TERMS AND CONDITIONS: SPONSORED CONTESTS AND GIVEAWAYS

UPDATED: 7 JUNE 2023

The following terms and conditions apply to contests and giveaways organised by or on behalf of Happy Socks AB, org. no 556753-0349 (“Happy Socks”), conducted through various social media platforms and/or websites. The terms and conditions apply in addition and subject to any terms identified in a post on a social media platform and/or website relating to the specific contest or giveaway. In the event of any conflict, the terms on the website and/or platform shall prevail.

Participation in a contest or giveaway by or on behalf of Happy Socks constitutes acceptance of the terms and conditions.

Happy Socks reserves the right to amend the terms and conditions and/or to terminate the contest or giveaway at any time without prior notice.

DISCLAIMER

Participants acknowledge and agree that social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Weibo, WeChat, YouTube, and Snapchat are in no way responsible, associated, or liable for anything related to the contest or giveaway.

PARTICIPATION

Contests and giveaways are open to all participants of at least 16 years of age (or the older age required by law). Contests and giveaways that allow participants to receive a prize delivered by Happy Socks as a result of entering, are restricted to participants residing in countries to which Happy Socks normally delivers its products. Please find an extensive list of such countries at www.happysocks.com/eu/shipping.

Employees and representatives of Happy Socks, its subsidiaries and/or affiliates, as well as the immediate family and/or members of the household of such employees and representatives, may not participate in any contest or giveaway.

Participants who are minors must obtain parental or guardian consent prior to entering the contest or giveaway.

Participants entering a contest or giveaway through a social media platform, must do so using their own registered account.

There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter a contest or giveaway.

CONTENT SUBMISSION

Entries must be received prior to the closing of the contest or giveaway, as stated on the social media platform(s) and/or website(s) where the contest or giveaway is announced.

No responsibility is accepted for any entries that are incomplete, tagged incorrectly, unreadable, ineligible, corrupted, misdirected, lost, or delayed or unable to be sent or published due to technical or transmissions failures of any kind or any other reason.

Each participant warrants that any content submitted with their entry is the original work of the participant and, as such, that the participant is the sole and exclusive owner and rights holder of the content, and that the participant has the right to submit the content to the contest or giveaway.

Each participant agrees not to submit any content that:

  • infringes any third party's proprietary rights, intellectual property rights, industrial property rights, personal or moral rights or any other rights, including without limitation, copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, privacy, publicity, or confidentiality obligations;

  • otherwise violates any governing law or regulation.

By submitting any content such as photographs, videos, captions, texts, paintings, sound recordings etc., in correlation with a contest or giveaway, participants grant Happy Socks a royalty-free, perpetual, sub-licensable, non-exclusive, worldwide license to use, reproduce and/or modify the content without restriction in any and all media, including for the purposes of the contest or giveaway, for internal use, for commercial use, for publication on any social media platforms and websites, and for use in promotional and advertising materials, including but not limited to posts on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, WeChat, LinkedIn, Weibo and www.happysocks.com.

By participating in a contest or giveaway, participants agree to allow Happy Socks to use their first name and last name, as well as username and profile picture on any relevant social media platform(s), for marketing purposes, should they be deemed a winner the contest or giveaway.

Happy Socks, in its sole and absolute discretion, reserves the right to deem invalid and/or remove any submission considered inappropriate, or not in compliance with the terms and conditions, governing law or regulation, or any other terms identified on any platform and/or website for the specific contest or giveaway.

WINNER SELECTION

Entries will be judged on their merits and/or be selected at random based on the fulfilment of criteria stated for the contest or giveaway, as the case may be. The winner’s entitlement is subject to the sole discretion and final decision of Happy Socks, or the person(s) appointed by Happy Socks. This decision is final, and no correspondence will be entertained.

Prize winners will be notified via email or message or direct message on the relevant social media platform(s). If a winner has not already provided Happy Socks with the information necessary to deliver the prize, they will be asked to do so. Should a winner not respond within seven (7) days following the notice, Happy Socks reserves the right to award the prize to a replacement winner, forfeit the prize or donate the prize to charity.

PRIZE DISTRIBUTION

Prizes will be in the form of Happy Socks products, unless otherwise stated in any terms identified on any platform and/or website for the specific contest or giveaway.

Prizes will be delivered by Happy Socks as soon as practically possible. Happy Socks is not liable if a prize fails to be delivered or is damaged during delivery for reasons beyond Happy Socks’ control.

Prizes must be taken as they are and are strictly non-refundable and non-exchangeable for cash or other products. Happy Socks reserves the right to replace prizes with items of similar value.

Prize winners are responsible for any taxation that may apply to each of their prize(s).

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Happy Socks is not liable for any loss or damage to any person or property or otherwise as a result of entering a contest or giveaway or accepting a prize.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Categories of personal data and purpose of processing

In connection with submitting an entry, or when being informed of having been selected as a prize winner, participants may be instructed to provide their first and last name as well as username on any relevant social media platform(s), proof of identity, email address, telephone number and/or home address. Providing any such requested personal data is a requirement for participating in the contest or giveaway and/or being provided with a prize as a result thereof.

Any personal data provided are processed by Happy Socks as data controller.

Happy Socks processes the personal data for the purposes of administering the contest or giveaway, communicating with participants about the contest or giveaway, identity verification for prize collection, and distributing the prize(s) to the winner(s) of the contest or giveaway.

The legal basis for the processing is to fulfil Happy Socks’ contractual obligations in relation to the participants in accordance with the terms and conditions and any terms identified on any platform and/or website for the specific contest or giveaway.

By way of exception, Happy Socks may also process the personal data for the purposes of compliance with a legal obligation to which Happy Socks is subject and the legitimate interests of establishing, exercising, and defending legal claims and carrying out mergers and transfers of assets.

Access to personal data

Happy Socks uses third-party delivery services and storage partners. As such, Happy Socks may share participants’ first and last name, email address, home address and telephone number with its delivery and storage partners for the purposes of distributing the prize(s) to the winner(s) of a contest or giveaway.

The third-party delivery service and storage partners that Happy Socks engages are contractually obligated to only process personal data in accordance with strict instructions from Happy Socks and may not use the personal data for their own purposes. Additionally, they are obligated to implement technical and organizational security measures to protect and safeguard the personal data.

Happy Socks may also disclose personal data to companies within the Happy Socks group for the purposes of administering the contest or giveaway, communicating with participants about the contest or giveaway and distributing the prize(s) to the winner(s) of the contest or giveaway.

By way of exception, Happy Socks may also disclose personal data to other third parties for the purposes of compliance with a legal obligation to which Happy Socks is subject and the legitimate interests of establishing, exercising, and defending legal claims and carrying out mergers and transfers of assets.

Storing of personal data

Personal data will only be stored by Happy Socks for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which the personal data are processed. Generally, the personal data will be erased as soon as the prize winner(s) have confirmed that they have received the prize(s).

Rights of data subjects

Data subjects have the right to request access to the personal data that Happy Socks stores about them. They also have the right to request that incorrect or incomplete personal data are corrected.

Data subjects also have, to the extent applicable data protection laws provide, a right to erasure of personal data, restriction of processing, to object to certain processing, and a right to data portability.

Should you as a data subject have any issues regarding Happy Socks’ processing of your personal data, please do not hesitate to reach out using the contact details below. Naturally, all data subjects also have the right to lodge a complaint with their local Data Inspection Board, should they so wish.

Transfer of personal data outside the EU/EEA

Happy Socks uses third-party delivery and storage partners that are based in China, Japan and the US. As such, participants’ personal data may be transferred outside the EU/EEA to countries that do not have the same level of protection for personal data as countries within the EU/EEA. In order to ensure that the personal data are adequately protected, Happy Socks ensures that there are appropriate safeguards in place by way of data transfer agreements, which include standard data protection clauses adopted by the EU Commission.

Data subjects have the right to receive a copy of the clauses by contacting Happy Socks using the contact details below.

Questions

For questions or concerns about Happy Socks’ processing of personal data, please use the following contact details.

Happy Socks AB, Karlavägen 102, 115 26, Stockholm, Sweden

support@happysocks.com

JURISDICTION

These terms and conditions are governed by the substantive law of Sweden and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Swedish courts.