Virgin Media Gaming Hexathlon | The Legal Stuff

Virgin Media Gaming Hexathlon – General T&Cs

  1. The promotion is open to all UK residents aged 16 or over, excluding employees of Virgin Media Limited, their immediate family members and anyone professionally connected with this promotion.
  2. There is a maximum of 1 entry per person.
  3. To enter the promotion entrants must sign up to www.GFinity.net for free and then visit www.gfinity.net/virginmedia to enter the online qualification for the Virgin Media Gaming Hexathlon (“Online Qualification”) or entrants can qualify live at EGX 2015 on 24/09/15, 25/09/15 and 26/09/15 at the Virgin Media stand (“Live Event Qualification”). Finalists will need to take part in the live final on 27/09/15 at EGX 2015.
  4. All entries for the Online Qualification must be received between 10/08/15 and midnight (GMT) on 18/09/15. Entries received outside of this time frame will not be accepted.
  5. All entries for the Live Event Qualification at EGX 2015 must be received between 24/09/15 and midnight (GMT) on 26/09/15. Entries received outside of this time frame will not be accepted.
  6. The 7 highest scoring entrants from the Online Qualification will qualify for as finalists for the final on 27/09/15 at EGX. Each day at EGX the highest scoring entrant to the Live Event Qualification will qualify as a finalist (1 per day). There will be 10 finalists in total.
  7. The 10 finalists will compete on 27/09/2015.
  8. Prizes:
    • “Prize 1” (Grand prize) is £5,000 and a free Virgin Media Big Daddy bundle for one year. The winner will be liable for any charges associated with content (e.g. Virgin Movies). After 12 months standard pricing will apply.
    • “Prize 2” (runners up) is free Virgin Media fibre optic up to 152MB broadband for one year. After 12 months standard pricing will apply.
    • There is no cash alternative to the Prizes. The Prize is non-transferable, unless the winner is under 18. In that case the Big Daddy bundle or the broadband prize can be transferred to the bill payer at their home address.
  9. There will be 1 winner receiving Prize 1, and 9 runners up receiving Prize 2. The winner of Prize 1 will be selected by scoring the highest points in the Virgin Media Gaming Hexathlon Final on 27/09/15 at EGX. The 9 runners up will win Prize 2. The winner of Prize 1 and the 9 runners up winning Prize 2 will be notified at EGX 2015 on 27/09/15 at 5.00pm (GMT).
  10. The Virgin Media prizes (Big Daddy bundle for one year and 152mb broadband for one year) will be subject to the winner living in a Virgin Media cabled area, there will be no alternative prize offered if they do not live in a Virgin Media cabled area. Virgin Media will provide complimentary tickets to EGX 2015 for the 7 online finalists but will not cover any transport, accommodation or expenses for EGX 2015.
  11. The winners and finalists shall be responsible for any other expenses not specifically mentioned in the promotion terms and conditions.
  12. The 7 online finalists will be notified of their success by 12.00pm (GMT) on Monday 21st September 2015 via the email address provided upon entry. The further 3 finalists will be chosen one per day at EGX, each finalist will be notified at 5.00pm (GMT) at EGX via telephone on Thursday 24th September, Friday 25th September and Saturday 26th September 2015. The overall competition winner (winner of Prize 1) will be notified in person on Sunday 27th September at 5.00pm (GMT).
  13. The Promoter will make every reasonable effort to contact each winner/finalist, however if the winner/finalist cannot be contacted or the Promoter doesn’t receive a response within 24 hours of notification, the Promoter may deem the prize as forfeited and select another winner/finalist.
  14. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for entries that are not received for any reason. Proof of sending is not proof of entry.
  15. Owing to exceptional circumstances outside its reasonable control and only where circumstances make this unavoidable, the Promoter reserves the right to cancel or amend the promotion or these terms and conditions at any stage but will always endeavour to minimise the effect to participants in order to avoid undue disappointment.
  16. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any damage, loss, injury (other than our liability for personal injury or death as a result of our negligence) or disappointment of any kind suffered by any entrant in entering the promotion, including as a result of any entrant winning or not winning any prize.
  17. The Promoter does not assume any responsibility or liability for communications line failure, regardless of cause, with regards to notification of any winner.
  18. The decision of the Promoter regarding any aspect of the promotion is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into.
  19. By entering the Promotion, all entrants will be deemed to have accepted and be bound by these terms and conditions.
  20. The Promoter reserves the right to publish the finalists, runners up and winner’s name and/or photographs for future publicity and promotions. By entering, the finalists, runners up and winner agree to participate in reasonable marketing activity connected with the promotion.
  21. Personal data collected in the course of this promotion will be used for administering the promotion only and destroyed thereafter.
  22. The name and county of the winners will be made available after 28th September 2015 by sending an SAE to Virgin Media Gaming Hexahtlon, Griffin House, 161 Hammersmith Road, Hammersmith, London, W6, 8BS.
  23. Promoter: Virgin Media Ltd, Media House, Bartley Wood Business Park, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 9UP.
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