By participating in the trustlaw awards campaign you are accepting these terms and conditions and agreeing to be bound by them. The thomson reuters foundation reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions from time to time. Any significant amendments will be communicated via our website.
TrustLaw Awards
The TrustLaw Awards (the “Award(s)”) is an annual celebration of ground-breaking pro bono work undertaken by legal teams on behalf of NGOs and social enterprises around the world.
The Awards are organised by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, a charity registered in England and Wales (no. 1082139) and company limited by guarantee in England and Wales (no. 04047905). The Thomson Reuters Foundation is referred to in these terms and conditions as “TRF”, “We” or “Our”.
The Awards will be presented virtually through a social media campaign (the “Award Campaign”) which will take place on LinkedIn during June 2025.
The winner(s) of each award will be recognised during the Award Campaign. We also reserve the right to revoke any award or shortlist position if an individual or entity is deemed, in Our opinion, to bring the Award(s) into disrepute.
Use of Data and Privacy
Our privacy practices and information about how We will use your data is set out in Our Privacy Policy.
Award Campaign Social Media Content
We will create and share social media content including photographs, and quotes in relation to the Award Campaign (the “Content”) on LinkedIn and some of the Content may feature materials sourced from individuals and entities nominated for the Awards (the “Nominees”).
The Nominees may generate and post their own Content on their social media platforms by utilizing Our customizable social media post templates. Alternatively, Nominees may repost Our Content on their social media platforms. We accept no responsibility in connection with the use of our Content or templates by the Nominees.
Conduct of Participants
All Nominees and members of the TRF network, collectively comprising the online audience who will engage with the Content (the “Participants”) shall:
- engage with the Content in a manner that respects the intellectual property rights of the Content owners;
- ensure that the comments and posts they make in relation to the Awards are respectful and constructive and refrain from engaging in any behaviour that may be considered offensive, defamatory, or in violation of any applicable law; and
- in instances where they are provided with social media post templates, follow the instructions provided by TRF for accurate and consistent representation of the Awards.
Cancellation
TRF may in its absolute discretion, at any time, with or without giving notice, cancel or postpone the Award Campaign, change the Award Campaign platform, adjust the Award Campaign schedule and/or amend the Award Campaign content or any other aspect of the Award Campaign.
Intellectual Property
All intellectual property rights included in and displayed during the Award Campaign and within the Awards or Award Campaign materials, including copyright and trademarks, are and will remain the property of TRF, and/or any third-parties including the Nominees and you will not acquire any rights in them.
The Nominees confirm that they have full ownership of the materials provided to TRF for the creation of the Content and the use of such Content does not infringe upon the intellectual property rights of any third party.
The Nominees grant TRF a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, and distribute the provided materials for promotional and informational purposes related to the Awards.
Limitation of Liability
TRF will not have any liability whatsoever to you with respect to the Awards or Award Campaign, including the delivery, content, cancellation, postponement, or amendment of the Awards or Award Campaign, any negligence, breach of these terms and conditions, or otherwise arising out of the subject matter of these terms and conditions. However, nothing will limit or exclude the liability of TRF for fraud or any other liability that, by law, cannot be limited or excluded.
TRF provides no conditions, warranties, representations, other than those specifically set out in these terms and conditions.
Rights of Third Parties
No person other than you and TRF has the right, whether under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 or otherwise, to enforce these terms and conditions.
Waiver
No failure or delay by TRF to exercise any right or remedy provided under these terms and conditions or by law will constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy, nor will it prevent restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy.
Entire Agreement
These terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and TRF and supersede all previous agreements, promises, assurances, warranties, representations and understandings between you and TRF, whether written or oral, relating to its subject matter. No variation of these terms and conditions will be effective unless it is in writing and signed by TRF.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These terms and conditions will be governed and construed in accordance with English law. Both you and TRF agree that the courts of England and Wales sitting in London will have exclusive jurisdiction to deal with any dispute which has arisen or may arise out of or in connection with them.