Liz Pichon's Fabulous Colouring Competition terms and conditions

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Please read these terms and conditions carefully. By entering into Liz Pichon’s Fabulous colouring competition (“Competition”), you agree that you have read these terms and that you agree to them. Failure to comply with these terms and conditions may result in your disqualification from the Competition.

1. This Competition is run by Macmillan Children’s Books, a division of Pan Macmillan which is  a trading division of Macmillan Publishers International Limited, a company registered in England with registered number 02063302 and having its registered office at Cromwell Place, Hampshire International Business Park, Lime Tree Way, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8YJ (“Promoter”). 
2. To enter this Competition entrants must be: (a) resident of the UK; and (b) aged between 3 and 12 years old at the time of entry. Children must ask their parent or guardian for permission to enter into this Competition and by giving permission the parent or guardian must agree to read, accept and comply with these terms on the child’s behalf. We may require written proof of age and parental permission from entrants and winners.
3. This Competition is not open to directors or employees (or members of their immediate families or households) of the Promoter or anyone connected with the Competition. The Promoter reserves the right to verify the eligibility of entrants.
4. The Competition is open for entries between 00:01 GMT on 20^th June 2025 and 23:59 GMT on 8^th August 2025. 
5. No purchase is necessary to enter this Competition and will not increase your chances of winning, although entrants are responsible for all costs associated with preparing and submitting their entries.
6. You can enter this Competition in the following way: 

• Download one of our letter templates here. The child should colour in and decorate the template with their favourite designs and techniques - they can use crayons, paints, collage or any materials they would like, just make it FABULOUS, creative and colourful! They could fill the page with flowers, or maybe create a space scene.  The design does not have to be based on or linked to The Mubbles, but it must fill the page - just let their imagination run WILD!
• Send a photo or a scan of the child’s finished design via email to themubbles@macmillan.com using the subject line: ‘Liz Pichon's Fabulous Colouring Competition Submission' before the closing date, together with child's first name and age only. Please do not include the child’s surname, any photographs of the child or any other personally identifiable information with the entry.
• The maximum photograph or image resolution size is 20MB and 300dpi, in the following file formats: PDF, TIFF, JPG, PNG. The submitted file should show a clear picture with no shadows visible and for this reason we suggest that you do not fold the design, use staples or sellotape and avoid using glitter. 
• If you are a teacher submitting on behalf of a child, please make sure to get the child’s parent or guardian's permission prior to doing so and confirmation that they agree to these terms and conditions. If you are submitting multiple entries for different children in one email, please label each file with the relevant child’s first name and age.  

7. Only one entry per eligible child, joint entries are not permitted. Multiple entries per child, or entries not in compliance with these terms, will be deemed to be invalid and may lead to disqualification.

8. The entry must be the child’s own original work and we can’t accept any entries which include third party copyright material  (including cartoon characters other than The Mubbles), which reference commercial brands, or which have been created using AI tools. Entries must not breach any applicable legislation or regulations or contain any defamatory, offensive or any other unsuitable material. The entry must be suitable for presentation in a public forum.

9. Promoter accepts no responsibility for any entries that are incomplete, illegible, corrupted or fail to reach the Promoter by the closing date for any reason. Proof of  sending is not proof of receipt. No other form of entry is permitted. Please keep a copy of your entry as we will be unable to return entries or provide copies.

10. The prize for the Competition consists of the following:

1 winner will receive:

• A school visit in the UK from Liz Pichon to host a Mubbles event, subject to appropriate permission from the relevant school and the availability of Liz Pichon.
• The winning artwork featured in the music video for the  Mubbles song  ‘Fabulous’, which will be coming out in September 2025 and will be hosted on The Mubbles YouTube channel. 
• Copies of the books Meet the Mubbles and The Mubbles: When Berry Met Terry signed by creator Liz Pichon.
• A bumper bundle of STAEDTLER goodies with an RRP of over £100.

7 runners up will each receive:

• Their artwork featured in the music video for the Mubbles song  ‘Fabulous’,  which will be coming out in September 2025 and will be hosted on The Mubbles YouTube channel  
• Copies of the books Meet the Mubbles and The Mubbles: When Berry Met Terry.
• A bundle of STAEDTLER goodies with an RRP of over £25.

11. All entries may also be published on The Mubbles online gallery at the discretion of the Promoter and Liz Pichon Ltd. 

12. The prizes shall be awarded as follows: The winners will be chosen by a panel of judges based on use of colour and imagination and at least one judge (Liz Pichon) will be independent of the Promoter. Full names of the judging panel will be available on request. Any decision will be final and binding and no further communication will be entered into in relation to it.

13. Ownership of entries: The Promoter does not claim any rights of ownership in the entries. On behalf of your child and in consideration of the opportunity to participate in the Competition you grant to the Promoter and to Liz Pichon Ltd  a non-exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, world-wide, royalty free licence to publish, edit, display, use, transmit, make available, distribute and store your child’s entry  in whole or in part for any purpose for the full period of copyright including all periods of renewal, extension and revival of the copyright and in all media formats whether now known or devised in future (including without limitation on websites and social media channels) and to sublicense others to do the same, provided that nothing in these terms will oblige the Promotor or Liz Pichon Ltd  to use or exploit the entry. You also hereby waive all moral rights which your child may now or in the future hold in connection with the entry and acknowledge that the Promoter and/or Liz Pichon Ltd may require you to enter into additional written agreements in connection with their use of the entry.  

14. The winners of the Competition shall be notified as follows: They will receive an email from the marketing team at Macmillan Children's Books within 30 working days of the closing date notifying them of their win. The marketing team at Macmillan Children's Books will liaise with the main winner and/or their school directly to agree a suitable date for Liz Pichon to visit,  subject to appropriate permission from the relevant school and the availability of Liz Pichon.

15. The winners will be required to confirm acceptance of the prize within 10 working days and may be required to complete and return an eligibility form stating their child’s age and residency details, among other details. The Promoter will endeavour to ensure that contact is made with the main winner’s school and that the winners receive their other prizes within 30 days of the date they confirm acceptance of the prize.  If a winner does not accept the prize within 10 days of being notified, they will forfeit their prize and the Promoter reserves the right to choose another winner. Promoter’s decision is final and Promoter reserves the right not to correspond on any matter.

16. By entering the Competition, you agree that the first name and age of the winners may be used by Promoter, Liz Pichon Ltd and their licencees for reasonable post-event publicity in any form including on Promoter’s, Liz Pichon Ltd and their licensee’s website and social media pages at no cost.

17. The winners’ first name and county and a copy of the winning entries can be obtained by sending a stamped addressed envelope to ‘Liz Pichon’s Fabulous colouring competition, Pan Macmillan, The Smithson, 6 Briset Street, London EC1M 5NR’ 30 days after the closing date. If you object to any or all of your child’s first name, county and/or winning entry being made available, please inform the Promoter using these contact details and quoting the name of the Competition. In such circumstances, the Promoter must still provide the information and winning entry to the Advertising Standards Authority on request.

18. The Promoter reserves the right to cancel or amend these Terms and Conditions or change the Prize (to one of equal or greater value) as required by the circumstances. No cash equivalent to the Prize is available.

19. All personal data submitted by entrants is subject to and will be treated in a manner consistent with the Promoter’s Privacy Notice accessible at https://www.panmacmillan.com/privacy-notice and where relevant, Liz Pichon Ltd’s Privacy Policy accessible at https://themubbles.com/privacy-policy. By participating in this Competition, entrants hereby agree that Promoter and Liz Pichon Ltd and may collect and use their’s and their child’s personal information and acknowledge that they have read and accepted the Privacy notices referenced above.

20. This Promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, Instagram or YouTube. By participating you hereby release and hold harmless Instagram and YouTube from any and all liability associated with this Promotion. You are providing your information to the Promoter and not to Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, Instagram or YouTube.

21. The Promoter may at its sole discretion disqualify any entrant found to be tampering or interfering with the entry process, or to be acting in any manner deemed to be disruptive of or prejudicial to the operation or administration of the Competition or contrary to the spirit or intention of the Competition.

22. Other than for death or personal injury arising from negligence of the Promoter, so far as is permitted by law, the Promoter hereby excludes all liability for any loss, damage, cost and expense, whether direct or indirect, however caused in connection with the Competition or any aspect of the Prize. All activities are undertaken at the entrants own risk. Your legal rights as a consumer are not affected.  

23. Each entrant hereby releases and discharges Promoter and Liz Pichon Ltd and all persons acting under their permission or authority, from any and all claims and demands, personal, proprietary, or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with the use of their entry.

24. These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. Disputes arising in connection with this Competition shall be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.