first direct Arena Free Prize Draw February/March 2025
By entering the first direct Arena Prize Draw February/March 2025, you’re agreeing to these terms and conditions.
Who’s running the prize draw?
first direct, a division of HSBC UK Bank plc, is the promoter of the prize draw.
Can I enter the prize draw?
To enter you need to:
- be a resident in Great Britain
- be aged 18 years or over.
- be a registered user of Facebook - “To enter the Prize Draw, you must comment on the post on the first direct Facebook page. To be eligible to enter you:
- must therefore also be a registered user of Facebook.
- agree that February/March Arena Prize Draw is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with Facebook.
- acknowledge that by participating in the February/March Arena Prize Draw you are providing your information to first direct rather than to Facebook; and
- grant Facebook a complete release from liability associated with February/March Arena Prize Draw to the extent permissible by law.
You can’t enter if:
- you work for us.
- you’ve been involved with organising or running the prize draw.
- you’re entering for someone else.
Your entry won’t count if you don’t meet the above. You’ll be disqualified if you stop meeting these criteria at any time before the prize draw ends (even if your entry was valid when you entered).
How do I enter?
This prize draw is free to enter.
You can enter the prize draw from 14:00 GMT on 31st January 2025 until 23:59 GMT on 3rd February 2025. We won’t accept entries received after the closing date.
To enter you need to comment who you’d like to see by using the relevant emoji on the relevant first direct Facebook page prize draw post.
For the avoidance of doubt, the relevant first direct prize draw Facebook post will be posted on 31st January 2025. It will invite Facebook users to enter the prize draw by using the relevant emoji in the comments. Comments on other first direct Facebook posts will not be considered.
You can only enter the prize draw once.
What are the prizes?
There are 10 prizes for the following show. Each prize consists of 2 tickets to see the following event at first direct Arena, Arena Way, Leeds, LS2 8BY:
- James Blunt ‘Back to the Bedlam 20th Anniversary’ on 13th February 2025 at 7:30pm (GMT). £150 per pair
- Gracie Abram on 4th March 2025 at 7:30pm (GMT). £150 per pair
- Peter Kay on 7th March 2025 at 7:30pm (GMT). £150 per pair
All prizes are subject to availability.
If you win, you’re responsible for any tax liabilities.
The prize does not include any accommodation, food, beverage, transport costs, spending money or other additional costs and the winners will need to pay for these.
If we can’t offer the prize, we’ll give you another prize of equal or greater value. We can’t:
- exchange the prize for cash.
- swap the prize for something else or
- give your prize to someone else.
- disclaim any obligations regarding rights of admission, re-entry.
- exclude liability if the event is cancelled or curtailed.
How will winners be chosen?
We’ll pick the winners randomly at 10:00 GMT on 4th February 2025 using software which randomly selects the winner.
How will I know if I’ve won?
If you win, we’ll try to contact you on Facebook within 3 days of the closing date.
If you don’t claim your prize by 9th February 2025, we can give it to the next runner-up.
Is there anything I need to know about the first direct Arena?
The operators of the first direct Arena can refuse admission to the winner or any of their guests.
first direct is only responsible for providing the tickets to the winner, and in particular shall not be responsible for any expenses, losses, distress, or inconvenience resulting from any revocation or refusal of admission, or for anything else that occurs at the first direct Arena. We can change these terms or cancel the prize draw without telling you in advance if:
- required by law, or
- there are reasons beyond our control, or
- there’s a fair or valid reason.”
The winner and their guests will need to comply with the first direct Arena’s policy on children under 14, which is as follows:
- as a responsible entertainment venue, the safety and comfort of our patrons is paramount. This duty of care is particularly relevant when protecting minors under 14 years old as such our policy is that all children under 14 years old must be accompanied by an adult defined as someone 18+ years of age who will be present for the full duration of the event.
- for certain shows where the audience is both seated and standing, no one under 14 years old will be permitted AT ALL to stand on the auditorium floor.
- parents should always be aware of their general responsibilities regarding their children’s safety in situations where they are outside their direct control and adhere to legislation detailing these responsibilities.
- unless photographic proof of age is supplied, first directArena staff will make a judgement based on visual appearance prior to entry.
- babies and toddlers – we strongly advise that children under the age of 3 should not be admitted to the venue except for particular productions which are age appropriate as advised by our ticketing office staff.
What else do I need to know?
We’re not responsible for any loss or damage you incur by taking part in the prize draw unless the loss or damage is caused by our negligence. Your statutory rights are not affected.
You’re responsible for complying with any terms and conditions issued by the supplier of a prize.
We can change these terms or cancel the prize draw without telling you in advance if:
- required by law.
- there are reasons beyond our control.
- there’s a fair or valid reason.
What about my intellectual property rights?
If your entry includes intellectual property rights (such as trademarks or copyright), submitting your entry does not affect who owns those rights. This means that we won’t own your entry, but by submitting it you’re giving us a licence which:
- is non-exclusive (which means that you can also give others a licence to your entry),
- is unpaid,
- allows us to give the rights to your entry to others,
- allows us to license your entry to others, and
- we can use anywhere in the world.
We might not use the licence you give us but if we decide to use your entry for any reason, we can:
- use or copy it,
- adapt or make derivative works from it, and
- display or publish it.
You’re responsible for your entry and you should have all the rights (including intellectual property rights) needed to create and share it with us.
By submitting your entry, you’re giving up your right to be identified as the creator or author.
Your personal data
You can find out the surnames and county of the winners by emailing fdcompetition@firstdirect.com.
If you win, we may give your surname and county to anyone who requests this information, including our regulators. You can tell us if you don’t want us to do this or if you want to limit the amount of information that we make available about a winning entry.
We will use your information to run the prize draw and award prizes.
For more information about how we use your personal information, please see our Privacy Notice https://www2.firstdirect.com/privacy/
Contact us.
You can ask questions about the prize draw by emailing fdcompetition@firstdirect.com.
first direct is a division of HSBC UK Bank plc. Registered in England & Wales with number 09928412. Registered Office: 1 Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 1HQ, United Kingdom. Authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Our Financial Services Register number is 765112.
We can change these terms or cancel the [prize draw/competition] without telling you in advance if:
- required by law, or
- there are reasons beyond our control, or