RNLI Text Sandcastle Competition (the "Competition") Terms and Conditions
These terms and conditions apply in addition to the specific rules stated in the promotional materials for the Competition.
All entrants must be 18 years of age or above and a resident of mainland UK. The Competition is not open to employees of the RNLI or their immediate family.
Entry to the Competition is by MMS message only. Standard network charges apply. To enter send your picture with CASTLE as the first line in the subject header to 07786207756. Entrants may enter as many times as they like. No responsibility can be accepted for lost, delayed, incomplete, or for electronic entries for winning notifications that are not received or delivered. Any such entries will be deemed void. No refund will be made or the cost of any entry.
If you are not the bill payer for the mobile phone, you must get permission from the bill payer before entering the Competition by MMS.
By submitting your entry you assign all copyright and other intellectual property rights in your entry to the RNLI and you irrevocably and unconditionally waive in perpetuity any so called 'moral rights' in your entries and grant any consents required under the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 so that the RNLI may use and amend your entries in any way without limitation.
All images submitted for the Competition may be used on RNLI websites, in RNLI publicity literature and publications; national, local and international publications that seek to promote the work of the RNLI without further consideration or any financial reward. Once an image is published or posted on the RNLI's website the image can be downloaded by any computer with access to the Internet and the RNLI cannot be held responsible.
The RNLI will endeavour to display as many of the images as possible but reserve the right to display images at their discretion.
The winning entry will be judged by a panel of RNLI employees. The decision of the RNLI will be binding and no correspondence or discussion shall be entered into. If a winner does not claim a prize within 28 days of being notified, or if a winner is not available to take up the prize, the RNLI reserves the right to award the prize to another entrant without liability to the winner.
The winning entry will receive a three-night break for a family of four at The Lifeboat College at RNLI Headquarters, West Quay Road in Poole. This will include breakfast and an evening meal. Travel is not included and the stay will be on mutually agreed dates. The prize is non-transferable and there is no cash alternative. The winning entry will be displayed on the RNLI's website along with the winner's name and hometown.
Entry into the Competition will be deemed to constitute acceptance of these terms and conditions.
These terms and conditions are governed by English law and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
