Conditions of participation and data protection information for the competition " ColorSphere Scavanger Hunt "


Subject of the competition 

The competition “ColorSphere Scavanger Hunt” is run by Kao Germany GmbH, Pfungstaedter Strasse 98-100, 64297 Darmstadt, Germany under the brand “Goldwell” (hereinafter referred to as the "organiser"). 
The competition takes place exclusively in the period 14.09.2025 (9:00) to 15.09.2025 (23:59) (= competition period). Participation takes place exclusively within the framework of these conditions of participation. By participating in the competition at the latest, the participant accepts these conditions of participation. 
This competition is not associated with, sponsored, endorsed or organised in any way by Meta Platforms Inc. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the competition should be addressed directly to the Promoter and not to Meta.

 
 

Participation requirements 

People who have reached the age of 18 are eligible to participate. Excluded are employees of the organiser, their relatives and all persons involved in the conception and implementation of this competition (e.g. employees of commissioned agencies). 
 
Participation is only permitted by the participant in person; participation via automated procedures (e.g. competition clubs or competition service providers) as well as participation with falsified identities or with identities of third parties is not permitted. Multiple entries will not be considered. 
 
Participation in the competition is independent of the purchase of goods. The purchase of goods does not increase the chances of winning.  

 

How does participation take place? 

Participation in the competition is only possible via Instagram. The further requirements depend on whether the person is attending the ColorSphere event in person (a) or remotely (b). 
a) For people joining the event in person: 

  • Participants need to visit four (4) curated locations, that will be announced in the @goldwell.global at Instagram stories across the event 
  • Participants need to post at least one (1) IG Storie tagging @goldwell.global at each of the four stop 
  • Each interaction = higher chance to win 
b) For remote participants:  
  • participants need to react to their favorite part of today’s ColorSphere stories with a ❤️ or 🔥 (one reaction is sufficient).  
 

Profits

Two (2) winners will be drawn at random from among all participants (1 from remote competitors and 1 attendee of the live event) who have taken part in the competition during the competition period in accordance with the conditions of participation 1 day after the end of the competition period. 

The following prizes will be raffled off: 
  • 2x 500€ Goldwell product bundles  
No cash payment or exchange of the prize is possible. However, the organiser reserves the right to exchange prizes if reasons beyond the organiser's control compel the organiser to do so. The claim to the prize or replacement of the prize cannot be assigned. 

 

Winning notification and delivery of winnings 

The winners will be notified of their prize by the organizer by DirectMessage on Instagram the day after the end of the competition period. 

In the DirectMessage about the prize, the winner will be requested to send his/her contact details (name, postal address) to the organiser by e-mail. If the contact details are not sent promptly, the organiser may set a deadline for the winner to send the contact details. If the contact details are not sent within the deadline set by the organiser, the claim to the prize will be forfeited. 

The prize will be sent by post to the address provided by the winner to the organiser upon request. The address cannot be changed after the initial notification. In the event of an undeliverable prize, the organiser is not obliged to make further enquiries. In this case, the claim to the prize will be forfeited.

 

 

 Liability

The organiser shall not be liable for any technical problems in entering the competition, in particular for any temporary inaccessibility of the competition site or for any loss of data, or for any lost mailings and any damage arising therefrom.

 Claims for damages against the organiser or one of its commissioned vicarious agents in connection with the competition are excluded - irrespective of the legal grounds - unless the organiser or the vicarious agents have acted with intent or gross negligence. In cases of slight negligence resulting in delay or impossibility of the performance owed, as well as in the event of a breach of a material obligation and thus the breach of an obligation the fulfilment of which makes the proper performance of the contract possible in the first place and on the observance of which the contractual partner regularly relies and may rely, the organiser shall only be liable for material and financial damage arising therefrom to the extent of the foreseeable, typically occurring damage. 

The aforementioned limitations of liability shall not apply in the event of a breach of material contractual obligations or in the event of injury to life, limb or health or for liability under the Product Liability Act. 

 

 

Exclusion of participants 

The organiser reserves the right to exclude participants from participation without giving reasons if they provide false or incomplete information, use unauthorised aids, are suspected of manipulation or violate these conditions of participation in any other way. If the conditions for exclusion are met, winnings may be subsequently disallowed or winnings already paid out or delivered may be reclaimed. 

 
 
 
Change/termination of the competition 
 
The organiser reserves the right to suspend or terminate the Competition in the event of unforeseen circumstances.  
In particular, the organiser is entitled to discontinue, cancel or suspend the Competition if 
  • an attempted misuse through manipulation is detected, or 
  • proper performance is no longer ensured, in particular in the event of hardware or software failure, program errors, computer viruses or unauthorised intervention by third parties as well as mechanical, technical or legal problems. 
 
 
Legal 
 
The legal process is excluded with regard to the drawing of the winners. 

Privacy policy


Controller and data protection officer

The controller in terms of data protection law is: 
Kao Germany GmbH 
Pfungstädter Street
98-100 64297 Darmstadt, Germany  
You can reach our data protection officer at: 
datenschutz.de@kao.com.  

 
 

Scope and purpose of the data processing  

In order to participate in the competition, participants must enter their data correctly and completely in the entry form. 
Thus, we collect the following data when you participate: 

  • public Instagram profile information incl. username 
In the event of winning, the following data must also be recorded: 
  • name, first name 
  • address 
We process these personal data of the participants to carry out the competition, among other things to determine whether the participants are eligible to participate and to determine and notify the winners. If we do not collect the aforementioned data, it will not be possible to participate in the competition or to contact you regarding notification of a win. There is no profiling. 
The aforementioned data, which we request from the winners in the event of a prize notification, is used exclusively for the transmission of the respective prize. If the winner does not provide the aforementioned data, it will not be possible to transmit the prize.  

 

Legal basis of the processing
Conduct of the competition:  

The data processing serves the sole purpose of carrying out the competition. The legal basis for the processing of personal data for the fulfilment of this obligation is therefore Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). 


Recipients of the personal data 

Apart from an internal transfer to our IT sister company, secured by standard contractual clauses stipulated by the EU, the participants' data will only be transferred to other bodies if this is necessary for the implementation of the competition (e.g. for the purpose of sending prizes) and a data protection-related transfer authorisation exists. 
All processors have been carefully selected, support the organiser strictly in accordance with instructions and are only given access to your data to the extent and for the period required to provide the services. 

 

Storage period 

After the end of the competition, your data processed by us as part of the competition will generally be deleted within 60 days, provided that there are no statutory retention obligations. 

 

Data subjects' rights 

Subject to the legal requirements, you have the right to information about the personal data concerning you, as well as the right to correction or deletion or to restriction of processing and a right to object to processing, as well as the right to data portability. You also have the right to complain to the competent supervisory authority about the processing of your personal data by us.  

If you wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at www.kao.com/global/en/EU-Data-Subject-Request.  

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