TOP GEAR LIVE 2009/’10 WORLD TOUR PROMOTION RULES

Entering the Promotion

  1. The promoter of the Promotion is BBC Worldwide Limited of Media Centre, 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TQ (“the Promoter”).
  2. To enter the Promotion you must be 13 years of age or above. If you are 13, 14 or 15 years old you must have a parent/guardian’s consent to entering the competition.
  3. In order to enter this promotion, you must follow the instructions in the introduction video and the written instructions at www.youtube.com/topgear (“Promotion Page”) to create a video (the “Video”) and upload it as a video response on the Promotion Page (the ‘ Promotion’). Only Videos uploaded to the Promotion Page will be accepted. Entries by any other means (such as e-mail or after the closing time and date) will be not be eligible for entry.
  4. To qualify to enter the Promotion you must be a YouTube account holder and upload the Video as a video response in accordance with the instructions on the Promotion Page, stating the location(s) you are applying to win tickets for. You may apply for more than one location but if you do, and you go on to win, then we will choose which of the locations you receive tickets for at our sole discretion, as each entry only has a chance of winning a single pair of tickets to a single location. Failure to specify a location at the time of uploading may invalidate your entry.
  5. By participating in this Promotion, you agree to be bound by these rules and you promise that all information submitted by you is true, current and complete and your own original work. The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify any participant if it has reasonable grounds to believe any such person has breached any of these Promotion Rules.
  6. This Promotion is not open to employees or contractors of the Promoter, BBC Worldwide Limited, the BBC, other companies associated with the BBC, any Prize Provider (where applicable) or any person directly or indirectly involved in the organisation or running of the Promotion or their direct family members, partners or household members.
  7. No purchase is necessary for entry.

    Your Video

  8. You promise that you are the sole owner of any content in your Video entry and that such content does not contain anything that is an infringement of any third party rights or that is defamatory, obscene, racially or sexually discriminatory or otherwise deemed by the Promoter to be unsuitable. By uploading the Video as a video response on the Promotion Page you promise that you have the permission of any other persons featured in the Video to submit the Video as your own entry to the Promotion. The Promoter reserves the right to take down any Video for any reason. The Promoter will not accept any entries which feature you or others performing irresponsible, illegal or dangerous activities.
  9. An idea is not in itself protectable as a legal right, so for the avoidance of doubt, the Promoter, its affiliated companies and third parties may use or adapt any idea you propose in your Video in any live or recorded event or medium without notifying you or seeking further approval from you and without paying you any royalties or other remuneration.
  10. You agree that you will upload the Video to the Promotion Page pursuant to the YouTube Terms of Use as updated and amended from time to time and available at http://www.youtube.com/t/terms. Any entry which breaches the YouTube terms will be invalid.

    The Prizes

  11. The prizes are as specified on the Promotion Page, and are provided by the Promoters set out in the Appendix below, who accept full sole responsibility for the availability and provision of their respective Prizes (“Prize Provider,”).
  12. All Prize(s) must be taken, collected and used in the manner and within the time specified in these Promotion Rules, on the Promotion Page, in the Notification Message or as reasonably determined by the Promoter.
  13. Unless otherwise specifically stated, all taxes, insurances, transfers (including travel to/from transport terminals or to/from accommodation included in a Prize), travel expenses, spending money, accommodation costs and other expenses (as applicable) associated with entering or winning the Promotion and/or accepting any Prize(s) are the sole responsibility of the Prize winner.
  14. In relation to any travel included in a Prize, all travellers must ensure they comply with all relevant customs and immigration requirements, including appropriate passport and visa requirements, and must arrive at transport terminals in a timely manner. Neither the Promoter nor the Prize Provider (where applicable) will be responsible for any passenger’s failure to comply with the above requirements. Travellers are strongly advised to take out adequate travel insurance.
  15. Prizes cannot be deferred except with the Promoter’s express prior written agreement.
  16. Prizes are non-transferable and there is no cash alternative. The Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute prizes that it reasonably believes are of similar value at any time.

    Choosing and Notifying Winners

  17. Where the Promoter is to select a short-list from eligible entries, it shall do so in its sole discretion (the ‘Shortlist’) and the judge(s) will select out of the Shortlist the winners in their sole discretion based on the judging criteria detailed on the Promotion Page. All selection of winner(s) will be in accordance with the description of the Promotion set out at on the Promotion Page.
  18. The winner(s) will be notified by message to their YouTube account, in a video posted on to the Promotion Page and/or text posted to the Promotion Page (“ Notification Message”) by the date 30 (thirty) days from the closing date of the Promotion. In the event that the Notification Message is undeliverable or a winner fails to claim a Prize or provide proof of their eligibility and identity within the time or in the manner specified in the Notification Message or a winner is unable for whatever reason to accept the Prize (including because of ineligibility or disqualification), then the Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to decide which entrant is the next eligible participant to award the Prizes to. Failure of any winner to accept or take advantage of the Prize in accordance with these Promotion Rules will not entitle that winner to any alternative Prize or benefit. The Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to ask any participants in the Promotion for proof of their eligibility, identity and date of birth.
  19. Winners may be required to take part in promotional activity and the Promoter reserves the right to use their names, photographs, audio and/or visual recordings of them and/or their Videos in any publicity.

    General Terms

  20. Any personal data submitted to the Promoter for the purposes of entering the Promotion will be used in accordance with the Promoter’s Privacy Policy as updated and/or amended from time to time and available at http://www.bbcworldwide.com/bbcworldwidewebsites-privacypolicy.html. Where applicable, the Promoter shall be entitled to give your name and address to the Prize Provider to enable the delivery of any Prize to a Prize winner.
  21. The Promoter will use its reasonable endeavours to advise of any changes to the Promotion or the Promotion Rules but reserves the right to cancel, discontinue, amend or suspend the Promotion or these Promotion Rules at any time without prior notice.
  22. The Promoter’s decision is final in every situation, including any not covered in these Promotion Rules, and no correspondence or discussion shall be entered into.
  23. The Promoter does not promise that services relating to the Promotion or the Prizes will be error-free or uninterrupted. The Promoter has no responsibility, howsoever caused, for any lost, late, delayed, mutilated, illegible or misdirected entries, problems or technical malfunction of any network, computer on-line systems, servers, computer equipment, file, software, failure of email or media on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website or combination thereof, including injury or damage to participants or to any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials relating to the Promotion, the Prizes or the services to which they relate. The Promoter has no responsibility, howsoever caused, for delayed, damaged, or undelivered Prizes due to circumstances beyond Promoter’s reasonable direct control.
  24. The Promoter excludes liability to the fullest extent permitted by law for any damage, loss, injury or disappointment suffered by any participant participating in the Promotion or as a result of accepting any Prize, including all direct, indirect and/or consequential loss or damage. Nothing shall exclude the Promoter’s liability for death or personal injury as a result of its negligence.
  25. These Promotion Rules and any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with them shall be governed by English law and any disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts in London.

Appendix – Prize Providers

Event tickets: