Terms and Conditions

ARTICLE 1

GAME MECHANISM

The Player will participate in the election of the best website of the year on the website www.websitevanhetjaar.nl.

The Player will choose his favourite sites one or more categories. In each category, he may choose one of the websites nominated by the Organisation.

Should he so wish, the Player may also allocate a number of stars to this site for its design, its navigation and its content.

Then, to confirm his vote and participate in the prize draw, he must register, leaving a valid email address and his/her full name on the website.

The information on the manner of participating will also be given on the website.

A check will be carried out so that a person may only vote once with the same email address: an email address with a confirmation request will be sent out. The vote and the participation in the Game will only be effective after the participant has clicked on the confirmation link sent in this email.

Players who so wish may ask to be notified of the results by email (opt-in: the default choice proposed in the website will be not to receive this information).

Persons who try to use multiple email addresses to increase their chances of winning will be excluded from the Game.

ARTICLE 2

ALLOCATION AND SENDING OUT OF PRIZES

A draw by lots will be made out of all participants who have taken part in the vote and left their full name and email address.

Only one prize per winner and per household (person residing under the same roof) will be allocated.

The winners will be identified by the email address they have left on the website www.websitevanhetjaar.nl .

The prizes will be made available as soon as possible after the announcement of the result of the Game and after the winners have been determined.

The winners will be informed and contacted by the Organising Company by email, at the end of the draw by lots . This email will ask the winner to respond, indicating his name and address, hence enabling the Organising Company to send him his prize. If the winners do not respond to the email within 15 days of this message, a second email will be sent to the winner. Should the winner not respond to the email within 15 days of this second message, the prize would be deemed lost and would not be allocated to the winner who cannot make any claim on these grounds.

The winners will receive their prizes at their home address or at the address they indicated in their email.

The Organising Company will send the winners their prizes by mail and will not be held responsible for delays, losses or errors attributable to the post office. The winners will be fully responsible for the validity of the contact details given when participating in the Game.

ARTICLE 3

PRIZES ON OFFER

1 st Prize (3x):
iPod touch 16 GB worth approx. $399 (including VAT)

2 nd Prize:
Fujifilm FinePix Z10fd 7.2 megapixel camera worth approx. $250 (including VAT)

The Game’s Organising Company declines any liability for any incidents which might occur during possession and enjoyment of the prize and/or resulting from its use.

In no event may any cash consideration be demanded as a substitution for the prizes on offer which may neither be returned nor exchanged.

In case of force majeure, the Organising Company reserves the right to replace the prize won with a prize of an equivalent value and nature.

The Organising Company’s liability is strictly limited to making available the prizes actually and legitimately won.

By express agreement, the Organising Company will not be described as a supplier, vendor or distributor of said prizes; its liability is limited to the act of making the prizes available.

ARTICLE 4

No list of winners will be communicated by telephone or in writing. The winners will be individually notified by email.

ARTICLE 5

CONTROLS AND RESERVES

The Organising Company, particularly in case of force majeure, reserves the right to shorten, extend, suspend, modify or cancel the Game.

These changes will however be notified by all appropriate means, particularly on the website www.websitevanhetjaar.nl.

If one of the winners is under the age of 18, their prize will be issued to their legal guardian.

ARTICLE 6

MODIFICATION OF THE DATES OF THE GAME AND INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PRIZES

The Organising Company will not incur any liability whatsoever if, in case of force majeure, or events independent of its will, it has to cancel this Game, reduce it or extend it, postpone it or modify its terms and conditions.
In all cases, it reserves the possibility of extending the participation period and increasing the number of prizes.

ARTICLE 7

CONNECTION AND USE

Participation implies knowledge and acceptance of the characteristics and limitations of the internet and particularly the lack of protection of certain data against potential fraudulent use or hacking, or the risks of contamination by potential viruses present on the network.
The Organising Company declines any liability in case of incorrect use or incident linked to the use of the computer, access to the internet, the telephone line or any other technical connection, or the sending out of forms to an erroneous or incomplete address.

The Organising Company cannot be held responsible for any malfunctioning of the internet, the internet service providers' telecommunications networks, or the incompatibility of the browsers used by the Players to connect to the Game's website.