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VodaPay R500 Cash Back Competition

Terms and Conditions

  1. Vodacom (Pty) Ltd and Vodacom Payment Services (Pty) Ltd (“Vodacom”) is giving you the opportunity to enter the “VodaPay R500 Cash Back Competition (the “Competition”) whereby you stand a chance to win a deposit of R500 (five hundred rand) into your VodaPay Wallet (the “Prize”) from a monthly draw.
  1. By entering this Competition you hereby consent to be bound by these Terms and Conditions and to receive advertising and promotions from third parties affiliated to Vodacom.
  1. Duration
    • The Competition is open for entries from 17 May 2023 to 17 September 2023 (the “End Date” and the competition period will be referred to as the “Competition Period”).
    • The duration of the Competition may be extended or curtailed at the discretion of Vodacom.
  1. Eligibility and Valid Entry

You will only be eligible to validly enter the Competition if you:

  • are a natural person that is 18 years or older;
  • are in possession of a valid South African ID or valid permanent residence permit valid for the Republic of South Africa and valid at the End Date of the Competition.
  • enter the Competition during the Competition Period;
  • download and meet the eligibility requirements for the Vodapay Application (the “Vodapay App”)
  • successfully create a VodaPay Lite, Essential or Pro Wallet (the “Wallet”) on the Vodapay App;
  • deposit a minimum of R100 into your Wallet
  • have never before deposited any cash into your Wallet.
  1. Prize and Prize draw
    • Two hundred winners per month will receive the Prize during the Competition Period.
    • The winners will be randomly selected every month during the competition period from all eligible entries who meet all the requirements set out in these Terms and Conditions.
    • Vodacom will attempt to contact the winners for a period of five (5) working days after the draw date and subsequent verification of eligibility.
    • The winners will be contacted during normal working hours, between 08:00 and 17:00 on business days.
    • Vodacom or its duly authorized agents will use reasonable efforts to contact the winners via phone call on the contact details provided by the participant when registering to participate in the Competition.
    • The claim for the Prize will be subject to security and validation, and Vodacom reserves the right to withhold the Prize until it is satisfied that the claim by a particular winner is valid.
    • Vodacom shall not be liable for any costs incurred by the winners for entering the Competition or in claiming any prizes, where applicable. 
    • Notwithstanding the fact that the Prize vest in the winners immediately upon the determination of the results, in the event that the required documentation from a particular winner has not been received at the agreed cut-off date communicated to the winner, or no effort is made on the part of any of the winners to make special arrangements to meet the deadline set by Vodacom, such Prize will be forfeited. Vodacom then reserves the right to award the Prize to the participant that is drawn next.
    • The Prize will be transferred into the winner's VodaPay wallet. The winner may be required to provide proof of their VodaPay wallet.
    • The Prize is not transferable or exchangeable.
    • If a winner cannot accept the Prize for any reason whatsoever, the prize will be awarded to the next selected entrant.
    • All risks and ownership of the Prize shall pass to the winner on transfer/delivery thereof and hence all of Vodacom’s obligations regarding the Competition as well as with regards to the Prize shall terminate.
    • Employees, directors, agents, contractors, consultants of Vodacom and all other participating companies and their immediate families, life partners, business partners and associates and any person directly involved with the devising, producing, managing or marketing this Competition are not eligible to participate and win in this Competition
  2. Personal Information
    • Vodacom respects the right to privacy and takes the protection of your personal information seriously. Vodacom will only use your personal information for the purposes of the Competition as stated in these Terms and Conditions and in accordance with Vodacom’s Privacy Policy available on, http://www.vodacom.co.za/vodacom/terms/privacy-policy.
    • You hereby consent to Vodacom share your personal information with third parties identified by Vodacom from time to time solely for the purpose of advertising and promotions as well as for the purpose for execution of the Competition.
    • Vodacom will share personal details of the respective winners, such as name and contact number with a Vodacom approved third party agency who will notify the respective winners that they have won in the Competition, and the winner hereby agree to such disclosure as is necessary to effect Prize fulfilment.
    • Vodacom shall request the winners’ consent in writing to their image and/or likeness being used and published by Vodacom in connection with the Competition for a period of 12 (twelve) months after they have been announced as winners. The winners may decline the use of their image and/or likeness by Vodacom.
    • If they agree to have their details published, the winner's name and location may be displayed on the Vodacom website, Vodacom social media channels, Vodacom partner channels and/or on screens and in-store TVs within Vodacom-approved sales channels. 
  1. General
    • Nothing in these Terms and Conditions is intended to, or must be understood to, unlawfully restrict, limit or avoid any rights or obligations, as the case may be, created for either the participant or the promoter in terms of the Consumer Protection Act, 68 of 2008 ("CPA").
    • Vodacom’s decision on any aspect of the Competition including the allocation of the Prizes will be final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into.
    • In the event of a dispute regarding any aspect of the Competition and/or the Terms and Conditions, Vodacom’s decision will be final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into.
    • Vodacom may refuse to award the Prize if entry procedures or these Terms and Conditions have not been adhered to or if it detects any irregularities or fraudulent practices. Vodacom is entitled in its entire discretion to reject any participant for any reason and will not be obliged to notify participants that they are rejected. 
    • Vodacom and/or any other person or party associated with the Competition, their associated companies, agents, contractors and sponsors and any of its personnel involved in the Competition, shall not be liable whatsoever for any loss or damage incurred or suffered (including but not limited to direct or indirect or consequential loss), death or personal injury suffered or sustained arising from either participation in the Competition or from claiming the Prize.
    • Vodacom shall not be liable for any technical failures affecting participation and/or Prize redemption process of the Competition. In addition, neither Vodacom nor its agents shall be responsible for any loss or misdirected entries, including entries that were not received due to any failure of hardware, software, or other computer or technical systems affecting participating in and/or the Prize redemption process of the Competition.
    • Data transfer speeds are not guaranteed and are dependent on network availability and utilization.
    • Vodacom, its directors, employees, agents and distributors, are not responsible for any misrepresentation (whether written or verbal) in respect of any prize nor in respect of any warranties, guarantees or undertakings given by any person other than Vodacom itself.
    • If Vodacom is required by law to alter or cancel any aspect of the Competition or to terminate it as a result of changes in legislation, or for any reason whatsoever, it will have the right to terminate the Competition being offered, with immediate effect and without notice. In such event all entrants hereby waive any rights which they may have against Vodacom and its associated companies, agents, contractors and/or sponsors.
    • There are no additional charges for participating in the Competition apart from the standard data costs to register a valid entry. Standard data costs apply as per the user’s Service Provider and existing price plan for data usage.
    • All information relating to the Competition which is published on any marketing material will form part of these Terms and Conditions. In the event of any conflict between such marketing material and these Terms and Conditions, these Terms and Conditions shall prevail.
    • The Competition is also subject to, and must be read in conjunction with, Vodacom’s existing Terms and Conditions applicable to its website and mobile site respectively.