All fundraising pages on GiveWheel are subject to GiveWheel’s standard Terms and Conditions. In addition, prize competition and free draw pages are governed by the following supplementary terms.
1. Compliance and Legal Framework
GiveWheel provides functionality enabling fundraisers to operate online prize competitions and free draws that fall outside the scope of regulation under the Gambling Act 2005.
The term “raffle” is used on GiveWheel for marketing purposes only. All such activities are intended to be structured and operated as prize competitions or free draws, and not as lotteries.
For detailed guidance on the distinction between these activities, please refer to the UK Gambling Commission at www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk.
2. Promoter Responsibility
By creating a prize competition or free draw on GiveWheel, the fundraiser (the “organiser”) is deemed to be the promoter of that competition and bears sole responsibility for ensuring that the competition:
complies in full with the Gambling Act 2005 and all other applicable laws and regulations;
is operated fairly and transparently; and
provides all legally required information to participants.
GiveWheel acts solely as a technical platform provider and does not act as a promoter, operator, or agent for any competition created by users
3. No Guarantee or Legal Advice
GiveWheel does not provide legal, financial, or regulatory advice. While GiveWheel provides functionality designed to support lawful operation of prize competitions and free draws, it makes no warranty or guarantee that any individual competition will qualify as exempt under the Gambling Act 2005 or other applicable laws.
It is the organiser's responsibility to obtain independent legal advice where necessary.
4. Eligibility to Create Competitions
To create a prize competition or free draw on GiveWheel:
The organiser must be located in a jurisdiction where such competitions are lawful.
The organiser must be aged 18 or over.
The organiser must include a free entry route or a skill-based question, unless they hold a valid licence to operate a lottery.
GiveWheel reserves the right to close, suspend, or cancel any competition at any time, without prior notice or explanation.
5. Entry Requirements
Each entrant may participate in a competition by one of the following means:
a. Skill-based entry
By purchasing a paid entry ticket and answering a skill-based question chosen by the organiser.
Tickets will be issued regardless of whether the entrant answers correctly. However, only entries that answer the question correctly will be entered into the final draw.
b. Free entry route
By using a free entry route made available and administered by GiveWheel, where the organiser has selected this option.
Free and paid entries will be treated equally when selecting a winner.
All ticket payments are non-refundable.
6. Winner Selection and Verification
GiveWheel provides an automated winner selection tool that applies the correct eligibility rules for:
skill-based competitions (including filtering for correct answers), and
free draws (including equal treatment of free and paid entries).
Organisers may alternatively choose to download entrant data and conduct their draw offline. In such cases, the organiser is solely responsible for ensuring that:
all entries are included and treated fairly in accordance with these terms;
any skill-based eligibility conditions are correctly applied; and
the draw process is conducted transparently and verifiably.
7. Agreement to Terms
By creating a prize competition or free draw fundraising page, the fundraiser agrees to be bound by these terms and GiveWheel’s general Terms and Conditions.
By purchasing a ticket or entering a competition (including via any free entry route), each entrant agrees to be bound by these terms and GiveWheel’s general Terms and Conditions.