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The prize draw for childcare survey:
- is open to over 16s
- will have 2 winners
Winners will receive a £25 One4all Voucher gift code by email.
By submitting an entry you are agreeing to be bound by these terms and conditions.
The closing date for the prize draw is 8 December 2023
How to enter the childcare needs survey prize draw
To enter the prize draw you must:
- complete the childcare needs survey online by midnight on 8 December 2023
- enter after the opening date for entries which is 8 November 2023
Dorset Council:
- will not accept responsibility for entries that are lost, mislaid, damaged or delayed in transit, regardless of cause, including, for example, as a result of any postal failure, equipment failure, technical malfunction, systems, satellite, network, server, computer hardware or software failure of any kind
- reserves the right to refuse entry, or refuse to award the prize to anyone in breach of these terms and conditions
The prize draw will be governed by English law and entrants to the prize draw submit to the jurisdiction of the English courts.
Find out if you're eligible for the childcare needs survey prize draw
Unless otherwise stated, our prize draws and competitions are open to all individuals who live, work or have a connection with Dorset. You cannot enter the prize draw if you're an employee of Dorset Council.
By entering the prize draw, you confirm that you're eligible to do so and eligible to claim any prize you may win. Dorset Council may require you to provide proof that you are eligible to enter the prize draw or competition.
The prize draw process
A computer process will choose a winner for the prize draw by random draw within 2 weeks of the childcare survey closing on 8 December 2023.
We will notify the winner by telephone (using details provided at entry) within 7 days of being chosen. You must provide an email address to claim your prize.
If a winner does not respond to Dorset Council within 14 days of being notified, then the winner’s prize will be forfeited and Dorset Council will be entitled to select another winner in accordance with the process described above.
We will send the prize to the winner within 14 days of them responding to Dorset Council.
The prize is non-exchangeable, non-transferable and no cash alternative is offered. We reserve the right to replace the prize with an alternative prize of equal or higher value if circumstances beyond our control makes it necessary to do so.
Our decision regarding any aspect of the prize draw or competition is final and binding and we will not enter into any correspondence about it.
We reserve the right to hold void, cancel, suspend, or amend the promotion where it becomes necessary to do so.
Limitation of liability
Insofar as is permitted by law, Dorset Council, its agents or distributors will not in any circumstances be responsible or liable to compensate the winner or accept any liability for any loss, damage, personal injury or death occurring as a result of taking up the prize except where it is caused by the negligence of Dorset Council, its agents or distributors or that of their employees.
Your statutory rights are not affected.
Data protection and publicity
By agreeing to be entered into the prize draw, you are consenting to Dorset Council using your telephone number (provided at entry) to contact if you are the winner of the random prize draw.
This information will be deleted by the team carrying out the consultation after we've announced the competition winner and they have received their prize.
Personal data supplied during the course of this promotion will only be processed as set out in the Dorset Council's policy on Data protection - Dorset Council.