Brightkins Hunger For Words Pet Communication Buttons and Resources Paws and Claws competition – terms and conditions

BY entering the Promotion, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions (these Terms and Conditions).

Completion and submission of an entry form or e-mail will also be deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.

Promotional materials relating to the Promotion, including all information on how to enter the Promotion published in publications of the Promoter (defined below) (including social media if applicable) or on the Promoter’s websites, also form part of these Terms and Conditions.

In the event of any conflict between any terms referred to in such promotional materials and these Terms and Conditions, these Terms and Conditions take precedence.

All information submitted in connection with this Promotion will be processed in accordance with our privacy policy accessible at http://www.newsprivacy.co.uk/ and Brightkin’s privacy
policy which can be found at https://www.brightkins.co.uk The promoter of this Promotion is News Group Newspapers Ltd (publishers of The Sun and The Sun on Sunday) of 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF (the Promoter).

Participation in the Promotion

1. The Promotion is only open to residents of the United Kingdom only. The following individuals are not eligible to enter the Promotion:
2. employees and agents of the Promoter, News Corp UK & Ireland Limited or other group companies;
3. employees and agents of any organisation directly connected with the operation or fulfilment of the Promotion (including third party promotional partners) and their
   respective associated, affiliated or subsidiary companies;
4. the immediate families and household members of all such employees and agents referred to in (a) and (b); and
5. individuals under 18 years of age.
6. The Promotion starts at 00.01AM (UK time) on 28 July 2024 and closes at 23.59PM (UK time) on August 11 2024 (the Promotion Period). Any entries received outside the
   Promotion Period will be void.
7. Participants may make a maximum of one entry per person during the Promotion Period. Bulk, automatically generated or third party entries are void.
8. To enter you must send an email headed WORDS containing your name, email address, postal address and telephone number to sundaypets@the-sun.co.uk during the Promotion Period only.
9. The Promoter reserves the right to remove or temporarily suspend from the
   Promotion any entries submitted if, in its reasonable opinion, it suspects any breach of these Terms and Conditions or if it receives any complaint from a third party
   relating to such entry.
10. Entries received which are not submitted via the official entry method will not be accepted. Use of script, macro or any automated system to enter the Promotion is
    prohibited and entries made (or which appear to have been made) using any such system may be treated as void. Any illegible, incomplete or fraudulent entries will be
    rejected. No purchase of any product or service is required to enter into this Promotion. Participants should be aware that they may be subject to data charges at
    the usual rate depending on their own individual arrangements for Internet access if they enter the Promotion online or by email.

Winners and Prizes

1. There will be 4 (four) winners. One prize per winner
2. The winner will be selected at random from all valid entries for this Promotion received during the Promotion Period by a computer process that produces verifiably random results. The winner will be the first valid entry selected at random by the
   Promoter. There will be no prizes for any other entrants.
3. The prize is one Hunger For Words range of pet communication buttons and resources
   worth £77. (Seventy seven pounds only).
4. The prize is subject to the terms and conditions of Brightkins which can be found at www.brightkins.co.uk and their privacy policy will apply to the processing
   of your personal information.
5. Prizes are as stated and are non-exchangeable and non-transferable. There is no cash or other alternative to the prize in whole or in part.
6. The winner is responsible for paying all associated costs that are not specifically stated in any Promotional materials or these Terms and Conditions, including (where
   applicable) transport, accommodation, meal costs, spending money, insurance and all other incidentals. Winners are also personally responsible for any personal or incidental expenses and any VAT, national and/or local tax liabilities incurred in
   claiming or using the prize. By participating in the Promotion, participants agree that
   the prize is awarded on an “as is” basis, and that neither the Promoter nor any of its
   subsidiary or affiliated companies, make any guarantees, representations or warranties of any nature with respect to the prize.
7. In the event that, for reasons beyond the Promoter’s reasonable control, the Promoter is unable to award the prize as described in these Terms and Conditions, the
   Promoter reserves the right to award a prize of a similar nature and an equivalent value, or at its sole discretion, the cash value of the prize. The Promoter also reserves
   the right to award a prize of a similar nature and an equivalent value, or at its sole discretion, the cash value of the prize if in its reasonable discretion it is appropriate to do so.
8. The Promoter may amend or withdraw any element of a competition, prize draw, vote or poll for reasons beyond their reasonable control, including but not limited to the
   unavailability of the vote, poll, competition or prize draw entry platform before the closing date, or for strike, lock-out, labour dispute, illness, act of God, natural disaster, adverse weather conditions, war, riot, civil commotion, accident, public health concern in relation to potential infection, epidemic or pandemic, malicious damage, fire, flood and/or storm, compliance with law or governmental order, rule, regulation or direction, breakdown of plant, machinery or transportation.  The Promotor is not responsible for any loss or damage caused to you as a result of any of these occurrences. Therefore the Promoter shall not be responsible if [a participant/winner] is unable to [redeem their tickets/prize] for any time period as a result of government guidelines or restrictions resulting from COVID-19. No [alternative booking dates or] compensation will be made available in these circumstances.

Winner Announcement and claiming of prize

15. Winners will be notified by email or using the other contact details provided to the Promoter within 14 days after the end of the Promotion Period. All reasonable endeavours will be made to contact the winner during the specified time. If a winner cannot be contacted or is not available, the Promoter reserves the right to re-draw another winner from the valid/correct entries that were received during the
    Promotion Period. Winners may be required to submit valid identification before
    receiving their prize.
16. Winner will be required to confirm acceptance of the applicable prize within 14 days of having been notified. If the winner has not claimed their prize by the date specified,
    the Promoter reserves the right to award the prize to another participant.
17. The prize will be delivered within a reasonable time and by no later than 28 days after the prize has been accepted.
18. The Promoter proposes to make available a list of winners, subject to any objections from the relevant individuals.  For a copy of the list, please send a stamped self-addressed envelope by no later than 28 days after the end of the Promotion Period to News UK, Promotions Department, 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF stating
    for which Promotion you would like winners’ details.  If a winner objects to this information being made available, they should inform the Promoter at the earliest opportunity using email help@thsun.co.uk/. Winners acknowledge that the Promoter may still be required to share their details with the Advertising Standards Authority or
    other regulators.
    

Data Protection and Publicity

15. The Promoter will collect and process participants’ personal information in accordance with the privacy policy at http://www.newsprivacy.co.uk/. The
    information provided may be shared with the Promoter’s agents, affiliates and, if
    applicable, any third party prize provider (including those outside the UK/European
    Economic Area) who will process such information in accordance with their own
    privacy policy. Information provided by participants will be used for the purpose of
    conducting this Promotion (including for prizes to be delivered) and other purposes as
    may be specified and/or consented to at the time of entry or on promotional
    materials. If participants do not provide any of the mandatory information requested
    when participating in the Promotion, their entry will be void. 
16. The Promoter is required to either publish or make available information that
    indicates a valid award took place. As such, the Promoter will send the surname and
    county of major prize winners and, if applicable copies of their winning entries, to
    anyone that contacts the Promoter at the address given above by no later than 28
    days after the end of the Promotion Period.
17. If a winner objects to any or all of their surname, county and winning entry being
    published or made available, they should contact the Promoter at the address given
    above. In such circumstances, the Promoter must still provide the information and
    winning entry to competent authorities, including the Advertising Standard Authority,
    on request.
18. The winner and any guests will also be required to participate in reasonable publicity
    relating to this Competition including being photographed and interviewed as
    promotion of the winning prize.

General

15. The Promoter’s decision is final and binding on the entrants. No correspondence will
    be entered into.
16. The Promoter reserves the right to require the participants to prove that they are
    eligible. If a winner is found to be ineligible, the Promoter reserves the right to award
    their prize to another participant and to require the return of any prize already
    awarded.
17. The provision of the prize does not imply endorsement by the Promoter of Brightkins
    and any third parties concerned in any way with the Promotion. Any complaints or
    queries relating to the use of the prize should be directed to
    https://www.brightkins.co.uk
18. Unless otherwise stated in the promotional materials, this Promotion is in no way
    sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, the manufacturer or
    service provider of the relevant prize. You are providing your information to the
    Promoter and not to the manufacturer or service provider of the relevant prize
    (although, if you win, your details may be disclosed to the prize provider in order to
    provide you with the prize).
19. Entrants must not do anything illegal and/or dangerous and/or that would put
    themselves or others at any risk. Save where it has been negligent, the Promoter will
    not be responsible for any damage, loss or injury resulting from participants’ entry
    into the Promotion or their acceptance and/or use of the prize, or for technical,
    hardware or software failures, lost, faulty or unavailable network connections or
    difficulties of any kind that may limit or prohibit participant’s ability to participate in
    the Promotion. The Promoter will not be responsible for any lost, damaged, defaced,
    incomplete, illegible or otherwise unreadable entries. Proof of posting is not proof of
    receipt by the Promoter of any entries. Without prejudice to an entrant’s statutory
    rights and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Promoter, its agents or
    distributors will not 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 a prize. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall in any way limit or exclude the
    Promoter’s liability for fraudulent misrepresentation, death or personal injury caused by its negligence or for any other matter where liability may not be limited as a matter of law.

28. The Promoter reserves the right at any time to cancel, modify or supersede the
    Promotion (including altering prizes) if, in its reasonable discretion, it becomes
    necessary to do so. In the event of a printing or other error resulting in there being
    more winners than prizes for the Promotion, the Promoter reserves the right to (a)
    declare as void any claims or entries resulting from such printing or other error;
    and/or (b) allocate the available prize(s) through a further draw or to divide the
    prize(s) or the value of the prize(s) between the winners of the Promotion.
29. Any participant who enters or attempts to enter the Promotion in a manner, which in
    the Promoter’s reasonable opinion is contrary to these Terms and Conditions or by its
    nature is unjust to other entrants (including tampering with the operation of the
    Promotion, cheating, hacking, deception or any other unfair playing practices such as
    intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other participants or the Promoter
    and/or any of its agents or representatives) may be rejected from the Promotion at
    the Promoter’s sole discretion. Furthermore, where such actions have significantly
    impaired the Promotion, the Promoter may, at its sole discretion, add further stages
    to the Promotion as it deems reasonably necessary in order to resolve any problems
    arising from such actions.
30. The Promoter reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions in its
    reasonable discretion. Any amendments will be published on the Promoter’s website
    (the Website).
31. These Terms and Conditions are governed by English law. The courts of England and
    Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear any dispute or claim arising in
    association with the Promotion or these Terms and Conditions.
    In-paper T&Cs
    Your terms and conditions to be included in the paper are set out below. If space is
    particularly limited, please discuss with legal to ascertain if it is possible to shorten these
    further.
    TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Promotion closes at 23.59 on 11 August 2024. Open to residents
    of the United Kingdom only, except for anyone under 18 years of age, employees and agents
    of the Promoter and its group companies, or third parties directly connected with the
    operation or fulfilment of the Promotion and their affiliates, and their immediate families
    and household members. One entry per person. Winners will be selected at random from all
    correct entries. No cash alternative and prize is non-transferable. Your information will be
    used to administer this Promotion and otherwise in accordance with our privacy policy at
    newsprivacy.co.uk and those of the partner. Promoter is News Group Newspapers Ltd. Full
    T&Cs apply – see [insert hyperlink].
    Social Media T&Cs
    Your terms and conditions to be included in the paper are set out below. If space is
    particularly limited, please discuss with legal to ascertain if it is possible to shorten these
    further.