Scotch Facebook Competition

Short Terms and Conditions

UK ROI. 18+. Closes 12pm 27.05.15. 10 prizes to be won. Winners will be notified by DM and will have 48 hours to claim prize.

Terms and Conditions

By taking part in this promotion all participants will be deemed to have accepted and be bound by these rules.

The Promoter: 3M United Kingdom PLC, 3M Centre, Cain Road, Bracknell, RG12 8HT.
Eligibility: The promotion is open to all UK (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) and ROI residents who are 18 years or over excluding employees and their immediate families of 3M United Kingdom plc Ltd, its agents or anyone professionally connected with this promotion.
Promotional Period: The Closing Date for this draw is 12pm Wednesday 27th May 2015. No entries after this date will be accepted.
Entry Instructions: No purchase necessary, but a Facebook account and internet access is required. If you do not have a Facebook account you will need to create one in order to participate - you will require an active email address in order to do this. See https://www.facebook.com/help/ for more details.
To enter:
Like the promotional post on www.facebook.com/ScotchUK
And comment on the post with the name of the nominee and why you think they deserve to win.
Only one entry per person. Entries must be made using a legitimate Facebook account. Entries from entrants using multiple Facebook accounts are not permitted and all such entries will be disqualified and any prize award forfeited.
Incomplete, illegible, misdirected or late entries/claims will not be accepted. Proof of sending will not be accepted as proof of delivery. The Promoter takes no responsibility for entries/claims delayed, incomplete or lost due to technical reasons or otherwise.
Bulk entries made from trade, consumer groups or third parties will not be accepted. Incomplete or illegible entries or via third parties or syndicates, entries by macros or other automated means and entries which do not satisfy the requirements of these terms and conditions in full will be disqualified. If it becomes apparent that a participant is using a computer(s) or multiple aliases to circumvent this condition by, for example, the use of 'script', 'brute force', masking their identity by manipulating IP addresses, using identities other than their own or any other automated means in order to increase that participant's entries into the Promotion in a way that is not consistent with the spirit of the Promotion, that person's entries will be disqualified and any prize award will be void.
The Prize: There will be 10 winners for 1 x Scotch® Tape Wrap Bundles.
Winner Selection: There will be 10 winners selected at random after the closing date.
Winner Notification: The winner will be contacted via a direct message on Facebook within 24 hours of the closing date and will be given full details of how to redeem their prize. If any of the winners cannot be contacted or do not respond within 48 hours of the initial notification, or cannot take up the prize, then the Promoter reserves the right to withdraw prize entitlement and reallocate the prize with no liability.
No responsibility can be taken for claims which are lost, delayed, corrupted, damaged, misdirected or incomplete or cannot be delivered for any technical, delivery or other reason. Proof of sending will not be accepted as proof of receipt.
General: This draw is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. You understand that you are providing your information to the Promoter and not to Facebook and that Facebook has no liability for any element of this draw.
By participating in this Promotion, to the extent permissible by law, you the entrant hereby release Facebook from any and all claims, damages or liabilities arising from or relating to your participation in the Promotion.
For the Promoter's Privacy Policy, please visit www.3m.co.uk/privacy
The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify incomplete, altered or illegible entries.
Entries that do not comply with the Terms and Conditions or entrants found to be abusing the promotion in any way will have all their entries disqualified. The Promoter reserves the right to verify any entrant details, including age, before awarding a prize.
The Promoter monitors entrant's uploads to this promotion and any which are unsuitable or could be regarded, as being disrespectful towards others which contain anything which is likely to, or could cause offence or distress will be removed from the promotion. The Promoter reserves the right to remove any uploads in breach of this term with immediate effect, at its sole discretion.
In the event of a user commenting more than once the user's first comment will be registered.
The Promoter does not guarantee continuous uninterrupted or secure access to the website. Numerous factors outside the control of the Promoter may interfere with the operation of the Website. No responsibility will be accepted for any difficulties in entering or any entries delayed or corrupted.
The winners agree to participate in related publicity, including follow up stories sharing the progress towards achieving their dreams. No additional compensation will be awarded for such promotional activities.
The decisions of the Promoter are final in all promotional matters.
The Promoter accepts no responsibility for system errors or other issues that may result in disruption to, lost, delayed or not received entries, winner notifications or prizes or for any malfunctions, errors or viruses in the software that has been designed to maintain the entrants' details, or for any incompatibility with all, or any, hardware and/or software that entrants may use. The Promoter does not guarantee that the website will be available all the time or at any specific time. The Promoter or its agencies will not be responsible for the non-inclusion of entries as a result of technical failures or otherwise, including any such failure which is within the control of The Promoter or its agencies.
The Promoter reserves the right to verify all entries and the winners and to refuse to award a prize or withdraw prize entitlement and/or refuse further participation in the promotion where there are reasonable grounds to believe that: there has been a breach of these terms and conditions or any instructions forming part of the entry requirements of this competition; or otherwise where a participant has gained unfair advantage in participating in the competition or won using fraudulent means.
The prize is non-transferable, non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for any cash alternatives in whole or in part. The Promoter reserves the right to provide an alternative prize of equal or greater value in the event of circumstances outside its control.
In the event of circumstances outside the reasonable control of the promoter, or otherwise where fraud, abuse, and/or an error (human or computer) affects or could affect the proper operation of this promotion or the awarding of prizes, and only where circumstances make this unavoidable, the Promoter reserves the right to cancel or amend the promotion or these terms and conditions , at any stage, but will always endeavour to minimize the effect to participants in order to avoid undue disappointment.
The prize winners' names and counties are available by sending a 'self-addressed envelope' entitled 'Scotch Facebook Competition' to the Promoter address below. Available for a period of 3 months following the closing date. The Promoter also reserves the right to publish the name and county of the winners on their Facebook page.
In the event of circumstances outside the reasonable control of the promoter, or otherwise where fraud, abuse, and/or an error (human or computer) affects or could affect the proper operation of this promotion or the awarding of prizes, and only where circumstances make this unavoidable, the Promoter reserves the right to cancel or amend the promotion or these terms and conditions, at any stage, but will always endeavour to minimize the effect to participants in order to avoid undue disappointment.
The Promoter and its associated agencies and companies accept no liability for any loss, expense or damage which is suffered or sustained (whether or not arising from any person's negligence) in connection with the Promotion and/or prizes, other than such liability that cannot be excluded by law including death or personal injury through negligence, where liability shall be limited to the minimum permissible by law.
Any question concerning the legal interpretation of the rules will be based on English law and the Courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction.
1. All entries will also be subject to Facebook's terms of use which can be found at https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms. By entering this promotion, entrants will be deemed to have accepted and be bound by Facebook's terms and conditions.

Promoter: 3M United Kingdom plc, 3M Centre, Cain Road, Bracknell, RG12 8HT. These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of England and Wales.