First Bus Manchester
Twitter Competition
Terms & Conditions
1. This promotion is open only to residents of the United Kingdom, excluding employees and their
immediate families of First Bus, its agents or anyone else professionally connected with this promotion.
2. You must be aged 16 or over to enter.
3. No purchase necessary. Each entrant shall enter the prize draw via Twitter only, following the
instructions from the 7:00am tweet posted by @FirstManchester each day (Monday 27th July - Friday
31st July). Obscene or inappropriate entries will not be accepted and First Bus reserves the right to
reject any entries for any reason at its sole discretion. Submission constitutes acceptance of these terms
and conditions.
4. The prizes consist of 2 x iPadAir2, 2 x Apple Watch and 2 x iPhone6. The daily prize(s) will be
announced each day in a tweet posted by @FirstManchester at 7:00am.
5. Prizes will be delivered in the form of an Apple Store gift card to the equivalent value.
6. Only one entry submission per person will be accepted. Comments are subject to moderation.
7. Entry to the draw will close at 23:59 on each competition day.
8. Within 5 working days of the closing date, a prize draw will take place and the winner will be selected at
random by an independent person.
9. There are no cash or alternative prizes available, except that in the event of circumstances outside of its
control the Promoter reserves the right to substitute similar prizes of equal value.
10. The winner will be notified by message on Twitter. Once First Bus receives a message from the winner
with their postal address, the Promoter will endeavour to despatch the prize within 28 days, but the
Promoter shall not be liable for any delay in, or failure to send a prize, if such delay or failure arises from
any cause beyond its reasonable control.
11. In the event that any winner does not respond or cannot be contacted within 28 days, the Promoter
reserves the right to withdraw prize entitlement and award the prize to a reserve winner selected at the
same time as the original. Only one prize can be won by any person.
12. The Promoter will disqualify entrants it believes are acting in breach of these terms and conditions.
13. It is a condition of entry that winners agree to take part in any PR or publicity that may arise as a result of
this promotion. Confirmed winners’ names may be announced in a Twitter post, or otherwise published
by the Promoter. The Promoter may use the personal data received from this promotion for purposes
associated with this promotion as well as in connection with its other promotions or special offers. By
submitting their details, the entrants agree to the Promoter publicising the prize draw and their names as
well as using their personal data for the above purposes. The Promoter will not share your personal data
with any 3rd party.
14. The Promoter does not commit to responding to @ mentions and/or replies, and is not responsible for
content altered via re-tweets/shares by other Twitter users. The promoter is not responsible for the terms
and conditions, privacy policy or content of any website accessed through links or references in our
Twitter updates. Promoter reserves all rights relating to the Promoter’s Twitter, including but not limited
to: (i) adding, removing, or modifying any content posted on the account, (ii) blocking other Twitter users;
and (iii) discontinuing the account at any time.
15. The Promoter’s decisions regarding all promotional matters will be final, and no correspondence will be
entered into.
16. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Apple. By entering
the promotion, all participants agree to give Apple complete release from any and all legal liability in
connection with the promotion.
17. The Promoter is unable to advise Entrants if they have not been successful.
18. No responsibility can be accepted for submissions lost or delayed in electronic transmission.
19. The Promoter reserves the right at any time to cancel, modify or supersede the promotion (including
altering prizes) if, in the sole discretion of the Promoter, the promotion is not capable of being conducted
as specified.
20. The Promoter reserves the right to cancel or amend the terms and conditions of this promotion at any
time without prior notice. The amended terms will be available from www.firstgroup.com/manchester
21. These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England
and Wales and any disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
22. The Promoter: First Manchester Limited, Wallshaw Street, Oldham, OL1 3TR