Please take a few moments to read through these Competition Terms & Conditions ("Terms").

1. By entering and participating in any M.E.N Arena contest or competition ("Competition") all entrants to are bound by and agree to participate in the Competition in accordance with these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not enter the Competition.
2. We reserve the right to cancel or modify any Competition or these Terms at any time without prior notice. Any changes will be effective once posted on this site. A copy of the Terms may also be obtained by sending a stamped self-addressed envelope addressed to: Competition Terms, M.E.N Arena, Victoria Station, Manchester M3 1AR or may be obtained in person from Customer Services during events.
3. Our decisions on all matters relating to any Competition including disputes and results will be final and no correspondence or discussion shall be entered into.
4. All Competitions are organised and operated by SMG UK Ltd and/or any of its sponsor(s).
Entry to Competitions
5. All entrants to any Competition must be resident in the U.K. Multiple entries to a Competition are allowed. No purchase is necessary to enter a Competition. We may disqualify any entrant if we have reasonable grounds to believe the entrant has significantly breached any of these Terms.
6. No employees (including family members) of SMG UK Ltd, any connected or group company or any company involved in the Competition (including, if relevant, any advertising agency connected with us), are eligible to enter the Competition. We reserve the right to verify the eligibility of all entrants.
7. Competitions may have their own requirements as to eligibility.
8. By entering any Competition, you represent and warrant to us that information submitted by you is truthful and accurate.
9. By using our site and entering any Competition you represent and warrant to us that you have legal capacity to enter the Competition or that you have parental consent to your entry of the Competition.
10. In the event of disqualification, we may decide in our sole discretion to select another entrant. In this event, any further entrant will be selected on the same criteria and subject to these Terms.
11. Competition entries will be accepted by entry online at www.men-arena.com or short code text number in the manner specified. Failure to do so will disqualify the entry. 

12. We abide by the ICSTIS codes of practice and rules where participation in a Competition involves using a premium rate text number. Calls will normally cost a premium charge plus the standard rate for you mobile network provider. You should check with your service provider for details. Cost of calls from different mobile phone service providers may vary.
Prizes
13. Please note, the closing date for the JD Sports win-a-pair-of-trainers competition is at the end of each calendar month. Winners will be contacted by e-mail within 24 hours. Only one prize per entrant will be awarded. Claims for prizes must be made by e-mail to events@men-arena.com within 24 hours of receiving notification. A list of winners can be obtained by writing to us at M.E.N Arena, Victoria Station, Manchester M3 1AR, naming the competition and including a self-addressed stamped envelope.
14. Winners will be notified by e-mail or text. If we are unable to contact you we may select an alternate winner.
15. Competition winners' names may be published on our website or Failure to claim a prize within this time or in the manner specified may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner.
16. Prizes are not transferable and there is no cash alternative. We may exchange any prize for one of the same or greater value.
17. Prizes are awarded at our discretion and are non-transferable. There is no cash alternative. Prizes may be withheld in the event of breach of these terms and you may be required to return any Prize or its value to us.
18. Age restrictions may apply to Competitions. You may be asked to provide written proof of age.
19. All prizes will be presented to winners via the postal service or may be made available for personal collection from the M.E.N Arena box office. We do not accept any liability or claims for prizes which are lost, delayed or damaged in the post or otherwise not received.
20. Prizes may be for events and we will not replace a prize if the event has been is cancelled or postponed.
21. You may not commit SMG UK Limited to any expense or other obligation unless approved by us in writing. 
Intellectual Property Rights and Data Protection
22. All rights of whatever nature in any Competition vest exclusively in SMG UK Ltd or its Sponsors.
23. We may use your entry and any participation in any Competition for publicity purposes. You hereby grant and assign to SMG UK Ltd with full title guarantee all rights including any copyright, moral and other intellectual property rights in and/or arising from your entry and your involvement in any Competition for their full term including, without limitation, all interviews, pictures, and other media involving you by way of present and future assignment.
24. You represent and warrant that you have the right, power and authority to grant the rights set out above and that you have obtained any consents and permissions necessary.
25. Any and all information that you submit must not infringe the intellectual property rights or any rights to privacy or other rights of any third party. Entries must not contain anything, which is libellous, defamatory, obscene, indecent, harassing or threatening. You hereby indemnify SMG UK Ltd for any loss, costs, damage or liability arising in connection therewith. We reserve the right to monitor and screen any information provided by you and to edit, delete or remove all or any parts of such information.
26. You may not publicise your involvement in any Competition or the fact that you have won a prize without our prior written consent.  You may be requested to take part in promotional activity and we reserve the right to use the names of winners, including their images, photographs and other media recordings in any publicity.
27. Any personal data relating to entrants will be used solely in accordance with the Data Protection Act current and applicable UK data protection legislation and will not, save as set out in these Terms be disclosed to any third party without the entrant's prior written consent.
Liability
28. So far as permissible by law, we will not be liable for any loss, costs, damages, liability or similar however arising out of or connected with the Competition other than any costs and expenses constituting part of any Prize. This exclusion does not include any liability for death or personal injury arising out of negligence by SMG UK Ltd its employees, servants or agents.
29. We are not responsible for any loss, costs, damages or other liability including, injury to feelings or disappointment suffered by any entrant.
30. We are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software failure of any email or entry to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet, telephone lines or at any web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to entrant's or any other person's computer or mobile telephone related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials relating to the Competition.
31. You agree that SMG UK Ltd shall have no liability whatsoever in respect to competitions operated on behalf of third parties, e.g. any of our Competition Sponsors.
General
32. These Terms and any relating to any specific Competition contain all the terms  applicable to the Agreement between us and any entrant  supersede all prior representations, agreements, negotiations or understandings, unless agreed in writing by our duly authorised representative. All other terms, conditions, representations, agreements or understandings expressed or implied by law are excluded. For the avoidance of doubt, no information of any nature about the Competition or the Prize or any of these Terms should be relied upon unless confirmed in writing by SMG UK Ltd.
33. The invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability of any part of these Terms or any Competition terms shall not affect or impair the validity of any other.
34. In the event that any part of these Terms is held to be unlawful, illegal, invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable it shall be severed from these Terms which shall otherwise continue in full force and effect.
35. Any failure by us to exercise or delay in exercising a right or remedy provided in these Terms or by law shall not constitute a waiver of that right or remedy or of any other right or remedy.
36. These Terms are not intended to nor shall create any rights, entitlements, claims or benefits enforceable by any person that is not a party to them. Accordingly no person shall derive any benefit or have any right, entitlement or claim in relation to this Agreement by virtue of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
37. No variation of these Terms is effective unless approved in writing by an authorised representative of SMG UK Limited.
38. Any disputes, conflicts, questions or concerns will be determined by a member of our staff appointed for that purpose and, if required by law, by an independent adjudicator. In all matters decision is final and no correspondence or discussion will be entered into.
39. The Competition and these Terms will be governed by English law and the parties irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
Contacting us
61. You can contact us in relation to any Competition by writing to Competitions, M.E.N Arena, Victoria Station, Manchester M3 1AR.