Terms and Conditions for Participation in raffle "Storyteller"

“Storyteller” – the boot Düsseldorf raffle

1.1 The "Storyteller" raffle is being executed by Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, Messeplatz, Stockumer Kirchstraße 61, 40474 Düsseldorf, Germany.

1.2 The raffle will be held in the period from 15.10.2020 – 18.04.2021 (11.59 p.m.).

1.3 Participation is voluntary and free of charge. Participants must only bear the costs involved in participation via the internet (i.e., the costs for using an internet connection). Participation and the chance to win do not depend on any purchase of goods or use of services.

1.4 Participation is to be undertaken using the raffle entry form on the www.boot.club website. By taking part in the raffle, the participant accepts these terms and conditions for participation.

2. Participation/Process

2.1 You can participate by filling in the raffle entry form on the www.boot.club website. You will also need to register as a boot.club member beforehand on the www.boot.club website.

2.2 The raffle will be held for boot.club members only. Any individual over 18 years of age who is a boot.club member and who has filled out the raffle entry form on the www.boot.club website will be eligible to enter. Employees of Messe Düsseldorf GmbH may not participate in this contest.

2.3 To enter the raffle, an entrant must fill out the entry form on the www.boot.club website and upload a watersports story and a photo of their floating coaster using the entry form. The pictures submitted in the photo competition must not in any way be considered obscene, insulting, defamatory, ethically offensive, glorifying  of violence, pornographic, harassing, unsuitable for minors, racist, inciting to hatred of the people, xenophobic, right-wing radical and/or otherwise reprehensible. The photo may not show persons who are identifiable in any way. Submission of any such pictures will result in exclusion from the photo competition.

2.4 Participants may submit as many entries as they wish. However, a participant may only win a total of one prize and may only be drawn once.

2.5 Participation via a prize draw service, an automated mass participation process by a third party, via agents or via other commercial providers is not permitted.

2.6 Participation may only occur through one account. If it is suspected that a participant is partaking in the prize draw using several different accounts, the competition organizer reserves the right to proceed as detailed in Clause 2.7. 

2.7 If these terms and conditions for participation are violated, the competition organizer reserves the right to exclude the participant from the prize competition. If necessary, in such cases, prizes may be retroactively withdrawn and reclaimed. 

2.8 By participating in the raffle, entrants declare that they consent to their name being published on the www.boot.club website or in the boot.club newsletter if they are amongst the winners.

3. Determination of the winner 

3.1 The winner will be determined at random from among all the participants on April 19^th, 2021. All participants will only be entered once in the prize draw.

3.2 The winner will be drawn by employees of the organizer and contacted by e-mail.

4. Prizes 

4.1 The winner will receive a voucher for a 3-day houseboat tour (Kormoran 940 for 3+2 persons) in Germany with KUHNLE TOURS GmbH.

4.2 The event organizer reserves the right to distribute more prizes in order to encourage more people to take part. 

4.3 The value of the prize may not be paid in cash, nor may any potential substitute for the prize be awarded. The right to the prize is non-transferable.

5. Rights of use, exemption from liability by the participant

5.1 All participants grant the organizer the non-exclusive rights of use, unlimited in space and time, including the right to optimize the picture for reprinting and to show it in the context of an exhibition, for the purpose of carrying out the competition, its application and the reporting on it, free of charge. It does not matter in which media this is done, including print, online, cinematic and social media portals such as Facebook. Also included is the public relations work for the competition and exhibitions with the award-winning images, such as exhibition posters, invitations, e-cards and, if applicable, catalogues and books accompanying the competition.

5.2 Any picture used in such a way will be provided with the appropriate copyright by the organizer as follows: "© first name last name".

5.3 The participant* assures that he/she can dispose of the aforementioned rights and that the submitted picture is solely from him/her personally, that he/she has all rights to the submitted picture, that he/she has the unrestricted exploitation rights of all parts of the picture, that the picture is free from rights of third parties and that no personal rights are violated when portraying persons. In the case of persons, works, trademarks or other objects depicted in the picture, the participant(s)*have obtained the necessary permissions from the persons concerned. The participant(s) will insure the above in writing upon request. Should third parties nevertheless assert claims due to violation of their rights, the participant(s)* shall indemnify the organizer from all claims.


6. Data protection 

6.1 Personal data will only be passed on to third parties and will only be processed insofar as required to deliver/provide the prize to the winner as this third party is delivering the prize directly or indirectly, as the organizer cooperates with data (processing) service providers, as he is required by law to pass on data or as he cooperates with a service provider under obligation to confidentiality by profession in order to enforce his rightful claims.

6.2 Messe Düsseldorf GmbH as the organizer processes personal data of the participants. Further information is available in the data protection regulations of Messe Düsseldorf GmbH. These can be viewed at www.messeduesseldorf.de/datenschutz. You may object to the processing of your personal data at any time either by visiting the above website, sending an e-mail to privacy@messe-duesseldorf.de or by post to Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, VG-R, PF 101006, 40001 Düsseldorf.


7. Limitation of liability

7.1 All notifications and information issued by the competition organizer, specifically those which involve the publication of winners’ names, etc., shall occur without liability being assumed for the information or notifications. 

7.2 If claims involving the prize received are made by the winner, these are, as far as is legally permissible, to be addressed directly to the manufacturer/retailer, supplier, travel agent or other service provider. If claims to this effect arise with the competition organizer, these claims shall be transferred to the relevant winner.

7.3 The competition organizer is not liable, more specifically, for damages which may arise when partaking in this activity which are caused by error, delay or interruption in transmission, from faults or deletion of data, viruses or other means, unless such damages have been effected deliberately or are due to gross negligence on the part of the competition organizer. Liability on account of culpable injury to life, body or health remains unaffected.


8. Other Items

8.1 The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies. Place of jurisdiction is Düsseldorf.

8.2 The competition organizer may alter, suspend or end the prize competition at any time, inasmuch as this is necessary due to circumstances that the competition organizer cannot influence or if the activity cannot otherwise be executed in line with requirements.

8.3 Version: 05.03.2021