The following Terms and Conditions apply to entry in the HUGO BOSS competition “Where is Alex Thomson” on www.facebook.com/hugoboss (hereinafter referred to as the "Competition"):
1. HUGO BOSS AG, Dieselstrasse 12, 72555 Metzingen, Germany, is the organizer of this Competition.
2. To participate, it is necessary to register on the website www.facebook.com/hugoboss (hereinafter referred to as “website”) and to be a Facebook fan of HUGO BOSS. Entrants may become a Facebook fan of HUGO BOSS by clicking the "Like" button on the website. Each entrant may only register for the Competition once. Upon registration the entrant has to provide information about his/her, first name, last name, e-Mail address, date of birth and country of residence.
3. The entrant accepts these Terms and Conditions by registering for the Competition.
4. Entry in the Competition is free of charge and is not conditional on the purchase of HUGO BOSS products.
5. The entrant is responsible for all costs which he or she incurs in connection with entry in the Competition (including costs for his or her internet access). Similarly, the winner will be responsible for all costs which are not stated to be included in the prize for winning the Competition, which he or she incurs in connection with the prize, e.g. travel expenses to and from the nearest airport, luggage fees, food and drink, extra hotel costs, immigration charges, travel insurance, souvenirs, tips, mini bar, tips and any other expenses.
6. Visitors to the website are eligible to enter the Competition provided that they are at least 18 years old at the time they enter the Competition and provided that the entrant is resident in the United Kingdom, Metropolitan France and Corsica, or Germany.
It is the sole responsibility of each entrant and not HUGO BOSS to ensure that they have a valid passport and any applicable entry visas or other travel documents required for them to travel within Europe.
7. The Competition is not open to employees of HUGO BOSS AG and/or affiliates of the HUGO BOSS Group or their relatives and life partners.
8. HUGO BOSS expressly reserves the right to exclude persons from entry into this Competition if they breach these Terms and Conditions.
9. If it emerges that a winner has supplied false information and/or a winner has interfered with, or unfairly benefited from interference with, the fair running of this Competition or the results of it, HUGO BOSS will be entitled to withdraw his or her prize even after it has been awarded and will be entitled to choose a new winner by repeating the process set out at Sections 12-16 below.
10. The Competition begins on November 10th 2012, 1 pm CET time and will end when Alex Thomson arrives at the finish-line of the Vendee Globe tournament or as soon as he has to give up the tournament due to unforeseen circumstances. HUGO BOSS will make an announcement on the website when the Competition has ended. The race will last approximately 90 days depending on Alex Thomson´s speed and the weather conditions during the race.
11. The Competition for each day (“round”) starts every day at 8 pm CET time and ends at 8 pm CET time the following day. Except the first day, November 10th 2012, were the round starts at 1pm CET time the time, the Vendee Globe Race officially starts.
Each entrant can participate once per round by selecting the location of one "estimation pin" where they think Alex Thomson's boat may be when the last ping for one round is published. Pings of the geo data of Alex Thomson´s boat will be published on the website at five different times each round: at 5 am, 9 am, 12 am, 4 pm and 8 pm CET time. Except the first day of the Competition, at November 10th 2012 only two pings will be published at 4 pm and 8 pm CET time.
The winner of each round's prize will be the entrant who has his or her estimation pin the closest to Alex Thomson´s boat's last geo data ping for the respective round.
12. For each round, the entrant who estimated the closest to Alex Thomson´s last geo data ping published at 8 pm by putting his/her pin on the map will win as a prize, an individualized unique HUGO BOSS t-shirt with geo and telemetry data of Alex Thomson for the respective round.
13. If more than one user has pinned the same minimum distance to Alex Thomson´s actual last geo data ping for the respective round, the time the user put his or her pin on the map will be taken into account, meaning that the entrant from this group who pinned his or her guess on the map at the earliest time in the respective round will succeed.
14. Entrants collect points (so called “sea miles”) by participation in any round of the Competition, even when they do not win the round. The number of points earned depends on what "Rank" the entrant earns in comparison to other entrants, with the person who estimated the closest to Alex Thomson's last geo data ping for one round being deemed "Rank 1", the second closest "Rank 2" etc. Sea miles are earned as follows: Rank 1: 250 sea miles, Rank 2: 180 sea miles, Rank 3: 150 sea miles, Rank 4: 120 sea miles, Rank 5: 100 sea miles, Rank 6: 80 sea miles, Rank 7: 60 sea miles, Rank 8: 40 sea miles, Rank 9: 20 sea miles, Rank 10: 10 sea miles, Rank 11 and higher: 5 sea miles.
15. "Major Prizes": the entrant who has earned the highest total number of points (sea miles) at the end of the Competition will win a major prize consisting of a two day trip to a sail event in Europe in 2013 (most likely either in Sweden, Germany, Russia or Spain – the exact time and location of the event will be announced to the winner
at the beginning of March 2013), including: in- and outbound flights, one night stay at a double room in a four star hotel and a trip on a sailing hospitality boat for 2 persons (amounting to an approximate value of 3,000 Euro).
The entrants who have the 2nd and 3rd highest total number of points will each win an Alex Thomson Racing (ATR) teamkit (jacket, sweater, polo shirt) each teamkit amounting to an approximate value of 1,000 Euro. If more than one of the top three entrants earned the same highest total number of points, HUGO BOSS will decide the winner by drawing lots at random. The drawing take place at HUGO BOSS AG premises and will be conducted by two employees of HUGO BOSS.
16. For each round the round's Rank 1 winner will be notified of his/her win by e-mail within 5 days of the round closing. Each winners of a Major Prize will be notified by e-mail of his/her win after the Competition is closed within 5 days of the end of the Competition, as announced on the website. If the winner does not make contact to HUGO BOSS (by email to the email address he/she was informed about in the winning notice or alternatively to info@hugoboss.com) within 48 hours after the time that the email is sent by HUGO BOSS notifying them that they have won, entitlement to the prize shall be forfeited. The prize has to be shipped to the winners, for this reason each winner shall send his/her address information to HUGO BOSS together with his/her t-shirt size (S,M,L,XL) (if applicable) and information about his or her gender. Winners will be announced on the website consecutively beginning on November 10th 2012.
17. In case of any dispute, the decisions of HUGO BOSS are final. If for any reason there are no eligible entrants or a winner cannot be determined for reasons outside of HUGO BOSS' control, (for example entries which are lost as described in sec. 18), the prize shall be forfeited to HUGO BOSS and shall no longer be available for claim as a prize in this Competition.
18. HUGO BOSS accepts no responsibility if, through no fault of its own, entries, letters, e-mails, telephone calls and/or prizes are lost and/or are not received provided that neither HUGO BOSS nor its agents have acted in a manner that was intentionally wrongful or grossly negligent.
19. Prizes are non-transferable, non-exchangeable and not redeemable for cash.
20. By entering this Competition the entrants consent to their names being used in press reports on the Competition and consent to having their Facebook names and profile picture and their respective high score ranking regarding the Major Prizes announced on the Website.
21. The personal data of the winners will be collected and used in conformity with HUGO BOSS’s Privacy Statement for the Competition, and otherwise as expressly set out herein (for example, the use of the winners' names, high score rankings and profile pictures as set forth in sec. 20).
22. HUGO BOSS accepts no responsibility for technical and/or other disturbances outside of its control, e.g. resulting from the breakdown of its network, the website, computers, etc. which make entry into the Competition impossible.
23. HUGO BOSS will only be responsible for loss or damage which the entrant suffers as the result of gross negligence or intentional misconduct on its part or on the part of one of its agents or which the entrant suffers as the result of a breach of these Terms and Conditions. The limitations on HUGO BOSS' responsibility in these Terms and Conditions do not apply to loss or damage resulting from fraudulent misrepresentation, or death or personal injury caused by HUGO BOSS' negligence.
24. In the event that HUGO BOSS discontinues the Competition for good cause, it will notify the entrants without delay. The Competition may be discontinued for good cause, including where due to technical reasons its proper conduct can no longer be ensured. If the Competition is discontinued, this will not affect the rights of winners which have been notified of their win by HUGO BOSS prior to the date of discontinuance. The decisions of HUGO BOSS are final and no correspondence will be entered into.
25. This Competition is governed by the laws of the entrant´s place of residence (being either the laws of England and Wales, the laws of Scotland or the laws of Northern Ireland, of Germany or France).
26. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook. Entrants understand that they are providing their information to HUGO BOSS and not to Facebook. The provided information will only be used for aims of the Competition. The entrant understands that Facebook does not have any liability to the entrant in respect of any aspect of the participation in, or the operation of, this promotion. The entrant hereby releases Facebook from any liability relating to the participation in this promotion.
27. If you have any queries about these Terms and Conditions or the Competition please contact HUGO BOSS at:
HUGO BOSS AG
(registered at Local Court Stuttgart, Germany, HRB 36 06 10)
Dieselstrasse 12
72555 Metzingen
Germany
Or by e-mail to info@hugoboss.com
(issued November 9th 2012)