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Channel Kindness

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Channel Kindness
Stories of Kindness and Community
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Channel Kindness is a collection of fifty-one stories of kindness, bravery and resilience from young people all over the world collected by the Born This Way Foundation and introduced by Lady Gaga.

Celebrate the launch of Channel Kindness by being selected to receive a pre-release copy of the book together with a limited edition Channel Kindness tote bag. 

51 lucky people will be selected to receive a copy of the book and bag and have a chance to win 2 x Lady Gaga 2021 Chromatic Ball London concert tickets by taking part in the activities printed on the personalised Channel Kindness postcard that will be in your pack. 

To apply, all you need to do is:

1.  Using the #ChannelKindness hashtag, post on social media (text/image/video) an example of when you showed kindness to others or they showed it to you

2.  Click JOIN THE FUN on this page to apply.

Good luck! 

Channel Kindness Activity T&Cs 

1. This promotion is administered and run by Come Round Limited whose registered office is at 32 Mulberry Way, Armthorpe, Doncaster, DN3 3UE (Company No: 07295031) (“Come Round”, “we”, “our” and “us”).

2. Entry to all aspects of this competition is open to all legal residents of the United Kingdom aged 18 (eighteen) years or over at the time of entry who are resident in the UK but excluding employees of Macmillan Publishers International Limited (trading as Pan Macmillan), Cromwell Place, Hampshire International Business Park, Lime Tree Way, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8YJ (“Pan Macmillan”) and Come Round and their respective families or other persons professionally connected to the promotion (“Entrants”, “you”, and “your”).

3. This competition is open to people who have been appointed to the Channel Kindness book campaign (“Channel Kindness Programme”) run by Come Round during September 2020.

4. No purchase is necessary.

5. The closing date for entering this competition is 23:59 on Sunday 4 October 2020 (the “Closing Date”). 

6. The winners of the competition will be notified by e-mail no later than 1 (one) week after the date on which the winners were chosen (as specified below).

7. The winner must acknowledge this notification by no later than 2 (two) weeks after receiving such notification by emailing support@comeround.com.

8. Failure to acknowledge the notification will be regarded as a forfeit and the prize will be redrawn. We shall not have any liability to winners in such eventuality.

9. In our discretion, we may elect to verify an Entrant’s age and require the Entrant’s reasonable co-operation in providing that verification.

10. All prizes are non-transferable and no cash or other alternatives will be offered.

11. All details are accurate at the time of publication.

12. All components of the competition prizes are subject to availability. In the event that any component of the prizes is unavailable for any reason, we reserve the right to substitute that competition prize component with another prize of equal value and the prize winner will be notified accordingly.

13. It is your responsibility to ensure that we receive your entry.

14. We do not accept responsibility for lost, damaged, illegal, illegible, misdirected or late entries.

15. By entering each competition you are assumed to have accepted these Competition Terms and Conditions.

16. All entries must be made in accordance with these Competition Terms and Conditions.

17. Our decisions in relation to all matters connected with each competition are final.

18. Prize winners may be required to participate in publicity without additional compensation, however, reasonable expenses will be paid for provided we have given our prior written consent to the Entrant.

19. We may cancel or amend the terms of this competition and promotion at any time by publishing notice of the relevant details.

20. We shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform due to any event beyond our control.

21. Proof of posting will not be proof of delivery.

22. You may not transfer or otherwise deal with any of your rights or obligations acquired under or in connection with these terms and conditions.

23. These terms and conditions will be interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.

24. The decision of the judge shall be final and unchallengeable and in their absolute discretion, they may declare any entry void. No reasons will be given for any decision made by the Judge. The Judge comprises a panel of employees and/or representatives of Pan Macmillan and Come Round.

25. We will have the right, at our discretion, to change the rules of this competition while they are running if it is fair or appropriate to do so, including extending the closing date, in which case we will place a notice on this section of our website to this effect. No correspondence will be entered into or comment issued on any matters relating to each competition.

26. Please note that no prizes will be awarded as a result of improper actions by or on behalf of any Entrant. “Improper actions” includes, without limitation, any improper manipulation of voting using social media or other websites including improperly incentivizing voting/liking and/or any activity leading to a person casting more than 1 (one) vote (or like) or votes (or likes or shares) turning out not to have been genuinely cast by real people. An entry which receives more Facebook shares than Facebook likes will be deemed to have been the subject of “improper action”. 

27. The first names and cities of winners will be made available to those enquiring up to 31 December 2020 by contacting Come Round.

28. All Entrants grant to Come Round and Pan Macmillan a non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use, reproduce and exploit for the purposes of advertising this competition across media all materials supplied in their entries, and to sub-license these rights to others. We will not be required to obtain Entrants’ further consent to such use. All Entrants agree that Pan Macmillan shall be the owners of the copyright in and to any such materials created as part of the Channel Kindness Programme which comprise your name, likeness, image, words, quotes, photographs, recordings, and other personal attributes. Accordingly, by entering this competition you agree that Pan Macmillan can use all such materials supplied in their competition entries (including, without limitation, photographs and videos) as they wish.

29. We are not liable to you or winners if, due to circumstances beyond our control, the competitions cannot be fulfilled, winners cannot be chosen or the prize cannot be used or enjoyed by the winners.

30. Come Round excludes any liability (to the fullest extent the law permits) for any costs, claims, losses you or any third party connected to you suffers or incurs due to your entering this competition. By participating in the Channel Kindness Programme you agree not to sue Come Round or its affiliates.

31. The supplier of the prizes is Pan Macmillan unless where otherwise stated.

 

SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT AND REVIEW COMPETITION

32. We would love to know what you honestly think - good or bad - of the book entitled "Channel Kindness” that you have been sent by us and so there are 2 activities in order to enter this competition.

33. Firstly, write an honest review at amazon.co.uk or at waterstones.co.uk You will need to have an Amazon and/or Waterstones account to write the reviews. 

34. Before the Closing Date, which is 23:59 on Sunday 4 October 2020, Entrants should:

(a) upload their reviews to amazon.co.uk or to waterstones.co.uk; and

(b) email a screenshot of each review to support@comeround.com

35. Reviewers are entirely free to choose the content, length, tone, language used in their reviews. 

36. Secondly, before the Closing Date, which is 23:59 on Sunday 4 October 2020, Entrants should make a post on social media (text, photo, video - or any combination) saying which story from the “Channel Kindness” book is their favourite and why. 

37. Social media posts should use the #ChannelKindness hashtag and tag @MacmillanKidsUK however this is not mandatory.

38. Of all the reviews and social media posts submitted in accordance with the foregoing, on or around Monday 5 October 2020, the Judge will pick 1 (one) person at random to win 2 (two) tickets to Lady Gaga’s Chromatica Ball concert in London in 2021. Travel and accommodation is not included in this prize and the prize can only be awarded to Entrants aged 18 years or older at the time of the concert. We will use an online random name selector to pick the winner e.g. https://miniwebtool.com/random-picker/

 

Host Application T&Cs

You must be at least 18 years old to apply to take part in this marketing campaign. 51 applicants will be shortlisted based on how well each applicant's' demographic information matches the demographic profile we require for this marketing campaign. Selected applicants will be required to carry out activities including creating and sharing content on social media using the #ChannelKindness hashtag.  No more than one application may be submitted by each person and no more than one application may be submitted per household. UK mainland households only. Come Round is the marketing agency running this marketing campaign on behalf of Macmillan Children's Books.