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COMPETITION/PRIZE DRAW TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Unless otherwise stated these terms and conditions apply to all competitions/prize draws appearing in Johnston Press publications and/or on any Johnston Press Today series Internet site. 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 Unless otherwise stated these terms and conditions apply to all competitions/prize draws appearing in publications or on the Internet sites of Johnston Press plc. Any different or supplemental terms and conditions specific to each competition/prize draw will be published with the entry coupon or the competition/prize draw details. In the event that the terms and conditions published specifically for each competition/prize draw are in conflict with these terms and conditions, the terms and conditions published specifically for each competition/prize draw shall prevail.
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 Johnston Press plc or any associated company of Johnston Press plc 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 Johnston Press plc or any associated company of Johnston Press plc will not be held responsible for loss of, delay or damage to any entry.
2.5 Upon submission all entries become property of Johnston Press plc 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. Photocopies are not accepted.
3.2 The decision of the judges is final. No correspondence will be entered into concerning the judges’ decision.
4. RESULTS
4.1 Winners will be notified by telephone, email or 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 Johnston Press plc 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 Johnston Press plc 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 Johnston Press plc 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 Johnston Press plc 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 Johnston Press plc 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 Johnston Press plc 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 Unless 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.