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STAEDTLER UK social media giveaway terms and conditions

STAEDTLER UK (hereinafter referred to as STAEDTLER) as the organiser offers the participant the opportunity to participate in the giveaway exclusively in accordance with the following conditions. By participating in the giveaway, the participant accepts these terms and conditions:

1. Eligibility

1.1 Entitled to participate in the competition are people over the age of 13 who permanently reside in the UK. STAEDTLER employees are excluded from participation.

1.2 Participation in the giveaway is free and independent of the purchase of goods or services.

2. Course of the giveaway

2.1 In order to take part in the competition, the participant must follow the instructions set out in the giveaway post.

2.2 The deadline for entries is midnight on the day before the winner will be selected and announced, as specified in the giveaway post.

2.3 The winner(s) will be drawn at random in cases where there is no correct answer to a question required. When entry requires the provision of a correct answer to a question, a winner will be selected at random only from those who provided the correct answer.

2.4 In Facebook giveaways, the winner(s) will be marked in the comments under the giveaway post and will be sent a direct message in Facebook Messenger. In Instagram giveaways, the winner(s) will be marked in the comments under the giveaway post and sometimes also announced in Instagram stories. If a winner does not confirm acceptance of the prize within a period of one week, their prize will be forfeited without replacement. In this case, STAEDTLER is entitled to determine a new winner.

2.5 The prize will be sent by post.

2.6 The cash payment, the exchange and / or the transfer to third parties of the prizes are excluded.

2.7 STAEDTLER is entitled to cancel or end the giveaway at any time without the participants having any claims against STAEDTLER. This applies in particular if the terms of use or guidelines of platforms such as Facebook or Instagram are changed and the implementation of the competition would no longer be permitted according to the then applicable provisions of the platform, manipulation is detected or the proper implementation of the competition is no longer ensured, in particular in the event of hardware or software failure, program errors, computer viruses, unauthorized interventions by third parties and mechanical, technical or legal problems.

2.8 STAEDTLER reserves the right to exclude participants from participating in the competition who violate the conditions of participation, use unauthorised aids and / or otherwise gain advantages through manipulation.

3. Liability

The following exclusions and limitations of liability apply to STAEDTLER's liability for compensation, irrespective of the other statutory entitlement requirements in accordance with this section.

3.1 STAEDTLER has unlimited liability insofar as the cause of the damage is based on intent or gross negligence.

3.2 STAEDTLER is also liable for the slightly negligent breach of essential obligations, the breach of which jeopardises the achievement of the purpose of the contract, or for the breach of obligations, the fulfillment of which enables the giveaway to be carried out properly in the first place and on which the participant regularly relies. In this case, however, STAEDTLER is only liable for the foreseeable, contract-typical damage. The organiser is not liable for the slightly negligent breach of obligations other than those mentioned in the preceding sentences.

3.3 The above limitations of liability do not apply in the case of injury to life, body and health, for a defect after the assumption of quality guarantees for the quality of a product and for fraudulently concealed defects. Liability under the Product Liability Act remains unaffected.

3.4 To the extent that STAEDTLER's liability is excluded or limited, this also applies to the personal liability of STAEDTLER's employees, representatives and vicarious agents.

4. Notes and conditions from Facebook and Instagram

4.1 The participant acknowledges that the competition is in no way sponsored, supported or organized by Facebook or is in no way connected to Facebook or Instagram.

4.2 The participant cannot assert any claims against Facebook or Instagram that arise in connection with participation in the competition.

4.3 All inquiries and information regarding the competition are to be directed to STAEDTLER and not to Facebook or Instagram.

4.4 In addition to these conditions of participation, the relationship between STAEDTLER, the participant, Facebook and Instagram is determined by the terms of use and data protection policies of Facebook and Instagram.

Data protection notice

STAEDTLER collects and uses personal data of the participants only insofar as this is legally permissible. Without further consent, the personal data collected by STAEDTLER will only be collected, processed and used for the design, implementation and / or handling of the giveaway and will be deleted after the giveaway has been completed. It will not be passed on to third parties.

Every participant has the right to information, correction, deletion or restriction, data portability and revocation. They can exercise their rights at any time by post (Staedtler (UK) Limited, 1st Floor, 31 Old Field Road, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 5LJ, United Kingdom) or by email ( marketing.uk@staedtler.com ) or by telephone (0845 600 5930). Participation in the giveaway ends with the revocation. The participant also has the right to contact a data protection supervisory authority with complaints.