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Absa Run Your City Terms And Conditions

Terms and conditions

  • All people entering this competition (the entrants) agree that the competition rules as set out
    in these terms and conditions are binding on them. A copy of these competition rules is available to all
    entrants and can be downloaded from www.absa.co.za
  • The organiser of this competition is Absa. For the purposes of this competition, “Absa Bank
    Limited” means Absa with registration number: 1986/004794/06 and “Absa Group Limited” means a public
    company with registration number: 1986/003934/06 incorporated under the laws of the Republic of South
    Africa, a public company duly registered as a bank and incorporated in accordance with the laws of the
    Republic of South Africa with its registered address at Absa Towers West, 7th Floor, 15 Troye Street,
    Johannesburg, 2001.
  • Absa, its directors, members, partners, employees, agents or consultants, the suppliers of
    goods or services and their respective spouses, life partners, business partners or immediate family members
    are not permitted to participate in this competition.
  • The entrant acknowledges that they have been given enough time to read these terms and
    conditions before entering into this competition. The entrant is aware of all the terms printed in bold.
    Personal information:
  • Absa will only collect, store and use entrants’ personal information, such as their names, ages,
    telephone numbers and email addresses for the purposes of entering the entrants into the competition and for
    administering the draw as set out in these rules. This will not affect any existing marketing preferences that
    they have registered with Absa.
  • By entering the competition, entrants’ personal information may be transferred to our service
    providers and agents (including their subcontractors) to store and use as necessary to administer the draw. We
    will never pass entrants’ information to any third party for them to use in their own direct marketing, without
    the entrant’s consent.
  • Entrants’ personal information will be held on record for a short period of time as necessary to
    administer the draw and then securely destroyed.
  • To qualify as an entrant, the entrant must:
    8.1 Be a South African citizen and hold a South African identity document;
    8.2 Reside in South Africa;
    8.3 Provide correct and full personal contact details, as required; and
    8.4 Be 18 years and older.

Rules of the competition

  • This competition starts on 7 July and ends on 13 July 2025, both dates included (“the
    competition period”).
  • Entrants entering must have an open Instagram or TikTok profile.
    Method of entry:
  • The method of entry is via user-generated content (UGC) on social media and radio
    participation .

11.1 On Social Media, entrants must share an in-feed post of a picture or video of their running gear or
running playlist on Instagram or TikTok and tag Absa South Africa using the hashtags

TakeYourStoryToTheStreets #AbsaRunYourCity #WeSeeYourStory when posting.

11.2 On radio, entrants must submit their messages or voice notes sharing how they bring their story to
the streets through their gear or playlists via the Gagasi FM App using #MyStreetSwagger
11.2 Absa will boost the social media competition post.
11.3 Absa will have the right to reshare entrants’ content on Absa-owned social media platforms to
further promote the competition.
11.4 Absa will announce the daily winner by using the entrant’s winning post in an Absa-generated
post and/or related post creative that announces the winner and what that winner’s game day
celebrations were.
Prizes:
12.1 Each social media daily winner will have their story and name on a DOOH billboard and their
entry reshared on Absa South Africa social media channels.
12.2 Each radio winner will have their story and name on a DOOH billboard and a R2000 PUMA
Voucher
12.3 The winner gives permission to Absa and it’s subcontractors to publish their name and entry
on a public media billboard and on Absa South Africa social channels.
12.4 The winner waives any right that they may have to claim against Absa or its employees,
directors, officers, subcontractors, consultants, agents, or other representatives in respect of any such
loss or damages, howsoever arising and whether as a result of negligence or otherwise, and the winner
hereby expressly indemnify and keep them harmless against all such claims.

  • Incomplete or illegible entries, bulk entries, entries from third parties and entries which do not
    satisfy the requirements of these terms and conditions in full will be disqualified and will not be considered.
  • The winner will be randomly chosen from all qualifying entrants by a registered auditor,
    chartered accountant, registered auditor, admitted attorney, commissioner of oaths or advocate and by means
    of a random draw using a legal randomizor tool on a daily basis to announce the daily winner.
  • The winner(s) will be contacted via Instagram or TikTok direct message through an Absa
    community manager from 7 July 2025. If the selected winner does not answer their message, Absa will leave
    an additional message to the winner’s personal Instagram account. Absa undertakes to try at least 3 (three)
    times on 3 (three) consecutive days to notify the winner(s).
  • If the prize is declined or if the winner cannot be contacted from the details supplied on their
    submission within 2 (two) working days of the draw date, a replacement winner will be drawn at Absa’s
    discretion and the replacement winner will be notified by Absa via their personal Instagram or TikTok account
    and the “winner contact” process will be followed. The same process will be followed if the replacement
    winner also declines or the price is unclaimed or the replacement winner cannot be contacted.
  • Absa will deliver the prize(s) to the winner(s). If the prize is not claimed within the four-day
    period, the prize will be forfeited. The winner has no further claim to the prize and the “claim period” has
    ended.
  • When the winner(s) accept(s) their prize, Absa reserves the right to identify the winner by
    taking their photograph (at no fee) and publishing this in the relevant media as decided by Absa.
  • By entering the competition, the winner gives consent, for Absa to publish the winner’s name,
    story and photographs (at no fee) in any advertising, promotional, print, point-of-sale or public relations
    material. The nature of these publications will be determined at the sole discretion of Absa, for a period of 12
    (twelve) months from the date of the lucky draw.
  • Absa is not liable in any way for any direct or indirect loss or damage because of an
    entrant or winner’s participation in the competition.
  • If Absa cannot continue with the competition for any reason beyond its reasonable
    control or if it is required by any regulatory terms or applicable law, Absa may end or alter the terms of
    the competition on condition that:
  • No winner has been determined; and
  • Reasonable notice has been given beforehand to all entrants.
  • If the competition is ended as set out in 21 above, no entrant will have any claim of any
    nature whatsoever against Absa.
  • Absa is not obliged to award more than the defined prize. If the prize is anything other than a
    cash award, Absa will not be liable for any defects or damage to the prize. The winner must refer to the
    applicable supplier/manufacturer warranty for the replacement or repair of the item.
  • The prize:
  • Cannot be transferred and will only be handed over if all details given are
    factually correct; and
  • Will not be exchanged for cash amounts or for any prize other than the prize
    offered in this competition.
  • Once the prize has been handed over in terms of these rules, the results of the
    competition are final in all respects and no correspondence will be allowed.
  • Amendments to the terms and conditions:
  • Absa is entitled to amend the terms and conditions hereof in so far as same is
    deemed necessary and such amendments may relate to any aspect of such competition;
  • The amendments may include the addition and/or deletion of any
    existing and/or proposed terms and conditions of the competition, which amendments
    may also affect the identified prize including but not limited to the cash prize of such
    competition;
  • The proposed amendments may be effected before the start date of the
    competition and during the competition period, which amendments may result in the
    competition period being reduced and/or extended as deemed necessary; and
  • It is the entrant’s responsibility to regularly check the website where the
    competition rules are made available as per clause 1 for any amendments.
  • In the event that the terms and conditions of this competition are amended in terms of clause
    26, such amendments will become effective immediately or on such date as may be determined by Absa.
    However, all entrants who have received confirmation of the prize before such date will remain eligible to
    receive the prize that has been awarded to them in accordance with the terms and conditions in force when
    they were selected as winners.
  • No entrant will have any recourse or claim against Absa as a result of any amendment to these
    terms and conditions or as a result of Absa’s cancellation, termination or suspension of the competition in line
    with these terms and conditions.