Back to School, Back to Goals

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: BESTDRIVE BACK TO SCHOOL COMPETITION

Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully. Participation in this COMPETITION will constitute your agreement to comply with these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree with these Terms and Conditions, please do not participate.  These Terms and Conditions are governed by the Consumer Protection Act, 68 of 2008, and the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.

The Terms and Conditions set out below apply to all participants in the BestDrive Back to School competition taking place on BestDrive’s Facebook (FB) and Instagram (IG), and promoted through various point-of-sale and digital media channels.

Important clauses, which may limit our responsibility; place an obligation on you to indemnify us; involve an acknowledgment of any fact; or involve some risk for you, will be in bold and italics. You must pay special attention to these clauses.

1. THE COMPETITION

1.1. The BestDrive Back to School competition ("the Competition") is conducted by BestDrive South Africa (Pty) Ltd (“the Promoter”), with registration number 2013/059163/07 and principal place of business at Cadle Street, New Brighton West, Gqeberha.

1.2. The Competition is administered by an independent agency, Good News Lab (Pty) Ltd.

1.3. This prize is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by Meta, Google, or any other media owner.

2. THE COMPETITION PERIOD

2.1. The Competition will take place from 7 to 31 January 2026 (commencement and end date inclusive).

2.2. The duration of the Competition may be extended or curtailed at the discretion of the Promoter, provided reasonable prior notice is communicated to participants via the same channels through which the Competition was advertised.

3. WHO MAY PARTICIPATE

3.1. All Participants must:

a. be a natural person and at least eighteen (18) years of age at the date of entry.

b. be a citizen of the Republic of South Africa and/or a legal resident.

c. be in possession of a valid South African Identity Document or passport with a residence/work permit.

3.2. Participation in this Competition excludes directors, members, partners, promotional and advertising agents, merchandisers, employees, any fleet or account business or consultants of the Promoter, their agencies, organisers and participating stores of the competition and the spouse, life partner, parent, child, brother, sister, business partner or associate of any of the said persons.

4. COMPETITION CRITERIA AND ENTRY MECHANICS

4.1. The Back to School competition is promoted across various platforms but hosted exclusively on BestDrive South Africa’s Facebook and/or Instagram pages. Consumers should only enter via the Meta accounts below:

Facebook: @bestdrive
Instagram: @bestdrivesa

4.1.1. Comment on the competition post(s) with:
“The one school goal the child in your life has set for 2026?”

4.1.2. Tag BestDrive South Africa’s Facebook or Instagram page in your comment.

5. PRIZE

5.1. Two Woolworths vouchers valued at R1500 each for two lucky winners.

5.2. One prize per winner.

5.3. The Woolworths vouchers are valid for 36 months from date of issue.

5.4. The prizes are not transferrable or exchangeable and shall not be redeemed for cash and if not taken up for any reason, they shall be forfeited.

5.5. Recipients will accept the prize as is. The Promoter reserves the right to substitute any of the prizes for a different prize of similar value.

5.6. The recipient will be responsible for any costs resulting from accepting this prize.

5.7. The Promoter will hold no liability for the use of this prize by the recipient regardless of anything they purchase from Woolworths.

6. AWARDING OF PRIZES

6.1. Two winners will be randomly selected using excel random selection on 2 February 2026. Once selected the competition requirements will be checked. If the entry is wrong or incomplete, the selection process will restart until such a time that the qualifying entry is made by the winners.

6.2. The winners will be notified via DM (direct message) on Facebook or Instagram by GNL.

6.3. The Promoter’s decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.

6.4. Should the winners not be contactable via direct messaging (DM) within 7 working days to verify their details including their full names, ID / passport number, location, cell number and email address, the prize will be transferred to the next randomly selected entry. Another minimum 3 working days is required for the winner to submit required details above.

6.5. The voucher prize will be sent to the winners via WhatsApp or SMS within 1 working day of all required information submission by GNL.

6.6. By entering the BestDrive Back to School competition, the entrant consents that their personal details will be stored in the BestDrive and Good News Lab (GNL) systems and allow GNL to communicate with them regarding the Competition, on behalf of the Promoter.

6.7. The Promoter’s decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.

6.8. By accepting the prize, the Winner may consent to having their name and likeness internally announced within BestDrive internal and external communications channels, as well as publicly announced and shared on the BestDrive Facebook and Instagram pages, for the purpose of declaring the recipients of the giveaways and prizes. Winners who do not consent to publicity will still receive their Woolworths voucher, provided they meet all other eligibility and verification requirements. A written opt-out must be submitted by no later than the Competition’s closing date.

7. HOW TO REDEEM THE WOOLWORTHS VOUCHER PRIZE

Shop via Woolworths online or app:

7.1. Virtual gift cards/vouchers can be used on Woolworths Online (woolworths.co.za) without being converted into a physical gift card in-store by simply using your 16-digit virtual gift card/voucher number and CVV number at the check-out.

Shop at Woolworths (clothing or food) store:

7.2. Present your voucher code received via WhatsApp or SMS plus Identity Document or Drivers Licence.

7.3. The Woolworths store will transfer the 16-digit virtual gift card/voucher number and CVV number onto any of the 6 gift cards the customer chooses. The customer may use the gift card immediately.

The voucher prize cannot be used at Woolworths located at Engen fuel stations.

8. INDEMNITY

8.1. To the extent permitted by the Consumer Protection Act and any other applicable law, where the Consumer Protection Act or any other such law applies:

8.2. The participant hereby indemnifies the Promoter, its associated companies (directors, officers and employees) and agents against any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages or loss of any kind regardless of how this was caused, and whether it arose under the law of contract or delict or otherwise, because of the participants’ entrance to the Competition or acceptance of any prize. This indemnity does not apply to loss arising from gross negligence, wilful misconduct, or fraud by the Promoter.

8.3. The Promoter excludes all warranties (express or implied), representations and liabilities regarding this Competition (other than for death or personal injury caused by its gross negligence and/or fraud).

8.4. The Promoter reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of participants (including but not limited to a participant’s identity and age) and to reject any participant who has not complied with these Terms and Conditions. Errors and omissions (E&EO) 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.

8.5. The Promoter reserves the right to carry out reasonable due diligence to help ensure that the use of any such person in advertising or publicity for the Competition will not bring the Promoter or any of the Promoter’s brands into public disrepute, contempt, scandal or ridicule or reflect unfavourably on the Competition as determined by Promoter in its sole discretion.

8.6. Neither the Promoter nor its agents or distributors will have any liability in relation to this Competition, to the extent permitted by law.

9. PROCESSING OF PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

9.1. In addition to our Processing notice for suppliers and Consumers we set out below how we, as BestDrive South Africa, the promoter, as the Responsible Party as defined in POPIA, collect, use, and share your Personal Information and the reasons why we need to use and process certain of your Personal Information to facilitate this Competition. Where we use service providers who process information on our behalf, we have concluded the relevant agreements with the service providers to safeguard personal information, and the service providers adhere to the same or similar conditions for processing your personal information as we do.

9.2. The promoter will process your name, image, where applicable, identity number and cell phone number, to determine the recipient and perform audits.

9.3. By participating in this Competition, you consent to your personal information described above to be processed for the purpose described above. You have a right to withdraw your consent at any time.

9.4. There is no automated decision making regarding this processing activity.

9.5. We do not collect personal information automatically.

9.6. The supply of the information by you is not mandatory. If you do not provide the information, you will not be able to participate in this Competition.

9.7. Your personal information will be collected from you or from our service providers who collect it from you on our behalf, and which will be shared on a need-to-know basis with certain third parties or employees of the Promoter, for the purpose of giving effect to this competition, including lawyers, advertising agencies, auditors, Information Regulator and the National Consumer Commission (NCC).

9.8. The Promoter may disclose a Participant’s information where it has a legal duty in terms of applicable legislation, or where it may be deemed necessary in order to protect the Promoter.

9.9. The Promoter will collect, store and use (not share) personal information of participants for communication or statistical purposes.

9.10. The Promoter may use names and images taken of the participants/recipient for publicity and reporting purposes, without any further remuneration being payable to the winner. All Competition material will become the sole property of the Promoter. However, the participant has the right to decline participating in any promotional activity or to object to these images being used by written notification to the Promoter at BestDrive South Africa (Pty) Ltd, Cadle Street, New Brighton West, Gqeberha Attention: Compliance Department, dataprotection@conti.co.za The written notification is to reach the Promoter by no later than the stipulated Competition period.

9.11. Once your Personal Information is no longer required due to the fact that the purpose for which the Personal Information was held has come to an end, such Personal Information will be retained for 3 years after the registration and thereafter deleted if there is no new legal basis to retain the personal information.

9.12. Marketing communications will only be sent to customers who have explicitly opted in to receive promotional messages. BestDrive maintains records of marketing consent in compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). Customers may withdraw consent at any time by following the opt-out instructions provided in the message.

9.13. You have the right to access the personal information that the Promoter holds about you. You further have the right to request that the Promoter updates, corrects or deletes their personal information on reasonable grounds. The exercise of your right must be made in writing to the Promoter at BestDrive South Africa (Pty) Ltd, Cadle Street, New Brighton West, Gqeberha Attention: Compliance Department, dataprotection@conti.co.za.

10. GENERAL

10.1. The Promoter reserves the right to amend, modify, change, postpone, suspend or cancel this Competition. Terms and Conditions, or any aspect thereof, on reasonable prior notice where required by law or circumstances beyond its control, for any reason that the Promoter reasonably deems necessary. All participants agree to waive any rights that they have in respect of this promotional competition and acknowledge that they will have no recourse against the Promoter or its agents.

10.2. The onus rests on the participants to check the website for updates to the Terms and Conditions.

10.3. No liability shall lie on the Promoter in favour of any participant, winner(s) and/or third party arising from such cancellation, suspension, or termination. Therefore, the participant waives their right which they may have against the Promoter and hereby acknowledges that they will have no right of recourse or claim of any nature whatsoever against the Promoter.

10.4. The Promoter may refuse to award the prize to any participant in the event that that they reasonably believe, in their sole discretion, that the recipient is not eligible to receive the prize, has acted in a manner that is not in the spirit of the Competition, their conduct can be reasonably interpreted as scamming or circumventing the terms and conditions of the Competition, if there is any suspicion of any irregularities or fraudulent activities, if it would be unlawful to award the voucher. In addition, any entrants/participants/winners suspected of fraud will be disqualified from any future Competitions run by the Promoter or their associated agents.

10.5. If part or all of any the clauses of these Terms and Conditions is found to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable:

10.6. It will be read down to the extent necessary to ensure that it is not illegal, invalid or unenforceable, but if that is not possible.

10.7. It will be severed from these Terms and Conditions and the remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions will continue to have full force and effect.

10.8. The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify any winner/participant without informing the winner/qualifier in case such winner fails to comply with the Competition’s Terms and Conditions.

10.9. Any personal information submitted by you will be used solely in accordance with current South African data protection legislation and the Promoter’s privacy policy which can be found at https://www.bestdrive.co.za/data-security.

10.10. All Terms and Conditions are subject to the laws of the Republic of South Africa and should a doubt or dispute occur, it will be taken before the Courts of the Republic of South Africa.

10.11. The Competition is not applicable in conjunction with any other offers/ promotions offered by the Promoter.

10.12. The Competition is in no way sponsored or endorsed by Facebook or any other social media or Woolworths.