HOW TO ENTER & TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The Promoter is: The English Heritage Trust, incorporated and registered in England and Wales with company number 7447221 and charity number 1140351 whose registered office is at The Engine House, Fire Fly Avenue, Swindon, SN2 2EH (‘English Heritage’). 

These terms and conditions apply to the #SpurSelfie photo competition, running on the official Dover Castle social media accounts from 22 July – 12 August 2024 (‘the Competition’).   

Entries must be entered between 9:00am on 22 July 2024 and 9:00am on Monday 12 August 2024 to be eligible for entry into the Competition. This Competition is only open to residents of the United Kingdom.  

How to enter: 

To enter, you will need to share your selfie with the ‘Spur’ view of the castle behind you.  

• To enter on Instagram, you should upload an image to your feed and use the hashtag #SpurSelfie. We can’t see this if your profile is on private. 
• To enter on Facebook, drop your image into the comment section of the competition post or upload to your profile using the hashtag #SpurSelfie. We can’t see this if your profile is on private. 
• To enter on X, you should post your image to your own profile and tag our X account @EHDoverCastle and use the hashtag #SpurSelfie.  

All entries must be the sole work of the entrant. It is the responsibility of each entrant to ensure that any images submitted do not infringe on the copyright of any third parties, and to indemnify English Heritage against any claims made by third parties in the event of such an infringement. Obscene or inappropriate entries will not be accepted and English Heritage reserves the right to reject any entries for any reason at its sole discretion. 

It is the responsibility of each entrant to ensure that any images submitted have been taken with the consent of anyone who is identifiable in that image or the consent of their parent/guardian if they are under 18 years and that they have been advised of the purpose of the submission and that their photograph may be published by English Heritage. 

By entering the Competition, entrants consent to English Heritage using, reposting, repurposing or sharing the entry across its website, print and social media for Marketing purposes in perpetuity. The entry, name and Instagram handle (if applicable) of the two winners will be used by English Heritage and shared on Dover Castle’s official Instagram, Facebook and X accounts. No responsibility can be accepted for entries not received for whatever reason. 

Two winners will be picked at random by Dover Castle’s Marketing Team. The winners will receive a family ticket to Dover Castle’s Clash of Knights event on Saturday 24 August – Monday 26 August within three working days of being contacted. English Heritage will contact the winner, and runners-up, via Instagram or Facebook to arrange delivery of their prize. If a winner cannot be contacted or does not claim their prize within 24 hours of notification, English Heritage reserves the right to withdraw the prize from that winner and pick a replacement winner. 

English Heritage must either publish or make available information that indicates that a valid award took place. To comply with this obligation English Heritage will send the surname and county of residence of the winner to anyone who writes to Dover Castle, Castle Hill, Dover, Kent, CT16 1HU (enclosing a self-addressed envelope) within one month of the Competition closing. If the entrant objects to any or all of their surname and county of residence being published or made available, they must contact English Heritage customers@english-heritage.org.uk. In such circumstances, English Heritage must still provide the information and winning entry to the Advertising Standards Authority on request. 

By entering the Competition, entrants are agreeing that any personal information provided with the entry may be held and used by English Heritage or its agents and suppliers to administer the Competition. All personal data provided to English Heritage will be held and processed in accordance with the requirements of all legislation and regulatory requirements in force from time to time relating to the use of personal data and the privacy of electronic communications, including (i) the Data Protection Act 2018 and any successor UK legislation, as well as (ii) the UK GDPR; and (iii) the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/2426) as amended. English Heritage will keep the entrant’s personal data safe and secure. English Heritage will not share it with other organisations without the entrant’s knowledge and consent, unless required by law to do so. English Heritage will keep the entrant’s personal data only for the purposes of communicating with the entrant regarding this Competition. The entrant shall have the right to withdraw their consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. 

Employees or contractors of English Heritage, any person directly or indirectly involved in English Heritage or the running of the Competition, or their direct family members are not eligible to participate in the Competition. 

English Heritage’s decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into. Prizes must be taken as stated and cannot be deferred. There will be no cash alternatives. English Heritage reserves the right to substitute the prize for one of equal or greater value. English Heritage reserves the right to cancel the Competition at any stage if deemed necessary in its opinion, and if circumstances arise outside of its control. 

Entry in the Competition signifies acceptance of these rules. English Heritage reserves the right to withhold, change or cancel the prize in the event of non-compliance with these rules. English Heritage also reserves the right at its discretion to cancel or amend the Competition rules at any time. 

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram, Facebook or X or any other social network. The entrant is providing their information to English Heritage and not to any other party. The information provided will be used in conjunction with the following Privacy Policy found at https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about-us/our-people/our-policies/.