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E: 16/06 Win an OMGTea Organic Matcha Gift Set + The Rainshadow Orphans book - 3 winners (IG)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DYy8p9GDTV3/

🍃 GIVEAWAY 🍃

Rooted in Japanese heritage, where rituals meet storytelling ✨

We’ve teamed up with @simonschusteruk to celebrate The Rainshadow Orphans- a dazzling fantasy inspired by Japanese folklore, filled with spirits, dragons and richly imagined worlds. Much like matcha, crafted with care and tradition, this story draws you into a world where heritage shapes everything 🌱

Think the ultimate cosy book corner bundle- slow mornings, something warm in hand, and a story you can disappear into 💭

THREE winners will receive:
🍵 OMGTea AAA Organic Matcha Gift Set- including a tin of our AAA grade matcha, a traditional bamboo chasen and measuring spoon
📖 A hardback copy of The Rainshadow Orphans by @naomiishiguro

How to enter:
1. Follow both @simonschusteruk & @omgmatchatea
2. Like this post
3. Tag someone you’d share a slow moment with

Because some rituals are meant to be savoured- whether it’s a cup of matcha or a story that stays with you.

ENDS 16/06. UK ONLY 18+ No purch nes.
Winners will be contacted by @omgmatchatea
Rules:

https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/p/rainshadow-omgtea-rules

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    THE RAINSHADOW ORPHANS Promotion

    Official Rules

    1. This The Rainshadow Orphans Promotion (“Promotion”) is organised by SIMON & SCHUSTER (UK) LIMITED of 199 Bishopsgate, Broadgate, London, EC2M 3TY (“Promoter”). Promoter reserves the right to cancel or amend the Promotion or these Official Rules without notice at any time, including, without limitation, in the event of an act of God or any other event outside of Promoter’s reasonable control. Promoter shall notify all entrants of any such cancellation or amendment. Promoter, its parent company, subsidiaries and affiliates, and any other companies or agencies associated with the Promotion (such as technology, advertising, promotion, fulfillment, or judging partners), will hereinafter collectively be referred to as the “Promotion Entities.”

     

    2. Only one Submission per person/e-mail is permitted. Promoter reserves the right to disqualify any entrant who uses multiple accounts, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, or any technologies which permit multiple Submissions and any Submissions which are completed by third parties or in bulk, illegible, have been altered, reconstructed, forged, or tampered with or are incomplete.  
     

    3. Each entrant must be a resident of the United Kingdom and aged 18 or over. This Sweepstakes is governed exclusively by the laws of the United Kingdom. Promoter may require proof that you are eligible to enter the Promotion. Employees of Promoter or affiliated companies, employees of agents or suppliers of the Promoter or affiliated companies, their immediate families or anyone professionally associated with this Promotion or its administration and their immediate families, are excluded from Submission.
     

    4. Any entrants that do not meet the criteria to enter the Promotion shall be disqualified.  Promoter also reserves the right to remove any Submissions from the Promotion it determines, in its sole discretion, to be in violation of these Official Rules or if the entrant’s conduct is contrary to the spirit or intention of the Promotion.

     

    5.    To enter, during the Promotion Period (as defined below), visit Promoter’s page on Instagram, located at https://www.instagram.com/simonschusteruk/?hl=en and like the post about the featured book on Promoter’s Promotion post, comment on the post by tagging another account and follow @simonschusteruk and @omgmatchatea (a “Submission”). 

    You must have Internet access, a valid Instagram, and comply with the Terms of Service found at https://help.instagram.com/581066165581870.  If you do not have an Instagram account, you can create one by visiting www.Instagram.com.  Instagram accounts are free. 

    All entrants must have a valid email address.  You must make sure that you are able to be reached by Instagram Messenger.  If you choose to enter via Instagram using your mobile device, standard data fees may apply.  You should consult your wireless service provider's pricing plan for details. You agree to incur any and all charges demanded by your wireless carrier. You should also check your device's features for capabilities and check the device manual for specific use instructions.

     

    BY ENTERING THIS PROMOTION, YOU CONSENT TO THE PROMOTION ENTITIES EMAILING YOU IF YOU ARE THE WINNER FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF DISTRIBUTING THE PRIZE(S).

    6.    By submitting your Submission, you: 

    •    consent to the Promoter publishing your picture on the Promoter’s and affiliated companies’ and other third-party websites, on social media and all other platforms;

    •    acknowledge that both the Promoter will use and store your personal data details as independent Data Controllers for the purpose of fulfilling this Promotion. Information will be held in accordance with the Promoter’s Privacy Policy in place from time to time (see https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/c/privacy-policy)

    •    consent to the Promoter publishing and/or disclosing your name, county, and a copy of your Submission form if you win a prize;

    •    hereby grant to Promoter a worldwide, irrevocable, royalty free, perpetual licence to publish any or all of the content of your Submission (including the Submission and photographs, although publication does not necessarily mean the entrant has won a prize).

     The Promoter is not obliged to publish the content) submitted to the Promoter to edit, use modify, copy, publish, display, promote, publicise and use in any and all media (including print, online and social media) for publicity, news and/or marketing purposes, along with your image, likeness and voice (where any video or audio recording is provided). 

    7. Submission Guidelines and Content Restrictions: By entering the Promotion, each entrant agrees that entrant’s Submission conforms to the Submission Guidelines and Content Restrictions as defined below (collectively, the “Guidelines and Restrictions”) and that Promoter, in its sole discretion, may remove any Submission and disqualify an entrant from the Promotion if it believes, in its sole discretion, that the entrant’s Submission fails to conform to the Guidelines and Restrictions. 

     

    By entering, each entrant warrants and represents the following with respect to entrant’s Submission:

     

          Submission Guidelines:

     

    • The Submission must not exceed 50 characters in length;
    • The Submission must be in English;
    • Entrant is the sole and exclusive owner of the Submission;
    • If applicable, any third parties appearing in the Submission have given entrant appropriate consent to be photographed and used as permitted herein. Promoter reserves the right to request releases from any third parties appearing in any Submissions at any time.  Failure to produce third party releases upon Promoter’s request may result in disqualification, as determined by Promoter is its sole and absolute discretion.

     

                Content Restrictions: 

     

    • The Submission must not contain material that violates or infringes any rights of any other party, including but not limited to copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or any other intellectual property rights;
    • The Submission must not disparage Promoter or any other person or party;
    • The Submission must not contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous, or libelous;
    • The Submission must not contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred, or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age;
    • The Submission must not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations of the United Kingdom or of any jurisdiction where Submission is created;
    • The Submission must be consistent with the image and values of Promoter and be consistent with and satisfy the purpose of the Promotion.

    Each entrant acknowledges that other entrants may have used ideas and/or concepts in their Submission that may be similar in idea or concept to what is included in entrant’s Submission. Each entrant understands and agrees that he/she shall not have any claim against any other entrant or Promoter arising out any such similarity or be entitled to any compensation because of any such similarity. 

     

    Promoter’s decisions are final and binding in all matters relating to this Promotion, including, but not limited to, interpretation and application of these Official Rules

    8.    The Promoter is not obliged to publish your picture or the content you submit.

    9.    Promotion Period for receipt of Submissions starts at 09:00:00 AM Greenwich Mean Time (“GMT”) on 26/05/2026 (“Opening Date”) and ends at 11:59:59 PM GMT on 16/06/2026 (“Closing Date”). Submissions submitted after the Closing Date will be invalid.

    10. Promoter accepts no responsibility for any late, lost, or misdirected Submissions regardless of cause including but not limited to messages not received due to technical disruptions, network congestion, loss in service of online Submission mechanisms, computer error in transit or any other reason. Promoter cannot enter into correspondence with entrants who experience difficulties with entering online. Promoter will not accept proof of transmission or submission or any other evidence as proof of Submission to the Promotion.


    11. The prize is: Three (3) winners will each receive: One (1) hardback copy of The Rainshadow Orphans by Naomi Ishiguro (Approximate Retail Value, “ARV”) £22.00 and one (1) OMGTea AAA Organic Matcha Gift Set (ARV) £41.95

     

    Total ARV of each Prize: £63.95

     

    Total ARV of all Prizes combined: £191.85

     

    There is no cash or other alternative to the prize stated and the prize is not transferable, and no part or parts of the prize may be substituted for other benefits, items, or additions Winners may be required to submit valid identification before receiving their prize.


    12. The winners shall be notified via email on or around 17/06/2026 and must respond accepting the prize via email within seven (7) calendar days of receipt of the foregoing notification email from Promoter. If a selected winner does not confirm the prize via email within seven (7) calendar days of the notification email being sent by Promoter, Promoter may select another winner. Any winner that is not qualified to enter the Promotion shall be disqualified. Promoter will not accept any amended contact details provided after the Promotion Submission has been summitted.  Promoter is not liable for any inability to contact any entrant whether due to errors, omissions or inaccuracies in the contact details provided by an entrant on a Submission form or due to technical problems preventing Promoter from obtaining accurate contact details, including, without limitation, any acts, or omissions by any third-party service provider or for any other reason.


    13. The prize is non-transferable, no money alternative is available, and no part of the prize may be substituted for other benefits, items, or additions. Promoter does not accept any responsibility if you are not able to claim the prize and the prize may not be claimed by a third party on your behalf. The prize not valid with other offers. Prizes are subject to availability. Promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize with a prize of equal or greater value. The prize is not negotiable or transferable.


    14. By entering the Promotion all entrants:

    • waive all moral rights in the Submission and all content provided including photographs; and
    • undertake to Promoter that all such materials including photographs are not and do not represent a breach of any third-party intellectual property rights and will not contain anything which is defamatory, indecent, harassing or threatening and that they will indemnify the Promotor for any loss, damage or liability which arises out of any breach of this clause; and
    • assign to the Promoter all rights (including present and future copyright) in their Submission (but not the copyright in any photographs) and all associated materials.
       

    15. For the avoidance of doubt, all rights in the name and title of the Promotion and the format rights for the Promotion are the property of Promoter and the same may be exploited at their absolute discretion.


    16. Promotor shall have no liability for any losses or damages which may be suffered by an entrant (or any person claiming under or through the entrant), in connection with this Promotion, whether the same are suffered directly or indirectly or are immediate or consequential, and whether the same arise in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise howsoever, but Promotor does not exclude liability for:

    • death or personal injury caused by the negligence of Promoter
    • fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or
    • any other liability which cannot be excluded by law.

     

    17. Duplicate Submissions by the same person will be subject to disqualification. Any other attempted form of Submission is prohibited. No automatic, programmed; robotic or similar means of Submission are permitted. All Submissions become the sole and exclusive property of the Promoter. Delivery of prizes requires a street address.  Only fully completed Submission forms are eligible. Receipt of Submissions will not be acknowledged or returned.  The Promotion Entities are not responsible for: (i) technical, hardware, software, telephone or other communications malfunctions, errors or failures of any kind; (ii) lost or unavailable network connections, web site, Internet, or ISP availability, unauthorized human intervention, traffic congestion, incomplete or inaccurate capture of Submission information (regardless of cause); (iii) lost, late, illegible, stolen, invalid, unintelligible, misdirected, failed, incomplete, technically corrupt or garbled Submission, which will be disqualified; (iv) jumbled or delayed computer transmissions which may limit one’s ability to enter the Promotion; (v) any injury or damage to participant’s or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participating in this Promotion or downloading any materials in this Promotion; (vi) or for problems of any other kind whether mechanical, human, or electronic.  The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address.  Each potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.

     

    18. No forbearance or delay by either party in enforcing its rights shall prejudice or restrict the rights of that party, and no waiver of any such rights or of any breach of any contractual terms shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other right or of any later breach. If any provision of these Official Rules is judged to be illegal or unenforceable, the continuation in full force and effect of the remainder of the provisions will not be prejudiced. None of these Official Rules are intended to confer a benefit on, or to be enforceable by, any person other than the entrant or Promotor.


    19. These Official Rules and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with these Official Rules for the Promotion will be governed by English law. The courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction to determine any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Official Rules for the Promotion.

     

    20. Any questions, comments or complaints about the Terms and Conditions, or this Promotion, please send an email to sarah.jeffcoate@simonandschuster.co.uk with “THE RAINSHADOW ORPHANS Promotion” in the subject heading.

    By entering into this Promotion, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules (and by any other requirements or limitations set forth in promotional materials relating to this Promotion) which may be amended or varied at any time by Promoter.

     

    21. Promoter must either publish or make available information that indicates that a valid award took place. To comply with this obligation Promoter will send the surname and county of prize winners and, if applicable, copies of their winning Submissions, to anyone who emails sarah.jeffcoate@simonandschuster.co.uk within one month after the closing date of the Promotion.


    22. If you object to any or all of your surname, county and winning Submission being published or made available, please contact Promoter by emailing sarah.jeffcoate@simonandschuster.co.uk. In such circumstances, Promoter must still provide the information and winning Submission to the Advertising Standards Authority on request.
     

    23. If there is any reason to believe that there has been a breach of these terms and conditions, Promoter may, at its sole discretion, reserve the right to exclude you from participating in the Promotion.

     

    24. THIS PROMOTION IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED OR ADMINISTERED BY, OR ASSOCIATED WITH INSTAGRAM OR META PLATFORMS, INC. YOU ARE PROVIDING YOUR INFORMATION TO SPONSOR AND NOT TO INSTAGRAM OR META PLATFORMS, INC.

     

     

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