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Blur Prize on Radio X, September/October 2023 – Specific Rules


Blur Prize on Radio X, September/October 2023 – Specific Rules
  1. The Blur Prize promotion (‘Promotion’) is organised by Global Charities (as defined in the Global Charities Promotion General Terms and Conditions). The Promotion will run from Friday 22nd September to Friday 6th October on Radio X. Global Charities is the Promoter. The ‘Prize Donor’ mentioned in these Specific Rules is HMV.  
  2. IMPORTANT: The Promotion is subject to these Specific Rules and the Global Charities Promotion General Terms and Conditions which are available here. Entry into the Promotion constitutes acceptance of these Specific Rules and the General Terms and Conditions.   

 

Details of the Promotion: 

3. To enter the Promotion, you must send a text message with the relevant keyword to one of the following radio stations’ shortcodes (the ‘Text Message Line’): 

 

Keyword: GUITAR 

Shortcode: 83936 

  

4. The Text Message Line will open at 15:00 on Friday 22nd September 2023 and close at 17:00 on Friday 6th October 2023. Entries received before or after this time will not be included in the Promotion but may still be charged.  

5. We are not responsible for any latency experienced by your mobile phone network, which may delay the delivery of text messages to and/or from us. 

6. Text messages will be charged at standard network rates. Standard rate text messages to promotion shortcodes are not normally included in ‘inclusive’ packages and may be charged. If entry is made by text message, be sure to use the correct shortcode. In all cases, please check with your service provider for more details and charges. If you are not the bill payer, you must obtain the bill payer’s permission before entering. 

7. After entering the Promotion, you will receive a bounce back text message informing you that a voluntary charity donation to Global’s Make Some Noise  (registered charity 1091657 (England & Wales) & SC041475 (Scotland)) of £5 will be taken automatically, unless you text the word CANCEL as instructed. The £5 donation will be taken one hour (60 minutes) after the time the first text was received from the mobile phone used to enter the Promotion, and 100% of the donation will go to Global’s Make Some Noise. 

8. For the avoidance of doubt, you do not need to donate in order to be eligible for entry to the Promotion. Anyone who texts CANCEL within 60 minutes, as instructed in the first bounceback message will opt out of donating £5 to Global’s Make Some Noise but will still be included in the prize draw. 

9. Within 24 hours of the closing time of the Promotion, all eligible entries will be entered into a draw. One entry will be selected at random and the entrant will be contacted by one of our representatives telephone on the number on which you entered. If the entry is ineligible, we reserve the right to select another entrant to participate in the Promotion or withdraw the prize and select another entrant, as applicable. 

10. If you are selected as a winning entrant, you may be asked to have a call with a presenter which may be recorded for our records and/or could be broadcast live or later in a show. You must answer your telephone when we contact you. Someone else cannot answer the phone, participate or accept a prize on your behalf. If: (i) you fail to answer the phone; (ii) someone else answers the phone; (iii) the call goes to voicemail; (iv) the call becomes disconnected; (v) you are not (or do not seem to us to be) in a position to safely and/or lawfully take or remain on the call (for example, if you are or seem to be driving); or (vi) you are not audible or intelligible or we are not able to conduct a conversation with you in a manner that is suitable for broadcast for any reason beyond our control (including, but not limited to: low/no signal on your device, a call is dropped by any network, you are travelling, there is too much background noise or feedback, etc.); before or during the Promotion, you may be disqualified and we reserve the right to select another entrant to participate in the Promotion or withdraw the prize and select another winner, as applicable.    

11. We, Global and the Prize Donor may publish and publicise your name, image, social media handle and/or profile picture, your nearest geographical location (for example, your nearest city, town or county) and your entry, and we may refer to your and any applicable third party’s (for example a guest/travel companion) association with the Promotion and/or the prize, in any and all media, worldwide, in perpetuity, for publicity and PR purposes solely in connection with the Promotion.   

12. In relation to winners (and runners up if applicable), you understand that we, Global and the Prize Donor may: (i) interview you and your guest(s)/travel companion(s) which we may film, photograph and/or record and; (ii) film, photograph and/or record, you and your guest(s)/travel companion(s) in connection with the Promotion, either by telephone or in person, and we may use such films, recordings and/or photographs for publicity and PR purposes in any and all media, worldwide, as often and for as long as we consider appropriate or desirable, in connection with the Promotion. We may also publish your and your guest(s)/travel companion(s) name, image, social media handle and/or profile picture. 

13. We may send you a message via SMS within 28 days of your donation regarding adding Gift Aid to your donation. 

 

Eligibility: 

 

14. The Promotion is only open to residents of the UK aged 18 and over and who are based in the UK at the time of entry. 

15. Entrants can enter up to 6 times only, however they must text CANCEL as instructed after each entry to opt out of donating £5 per entry to Global’s Make Some Noise.  

 

Prize specific terms:  

 

16. One winning entrant will receive one Fender Player Telecaster PF guitar in Polar White signed by Blur, a Blur t-shirt, The Ballad of Darren Vinyl + CD, and £200 HMV voucher.  

17. Fender Player Telecaster PF guitar has an alder body with gloss finish, two player series single-coil Telecaster pickups, “Modern C”- shaped neck profile, 9.5”- radius fingerboard, is in Polor White. 

18. The t-shirt design is to be confirmed after the winner is selected depending on size and availability. 

19. We will courier the prizes directly to the winner free of charge to UK addresses. Whilst we will endeavour to deliver the prize within 28 days, there may be delays with stock availability and deliveries. We will keep the winner updated with delivery times. 

20. Any other costs and expenses which are not specifically included in the prize description are excluded and will be the sole responsibility of the winner. By way of example, without limitation, a guitar case not included within the prize. 

21. The prize is non-transferable, non-refundable and not for resale. 

22. This is a charity Promotion and as such no refunds are given. 

23. We reserve the right to substitute the prize with another prize of equal or greater value at our absolute discretion. 

24. Global are registered with the Phone-paid Services Authority (“PSA”): registration number ORG832-96388-41101. Global Charities are registered with the PSA: registration number ORG831-51159-55647. For all enquiries in connection with the Promotion please contact our customer support team at https://global.com/contact/. 

 

Data Protection: 

25. Your personal data that you provide to us will be collected and processed by us, Global, Global’s licensees (including Communicorp UK Limited), Global’s affiliates and the Prize Donor and if applicable, our service providers, network operators and suppliers in order to administer and fulfil the Promotion. Your personal data may also be disclosed to the Phone-paid Services Authority, Ofcom and/or the Advertising Standards Authority at their reasonable request for regulatory purposes, for example, in order to prevent, investigate and detect crime, fraud or anti-social behaviour and comply with law enforcement agencies and applicable advertising codes. 

26. By entering a Promotion, you acknowledge that any personal data provided by you in connection with the Promotion will be processed as set out above and in accordance with our Privacy Policy which sets out full details of how we process personal data and how you can exercise your rights as a data subject and our Prize Donor’s Privacy Policy. Please ensure you have read and understood our Privacy Policy and our Prize Donor’s Privacy Policy before entering any Promotion. If you are required to submit a guest(s)/travel companion(s) personal data to enter a Promotion, you must ensure that your guest(s)/travel companion(s) have given you consent to provide us and our Prize Donor with their personal data. 

27. You may be asked if you want to opt-in to marketing from us and/or our Prize Donor  when you enter a Promotion. If you choose to opt-in, we and/or our Prize Donor will use your personal data for marketing purposes (see Global Charities’  Privacy Policy and our Prize Donor’s Privacy Policy for more details). You can withdraw your consent to marketing at any time by unsubscribing.  

28. We, Global and the Prize Donor  may transfer and process personal data outside of the EEA and UK for the purposes of administering the Promotion. Where any transfers are made outside of the EEA or UK we and the Prize Donor will ensure appropriate safeguards to protect your personal data are in place.  

29. We and Global will hold your personal data for a period of up to 3 years in order to comply with our regulatory obligations.  

30. You may request the removal of your personal details from our database by contacting [email protected]. If you request that your personal details be removed prior to the conclusion of a Promotion, you will forfeit your right to enter the Promotion and/or claim any prize and we reserve the right to select another entrant to participate in the Promotion or withdraw the prize and select another winner, as applicable. 

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