Pick a hunt you want to participate in and read the clues. Place your marker(s) on the map wherever you think the treasure is and pay for your entries. Once the hunt timer runs out, the closest marker to the prize location is the winner and they get the prize.
Remember you can place as many markers on the map as you like. The more you place, the higher your chances of winning.
Simply find an active hunt on the homepage that you would like to take part in. Once you have a read the clues and think you know where the prize is located, tap the "place marker" button on the right of the map and place the marker at your desired location on the map.
When you have placed at least one marker on the map, a payment button will appear below the map to allow you to enter the hunt. Only once you have paid and recieved your confirmation of entry to the hunt are your markers valid. This will turn any marker you have entered to the hunt green.
You can only change the locations of markers that have not been paid for. Any markers that are paid for and entered into the hunt cannot be altered.
If you have placed a marker onto the map after reading the clues, but change your mind on the prize location you can alter the location by using the move marker button.
Tap the move marker button and you will be able to drag any red makers on the map to a new location. You must tap "Save" to keep any changes.
As with moving markers, any marker that has not been entered into the hunt and paid for can be easily deleted using the "delete marker" Button. Simply tap this button then tap on any markers you want to remove from the map and select "save" to keep any changes.
You can enter any active hunt as often as you like.
You can easily see if you are participating in any active hunts from your user dashboard, and when logged in any previously placed markers will show up on the hunt map in green.
Once the timer runs out on any active hunt, the winner is automatically calculated as the closest marker to the actual prize location.
The winning marker will be announced via social channels and we will get in contact using your user account details so please ensure these are correct and up to date. You can easily update any details from your user dashboard.
If there are multiple entries the same distance from the winning location the prize will be evenly split between winning markers.
To ensure you make the most of your entries here are some sneaky tips to help you along the way with your hunting
Use all the clues! The hunt images may be helping you with the hunts as well as the hints on the hunt page.
Utilise the Zoom! Make sure your markers are placed as accurately as possible by zooming in as close as possible. If you place a marker one level further out it can make the difference between selecting the boot of a car and completely missing the car park!
Use markers strategically to help you win! If you think the prize location is in a certain area, placing a cluster of markers means that if you are correct the prize location can only as a worst case be the centre point of your markers.
1.1 Tracer ('Promoter', 'our(s)') operates real-world and virtual Hunts resulting in the allocation of prizes/rewards in accordance with these Terms and Conditions at events and on the website www.thetracer.co.uk (the 'Website') - (the 'Hunt(s)').
1.2 The Hunts are open to all persons aged 16 and over and the age of majority in their country of residence excluding the Promoter's employees or members of their immediate family, agents, or any other person who is connected with the creation or administration of our Hunts.
2. Legal Undertaking
2.1 By entering a Hunt, the entrant ('Entrant', 'you', 'your(s)') will be deemed to have legal capacity to do so. You will have read and understood these Terms and Conditions and you will be bound by them and by any other requirements set out in any related promotional material.
2.2 These Hunts are governed by Scottish Law and any matters relating to the Hunts will be resolved under Scottish Law. The Courts of Scotland shall have exclusive jurisdiction.
2.3 By participating in a Hunt online via the Website, and by accepting these Terms and Conditions, you confirm that you are not breaching any laws in your country of residence regarding the legality of entering our Hunts. If in doubt, you should immediately leave the Website and check with the relevant authorities in your country.
3. Hunt Entry
3.1 Hunts may be entered online via the Website. Each Hunt will have a specific reward.
3.2 Availability and pricing of Hunt entry markers is at the discretion of the Promoter and will be specified on the Website.
3.3 Your Tracer Account
(i) You must register an account online at www.thetracer.co.uk to enter a Hunt.
(ii) Each account can only have one email attributed to it at any given time.
3.4 Select the Hunt(s) you wish to enter which are displayed on the home page at www.thetracer.co.uk by clicking or tapping on the “Hunt Now” link.
3.5 Your markers are displayed on the active hunt map.
(i) Red markers are ones that have been placed on the map by the entrant but have not been paid for. These will disappear if you leave the hunt page without completing the checkout process.
(ii) Confirmed markers will become green once checkout is complete.
4. Promotion Periods
4.1 Each Hunt will run for a specified period. Please see each Hunt for details of start and end times.
5. Hunt Judgement
5.1 The reward location is predetermined and will remain confidential until the Hunt's conclusion.
5.2 The Winner will be the person who is closest to the predetermined location of the reward, as calculated by the Promoter.
5.3 In the event of a tie, the reward will be equally distributed between the Winners.
6. Winner's Details
6.1 Winners may be required to send proof of identity before any reward is delivered.
6.2 Winners may also be asked to provide photographs or pose for promotional material.
7. Hunt Rewards
7.1 Hunt rewards are predetermined and clearly displayed within the individual Hunt web page.
7.2 Rewards will be delivered to the agreed account or local currency, less any transaction fees.
8. Winners' Personal Data
8.1 By entering a Hunt, you agree to the use of your name, address, and/or photograph for promotional purposes.
9. Electronic Communications
9.1 No responsibility will be accepted for failed, partial, or garbled computer transmissions or any service provider errors.
9.2 The Promoter reserves the right to cancel, modify, or suspend a Hunt in the event of technical failures.
10. Data Protection Notice
10.1 Any personal data you supply will be used by the Promoter to administer the Hunt and fulfil rewards.
(i) By participating in our Real-World Hunts, you ("Player") agree to abide by all the Terms and Conditions outlined in this section, as well as all other applicable Terms and Conditions provided by the Promoter.
12.2 General Conduct and Respect for Locations
(i) Players must comply with all local laws and respect private and public property. Trespassing or entering restricted areas is strictly prohibited.
(ii) No property or environment should be damaged, defaced, or altered. Players must not excavate, dig, or modify any property in their search for coins.
(iii) Players must not litter and must leave locations in their original condition.
(iv) Respect for wildlife, plants, and natural surroundings is required.
(v) Aggressive or confrontational behavior, including physical or verbal altercations, will result in disqualification.
12.3 Coin Discovery and Submission
(i) Coins hidden during Real-World Hunts contain unique serial numbers that must be submitted to the Promoter for verification.
(ii) Upon finding a coin, Players must submit the serial number via the form on our website and may be required to provide photographic evidence.
(iii) The Promoter reserves the right to verify the authenticity of the submission and request additional evidence before confirming the validity of the find.
(iv) Players must provide accurate and truthful information. Any fraudulent activity will result in disqualification.
12.4 Safety and Liability
(i) Players must prioritize their safety and the safety of others. Reckless or dangerous behavior is prohibited.
(ii) The Promoter is not responsible for injuries, accidents, or damages sustained during participation. Players participate at their own risk.
12.5 Disputes and Disqualifications
(i) The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify any Player found in violation of these Terms and Conditions or engaging in unethical, disruptive, or dangerous behavior.
(ii) Disputes over coin ownership or submissions will be resolved by the Promoter, and the decision will be final.
12.6 Modification or Cancellation of Hunts
(i) The Promoter reserves the right to modify or cancel any Real-World Hunt due to unforeseen circumstances.
12.7 Social Media Guidelines
(i) Clues, images, and videos will be posted on our official social media channels. Players must follow these channels to stay informed.
(ii) False or misleading information intended to deceive other players will result in disqualification.
PRIVACY POLICY
Definition
At Tracer, we are committed to protecting the privacy and security of our customers and site visitors. We understand the trust you place in our business when you provide us with personal information. Our Privacy Policy sets out our privacy promise to you. We do not share your data with third parties for them to market their products/services to you. If you have any questions about how we Protect Your Privacy, please contact us at findme@thetracer.co.uk
Thetracer.co.uk is the website of The Tracer, registered in the United Kingdom (company number SC397475, registered address 43 Kenningknowes, Stirling, FK7 9JF). Any reference in this policy to “Tracer”, “we”, “us” or “our” is to the Tracer.
When you interact with us through our website (or otherwise) you may provide, or we may collect, certain information from which you are personally identifiable (which is referred to as personal data). For the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation or “GDPR” (and all other laws relating to the use your personal data), we are the “data controller”, meaning that we are responsible for deciding how your personal data is used and more importantly, for keeping your data safe and only using it for legitimate reasons.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and will take all steps necessary to comply with our legal obligations when using your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we fulfil this commitment, so please read this carefully.
WHAT THIS POLICY TELLS YOU
1. What types of personal data you provide to us (or which we collect from you) when using our website or when you directly interact with us on other occasions
2. How and why we use this data and the reasons we are legally allowed to do so;
3. Who we share your data with;
4. Your rights over your data and how you can exercise those rights; and
5. How to contact us if you have any issues or want to find out more.
WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND WHAT DO WE USE IT FOR
You may provide us with the following types of personal information when you register with Tracer or otherwise when you directly interact with us (when using our website or otherwise):
Identity - First Name, Surname, Tracer Login information. Contact - Email Address, Telephone Number, Address Financial - Payment Card Details, billing address, purchase information, payment history Profile - Your preferences for marketing, other website preferences and feedback on your Tracer experiences through reviews and surveys.
We may collect the following types of information from you when you use our website (using Cookies or other tracking technologies):
Usage - information about how you use our website, including time spent on page, click-throughs, download errors
Technical - IP address, browser type, hardware type, network and software identifiers, device information, operating system and system configuration
We may process your personal data for more than one lawful basis depending on the specific purpose for which we are using it. Importantly, we will only use your personal data when the law allows us to.
We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If we need to use your personal data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.
In addition to the above, we may also anonymise and aggregate your personal data in a way which means you cannot be identified. This may be helpful to us for testing our internal systems, carrying out research and general customer data analysis. Because this is not personally identifiable, we can use this for any purposes.
WHO DO WE SHARE YOUR DATA WITH?
We do not pass your personal data onto any third parties for them to market their products/services to you. If in the future we decide that we want to, we will only do so if we have your consent.
We do however share your personal data with third parties to help us deliver our products and services to you in the most effective way possible. These include third parties who assist us with:
Delivering relevant Tracer email and text marketing (to the extent you have not unsubscribed) - Our customer reviews and surveys - Personalising the content on our website to ensure a tailored user experience - Delivering relevant targeted and re-targeted advertising to keep you up to date with our services - Detecting fraud or criminal activity - Creating your Tracer account (being your social media companies who you have used to provide log-in information as part of the sign-up process) - Running our hunts, such as our auditors or professional advisors - Other aspects of our service delivery, such as hosting our website and processing customer payments.
If we share personal data with third parties, we will ensure that access is limited on a strictly need to know basis and is subject to suitable obligations relating to confidentiality and security. Please note that certain of these third party service providers use cookies or other tracking technologies, which are explained more fully in our Cookies Policy.
In addition to the above, we may also be required to share your personal data with third parties if required by law or regulation. In such circumstances, we will make sure that the disclosure is only to the extent required by law or regulation.
DO WE SEND ANY OF YOUR DATA OUTSIDE OF THE EEA?
The European Economic Area or “EEA” is deemed to have good standards when it comes to data privacy. As such, we consciously limit the occasions when we may need to transfer or handle your data outside of the EEA. Where we do, for example where our service providers are based outside of the EEA, we make sure that your data is still treated fairly and lawfully in all respects (including making sure we have a legal ground for sending your data outside the EEA and putting in place all necessary safeguards for such arrangement).
Where relevant, you will have the right to see a copy of any safeguards we put in place for international transfers of your data. Just get in touch with us if you would like to find out more.
HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR DATA SECURE?
We adopt industry standard security processes to ensure your data is kept safe and secure and to prevent unauthorised access or use or loss of your data. By way of example, we use secure server software (EV SSL) which encrypts all information you input before it is sent to us. We also make sure that third parties who need to handle your data when helping us to deliver our services are subject to suitable confidentiality and security standards.
Despite the security measures we implement, please be aware that the transmission of data via the internet is not completely secure. As such, we cannot guarantee that information transmitted to us via the internet will be completely secure and any transmission is at your own risk.
HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR DATA FOR?
We will keep your data for as long as you hold a Tracer account and/or where you are still happy to hear from us about our latest news, products and services. Once you no longer wish to be engaged with Tracer we may still need to keep hold of your data if there is a legal reason for doing so (such as for tax purposes where you have made purchases to take part in hunts or where we need to resolve any disputes with you).
LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES
Our website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our website we do not have any control over these third party websites and are not responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites. Your use of these third party sites are not governed by this Privacy Policy. You should exercise caution and examine the privacy policies and terms of use applicable to the web sites in question.
CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
If we amend our Privacy Policy, it will be published on the thetracer.co.uk website so please check back regularly to see if there have been any updates. If we make any substantial changes, we may also email you where appropriate.
YOUR RIGHTS
In certain Situations you are entitled to:
- access a copy of your personal data; - correct or update your personal data, which you can do yourself by logging into your account or if you would prefer, please contact us and we can help you out; - erase your personal data; - object to the processing of your personal data where we are relying on a legitimate interest; - restrict the processing of your personal data; - request the transfer of your personal data to a third party; or - where you have provided your consent to certain of our processing activities, in certain circumstances, you may withdraw your consent at any time (but please note that we may continue to process such personal data if we have legitimate legal grounds for doing so).
If you want to exercise any of these rights, please Contact Us. You don’t have to pay a fee to exercise your rights, unless your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive or excessive (in which case we can charge a reasonable fee). Alternatively, we may refuse to comply with your request in these circumstances. Where your request is legitimate, we will always respond within one month (unless there is a legal reason to take longer, such as where your request is particularly complex). We may also need you to confirm your identity before we proceed with your request if it is not clear to us who is making the request.
In addition to the above, you may get in touch with the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) if you are concerned about the way in which we are handling your personal data. However, where possible, we would appreciate you speaking with us first if you have any concerns.
HOW TO OPT-OUT OF TRACER MARKETING
You can opt-out of any Tracer marketing at any time from your account page by switching off communication preferences. Please note that we may still need to send you service notifications by email, such as advising you of updated privacy terms or terms of play.
We do not pass your data onto any third parties for their marketing purposes. However, if we ever wish to do so in the future we will always get your consent. You can then opt-out from any third party marketing at any time following the same process as above.
