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The #EpicStraws Twitter Party Terms & Conditions

The #EpicStraws Twitter Party Terms & Conditions

1. By entering the Prize Draw, participants agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.

2. The Prize Draw starts at 1pm on Thursday 25th October 2012 and the closing date for receipt of entries is at 2pm on Thursday 25th October 2012.

3. To enter the Prize Draw, entrants must tweet or RT a tip or comment about the twitter party or getting children to drink milk, including the #EpicStraws hash tag.  There will be a prize draw following the closing date, where one winner and 20 runners up will be selected at random from all valid entries received, under the supervision of an independent person.

4. It is only possible to enter the Prize Draw on Twitter and entry is limited to one per person per Prize Draw. No purchase is necessary.  You can open a FREE twitter account here: www.twitter.com

5. There is one first Prize and 20 runners up Prizes.  The first Prize is a KitchenAid blender in Cobalt Blue: http://www.kitchenaid.co.uk/app.cnt/ka/en_GB/pageid/pgkaproddetail001/catid/7/subcatid/33. The 20 runners up Prizes each consist of one Epic Straws set.  Each Prize is non-exchangeable, non-transferable, and is not redeemable for cash or any other Prize.  The Promoter retains the right to substitute the Prize(s) with alternative prize(s) of similar value in the event the Prize(s) are not available due to circumstances beyond the Promoter’s reasonable control.

6. Winners will be notified by Direct Message, to the Twitter account they used for the party, within 3 days of the closing date and an email address will be requested. Winners will then be asked, by email, for a postal address for the delivery of the Prize. Winners must respond to this notification within 48 hours.

7. In the event that a selected winner does not respond to the request for confirmation of their postal address within 48 hours, the Promoter reserves the right to select a new winner from the original pool of entrants for the Prize Draw.

8. Prizes will be delivered to winners at the postal address they have provided, within 28 days of their confirmation of the postal address.

9. Entrants who have not won a Prize will not receive notification of the same.

10. The names and counties of the winners will be available on request from the Promoter by emailing ConsumerRelations@arlafoods.com.

11. The Prize Draw is open to UK residents only, excluding the Promoter’s agents, employees and their immediate family, and anyone else professionally connected to this Prize Draw.

12. Entry is restricted to entrants aged 18 years and over at the time of entry.

13. The Promoter reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of entries and entrants (including an entrant’s name, age and place of residence) and to disqualify any entrant who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions, or who tampers with the entry process. Failure by the Promoter to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.

14. No liability is accepted for entries that are lost, delayed, misdirected or incomplete due to server malfunctioning, viruses, bugs or any other causes outside the control of the Promoter.  Proof of entry is not proof of receipt.

15. If the Prize Draw is interfered with in any way or is not capable of being conducted as reasonably anticipated due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter, the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant or to modify, suspend, terminate or cancel the Prize Draw.

16.  The Promoter accepts no responsibility for technical difficulties which may result in Tweets not appearing in the Twitter stream as viewed via Twitter.com and therefore not eligible.

17.  Tweets with the #EpicStraws hashtag may be used in the promotional materials of the Promoter, the Sponsor (Arla Foods Limited), published on the Promoter’s network, used on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Pinterest and other social media platforms and/or published in the Promoter’s blog.  The Sponsor may also use tweets in a similar way.  Participation by entrants will be taken as agreement for use of material in this way.

18.  Prizes are administered by a third party. The Promoter, its partners and agents cannot be held responsible for problems related to fulfillment of Prizes including non-delivery or substitution due to the original Prize(s) being unavailable.

19.  It is the responsibility of the winner to ensure they are eligible to receive the Prize. The winner is solely responsible for travel costs, insurance, applicable taxes and for any costs, expenses and charges not specified as being included in the Prize description.

20. Neither the Promoter nor the Sponsor accept any liability for any damage, loss, liability or injury (save for personal injury or death caused by the Promoter’s negligence) caused by matters relating to this Prize Draw.

21. The Promoter’s decision regarding all matters in relation to this Prize Draw is final and binding, and no correspondence will be entered into.

22. The personal details of entrants will be retained solely for the purpose of operating this Prize Draw, unless entrants are requested to and give permission for the Promoter to use such details for future marketing purposes.

23. The Prize Draw is governed by English law and the courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction.

24. The Promoter is BritMums Ltd, whose registered office is at Chiltern House, 45 Station Road, Henley, RG9 1AT.