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Any advice contained on this website has been prepared without taking into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Before acting on any advice on this website, ŠFS recommends that you consider whether it is appropriate for your circumstances. You should obtain financial advice specific to your situation before making any financial investment or insurance decision.

All products and services on this website are available to approved customers only, and are subject to credit assessment. Fees and charges may apply, in addition to any fees or charges mentioned on the product or service web page. A Product Disclosure Statement (PDS), Terms & Conditions (T&C) or a Financial Services Guide (FSG) may be available for products and services at your local Škoda Dealership. Refer to the product or service web page and the phone numbers provided for specific services, visit your local Škoda Dealership or contact us to see if a PDS, T&C or an FSG is available. If a PDS, T&C or an FSG is available, or a combination of these, VWFS recommends that you consider this information before making any decision about a product or service.

The Škoda Choice Program consists of an option to return the vehicle to ŠFS at the end of the term and require ŠFS to purchase the vehicle at an agreed price known as the Guaranteed Future Value or GFV as determined by ŠFS and set out in your contract. At the end of the term, you can elect to: (1) trade-in the vehicle; (2) exercise the option to return the vehicle; or (3) retain the vehicle by paying the GFV. The GFV is not a representation by ŠFS as to the likely market value of the vehicle as at the end of your contract. The option is available on new and demonstrator Škoda vehicles for selected models only. Please verify with your dealership the vehicles that are eligible for the program. The GFV will be reduced, and you will be liable for any loan contract deficit, if you exceed the nominated kilometre allowance and/or the vehicle is not in an acceptable condition in accordance with the Fair Wear and Tear Guide available at www.skoda.com.au/skodachoice. Other terms and conditions apply. The cost of the Škoda Choice Program is incorporated into the applicable interest rate. Please read the full terms and conditions. Please consider whether these products and services are appropriate for your circumstances. Before acting on any of the information on this page, please seek independent financial and tax advice. Full terms and conditions are available upon application. Available only to approved applicants of ŠFS. Subject to credit assessment. Standard fees and charges apply. Fleet, government, rental buyers, hire car and chauffeur companies are excluded. Available at participating Škoda dealers.

Volkswagen Financial Services Pty Limited ABN 20 097 071 460, Australian Credit Licence 389344 arranges insurance as an authorised representative of Allianz Australia Insurance Limited ABN 15 000 122 850, AFS Licence No. 234708 (“Allianz”).

Allianz Australia Insurance Limited is the sole Issuer of all insurance products except the Škoda Loan Protection Cover where it issues the product together with Allianz Australia Life Insurance Limited. We do not provide advice on this insurance based on any consideration of your objectives, financial situation or needs. Policy terms, conditions, limits and exclusions apply. Before making a decision about insurance please consider the Product Disclosure Statements available from your local Škoda Dealership and the appropriateness of the insurance having regard to your objectives, financial situation and needs. If you buy insurance from us we receive a commission which is a percentage of the premium. Ask your Škoda Dealership for more details before we provide our services.

Allianz Australia Insurance Limited ABN 15 000 122 850, AFS Licence No. 234708 (“Allianz”) is not a related body corporate of VWFS. An Allianz policy does not represent a deposit with, or liability of, ŠFS or any of its related bodies corporate. Neither ŠFS, nor any of its related bodies corporate guarantees or accepts liability for any products issued.

All products and services on this website are currently issued by Volkswagen Financial Services Australia Pty Limited ABN 20 097 071 460 & Australian Credit Licence 389344 with the exception of the following:

• Škoda Motor Vehicle Cover is provided by Allianz Australia Insurance Limited ABN 15 000 122 850, AFS Licence No. 234708. The Product Disclosure Statement (‘PDS’) for Škoda Motor Vehicle Cover provides information about this product. You should consider this disclosure document before making any decision about whether to acquire a policy. New for old replacement is only if the same make, model and series of vehicle is available in Australia. Underwriting conditions apply. May not be available to all applicants.
  
• Škoda Loan Protection Insurance is issued by the following insurers for the covers indicated. The Disability and Involuntary Unemployment covers of this insurance are issued by Allianz Australia Insurance Limited ABN 15 000 122 850, AFS Licence No. 234708 (Allianz). The Trauma and Death cover of this insurance is issued by Allianz Australia Life Insurance Limited (Allianz Life) ABN 27 076 033 782, AFS Licence No. 296559. Allianz acts as Allianz Life’s agent in offering and administering the Trauma and Death cover. The combined Product Disclosure Statements (‘PDS’) provides information about this insurance. You should consider this disclosure document before making any decision about whether to acquire a policy.
  

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1. Information on how to enter and the prizes form part of these Terms and Conditions. Participation in this promotion is deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.

2. The Promoter is Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Ltd trading as SKODA Australia (ABN 14 093 117 876) of 895 South Dowling Street, Zetland NSW 2017.

3. Subject to clause 4, entry is only open to all Australian residents. Entry is only open to Australian residents aged 16 years and older (“Entrants”). Entrants aged less than 18 years must obtain the consent of their parent or legal guardian to enter the Promotion and provide personal information about themselves. These Terms and Conditions will bind the Entrants and any parent or legal guardian who gives their consent for Entrants aged less than 18 years.

4. Employees (and their immediate families) of the Promoter and agencies associated with this promotion are ineligible to enter. Immediate family means any of the following: spouse, ex-spouse, de-facto spouse, child or step-child (whether natural or by adoption), parent, step-parent, grandparent, step-grandparent, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister or 1st cousin.

5. Promotion commences at 27/06/23 at 5PM and closes 31/07/23 at 11:59 PM (the “Promotional Period”).

6. Eligible Entrants may enter this competition during the Promotional Period (defined below) by following @Skodaaustralia Instagram page and posting a comment in 25 words or less. In the post Entrants must tag a friend in the comments and tell us their cycling style in 5 emojis. All entrants may enter as many times as they like provided that each entry is unique and submitted in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

7. This is a game of skill and chance plays no part in determining the winners. The winners will be the best valid entries as judged by the judging panel, having regard to skill, creativity and originality, at MAXMEDIALAB, 13/32 Ralph Street, Alexandria, NSW, 2015 on 08/08/23 at 5:00 PM. The Promoter may select additional entries to be used as replacements in the event that the first entrant chosen as a winner cannot satisfy these Terms and Conditions or take a prize.

8. The total number of competition winners in this competition is four. The winners will be notified via Instagram message and their names will be published online at @Skodaaustralia Instagram page on 08/08/23.

9. Prizes will be sent within 8 weeks of the judging date

10. Each winner will receive:

• 1x Signed Jersey (Tour de Femmes or Tour de France)

• 1x $250 Jet Cycle Voucher

11. Tagged friends of winners will receive:

• Bicycle Front LED Lights (RRP $28.11)

• Cycling Backpack (RRP $31.71)

• Bicycle Rear LED Lights (RRP $24.08)

• Cycling sunglasses photochromic (RRP $48.72)

• Cycling Thermo Bottles (RRP $20.46)

• LED Head Lamps with USB charging (RRP $26.91)

• Mugs with Silicone Pad (RRP $15.91)

• Bicycle Pumps (RRP $17.74)

INDVIDUAL PRIZE VALUE:

Prize pack offering = $213.64

Cycling voucher = $250

Signed winners jersey = $143.00 (the “Prize”).

It is the winner’s responsibility to get to and from the agreed designated collection and drop off location. Winners will not be reimbursed for travel expenses.

12. The Promoter will contact each winner to arrange fulfillment of the Prize and any verification details required during this process.

13. The Promoter reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of entries and entrants (including an entrant’s identity, age and place of residence) and to disqualify any entrant who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions or who tampers with the entry process. Errors and omissions will be accepted at the Promoter's discretion. Failure by the Promoter to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.

14. If there is a dispute as to the identity of an entrant, the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to determine the identity of the entrant.

15. The winner will be notified via the contact details provided at the time of entry. The Promoter’s decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into.

16. If the winner does not take the Prize (or an element of the Prize) at the time stipulated by the Promoter, then the Prize (or that element of the Prize) will be forfeited by the winner. The Prize, or any unused portion of the Prize, is not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be taken as cash.

17. The total prize pool value is up to $1,213.28 including GST.

18. When an entrant submits any materials via the promotion including comments (“Content”), the entrant, unless the Promoter advises otherwise, licenses and grants the Promoter, its affiliates and sub-licensees a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, and sub-licensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish and display such Content for any purpose in any media, without compensation, restriction on use, attribution or liability. Entrants agree not to assert any moral rights in relation to such use and warrant that they have the full authority to grant these rights.

19. Entrants agree that they are fully responsible for the Content they submit. The Promoter shall not be liable in any way for such Content to the full extent permitted by law. The Promoter may remove any Content without notice for any reason whatsoever. Entrants warrant and agree that:

a) They will not submit any Content that is unlawful or fraudulent, or that the Promoter may deem in breach of any intellectual property, privacy, publicity or other rights, defamatory, obscene, derogatory, pornographic, sexually inappropriate, violent, abusive, harassing, threatening, objectionable with respect to race, religion, origin or gender, not suitable for children aged under 15, or otherwise unsuitable for publication;
b) They will obtain prior consent from any person that appears in their Content;
c) They will obtain full prior consent from any person who has jointly created or has any rights in the Content, to the uses and terms herein;

d) Their Content shall not contain viruses or cause injury or harm to any person or entity;
e) they will comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including without limitation, those governing copyright, content, defamation, privacy, publicity and the access or use of others' computer or communication systems. Without limiting any other terms herein, the entrant agrees to indemnify the Promoter for any breach of the above terms.
f) Images that are directly defamatory to the Promoter will also not be approved.

20. Entrants consent to the Promoter using their name, likeness, image and/or voice in the event they are a winner (including photograph, film and/or recording of the same) in any media for an unlimited period without remuneration for the purpose of promoting this promotion (including any outcome), and promoting any products manufactured, distributed and/or supplied by the Promoter.

21. If this promotion is interfered with in any way or is not capable of being conducted as reasonably anticipated due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter, including but not limited to technical difficulties, unauthorised intervention or fraud, the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to the fullest extent permitted by law to:

(a) disqualify any entrant; or
(b) modify, suspend, terminate or cancel the promotion, as appropriate.

22. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limits, excludes or modifies or purports to limit, exclude or modify the statutory consumer guarantees as provided under the Competition and Consumer Act, as well as any other implied warranties under the ASIC Act or similar consumer protection laws in the States and Territories of Australia (“Non-Excludable Guarantees”). Except for any liability that cannot by law be excluded, including the Non-Excludable Guarantees, the Promoter (including its respective officers, employees and agents) excludes all liability (including negligence), for any personal injury; or any loss or damage (including loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of the promotion.

23. Except for any liability that cannot by law be excluded, including the Non-Excludable Guarantees, the Promoter (including its respective officers, employees and agents) is not responsible for and excludes all liability (including negligence), for any personal injury; or any loss or damage (including loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of:

(a) any technical difficulties or equipment malfunction (whether or not under the Promoter’s control);
(b) any theft, unauthorised access or third party interference;
(c) any entry or prize claim that is late, lost, altered, damaged or misdirected (whether or not after their receipt by the Promoter) due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter;
(d) any variation in prize value to that stated in these Terms and Conditions;
(e) any tax liability incurred by a winner or entrant; or
(f) use of a prize.

24. These Terms and Conditions are governed by, and are to be construed in accordance with, the laws enforceable in New South Wales, Australia. Each party submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts exercising jurisdiction in New South Wales, Australia and any court hearing appeals from those courts. 25. Entrants acknowledge and agree that the Promoter may collect their personal information ("PI") in order to conduct the promotion and may, for this purpose, disclose such PI to third parties, including but not limited to agents, contractors, service providers, prize suppliers and, as required, to Australian regulatory authorities. Entry is conditional on providing this PI and consenting to the Promoter using this PI for the purposes set out in this clause. The Promoter will also use and handle PI as set out in its Privacy Policy, which can be viewed at https://www.skoda.com.au/legal/privacy-policy which adheres to the Privacy Act 1988 (cth) and Australian Privacy Principles. In addition to any use that may be outlined in the Promoter’s Privacy Policy, the Promoter may, for an indefinite period, unless otherwise advised, use the PI for promotional, marketing, publicity, research and profiling purposes, including sending electronic messages or telephoning the entrant. The Privacy Policy also contains information about how entrants may opt out, access, update or correct their PI, how entrants may complain about a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles or any other applicable law and how those complaints will be dealt with. All entries become the property of the Promoter.

If any dispute arises between an Entrant and the Promoter concerning these Terms and Conditions , the conduct or results of this promotion, or any other matter relating to this promotion, the Promoter will take reasonable steps to consider the entrant’s point of view, take into account any facts or evidence the entrant puts forward, and to respond to it fairly within a reasonable time. The decision of the Promoter will be final and binding and no correspondence or discussion will be entered into, comment issued, or reason given in respect of any decision made by the Promoter.