Terms & Conditions

www.twochicks.co.uk is operated by Anna Alla Ltd, trading as Two Chicks (‘Two Chicks’ or ‘us’ or ‘we’). Our registered office is at Timsons Business Centre, Bath Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 8NQ. Our company registration number is 5620265. Our VAT registration number is 899271559.

If you (the user or viewer of our website) continue to browse and use this website, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by these terms and conditions of use (‘Terms’), which together the policies listed below, govern Two Chicks’ relationship with you in relation to your use of this website. If you disagree with any part of these Terms, please do not use this website.

These Terms refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of this website:

• Our Privacy Policy (see https://twochicks.co.uk/pages/privacy-policy);
• Our Cookie Policy (see https://twochicks.co.uk/pages/cookie-policy).

Changes to these Terms

• We may amend these Terms from time to time. Every time you wish to use this website, please check these Terms to ensure that you understand the terms that apply at that time.

Changes to, suspension or withdrawal of this website

• The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on this website.
• Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on this website, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on this website is accurate, complete or up to date. Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.
• The content of this website is subject to change without notice to reflect changes to our products, our users’ needs and our business priorities.
• We do not guarantee that this website, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. We may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of this website for business and operational reasons. We will try to give you reasonable notice of any suspension or withdrawal.
• You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access this website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.
• This website is directed to people residing in the United Kingdom. We do not represent that content displayed or made available on or through this website is appropriate for use or available in other locations. 

Transfer of these Terms to another organisation

• We may transfer our rights and obligations under these Terms to another organisation. We will always tell you in writing on this page of our website if this happens, and we will ensure that the transfer will not affect your rights under any contract between us.

How you may use this website

• We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in this website, and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.
• You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from this website for your personal use and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to content posted on this website.
• You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.
• Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on this website must always be acknowledged.
• You must not use any part of the content on this website for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors.
• If you print off, copy or download any part of this website in breach of these Terms, your right to use this website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.
• All trademarks reproduced in this website, which are not the property of, or licensed to us, are acknowledged on the website. 

Third party websites

• Where this website contains links to other websites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. Such links should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked websites or information you may obtain from them. We have no control over the contents of those websites or resources.
• We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors and for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation. 

Our liability to you

• If you are a business user:
  • We exclude all implied conditions, warranties, representations or other terms that may apply to this website or any content on it.
  • We will not be liable to you for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with: (a) use of, or inability to use, this website; or use of or reliance on any content displayed on this website.
  • In particular, we will not be liable for: (a) loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue; (b) business interruption; (c) loss of anticipated savings; (d) loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or (e) any indirect or consequential loss or damage.
• If you are a consumer user:
  • Please note that we only provide this website for domestic and private use. You agree not to use this website for any commercial or business purposes, and we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.
  • If defective digital content that we have supplied, damages a device or digital content belonging to you and this is caused by our failure to use reasonable care and skill, we will either repair the damage or pay you compensation.

Your personal information

• We will only use your personal information as set out in our Privacy Policy 

Viruses

• We do not guarantee that this website will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.
• You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform to access this website. You should use your own virus protection software.
• You must not misuse this website by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to this website, the server on which this website is stored or any server, computer or database connected to this website. You must not attack this website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use this website will cease immediately.

Rules about linking to this website

• You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it.
• You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists.
• You must not establish a link to this website in any website that is not owned by you.
• This website must not be framed on any other website, nor may you create a link to any part of this website other than the home page.
• We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
• The website in which you are linking must comply in all respects with reasonable content standards, and with all applicable laws and regulations.
• If you wish to link to or make any use of content on this website other than that set out above, please contact us at contactus@twochicks.co.uk. 

Dispute resolution

• If you are a consumer, please note that these Terms, their subject matter and their formation, are governed by English law. You and we both agree that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction except that if you are a resident of Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.
• If you are a business, these Terms, their subject matter and their formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Future Female Entrepreneur Terms & Conditions

1.            About this Competition

1.1          These are the terms and conditions, which will apply to The Two Chicks Empowerment Fund’s Future Female Entrepreneur competition (the “Competition”). By submitting a Competition entry, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms and conditions.

1.2          The Competition offers aspiring female entrepreneurs the chance to spend time with and receive guidance from an established female entrepreneur (an “FFE Business Owner”).   

2.            About Us

2.1          We, The Two Chicks Empowerment Fund of Timsons Business Centre, Bath Road, Kettering, Northants, England, NN16 8NQ are the promoter of this Competition.

2.2          We are a UK charitable trust focussed on helping girls and young women to achieve their goals, through a range of educational and cultural initiatives.

2.3          For further information about us, please visit: https://twochicks.co.uk/pages/empowermentfund.

3.            How to enter

3.1          The Competition will be open until 12pm GMT on 27^th May 2022 (“Closing Time”). We must have received all entries before the Closing Time in order to be considered and any entries received after the Closing Time will be automatically disqualified, unless we announce otherwise on our website.

3.2          To enter the Competition, you will need to complete our Online Application Form and submit this to us before the Closing Time. We cannot accept entries submitted by any other method.

3.3          We will not accept responsibility for Competition entries that are lost, mislaid, damaged or delayed in transit, regardless of cause, including, for example, as a result of any equipment failure, technical malfunction, systems, satellite, network, server, computer hardware or software failure of any kind.

3.4          You do not have to pay anything or purchase any products from Two Chicks in order to enter the Competition.

3.5          Further information about how the Competition works and what it includes can be found at: https://twochicks.co.uk/pages/future-female-entrepreneur.

4.            Eligibility

4.1          This Competition is only open to entrants who are women, aged between 18 and 24 (inclusive) and who are resident in the UK.

4.2          The Competition is not open to any of the following groups:

4.2.1      anyone employed by us or any of our related companies;

4.2.2      employees of any of our agents, suppliers or their associated companies, who are professionally connected with the Competition or its administration (including those of any FFE Business Owner); or

4.2.3      members of the immediate families or households of the above.

4.3          By entering the Competition, you confirm that you are eligible to do so and eligible to claim any prize you may win. We may require you to provide proof that you are eligible to enter the Competition upon request.

4.4          We will not accept Competition entries that are:

4.4.1      automatically generated by computer;

4.4.2      completed by third parties or in bulk;

4.4.3      illegible, have been altered, reconstructed, forged or tampered with;

4.4.4      photocopies and not originals; or

4.4.5      incomplete.

4.5          There is a limit of one entry per person. Entries on behalf of another person will not be accepted and joint submissions are not allowed.

4.6          We reserve the right to disqualify you if your conduct is contrary to the spirit or intention of this Competition.

4.7          Competition entries cannot be returned.

5.            The prizes

5.1          The successful entrants to the Competition will each be given the opportunity to spend a day with an FFE Business Owner, visiting their business. Successful entrants will also have the opportunity to ask for guidance from the FFE Business Owner about their business ideas or plans if they wish (“FFE Visits”).

5.2          The exact structure, length and activities involved in an FFE Visit will vary and we cannot guarantee specifically what it will entail, except that each of the participating entrepreneur’s will give the entrant they meet with an hour of their day to support the successful entrant with their own business goals.

5.3          There are a limited number of FFE Visits available and FFE Visits will be allocated by us to the successful entrants, but we will (in good faith) to try and match entrants with an appropriate FFE Business Owner.

5.4          All of the FFE Visits will be held between 20^th and 24^th June 2022. If a successful entrant is unable to attend their designated FFE Visit, we reserve the right to withdraw their prize and offer the FFE Visit to another Competition entrant. FFE Visits offered to an entrant are not negotiable or transferable by the entrant.

5.5          The prize of an FFE Visit does not include travel insurance, transport costs, food and drink, spending money, tax or personal expenses unless specifically agreed otherwise and these costs will be solely the winner’s responsibility.

5.6          Where required, winners will also be responsible for ensuring that they meet any requirements for travelling to their FFE visit, including (where required) holding a valid passport and obtaining any required visas or travel documents.  

5.7          We reserve the right to withdraw or change any particular FFE Visits if necessary, including as a result of any circumstances beyond our reasonable control (such as an FFE Business Owner being ill or unavailable).

6.            Winners

6.1          We will contact the successful entrants personally as soon as practicable after the Announcement Date, using the telephone number or email address provided with the Competition entry.

6.2          We will either publish or make available information on our website that indicates that a valid award took place. To comply with this obligation we will publish the surname and county of our Competition winners and, if applicable, parts of their winning entries on our website. The initial winners will be announced and informed that they have been chosen by 31^st May 2022 (the “Announcement Date”), unless announce otherwise on our website.

6.3          If you object to any or all of your surname, county and winning entry being published or made available, please contact us at empowerment@twochicks.co.uk. In such circumstances, we must still provide the information and winning entry to the Advertising Standards Authority on request.

6.4          The Competition entries will be judged by Anna and Alla (the two directors of “Two Chicks” who set up the Two Chicks Empowerment Fund) based on the quality of entries received and the answers given by entrants to the questions on our application form. The decision of the judges (acting reasonably) will be final.

7.            Claiming the prize

7.1          We will notify all successful entrants that they have won by 31^st May 2022 (unless announce otherwise on our website) and will provide them with further details about their designated FFE Visit.

7.2          If you are chosen as a winner, you will need to follow the instructions we provide to you about your FFE Visit, including where you will need to go, when the FFE Visit will take place and any information or documents you are required to provide beforehand. Please note in some cases you may be required to sign documents from the FFE Business Owner to protect the confidentiality and privacy of anything you see or hear during your FFE Visit. Where this is requested by an FFE Business Owner, you signing such documents will be a condition of you being able to attend your FFE Visit.

7.3          The FFE Visit may not be claimed by someone else or any third party on your behalf.

7.4          We will make all reasonable efforts to contact the winners. If a winner cannot be contacted or is not available, or has not claimed their prize within 7 of days of the Announcement Date, we reserves the right to offer the prize to the next eligible entrant selected from the correct entries that were received before the Closing Time.

7.5          We do not accept any responsibility if you are not able to take up the prize.

8.            Limitation of liability

Insofar as is permitted by law, neither we nor any of our agents or distributors will in any circumstances be responsible or liable to compensate the winner or accept any liability for any loss, damage, personal injury or death occurring as a result of taking up the prize except where it is caused by our negligence or that of our agents or distributors or their employees. Your statutory rights are not affected.

9.            Ownership of competition entries and intellectual property rights

You agree that we may, but are not required to, make your entry (or some of it) available our website, our social media and any other media, in connection with any publicity of the Competition and the Two Chicks Empowerment Fund. You agree to grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, irrevocable licence, for the full period of any intellectual property rights in the Competition entry and any accompanying materials (including social media posts by you at or about your FFE Visit), to use, display, publish, transmit, copy, edit, alter, store, re-format and sub-licence the Competition entry and any accompanying materials for such purposes. We will do and do not claim to take any ownership of or rights to any intellectual property in any business ideas or plans you submit to us as part of your entry for the Competition.  

10.          Data protection and publicity

We will only process your personal information as set out in our Privacy Policy. This will include using any personal information you provide in your application form to notify you if you are chosen as a winner and to arrange the winners’ FFE Visits with their selected FFE Business Owner.

11.          General

11.1       If there is any reason to believe that there has been a breach of these terms and conditions, we may, at its sole discretion, reserve the right to exclude you from participating in the Competition.

11.2       We reserve the right to hold void, suspend, cancel, or amend the Competition where it becomes necessary to do so.

11.3       These terms and conditions shall be governed by English law, and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.