Create The Card Competition Rules 2022

  • The competition is open to all residents of the UK, including the Channel Islands, aged 12 – 16, except BBFC employees and anyone connected with the promotion. 

  • The BBFC is the promoter of the competition and responsible for prize promotion.  

  • Entrants must submit a design for a new BBFC Black Card and can enter electronically or by post

  • By entering the promotion, the participants agree: 

  1. to be bound by these terms and conditions; 

  2. that their name and county of residence will be released if they win a prize; 

  3. that should they win the promotion, their name and likeness may be used by BBFC for pre-arranged promotional purposes. 

  • Entrants should enter using the email address provided or by post, sending a black card design to ‘BBFC Create The Card Competition, BBFC, 3 Soho Square, London W1D 3HD.’ Entries received after the closing date of the promotion will not be considered. 

  • Entrants must supply their full name, email address, postal address and daytime telephone number, along with their age and school. These details will not be passed on to third parties or used in activity not related to the BBFC Create The Card Competition. For more information on our privacy policy can be found on our website https://www.bbfc.co.uk/privacy-statement. Only one entry will be permitted per person, regardless of method of entry. Bulk entries made by third parties will not be permitted. 

  • If an entrant turns 17 after the competition closing date, we will accept their entries, as long as they were 16 at the time of submission.

  • By entering, the participants agree that we can use your entry to promote the competition on social media and any other outlet as we see fit.

  • The closing date of the competition is 23:59 Wednesday 11 May

  • The winner(s) will be requested to sign a release form entering into an agreement which  grants the Promoter or Studio certain rights to the submission for its use. If the entrant refuses or is unable to enter these agreements the Prize will be forfeited and another winner will be selected who can. This process will continue until a valid winner is selected.

  • The winning entrant(s) will be the design selected by a panel of judges chosen by the BBFC after the closing date. The BBFC's decision as to the winner is final and no correspondence relating to the promotion will be entered. The winner(s) will be notified within 28 days of the close of the promotion by email or post. 

  • There is no cash alternative and the prize will not be transferable. The name and county of residence of the winner(s) will be available online within six months of the closing date of the promotion. 

  • If the prize cannot be fulfilled, then the BBFC retains the right to offer an alternative. 

  • BBFC reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions or to cancel, alter or amend the promotion at any stage, if deemed necessary in its opinion, or if circumstances arise outside of its control. 

  • If the winner is unable to be contacted within two calendar months of the promotion's closing date, BBFC reserves the right to offer the prize to a runner up, or to re-offer the prize in any future BBFC promotion. 

  • BBFC excludes liability to the full extent permitted by law for any loss, damage or injury occurring to the participant arising from his or her entry into the promotion or occurring to the winner(s) arising from his or her acceptance of a prize. 

  • The promotion is subject to the laws of England.