IIK Advent calendar 2022

1. Organizer / Contact

The competition is organized by the Institut für Internationale Kommunikation e.V. (hereinafter "IIK"), 40477 Düsseldorf. It is not connected with tuerchen.com and is neither organized nor sponsored or otherwise supported by tuerchen.com.

2. What is the content of the competition?

Participants are called upon to complete the tasks behind the 24 doors of the Advent calendar.

3. Contest period

The contest starts on 01.12.22 and ends on 24.12.22. The IIK reserves the right to change these dates without giving reasons, as well as to cancel the contest early.

4. Scope and acknowledgement of the conditions of participation

Participants accept the Conditions of Participation and Privacy Policy by participating in the contest. Conditions of participation are, in addition to the "General Conditions of Participation", all descriptions and regulations presented in the context of the entire competition.

5. Who may participate?

All persons who are at least 18 years old are eligible to participate. Employees, freelancers and intermediaries of the IIK are excluded from participation.

6. Who can be excluded?

In the event of a breach of the conditions of participation, the IIK reserves the right to exclude persons from the competition at its sole discretion and without further notice or stating reasons. Persons who disrupt the competition, use unauthorized aids or otherwise gain advantages through manipulation will also be excluded. The IIK may also pronounce such exclusion retrospectively, disallow winnings or reclaim them.

7. How does the participation work?

The participants solve the tasks that are behind the 24 doors of the Advent calendar and thereby collect points.

In addition, there are tasks with free text fields that are evaluated by IIK staff.

In the event of a tie in points at the end, the winner will be drawn.

8. Announcement of the winners

Winners will be announced on 02.01.23 and then officially named and country of origin on the IIK website and social media channels.

9. Prizes

1. Prize: German Intensive Course 4 weeks / Online or face-to-face course incl. accommodation
2. Prize: 50€ Amazon gift card
3. Prize: 25€ Amazon gift card

Cash payment of the winnings is not possible. The legal process is excluded. An exchange or transfer of the prize is possible. The IIK reserves the right to adjust the prizes according to availability.

10. How will the winners be notified?

Contact with the winners will be made via e-mail.

11. Rights of use, release and responsibility

The IIK is not obliged to check the content provided by the participants for potential infringements of third party rights. However, the IIK is entitled to reject content if, in its proper assessment, it is illegal or contrary to public decency. By submitting contributions, participants declare that the content is free of third-party rights, i.e. that the content either originates from them or they have obtained the consent of the originators.

The participants indemnify the IIK from all claims of third parties that have arisen due to the content provided by the participants. They agree to support the IIK in every reasonable way in defending these claims.

The participants agree that their submissions may be used, disseminated and otherwise made publicly available to third parties by the IIK in online and offline media in connection with the competition and the drawing, processing and presentation of the participants' entries. For these purposes, the IIK is also permitted to edit the submissions and - if necessary - to grant third parties rights of use to them. These rights are granted free of charge and without any restrictions in terms of space, content or time.

Participants agree that their names (incl. country of origin) may be published on the Internet and in print media in connection with the competition. The IIK reserves the right to publish individual participant entries on the IIK website and its own social media channels, stating (first) name and country of origin.

12. Data processing and privacy

The IIK collects the entered data and stores them on a server. The IIK uses this data to contact the prize winners in case they win. The data will not be passed on to third parties. The IIK commits itself to protect the privacy of the participants and assures to process the data in accordance with the German Federal Data Protection Act, the German Telemedia Act as well as the European Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC). Participants may revoke their consent to the processing of their data at any time. Furthermore, with regard to the data collected, they have the rights to information and correction guaranteed by the Federal Data Protection Act.

13. Disclaimer of warranty

The IIK points out that the availability and function of the contest cannot be guaranteed. The contest may be terminated or removed due to external circumstances or constraints without giving rise to any claims by participants against the IIK. This may include technical problems, rule changes or decisions by external platforms if the contest is hosted on or in connection with them.

14. Final provision

The law of the Federal Republic of Germany shall apply exclusively. Legal recourse is excluded. Ineffective provisions shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions.

Düsseldorf, November 2022