London Marathon Terms and Conditions

London Marathon Terms and Conditons

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

Registration and Entry

You agree to pay Mencap a non-refundable and non-transferable registration fee of £100 to take part in the LONDON MARATHON 2027 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, are unable to participate, or Mencap withdraws, cancels or refuses your place in accordance with these terms and conditions, the registration fee shall remain non-refundable. If you withdraw, you must notify Mencap on 020 7696 6946 or email [email protected].
You enter the LONDON MARATHON 2027 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.
Once registered, you will also be required to sign up to, and comply with, LONDON MARATHON 2027 event rules and/or terms and conditions. Please refer to the LONDON MARATHON 2027’s website for conditions of entry: https://www.londonmarathonevents.co.uk/london-marathon/tcs-london-marathon-general-conditions-entry
You must be 18 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. Please note:
7.1 If you fall pregnant after accepting your place, then we will be able to roll over your place if the event organiser allows, you will need to provide proof of your pregnancy to us.
7.2 If you wish to continue with your LONDON MARATHON 2027 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 LONDON MARATHON 2027 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 £2750, 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:
£500 by 13 November
£750 by 11 December
£1250 by 24 January
£1500 by 1 March
£2250 by 25 April
£2750 by 25 May (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 fundraising pack to support you with your fundraising plans and help you to reach your target.
Without limiting Mencap’s rights under clause 14, Mencap may withdraw a place if it considers that you are not committed to raising the sponsorship amount. Places cost up to £1000 per place, and Mencap needs to ensure the  maximum  amount of money is raised to support people with a learning disability . Monies already received by the charity will not be refunded. Please note:
13.1 Mencap reserves the right to inform the event organiser 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 of the event organiser.
Mencap reserves the right, acting reasonably, to withdraw, cancel or refuse a participant's place at any time where:
14.1 the participant breaches these terms and conditions;
14.2 the participant fails to comply with any reasonable instruction of Mencap or the event organiser;
14.3 the participant engages in conduct which Mencap reasonably considers to be abusive, threatening , discriminatory, offensive, unlawful, unsafe or otherwise inconsistent with Mencap's values ;
14.4 the participant acts, or is alleged to have acted, in a manner which Mencap reasonably considers may adversely affect Mencap's reputation, charitable purposes, beneficiaries, staff, volunteers, supporters, partners or fundraising activities; and/or
14.5 Mencap becomes aware of events or information which, in its reasonable opinion, makes it inappropriate for the participant to be associated with Mencap or to represent Mencap in connection with the event or to represent Mencap generally.
You must pass onto Mencap all monies raised in connection with the event. You can:
15.1 Pay online with your credit or debit card
15.2 Raise funds through Enthuse or JustGiving (subject to any rules stipulated by the event organiser)
15.3 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:
16.1 To submit all used and unused sponsorship forms
16.2 Not to reproduce Mencap’s logo without permission
16.3 Not to collect in a private place without first obtaining a collector's license from the local authority
16.4 Not to raise funds by carrying out house to house collections
16.5 Not to raise funds by conducting a public lottery or raffle
16.6 Not to do anything to bring Mencap into disrepute or to otherwise adversely affect Mencap’s reputation.
If for any reason you do not 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 . Unless Mencap agrees otherwise, donations will not be refunded if you withdraw from, are unable to participate in or do not participate in LONDON MARATHON 2027 for any reason, or if Mencap withdraws, cancels or refuses your place in accordance with these terms and conditions.

Consent

By registering for the event with Mencap you accept that we will share your personal details (name, email address, phone number) with the LONDON MARATHON 2027, 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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