Competitions and Prize Draws

Terms and Conditions

1. These terms and conditions apply to the prize draw entitled Graveyard Shift Prize Draw. Any qualifying customer who orders a hardback copy of Graveyard Shift by M. L. Rio (ISBN: 9781035421732/9781035421350) on Waterstones.com before 23:59 on 23rd September 2024 whose payment is successfully processed will be automatically entered into the prize draw.
2. Only one prize per Entrant is allowed notwithstanding multiple or second or subsequent purchases of the Title. Signed copies of the Title (if applicable) are subject to availability.
3. The ‘Entrant’ is the person making the payment for the order, whose billing details are provided upon order completion.
4. Entrants must be aged 18 or over. Entrants must be residents of Great Britain and must provide a valid contact method to enable notification if they are a winner. This prize draw is not open to employees or contractors of the Promoter or the Publisher, their immediate families, nor to any other person connected with the pre-order draw.
5. There will be 1 prize winner, who will win a 45-minute personal book-shopping experience with M. L. Rio and the winner's guest at Waterstones Piccadilly on 6th November, including a £50 Waterstones gift card and two tickets to her event that evening. A £100 contribution towards travel plus a night stay in a central London hotel will be provided.
6. The Promoter reserves the right to amend the specification of the prize or offer an alternative prize of equivalent status. No cash alternative will be offered. The Prize is non-transferable.
7. Unsuccessful entrants will not be contacted. The decision of the Promoter on all matters is final.
8. A random draw of all valid entries will take place within six working days after the closing date above to select the winner(s). The winner(s) will be notified by telephone or email, and MUST respond by midnight within seven days of the date of contact, providing a valid GB address for the prize to be dispatched to. If a selected winner does not meet all of the entry conditions or refuses the prize, another entrant will be selected at random from the remaining eligible entries within a reasonable timeframe.
9. In exceptional circumstances the Promoter may be required to terminate, amend or withdraw this promotion and/or these terms and conditions.
10. Entry to the prize draw is conditional on acceptance of these terms and conditions, which are governed exclusively by English Law and under the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. By entering this prize draw you are deemed to have read and accepted these terms.
11. The Promoters will either publish or make each winner’s surname and county available on request to the following email address [email protected] (please state the name of the prize draw in the subject heading, such request to be received within 10 weeks of the prize draw closing date). If an Entrant does not want his/her surname and county to be published or made available in this way, please let us know by emailing [email protected].
12. The contact details you provide upon entry to the prize draw will be used by the Promoter to contact entrants if necessary to notify winners or to check eligibility requirements have been met, and will not be shared with other companies except to the extent necessary to provide the prize. The Promoter will only use your email address and other personal information in compliance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (including any amended, equivalent or subsequent legislation). Waterstones’ Privacy Policy can be viewed HERE and Hachette's Privacy Policy can be viewed HERE.

Promoter(s): Waterstones Booksellers Limited (“Waterstones”) (company number: 00610095) whose registered office address is at 203-206 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9HD.