The Yorkshire Ladies Lunch – Instagram Prize Draw – Terms and Conditions

Please read these terms and conditions carefully.  These terms and conditions (“Terms“) apply to Yorkshire Children’s Charity’s ‘Yorkshire Ladies Lunch’ prize draw (“Prize Draw“).  You will be legally bound by these Terms from the time you enter the Prize Draw.

If there is a conflict with any other terms whatsoever attached to any other advertising material in respect of the Prize Draw, these conditions will take precedence.  

1. 1. The promoter is Yorkshire Children’s Charity, whose registered office is at First Floor, 116 – 118 Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, LS7 4NY (the “Promoter“).

1. 1. Eligibility

1. 1. The Prize Draw is open to individuals who are:
      1. UK residents;
      1. aged 18 years or over; and
      1. 1. registered users of a valid Instagram account,

1. 1. at the time of entry into the Prize Draw.

1. 1. The Prize Draw is not open to employees, contractors, representatives, agents, officers or directors of a Promoter, its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, marketing agencies or to their immediate family members or persons living in the same household, whether or not related, or anyone else otherwise professionally connected with the Prize Draw.

1. 1. There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter the Prize Draw.

1. 1. The Promoter reserves the right to verify the eligibility of any participant, entries and Winners and compliance with these Terms.  The Promoter may require such information as it considers reasonably necessary for this purpose. The Promoter may withhold prizes while it verifies eligibility.

1. 1. Internet access, an Instagram account set to public (to permit direct messages from a Promoter) and an email address are required to enter the Prize Draw.

1. 1. Opening and closing dates

1. 1. The Prize Draw will begin at or around 00:01 UK time on Sunday 8^th September 2024 and close on or around 23:59 on  Monday 16^th September 2024(“Prize Draw Period“). After this date no further entries to the Prize Draw will be permitted.

1. 1. Entry

1. 1. Yorkshire Children’s Charity’s Instagram account (@yorkshirechildrenscharity) and Laura White’s Instagram account (@mydaughter_mybestie) will post a “call to action” post about the Prize Draw (the “Post“).

1. 1. To enter the Prize Draw, participants must:
      1. log into their Instagram account;
      1. ‘like’ and comment on the Post with an emoji.
      1. share the Post on their Instagram story; and
      1. 1. be following Yorkshire Children’s Charity (@yorkshirechildrenscharity) and Laura White (@mydaughter_mybestie) on Instagram,

1. 1. during the Prize Draw Period. Participants must still be following Yorkshire Children’s Charity (@yorkshirechildrenscharity) and Laura White’s Instagram account (@mydaughter_mybestie) on Instagram at the end of the Prize Draw Period.

1. 1. Multiple entries from the same person or the same social media account will be accepted, however entries generated by script, macro, mechanical or other automated means are prohibited and will cause disqualification.

1. 1. Entries must be completed correctly and be received by the Promoter during the Prize Draw Period to be eligible for the Prize Draw.  All entries received outside the Prize Draw Period will not be included in the Prize Draw. No responsibility can be accepted for entries not received for whatever reason.

1. 1. The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify any entrant it believes not to be participating within the spirit of the promotion or suspect of participating in any unfair or unjust behaviour.  The Promoter reserves the right to use its discretion in all respects and to enforce any penalty or sanction it deems appropriate.

1. 1. Participants must ensure that their entry:
      1. does not refer to or compare competitor products;
      1. is not defamatory or disparaging about the Promoter, Laura White, their products or any other people, products or companies;
      1. does not include any brands, logos, trade marks or branded products;
      1. is not violent, obscene or offensive;
      1. does not depict illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons, or any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous or illegal;
      1. is responsible and does not damage the Promoter’s or Laura White’s reputation or place them in breach of advertising code rules (as determined by the Promoter in its sole discretion);
      1. is not sexually explicit or suggestive;
      1. is in compliance with the rules, policies and terms of service of the platform where the entry is posted (i.e. Instagram) and all applicable laws, regulations and code rules (and would not place the Promoter or Laura White in breach of any such rules, policies, terms of service or applicable laws, regulations and codes, as determined by Promoter in its sole discretion); and
      1. 1. is otherwise suitable for presentation in a public forum (as determined by Promoter in its sole discretion).

1. 1. Entries which, in the Promoter’s opinions may be deemed offensive, discriminatory, inappropriate, defamatory or which are unlawful or in breach of these Terms will not be accepted and will be disqualified.

1. 1. The Promoter may, in its sole discretion, delete any comment posted on the Post and/or require any participant to alter or remove any content posted on their own Instagram stories, feed or platform in connection with the Prize Draw.

1. 1. Entrants understand that they are acting at their sole risk and that they are solely responsible for compliance with the rules, policies and terms of service of the platform they are using (i.e. Instagram).

1. 1. Entries that are not submitted in accordance with these Terms and/or that are late, delayed, damaged, incomplete, altered, illegible or otherwise defective (or which the Promoter cannot identify due to the participant’s entry being removed or filtered from search or the suspension or termination of the participant’s account) will be disqualified.

1. 1. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for entries that are illegible or lost, delayed, damaged or rendered invalid for any reason beyond its control. 

1. 1. If at any time you wish to withdraw from the Prize Draw your request should be made in writing to the Promoter at [First Floor, 116-118 Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, LS7 4NY.].

1. 1. Prize

1. 1. The Promoter is not responsible for inaccurate prize details supplied to any entrant by any third party connected with this Prize Draw. 

1. 1. There will be two (2) Winners.  Each Winner will win a pair of VIP tickets to The Yorkshire Ladies Lunch (including two complimentary drinks) on 27 September 2024 at Capri @ The Vine, The Vine Tree, 82 Leeds Road, Wakefield, WF1 2QF  (the “Prize“).

1. 1. The following terms apply to the Prize:
      1. All prize elements and dates are subject to availability;
      1. [Winner and their guest(s) must be over 18] ;
      1. Except as otherwise expressly stated in these Terms, Winner(s) and their guest(s) will not be entitled to any reimbursement of travel, accommodation or subsistence costs associated with their use of the Prize and all such costs will be the sole responsibility of the Winner(s);
      1. Each Winner is responsible for notifying the Promoter of any dietary or accessibility requirements for themselves and their respective guests;
      1. The use or redemption of the Prize is subject to the terms and conditions referenced on the relevant tickets and the conditions of entry on the applicable day.  Winners and their guests are responsible for complying with those terms and conditions. The Promoter is not responsible if the Winners and/or their guests are refused entry or are ejected from the venue because they have not complied, or are suspected not to have complied, with the relevant conditions;
      1. 1. Any issues in relation to entry and any complaints or claims relating to the Winners and their guests’ attendance at the venue should be dealt with between the Winners/their guests and the venue, save only where there is an issue with the tickets supplied to the Winners.

1. 1. The Prize is as stated and no cash or other alternatives will be offered, except in the event of circumstances outside the Promoter’s reasonable control, where the Promoter reserves the right (but is not obliged) to substitute any Prize with another of equivalent or greater value without giving notice. The Prize is not transferable and is non-refundable.

1. 1. Selection of the winner

1. 1. Two winners will be chosen at [random by software], from all valid and eligible entries received on Instagram and verified by the Promoter and/or its agents during the Prize Draw Period (each a “Winner“).

1. 1. The Winners will be selected on Tuesday 17^th September 2024].

1. 1. Participants who have not won a Prize will not be notified.

1. 1. The Winners will each be notified by direct message on Instagram within [1] days of the closing date of the Prize Draw Period. This notification will ask the Winner to confirm their compliance with these Terms and provide [an email address] in order to claim the Prize.

1. 1. [The Promoter intends to announce the Winners on Instagram on Tuesday 17^th September 2024]. If a Winner cannot be contacted or does not claim their Prize within twenty four (24) hours of notification after reasonable efforts by the Promoter, that Winner is not eligible for the Prize, or the Winner has not complied with the Terms, the Promoter reserves the right to withdraw the Prize from that Winner and pick a replacement Winner in the same way as the original Winner. These Terms will apply to any replacement Winner but they may be given a shorter period of time to claim the Prize.

1. 1. It is the responsibility of the Winner to provide correct, up-to-date details when accepting a Prize.  The Promoter cannot be held responsible for Winners failing to supply accurate information which then affects Prize acceptance or fulfilment of their Prize.

1. 1. Each Prize will be [emailed  ] to the [email address ] supplied by the Winners within [3] days of the respective Winner claiming the Prize in accordance with these Terms.

1. 1. The Winners’ names, counties and the Prize won will (unless a Winner has objected on lawful grounds) be made available two (2) months after the closing date of the Prize Draw Period by emailing the following address: [hello@yorkshirechildrenscharity.org]. Participants can object to disclosure, or request that disclosure be limited in scope by contacting [hello@yorkshirechildrenscharity.org].  The Promoter may nevertheless disclose the information to the Advertising Standards Authority if required to do so.

1. 1. Publicity 

1. 1. By entering into the Prize Draw, each entrant agrees that the Promoter may publish, use, edit, alter and duplicate the entry, including without limitation by reposting the entry.

1. 1. A Winner may be required to take part in non-paid publicity or advertising relating to the Prize Draw, which may include the use of their name and image in any publicity material, as well as their entry.

1. 1. Personal Information

1. 1. Any personal data relating to a Winner or any other entrants will be used solely in accordance with current UK data protection legislation, as set out in the Privacy Notice available at [https://yorkshirechildrenscharity.org/zzz_archive/charity/charity-small-print/], and will not be disclosed to a third party without the entrant’s prior consent.

1. 1. General

1. 1. This Prize Draw is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram. Instagram is completely released of all liability by each participant in this Prize Draw.  This Prize Draw is subject to Instagram’s terms of service, which you must comply with.

1. 1. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding this Prize Draw should be directed to the Promoter and not to Instagram.

1. 1. This Prize Draw is not associated with Capri @ The Vine or any other third party.

1. 1. Any decision of the Promoter (including without limitation as to those able to take part in the Prize Draw and selection of the Winners) is final. No correspondence relating to the Prize Draw will be entered into.

1. 1. The Promoter shall have the right, at its sole discretion and at any time, to change or modify these Terms in the event of circumstances outside its reasonable control, which it considers make it necessary for it to do so, and such change shall be effective immediately upon posting to this webpage. 

1. 1. The Promoter reserves the right to delay, postpone or cancel the Prize Draw in the event of a catastrophe, war, civil or military disturbance, act of God, or any actual or anticipated breach of any applicable law or regulation or any other event outside of the Promoter’s reasonable control.

1. 1. The Promoter accepts no responsibility or liability for (a) any entries which are not received due to the use of incorrect or inaccurate entry information, any faulty or failed electronic data transmissions, or for any other reason; (b) any unauthorised access to, or theft, destruction or alteration of entries at any point in the operation of the Prize Draw; (c) any technical malfunction, failure, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or communications line failure, regardless of cause, with regard to any equipment, systems, networks, lines, satellites, servers, computers or providers used in any aspect of the operation of the Prize Draw; (d) inaccessibility or unavailability of any network or wireless service, the Internet and/or any website; or (e) any injury or damage to any person’s computer(s) or mobile device(s) which may be related to or result from any attempt to participate in the Prize Draw or to download any materials in connection with the Prize Draw.

1. 1. The Promoter will award the Prize as described in these Terms, but the Promoter accepts no responsibility or liability for a Winner’s use of a Prize.

1. 1. The Prize Draw and these Terms (including any non-contractual disputes or claims arising out of them) will be governed by the laws of England and Wales.  Any disputes must be referred to the English courts. Consumers in Scotland and Northern Ireland may additionally bring an action in their home courts. 

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