§ 1 Organizer
The organizer of the "Eppendorf Winter Lab" (in the following "Contest") is Eppendorf SE, Barkhausenweg 1, 22339 Hamburg, Germany, hereinafter referred to as "Eppendorf".
By participating in this Contest, participants agree to the following conditions:
§ 2 Eligibility
(1) Participation in the contest is free of charge and not linked to a purchase obligation and/or use of services. A purchase or use of services will not improve your chances of winning. Mere participation does not entitle a participant to win a prize.
(2) This contest is open only to those who are over the age of 18 and located in the European Economic Area, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
(3) For participation in the contest, all personal data must be entered truthfully. The participant is responsible for the accuracy of the submitted data.
(4) Legal representatives, employees of the organizer as well as their relatives and third parties being somehow related to this contest are excluded from participation.
(5) Eppendorf reserves the right to disqualify any individual from the contest on the grounds of violation of the eligibility requirements. Anyone using illegal means or other manipulation to gain advantage shall also be disqualified. In these cases, prizes can also be subsequently disallowed and reclaimed, as necessary. Eppendorf reserves the right to reject submissions at any time without giving reasons; this refers in particular to submissions that are morally, ethically, or legally unacceptable.
(6) Regarding the eligibility of the epPoints® bonus program, the terms and conditions of the epPoints bonus program apply (https://eppendorf.link/myeppendorf-tc).
§ 3 Contest Period and Description
(1) The Contest begins on December 2 2024 at 9:00 a.m. CET and ends on December 16 2024 at 11:59 p.m. CET.
(2) Participation in the Contest is only possible online using the survey entry form located at https://explore.eppendorf.com/Eppendorf-Winter-Lab.html, and is limited to one entry per laboratory or department during the contest period.
To take part in the Contest, participants must
i. Provide their personal details, for the purpose of fulfilling the prize and confirming eligibility to enter
ii. Submit, via e-mail, a photo or video of their lab decoration including an Eppendorf product. Users can submit their data only once. Multiple participation is not allowed and will be excluded from the contest. Upon receival of the photo or video, the entry will be validated by Eppendorf via e-mail to the participant within a week's time
iii. The winners will be notified via e-mail within 30 days after the end of the contest. The organizer will ask the winner to specify their delivery address details for reward delivery purpose
§ 4 Prizes
(1) Each validated entry will win a 200 epPoints code, redeemable until Jaunary 31, 2024. epPoints can only be redeemed by Participants located in participating countries. Furthermore, the terms and conditions of the epPoints bonus program apply (https://eppendorf.link/myeppendorf-tc). The epPoints code will be delivered to the registered e-mail address upon validation of the Contest submission.
(2) Three winners will be selected by Eppendorf employees for the prizes, depending on creativity, originality and visibility of the Eppendorf brand.
a. The winner will receive a single-channel Eppendorf Research® plus pipette 3-pack, of their choice of volumes (choose from 3-pack options 1, 2 or 3) and 10 pipette pens
b. The second place will receive up to 10 pipette pens and assorted merchandising
c. The third place will receive up to 10 pipette pens
(2) Winners will be asked to send their address details (first name, last name, company, street, postal code, city, phone number and country) via email to Eppendorf. This is for shipping purposes, only.
(3) All prizes are non-refundable and cannot be converted to cash. Winners cannot make claim to cash payment of the price or exchange of the prize for another item.
(4) Prizes are non-transferable; they cannot be transferred to another person, but to the winner.
(5) The delivery will be organized by the local subsidiary of the winner’s country.
(6) If delivery of the prize to the winner is not possible, and if it is therefore sent back to the organizer, a new delivery will only be organized on request of the winner. The winner is in default of acceptance and has to bear the costs for the renewed shipment.
(7) If the prize cannot be delivered within one month of electronic notification for reasons that lie with the winner, Eppendorf cannot guarantee that the original prize is still available. The winner will then receive a replacement of approximately the same value. The winner will also receive a replacement of approximately the same value, if the original prize is no longer available in the presented design (e.g. due to model change, seasonal limitation etc.). The winner accepts necessary changes of the prize if they are due to causes that are out of control of Eppendorf and/or other companies involved in the Contest. If the prize cannot be delivered within three months of electronic notification due to reasons that lie with the winner, the claim to the prize is forfeited. In this case, Eppendorf reserves the right to draw another winner.
(8) Delivery is free of charge within Europe. Freight costs and customs that may incur in addition must be borne by the winner. In this case, the seat of the organizer remains the place of performance.
§ 5 Compliance
The prizes as specified in § 4 are company-initiated benefits based on participation in the Contest.
The winner is responsible for verifying whether he or she is permitted to accept this benefit in accordance with the internal compliance or anti-corruption rules of his or her company. Stricter rules regarding the acceptance of benefits may exist for public officials. These are also responsible for verifying whether or not they may accept this benefit.
Eppendorf has paid tax on the prize and assumes no responsibility for the conformity of the winner's acceptance of the prize with any compliance rules or special obligations as a public official he or she may be subject to.
§ 6 Publication of Winners and Participants
By participating in the Contest, participants explicitly agree that their names (with the last name abbreviated) and their submitted messages/pictures are shown via all Eppendorf channels, e.g. Social Media, print brochures, webpages.
§ 7 Meta, LinkedIn Disclaimer
The Contest is promoted on Meta and LinkedIn via Eppendorf's accounts. This promotion is not connected with Meta or LinkedIn in any way and is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with, Meta or LinkedIn. Meta or LinkedIn are therefore not your contact for this competition. If you have any remarks or problems, please send an email to [email protected].
§ 8 Copyright
By uploading the content, participants confirm that they hold all copy- and image rights for the content. Participants explicitly agree to the publication of their submitted content on all Eppendorf channels, e.g. Social Media, print brochures, webpages. The winner warrants that any use of the photo or video does not infringe copyrights and/or any other rights of third parties and is free of charge.
Participants release Eppendorf from possible third party claims due to the violation of such rights and possible legal costs.
Eppendorf has the right to edit (in particular electronic online editing), reproduce, and communicate by other medial means as well as transfer these rights to third parties. Future uses are free of charge. Participant will waive any further right against Eppendorf.
§ 9 Premature Termination of Contest
Eppendorf reserves the right to terminate the Contest at any point in time without prior notice and without giving reason. Eppendorf will make use of this possibility especially if proper execution of the Contest cannot be ensured due to technical reasons (e.g. viruses in the computer system, manipulation, or hard- and/or software errors) or legal issues. If premature termination is caused by a participant's behavior, Eppendorf may claim damages.
§ 10 Rejection of Submitted Data
Eppendorf reserves the right to reject submissions by the participants at any time without giving reasons; this refers in particular to data that is morally, ethically, or politically unacceptable.
§ 11 Data Protection
Eppendorf processes the participant's personal data for the purposes of administering the Contest including, but not limited to, contacting and announcing the winners and fulfilling the award of the prizes (including delivery). Eppendorf processes the respective personal data on the basis of Article 6, paragraph 1 b) GDPR. Further information on the use of your personal data can be found at www.eppendorf.com/gdpr.
§ 12 Liability
Upon delivery of the prize, Eppendorf shall be exempted from all obligations, unless an earlier time results from these provisions.
Eppendorf accepts no responsibility for lost, wrongly delivered, damaged, or illegible participant information, errors, omission, interruptions, deletion, defects or delays in sending data, theft or damage, as well as unauthorized access to or changes in participant details, all technical, network, telephone, electronic, computer, internet, hard- and software disruptions, erroneous transmittance or failed receipt of access information due to technical problems, e.g. internet overload, damage to the participant’s computer and to any other person due to participation in the Contest.
§ 13 Exclusion of Legal Recourse / Applicable Law and Jurisdiction / Invalidity of terms
Legal recourse is excluded. Exclusively the law of the Federal Republic of Germany shall be applicable. Exclusive place of jurisdiction is Hamburg / Germany. In the event that any provision of these terms and conditions is or becomes invalid, either wholly or partly, the validity of the remaining terms and conditions shall not be affected hereby.
Eppendorf SE
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