The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Heroes Competition – Specific Rules
1. This promotion (‘Promotion’) is organised by The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. The Promotion will run from 24 April 2025 to 2 May 2025 on The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo social media and website.
2. IMPORTANT: The Promotion is subject to these Specific Rules and the General Terms and Conditions which are available here. Entry into the Promotion constitutes acceptance of these Specific Rules and the General Terms and Conditions.
Details of the Promotion:
3. To enter the Promotion, you must:
a. Go online to the Promotion entry page which can be accessed at this link;
b. Register your details;
c. Explain in 300 characters or less who your hero is.
4. Entries will be selected at random using a third-party tool.
5. Entries deemed by us to be rude, offensive, defamatory, illegal or condoning dangerous behaviour will be removed from the Promotion.
6. Online entry will open at 09:00 on Thursday 24 April 2025 and close at 17:00 on Friday 2 May 2025. Entries received before or after this time will not be included in the Promotion.
7. Bulk, automated, machine assisted, third party, syndicate or other group entries are prohibited and we will disqualify any entries (and withhold or reclaim any associated prize from you) which, in our reasonable opinion, appear to have used any of these entry methods or, for example (without limitation), entries or votes that have been made from the same IP address, email address, or similar or entries which we, at our sole discretion but acting reasonably, consider to be suspicious or fraudulent.
8. If we know or suspect you are trying to enter or have entered this Promotion by using more than one email address or if we know or suspect you are using variations of your name, we reserve the right to disqualify any relevant entry(ies) and exclude you from this Promotion.
9. Within 1 working day of the closing time of the Promotion, all eligible entries will be entered into a random selector tool. Five entries will be selected as a winning entry and such winning entrants will be contacted by one of our representatives via email at the email address with which you registered to enter the Promotion. If such winner does not respond within 24 hours from being contacted, they will forfeit their right to the prize and we shall be entitled to select another winner from the original list of entries. That subsequent winner must respond to the notification email within 24 hours of the date on which they are notified, or they will also forfeit the prize.
10. By submitting your entry to this Promotion, you confirm that you have obtained the consent of all individuals that feature in your submission (in the case of children under the age of 18, you have obtained the consent of the child’s parent/guardian) and agree to notify us immediately if their consent is withdrawn at any time.
11. We may publish and publicise your submission, name, image, social media handle and/or profile picture, your nearest geographical location (for example, your nearest city, town or county) and your entry, and we may refer to your association with the Promotion and/or the prize, in any and all media, worldwide, in perpetuity, for publicity and PR purposes solely in connection with the Promotion; subject always to our Privacy Policy and all applicable laws.
12. In relation to winners (and runners up if applicable), you understand that we may: (i) interview you and your guest(s)/travel companion(s) which we may film, photograph and/or record and; (ii) film, photograph and/or record, you and your guest(s)/travel companion(s) in connection with the Promotion, either by telephone or in person, and we may use such films, recordings and/or photographs for publicity and PR purposes in any and all media, worldwide, as often and for as long as we consider appropriate or desirable in connection with the Promotion, unless you object to your and/or your guest’s information being published or made available. We may also publish your and your guest(s)/travel companion(s) name, image, social media handle and/or profile picture.
Eligibility:
13. The Promotion is only open to residents of the UK aged 18 and over, and who are based in the UK at the time of entry. The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo employees and their immediate family are not eligible to enter.
14. Entry is restricted to one entry per person; duplicate entries will be excluded from the Promotion.
15. Only one name and email address may be used by you in relation to this Promotion. The use of multiple names, email address and/or devices is a breach of our Promotion Terms and Conditions and we reserve the right to disqualify your entry and you will forfeit your prize should we know or have reason to believe that you attempted to use or did use more than one name, email address and/or device to enter this Promotion.
16. Before transferring any winnings to you we reserve the right to request Photo ID (such as your passport or driving licence) and confirmation that the email address you entered on belongs to you and proof of your home address (such as a phone bill with your name, address and email address on). You agree and understand that should you win a prize you may be required to provide these to verify your eligibility. If you fail to provide the requested information and we are unable to verify your eligibility, we reserve the right to withhold any prize from you.
Prize:
17. Five winning entrants will each receive two tickets each to the 2025 The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
18. Winners will be contacted by The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo to pick which date they would like to attend (subject to availability, dates from 1-23 August 2025 excluding Sundays).
19. Any other costs and expenses which are not specifically included in the prize description are excluded and will be the sole responsibility of the winner. For example, without limitation, travel is not included within the prize.
20. The prize is non-transferable and non-refundable.
21. We reserve the right to substitute the prize with another prize of equal or greater value at our absolute discretion.
22. For all enquiries in connection with the Promotion please contact marketing@edintattoo.co.uk.
Data Protection:
23. Your personal data that you provide to us will be collected and processed by us, and if applicable, our service providers, network operators and suppliers to administer and fulfil the Promotion. Your personal data may also be disclosed to Ofcom and/or the Advertising Standards Authority at their reasonable request for regulatory purposes, for example, to prevent, investigate and detect crime, fraud or anti-social behaviour and comply with law enforcement agencies and applicable advertising codes.
24. By entering a Promotion, you acknowledge that any personal data provided by you in connection with the Promotion will be processed as set out above and in accordance with our Privacy Policy which sets out full details of how we process personal data. Please ensure you have read and understood our Privacy Policy before entering any Promotion. If you are required to submit a guest(s)/travel companion(s) personal data to enter a Promotion, you must ensure that your guest(s)/travel companion(s) have given you consent to provide us and our Promotion Partner with their personal data.
25. You may be asked if you want to opt-in to marketing from us when you enter a Promotion. If you choose to opt-in, we will use your personal data for marketing purposes. You can withdraw your consent to marketing at any time by unsubscribing.
26. You may request the erasure of your personal data by emailing marketing@edintattoo.co.uk. If your data is erased prior to the conclusion of a Promotion, you will forfeit your right to enter the Promotion and/or claim any prize and we reserve the right to select another entrant to participate in the Promotion or withdraw the prize and select another winner, as applicable.