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Imola Competition T&Cs

Formula 1 Virtual Autograph Session Prize Draw – Formula 1 Emirates Gran Premio Dell’emilia Romagna 2020 (the “Prize Draw”) (the “Prize Draw”)
Terms and Conditions

1.    The promoter of this Prize Draw is Formula One Digital Media Limited, No. 2 St James’s Market, London, SW1Y 4AH (the “Promoter”). The Prizes (as described below) are provided by the Promoter.

2.    Subject to paragraph 11 below, this Prize Draw is open to residents aged 18 and over of the EU, USA and other territories where its operation and the prizes are permitted. Where operation of this Prize Draw is not permitted by applicable law or regulation, this Prize Draw shall not be operated and residents of such jurisdictions are not permitted to enter.

3.    The Prize Draw is not open to: (a) employees, contractors or agents of Promoter, their group companies or family members, freelance contributors, anyone else connected to the Prize Draw and their family members; or (b) public officials (as defined by applicable laws, statutes and regulations relating to bribery and corruption, including but not limited to the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 and the UK Bribery Act 2010) and anyone connected to them.

4.    By entering the Prize Draw you are accepting these terms and conditions (the “Terms and Conditions”). These Terms and Conditions shall be effective for all entries into the Prize Draw and shall supersede and extinguish any other terms and conditions relating to the Prize Draw. 

5.    For the avoidance of doubt, the terms of use of formula1.com shall apply to your use of formula1.com.

6.    HOW TO ENTER

6.1    The competition will run from 10.00 (BST) on 12 October 2020 (the "Opening Date") to 23.59 (BST) on 20 October 2020 (the "Closing Date") inclusive. Entries received outside this time period will be void and will not be eligible to win any prize.

6.2    In order to enter the Prize Draw participants must, prior to the Closing Date:
a)    visit [https://formula1.tell-us-what-you-think.com/s3/Imola-2020]; and
b)    submit their name, email address, date of birth and favourite Formula 1 team.

6.3    The winners of the Prize Draw will be contacted via email. All participants must provide a valid email address at the time of entering the Prize Draw. Any entry received without a valid email address will be void and the relevant participant will not be eligible to win any prize.

6.4    In entering the Prize Draw, participants confirm that they are eligible to do so. The Promoter may require you to provide proof that you are eligible to enter the Prize Draw.

6.5    No purchase is necessary to enter the Prize Draw and purchase of any item does not enhance your chance of winning. 

6.6    If you have any questions about how to enter or otherwise in connection with the Prize Draw, please email us at cmak@F1.com with “F1 Virtual Autograph Session Prize Draw - Formula 1  Emirates Gran Premio Dell’emilia Romagna 2020” in the subject line.

6.7    Only one entry per person is permitted. Entries on behalf of another person will not be accepted and joint submissions are not allowed. The winner shall be the named respondent on the randomly selected winning entry.

6.8    Promoter accepts no responsibility for entries that are lost, delayed, misdirected or incomplete or cannot be delivered or entered for any technical or other reason. Proof of delivery of the entry is not proof of receipt by Promoter.

7.    PRIZES

7.1      Each winner shall be invited to a video meet and greet with two Formula 1 drivers prior to  the start of the Formula 1 Emirates Gran Premio Dell’emilia Romagna 2020 (the “Event”) between 30 October 2020 and 31 October 2020 (inclusive) (the “Virtual Autograph Session).

7.2    The prize listed above does not include any associated costs or expenses including hardware and/or software required to connect to the video call, or internet or data charges. Any costs incurred that are incidental to the fulfilment of the prize are the responsibility of the winner(s). 

7.3    Each winner will be required to have access to a device with a functional webcam, microphone, a stable internet connection and the Zoom video call application in order to join the Virtual Autograph Session.

7.4    All prizes are non-exchangeable, non-transferable and not redeemable for cash or any other prize.

7.5    If the Event is cancelled or postponed for any reason, the Promoter is not obliged to fulfil any prizes. The Promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize (or any part of the prize) with an alternative of similar value in the event that the original prize offered is not available but is not obliged to do so.

7.6    The prize as set out above and awarded to the prize winner shall not be used or dealt with in any way that is incompatible with any applicable laws, statutes and regulations relating to bribery and corruption, including but not limited to the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 1977 and the UK Bribery Act 2010, and the prize winner hereby acknowledges and agrees that no prize (including Paddock Club tickets) issued pursuant to the these Terms and Conditions may be sold or offered for sale or other form of reward or incentive to any third party.

8.    WINNER

8.1    There shall be a total of twenty five (25) winners drawn at random from the pool of entries submitted in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. Not all Formula 1 teams will participate in the Prize Draw therefore selecting a particular Formula 1 team when entering does not guarantee that the prize will be with that team. The odds of winning will depend on the number of entries received. 

8.2    The draw will be performed by a random computer process. The draw will take place no later than 12 October 2020.

8.3    The winner will be notified by email no later than 21 October 2020 and provided further details as to how and when they will be able to join the Virtual Autograph Session.

8.4    If the winner does not respond to Promoter within 24 hours of being notified of their win, the winner’s prize will be forfeited and Promoter shall be entitled to select another winner in accordance with the process described above (and that winner will also have to respond to notification of their win within 24 hours or else they will also forfeit their prize). 

8.5    If the winner rejects their prize or the entry is invalid or in breach of these terms, the winner’s prize will be forfeited and Promoter shall be entitled to select another winner.

8.6    The decision of the Promoter regarding any aspect of the Prize Draw is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered in to. 

8.7    Proof that a valid winner was awarded can be obtained after the date of the Prize Draw by sending a stamped addressed envelope to Chris Mak, address: No. 2 St James’s Market, London, SW1Y 4AH. 

8.8    Winners are not able to exchange their prizes, which are non-exchangeable, non-transferable and not redeemable for cash or any other prize.

8.9    Promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize with an alternative prize of similar value in the event that the original prize offered is not available.

9.    VIRTUAL AUTOGRAPH SESSION

9.1    The Virtual Autograph Session will be filmed and moderated by the Promoter or a nominated third party. The Promoter reserves the right to remove any winner participating in the Virtual Autograph Session for any reason, including for indecent, obscene, threatening, offensive or inappropriate behaviour or language.

9.2    By entering the Prize Draw and participating in the Virtual Autograph Session and in consideration of the Promoter providing the winners with the opportunity to attend the Virtual Autograph Session, each winner hereby:

a)    irrevocably agrees to the recording or broadcasting (or both) and live or as-live broadcast of their participation in and contribution to (for the avoidance of doubt, including their voice and/or image) the Virtual Autograph Session (the “Contribution”) and hereby grants to the Promoter and its affiliates all rights, including without limitation copyright and performers' property rights in such Contribution and all consents necessary to enable the Promoter, its affiliates and its or their assignees and licensees (the “Licensed Parties”) to make full use of the Contribution worldwide in perpetuity in any and all media, whether now known or hereafter developed or discovered, as part of any content, without payment, liability or acknowledgement to the winner. Each winner grants the Licensed Parties the right to issue publicity relating to the Contribution (and any part thereof) and any content in which it may be included and to use and publish for such purposes the Contribution (including the winner’s name and details) for such purposes; 

b)    irrevocably agrees that the Licensed Parties shall be entitled to edit, copy, add to, adapt or translate the Contribution, and dub it into foreign languages, and each winner hereby irrevocably waives in favour of the Licensed Parties the benefit of all moral rights and performers' rights arising under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or similar rights arising under the laws of any jurisdiction;

c)    warrants and undertakes to the Promoter that nothing in the Contribution shall infringe the copyright or any other right of any third party.

9.3    The Promoter shall not be liable for any loss, damage or injury suffered by a winner in connection with their participation in the Virtual Autograph Session.

10.    The winner consents to the use by the Promoter and its related companies, both before and after the closing date of the Prize Draw for an unlimited time, of the winner’s voice, still and moving images and name for publicity purposes (in any medium, including still photographs and films, and on the internet, including any websites hosted by the Promoter and its related companies) and in advertising, marketing or promotional material without additional compensation or prior notice and, in entering the Prize Draw, all entrants consent to the same. 

11.    Residents of Tennessee or any other U.S. state or other jurisdiction in which it is unlawful to require agreement to a perpetual publicity release as a condition of winning a prize shall not be bound by paragraph 9 to the extent it is lawful.

12.    The winner may be required to participate in publicity related to the Prize Draw which may include the publication of their name and photograph in any media. 

13.    The Promoter shall use and take care of any personal information you supply in entering this Prize Draw as described in its privacy policy, a copy of which can be seen [https://account.formula1.com/#/en/privacy-policy] in accordance with data protection legislation and applicable law. By entering the Prize Draw, you agree to the collection, retention, usage and distribution of your personal information in order to process and contact you about your Prize Draw entry, and for the purposes outlined in these Terms and Conditions. The information supplied by you in the associated survey form will be used as described on the survey form.

14.    Where you have consented to receive marketing communications from any person other than the Promoter, your details may be passed to such person(s) and organisation(s) that you have consented to receiving marketing communications from.

15.    Promoter accept no responsibility for any damage, loss, liabilities, injury or disappointment incurred or suffered by you as a result of entering the Prize Draw or accepting the prize. Promoter further disclaims any liability for any injury or damage to your or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participation in or downloading any materials in connection with the Prize Draw save to the extent that such liability results from (i) death or personal injury caused by Promoter’s negligence; (ii) Promoter’s fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or (iii) any other reason or by any cause which cannot be excluded by law.

16.    Promoter reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify, discontinue, temporarily or permanently, this Prize Draw with or without prior notice due to reasons outside its reasonable control (including, without limitation, in the case of anticipated, suspected or actual fraud). In the event that Promoter permanently discontinues the Prize Draw pursuant to this paragraph, the entrants in the Prize Draw shall be released from their obligations to Promoter under these Terms and Conditions.

17.    Promoter shall not be liable for any failure to comply with its obligations relating to this Prize Draw where the failure is caused by something outside its reasonable control. Such circumstances shall include, but not be limited to, weather conditions, fire, flood, hurricane, strike, industrial dispute, war, hostilities, political unrest, riots, civil commotion, inevitable accidents, supervening legislation or any other circumstances amounting to force majeure.

18.    The Prize Draw and these Terms and Conditions will be governed by English law and entrants to the Prize Draw submit to the jurisdiction of the English courts.  However, you may have statutory or legal rights in the territory where you live which could apply to your entry in the Prize Draw.