If you've adopted one of our lovely donkeys since the end of May 2024 you'll know that we've made some changes to our the information we give you when you adopt.

We now have a pack just for under 12 year olds and there's some space in it for your art work. Maybe you'd like to draw a picture of your donkey, or a picture of your visit to our sanctuary? It can be anything as long as it's related to donkeys, ponies or the Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary.

Ask an adult to take a photo or scan in your artwork and send it to us. We're running a prize draw win an Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary t shirt. Terms and conditions below.

We've got 5 t shirts up for grabs - the closing date for this years Adopter Pack Prize Draw is 31 December 2024.

Please send your pictures to: adopt@iowdonkeysanctuary.org.

Good luck!

Prize draw terms and conditions

Terms and conditions for the Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary Adopter Pack Prize Draw

1. Our prize draw is organised by The Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary (known as IOW Donkey Sanctuary), Lower Winstone Farm, Wroxall, PO38 3AA, registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales under number 1159886.

How to enter

2. Entries received after the stated closing date 31 December 2024 will not be accepted.

3. Our prize draw is free to enter.

4. The IOW Donkey Sanctuary will not accept responsibility for entries that are lost, mislaid, damaged or delayed in transit, regardless of cause, including, for example, as a result of any postal failure, equipment failure, technical malfunction, systems, satellite, network, server, computer hardware or software failure of any kind.

5. By submitting an entry, you are agreeing to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you have any questions, please contact: adopt@iowdonkeysanctuary.org.

6. The IOW Donkey Sanctuary reserves the right to refuse entry or refuse to award the prize to anyone in breach of these terms and conditions.

Eligibility

7. Unless otherwise stated, our prize draws and competitions are open to all except employees of The IOW Donkey Sanctuary, their families, agents or any third party directly associated with administration of the prize draw.

8. Entrants under 18 must get consent from their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) before entering. The parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of entrants under 18 agree to these Terms and Conditions on behalf of the entrant.

9. Only one entry per person is permitted.

10. In entering, you confirm that you are eligible to do so and eligible to claim any prize you may win. The IOW Donkey Sanctuary may require you to provide proof that you are eligible to enter the draw.

11. The IOW Donkey Sanctuary reserves all rights to disqualify you if your conduct is contrary to the spirit or intention of the draw.

The Draw

12. A winner will be chosen by random draw performed by a member of staff at The IOW Donkey Sanctuary within one month of the closing dates.

13. The winner will receive details of the prize.

14. The winner will be notified by email (using details provided at entry) within 7 days of being chosen and must provide a postal address to claim their prize. If a winner does not respond to the IOW Donkey Sanctuary within 14 days of being notified, then the winner’s prize will be forfeited and the IOW Donkey Sanctuary will be entitled to select another winner in accordance with the process described above.

15. The prize will be sent to the winner within 14 days of responding to the IOW Donkey Sanctuary

16. The prize is non-exchangeable, non-transferable and no cash alternative is offered. The IOW Donkey Sanctuary reserves the right to replace the prize with an alternative prize of equal or higher value if circumstances beyond the IOW Donkey Sanctuary’s control makes it necessary to do so.

17. The decision of the IOW Donkey Sanctuary regarding any aspect of the prize draw or competition is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into about it.

18. The winner’s name and county can be obtained by sending a stamped addressed envelope to The Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary, Lower Winstone Farm, Wroxall, PO38 3AA, or an email to adopt@iowdonkeysanctuary.org. within 60 of days after the date of the closing date of the prize draw or competition. 

19. The IOW Donkey Sanctuary reserves the right to hold void, cancel, suspend, or amend the promotion where it becomes necessary to do so.

Limitation of liability

20. Insofar as is permitted by law, the IOW Donkey Sanctuary, its agents or distributors will not in any circumstances be responsible or liable to compensate the winner or accept any liability for any loss, damage, personal injury or death occurring as a result of taking up the prize except where it is caused by the negligence of the IOW Donkey Sanctuary, its agents or distributors or that of their employees. Your statutory rights are not affected.

Data protection and publicity

21. The IOW Donkey Sanctuary is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy and will only use your personal information in accordance with these Terms and Conditions and the IOW Donkey Sanctuary’s Privacy Policy which you can read on our website.

22. By entering, you agree that any personal information provided by you with your entry may be held and used by the IOW Donkey Sanctuary or its agents and suppliers to administer the competition.

Governing law

23. This prize draw will be governed by English law and entrants to the prize draw submit to the jurisdiction of the English courts.

24. The IOW Donkey Sanctuary reserves the right to update these Terms and Conditions from time to time and any updated version will be effective as soon as it is published on the website.