These terms and conditions govern the conditions for participation in the contest as well as any necessary rights transfers. The description and process of the respective contest will be provided within the framework of the respective contest promotion on the Instagram account of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (@_emdgroup_)
The organizer of the contest is Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Frankfurter Straße 250, 64293 Darmstadt, Germany.
By participating in the respective contest, these terms and conditions are accepted.
The contest is not associated with Instagram, nor is it sponsored, supported, or organized by Instagram.
Participation
Eligible to participate in the contest are all individuals who have reached the age of 18. Participation with fake identities or identities of third parties is not allowed.
Eligible participants can participate in the contest by following our account on Instagram and Tagging a friend in the comments who the participant wants to celebrate Pride and Science with.
The winner will be chosen at random on June 11th
The participation period is from June 4th to June 11th
Prizes and Prize Notification
Among all eligible participants, the prizes mentioned in the respective post inviting participation in the contest will be raffled. These consist of 2 T-shirts.
The winners will be determined randomly among all eligible participants within the deadline mentioned in the respective post after the end of the participation period. The winners will be notified via direct message and will be asked to send an email to an email address provided there, in which their personal data is transmitted completely and truthfully. This information is used for sending the prize.
If an email is not received from a winner within the specified deadline, the entitlement to the prize expires. In this case, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany is entitled to conduct a substitute drawing.
Each participant is only eligible to win one prize.
The prize is neither transferable, nor can the prize be exchanged or paid out in cash.
In the event of circumstances beyond the control of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany which are not foreseeable and for which Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany is not responsible, the respective winner accepts a reasonable substitute prize. Such circumstances not to be represented by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany include, in particular, those which lie with the sponsors of the prizes.
The prizes will be sent to the winner by mail to the provided address. The risk passes to the winner upon handover of the prize to a transport person. Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany is not responsible for delivery damages.
Liability and Indemnification
If the participant uploads photos, they guarantee that they will not submit any content whose provision, publication, or use violates applicable law or the rights of third parties.
The participant indemnifies Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and its affiliated companies from claims by third parties of any kind resulting from the illegality of photos that the participant used as part of participating in this contest. The indemnification obligation also includes the obligation to fully indemnify the organizer from the costs of legal defense (e.g., court and attorney fees).
By participating in the contest, the participant releases Facebook from any liability.
Exclusion
A violation of these terms and conditions entitles Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, to exclude the respective participant from participation. This applies in particular if the participant makes false statements or uses photos or other content (e.g., comments) that violate applicable law or the rights of third parties. The same applies to comments that can be considered glorifying violence, offensive, harassing, or degrading, or otherwise violate societal norms of decency.
If the excluded participant has already been drawn as a winner, the prize can be subsequently revoked.
Premature Termination and Changes
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, reserves the right to terminate the contest at any time, even without observing deadlines, in whole or in part, or to make changes to its course, if it is not possible to guarantee proper implementation of the contest for technical reasons (e.g., computer virus, manipulation of or errors in software/hardware) or legal reasons (e.g., prohibition by Facebook or official order).
Data Protection
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany is responsible for the collection, processing, and use of personal data of the participants, provided they are processed by themselves. We will use the participant's personal information and other personal data only within the legal provisions of data protection law. Information will only be stored, processed, and used to the extent necessary for the execution of the contest or if the participant has given consent. This also includes use for the exercise of the granted usage rights. The data will be used exclusively for the execution of the contest and subsequently deleted. The participant can request information about the data stored about them at any time. Our privacy policy applies accordingly, which can be found at https://www.emdgroup.com/en/privacy-statement.html.
Final Provisions
Should the terms and conditions contain ineffective regulations, the effectiveness of the remaining conditions remains unaffected.
German law applies. Legal recourse to review the drawing is excluded.