Prize competition terms

Part A: general terms (apply to all Tees Valley Rush prizes)

1. Promoter. Grayson Tech Limited (trading as Grayson Games), company number 17515625, registered in England and Wales. Registered office: 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ. Contact: richard@richardbatt.com.
2. Free to enter. No purchase or payment is needed to play Tees Valley Rush or to enter any prize competition. Normal data charges from your mobile or internet provider may apply. Venue QR check-ins, which give bonus coins, must be available without buying anything; ask staff to see the poster.
3. Who can enter. Anyone can play. To win a prize you must be 18 or over and resident in the United Kingdom when you enter. We may ask for proof of age and identity before awarding a prize. Employees of Grayson Tech Limited and of any sponsor or prize donor for that competition, and their immediate families, can't win that competition.
4. How to enter. Play Tees Valley Rush at teesvalleyrush.co.uk and submit your score with your name and email address through the in-game form. Your best single-run score in the competition period counts. One entry account per person: duplicate or shared accounts may be disqualified.
5. Winner selection (skill, not chance). The winner is the eligible entrant with the highest verified single-run score in the competition period on the Tees Valley Rush leaderboard.
6. Score review. Every top score is reviewed before a prize is awarded. We may check run data, device and session information, and score plausibility. We may disqualify scores we reasonably believe came from cheating, automation, modified game files, exploited bugs, multiple accounts or tampering with the service. Our decision on verification is final, acting reasonably.
7. Tie-break. If two or more verified scores are equal, the entry that reached the score first (by server timestamp) wins.
8. Notification. We'll contact the winner by the email used to enter within 7 days of the closing date. The winner must reply within 14 days and give proof of age and identity if asked. If they don't, or aren't eligible, the prize goes to the next highest verified eligible score.
9. Prizes. Prizes are as described for each competition. No cash alternative. Prizes can't be transferred or exchanged. If a prize becomes unavailable for reasons outside our control, we may substitute a prize of equal or greater value.
10. Winner publicity. We'll publish or make available the winner's first name, last initial and town (for example on the leaderboard and our social channels) for at least 4 weeks. Winners can object before publication, but we may still have to share the details with the Advertising Standards Authority if asked. Photos or quotes are only used with the winner's agreement.
11. Your data. Grayson Tech Limited is the data controller. We use your name, email, score and run data to run the game and competitions, check scores, contact winners and meet legal obligations, under UK GDPR (contract and legitimate interests). Leaderboards show first name and last initial only. We only send marketing if you opt in separately, and you can unsubscribe at any time. Prize donors don't receive your details unless you win their prize and agree to it being passed on to fulfil the prize. See the privacy notice at teesvalleyrush.co.uk/privacy.
12. Not affiliated. Nintendo isn't a sponsor of, connected with, or responsible for Tees Valley Rush or this competition. Nintendo Switch 2 is a trademark of Nintendo. Sponsors and donor businesses are responsible only for the prizes they provide, where these terms say so.
13. Changes and cancellation. We may change, suspend or cancel a competition if something outside our reasonable control affects it (for example a technical fault or widespread cheating). If we do, we'll publish the change and treat entrants fairly. We won't make changes that unfairly disadvantage entrants who have already played.
14. Liability. Nothing limits liability that can't legally be limited, including for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud. Otherwise we aren't liable for entries lost through technical failure outside our control.
15. Law. These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales.
16. Presenting partners. We may add the name of a presenting partner or co-sponsor to a competition at any time (for example "Tees Valley Rush Christmas Cup, presented by [Partner]"). We'll do this by publishing a notice in these terms. Adding a name doesn't change the prize, how to enter, who can enter, the dates or how winners are chosen. Grayson Tech Limited stays the promoter and stays responsible for the prizes it provides. A partner may add extra prizes. These are set out in the notice before they're promoted, and existing prizes are never reduced.

Part B: Tees Valley Rush Christmas Cup (headline prize)

• Name: Tees Valley Rush Christmas Cup. A presenting partner's name may be added under clause 16 and Part E.
• Opens: 00:01 on Friday 20 November 2026.
• Closes: 23:59 on Monday 4 January 2027.
• Prize: one Nintendo Switch 2 console (standard edition), provided and funded by the promoter, Grayson Tech Limited. It's delivered free to a UK address, or collected in Teesside by arrangement. No cash alternative.
• Winner: the eligible entrant with the highest verified single-run score over the whole competition period (Part A, clauses 5–8). The winner is notified by 11 January 2027 and named Christmas Cup champion.

All competition dates and times are in Europe/London time.

Part C: weekly local prizes

• Weeks run from 00:00 Monday to 23:59 Sunday (UK time). The first week runs from Fri 20 Nov to Sun 29 Nov 2026 (launch is mid-week). The weekly prize, and the business donating it, are shown on the game's opening screen and leaderboard before that week starts.
• Winner: highest verified single-run score in that week. A player can win one weekly prize per [4 weeks — proposed; Richard to confirm before publication] so more people get a chance; the next eligible score wins instead.
• Prizes are vouchers or goods donated by local businesses. The donor fulfils the voucher on its own terms (shown with the prize, including expiry date). Grayson Tech Limited is the promoter and handles winner selection, checks and notification.
• Alcohol: no voucher can include alcohol for anyone under 18. All winners must be 18 or over anyway. Donor businesses are asked not to offer alcohol-led prizes, because the game is played by all ages.
• Fee: donor businesses pay Grayson Tech a placement fee for the weekly slot. This doesn't affect entrants: entry stays free.

Launch-week exception: the first weekly prize, for 20–29 November 2026, is a £25 local voucher funded by Grayson Tech Limited. Later weekly prizes and their donors will be confirmed before they are promoted.

Part D: monthly "business with the most players" prize (for businesses, not players)

• Who: businesses that have claimed their free Tees Valley Rush listing.
• How: at the end of each calendar month, the claimed business with the most unique players choosing to "play for" them (via the in-game picker or its play-for link) wins. Unique means one per player account. Grayson Tech may discount plays it reasonably believes are artificial: bots, bulk accounts, or staff playing on repeat.
• Prize: chosen by Grayson Tech and announced at the start of each month, for example a free website upgrade or a month's sponsored spot in the game. No cash alternative.
• Tie-break: the business that reached the number first.
• First month: November 2026 (20 to 30 November), announced in early December.