Terms and Conditions

The Promoter

All Competitions are operated by the Promoter, and the Promoter is the official sponsor of each Competition unless specified that the prize is provided by a Lotto Comps Partner or Charity.
The Promoter is: LComps Ltd, Company Number 15999201 and whose registered office is at First Floor, 31-33 Unicorn Hill, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 5YP.

The competition

These terms and conditions apply to all competitions listed on the Promoter’s website at lottocomps.co.uk (the “Website”) including “Standard Lotto”, “Instant Win”, “Spot The Ball”, “Rollover Lotto” & “Guaranteed Prize” competitions and shall be referred to as “Competitions” in these T&Cs
In the event of any conflict between the T&Cs and any listing on the Website, advertisement or other materials used in the promotion of a competition by the Promoter, these T&Cs shall take precedence.
To be in with a chance of winning, everyone who enters the Competition (an “Entrant”) will be required to correctly answer a question or solve a problem set by the Promoter (the “Competition Question”).
All Competitions include a Competition Question and an entry fee is payable each time you enter a Competition. Where the Promoter offers an easy or multiple-choice question, a free entry route is available.

Eligibility

The competition is open to all residents in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland aged 18 years or over, except:

  • Employees of the Promoter;
  • employees of agents or suppliers of the Promoter, who are professionally connected with the competition or its administration; or members of the immediate families or households of (a) and (b) above.

By entering the competition, you confirm that you are eligible to do so and eligible to claim any prize you may win. The Promoter may require you to provide proof that you are eligible to enter the competition and claim the prize. If you fail to provide the Promoter with any such proof or other information that they may require within a reasonable time, you may be disqualified from the competition.
The Promoter will not accept competition entries that are:

  • automatically generated by computer; or
  • incomplete.

The Promoter reserves all rights to disqualify you if your conduct is contrary to the spirit or intention of the prize competition. This includes if you are rude or abusive to the Promoter or anyone associated with them.
No refunds of the entry fee will be given in any event, including;

  •  if, following your entry into the competition, you subsequently find out that you are not eligible to enter the competition or claim the Prize;
  • if, following your entry into the competition the eligibility criteria for entering the competition or claiming the Prize changes and you are no longer eligible; or
  • if you are disqualified from the competition by the Promoter for any reason.

If the Entrant engages in:

  • any form of fraud (actual or apparent);
  • fraudulent misrepresentation;
  • fraudulent concealment;
  • hacking or interference with the proper functioning of the Website; or
  • amending, or unauthorised use of, any of the code that constitutes the website
  • all of their entries will be declared void, no refunds will be given and they may be prevented from participating in any future Competitions.

How To Enter

To enter any Competition, the Entrant must first create an account on our Website. To register an account online the Entrant will be asked to provide an email address or to sign in via a social media account, such as Facebook or google.

The Entrant must then either:

  • submit the online entry form provided on the Website or
  • send a postal entry to the Promoter.

In both cases, the entries must be received by the end of the Promotion Period for the Competition as stated on the Website. All Entrants must confirm when registering that they have read and accepted these Terms and Conditions.
All Entrants must provide their contact details to the Promoter including:

  • full name
  • date of birth
  • email address
  • postal address
  • contact telephone number; (‘Contact Details’)

The Contact Details will be used to confirm an Entry, to notify the Winner if they have won a Prize, to post the Winner’s name and location on the Website as a Winner unless requested otherwise by an Entrant and in any other way set out in our Privacy Policy on the Website.

When playing a competition online via the website, you must follow the on-screen instructions to select the Competition you wish to enter and, when you are ready to purchase your ticket(s) to the Competition (‘Tickets’), provide your contact and payment details.

You will need to check your details carefully and tick the declaration, confirming you have read and understood the Competition Terms and Conditions. Once you have purchased your Tickets, registered to play the relevant Competition, chosen your number, and when your payment has cleared, we will then contact you by email to confirm your entry into the Competition.

Postal Entries When playing a Competition via a postal entry, the Entry is free. All Entrants must specify which Competition they wish to enter and provide their Contact Details to the Promoter by post to the following address: Lotto Comps, First Floor, 31-33 Unicorn Hill, Redditch, B97 4QR. First or second-class postage must be paid for each such Entry (‘Postal Entry’). Bulk entries (within the same envelope) will not be accepted. Postal entries will not be accepted directly through the letterbox. Only one Postal Entry is permitted per Competition for each registered account. Postal Entries are limited to one Entry per person to each Competition. Each Postal Entry has the same chance per Entry of winning a Prize or an Instant Win Prize as an Online Entry.

All entries, whether an Online Entry or a Postal Entry, must arrive by the end of the Promotion Period for a Competition as stated on the Website. For all Competitions a random number/s will be allocated to each Postal Entry by the Promoter. All Postal Entries will be treated in the exact same way as paid Online Entries once numbers have been allocated. If a Competition has sold out, then no further Entries will be accepted and the Website will state that that Competition has closed.

Please note that whether submitting an Online Entry and/or a Postal Entry, you will not be deemed entered into the Competition until we confirm your Entry which can be confirmed in your account when you login or we may send you an email confirming it (and any such entry referred to herein as an ‘Entry’ or ‘Entries’).

The Promoter reserves the right to refuse an Entry or disqualify any incomplete Entry, if it has reasonable grounds for believing that an Entrant has contravened any of these Terms and Conditions. The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify an Entry if it has reasonable grounds for believing that an Entrant’s conduct might be contrary to the spirit or intention of the Competition, including conduct that might be abusive or racist or where an Entrant has posted, or is likely to post, defamatory comments on the Website or elsewhere on social media.

All Entries are final and no refunds will be made at any time. To the extent permitted by applicable law, all Entries become the Promoter’s property and will not be returned.
Postal Entries will be processed daily. If a competition has sold out, the Website will state that it has sold out and then no further Entries will be accepted.

For Spot the Ball competitions postal entries will be administered by way of a voucher so that the Entrant is able to pick a location on the picture.
An Entrant can enter each Competition up to the maximum number of times stated on each Competition’s page on the Website, although only one free Postal Entry per Competition is allowed per person. Each Entrant to a Competition will be automatically eligible for any Instant Win Prizes that may be part of that Competition.
Each Competition will have a minimum of one (1) Entry and a maximum of 1,000,000 Entries. Each Competition closes when the last number is taken, or the Competition timer runs out, no more Entries after this point will be accepted.

Prizes

The Prizes are selected by the directors of the Promoter and will either be owned or will be purchased by the Promoter from the date of the Competition going live on the Website to the date that the Prize Winner receives the Prize. Details of each Prize can be found on the Website on the Competitions pages. The Promoter takes no responsibility for the Prize awarded after delivery to the Prize Winner has taken place. Once the Prize Winner has taken possession of the Prize, the Promoter will no longer be responsible for insuring the Prize as no insurance comes with the Prizes.

Delivery of the Prize to the Prize Winner’s home address in Great Britain is free. The Promoter has a right to and/or may charge the Prize Winner delivery fees if they require the Prize to be delivered to an address outside Great Britain.

All Entrant expenses to collect the Prize are the sole responsibility of the Prize Winner. The Prize Winner is also responsible for all taxes, duties or charges in relation to receipt of the Prize.

The Prize Winner hereby agrees that all Prizes are subject to and are conditional on the terms and conditions of the Promoter, Prize provider, manufacturer and/or supplier and/or anyone that is involved in the provision or delivery of the Prize to the Prize Winner, as will be communicated to the Prize Winner prior to handover of the Prize.

Each Prize must be accepted as awarded and is non-transferable or convertible to other substitutes and cannot be used in conjunction with any other vouchers, offers or discounts, including without limitation any vouchers or offers of the Promoter or other Prize suppliers and/or third parties.

If the Promoter so offers, all Prize Winners have the option to elect to receive either the full Prize for the Competition or a cash alternative set by the Promoter which is reasonably equivalent to the Prize. The Prize Winner is under no obligation to accept the cash alternative and the full Prize as per the Competition’s details will be awarded unless a cash alternative is accepted.
Winners

The decision of the Promoter is final and no correspondence or discussion will be entered into.

The Promoter will contact the Winner personally as soon as practicable after the draw date specified in the Competition listing on the Website (“Draw Date”), no later than 7 days from the Draw Date, using the telephone number or email address provided with the Competition entry. If the Winner cannot be contacted or is not available, or has not claimed the Prize within 14 of days of the Draw Date, the Promoter reserves the right to offer the Prize to the next eligible Entrant selected (in the same way as the original Winner) from the correct entries that were received before the Closing Date.

For Instant Win Competitions, Entrants via the paid-for route online will find out online whether they have won or not. The Promoter will contact Winners via the free entry route personally as soon as practicable after their winning entry and in any event no later than 48 hours from the date on which their entry was received. using the telephone number or email address provided with the Competition entry. If the Winner cannot be contacted or is not available or has not claimed the Prize within 14 days of the Promoter’s first attempt to contact the Winner, the Promoter reserves the right to allocate a new number to the Prize and add the Prize back to the prize pool for that Competition or dispose of the Prize as it sees fit without any liability to the Winner for having done so.

The Promoter must either publish or make available information that indicates that a valid award took place. To comply with this obligation the Promoter will publish the name and winning number Winners on the Website and send the name and winning number Winners to anyone who entered.
5. If you object to any or all of your name and winning entry being published or made available, please contact the Promoter at contact@lottocomps.co.uk prior to the Closing Date. In such circumstances, the Promoter must still provide the information to the Advertising Standards Authority on request.
The Promoter reserves the right to forfeit a Prize where it reasonably suspects that a Winner is not eligible or has not complied with these T&Cs. In such circumstances, it may dispose of the Prize as it sees fit, in its sole discretion.

Winner’s Details

Each Prize Winner will be required to show documentary proof of their age (18+) and identification prior to the receipt of a Prize. Any failure to meet this requirement may result in the Prize Winner being disqualified and the Promoter re-allocating the Prize.
All Prize Winners are required to provide photographs and/or pose for photographs and videos and have their personal details (including details of any Prize won by them) included in marketing material and public relations by the Promoter in connection with the Competition and in identifying them as a Prize Winner of a Competition. Any failure to meet this requirement may result in the Prize Winner being disqualified and the Promoter re-allocating the Prize.
Following receipt and verification of the details requested above by the Promoter and provided that the Prize Winner has satisfied these Terms and Conditions, the Prize Winners will be contacted in order to make arrangements for delivery of the Prize.

Limits of Liability

The Promoter makes or gives no representations and/or warranties and/or assurances of whatever nature and howsoever arising (and whether in writing or otherwise) as to the quality, suitability and/or fitness for any particular purpose of any of the goods or services advertised, offered and/or provided as Prizes. Except for liability for death or personal injury caused by the negligence of the Promoter and/or for any fraudulent misrepresentations and/or for any events and/or circumstances to the extent that they cannot be excluded or limited by law. The Promoter shall not be liable for any loss suffered or sustained to person or property including, but not limited to, consequential (including economic) loss by reason of any act or omission by the Promoter, or its servants or agents, in connection with the arrangement for supply, or the supply, of any goods by any person to the Prize Winner(s) and, where applicable, to any family/persons accompanying the Prize Winner(s), or in connection with any of the Competitions promoted by the Promoter.
The total maximum aggregate liability of the Promoter to each Prize Winner shall be limited to the total value of each Prize that has been won by the relevant Prize Winner.
The total maximum aggregate liability of the Promoter to you as an Entrant shall (if you are not a Prize Winner) be limited to the amount that you have paid to enter Competitions in the first 12 months of you playing any Competition. Nothing in these terms and conditions shall prevent you making claims to the extent that you are exercising your statutory rights.

Electronic Communications

No responsibility will be accepted for failed, partial or garbled computer transmissions, for any computer, telephone, cable, network, electronic or Internet hardware or software malfunctions, failures, connections, availability, for the acts or omissions of any service provider, internet accessibility or availability or for traffic congestion or unauthorised human act, including any errors or mistakes. The Promoter shall use its best endeavours to award the prize for a competition to the correct entrant. If due to reasons of hardware, software or another computer-related failure, or due to human error the prize is awarded incorrectly, the Promoter reserves the right to reclaim the competition prize and award it to the correct entrant, at its sole discretion and without admission of liability.

In the event that the Promoter closes a competition early, the winner will be selected from all valid and eligible entries received by the Promoter prior to the date of closure, except that the Promoter reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to close a competition early without selecting a winner. In the event that a competition is closed without selecting a winner, the Promoter will give all entrants Site Credit to enable them to replay equivalent tickets in a subsequent competition. The Promoter also reserves the right at its sole discretion to extend the closing date of any competition.
The Promoter shall not be liable for any economic or other consequential loss suffered or sustained to any persons to whom an award has been incorrectly made, and no compensation shall be due. The Promoter shall use its best endeavours to ensure that the software and website(s) used to operate its competitions perform correctly and accurately across the latest versions of popular internet, tablet and mobile browsers. For the avoidance of doubt, only the ticket recorded in our systems, however, displayed or calculated, shall be entered into the relevant competition and the Promoter shall not be held liable for any competition entries that occur as a result of malfunctioning software or other event.

Data Protection Notice

Any personal data that you supply to the Promoter or authorise the Promoter to obtain from a third party, for example, a credit card company, will be processed by the Promoter to administer the Competition and fulfil Prizes where applicable, as set out in the Privacy Policy on the Website. In order to process, record and use your personal data the Promoter may disclose it to:

  • any credit card company whose name you give;
  • any person to whom the Promoter proposes to transfer any of the Promoter’s rights and/or responsibilities under any agreement the Promoter may have with you;
  • any person to whom the Promoter proposes to transfer its business or any part of it;
  • comply with any legal or regulatory requirement of the Promoter in any country; and
  • prevent, detect or prosecute fraud and other crime.

In order to process, use, record and disclose your personal data the Promoter may need to transfer such information outside the United Kingdom, in which event the Promoter is responsible for ensuring that your personal data continues to be adequately protected during the course of such transfer.

General

1. The Promoter reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions from time to time. The latest version of these terms and conditions will be available on the Website.
2. If there is any reason to believe that there has been a breach of these T&Cs, the Promoter may, at its sole discretion, reserve the right to exclude you from participating in a Competition and any future Competitions.
3. The Promoter reserves the right to hold void, suspend, cancel, or amend the Competition where it becomes necessary to do so for circumstances out of its control. In such circumstances, the Promoter will refund any entry fees you have paid.
4. There is no minimum number of entries and the Promoter will not hold void, suspend, cancel, extend the Closing Date or amend the Competition due to a lack of entries. The draw will take place and the Prize will be awarded regardless of the number of entries received.
5. The Competitions on the Website are in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Facebook. By entering the Competitions, Entrants agree that Facebook has no liability and is not responsible for the administration or promotion of the Competitions.
6. These terms and conditions shall be governed by English law. Entrants submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales. Entrants that are resident in Scotland or Northern Ireland shall have the option to bring claims in the country where they reside.
7. You should print a copy of these T&Cs and keep them for your records.