Aldi Scottish Sport Fund: Terms & Conditions 1. These Terms and Conditions govern the process for applications for funding from the Aldi Scottish Sport Fund. 2. The Aldi Scottish Sport Fund is administered by Aldi Scotland, Pottishaw Road, Jct 4/M8, Bathgate, EH48 2FB. Aldi Scotland is an operating division of Aldi Stores Limited, a limited liability company registered in England under company number 02321869, and whose registered office is at Holly Lane, Atherstone, Warwickshire, CV9 2SO. 3. By submitting an application, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. 4. Applications for the Aldi Scottish Sport Fund are open to clubs in Scotland which run sporting activities for the benefit of a range of participants from the local community. To be considered for the Sport Fund, organisations must be based in Scotland and must meet one or more of the following criteria: a local, community focused club with Sport at the heart of what you do a registered community amateur sports club (CASC) a school or educational organisation a religious organisation a Scout or Guide group a charitable service fund of the Armed Forces a Community Interest Company registered with The Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies The following exclusions apply: Organisations outside Scotland Political parties Individual Sponsorship Travel and Accommodation requests Exclusive membership organisations University Sports Clubs 5. Applications are open to charities in the following regions and must be submitted by the deadline for that region. If your organisation operates across multiple areas, please submit your application by the earliest deadline applicable to your regions e.g. if a club operates in Falkirk and Dundee, submit your entry for the Falkirk deadline date.
1 2 Region North East & the Highlands Aberdeen The Highlands Moray West & South West Scotland Argyll & Bute Ayrshire Dumfries & Galloway Open for Applications Monday 19 March Monday 30 April Monday 30 April Monday 18 June 3 Stirling & the Forth Valley Clackmannanshire Falkirk Stirling 4 Perth, Fife, Dundee & Angus Dundee & Angus Fife Perth & Kinross 5 The Lothians & Scottish Borders Edinburgh The Lothians The Borders 6 Glasgow and West Central Scotland City of Glasgow East / West Dunbartonshire North / South Lanarkshire East Renfrewshire Inverclyde Renfrewshire Monday 18 June Monday 23 July Monday 23 July Monday 27 August Monday 27 August Monday 1 October Monday 1 October Monday 5 November 6. Applications must be received before the relevant regional deadline set out in the terms and conditions. Applications received after this deadline will not be considered. 7. Applications must be submitted by over 18s.
8. All fields in the application form marked * are compulsory and must be completed otherwise your application will not be accepted. 9. All applications will be considered by the Aldi judging panel. The successful applicants will be selected based on a decision made by the Aldi Scottish Sport Fund judging panel. The judging panel has full discretion. The panel s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the outcome. 10. Where an applicant is successful, the judging panel will decide on the amount of funding to be granted. The amount of funding requested in the application form is not guaranteed. 11. Applicants may be contacted by phone or email by a member of the Aldi PR and marketing team to discuss their entry. This does not infer that your application has been successful. 12. Successful and unsuccessful applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by email 4-6 weeks after the entry deadline for their region. 13. By submitting an application, you agree if your application is successful to take part in press and publicity including but not limited to media interviews, photography and personal appearances to promote the Aldi Scottish Sport Fund and the benefit it has had to your organisation. 14. The chosen Aldi Scottish Sport Fund beneficiaries agree to take part in any post-draw publicity requested by Aldi, without remuneration. 15. The name, image and location of the successful Aldi Scottish Sport Fund beneficiaries will be published on facebook.com/aldiscotland and aldi.co.uk. 16. Successful applicants must seek prior approval from Aldi of any and all publicity statements or marketing material which refer to Aldi, the Aldi Scottish Sport Fund. No use may be made of Aldi trademarks, copyright works or other Aldi brand collateral other than as approved by Aldi in writing in advance of publication (including statements and material to be published online). Successful applicants will abide by all decisions of Aldi in this regard. 17. Being chosen as a beneficiary of the Aldi Scottish Sport Fund does not constitute an offer of employment. Neither is such decision or subsequent allocation of funding by Aldi intended to, nor shall such be deemed to, establish any partnership or joint venture between either party, constitute either party the agent of the other party, or authorise either party to make or enter into any commitments for or on behalf of the other party
18. The amount of funding donated by Aldi is a one-off payment and is not recurring. 19. Aldi reserves the right to oblige any potential successful applicant to provide documentary proof of: (i) their registered charity status (ii) the identity and address details for the individual(s) who submitted the application and (iii) the relationship between the applicant charity and the individual who submitted the application. 20. If Aldi cannot contact the selected charity (via the details provided at the date of entry) within a reasonable period of time (to be established at Aldi's sole discretion), Aldi reserves the right to select another applicant and thereafter until a charity on these terms is found. 21. Aldi reserves the right to carry out background checks on the shortlisted applicants and the individuals who submit applications. Applicants must disclose if the individuals submitting the application (or other persons who will have control of any funding requested) have any past convictions or criminal record. 22. Aldi and its associated agencies and companies accept no liability for any loss, expense or damage which is suffered or sustained (whether or not arising from any person's negligence) in connection with the Aldi Scottish Sport Fund, other than such liability that cannot be excluded by law including death or personal injury caused by negligence, where liability shall be limited to the minimum permissible by law. 23. Aldi reserves the right to make enquiries into and investigate how any funds awarded to any successful applicant have been administered and applied or allocated by the charity. Successful applicants will cooperate and comply with all reasonable requests from Aldi in this regard. Aldi reserves all of its rights in respect of any beneficiary which is found to have used funds for purposes other than those described in the relevant application, or is found to have otherwise misappropriated, misapplied or misallocated such funds. 24. Successful applicants will indemnify Aldi in relation to any losses incurred by Aldi (including reputational damage) as a result of Aldi s funding of, or association with, the relevant charity via the Aldi Scottish Sports Fund. 25. Aldi will not pass on applicants personal details to any other organisation, apart from those stated, if applicable. All reasonable steps will be taken to safeguard applicants personal details. The information given to Aldi will be held securely in accordance with Data Protection principles. 26. Aldi reserves the right to cancel, amend or temporarily suspend the Aldi Scottish Sport Fund and the application process at any stage, for any reason, without liability to any third party. 27. No automated, third party or bulk applications are permitted. Multiple applications in breach of this provision will result in those applications being disqualified. If Aldi has reasonable grounds to suspect that
such means are being used contrary to this condition then it may require the entrant to prove that such means were not used. If Aldi becomes aware of an applicant using such means contrary to this condition then these applications will be disqualified. 28. It is free to apply for funding from the Aldi Scottish Sport Fund and no purchase is necessary. 29. No responsibility can be accepted for applications not received. 30. Any funds awarded are non-transferable. 31. The Aldi Scottish Sport Fund is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Twitter or any other social media or third party platform which Aldi may use to promote it. Applications must not contain any elements that are or are likely to be perceived as: offensive, defamatory, in breach of the rights of others, or contain otherwise illegal, unacceptable or inappropriate references or materials and must not be directed towards or be likely to entail or endorse activities which may be perceived as such.