Terms and Conditions Giving Challenge Prizes

The Giving Challenge Prizes are run by Nesta and supported by the Cabinet Office.  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.

1. 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. Employees of Nesta, other individuals working on the project, and their immediate families, and organisations who have received funding from Nesta's Innovation in Giving Fund, are not eligible to enter. 

1.2 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. You may submit more than one entry per Challenge and be named as a partner in more than one entry. You must bear all your costs of entering and participating in the Challenges, 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, support and other activities are a condition of participation in the Challenges.

1.4 We will use the contact details provided to contact you about the Challenges. If you do not respond within 14 days, or if you subsequently withdraw or are withdrawn from the Challenges for any reason, we may select another entry in your place, but are not obliged to do so.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 measurement and validity of any claims and data submitted, and about the provision of support and financial support, is final and correspondence will not be entered into. 

1.6 The winners of the Giving Challenge Prizes should use the prize in ways will benefit their community. Nesta reserves the right to impose additional conditions if appropriate in our reasonable opinion if the Challenges have not resulted in sufficient public benefit in line with our charitable objects, or to comply with other legal requirements. The prize winners are 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 Challenges at any time; to vary the form and substance of the Challenges including dates for deadlines, challenges, activities and the availability and amount of support and financial support; 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 either of the Challenges 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 Challenges, 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 Challenges and any relevant laws, regulations, guidelines and codes of practice. You will comply with our reasonable instructions while participating in the Challenges, 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 Challenges and may share it with our partners and anyone helping us to run the Challenges, subject to appropriate obligations of confidentiality and data protection. 

3.2 We may carry out publicity and promotion for the Challenges and publish our research and evaluation in relation to the Challenges. You agree to participate in publicity for the Challenges and consent to the use of your name, a summary of your proposal, and photographs/recordings of your participation in the Challenges 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 Challenges must acknowledge Nesta and the Cabinet Office 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 Challenges 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 Challenges (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.