McVities Sweeet Pal Terms and Conditions

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McVities Win a Sweeet Pal - Full Terms and Conditions

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  1. Eligibility: This Promotion is open to residents of the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland aged 18 years and over, excluding employees of United Biscuits (UK) Limited (the “Promoter”), their affiliates or agents, the immediate families of such employees and any other person connected with this Promotion.
  2. Promotional Period: The Promotion runs from 19th January 2015 12.01am ("Start Date") to 11.59pm on 1st July 2015 ("Closing Date").  Any entries received before the Start Date and after the Closing Date of the Promotion will be invalid and will not be entered in the Promotion.
  3. Purchase of a promotional McVitie’s product between the promotional dates is necessary for entry.
  4. Entrants must purchase a promotional pack of McVitie’s products: McVitie’s Digestives (500g), McVitie’s Digestives (400g), McVitie’s Digestives (300g), McVitie’s Chocolate Digestives (332g), McVitie’s Chocolate Digestives (300g), McVitie’s Chocolate Digestives Twin Pack (2 x 300g), McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes (150g), McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes Twin Pack (2 x 150g), McVitie’s Chocolate BN (295g), McVitie’s Hobnobs (300g), McVitie’s Chocolate Hobnobs (262g), McVitie’s Rich Tea (300g), McVitie’s Ginger Nuts (250g), McVitie’s Fruit Shortcake (200g), Chocolate Digestives Slices (6 slices, 156g), Digestives Caramel Slices (6 slices, 148.2g), Hobnobs Chocolate Slices (6 slices, 156g), Ginger Nut Slices (6 slices, 156g), Hobnob Chocolate Flapjacks (5 bars, 170g), Hobnobs Original Flapjacks (5 bars, 170g), Jaffa Cakes Bars (5 pack), Jaffa Cakes Bars (10 pack), Jaffa Cakes Mini Rolls (6 pack), Jaffa Cakes The Big One.
  5. Entry Instructions: To enter text SWEEET plus the Unique Code (UC) found inside the pack to 51500.  You will receive a bounce back text message which will tell you instantly if you are a winner or not.  Winners’ messages will include a link to the website where they will be asked to supply their name, address, date of birth, and contact telephone number and/or any other details and enter the Unique Code again. Entry by text only, charged at standard network rates.  Internet access required to claim prize.
  6. Only valid UCs will be accepted and can only be entered once.  Any UCs entered more than once will become void.  Only three entries per person (mobile) per day. Only 50 entries per person (mobile) during the total promotional period. Entries received in excess of this limit will be invalid and will not be entered into the Promotion.
  7. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any lost or damaged UCs.  Only valid UCs will be accepted.  Each code can only be entered once.  Manufacturer’s references or printing errors do not constitute valid codes.  The Promoter does not assume any responsibility for UCs damaged or defaced in the way product packaging is opened.  If you cannot read your code due to a genuine printing error, please contact the Promoter on: UK 0500 011710, Republic of Ireland 1800 409317 (Mon – Fri 9am – 5pm, Freephone), and a replacement code will be given to you.  Those who try and circumvent the code entry process and/or entry instructions by any method will be disqualified and any prize award will be void.
  8. Entrants who do not give correct details or those who make an entry on someone else’s behalf will be disqualified, at the Promoter’s discretion. Entries submitted through agents or third parties or in bulk (i.e. more entries than a human being could submit in the time available without the use of software or other devices designed to make automated entries) will not be accepted.
  9. Any entries which are incomplete, incorrect, incomprehensible, or not received by McVitie’s will be void.
  10. Republic of Ireland: There are a maximum of 3,000 prizes to be won each week during the promotional period.  This maximum quantity is based on the restrictions of the Lottery License which allows for a maximum of €20,000 of prizes to be won each week.
  11. The Promotion is run pursuant to a Lottery License granted to the ISPCA (Charity No. CHY5619) under the Longford District Court.
  12. Prize Fund: There are 3,528,216 prizes to be won in the UK and Ireland: 1,108,141 puppy prizes, 1,039,760 kitten prizes, 1,079,057 tarsier prizes, and 301,258 owl prizes.  1 in 10 packs win ratio based on total quantity of promotional packs and total quantity of prizes.
  13. The prize won will be linked to the pack the winning UC was in: a puppy prize from McVitie’s Digestives; a kitten prize from McVitie’s Chocolate Digestives or McVitie’s Chocolate Digestive Slices; a tarsier prize from McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes, McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes Bars, McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes Mini Rolls, Jaffa Cakes The Big One; an owl prize from McVitie’s BN.  Prizes won from the other packs (McVitie’s Hobnobs, McVitie’s Chocolate Hobnobs, McVitie’s Rich Tea, McVitie’s Ginger Nuts, McVitie’s Fruit Shortcakes, McVitie’s Caramel Digestives Slices, McVitie’s Hobnobs Chocolate Slices, McVitie’s Hobnobs Flapjacks, McVitie’s Chocolate Flapjacks, McVitie’s Ginger Nut Slices) will be selected at random from the four types of prizes available.  Winners will be notified of which prize they have won in their response text.
  14. Prizes will be dispatched within 120 days of the closing date.  The prizes are being fulfilled by Mando.
  15. Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable, cannot be redeemed as cash and cannot be used in conjunction with any other special offer. There is no cash alternative or refund for unused portions of the prize.
  16. The Promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize for one of equal or greater value in the event of unavailability due to circumstances beyond the Promoter’s reasonable control.
  17. The Promoter reserves the right to verify all entries including but not limited to asking for address and identity details, and to refuse to award a prize or withdraw prize entitlement and/or refuse further participation in the Promotion and disqualify the participant where there are reasonable grounds to believe there has been a breach of these terms and conditions or any instructions forming part of this Promotion’s entry requirements or otherwise where a participant has gained unfair advantage in participating in the Promotion or won using fraudulent means.
  18. The decision of the Promoter is final in all promotional matters.
  19. By participating in this Promotion, entrants agree to be bound by these terms and conditions, and consent to the transfer of their personal data to the Promoter, which is also the Data Controller, for the purposes of the administration of this Promotion and any other purposes to which the entrant has consented. All entry instructions form part of the rules.
  20. The Promotion is governed by the laws of England and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts

 

Promoter: United Biscuits (UK) Limited, Hayes Park, Hayes End Rd, Hayes UB4 8EE

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