Terms and Conditions
Last updated: 01-Dec-2023
These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”, “Terms and Conditions”, “T & Cs”, “Terms of Use”, “Terms of Service” or “User Agreement”) contain important information about your legal rights, obligations, rules and remedies, and is a legally binding agreement between You (“You”, “User”, “Visitor”, “Contestant”, “Contest Organizer”, “Customer”, “Buyer”, “Partner”, “Service Provider”) and Tradease Ltd. (“Tradease Ltd”, “Tradease”, “Company”, “Us” or “We”), governing your use of the www.prizedirectory.com website (“Website”).
The “Terms and Conditions” also means all Agreements, Instructions, Contracts, Rules and Information that are linked herein, including and not limited to: Prize Contest Listing Fee Agreements, Purchase Agreements, Authorization Agreements, Hire Agreements, Service Agreements, Payment Agreements, Arbigration Agreements, the Disclaimer, the Privacy Policy, the Gambling Warning, the Restricted and Prohibited Prizes Policy, the Refund Policy.
It is important that you read and understand the Terms and Conditions very carefully in its entirety.
1. Acceptance of Terms:
By visiting, accessing and using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to with any part of these Terms and Conditions, you may not visit, access or use the Website or any content, services or features provided or offered on or via the Website.
2. Use of the Website:
2.1. Eligibility:
2.1.1. To visit, access and use the Website you must be 18 years old if you are a UK resident, or at least the minimum age to access and use a website which provides links to Prize Contests which may be classed as gambling in the country where you reside.
2.1.2. By visiting, accessing and using the Website, you represent and warrant that you are of legal age to do so and to form a binding contract with Tradease Ltd and meet all eligibility requirements.
2.2. User Definitions:
PrizeDirectory.com has two types of Users: (a) Visitors, (b) Contest Organizers, who interact with the Website as follows:
(a) Visitor: is a person who visits PrizeDirectory.com and browses the Prize Contest Listings and Information Pages on the website. Visitors may click and follow links away from the website to Prize Contests which are all hosted on the websites of the Contest Organizers. Visitors do not need to create an Account on PrizeDirectory.com, or to Sign-in to be able to freely browse and use the website.
(b) Contest Organizer: is the Business, Charity or Organization that has posted a Prize Contest Listing onto the PrizeDirectory.com website. All Prize Contests listed by Contest Organizers are Hosted by the Contest Organizers and are provided for interaction on their own websites, off PrizeDirectory.com. Tradease Ltd have no control, no influence, no responsibility and no liability for Prize Contests hosted by any Contest Organizers who have their Prize Contests listed on PrizeDirectory.com.
2.3. Registration and Account Security:
2.3.1. In order to access certain features of the Website (such as the “Favorites” function) you must register a User Account with a password only known to you and provide accurate and complete registration information.
2.3.2. Your User Account registration is subject to approval by us and we reserve the right to decline any User Account application for any lawful reason, including and not limited to: cost to maintain data, supply and demand, region or country of residence, age, or any other business, legal or ethical considerations.
2.3.3. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Account credentials and for all activities that occur under your Account.
For security reasons it is important that you never share your Account password with anyone.
2.3.4. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your Account or any other breach, or suspected breach of security.
3. User Accounts:
3.1. Free Registration:
When you create a User Account you are not charged a fee.
3.2. Account Holder:
3.2.1. You can register a User Account in your own name, if you are doing so to Enter Contests and save Prize Contest Listings to your favorites.
3.2.2. If you are registering a User Account to List Prize Competitions, then you are registering on behalf of the Business, Organisation or Charity that is the Contest Organizer. By doing so you are confirming and agreeing that you represent and warrant that you are authorized to enter into binding contracts, including the Terms and Conditions, on behalf of the Contest Organizer.
3.3. Your Account Information:
3.3.1. When you regisiter a User Account, you confirm an agree that you will ensure that the information is accurate, truthful and complete and that you will keep that information current.
3.3.2. You agree not to provide any false or misleading information about your identity or location, the Business, Organisation or Charity and you agree to correct any information that is, or becomes false or misleading.
3.3.3. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate the User Account, or access to the Website and Services, of anyone who provides false, inaccurate, or incomplete information in creating, marketing, or maintaining a User Account.
4. Discrimination:
We are committed to providing a Website user experience, services and workplace where everyone feels welcome and respected, regardless of their race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or any other personal characteristic.
We have a zero-tolerance policy for discrimination of any kind including and not limited to: Race, Religion, Politics, Gender, Education, Life experience, background or history, Sexual orientation and Disability or Ability, and we will take swift action against anyone who violates this policy.
We believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to our success, and we are committed to creating a Website user experience, services and workplace where everyone can thrive. We are proud to be an equal opportunity service provider and employer.
5. Users relationship with Tradease Ltd:
We provide PrizeDirectory.com (Website) for Users to find, connect and communicate with each other. We are not involved directly in your communications, requests, offers, negotiations, transactions or the delivery of any Services or Assets and we are not a party to any arrangments, agreements or contracts that you may make with other Users. You are solely responsible for any content in any Prize Contest Listings, or Messages that you post, submit, send or receive via the Website or by any other means.
Tradease Ltd does not perform, carry out, provide or hosts any Prize Contests for any Contest Organizers. By using the Website you acknowledge, confirm and agree that Tradease Ltd does not control, supervise, monitor, arrange, or direct any Users in the performance of any contractual obligations they may have under any agreements or contracts with any other Users of the Website.
By using the Website you acknowledge, confirm and agree that:
(a) Tradease Ltd is not responsible for ensuring the accuracy or legality of any Content posted or submitted by Users, for which Users are solely responsible.
(b) Tradease Ltd does not make any representations about or guarantee any Prize Contests.
(c) Tradease Ltd is not responsible for the offering, procurement, quality, accuracy, competence or performance of any Prize Contests.
(d) No offer, service, agreement, contract, communication or transaction will create any kind of employment, agency, or joint venture relationship between Tradease Ltd and any User of the Website.
(e) Any Prize Contests that are Featured, Highlighted, Badged or Reviewed are in no way whatsoever any kind of guarantee of quality or ability, or any kind of recommendation or approval by Tradease Ltd of the User or the Prize Contest they have listed on the Website or any other Services, Assets or Products that they supply or provide.
(f) Tradease Ltd does not evaluate or test any Prize Contests to determine, ascertain or establish it for suitability, quality, viability or for any other reason.
(g) Tradease Ltd is not involved with or responsible for assessing whether any User should or should not enter into an agreement or contract with any other User.
(h) Tradease Ltd is not responsible for verifying any information about any Users, including Composite Information.
(i) Users are solely responsible for making any decision to enter into any kind of contract or agreement with any other Users.
(j) Tradease Ltd does not oversee, organise or carry out any negotiation, communication or monitoring of any agreements, contracts or services supplied by Users to other Users.
(k) All contracts and agreements for Expert Services are directly between Users and Tradease Ltd is not a party to those contracts or agreements.
6. Fees:
6.1. Registration Fees:
Users do not pay a Fee to use the Website.
6.2. Prize Contest Listing Fees:
6.2.1. Users (Contest Organizers) do not pay a Fee to submit and list their Prize Contest Listing on the Website.
6.2.2. When posting a Prize Contest Listing, it is made live on the Website for 7 Days at a time.
6.2.3. Prize Contest Listings that are set to manual renewal, expire and become “Hidden” at the end of the 7 Days period.
6.2.3. Prize Contest Listings that are set to Auto-Renew, will not be “Hidden” at the end of the 7 Days period.
6.2.4. Prize Contest Organizers can choose to have their Prize Contest Listings “Featured” (highlighted) for which there is an Upgrade Fee of $19.95 / 7 Days.
6.2.5. VAT is added to Prize Contest Listing Fees for UK based Users.
6.2.6. Payment for the Prize Contest Listing Featured Upgrades are by Debit/Credit Card, Google Payments and Direct Debit.
7. Prohibited Conduct:
As a User of PrizeDirectory.com you agree not to engage in any of the prohibited or restricted activities while using the Website, including and not limited to:
(a) Violating any applicable laws or regulations.
(b) Interfering with or disrupting the integrity or performance of the Website or the servers hosting it.
(c) Attempting to gain unauthorized access to the Website or any other User’s account.
(d) Uploading, transmitting, or distributing any viruses, malware, or other harmful computer code.
(e) Engaging in any fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading behavior.
(f) Collecting or harvesting personal information of other Users without their consent.
(g) Impersonating another person or entity or falsely representing your affiliation with any person or entity.
(h) Engaging in any activity that may negatively affect the operation of the Website.
(i) Engaging in any activity that may negatively affect the reputation of Tradease Ltd or any Website users.
(j) Submitting any Prize Contest Listing offering Prohibited Prizes (products and services).
(k) Using the Website to engage in an activity to sell prohibited asset or services.
(l) Posting any prohibited content.
Engaging in any of these actvities that may negatively affect the Website or is inconsistent with the business interests of Tradease Ltd, is in violation of the Terms and Conditions and may result in your Account being suspended and/or closed.
8. Intellectual Property:
8.1. (Ownership) The Website and all content, features, and functionality available on the Website, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, audio clips, videos, and software, are the property of Tradease Ltd or its licensors and are protected by intellectual property laws.
8.2. (Limited License) Subject to your compliance with these Terms and Conditions, and payment of any appropriate User fees, Tradease Ltd grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Website for non-commercial and commercial purposes.
8.3. (Restrictions) Except as expressly permitted in these Terms and Conditiuons, you may not modify, reproduce, distribute, display, perform, publish, license, create derivative works from, or sell any part of the Website or its content without the prior written consent of Tradease Ltd.
9. User Content:
9.1. (User Responsibility) You are solely responsible for any content you upload, submit, transmit, or display on the Website (“User Content”). By submitting User Content, you grant Tradease Ltd a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform your User Content in connection with the operation of the Website and our business.
9.2. (Prohibited Content) You agree not to upload, submit, or display any User Content that is prohibited, illegal, defamatory, infringing, obscene, untrue, derogatory, innacurate, incomplete, delayed, misleading, offensive, harmful, hateful or otherwise objectionable. You agree not to upload, submit, or display any listings that offer Prizes that do not meet with our Restricted and Prohibited Prizes Policy. Tradease Ltd reserves the right to remove any User Content that violates the Terms and Conditions or for any other reason, without prior notice.
Posting such content that may negatively affect the Website or is inconsistent with the business interests of Tradease Ltd, is in violation of the Terms and Conditions and may result in your Account being suspended and/or closed.
10. Reviews and Feedback:
10.1. Users can give star ratings and write reviews about Prize Contests listed on the Website. Tradease Ltd is not responsible for the content of any Review that you submit and the publication of such content is at your own risk.
10.2. Reviews can only be submitted by Users for a specific service that they have used and paid for.
10.3. As a User of the Website you are confirming that you understand and agree that we are not responsible for any content in any review. We cannot always prevent the misuse of the Website, and you agree that we are not responsible for any such misuse.
10.4. Users must not submit any content on a Review that is prohibited, illegal, defamatory, infringing, obscene, untrue, derogatory, innacurate, incomplete, delayed, misleading, offensive, harmful, hateful or otherwise objectionable and we reserve the right to ammend or remove any content in any review or remove the review. Posting such content that may negatively affect the Website, diminish the integrity of the review system or otherwise is inconsistent with the business interests of Tradease Ltd, is in violation of the Terms and Conditions and may result in your Account being suspended and/or closed.
Reviews do not constitute any kind of introduction, endorsement or recommendation by Tradease Ltd.
11. Third-Party Links and Content:
The Website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by Tradease Ltd. We do not endorse or assume any responsibility for such content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites, apps or services. Your interactions with third-party websites, apps and services are solely at your own risk.
12. Disclaimer of Warranties:
The Website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. Tradease Ltd does not warrant that the Website will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free from viruses or other harmful components. Your use of the Website is at your sole risk.
13. Limitation of Liability:
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Tradease Ltd and its officers, directors, employees, agents, partners and affiliates shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or in connection with your use of the Website, including but not limited to any errors or omissions in any content or services, loss of data, or loss of profits.
14. Indemnification:
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Tradease Ltd and its officers, directors, employees, agents, partners and affiliates from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of or in any way connected with your use of the Website.
15. Governing Law and Jurisdiction:
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United Kingdom. Any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to these Terms and Conditions or your use of the Website shall be exclusively brought in the courts located in the United Kingdom, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts.
16. Modifications:
We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms and Conditions at any time. The most current version of the Terms and Conditions will be posted on the Website. By continuing to use the Website after any modifications, you accept and agree to be bound by the revised Terms and Conditions.
17. Severability:
If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
18. Entire Agreement:
These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and Tradease Ltd regarding the use of the Website and supersede any prior or contemporaneous agreements, communications, and proposals, whether oral or written, between you and Tradease Ltd.
19. Contact Information:
For any queries related to these Terms and Conditions, clients, customers, partners, users and visitors may contact Tradease Ltd in writing via our website Contact Form, or by Post to the following address:
Tradease Ltd, 86-90 Paul Street, London, England, EC2A 4NE, United Kingdom.