These are the standard terms for reader giveaways and competitions run by LopoRail on loporail.com, in our newsletter, and on our social channels. Individual promotions may add their own specifics (prize, dates, entry route) — where they do, the specifics shown on the promotion page or post take precedence over these terms.
1. Promoter
The promoter is LopoRail, Moseley Exchange, 149–153 Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8JP, United Kingdom. Contact: [email protected].
2. Eligibility
- Open to residents of the United Kingdom and elsewhere where the promotion is lawful.
- Entrants must be 18 or over. Entrants under 18 may enter only with the consent of a parent or guardian.
- Employees of LopoRail, the prize provider, their families and anyone professionally connected with the promotion are not eligible.
- Unless stated otherwise, one entry per person.
3. No purchase necessary
No purchase is necessary to enter and a purchase will not improve your chances of winning. No payment, ticket, subscription or account is required to enter (where an account is used to enter, an equivalent free entry route will be given). Consideration must not be a condition of entry.
4. Entry route and period
- The entry route and any free entry route are stated on the promotion page or post.
- The opening and closing date and time (with timezone) are stated on the promotion page or post.
- Entries received after the closing time are not valid. Late, duplicate, incomplete, illegible or corrupted entries are not accepted.
5. Prize
- The prize is as described on the promotion page or post (description and quantity).
- Prizes are non-transferable. Unless stated, there is no cash alternative; if a prize becomes unavailable, the promoter may substitute it with one of equal or greater value.
- Where a prize is supplied by a sponsor, the sponsor is named on the promotion page or post and is the prize provider; the sponsor is responsible for the prize.
6. Winner selection and notification
- Winners are selected at random (or by the method stated on the promotion page or post) within a reasonable time after the closing date.
- Winners are notified via the contact details given on entry. If a winner does not claim the prize within 14 days of notification, the promoter may select an alternative winner.
7. Data protection
- We collect the entrant's data (typically name and contact details) to run the promotion, on the basis of consent.
- Marketing consent is separate and optional — entering does not sign you up to marketing, and not consenting to marketing does not affect your entry.
- Data is retained only as long as needed for the promotion and our legal obligations. See our Privacy Policy and Privacy Choices.
8. Platform rules
Where a promotion is run on a social platform (for example Instagram, Facebook or X), the promotion is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with that platform, and entrants release the platform from all liability in connection with the promotion. Entrants must comply with the platform's own rules.
9. Liability and cancellation
- The promoter may cancel, suspend or amend the promotion where circumstances outside its reasonable control make this necessary.
- To the extent permitted by law, the promoter excludes liability for any loss, damage or injury arising from the promotion or the prize. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law.
10. Governing law
These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales, and the courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction.
_Per-promotion specifics (prize, sponsor, opening/closing dates, entry route) are recorded on the event listing and referenced by its terms link. This master document is maintained by the LopoRail Legal lane; the Events lane links to it via each giveaway's terms link._