FAQS

1. By entering into the Competition, relevant organisations and their individual authorized representatives (henceforth collectively referred to as “entrants”) confirm their acceptance and agreement to these terms and conditions.

2. Entrants confirm that they accept and acknowledge that, should they be determined the winner of this Competition, they will be required to enter into a separate contractual agreement that stipulates the winner’s rules, in addition to all terms associated with use of the Prize Fund,  Vehicle and brand and reputational obligations of any winner (the “Winner’s Agreement”).  Pursuant to clause ‎36 below, should any winner object to entering into the Winner’s Agreement, the Promoter shall have the right to offer the prize to an alternative entrant.

3. The Competition is promoted and managed by JAGUAR LAND ROVER SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LIMITED (the “Promoter”) a company incorporated and registered under the laws of South Africa with company registration number 2001/027269/07 and whose registered office is at 28 Victoria Link, Route 21 Corporate Park, Nellmapius Drive, Irene X30, 0157.

3. These Terms and Conditions apply so far as the law permits so, please read them carefully before entering.

4. These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with South African law and/or any other legislation as deemed applicable. The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of South Africa shall have exclusive jurisdiction to deal with any dispute or claim that arises out of or in connection with these Terms and Conditions and the Competition.

CAN I ENTER THE COMPETITION?

5. The Competition is free to enter (no purchase necessary).

6. The Competition is open exclusively to:

6.1 small, registered non-governmental organisations (“NGOs”) and/or registered charitable non-profit organisations (“Charitable NPOs”) that:

(a) are validly registered in South Africa in accordance with applicable laws and have been in continuous operation as a registered NGO or Charitable NPO for at least 12 (twelve) months prior to the date of entry;

(b) have a net annual income not exceeding R12 million (or a threshold as determined by the Promoter);

(c) are approved as public benefit organisations in terms of Section 18A of the Income Tax Act, 1962 (as amended), and authorised to issue Section 18A receipts;

(d) remain duly registered and Section 18A-approved for the entire duration of the Competition Period and the subsequent donation process; and

(e) actively conduct humanitarian, environmental, or conservation projects aligned with one or more of the following pillars: Land, Sea, Wild, and Humanity.

6.2 Only entries submitted by individuals who are authorised representatives of qualifying NGOs or Charitable NPOs will be accepted. Such representatives must:

(a) be 21 years of age or older at the time of entry;

(b) be ordinarily resident in South Africa and remain so for the duration of the Competition Period and any subsequent term of the Winner’s Agreement;

(c) hold a valid South African driver’s licence, which has been held for a continuous period of not less than 3 (three) years; and

(d) have no prior disqualifications, outstanding warrants, or ongoing or pending legal proceedings that may affect their participation.

6.3 The organisation, and not the individual representative, shall be deemed the entrant.

7. The following individuals will not be eligible to enter the Competition:

7.1 A director, member, partner, employees, agents, consultants or suppliers of the Promoter, its retailer network and associated companies or any other person who directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by the Promoters or their Family Members. For the avoidance of doubt, “Family Members” means the parents, children, siblings, aunts and uncles, grandparents, grandchildren of an employee, agent or supplier of the Promoter, its retailer network and associated companies; and/or

7.2 individuals who are currently benefitting from any similar form of bursary, grant or competition prize fund to that of this Competition; and/or

7.3 any directors, members, employees; independent contractors; agents; associates; volunteers; beneficiaries;  sponsorship, bursary or other charitable funding recipients; or ambassadors of competitors of the Promoter (to be determined by, and at the sole discretion of, the Promoter) involved in the manufacture, production, import, distribution or sale (including direct consumer sales platforms new and used) of motor vehicles, clean hydrogen fuel cells, EV evolved technologies and mobility services such as subscription services (the “Brand Sector”).

8. Entrants must have validly completed the entry form.

9. In entering the Competition, entrants confirm that they are eligible to do so and eligible to claim any prize they may win.  It will be the Promoter’s sole decision as to whether any eligibility requirement has or has not been met and, further and in addition to clause ‎20 below, the Promoter may require evidence or confirmation from entrants before awarding prizes.

10. The Competition is open from 09:00 (CAT) Friday 2 May 2025 and closes at 23:59 (CAT) Monday 16^th June 2025 (the “Closing Date”) inclusive. Entries submitted after the Closing Date are automatically disqualified.

11. Entrants may submit up to 1 (one) valid entry only. Any additional entries will not be counted or eligible to win.

12. The Competition will require that entrants have access to a cell phone, an email account, a computer, a video recording device and internet access. These will not be provided by the Promoter and will be for the cost of the entrant.

13. The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify any entry which does not comply with these Terms and Conditions or if an entrant’s conduct is contrary to the spirit or intention of the Competition. 

14. No entries from agents, third parties, organised groups or entries automatically generated by computer will be accepted. No bulk entries will be accepted. Each entry is subject to approval by the Promoter.  Any entry that is deemed as offensive, inappropriate, obscene, unlawful or with otherwise objectionable content or information will not be granted approval and will therefore be excluded from the Competition, subject to the Promoter’s discretion.

15. In exercising its rights and discretion, the Promoter shall at no time during the Competition be required to provide justification, elaboration or explication for decisions made regarding inter alia, disqualifications, invalidations and/or non-consideration of entries.

16. If, for any reason, a technical interruption equipment failure, telephone failure, network, server, computer hardware or software failure or site failure or postal failure occurs and the Competition is not capable of running as planned or entries are not received or validly submitted or the Prize (as defined below) is disrupted, the Promoter reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Competition if necessary.

17. The Promoter does not take any responsibility for incomplete entries or entries that are lost, mislaid, damaged or delayed in transit (regardless of cause) and any such entries will not be considered valid. The Promoter will not accept proof of posting or transmission as proof of receipt of entry to the Competition.

18. The Promoter reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Competition if necessary.

19. Further to clause 6 and 9 above, Promoter reserves the right to require, including but not limited to, the applicable NGO/NPO registration documents, proof that the entrant is a section 18A-approved institution, proof of period of registration, proof of representative entrants’ age, proof of occupation or authorization to act for and on behalf of the organisation, and/or proof of drivers' license eligibility/validity.

20. The Promoter reserves the right to audit or request documentation to verify the eligibility, credentials, and activities of any entrant. Such right shall remain in effect for the duration of the Competition and Winner’s Agreement and the Promoter shall not be limited or unreasonably denied requests relevant to this purpose in perpetuity. Such audits may include but are not limited to the review of financial records, operational reports, and any other relevant documentation to ensure compliance with these Terms and Conditions and applicable laws in South Africa. Entrants agree to provide full cooperation and access to such documentation upon request. Failure to comply with this audit requirement may result in disqualification from the competition.

FIRST ROUND

21. To enter, each entrant must visit www.defenderawards.com (the “Website”) and complete the entry form (the “First Round”).

22. Only entries that have been answered in full, completed correctly and submitted will be considered as a valid entry. Late, illegible, incomplete, defaced or corrupt entries will not be accepted. No responsibility will be assumed by the Promoter’s in respect of late or incomplete entries.

23. All valid entries will be submitted to a third-party screening process for due diligence checks.

SECOND ROUND

24. Entrants who successfully pass the First Round (at the sole discretion of the Promoter) and the third-party screening process (set out in clause 23) will progress to the second round.

25. In the second round, entrants must:

25.1 Complete a form containing further questions regarding contact details; entrants’ proposed project details; and the impact the Prize (defined below) will have on the entrants’ project and charitable work; and

25.2 submit 1 (one) entry video describing their project, what they would use the funding for and why they should win the Competition. The Entry Video should be titled “Defender Awards” along with the entrant’s full name (“Entry Video”).

(“Second Round”).

26. Upon submitting the Entry Video, the entrant accepts, acknowledges and confirms that:

26.1 they are eligible to enter the Competition;

26.2 they acknowledge and accept that their name, image and/or Entry Video may be used in association with and for the promotion of the Competition (as set out in these Terms and Conditions);

26.3 the Entry Video must be between 60-90 seconds long, no bigger than 500 MB and in a mp4, mov, webm or m4v format only; and

26.4 their Entry Video must not contain or refer to any third-party brand and must not contain or reference any third-party names, logos, trademarks or use images which are under copyright without the copyright owner’s consent.

27. All valid Entry Videos will be submitted to a third-party screening process to assess entrant’s alignment with the Promoter’s brand values.

THIRD ROUND

28. Successful entrants will be chosen from all valid Second Round entries (and third-party screening process set out in clause 27) by an expert judging panel for their market (the “Finalists”) on Friday 12^th September 2025.

29. The number of South African market Finalists will be determined at the discretion of the Promoter.

30. Finalists will be contacted within 10 (ten) working days from Friday 12^th September 2025 via email and informed that they have been successfully chosen as a Finalist.

31. Finalists’ entries will be automatically progressed to the final round, where winning entries will be selected by a global expert judging panel (“Global Super Panel”).

THE PRIZE

32. 1 (one) winner for the South African market will be selected out of all Finalists submitted to the Global Super Panel, on Friday 10^th October 2025 (the “Winner(s)”).

33. Entrants shall be comprised of the following categories: ‘Defenders of the Land’, ‘Defenders of the Sea’, ‘Defenders of the Wild’ and ‘Defenders of Humanity’ (each a “Category” and together the “Categories”). The Winner determined by the Global Super Panel will be final and judges may in their absolute discretion place the Winner into a different Category to that stated in the Winner’s initial entry.

34. Entrants may only win 1 (one) prize throughout the duration of the Competition.

35. The Winner will be contacted via telephone and email using the telephone number and the email address provided with their Competition entry and within 10 (ten) working days from Friday 10^th October 2025. The Winner will be asked to confirm their name, contact details and that they accept the Prize. After such confirmation, the Winner will be provided with the Winner’s Agreement.

36. Pursuant to clause ‎2 and clause ‎35, the Winner will have 5 (five) working days to review and sign the Winner’s Agreement from the point of receipt. Should any Winner fail to enter into the Winner’s Agreement by this time, the Promoter shall have the right to offer the Prize to the next eligible Finalist.  

37. The Winner may be announced by the Promoter in/by means of:

(a) (solely at the discretion of the Promoter and subject to the Promoter holding the event) the ‘Defender Awards’ global event which will be held at a location and on a date to be determined by the Promoter and which Winner/s may be required to attend in person. Winner/s must therefore ensure that they possess a valid passport in order to travel to the event.  Subject to the Promoter’s travel and expense policy, the Promoter will confirm in writing to the Winner, any and all reasonable expenses the Promoter shall cover in relation to travel, accommodation, and limited food and beverages as a result of the Winner’s attendance to the ‘Defender Awards’ global event; and

(b) a press release and/or social media post(s) on the Promoter’s owned social channels

38. It is the responsibility of each entrant to ensure that the contact details provided through the website are accurate for notification of any Prize won by the Winner.

39. The Winner will win the Prize. There is 1 (one) Prize available to be won in total for the Winner.  The Prize for the Winner to receive is:

39.1 A grant bursary monetary award (the “Prize Fund”) in an amount equivalent to £100,000 (one hundred thousand pounds sterling), converted into South African Rand at the prevailing exchange rate at the time the Winner is elected or announced, to be used exclusively for the Winner’s charitable work during the Competition and term of the Winner’s Agreement. The Prize Fund shall be deemed inclusive of any VAT and shall be paid either as a once-off payment or in multiple tranches, at the Promoter’s sole discretion. All terms and conditions relating to its disbursement and permitted use shall be set out in the Winner’s Agreement

(the “Prize Fund”); and

39.2 Provision of 1 (one) Defender (of such model and specification to be determined by the Promoter) for use by the Winner for a specified period of time and solely in support of the Winner’s charitable work.  The duration and terms of use shall be determined by the Promoter and detailed in the Winner’s Agreement. and subject to the terms of the Winner’s Agreement (the “Vehicle”)

(collectively “the Prize”)

40. There are no cash or credit alternative prizes, and the Prize is non-transferable and non-negotiable.  The Prize may not be claimed by a third party on the Winner’s behalf.

41. If the Promoter subsequently discovers that the Winner is ineligible, has breached these Terms and Conditions or the terms of the Winner’s Agreement, or if foul play, unethical conduct, or misuse of the Prize (including, but not limited to, misapplication of any funds or use contrary to the agreed purpose) is suspected, the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to: 

(a) withhold the awarding of the Prize; 

(b) cease any further payments or benefits due to the Winner; 

(c) rescind or cancel the Prize, whether wholly or partially, and reclaim any monetary amounts paid or benefits already provided; and/or 

(d) recover possession of any tangible component of the Prize, including any vehicle or item already delivered. 

42. The Winner shall, upon request, provide the Promoter with reasonable evidence of how the Prize or any associated funds are being used. Failure to provide such evidence or any use of the Prize in a manner inconsistent with the Winner’s Agreement or the intended purpose will be deemed a material breach, entitling the Promoter to exercise any of the rights above.

43. If the Prize offered is unavailable, cancelled or suspended due to circumstances beyond the control of the Promoter, the Promoter will not offer an alternative and will not owe any further liability to the Winner. The Winner will not be entitled to any monetary equivalent or compensation for costs or expenses incurred or suffered in connection with taking up the Prize.

44. Winners accept that the Prize could be cancelled or suspended for any reason whatsoever beyond the control of the Promoter.

45. In the event that any Winner is unable to take up the Prize for any reason they must notify the Promoter immediately. In this circumstance, the Promoter reserves the right to offer the Prize to another entrant. The Promoter does not accept any responsibility if a Winner is not able to take up the Prize.

46. The Winners acknowledge and agree that the Promoter will not be responsible for any costs and/or expenses (subject to clause ‎37(a)) of taking up the Prize.

47. In all circumstances, the Promoter's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

48. The Winners shall not, at any point during the Competition or while using the Prize, display or publicize any political slogans or homophobic language, images of a lewd or explicitly sexual nature, images containing logos of competitors and overt brand sponsorship or anything else deemed to be ambush marketing or an abuse of the Promoter, content which is defamatory, obscene, illegal, vulgar, offensive or otherwise unsuitable or infringes others’ rights (including intellectual property rights) or reflects negatively upon the Promoter. Each entrant agrees and acknowledges that any breach of this clause will cause significant damage and loss to the Promoter.

49. The awarding and enjoyment of the Prize, including the Prize Fund and the use of the Vehicle, is strictly subject to the winner entering into and complying with a separate Winner’s Agreement. This agreement will set out the full terms and conditions relating to the use of the Prize Fund and Vehicle, including but not limited to insurance, permitted usage, liability, return conditions, and the selection and disbursement of the charitable contribution. Should the winner fail or refuse to enter into the Winner’s Agreement within the stipulated timeframe, or breach any of its provisions, the prize (or any portion thereof) may be forfeited at the discretion of the Promoter without further liability.

LIABILITIES

50. Neither the Promoter, Jaguar Land Rover Limited, nor its affiliates, agents, officers or employees will be liable (to the extent permitted by law) for any loss or damage arising out of organising or holding this Competition or as a result of an entrant's participation in it, participation in any of the activities or as a result of a Winner winning, participating in, collecting or enjoying the Prize and/or the Competition, or if the Competition does not run as planned.  This paragraph does not seek to exclude the liability of any party listed in this paragraph for (a) death or personal injury caused by their negligence, (b) fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, and/or (c) any other matter for which it would be unlawful for them to exclude or attempt to exclude their liability. Your statutory rights are not affected.

51. The Winner shall be solely responsible for any and all applicable taxes, duties, levies, and/or charges (including but not limited to VAT, income tax, or donations tax) that may arise in connection with the receipt or use of any component of the Prize. The Promoter shall have no liability in this regard, and the Prize Fund shall be deemed inclusive of any VAT unless otherwise specified in the Winner’s Agreement. The Winner shall be solely responsible for the payment and declaration to the relevant authorities of any and all applicable taxes.

52. The entrants and Winner indemnifies the Promoters, their affiliates, respective directors, officers, employees, and agents from any and all claims, liability, loss, or damage, including any third party claims, arising from or relating to, in whole or in part, this competition or the possession, use, misuse of, or inability to use the prize.

53. The entrants agree to abide by the decision of the judges, which decision is final on all matters pertaining to this Competition.

54. The Promoter reserves the right to cancel this Competition, or to change these Terms and Conditions at the Promoter’s sole discretion without notice to the entrants and shall be absolved from any liability whatsoever which may arise subsequent to such cancellation, termination or alteration.

55. The Promoter further reserves the right, at its sole and absolute discretion, to amend, replace, or substitute the prize (or any part thereof) at any time and for any reason, including but not limited to availability, unforeseen circumstances, regulatory considerations, or internal business decisions. 

56. In particular, the Promoter reserves the right to alter the nature or structure of the Prize, including but not limited to the Prize Fund, the duration of use, the model or specifications of the Vehicle, and whether the prize constitutes a loan or permanent transfer of ownership.

57. Such changes will be communicated to the winner in writing, and acceptance of the prize constitutes acceptance of any such reasonable modifications. No compensation will be payable as a result of any such amendment or substitution.

58. The Promoter further reserve the right to terminate this competition immediately and without notice in the event that the competition is found to be or is deemed unlawful. Should the Promoter be required by any legislation to alter any aspect of this competition or to terminate the competition as a result of changes in legislation, the Promoter shall have the right to terminate this competition with immediate effect and without notice of termination. Should the events in this clause 55 occur, all entrants hereby waive any rights which they may have against the Promoters and acknowledge that they will have no recourse or claim of any nature whatsoever against the Promoters, its agents, contractors and/or sponsors.

59. The entrant acknowledges that all intellectual property rights (including the rights in designs) subsisting (or which may in the future subsist) in the print design shall automatically, on creation, vest in the absolute control of the Promoters.

USE OF PERSONAL DATA

60. By entering this Competition, entrants (as an entrant, Finalist and/or Winner) understand that the Promoter (and its agents, contractors and group members on its behalf) may process, store, distribute and/or use the information (including personal data) provided in their Competition entry and in the process of entering:

(a) To enable them to administer their entry in the Competition, including deciding whether it accords with these Terms and Conditions;

(b) To notify entrants if they are a Winner. Where entrants are a Winner, they agree that the Promoter may announce or make available on request their name and city/town and winning entry unless they object to the Promoters doing so or request that the amount of personal information announced or made available is reduced by the Promoters, in accordance with Clause 53; and

(c) To share with organisations assisting with the conducting of the Competition and fulfilment of the Prize.

61. Entrants’ names and contact information used for the purpose of this Competition shall be retained for a period of 5 months from the selection of Winners. Winners’ name and contact information used for the purpose of this Competition shall be retained for a period of 2 (two) years and 6 (six) months from the selection of Winners, with such period being subject to either a longer or shorter period as necessity and circumstance would demand.

62. Should any Winner object to their name and city/town of residence being announced or made available upon request by the Promoters, they should contact defawards@jaguarlandrover.com.  The Promoter will not announce or make available the personal information of any Winners who have objected. The Promoter may, however, need to provide such data for any lawful or regulatory purposes to a regulator. 

63. Data will be handled in accordance with any data protection legislation from time to time in force in the South Africa including the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 or any successor legislation and any other directly applicable South African regulation relating to privacy.

64. By entering the competition, entrants acknowledge and agree that their personal information may be transferred to, stored, and/or processed in a country other than their country of residence, including countries that may not have data protection laws equivalent to those in their home jurisdiction. In such cases, the Organiser will take reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect the confidentiality and integrity of the personal information, in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.

65. For more information on how data is handled by the Promoter, please view the Promoter’s privacy policy https://www.landrover.co.za/cookie-and-privacy-policy.html

66. The Promoter therefore wishes to inform the entrants and/or Winner as to why they may require certain personal information and what the Promoter intends on doing with such personal information. The Promoter requires the entrant’s and/or Winner’s provided personal information in order to, inter alia:

66.1 ensure that the entrant and/or Winner is provided with the Prize.

66.2 for insurance purposes;

66.3 to perform due diligence checks and confirmations;

66.4 to ensure that the Promoter complies with all applicable laws including obtaining assurance from the entrant’s representatives that they hold a valid driver’s license and that the representatives of the possible Winner will therefore comply with the rules of the road under our Road Traffic laws;

66.5 to ensure that the Promoter performs all required internal control activities and procedures;

66.6 to ensure that the Promoter correctly concludes the Winners Agreement with the correct and eligible Winner;

66.7 to ensure that the Promoter can protect the entrant’s and/or Winner and Promoter’s legitimate interests;

66.8 to ensure that the Promoter can provide the entrant’s and/or Winner details, where applicable, to any government authorities and regulators;

66.9 where relevant and applicable so long as the vehicle may be registered in the name of the Promoter, ensure that the Promoter can attend to the collection of any fees in respect of the vehicle and related services which include, for example traffic fines, toll fees charges or penalties arising from the use of the vehicle;

66.10 to allow the Promoter to perform vehicle tracking and driver behaviour checks as may be necessary;

66.11 to allow the Promoter to communicate with the entrants and/or Winner prior to, during and subsequent to the lapse of the Competition or Winner’s Agreement;

66.12 to allow the Promoter to share the Recipient’s information with their various service providers, including the Promoter’s business partners, insurance companies, fleet service providers, vehicle tracking service providers, their retailers and retailer’s staff, their trading and business partners, the Promoter marketing, PR and advertising agencies, as well as to the Promoter affiliated or associated companies; and

66.13 to allow the Promoter, its retailers and/or the Promoter’s business partners to contact the entrants and/or Winner for marketing and advertising purposes, including, but without any guarantee, inviting the entrants and/or Winner to the Promoter’s Experiences or providing the Recipient with the Promoter’s vouchers and/or promotional goods.

67. The entrants and/or Winner (subject to necessary limitations) have:

67.1 the right to object to the Processing of their, or any of their representative’s personal information;

67.2 the right to have their personal information updated or corrected;

67.3 the right to request the Promoter to provide the entrant and/or Winner with the details of all the personal information held on the entrant’s and/or Winner’s behalf;

67.4 the right to opt-out to any further communications or engagements by the Promoter.

CONTACT DETAILS

68. To find out the name and country of the Winner(s) please send your request to defawards@jaguarlandrover.com.

69. If entrants have any other questions about the Competition, please send your question by email to defawards@jaguarlandrover.com before the Competition ends.

If entrants have any questions about how your data is being handled, please contact defawards@jaguarlandrover.com.