Terms, Privacy & Competition Rules
Everything you need to know about playing fairly, protecting your data and the £500 prize draw.
Competition Terms & Conditions
Promoter: Manak Solicitors Ltd, 262 High Street, Orpington BR6 0NH, United Kingdom.
1. Eligibility
- Open to all individuals aged 18 or over who are resident in the United Kingdom.
- Employees of Manak Solicitors Ltd, their immediate family members and anyone otherwise connected with the organisation or judging of the competition are not eligible to enter.
- Only one entry per person is permitted. Multiple entries by the same individual will be disqualified.
- No purchase is necessary to enter or win.
2. How to Enter
- Enter by completing the free prediction game at this website before the closing date.
- Providing an email address is optional for playing the prediction game, but required if you wish to be entered into the prize draw.
- Entries are received when the participant locks in their predictions and receives a unique prediction code.
3. Closing Date
The competition closes at 8pm BST on 11 June 2026 — when the first match of the FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off. Entries received after this time will not be counted.
4. Prize
- One winner will receive a cash prize of £500 (five hundred pounds sterling).
- The prize is non-transferable and no cash alternative will be offered.
- The promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize with another of equivalent value without giving notice.
5. Winner Selection
- The winner will be selected at random from all valid entries using a certified random number generator within 14 days of the closing date.
- The selection will be supervised and verified by an independent person where reasonably practicable.
- The decision of the promoter is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
6. Winner Notification
- The winner will be contacted via the email address provided at the time of entry within 7 days of the draw.
- The winner must respond within 14 days of the initial contact to claim the prize and provide any details required for payment.
- If the winner does not respond within 14 days, or if the email bounces or is undeliverable, the promoter reserves the right to select an alternative winner at random from the remaining valid entries using the same process.
- This process will be repeated up to a maximum of three attempts, after which the prize will be forfeited and retained by the promoter for future promotional use.
7. Publicity
The winner agrees to the use of their first name and general location (town/city only) in any publicity material, including social media and the Manak Solicitors website. Personal contact details will never be published without explicit consent.
8. General
- The promoter reserves the right to cancel or amend the competition and these terms and conditions without notice in the event of a catastrophe, war, civil or military disturbance, act of God or any actual or anticipated breach of any applicable law or regulation.
- Entry into the competition will be deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions.
- This competition is governed by the laws of England and Wales and any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
- The competition is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, FIFA or any other third party.
Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2 June 2026
Manak Solicitors Ltd ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This policy sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us in connection with the World Cup Predictor game.
Information we collect
- First name: used to personalise your prediction card and leaderboard entry.
- Postcode: used solely to allocate you to your nearest Manak community area (Orpington, Sevenoaks, Gravesend or Biggin Hill). We do not store your full postcode; only the outward code (e.g. "BR6") is retained.
- Email address (optional): required only if you wish to enter the prize draw. We will use it solely to contact you if you win and, only if you opt in, to send you occasional updates about Manak Solicitors.
- Predictions: your match score predictions, tournament winner pick and other game selections are stored to calculate your points and display leaderboards.
How we use your information
- To administer the prediction game and calculate scores.
- To display anonymised leaderboard entries (first name and area only).
- To contact prize draw winners.
- To send marketing communications only where you have given explicit consent.
Legal basis for processing
We process your personal data on the basis of consent (for prize draw entry and marketing) and legitimate interests (to run the game, calculate scores and display leaderboards). You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting us.
Data retention
We will retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting or reporting requirements. Prediction data and account information will be retained for the duration of the World Cup 2026 tournament and up to 12 months thereafter, after which it will be securely deleted. Prize draw entrant data will be retained for 12 months after the draw to satisfy regulatory requirements.
Your rights
Under UK data protection law, you have the right to request access to, rectification or erasure of your personal data; to restrict or object to processing; and to data portability. To exercise these rights, email us at privacy@manaksolicitors.co.uk.
Data sharing and third parties
We do not sell, trade or otherwise transfer your personal data to outside parties except where necessary to operate the game (our hosting and database providers, bound by strict confidentiality agreements) or where required by law.
Data security
We have implemented appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access.
Contact
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us at privacy@manaksolicitors.co.uk or write to Manak Solicitors Ltd, 262 High Street, Orpington BR6 0NH.