Competition Terms and Conditions

1. This competition is organised by the East of England Co-op, Wherstead Park, The Street, Wherstead, Ipswich IP9 2BJ
    
2. The East of England Co-op reserves the right to void, suspend, cancel or amend the competition at any time without prior notice. Any changes will be posted on the East of England Co-op website: www.eastofengland.coop/competitions
3.  In the event of any dispute regarding the competition, the final decision of the East of England Co-op shall be binding and no correspondence or discussion shall be entered into. Terms and conditions shall be governed by English law and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Qualifying entrants

4. Entrants must satisfy the following conditions to enter the competition:
   1. Be aged 0-12 years with three age groups for entry: 0-4 years 5-8 years 9-12 years
   2. Submit an entry using one of the templates supplied by the East of England Co-op
       
5. Employees of the East of England Co-op and their families are eligible to enter this competition. Competition Entries
    
6. Entries can be handed in at any participating East of England Co-op store. Please ensure that contact details are submitted with the entry.
    
7. The closing date for the competition is close of business on Monday 23rd December 2024. Winner will be contacted from Tuesday 24th December 2024.
    
8. Entries received after the closing date are automatically disqualified.
    
9. Each store will appoint a judging panel of independent people who will select a winner in each age category. These will be judged blind, with the judges not knowing who has submitted each entry.

10. There will be one winner in each age group in each participating East of England Co-op store.
     
11. All winners will be contacted and invited to the East of England Co-op store where their entry was submitted to receive their prizes.

12.  Artwork cannot be returned and, where space allows, will be displayed in participating stores. Some entries will also be displayed on the East of England Co-op’s social media channels.

13. The East of England Co-op no responsibility for entries not received for whatever reason or for missing contact details submitted with each entry.

14. By entering this competition, the parent/guardian on behalf of an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.

Prizes

15. The overall winner in each age category will receive a multi pack of sweets or selection box. These prizes are non-transferable and no cash alternatives to the prizes will be offered.

Data Protection and Publicity

16. The East of England Co-op handles information in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 the Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK GDPR and is the data controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 2018. The personal information provided by you when entering into the competition will be used to administer the competition and will not be shared with anyone unless the law allows us to do so. The East of England Co-op will hold your name, age and telephone number to contact the winners of the competition and for promotional purposes. We promise never to sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes. We also promise that your data will remain secure and confidential. How to contact us

17. You can contact us in relation to the competition by writing to East of England Co-op, Wherstead Park, The Street, Wherstead, Ipswich IP9 2BJ.

1. PROMOTER: This promotion is operated by East of England Co-operative Society with registered office at Wherstead Park, Ipswich, Suffolk IP9 2BJ. References to “we”, “us” or “our” in these terms and conditions are references to the promoter. 

2. OPENING AND CLOSING DATE: This promotion will be live from 06.00 1 October 2024 until 23.59 31 December 2024. Any entries made before and after this time will not be valid and will not be entered into this promotion. 

3. ELIGIBILITY: This promotion is only open to members of the East of England Co-operative society who make a purchase of a qualifying product and swipe their membership card in an East of England Co-operative Food store during the Promotion Period. Purchases with qualifying spend and therefore those which dividend points can be collected against apply only. Purchases with cigarettes, National Lottery, infant formula, PayPoint, Subway, funeral disbursements and prescription drugs only that don't qualify for dividend points are excluded.

Members and therefore entrants must be over 16 years of age. If you win and are under the age of 18, you must obtain written parental or guardian consent  to claim your prize. We may ask the winner to provide proof of age. 

Employees of the East of England Co-op are invalid.

 
4. HOW TO ENTER: To enter East of England Co-op members must make a purchase of a qualifying product and swipe their membership card in an East of England Co-operative Food store during the Promotion Period (dates of which are set out in clause 2). Purchase free entries are as follows: 

No purchase necessary – purchase free entry can be achieved by: 
A.) Join to Win - New members can enter by joining to become a member. New members who are opening a new member account within the promotions period will be accepted only. Those who have held a member account previously will not be entered. 
B.) Entry form - Existing members can enter by completing the promotional form online at: https://mailchi.mp/eastofengland.coop/stw500octtodec24

5. PRIZE: 
A) £500, which will be paid into your member share account.  

6. PRIZE TERMS: 

Prizes are provided at our discretion and the Promoter may substitute or change the prize for a prize of an equivalent or greater value if circumstances beyond the

Promoter’s control make it necessary to do so.  The Promoter nor any of its subsidiary or affiliated companies, make any guarantees, representations or warranties of any nature with respect to the prize.    

Prizes are non-exchangeable and non-transferable. There is no cash or other alternative or refund to the prize in whole or part.  

7. WINNER SELECTION: Winner selection will be drawn within 20 working days of the Promotion Period closing. Winner will be selected at random from a list of transactions within the qualifying period and the entries received by non-purchase linked methods. 

8. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by the Promoter from the details held on their member records within 28 working days of the competition closing date. Please ensure your member account is up to date with a valid email address or contact number as we will email or phone you with details on how to receive your prize. The Promoter does not hold responsibility if there is not a valid contact method on the winner member account.

If the winner does not respond to the Promoter within 14 days of being notified providing the requested information or if the Promoter does not hold valid contact details for the member, then the winner's prize will be forfeited, and another winner will be picked at random from the remaining eligible entries in accordance with the process described above in clause 6. The winner may be required to participate in publicity. 

9. DECISIONS OF THE PROMOTER: If there is any dispute about the receipt of validity of any entry or any other aspect of the promotion, this will be decided by the Promoter. The Promoter’s decision regarding any aspect of the promotion is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into about it. 

10. WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT: As per 8.28.5 of ASA guidelines, we have an obligation to publish and make available the surname and county of the prize winner to show a valid award took place. 

If you do not wish for us to publish this information about you or have any concern, please contact us at membersupport@eastofengland.coop within 7 days of the competition period ending. 

11. AGREEMENT TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Entry to this promotion shall constitute your acceptance of these terms and conditions your agreement to be bound by them. These terms and conditions take effect immediately upon entry to the promotion. If you do not accept these terms and conditions in full, you should contact the Membership Support team on 0800 389 5354 to be excluded from the promotion.

 
12. DISQUALIFICATION: The Promoter reserves the right to reject any entry, withhold any prize and disqualify you from the promotion if we suspect you of failing to comply with these terms and conditions or of fraud, cheating or dishonesty. 

13. NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENTRIES NOT RECEIVED: The Promoter accepts no responsibility for entries not successfully received by us, or which are delayed, due to a technical fault, technical malfunction, computer hardware or software failure, satellite, network or server failure of any kind. 

14. USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION TO ADMINISTER PROMOTION: The East of England Co-op will collect personal information from you in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and other applicable data privacy laws. The East of England Co-op will only use your information for the purposes of administering this promotion. 

15. CANCELLATION OR WITHDRAWAL OF PROMOTION: The Promoter reserves the right at our absolute discretion to withdraw or cancel this promotion without prior notice and without liability to any party if it becomes necessary to do so. 

16. CHANGES TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS: The Promoter reserve the right to amend these terms and conditions at any time. Revised terms and conditions will be available at www.eastofengland.coop/competitions. It is your responsibility to keep up to date with any such changes. 

17. RELEVANT LAW: This promotion and these terms and conditions are governed by the laws of England and you agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the English courts if any dispute arises.

PROMOTER: East of England Co-operative Society, Wherstead Park, The Street, Wherstead, Ipswich IP9 2BJ

UPDATED 11/07/24: Owing to postal issues we have extended the period of entry to 11:59pm on the 11 August 2024. The draw will be made at 6:00pm on the 14 August 2024. 

COMPETITION DATE: 21/06/2024 to 11/08/2024

1. This prize draw is open to East of England Co-op members aged 18 or over, including East of England Co-op colleagues, and their immediate family members. 
    
2. Prize: A £2,000 voucher to be redeemed towards a new holiday booked through an East of England Co-op Travel branch. 
    
3. To qualify for entry into the prize draw you must have completed our 2024 membership survey on our website and submitted your details by 11:59pm on 11/08/2024.
    
4. The Prize winner will be chosen at random from those who have entered and will be contacted via email by 6:00pm on 14/08/2024. Should the Promoter be unable to contact a winner by 5.00pm on 22/08/2024, the Promoter reserves the right to award the prixe to an alternative winner, drawn in accordance with these terms and conditions. The Promoter may ask the winner to provide proof of age. 
    
5. The winner's name can be obtained by sending a stamped addressed envelope to Marketing, East of England Co-operative Society, Wherstead Park, The Street, Wherstead, Ipswich IP9 2BJ between 24/08/2024 and 1/9/2024.
    
6. The decision of East of England Co-operative is final, and no correspondence will be entered. 
    
7. All elements of the prixe are subject to availability, non-transferable and there are no cash alternatives. If the holiday booked is worth less than £2,000 then the difference will not be given to the prize winner. Travel must be completed by 24/07/2025. This voucher can only be redeemed on new holiday booked through an East of England Co-op Travel branch, and cannot be applied to existing balance or bookings. 
    
8. The winner may be required to participate in publicity. 
    
9. Data Protection: The personal data you provide to us will be used for the purposes of administration, statistical and business analysis and marketing. We do not share your data with any third parties. Our full privacy policy can be viewed in the below location: https://www.eastofengland.coop/privacy