Object of the Competition
The company Nicos Savva Nicolaides & Co Ltd, with the registered office situated at 74 Georgiou Griva Digeni Street, Limassol (the “Company“) will from time to time organize social media competitions (hereinafter the “Competitions”) which will be conducted online
on the Nicolaides Opticians Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/nicolaidesopticians.cy (the “Facebook Website”) and/or
on the Nicolaides Opticians website on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nicolaidesopticians/ (the “Instagram Website”),
hereinafter referred to as the “Websites“.
The purpose of these detailed terms and conditions (hereinafter the “Terms”) is to determine the terms of participation in the Competitions and to determine the winners in this context.
Terms and conditions of the Competition
- Right to Participate in a Competition
o The right to participate in the Competition are persons who have an account on the relevant social media Sites, are permanent residents of the Republic of Cyprus as defined by the Law on Foreigners and Immigration and are over 18 years of age (hereinafter the “Participants“). It is understood that the Participant is the holder and the use of the account (account) in the relevant Website with which he participated in the Competition, based on the participation instructions that will be mentioned in the relevant post for the Competition, from the beginning to the end of each Competition .
o A necessary condition for the valid participation in the respective Competition is the posting of the comment or the liking of the post or any other requested actions as mentioned in the relevant post for the respective Competition.
o The Competition is organized exclusively by the Company and it is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Facebook and/or Instagram.
o Participation in the respective Competitions means automatic acceptance of these Terms.
o The duration of each Competition will be different each time and will be announced each time in the relevant post.
o The information that will be provided in the framework of the Competition will be used only for the purpose of the specific Competition and only by the Company or its affiliated companies, unless consent is given for the use of the Participant’s data for promotional purposes by the Company or affiliates. its companies
o The age identification of the Participants will be done by submitting proof of the identity of the winners, when they will be presented for the receipt of the prizes. The Company reserves the right to ask each winner to sign a relevant statement of acceptance of the prize upon receipt of the products.
- Exclusion of Participants
2.1 Those who fall into the following categories are excluded from the Competition:
(a) the employees of the Company, the Nicolaides Opticians Group and Summercliff Ltd
(b) persons of second-degree kinship with the above employees as well as the spouses of these employees, and
- c) those who use a pseudonym when using the social networking platform, as a result of which it is not possible to verify the identification.
- Competition Duration
3.1 The duration of each Competition will be defined by the relevant post.
- How to Participate in the Competition
4.1 To participate in a Contest, users must proceed in performing the actions that will be specified in the relevant post for each Competition.
4.2 Each user can participate in the Contest only once via Facebook and once via Instagram.
4.3 The records kept by the Company, with the above data of the Participants, will constitute complete proof regarding the submission of any participation in the Competition, and the validity of this participation.
4.4. No purchase of Company product and/or service is required to participate in the Competition.
- How to Nominate Competition Winners – Prizes
5.1 In each Competition, the number of winners determined in the relevant post for the respective Competition will be selected by a random electronic draw and those randomly chosen winner(s) will win the prize specified in the relevant post for the respective Competition (hereinafter the “Prize”). At the same time, up to two runners-up will be drawn. The draw will take place within one week after the end of each Competition.
5.2 The winners will only be selected from the ‘valid entries’ submitted during the Competition. “Valid entries” according to the above means any participation in the Competition for which the following conditions apply cumulatively:
(a) has been submitted in accordance with the procedure described above;
(b) does not, in the Company’s judgment, result from any illegal technical manipulation or generally fraudulent or unlawful interference by the Participant or a third party, and
(c) has been submitted and posted on the Website, within the time period prescribed by the relevant Competition post covering generally the period from the Start date of the Competition until the End date of the Competition.
5.3 Prizes are specific, personal, and not exchangeable or redeemable for cash or any other product.
- Procedure to Award and Receive delivery of the Prizes
6.1 In each Competition, the Prize that the winners will win, will be announced in the relevant post for the respective Competition and the winners must contact the Company within 7 days from the date of announcing their names on the Websites for the purpose of making arrangements for receiving delivery of the prizes.
6.2 The receipt of the Prize will be made in accordance with the relevant instructions given by the Company or in any other way agreed with the specific winner. The exact day and time will be determined after the Company communicates with the winner.
6.3 The details of the Winners of the Competition will be announced on the Facebook network and/or the Instagram network, as the case may be.
6.4 In the event that it is not possible to contact any of the winners within ten (10) calendar days from the day of their announcement for any reason (including force majeure) or the winner does not receive delivery of his prize as agreed with Company or in the event that for any reason the winner does not accept any of these terms or is excluded under the terms, this person permanently loses his right to the prize. The place of this winner will be replaced by the first runner-up, and so on.
- Responsibility & Liability
7.1 The Company will not be liable in the event that for any technical reason it is impossible to obtain and register a participation in the Websites as both Facebook and Instagram are independent networks and platforms operated by Facebook. The Company has no other responsibility or liability for compensation from the Competition other than the delivery of the Prize(s) to the chosen winners, provided they meet the relevant eligibility conditions. In any case, the liability of the Company shall be limited to acts or omissions due to malice or gross negligence and in no case will it extend to accidental or force majeure events.
- 8. Personal Data
8.1 In order to conduct Competitions through the Websites, the collection of personal data is not required beyond those submitted by the Participant or given by the winner during the Competition.
8.2 The participation in the Competition implies the explicit and unconditional consent of the Participant for the collection and recording of his personal data by the Company in an electronic database throughout each Competition covering all entries sent by the Participants for the purpose of announcing the winners and of delivering their Prizes. The Company may use this information in the future in accordance with the Company’s Privacy Policy.
8.3 Each Participant reserves the right to request the Company to delete or modify his personal data from any record retained of that Participant by the Company by contacting the Company during business hours at tel. 7000 12 22.
8.4 The Company may, upon delivery of the Prizes, request further information from the winner for identification purposes.
8.5 By accepting the Prize, the winner gives his consent to the Company to publish his name and city of residence collected from the Competition, in any media and/or social media network. This right is not limited to the use of the Winners’ names, but may include the use of a photograph taken of the winner and the prize for use via television, printed, electronic or web-based media. Refusal of a winner to include his name and photograph gives the Company the right to refuse delivery of the Prize.
- Terms and Conditions
9.1 The specific terms and conditions of each Competition will be specified in the relevant post for the start of each Competition.
9.2 The Company reserves the right to cancel the Competition or modify its terms (including the duration of the Competition, the date of the draw and replace the Prize), by informing about it through the Facebook Website and the Instagram Website, depending on the case. The Company does not assume any responsibility or liability in the event of revocation or termination of the Competition or in respect of the modification of any of the Competition’s terms and conditions or the replacement of the Prize.
- Applicable Law
10.1 These terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the Laws of the Republic of Cyprus. Any dispute regarding the Competition that may arise in the future, shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the District Court of Nicosia.
- Acceptance of the terms
11.1 The participation in the Competition implies the unconditional acceptance of these Terms and the consent of the Participants and the winners for disclosure of their data in the Competition and the relevant advertising of the Company as well as the keeping of their data in an electronic database and for each kind of use provided for in these Terms.