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1. The CLW Christmas Crossword 2024 prize draw is open to all Criminal Law Week subscribers and those who are entitled to access Criminal Law Week through Westlaw, the CPS intranet or through the Ministry of Justice eLIS platform, other than employees of the Promoter, their families, agents or any third party directly associated with administration of the prize draw, or Criminal Law Week board members.
2. The prize draw is free to enter.
3. All entries must be made by emailing a photo of the completed crossword to the CLW editorial team at clw.editorial@thomsonreuters.com. Only one entry per person is permitted.
4. The opening date for entries into the CLW Christmas Crossword 2024 prize draw is 23 December 2024. The closing date for entries into the prize draw is before midnight on 8 January 2025. Entries received after this time will not be accepted.
5. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for entries not successfully completed and received due to a technical fault, technical malfunction, computer hardware or software failure, satellite, network or server failure of any kind.
6. The winner, who must have completed all answers correctly, will be chosen by the CLW editorial team by random draw on 9 January 2025.
7. The winner will receive a £100 Sweet and Maxwell e-voucher, valid up to 31 December 2025. There is one prize.
8. The winner will be notified by email (using details provided at entry) on 9 January 2025. The winner and the solution to the crossword will also be announced in Criminal Law Week issue 2 of 2025.
9. The prize is non-exchangeable, non-transferable and no cash alternative is offered.
10. The decision of the CLW editorial team regarding any aspect of the prize draw is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into about it.
11. The name of the winner can be obtained by sending an email to clw.editorial@thomsonreuters.com before 1 March 2025.
12. Entrants are deemed to have accepted and agreed to be bound by these terms and conditions upon entry. The Promoter reserves the right to refuse entry, or refuse to award a prize, to anyone in breach of these terms and conditions.
13. The Promoter reserves the right to hold void, cancel, suspend, or amend the prize draw where it becomes necessary to do so.
14. Insofar as is permitted by law, the Promoter, its agents or distributors will not in any circumstances be responsible or liable to compensate the winner or accept any liability for any loss, damage, personal injury or death occurring as a result of taking up a prize except where it is caused by the negligence of the Promoter, its agents or distributors or that of their employees. Your statutory rights are not affected.
15. Winners may be required to participate in publicity related to the prize draw, which may include the publication of their name in any media.
16. By submitting your details, you agree that the Promoter will use your personal information for the purpose of administering your entry to the CLW Christmas Crossword 2024. The Promoter will use your personal information in accordance with the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement available at https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/privacy-statement.html. As the Promoter’s group of companies operates globally, the personal information that you provide may be available outside your country, including in countries where data protection laws may be different. Regardless of its location, the information will be handled in line with the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. You may amend, update or delete your personal information at any time as explained in the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. If you have any questions or concerns about the personal information we hold about you in relation to the prize draw, please contact marketing.data.uklegal@thomsonreuters.com. If you have any additional questions or concerns related to the information held about you, please contact privacy.enquiries@thomsonreuters.com.
17. The prize draw will be governed by English law and entrants to the prize draw submit to the jurisdiction of the English courts.
18. The Promoter of this prize draw is Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited (company number 1679046) of 5 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5AQ.
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