Competition Terms and Conditions

Unless otherwise stated in the Competition Information, our prize draws and competitions are organised and promoted by DC Thomson & Company Limited, a company registered in Scotland with company number SC005830 and registered office address at Courier Buildings, 2 Albert Square, Dundee DD1 9QJ (the “Promoter”).

Our competitions and prize draws are open to residents of the United Kingdom aged 18 years or over, except employees of the Promoter and their close relatives and anyone otherwise connected with the organisation or judging of the competition or prize draw. Unless the Competition Information expressly states otherwise, entry must be made by an adult aged 18 or over. Where a competition is intended for or relates to a child, a parent, carer or legal guardian aged 18 or over must enter on the child’s behalf and provide their own contact details. The Promoter does not knowingly collect personal data directly from children in connection with its competitions or prize draws.

There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter our competitions or prize draws, unless otherwise stated in the Competition Information.

By entering a competition or prize draw, an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions and by any applicable Competition Information.

Only one entry will be accepted per person unless otherwise stated in the Competition Information. Multiple entries from the same person will be disqualified.

The closing date for entry will be as set out in the Competition Information. After this date, no further entries will be permitted.

No responsibility can be accepted for entries not received, lost, delayed, misdirected or corrupted for any reason, including as a result of any equipment failure, technical malfunction, systems, satellite, network, server, computer hardware or software failure of any kind.

To enter a competition or prize draw, please follow the entry requirements in the Competition Information. Entries must be made personally and in accordance with those requirements. Entries made on behalf of another person will not be accepted, except where the Competition Information expressly permits a parent, carer or legal guardian to enter on behalf of a child.

The Promoter reserves the right to cancel, suspend or amend competitions or prize draws and these terms and conditions where it becomes necessary to do so due to circumstances outside the Promoter’s reasonable control, including where required to ensure that the competition or prize draw can be administered fairly and lawfully. Any changes will be notified to entrants as soon as reasonably possible by the Promoter via email, the Promoter’s website or social media post (as relevant to the competition or prize draw).

The prize is as stated in the Competition Information. The prize is as stated, and no cash or other alternatives will be offered unless expressly stated otherwise. The prizes are not transferable. Prizes are subject to availability, and we reserve the right to substitute any prize with another of equivalent or greater value where necessary.

For competitions involving subjective judgement (e.g where a judge makes a selection based on the funniest or best entry), winners will be chosen by an independent judge or a panel of judges, which will include at least one independent judge. For prize draws and competitions not involving subjective judgement (e.g quiz questions or MCQs) winners will be selected at random by software or another verifiably random process from all eligible entries received and verified by the Promoter, as stated in the Competition Information.

The winner will be notified via email or such other method as is stated in the Competition Information within 28 days of the closing date, unless a different timeframe is stated there. The winner will only ever be contacted by the Promoter or, where the Competition Information states, by the prize provider or another third-party partner of the Promoter identified in the Competition Information. If the winner cannot be contacted, does not respond, does not claim the prize, cannot provide any information or evidence reasonably required to confirm eligibility, or is otherwise unable to accept the prize within 14 days of notification (or such other period stated in the Competition Information), we reserve the right to withdraw the prize from that winner and pick a replacement winner in accordance with the original selection process.

Once a response has been received from the winner, the Promoter will request the winner’s full address and send information on how their prize will be delivered to them. If the prize is being provided by a third party, we may share the winner’s contact details with that third party solely in order to facilitate delivery of the prize.

The Promoter’s decision in respect of all matters to do with a competition or prize draw, including eligibility, winner selection and any application of the judging criteria, will be final and no correspondence will be entered into, except where required by law or regulation.

Insofar as is permitted by law, the Promoter, its agents or distributors will not in any circumstances be responsible or liable to compensate the winner or accept any liability for any loss, damage, personal injury or death occurring as a result of taking up the prize except where it is caused by the negligence of the Promoter, its agents or distributors or that of their employees. Your statutory rights are not affected.

Competitions and prize draws, as well as these terms and conditions, will be governed by Scottish law and any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Scotland.

The winner agrees to the use of his/her name in relation to the competition or prize draw only and publicity relating to this, unless the winner has objected to such use as permitted by law. Any personal data relating to the winner, or any other entrants, will be used solely in accordance with our privacy policy. Personal data submitted in connection with a competition or prize draw will be used to administer that competition or prize draw and, where the entrant has clearly opted in, to send marketing communications. Entry into a competition or prize draw is not conditional on consenting to marketing.

We will make available information indicating that a valid award took place. This will ordinarily include the surname of the winner and, where collected, their county. If you object, please contact us by using the form here.

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram, Facebook, X (Twitter) or any other social network unless expressly stated otherwise in the Competition Information. You are providing your information to the Promoter and not to any other party.