Competition Terms
How we work with brand partners to ensure a fair and transparent process
You Platforms is the group behind Leeds-List, Yorkshire-List and Manchester-List — trusted regional publishing brands with engaged audiences across the North.
You Platforms (Leeds) Ltd (the company)(YPL) is the producer and promoter of Leeds-List and Yorkshire-List competitions except where otherwise stated. Referred to as the company or promoter below.
You Platforms (Manchester) Ltd (YPM) is the producer and promoter of Manchester-List competitions, except where otherwise stated. Referred to as the company or promoter below.
Where we refer to ‘website’ or ‘social media accounts’ or ‘channels’, we refer to those owned or operated by the above entities under the named trading styles.
Competitions on the company’s website(s), and sometimes on our associated social channel(s), give our readers the chance to win prizes from or in relation to our partner brands by means of a ‘Prize Draw’.
We refer to the ‘entrant’ as the individual person that chooses to enter a competition by following the directions to participate in a Prize Draw competition, and in doing so agrees to that Prize Draw’s terms and conditions, including these ones.
For details on how we use personal data, please refer to our privacy policy. To see a historical list of competition winners, see our winners page.
Terms & Conditions
Brands may offer competitions as a way to inform you about their products or services and sometimes additional benefits like offers, discounts or exclusives to the entrants of those competitions.
To make sure that our competitions are fair, transparent and compliant with applicable laws and best practice, we set out the terms and conditions that apply to competitions. Sometimes, the partner brand or prize provider will have additional terms and conditions on the competition page itself.
It is a condition of entry to a competition that you agree to the terms and conditions below as well as the specific terms that apply to that competition.
In running a competition, we collect, store and process personal data. To see how we process your data, see our privacy policy It is a condition of entry that you agree to our data policies.
How competitions work
Competition winners are drawn at random after the stated competition closing date – the ‘winner’.
Winners are notified by email to the email address provided so it is essential that the entrant provides an email address that is valid, can receive email and that they check at regular intervals. The company accepts no responsibility for entrants that do not receive the notification for any reason.
If the winner does not respond to this email within the time stated in the email notification, the company reserves the right to re-draw the winner and the winner forfeits their eligibility for the prize with out further notice from the company.
When this happens, the oxriginal winner automatically forfeits their eligibility for the prize. The company may repeat this process until an eligible winner is found or may close the competition without notice.
The winner is required to demonstrate their eligibility and compliance with the terms and conditions of that competition including these and any additional terms. If the company is not satisfied they meet these requirements, the winner automatically forfeits the prize.
These durations and the medium used to contact the winner are subject to change, without notice, as the company deems necessary.
Business hours and public holidays may change or impact these durations. For the avoidance of doubt, the company operate standard business hours of 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday, which may be subject to change without notice.
Where a prize is limited in availability, capacity or is time sensitive, the company accepts no responsibility where a prize becomes unavailable and may withdraw the prize without notice at any time.
Entrants and winners agree that the company, promoter or brand partner may alter, substitute or change the prize for another of similar type or value without notice.
After a competition is closed, you agree that the company may send you further notifications about the competition or brand partnership and or our email newsletter(s) to inform you of similar opportunities, competitions and offers.
You can stop receiving such information by using the ‘unsubscribe’ link in the next email you receive.
You can contact the company in relation to a competition or as a data controller by seeing our contact page.
Only one entry is allowed per customer/entrant, unless otherwise stated.
You agree that you are at least 18 years of age at the time of entering the competition and can provide official proof of age, on demand, when required by the company. The company has absolute discretion as to what forms of proof of age or identity are acceptable.
Where the company believes that false information has been given or that an entry has been manipulated or submitted by automated means, the company will dismiss or void such entries without notice, before or after selection of a winner.
The company does not accept automatic or scripted entries and will automatically disqualify entries where the company reasonably suspects this is the case.
The company or the brand partner reserves the right to void or remove an entry or withdraw a prize without notice, particularly if it is believed the entrant has not adhered to the terms and conditions or has otherwise not acted in the spirit of the competition.
Entrants and winners agree, as a condition of entering, to post on social media a celebratory social media post with photography, or videography and tagging the company’s brand(s) social media account(s) in that post.
The winner agrees to take part in and allow their name and location to be used in any promotional activities reasonably requested by the company or promoter.
Prizes are subject to availability and the normal rules and terms that may apply to particular goods or services continue to apply. Where a prize has additional legislation, entrants and winners agree to these laws and terms in addition to these terms.
Such additional terms are normally issued by the third party that provides the prize(s) over which the company has no control and entrants and winners agree to this with out further notice.
The company is not responsible for entries which are lost or delayed due to a technical error. We cannot be held responsible for technical failure, or unavailability of a service that prevents entry to a competition or reduces the number of chances to enter.
The company and or promoter reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions or cancel the Prize Draw (or any part of it) without notice if required by law or due to reasons beyond the company or promoter’s reasonable control. The company or promoter also reserves the right to cancel the Prize Draw or amend these Terms and Conditions for a specific reason where it’s reasonable or valid to do so.
The company or promoter shall not be responsible for any Terms and Conditions issued by the manufacturer or issuer of any Prize nor the Winners’ compliance with them.
The laws of England & Wales apply to this agreement and you can bring legal proceedings in respect of this agreement in the courts of England & Wales. If you live in Scotland you can bring legal proceedings in respect of this agreement in either the Scottish or the English & Welsh courts. If proceedings are brought in the Scottish courts, the laws of Scotland apply to this agreement and not the laws of England & Wales.
The company, promoter, brand partner or other partners and contractors or suppliers will not be liable (to the extent permitted by law) for any loss or damage arising out of organising or holding this Prize Draw or as a result of entrant participation in the Prize Draw, unless the loss or damage is caused by the negligence of the company or promoter or its group companies or its contractors, including without limitation in relation to:
a) Any lost, stolen, delayed, damaged or incorrect entries.
b) Any errors, interruptions, delays in operation or transmission, line failure, theft or destruction of entries.
c) The use or enjoyment of any prize; or if the Prize Draw does not run as planned.
This clause does not seek to exclude the liability of the Company or Promoter and its group companies and contractors for (i) death or personal injury caused by the Promoter and its group companies’ and contractors’ negligence, (ii) fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, and/or (iii) any other matter for which it would be unlawful for the Promoter and its group companies and contractors to exclude or attempt to exclude their liability. Your statutory rights are not affected.
You agree that the company’s decision is final in all cases of dispute or query and indemnify the company from any loss or disappointment caused by the same.
Redeeming a prize
Entrants and winners take responsibility for any expenses incurred in entering or redeeming a prize, including but not limited to, travel expenses or other costs not explicitly included in a prize.
Prizes are usually collected from the company’s address or the participating venue, as appropriate.
The promoter, company or brand partner may require proof of eligibility, on demand, and you agree to provide the evidence necessary and allow the company or brand partner to make checks and/or record this information for audit purposes. If such proof of eligibility is not provided, the company or brand partner may elect to withdraw the prize.
When a prize is provided by a third party, that third party may require permission to access to your personal information, for example your email address, to enable them to fulfil or redeem the prize. Where you do not grant such permission, you agree that your entry is automatically withdrawn and you forfeit the prize.
Specific terms
Where there’s a conflict between these terms and those specific to a competition, the competition-specific terms shall take precedence.