Conditions of Participation and Privacy Notice

This Participation and privacy Information (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Terms of Participation”) apply to participation in our competitions, contents, raffles, prize-draws or sweepstakes (hereinafter referred to as “Competition(s)”) referring to these Terms of Participation .

The terms and conditions of participation contain conditions, including rules for participation, information on prizes and on the processing of participants’ data and their rights of objection and withdrawal. The terms used are not gender-specific.

Organization
Introduction
Reference to the Announcement of the Competition
Definition of the term
Age Restriction
Further Criteria for Eligibility
Start and End of the Competition
Information on Prizes
Notification of Winners and Entitlement to a Prize
Further Information on Prizes
Participants’ Responsibility
Information on Warranty and Liability
Privacy Information
Concluding Provisions

Organization

combit GmbH
Buecklestr. 3-5
78467 Konstanz
Germany

Legal information: https://www.combit.com/legal-notice/.
E-mail Address: service@combit.net.
Phone: +49 7531 9060-10.

1. Reference to the Announcement of the Competition

Details on the conditions for participation, actions to be taken, the duration of the competition, individual sections of the competition and any prizes may additionally be derived from the descriptions provided to the participants within the context of the competition. These detailed descriptions take precedence over these Terms of Participation.

2. Definition of the term “Content(s)”

For the purposes of these Terms of Participation, “Content(s)” means all content and information uploaded, entered or otherwise communicated by participants in the Competition, such as photographs, graphics, videos, text, comments or details of places and persons.

3. Age Restriction

Participation is only possible from the age of 18.

4. Further Criteria for Eligibility

The following entry requirements and restrictions apply to our competition:

Exclusion of employees and other Involved Parties: Excluded from participation are our employees and the employees of our Sponsor(s) who are or were involved in the creation or execution of this Competition, as well as their spouses or life partners, parents, children, siblings or persons living in the same household, if they were or should have been aware of the aforementioned involvement of the employees in the Competition.

Einreichung von Beiträgen: Participation in the competition requires the submission or upload of contributions according to the competition announcement.

5. Notification of Winners and Entitlement to a Prize

Winners will be notified in a timely manner through the specified contact channel (e.g., email or social network messaging if specified or if the competition is held within the network).

Participants may be asked to provide feedback and pick up or otherwise claim prizes within a time limit. In the event of inability to comply, please contact us so that we can make an alternative appointment, if possible and reasonable.

The participants are responsible for the correctness of the contact data provided. If winners cannot be notified due to incomplete or incorrect contact data, the prize is forfeited.

It is not possible to pay out the prizes in cash, in kind, which may be exchanged or transferred to other persons, subject to other information or agreements.

Number of weeks within which winners must respond to the winning notification: Two weeks

Number of weeks within which the winners must collect their prize or claim it otherwise: Two weeks

6. Participants’ Responsibility

We are not responsible for the behaviour and the content published by the participants within the context of the competition and do not adopt it as our own. Furthermore, we are not obliged to review the contents, but reserve the right to reverse their publication if there are sufficient indications that the contents violate legal requirements, official prohibitions, the rights of third parties or morality.

Exclusion in the Event of Misuse: We reserve the right, at any time and without notice, to exclude any entrant who, without express permission, uses multiple email addresses, social media accounts or the like to increase their chances of winning, technically manipulates the competition or the operation of the game, or otherwise violates these Terms of Participation or the law, from participating in the competition, subject to reasonable criteria.

Responsibility for Content: The participants are responsible for the Contents they publish in the context of the Competition. We and our Sponsor(s) are not responsible for the behavior of the participants and the Contents published by the participants in the context of the Competition and do not claim them as our own. Furthermore, we are not obliged to examine such Content, but as the organizer of the Competition, we reserve the right to withdraw its publication if there are concrete indications that the Content violates legal requirements, official prohibitions, the rights of third parties or is immoral.

Participants must ensure that they have the necessary rights to use the Content for participation in this Competition and that their use within the scope of these Terms of Participation does not violate legal regulations, morality and/or the rights of third parties.

If other persons are recognizable on photos or videos in addition to the participants, the submission of such photos or videos is only permitted if the consent of the persons depicted has been obtained and their personal and data protection rights are not violated. Photos or videos not taken by the participants themselves may only be submitted if their authors have given their consent.

7. Naming of participants

The names of the participants may be publicly announced in connection with the Competition or presentation of the entries and winners by us or by our Sponsor(s) in online media (e.g. on websites and in social media) or in print media. Participants may object to this at any time with effect for the future.

8. Information on Warranty and Liability

We would like to point out that the competition and the prizes are voluntary services on our part, which are not subject to the same scope of guarantee and liability as, for example, the purchase of such prizes independent of the competition.

Warranty limitations for Prizes: We shall not be liable, subject to our own fault in accordance with the provisions of the liability notices in these conditions of participation, for goods and services won which are not offered on the market by ourselves. In all other respects, the warranty and guarantee conditions of the respective providers of the items and services shall apply, provided that these do not restrict the participants and can be transferred by us to the participants.

Termination or Restriction of the Competition: We would like to point out that the availability and function of the competition can only be guaranteed within the scope of reasonability for us and the participants. The competition may be terminated by us at any time, in particular due to external circumstances and constraints. External circumstances and constraints include, but are not limited to, technical problems, legal changes or mandatory measures by third parties beyond our control.

Differences of Prizes: The prizes shown in the description of the competition may differ from the goods or services presented to the winners, provided that they are equivalent in terms of the prizes described from the point of view of an average participant. According to this, deviations in model, color, locality, etc. may exist.

Liability: The following disclaimers and limitations of liability shall apply to our liability for damages, notwithstanding the other statutory conditions for claims.

Insofar as our liability is excluded or limited, this shall also apply to the personal liability of our employees, representatives and vicarious agents as well as of our Sponsor(s). We shall be liable for the slightly negligent breach of essential obligations, the breach of which endangers the achievement of the purpose of the contract, or for the breach of obligations, the fulfilment of which is essential for the proper performance of the competition and on the compliance with which the contracting parties regularly rely (so-called cardinal obligations). In this case, however, we shall only be liable for the foreseeable damage typical of the respective legal realtionship. We shall not be liable for the slightly negligent breach of obligations other than those specified in the preceding sentences. We shall be liable without limitation if the cause of the damage is based on intent or gross negligence. In the case of grossly negligent breach of duty by our vicarious agents, the aforementioned restrictions to the slightly negligent breach of essential obligations shall apply .

The above limitations of liability shall not apply in the event of injury to life, limb or health, in the event of a defect following the granting of quality guarantees for the quality of a product and in the event of fraudulently concealed defects. The liability according to the product liability law remains unaffected.

Legal Recourse: There is no legal recourse with regard to the drawing of the winners and any evaluation of the entries submitted in the competition.

9. Privacy Information

We process the personal data (also referred to as “data” below) of participants in We process personal data of participants in competitions, contents, raffles, prize-draws or sweepstakes (hereinafter referred to as “competitions”) only in compliance with the relevant data protection regulations and if the processing is necessary for the provision, execution and handling of the competition (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR), the participants have consented to the processing (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR) or the processing serves our legitimate interests (e.g. in the security of the competition or the protection of our interests against misuse by possible recording of IP addresses when submitting entries to the competition according to (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

The participant’s data will only be transmitted to other parties if this is necessary for the execution of the sweepstakes and competitions (e.g. to send prizes by Sponsor(s) or to technical service providers or agencies commissioned in connection with the Competition) or if a participant has consented to the transmission.

In the context of the competition, we inform the participants which of their data are required for participation.

The data of the participants will be deleted as soon as the competition has ended and the data is no longer required to inform the winners or because questions about the competition can be expected. In general, the data of the participants will be deleted at the latest 6 months after the end of the competition. Winners’ data can be retained for a longer period of time, e.g. in order to answer questions about the prizes or to fulfil the prizes; in this case, the retention period depends on the type of prize and is up to three years for items or services, e.g. in order to be able to process warranty claims. Furthermore, the participants’ data may be stored for longer, e.g. in the form of coverage of the competition in online and offline media.

Insofar as data was collected for other purposes as part of the competition, its processing and storage period shall be governed by the privacy information for this use (e.g. in the case of registration for a newsletter as part of a competition).

If we process your data or provide additional information on the processing of your data, we will provide a link to our privacy policy and refer you to this privacy policy.

As data subject, you are entitled to various rights under the GDPR, which arise in particular from Articles 15 to 21 of the GDPR:

Right to Object: You have the right, on grounds arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR , including profiling based on those provisions. Where personal data are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of the personal data concerning you for the purpose of such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. You also have the right to object to the processing of personal data concerning you for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89 (1) GDPR on grounds arising from your particular situation.
Right of withdrawal for consents: You have the right to revoke consents at any time.
Right of access: You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the data in question will be processed and to be informed of this data and to receive further information and a copy of the data in accordance with the provisions of the law.
Right of access: You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the data in question will be processed and to be informed of this data and to receive further information and a copy of the data in accordance with the provisions of the law.
Right to rectification: You have the right, in accordance with the law, to request the completion of the data concerning you or the rectification of the incorrect data concerning you.
Right to Erasure and Right to Restriction of Processing: In accordance with the statutory provisions, you have the right to demand that the relevant data be erased immediately or, alternatively, to demand that the processing of the data be restricted in accordance with the statutory provisions.
Right to data portability: You have the right to receive data concerning you which you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format in accordance with the legal requirements, or to request its transmission to another controller.
Complaint to the supervisory authority: You also have the right, under the conditions laid down by law, to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR.

Our Privacy Policy: https://www.combit.com/legal-notice/#PrivacyStatement.
Contact data protection officer: datenschutz@combit.net

10. Concluding Provisions

Deviating conditions: The competition is determined solely according to our Terms of Participation. Deviating conditions of the participants are not valid without our express consent.

Applicable law, Place of Fulfilment and Jurisdiction: The legal relationship between us and the participants is subject exclusively to the law of the Federal Republic of Germany. Unless otherwise stated, the place of performance for claims in connection with the competition shall be our (registered) office. The exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from or in connection with the competition shall be our office (registered) office, provided that a participant is a merchant, a legal entity under public law or a special fund under public law or the participant has no place of jurisdiction in the Federal Republic of Germany. We reserve the right to assert our claims at the legal place of jurisdiction.