eBay UK x Notting Hill Carnival Competition - Terms and Conditions
1. Promotion Period
The eBay UK x 2023 Notting Hill Carnival Competition (“Promotion”) will be open from 12:00 UK local time on 27/08/23 until 23:59 UK local time on 04/09/23 (“Promotion Period”).
2. Eligibility
This Promotion is open to users registered on eBay, who are UK residents, and who must be 18 years of age or older. Employees (and their families) of eBay, affiliates, subsidiary companies, representatives or agents of those companies and anyone else who may be professionally involved with the Promotion are not eligible to enter.
3. Procedure
In order to enter into the Promotion, you must tag eBay (@eBay_collectors on Instagram or @ebay_UK on TikTok) with a photo or video of yourself at the eBay Crepe Check area at Notting Hill Carnival on August 27th between 12 pm & 6 pm. Only tagged photos, Reels or TikTok posts count as a valid entry, Instagram/Tiktok stories are not valid.
They will be entered if they meet the eligibility criteria stated above and correctly follow the procedure stated in this section.
Only one entry per person is allowed.
4. Prize
The main prize will be £750 in eBay credits to spend on the platform (further details on exclusions for what this credit can’t be used on can be found here). There will also be 2x runner up prizes, the first runner up (2nd prize) will receive a £100 eBay voucher. The 2nd runner up (3rd prize) will receive a £50 eBay voucher (both vouchers are subject to the same exclusions as the main prize linked above).
This will be communicated to the Prize Winners within [1] days of the end of the Promotion Period. There is no cash alternative and the Prize cannot be transferred.
5. Prize Winner
There will be a maximum of 3 Prize Winners who will be selected at random from all the Eligible Entries.
6. Prize Winner Notification
The Prize Winner will be contacted via the social media platform they used to enter with in order to notify them of the Prize. From there, a representative of eBay will gather further details (i.e. full name, email, and address) to fulfil delivery of ticket allocation within [2] days of the end of the Promotion Period. If, despite eBay’s reasonable endeavours to do so, eBay cannot contact the Prize Winner within 24hrs of being notified, eBay reserves the right to select another Prize Winner among the Eligible Entries to award the Prize to.
eBay reserves the right to verify the eligibility of any of the entrants.
7. Prize Winner details
In accordance with the UK Code of Non-broadcast Advertising, Sales Promotion and Direct Marketing (CAP Code), the Prize Winner’s name and county of residence will be made available upon request to anyone who wishes to verify that a valid award took place. Such information will be made available within 3 days of eBay successfully contacting the winner. In order to receive this information, please contact Customer Service. For information on how to contact Customer Service, please visit: https://www.ebay.co.uk/pages/help/account/contact-customer-support.html
The Prize Winner has the opportunity to object to this information being published or made available, or to reduce the amount of information being made available. In order to object, please contact Customer Service.
8. Exclusion From Participation
Any attempt to manipulate the Promotion is prohibited and will result in exclusion from participation.
If eBay has suspicions or knowledge that any entrant has been involved in any fraudulent or illegal activity, eBay reserves the right to disqualify that entrant and any related entrants. eBay may also disqualify any entrant who does not act in accordance with these Terms and Conditions (or is acting in a way which contravenes the spirit and intention of these Terms and Conditions).
9. Data Use and Data Privacy
Your personal data will be used by eBay in connection with, and in order to determine the winner of, the Promotion (including making available on request the Prize Winner’s name and county of residence, to anyone who wishes to obtain it). eBay will do this on the basis of its legitimate interests in enabling eBay users to participate in prize draws. You may contact eBay’s Data Protection Officer by post at 1 More London Place, London, SE1 2AF.
10. Limitation of liability
eBay makes no representations or warranties of any kind regarding any product or service provided by any third party in connection with any promotion.
eBay shall not be liable, in contract or tort (including negligence) or the breach of statutory duty or in any other way, for the loss or damage howsoever arising suffered by the entrant resulting directly or indirectly from entry to this Promotion. Nothing in these terms shall limit eBay’s liability for death, personal injury or fraud.
eBay will not be responsible for any third party’s performance or failure to perform any services related to any promotion, or for any costs, damages, accident, delay, injury, loss, expense, or inconvenience that may arise in connection with the use of the Promotion, provided that nothing shall limit eBay’s liability for death or personal injury caused by its negligence.
eBay does not accept, and is not responsible for, any lost or delayed entries. eBay reminds entrants of the nature and limitations of the Internet and is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunctions of any communications network, online system or computer hardware or software that may affect entry to the Promotion.
Although eBay will use reasonable efforts to ensure that all information relating to the Promotion ("Promotion Material") is accurate, eBay is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunctions of any communications network, online system or computer hardware or software failure that may affect eBay’s operation of the Promotion, including without limitation the accuracy of any Promotion Material.
11. General
eBay reserves the right to suspend, change or cancel this Promotion at any time, in the event of circumstances arising which in eBay’s opinion make it necessary for it to do so. eBay reserves the right to add additional terms and conditions for certain parts of this Promotion. This includes the ability to substitute a prize, which is, in eBay’s reasonable opinion, of equivalent value, change the specification of the prize if circumstances require it or change the entry procedures to an email format.
The decision of the adjudicator regarding any aspect of this Promotion is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
eBay may use third parties to facilitate one or more elements of the Promotion. These third party service providers are subject to confidentiality agreements with us and other
legal restrictions that prohibit the use of the information we provide them for any other purpose except to facilitate the specific outsourced eBay related operation. For further information, please see the eBay User Privacy Notice.
These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of England and Wales. Each party irrevocably agrees to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts over any claim or matter arising under or in connection with these Terms and Conditions.
This competition is not sponsored or endorsed by Instagram. By entering you are confirming you are 18+ years of age, release Instagram from any responsibility and agree to Instagram’s terms of use. This competition is open to UK residents only. Winners will be chosen at random.
12. Organiser
The Promotion is organised by eBay (UK) Limited, who may carry out this organisation through its local subsidiaries, and whose address is 1 More London Place, London, SE1 2AF.