The Great Family Walk

Terms & Conditions

The Great Family Walk 2025 virtual event

Terms and Conditions

Please read our Great Family Walk 2025 terms & conditions (“Terms and Conditions”) carefully and get in touch if you have any questions. 

By participating in Great Family Walk (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:

• You are registering yourself and/or (with their consent) your team (e.g. your family) for the Event and you and/or your team (if applicable) are taking part in the Event of your and/or their own volition and therefore confirm that your and/or their general state of health and fitness is good and that you and/or your team understand that any injury sustained by you and/or your team which after investigation is deemed to be no fault of the Charity, shall be your own and/or your teams 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 June 2025, 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 (and on behalf of your team (if applicable)) 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.
• When using the ‘invite a friend’ feature on social media, you must only enter another person’s name and email address with their prior consent.
• You understand that if you accept an invitation through the ‘invite a friend’ feature on social media, the person who challenged you can see your name, email address and registration status.
• By providing your (or that of your team (if applicable)) 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, https://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
• Your fundraising will go to support the vital cancer care services at GOSH, including the refurbishment of GOSH buildings, upgrading equipment, pioneering research, kinder treatments and offering vital welfare services to our families during their time at GOSH. In the event that costs change, additional funds are received over and above our target, 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.
• 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.
• 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. 

Last Updated:  17.03.2025