Terms & Conditions

Zalando SE (“Zalando”), with registered address at Tamara-Danz-Straße 1, 10243 Berlin, registered at the Amtsgericht Berlin (Charlottenburg) under HRB 112394B is hosting a competition on the following website http://www.zalando-lounge.co.uk/. Participation is free of charge and participants are not required to make a purchase to play.

By entering the competition, all participants agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions:

1 Competition

The competition will start on April 1st and will last for a period of 30 days, ending on April 30th 2015.
Neither making a purchase nor subscribing to the newsletter will increase a participant’s chances of winning.
Participants are eligible to participate if they are 18 years old.
Participants agree to their name, image, interview and poem being made public on any Zalando´s websites or offline media.
The general terms and conditions and further information regarding the competition can be found on http://www.zalando-lounge.co.uk/magazine/fashion-poetry-contest-terms-conditions/.

2 Participants / Exclusion from competition

Participants must be aged over 18 and reside in the Netherlands. Personal information must be entered correctly and completely.
Zalando will only accept one Poem per Participant.
Zalando SE employees (and their partners / family members) may not enter the competition.
Zalando reserves the right to disqualify and exclude any participant for any reason at their discretion. In this case, the excluded participant will not be eligible to win.
Participants using unauthorised or deceptive means to manipulate the system in order to give themselves a competitive edge will also be excluded from the competition. In this case, the winner will see their right to the prize denied, which will be reclaimed if necessary.

3 Mechanics of the Competition

The participation in the Contest consists in drafting a poem which expresses through words the idea of fashion for the participant (the “Poem”). The Poem should have a minimum length of 3 sentences.
To be eligible, the participants will have to send the Poem to the following email address: contest@zalando-lounge.co.uk during the Duration Period. Should the email arrive in Zalando´s database after the Duration Period, the email will not be valid.
The winner of the competition will be selected by an independent jury, who will choose the winning Poem depending on it´s creativity and originality.
The prize of this contest consists in a 500 Euro voucher to be redeemed at the website of Zalando: zalando-lounge.co.uk. For the redemption of the Prize, the general terms and conditions of Zalando will be applicable. The vouchers will have a validity of 4
The winner will be notified via email within 10 days of the ending of the Duration Period, the Prize will be also sent with this communication. The winner has 4 months to redeem the Prize, after which the Prize will no longer be valid.
Prizes may be redeemed by the winner only and may not be transferred to another person. A cash equivalent is not possible. Rejecting the Prize or the terms and conditions will result in the Prize being withheld.
The participants´ names, photos and Poems may be published on Zalando´s website or social media profiles within 1 year after the competition’s deadline.
Zalando will suggest a date and time for a short interview with the winner, which may also be published on Zalando´s website or social media profiles

4 Premature closure of competition

Zalando reserves the right to cancel the competition at any time without prior notice. Zalando may cancel the competition in the case of technical issues (e.g. computer viruses, manipulation or hard/software errors) or if, due to legal reasons, the competition cannot be properly implemented. Should a participant be cause for the cancellation of the competition, Zalando may demand compensation for damages.

5 Data protection

By entering this competition, participants agree on any provided personal information to be stored in Zalando’s records. Participants agree to supply Zalando with any and all information required for the organisation of the competition.
Your personal information will only be used for participating in and further development of the game and for managing the user experience. Your information is saved, used and processed according to all relevant laws. Information is not given to any third parties not involved in the competition’s implementation or management. The exception to this rule is that, if necessary, information may be disclosed to competent authorities in compliance with statutory obligations.
Personal information is encrypted and sent securely. This is also true of all orders placed on the site as well as for customer log-ins. Zalando uses the encryption system SSL (Secure Socket Layer). While it is impossible to assure the absolute information security, Zalando has put technical and organisational measures in place to protect its site and other systems and to protect personal information against data loss, destruction and unauthorised use or alteration and to protect the disclosure of personal information to unauthorised third parties.
If requested, Zalando will inform participants of the personal information submitted during the competition that remains stored on their system and will improve, complete or delete any such at their request. In this case, a written notification will suffice. Send any amendments to Zalando SE, Tamara-Danz-Straße 1, 10243, Berlin (Deutschland) or privacypolicy@zalando.co.uk. Zalando will investigate this as quickly as possible unless they do not have the capacity to do so. In this case, Zalando will simply delete the individual’s information.
This competition is not run, supported, organised nor controlled by any other party than Zalando. Zalando remains the sole organiser of this competition and any personal information disclosed will not be made available to any third parties but Zalando´s affiliates.

6 Responsibility for Content

Participants are entirely responsible for all content they submit for the competition. If the participant has submitted a photo, design or other material, they must guarantee that the material submitted is not illegal, offensive or damaging in any way and could not be construed as libel towards third parties. Submission or publication of any advertisements or promotional material is not permitted. Content that does not comply with Zalando’s general competition terms and conditions may be altered or removed without prior warning.

Zalando will not be held liable in the case of a participant’s infringement of third party rights and any incurring legal disputes. Zalando is also not responsible for any incurring legal fees.

7 Liability

Zalando shall use its reasonable endeavours in the organisation and management of this Competition. If, however, damages occur resulting from the competition itself, from publishing the winner’s name or for any other reason, Zalando will accept no liability. Furthermore, Zalando takes no responsibility for errors or damages that may occur during delivery of the prize. Zalando takes no responsibility for potential print or spelling mistakes, as well as other similar errors of any other kind in published material.

8 Other

Zalando acts in accordance with the statutory terms and conditions for competitions.
Participants wishing to make a complaint regarding the competition should submit such via email to contest@zalando-lounge.co.uk. Zalando will endeavour to reply as quickly as possible.

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