World Photography Day Competition Terms & Conditions
This Prize draw is promoted by Hays Travel Limited (HTL) (registered number 01990682) whose registered office is at Gilbridge House, Keel Square, Sunderland SR1 3HA. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE THE CHANCES OF WINNING.
1. Eligibility: The Contest (the “Contest”) is open only to those who are 18 years of age or older as of the date of entry. The Contest is only open to legal residents of the United Kingdom and is void where prohibited by law. Employees of HTL their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, suppliers and their immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible to participate in the Contest.
2. Agreement to Rules: By participating, you agree to be fully unconditionally bound by these Rules, and you represent and warrant that you meet the eligibility requirements set forth herein. In addition, you agree to accept the decisions of HTL, as final and binding as it relates to the content. The Contest is subject to all applicable laws and regulations of England and Wales.
3. Contest Period: Entries will be accepted online starting on Wednesday 19th August 2026 at 8am and ending on Wednesday 26th August 2026. All online entries must be received by 11:59pm on Wednesday 26th August 2026.
4. How to Enter: The Contestant will be required to upload an image of their favourite holiday memory via the link provided on the competition post, https://photos.pixlee.co/haystravel-worldphotographydaycompetition. The uploaded image must be approved by HTL in order for the Contestant to be eligible for entry into the prize draw. By submitting an image, the Contestant acknowledges and agrees that, if approved by HTL, their image will be displayed publicly on the competition landing page and may be visible to anyone who accesses or views the landing page. HTL reserves the right to reject any image which, at its sole discretion, is inappropriate, offensive, obscene, defamatory, discriminatory, unlawful or otherwise unsuitable for publication or inclusion in the competition. This may include, but is not limited to, images containing offensive or inappropriate language or gestures, nudity or sexually explicit content, graphic or violent content, discriminatory or hateful material, illegal activity, or content that infringes the rights of any third party. Images that are rejected will not be entered into the prize draw, and the Contestant will not be eligible to win the prize in respect of that submission. The entry must fulfil all Contest requirements, as specified above including providing your first and surname and email address, to be eligible to win the prize. Internet access is required to enter the prize draw. Entries that are not complete or do not adhere to the rules or specifications may be disqualified at the sole discretion of HTL. You may enter multiple times, and you must fill in the information requested each time. If HTL believes you have used fraudulent methods or otherwise attempted to circumvent the rules your submission may be removed from eligibility at the sole discretion of HTL. By sharing your holiday photos, this confirms you give HTL permission to use your entered holiday photo and confirm you have read, understood and agree to the conditions below. The permission you give HTL will be an on-going basis, to use your holiday photo, without charge, HTL does not claim ownership of your post. You grant to HTL, its agents, employees, legal representatives, and assigns, and those acting under its permission and upon its authority, or those for whole HTL is acting, a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide, transferable and sub-licensable right to host and display your holiday photo in electronic formats. You agree that we may publicly display, distribute, modify, adapt, publish and create derivative works from the post on our website, social media, blog, banner and marketing emails. You confirm that you took the holiday photo or own the right to the post. You confirm you did not copy anyone else’s holiday photo or use anyone else’s content in your holiday photo. If there’s a person in the holiday photo, you have their permission and agreement to feature them in your holiday photo. If they are a child under the age of 18, you must have their parent or guardian’s permission. You understand and agree that we might not always be able to credit you as the creator of your holiday photo, but if we do, you agree for us to use your name as provided at the time of entry. You are in control of the content you provide and can terminate this agreement any time by emailing socialmedia@hays-travel.co.uk. Termination of holiday photos before the closing of the competition will result in entries being withdrawn. Please note that we don’t have an obligation to store or use your Content. We’ll delete it or confirm we no longer hold it within a reasonable period, no longer than a calendar month from termination of the agreement.
5. Prizes: One winner will receive: 1 x £100 Hays Travel Gift Card 1 x Instax Mini Link 3 Smartphone Printer 13 1 x film 1 x photo album HTL does not accept liability if the winner loses the gift card or fails to redeem in accordance with the HTL terms and conditions of the gift card. The gift card will be valid for 12 months after collection. No cash or other prize substitution permitted except at HTL discretion. Any and all prize related expenses, including without limitation any and all England and Wales laws and regulations and/or local taxes shall be the sole responsibility of the winner. No substitution of prize or transfer/assignment of prize to others or request for the cash equivalent by winners is permitted. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission for HTL to use winner's name, likeness, and entry for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. Specifics of the prize shall be solely determined by HTL. No cash or other prize substitution permitted except at HTL discretion. Any and all prize related expenses, including without limitation any and all England and Wales laws and regulations and/or local taxes shall be the sole responsibility of the winner. No substitution of prize or transfer/assignment of prize to others or request for the cash equivalent by winners is permitted. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission for HTL to use winner's name, likeness, and entry for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation, unless prohibited by law.
6. Odds: The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
7. Winner selection and notification: The Winner of the Contest will be selected in a random drawing under the supervision of HTL on Thursday 27th August 2026. The Winner will be notified by an email from socialmedia@hays-travel.co.uk with the words ‘You have won’. This will be announced by Monday 31st August 2026 following the winner selection. Once the winner has been drawn and contacted HTL will let the public know of this by publishing on our Hays Travel Instagram, Facebook and TikTok Stories. HTL shall have no liability for a winner's failure to receive notices due to winners' spam, junk e-mail, missed notification or other security settings or for winners' provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information. If the selected winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim the prize within 14 days from the time the winner has been notified then another winner will be drawn taking their place. The receipt by winner of the prize offered in this Contest is conditioned upon compliance with any and all England and Wales laws and regulations. any violation of these official rules by any winner (at HTL sole discretion) will result in such winner's disqualification as winner of the contest and all privileges as winner will be immediately terminated.
8. Rights Granted by you: By entering this content you understand that HTL anyone acting on behalf of HTL, or its respective licensees, successors and assigns will have the right, where permitted by law, without any further notice, review or consent to print, publish, broadcast, distribute, and use, worldwide in any media now known or hereafter in perpetuity and throughout the World, your entry, including, without limitation, the entry and winner's name, portrait, picture, voice, likeness, image or statements about the Contest, and biographical information as news, publicity or information and for trade, advertising, public relations and promotional purposes without any further compensation.
9. Terms: HTL reserves the right, in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the contest should (in its sole discretion) a virus, bugs, non-authorised human intervention, fraud or other causes beyond its control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Contest. HTL reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or website or violates these Terms & Conditions. HTL has the right, in its sole discretion, to maintain the integrity of the Contest, to void votes for any reason, including, but not limited to; multiple entries from the same user from different IP addresses; multiple entries from the same computer in excess of that allowed by Contest rules; or the use of bots, macros or scripts or other technical means for entering. Any attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made; Hays Travel Limited reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. This competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Meta. Meta accepts no liability for this competition.
10. Limitation of Liability: By entering you agree to release and hold harmless HTL and its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers and directors from any liability, illness, loss, litigation, claim or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from (i) such entrant's participation in the Contest and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize or any portion thereof, (ii) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunctioning of any computer, cable, network, hardware or software; (iii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions or telephone or Internet service; (iv) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; (v) electronic or human error which may occur in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries. Nothing in this condition shall limit or exclude liability for death or personal injury as a result of HTL`s negligence or for any fraud or fraudulent misrepresentations committed by HTL.
11. Disputes: This contest is governed by the laws of England and Wales without respect to conflict of law doctrines. As a condition of participating in this Contest, participant agrees that any and all disputes which cannot be resolved between the parties, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively before a court located in the England and Wales having jurisdiction. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances will participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, including reasonable legal fees, other than participant's actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e. costs associated with entering this Contest), and participant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.
12. Privacy Policy: Information submitted with an entry is subject to the Privacy Policy stated on the HTL Website. To read the Privacy Policy, click here - https://www.haystravel.co.uk/privacy-policy/
Entries are submitted and processed through Emplifi/Pixlee, a third-party platform provider. Your personal data and submitted content may therefore also be processed by Emplifi in accordance with its Product Privacy Policy. To read Emplifi’s Product Privacy Policy, click here – https://emplifi.io/legal/product-privacy-policy/.
13. Winners List: To obtain a copy of the winner's surname and country or a copy of these Official Rules, mail your request along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Hays Travel Limited, Gilbridge House, Keel Square, Sunderland, SR1 3HA. The Winner may object to any or all of their surname and county being made available, however, the HTL must still provide the information to the Advertising Standards Authority on request.
14. If any of these terms and conditions is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of these terms and conditions shall remain valid and enforceable.