AUSTRALIA'S WORST BOSS: TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Entry Terms and Conditions

1 Promoter
The promotion is conducted by Compono Australia Pty Ltd (ABN 65 650 552 373) of Level 3, 757 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006 (“Compono”, “we”, “us”, “our”).

2 Eligibility
• Open to Australian residents aged 18 years or older.
• Employees (and their immediate families) of Compono, its agents and agencies directly associated with this promotion are ineligible.

3 Entry Period
Entries open 15 Aug 2025 00:00 AEST and close 14 Sep 2025 23:59 AEST (“Promotion Period”).

4 How to Enter

1. Visit https://worstboss.com.au during the Promotion Period.
   
   
2. Complete the submission form:
   • Story title + narrative (max 1000 characters)
   • Answer the questions
   • Confirm no real names or company names are included.
   
   
3. Contact box: ‘Will you share your story publicly to be prize-eligible?’
   
   
   • Unticked ✖︎ = story published under first name (or pseudonym) and state only; not eligible for prize.
   • Tick ✔︎ = willing to be contacted; first name & state may be published; email, phone + media availability required for prize eligibility.
     
     
4. Accept these Terms & Conditions.

Limit: one entry per person.

5 Story Requirements
Original, truthful, non-defamatory; no identifying names (we may substitute industry + region to retain anonymity). Compono reserves the right to make any changes to a story that it deems necessary or appropriate at its discretion including editing or shortening a story. Compono may also refuse to accept any story that breaches these Terms & Conditions or law.

6 Judging, Voting & Game of Skill

*Dates may shift by ≤ 48 h if required.

7 Prize

Total maximum prize pool ≈ AUD $7,000. Prize not transferable or redeemable for cash.

8 Winner Notification, Verification & Availability

• Provisional winner notified by phone and email from 29 Sep 2025 (next business day after voting closes).
  
  
• Provisional winner must:
  
  
  1. Confirm eligibility within 3 business days, and
     
     
  2. Be available on 13 Oct 2025 for media appearances and story sharing (time and format notified by Compono).
     
     
• Failure to meet either requirement forfeits the prize, which will then pass to the next-highest-voted finalist.
  
  
• Compono may require proof of age, identity and residency.
  
  

9 Licence & Use of Entries
9.1 Story Content Licence (all entrants) – perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free right for Compono to edit, adapt, publish and reproduce the story in any medium.
9.2 Personal-Identifier Licence (box ticked ✔︎) – additional royalty-free right to use first name, state/territory, likeness and recorded interview material for campaign promotion.
9.3 Anonymity assurance – if the box is unticked your identity will never be published or shared.

10 Privacy Collection Notice
Personal information is collected for promotion administration, prize fulfilment and (if you do not untick the media box) potential media interviews, and handled in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and Compono’s Privacy Policy.

11 Marketing Consent & Opt-Out
If you opt in to marketing emails, Compono may contact you in accordance with the Spam Act 2003 (Cth). Unsubscribe links will appear in every email that is sent.

12 Liability
To the extent permitted by law, Compono is not liable for any loss, damage or injury arising from the promotion or prize. Nothing in these Terms limits consumer rights under the Australian Consumer Law. You acknowledge that Compono is not liable for any loss or damage that you may incur as a consequence of your story being publicised. 

13 Right to Modify or Cancel
Compono may amend, suspend or cancel the promotion or these Terms if unforeseen circumstances arise.

14 Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of Queensland, Australia. Entrants submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of Queensland courts.

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