WIN 6 month Pop-Up shop in Limerick City, in partnership with Limerick.ie Terms & Conditions

 

Full Entry Terms & Conditions:

  1. Champion Green is a national movement by government, industry, business, and the public, to inspire people to support local, to do business locally, and to source local products and services; in-person and online. It is the biggest support local movement in a generation, developed to help our towns and cities recover and remain vibrant for future generations.
  1. The Champion Green initiative is supported by Kilkenny Design and Visa, in association with Retail Excellence, Small Firms Association, Limerick Chamber, Maxol, and AIB Merchant Services. An Post is also a long-standing corporate partner of the initiative.
  1. The promoters of this competition are Champion Green
  1. The Promotion is open to sole traders, local makers, designers and small businesses (less than 20 employees) based in the Republic of Ireland only who are aged 18 years or over, except 1) employees and their families of Champion Green, and partners including Kilkenny Group, Visa, An Post Commerce, Small Firms Association, MentorsWork, Retail Excellence, Limerick Chamber, Maxol, AIB Merchant Services, Bannerton PR.
  1. The retail opportunity has a start date of no later than July 2023 and an end date 6 months later
  1. Multiple entries from the same person will be disqualified.
  1. No purchase is necessary to enter this Promotion.
  1. Sole Trader and small business entrants must be fully registered and tax compliant.
  1. Up to five winners will be chosen as Champion Green ambassadors to receive the outlined pop-up shop opportunity.
  1. The Pop-Up Shop opportunity includes: FREE six-month rental lease in Limerick City Centre
  1. To enter, all eligible sole traders and small businesses must submit their business applications via the online form at http://54.170.180.38/retail-competition/, along with a 500 word submission by midnight on 10th April 2023. Applications will be shortlisted to up to ten entrants who will attend a virtual/in-person interview with the outlined judging panel.
  1. Any applications submitted after midnight on 10th April 2023 will not be considered.
  1.  The winners must be in a position to open the retail unit for 7 days a week, and subject to a minimum of 40 hours, for the full duration of the licence.
  1. The winners must be in a position to cover the costs associated with running the retail unit including utilities & staffing.
  1. The winners will be chosen and contacted during April 2023. The Promoters reserve the right to alter the dates referred to within these Terms and Conditions should the advertised dates become unavailable for any reason including unforeseen circumstances outside the Promoter’s reasonable control. The winners will be announced to the public on week commencing 27th April via PR, email, an online article at www.championgreen.ie and Champion Green social channels.
  1. The chosen Champion Green Ambassadors and winners of the outlined Pop-Up Shop Opportunity must fully comply and agree to partake in advertising and marketing campaigns under Champion Green. Separate consent may be requested from the winners for these activities. These activities will extend to PR photocalls, press and media interviews (TV, radio, print & social media), digital promotions, online and social media promotions. Following the six-month free trading period, the winners must agree to partake in any additional promotional activities including case studies, testimonials and more. The Promoter reserves the right to amend or request additional promotional activities at any time.
  1. The Retail opportunity is non-transferable and there is no cash alternative.
  1. The Retail opportunity provides FREE six-month usage of the retail unit only. Energy consumption and staffing is the responsibility of the winners.
  1. The winners will be obliged to enter into a formal agreement with the landlord of the property. The winners will be subject to the terms and conditions contained in the agreement which includes the Landlord’s termination rights.
  1. Insurance and responsibility for any damages in respect of the retail unit shall be the sole responsibility of the winners.
  1. Should any prize element be unavailable, Champion Green reserve the right to substitute with an element of equal or greater value.
  1. The Promoters’ decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into.
  1. The Promoters retain sole discretion to withhold any element of the Pop-Up shop opportunity without liability if in its view the winners are ineligible, the entry is invalid or a recipient does not meet the necessary requirements as set out in these terms and conditions. The Promoters reserve the right without prior notice to withdraw or amend the Promotion in the event of unforeseen circumstances or circumstances outside of its control.
  1. Only fully completed entries which are submitted in accordance with these terms and conditions will be eligible. Responsibility cannot be accepted for entries invalidated by technical problems beyond the control of the Promoters. Proof of entry is not proof of delivery. No responsibility can be accepted for entries not received by the Promoters for whatever reason. Sometimes, through reasons outside of our reasonable control, the Champion Green website (as with any website) may not be accessible.  We cannot guarantee continuous, uninterrupted access to the Champion Green website.
  1. The information, including any personal data, which participants are required to submit to enter the Promotion, will be used by the Promoters to select entries, to contact the shortlisted applicants; including contacting relevant participants and to select the winners. The Promoters reserve the right to process further personal data of the shortlisted entrants in order to perform any interviews. Such data will only be processed to the extent necessary to select the winners,
  1. Personal data will not be used or shared with any parties other than those referred to in these Terms and Conditions. Further personal data may be required from the winners for the purposes of carrying out due diligence and anti-money laundering checks. This personal data will be retained only for as long as it is reasonably required in order to comply with legal obligations. For further information on how the Promoters process personal data, please refer to the relevant privacy policies: Privacy Policy – Champion Green
  1. By participating in the Promotion, participants are deemed to have accepted these terms and conditions.
  1. To the extent permitted by law, the Promoters exclude all liability whatsoever to entrants and the chosen winners in relation to the Promotion and the retail package to be awarded.
  1. The six month rental opportunity in Limerick city centre, commences from the effective date of the licence which may coincide with the day the winners receive the keys to the unit. Upon expiry of the fixed six month period, the landlord reserves the right at its sole discretion to ask the winner to immediately vacate the unit or to apply standard market rental fees and enter a formal lease agreement
  1. Any tax implications resulting from receiving six months free rental shall be the sole responsibility of the winners. Champion Green will not accept any liability in this instance.
  1. The Promoters reserve the right to verify all information contained in any entries.
  1. This Promotion and these Terms and Conditions are governed by Irish Law. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Promotion shall be dealt with exclusively by the Courts of Ireland.

Data Protection Notice

  1. The information, including any personal data, which participants are required to submit to enter the Promotion, will be used by the Promoters to select entries, to contact the shortlisted applications; including contacting relevant participants and to select the winners. The Promoters reserve the right to process further personal data of the eight shortlisted entrants in order to perform any interviews. Such data will only be processed to the extent necessary to select winners.
  2. Personal data will not be used or shared with any parties other than those referred to in these Terms and Conditions. Further personal data may be required from the winners for the purposes of carrying out due diligence and anti-money laundering checks. This personal data will be retained only for as long as it is reasonably required in order to comply with legal obligations. For further information on how the Promoters process personal data, please refer to the relevant privacy policies: Privacy Policy – Champion Green