Terms and Conditions

1)Each Competition (the "Competition") is organised by or on behalf of Ostrich Media Limited of Avalon House, 57-63 Scrutton Street, London, EC2A 4PF.
2)Ostrich Media reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions at any time without notice and by entering the Competition you agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions in force at the time of entry.
3)The Terms and Conditions in force from time to time will be posted on this website. Any instructions for entry given by Ostrich Media during any broadcast, displayed on the QuizCall website, or during any telephone call, relating to entry and participation in the Competition shall also form part of the Terms and Conditions.

Competition Entry

4)Except as further set out in these Terms and Conditions the Competition is open to all UK residents aged 18 years or older and by entering the Competition you warrant that you are a UK resident, aged 18 years or older, and are not within any of the classes of persons listed in paragraph 5 below. You understand Ostrich Media will be entitled to withhold any prize if you misrepresent in any way your eligibility to enter the Competition.
5)The following persons may not enter the Competition and may not win a prize:
a)employees of Ostrich Media or iTouch Limited ("iTouch");
b)employees of Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited or any associated or parent company;
c)employees of PIMS-SCA Limited or SCA Promotions, Inc.
d)employees of suppliers of Ostrich Media or iTouch;
e)employees of any subcontractors of Ostrich Media or iTouch; and
f)in relation to any of the people listed above, their families and/or household members.
6)Ostrich Media will have sole and absolute discretion as to whether to accept you as an entrant. Ostrich Media reserves the right to exclude you permanently from the Competition in its sole discretion.
7)To enter the Competition you may either:
a)telephone the Premium Rate Telephone Number advertised; or
b)enter via the website at http://www.quizcall.co.uk. You will be issued with a PIN (personal identification number) and an access telephone number (0845 call charges apply) to call and enter the competition.
8)If entering via telephone your call will cost 75 pence using BT's network. Calls from other networks and public phone boxes may vary, mobiles will cost considerably more. Ostrich Media takes no responsibility for any such variance in charges.
9)If you are entering the Competition by telephone and are not the bill payer, you must get permission from the bill payer before calling
10)The Premium Rate Telephone Number is operated by a third party. Neither Ostrich Media or the third party shall be liable to reimburse any expenses incurred by you or any entrant in calling the Premium Rate Telephone Number.
11)Once the telephone number has been dialled and the call is connected you will be charged regardless of whether or not you are selected to be put through to the studio or called back.
12)On calling the Premium Rate Telephone Number your call will pass through a random selection mechanism. A recorded message will notify you of the result of the random selection. You will either:
a)be put on hold for an opportunity to be put through to the studio; or
b)be asked to leave your name and contact number so that you may be called back and put through to the studio. You will be asked to answer the Competition question if you are called back and put through to the studio; or
c)be notified that your entry has not been short-listed. If your entry is not short-listed you will still be charged for the call.
13)In the event that Ostrich Media undertakes to submit Competition entries into a second Competition without requiring you to make an additional entry, Ostrich Media will make all reasonable endeavours to ensure that your entries for the stated period are entered into that Competition. Ostrich Media accepts no responsibility for Competition entries that are not entered into a second Competition howsoever caused. Ostrich Media may not be able to submit your Competition entry into a second Competition if you entered via telephone and you or your Network Provider withheld your telephone number when you called. Therefore if you wish to ensure that all your calls can be entered into a second Competition please contact your Network Provider.
14)The second Competition may only be won if a qualifying person is available to play on Quiz Call when Ostrich Media call the relevant telephone number. The date and time of each selection draw will be broadcast in advance. Ostrich Media reserves the right to continue to draw further entries until either the prize is won or, at its sole discretion, it decides to end the draw.
15)Ostrich Media may from time to time offer Promotional Entries to selected entrants. Such entries will be awarded to entrants as determined by Ostrich Media in its sole discretion. A Promotional Entry is entered into the same random selection process as other entry routes. If you have been awarded a Promotional Entry you will be notified in advance and instructions will be given to you on how to redeem the Promotional Entry.
16)Ostrich Media reserves the right to pay prizes to the entrant only and to request proof of identity and eligibility, including an itemised telephone bill, before payment can be made.
17)Calls may be recorded for security and/or training purposes.
18)To enter via the website, you will need to submit your details on the web entry form provided at http://www.quizcall.co.uk. Subject to paragraph 6 above, you will be issued with a PIN (personal identification number) and an access telephone number to call and enter the competition. Each entry made on the website will result in exactly one PIN which can be used for one call to the access telephone number. The PIN can be retrieved up to 7 days in advance of the show you want to participate in (e.g. entries to the show on Thursday night can be registered for from Friday morning of the preceding week). The PIN will be issued whether or not a competition is running at the time of registration. The PIN is only valid for competitions running on the day selected on the website. An unused PIN expires at the end of the show. A maximum of 140 PINs can be requested per selected day.
 Ostrich Media will undertake all reasonable endeavours to make the website available at all times, however Ostrich Media does not take any responsibility if the website is not available at a particular time.
19)Ostrich Media accepts no responsibility where any call back is not connected to your phone or is delayed, howsoever caused.
20)Prizes will be awarded in the form of a cheque and these will be sent out within 30 days from the date of the Competition. Ostrich Media will not be liable for any failure to dispatch the prize cheque to the winner within this time, nor any failure of the recipient to cash the cheque within six months of the date of the cheque. Prize cheques will only be payable to the name of the entrant. Prizes not claimed within six months of the date of the relevant competition will be forfeited.
21)Ostrich Media recommends you set yourself a limit of 140 entries per day, though entries over 140 will still be entered into the Competition. Ostrich Media operates a Fair Entry Policy and may exclude entrants from entering future Competitions where it believes an entrants actions contravene such policy. Ostrich Media's decision in such matters is final, will be communicated to the entrant prior to implementation, and no correspondence or review process will be entered into.
22)Ostrich Media may withdraw or cancel any Competition for any reason and at any time and may change the prize to a prize of similar value without notice.
23)You will be responsible for paying any and all taxes on any prize you win.
24)The name and home county of the winner may be published by Ostrich Media on this website. Ostrich Media may exercise its sole discretion to use any winner's name, address, and image and their comments relating to the prize and competition experience for future promotional, marketing and publicity purposes in any media worldwide without notice or without any fee being paid.

Limitation of Liability

25)Ostrich Media, its suppliers, their group companies and sub-contractors do not accept any responsibility whatsoever for (i) any technical failure or malfunction or any other problem in any telephone network or line, system, server, provider or otherwise which may result in any message being lost or not properly recorded, or (ii) traffic congestion or other capacity issues which may result in a message not being able to get through or a message not being recorded.
26)To the fullest extent permitted by law, Ostrich Media hereby excludes all warranties, representations, covenants and liability (whether express or implied) regarding the Competition or any prize. The Competition is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. Nothing however shall exclude Ostrich Media's liability for death or personal injury as a result of its negligence.
27)Ostrich Media is not liable in contract, tort (including, but not limited to negligence) or otherwise in connection with the Competition for loss of revenues, contracts, profits, business, savings or any special, indirect or consequential losses or any loss of goodwill or reputation.
28)Ostrich Media will not be liable for any damages or losses whether direct or indirect that you may suffer as a result of a failure by Ostrich Media to deliver the Competition.

Privacy, Disputes, and Applicability of these Terms and Conditions

29)Any personal data collected will be used in accordance with current UK data protection legislation, save that by entering the Competition, you consent to use of this data as set out in the privacy policy. Please see Ostrich Media's privacy policy for further details.
30)In the event of any dispute regarding the Competition, the decision of Ostrich Media shall be final and binding and no correspondence or discussion shall be entered into with you or any person acting on your behalf.
31)Ostrich Media may disqualify you from winning the prize if it has reasonable grounds to suspect you may be in breach of these Terms and Conditions and/or your participation in the Competition may be fraudulent or otherwise unlawful (including but not limited to the use of technology or software which enables you to evade charges when entering the Competition by the Premium Rate Telephone Number or to make high numbers of entries via the website). Ostrich Media may request you to provide proof of your eligibility to enter the Competition or your compliance with these Terms and Conditions before being entitled to a prize.
32)These terms and conditions shall be governed by English law and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
33)Ostrich Media reserves the right to change these rules from time to time. We recommend you review them each time that you enter the Competition.
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10th April 2008: Our T's & C's have changed - you are advised to review them.