Terms and Conditions
By entering the Archant competitions, you accept these Terms & Conditions and the Rules of Entry. By submitting your images, you agree to allow Archant and the sponsor of the appropriate category to use your image on a 'no fee' basis in prin or online, providing it is used in connection with the awards promotion.
Entries will be accepted by post or hand. If you are sending a digital print, you must supply an A4 300 dpi digital file on a CD.You mus t include the entry form with your submission and an SAE if you would like your work returned.
The winners will be notified by email, or phone. Please leave your phone numbers on the registration form.
The judges' decision is final and no correspondence on this contest or the results will be entered into.
The prize for each category winner is provided by a specific sponsor. The prizes cannot be exchanged for cash or an alternative prize. Once the winning images have been decided upon, you will be contacted via email, and your details will be given to the sponsors to provide you with the prizes.
The winner is responsible for any taxes associated with their prize. The promoter accepts no liability whatsoever of any damage or loss of earnings that may be caused by any prize awarded in this competition.
Terms
These terms apply to all users of this website. If you do not accept these terms then you should immediately stop using this website. Your use of the website confirms your acceptance of these terms. We cannot guarantee that you will always be able to access the website; we will not be liable to you for any interruption or delay that you experience
in accessing the website, whatever the cause.
Links
This site provides links to other websites. These links are for your convenience only and do not signify that we endorse or have any
responsibility for the content of or any transactions that you enter into relating to those linked sites.
Content
All material on this site is protected by copyright. You may only copy, download and reproduce it for your own personal use. You must not use it for reproduction on any other website, or in any way for commercial purposes or for gain unless you first obtain our written consent.
Sales and Services
A contract for us to supply you with goods or services will only be created when we accept your order (which we may do in writing, by email or by fulfilling that order). Goods and services advertised on this website may not actually be available when you place your order as we reserve the right to withdraw services at any time.
This website is made available on the basis that there are excluded, to the extent permitted by law, any terms implied by statute or otherwise and all liability for any loss or damage however it arises out of the use of this website or reliance on its content.
Contributions
We are delighted to receive your contributions to our bulletin boards, chat rooms and the like but only on the basis that:
you accept that they may be monitored;
you accept that we may exercise editorial control over them and may decide not to allow publication at our absolute discretion;
you warrant to us that all such contributions are lawful and not obscene, offensive, defamatory or infringe any rights of any third party
and that you will indemnify us in respect of any breach of that warranty;
you warrant to all us that all content that you submit will be accurate, truthful and not misleading in any way;
you licence us and all Group Companies to use the information you provide on any medium and you waive your moral rights in respect of it.
Law and Jurisdiction
Your use of this website, these terms and any matters arising are subject to the laws of England. Any dispute is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of England. Save as specifically provided otherwise, this website is targeted only at, and goods and services are only available to, UK residents.
Competitions
The winner(s) may be notified by email or phone and the results may be published on this website and/or in the magazine. We reserve the right to report details of competition winners and to publish their photos if required. Archant and the sponsors reserve the right to use the images on a no-fee basis, providing it is part of the competition promotion. The prizes must be taken as offered with no alternative. In the event that the prize cannot be supplied no liability will attach to Archant. Entry into this competition gives rise to no binding agreement between the parties. When prizes are supplied by third parties we are acting as their agents and as such we exclude all liability for loss or damage you may suffer as a result of this promotion. The website editor's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Employees of Archant and the prize provider and their immediate families and agents may not enter.
Privacy statement for Archant Regional websites
Our privacy policy
Archant is committed to respecting your privacy. This statement sets out how Archant websites comply with European Community data protection requirements. We are registered under the Data Protection Act 1998.
This privacy statement applies to this website only - it does not cover other websites to which we may provide links.
Will we reuse your data or pass on to our sponsors?
Yes. Unless you choose to opt out (un-ticking the appropriate box), you will be added to our email database and you may occasionally receive subscription offers from us. Your data will also be passed to our sponsors, and by entering this competition, you give them permission to contact you unless you opt out during the registration process. Your data will not be passed to any other 3rd party at any time.
Is it possible to access the website without disclosing personal data?
Yes. You can visit the website without identifying yourself or revealing any personal information. Once you choose to provide us with any information by which you can be identified, it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
What information do we collect?
We collect the personal data that you volunteer on forms you submit tous (for example in registering for membership services), and in emails you send to us. Where you can order products, we will collect your name, contact and billing information, transaction and credit card information.
What do we do with the information we gather?
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service.
Do we disclose your personal data to third parties?
We will ensure that your personal data will not be disclosed to third parties except insofar as you have consented to such disclosure or we are required to do so by law. Your personal data may be disclosed to other companies within the Archant Group.
Can I see the information you hold about me? And can I amend it?
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. If you would like a copy of the information, please email andy.rice@archant.co.uk
If you have agreed to the disclosure of personal information and to receiving marketing and promotional information, but no longer wish to do so, then please contact us.
If you are unhappy with our response, you can ask the Information Commissioner to assess whether the requirements of the Data Protection Act have been met. Write to The Information Commissioner at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Is the information you hold on me secure?
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In orderto prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect on line. All employees who have access to your personal data are contractually obliged to respect your confidentiality.
Do we use cookies?
Yes. A cookie is a piece of text which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Your browser adds that text in a small file. A cookie helps us to analyse web traffic and allows websites to respond to you as an individual. For example cookies are used for membership details on the property, jobs and business sections.
Do you gather any other information?
Nielson Net Ratings, an independent measurement and research company, gathers non-personal data regarding the visitors to our site on our behalf using cookies and code. Both the cookies and the embedded code provide non-personal statistical information about visits to pages on the site, the duration of individual page view, paths taken by visitors through the site, data on visitors' screen settings and other general information. Archant uses this type of information, as with that obtained from other cookies used on the site, to help it improve the services to its users.
