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TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Thank you for getting involved in Longest Day 80. Please see below a few rules and regulations to keep you safe and ensure we can deliver the campaign as smoothly as possible and to raise as much money as we can to make a difference to veterans and their families who have fallen furthest from where they want to be.


LONGEST DAY 80


Terms & Conditions

By signing up to the campaign, you:

Undertake your personal challenge based around the number 80 or follow the daily activities posted onto the Longest Day 80 Calendar in order to raise funds for Walking With The Wounded's (“WWTW”) programmes supporting ex-military and their families.

Understand that WWTW reserves the right to alter the dates and conditions of the Event without notice and/or cancel the event in consultation with stakeholders although only where absolutely necessary and appropriate.

Acknowledge that the Event is a fundraising event in aid of WWTW exclusively. WWTW is a registered charity in England and Wales (no. 1153497) and Scotland (no. SC047760).

Understand that by signing up to participate that you will endeavour to fundraise for WWTW.

Roles and responsibilities:

Agree to be a good ambassador for WWTW before, during and after your challenge during the month of June.

Acknowledge that the campaign is organised by WWTW in order to raise funds to support those who served.

Fundraising:

Agree to deliver all fundraising that you generously raise directly to WWTW by the methods stipulated on the Longest Day 80 website within a month of completing your challenge or by the end of July 2024.

Agree that no funds raised will be paid to any charity other than WWTW unless specifically otherwise agreed in advance with WWTW.

Agree only to use lawful means to fundraise for WWTW and not to bring WWTW's name into disrepute.

You agree not to:

Raise funds by carrying out house-to-house collections;

Collect funds in any public place without first obtaining a collector's licence from the appropriate local authority (usually local council or police);

Collect on private property (including shops, pubs etc) without first obtaining the permission of the owner;

Shake collection tins or buckets, as this is prohibited by law;

Organise any raffle or lottery without first obtaining permission from WWTW.

Entry:

Understand that your place in the campaign is not confirmed until you have received confirmation from WWTW. You will receive a confirmation email.

Acknowledge that registration is free on the understanding that you will maximise your fundraising for WWTW.

Liability:

Agree that, while WWTW cannot exclude liability for personal injury or death caused by their own negligence, you undertake the challenge, entirely at your own risk and will not hold WWTW responsible for:

(a) any damage to, or loss of personal property or

(b) any accident or injury which does not result from the negligence of WWTW arising directly or indirectly or in any manner whatsoever out of or in connection with the Event.

Do's and Don’ts:

You must ensure you have appropriately prepared for your challenge and have the proper equipment and environment to complete your challenge safely.

Children under the age of 13 are to complete their challenge under the supervision of a responsible adult.

Be responsible for your own fitness and health to take part during the challenge and have consulted a doctor about your participation if you have a medical condition or concerns.

If your challenge is outdoors then please take extreme care while on roads, especially country lanes, obey the highway code and if walking or running cross country obey the country code and take all litter home with you. Use torches and lights so that you are visible.

If completing your challenge as part of a group don’t be noisy when in residential areas, particularly at night.

Wear visible clothing and use torches and lights if completing your challenge during the night.

Don’t behave in a way that causes offence to fellow pedestrians or the public generally and does not in any way bring WWTW into disrepute.

If your challenge is indoors, please ensure that you have the relevant permissions from the owner to complete your challenge and the ability to do so safely.

If you have any concerns regarding safety or logistics of your challenge, please contact the fundraising team at [email protected].

Privacy policy

Please ensure that you read the privacy policy: https://www.longestday.org.uk/privacy

Complaints

We hope you don’t have any and we work hard to try and foresee issues but should you have any complaints then please do get in touch via [email protected] or call 07564 580 236 and speak to a member of WWTW staff as soon as possible.

Force Majeure

WWTW will not be liable for any issues arising from a force majeure event which prevents its delivery of the Event in any way, including (but not limited to) acts of God, threats of terrorism, industrial action, Covid-19 outbreak, and/or other events outside its control.

Law and Jurisdiction

These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and the courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to hear or settle any dispute or claim arising from them.