Terms and Conditions
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CLUB COMPS LTD.
PRIZE COMPETITION FULL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1.The Promoter
Club Comps Ltd (“the Promoter”) of 5 South Charlotte Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH2 4AN
operates skilled prize competitions and awards prizes in accordance with these Terms and
Conditions on our websites – www.whiskyclubcomps.com & www.whiskyclubuk.com (“the
Website”).
2.Legal understanding
2.1 By entering a Competition, the entrant 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 Scots Law and any matters relating to the
Competition will be resolved under Scots Law and the Courts of Scotland shall have
exclusive jurisdiction. You understand skill-based or knowledge games with a postal route
are not considered gambling and are not regulated as such when there is a postal Entry
route
2.3 If 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. Club Comps Ltd 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.
2.4 There is no requirement to pay to enter any Competition, as each Competition has a free
Entry route available specified in clause 5. The availability of a free Entry route to enter each
Competition means that the Competition does not fall within the definition of a lottery
under the Gambling Act 2005 and can be operated legally in Great Britain without any need
for a licence.
3.The competition
3.1
The title of the competition is Whisky Club
3.2
Win a bottle of carefully selected liquor by:
(a)
Accessing our website to find out which Competitions are live
(b)
Purchasing a ticket(s) or submitting a Free Postal Entry
(c)
Answering a question on the Competition entry page on the Website
(d)
You will then be entered into a prize draw, selection of the winner will be 100% random and
will be carried out via a random online generator, if you are randomly selected, you will win
the prize
4. How to enter
4.1
Entry into the Competition will be online via the Website. There is also a Free Postal
Entry specified in Clause 5.
4.2
The competition availability and ticket pricing is at the discretion of the Promoter and will
be specified on the Website.
4.3
Free tickets may be made available at the discretion of the Promoter
4.4
Recipients of free tickets will be contacted to inform them before the draw is made.
4.5
All competition entries must be received by the Promoter by no later than the time specified
as the Closing Date. All competition entries received after the Closing Date are
automatically disqualified but may still be charged.
4.6
To enter the competition, create an online account, purchase a ticket and answer the
competition question or use the free postal route specified in Clause 5
4.7
By submitting a competition entry, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms and
conditions.
4.8
All winners are selected randomly and without input from the entrants. Entrants have no
influence over the final result of the competition.
5.Free Postal Entry Route
5.1
You may enter the competition using the Postal Entry Route by complying with the following conditions:
Send your entry on an unenclosed postcard by first or second class post to the Promoter at the following address:
Club Comps LTD
Suite 29
2 Anderson Place, Pure Offices
EDINBURGH
EH6 5NP
5.2 Include with your entry the following information:
(i) your full name;
(ii) your address;
(iii) a contact telephone number and email address; and
(iv) your chosen competition, and your answer to the Competition Question (if applicable).
5.3 If you are entering an Instant Win Competition through the Postal Entry Route you will be required to register for an account via the Website prior to us receiving your postal entry. Following receipt of your valid postal entry we will apply a site credit to your account. You must use this site credit to enter an Instant Win Competition via the Website and receive a ticket to be in with a chance of winning a prize.
5.4 Incomplete or illegible entries will be disqualified;
5.5 You may make multiple free entries for any competition (up to any limit placed on entries by the Promoter) but each free entry must be submitted and posted to the Promoter separately. Bulk entries will not be accepted as multiple entries and if a bulk entry is received, it will be counted as one single entry;
5.6 If an entry is received by the Postal Entry Route within 72 hours after the Closing Date, the Entrant will receive a credit equal to the cost of entry via the Online Entry Route to the draw, which will enable the Entrant to enter an alternative draw(s) of their choice on the Website using the Online Entry Route;
5.7 By entering the competition, you are confirming that you are eligible to enter and accept these terms and conditions;
5.8 The Promoter will email each Entrant who has submitted a valid entry into a Draw Based Competition via the Postal Entry Route to confirm their ticket number(s). The Promoter will add site credit equal to the cost of the entry via the Online Entry Route if entering an Instant Win Competition.
5.9 Entrants must have created an account on the Website for the free entry to be processed. All details on the postcard must correspond to the details on the account to receive the order confirmation and ticket number. Postal entries received without a registered account cannot be processed. Entrants must add an address to the related account for entries to be processed.
6.
Eligibility
6.1 The competition is open to all everyone who is of legal drinking age in their country of
residence, except:
(a)
employees of the Promoter or its holding or subsidiary companies
(b)
anyone who resides in a country where the sale or consumption of alcohol is
illegal
(c)
anyone who lives in a country where the shipping of alcohol from the UK is
restricted
(d)
anyone who lives in a country where participation of such a competition would be
prohibited under local gambling laws, require a special licence or require the
competition be registered
If you are in doubt about any of these restrictions, please contact the Promoter at
[email protected]. Club Comps Ltd does not accept responsibility and will not
offer refunds for entries made when ineligible.
6.2
In entering the competition, you confirm that you are eligible to do so and eligible
to claim any prize you may win. The Promoter may require you to provide proof
that you are eligible to enter the competition.
6.3
Any non UK entrants will be responsible for paying any and all additional costs
such as duties, taxes and customs clearance fees. These charges can vary per
country.
6.4
The Promoter will not accept competition entries that are: (a)
automatically
generated by computer; or (b)
incomplete.
6.5
There is no limit to the number of times you may enter one or several competitions
unless specified
6.6
The Promoter reserves all rights to disqualify you if your conduct is contrary to the
spirit or intention of the prize competition.
6.7
Participants can be refunded in the unlikely event that the Promoter is unable to
cater for the number of entries into the Competition.
7.
The prize
7.1 The prize is a bottle of premium liquor that the Promoter has carefully selected. There
may also be the addition of luxury items or experiences.
7.2 During the course of a Competition, if due to circumstances beyond the Promoter’s
control, the Promoter is unable to provide the stated prize, the Promoter reserves the
right to award a selection of substitute prizes of equal or greater value
7.3
The Promoter may in some competitions offer a cash alternative to the prize, this will be
advertised at the launch of the competition
7.4
Prizes are subject to availability.
7.5 In order to claim the prize, you must respond to the Promoter’s email notifying that you
have won the competition, within 14 days, stating that you wish to claim the prize.
Acceptance of the prize is further confirmation of your acceptance of these Terms and
Conditions.
7.7
Rejection of the cash alternative will forfeit the prize and no refunds will be offered.
7.8
If a cash alternative is offered and refused, the Promoter may draw the prize again but is
not obligated to do so.
7.9
For the avoidance of doubt, once the price has been forfeited the Winner will have no
further claims against the Promoter
7.10 The promoter endeavours to ship the prize within 28 days of receiving all requisite
information from the prize winner.
8.
Winners
8.1 Where a knowledge-based question is used, an online random generator will be used to
draw the ultimate winner, this draw is final, and no correspondence or discussion will be
entered into.
8.2 The Promoter will contact the winner personally as soon as practicable after the
Announcement Date, using the telephone number or email address provided with the
competition entry. The Promoter will not amend any contact information once the
competition entry form has been submitted.
8.3 The Promoter must either publish or make available information that indicates that a
valid award took place. To comply with this obligation the Promoter will send the surname
and county of major prize winners and, if applicable copies of their winning entries, to
anyone who emails [email protected] or writes to the Promoter’s registered
address (enclosing a self-addressed envelope) within one month after the Closing Date of
the competition.
8.4 If you object to any or all of your surname, county and winning entry being published or
made available, please contact the Promoter by email at www.whiskyclubcomps.com or by
post at 5 South Charlotte Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH2 4AN. In such circumstances, the
Promoter must still provide the information and winning entry to the Advertising Standards
Authority on request.
9.
Claiming the prize
9.1 Refer to the details of how to claim in 7.5. If you do not claim the prize within 14 days of
you stating your intention to claim the prize, your claim will become invalid.
9.2
The prize may not be claimed by a third party on your behalf unless arranged with Club
Comps Ltd prior to the draw.
9.3 The Promoter will make all reasonable efforts to contact the winner. If the winner
cannot be contacted or is not available or has not claimed their prize within 14 of days of
the Announcement Date, the Winner forfeits the Prize and no further claim on the prize can
be made.
9.4
The Promoter does not accept any responsibility if you are not able to take up the prize.
10.
Limitation of liability
Insofar as is permitted by law, the Promoter, its agents or distributors will not in any
circumstances be responsible or liable to compensate the winner or accept any liability for
any additional costs, loss, damage, personal injury or death occurring as a result of taking
up the prize except where it is caused by the negligence of the Promoter, its agents or
distributors or that of their employees. Your statutory rights are not affected.
11.
Data protection and publicity
11.1
The Promoter will only process your personal information as set out in the Privacy Policy.
11.2 By entering the Competition, you agree to have your name shown on the Live draw,
which is streamed on multiple social media platforms, if you wish for your name to be
hidden or changed, please contact the promoter on [email protected]
12.
General
12.1 If there is any reason to believe that there has been a breach of these terms and
conditions, the Promoter may, at its sole discretion, reserve the right to exclude you from
participating in the competition.
12.2 The Promoter reserves the right to hold void, suspend, cancel, or amend the prize
competition where it becomes necessary to do so.
12.3
These terms and conditions shall be governed by Scottish Law, and the parties submit to
the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Scotland.