Cycling Challenge Prizes terms and conditions

The Cycling Challenge Prizes are run by Nesta Operating Company working with various partners. Please read these terms and conditions carefully before submitting an entry. By submitting an entry, you accept these terms and conditions and agree to comply with them.

Participating in the Challenge

1.1 Entries received by the relevant deadline will be assessed against the relevant entry criteria set out in the promotional materials, including any age limit. Late entries will not be accepted. We are not responsible for entries which are lost, damaged or late due to computer, network or telecommunications failure.

1.2 Employees of Nesta, other individuals working on the project, and their immediate families, are not eligible to enter. Unless otherwise stated, you may make only one entry to each Challenge and must bear all your costs of entering and participating in the Challenge, including travel costs.

1.3 Eligible entries will be assessed against the relevant judging criteria. Entries may be shortlisted and asked to complete further challenges as described in the promotional materials and performance will then be assessed against the relevant judging criteria. Participation in challenges, tests and other events are a condition of participation in the Challenge. If you are under 18, we will need your parent or legal guardian's consent for you to participate in challenges, tests and events.

1.4 We will use the contact details provided to contact you about the Challenge. If you do not respond within 14 days, or if you subsequently withdraw or are withdrawn from the Challenge for any reason, we may select another entry in your place, but are not obliged to do so.

1.5 The judges' decision about eligibility, shortlisting and selection, including the validity of any claims and data submitted, is final and correspondence will not be entered into.  

1.6 The prize should be used in ways that will help increase the number of people cycling in the UK. Nesta reserves the right to impose additional conditions if appropriate in our reasonable opinion, including if the winner is under 18, if the Challenge has not resulted in sufficient public benefit in line with our charitable objects, or to comply with other legal requirements. The prize winner is responsible for payment of tax and other charges in relation to the award of the prize.

1.7 We reserve the right at our sole discretion to refuse to accept any entry; to suspend or withdraw the Challenge at any time; to vary the form and substance of the Challenge including dates for deadlines, challenges and events; to reduce or increase the number of entries selected for any phase, including the final prize; not to award the prize; and/or to reject any entry or withdraw a place on the Challenge if you are in breach of these terms and conditions, fail to participate fully, or do anything to damage the reputation of Nesta or our partners. 

1.8  We reserve the right to vary these terms and conditions at any time.  Variations will take effect from the date they are posted on our website so please check regularly to see the current version. 

2. Your promises to us

2.1 By participating in the Challenge, you confirm that:

• you satisfy the relevant eligibility criteria and all information submitted by you is true, accurate and complete. We reserve the right to ask for additional evidence of claims made by you, to validate claims by any means we see fit and/or to reject claims at our sole discretion
• your proposal is your own original idea and is not copied from anyone else
• you have, or will obtain, all authorisations, consents and permissions necessary to submit your entry, carry out your proposal and  comply with these terms and conditions and, to the best of your knowledge, your entry will not infringe any intellectual property or other third party rights or breach any contractual obligation
• you will act lawfully, ethically and in good faith and comply with the rules of the Challenge and any relevant laws, regulations, guidelines and codes of practice. You will comply with our reasonable instructions while participating in the Challenge, including in relation to health & safety and security. We reserve the right to remove you from the Challenge if you do not comply with these rules, if you cheat or behave in a way which is disruptive, inappropriate or potentially dangerous.

2.2 If you are entering as part of a group or team, the person completing the entry form is responsible for compliance with these terms & conditions by other team members.

3 Information and Publicity

3.1 We will use information which you provide, including your personal details, to administer the Challenge and may share it with our partners and anyone helping us to run the Challenge, subject to appropriate obligations of confidentiality and data protection. 

3.2 We may carry out publicity and promotion for the Challenge and publish our research and evaluation in relation to the Challenge. You agree to participate in publicity for the Challenge and consent to the use of your name, a summary of your proposal, and photographs/recordings of your participation in the Challenge in promotion and publications in any media and online. Before publication, we will take into account your concerns about confidentiality and intellectual property rights in your entry. Any public statements which you make in relation to the Challenge must acknowledge Nesta and our partners and be approved by us in advance.

4  Limitation of Liability

4.1 We are not liable for any direct or indirect loss or liability, costs, claims, taxes, charges or expenses resulting from your participation in the Challenge or your reliance on statements made or advice given by us, our partners or contractors. 

4.2 Without prejudice to Clause 4.1, our maximum liability to you in connection with the Challenge (if any) is limited to £500. Nothing in these terms and conditions excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence or fraudulent misrepresentation made by us.

5 Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These terms and conditions shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and you hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

Nesta Operating Company, a company limited by guarantee with number 7706036 and registered charity with charity number 1144091. Registered address: 1 Plough Place, London EC4A 1DE.