1. Subject of the conditions of participation and organizer
These conditions of participation regulate the conditions for participation in the competition and any necessary transfer of rights. The organizer of the competition is NICI GmbH, Langheimer Straße 94, 96264 Altenkunstadt, gewinnspiel@nici.de, Marketing Department, Tel.: 09572 7220-100, hereinafter referred to as the "Organizer". The description and procedure of the competition are provided as part of the competition campaign on the organizer's homepage (www.nici.de). Participation in the competition constitutes acceptance of these conditions of participation.
2. Participation in the competition
Participation in the NICI GmbH competition is free of charge and is governed exclusively by these conditions of participation. By submitting one or more pictures, participants agree to these conditions of participation and data protection. Participation is only possible within the participation period. Entries received after the closing date will not be considered in the draw. Participation in the competition is possible from 10.07.2024, 00:00 to 23.08.2024, 23:59. Users will be given the opportunity to enter the competition within this period.
3. Eligibility to participate
Natural persons who are resident in Germany, Austria or Switzerland and have reached the age of 18 are eligible to participate. In the case of minors, a declaration of consent from the holder of parental responsibility is required. If participants have limited legal capacity, the consent of their legal representative is required. Participation is not restricted to customers of the organizer and is not dependent on the purchase of goods or services. All persons involved in the conception and implementation of the competition and employees of the organizer and affiliated companies as well as the relatives of such employees and their relatives are not eligible to participate in the competition. Participation with forged identities or with identities of third parties is not permitted. Only one submitted registration per participant will be entered into the competition. It is strictly forbidden to use multiple addresses or profiles to increase the chances of winning. In addition, the organizer reserves the right, at its own discretion, to exclude persons from participation if there are justified reasons. Such reasons include in particular
- manipulation in connection with access to or execution of the competition
- breaches of these conditions of participation
- unfair trading or
- false or misleading information in connection with participation in the competition.
If the excluded participant is a winner who has already been drawn, the prize may be subsequently revoked.
4. Prizes, notification of winnings and transmission of the prize
The following prizes will be raffled off among all eligible participants:
- 1st place: A family vacation (3 nights) for 2 adults and 2 children (0-15 years) incl. half board at **** Thermen Chalet at SONNENTHERME LUTZMANNSBURG (value: €1,380).
- 2nd place: One day at Zoo Leipzig for 2 adults and 2 children (0-16 years) plus two XXL GLUBSCHIS (value: €133.98)
- 3rd place: A voucher worth €50.00 for our NICI online shop.
The winners will be selected from all participants as part of a step-by-step voting process on social media. If the competition is linked to a task, only participants who have completed the task correctly will be entered into the prize draw. Those who win the prize draw will be informed promptly by email. The prize will only be handed over to the person who has won or to the legal representative of the legally incapacitated participant. It is not possible to exchange, transfer, collect or pay out the prize in cash. Any costs incurred for shipping the prizes will be borne by the organizer. The risk is transferred to the winner when the prize is handed over to a carrier. The organizer is not responsible for delivery damage. Any additional costs associated with claiming the prize shall be borne by the participant who has won. The participant who has won is responsible for paying any taxes on the prize. If the winner does not respond within 48 hours of being requested to do so twice, the claim to the prize expires. In this case, the organizer is entitled to carry out a replacement draw and then transfer the prize to another participant. Only one prize is possible per participant. If circumstances arise for which the organizer is not responsible, the respective participant who has won will accept an appropriate substitute prize. Such circumstances for which the organizer is not responsible are in particular those that lie with the sponsors of the prizes.
5. Termination of the competition
The organizer reserves the right to terminate the competition prematurely in whole or in part at any time, even without observing deadlines and without prior notice and without giving reasons, or to change its course if it is not possible for technical reasons (e.g. computer virus, manipulation of or errors in software/hardware) or legal reasons to guarantee the proper and scheduled execution of the competition.
6. Data protection
Personal data (first and last name, e-mail address, date of birth) must be provided in order to take part in the competition. Participants assure that the personal details provided are true and correct. The organizer is responsible for the collection, processing and use of participants' personal data. The organizer will only use the personal details of participants and other personal data in accordance with the statutory provisions of data protection law. The organizer points out that none of the participants' personal data will be passed on to third parties or made available to them for use without their consent. The organizer will only store, process and use the information to the extent that this is necessary for the implementation of the competition or if the participants have given their consent. In the event of a win, the participants who have won voluntarily agree to the publication of their first name, age and submitted photographs in the advertising media used by the organizer such as Facebook, Instagram and the company website www.nici.de as well as in the print media and the website of Blue Ocean AG, Seidenstraße 19, 70174 Stuttgart. Participants voluntarily consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR that the organizer may process personal data (namely first names, surname, date of birth, contact details such as address, e-mail address, telephone number, cell phone number) for advertising purposes (sending advertising brochures and information about the latest products by e-mail). The personal data will be stored for as long as the organizer needs it for advertising purposes or the consent is revoked by the participants. Participants are entitled to obtain information about this personal data from the organizer and to request that it be corrected if the personal data in question is incorrect. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, participants have the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary declaration. Participants also have the right to access the following information:
- The purposes of the processing
- The categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations
- If possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this duration
- The existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing of personal data concerning the data subject or to object to such processing
- The existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
- If the personal data are not collected from the data subject, all available information about the origin of the data
- the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject. If personal data are transferred to a third country or to an international organization, the data subject has the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR in connection with the transfer. The controller shall provide a copy of the personal data undergoing processing. For any further copies requested by the data subject, the controller may charge a reasonable fee based on the administrative costs. If the data subject makes the request electronically, the information shall be provided in a commonly used electronic format, unless the data subject indicates otherwise. The right to receive a copy must not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of other persons. Participants may revoke their consent at any time. The revocation must be made by telephone, fax, e-mail, on the organizer's homepage or in writing to the organizer. Once consent has been withdrawn, the personal data of the person concerned that has been collected and stored will be deleted immediately. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Participants have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning them for the purpose of direct marketing; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct marketing. The objection must be made by telephone, fax, e-mail, on the organizer's homepage or in writing to the organizer. If the data subject objects to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data will no longer be processed for these purposes.
7. Applicable law
Questions and complaints in connection with the competition must be addressed to the organizer. The organizer's competition is subject exclusively to the law of the Federal Republic of Germany. Legal recourse is excluded.
8. severability clause
Should any provision of these conditions of participation be or become invalid in whole or in part, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these conditions of participation. The invalid provision shall be replaced by a legally permissible provision that comes as close as possible to the economic meaning and purpose of the invalid provision. The same applies in the event of a loophole in these conditions of participation.