Terms of use
Draft for review. This is a starting structure, not legal advice. The parts marked “to complete” are the competition rules, which need a solicitor’s review against UK prize-competition and consumer law before launch. The text cannot be published while this notice or any marker is still in it.
About these terms
These terms apply when you use Wild Bid. Wild Bid is run by (“we”, “us”). By creating an account or entering a competition you agree to them.
Who can use Wild Bid
- You must be 18 or over and live in the United Kingdom [age and eligibility rules to complete].
- You may have one account. Opening more than one to get round a bid limit or a ban is against these terms.
- The details you give us must be true and up to date.
Your account
- Keep your password secret. We recommend you turn on two-step sign-in in your settings.
- You are responsible for what is done through your account unless you tell us it has been misused.
- You can close your account at any time from Settings. We keep it for 30 days in case you change your mind, then delete your personal details. We keep payment records for six years because the law requires it.
How competitions work
[How a lowest unique bid competition works, in plain words: what a bid is, the amounts that can be chosen, the number of bids each person may place, what happens at the closing time, how the winning bid is worked out, and what happens if no bid is unique. To complete.]
[The qualifying question: what it is, what happens if it is answered wrongly. To complete.]
Free postal entry
[How to enter free by post: the address, what to include, the closing date for postal entries, and how a postal entry is treated in exactly the same way as a paid online entry. To complete.]
Paying for bids
- Card payments are taken by Stripe. We never see or store your card number.
- No VAT is charged: Wild Bid is not VAT registered.
- Your bids are only registered once the payment has been confirmed.
- A bid cannot be changed or withdrawn once it has been registered [confirm with legal].
Refunds and your right to cancel
Refunds. Once your bids are registered they cannot be cancelled or refunded. If a competition is cancelled, or the rules say entry fees are refunded, we refund you in full. If your payment reaches us after the competition has closed, your bids are not entered and you are refunded straight away. If we make a mistake, or the law gives you a right to a refund, we will refund you.
Winning and prizes
[Who is declared the winner and how, how the winner is told and what they must do to claim, identity checks, delivery of the prize, what happens if a winner cannot be reached, and anything the winner must pay. To complete.]
Playing fairly
- No automated tools, scripts or bots to place bids or read competition pages.
- No sharing or selling accounts.
- We may suspend or close an account that breaks these terms, and we will tell you why unless the law says we cannot. You can appeal by contacting us.
Taking part responsibly
[Responsible participation: spending limits, how to take a break or close an account, and where to find independent support. To complete.]
Our responsibility to you
Nothing in these terms limits any right you have under law that cannot be limited. [Limits on our liability. To complete.]
Changes to these terms
If we change these terms in a way that matters, we will ask you to read and accept the new version before you carry on.
Contact
Email us at or use the contact page.
Governing law
[Governing law and courts. To complete.]