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#WarwickAutumn competition terms and conditions

By entering this competition, each entrant agrees to be bound by these terms and conditions. 

  • This competition is open to University of Warwick students, staff and alumni, as well as members of the local community (permanent address in the Coventry and Warwickshire region). Participants will be asked to provide either their University of Warwick email address or their postcode before their entries can be shortlisted.  
  • There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter this competition. 
  • The competition will commence at 09:00 GMT on 15 October 2021 and all entries must be received by 00:00 GMT on 28 November 2021. 
  • The University accepts no responsibility for any entries that are incomplete, ineligible, corrupted or fail to be submitted by the relevant closing date for any reason. Proof of sending is not proof of receipt. Entries via agents or third parties are invalid. 
  • To enter, entrants must post a photo or video of Warwick Autumn to Instagram, with a brief caption including the hashtag #WarwickAutumn. Entries will be categorised in one of 5 categories: Mindful Autumn, Autumn Animals, Fresh Start Autumn, Autumn at Home and Autumn Reels. 
  • 6 winners (1 per category and 1 from the local community) will be shortlisted by an internal judging panel, after which they will be added to a polling website where the general public can vote for their favourite. Winners are contacted privately via Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter to arrange delivery of their prize. 
  • Winners will be notified by 12 December 2021.  
  • The prize for each winner is £100 Amazon vouchers. 
  • The University’s decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into. 
  • Prizes are non-transferable and no alternative will be offered. 
  • Prizes are subject to availability. In the event of unforeseen circumstances, the University reserves the right (a) to substitute alternative prizes of equivalent or greater value and (b) in exceptional circumstances to amend or foreclose the competition without notice. No correspondence will be entered into. 
  • The winner agrees to the use of their name and image in any publicity material. Any personal data relating to the winner and any other competition entrants will be held in accordance with the University Student Privacy Notice or the University’s Staff Privacy Notice in either case for the purposes of administrating this competition in accordance with these terms. 
  • By entering this competition each entrant confirms that their submissions are their wholly-owned, original creations and that, to the extent that such entries include any third-party materials or the personal data of individuals, the entrant confirms that they have all necessary licenses, permissions and consents to allow the University lawfully to use such entries. For the avoidance of doubt, each entrant confirms that any individual depicted in an entry has given their permission for the inclusion of their image in the entry and their permission for the University to use the same. 
  • By submitting an entry, each entrant grants the University a perpetual, royalty-free, nonexclusive licence to edit, publish, translate, modify, adapt, make available and distribute the entry throughout the world in any media now known or hereafter invented. Copyright and any moral rights attaching to the entry shall at all times remain the property of the entrant. 
  • This competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by or associated with Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or any other social network. You are providing your submission to the University of Warwick via one of those platforms. 
  • These terms and conditions are governed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.