Welcome to Sportal AFL Tipping

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Welcome to the Sportal AFL Tipping competition for Season 2012;
Register to play Tipping, Eliminator and One Team Tip;
Use the comprehensive Guides, Help and FAQs to learn more about the games in Season 2012.

Welcome to the Sportal AFL Tipping competition

Here you'll find all of the information you need to play. Read through the detailed game information available here, as well as the comprehensive Frequently Asked Questions where available to the right, providing answers to some of the most popular queries about the games. You can also always contact us if you have any further questions or feedback.

Read all about it here

You can access help on any page by clicking the "Rules & Help" button near the top of your screen. If you wish to learn more about the games, you can read through our comprehensive Help & game information below by selecting the appropriate section.
Your single registration will allow you to play in all THREE games featured here - play the general tipping competition, and check out the Eliminator and One Team Tip games for a unique challenge.

Tipping FAQs

Q: What is the Sportal AFL Tipping competition? A: Sportal AFL Tipping is a FREE, fun and exciting interactive tipping competition, the premise being simple. You'll get the opportunity to take on friends, colleagues and relatives in your very own private leagues to test your tipping prowess. With your single entry, you'll also be playing nationally against everyone else in the competition, as well as everyone from your state of origin and other supporters of your club.

With a single registration, you can play in the general tipping competition, and check out the Tipping Eliminator and One Team Tip games for an all-new and unique challenge like never before.

Registration & your Profile

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Register to play in the 2012 competition;
Login to play with your email and password at the top left of the screen from anywhere on the web site. Link your Facebook and/or Twitter account for one-click login;
Update your details at any time.

Register to play

You'll need to register and create your account and login.
Please Read through all of the Terms & Conditions prior to registering.
Note that ONE registration is permitted and required to play.

Logging in

Enter your registered login email address and password in the login area near the top left of the screen.
Link your account with either or both Facebook and Twitter, for single click login using your Facebook/Twitter account login - you'll also get the benefit of instant sharing, playing against your Facebook contacts and everyone who you follow on Twitter, automatically - plus much more!

Login problems?

Ensure that "cookies" are enabled for your web browser.
If you've forgotten your password, click here to request a login/password reminder.
If you still experience problems logging in, you can always contact us for further assistance.

Updating and managing your registration

You can manage your registration by logging in and clicking on the 'PROFILE' button near the top left of the screen.
Within the PROFILE section, you may change your login email address and password, update your personal details and social connections, change tips and league names (only in certain instances), as well as opting out of email updates or cancelling your registration altogether.

Registration/login FAQs

Q: How many times can I enter? A: You may only register and enter each of the games ONCE. Anyone registered more than once in any one game at any stage of the competition may be disqualified as indicated in the official Game Rules and Terms of Use.

Q: I am currently not an Australian resident. Can I still enter and play? A: You are more than welcome to participate in the games, even if you're not a resident of Australia. However, only Australian residents may eligible to win prizes (if any are available). Please refer to the official Terms and Conditions for further details.

Q: How do I retrieve a lost password? A: Please click on the 'Lost password' link on the homepage to have your password sent to your registered email address.

Q: I've tried t retrieve my password, but I am still having problems logging in. A: If you don't receive your new password by email, it is then likely that you are either using an incorrect email address, or that something is wrong with your registration. If this is the case, please contact us, providing as much detail about your registration so that we can determine what may be at fault. Something that may be preventing you from logging in is if you have Cookies in your browser window turned off. You need to ensure that you have Cookies enabled in your browser of choice.

Q: I have a new email address. Can you change my login details? A: You can actually change your login details directly at the Sportal AFL Tipping web site. Simply login with your current details, and then click on the "PROFILE" button, which can be found in the main game menu near the top left of the screen. You can change your login email and/or password there.

Q: Can I change my Alias name? A: Yes, although only for a limited time prior to the start of competition. Your alias name is your unique identifier in the game and cannot be changed at latter stages of the competition.

Tipping game

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Submit your tips for any upcoming match and round at any time, right up until match kick-off;
Enter a margin prediction for the featured match;
You'll receive a bonus of 2 points if you tip all the winners in any single round;
If you forget to submit a tip, you'll get the away team by default;
Results are available instantly at the end of each match;

Entering your tips

The standard tipping game allows you to enter your tips for any upcoming round at any time.
You may enter or edit your tips right up until the published start time for each match.
Use the comprehensive 'Match Facts' and 'Your Record' facilities to assist you when making the all-important selections.
You can also choose to submit the most popular tips - these are the most selected tips at the time you've submitted them. Or you can play the luck of the draw and choose to submit your tips at random.

How you'll score

You'll receive 1 point for every correct tip. If you tip all the winners in any given round, you'll receive a BONUS score of 2 points.
Be sure to enter a margin prediction as provided, for one match of the round and prior to it's kick-off time (this is usually the first match of the round, however it may vary).
Your margin prediction is used as a tiebreaker if there's more than one tipper with the same score. Your margin is accumulated throughout the Season.

Forgot to put in your tips?

If you forget to enter tips for any match before the cut-off time, you'll automatically be given the AWAY team as your selection and you'll score points based on results for all missed matches.
If joining at a latter stage during the Season, you'll receive the AWAY scores from each completed round, up to a maximum of 4 points for any completed round that you missed.
If you forget to enter your margin, you'll get the average tipping margin from everyone playing as your prediction for that particular round.
Results are made available shortly after the completion of each match (usually between 5 and 15 minutes), with full results and rankings being confirmed and finalised within a few hours of the completion of each round.

Point scoring

Stat Description	Points Awarded/Deducted
Correct tip	1 point
Incorrect tip	0 points
Drawn match	1 point
Bonus score for tipping ALL winners correctly in any given round	2 points
Non-submission of tips for any given match	AWAY team selected by default
Non-submission of margin prediction	Average margin score for the round will be awarded

Match facts/your record

Match Facts A "Match Facts" page is available for every game, every round throughout the Season, providing you with complete and detailed access to 5+ years of past data, including:
- Previous results for every match-up between the teams over the past 5+ years;
- Summarised record of the 'head-to-head' match-ups between the 2 teams, including win/loss details and average winning margins;
- Details of the best and most current winning streaks that one team has enjoyed over the other;
- Last 5+ rounds record for each team, providing you with their most recent form in the competition;
- The complete Season 2012 ladder.

Your record Check out your past record in tipping winners and your success rate for every match-up right through the Season. Hover your mouse over the 'Your record' icon for each match to get the details.

Tipping Eliminator

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Pick one winner each week, to build up a 'win streak' of correct picks;
Each team can only be picked once during your streak;
If you pick a losing team, you are eliminated. Your best win streak is stored and you may start again;
If you're not feeling confident for any upcoming round, you may skip it without breaking your streak.

How Eliminator works

Tipping Eliminator challenges you to pick ONE unique winning team and maintain a streak of wins during the 2012 AFL Season, with the maximum achievable streak being 18.
The catch is that you can only pick each team for any upcoming round ONCE during each streak of wins. Once you've picked a team that wins, they can't be selected again for the remainder of the current streak.
A losing team picked means that you are 'eliminated' and your streak comes to an end, however you can immediately start on a new streak (and all teams will become available for selection again).
Eliminator is all about picking winners. If the result of the match is a DRAW, the pick will be voided - you'll NOT be penalised and you won't receive a correct result. You'll simply maintain your streak and may choose that team again in a future round.
If any team does not play in any given round, they'll not be available for selection and your Eliminator options may be limited.

Not feeling confident?

If you're not feeling confident (or you forget to make a pick) for any upcoming round, you can simply skip it. Your streak will be maintained without any penalty.
Be sure that you don't run out of rounds to maximise your winning streak - remember, the maximum achievable streak is 18 and skipping too many rounds may mean that you run out of rounds and opportunities.

Your best streak

Your best win streak will always be stored even if you're eliminated.
You'll be ranked based on your best win streak until and if/when you can improve on it.
Your margin prediction is used as a tiebreaker if there's more than one entry with the same win streak. This score is accumulated throughout the Season, with the lowest margin score being the highest-ranked.
Your margin score is associated with your streak and stored with your best streak. If you're eliminated, your margin score is also reset.

Point scoring

Stat Description	Points Awarded/Deducted
Win streak	The win streak score is incremented by 1 for every round where a winner is selected.
Non-submission	If an entry is not submitted for any given round, that round is void and the win streak is maintained.
Incorrect tip	An incorrect tip breaks the win streak and the entry is reset to 0. The best win streak is stored and the entry is ranked on this basis, until and when that win streak is improved upon. Margin prediction must be submitted for a valid entry in upcoming round .

Match facts/your record

Match Facts A "Match Facts" page is available for every game, every round throughout the Season, providing you with complete and detailed access to 5+ years of past data, including:
- Previous results for every match-up between the teams over the past 5+ years;
- Summarised record of the 'head-to-head' match-ups between the 2 teams, including win/loss details and average winning margins;
- Details of the best and most current winning streaks that one team has enjoyed over the other;
- Last 5+ rounds record for each team, providing you with their most recent form in the competition;
- The complete Season 2012 ladder.

Your record Check out your past record in tipping winners and your success rate for every match-up right through the Season. Hover your mouse over the 'Your record' icon for each match to get the details.

One Team Tip

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Select one team for the Season;
Each round, pick whether they'll win or lose and submit your margin;
Maintain the lowest possible margin score based on the accuracy of your predictions.

Select one team, predict the score

One Team Tip tests your skill and nerve by predicting the result of your single selected team over the entire 2012 Season.
Select your team on entry (it can be your own team that you support, or any other).
Each round you'll be required to predict whether your selected team will win or lose, and the score margin.
You will receive a margin score each round based on the accuracy of your prediction. For example, if you tip your team to win by 10 points and they only win by 5, your weekly margin score will be 5 points. If you tip your team to win by 10 points and they lose by 15, your weekly margin score will be 25 (the difference between your prediction and the actual score).
You'll be ranked based on your cumulative margin score, with the lowest score being ranked highest.
If you forget to enter your One Team Tip prediction for any upcoming round, you'll receive the average margin score for that round from ALL entries in the competition. Similarly, if joining at a later stage during the Season, you'll start with an average score for all missed rounds from all entries.

Point scoring

Stat Description	Points Awarded/Deducted
Margin Score & Cumulative Margin Score	One Team Tip entry is ranked on the basis of the lowest Margin Score awarded being the best (see left on how the Margin Score is calculated).
Margin Prediction	Must be submitted for a valid entry for any upcoming Round. Non-submission for any given Round - the average Margin Score for that particular Round from ALL entries will be awarded.

Match facts/your record

Match Facts A "Match Facts" page is available for every game, every round throughout the Season, providing you with complete and detailed access to 5+ years of past data, including:
- Previous results for every match-up between the teams over the past 5+ years;
- Summarised record of the 'head-to-head' match-ups between the 2 teams, including win/loss details and average winning margins;
- Details of the best and most current winning streaks that one team has enjoyed over the other;
- Last 5+ rounds record for each team, providing you with their most recent form in the competition;
- The complete Season 2012 ladder.

Your record Check out your past record in tipping winners and your success rate for every match-up right through the Season. Hover your mouse over the 'Your record' icon for each match to get the details.

Leagues Competitions

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Set up your office tipping competition with Sportal AFL Tipping;
Create or join up to five private or public leagues with your single entry. Invite friends, colleagues and relatives to join;
Play in your very own private game with its own ladder and rankings, in addition to the overall, all-in competition.
Your league/s cover all three games available in the competition.
Link your Facebook and/or Twitter accounts to play against all of your Facebook/Twitter contacts in your very own, 'all-in' Facebook & Twitter Leagues!

Mini Leagues competitions

You can create or join, and be a part of up to FIVE private or public mini-leagues with your single tips entry. Your tips will be entered in at least one private or public mini-league.
You can compete direct against friends and relatives, or a small group of other participants in the competition.
Through the unique 'Tipper's Chat Box' feature, you'll be able to communicate with your league of competitors live.
You can create or join and be a part of up to FIVE private or public mini-leagues with your single tipping entry.
You can create and monitor your own league with friends, join a second league that you've been invited to by work colleagues, and play against family members independently.
Within each league, you will compete against your fellow members automatically in all three Tipping, Eliminator and One Team Tip games.

Unlimited size leagues

There are no limits as to how many entries can be a part of a tipping league.
ALL private and public leagues that don't have at least 3 entries at the conclusion and publishing of the next upcoming round's results, will be merged or have entries added to form leagues of 16.
Any existing entries within each league will remain in that league. All leagues must be formed prior to the beginning of the next upcoming round to avoid being merged or have other entries added.
You can leave/change between leagues at any time.

Public Leagues

Creating a public league will allow you to invite anyone you like to your league.
Anyone who joins your league or obtains your unique league code will also have the ability to join and invite others to this league.
If you selected to join a public league, your entry will be placed in one automatically, at the completion of the next upcoming round, with publishing of results.

Private Leagues

If you create a private league, you'll be the only one who can invite others to this league (via the League page).
As 'Administrator', you'll also have the ability to REMOVE tippers from your league.
Anyone joining a Private league is not able to invite others via the league page.

When using the automated league invite form on your league page to send invitations, your friends/relatives will be provided with a direct link to the registration page, and will be added to your league automatically upon successful registration. You can leave/change between leagues at any time, by using the facilities available on your league page.

Setup your Facebook and Twitter leagues!

If you have a Facebook and/or Twitter account, you can now link it to your Sportal AFL Tipping entry.
In addition to all the benefits (unified login with your Facebook/Twitter credentials, sharing of data to your wall/followers, etc), you'll be able to setup your very own Facebook and/or Twitter leagues, which are in addition to your maximum 5 regular leagues!
On linking your account, Sportal AFL Tipping will automatically setup your Facebook and/or Twitter league.
You'll be ranked based on overall points against any of your Facebook/Twitter contacts who also play Sportal AFL Tipping and have linked their accounts.
In addition, you can automatically invite any of those not playing with a simple wall post or tweet directly from Sportal AFL Tipping - or invite them to one of your regular leagues.

Leagues FAQs.

Q: How I do create an office comp, or a group where I can compete against my friends? A: If you've been invited to join a group by a friend or relative, please use the information that was emailed to you to join that league. If not, you will be given the option to create your own league and invite other friends and relatives to join your league, on registration. You can be a part of up to five leagues.

Q: I've found out that all of my friends are in another league. How do I swap leagues so I can play against them? Can you move my entry for me? A: You can swap leagues on the League page by clicking on the 'CREATE/JOIN' (to join an additional league) or 'LEAVE' (leave your current league and join the new one) buttons and entering the desired League Code in the box provided on your league page, at any time.

Q: How do I enter a new public league? A: To enter a new public league, you will need to create one. In your Leagues page, simply click on the 'CREATE/JOIN' button and follow the instructions. That league will then be merged with other teams after the publishing of the next round's results.

Q: How do I leave a league? A: In your Leagues page, simply click on the 'LEAVE' button to leave a league. Please note, you must be in at least one league.

Q: Why can't I invite people into my league? A: If you have been invited into a Private League, then only the league's creator has the ability to invite more people into that league from their Leagues page.

Q: Can I remove people from my league? A: If you are a Private League creator, you will have the option to remove people from your league.

Q: Do I win a prize for coming first in my private/public league? A: No. Unfortunately due to the enormous amount of users/leagues in the competition, it is virtually impossible to organise and award prizes to winners in each league.

Q: Can I change the name of the league that I created? A: Your league name is a unique identifier in the game and can only be changed prior to your league's first round of play.

Q: The league that I was in is now different, or its name changed... Why? A: We may add entries, or merge leagues where they do not attract enough competitors. All care will be taken to ensure that all original entries that you had in your league will still be there, in addition to new ones. Your league name may therefore change based on these movements.

Q: I just joined. Why wasn't I added to a league, and where is the option to create one? A: Everyone who signs up for Sportal AFL Tipping will be a part of a league. Look for the "Leagues" link and button in the menu bar on the left to access your leagues.

Site Rankings and Leaderboards

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Your single entry is automatically entered in your supported club's league, your state of origin league, as well as the overall competition;
Rankings are available for all three featured games.

One game - multiple competitions

Your single tipping entry is automatically entered in several different competitions and site-wide 'leagues'.
As well as competing against everyone else playing Sportal AFL Tipping, you'll also be entered in a competition and rankings against all other supporters of your club, as well as everyone else playing from your state of origin.
The Season 2012 Leaderboards page provides you with the top overall rankings, which you can sort by overall score or the past round only.
You are able to view the top rankings for any club's supporters or state of origin league.
You can check back and view how the overall rankings stood for any previously completed round.
Once the Sportal AFL Tipping competition is under way, click on any tipper's alias wherever their entry appears throughout the competitions (rankings, your mini-Leagues, etc) to see exactly who they have tipped in previous tipss and how well they are performing.

National competition rankings

You'll find tables that rank the various clubs and states - based on the average scores of tippers in each of the state and club leagues, you can check out where your state and club is ranked against the rest.
Click on the Top 20 Leagues tab to view the best performing leagues in the competition (based on average score).
Rankings are available for all three Tipping, Eliminator and One Team Tip games. Simply click to the game tabs near the top of the page to view the rankings for each particular game.

Rankings FAQs

Q. How do I view the rankings for this past round only? A. You can re-sort the rankings for any past round by simply selecting the desired round in the 'LATEST ROUND RANKINGS' menu above the rankings list. Use the 'SEASON LEADERBOARD' menu to view overall rankings up to any completed round. Select from the comprehensive options to view rankings for any of the overall, state of origin or supported club leagues.

Contact Us

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If you have general questions, feedback, or specific questions and enquiries regarding the games, the Sportal AFL Tipping wants to hear from you! Simply fill in the form below, and we will be sure to respond within the next 24 hours to all technical-related queries! (Note: If you have a general question, please check our constantly updated Game Information and Frequently Asked Questions, by following the links above, to see if it has been answered already).
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Before you send your query

The Sportal AFL Tipping competition receives hundreds of emails on a weekly basis. To ensure that we can provide the best and quickest possible service to all genuine support queries, please read through the 'Help & game info" section and frequently asked questions sections by clicking on the links above, to ensure your question has not already been answered.

Sportal AFL Tipping - Terms & Conditions

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For the purpose of this promotion the following definitions apply: in association with Sportal Australia Pty Ltd, of 120 Harbour Esplanade, Docklands VIC 3008;
"Promoter" means Vapormedia Pty Ltd, of 107/425 Docklands Drive, Docklands VIC 3008, in association with Sportal Australia Pty Ltd, of 120 Harbour Esplanade, Docklands VIC 3008;
"Promotion" means the Sportal AFL Tipping Competition, and is a sports tipping promotion conducted during the course of the 23 rounds of the 2012 Australian Football League season, not including any Finals Series;
"Round" means a singular round in the 2012 Australian Football League season, not including any Finals Series;
"Rounds" means all rounds in the 2012 Australian Football League season, not including any Finals Series;
"Promotion Period" means the period commencing at 9am Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time ("AEDST") on 01.02.2012 and closing at 11:59pm Australian Eastern Standard Time ("AEST") on 02.09.2012;
"Website" means footy.virtualtips.com.au or afltipping.sportal.com.au.
Information on how to enter and prizes form part of these Terms and Conditions. Participation in this Promotion is deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions and the Website Terms of Use. In the event of any inconsistency, these Terms and Conditions shall prevail. The laws of Australia apply to this Promotion to the exclusion of any other law. Entrants submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Australia.
Entry is open to Australian residents and non-Australian residents, except where prohibited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, only Australian residents aged 18 years and over are eligible to win any prizes (if any are associated with this promotion), excluding the directors, managers and employees (and their immediate family) of the Promoter and agencies associated with this Promotion. 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.
The Promotion is made up of 3 components as follows:
(a) Tipping Component;
(b) Eliminator Component;
(c) One Team Tip Component; and
For specific details on how each component will be conducted and the relevant additional terms and conditions that apply, refer to the Schedule.
To enter any component of the Promotion, the entrant must firstly register by completing the online registration process at the Website during the Promotion Period. Entrants will be required to (a) choose a nickname/alias to identify their entry; and (b) submit the name of their favourite AFL team.
Only one registration per an entrant (and per an email address) will be accepted. By registering, the entrant agrees to subscribe (or has already subscribed) to receive periodical results and/or reminder emails about the competition, notification of new competitions, Sportal's "Backpager" and other similar, related newsletters by Sportal.com.au from time to time. The entrant may choose to opt-out of any such newsletters at any time. If invited to enter a particular league, entrants may enter their details to join that league during the registration process. Alternatively they can create up to five private or public leagues and invite others to join. If they do not select a league, entrants will automatically be entered into a public league. Subject to an entrant's eligibility to win a prize, an entrant's chances of winning a prize will not be affected by whether they join a public league or private league. Rankings as displayed on the Website include the rankings of all entrants, and not only the rankings of entrants that are eligible to win a prize, and therefore should not be relied upon as indication of who will a prize.
During registration entrants may refer the promotion to their friends via email using the Refer-a-Friend facility on the Website. If an entrant refers a friend, they warrant that they have obtained their friend's consent to do so prior to sending the email. The entrant indemnifies the Promoter against any claims by any third party for the entrant's failure to do so.
The Promoter's decisions in relation to all aspects of this Promotion is final and no correspondence will entered into, including decisions in relation to the number of points achieved or rankings are final and nor correspondence will be entered into.
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 in the opinion of the Promoter tampers with the entry process. Failure by the Promoter to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.
Incomplete, indecipherable, incorrect or illegible entries will be deemed invalid. Entries containing inappropriate, offensive, derogatory or defamatory content, as determined by the Promoter will deemed invalid and may be removed from display.
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.
If the prize is unavailable, the Promoter, in its discretion, reserves the right to substitute the prize with a prize to the equal value and/or specification.
Total prize pool value is up to $1000.00.
Prizes, including any unused portion, are not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be taken as cash. Unless specified otherwise, prizes must be taken in accordance with any nominated date. Failure to take prize by a nominated date will result in the forfeiture of that prize and cash will not be awarded in lieu of that prize.
The draw to award any unclaimed prizes will take place at Vapormedia Pty Ltd at 107/425 Docklands Drive, Docklands VIC 3008 at 12pm AEST on 02.12.2012. In the event that a prize is no longer available the Promoter will award a prize of equivalent value and specification as determined by Promoter in its absolute discretion.
Entrants consent to the Promoter using the entrant's 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 competition (including any outcome), and promoting any services supplied by the Promoter.
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, 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 direction from a Lottery Authority, to modify, suspend, terminate or cancel the promotion, as appropriate.
Any cost associated with accessing the promotional website is the entrant's responsibility and is dependent on the Internet service provider used.
Except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law, the Promoter (including its 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, including, but not limited to, where arising out of the following: (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) the prize.
The Promoter collects personal information in order to conduct the Promotion and may, for this purpose and such other purposes as detailed in Promoter's privacy statement at afl.virtualtips.com.au, disclose such information to third parties, including, but not limited to, prize suppliers and Vapormedia Pty Ltd. Entry is conditional on providing this information. The Promoter may, for an indefinite period unless otherwise advised, use the information for promotional, marketing and publicity purposes including sending electronic messages or telephoning the entrant. Entrants should direct any request to access, update or correct information to the Promoter by emailing support@vitualtips.com.au. All entries become the property of the Promoter.

SCHEDULE

Tipping Component:

How to Enter

After registration, entrants may enter in all remaining Rounds of the Tipping Component which have not been completed or locked out during the Promotion Period.
If the entrant wishes to provide their tips for a particular Round, they must do so before the lockout time for that Round, or the particular match (as notified on the Website), by visiting the Website and submitting their tip entry including their Margin Score, in accordance with the instructions. For clarity, an entrant may choose and edit their entered tips for a Round at any time before the lockout time for that Round, or the particular match, as notified on the Website.

How Points are determined

Point scoring

Stat Description	Points Awarded/Deducted
Correct tip	1 point
Incorrect tip	0 points
Drawn match	1 point
Bonus score for tipping ALL winners correctly in any given round	2 points
Non-submission of tips for any given match	AWAY team selected by default
Non-submission of margin prediction	Average margin score for the round will be awarded

In the case where the entrant has registered after a Round or several Rounds have closed, the entrant will receive the average tips score (i.e. total number of points divided by entrants) for any previously completed Round prior to their registration, rounded down to the nearest whole number, with up to a maximum of 4 points being awarded for all missed Rounds.
The Margin Score is used as a tie-breaker should more than one entry be ranked equally based on points. The Margin Score is calculated based on the difference between the submitted Margin Prediction and the actual result. For example, if a team is tipped to WIN by 10 points and the actual Result is a WIN by 5 points, the Margin Score awarded will be 5 points. If a team is tipped to WIN by 10 points and the team LOSES by 5 points, the Margin Score awarded is 15 points. The Cumulative Margin Score is the total of all Margin Scores awarded for all completed Rounds to date. The lowest Margin Score and Cumulative Margin Score is ranked highest.

Tipping Prize

The Prize Winner Selection Process will be conducted by a representative of Vapormedia Pty Ltd at 107/425 Docklands Drive, Docklands VIC 3008 ("Prize Winner Selection Location").
There will be one Season Tipping Prize of $1,000 worth of personal training sessions, awarded at the completion of the 23 round season (calculated at 1 session per week for 25 weeks, $40 per session - if the winner lives in a remote location, the prize may be substituted for a gift voucher of equal value, at the determination of the Promoter).
The Major Tipping Prize will be determined at the Winner Selection Location at 12pm on 03.09.2012. There will be a total of one Major Tipping Prize. The total Major Tipping Prize pool is valued at $1000.00. In the event of a tie between two or more eligible entrants with the equal highest score, the Major Tipping Prize winner will be the entrant who achieved the lowest Cumulative Margin Score. If this fails to break the tie, the Major Tipping Prize winner will be the entrant who registered first.
The Major Tipping Prize winner will be notified by email and phone.

Eliminator Component: How to enter

After registration, entrants may enter in all remaining Rounds of the Eliminator Component which have not been completed or locked out. The Eliminator Component will only be conducted during the 2012 AFL season excluding any round in the Finals.
If the entrant wishes to provide their tips for a particular Round, they must do so before the lockout time for that Round, or the particular match (as notified on the Website), by visiting the Website and submitting their tip of one team that they tip to win and the Margin Prediction, in accordance with the instructions. Each entrant is only permitted to select the same team once during the Promotion Period.

How scores are determined

Point scoring

Stat Description	Points Awarded/Deducted
Win streak	The win streak score is incremented by 1 for every round where a winner is selected.
Non-submission	If an entry is not submitted for any given round, that round is void and the win streak is maintained.
Incorrect tip	An incorrect tip breaks the win streak and the entry is reset to 0. The best win streak is stored and the entry is ranked on this basis, until and when that win streak is improved upon. Margin prediction must be submitted for a valid entry in upcoming round.

The objective of the Eliminator Component is to obtain the highest 'Win Streak Score' by correctly determining a winning team in each Round.
The entrant will start with a Win Streak Score of 0. The entrant's Win Streak Score will be increased by 1 point for every Round where a winner is selected. If an entry is not submitted for any given Round, that Round is void and the Win Streak Score is maintained.
An incorrect tip breaks the Win Streak, and the participant's Win Streak Score is reset to 0 for the following Round.
The best Win Streak Score of the entrant is stored as the "Best Win Streak" and the entrant is ranked on this basis, until and if that Win Streak Score is improved upon by the entrant.
If the entrant fails to submit their Margin Prediction for any given Round, the average Margin Score for that particular Round from ALL entries will be awarded.
In the case where the entrant has registered late, the entrant will receive the average Margin Score from all previously missed Rounds, based on ALL entries irrespective of the team selected.
The Margin Score is used as a tie-breaker should more than one entry be ranked equally based on Win Streak Score. The Margin Score is calculated based on the difference between the submitted Margin Prediction and the actual result. For example, if a team is tipped to WIN by 10 points and the actual Result is a WIN by 5 points, the Margin Score awarded will be 5 points. If a team is tipped to WIN by 10 points and the team LOSES by 5 points, the Margin Score awarded is 15 points. The Cumulative Margin Score is the total of all Margin Scores awarded for all completed Rounds to date. The lowest Margin Score and Cumulative Margin Score is ranked highest
There are no prizes associated with the Eliminator Component.

One Team Tip Component

How to enter

After registration, entrants may enter in all remaining Rounds of the One Team Tip Component which have not been completed or locked out. The One Team Tip Component will only be conducted during the 2012 AFL season excluding any round in the Finals.
At the time of registration, the entrant must select their favourite team, which will be used for the duration of the One Team Tip Component. The object for the entrant is to predict the score of their favourite team in each Round (i.e. the Margin Prediction) and achieve the lowest Cumulative Margin Score overall.
The Cumulative Margin Score is the total of all Margin Scores awarded for all completed Rounds to date. The Margin Score is calculated based on the difference between the submitted Margin Prediction and the actual result. For example, if a team is tipped to WIN by 10 points and the actual Result is a WIN by 5 points, the Margin Score awarded will be 5 points. If a team is tipped to WIN by 10 points and the team LOSES by 5 points, the Margin Score awarded is 15 points. The lowest Margin Score and Cumulative Margin Score is ranked highest.
The entrant should submit the Margin Prediction for their team in each Round. If the entrant fails to submit their Margin Prediction for any given Round, the average Margin Score for that particular Round from ALL entries will be awarded. In the case where the entrant has registered late, the entrant will receive the average Margin Score from all previously missed Rounds, based on ALL entries irrespective of the team selected.
There are no prizes associated with the One Team Tip Component.

Sportal AFL Tipping - Web site Terms of Use

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THIS WEB SITE ("WEB SITE") IS OWNED, MANAGED AND PUBLISHED BY VAPORMEDIA VIRTUAL SPORTS ("Sportal AFL Tipping", "WEB SITE"), A BUSINESS UNIT OF VAPORMEDIA PTY LIMITED.

The Sportal AFL Tipping may, at its sole discretion, modify, restrict, change, or otherwise alter the Agreements or the Web Site, in whole or in part, impose limits on certain features or services on the Web Site or restrict your access to part or all of the Web Site. By continuing to access and use the Web Site you will be evidencing your consent to, agreement with, and understanding of, such modifications, changes or alterations. The Sportal AFL Tipping may not notify you of changes, alterations or modifications to the Agreements that are necessary or desirable, as we determine in our sole discretion.

THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE:

1. ONLINE CONDUCT

The Sportal AFL Tipping is intended for the users' personal enjoyment. You agree and acknowledge that the Web Site and any bulletin board or chat room on the Web Site, if any, is public and not private communications. Users shall use the Web Site for lawful purposes only. On occasion, a bulletin board or chat room may be hosted or moderated by a third party. Any statement, action, or opinion that a third party host or moderator expresses shall be his or her own and does not represent the Sportal AFL Tipping's views or opinions. You agree that the Sportal AFL Tipping shall be neither responsible nor liable for any statement, action, or opinion made by you or any third party in such chat rooms or bulletin boards. The Sportal AFL Tipping reserves the right to delete, move or edit content, chat rooms and bulletin boards or have such links removed if they are inaccurate, abusive, defamatory, obscene, copyright violative or otherwise unacceptable in their nature or placement.

2. REGISTRATION FOR GAMES

To have access to the various games and competitions at the Sportal AFL Tipping, you must register on the Web Site. When and if you register to become a member, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information about yourself as prompted by the appropriate registration form. You acknowledge that, if any information provided by you is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, the Sportal AFL Tipping reserves the right to terminate this Agreement and your use of the Web Site.

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The Sportal AFL Tipping is committed to responsible management of your information and abides by all rules, both ethical and legal, with respect to the use of consumer information. For further details, click here to view the Sportal AFL Tipping Privacy Policy.

4. USER INPUT

You hereby agree that any idea that you may convey shall become the sole and exclusive property of the Sportal AFL Tipping and that the Sportal AFL Tipping will have no liability or responsibility for providing any credit, compensation or other consideration for any idea that you may send to us or for keeping such idea confidential. Such submissions may not be acknowledged and will not be returned.

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The Web Site may contain text, images, audiovisual productions, opinions, statements, facts, articles, or other information created by the Sportal AFL Tipping or by third parties ("Content"). Such Content is for your reference only and should not be relied upon by you for any purpose. The Content may not be copied, duplicated, distributed, downloaded, sold or otherwise exploited by you in any way, except as agreed to in writing by the Sportal AFL Tipping. The Sportal AFL Tipping cannot be held responsible for the Content's accuracy and reliability.

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7. PRIZES, GIVEAWAYS, CONTESTS & SWEEPSTAKES

Any rules, regulations and permits relating to prizes and giveaways in association with the games and competitions provided by the Sportal AFL Tipping will be published on pages detailing and according to prizes given away on a case by case basis.

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The Sportal AFL Tipping and all materials on this Web Site including, without limitation, software, images, text, graphics, illustrations, logos, patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, photographs, audio, videos and music (the "Intellectual Property") are or may be protected under Australian and worldwide copyrights which are owned or licensed, in whole or in part, by the Sportal AFL Tipping or otherwise used with permission of their respective owners. Intellectual Property or any third party trademarks, servicemarks, or copyrights may not be manipulated, edited, reproduced, performed, republished, uploaded to or downloaded from, posted, transmitted, sold, transferred or otherwise distributed or exploited in any manner whatsoever from this Web Site or any other web site owned or operated by the Sportal AFL Tipping without our prior written consent, which may be withheld at the Sportal AFL Tipping's sole discretion. Any manipulation of the Web Site or any portion thereof, or use of any of the foregoing for any other purpose constitutes an infringement of the Sportal AFL Tipping copyrights, trademark rights or property and proprietary rights, or of the respective owners of such Intellectual Property. Any use of any portion of this Web Site on any other web site or other networked computer environment is prohibited without the prior written consent of the Sportal AFL Tipping, which may be withheld at its sole discretion. The Sportal AFL Tipping may revoke the license to display a Link to its Web Site at any time upon three days notice.

You represent you are the sole author and proprietor of any information or ideas that you submit to the Sportal AFL Tipping, and that no information or ideas submitted by you has been registered for copyright protection in any jurisdiction or has been previously published in any form.

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You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless, the Sportal AFL Tipping, affiliates, agents, employees, directors, interest holders, officers, managers and content producers from any claims, actions, losses, damages, liabilities, judgments, settlements, and other costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees and disbursements) arising out of or relating to: (i) your breach or failure of your obligations under the Agreements, (ii) the placement by you of a link to the Web Site on any web site or in any e-mail, or (iii) your use of the Web Site or participation in any activities arising from this Web Site, including but not limited to, its online games and competitions. Such indemnity shall include any costs and expenses incurred by us in any actions taken to enforce this indemnity.

10. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY ANY ACT OR OMISSION OF THE SPORTAL AFL TIPPING OR ANY OF SPORTAL AFL TIPPING OFFICERS, MANAGERS, AGENTS, DIRECTOR, AFFILIATES, INTEREST HOLDERS, EMPLOYEES OR CONTENT PROVIDERS, ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF DATA, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE, OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT NEITHER THE SPORTAL AFL TIPPING NOR ANY OF ITS OFFICERS, MANAGERS, INTEREST HOLDERS, AGENTS, DIRECTORS, AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES OR CONTENT PROVIDERS ARE LIABLE FOR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS AND THAT THE RISK OF INJURY FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU.

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Further enquiries, questions and comments about the Sportal AFL Tipping and its Terms & Conditions of Use, can be forwarded to the Sportal AFL Tipping by contacting us here.

Sportal AFL Tipping - Privacy Policy

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The Sportal AFL Tipping is committed to responsible management of your information and abides by all rules, both ethical and legal, with respect to the use of consumer information. We strictly adhere to all industry guidelines, and are continuously monitoring and enhancing how we manage the use and security of consumer information to uphold your rights.

INFORMATION COLLECTED

The Sportal AFL Tipping may collect personal information such as name, physical address, email addresses, phone number and age; and for subscription and session tracking services, I.P. and address logging. The Sportal AFL Tipping may also set cookies storing information about the user such as place of access, browser type and version, and tracking movement and activity throughout the site. The Sportal AFL Tipping from time to time may request further non personally identifiable information for demographic purposes. Other personal information collected by the Sportal AFL Tipping partners and service providers, as referred to from the Sportal AFL Tipping, is subject to the Privacy Policies of the third party. The Sportal AFL Tipping provides and uses the services of reputable third parties who also provide clear statements regarding responsible use of consumer information.

HANDLING OF INFORMATION

Personal information collected by the Sportal AFL Tipping is used for the purposes as stated on its collection, such as entry into its various games and competitions, subscription to newsletters, entry to contests and giveaways, submission of content to chat and discussion forums, etc. The Sportal AFL Tipping uses industry standard systems, software and encryption whenever possible and appropriate as means of precaution to keep the information disclosed secure. Wherever possible, the Sportal AFL Tipping requests only the minimal required information. However, the Sportal AFL Tipping cannot be held responsible for any breach of security. The Sportal AFL Tipping may also link to a wide variety of other sites and contain advertisements of third parties. We are not responsible for their privacy policies or how they treat information about their users.

USE OF INFORMATION

The Sportal AFL Tipping does NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE provide any information collected from its users to any third parties, unless otherwise advised and opted for by its users during the sign-up period, in circumstances where it is necessary to conform to legal requirements, protect and defend our rights or property, to protect the interests of other users, or as required by third party promotional partners and advised in the specific Terms and Conditions of Entry for any Prizes. The data collected from cookies and IP addresses is used to gather demographic information about the entire Sportal AFL Tipping audience, which is used to improve the Sportal AFL Tipping service, as well as track game progress in the various games and competitions. Cookies stored on user machines do not contain any personally identifiable information that may pose any security threat. We also share aggregate information -- not individual data -- with our advertisers to help them better understand our services and to monitor the reach of their advertising on the service. The Sportal AFL Tipping may disclose or exchange with others general statistics or information about its user base. However, this information will not contain any individual or personal information. Further information on the use of data collected is available in any specific Terms and Conditions of Entry to each competition on Prizes pages (if appropriate), and it is a condition of entry in the Promotion that Participants consent to the uses and disclosures of their personal information, as specified there.

ADVERTISING

To enhance your Web experience, this site may, from time to time, use anonymous identifiers ("cookies") to collect anonymous preference and interest visitor information. This information is provided to the Ad-Server and is used by the Ad-Server to create anonymous interest profiles. This information does not include and is never merged with personally identifiable information (such as name, address or email address) or any information that is considered sensitive or controversial or that would compromise your privacy. The Ad-Server(s') profiles may be accessed by the web site and marketers to tailor site content, promotions and advertising, and to perform marketing research. Consumers can opt-out from these profiles at any time and specific details will be available on this page as appropriate.

Users of the Sportal AFL Tipping opt-in and registration services may choose, as appropriate, to correct member details or to be removed from selected services. On request, all data will be permanently deleted off our databases. Information on how to change details or be removed from any of our services is provided with each newsletter, or where the service may be used on the web site.

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