Terms & Conditions: Firewalk 2026    

 Entry Donations & Sponsorship Target

• For this event, we require an entry donation of £20 per person (non refundable / returnable) which is to be paid at the time of booking your place.
• The entry donation is required so that Hertfordshire Mind Network can partially recover the financial cost to the charity of securing your place in this event.
• Once Hertfordshire Mind Network have received your entry donation, we will contact you via email at the earliest possible convenience.
• In addition, you pledge to raise a minimum of £100 in sponsorship (excluding Entry Donation & Gift Aid) for Hertfordshire Mind Network, which should be received in full by the charity within 2 weeks of the event date.
• All funds raised from your participation in the Firewalk should be paid to Hertfordshire Mind Network in £ sterling and the aim is for you to raise as much as possible. 

All participants

• You confirm that you are medically fit and that you participate in the event at your own risk. Hertfordshire Mind Network will not be held responsible for injury or illness resulting from your participation.
• You understand that it is your responsibility to read any terms and conditions issued by the event organisers and to comply with these. You will need to sign a disclaimer form on the night, prior to doing the Firewalk.
• The minimum age for this event is 16 (parents or guardians’ permission is required for under 18 years of age) You confirm you will be the minimum age on event day.
• You acknowledge that Hertfordshire Mind Network may incur costs as a result of you joining Team Hertfordshire Mind Network (e.g. cost of producing and sending fundraising pack/technical kit) for this challenge. The objective is to raise as much sponsorship as possible.
• Should you, for whatever reason, not take your place, all sponsorship forms and monies collected should be forwarded to Hertfordshire Mind Network or returned to your sponsors.
• You have provided Hertfordshire Mind Network information about you and consent to Hertfordshire Mind Network using this data. You understand that it will be necessary for Hertfordshire Mind Network to share the data with the race organisers in order to participate in this event.
• We do not sell or swap your details with any third parties, but in order to carry out our work we may need to pass your details to service companies authorised to act on our behalf. We will keep your details on our database so we can provide you with the best possible support every time you contact us.
• All participants, supporters and spectators, including friends and families who choose to attend the event confirm that they are happy for their names, video footage, photographs taken of them during the event to be used to publicise the event by Hertfordshire Mind Network for commercial and fundraising purposes including, but not limited to marketing material, television broadcasts, social media, advertising, publications, and other documents or mediums that may be made available to the public. Photographs of children will not be used in this manner without express written consent; unless the images are incidental, for example, children’s images at the starting line. For further information about how we collect and use personal data, please refer to our Privacy Policy
• Any complaints should be communicated to the Fundraising and Partnerships Manager at Hertfordshire Mind Network at the challenge, or, if that is not possible, then in writing to a representative of Hertfordshire Mind Network as soon as possible after the event.