Please read these terms and conditions carefully before entering the JMSU Instagram Photo Competition. By entering, you agree to be bound by them.

Competition Terms

1. Promoter

The promoter of this competition is John Moores Students' Union (JMSU).

2. Eligibility

The competition is open to current Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) students only.

Entrants may be asked to provide proof of their student status before receiving their prize.

3. Competition Period

The competition opens on 9 September 2026 and closes at 11:59pm on 25 September 2026.

Entries received after the closing time will not be included in the draw.

4. How to Enter

To enter the competition, students must:

• Follow @johnmooressu on Instagram.
• Post an eligible photo to their Instagram feed or Story during the competition period.
• Tag @johnmooressu in the post or Story.
• If entering from a private Instagram account, send @JMSU a screenshot of the post or Story via Instagram DM so that the entry can be verified.

No purchase is necessary to enter.

Only valid entries that meet all of the above requirements will be included in the draw. One entry per student.

5. Prize

There are three prizes available. Each winner will receive one £100 Liverpool ONE gift card.

There will be three winners in total, with each winner receiving one £100 gift card. The prize cannot be exchanged for cash or an alternative prize.

Any terms and conditions applicable to the Liverpool ONE gift card will also apply.

6. Choosing the Winners

Three winners will be selected at random from all valid entries received during the competition period.

Each eligible entrant will have an equal chance of being selected.

7. Contacting the Winners

Winners will be contacted via Instagram DM from the official @johnmooressu Instagram account.

Winners will have 48 hours to respond to the message and confirm acceptance of their prize.

If a winner does not respond within 48 hours, JMSU reserves the right to withdraw the prize and select another winner at random from the remaining valid entries.

8. Prize Collection

Winners must collect their prize from JMSU Reception in the Student Life Building.

Winners may be required to provide proof of their identity and LJMU student status when collecting their prize.

9. Submitted Photos

By entering the competition, entrants give JMSU permission to repost, share and use their submitted photograph for JMSU social media, digital communications and wider marketing and promotional purposes.

Where a photograph contains other identifiable people, the entrant is responsible for ensuring they have permission from those individuals to submit the photograph and for JMSU to use it in accordance with these terms.

Entrants must only submit photographs they have the right to use.

JMSU reserves the right to exclude any entry it considers inappropriate, offensive, unlawful or otherwise unsuitable for use on JMSU channels.

10. General

JMSU reserves the right to verify the eligibility of entrants and to disqualify entries that do not comply with these terms and conditions.

JMSU reserves the right to amend, suspend or cancel the competition where circumstances outside its reasonable control make this necessary.

JMSU's decision regarding the administration of the competition and selection of the winners is final.

11. Instagram

This competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Instagram.

By entering, entrants acknowledge that Instagram has no responsibility or liability in connection with the competition.

Last updated: September 2026