Contest official rules
« HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY* »

VF (J) FRANCE SAS, whose registered office is at 31-33 Rue du Louvre CS10203- 75002 PARIS, France VAT No. FR 78353238520 (hereinafter the “Promotion Company”), in cooperation with VF International SAGL, whose registered office is at Via Laveggio 5- 6855 Stabio, Suisse – VAT No. CHE-111.650.898, is organizing a contest called “Holiday Giveaway*” (the “Contest”).

Entry into the Contest is free and no purchase is necessary, however the Contest requires participants to have access to the internet via their mobile device and their own Instagram account (the use of which is subject to Instagram’s own terms and conditions).

 

Promotional Period

The Contest runs from 00.00 CET on 12/12/2023 to 12.00 CET on 18/12/2023 (the "Promotional Period"). 

 

Eligibility

Entry into this Contest is open to legal residents of France, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Spain, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands and Portugal, who are at least eighteen (18) years of age (hereinafter “Entrant/s”). Entrants not resident in France, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Spain, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands and Portugal will not be entitled to enter the Contest.

 

How to enter the Contest:

To enter the Contest, Entrants must access the Instagram application on their mobile device, follow the Instagram accounts: @Timberland_EU and @giorgia.malerba, comment the promotional post posted by @giorgia.malerba, use the hashtag #yourcountry (for example #france for French  entrants, #UK for anyone from United Kingdom) comment with the best tips to stay stylish and warm during the winter season and tag one (1) friend who always nails his/her winter look. (hereinafter “Comment/s”).

Entering via Instagram, standard data fees may apply. Entrants should consult their network provider's pricing plan for details.

Each Comment shared on Instagram via an Entrant's own account with the required tag and complying with the Contest Rules will be considered an entry into the Contest (“Entry”).

If Entrants do not have the Instagram app, they may download it through the application store on their device. The Instagram app is free.

Entering via Instagram, standard data fees may apply. Entrants should consult their network provider's pricing plan for details. Entrants agree to incur any and all charges demanded by their network provider and the Promotion Company shall in no way be liable to Entrants for the same.

The Promotion Company can distribute or share the Comments on its Instagram account.

 

Restrictions:

Each Entrant/Instagram account shall not be awarded more than one (1) prize.

Employees of the Promotion Company and all those involved in the organisation and management of the Contest are not allowed to enter the Contest.

 

Comment conditions

A Comment must meet the following requirements to be eligible for the Contest:

●      The Comment must be in a format compatible with Instagram and in accordance with Instagram’s own terms and conditions;

●      The Comment must be in one of the following languages: German, Danish, Dutch, English, Spanish, French, Italian or Portuguese;

●      The Comment must show the Entrant’s creative and original artwork;

●      The Comment must be an original work and must not be taken from material found online or from other sources;

●      The Comment must not infringe another person's or entity's copyright, trademark, moral right, right of privacy or publicity, or other intellectual property right;

●      The following must not appear: third party brand products, competing brands, other names and logos, phrases or objects which are irrelevant to the Contest;

●      The Comment must not advocate the use of alcohol or drugs, acts of violence, dangerous stunts or illegal behaviours;

●      The Comment must not disparage or damage the goodwill and\or business reputation of the Promotion Company or its Timberland brand;

●      The Comment must not contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene, hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous, libellous, promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age; and

●      The Comment must be in relation to the Contest theme.

 

The Promotion Company reserves the right to reject or disqualify any Submission or Comment which, in its sole discretion, it determines to be inconsistent with the spirit of the Contest or is potentially damaging to either the Promotion Company, the Contest’s, or any other third party's' image or reputation.

If the Promotion Company decides to reject or disqualify a Submission or Comment as it is found to be contrary to these Contest Rules, the Entrant shall lose his/her chance of winning one of the prizes on offer under the Contest.

 

Entrant liability with regard to their Comment

By entering the Contest, Entrants accept these Rules in their entirety and declare that:

a.       They are the author and owner of all copyright and intellectual property rights in the Comment shared on Instagram and that the Comments have not been copied or reproduced from any source or third parties;

b.      The Comment is original and has not been entered into other competitions or contests;

c.       The Comment does not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations of France or of any jurisdiction where the Comment was created;

d.      The Comment is not a reproduction and does not infringe upon any intellectual property rights, moral rights, copyrights, third party personal data protection rights, publication rights and in general terms that the Comment respects the provisions of law in regard to copyrights and any other regulations or laws in force;

e.      Each Entrant hereby grants to the Promotion Company a non-exclusive, royalty free licence to use, adapt, publish, modify, distribute, reproduce and display the Comment in whole or in part, on a worldwide basis, in perpetuity, and to incorporate it into other works, in any form, on media or technology now known or later developed, including, but not limited to, any and all internet media, including on the Contest Instagram channel, on Promotion Company’s website or related websites and other social networking platforms (i.e., Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, TikTok, etc.), for any purpose whatsoever, including for promotional, advertising or marketing purposes (except where prohibited by law), until such time as the Entrant chooses to revoke such rights;

f.        They are wholly liable for the Comment shared and will consequently indemnify the Promotion Company against any liability it incurs as a result of the Comment failing to comply with the conditions set out in these Contest Rules;

g.       They agree, in principle, to take part in any reasonable publicity required by the Promotion Company, should they win one of the prizes available under the Contest. However, each Entrant reserves the right to refuse to participate in a publicity event. They shall be asked for a specific and expressed agreement if necessary in order to confirm this agreement in principle.

Each Entrant accepts that a breach or attempt to violate the conditions of these Contest Rules, in whole or in part, as well as non-compliance with the applicable laws and regulations, shall entitle the Promotion Company to immediately suspend the distribution of all content and to immediately remove the Entrant and/or their Comment from the Contest without prejudice to any other rights and/or remedies of the Promotion Company.

 

Prize:

One (1) prize will be awarded in this Contest.

The prize consists of a “Timberland kit” composed by:

-          1 Puffer Jacket

-          1 6inch boots

-          1 Hoodie

The approximate value of the prize: 610,00 Euros

The winner does not have the right to transfer the prize and/or to award the prize to another person, and no cash or other alternative arrangements will be offered.

 

The method for awarding the prizes

On or about 18/12/2023 a diverse and independent panel of judges, selected by the Promotion Company (“Judging Panel”) will evaluate all valid Comments correctly submitted in accordance with these Contest Rules.

Comments will be judged based on the following equally weighted judging criteria (“Judging Criteria”): relevance to the topic, originality, creativity and aesthetics.

The first (1) Comment with the highest score based on the Judging Criteria will be deemed to be the winners of the Contest.

The Judging Panel will also determine five (5) runners-up in order of preference according to the Judging Criteria. A runner-up shall only be used if the winner fails to claim his prize in accordance with these Contest Rules, has already won a prize or is disqualified from the Contest for any reason.

The decision of the Judging Panel is final and binding with respect to all matters relating to the Contest.

In the event of not enough Entrants to award the prizes, the Promotion Company reserves its right not to award said prizes or to award fewer than one (1) prize at its absolute discretion.

 

Notification to the winners

The winners will be notified of their win by sending a direct (private) message over Instagram requesting their complete contact details.

Winners will have five (5) calendar days from being notified of their win to reply to the notification message accepting the Prize and providing all the information requested by the Promotion Company.

If any potential winner within five (5) calendar days of first notification attempt does not reply to the message, fails to provide the information requested, if any Prize or Prize notification is returned as undeliverable, if potential winner rejects his/her prize, or in the event of non-compliance with these Contest Rules and requirements, such prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to a runner-up.

The first runner-up with the highest score will be contacted in the same manner as described above and, if necessary, the process repeated until the prize is finally awarded to a runner-up.

In the event that having followed the awarding process described above, a prize cannot be given to a winner or runner-up, the Promotion Company reserves its right not to award said prize.

Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given.

The Promotion Company reserves the right to require winners to provide a valid form of identification proving their age and identity before receiving their prize. Any identity verification document produced must be in the name of the person who has entered the Contest.

 

Personal Data

The processing of any personal data of Entrants, as necessary to enable the participation to the Promotion, express consent from the relevant Entrant, personal data may be processed also for profile-based marketing purposes by Promotion Company’s affiliate entity VF International Sagl, with registered offices in 5, Via Laveggio, 6855, Stabio, Switzerland, in its capacity as Data Controller. 

Consent to the processing for profile-based marketing activities is optional, and a denial will not negatively affect participation to the Promotion. 

Personal data will be processed in compliance with the current laws and regulations applicable to the processing of personal data, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation N. 679/2016 (GDPR) and retained for the time necessary to fulfil the data processing purposes herein described, except when longer or shorter retention periods are provided for by law. 

For further information on the processing of personal data, Participant can consult our Privacy Policy and/or contact our Privacy Office EMEA at privacy_europe@vfc.com.

 

General

The Promotion Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, extend or suspend this Contest or these Contest Rules in the event of causes beyond its reasonable control corrupt or causes affecting the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Contest. In such case, the Promotion Company may select the winner(s) from all eligible Submissions received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by the Promotion Company.

To the extent permitted by law, upon suspension or cancellation, the Promotion Company cannot be held liable for any expenses incurred or damages suffered, whether direct, indirect, consequential or inconsequential, and the Promotion Company shall not be obliged to organize any alternative Contest or offer any alternative prize.

Any attempt by any Entrant to obtain more than the stated number of Submissions by using multiple/different Instagram accounts, identities or any other methods will void that Entrant's Submission and that Entrant may be disqualified. In the event of a dispute as to an Entry, the holder of the authorized account and of the Instagram account will be deemed to be the Entrant. Each winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.

The Promotion Company may prohibit an Entrant from participating in the Contest or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said Entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices (including the use of automated quick Entry programs, multiple IG accounts) or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other Entrants or Promotion Company representatives.

The Promotion Company reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of Submissions and Entrants (including an Entrant's identity, age and place of residence) and to disqualify any Submission that is not in accordance with these Contest Rules.

Save where the Promotion Company has been negligent, and to the extent permitted by law, the Promotion Company shall in no way be liable for any injuries, losses, damages or expenses suffered or incurred by any Entrant of the Contest, as a direct or indirect result of participating in this Contest and/or accepting a prize.

All costs related to participating in the Contest are to be borne exclusively by the Entrant, with the exception of all costs which the Promotion Company has accepted to cover in connection with the prizes. In no case can the Entrant reclaim the costs of participating from the Promotion Company.

Winners will be solely responsible for all applicable taxes, whether federal, national or local, relating to their prize.

The Promotion Company’s decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into except with the winners to notify them that they have won and to provide the prizes.

The prizes quoted are subject to availability and, in the event of unforeseen circumstances, or circumstances outside of the Promotion Company reasonable control, the Promotion Company reserves the right to amend, withdraw or substitute any part of this Contest and/or prize for an alternative arrangement of equal or greater value.

The prizes are not transferable, and no cash or other alternative arrangements will be offered.

Failure by the Promotion Company to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.

If any term of these Contest Rules shall be found to be void or contrary to law, such section shall be considered invalid, but all unaffected sections shall remain in effect.

In case of discrepancy between the French and the translated versions of these Contest Rules, the French version prevails.

These Contest Rules shall be governed by the laws of France and the courts of Paris shall have non-exclusive jurisdiction.