Wildlife Gardening Award Terms and Conditions

The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire Wildlife Gardening Awards: 

These terms and conditions govern The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire Wildlife Gardening Award. The promotion organisers are the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire (WTBCN). By accepting the Terms & Conditions of the promotion you have entered into an agreement with the organisers. 

The organisers reserve the right to modify these terms and conditions without notice. 

This award is to encourage people within Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire to make space for nature at home and to encourage supporters of our work at WTBCN.  

Only one entry per address is permitted. 

The WTBCN reserves the right to withdraw the award scheme at any time. 

1. Eligibility 

The award is open to anyone living within the counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. The garden must also be within the counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Staff of the Wildlife Trust BCN are permitted to enter.

The organiser’s decision on eligibility for the award is final. 

WTBCN reserves all rights to disqualify you if your conduct is contrary to the spirit or intention of the award. 

If you are under the age of 18 you must have permission to enter from your parent or guardian. Your parent or guardian will be required to submit the application on your behalf. By submitting an entry for the award scheme, your parent or guardian is deemed to have given such consent and to agree to the use of the entry as described in these terms and conditions. 

2. How to Enter 

Entrants will complete the online application form located at: www.wildlifebcn.org/take-action/wildlife-gardening-awards and upload a maximum of three photographs to support the application. Applications will be reviewed by WTBCN and, if successful, participants will receive a plaque, certificate and a wildlife garden themed booklet packed with hints and tips for inspiration, via the post.

3. The Promotion 

The plaque and certificate are non-exchangeable, non-transferable and no cash alternative is offered. The WTBCN reserves the right to replace the plaque and certificate with an alternative prize of equal or higher value if circumstances beyond WTBCN’s control makes it necessary to do so. 

The decision of WTBCN regarding any aspect of the award scheme is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into about it. 

4. Usage Rights 

By entering the award scheme, you grant WTBCN a non-exclusive, irrevocable licence to reproduce, enlarge, publish or exhibit, on any media, the images for any purpose to further its charitable aims and objectives. This will include but may not be limited to: 

- On the WTBCN website and social media 

- In Local Wildlife, our members’ magazine 

- In external print and digital press to publicise the award scheme and/or the work of WTBCN 

- In any other WTBCN promotional materials e.g., information leaflets or posters 

In addition to these uses, the organisers may also seek additional permission to use any winning images on merchandise including, but not limited to, greeting cards, prints and posters, for sale at our retail outlets and on our shop website. Any funds raised from these sales will be used by WTBCN to further its charitable aims. Reasonable notice will be given by WTBCN to any photographer who agrees to this additional usage informing them of the intended use. Copyright will remain with the photographer. The granting of this additional permission will not affect the outcome of the award scheme. 

The organisers will make every reasonable effort to ensure that name credits are given to any photograph published in any medium for any purpose. 

5. Data Protection 

We value your privacy and promise to keep your personal details safe and secure, and we will never sell your data.  

WTBCN Privacy Policy applies to the award. You can find the privacy policy at www.wildlifebcn.org/privacy 

6. General 

The information given in these Terms & Conditions is correct, but WTBCN reserves the right to change any of it without prior notice. By entering the award scheme, entrants will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by these Terms & Conditions. Any breach of these Terms by an entrant will void their entry. If a breach has occurred, but is discovered after the award of any prize, then the organisers may require the return of that prize. 

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed and construed in accordance with English Law and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English court. The information given in these Terms & Conditions is correct. WTBCN reserves the right to change any of it without prior notice.