These terms and conditions (“Terms and Conditions“) apply to your entry into the Vote (as defined in clause 1.1) and use of the Website. References to “you”, “your”, “entrant” are to you, as a voter in the Best Play of the Year (“Best Play of the Year”) raffle at www.ballondor.com (the “Website”).
IMPORTANT NOTE: Everything contained in these Terms and Conditions is important but we would like to draw your attention in particular to the clauses below. You must read these clauses.
• By registering for an Account on the Website, you are entering into a legally binding agreement. To enter into the Vote, you must register and open an Account with us (the “Account”) and, by registering for an Account, you will be entering into a legally binding agreement with us.
• You must be at least eighteen (18) years old to register for an Account with us. You must be at least eighteen (18) years old to enter into the Vote and to meet our eligibility requirements.
• We will not tolerate any fraudulent activity on your Account or on our Website. If you engage in fraudulent activity, we reserve the right to suspend or close your Account, cancel your Vote and withhold any attributable Prize.
• Maximum prize. The maximum prize you can receive from your participation in the Vote is two (2) tickets to the 2026 Ballon D’Or ceremony (the “Prize”).
• Website Errors or Malfunctions. If the Website suffers a software error or presents incorrect information to you such as incorrect terms or an incorrect Prize notification, we have the right not to send the Prize to you. This includes circumstances where the problem is not obvious to you and is only discovered by us when we check or verify the result of the Vote.
General Terms and Conditions of the Vote
1. Who we are and entry into these Terms and Conditions
1.1. The vote for Best Play of the Year (the “Vote”) and the Website are operated and controlled by Amaury International Team Limited with company number 792009 and registered address of Fifth Floor Rear, Connaught House, 1 Burlington Road, Dublin 4, Ireland (“we” “us” and “Amaury”)
1.2. By visiting the Website and registering for an Account you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.
1.3. We may amend these Terms and Conditions from time for any reason, including without limitation, commercial reasons and to comply with applicable laws and regulations. If we make material changes to these Terms and Conditions, we will give you as much prior notice of such changes as is commercially reasonable but, in any event, you will be notified of material changes before they come into effect. Material changes will be communicated to you via pop-up web and/or mobile messages when you log into your Account on the Website. Your continued use of the Account and Website after being notified of the material changes will be deemed to be your consent to any material changes. If you do not agree to the changes, then you must not continue to use the Account and Website.
2. Eligibility
2.1. To enter into the Vote, you must register and open an Account with us. For the avoidance of doubt, only one (1) Account is permitted per entrant to the Vote. By registering for an Account, you represent and warrant that:
(a) you are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of registration;
(b) you have provided accurate registration information when opening your Account, including without limitation your full name and email address. You further agree to promptly inform us of any changes in such information;
(c) you will not attempt to sell or otherwise transfer the benefit of your Account to any third party and nor will you acquire or attempt to acquire an Account which has been opened in the name of a third party;
(d) you will not attempt to enter the Vote in the name of a third party or on behalf of a third party;
(e) you are legally capable of entering into binding contracts, including these Terms and Conditions; and
(f) you are not prohibited for any reason from entry into the Vote. For the avoidance of doubt, the following persons are prohibited from entry into the Vote:
(i) employees of Amaury and/or the Amaury group companies;
(ii) employees of agents and/or suppliers of Amaury and/or the Amaury group companies who are connected with the Vote and/or the administration of the Vote;
(iii) employees of corporations that have directly or indirectly participated in the promotion and/or organisation of the Vote; and
(iv) members of the immediate families or household of such persons set out in clauses 2.2(f)(i)to 2.2(f)(ii).
2.2. If you are selected as the winner of the Prize but do not meet the eligibility requirements or if you are in breach of any of the warranties set out in this clause 2, your win will be disqualified and another participant will be selected as the winner.
3. The Vote
3.1. To participate in the Vote, you must do the following:
(a) log in to your Account;
(b) vote for the Best Play of the Year.
(c) purchase a Ballon D’Or digital photograph (the “Photograph”) from your Account for a cost of one euro (€1) to become a member of the Ballon D’Or Community (the “Ballon D’Or Community”). We do not charge any extra fees for this purchase although you should check with your bank and/or payment service provider as to whether this purchase will be subject to any banking charges;
(d) download the Photograph from your Account;
3.2. Participation in the Vote is subject to the purchase of the Photograph.
3.3. The Vote will run from September [21], [2025], starting at [5:00] PM until September [25], [2025], at [10:59] PM (Greenwich Mean Time (“GMT”)) (“Close Time”).
3.4. All entries to the Vote must be received by us no later than the Close Time of the Vote. All entries received after Close Time will be automatically disqualified.
3.5. Your entry to the Vote cannot be altered, modified or changed after Close Time.
3.6. Any participation in any other form or by any other means, including by post, email, fax, social media post or commentary will not be taken into account.
3.7. You may make multiple entries in the same Vote, provided that a Photograph is purchased each time for a cost of one euro (€1).
3.8. All entries to the Vote will be counted by an independent third party.
3.9. We reserve the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Vote and/or these Terms and Conditions at any time with prior written notice to you of any material changes.
3.10. By registering for an Account, you authorise Amaury to conduct any identification, credit or other verification checks that it may require (either for Amaury’s own purposes or as required by applicable law or a regulatory body), including (but not limited to) checking any or all of the details you provide when registering or changing your Account details. In particular, Amaury may verify that you are eighteen (18) years of age or older, and that you are resident in the country in which you say you are resident. If Amaury discovers that you are under eighteen (18) years of age following verification checks or that you have not met any other verification criteria, your Account shall be closed and all entries will be disqualified from participating in the Vote.
4. The Draw
4.1. A draw (“Draw”) will be organised among all participants to the Vote, in order to award he Prize.
4.2. The Draw will be conducted by an independent third party. The decision of the independent third party nominated by Amaury is final and no correspondence on the decision of the independent third party will be entered into.
4.3. The winner of the Draw will be contacted by email before the 1st of October 2025. The winner must confirm acceptance of the Prize within seven (7) days of being contacted. If the winner does not respond within this period, we reserve the right to withdraw the Prize and to contact another entrant who validly participated in the Draw.
4.4. You are only entitled to the Prize that is shown in our records as having been won by you. In the event of any discrepancy between any email received by you on your computer and/or device and our records of the outcome of the Vote or the Draw, our records shall be regarded as definitive.
4.5. The Prize is non transferable and non-exchangeable other than at the sole discretion of Amaury.
4.6. Unless otherwise specified by us in writing, if you are required to travel as part of the Prize, you are responsible for making all your own travel and hospitality arrangements (including insurance).
5. Winner selection and results announcement
5.1. The winner of the Prize will be determined by a random selection conducted from the complete pool of all valid Votes submitted by eligible entrants (including entrants who participated from France by SMS and in accordance with the French SMS terms and conditions).
5.2. The results of the Draw will be announced by us on the 25th of September 2025 on the Website and via our official Ballon D’Or social media channels.
5.3. We do not accept any responsibility for network, computer hardware, webpage or software failures of any kind, which may restrict or delay the sending of the record of your entry and the results of the Draw to the successful entrants.
6. Ownership of Competition Entries and Intellectual Property Rights
6.1. All Vote entries and any accompanying material submitted to us will become the property of Amaury on receipt and will not be returned.
6.2. By submitting your Vote and any accompanying material, you agree to:
(a) assign absolutely to the Amaury all your intellectual property rights held in your competition entry with full title guarantee; and
(b) waive absolutely all moral rights;
in and to your competition entry and otherwise arising in connection with your entry to which you may now or at any time in the future be entitled under the Copyright and Related Rights Act, 2000 as amended from time to time and under all similar legislation from time to time in force anywhere in the world.
6.3. We are the owner of all intellectual property rights in the Draw and the Website, and the material published on the Website. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.
6.4. You must not use any part of the content on our Website for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us.
7. Fraudulent Winners
7.1. Entries that do not comply in full with these Terms and Conditions will be automatically disqualified from the Draw and the Vote.
7.2. Any attempt at fraudulent or multiple entries on duplicate Accounts will not be accepted and will result in such entries being declared null and void. Where fraudulent entries or entries on multiple Accounts have been made, we reserve the right to cancel these Accounts and withhold any distribution of the Prize.
7.3. For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions, fraud shall have the meaning set out in Section 6 of the Irish Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 together with any other conduct that may be deemed fraudulent under applicable Irish law.
7.4. If we have reasonable grounds to believe that the conditions set out in clause 2 (Eligibility) have not been met, that anomalies have been detected (including illegible, incomplete, incorrect or falsified contact details), that the entry in the Vote has been submitted after the deadline, or that the entry is based on a false statement, such participation in the Vote shall be deemed null and void and may result, in the Vote will not being recorded, and no dispute or claim may be raised by you.
8. Website
8.1. This Website is provided on an ‘as is’ and ‘as available’ basis. Whilst we use reasonable efforts to ensure that the Website operates smoothly, we cannot ensure that the Website will be free from errors or omissions nor that it will be available uninterrupted and/or in a fully operating condition.
8.2. It is expressly reminded that the Internet is not a secure network. We cannot ensure that any files or other data you download from the Website will be free of viruses or contamination or destructive features. We disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including any warranties of accuracy, non-infringement, merchantability and fitness for purpose. We disclaim any and all liability for the acts, omissions and conduct of any third parties in connection with or related to your use of the Website. You assume total liability for your use of the Website and your sole remedy is to stop using the Website.
8.3. You shall not conduct, facilitate, authorise or permit any text or data mining or web scraping in relation to our Website or any services provided via, or in relation to , our Website for any purpose, including the development, training, fine-tuning or validation of artificial intelligence systems or models. This includes using (or permitting, authorising or attempting the use of) :
(a) Any “robot”, “bot”, “spider”, “scraper” or other automated device, program, tool, algorith, code, process or methodology to access, obtain, copy, monitor or republish any portion of our Website or any data, content, information or services accessed via the same ; and
(b) Any automated analystical technique aimed at analysing text and data in digital form to generate information or develop, train, fine-tune or validate artificial intelligence systems or models which includes but is not limited to patterns, trends and correlations.
8.4. The provisions in this clause 8 should be treated as an express reservation of our rights in this regard, including for the purposes of Article 4(3) of the Digital Copyright Directive ((EU) 2019/790).
8.5. Our Website may include information and materials uploaded by other users. This information and these materials have not been verified or approved by us. The views expressed by other users on our Website do not represent our views or values.
8.6. The content on our Website is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our Website.
8.7. Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our Website, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our Website is accurate, complete or up to date.
9. Data Protection
9.1. Any personal data relating to users of our Website will be processed in accordance with accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU Regulation No. 2016/679) (“GDPR”) and any other applicable laws and regulations relating to privacy and/or the protection of personal data in Ireland (the “Data Protection Legislation”).
9.2. Please see our Privacy Policy and our Cookie Policy for further information (hypertext link)
10. Limitation of Liability
10.1. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, neither Amaury nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates or other representatives will be liable for loss or damages arising out or in connection with your use of the Website or your download of the Photograph including, but not limited to, direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss or damages, loss of data, loss of income, profit or opportunity, loss of or damage to property and claims of third parties, even if Amaury has been advised of the possibility of such loss or damages, or such loss or damages were reasonably foreseeable.
10.2. In no event shall Amaury nor any of its officers, directors, agents, employees, affiliates or other representatives be liable for any loss or damages whatsoever resulting from the statements or conduct of any third party or the interruption, your inability to use the Website, suspension or termination of the Website and/or the Photograph, whether such interruption, suspension or termination was justified or not, negligent or intentional, inadvertent or advertent.
10.3. Without limiting the foregoing, under no circumstances shall Amaury or any of its officers, directors, agents, employees, affiliates or other representatives be held liable for any delay or failure in performance resulting directly or indirectly from acts of nature, forces or causes beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, internet failure, computer equipment failures, telecommunication failures, other equipment failures, electrical power failures, strikes, riots, interactions, civil disturbances, shortages of labour or materials, fires, storms, explosions, acts of God, war, governmental actions, orders of domestic or foreign courts or tribunals, delays, losses, errors or omissions made by the internet servers, email servers or the banking system, or the non- performance of a third party.
10.4. Amaury does not exclude liability for fraud or death or personal injury caused by Amaury’s negligence (or that of our employees or authorised representatives)
10.5. In any event, your sole remedy under these Terms and Conditions will be the reimbursement to you of the monies paid by you in respect of the Photograph.
11. Indemnity
11.1. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Amaury (and as applicable, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, subsidiaries, affiliates and any of our third party information service providers) against any and all demands, losses, expenses, damages and costs, including legal costs, and claims made by or liabilities to any third party resulting from any activities conducted under your Account, your use or misuse of the Website or infringing any third party’s intellectual property or other rights, or otherwise arising out of your breach of these Terms and Conditions.
12. Waiver
12.1. No failure or delay by Amaury in exercising any right under these Terms and Conditions will operate as a waiver of this right. Similarly, any single or partial exercise of any right shall not preclude any further exercise of any of such right or the exercise of any other right.
13. Severance
13.1. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is held to be invalid, void or unenforceable by any competent authority, that provision will be, to the extent strictly necessary, severed from the remaining Terms and Conditions and that determination shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions. In the case of the severance of any terms, the part deemed invalid or unenforceable shall be amended in a manner consistent with the applicable law to reflect, as closely as possible, the original intent in these Terms and Conditions.
14. Assignment
14.1. We may assign, transfer, charge or otherwise deal with our rights and/or obligations under these Terms and Conditions. You agree that we are free to do so provided that this will not prejudice your rights under these Terms and Conditions.
14.2. You may not assign, sub-licence or otherwise transfer in any manner whatsoever any of your rights or obligations under these Terms and Conditions without our prior written consent.
15. Entire Agreement
15.1. These Terms and Conditions and all the documents referred to and incorporated in them represent the entire agreement between Amaury and you and supersede any prior agreement, understanding or arrangement, whether oral or in writing.
15.2. You acknowledge that you have not relied on any representation, undertaking or promise given by the other or implied from anything said or written in negotiations between us except as expressly stated in the Terms and Conditions.
15.3. These Terms and Conditions have been prepared in the English language only. In the event of any differences between the English language version and any other translated version, this English language version will prevail.
16. Governing law and Jurisdiction
16.1. These Terms and Conditions and any claims or proceedings arising out of or in any way relating to these Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the laws of Ireland and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Irish courts.