Hackney Half Marathon terms and conditions

These terms and conditions are with the Royal Mencap Society (Mencap), registered charity number 222377, for your registration to the 2027 Hackney Half Marathon.

Registration and Entry

You agree to pay Mencap a non-refundable and non-transferable registration fee of £30 to take part in the 2027 Hackney Half Marathon on behalf of Mencap.
The registration fee is refundable only if the event is cancelled by Mencap. The registration fee will not be refunded for any other reason. If you withdraw you must notify Mencap on 020 7696 6946 or email [email protected].
You enter the 2027 Hackney Half Marathon entirely at your own risk and Mencap shall not be liable for any injury or loss which you may suffer or incur as a result of your participation in this event.
You must be 17 years or older on the day of the event.
You must abide by the rules, instructions and regulations provided by Mencap staff, contracted agencies, officials and police.
If you are unsure of your physical ability to take part, you should take medical advice from your doctor to ensure that you are physically fit to participate, and it is extremely important that you are realistic about your abilities to participate.
6.1 If you fall pregnant after accepting your place then we will be able to roll over your place if the provider allows, you will need to provide proof of your pregnancy to us.
6.2 If you wish to continue with your half marathon journey, then we will need a doctor’s note provided to say that this is at your own risk and that you are capable of undertaking this challenge.
If you withdraw from the 2027 Hackney Half Marathon due to injury, health or personal reasons we are unable to roll your place over to another year and your registration fee is non-refundable and non-transferable. You will be encouraged to apply the following year, but all new fees and fundraising will still apply.

Fundraising

You agree to raise a minimum sponsorship of £350, understanding that your registration fee and Gift Aid are not included in this.
You agree to the following deadlines for Mencap to receive sponsorship and you agree to provide Mencap with a progress report upon request:
£50 by 8 January 2027
£100 by 12 February 2027
£200 by 16 April 2027
£250 by 16 May 2027
£350 by 16 June 2027 (one month after event day).
You shall make every effort to raise additional funds beyond the minimum required sponsorship.
Once we have received your registration fee, we will send you a digital fundraising pack to support you with your fundraising plans and help you to reach your target.
Mencap may withdraw a place if it considers that you are not committed to raising the sponsorship amount:
5.1 Mencap reserves the right to inform the organisers of any participants who do not raise the full fundraising amount. This may result in the organisers barring them from taking part in future events they hold.
You must pass onto Mencap all monies raised in connection with the event. You can:
6.1 Pay online with your credit or debit card
6.2 Raise funds through Enthuse or JustGiving
6.3 Send cheques made payable to Mencap, 6 Cyrus Way, Hampton, Peterborough, PE7 8HP. Please inform us at [email protected] if you are sending us money so we can provide a unique reference number and track the payment to you.
In fundraising for Mencap you agree:
7.1 To submit all used and unused sponsorship forms
7.2 Not to reproduce Mencap’s logo without permission
7.3 Not to collect in a private place without first obtaining a collectors licence from the local authority
7.4 Not to raise funds by carrying out house to house collections
7.5 Not to raise funds by conducting a public lottery or raffle
7.6 Not to do anything to bring the name of Mencap into disrepute.
If for any reason you choose not to take part in the event or the event is cancelled, all sponsor forms and money collected must be forwarded to Mencap. Any donations that you, or your sponsors make to Mencap cannot be refunded, except under the limited circumstances permitted by law or provided for in Charity Commission guidance . Donations will not be refunded if you withdraw from, or do not participate in the 2027 Hackney Half Marathon for any reason.

Consent

By registering for the event with Mencap you accept that we will share your personal details (name, email address, phone number) with the 2027 Hackney Half Marathon, so that the event organisers can email the participant in order to fulfil their event entry.
During the course of the event video footage and photographs will be taken to publicise the event and the work that Mencap does. We respect people’s right to privacy and take every effort to obtain the prior consent before publishing such data, unless the efforts prove disproportionate, and we are unable to verify the identity of everyone concerned.

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