Terms and conditions

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS CONTEST.

1. These terms and conditions (“the Rules”) govern the #SwatchTakesMePlaces challenge (“the Contest”) administered by Swatch Ltd., domiciled at Nicolas G. Hayek Strasse 1, 2502 Biel/Bienne, Switzerland („Swatch“, “us”, “our”, “we”).

2. By participating in this Contest you agree to these Rules and to abide by them. You confirm to have read and understood our Privacy Policy, which is available at http://www.swatch.com/en/privacy-policy

3. The Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by Facebook / Instagram. All information disclosed is provided to us and not to Facebook / Instagram. You hereby release Facebook / Instagram, to the greatest extent legally permissible, from any liability in connection with the Contest.

4. Entry is open to anyone, aged 18 or over at the start of the Contest, with the exception of our employees (and their families) as well as of our affiliates, of agents and of anyone else involved in the Contest.

5. Each participant may participate only once for each daily challenge. Automated or repetitive entries are not allowed.

6. To participate:

6.1 On Instagram - Follow your favorite @SwatchTakesMeTo(DESTINATION) account(s):

@swatchtakesmetomars
@swatchtakesmetonewyork
@swatchtakesmetohawaii
@swatchtakesmetoathens
@swatchtakesmetolondon
@swatchtakesmetoberlin
@swatchtakesmetobrussels
@swatchtakesmetomadrid
@swatchtakesmetoistanbul
@swatchtakesmetomilan
@swatchtakesmetoshanghai
@swatchtakesmetoparis
@swatchtakesmetovenice
@swatchtakesmetostpetersburg
@swatchtakesmetorome
@swatchtakesmetolasvegas
@swatchtakesmetomacao
@swatchtakesmetoflorence
@swatchtakesmetobarcelona
@swatchtakesmetoamsterdam
@swatchtakesmetobangkok
@swatchtakesmetohongkong
@swatchtakesmetolisbon
@swatchtakesmetomiami
@swatchtakesmetolucerne
@swatchtakesmetotokyo
@swatchtakesmetotaipei
@swatchtakesmetovienna
@swatchtakesmetomunich
@swatchtakesmetozurich

6.2.  Participate in the upcoming challenges by re-creating them in your own unique way. Publish them on your stories or as a post in your feed by tagging #SwatchTakesMePlaces, the respective @SwatchTakesMeTo(DESTINATION) account, @Swatch (profile needs to be public, not private) to win points.

6.3. Your challenge related posts and stories will be reposted on the respective @SwatchTakesMeTo(DESTINATION) account.

6.4. For each challenge participation, and per destination account, the three best performing user-generated content, reposted on the respective destination account, receive points (miles):

• +100 miles for the first place
• +50 miles for the second place
• +25 miles for the third place
• Posts receive the above miles x2
• Posts that have ≥ 5 comments on the reposted posts receive the above miles x4

At the end of the contest we account all the miles gathered throughout all different destination accounts per user.

The final 5 winners are announced on @Swatch.

7. Even if you follow these rules and instructions correctly, the possibility of events or conditions beyond our control means that we cannot guarantee your successful participation.

8. The provision of any invalid, incorrect, or misleading personal information may, in our sole discretion, lead to disqualification from the Contest and/or receipt of a prize.

9. Incomplete, late, or otherwise faulty entries will not be accepted.

10. The Contest runs from 16.04.2020 08:00 CET through to 30.04.2020 24:00 CET.

11. We give out 5x a trip to the destination of the winners choice, 30x destination SwatchXYou watches and 5x Gold Club Membership and 25x Premium Club Membership.

11.1. For the winning places 1-5: Trip to your favorite destination* (see selections below under point 11.3). Flight & Hotel & Entertainment by #TeamSwatch for you and one friend (max. value 15’000 CHF), plus a SwatchXYou destination watch and a Gold Club Membership for each. For the winning places 6-30: one destination watch of your choice and a Premium Club Membership

11.2. The 5 winners, the users with the highest achieved scores (miles) among all destinations, receive the following prize each:

A 7-day trip for 2 persons for a maximum value of CHF 15’000 to one of the following 30 destinations*: New York, Hawaii, Biel (Switzerland), Athens, London, Berlin, Brussels, Madrid, Istanbul, Milan, Shanghai, Paris, Venice, St. Petersburg, Las Vegas, Macao, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Lisbon, Miami, Lucerne, Tokyo, Taipei, Vienna, Munich or Zurich, including the flights and the hotel accommodation. Each winner can select one of these destinations (just one per winner). Each destination can only be selected once by only one winner. The principle is first comes, first serves. In case the cost of the trip will be lower than the maximum value, the winner will have no right to receive the difference in cash. All the other costs are not covered in the final prize. Any travel authorization or necessary document for during the trip is on behalf of the winner.

The trip will be booked by Swatch Travel Manager with the winner. The final prize is valid until 31.12.2021, meaning the trip should take place before this date, otherwise the prize will be cancelled.

In addition the 5 main winners receive a SwatchXYou destination watch of the destination selected for the trip and a Gold Club Membership.

11.3. The winning places 6-30 receive each one destination SwatchXYou watch of their choice and a Premium Club Membership.

12. The winners will be notified via direct message on Instagram within 5 days after ending the challenge.

13. If a winner cannot be reached or does not reply within 3 days of the prize notification, the prize will be assumed to have been forfeited and will be awarded to another contestant.

14. You agree that we may publish your first name and last name, country of residence, Instagram-profile name along with your participating picture on our websites, newsletter, social media channels (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) if you are drawn as a winner, and that we may send you emails in connection with the contest, while you have the right to ask us to stop sending you emails at any time.

15. We reserve the right to select an alternative winner if we reasonably believe that a winner has breached the Rules.

16. To claim your prize, you may be required to provide your personal details (first and last name, home address, etc.) and to prove your identity by submitting relevant documents (e.g. ID, driving license). In the event of a dispute as to a person’s identity, the entry will be deemed to have been made by the holder of the email address associated with it.

17. The right to claim the prize may not be transferred to anyone else. No cash alternatives or alternative prizes are available. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to substitute the prize with an item of equal value.

18. Any taxes that may be levied on the winner shall be exclusively borne by the winner.

19. Any decisions by us regarding the Contest are final and no correspondence will be entered into.

20. We and our affiliates disclaim all liability, to the greatest extent legally permissible, for any damage suffered by anyone as a result of or in connection with the Contest.

21. We reserve the right to amend the Rules and to modify, suspend, or terminate the Contest in case it becomes infected by a computer virus or is otherwise technically impaired.

22. Force majeure is any radical, external event that goes beyond the will and control of either parties and without any fault of either party, by way of example but not by way of exhaustive: natural disasters, outbreaks of war, riots, revolts, insurrections, strikes as well epidemics and pandemics. We reserve the right to cancel or delay the contest as well as the prize award due to Force majeure, following which we are hold safe from all and any liability for non-performance.

23. The Contest is void where legally not permitted (for example for residents of Italy).

24. The Rules are governed by and will be construed in accordance with the laws of Switzerland, without regard to any conflict-of-law rules. In the event of any disputes, you submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Biel/Bienne, Switzerland.

25. If you have any questions about the Contest or if you object to having your personal data used as specified in the Rules, please contact us via digital.marketing@swatch.com.