Terms and Conditions of website use

1. About These Terms

These Terms and Conditions govern your use of the Jackpot Community Trust website located at www.jackpotcommunitytrust.com (the “Website”). Please read them carefully before using the Website.

The Website is operated by the Jackpot Community Trust (“the Trust”, “we”, “us” or “our”), a registered charity in Scotland (Charity Number SC052059), with registered office at 147 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4SN.

By accessing or using the Website, you confirm that you accept these Terms and Conditions and agree to comply with them. If you do not agree, please do not use the Website.

We may update these Terms and Conditions from time to time. The date at the top of this page indicates when they were last reviewed. Continued use of the Website following any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms.

2. About the Jackpot Community Trust

The Jackpot Community Trust is an independent grant-making charity that distributes funding generated through three society lotteries: The Scotto, What a Lotto and the Scottish Children’s Lottery. All three lotteries are owned and operated by MBC ELM Limited, a company registered in Scotland (Company Number SC513712), with registered office at 147 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4SN.

The Trust is licensed and regulated in Great Britain by the Gambling Commission under account number 61537.

These Terms and Conditions relate solely to use of the Jackpot Community Trust website. They do not govern participation in any of the society lotteries. Each lottery operates under its own separate terms and conditions, which can be found on the respective lottery websites:

  • The Scotto: www.playthescotto.com
  • What a Lotto: www.whatalotto.com
  • Scottish Children’s Lottery: www.scottishchildrenslottery.com

Players are encouraged to read and understand the terms and conditions of the relevant lottery before purchasing tickets or entering any draw.

3. Use of the Website

The Website is provided for general informational purposes. It contains information about the Trust, its funded charities, funding opportunities and the lotteries that generate good cause income.

You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in a manner consistent with these Terms and Conditions. You must not:

  • Use the Website in any way that violates any applicable local, national or international law or regulation.
  • Use the Website to transmit or distribute any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material.
  • Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Website, the server on which it is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to the Website.
  • Attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
  • Introduce any viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.
  • Use any automated means to access, scrape or extract data from the Website without our prior written consent.

We reserve the right to suspend or withdraw access to the Website at any time without notice if, in our reasonable opinion, you have failed to comply with any of these Terms and Conditions.

4. Accuracy of Information

We take reasonable care to ensure that the information published on the Website is accurate and up to date at the time of publication. However, we do not warrant or guarantee the completeness, accuracy or currency of any content on the Website.

The content on the Website is provided for general information only and does not constitute advice of any kind. You should not rely on it as the sole basis for any decision or action.

Information about funding opportunities, open application windows, charity partnerships and grant timelines is subject to change. We will endeavour to keep such information current but cannot guarantee that the Website reflects the most recent position at all times. We recommend checking the Website regularly for updates.

Where the Website contains information about third party organisations, including our charity partners and lottery operators, this is provided in good faith and we are not responsible for the accuracy of information provided by those third parties.

5. Intellectual Property

All content on the Website, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, icons and page layouts, is the property of the Jackpot Community Trust or its content suppliers and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.

You may view, print or download content from the Website for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided that:

  • You do not modify the content in any way.
  • All copyright and other proprietary notices are retained.
  • No content is used in a way that suggests any association with, or endorsement by, the Jackpot Community Trust without our prior written consent.

Except as expressly permitted above, no part of the Website may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means – electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise – without our prior written permission.

The Jackpot Community Trust name, logo and all related marks are the property of the Trust. Similarly, the names, logos and marks of The Scotto, What a Lotto and Scottish Children’s Lottery are the property of MBC ELM Limited. Nothing on this Website should be construed as granting any licence or right to use any of these marks without prior written consent.

6. Links to Third Party Websites

The Website contains links to external websites, including the individual lottery websites (The Scotto, What a Lotto and Scottish Children’s Lottery) and the Good Grants online funding platform. These links are provided for your convenience and information only.

We have no control over the content or availability of any linked third party websites and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. The inclusion of a link on our Website does not imply any endorsement or approval of the linked site or its content.

When you leave our Website by following a link to another site, that site’s own terms and conditions, privacy policy and cookie policy will apply. We encourage you to read those policies before using any third party site.

7. Funding and Grant Applications

Information about funding opportunities, eligibility criteria and application processes on the Website is provided for guidance purposes only. The Trust reserves the right to amend its funding criteria, open or close application windows, and make funding decisions entirely at the discretion of its Board of Trustees.

The publication of eligibility criteria on the Website does not constitute a commitment to fund any particular organisation or project. Meeting the eligibility criteria does not guarantee that an application will be successful.

Organisations that are awarded funding by the Jackpot Community Trust will receive a separate, formal Grant Award Agreement setting out the specific terms and conditions applicable to their award. Those terms will govern the use of the funding, reporting obligations, and any other requirements placed on the recipient organisation. These Website Terms and Conditions do not form part of any such Grant Award Agreement.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Jackpot Community Trust excludes all liability for any loss or damage of any kind arising directly or indirectly from:

  • Your use of, or inability to use, the Website.
  • Any reliance placed on the content or information published on the Website.
  • Any interruption, suspension or withdrawal of the Website.
  • Any inaccuracy, error or omission in the content of the Website.
  • Any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack or other technologically harmful material that may infect your device or data as a result of using the Website or any linked third party site.

Nothing in these Terms and Conditions excludes or limits the Trust’s liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited under Scots law.

9. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and Conditions and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Scotland.

The Scottish courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with these Terms and Conditions or their subject matter.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions or the content of this Website, please contact us:

Email: charity@jackpotcommunitytrust.com

Post: Jackpot Community Trust, 147 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4SN

For queries relating to the individual lotteries, player accounts or lottery prize matters, please contact the relevant lottery directly using the contact details on their respective websites.