Aldi Play Rugby Sticker Competition - Win Your Weekly Shop -Terms & Conditions

The Aldi Play Rugby Sticker Competition - Win Your Weekly Shop  (the “Promotion”) is an online promotion offered by ALDI Stores (Ireland) Limited with its registered address at 67/68 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2, Ireland (the “Promoter”).

Entry to the Promotion is open to residents in the Republic of Ireland aged 18 and over. Directors, management and employees (and the families of directors, management and employees) of the Promoter, its affiliates and subsidiaries, and/or the agencies or companies associated with this Promotion are ineligible to enter. 

This promotion will open at 9.00 am on the 16^th of January 2023 and closes at 11.59 pm on the 23^rd of April 2023. Aldi customers in the Republic of Ireland who spend €25 or more in one transaction will receive an Aldi Play Rugby sticker in store. The purchase of Alcohol products cannot be included in the value of the transaction for the purpose of the promotion. If the single transaction amounts to or exceeds €50.00 (net of alcohol products) the customer will receive two stickers and so on. 

Each stickers unique code can be entered for one entry in a chance to win one of ten €200 Aldi gift vouchers weekly.

Participation in this Promotion constitutes acceptance of these conditions of entry.

For the avoidance of doubt references to the “Promoter” in these terms and conditions also include (where appropriate and relevant) any agencies or companies that ALDI Stores (Ireland) Limited has engaged to facilitate the Promotion.  

The Promotion is being promoted pursuant to a Lottery Permit issued on 02 December 2022 by the Superintendent of An Garda Siochana, Pearse Street Garda Station, Dublin 2, in accordance with Section 27B of the Gaming and Lotteries Act, 1956 as inserted by Section 11 of the Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act, 2019.

HOW TO ENTER – Any customer who purchases €25 or more (net of alcohol products) in one transaction at a participating ALDI ROI store are entitled to enter the competition. Alcohol products cannot be included in the transactional value of each €25. No additional purchase is required.

To enter, participants will be required to visit www.aldi.ie/playrugby (the “Website”) to enter their unique code on the back of the sticker.

Participants will also be asked to enter their name, email address, phone number, county and to opt into the Terms and Conditions.

This is an online-only promotion and participants will need internet access to enter. Participants must meet the purchase requirement of €25 or more (net of alcohol products) in a single transaction. Participants must have the necessary equipment and internet access in order to engage. Mobile devices without a camera or internet access are not supported. 

A Participant who complies with the rules and meets the validation criteria will receive one (1) competition entry for every €25 or more (net of alcohol products) purchased during the promotion dates. 

There are 15 weekly draws. To be eligible to enter each week's draw, a participant must enter their unique code on the back of their sticker. 

The Promoter reserves the right to reject any entries that in its sole opinion cannot be validated for any reason.  For example only, and not intended as an all-inclusive list, an entry will be rejected if it:  (i) fails to pass anti-fraud detection measures; (ii) is unauthorized, fake, or has been illegitimately obtained; (iii) contains any messages, code or other markings not recognized by the administrator; (iv) contains printing or other errors; (v) is illegible, unreadable or blank; (vi) has been previously used; (vii) or (viii) is incorrectly or incompletely entered or submitted.

The Promoter reserves the right to request proof of age of any participant.

An entry can only be issued to a single participant as a single transaction; it cannot be issued in instalments to a participant, nor can it be shared among multiple participants. The Promoter takes no responsibility for entries which are delayed, corrupted, misdirected or are not received by the Promoter for any technical or other reason whatsoever.  Proof of submitting an online entry is not accepted as proof of receipt by the Promoter. 

THE PRIZE: The Promoter will give away prizes for fifteen (15) weeks from 16^th January 2023 to 23^rd April 2023. 

The Promotion prize draw winners will be drawn independently from all valid entries received (i.e., entries submitted in accordance with these terms and conditions) and will be notified by email on the Monday of each promotional week, starting on Monday 16^th January.

There will be 15 weekly draws from the 16^th of January to April 23rd 2023. Participants must enter the unique code on the back of the sticker for entry for each week and each proceeding week.

The winner will be required to accept the prize within 48 hours of notification. In the event of non-acceptance during this 48 hours period, the Promoter has the right to withdraw and select a new prize winner (the same acceptance period will apply for the new prize winner). In the event that a winner does not accept the prize, they have no entitlements, rights or claims in relation to the prize. 

There is no cash alternative and the prizes may not be exchanged or transferred except as set out in these terms and conditions.

All elements of the prize, are non-changeable, non-refundable, and non-transferable and all elements of the prize must be taken at the same time. 

By accepting the prize, the winner grants the Promoter the right to use and publish his/her name and picture in such media as the Promoter may choose, and at the Promoter’s request, agrees to participate in all reasonable promotional activity (such as publicity and photography) surrounding the winning of the prize, without additional consideration, and they consent to the Promoter using their name and image in promotional material including on social media. The name of the prize winner will be posted on the promotional website www.aldi.ie/playrugby. The winner may be asked and must be willing to participate in non-paid publicity accompanying or resulting from this Promotion.

The Promoter reserves the right to substitute any prize with another prize of equal or greater value. 

The Promoter accepts no responsibility for entrants taking part in this Promotion and they do so at their own risk. The Promoter, its officers, directors, employees and associated agencies and companies make no warranties or representations about the accuracy or completeness of the content of the Website or the content of any sites linked from the Website and will not be liable for any loss or damage or expense howsoever caused, whether direct, indirect, special or consequential (whether in contract, tort or statutory duty or otherwise) which is suffered or sustained in connection with this Promotion, the use of the Website, the content of the Website, the content of the sites linked from the Website and/or accepting or using the prize, except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law (including personal injury, death and fraud) in which case that liability is limited to the minimum allowable by law.

The Promoter does not accept responsibility for the acts or omissions of any third parties. 

Transferability of prize: The prize must not be sold for commercial gain in any way, including on online auction sites. If the Promoter becomes aware that the prize has been made available for sale, bought or sold, the Promoter reserves the right to cancel the prize.

In the event for any reason the prize winner does not take an element of the prize at the time stipulated by the Promoter, then that element of the prize will be forfeited by the winner and neither cash nor any other form of compensation will be supplied in lieu of that element of the prize. This prize is subject to availability and if any element of the prize becomes unavailable, the Promoter reserves the discretion to replace same with an alternative prize or part of the prize as applicable. No correspondence will be entered into and the Promoter’s decision is final.

If for any reason any aspect of this Promotion is not capable of running as planned, or there is any cause beyond the control of the Promoter which corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Promotion, the Promoter may in its sole discretion cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion, these conditions of entry or invalidate any affected entries.

These terms and conditions are governed by Irish Law and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of the Republic of Ireland.  The Promoter reserves the right to modify the content of these terms and conditions for the sole purpose of ensuring the good execution and proper administration and operation of the Promotion, with no detrimental effect on the entrants.  If any provision of these terms and conditions is judged to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, this shall not affect or impact the continuation in full force and effect of the remainder of the provisions. 

The Promoter respects your right to privacy and will use your personal information only to conduct the Competition, and for the purpose as described in these Terms & Conditions, and in accordance with any other permissions you have provided to the Promoter. Subject to those other permissions, the information collected is used solely to administer the Competition and is not sold, rented, or loaned to any third parties. No correspondence will be entered into except with selected entrants or unless you have opted in to receive future offers and communications from the Promoter. The Promoter will handle the entrant’s personal information in accordance with its privacy policies and practices, which can be accessed at Aldi Privacy Policy or by contacting the privacy officer at dataprotection@aldi.ie and in accordance with applicable laws. 

By registering for this promotion, you have consented to the collection use and disclosure of your personal information for the purposes stated in the competition policy. 

You can withdraw your consent to the processing for the purposes of the Competition at any time by sending an email advertising@aldi.ie. If you request removal, you will be ineligible for any future Competition draws.

The Promoter's use of your name if you are a prize winner, is based on the promoters legitimate interests, and your right to object to the inclusion of your name in a list of prize winners will be subject to the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE ALDI PLAY RUGBY STICKER COMPETITION 2023

The below sets out the contractual terms and conditions on which primary schools may enter the Aldi Play Rugby Sticker Competition and in which one primary has a chance of  winning prize money of €50,000 to be used for sports facilities for the school, ten primary schools are in with a chance of winning prize money of €5,000 each to be used for sports facilities for the school. The competition is open to primary schools in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. 

1. INFORMATION ABOUT US  

Aldi Stores (Ireland) Limited (“Aldi”) wishes to promote rugby as part of a healthy lifestyle in Ireland. The Aldi Play Rugby Sticker Competition is developed by Aldi and the winning schools will be announced in May 2023.

The Aldi Play Rugby Sticker competition (Aldi Play Rugby) will commence on the 16^th of January will finish on the 23^rd April.

2. HOW TO ENTER THE COMPETITION – REPUBLIC OF IRELAND PRIMARY SCHOOLS  

All primary schools in the Republic of Ireland, that submitted a poster as part of the Aldi Play Rugby Sticker Competitions in 2023, will receive two Aldi Play Rugby poster packs with information and a  leaflet in the post during the week commencing 9^th of January Primary schools, that did not submit a poster as part of the Aldi Play Rugby Sticker Competitions in previous years can, from 9^th January apply online for a poster by visiting www.aldi.ie/playrugby,

Aldi customers in the Republic of Ireland who spend €25.00 or more in one transaction will receive an Aldi Play Rugby sticker in store. If the single transaction amounts to or exceeds €50.00 the customer will receive two stickers and so on. The customer should then give his or her child/niece/nephew/neighbour etc the sticker(s) to bring into the participating primary school. 

The last date that Aldi Play Rugby stickers can be obtained in stores in the Republic of Ireland is the 23^rd April.

3. PARTICIPANTS FROM NORTHERN IRELAND ONLY (INCLUDING PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN NORTHERN IRELAND)  

Residents of Northern Ireland may request up to a maximum of eight stickers each calendar month, without the need for purchase, by availing of the following method: Send an Aldi Play Rugby request to the following address:

Aldi Play Rugby Competition 

Aldi Ireland 

Birch House 

Millennium Park

Naas

Co Kildare 

W91 VE40 

Participants will be required to provide:

1. Its, his or her full name;
2. Postal address including postcode;
3. An email address or telephone number; and
4. A stamped self-addressed envelope.

4. COMPETITION RULES AND PROCEDURES  

The Aldi Play Rugby poster should be on display in participating primary schools (location at the discretion of the management of the school) and each sticker should be added to the Aldi Play Rugby poster. 

Each participating primary school can have no more than ten Aldi Play Rugby posters in the primary school at any one time. Once a participating primary school has completed an Aldi Play Rugby poster and submitted  it (as outlined below), it may request additional Aldi Play Rugby posters on www.aldi.ie/playrugby.

The last date that primary schools in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland can order an Aldi Play Rugby poster is the 19^th April.

When the primary school has collected 300 stickers and its poster is complete, a poster with 300 stickers, the schools full details including school roll number, the test of skill on the poster answered and the schools poster entry number will be eligible for the draw. The decision of Aldi will be final in this regard. 

Completed entries comprising of the poster with 300 stickers and fully completed details should be submitted by the primary school by taking a picture of the poster in full, with all details visible and uploading it to www.aldi.ie/playrugby.

The closing date for primary schools submitting an entry is 27^th April. Primary schools may enter the competition multiple times by completing multiple posters of 300 stickers each. However, eligible entrants cannot win more than one prize within the competition. Late or incomplete entries will be disqualified. Aldi will not take any responsibility for any technical failure or malfunction which may result in an entry being delayed, lost or not properly registered or recorded. 

The application should be made in the name of the primary school. The entry submission must be accompanied by all of the information found at the bottom of the poster. Any entry without all of the required information will be deemed not to be a valid entry and will not progress in the competition. 

All eligible entrants will receive one Aldi Play Rugby kit (subject to availability) for taking part in the promotion.

By entering into the competition, the winning primary school consents to be part of any publicity surrounding the competition free of charge by Aldi in all media, including but not limited to, television, radio, promotion and all social media and internet for the purposes Aldi wishes. 

5. PRIZE DETAILS AND CHOOSING THE WINNER  

There will be one winning primary school who will each receive prize money of €50,000 to be spent on sports facilities /equipment at the school.

There will be an additional ten primary schools who will each receive prize money of €5,000 to be spent on sports facilities /equipment at the school. 

The draws will be held on a date in May 2023 exact date to be confirmed. The draws will be overseen by an independent adjudicator. Winners will be notified by phone at the nominated phone number provided. Prizes are as stated, no cash alternative will be offered.

The result of the draw is final. No correspondence relating to the competition will be entered into. 

6. KEY PRINCIPLES OF THE WINNERS’ AGREEMENT  

When the winning school has been selected to receive prize money of €50,000 or €5,000, the board of management must enter into a contractual agreement with Aldi in the form appended at Appendix 1. If the winning school cannot be contacted or does not sign up to the agreement at Appendix 1 or take any other required action to claim the prize within one month of the draw, Aldi reserves the right to offer the prize to the next eligible entrant selected from the entries validly entered before the closing date. 

The winning schools consent to appear in promotional media coverage (without compensation) on the Aldi website or Aldi operated social media accounts or television / press advertisements as relevant. 

Aldi is not responsible for printing or typographical errors in any promotional materials relating to the Aldi Play Rugby Sticker competition.

7. LIABILITY 

Aldi will not be responsible for any loss or damage which is not foreseeable or which is outside of Aldi’s reasonable control in relation to the Aldi Play Rugby Sticker Competition. 

No responsibility or liability will be accepted by Aldi for entries that are not received or that are lost in transmission for any reason. Proof of sending or transmission will not be accepted as proof of entry. Incomplete entries will be invalid. In the event of any dispute including but not limited to entries the decision of Aldi will be final. 

8. PRIVACY 

The Aldi Play Rugby sticker competition page and registration for the Aldi Play Rugby sticker competition is hosted by Return to Sender on behalf of Aldi.   

The details of the Aldi Play Rugby sticker competition entrants will be processed by Return to Sender, Charlemont Exchange, Charlemont St, Dublin, D02 VN88  and any personal data which Return to Sender,  collects from entrants or that entrants provide to Return to Sender, will be processed by Return to Sender, Charlemont Exchange, Charlemont St, Dublin, D02 VN88   in accordance with Aldi’s policies and will be shared with Aldi. For the avoidance of doubt, Aldi is the data controller and Return to Sender is the data processor. For more information please see our privacy notice at www.aldi.ie.

9. CANCELLATION 

While Aldi will use every effort to ensure the Aldi Play rugby sticker competition is open until the intended closing date, Aldi reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Aldi Play rugby sticker competition in whole or in part at any time. Aldi reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions. Any amendments will be published on the website at www.aldi.ie/playrugby. Aldi will endeavour to give 7 days' notice of such a cancellation, termination, or suspension. If this is not possible Aldi shall give entrants as much notice as it reasonably can.

10. APPLICABLE LAW 

These Terms and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Ireland and the Courts of the Republic of Ireland will have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any disputes.