GREAT SOUTHERN BANK DEPOSITORS SURVEY – 4 x $250 DIGITAL GIFT CARD PRIZE DRAW TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. Research is being conducted by Great Southern Bank with its customers through its research platform host, Forsta.
2. Information on how to enter and the prize draw form part of these Terms and Conditions. Participation in the survey is deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
3. The promoter is Great Southern Bank ABN 44 087 650 959 of Level 27, 300 George Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000. Phone 133 282 (“Promoter” or “Great Southern Bank”).
4. Entry is only open to Australian residents aged 18 years or over and who are an existing Great Southern Bank customer, and have been invited to participate in Great Southern Bank’s Deposits Survey (each an “Eligible Individual”).
5. Employees, contractors and consultants (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.
6. The promotion commences on 16/07/2025 and ends at 11:59pm AEST on 17/08/2025 (“Promotional Period”).
7. For the Promotional Period, the prize consists of four $250 digital gift-cards (a “Prize”), with four winners randomly selected by the Promoter. Total prize pool value for Promotional Period is $1,000. The Prize is not transferable or exchangeable.
8. To receive an automatic entry, the Eligible Individual must follow the direct link sent by email; consent to participating in the prize draw; and complete all the questions in the survey by 11:59pm on the last day of the Promotional Period.
9. There is a limit of one entry per Eligible Individual.
10. 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 reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who the Promoter has reason to believe has breached any of these Terms and Conditions, tampered with the entry process or engaged in any unlawful or other improper conduct which in the Promoter’s reasonable opinion could jeopardise fair and proper conduct of the promotion. Errors and omissions may 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. The Promoter's legal rights to recover damages or other compensation from such an offender are reserved.
11. 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.
12. There will be one draw conducted on the fifth business day following the end of the Promotional Period. All valid entries will have an equal chance of winning the draw. The draw will take place at Great Southern Bank, 300 George Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia.
13. The Promoter’s decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
14. For the Promotional Period, four winners will be drawn by random selection by Great Southern Bank. Non-winning entries in Promotional Period will not be entered into any subsequent draws.
15. The winners will be notified by email within two business days of the draw by Great Southern Bank. Winner names will be published online at Customer Survey FAQs | Great Southern Bank. Dependent on the location of the winners, names may also be published elsewhere to conform with State and Territory legislation.
16. The Prize will be issued by GiftPay on behalf of Great Southern Bank as a digital gift card. By participating in the survey, you consent to Great Southern Bank providing your first name and email address to GiftPay https://www.giftpay.com.au)
17. If for any reason the winner does not redeem the Prize within the timeframe specified by GiftPay upon receipt of the Prize, then the Prize will be forfeited.
18. 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: (a) to disqualify any entrant; or (b) subject to any written directions from a regulatory authority, to modify, suspend, terminate or cancel the promotion, as appropriate.
19. 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.
20. 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) taking of the Prize.
21. The Promoter will use and handle the personal information which it holds about its customers (“PI”) as set out in its Privacy Policy, which can be viewed at https://www.greatsouthernbank.com.au. In addition to any use that may be outlined in the Promoter’s Privacy Policy, the Promoter may 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. The Promoter may store PI with or disclose PI to its service providers outside of Australia (for a list of the countries, see the Promoter’s Privacy Policy).