It’s all hands-on deck as North Star, ScottishPower Renewables and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy launch a competition to complete the name for a new ship bound for the East Anglia THREE windfarm, located off the Suffolk coast.
The Siemens Gamesa and ScottishPower teams are planning a brand new windfarm called East Anglia THREE. The wind farm will be so far offshore that the technicians working on the operations and maintaining the turbines will live at sea for weeks at a time. To make this more comfortable for them, and so that they have everything they need to hand, we use a ship called a service operation vessel (or SOV for short) as a floating warehouse, hotel, and transport to help them with their daily jobs.
While we're working hard on building the ship, the next stage is where we need your help! Can you suggest a name for this new ship?
All of our ships start with the name 'Grampian', it's in our North Star heritage as it's where our head office has been based in Grampian, Scotland for over 130 years - the next part of the name is down to you! We'd like something that has a link to our rich local maritime heritage or local community in East Anglia and Lowestoft, so get your thinking caps on . . .
This is an exciting opportunity for local schools and individuals to get involved in naming the latest addition to our fleet, which will play a crucial role in maintaining and servicing East Anglia THREE for the next decade.
The winner will be invited on board for a tour on one of our existing SOVs and they will also be presented with a special scale model of the new ship bearing its new name. We look forward to seeing the creative suggestions that celebrate our local maritime heritage and community!
You can enter our competition to name the vessel here:
This new North Star SOV will accommodate up to 60 of Siemens Gamesa’s wind technicians as they work offshore maintaining all 95 wind turbines at the East Anglia Hub development. This is one of five SOVs North Star currently has under construction for the offshore wind sector, having already delivered its first three: the Grampian Tyne, Grampian Derwent and Grampian Tees.
The new SOV is due to be delivered to Siemans Gamesa to commence operations for ScottishPower Renewables' East Anglia THREE development in late 2026. Once operational, it will be the second largest offshore windfarm in the world, supplying enough green electricity to power the equivalent of 1.3 million homes.
UK residents can enter the competition through the link above, and full terms and conditions are available below. The competition is open from today (Wednesday 2nd October 2024) and entries close on Saturday, 30th November 2024.
Terms and Conditions:
NORTH STAR EA3 COMPETITION TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. By entering the promotion, entrants confirm that they have read and agree to be bound by these terms and conditions and the Promoter’s website terms and conditions (Terms & Conditions (northstarshipping.co.uk).
2. Promoter: the Promoter is North Star Shipping (Aberdeen) Limited, 12 Queens Road, Aberdeen AB15 4ZT (the “Promoter”);
Promoter Affiliates: any officer, director or employee of the Promoter (“Promoter Affiliates”);
Promoter Group Company: any subsidiary or holding company from time to time of the Promoter and any subsidiary from time to time of a holding company of that company, the terms "holding company" and "subsidiary" being as defined in section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006 (“Promoter Group Company”); and
Promoter Group Company Affiliates: any officer, director or employee of any Promoter Group Company (“Promoter Group Company Affiliates”).
3. How to enter:
a. Entrants may enter this competition via the Promoter’s website at the following link https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=2CH5Eg3zlkWmUnBFszhIWiIUyv766dVGpGMEy-uhNqdUREUwN1FSQ0pNUzQ1OVBENjFOQTQ0UUtOOC4u&route=shorturl
b. Entrants must be UK residents.
c. One entry is allowed per person. Entries submitted on behalf of another person will not be accepted and joint submissions are not allowed. Incomplete, illegible, misdirected or late entries will not be accepted.
d. No purchase is necessary, however, internet access is required.
4. Promotion Period: The promotion is open to entries from 2nd October 2024 until 30th November 2024 which will be the closing date for entries.
5. Prize:
a. The Promoter is offering entrants the chance to win a tour on board one of the Promoter’s existing SOVs and a special scale model of the new ship bearing its new name.
b. The prize is non-refundable, non-transferable and non-exchangeable and there is no cash alternative offered. The Promoter reserves the right to offer an alternative prize of equal or greater value.
6. How are the winners selected and notified:
a. The winner will be selected from all valid entries received during the Promotion Period by our independent judging panel who will determine the most apt winning entry.
b. The winner will be contacted within 5 business days of the judgement via electronic mail, using the contact details provided with their entry, and will be asked to provide their full name and address. If the winner is aged under 16 they will require their parent or guardian’s permission to accept the prize. If the winner declines the prize or fails to respond within the required period, they forfeit any right to the prize. If the winner fails to respond within 3 business days of this initial contact, the independent judging panel will select a new winner. The prize winner may be required to submit valid identification before receiving their prize. The winner will receive their prize at a mutually convenient time to the Promoter and the winner. If the winner is aged under 16 they will be required to be accompanied by an adult to collect their prize.
7. The Promoter reserves the right to discount any inappropriate or offensive entries and to disqualify any entries if the Promoter, at its sole discretion, believes that there has been an attempt to manipulate, abuse or tamper with the operation of the promotion (including, without limitation, by setting up multiple accounts in order to submit multiple entries)
8. In the event of unforeseen circumstances or circumstances outside its reasonable control, the Promoter reserves the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, this promotion without prior notice.
9. Entrants agree to be bound by the decisions of the Promoter, which are final in all matters relating to the promotion. No correspondence will be entered into in respect of the Promoter’s decisions.
10. The entrant hereby grants to the Promoter, a non-exclusive, fully paid up, royalty free, perpetual, sub-licensable licence to use, adapt or develop any intellectual property in entries submitted by the entrant in connection with the promotion. The Promoter and the Promoter Affiliates do not accept any responsibility for any infringement of any third-party intellectual property rights caused by entrants entering this promotion.
11. For the avoidance of doubt, the Promoter Group Companies, the Promoter Affiliates and Promoter Group Company Affiliates shall have no liability under these terms and conditions. Any liability for breach of these terms and conditions or in connection with the competition shall be borne by the Promoter in accordance with the terms of paragraphs 12 to 14 (inclusive) below.
12. The Promoter does not accept responsibility for network, computer or software failures of any kind and has no responsibility for lost, delayed or misdirected entries. The Promoter does not accept any responsibility or liability in connection with a breach by an entrant of any rules, guidelines or terms referred to in paragraph 1 above.
13. Nothing in these terms excludes the Promoter’s liability for death or personal injury caused by its negligence, or for fraud, or any other liability that the Promoter may not exclude by law. Subject to that, the Promoter will not be liable for any direct loss or for any indirect, special or consequential loss, or for loss of profits or loss of reputation, or any expense or damage which is suffered or sustained in connection with this promotion or accepting or using any prize, including any loss incurred as a result of any delay and/or failure to perform any obligation to the winner or other entrants that is caused by:
a. technical problems of any kind which may limit or prevent any person's participation in the promotion;
b. any loss or damage arising from or in connection with the allocation or enjoyment of a prize;
c. any act or omission of any third party, particularly any third party involved in the provision of services relevant to the prize; or
d. any other events beyond the Promoter’s control that may cause the promotion to be disrupted or corrupted or may lead to loss of, or damage to, the winner or to the prize.
14. The Promoter shall to the maximum extent permitted by law have no liability, grants no warranty and makes no representation whatsoever in respect of the quality, safety or suitability of the contents of any prize awarded pursuant to paragraph 5a.
15. All entrants shall have due regard to and comply with the applicable UK, devolved and local government legislation and safety recommendations when participating in the competition and, in the case of the winner when collecting the prize. The Promoter shall have no responsibility and shall have no liability for any breach of legislation by an entrant or third party relating to this competition.
16. Subject to paragraph 13 above, the Promoter’s entire liability in connection with the promotion shall be limited to the retail cost of the prize referred to at paragraph 5 above.
17. If any of these terms and conditions are found by a court or regulator to be invalid or unenforceable the remaining other provisions shall continue to apply.
18. The Promoter shall use entrants’ personal data for the purposes of carrying out the promotion, and in the case of winners’ data, as set out in the Promoter’s privacy notice in Schedule 1 below.
19. Subject to the winners’ rights under applicable data protection legislation, the Promoter shall be entitled to use and feature the name of the winner for publicity purposes and the winner agrees that they will participate in any reasonable publicity arranged by the Promoter or its agencies. If the winner is under 16 years of age the Promoter shall seek the consent of the winner’s parent/guardian prior to taking a photograph of the winner for the purposes of such publicity.
20. The Promoter will make the prize winner’s surname and county of residence available on request to anyone who sends a stamped self-addressed envelope to the Promoter within 10 weeks of the end of the Promotion Period, as required by the UK Code of Non-broadcast Advertising and Direct & Promotional Marketing (the “Code”). The Promoter may also be asked to provide the same details to the Advertising Standards Authority (“ASA”) who publish and enforce the Code. This use of the prize winners’ data is necessary for the Promoter’s legitimate interests in complying with the Code. If the prize winner does not wish the Promoter to disclose these details to members of the public who request them, they should let the Promoter know as soon as possible by emailing: dataprotection@northstarshipping.co.uk. The prize winner may also object to the disclosure to the ASA by emailing the same address, giving reasons. The Promoter will take these reasons into account if the ASA asks for the prize winner’s details. Please note, however, that the Promoter may nevertheless still be required to disclose this information to the ASA. This may happen where, for example, the Promoter is required to demonstrate that a valid award took place.
21. These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and the parties agree that any dispute or action arising under or in connection with these terms and conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
Schedule 1 – The Privacy Notice
NORTH STAR EA3 VESSEL NAMING PRIVACY NOTICE
North Star Shipping (Aberdeen) Limited and its subsidiaries (together “North Star”) are committed to protecting your privacy and personal data. If you have any queries in relation to how your personal data is being processed in accordance with this privacy notice, please contact us at dataprotection@northstarshipping.co.uk or write to us at FAO Data Protection Focal Point, 12 Queens Road, Aberdeen AB15 4ZT. This privacy notice together with the Terms and Conditions sets out the basis on which any personal data you provide to us will be processed by North Star.
WHAT INFORMATION IS COLLECTED AND WHY
North Star will collect your name and contact for the purposes of entering the Competition and processing the winning entry. In particular, we collect this personal data to ensure compliance with our Terms and Conditions including:
• To ensure that no more than one entry is submitted per participant;
• For the purposes of contacting/announcing/identifying the winner.
LAWFUL BASIS
This personal data is collected in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (“UK GDPR”) and the lawful basis upon which we process your personal data is:
• Legal obligation – the processing is necessary for us to comply with the UK Code of Non-broadcast Advertising and Direct & Promotional Marketing (the “Code”) or to the Advertising Standards Authority who publish and enforce the Code applicable to the Competition; and
• Legitimate interests – the processing is necessary to review entry to the Competition, announce a winner and promote the winning entry. In respect of personal data collected pursuant to the Competition, North Star will not:
• Transfer your personal data outside of the European Union;
• Transfer your personal data to any third party; or
• Use automated decision-making.
STORING YOUR INFORMATION
We will hold your personal data securely only for long as required for the purposes of the above.
WHO WE WILL SHARE YOUR INFORMATION WITH
We will share your information with the applicable Promoter personnel involved in reviewing entry to the Competition, with the judging panel in order to determine the winner and if you are selected as the winner as part of our publicity of the winning entry.
YOUR RIGHTS AS A DATA SUBJECT
In accordance with the UK GDPR, you can contact us at dataprotection@northstarshipping.co.uk to exercise any and all of the following rights that you have in relation to our processing of your personal data:
· Right of access – you have the right to obtain confirmation that your personal data is being processed and the right to access your personal data;
· Right to rectification – you have the right to have your personal data rectified if it is inaccurate or incomplete;
· Right to erasure (Right to be forgotten) – you have the right to request the deletion or removal of your personal data where there is no compelling reason for its continued processing by us;
· Right to restrict processing – you have the right to request that we block or suppress processing of your personal data;
· Right to data portability – you have the right to obtain and reuse your personal data for your own purposes across different services as the processing is based on your consent;
· Right to object – you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data where the lawful basis is that of our legitimate interests, for direct marketing purposes (including profiling) or processing is for the purposes of historical or scientific research; Additionally, you have the right to lodge a complaint with our Data Protection Officer at dataprotection@northstarshipping.co.uk if you believe that your personal details are not being processed in line with this privacy notice. If you are not satisfied with the response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office by contacting:
