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40 Hour Famine Terms & Conditions 2021


Introduction and acceptance of terms

  1. Your participation in the 40 Hour Famine (Event) is governed by these Terms & Conditions (Terms).
  2. Your participation in the Event constitutes your agreement with, and acceptance of these Terms, and if you do not accept these Terms you may not participate in the Event.
  3. Any reference to ‘us’, ‘we’ or ‘World Vision Australia’ means World Vision Australia ACN 004 778 081.
  4. We may change these Terms at any time without notice. You are responsible for keeping yourself up to date with any changes, which will be reflected on this page.

Registering for the Event

  1. Registration
    1. You must live in Australia.
    2. You must register online at https://raceroster.com/events/2021/47847/world-vision-australia-40hr-famine (40 Hour Famine Website) to participate in the Event. The 40 Hour Famine Website is a third party website hosted by Race Roster. Your use of the 40 Hour Famine will be subject to, and any information you provide will be governed by, the terms of use of Race Roster, including those relating to confidentiality, data privacy and security.
    3. If you are 15 or under, your registration and participation is subject to parental or guardian consent (see below).

  2. Are you 15 or under?
    1. If you are 15 or under (‘child’ for the purpose of these Terms) please make sure that you check with a parent or guardian before registering for the Event or creating an Event fundraising page. Ask them to read this.
    2. If you are 15 or under, a parent or guardian must consent to you participating in the Event and accept these Terms.
    3. Please do not sign up for the Event unless you have a responsible adult to help you collect and bank donations.
    4. Please be safe in how you ask people for money: don't go doorknocking or collecting donations in public without a responsible adult with you.

  3. Parents/guardians
    1. Please carefully read these Terms. By you, or a child you are responsible for, registering for the Event, you agree to be bound by these Terms.
    2. Parents or guardians will be solely responsible for their child's participation in the Event (refer in particular to the Participation in the Event section below).
    3. We strongly encourage parents and guardians to continue the conversation with their child(ren) about safe internet use practices, including safe use of their photos and other personal information to be uploaded to the Event online fundraising pages. We recommend parents, guardians and team leaders visit the Office of the Children's eSafety Commissioner website for information and tips for young children, teens and parents to be online safely.
    4. We ask parents and guardians to closely supervise how their child(ren) are collecting and handling donations, both to keep them safe and to make sure that the money makes it to World Vision Australia as quickly as possible.

Fundraising for the Event

  1. Online fundraising
    1. Participants who have registered for the Event may establish a fundraising page of the 40 Hour Famine Website to fundraise for World Vision Australia.
    2. You promise that all information you provide will be true and that you will keep your details up to date.
    3. You promise that you own or have permission to use any content that you post on your page.
    4. We can remove any content you post for any reason at any time. We may let you know, but we don’t have to.
    5. You grant us a perpetual royalty free world-wide non-exclusive licence to use, reproduce, adapt, modify and communicate the intellectual property rights in the content owned by you and posted on your page as part of a 40 Hour Famine event and for related marketing purposes.

  2. Staying safe online
    1. Keep your username and password in a safe place.
    2. Take care when promoting your fundraising page on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and any other social media platform you may be using.
    3. While we will be monitoring and moderating content (comments, photos and text) on the 40 Hour Famine Website and social media, fundraisers must monitor their pages for inappropriate content, as we cannot guarantee that content will always be appropriate.
    4. You agree with World Vision Australia's Terms of Use of our website and logo (http://www.worldvision.com.au/about-us/our-policies/terms-of-use).

Participation in the Event

  1. Acceptance of risks
    1. You understand that participation in the Event has inherent risks, including risks to your personal health arising from the nature of the Event. You agree that you participate in the Event voluntarily of your own free will and at your own risk.
    2. You acknowledge that we will provide you with “Challenges” which form part of the Event. You are in no way obliged to undertake the Challenges and participate in them voluntarily of your own free will at your own risk.
    3. You warrant that you are in a good state of health to participate in the Event and have not been advised otherwise by a medical practitioner, and that you are not on any medications or drugs which may affect or interfere with your ability to engage in the Event.
    4. You warrant you are free from any injury, medical condition, disability, disease or illness which may be aggravated by participation in the Event, or which may affect or interfere with your ability to engage in the Event.
    5. You understand that it is your responsibility to continuously monitor your own physical and mental condition during the Event (including in undertaking any Challenges) and agree to withdraw immediately if at any point your continued participation could create a risk of danger to yourself or to others.
  2. Waiver of Liability
    1. Except to the extent limited by law, you release and waive any claim you may have against World Vision Australia in respect of any injury, death, loss or damage (including without limitation any aggravation or acceleration of an existing medical condition) you suffer as a result of your participation in the Event.
  3. Insurance
    1. World Vision Australia Public Liability Insurance does not extend to your participation in the Event, and therefore you are responsible for organising your own insurance.

Your privacy

  1. Your personal information will be managed by Race Roster in accordance with its Privacy Policy.
  2. In the event your personal information is provided to us in accordance with Race Roster’s Privacy Policy, it will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy. By accepting these Terms, you are also agreeing that you have read and understood our Privacy Policy.

Other questions?

  1. For further information, please visit our FAQs page.
  2. If you have any other questions or concerns please call the World Vision Australia Supporter Service Team on 13 32 40 or email school.partnership@worldvision.com.au.