Terms and Conditions for the Online Competitions
The sweepstakes (hereinafter referred to as the "Sweepstakes") is conducted on the basis of these terms and conditions and the following data protection provisions.
1. Organizer
The organizer of the sweepstakes is pen2nature, an imprint of Good Life Books & Media GmbH, Emil-Hoffmann-Str. 1, 50996 Cologne, Germany (hereinafter referred to as the "Organizer").
The following companies are participating in this giveaway, although they are not the organizers themselves (hereinafter referred to as "participating companies"):
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pen2nature, an imprint of Good Life Books & Media GmbH, Emil-Hoffmann-Str. 1, 50996 Cologne, Germany
This giveaway is in no way affiliated with Instagram or any of its associated companies. It is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by Instagram or any of its associated companies and does not create any legal claims against Instagram. All information related to this giveaway is provided exclusively by the organizer.
2. Eligibility
2.1 Participation is open to any natural person acting on their own behalf who is at least 18 years old. Participants who are at least 16 years old but not yet of legal age may only participate with the consent of their legal guardian(s).
2.2 Minors under the age of 16 and those legally incapacitated are excluded from participation.
2.3 Employees of [Company Name] are also excluded from participation in this giveaway. The organizer, employees of the companies involved in this giveaway, and their immediate family members are not eligible to participate.
2.4 The organizer reserves the right to exclude individuals from participation who violate these terms and conditions or who gain or attempt to gain an unfair advantage over other participants through improper influence or manipulation of the giveaway. In such cases, the organizer may also subsequently exclude participants from the giveaway, revoke prizes, and reclaim them.
3. Giveaway Period
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The giveaway begins on January 27, 2025, at 3:30 p.m. and ends on February 9, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ("Giveaway Period").
4. Participation
4.1 To participate in the giveaway, participants must follow the organizer's Instagram channel during the Giveaway Period. Participation is achieved by commenting on the post with the specified keyword during the Giveaway Period. commented.
4.2 All participants in the competition who meet the requirements specified in sections 2 and 3 by the respective draw date will be considered.
4.3 Only one entry per participant is permitted.
4.4 Participants must ensure that their participation does not violate any legal provisions, e.g., youth protection laws and criminal law, and that they do not post any defamatory, insulting, racist, sexist, hate speech, or otherwise offensive comments.
4.5 Participation in the competition is free of charge.
5. Determining the Winners, Prizes, and Prize Delivery
5.1 Immediately after the competition period ends, five winners will be randomly selected from all participants who meet the requirements specified in sections 4.1 to 4.3.
5.2 The winners will be notified promptly via Instagram Direct Message by The organizer will notify the winner.
5.3 The winners will receive the book or book package mentioned in the post. The prize will be delivered by mail by the organizer. The organizer will cover the shipping costs. Any additional costs associated with claiming the prize are the responsibility of the winner.
5.4 Exchanges, in-person collection, or cash payments (including partial cash payments) are not permitted. The prize is non-transferable.
5.5 Each winner notified according to section 5.2 is obligated to inform the organizer within 14 days of receiving the notification whether they accept the prize. If the organizer does not receive such notification within this period, the winner forfeits their right to accept the prize, and the organizer reserves the right to select and notify another participant. The same applies if the winner declines the prize.
5.6 Should the contact information provided by If a participant's contact information is incorrect (e.g., email address), the organizer is not obligated to determine the correct information. Any disadvantages resulting from providing incorrect contact information (e.g., incorrect email address) are the responsibility of the participant.
5. Limitation of Liability
5.1 The organizer is not liable for any errors or omissions.
Liability is limited to cases of intent and gross negligence, as well as in cases of injury to life, body, or health, in cases of legally mandated strict liability, and in cases of the assumption of a strict guarantee.
5.2 For simple negligence, the organizer is liable only if essential contractual obligations (cardinal obligations) are breached, and only to the extent of the typical and foreseeable damage. Cardinal obligations are those obligations that the agreement, according to its purpose and intent, is specifically intended to grant to the contractual partner, or whose fulfillment is essential for the proper execution of the agreement and on whose compliance the participant may regularly rely.
5.3 Liability for indirect and unforeseeable damages, lost profits, lost savings, and pecuniary losses due to third-party claims is excluded in cases of simple negligence.
6. Premature Termination, Adjustment, or Modification of the Sweepstakes
The organizer reserves the right to prematurely terminate, adjust, or modify the sweepstakes at any time without prior notice and without stating reasons if the proper conduct of the sweepstakes cannot be guaranteed for technical or legal reasons without such measures.
7. Miscellaneous
7.1 There is no entitlement to participate in the sweepstakes. Legal recourse is excluded.
7.2 All legal relations between the parties are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. For consumers, this choice of law applies only to the extent that it does not deprive them of the protection afforded by mandatory provisions of the law of the state in which they have their habitual residence.
7.3 Should any provision of these terms and conditions be or become invalid or unenforceable, the validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected.
7.2 8. Data Protection https://www.pen2nature.de/datenschutz
The controller responsible for data processing in connection with the prize draw is:
pen2nature, an imprint of Good Life Books & Media GmbH
Emil-Hoffmann-Str. 1
50996 Cologne
The designated controller is jointly responsible with Instagram (platform operator is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland) for data processing on the Instagram fan page where the prize draw is being held, in accordance with Article 26 GDPR.
8.1. Processing of your personal data in connection with the prize draw
We process your personal data for the proper execution and administration of the prize draw and, in particular, for sending the prize.
For the purpose of conducting the prize draw, the profile name and, if provided, the first and last name of each participant are collected and stored. To send the prize, we collect the winners' first and last names and addresses and forward this data to a shipping company we have commissioned. Your data will not be shared with any other third parties.
The legal basis for this processing of your personal data is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR (performance of a contract and fulfillment of a contract).
If we publish the winner's profile name separately on our profile or fan page, or disclose it externally, for example in our online shop, this will only occur with the winner's prior, explicit consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.
8.2. Data Retention Period
After the prize draw has ended, your personal data processed in connection with the prize draw will be deleted no later than three months after the end of the prize draw, unless you have given your effective consent for further processing (e.g., for newsletter distribution) and/or we have a legitimate interest in continuing to store the data.
8.3. Your Data Subject Rights
The applicable data protection law grants you the following data subject rights:
- Right of access pursuant to Article 15 GDPR:
In particular, you have the right to obtain information about your personal data processed by us, the purposes of the processing, the categories of personal data processed, the recipients or categories of recipients to whom your data have been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period or the criteria for determining the storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, objection to processing, lodging a complaint with a supervisory authority, the origin of your data if they were not collected from you by us, the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and, where applicable, meaningful information about the logic involved.
The logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing on you, as well as your right to be informed about the safeguards pursuant to Article 46 GDPR when your data is transferred to third countries;
- Right to rectification pursuant to Article 16 GDPR:
You have the right to the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you and/or the completion of incomplete personal data stored by us;
- Right to erasure pursuant to Article 17 GDPR:
You have the right to request the erasure of your personal data if the conditions of Article 17(1) GDPR are met. However, this right does not exist, in particular, if the processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims;
- Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Article 18 GDPR:
You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data while the accuracy of your data, which you have contested, is being verified; if you object to the erasure of your data due to unlawful processing and request the restriction of its processing instead; if you require your data for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims after we no longer need it for the purposes for which it was collected; or if you have objected to processing on grounds relating to your particular situation, pending verification of whether our legitimate grounds override yours.
- Right to be informed pursuant to Article 19 GDPR:
If you have asserted your right to rectification, erasure, or restriction of processing against the controller, the controller is obligated to communicate any rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing to each recipient to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. You have the right to be informed about those recipients.
- Right to data portability pursuant to Article 20 GDPR:
You have the right to receive the personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, or to request its transmission to another controller, insofar as this is technically feasible;
- Right to withdraw consent pursuant to Article 7(3) GDPR:
You have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of your data at any time with effect for the future.
You can declare your withdrawal by sending a letter to pen2nature / Good Life Books & Media GmbH, Emil-Hoffmann-Str. 1, 50996 Cologne, Germany, or by email to socialmedia@pen2nature.de.
In the event of withdrawal, we will delete the data concerned without undue delay, unless further processing is permitted by another legal basis that does not require consent. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal;
- Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Article 77 GDPR:
If you believe that the processing of your personal data infringes the GDPR, you have the right – without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy – to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, your place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. The responsible supervisory authority for pen2nature is:
State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
North Rhine-Westphalia
P.O. Box 20 04 44
40102 Düsseldorf
Telephone: +49 211 38424-0
Fax: +49 211 38424-10
Email: poststelle@ldi.nrw.de