Terms and Conditions - TCS London Marathon April 2027

To apply for a Dorset Wildlife Trust charity place in the TCS London Marathon 2027, you must read and agree to the Terms and Conditions below. Completing an application does not guarantee a charity place.

The TCS London Marathon is organised by London Marathon Events Ltd, and not Dorset Wildlife Trust. All participants must agree to the TCS London Marathon Events Ltd terms and conditions by their deadline when completing their official registration. You understand that your registration data will be shared with the TCS London Marathon and their entry platform (“Let’s do This”) to provide race day information to you as a participant. This will be processed in accordance with their privacy policies. Please refer to the TCS London Marathon’s website for information about their privacy policy: londonmarathonevents.co.uk/privacy-policy 

Dorset Wildlife Trust reserves the right to change, amend or alter these Terms and Conditions at any time without prior warning or permission. You will be notified of any changes and the latest version of these Terms and Conditions will be posted on Dorset Wildlife Trust’s website immediately and available on request. 

If your application is successful, you accept that you are taking part in the TCS London Marathon entirely at your own risk, and you acknowledge and understand the event may be potentially hazardous. Your safety is of absolute importance to us, and you agree to follow all TCS London Marathon safety and training instructions when taking part.  

You confirm that you are medically and physically fit to take part in the TCS London Marathon. If you are unsure of your physical ability to take part, you should seek medical advice from your doctor prior to the event. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are medically fit to participate, and it is extremely important that you are realistic and truthful about your capabilities and level of experience. Any relevant medical conditions should be disclosed to TCS London Marathon.

You must be a minimum of 18 years of age on race day to participate.  

Dorset Wildlife Trust’s TCS London Marathon places are for Saturday 24^th April 2027. Please note, the finish line on the Saturday will close at 17:30 meaning that the time you will have to complete the distance is a maximum of 7 hours 45 minutes.  

You are responsible for covering your own travel and accommodation expenses to participate in the event. You acknowledge that Dorset Wildlife Trust cannot contribute to these costs. Dorset Wildlife Trust is not liable for them if your charity place offer is withdrawn at a later date.  

If you need to withdraw, are unable to take part, or need to update your contact details, please contact Dorset Wildlife Trust as soon as possible by emailing events@dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk or calling 01305 264620. 

If your application is successful, you agree to pay a £100 registration fee within seven days of accepting your place. The registration fee is non-refundable and non-transferable and does not count towards your fundraising total. If you wish to withdraw, please let us know as soon as possible.  

If for any reason you are not able to take part in the marathon once you have paid your registration fee, we will unfortunately not be able to defer your place for 2028. You would be welcome to apply the following year should you wish to do so.  

By accepting a charity place, you understand that Dorset Wildlife Trust has the right to withdraw your place at any time if it’s considered that you are not committed to working towards the suggested fundraising target or if you fail to comply with agreed obligations.  

Charity places cannot be transferred to another person or event. If you are unable to take part in the event for any reason, please let us know as soon as possible. 

By taking part, you consent to Dorset Wildlife Trust contacting you via post, email, phone and SMS about your fundraising and participation in the 2027 TCS London Marathon. We may also keep you up to date with relevant Trust news and fundraising updates, and you can unsubscribe from non-essential communications at any time by emailing events@dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk. We will never sell your details to other organisations or share them for marketing purposes.   

For full details on how we protect your data, please see our Privacy Notice:  

By taking part in the 2027 TCS London Marathon, you confirm that you are happy for your name and any footage or photographs taken during your participation in the event to be used to publicise Dorset Wildlife Trust’s work. If you share photographs or footage with us, you confirm that you have permission from anyone identifiable in them for the images to be used on our website, social networks and/or marketing materials.  

You agree to Dorset Wildlife Trust storing the information that you provided on their database.  

You agree that Dorset Wildlife Trust may share your details with some third parties to support your participation in this event. This includes the event organiser, London Marathon Events. And any service companies authorised to act on Dorset Wildlife Trust’s behalf.  

If your application is successful and you accept a charity place, we ask you to aim to raise at least £3,000, excluding Gift Aid, for Dorset Wildlife Trust. We ask all participants to use lawful fundraising methods, follow good fundraising practice, and avoid any activity that could damage the Trust’s reputation. Fundraising connected with your TCS London Marathon charity place should be exclusively in aid of Dorset Wildlife Trust, and not for any other charity.  

When fundraising in aid of Dorset Wildlife Trust, we ask you to follow any fundraising guidance or advice issued by the Trust and to make it clear to supporters that you are raising funds ‘in aid of’ the Trust. If you withdraw from the event for any reason, any money already raised will be treated as a donation to Dorset Wildlife Trust and will be non-refundable.  

Participants should follow the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Fundraising Practice and any relevant legal requirements when fundraising. This includes being transparent with supporters, handling donations responsibly, and ensuring any fundraising activity is safe, appropriate and respectful.  

We ask you to keep Dorset Wildlife Trust updated with your fundraising progress and any changes to your contact details.  

If you are awarded a TCS London Marathon charity place, the suggested fundraising milestones are:  

• £1,000 by 31^st January 2027  
• £2,000 by 31^st March 2027 
• £3,000 by 25^th April 2027  

We ask that all money raised is paid to Dorset Wildlife Trust no later than six weeks after the 2027 TCS London Marathon. If fundraising progress is significantly below the suggested milestones, we will contact you to discuss how we can support you. In some circumstances, we may need to reallocate the charity place to help maximise fundraising for our charitable purposes.  

All money raised in connection with the TCS London Marathon should be paid through the Enthuse online platform wherever possible.  

If you fail to raise the £3000 fundraising pledge with no prior arrangement or exception, Dorset Wildlife Trust can inform TCS London Marathon Events (the organiser) and it may impact your chances of running in future for TCS London Marathon Events. If you have any concerns regarding reaching your fundraising target, please contact our Supporter Care Team who are there to help and support you. 

We think you’re amazing for applying to run the TCS London Marathon 2027 and raising vital funds for Dorset Wildlife Trust’s work. We will provide you with ongoing support from sign-up to race day from our Supporter Care Team. We will thank you for your support and keep you up to date with the Trust’s latest news. We will be open and honest about what we do. We adhere to the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Fundraising Practice in all our activities, and will act lawfully and fairly.