Conditions of Participation

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1) Steelmonks, based in Cologne, Germany, is hosting the “Your €500 Custom Order” Photo and Video Contest. The theme of the competition is to show the beauty of the products in the center of the photographic interest and to share the excitement and joy about your sign. The final selection of the winners will be made by a jury. Steelmonks gives out high quality prizes. This time it's €500,-

The winning photos will be featured on the website under “Winners” and all award winners will be notified in writing via email and/or post.

2) Natural persons who have reached the age of 18 are eligible to participate. Participation is limited to customers and is conditional on the purchase of a good or service. If a participant is limited in his legal capacity, the consent of his legal representative is required. All persons involved in the conception and implementation of the competition as well as employees of Steelmonks and their relatives are not eligible to participate. In addition, the organizer reserves the right, at its own discretion, to exclude people from participating in the competition if there are legitimate reasons, e.g

a. in the event of violations of these Conditions of Participation

b. in case of unfair action

c. in the case of manipulations aimed at improving the chance of winning or comparable advantages, as well as

i.e. for false or misleading information in connection with the registration or the submission of photos.

3) Up to 100 photos taken by the participants themselves, to which the participants have unrestricted copyright and rights of use and whose motifs do not contradict the legal provisions of the country of origin, legal provisions of the European Union or the personal rights of the persons depicted, can be submitted by 30./31. of the month 2023 to be uploaded. Participation is only possible online via the competition website. Submissions sent by post or by any other means cannot be considered.
The form on the site only allows 2 photos or videos, multiple forms can be submitted for multiple entries.

4) The images must be at least 1,080 x 1,080 pixels in size with a maximum file size of 22 megabytes (MB) for upload. Only the JPEG file format is permitted. In addition, a full-size version of each uploaded image must be available, which we may request from the entrant for publication as part of the marketing activities outlined below.

5) The organizer of the competition reserves the right to delete image contributions that deviate significantly from the thematic specifications. There is no notification that the images have been deleted. In addition, the organizer reserves the right to make changes or additions to the content provided by him at any time and without prior notice, even if these have an impact on the conditions of participation in the competition.

6) By participating in the competition, the participant grants Steelmonks and companies affiliated with Steelmonks an irrevocable, simple, temporally unlimited and spatially unlimited right of use to use the uploaded photo(s) for

to use his PR work. This happens exclusively in connection with this competition or future competitions - including subsequent communication in which the participant has participated. This includes the possibility of publication, duplication, depiction and distribution for the purpose of self-promotion and self-portrayal by Metzler in connection with photo competitions.

This permission includes the use of the submitted photos for all print and digital media channels as well as exhibitions

a. publication on the Internet and in social networks (if necessary including adaptation to the format of specific channels, such as Facebook, Instagram or TikTok),

b. the inclusion in other publications, including publications by third parties in press reports, as well as

c. the presentation of the achievements of Metzler photo competitions.

Any further commercial use requires the separate consent of the participant.

7) The participant assures that the content of the transmitted image files does not violate applicable (German) prohibition norms, in particular the regulations on the distribution of child pornography (§§ 184 ff. StGB). Submissions that violate the law, glorify violence, contain pornography, racism, or are otherwise objectionable or are intended to manipulate the Contest will be removed by the Promoter. There is no notification that the images have been deleted.

8) The publication of photos within the framework of the publication conditions is free of charge. The non-cash prizes and/or vouchers offered by the organizer on the “Prizes” page will not be paid out in cash and are non-returnable. It is also not possible to transfer the prizes to third parties. The participant refrains from alienating photos to be uploaded with design elements such as frames, watermarks, vignettes. Steelmonks reserves the right to exclude and delete photos that have been manipulated in this way from participating in the Steelmonks competition. The participant will not be informed separately about this.

9) By uploading the photos, the participant agrees to the conditions of participation.

10) Legal recourse is excluded. German law applies to the exclusion of the UN Sales Convention (CISG). Place of jurisdiction is Oldenburg (Oldbg.).

11) Severability clause: Should any provision of these Conditions of Participation be or become invalid in whole or in part, this shall not affect the validity of the rest of these Conditions of Participation. Instead of the invalid provision, the legally permissible provision that comes closest to the economic sense and purpose expressed in the invalid provision shall apply. The same applies in the event of a loophole in these Conditions of Participation.