circumstances arise outside of its control.
  16. The winners will be notified by means of the contact details provided to us. If we are, or a third-party supplier is, unable to contact a winner within seven working days of first notification from FG or its representative, the winner will forfeit the prize, and FG reserves the right to re-draw a new winner under the same conditions.
  17. In the event that you win a prize, you agree to the publication of your name and to appear in person in the electronic media and the print media, and you agree, within reason, to endorse, promote or advertise our goods or services, for which no fee will be payable.
  18. In the event that you win a prize provided by a third-party supplier, the supplier will contact you to arrange the collection thereof. In this regard, you must collect the prize at the time and date arranged with the supplier of the prize. All correspondence regarding the prize must be directed to the supplier of the prize. FG will not be responsible for any further correspondence, harm, damage, loss or claim relating to the provision of any element of the prize.
  19. We and our third-party suppliers, as the case may be, reserve the right to vary, postpone, suspend or cancel the competition and any prizes, or any aspect thereof, without notice at any time, for any legally justifiable reason. In the event of such variation, postponement, suspension or cancellation, you agree to waive any rights, interests and expectations that you may have in terms of this competition and acknowledge that you will have no recourse against us, our affiliates and our third-party suppliers.
  20. FG and the judges’ decision on any matter concerning the competition and/or arising out of these terms and conditions is final and binding on you, and no correspondence will be entered into.
  21. By entering an FG competition, you agree to receive communication from our brands. An opt-out will be provided in all communication sent.