The Peterborough Festival - 2007

Competition / Prize Draw terms and conditions

These terms and conditions apply to all competitions/prize draws associated with The Peterborough Festival. Since general terms and conditions cannot cover every specific competition/prize draw, the rules printed on the entry coupon and/or by the submit area of each competition/prize draw should be read carefully alongside these.

1. APPLICATION

1.1 These terms and conditions apply to all competitions/prize draws associated with The Peterborough Festival appearing in publications or on the Internet sites of Peterborough City Council or associated partners.

1.2 All entrants must agree to observe these terms and conditions. The submission of any entry shall be deemed to indicate acceptance of these terms and conditions.

1.3 These terms and conditions are subject to amendment or alteration from time to time.

2. ENTRY

2.1 Competitions/prize draws are open to any person resident in the UK except:

2.1.1 Employees of The Peterborough Festival and their immediate families.

2.1.2 Persons connected with the competition/prize draw and their immediate families i.e. prize sponsors, newsagents, wholesalers & their agents.

2.2 Entries must be delivered to the published recipient before the published closing date and time. Late entries will not be considered.

2.3 The entrant is responsible for delivery of the entry. Proof of posting will not be accepted as proof of delivery.

2.4 The Peterborough Festival or any associated department of Peterborough City Council will not be held responsible for loss of, delay or damage to any entry.

2.5 Upon submission all entries become property of The Peterborough Festival and will not normally be returned. Entries will normally be destroyed seven days after publication of the results.

3. JUDGING

3.1 Entries which do not comply with the terms and conditions will be declared void as will entries which arrive in a mutilated condition or which appear to have been interfered with in any way. Entries which in the opinion of the judges appear to be suspicious will not be considered. Black and white photocopies are not accepted.

3.2 The decision of the judge's is final. No correspondence will be entered into concerning the judges' decision and no cash alternative will be offered.

4. RESULTS

4.1 Winners will be notified in writing of the results after the competition has been judged.

4.2 Names of winner will be published in the publication in which the competition appeared.

5. PRIZES

5.1 Prizes will be as published and cannot be exchanged nor transferred to another person. Vouchers must be redeemed in the time limit specified by the sponsors or if not specified, within 12 months of winning the prize.

5.2 Peterborough City Council does not warrant the fitness for purpose nor the quality of any goods supplied by it as prizes. Complaints relating to the goods supplied as prizes will be investigated as a matter of goodwill only and prizewinners accept prizes subject to all defects whether latent or apparent.

5.3 In the event that there is more than one winner of a prize which is, by its nature, divisible (for example a cash prize then such prize shall be shared, subject to the decision of the judges, between the winners pro rata.) In no circumstances will the responsibility of Peterborough City Council in respect of prize money extend beyond the aggregate or, in a competition consisting of a series of games, beyond the maximum aggregate amount published in relation to or allocated to any one game in the series.

5.4 Any such cash prize shall be paid by cheque to the winner in full and final settlement of his claim.

5.5 In the event that there is more than one winner of an indivisible prize, the winners shall participate in a draw and the prize shall be awarded to the winner of the draw. The method of conducting the draw shall be at the discretion of the judges and will not be disclosed.

5.6 The Peterborough Festival will notify the winner in writing of the place where his or her prize may be collected. If such prize is not collected within 14 days of posting this notification, the prize shall remain the property of The Peterborough Festival to do with as it considers fit.

5.7 A prize cannot be awarded to a person who for any reason would not be allowed by law to purchase or use the prize.

5.8 Although The Peterborough Festival will try to ensure that all prizes are received by the prize winners, its responsibility within the terms and conditions is limited to providing only those prizes which it has offered. Certain prizes are offered by third parties and The Peterborough Festival will not accept responsibility for any refusal or failure by such third parties to provide such prizes or for any defect in or damage to any such prizes.

5.9 Only one prize per person can be won in the same competition/prize draw.

6. MISCELLANEOUS

6.1 No correspondence will be entered into regarding the interpretation of either these terms and conditions or those specific to each competition/prize draw.

6.2 Uness the context otherwise requires, in these terms and conditions the singular shall include the plural, the masculine shall include the feminine and vice versa.

6.3 No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary for entry in our competitions unless the terms and conditions specific to a particular competition provide otherwise.

6.4 Entrants must live within the Greater Peterborough Area to take part in competitions.

6.5 All competition winners must allow The Peterborough Festival and it's sponsors and partners to make full use of publicity, although personal details will be kept confidential.