FULL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- Qualifying Persons
1.1 Storm Competitions (‘Promoter’, ‘our(s)’) operate
prize draw resulting in the allocation of prizes
in accordance
with these Terms and Conditions on this website
(the ‘Website’) – (the ‘Competition(s)’).
1.2 The Competitions are open to all persons aged 18 and over who are UK residents or from ROI. Storm Competitions employees or members of their immediate family, agents or any other person who is connected with the creation or administration of our competitions are excluded from entering.
- Legal Undertaking
2.1 By entering a Competition the entrant (‘Entrant’, ‘you’,
‘your(s)’) will be deemed to have legal capacity to do so, you will have read
and understood these Terms and Conditions and you will be bound by them and by
any other requirements set out in any related promotional material.
2.2 These Competitions are governed by English Law and any matters relating to the Competition will be resolved under English Law and the Courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction. You understand prize draws such as these are not considered gambling or “games of chance” under the 2005 Gambling Act and are not regulated as such. As these competitions do not meet the regulatory definition of a “Game of Chance” or the regulatory definition of gambling all entry fees therefore do not meet the exemption for VAT and all entry fees are subject to VAT at standard rate and your ticket price is inclusive of VAT.
2.3 In the event that you participate in a Competition
online via the Website, and by accepting these Terms and Conditions you confirm
that you are not breaching any laws in your country of residence regarding the
legality of entering our Competitions. The Promoter will not be held
responsible for any Entrant entering any of our Competitions unlawfully. If in
any doubt you should immediately leave the Website and check with the relevant authorities in your country.
You are responsible for any taxes you incur if you play outside the territory of the UK.
- Competition Entry
3.1 These Competitions may be entered online via the
Website. One or more Competitions may be operated at the same time and each Competition will have specific prize(s).
3.2 Availability and pricing of Competitions and tickets is
at the discretion of the Promoter and will be specified at the point of sale on
the Website.
3.3 “Your Storm Competitions Account(s)
In order to enter a Competition, you will need to register
an account with us.
(a) You can register an account on this website.
(i) To register an account online you will be asked to provide an email address, This account can only be used for one person and should not be used for multiple entries with different names.
(b) Please note that your email address will also be the
username that you use to log in to your account. Each account can only have one
username attributed to it at any given time (“Storm Competitions Account”).
Therefore, you cannot attribute multiple email addresses to your Storm
Competitions Account. For example:
(i) You cannot have two or more email addresses attributed
to your Storm Competitions Account, we reserve the right to merge accounts or close one account. Only one active account per household.
You can however, change your username for your Storm
Competitions Account by logging into your Storm Competitions Account. For
example, you can create your Storm Competitions Account using one email address
and at a later date change your username for your Storm Competitions Account to
another email address. However, if you create multiple accounts using different
email addresses each username will be treated as a separate Storm Competitions Account.
3.4 When playing a Competition online via the Website,
follow the on-screen instructions to:
(a) select the Competition(s) you wish to enter and choose your tickets
(b) and when you are ready to purchase your Ticket(s),
provide your contact and payment details. You will need to check your details
carefully and tick the declaration at checkout, confirming you have read and
understood the Competition Terms and Conditions and privacy policy.
(c) once your payment has cleared or checkout completed we will email you to confirm your entry into the Competition. Please note that when entering online you will not be deemed entered into the Competition until we confirm your Ticket(s) order back to you by email.
3.5 The Promoter reserves the right to refuse or disqualify
any incomplete Entries if it has reasonable grounds for believing that an
Entrant has contravened any of these Terms and Conditions.
3.6 To the extent permitted by applicable law, all Entries
become our property and will not be returned.
3.7 Entries (tickets) are limited to 25 person or whatever limit is placed on the competition page, it will be the lower of the two, please read carefully the individual product page for the competition you are entering. Abuse of this limit will not be tolerated and if the Promoter has reasonable grounds to believe that an individual is exceeding this limit, for example by entering a Competition using multiple accounts, it reserves the right at its sole discretion to void any orders or to award any prize to the next closest entrant. In addition, if any person using a single account exceeds 25 entries in a single paid Competition for any reason, the Promoter reserves the right at its sole discretion, to void any tickets without notice firstly on a chronological basis with respect to orders, and then on a sequential basis with respect to ticket references contained within an order, so as to void any tickets exceeding the first 25 paid tickets entered into the Competition.
3.8 A postal entry route is available by entering the competitions in the following way:
(a) go to the Website and select the competition you wish to enter to view the Competition Question;
(b) send a letter or postcard to Storm Competitions, Springfield House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, SK9 5BG
(i) The full complete name/title of the competition that you wish to enter;
(ii) Your full name and postal address;
(iii) Telephone number and email address;
(iv) Your date of birth;
(v) Your answer to the Competition Question.
(vi) State that you accept the terms and conditions and our privacy policy.
3.9 Important Information regarding entries
(a) Postal entries are limited to ONE per household per competition. You must not complete any other entry for any other person as this will result in a ban on all future entries by any method. We address check and identify all winners and methods use to circumvent our rules will result on forfeiture of prize.
(b) Postal entries must be received by the Promoter before closing date. Any postal entries received after this date will not be processed and correct entries will not be entered into the draw.
(c) If Postal entries are received after the competition is closed, they will not be processed.
(c) It is the Entrant’s sole responsibility to ensure that their entry is received by the Promoter in advance of the deadline.
(e) The Promoter is under no obligation to confirm whether or not an entry was received prior to the deadline or whether the Entrant’s answer to the Competition Question was correct.
(f) Any Postal entry not complying with the entry requirements contained in clause 3.8 shall be disqualified and not entered into the draw. One Competition per postcard or letter. BULK entries will not be accepted and if received we will process the first entry in the letter only.
3.10 All entries must be submitted in the English language. Entries in languages other than English will automatically be disqualified and no refund will be given.
3.11 We are under no obligation to correspond regarding postal entries and will not do so.
3.12 The Promoter will not accept responsibility for competition entries that are not successfully completed, are lost or are delayed regardless of cause, including, for example, as a result of any postal delays, equipment failure, technical malfunction, systems, satellite, network, server, computer hardware or software failure of any kind.
3.13 By purchasing entries and submitting a competition entry, you are entering into a contract with the Promoter and are agreeing to be bound by these terms and conditions.
3.14 All winners will be identified and address verified, if they have used an address to get around our rules then no prize will be awarded and the draw will be redrawn.
3.15 All Entry lists are Publicly available on our website and will remain so for at least 24 hours after the draw, you can cross reference your name against any entry list.
- Promotion Periods
4.1 Each Competition will run for a specified period. Please
see each Competition for details of start and end times and dates (‘Promotion
Period(s)’).
- Competition Draw
5.1 All entries will be assigned a random number between 1 and the maximum range for that competition.
5.2 A draw will be made using Google Random Number Generator, all
numbers will be entered and the number drawn will be matched with the numbers on the entries to determine the winner of each competition. In the event of an incorrect range being entered in the live draw any entrant that had paid to enter but could not have won will receive a refund. The winning ticket number will stand and any entrant who stood a chance of winning will not receive a refund.
5.3 Storm Competitions will announce the winner of each
competition on their Social Media accounts and contact the winner directly via
email.
5.4 If for any reason the Promoter is unable to contact a
Winner within 5 days (which may be extended at the sole discretion of the
Promoter) of the end of a Competition or the Winner fails to confirm acceptance
of the prize or the Winner is disqualified as a result of contravening any of
these Terms and Conditions, the Winner will forfeit the prize and there will be
a redraw.
5.5 The Promoter reserves the right at its sole discretion
to extend the closing date of any competition, if for any reason any aspect of
the competition is not capable of running as planned, including by reason of
infection by computer virus, network failure, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention,
fraud, technical failures or any cause beyond the control of the Promoter which
corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper
conduct of the Competition. The Promoter may in its sole discretion cancel, terminate,
modify or suspend a Competition, or invalidate any affected entries. In the
event that the Promoter closes a Competition early, the Winner may be selected
from all valid and eligible Entries received by the Promoter prior to the date
of closure, except that the Promoter reserves the right, at its sole
discretion, to close a Competition early without selecting a Winner. In the
event that a Competition is closed without selecting a Winner, the Promoter
will give all entrants a full refund for each purchased entry.
5.6 All Entrants are automatically entered onto the
Promoter’s database for the purpose of conveying information as to the status
of their Competition, as well as any future Promotions or Competitions offered
by the Promoter.
- Winner’s Details
6.1 All Winners will also be required to provide photographs
and/or pose for photographs and videos, which may be used in future marketing
and public relations by the Promoter in connection with the Competition and in
identifying them as a winner of a Competition.
6.2 Following receipt and verification of the details
requested by the Promoter, the Winners will be contacted in order to make
arrangements for delivery of the prize.
6.3 Storm Competitions delivers cars to the UK and ROI only.
- Prizes
7.1 The prize details will be clearly displayed on the
webpage including details about the vehicle.
7.2 All Prizes are subject to the Terms and Conditions of
the prize provider, manufacturer or supplier.
7.3 Each Prize must be accepted as awarded and is
non-transferable or convertible to other substitutes and cannot be used in
conjunction with any other vouchers, offers or discounts, including without
limitation any vouchers or offers of the Promoter or other prize suppliers. All prizes are sold as seen. Any warranty is as advertised.
- Storage
8.1 The Promoter can store the prize free of charge for 30 days after notifying the First Prize Winner, at the end of which time the Prize will be delivered to the Winner.
- Winners’ Personal Data
9.1 Acceptance of the prize by the Winner will mean they are required to have their photo and video taken by the Promoter for promotional purposes (Public Relations and Marketing), both immediately after their win and in the future for use in accordance with rule 6.2, unless prohibited by law.
9.2 By entering a Competition, you agree to the use of your name, address, and/or photograph or other likeness, as well as your appearance at
publicity events without any additional compensation (save
for reasonable travel expenses) and as required by the Promoter if you are
declared a Winner.
- Limits of Liability
10.1 The Promoter makes no representations or warranties as to the quality/suitability of any of the goods or services offered as prizes. Except for liability for death or personal injury caused by the negligence of the Promoter, the Promoter shall not be liable for any loss suffered or sustained to person or property including, but not limited to, consequential (including economic) loss by reason of any act or omission by the Promoter, or its servants or agents, in connection with the arrangement for supply, or the supply, of any goods by any person to the prize Winner(s) and, where applicable, to any family/persons accompanying the Winner(s), or in connection with any of the Competitions promoted by the Promoter.
- Electronic Communications
11.1 No responsibility will be accepted for failed, partial or garbled computer transmissions, for any computer, telephone, cable, network, electronic or internet hardware or software malfunctions, failures, connections, availability, for the acts or omissions of any service provider, internet accessibility or availability or for traffic congestion or unauthorised human act, including any errors or mistakes. The Promoter shall use its best endeavours to award the prize for a Competition to the correct Entrant. If due to reasons of hardware, software or other computer related failure, or due to human error the prize is awarded incorrectly, the Promoter reserves the right to reclaim the Competition prize and award it to the correct Entrant, at its sole discretion and without admission of liability.
11.2 The Promoter shall not be liable for any economic or other consequential loss suffered or sustained to any persons to whom an award has been incorrectly made, and no compensation shall be due. The Promoter shall use its best endeavours to ensure that the software and website(s) used to operate its Competitions perform correctly and accurately across the latest versions of popular internet, tablet and mobile browsers.
- Data Protection Notice
12.1 Any personal data that you supply to the Promoter or authorise the Promoter to obtain from a third party, for example, a credit card company, will be used by the Promoter to administer the Competition and fulfil prizes where applicable. In order to process, record and use your personal data the Promoter may disclose it to (i) any credit card company whose name you give; (ii) any person to whom the Promoter proposes to transfer any of the Promoter’s rights and/or responsibilities under any agreement the Promoter may have with you; (iii) any person to whom the Promoter proposes to transfer its business or any part of it; (iv) comply with any legal or regulatory requirement of the Promoter in any country; and (v) prevent, detect or prosecute fraud and other crime. In order to process, use, record and disclose your personal data the Promoter may need to transfer such information outside the United Kingdom, in which event the Promoter is responsible for ensuring that your personal data continues to be adequately protected during the course of such transfer.
- Promoter
13.1 Storm Cars LTD T/A Storm Competitions, Springfield House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, SK9 5BG Vat No: 362 6380 92
13.2 Storm Cars LTD contracts with Storm Motors (NI) LTD to provide the prizes and presentation services including delivery. Vat No: 273 7309 88