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Win a $1,000 shopping spree with 'MARKS & SPENCER'! - TERMS & CONDITIONS:
ARTICLE 1. PROMOTER AND APPLICABLE LAW
Marks & Spencer plc, a company registered in England and Wales (company registration number 214436) whose registered office is at Waterside House, 35 North Wharf Road, London, W2 1NW and whose registered VAT number is 232 128892, hereafter the “Promoter” or the “Organiser”, is organizing a promotion, free of charge with no obligation to purchase, from 03/03/2015 to 31/05/2015 (hereafter the "Game").
The Game can be accessed via the following website (hereafter the "Site” or "Website"):
• us.marksandspencer-game.com in the United States of America
• aus.marksandspencer-game.com in Australia
The Game, the Website and the interpretation of these terms and conditions are subject to United Kingdom's laws and regulations of the United Kingdom.
ARTICLE 2. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
Registering to the Game confirms acceptance without reserve and compliance with the provisions of these terms and conditions, available on the Site upon registration and at any moment during the Game on the Site.
2.1 Conditions of play
The Game is open to any individual of legal capacity who is at least 21 years of age, and residing either in the United States of America or in the Commonwealth of Australia, with the exception of the employees of the Organiser or of the companies involved in creating the Game or anyone else professionally associated with this Game, and of their direct family (parents, brothers and sisters, children) and any other person living in the same household.
In order to enter the Game, Participants must have a free method of access to internet service, or, if the Participant's internet service is provided on a fee basis, such service must have been established prior to the start date of this Game.
In order to be duly registered to the Game on the Website, all Participants must complete the registration form on the Website with their title, first name, last name, valid e-mail address, date of birth, state of residence (optional) and valid mobile number (optional).
Participants can also register via Facebook Connect. To register via Facebook Connect, the participant must log in to his/her Facebook account and accept the permission Request authorizing Facebook to transmit his/her details to the Promoter. The transfer of data is governed by the Facebook Terms and Policies, and Facebook is not responsible for any other aspect of the Game. The Game is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administrated by, or associated with Facebook. Facebook shall not be liable in any way whatsoever to the Participants. Furthermore, any questions, comments or complaints regarding the promotion will be directed to the Promoter, not Facebook.
By submitting the registration form, the participant accepts to receive marketing communications from the Organiser by email (and by SMS if he has submitted his valid mobile number).
By registering to the game all the participants also automatically accept to receive emails regarding the “Shopping Spree” competition.
2.2 Participant information
The personal data entered to participate in the game can be used by the Promoter to improve its services and for marketing purposes. The personal data relating to Participants is intended to be provided to the Promoter as well as to the operator, who is acting as a data processor on behalf of the Promoter within the context of the Game, and will be used by the Operator for the sole purpose of administering participation in the Game.
In compliance with data protection laws, each participant can have access to, change or delete their personal data from the system by writing to the Operator:
numberly - 1000mercis Ltd
“Shopping Spree competition” for Marks & Spencer
57 - 61 Mortimer Street - W1W 8HS
United Kingdom
2.3 Validity of the participation
The information and contact details supplied by the Participant must be valid and genuine, under penalty of exclusion from the Game and, if applicable, loss of winning status.
It is strictly forbidden, by whatever means, to modify or attempt to modify the proposed Game devices, particularly in order to modify the results or influence, by an automated method or by any unfair means, the validity of the prize draw or the designation of a winner. If it is proved that a Participant has been drawn or has been elected to win a prize in contravention of these rules, using any fraudulent means such as automated searching or use of algorithms, or by means other than those resulting from the process detailed by the Promoter on the Website or by the present terms and conditions, the prize in question will not be awarded and shall remain the property of the Promoter, without prejudice to any proceedings likely to be brought against the Participant by the Promoter or by third parties.
It is strictly forbidden for a Participant to play using several e-mail addresses or to play from a player account opened for another person. One single player account shall be opened by one person having the same first name, surname and e-mail address. A Participant may enter the Game by registration/message submission only once. Failure by any Participant to comply with the entry instructions set out herein will result in automatic disqualification from the Game.
ARTICLE 3. PRINCIPLES OF THE GAME
3.1 Game Play
In order to register to the promotion and enter the prize draw to have a chance to win the prize described in article 4, participants must
- Go to the website
- Register to the game by entering their valid email address, their title, first name, last name, date of birth, state of residency (optional), valid mobile number (optional) and validate their registration by clicking on the button “Enter now”.
The participants can also register via Facebook Connect. To register via Facebook Connect, the participant must log in to his/her Facebook account and accept the permission Request authorizing Facebook to transmit his/her details to the Promoter.
By confirming his/her registration, participant becomes eligible to enter the prize draw.
Participants will be able to invite friends or relatives to participate to the Game:
• By manually filling in their email addresses, or
• By sending the link of the Game to friends or relatives,
• By sharing the Game on Facebook or on Twitter, the publication of the Game on Facebook and Twitter will be subject to Facebook's or Twitter's terms and conditions.
Subject to the conditions of participation listed in article 2, for each friend who registers to the Game, the participant gets one more chance to win.
The participant is not required to invite any friends to be eligible for the prize draw.
After sending the invitations, a confirmation “Your invitations have been sent” appears on the Game page.
3.2 Invitations sent by the Participant to friends or relatives
The Participant assumes the initiative and the responsibility for providing the e-mail addresses of his/her relatives and friends so that such an invitation might be sent and agrees to obtain prior explicit consent and to inform the persons whose e-mail addresses he/she provides to the Promoter that the Participant has provided their e-mail addresses to the Promoter.
The Promoter only acts as a technical router of messages sent in the name, on behalf of and according to the wishes of the Participant. Consequently, Participants relieve the Promoter of all responsibility related to the use of email addresses of friends or relatives sent to the Promoter and for invitation messages sent to them.
The Promoter and the Operator on behalf of the Promoter, process traffic data related to the Game Website and retain some information, namely the IP address of the computer used by the Participant in order to establish statistics of visits to the Website, ensure the safety of the Website, and verify the fairness of participations in the Game and of their compliance with these terms and conditions. This is also to prevent or detect any automatic requests on the Game Website, or any automatic dispatch of invitation to third parties, which will systematically lead to the exclusion of the Participant concerned and prevent him/her from being eligible to win, and could expose the Participant concerned to actions being taken against him by the Promoter or by third parties. If necessary, the Promoter can make this traffic data available to third parties or to the public authorities under conditions laid down by applicable laws.
ARTICLE 4. PRIZE DRAW
Subject to prize draw resulting from random selections.
In the promotion altogether one prize is offered. A shopping spree of $1000 US (if the winner is from the United State of America) or $1000 AUS (if the winner is from the Commonwealth of Australia) on marksandspencer.com.
As the site is available in British Pounds only, the prize will be converted into British pounds from US Dollars (if the winner is from the Unites States of America) or from Australian Dollars (if the winner is from the Commonwealth of Australia) according to the legal exchange rate on the day of the prizedraw.
The prize will be in the form of a Marks & Spencer E-gift Cards. E gift Cards may be used to purchase goods of a higher price than the amount on the card, on payment of the difference. They cannot be exchanged for cash or used to pay for M&S Bank services, products or outstanding card balances, made to measure shirts, domestic appliances, personalised cards or M&S Energy or to buy another gift card or e-gift card. They can be redeemed online at marksandspencer.com. They are valid for 24 months from the last transaction (transactions include balance enquiries). Any remaining balance will be cancelled on expiry of the validity period. They cannot be returned or refunded, except in accordance with your legal rights, for example in the event they are not of satisfactory quality. They should be treated as cash, M&S will not accept liability if lost, stolen or damaged.
Prize by default:
Every participant who enters the prizedraw will receive in the confirmation email, sent to their email address used to participate, an exclusive discount code. As the site is available in British Pounds only, the amount of the code is indicated in British pound.
With this code, receive a £5 discount when you spend £35 or more on Womenswear, Menswear, Kidswear, Lingerie and Home Furnishings on marksandspencer.com only between 15/02/2015 and 30/06/2015 23:59:59 GMT. Only valid for international deliveries to Australia and the United States. Excludes Sale, Schoolwear, Made to Measure Shirts, M&S Outlet Online and M&S tailoring services. Offer not valid at any M&S stores (the offer also excludes Marks & Spencer stores located in airports, railwaystations, motorway services and hospitals, and BP Connect stores and Outlet stores). The discount will be applied when you enter your unique code at checkout. Discount will be shown at checkout. All items are available for sale individually. The offer cannot be combined with any other promotional offer. Refunds will take into account the discount. Please check relevant delivery terms & conditions online. Eligible products must have the same delivery address for promotion to apply across all items. Offer does not apply to delivery charges. Subject to availability. Voucher can only be used once in a single transaction. Discount can only be redeemed once by the same account holder within the offer period. Please check relevant delivery terms and conditions online. Offer strictly non-transferrable. Refunds will take into account the discount. Multiple items in online orders must have the same delivery address to qualify for discount. Marks & Spencer reserves the right to reject this voucher/code with reasonable cause. © Marks and Spencer plc.
The prizes are non-transferable and no cash alternative will be offered.
ARTICLE 5. DESIGNATION OF WINNERS
The winning participant will be selected by a draw on the 08/06/2015 using a random selection algorithm.
The winning participant will be named once his/her eligibility for the prize has been verified. The participant whose name is drawn will be contacted by email by the Promoter within 15 days of the draw. If the winning participant does not respond within 14 days of sending this email, he/she will be deemed to have renounced his/her prize, which will remain the property of the Promoter.
The name of the winning participants can be obtained by sending a stamped addressed envelope to the Promoter at the address indicated in article 7 below, during the month following the prize draw.
The postage costs linked to a written request for the name of the winning participants will be reimbursed at the current second class rate if requested.
The winning participant must accept that the Promoter will publish their name, the date he/she won and details of the prize on the Site, without giving any right to compensation or benefit other than allocation of the prize.
The winning participant must comply with these terms and conditions of the Game. In the event of non-compliance with these rules, the prize will not be awarded. Participants agree to all checks concerning their identity, age, postal address, reasonably necessary to enable the Promoter to establish their genuine participation. Any false declaration, indication of identity or false address will lead to immediate disqualification of the Participant.
ARTICLE 6. LIABILITY
The content of the Website, the commercial names and brands mentioned, the graphic and computer elements and database comprising the Website, are the exclusive property of the Promoter or their respective owners and may not be extracted, reproduced or used without the written prior authorization of the Promoter or the owners, under penalty of civil and/or criminal proceedings.
Any resemblance of Game characters or elements to other fictitious characters or elements already in existence is purely coincidental and cannot engage the responsibility of the Promoter or his service provider, the operator, acting on behalf of the Promoter.
The Promoter or the operator, acting on behalf of the Promoter, and each of such company's employees, officers, directors, agents and representative are not responsible for and shall not incur any liability if, in the event of a natural disaster or events outside their control this Game does not in any way function as intended or if due to such instances, they cancel, shorten, extend or defer the present Game or modify the terms and conditions. In all cases they reserve the option to extend the participation period. In particular, the Promoter or its service providers will bear no liability for cases where the Website is unavailable during the Game, or where the automatic draw procedure malfunctions for external reasons or where information supplied by the Participants is destroyed for external reasons.
The Promoter reserves the right at its sole discretion to substitute the prize which is unavailable with another prize of equivalent commercial value.
The prize may not give rise to any dispute or claim of any kind, or be exchanged, or substituted for payment of its value in cash. The winner agree not to seek the responsibility of the Promoter or its service providers concerning the quality, specification or operation of a product or service offered as a prize within the context of the Game. By accepting a prize, the winner agrees to release the Promoter, the operator and any other entities associated with this Game, along with each of their employees, officers, directors, agents, representatives, from any and all liability, loss or damage arising from or in connection with the awarding, receipt and/or use or misuse of prize or participation in the Game.
ARTICLE 7. REGISTRATION OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This terms and conditions can be accessed via the Website during the Game. It is also available to any person requesting them from the Game Operator acting on behalf of the Promoter, at the following address:
numberly - 1000mercis Ltd
“Shopping Spree competition” for Marks & Spencer
57 - 61 Mortimer Street - W1W 8HS
United Kingdom
Postage linked to a written request for a copy of these terms and conditions will be reimbursed at the current second class rate if requested.
