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Conditions of participation

Competition "Castle experience meets - you!"

Participation in the competition and its implementation is governed by the following provisions:

1. organiser, participation

(1) The competition is organised by Münsterland e.V.. 
(2) The competition is not supported by Facebook or Instagram and is in no way sponsored, endorsed or organised by Facebook or Instagram.
(3) A participant enters the competition by sending an email to the competition email address gewinnspiel@muensterland.com describing exactly why he/she is the right person for the preferred trip he/she has indicated and with which other person he/she would like to go on this trip. 
By sending the competition e-mail, the participant agrees to the conditions of participation and the data protection conditions (see point 8 of the conditions of participation).
(4) The participant and the travel companion must be at least 18 years old.
(4) Participation must take place within the deadline stated in the competition, i.e. 22.08. - 04.09.2022. The recorded receipt by Münsterland e.V. will serve to verify that the deadline has been met. 

2. participants

(1) Employees of Münsterland e.V. and the participating project partners are excluded from the competition.
(2) In order to participate in the competition, it is absolutely necessary that all personal details are true. Otherwise, an exclusion according to point 6 may occur. 3.

(3) Further participation requirements, procedure and contents

(1) Participants agree to the use and storage of their data solely for the purposes of this competition.
(2) The winner is obliged to create and submit a blog article including pictures for the blog muensterlandblog.com within two weeks of the trip. The following criteria apply to the article or pictures:
Article:
- At least 2,000 characters, preferably divided into paragraphs with subtitles.
- Including date and duration of the trip
- Address the reader as "you"; if possible, use the gender key
- Insider tip if applicable (e.g. camera / binoculars / seat cushion / "go up here" / etc.)
- The article should have an inspiring effect
Images:
- Friendly, bright
- At least 9 pictures, exclusively in landscape format
- Resolution: min. 72 dpi (screen resolution); pictures taken with a mobile phone: Picture quality at least "standard
(3) The images and texts submitted as part of the competition must not be obscene, insulting, defamatory, ethically offensive, glorifying violence, pornographic, harassing, unsuitable for minors, racist, inciting hatred, xenophobic, radical right-wing and/or otherwise reprehensible. The submission of such images will result in exclusion from the competition.
(4) Münsterland e.V. reserves the right to delete pictures and texts after publication without giving reasons.

4 Winnings

(1) Cash payment of the prizes is excluded.
(2) Münsterland e.V. will select the five winners of the trips from all entries. Five package tours for two travellers each will be raffled.
(3) The winner will be notified by Münsterland e.V. by e-mail and may be published by name on the website muensterland.com as well as on Facebook www.facebook.com/muensterland and Instagram www.instagram.com/muensterland. The winner will be notified by e-mail. The winner expressly agrees to this form of publication.
(4) If a winner does not provide a valid postal delivery address within a period of two weeks after sending the prize notification or if a prize sent is returned by the post office, e.g. due to an incorrect/incomplete address or non-collection, the claim to the prize will lapse.
(5) The redemption period is from 12 September to 31 December 2022. The choice of dates is subject to the availability of the packages. The benefits of the prize are as stated on the respective websites of the packages.

5 Rights of use, release from liability by the participants

(1) All participants grant Münsterland e.V. the non-exclusive rights of use, unlimited in space and time, to the texts and images submitted, including the right to optimise text and image material for printing and publication, free of charge. It is irrelevant in which media this is done, i.e. print, online, film and social media portals such as Facebook and Instagram. 
(2) An image used in this way will be marked by Münsterland e.V. with the corresponding copyright as follows: "© Münsterland e.V. / first name last name". 
(3) Text used in this way will be provided by Münsterland e.V. with the corresponding copyright as follows: "Author: First name Last name". 
(4) The participant assures that he/she can dispose of the aforementioned rights and that the submitted text or pictures originate solely from him/her personally, that he/she has all rights, that he/she has the unrestricted exploitation rights of all parts of the picture, that the picture is free of third party rights and that no personal rights are violated in the depiction of persons. The participant has obtained the necessary consent from the persons concerned in the case of persons, works, signs or other objects depicted in the picture. The participant will provide written assurance of the above on request. Should third parties nevertheless assert claims due to infringement of their rights, the participant shall indemnify the organiser against all claims.

6 Premature termination of the competition and exclusion from the competition

(1) Münsterland e.V. reserves the right to interrupt or terminate the competition at any time without prior notice and without giving reasons. Münsterland e.V. will make use of this possibility in particular if the scheduled course of events is disturbed or impeded, such as in the case of hacker attacks on the website, for technical reasons (e.g. viruses in the computer system, manipulation or errors in the hardware and/or software) or for legal reasons if proper implementation of the competition cannot be guaranteed.
(2) The organiser reserves the right to exclude participants from the competition in the event of a breach of the conditions of participation or in the event of attempts to influence the course of the competition in an inadmissible manner, e.g. by using stooges.
(3) Persons who use unauthorised aids or otherwise obtain advantages through manipulation will also be excluded. In such cases, winnings may be subsequently disallowed and reclaimed.
(4) Any person who provides false personal data shall also be excluded.

7 Liability

Münsterland e.V. accepts no liability for the loss of or any damage to the pictures submitted.

8. data protection

(1) In order to be able to take part in the competition, it is essential to provide data when submitting and to accept the applicable data protection declaration. All participants are free to withdraw from participation at any time by sending an e-mail to gewinnspiel@muensterland.com.
The data protection notice can be found here: www.muensterland.com/impressum
(2) The data entered by the participants will be stored exclusively for the purpose of carrying out the competition and the associated public relations work and will be deleted once the purpose has been achieved. The data will not be passed on to third parties or used for advertising purposes. 9.

9. legal recourse is excluded. German law shall apply.

Greven, 22.08.2022