JRC November Contest
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE "JRC NOVEMBER CONTEST"
1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1.1. The Organizer of the Contest is ŁUKASZ PAWLIK, conducting business under the name ROCKWORLD ŁUKASZ PAWLIK, registered in the Central Registration and Information on Business of the Republic of Poland maintained by the Minister of Economy, having: business address and correspondence address: ul. Jana Kochanowskiego 21, 48-130 Kietrz, TAX ID (NIP) 7481388948, National Business Registry Number (REGON) 532429748, email address: [email protected].
1.2. The Contest is organized in the Organizer's Online Store available at: www.rockworld.pl and in the Organizer's Brick-and-Mortar Store at the address: ul. Mikołaja 9a, 47-400 Racibórz.
1.3. A Contest Participant can be a natural person who expresses their willingness to participate by registering for the Contest in accordance with the Contest Rules.
1.4. Participation of the Participant in the Contest and thus submission of information and data related to their participation in the Contest, including personal data whose scope is specified in the Rules, is voluntary but necessary for the proper conduct of the Contest.
1.5. The sponsor of the prize in the contest is the Organizer.
2. DEFINITIONS:
2.1. The terms used in these Rules mean:
2.1.1. CIVIL CODE – the Civil Code Act of April 23, 1964 (Journal of Laws No. 16, item 93, as amended).
2.1.2. COMPETITION COMMITTEE – a committee appointed by the Organizer consisting of 3 people to ensure the proper organization and conduct of the Contest, in particular to determine the winner of the Contest.
2.1.3. CONTEST – this contest organized by the Organizer in accordance with the Rules.
2.1.4. ORGANIZER – ŁUKASZ PAWLIK, conducting business under the name ROCKWORLD ŁUKASZ PAWLIK, registered in the Central Registration and Information on Business of the Republic of Poland maintained by the Minister of Economy, having: business address and correspondence address: ul. Jana Kochanowskiego 21, 48-130 Kietrz, TAX ID (NIP) 7481388948, National Business Registry Number (REGON) 532429748, email address: [email protected].
2.1.5. RULES – these Contest terms and conditions.
2.1.6. ONLINE STORE - the Organizer's online store available at the website address: www.rockworld.pl.
2.1.7. BRICK-AND-MORTAR STORE – the Organizer's brick-and-mortar store located at the address: ul. Mikołaja 9a, 47-400 Racibórz.
2.1.8. PARTICIPANT – a natural person who participates in the Contest and additionally meets the requirements specified in section 3 of the Contest Rules.
2.1.9. CONTEST TASK – the Contest task that the Participant must perform, consisting of answering the question: "My favorite JRC product is... because..." during placing an order in the Online Store or during making a purchase in the Brick-and-Mortar Store.
3. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST
3.1. Participation in the Contest is voluntary and free of charge.
3.2. Enrollment in the Contest occurs by purchasing any JRC products, agreeing to participate in the contest, and performing the Contest Task by the Participant during placing an order in the Online Store or during making a purchase in the Brick-and-Mortar Store.
3.3. The Contest Task should be performed independently by the Participant, should be an original work that has not been previously published, including on the Internet. The Participant, by performing and submitting the Contest Task to the Organizer, is obliged to have full personal and proprietary copyright to it.
3.4. The Participant, in particular concerning the performance and submission of the Contest Task, is prohibited from providing unlawful content. The content provided by the Participant, especially within the Contest Task, should be legal and conform to good manners, taking into account respect for personal rights and copyright and intellectual property of the Organizer and third parties, and should not contain vulgar, offensive language or violate the rules of social coexistence.
3.5. Excluded from participation in the Contest are employees and associates of the Organizer and other persons who participated in the preparation or organization of the Contest, as well as their immediate family members. Immediate family members are defined as ascendants, descendants, siblings, spouses, parents of spouses, and persons in an adoptive relationship.
4. TERMS AND RULES OF THE CONTEST
4.1. The Contest runs from November 21, 2023, to December 17, 2023.
4.2. To determine the winner of the Contest and to ensure the proper conduct of the Contest, the Committee will freely choose the winning Contest Task, guided by its own discretion, taking into account the relevance, compliance with the theme of the Contest, originality, and interest of the Participant's Contest Task.
4.3. One winner will be selected in the Contest, to whom the Competition Committee will award a prize in the form of a JRC Rova Backpack with a catalog value of 250.00 PLN.
4.4. The result of the Contest will be announced within 14 days from the end of the Contest, by publishing relevant information in the appropriate section of the Organizer's Online Store. Additionally, the winner will be informed about the victory by the Organizer via email or phone.
4.5. If the Organizer cannot obtain the data necessary to send the prize to the Participant, or in case of no response to the message sent to the Participant by the Organizer, the Committee is entitled to choose an alternative Participant to whom the prize will be awarded.
4.6. The Organizer will contact the winner immediately, but no later than within 14 days from the end of the Contest.
4.7. The winner may renounce the right to the prize, however, cannot transfer the right to the prize to a third party, demand the prize's exchange for a cash equivalent, or any other form of compensation.
4.8. The prize will be delivered to the winner of the Contest via courier to the address provided by them within 21 days from the announcement of the Contest results at the cost of the Organizer.
4.9. If the prize is subject to taxation, the Contest Winner will be awarded (added) an additional cash prize in the amount equivalent to the tax that the Contest Winner is obliged to pay due to the win in the Contest. The additional cash prize mentioned in the previous sentence is not subject to release and will be allocated to cover the lump-sum tax referred to in Article 30(1)(2) of the Act of July 26, 1991, on personal income tax (consolidated text, Journal of Laws from 2018, item 1509, as amended). This tax will be deducted by the Contest Organizer and paid to the competent tax office.
5. PRIVACY POLICY
5.1. The Administrator of personal data processed in connection with the implementation of the provisions of these Rules is the Organizer (hereinafter referred to as the "Administrator"). Personal data are processed in accordance with the applicable legal provisions, in particular in accordance with the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) 2016/679 of April 27, 2016, on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) – hereinafter referred to as "GDPR" or "GDPR Regulation".
5.2. The Administrator processes personal data for purposes, for the period, and based on the principles indicated in this section of the Rules. The provision of personal data is voluntary, although failure to provide personal data necessary to take advantage of the Contest results in the inability to participate in it. The Administrator takes special care to protect the interests of persons whose personal data he processes, and in particular, is responsible and ensures that the data collected by him are: (1) processed in accordance with the law; (2) collected for specified, lawful purposes and not subjected to further processing inconsistent with those purposes; (3) factually correct and adequate in relation to the purposes for which they are processed; (4) stored in a form that permits identification of the persons they concern no longer than is necessary for the purpose of processing; and (5) processed in a way that ensures adequate security of personal data, including protection against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction, or damage, using appropriate technical or organizational measures. Taking into account the nature, scope, context, and purposes of processing as well as the risk of violating the rights or freedoms of natural persons with varying probability and severity, the Administrator implements appropriate technical and organizational measures so that processing is in accordance with this regulation and to be able to demonstrate it. These measures are subject to review and updating as necessary. The Administrator applies technical measures preventing unauthorized persons from acquiring and modifying personal data transmitted electronically.
5.3. The Administrator is entitled to process personal data in cases where – and to the extent that – at least one of the following conditions is met: (1) the person to whom the data relates has consented to the processing of their personal data for one or more specific purposes; (2) processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, or to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract; (3) processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Administrator is subject; or (4) processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Administrator or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child.
5.4. Processing of personal data by the Administrator always requires the existence of at least one of the bases indicated above. Specific bases for the processing of personal data of Participants by the Administrator are indicated in the next section of the Rules – in relation to the specific purpose of processing personal data by the Administrator.
5.5. The Administrator may process personal data for the following purposes, on the following legal bases, and for the following retention periods:
| Purpose of data processing | Legal basis for data processing | Data retention period |
| Organization of the Contest | Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR Regulation (legitimate interest) – processing is necessary to achieve the purposes resulting from legally justified interests of the Administrator – consisting in the necessity to fulfill the conditions of the organized Contest towards its Participants in accordance with applicable legal provisions and the Rules below | The data is stored for the period necessary to conduct the Contest, realize the prizes awarded to the Participants of the Contest, resolve the contract or the expiry of the rights and obligations of the Organizer and Participants of the Contest. |
| Direct marketing | Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR Regulation (Administrator's legitimate interest) – processing is necessary for the purposes resulting from the legally justified interests of the Administrator |
The data is stored for the duration of the legally justified interest pursued by the Administrator, but no longer than the limitation period for claims of the Administrator against the data subject arising from the Administrator's business activity. The limitation period is determined by legal provisions, in particular the Civil Code (the basic limitation period for claims related to business activity is three years). The Administrator cannot process data for direct marketing purposes if an effective objection is expressed in this respect by the data subject. |
| Determination, pursuit, or defense of claims that may be raised by the Administrator or that can be raised against the Administrator in connection with the Contest. | Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR Regulation (Administrator's legitimate interest) – processing is necessary for the purposes resulting from the legally justified interests of the Administrator – consisting in establishing, pursuing, or defending claims that may be raised by the Administrator or that can be raised against the Administrator | The data is stored for the duration of the legally justified interest pursued by the Administrator, but no longer than the limitation period for claims that can be raised against the Administrator (the basic limitation period for claims against the Administrator is six years). |
5.6. It is necessary for the Administrator to use the services of external entities. The Administrator uses only the services of processing entities who provide sufficient guarantees to implement appropriate technical and organizational measures so that processing meets the requirements of the GDPR Regulation and protects the rights of data subjects. The Administrator discloses data only when it is necessary for the realization of a given purpose of personal data processing and only to the extent necessary for its realization. Personal data of Participants may be disclosed to the following recipients or categories of recipients:
5.6.1. providers of services supplying the Administrator with technical, IT, and organizational solutions, allowing the Administrator to carry out business activities (in particular suppliers of computer software for running a website, suppliers of email and hosting as well as suppliers of software for managing the company and providing technical support to the Administrator) – the Administrator provides collected personal data of the Participant to the selected supplier acting on his behalf only in the case and to the extent necessary to realize the given purpose of data processing consistent with this section 5 of the Rules.
5.6.2. providers of accounting, legal, and advisory services providing the Administrator with accounting, legal, or advisory support (in particular an accounting office, law firm, or debt collection company) – the Administrator provides collected personal data of the Participant to the selected supplier acting on his behalf only in the case and to the extent necessary to realize the given purpose of data processing consistent with this section 5 of the Rules.
5.6.3. carriers / freight forwarders / courier brokers / entities handling the shipping process – in the case of the Contest winner, the Administrator provides collected personal data of the winner to the selected carrier, freight forwarder, or intermediary carrying out shipments on behalf of the Administrator – to the extent necessary to deliver the prize to the winner.
5.7. Each person has the right to control the processing of data concerning them contained in the Administrator's data set, especially the right to: request the supplementation, updating, correction of personal data, temporary or permanent suspension of their processing, or their deletion if they are incomplete, outdated, untrue, or collected in violation of the law or are no longer necessary for the purpose for which they were collected.
5.8. The right to access, rectify, limit, delete, or transfer – the data subject has the right to request from the Administrator access to their personal data, their rectification, deletion ("the right to be forgotten"), or limitation of processing, and also has the right to object to processing, as well as the right to transfer their data. Detailed conditions for the exercise of the above rights are specified in Articles 15-21 of the GDPR Regulation.
5.9. The right to withdraw consent at any time – if personal data is processed by the Administrator on the basis of expressed consent (pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR Regulation), it has the right to withdraw consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of consent before its withdrawal.
5.10. The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority – if the data is processed by the Administrator, it has the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in the manner and procedure specified in the provisions of the GDPR Regulation and Polish law, in particular the Act on the Protection of Personal Data. The supervisory body in Poland is the President of the Personal Data Protection Office.
5.11. The right to object – the data subject has the right at any time to object – for reasons related to their particular situation – to the processing of personal data concerning them based on Article 6(1)(e) (public interest or tasks) or f) (legitimate interest of the Administrator), including profiling based on these provisions. The Administrator is no longer allowed to process these personal data unless it demonstrates the existence of valid legally justified grounds for processing, overriding the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or grounds for establishing, pursuing, or defending claims.
5.12. The right to object to direct marketing – if personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right at any time to object to the processing of personal data concerning them for such marketing, including profiling, to the extent that the processing is related to such direct marketing.
5.13. In order to exercise the rights mentioned in this section 5 of the Rules, you can contact the Administrator by sending an appropriate written or electronic message to the Administrator's address indicated at the beginning of the Rules.
6. COMPLAINT PROCEDURE
6.1. Complaints related to the Contest may be submitted, for example, via email to: [email protected].
6.2. It is recommended to provide as much information and circumstances related to the subject of the complaint as possible in the description of the complaint, in particular the type and date of the irregularity and contact details – it will facilitate and speed up the consideration of the complaint by the Organizer.
6.3. The Organizer's response to the complaint occurs immediately, no later than within 14 days from the date of its submission.
6.4. The