USW Prize Draw Terms and Conditions
The promoter is: the University of South Wales, Llantwit Road, Treforest, Pontypridd CF37 1DL, Future Students Department, referred to as (“the University”).
The title of the prize draw is USW APPLICANTS 2025 PRIZE DRAW
Terms and Conditions
The University invites all applicants and offer holders for 2025 entry to take part in our USW Applicants 2024 Prize Draw via our private Instagram Channel USW Applicants 2025. We will be running ten (10) prize draws that include restaurants, experiences, shopping, rugby games and annual memberships.
The Rules
1. How to Enter
1.1. We are running a series of prize draws that will run from Tuesday 26th August to Friday 26th September. There is a total of 10 prize draws, the details of each prize draw are detailed in Condition 3. The Prize, Prize Details (table)
1.2. Like and comment on the Instagram post for each prize draw with your full name and the course you will be studying.
1.3. There is a limit of one entry per person per prize draw. You cannot be selected as the winner for more than one prize draw. If you win a prize draw, you will be ineligible for all future prize draws. Entries on behalf of another person will not be accepted.
1.4. The USW Applicants 2025 prize draw is free to enter and no purchase is necessary.
1.5. All prize draw entries received after the Closing Date will not be accepted.
1.6. By submitting a prize draw entry to the USW Applicants 2025 Prize Draw you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.
1.7. The winning entrant(s) will then be drawn at random from all eligible entries within the applicable prize draw dates.
2. ELIGIBILITY
2.1. The prize draw is only open to current applicants and offer holders at the University for September 2025 entry, aged 16 years or over and who have joined the private USW Applicants Group 2024 Instagram Channel, whose eligibility can be verified against data held by the University, except employees of the University or any affiliated companies, and members of their immediate families or households.
2.2 Your application may be at any stage and offer holders may have either conditional or unconditional offers.
2.3. In entering the prize draw, you confirm that you are eligible to do so and eligible to claim any prize you may win.
2.4. The University reserves all rights to disqualify you if your conduct is contrary to the spirit or intention of the prize draw or you are deemed ineligible according to the University’s records.
3. THE PRIZE
3.1. The prize is supplied by the University. The University reserves the right to replace the prize with an alternative prize of equal or higher value if circumstances beyond the University's control makes it necessary to do so.
3.2 There is no alternative prize available and the prize are non-negotiable, non-exchangeable, non-transferable and no cash alternatives will be offered.
3.3 The University’s use of particular brands as prizes does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement of such brands.
3.4 The University does not provide any form of practical support for the prize, the prize is provided “as is”. Prizes may be subject to their own terms and conditions issued by the relevant provider. To accept the prize, the winner must also accept any applicable prize terms and conditions (for example, voucher terms and conditions).
3.5 The prize draw is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by or associated with Instagram. Instagram will not assist in the administration of the promotion and cannot advise on whether consent is required for use of user content or on how to obtain any necessary consent. Using Instagram is at your own risk and subject to any applicable terms and conditions and privacy statement for use of that site.
PRIZE DETAILS
| Prize Draw | Prize Description | Number of "Winners" | "Open Date" | "Closing Date" | "Announcement Date" | Where to collect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. David’s Shopping Centre, the gift card can be redeemed at the St. David’s Shopping Centre St Davids Dewi Sant, Bridge St, St Davids Centre, Cardiff CF10 2EF in most centre stores but not all. Please see full terms and conditions via the provider here. | Three (3) winners will receive a £100 gift card | Tuesday 26th August | Tuesday 2nd September at 9am | Monday 2nd September at 12 | Collected in person at campus location of study |
| 2 | Nandos, the voucher is an e-gift card with a value of £50 and expires 18 months after last use. It can be spent at Nandos restaurants throughout the UK. Please see full terms and conditions via the provider here. | Three (3) winners will receive a £50 e-voucher | Tuesday 26th August | Tuesday 2nd September at 9am | Monday 2nd September at 12 | Sent via email |
| 3 | For Cardiff Gift Card The ‘For Cardiff’ gift card can be redeemed at many businesses included in the Cardiff Business Improvement District, full terms and conditions here. |
Three (3) winners will receive a £100 gift card | Monday 1st September | Monday 8th September at 9am | Monday 8th September at 5pm | Collected in person at campus location of study |
| 4 | Cineworld Cinema e-vouchers, They can be redeemed at Cineworld locations across the UK, including Cardiff, Newport and Treforest. Terms and Conditions here. | Three (3) winners will receive a £30 e-voucher | Monday 1st September | Monday 8th September at 9am | Monday 8th September at 5pm | Sent via email |
| 5 | Netflix annual membership, The membership is redeemable via an e-gift card and is valued at £135. You can choose which month to start the membership and it will run for 12 months from your agreed start date. Please see full terms and conditions via the provider here. | One (1) winner will receive a 12 month membership | Monday 8th September | Monday 15th September at 9am | Monday 15th September at 5pm | Sent via email |
| 6 | WRU autumn international rugby games. There are two general admission tickets held at the Principality Stadium Cardiff for each of the following games: Wales V Argentina on Sunday 9th November Wales V Japan on Saturday 15th November Wales V New Zealand on Saturday 22nd November Wales V South Africa on Saturday 29th November 2025. Winner will receive two general admission tickets each for one event. Full terms and conditions are available here |
Four (4) winners will receive two (2) tickets to one of the specified games | Monday 15th September Tuesday 16th September Wednesday 17th September Thursday 18th September |
Monday 22nd September at 3pm Tuesday 23rd September at 3pm Wednesday 24th September at 3pm Thursday 25th September at 3pm |
Monday 22nd September at 3pm Tuesday 23rd September at 5pm Wednesday 24th September at 5pm Thursday 25th September at 3pm |
Sent via email |
| 7 | Annual Fitzone membership, This is an annual membership managed by the Fitzone Team at the Treforest Campus, of the University. Membership will begin from October 2025. Please see full terms and conditions via the provider here. | One (1) winner will receive a one year membership | Monday 15th September | Monday 22nd September at 3pm | Monday 22nd September at 3pm | Winner will be contacted by the Fitzone Team in order to set-up an account |
| 8 | IKEA gift card, The e- gift card with a value of £100 and has no expiry date. It can be redeemed at IKEA locations across the UK including Cardiff Bay. Please see full terms and conditions via the provider here. This prize will be sent to the winner via email. | Three (3) winner will receive a £100 e-gift card | Tuesday 16th September | Tuesday 23rd September at 3pm | Tuesday 23rd September at 5pm | Sent via email |
| 9 | Roxy Leisure, This is an e-gift card valid until 1/5/2025. It can be redeemed at Roxy Leisure at limited venues across the UK including Cardiff. Please see full terms and conditions via the provider here. | Two (2) winner will receive £50 e-gift card | Wednesday 17th September | Wednesday 24th September at 3pm | Wednesday 24th September at 5pm | Sent via email |
| 10 | Greggs gift card, This is an e-gift card valid until and it can be redeemed at Greggs venues across the UK and is valid for 24 months. Please see full terms and conditions here. | Three (3) winners will receive a £20 e-gift card | Thursday 18th September | Thursday 25th September at 3pm | Thursday 25th September at 3pm | Sent via email |
WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT
3.6. The decision of the University is final and no correspondence or discussion will be entered into.
3.7. The University will contact the winner via direct message with the account used for prize draw entry as soon as is practicable on or after the Announcement Date. The University will not amend this contact information once the prize entry has been submitted.
3.8. The winner must respond to the direct message to provide their applicant email address so the University can verify the eligibility criteria has been met. Further communication will be done using this email address (not Instagram).
3.9. The winner will be publicly announced on the Announcement Date in the comment section of Instagram to congratulate the winner. Entry into the competition provides your agreement to disclose your name as a competition winner in this way.
4. CLAIMING THE PRIZE
4.1. If you are the winner of a prize, you will have 72 hours from the direct message sent to you on or after the Announcement Date to claim the prize by responding to our email to you provided during the verification process (detailed at Condition 2). If you do not claim your prize by this time your claim will become invalid.
4.2. The prize cannot be claimed by a third party on your behalf.
4.3. The University will make all reasonable efforts to contact the winner. If the winner cannot be contacted or is not available, or has not claimed their prize within the time specified, the University reserves the right to offer the prize to the next eligible entrant selected from the runner up entries that were received before the Closing Date of the relevant prize draw.
4.4. The University does not accept any responsibility if you are not able to take up the prize.
4.5. The University will make delivery/collection arrangements through mutual agreement, within 14 days of the Announcement Date except where delivery arrangements are stipulated in Condition 3. The Prize, Prize Details.
5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
5.1. Insofar as is permitted by law, the University, its agents or distributors will not in any circumstances be responsible or liable to compensate any entrant, winner or third party except in the event of personal injury or death resulting directly from the University’s negligence. Your statutory rights are not affected.
6. DATA PROTECTION
6.1. Personal information will be held by the University for the purposes of this prize draw and will be stored and used in accordance with the USW privacy policy GeneralPrivacyNotice.docx (live.com) or general: Privacy Notices and Use of Personal Information | University of South Wales. See also Condition 4., with regard to the verification and announcement of prize winners.
7. GENERAL TERMS
7.1. If there is any reason to believe that there has been a breach of these terms and conditions, the University may, at its sole discretion, reserve the right to exclude you from participating in the prize draw.
7.2. The University reserves the right to hold void, suspend, cancel, or amend the prize draw where it becomes necessary to do so.
7.3. These terms and conditions shall be governed by English law, and the University and you agree to use only the courts of England and Wales.
7.4. In the event of any dispute, the decision of the University is final.