Competition Terms and Conditions

General terms and conditions of entry

• Entrants must be aged 18 years or over.
• Employees of Blenheim Palace and their families are excluded.
• Only one entry per person will be accepted. Competitions are open to customers and non-customers.
• No purchase is necessary.
• All entries must be received by the closing date specified in the individual promotion/competition rules. All entries received by the closing date are valid and have an equal chance of winning.
• Entries not submitted in accordance with the rules or incomplete or illegible entries will be disqualified. Responsibility cannot be accepted by Blenheim Palace for lost, undelivered, delayed, damaged or mislaid entries.

• Any prize is as specified in the individual competition rules. No alternative prizes may be requested although Blenheim Palace reserves the right to alter arrangements or prizes should this be unavoidable. There is no cash alternative.
• Any prize will be awarded to the first valid entry drawn at random by an independent, supervised individual. The decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into by Blenheim Palace in relation to that decision.
• The draw will take place on the date stated in the individual competition rules. The winner will be contacted by e-mail, telephone or post on the date stated in the individual promotion/competition rules. Closing date for entries is stated on each individual competition rules. The winner must claim the prize on or before the date stated.
• It is a condition of entry that any winner consents to their name and country of residence to be published on the website for 14 days after the closing date.
• In the event of unforeseen circumstances the promoter reserves the right to alter, amend or foreclose the competition without prior notice.
• By entering any competition all participants will be deemed to have accepted and be bound by the rules and by any other requirements set out in the competition material.
• The competition promoter is Blenheim Palace, registered office Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire. OX20 1PP. Enquiries relating to the competition (including enquiries about the name of the eventual winner or the personal data collected about you as a result of your entry) should be addressed to the Marketing Department and sent to the address above.  Entrant details provided will be used only for informing winners of the results unless wider use has been permitted by the entrant.

Data protection act
By responding you agree your personal data will be used Blenheim Palace. You also agree that your personal data may be held on computer and may be used as described. Your data will be treated in confidence and will not be disclosed to third parties.  Your data may also be disclosed where permitted by law or where you have given your consent. You may be contacted by mail, telephone, fax, email or other reasonable method with details of products or services offered by ourselves. Under the terms of the Act you have the right to obtain a copy of the information held about you upon payment of the appropriate fee.