- The Promoter
The promoter is: Irwin Mitchell LLP. Irwin Mitchell LLP is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and has its registered office at Riverside East, 2 Millsands, Sheffield S3 8DT. In promoting the competition, Irwin Mitchell reserves its rights to fully comply at all times with any legal and regulatory requirements. If you have any questions, please contact EnglandRugbyCompetition@IrwinMitchell.com
- The competition
The title of the competition is ‘Win a chance to watch England at Twickenham’’.
- How to enter
3.1 The competition will run from 00:01 GMT on Tuesday 15 February 2022 (the "Opening Date") to Saturday 19 March 2022 (the "Closing Date") inclusive.
3.2 Entrants must be over 18.
3.3 Fully complete the online entry form at www.irwinmitchell.com/england-rugby/competition, including the answer to the skill test question “The Six Nations began in 2000 when Italy joined England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France in the championship, but who won the title that year?”
3.4 All competition entries must be received by the Promoter by no later than 23:59 GMT on the Closing Date. All competition entries received after the Closing Date are automatically disqualified.
3.5 No purchase necessary.
3.6 The Promoter will not accept:
- responsibility for competition entries that are lost, mislaid, damaged or delayed in transit, regardless of cause, including, for example, as a result of any postal failure, equipment failure, technical malfunction, systems, satellite, network, server, computer hardware or software failure of any kind; or
- proof of posting or transmission as proof of receipt of entry to the competition.
3.7 By submitting a competition entry, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms and conditions.
3.8 The winner will be chosen at random from all entries who have submitted the correct answer to the skill testing question.
- Eligibility
4.1 The competition is only open to residents in the UK over 18, except:
- employees of the Promoter or England Rugby or any of their holding or subsidiary companies;
- employees of agents or suppliers of the Promoter or England Rugby or any of their holding or subsidiary companies, who are professionally connected with the competition or its administration; or
- members of the immediate families or households of (a) and (b) above.
4.2 In entering the competition, you confirm that you are eligible to do so and eligible to claim the prize. The Promoter may require you to provide proof that you are eligible to enter the competition.
4.3 The Promoter will not accept competition entries that are:
- automatically generated by computer;
- completed by third parties or in bulk;
- illegible, have been altered, reconstructed, forged or tampered with;
- photocopies and not originals; or
- incomplete.
4.4 There is a limit of one entry to the competition per person. Where a person has entered more than once, the first entry will be valid and all subsequent entries will be disqualified.
- The prize
5.1 The prize is a match day hospitality experience for the winner and four (4) guests of their choice (aged 18 and over at the time of the match) at the England v Japan match at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday 12 November 2022. This includes, but is not limited to: five (5) Irwin Mitchell private suite match tickets, catered lunch and bar, and one (1) stadium match day parking pass; and, the winner’s name and photograph to be used in Irwin Mitchell marketing material, as well as across various Irwin Mitchell media channels. Travel and accommodation expenses incurred by the winner in relation to receiving the prize are restricted to a maximum of £100 per person, and will be reimbursed by the Promoter by submitting a completed competition expense claim form by email to EnglandRugbyCompetition@IrwinMitchell.com within 7 days of the event ending. Reimbursement will be made within 60 days of the form being submitted.
5.2 The prize is subject to availability. There is no cash alternative for the prize. If the match is postponed by England Rugby, the winner will be offered the prize at the rearranged date. If the match is cancelled, the prize will be withdrawn.
- Winners
6.1 The decision of the winner by the Promoter is final and no correspondence or discussion will be entered into.
6.2 The Promoter will contact the winner between 21st March and 1st April 2022, using the email address provided with the competition entry.
6.3 The Promoter will make available information that indicates that a valid award took place by 4th April 2022 (Announcement Date) which may need to include your surname and county of residence.
6.4 If you object to your surname being published or made available, please contact the Promoter at EnglandRugbyCompetition@IrwinMitchell.com. In such circumstances, the Promoter must still provide the information and winning entry to the Advertising Standards Authority on request.
- Claiming the prize
7.1 If you are the winner of the prize, you will have 14 days from the date you are contacted to claim the prize by replying to the notification email. If you do not claim the prize by this date, your claim will become invalid.
7.2 The Promoter will make all reasonable efforts to contact the winner. If the winner cannot be contacted or is not available, or has not claimed their prize as set out above, the prize will be forfeited.
7.3 If the prize is claimed, the Promoter will make contact with the winner via email again in September 2022. At this point, the winner will need to confirm the basic contact details of all 5 adults who will be attending the match – including, first and last names, and email addresses. Any deadlines associated with ensuring England Rugby have all required information on time will be communicated to the winner at this point, and must be adhered to.
7.4 Upon receipt of the nominated 5 guests’ basic contact details from the winner, the Promoter will send an official email invitation to each person. Each person must complete the RSVP in full, by the specified deadline, in order to accept their hospitality experience offer; this includes providing details of access and dietary requirements. Failure to RSVP by the deadline will result in forfeiture of the prize by the individual, and their place will not be eligible for another guest of the winner.
- Limitation of liability
Insofar as is permitted by law, the Promoter, its agents or distributors will not in any circumstances be responsible or liable to compensate the winner or accept any liability for any loss, damage, personal injury or death occurring as a result of taking up the prize except where it is caused by the negligence of the Promoter, its agents or distributors or that of their employees. Your statutory rights are not affected.
- Ownership of competition entries and intellectual property rights
9.1 The Promoter does not claim any rights of ownership in your competition entry.
9.2 You agree that the Promoter may, but is not required to, make your entry available on its website and any other media, whether now known or invented in the future, and in connection with any publicity of the competition. You agree to grant the Promoter a non-exclusive, worldwide, irrevocable licence, for the full period of any intellectual property rights in the competition entry and any accompanying photos of you, to use, display, publish, transmit, copy, edit, alter, store, re-format and sub-licence the competition entry and any accompanying photos for such purposes.
- Data protection and publicity
The Promoter will only process your personal information as set out in its Privacy Policy. See also condition 6.3 and condition 6.4, with regard to the announcement of winners. The Promotor will also share the winner’s personal data with England Rugby solely for the purpose of ensuring that the winner receives all elements of the prize, can attend the match and have an enjoyable experience; including, but not limited to, first name and any access or dietary requirements of the winner or any of their guests. These will be held in accordance with England Rugby’s Privacy Policy.
- General
11.1 If there is any reason to believe that there has been a breach of these terms and conditions, the Promoter may, at its sole discretion, reserve the right to exclude you from participating in the competition.
11.2 The Promoter reserves the right to hold void, suspend, cancel, or amend the prize competition where it becomes necessary to do so.
11.3 These terms and conditions shall be governed by English law, and the parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
