2. This prize draw is open to UK residents aged 18 years or over, with the exception of employees of the Promoter, their families, agents and anyone else connected with this promotion. 3. Entries must be received by 23:59 G.M.T. on 30 TH September 2019. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any entries that are incomplete, illegible, corrupted or fail to reach the Promoter by the relevant closing date for any reason. Proof of posting or sending is not proof of receipt. Automatically generated entries or entries via agents or third parties are invalid and shall not be considered. Entries become the property of the Promoter and are not returned. 4. Only one entry per person 5. To enter, collect your postcard from your independent bookshop, complete the details and post your postcard to Top Marks Competition, Puffin Marketing, 80 Strand, London, WC2R 0RL. An independent book shop is defined as, ‘a physical bookshop in the UK, independently owned, whether a single outlet or a chain with two or more branches, and which stocks children’s books either solely or as part of its overall offer’. You may also take a picture of your postcard and send it to Puffin@uk.penguingroup.com 6. All correctly completed entries will be entered into a prize draw which will take place on 16th October 2019. There will be 10 winners in total. 7. The prize for each of 10 winners are the following books signed by author Robin Stevens: Murder Most unladylike, Arsenic for Tea, First Class Murder, Jolly Foul Play, Mistletoe and Murder, A Spoonful of Murder, Death in the Spotlight, Cream Buns and Crime, and Top Marks for Murder 8. Prizes are subject to availability. In the event of unforeseen circumstances, the Promoter reserves the right (a) to substitute alternative prizes of equivalent or greater value, (b) change the date of the event and (c) in exceptional circumstances to amend or foreclose the prize draw without notice. No correspondence will be entered into. 9. The winners will be notified via email or telephone by 18 th October 2019. The winners must claim their prize by responding to the communication notifying them of their win within 30 working days of the Promoter sending notification. If the prize is unclaimed after this time, it will lapse and the Promoter reserves the right to offer the unclaimed prize to a substitute winner selected in accordance with these rules. 10. By entering this competition, all entrants consent to the use of their personal data by the Promoter for the purposes of running the competition as detailed in these terms and conditions. Details on how we process the personal data of entrants can be found in our Privacy Policy (http://penguin.co.uk/company/about- us/notices/privacy-policy/full-privacy-policy.html) 11. We will make the winner’s name and county available on request to the following email address Puffin@uk.penguingroup.com (please state the name of the competition in the subject heading 10 weeks after the closing date). If you do not want your name and county to be made available in the event that you win, please let us know by emailing Puffin@uk.penguingroup.com. Please note we are required to make the winner’s details available to the ASA if requested. 12. Promoter may disqualify any entrant whose entry does not comply with these terms and conditions (in Promoter’s sole opinion) or who, in Promoter’s sole determination, has acted in a manner that is fraudulent, dishonest or unjust to other entrants including, without limitation, tampering with the operation of the prize draw, manipulating or rigging votes, hacking, deceiving, cheating or by harassing or threatening other entrants or a representative of Promoter. 13. The Promoter is Penguin Books Limited, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 2SA. 14. By entering the prize draw each entrant agrees to be bound by these terms and conditions. 15. These terms and conditions are governed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.
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