Conditions of participation on a raffle at the Nikon Europe Instagram channel called #NikonZfcBlack

1. Conditions of participation
a. By participating in this contest, the participant agrees to these conditions of participation and the information about the requirements for participation.

2. Organiser
a. The Organiser of the contest is Nikon Europe BV, whose registered address is at Stroombaan 14, 1181 VX, Amstelveen, Netherlands (hereinafter referred to as the Organiser).
b. This contest is hosted on Instagram. The Contest is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by Instagram. The Organiser is not affiliated with Instagram. Participants must comply with the Terms of Use, Community Guidelines and other applicable rules and regulations for submitting or uploading User Submissions, which are available here, among other places: https://help.instagram.com/581066165581870
Entries that violate these rules will be excluded from the Contest. Participants hereby waive any claims they may have against Instagram in this regard. All information concerning the contest will be provided to the participants only by the Organiser. If you have any questions, suggestions or complaints, please contact the Organiser.

3. Participation requirements
a. Anyone who is (1) 18 years of age or older at the time of his/her participation, (2) a citizen of the EU + UK & Switzerland (3) has his/her primary residence in EU + UK & Switzerland may participate in this raffle.
b. Employees of the Organiser, their immediate family members and/or employees of cooperation partners who are or were involved in the conception or organisation of the competition are excluded from participation.
c. Participation is only possible in one's own name. Joint entries are not permitted. Multiple participation is permitted.

4. Participation
a. Participation is free of charge and does not require the purchase of goods or the use of other services for which a fee is charged.
b. The competition will take place from 07.12.2022 to and including 04.01.2023.
c. Each participant must have an Instagram account. Each entrant must publish a competition post featuring a black and white or monochrome image. In addition, participants must follow the account "@nikoneurope" and must ensure said account is tagged and the hashtag "#NikonZfcBlack" must be included in the description. It is also allowed to retrospectively tag an already posted photo that meets all the above requirements with @NikonEurope and add the corresponding hashtag.
d. At the end of the entry period, the winner will be selected by Nikon staff. The winner will be announced via Instagram direct message to the winner.
e. The closing date for entries is Wednesday January 4, 2023 at 23:59 Greenwich Mean Time. Entries submitted after the closing date will not be considered.
f. For the safety of children, this contest will not include photos that contain identifiable images of children. Entries that contain depictions of violence and/or sexually explicit acts are not permitted. Likewise, images or entries that contain threats or bullying will be excluded from the contest and the participant will be disqualified.
g. Entries that contain defamatory, obscene, offensive, illegal or otherwise inappropriate content will be excluded from the contest and the participant will be disqualified.
h. The Organiser assumes no responsibility for incomplete, incompletely submitted, lost or delayed entries or for any malfunctions or errors in the software used to manage entrant information.
i. The Promoter reserves the right to exclude from the Contest any entrant who violates the Terms and Conditions, attempts to manipulate the Contest, provides false information, or makes statements that violate any applicable law or third-party rights. If a participant is excluded, the organiser may reclaim prizes or other benefits granted. In this case, a new winner will be determined in accordance with the rules in No. 5 b.

5. Awarding of prizes and notification of winners
a. There will be a total of 1 (one) winner on Instagram who will receive a Nikon Z fc Black + 16-50mm lens kit.
b. The winner will be notified by direct message on Instagram by January 9, 2023 after the contest ends. The notified winner of the prize must make the decision whether to accept the prize until January 11, 2023. Thereupon, after notification and acceptance of the prize, the participant must submit his/her personal data (name, address, location) correctly, truthfully and completely. If the winner does not accept the prize or does not accept the prize within the aforementioned period, the prize entitlement will lapse. A new winner will be selected in accordance with these terms and conditions.
c. The winner will be responsible for any taxes or costs associated with claiming the prize.
d. The prize is subject to availability. The Promoter reserves the right to substitute a prize for one of equal or greater value, should this be necessary, without the Promoter being responsible for this.
e. Transfer of the prize is not permitted. Payment of the prize in cash or exchange for other prizes is excluded.
f. If you are not able to claim the prize, the Organiser is not responsible for this.
g. Details of the evaluation: The winner will be determined and notified by Nikon Europe.

6. Rights of use
a. The participant warrants that the Post contribution submitted by him/her is free from third-party rights, in particular copyrights and other proprietary rights (e.g. patents, trademarks, designs, know- how, etc.):
b. The participant hereby grants the Organiser the non-exclusive, freely transferable, sub-licensable right, unlimited in time, space and content, to use the entry in all known and currently unknown ways. This right includes - nationally and worldwide - in particular the right of the organiser to reproduce, edit, publish, distribute and market the contribution. This granting of rights is free of charge.

7. Data protection
When collecting, processing and using the personal data of the participant, Nikon Europe shall observe the provisions of data protection law.
By participating in the competition, the participant declares his/her consent that his/her personal data may be stored and used by Nikon Europe and the agency Hill+Knowlton Strategies GmbH commissioned by Nikon Europe for the implementation of the competition (in particular evaluation of the competition, determination and notification of the winner, prize processing). The data will not be used for any other purpose.

8. Miscellaneous
a. The decision of the Organiser with regard to the competition is final. The legal process is excluded.
b. In the event of circumstances beyond the control of the Organiser, or in the event of fraud, abuse or error affecting the proper conduct of the Contest or the awarding of prizes, the Organiser reserves the right to adjust the terms and conditions of participation at any time or to cancel the Contest at any time. The Organiser will endeavour to limit the impact on participants as much as possible to avoid unnecessary disappointment.
c. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions of Participation is or becomes invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected.
d. All legal relationships arising from or in connection with the competition and these Terms and Conditions of Participation shall be governed by German substantive law to the exclusion of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). Mandatory consumer protection regulations of the country in which the participant has his/her habitual residence remain unaffected.

9. Exclusion of liability
The Organiser assumes no liability for the availability of Nikon's Instagram page and that it can be accessed by the participants in a technically error-free and complete manner. In particular, no liability is assumed for damages and losses or deletion of data resulting from technical malfunctions or delays, viruses or similar reasons.