Run 26.2 Miles in April 2023 virtual event

Terms and Conditions

Please read our Run 26.2 Miles in April terms & conditions carefully and get in touch if you have any questions.  

Terms & Conditions 

By participating in Run 26.2 Miles in April (the “Event”) in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity (Registered charity no. 1160024) (the “Charity”) you are deemed to have agreed to the following Terms and Conditions:

• Entrance to the Event is via the Funraisin platform. You understand that Funraisin (“Funraisin”) is an independent software company to the Charity. You can view their privacy policy here - Funraisin Privacy Policy. All information provided as part of the registration form is processed using the Funraisin platform. Funraisin only processes the information on behalf of the Charity for the purpose of administering your participation in the Event.

• You will also have the option to set up a Facebook Fundraiser. You understand that Facebook is owned by Meta Platforms, Inc (“Meta”) and Meta is an independent company of the Charity and by choosing to set up a Facebook Fundraiser, you will also be agreeing to their terms and Privacy Policy with is available here - Meta Privacy Policy

• All donations must be received either through Participants’ Funraisin fundraising page and/or Run 26.2 Miles in April Facebook Fundraising page.

• You are registering for and taking part in the Event of your own volition and therefore confirm that your general state of health and fitness is good and that you understand that any injury sustained by you, which after investigation is deemed to be no fault of the Charity, shall be your own responsibility.  For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall attempt to limit or exclude the Charity’s liability for fraud, death or personal injury.

• Children under 16 years of age at the start of the Event, 1 April 2023, must be registered by a parent or guardian; and be accompanied by a responsible adult during their participation in their chosen activity for the Event.

• All information provided about children under 16 years of age must be done so only with the explicit permission and knowledge of the child’s parent/guardian.

• By participating in the Event, you confirm that you will comply with all applicable laws and government guidelines in force at the time and shall ensure that any children and guests attending the Event to support you shall do the same.

• Should you choose to connect your Funraisin account with any other third-party website and/or a device, you accept that you do so at your own risk, and the Charity shall not be responsible for any data you provide them, or the terms and conditions you may be asked to accept. 

• Team Captains providing information about other team members must do so only with each team member’s explicit consent. 

• You understand that team captains can view the name and email addresses of all team members.

• By providing your details the Charity will contact you by email, SMS, telephone and mail about your fundraising and your participation in relation to the Event. The Charity may also contact you for marketing purposes by email, telephone, mobile telephone, or text, but only if we have your permission to do so. Please see our Privacy Policy for further information, http://www.gosh/org/privacy. We will always treat your personal details with the utmost care and will never sell or swap with other organisations for their marketing purposes. We will keep your details safe and private, and you can change your communication preferences at any time by contacting us at 40 Bernard Street, London, WC1N 1LE, telephone 020 3841 3131 or supportercare@gosh.org

• The t-shirt is non-exchangeable, non-transferable and no cash alternative is offered.  

• The Charity reserves the right to replace the t-shirt with an alternative of equal or higher value if circumstances beyond the Charity’s control makes it necessary to do so.

• The Charity reserves the right to hold void, cancel, suspend, or amend the promotion where it becomes necessary to do so.

• The Charity reserves the right to make changes to these Terms and Conditions from time to time and may amend the dates advertised if necessary.

• The Charity accepts no responsibility for any errors due to a technical fault, technical malfunction, computer hardware or software failure, network, or server failure of any kind.

• Those Individual Participants who request a t-shirt through the submitting a registration form on fundraise.gosh.org/event/april-262 by midnight (GMT, UK) 31 March 2023, will be sent the requested item(s) via second class post, to the Valid Postal Address given upon registration to the Event, unless the Charity is updated otherwise.

• The t-shirts will be sent via second class post, during March and April 2023, to the Valid Postal Address given upon registration to the Event, unless the Charity is updated otherwise.

• The Charity accepts no responsibility for any t-shirts that are lost, damaged, or delayed in in the post and can only send out a replacement if available. 

• Personal data supplied during this promotion may be passed on to third party suppliers only insofar as required for fulfilment, delivery, and arrangement.

• In the event of a conflict between these Terms and Conditions and any other terms and conditions on this website, or any other third-party websites associated or linked to via this one, then these Terms and Conditions shall prevail to the extent allowable by applicable law.

•  These Terms and Conditions and any dispute or claim between the parties arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.  Each party irrevocably agrees that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with these Terms and Conditions, or its subject matter or formation.

All the funds raised for the Run 26.2 Miles in April Challenge will go towards the development of new cancer care facilities at Great Ormond Street Hospital. In the event that costs change, or the needs of the hospital or patients change, we reserve the right to redirect funds for use against the hospital’s most urgent needs.