I. Organiser
The organiser of this competition is DICTUM GmbH – Mehr als Werkzeug, Gottlieb-Daimler-Str. 3,
94447 Plattling, Germany ("DICTUM").
This competition is not affiliated with, and is in no way sponsored, endorsed or organised by Instagram.
The recipient of the information provided by the participant is not Instagram, but DICTUM GmbH.
II. Applicability
These conditions of participation apply to all competitions run by DICTUM GmbH. Where appropriate, they shall apply in addition to any special conditions of participation that have been announced with the respective competition.
By taking part in the competition, the participant accepts these conditions of participation as well as the special conditions of participation announced with every competition and the specified deadline.
III. Participation
1. The competition is open to any adult under their own name who resides in the Federal Republic of Germany, Austria or Switzerland, or the EU. Subject to the relevant legal requirements, minors are entitled to take part if their legal guardian gives their consent. Employees of DICTUM GmbH, associated companies or any cooperation partners and their relatives are not eligible to take part.
2. No person may enter the competition more than once.
3. If taking part requires material or files to be submitted, the participant affirms that they are the sole owner and holder of all usage and exploitation rights to the submitted material. By submitting the material, the participant grants DICTUM GmbH ownership as well as the usage and exploitation rights to the material necessary for the purposes communicated with the competition, unless the participant declares their objection in writing on submission. DICTUM GmbH assumes no liability for any submitted material, unless DICTUM GmbH or its employees act with wilful or gross negligence. Once the competition is completed, DICTUM GmbH is entitled to destroy any submitted material.
IV. Duration of the competition, participation deadline
1. Competitions that take place on our Instagram page or which are organised and carried out directly by DICTUM GmbH are limited in time. The start date for participation and the closing date for participation or entries are announced with the respective competition.
2. Participation is free of charge and in no way dependent on purchasing a product or using a service. Participants enter the competition at their own responsibility.
V. Determining the winner
1. Unless otherwise specified in the competition, the winners will be chosen at the sole discretion of DICTUM GmbH from all correct entries. DICTUM GmbH’s selection decision is binding and cannot be verified in terms of factual accuracy. The judges' decision is final.
VI. Winner notification and accepting the prize
1. All winners will be notified via Instagram private message and linked in the Instagram story. DICTUM GmbH reserves the right to announce the names of the winners publicly via Instagram comment. The participants hereby agree to this.
2. Every winner notified in this way must accept their win within three days of the notification being sent by DICTUM GmbH. They accept by sending their correct address details via Instagram message. The winner must provide their full address, their Instagram name and their email address.
3. If DICTUM GmbH does not receive such a message within this deadline, the opportunity to accept the win will be forfeited and DICTUM GmbH reserves the right to declare another participant the winner and notify them accordingly.
4. In each case, the prizes specified in the competition text will be presented. The prize presented in the competition, if applicable, need not necessarily be identical to the item won; variations are possible. If for any reason a prize is no longer available, DICTUM GmbH reserves the right to substitute it with an alternative of equal or higher value.
5. The prize only exists exclusively in the scope specified by DICTUM GmbH in the competition post. Any (follow-up) costs arising for the winner for and/or through the use of the prize will only be covered if this was expressly specified in the competition. The winner must bear all taxes that may arise for them as a result of the prize. DICTUM GmbH assumes no liability for any damages that result for a participant from acceptance and/or use of the prize.
6. Prizes will be sent free of charge to the winners within two weeks of their accepting the win. If a prize is undeliverable for reasons beyond DICTUM GmbH’s control, the entitlement to the prize will be forfeited without substitution. DICTUM GmbH will only attempt to send the prize once.
7. The prize is non-exchangeable, non-transferable, and is not redeemable for cash.
VII. Premature cancellation, exclusion
1. DICTUM GmbH reserves the right to discontinue or cancel the competition at any time without prior notice and without giving reasons if it cannot be executed correctly for technical or legal reasons. Such cases do not entitle participants to any claims against DICTUM GmbH.
2. DICTUM GmbH reserves the right to exclude participants from taking part in the competition if they infringe the conditions of participation or use manipulation or other dishonest means. DICTUM GmbH can also declare such an exclusion retroactively, revoke prizes and claim them back.
3. The user is entitled to revoke their declaration of intent regarding their participation in competitions within two weeks. The deadline begins at the earliest on receipt of this instruction. Sending off the revocation statement in time is sufficient to satisfy the deadline.
The statement must be made in writing without citing any reasons and addressed to:
DICTUM GmbH – MORE THAN TOOLS
Gottlieb-Daimler-Str. 3
94447 Plattling
Germany
VIII. Data privacy
To enable the competition, DICTUM GmbH must collect personal data of the participants, e.g. name, address and email address. Personal data that is transferred to DICTUM GmbH when participants enter a competition will be collected, stored, processed and used by DICTUM GmbH, as well as any cooperation partners involved, solely in order to implement and process the relevant competition. The data will be deleted within one month of the prize being awarded, with the exception of comments and messages that were posted or sent via Instagram in connection with the competition.
Upon request, DICTUM GmbH will provide any participant free of charge with details of all personal data stored about them and, if requested, will destroy it immediately free of charge. An email to this effect sent to info@dictum.com is sufficient.
IX. Severability clause
Should individual terms of the conditions of participation be or become void, the validity of the remaining terms shall not be affected. The relevant statutory regulations shall apply in place of any invalid or missing terms.
X. Applicable law
The competition is exclusively subject to the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany.
We furthermore refer you to our Privacy Policy.
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