Nickelodeon’s Competition Rules
MAKE IT POP TWITTER COMPETITION (the Competition)
Just like school, we have a few rules (these Rules) which you’ll need to know and follow whenever you enter a competition run by us, the promoter, Nickelodeon UK Limited (Company Registration No: 2797365) of 17-29 Hawley Crescent, London, NW1 8TT (Nickelodeon).
These Rules include details about how to enter the Competition, opening and closing dates, prize details, and anything else Nickelodeon thinks you may need to know about entering the Competition. These Rules will apply to the Competition and by entering the Competition, you promise to follow and be bound by these Rules (which may be amended or varied at any time by Nickelodeon with or without notice) and by Nickelodeon’s decisions, which are final in all matters relating to these Rules, the Competition, the draw and/or the results and no correspondence or discussion shall be entered into.
So be sure to get your parents/guardians to read and discuss these Rules with you.
PARENTAL CONSENT
1. First things first…before you enter the Competition, please get your parent’s/guardian’s permission to enter the Competition. Also there may be some costs involved to enter. For example, charges for using the Internet. So, please don’t forget to also ask the person who will be paying the bill. Costs to enter may vary and it is advisable that the person paying the bill checks the current rates with their network operator.
WHO CAN ENTER?
2. You must live in the UK or Eire and have a valid and active Twitter account to enter the Competition. The prize can only be sent to a UK and/or Eire address so if you have moved somewhere outside the UK/Eire after entering the Competition, your Entry will not be valid.
3. You are not allowed to enter the Competition if your parents/guardians or family members are employees of Nickelodeon, any other company associated with the Competition or their respective associated companies or agents. In these Rules, “family members” includes mother, father, brothers or sisters.
PROMOTION PERIOD
4. The Competition is open for entries from 1.30pm on Wednesday 12 August 2015 (the Opening Date) until 8.00pm on Wednesday 12 August 2015 (the Closing Date). The period between the Opening Date and the Closing Date is referred to in these Rules as the Promotion Period.
HOW TO ENTER
5. If you want to enter the Competition:
a. you need to have a valid and active Twitter account;
b. you need to be a follower of Nickelodeon UK on Twitter (twitter.com/NickelodeonUK); and
c. during the Promotion Period you must, tweet from your own twitter account the answer to the Competition tweet (Competition Tweet) posted by Nickelodeon and make sure you start your tweet #MakeItPop and use our handle @NickelodeonUK,
(together a., b., and c. above shall be a Competition Entry).
6. To give everyone a fair chance of winning a prize, there is only one Entry allowed per twitter handle. Accordingly, please do not tweet more than one Entry Tweet during the Promotion Period. Multiple Entry Tweets will not count as multiple Entries to the Competition. Please do not open multiple Twitter accounts to enter the Competition as multiple entries from the same person using different Twitter accounts will not be accepted and all of your entries may be disqualified.
7. Nickelodeon is not responsible if your Entry gets lost, delayed, misdirected, undelivered, damaged or if you have technical problems trying to enter the Competition.
8. Please take care when entering the Competition to ensure that we have your correct details. Any Entries which are incomplete and/or can’t be read clearly will not be valid and won’t be entered for the Competition.
PRIZE
9. There is 1 prize to be won in the Competition, a Make It Pop kit consisting of a backpack with accessories.
10. The prize is as stated and cannot be exchanged or transferred. No cash alternatives will be offered.
11. If Nickelodeon is unable to provide the stated prize, Nickelodeon has the right to award a substitute prize of equal or greater value. The prize is subject to additional terms and conditions of the manufacturer or supplier.
PRIZE DRAW
12. The prize draw for the Competition 1 will be conducted on Thursday 13 August 2015.
13. There will be 1 winner of the Competition. The winner of the Competition will be selected randomly by Nickelodeon from all correct and valid Entries submitted from all eligible entrants received during the Promotion Period in accordance with these Rules.
14. Nickelodeon will try to notify the winner as soon as possible after the draw date (generally no later than 7 days after the closing date of the corresponding Competition) via the private message function on Twitter and will ask for the winner’s parent’s name, parent’s contact number and a postal address to which Nickelodeon can send the prize. The winner needs to accept the prize by returning a confirmation e-mail via the private message function on Twitter to Nickelodeon within 7 days of notification including details of their parent’s name, parent’s contact number and postal address. Nickelodeon will send out the prize as early as possible (usually within 7 days of the closing date of the corresponding Competition).
15. Nickelodeon may request a written agreement from the winner’s parent/guardian that the winner complies with these Rules before sending out the prize for the Competition.
16. Nickelodeon has the right to choose an alternate winner if:
a. the winner does not comply with these Rules or Nickelodeon has reasonable grounds for believing that the winner has broken a Rule; or
b. Nickelodeon cannot contact the winner within a reasonable time after the closing date of the corresponding Competition; or
c. the winner’s parents/guardians do not (i) agree to these Rules; (ii) want the winner to receive the prize; or (iii) give their consent as may be requested by Nickelodeon within a reasonable time; or
d. if the winner does not accept a prize within the specified time period.
17. Nickelodeon reserves the right to cancel either Competition at any stage prior to the corresponding Promotion Period or to shorten the time for entering either Competition during the corresponding Promotion Period, if Nickelodeon thinks it is necessary in its reasonable opinion, or if circumstances arise which are out of Nickelodeon’s control. If the time for entering either Competition is cut short during the corresponding Promotion Period, the winner shall be selected in accordance with these Rules from all eligible Entries received prior to such termination date.
GENERAL
18. All changes to these Rules will be posted in revised terms and conditions at www.nick.co.uk/makeitpopcomp
19. All Entries become our property and will not be returned.
20. Nickelodeon will not be liable to you for any delays or failure (whether in whole or in part) in carrying out its obligations in respect of the Competition due to circumstances beyond Nickelodeon’s reasonable control. You will be solely responsible for any costs incurred by you as a result of such delays and/or failures.
21. Nickelodeon will not be liable to you for any loss or damage however it was caused (including without limitation in contract, tort or statutory duty) in connection with the Competition and/or prize, other than death or personal injury caused by Nickelodeon’s (and/or its employees) negligence.
22. By entering this Competition you agree that Nickelodeon may use, in any and all media throughout the world forever as Nickelodeon in its sole opinion sees fit, your name, likeness, photographs and/or recordings, biographical information, any statement made by you, and your Entry to the Competition without payment or further consent if you are declared a winner. Nickelodeon may also require you to take part in such publicity (which may include taking your photograph, filming you or recording your voice) without payment or further consent and such publicity will be owned by Nickelodeon forever for use throughout the world as Nickelodeon sees fit.
23. Personal information collected from entrants will be used by Nickelodeon solely in connection with the Competition and will not be disclosed to any third party except for the purpose of operating the Competition and fulfilling the prize where applicable. The declared prize winner’s information will be shared by the independent observer with Nickelodeon, specifically the winner’s name, postal address, telephone number and/or e-mail address, only to the extent that this information is required to award the prize for this Competition.
24. Any personal information collected by Nickelodeon for the Competition will be used in accordance with Nickelodeon’s Privacy Policy set out at www.nick.co.uk/info/privacy. A copy can be obtained by writing to Nickelodeon by email at [email protected] or by post to Nickelodeon’s address above, marked for the attention of The Data Protection Officer.
25. If you would like to know who’s won the prize for each Competition, please send a stamped addressed envelope to Nickelodeon at the above address marked “Make It Pop Twitter Competition” within 60 days of the closing date of the corresponding Competition and we will send you each winner’s name and their home county.
26. The rules in respect of the Competition are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and if there are any disputes the courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction.