Belladrum x Co-op Talent Competition –Terms and Conditions
1. PROMOTER: This promotion is operated by Co-operative Group Food Limited, a registered society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014, Registered No 26715R with registered office at 1 Angel Square, Manchester, M60 0AG. References to “we”, “us” or “our” in these terms and conditions are references to the promoter.
2. OPENING AND CLOSING DATE: This promotion opens at 09:00am on 26th April 2025 and closes at 11:59pm on 10th May 2025. Any entries made before the opening date or after the closing date will not be valid and will not be entered into this promotion.
3. ELIGIBILITY: This talent search is open to residents of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland (an area of Scotland broadly covering the Scottish Highlands, plus Orkney, Shetland and the outer Hebrides (Western Isles)). The winner must be available to perform at Belladrum Festival on Friday 1st August 2025 and/or Saturday 2nd August 2025. By entering you confirm that you are able to attend Belladrum Festival on either Friday 1st August 2025 and/or Saturday 2nd August 2025 and are comfortable performing your chosen song in front of potentially thousands of festival attendees (festival attendee figures have seen 20,000 in previous years). Please note, you will not be paid to perform.
Must be 18 years or over. We may ask the winner to provide proof of age. Employees of the Promoter (or any of its group undertakings and its agencies) that have been involved in the administration of this competition are excluded from entering.
4. HOW TO ENTER: To enter, participants must complete the survey shared via the Co-op Membership email sent on 26th April 2025 and/or on Belladrum Festival social media channels and send an MP3 or MP4 recording of you performing/singing along with a short biography (maximum 200 words) about the individual or group who is entering this promotion. Entries must consist of the radio edit version and not be, or contain anything that is illegal, offensive, abusive, defamatory or explicit. Entries must be received between the opening and closing times. Only one entry per person or group is accepted.
5. PRIZES: 2 prizes available to be won – 1 winner chosen by Belladrum Festival team and 1 winner chosen by Co-op Members (the Member choice winner) to perform on either the Co-op stage or the Bella Bar stage at Belladrum Festival 2025 on Friday 1st August at 15.45pm and Saturday 2nd August at 15.45pm. The date and time of performance will be communicated upon winner selection.
Travel to Belladrum Festival, travel insurance, accommodation costs , and food and drink costs for the winners will not be included.
Prizes are not exchangeable, non-transferable, and no cash alternative can be requested. Prizes are provided at our discretion and the Promoter may substitute or change the prize if circumstances beyond the Promoter’s control make it necessary to do so.
6. WINNER SELECTION:
Step 1 – All entries submitted between the opening and closing dates will be considered within 14 days of the closing date by a panel of judges. The panel will be made up of independent judges from the Belladrum Festival team as well as the Co-op team, who will shortlist the best 5 entries based on musical ability and confidence in performing on the MP3 and MP4 short films shared.
Step 2 – Members choice – The shortlisted entries will then be included in an email sent to Co-op members (who are opted in to receiving marketing emails) to vote via a join in survey to select the ‘Member Choice’ winner who will play on the Co-op stage. The panel will then select from the remaining 4 the second winner who will play on the Bella Bar Stage.
Details of the independent judge(s) can be obtained by sending an email to <hello@tartanheartfestival.co.uk> within 28 days after the closing date of the competition.
7. NOTIFICATION: We will contact the winners via the email address that they provided when entering this promotion. If either the Belladrum or Members choice winner does not respond to us within 5 days of being notified by us, then the winner's prize will be forfeited and a new winner will be chosen from the shortlist by the panel of judges and contacted. If the Members choice winner’s prize if forfeited, there will not be another vote by the Co-op Members, the new winner will be selected by the panel of judges. The Promoter accepts no responsibility where a participant enters incomplete or incorrect information on entry to this competition.
8. DECISIONS OF THE PROMOTER: If there is any dispute about the receipt of validity of any entry or any other aspect of the promotion, this will be decided by us. The decision of the judge in relation to the winners is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into about it. Our decision regarding any aspect of the promotion is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into about it. The Promoter reserves the right to cancel or amend this competition due to events or circumstances arising beyond its control. The Promoter is not responsible for any third-party acts or omissions.
9. WINNER LIST: Winners’ names and respective counties of residence can be requested by sending an email to the following email <hello@tartanheartfestival.co.uk> within 28 of days of the winners being drawn. By entering, winners consent to such information being disclosed upon request. You have the right to ask that we stop any consent-based processing of your personal data after you withdraw that consent.
10. AGREEMENT TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Entry to this promotion shall constitute your acceptance of these terms and conditions and your agreement to be bound by them. These terms and conditions take effect immediately upon entry to the promotion. These terms and conditions prevail in the event of a conflict or inconsistency with any other communications, including advertising or promotional materials.
11. DISQUALIFICATION: We reserve the right to reject any entry, withhold the prize and disqualify you from the promotion if we suspect you of failing to comply with these terms and conditions or of fraud, cheating or dishonesty or otherwise fraudulently falsifying data or acting fraudulently or dishonestly in the Promoter’s opinion. Bulk entries or automated entries are invalid.
13. NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENTRIES NOT RECEIVED: We accept no responsibility for entries not successfully received by us, or which are delayed, due to a technical fault, technical malfunction, computer hardware or software failure, satellite, network or server failure of any kind. The Promoter cannot guarantee uninterrupted or secure access to the entry route. Proof of submission of entry is not proof of receipt of entry.
14. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: All conditions, warranties and representations expressed or implied by law or otherwise in connection with the prizes are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law and the Promoter, our agents or distributors will not in any circumstances be responsible or liable to compensate you or accept any liability for any loss, damage, personal injury or death occurring as a result of taking up the prize (if you win) except where it is caused by our negligence or the negligence of our agents or distributors or that of our or their employees. Your statutory rights are not affected.
15. USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION TO ADMINISTER PROMOTION: We, other members of the Co-operative Group and Belladrum Festival may collect personal information from you in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and any other applicable data privacy laws. Except as set out in clause 16 below, we, other members of the Co-operative Group Limited will only use your information for the purposes of administering this competition.
16. USE OF PERSONAL AND OTHER INFORMATION FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES: By entering this promotion, you agree that if you win we, other members of the Co-operative Group and Belladrum Festival may use your entry, name, photo or image, county of residence and any testimonial you have provided to us, for promotional purposes (including on our websites, social media, within our magazines or within promotional emails). To find out more about how your rights please see our Privacy Notice at www.coop.co.uk/terms/privacy-notice.
Belladrum Festival may operate their own Privacy Notice.
17. CANCELLATION OR WITHDRAWAL OF PROMOTION: We reserve the right at our absolute discretion to withdraw or cancel this promotion without prior notice and without liability to any party if it becomes necessary to do so.
If Belladrum Festival cannot go ahead for whatever reason then the prize will be cancelled and no alternative prize will offered.
18. WINNERS’ LIST: Winners’ names and respective countries of residence can be obtained by sending an email to <hello@tartanheartfestival.co.uk> within 21 of days after the closing date of the promotion.
19. CHANGES TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS: We reserve the right to amend these terms and conditions at any time. Revised terms and conditions will be available on request by visiting: https://tartanheartfestival.com/bella-co-op-talent-comp-tcs. It is your responsibility to keep up to date with any such changes.
20. RELEVANT LAW: This promotion and these terms and conditions are governed by the laws of England and Wales and you agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the English courts if any dispute arises.
21. GENERAL: The Promoter is not responsible for any third-party acts or omissions. We cannot guarantee that the event will be free from disruptions, failings, or cancellations. We are not liable for such disruptions, failings, or cancellations unless they are caused by our negligence.