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Terms & Conditions

These are the terms and conditions for the ‘Lidl Grads. Big Characters.’ Prize Draw (the “Prize Draw”) and shall apply exclusively to your participation in the Prize Draw. For any questions, please contact R M P Enterprise at 0203 056 7712 or email issy@rmpenterprise.co.uk (please use ‘Lidl Grads. Big Characters.’ in any correspondence). By entering and participating in the Prize Draw (as defined below), you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.

  1. The Promoters 

    1. The promoters are R M P Enterprise Ltd of Unit 1.03 Piano House, 9 Brighton Terrace, London, SW9 8DJ (“R M P”) on behalf of Lidl Great Britain Limited, Lidl House, 14 Kingston Rd, Chessington, Surbiton KT5 9NU (“Lidl”), collectively known as (“the Promoters”).

  2. The Prize Draw  

    1. Students will enter the Prize Draw by answering a different question each week over five weeks which highlights extraordinary things about working at Lidl. Five students (one entrant from each of the five weeks) will be picked at random to win a £300 gift card for shopping at Lidl. You do not need to enter all five weeks to qualify as an entry. 

  3. How to enter

    1. The Prize Draw opens on Monday 15th January 2024 at 12:00pm GMT and closes on Friday16th February 2024 at 4:00pm GMT (“Closing Date”).

    2. All Prize Draw entries must be received by means of this website no later than 3:59pm GMT on the Closing Date. All Prize Draw entries received after the Closing Date are automatically disqualified. 

    3. To enter the Prize Draw, confirm your details, answer the question and submit the online entry form provided on this website by the Closing Date. Once submitted this will qualify as one valid entry. 

    4. No purchase to enter the Prize Draw is necessary and there is no charge to register for use of the website. The website is operated by RMP Enterprise.

    5. The Promoters will not accept:

      1. responsibility for Prize Draw entries that are lost, mislaid, damaged or delayed in transit, regardless of cause, including, for example, as a result of any postal failure, equipment failure, technical malfunction, systems, satellite, network, server, computer hardware or software failure of any kind; or 

      2. proof of posting or transmission as proof of receipt of entry to the Prize Draw.

    6. To withdraw your participation in the Prize Draw, send an email to issy@rmpenterprise.co.uk with full name, email address and the subject heading ‘Lidl Prize Draw’ before the Closing Date.

  4. Eligibility

    1. The competition is only open to residents in the UK (excluding Northern Ireland) aged 18 years or older at the date of entry who are in current full-time study during the 2023/2024 academic year at a UK higher education institution recognised by the government as a degree-awarding body and listed here. Proof of student status in the form of student ID will be checked and required to claim the prize. 

    2. The following are not eligible to enter:

      1. any person who does not meet the eligibility criteria above;

      2. employees of the Promoters, their holding or subsidiary companies;

      3. employees of agents or suppliers of the Promoters, their holding, subsidiary or sister companies, who are professionally connected with the Prize Draw or its administration; or

      4. members of the immediate families or households of (b) and (c) above.

    3. In entering the Prize Draw, you confirm that you are eligible to do so and eligible to claim any prize you may win. The Promoters may require you to provide proof that you are eligible to enter the Prize Draw, including proof of age, in the form of a valid Passport or Driver’s Licence.

    4. The Promoters will disqualify and will not accept Prize Draw entries that are:

      1. automatically generated by computer;

      2. completed by third parties or in bulk; or

      3. incomplete.

Any prize awarded as a result of the above methods of entry will be void. 

  1. There is a limit of one entry per person per week of the Prize Draw. Entries on behalf of another person will not be accepted and joint submissions are not allowed.

  2. The Promoters reserve all rights to disqualify you if your conduct is contrary to the spirit or intention of the Prize Draw or these terms and conditions.

  1. The prize

    1. There will be five winners of three £100 Lidl gift cards per week of the Prize Draw making a total prize of £300. The winners of these prizes will be picked at random by a number generator, from the entrants of each week, and will each receive three £100 Lidl gift cards to be redeemed in any UK Lidl store. Full gift card terms & conditions will apply. 

    2. Prizes are subject to availability. The Promoters reserve the right to substitute the prize with a prize of equal or greater value.

    3. The prize is as stated and is not negotiable or transferable.

    4. The Promoters will not replace any lost, damaged, mutilated or stolen prizes. All taxes, costs, liabilities and unspecified expenses associated with the usage of the prize are the sole responsibility of the winners.

  1. The gift cards cannot be redeemed for cash or an alternative prize, are non-exchangeable, non-refundable, cannot be resold and will only be awarded directly to the winners. Lidl reserves the right to refuse to accept gift cards which it reasonably deems to have been tampered with, duplicated, damaged or which otherwise are suspected to be affected from fraud. Lidl shall not be liable where a gift card has been lost or stolen following delivery of the prize. Each gift card is valid for 5 years from the date of issue or until the value of the card has been redeemed. Please note it is not possible to use the gift cards on self-checkout tills. Other specific terms of usage apply – please see the gift cards for details.

  1. Winners

    1. The decision of the Promotersis final, and no correspondence or discussion will be entered into.

    2. The Promoters will contact winners using the email address provided with the Prize Draw entry, within 1 week following the close of each week, and winners will have 48 hours to confirm acknowledgment of their win, otherwise their claim will become invalid, and  a new winner will be drawn and approached. In order to claim the prize, you must reply to the email sent by the Promoters.

    3. Prizes will be sent via post within 15 working days from the date the Promoters receive the winners’ prize acceptance.

    4. The prize may not be claimed by a third party on your behalf.

    5. No responsibility will be taken by the Promoters for claims which are lost, delayed, corrupted, damaged, misdirected or incomplete or cannot be delivered for any technical or other reasons. We advise claimants to use recorded delivery. Proof of sending will not be accepted as proof of receipt, and no correspondence will be entered into. 

    6. The Promoters do not accept any responsibility if not able to take up the prize for any reason and however arising.

    7. If the new winner fails to claim the prize within the period stipulated, entitlement ceases and the draw closes without any prize being awarded.

  2. Limitation of liability

Insofar as is permitted by law, the Promoters, their agents or distributors will not in any circumstances be responsible or liable to compensate the winners 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 Promoters, its agents or distributors or that of their employees. Your statutory rights are not affected.

  1. Data protection and publicity

    1. All personal information you submit to the Promoter in connection with the Free Prize Draw is subject to and will be processed in accordance with the Promoters privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) which can be accessed here: Privacy Policy.

    2. Purpose of data processing/legal basis

To enter this Free Prize Draw you must provide us with the following personal information:

• Full name;

• Email address;

• University; and

• Graduation year

Please be aware that although the Promoter may already possess the personal information detailed above owing to collection for other purposes these terms and conditions only apply to the personal information collected for the sole purpose of this free Prize Draw. 

If you are a winner of the free Prize Draw, we may make your name and University available to third parties upon their request in line with our obligation to publish such information under the law applicable to prize draws. You have the right to object to us making such information available. You may exercise this right by contacting us at issy@rmpenterprise.co.uk. Please note that, even if you object, we may still be legally obliged to make this information available to certain third parties (such as the Advertising Standards Authority) upon their demand.  

The legal basis for processing the above information is the fulfilment of the Prize Draw contract as set out in these terms and conditions. The personal information provided by you to us in connection with this free Prize Draw will be used exclusively for administering the Prize Draw. This involves: 

• Verifying the identity of participants;

• Entering participants into the draw; 

• Identifying the winners; 

• Notifying the winners; 

• Providing the full name and University of the winners upon receipt by the Promoter of such a request in accordance with clause 8.2 above; and

• Investigating any claims that the Promoter believes may be fraudulent in nature and taking further actions, such as legal proceedings where appropriate.

Recipients or categories of recipients:

The personal information of participants will be held by the RMP and shall not be shared with any third parties.

Storage duration / criteria for specifying the storage duration:

The participants’ personal information collected for this free Prize Draw will be kept securely by the R M P and will be destroyed no later than three months after the free Prize Draw has been completed and the winners announced, except that: 

• In the case of material prizes, the data of the winners will be kept for the duration of the statutory warranty claims, in order to arrange for repair or replacement in the case of a defect;

• In the case of any investigation for fraudulent activity or legal proceedings, personal data will be held until the proceedings and any related actions are completed;

• The personal information collected for the purpose of this free Prize Draw shall be destroyed immediately if you discontinue your participation in the free Prize Draw in accordance with clause 3.6.   

  1. General

    1. If there is any reason to believe that there has been a breach of these terms and conditions, the Promoters may, at their sole discretion, reserve the right to exclude you from participating in the Prize Draw.

    2. The Promoters reserve the right to hold void, suspend, cancel, or amend the Prize Draw where it becomes necessary to do so.

    3. Participants are responsible for all costs and expenses relating to participation in the Prize Draw, such as the cost of accessing the internet etc.

  1. The Promoters do not guarantee continuous uninterrupted or secure access to the website. Numerous factors outside the control of the Promoters may interfere with the operation of the website. No responsibility will be accepted for any difficulties in entering or any entries delayed or corrupted. 

  2. These terms and conditions shall be governed by English law, and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.