Terms and Conditions
This web site is operated by The Local Radio Company Plc and Fire Radio. Your use of this site is subject to the terms and conditions set out below. Please read these terms carefully before accessing any other pages on this site. Your use of this site is conditional upon your acceptance of these terms and conditions.
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The following Terms and Conditions are applied to contests including, but not limited to 'Low Bid Reverse Auction' as promoted on and by the stations of The Local Radio Company plc (The “Promoter”) in conjunction with any specific terms and conditions published as part of The Local Radio Company plc’s general contest rules.
a) All bids must be sent and received by SMS to our text number followed by the appropriate radio station trigger word as shown elsewhere on this radio station web site and each bid costs £1.50 plus your normal network provider rate. Listeners may bid any number of times, to a limit of 25 bids. Each entry will require an additional £1.50 entry fee.
b) Unless stated, this auction is available to all of The Local Radio Company plc’s listeners over the age of 16.
c) This Auction item offered is £10,000 and there is no alternative available. Payment will be by cheque made payable to the winner this will be sent to the winner within 28 days.
d) Entry bids are only deemed successful when received after 08:00 on 06/10/08 and prior to the competition closing date and time of 17:00 on 24/10/2008, and when a confirmation is sent and received by the entrant.
e) All bids must have the bill payers’ permission, and proof of payment is required and entrants must be able to prove ownership of the mobile phone or phones used to bid
f) Entrants agree that by entering this auction they agree to publicity should their bid be successful.
g) The successful bidder will be contacted or confirmed by letter no later than within twenty-eight days of the auction close on 24/10/2008.
h) No correspondence shall be entered into and The Local Radio Company plc’s decision will be final.
A copy of our general terms and conditions for contests and individual promotions or contests is available to access at this website or via email on request to contests@tlrc.net, or by sending a personal application and self addressed envelope to Contests, Business Development Department, The Local Radio Company, 11 Duke Street, High Wycombe, HP13 6EE. Or from the Radio Station.
All participants in any of The Local Radio Company plc’s competitions or promotions will be deemed to have understood these rules, and to be bound by them and shall accept and enter into the competition or promotion subject to these terms and conditions and our general contest terms and conditions which can be accessed at this website.
1.0 Low Bid Reverse Auction Bidding Terms and Conditions.
1.1 Auction entry is open to all entrants, excluding employees, subsidiary companies and contracted clients, their families, agents or anyone else connected with this promotion.
1.2 For the avoidance of doubt, a unique bid shall be a bid that has not been matched by another bid and the winning bid will be the lowest unique bid in whole pence that is closest to 1 pence. In the event of no entries producing unmatched bids, we reserve the right to award the prize to the lowest paired bid received first.
1.3 All auction entries must be made in either full pounds, pounds and pence, pence or purely as a numerical entry. All decimal points used within entries will be interpreted as being within a figure of pounds, or tens of pennies, and not as a percentage or part of a penny, and the value of the figure interpreted will be as confirmed in the response text sent back to the entrant.
1.4 Alpha numeric bids i.e. bid values containing letters or/and numbers will be interpreted as numerical only bids, excluding letters. The interpreted numerical bid will be entered in the auction and charged for.
1.5 Each auction is open for the period stipulated in each individual promotion.
1.6 The entry fee is payable directly from your phone bill via SMS and each bid made costs £1.50. In addition, unless otherwise stated in each promotion, entrant’s standard network charges shall also apply.
1.7 Each bid made implies acceptance of these terms and conditions.
1.8 Only a response text is accepted as proof of receipt of entry. No responsibility is accepted for entries which are delayed, lost or non-receipted.
1.9 Bids are limited to a maximum of 25 bids per bidder per mobile number per auction.
1.10 Neither The Local Radio Company plc, nor the auction sponsors shall be responsible for traveling expenses incurred by the successful bidder.
1.11 Charges incurred in delivering the lot to the winning bidder will be the responsibility of the auction promoter, however it reserves the right to cancel delivery should three unsuccessful attempts be made to deliver the lot, at which point any subsequent delivery charges shall be the responsibility of the winning bidder.
1.12 Within 14 days of the auction close, each successful bidder is required to pay the sum equal to their winning bid to assume ownership of the lot and ownership passes to the winning bidder once the value of the winning bid has been paid and cleared in the promoter’s bank account.
1.13 This auction is not guaranteed to be provided without interruptions, faults or inaccuracies and we will not therefore be liable for any consequential loss or damages and we reserve the right unilaterally to terminate transmission of all or any part of the reverse auction for whatever reason without notice. We will make all reasonable endeavours to ensure an uninterrupted and timely supply of the service, taking all reasonable steps to correct errors, omissions or mistakes. For the avoidance of doubt, we shall not have any liability in connection therewith.
1.14 This auction is conducted by mobile text communication. We will attempt to confirm with text responses via your network service provider whether your bid is the lowest unique bid, or if it is no longer the lowest unique bid. However once a text response has been sent to your mobile service provider for delivery, we accept no responsibility should any text not be received by entrants.
1.15 This auction result shall be made available as soon as the lowest unique bidder is confirmed at or after the time advertised.
1.16 In order to participate, entrants must be over 16 years old and be able to form a legally binding contract. If they do not qualify under these Terms and Conditions they are not eligible to participate.
2.0 Bidding and Winning
2.1 To be eligible as a winner, confirmation must be received from the mobile phone network that the winning bid has been successfully paid for by the entrant.
2.2 We reserve the right to award the Lot to the lowest unique bid received. In the event the lowest unique bidder cannot be contacted, within 1 day of the auction closing, we reserve the right to award the lot to the next lowest unmatched bid.
2.3 We reserve the right to invalidate an entry if we find that a winner is in breach of any of these Terms and Conditions.
2.4 By participating in our auctions, you agree to receive ongoing messages advising you of your status in the auction, as well as the status of the auction and of future auctions.
3.0 Opt Out.
3.1. In order to opt out from receiving promotional messages simply text STOP to 84243.
Competition Terms and Conditions
These competition rules shall be binding on you when entering any competition(s) operated by us, our sponsors or any company or website owned or controlled by us or our parent company from time to time.
In addition to these general competition rules, other specific terms and conditions may also apply to a particular competition. We will post any such specific competition rules on our website.
* You must be over 16 years of age and resident in the UK to enter our competitions.
* No employee of the radio station or their families or employees and families of associated companies may enter a competition run by the Company.
* Unless specified, entries are limited to one per household or primary residence although entries are acceptable from family members at different addresses.
* Proof of making a phone call, sending post/e-mail is not proof of our receipt of your entry. No responsibility can be accepted for entries that are lost, delayed or damaged.
* The closing date is as specified in the relevant competition. This will always be a time and date in the UK. Where a time is not given, the closing time will be 11.59pm (UK time) on the relevant day.
* In the case of a prize draw, the first correct entry drawn will be the winner.
* Winners will be formally notified (by email or post) within 21 days of the closing date. Full details of the prize will be given in writing upon notification. Where we notify a winner by email, we will ask for confirmation of receipt by reply email.
* The judge's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
* The prize may not be transferred to any other person.
* With the exception of cash prizes, there is no cash value assigned to any prize and therefore no cash equivalent available. In the event of the advertised competition prize being unavailable we reserve the right to offer an alternative prize of equal or greater value.
* Where a competition requires the presence of an entrant, failure to appear will result in the forfeit of any prize opportunity although, in some cases with prior agreement, a substitute attendee can appear.
* Where the prize on offer is a motor vehicle entrants must possess a valid and full driving licence for that class of vehicle. Unless otherwise specified road tax and motor insurance is and remains the responsibility of the winner.
* Unless otherwise specified, where the prize is an overseas holiday it is the responsibility of the winner to ensure that they hold the necessary insurances and visa's to protect their interests abroad.
* Use of false name or address, ie name by which the entrant is not usually known, will disqualify them from receiving any prize. We reserve the right to oblige any potential winner to provide documentary proof of their identity and address before such person may claim their prize.
* We will not be liable for any damage, loss or disappointment suffered by any person taking part or not being able to take part in a competition.
* Competition winners may be required to take part in or co-operate with publicity.
* No responsibility is accepted for inaccurate prize details supplied by sponsors.
* We reserve the right to amend these rules at any time. Entry in the competition implies acceptance of these rules.
* We will keep your personal details for a reasonable time so that we can send you any prize that you have won, to verify that these rules have been complied with, and for accounting purposes. We may pass your details on to our service providers and agents for the purposes of sending you the prize on our behalf.
* We may at any time issue specific rules to be read in conjunction with these rules. In the event of a conflict between two sets of rules, the competition-specific rules take priority.
* These rules are governed by English law.
Terms of use
Access to and use of this site ('The Site') is provided by FIRE 107.6FM ('FIRE') and subject to the following terms: By using The Site you agree to be legally bound by these terms, which shall take effect immediately on your first use of The Site. If you do not agree to be legally bound by all the following terms please do not access and/or use The Site. FIRE may change these terms at any time by posting changes online. Please review these terms regularly to ensure you are aware of any changes made by FIRE. Your continued use of The Site after changes are posted means you agree to be legally bound by these terms as updated and/or amended.
Use of The Site
You may not copy, reproduce, republish, download, post, broadcast, transmit or otherwise use The Site content in any way except for your own personal, non-commercial use. You also agree not to adapt, alter or create a derivative work from any The Site content except for your own personal, non-commercial use. Any other use of The Site content requires the prior written permission of FIRE. You agree to use The Site only for lawful purposes, and in a way that does not infringe the rights of, restrict or inhibit anyone else's use and enjoyment of The Site. Prohibited behaviour includes harassing or causing distress or inconvenience to any person, transmitting obscene or offensive content or disrupting the normal flow of dialogue within The Site.
Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability
The Site content, including the information, names, images, pictures, logos and icons regarding or relating to FIRE, its products and services (or to third party products and services), is provided "AS IS" and on an "IS AVAILABLE" basis without any representations or any kind of warranty made (whether express or implied by law), including the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy. FIRE will not be liable for any damages, including indirect or consequential damages, or any damages arising from use or loss of use, data or profits, whether in contract, negligence or other tortious action, arising from or in connection with the use of The Site. FIRE does not warrant that functions contained in The Site content will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that The Site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs.
Intellectual Property
The names, images and logos identifying the FIRE or third parties and their products and services are subject to copyright, design rights and trade marks of FIRE and/or third parties. Nothing contained in these terms shall be construed as conferring by implication, estoppel or otherwise any licence or right to use any trademark, patent, design right or copyright of FIRE, or any other third party.
Contributions to The Site
Where you are invited to submit any contribution to The Site (including any text, photographs, graphics, video or audio) you agree, by submitting your contribution, to grant FIRE a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sub-licenseable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, play, and exercise all copyright and publicity rights with respect to your contribution worldwide and/or to incorporate your contribution in other works in any media now known or later developed for the full term of any rights that may exist in your contribution. If you do not want to grant to FIRE the rights set out above, please do not submit your contribution to The Site.
Further to the above paragraph, by submitting your contribution to The Site, you:
warrant that your contribution;
is your own original work and that you have the right to make it available to FIRE for all the purposes specified above;
is not defamatory; and
does not infringe any law; and
indemnify FIRE against all legal fees, damages and other expenses that may be incurred by FIRE as a result of your breach of the above warranty; and
waive any moral rights in your contribution for the purposes of its submission to and publication on The Site and the purposes specified above.
General
If any of these terms are determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by reason of the laws of any state or country in which these terms are intended to be effective, then to the extent and within the jurisdiction in which that term is illegal, invalid or unenforceable, it shall be severed and deleted from these terms and the remaining terms shall survive, remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable. These terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.
