Event terms and conditions

Meningitis Research Foundation Events Terms and Conditions 

1. Participation 
   1. You confirm that, to the best of your knowledge, your general state of health and fitness is good, and you take full responsibility for your training. You take part in this event at your own risk. 
   2. You confirm that you will be the minimum age required to take part in the event. For more information on age requirements for specific events, please email run@meningitis.org. 
   3. You agree to Meningitis Research Foundation storing the information that you provided on your registration or application form on our database. Please see our privacy policy for details. 
   4. You give Meningitis Research Foundation permission to use any photographs or videos taken of you at this event, to raise awareness or money for Meningitis Research Foundation’s work.
   5. You agree to the terms and conditions set out by the event organiser for the event you are involved in. Please email run@meningitis.org for these for your specific event. 
   6. You agree that Meningitis Research Foundation will share your details with the event organiser for the purposes of confirming your place with them. 
   7.  Failure to register with the event organiser by the specified deadline will result in your place being lost and, in these circumstances, you will not be eligible for a refund of your entry fee and will not be able to take part in the event. 
   8. You are responsible for arranging travel, accommodation and other logistics for your event where needed. Meningitis Research Foundation is unable to provide support for these logistics.
2. Registration and Fundraising Obligations 
   1. You agree to setting up your fundraising page within 1 week of paying your registration fee. 
   2. Your full minimum sponsorship amount must be raised by 1 month after the event date. You also agree to the relevant event fundraising milestones below. Failure to reach these milestones may result in your place being forfeited and you may lose the chance to take part in an event for Meningitis Research Foundation in the future. In these cases, your registration fee will not be refunded. If you sign up to the event later in the journey your milestones will be adjusted. 
       

      Event	25%	50%	75%	100%
      London Marathon	5 months before event day	2 months before event day	Event Day	1 month after event day
      Great North Run	3 months before event day	2 months before event day	Event Day	1 month after event day
      Paris Marathon	3 months before event day	2 months before event day	Event Day	1 month after event day
      Kew the Run Half Marathon		1 month before event day	Event Day	1 month after event day
      Richmond Runfest Half and Full Marathons		1 month before event day	Event Day	1 month after event day

   3. You understand that your registration fee is not refundable and includes VAT.  This fee does not contribute towards your fundraising target. 
   4. You agree to raise all money using legal methods and complying with the advice given by our Events Team. All funds raised for Meningitis Research Foundation through the event will be made payable to Meningitis Research Foundation only. 
   5. You understand that Gift Aid is not included in your minimum sponsorship. The money raised from Gift Aid is an additional bonus for Meningitis Research Foundation.
3. Deferrals 
   1. If you are unable to take part in the event and wish to defer your place to the following years’ event, you must let us know as soon as possible by emailing run@meningitis.org
   2. You can only defer your place once. If you wish to take part in the event again after already having deferred once, you will need to apply or register again, agree to raising the full target and paying the full registration fee again for the relevant event. 
   3. The following year you will be asked to reconfirm your deferred place by our events team and given a specific deadline to confirm. If you do not respond to this request your deferred place will be cancelled. 
   4. If the fundraising target for your deferred year increases, you will agree to reaching this new target. 
   5. You will be able to carry over 100% of your fundraising into your deferred years’ target, you will not be asked to pay your registration fee again. 
   6. If you defer following the official registration (console) deadline, you may still receive communications from the event organisers. These can be ignored. 
4. Withdrawals 
   1. If you wish to withdraw your place you must let us know as soon as possible by emailing run@meningitis.org. Once your place is withdrawn you are no longer liable to reach your fundraising pledge, and you will no longer receive communications from us about the event.
   2. If you request that we withdraw your place, any sponsorship money raised will be treated as donations and kept by Meningitis Research Foundation unless your sponsors contact run@meningitis.org directly for a refund.  
   3. If you withdraw following the official registration (console) deadline, you may still receive communications from the event organisers. These can be ignored. 

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