Terms & Conditions

The projects that have been shortlisted for the vote will feature on any of the following:

• The relevant ITV Regional News programme (each a “Programme” and together the “Programmes”);
• The Sunday Mail in Scotland weekly newspaper (“Media”); and
• Online via National Lottery https://www.national-lottery.co.uk/; The National Lottery Community Fund https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/; ITV www.itv.com; Sunday Mail https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/... and www.thepeoplesprojects.org.uk.

Each project can apply for a grant of up to a maximum value of £70,000 (the “grants”). Individuals in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man can vote for the projects to which they think The National Lottery Community Fund should award the grants in:

• each of the following ITV regions in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and part of
  Scotland: Anglia East, Anglia West, Border, Calendar North, Calendar South, Central East, Central West, Granada, London, Meridian East, Meridian West, Tyne Tees, UTV, Cymru Wales, West Country East and West Country West ("ITV Region”); and
• Scotland (“Sunday Mail Region”); (together called “Regions”).

You may vote for one project per Region as featured on/in the relevant Programme/Media. Those under the age of 13 should obtain parent/guardian consent before voting.

You may register your vote by one of the following methods:

• Web: Users can vote at www.thepeoplesprojects.org.uk (the “Website”) and follow the instructions attached on the voting page. For verification purposes you must enter your name, postcode and either an email address or a mobile phone number before you will be able to vote. If you select to verify with a mobile phone number, you will receive a verification code and votes will only be counted once the verification code has been inputted to the Website and you have followed the instructions. Carrier/network provider charges may apply for mobile phone verification. Please refer to your carrier/network provider for more details. If you select to verify with an email address, you will receive an email with a verification link and votes will only be counted once you have clicked through on the verification link. There is no charge when voting via the Website, although internet service provider’s (“ISP”) fees may apply when you access the internet. Please refer to your ISP for more details.
• Post: Each project has been given a number of pre-addressed, pre-paid postcard votes. Users who are unable to vote online can obtain a postcard from the relevant project. Users should fill out the relevant details as instructed on the postcard and hand it back to the project, who will be responsible for posting it back using a pre-printed addressed envelope. You may only submit one postcard per Region. Should you wish to vote for two or more Regions, you will need to complete one postcard for every Region you wish to vote for. All postcards can be obtained from and handed back to one project, regardless of which project or Region you are voting for. The Promoters reserve the right to discount multiple votes for one Region from a single voter.

The Promoters may permit certain reputable third parties to offer voting services and may count eligible votes received from such services during specified voting times in calculating the vote results. In the event of any conflict between these interaction terms and conditions and any third party’s terms and conditions in relation to the vote, these interaction terms and conditions shall prevail.

The Promoters are unable to confirm the integrity of and are not responsible for any vote services promoted outside the United Kingdom and Isle of Man or for any unofficial voting methods as these are not within their control. Votes must not be sent in through agents or on behalf of another person, and individuals cannot submit votes as an agent of any other person. The Promoters and the Programme/Media reserve the right to discount votes if they have reasonable grounds to suspect they have been made from unofficial third party voting services or otherwise in breach of any applicable terms and conditions.

It is not possible to vote via any method not stated in these terms and conditions.

Voting opens on Monday 15 May 2023 at 9:00am and closes at noon on Friday 26 May 2023. Any votes received outside this period will not be included.

You may vote once per email address or mobile phone number per Region. For those unable to vote online, you may vote once by post per Region. If you exceed this limit your vote will not be counted.

The Promoters reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any project for reasons including but not limited to, where, in the Promoters’ reasonable opinion, it seems likely that the relevant project has been the subject of voting, fraudulent or otherwise, which has had the effect of excessively manipulating or tampering with the outcome of the vote.

For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in these terms and conditions is intended to prevent any project from soliciting votes in any media.

ITV Region: The three projects that receive the highest number of votes in each ITV Region will each receive the grant that they applied for. The projects receiving the fourth and fifth highest number of votes in each ITV Region will be offered a runners-up cash award up to a maximum value of £10,000 each, at the discretion of The National Lottery Community Fund.

The outcome of the vote will be shown on the Programmes during the week commencing 29 May 2023.

Sunday Mail Region: In Scotland, the nine projects that receive the highest number of votes in the Sunday Mail Region will each receive the grant that they applied for. The remaining six projects will be offered a runners-up cash award up to a maximum value of £10,000 each, at the discretion of The National Lottery Community Fund.

The outcome of the vote will be shown in the Media during the week commencing 29 May 2023.

In the event that two or more projects receive an equal number of votes, then both/all of the projects will receive the relevant cash award (whether they are tied as winners or as runners-up) up to a maximum value of £70,000 each.

In the event that the outcome of a vote cannot be reasonably determined because of tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, error, technical failure or other circumstance beyond the reasonable control of the Promoters, which would corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the vote, then all or part of the vote may be cancelled, declared invalid or postponed and the Promoters’ decision will be final as to which of the projects (if any) are offered a grant. In reaching its decision, the Promoters will assess the circumstances with all the information that is reasonably available to it, including which projects had the most public support. The Promoters reserve the right to disqualify entries or suspend voting if there are reasonable grounds to suspect that fraudulent voting has occurred or there has been any attempt to dishonestly manipulate the vote. The Promoters shall have the right to substitute an alternative selection method at their absolute discretion.

for Sunday Mail Region: Sunday Mail, Anderston Quay, Glasgow,G3 8DA and The National Lottery Community Fund, 1st Floor Peel Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF;

for ITV Region: ITV Consumer Limited, ITV White City, 201 Wood Lane, W12 7RU and The National Lottery Community Fund, 1st Floor Peel Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF;

(together called “the Promoters”).

Award Provider: The National Lottery Community Fund, 1st Floor Peel Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.

The Promoters will only use your personal data for the administration and promotion of The People’s Projects.

For more information on how the Sunday Mail uses your information, please refer to: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/privacy-notice/.

To the extent that you feature or make a contribution to a programme broadcast by ITV, please read the following privacy notice: https://www.itv.com/_data/documents/pdf/ITV_Broadcasting_Privacy_Notice.pdf.

ITV's General Competition, Prize Draw, Vote and Poll Terms and Conditions also apply. To view these, please click here.

Contact:

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