Guitar Summit 2023 Riff Competition Terms and Conditions

These terms and conditions (the "Rules") apply to the Guitar Summit 2023 Riff competition (the "Competition"). By entering the Competition, entrants agree to be bound by these Rules.

The Competition is organised by Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited incorporated and registered in England and Wales with company number 02357989 whose registered office is at Artisan, Hillbottom Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP12 4HJ (“Focusrite”). ‘ADAM Audio’ is a brand associated with the Focusrite Group.

To enter the Competition for a chance to win, you will need to visit Focusrite’s stand at Guitar Summit 2023 and fill in your name, email address and country on our laptop.

An independent judge shall select five winners out of the eligible entrants. He will judge entries according to originality, memorability, and general preference.

First place (best riff) shall receive:

  • 1x Clarett+ 2pre
  • 2x Day tickets to Guitar Summit 2024

Second place shall receive:

  • 1x Scarlett 2i2 Studio
  • 2x Day tickets to Guitar Summit 2024

Third place shall receive:

  • 1x ADAM SP5
  • 2x Day tickets to Guitar Summit 2024

Fourth place shall receive:

  • 1x Circuit Rhythm
  • 2x Day tickets to Guitar Summit 2024

Fifth place shall receive:

  • 1x Circuit Tracks
  • 2x Day tickets to Guitar Summit 2024

Key Competition Dates:

  • 22/9/2023 competition starts
  • 24/9/2023 competition ends
  • the winner will be notified by email by 6/10/2023
  • failure to claim the prize by 20/10/2023 may result in disqualification and forfeiture of the prize(s).

Entrants must be resident in a Participating Territory to be eligible for a prize, therefore the Competition is void in all other countries and where prohibited or restricted by law. A Participating Territory is: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Barbuda (Antigua), Belgium, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Canada, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chad, Channel Islands (Guernsey), Channel Islands (Jersey), Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Holland (The Netherlands), Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Republic of Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, South Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Martinique, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nevis (St. Kitts), New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal (excluding Azores and Madeira), Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, UK Mainland, Union Island (St. Vincent and the Grenadines), United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Uruguay, Vietnam, Virgin Gorda (British Virgin Islands), and Zambia.

By entering the Competition you confirm and warrant that you are aged 18 or over and that you are not an employee (or a family member of an employee) of Focusrite, ADAM Audio or any company (including any subsidiaries) involved in operating or sponsoring the Competition or awarding any prizes.

By entering the Competition with your email address, you grant Focusrite and ADAM Audio permission to send you emails for marketing and advertising reasons. To opt out of these, please find information at https://store.focusrite.com/en-gb/privacy and https://www.adam-audio.com/en/legal-info-privacy/, respectively. Even if you opt out of general advertising emails, you may still receive some key announcements relating to Scarlett products.

If you are a prize winner then Focusrite may require you to prove your identity including a proof of your address. By claiming a prize, you hereby warrant that all information submitted by you is true, current and complete. Focusrite reserves the right to verify the eligibility of all entrants.

Focusrite reserves the right to disqualify any entrant if it has reasonable grounds to believe the entrant has breached any of the Rules. In the event of any dispute regarding the Rules, conduct, results and all other matters relating to a Competition, the decision of Focusrite shall be final and no correspondence or discussion shall be entered into.

Focusrite reserves the right to cancel or amend the Competition or the Rules without notice. Any changes will be amended to these terms and conditions.

There is no charge to register for use of the website. Prizes are non-transferable and there is no cash alternative. Focusrite reserves the right to substitute prizes for prizes of equal or greater value at any time. No prizes can be redeemed for cash.

Focusrite cannot accept any responsibility for any damage, loss, injury or disappointment suffered by any entrant entering the Competition or as a result of accepting any prize. Focusrite is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment or software, failure of any email or entry to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site, or any combination of these, including any injury or damage to entrant's or any other person's computer or mobile telephone related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in the Competition. Nothing shall exclude Focusrite's liability for death or personal injury as a result of its negligence.

Winners may be requested to take part in promotional activity and Focusrite reserves the right to use the names and addresses of winners (no address will be disclosed publicly), any equipment the winner may use, their photographs and audio and/or visual recordings of them in any publicity.

Any personal data relating to entrants will be used solely in accordance with current UK data protection legislation and subject to these Rules will not be disclosed to a third party without the individual's prior consent. Please see Focusrite or Novation's privacy policy for further details, a copy of which can be found at https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/29650626/legal. Data relating to entrants will be retained by Focusrite for a reasonable period after the Competition closes to assist Focusrite to operate competitions in a consistent manner and to deal with any queries on the Competition as well as sending information about Focusrite and Novation's products to entrants.

The Competition and Rules will be governed by English law and any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England. Focusrite makes no representation that materials on the Website relating to this Competition are appropriate or available for use at all locations and it is your responsibility to ensure that accessing the Website and entering the Competition is not illegal or strictly prohibited by the laws of the country you are in.

If you have any queries in relation to the Competition, you can contact us by email on competitions@focusrite.com