Zellar Green Schools Competiton
Terms and Conditions
Zellar Green Schools Competition (the “Competition”) - Terms and Conditions
By entering the Competition, participants agree to comply with the following terms and conditions.
The Promoter:
The promoter of the Competition is Zellar Ltd (details set out below) (“Promoter” or “Zellar”).
The Competition:
The Competition is open to all schools (ages 4-18) located in the United Kingdom.
Entry Period and Announcement of Winners:
The opening date for entries to the Competition is Monday 19th February, 2024 (“Opening Date”), and the closing date of the Competition is Sunday, June 16th, 2024, at 11:59pm GMT (“Closing Date”) inclusive. Two winners - (one school ages 4-11) and (one school ages 11-18) will receive the following prizes:
- will be announced on Thursday 27th June, 2024 (“Announcement Date”).
All Competition entries must be received by the Promoter by no later than 11.59pm on the Closing Date. All Competition entries received after the Closing Date are automatically disqualified.
The Promoter reserves the right to hold void, cancel, suspend or amend the Competition where it becomes necessary to do so. Any changes to the Competition will be communicated by Zellar to the participants as soon as possible.
How to Enter:
Win £1,000 PLUS green prizes for your school! Calling all eco-warriors and sustainability champions! Zellar, Earth Cubs, Water Plus Ltd, and Biffa have teamed up to reward your sustainability achievements. Enter the Zellar Green Schools competition today for a chance to win £1,000 towards your next green project and other amazing green prizes.
Snap it. Show it. Share it. Do you have an energy, water or waste saving project that's reducing your school's carbon footprint? Or maybe you've created a recycling programme that's inspiring the whole school? Perhaps you've cultivated a biodiverse haven in your school grounds, teeming with life? Whatever your sustainability project, big or small, we want to hear about it!
To enter, just snap a photo with a brief description of your school’s sustainability project on facebook, instagram, X or email as outlined below, for a chance to £1,000 towards an environmental project in your school as well as green prizes to help your school reduce energy, water and waste.
Each participant can enter the Competition up to 4 times provided that each entry uses a different method of entry. The methods of entry are as follows:
1. Facebook: To enter on facebook, comment on our competition post with a photo and a brief description of your school’s sustainability project.
2. X: To enter on X, post a photo and a brief description of your school’s sustainability project. Mention @zellaruk and use the hashtag #zellargreenschools in your post.
3. Instagram: To enter on instagram, post a photo and a brief description of your school’s sustainability project. Tag @zellaruk and use the hashtag #zellargreenschools in your post.
4. Email: To enter via email, send your photo and a brief description of your school’s sustainability project to greenschools@zellar.com.
We invite all entrants to tag Earth Cubs, Biffa and Water Plus Limited, however this is not required to enter.
The Promoter will not accept:
(a) responsibility for Competition entries that are lost, mislaid, damages or delayed in transit, regardless of cause, including, for example, as a result of any equipment failure, technical malfunction, systems, satellite, network, server, computer hardware or software failure of any kind; or
(b) proof of transmission as proof of receipt of entry to the Competition.
Consent for Photos Featuring Children, Pupils, Teachers and Staff:
If the school's photo features children or pupils under the age of 18, the school must ensure that they have obtained the appropriate legal consent from their parents or legal guardians before submitting the photo.
It is the responsibility of the school to ensure that they have the necessary permissions and rights to submit photos featuring children, pupils, teachers and staff and the required permissions for such photos to be used by Zellar, Earth Cubs, Water Plus and Biffa in relation to the Green Schools Competition on their websites and in any of its internal publications; its external press releases; and external content including for use across external social media channels. Zellar reserves the right to disqualify any entry that does not comply with these requirements or violates the rights of others.
Winners and Winner Selection Process:
All entries received from participants will be combined into a single list and stored in a secure CSV file format.
Two winners - one school 4-11 years and one school 11-18 years will be randomly selected from this combined list using a fair and transparent process supervised by an independent person.
Winners will be notified by the Promoter (via the contact information provided at the time of entry) within 7 days of the Announcement Date. If the winner does not respond to the Promoter within 10 days of being notified by the Promoter, then the Promoter reserves the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and select a replacement in accordance with the process described above.
Competition prizes are provided by Zellar, Earth Cubs, Water Plus and Biffa and are non-exchangeable, non-transferable and no cash alternative is offered. The Promoter reserves the right to replace the prize with an alternative prize of equal or higher value if circumstances beyond the Promoter’s control makes it necessary to do so.
The decision of the Promoter regarding any aspect of the Competition is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into about it.
The Promoter must either publish or make available information that indicates that a valid award took place. To comply with this obligation the Promoter will send the name and county of prize winners and, if applicable, copies of their winning entries, to anyone who emails the Promoter (using the contact details set out below) within one month after the Closing Date. If the winner objects to their name, county and winning entry being published or made available, please contact the Promoter (using the contact details set out below). In such circumstances, the Promoter must still provide the information and winning entry to the Advertising Standards Authority on request.
When the £1,000 towards the environment project is spent, the winning schools are invited to contact the Promoter to showcase the project for further external promotional opportunities including but not limited to PR, socials and website.
Publicity:
By participating in the Competition, winners grant Zellar, Water Plus, Biffa and Earth Cubs permission to use their names, and entries for purposes of advertising and promotion without further compensation, unless prohibited by law.
Prizes
Competition prizes are provided by Zellar, Earth Cubs, Water Plus and Biffa (whose details are set out at end).
Two winning schools: 4-11 years and 11-18 years will receive the following prizes:
£1,000 towards an environmental project in their school, championed by Zellar and Water Plus.
A half day energy audit to show how to save energy and reduce CO2 emissions across their school site. A one page high level summary recommendation report will be shared.
A virtual waste saving call, which will explain how to save waste across a school site.
A one-day Water Efficiency Visit which will explain how to save water across a school site. For sites in mainland England and mainland Scotland this will be onsite. For Wales and islands of UK this will be a virtual water saving call.
Two 227-litre water butts provided by water retailer Water Plus to help reuse rainwater and reduce tap water use for outdoor growing projects, to support wildlife, biodiversity, health and wellbeing.**
School 4-11 years winner will also receive the following prize:
Earth Cubs will provide the primary school winner class of its choice a free 30-minute virtual sustainability session to inspire and engage children to have a more sustainable future with lots of fun facts.
* Water Efficiency Visit onsite prize is only for one site per Academy/county and is only for sites in mainland England and mainland Scotland (excludes Wales and islands of UK). Water Efficiency Visits are carried out by a third party, so schools will need to provide site access and permission for the Water Efficiency Visit, which will look at types of fittings, including taps in use at a school. Following the visit, a report with water-saving actions the school can take will be provided. Any school taking up the Water Efficiency Visit also agrees to providing information and school name use for a Water Plus press release, for Water Plus use across channels, including content for other schools and the public sector, and provide photos from the school, to highlight their steps towards saving water. For Wales and islands of the UK, this will be a virtual water saving review call, which will explain how to save water across a school site. Schools winning the water saving review call may also need to provide photos, including taps or other fittings, as part of the virtual review.
** The installation, care, and maintenance of the water butt, including any health and safety measures, and following any other legislation, as needed, is the responsibility of the school who receives the water butt. Each water butt kit includes a three-part stand and the rainwater trap, in the kit, fits standard 68mm, 80mm, and 100mm round plastic downpipes and 65mm square plastic downpipes. Water butts are not suitable for cast iron downpipes. Water butts are provided by a third party. Entry into the Competition is confirmation that the school’s name and the name of the individual representing the school on entries can be used by Water Plus Limited on the Water Plus website, in press releases, and in the media and on social media (including the Water Plus social media channels). Water butts cannot be delivered to: Scottish Islands - HS KW PA PH ZE, Scottish Highlands - AB IV PA PH, Channel Islands, Isle of Man – IM, Isle of Wight - PO30-PO41, Isles of Scilly - TR21-TR25, Northern Ireland – BT. For areas where water butts cannot be delivered, Water Plus will liaise with the winning school around providing an alternate water-saving device/s, up to a total maximum value of £180. The winner/winning school/s agree to provide photos from the school and photos when the water butt/water-saving device/s have been installed, with staff and pupils in, for external and media use by Water Plus. Schools are responsible for gaining relevant permissions needed for photos, including legal consent from parents and guardians.
Release and Acknowledgement:
By participating in the Competition, each entrant or participant releases Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, and promotion agencies from any liability arising from or related to the Competition.
Participants acknowledge that the Competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with Instagram, Facebook or X.
Zellar reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to refuse entry, or refuse to award a prize to anyone in breach of these terms and conditions.
Limitation of Liability:
Insofar as is permitted by law, the promoter, its agents or distributors will not in any circumstances be responsible or liable to compensate the winner or accept any liability for any loss, damage, personal injury or death occurring as a result of taking up the prize except where it is caused by the promoter, its agents or distributors or that of their employees.
Privacy Policy:
Personal data supplied during the course of the Competition will only be processed as set out in the promoter’s Privacy Policy https://www.zellar.com/privacy. See also the condition above with regard to the announcement of winners.
Zellar Ltd is registered in England & Wales with company number: 10193629, Zellar’s registered office is at Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, Holborn, WC2B 6NH
Water Plus Ltd, is a company incorporated and registered in England and Wales with company number 04141390 having its registered office at South Court, Riverside Park, Campbell Road, Stoke on Trent ST4 4DA.
Biffa Waste Services Ltd is a company registered in England & Wales with company number: 00946107. Registered office is at Coronation Road, Cressex, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP12 3TZ.
Earth Cubs Ltd is a company registered in England & Wales with company number 11900069. Registered office is at Broom Cottage, Chillies Lane, Crowsborough, East Sussex, TN6 3TB.
These terms and conditions and this Competition are governed by English law. If any entrants to this Competition wish to take court proceedings, then they must do this within the courts in the United Kingdom.