COMPETITION NOTICE
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1. NAME OF COMPETITION:
“UKTV U&Gold Christmas Crackers Competition 2024” (the “Competition”). The judging panel will be looking for the most original festive jokes that put a comedy twist on the news agenda or pop culture over the last year.
2. METHOD OF ENTRY& COMPETITION TERMS:
Entry is free of charge via X (formerly, Twitter) at @goldchannel.
To enter via X (Twitter), the entrant must tweet their original Christmas cracker joke (the “Joke”) via their personal X (Twitter) handle, including the hashtag #GoldCrackers in their tweet entry (each an “Entry”). The Joke must be festive, suitable for a family audience, and topical. It must be no longer than 140 characters in total. Multiple entries will be accepted.
The entrant must follow the @goldchannel X (Twitter) account for the period between 7 October 2024 and 3 December 2024 inclusive.
Entries without #GoldCrackers will not count as an Entry.
The Competition will be open between 09:00 Monday 7 October 2024 to 23:59 Monday 21 October 2024 inclusive (the “Competition Period”).
3. SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS:
All entrants must be over 18 years of age at the date of Entry and resident in the UK. Employees of UKTV, the Prize Provider named below and their immediate families are not eligible to enter the Competition. Any Entries received outside of the Competition Period (for whatever reason) will be invalid.
Any Entry that is unclear, incomplete, defaced, corrupt, illegal or misdirected will not be accepted. UKTV accepts no responsibility for lost Entries, and proof of transmission Entry will not be accepted as proof of receipt.
UKTV accepts no liability for any invalid, incomplete Entries or Entries not received by UKTV. No ‘bots’ or similar automated third party software will be allowed and anyone found using such software will disqualified. Any alternative entrants will be selected according to these terms and conditions.
By submitting the Entry to UKTV the entrant is declaring that it is their own original work, they are the creator of it (or have the creator’s permission to submit it, with a copy of any such written permission to be supplied on request) and that the original work does not infringe the rights of any other party. The entrant agrees to fully indemnify UKTV against any actual or threatened claims or actions UKTV may be subject to in relation to your Entry.
Entries must not contain anything that could be viewed as indecent, inappropriate, defamatory, unlawful, offensive or represent a danger to health and safety.Any Entry that is found, at any time, to breach these terms and conditions or that otherwise contains prohibited, inappropriate or unlawful content as determined by UKTV, in its sole discretion, will be disqualified.UKTV shall have the right to remove an Entry from any and all online platforms at their discretion.
4. WINNER SELECTION:
After the close of the Competition Period, a judging panel, led by comedy critic Bruce Dessau,, will shortlist the funniest, most festive, and topical Jokes between 22 October 2024 and 1 November 2024. 40 shortlisted Jokes will then be put to an anonymous public vote by 2,000 UK representative British adults via the survey company 3Gem between 8 November 2024 and 13 November 2024. The highest-rated 10 Jokes will win. Any entries received outside of this Competition Period (for whatever reason) will be invalid. The decision by UKTV is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
5. PRIZE:
There will be 10 prize winners (the “Winners”).
The first Winner to be selected will receive the following:
i) £1,500 lastminute.com voucher;
ii) 1 x festive food & drink hamper (of value up to £100); and
iii) 1 x box of bespoke Gold Christmas crackers,
(the “First Prize”).
The 9 runners up will all receive:
i) 1 x festive hamper; and
ii) 1x box of bespoke Christmas crackers which will include the six highest voted Jokes,
(the “Second Prize”).
The First Prize and the Second Prize are together the “Prize”.
The Winners will be awarded at our discretion and no prizes will be awarded as a result of improper actions by or on behalf of an entrant. No alternative prize will be given and the prize is non-transferable & non-exchangeable.
However, UKTV reserves the right to change the Prize due to circumstances beyond our control or to offer an alternative of similar value. Nothing in these terms and conditions in any way limits UKTV’s (or any other person or organisation’s) liability for fraud, or death or personal injury caused by negligence. It is your responsibility and to assess whether the Prize is suitable for you and to read any instructions or manuals associated with the Prize.
The Winners will receive a direct X (Twitter) message from the @goldchannel X (Twitter) account on 20 November 2024 notifying them that they have won a Prize (the “Prize Message”). The Prize Message will instruct the Winner how to redeem their Prize and will require the Winners to confirm their date of birth, proof of UK residency, ID, and postal address.
Each Winner must contact the Prize Provider by 24 November 2024. Failure to contact the Prize Provider within the timeline stipulated may result in the Prize being forfeited and an alternate Winner being selected. Entrants must follow @goldchannel on X (Twitter) to be able to receive the Prize. UKTV won’t be liable if any Prize fails to reach you or you cannot receive it for reasons beyond our control.
Winners may also be publicly announced on the @goldchannel X (Twitter) page in accordance with clause 7 below.
The First Prize must be used in accordance with lastminute.com’s Gift Card Terms & Conditions, available here. The Competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with lastminute.com.
6. METHOD OF ENTRY:
Entry is free of charge via X (Twitter) at @goldchannel. All entrants must have the Internet service or mobile device bill payer’s permission prior to entering.
7. PUBLICITY AND DATA PROTECTION:
Entry to the Competition gives UKTV the right, without separate consent or compensation, to publicise any Winner’s name and county, and to make further use of these in printed publications and on the internet solely for administering this Competition in accordance with applicable law.
Entry to the Competition gives UKTV the right, without separate consent or compensation, to use each winning Joke on all UKTV platforms. This includes use of each winning Joke on the UKTV Gold on-air ad-breaks as well as use across other UKTV channels, UKTV websites, UKTV’s social media accounts and U.
Each Winner will be required to provide their contact details (including their name, date of birth and address) to UKTV or the Prize Provider so that the Winner can receive their Prize. The Winner’s personal details will only be used by UKTV and the Prize Provider for the purpose of administration of this Competition. Further information about how your personal details will be handled can be found in Schedule 1 (Privacy Notice), UKTV’s Privacy Policy and the Prize Provider's Privacy Policy.
8. PROMOTER
The promoter of this Competition is UKTV Media Limited (“UKTV”). Our registered office is at 10 Hammersmith Grove, London, W6 7AP and our company registration number is 04266373.
By entering this Competition you are submitting your details to UKTV and not to X Corp. This Competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by X Corp.
9. PRIZE PROVIDER
Taylor Herring Limited of 1st Floor 2 Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, London, England and Wales, United Kingdom, England, W12 7FR, company registration number: 05361673 (the “Prize Provider”) shall fulfil delivery of each of the Prizes.
10. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
These terms and conditions shall be governed by the laws of England and Wales and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
11. CONTACT DETAILS
For all queries or issues with this competition please use the following contact details:
- Email: viewers@uktv.co.uk
- Post: UKTV Viewers, 10 Hammersmith Grove, London, W6 7AP
- Phone: 0203 752 772
SCHEDULE 1 – PRIVACY NOTICE
To enter the Competition you have provided UKTV with your X (Twitter) handle details and the selected Winners of the Competition will be asked to provide their name, date of birth (including the supply of ID) and postal address details. UKTV is the “data controller” of this information.
UKTV will process your personal data to administer the Competition. We process personal data on the basis of our legitimate interests to engage with audiences and to promote our brands. We protect your information in many different ways. These include staff training, investing in technology and following strict handling and storing procedures.
If you are one of the Winners, the personal details you provide in response to the Prize Message (including your name, date of birth and address) will be transferred to the Prize Provider, who will provide the Prizes and these details will be deleted once the Prizes have been fulfilled.
Data protection law gives you certain rights in relation to your personal data, including the right to request from the controller access to and rectification or erasure of your personal data or restriction of processing, and the right to object to processing.If you wish to exercise these rights, or you have any questions about how UKTV handles your personal information, please contact legalbusinessaffairs@uktv.co.uk.
If you raise a complaint with UKTV about the way it has handled your personal data and you are dissatisfied with the response, you are entitled to raise a concern with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at: https://ico.org.uk/concerns/.