RULES OF THE 04/10/2023 “ADVENT CALENDAR 2023 – INSTAGRAM” LES BELLES ANNEES COMPETITION
Glossary : Participant or Player: The participant or player is understood to be any natural person residing in metropolitan France participating in the contest offered by LES BELLES ANNEES.
LES BELLES ANNEES: A company specializing in serviced student residences, with its head office at 94 Quai Charles de Gaulle, LYON (69006), registered with the LYON Trade and Companies Register under number 529 300 055.
Contest or Game: Corresponds to the contest organized by LES BELLES ANNEES from 01/12/23 between 8am and 12pm to 24/12/2023 inclusive at midnight on the Instagram account “LES BELLES ANNEES”.
Rules: Corresponds to the present general conditions regrouping the rules to which the Participant or the Player and LES BELLES ANNEES submit themselves at the time of any participation in the Contest.
Article 1 – Organizing company – Legal information 1.1. The company LES BELLES ANNEES (hereinafter the Organizer), a simplified joint stock company with a capital of 1,000,000.00 euros, whose registered office is located in LYON (69006) 94 Quai Charles de Gaulle and registered with the R.C.S de Lyon under number 529 300 055, is organizing a free contest with no obligation to purchase (via a draw). The operation is entitled “ADVENT CALENDAR – INSTAGRAM”. 1.2 This operation is accessible via the Instagram application on the “Les Belles Années” page.
Article 2 – Conditions of participation 2.1. This Game is open to all natural persons residing in metropolitan France, whether or not they are customers of the Organizer, who wish to register free of charge from the “Les Belles Années” Instagram account. The Organizer reserves the right to carry out any necessary checks on the identity, postal address and/or e-mail address of participants. It is hereby specified that minors may register and participate in the said Contest. Where applicable, in the event that the prize is awarded by random draw, the prize may only be awarded to the minor participant with the consent of his/her legal representatives. 2.2. All employees of the Organizer are excluded from participating in the present Contest and from receiving any prize, whether directly or indirectly. 2.3. Persons who have not provided full proof of their identity and contact details, or who have provided them inaccurately or falsely, will be disqualified outright, as will persons who refuse to accept the collection, recording and use of personal information concerning them and strictly necessary for the purposes of managing the Game, and this without any right to challenge, which the participant hereby accepts. 2.4. Participation in the Game implies full and unreserved acceptance of the present Rules. Non-compliance with the aforementioned Rules will result in the automatic cancellation of participation and the possible awarding of prizes.
Article 3 – Duration The “Advent Calendar – Instagram” Game will begin on 01/12/2023 between 08:00 and 12:00 and will end no later than 24/12/2023 inclusive at midnight. However, the company LES BELLES ANNEES reserves the right to terminate this competition at any time, even before 24/12/2023, or otherwise to extend its duration. In such a case, the company LES BELLES ANNEES will post a publication on its website and on its Instagram account “Les Belles Années” to inform participants. The premature termination of the Contest will not give right to any compensation whatsoever. Article 4 – Participation procedure The Game runs as follows: every day from 01/12/2023 to 24/12/2023, a different prize will be offered and put into play by daily draw. The Player must have fulfilled all the conditions indicated in the Instagram post to take part in the competition (draw), namely :
· Have an Instagram account and application and connect to the “Les Belles Années” page.
· Subscribe to the “Les Belles Années” Instagram page
· Like/Like the photo posted daily on the “Les Belles Années” Instagram page.
· Invite three friends to take part in the competition and post comments under the photo, answering the question asked (the answer will not be taken into account in the draw). It is hereby specified that if the prize for the day’s draw is provided by one of the Organizer’s partners, the Player must subscribe to the partner’s page (it is hereby specified that this information will be mentioned on the relevant Instagram posts). The participant may only play once per day. It is hereby specified that the Player’s participation on any day between 01/12/2023 and 24/12/2023 results in automatic registration for the draw on 24/12/2023. Each prize up for grabs each day (between December 1 and 24, 2023) will be drawn from all participants in the “Advent Calendar 2023 – Instagram” Game who have validated their entry. The Player may only win one prize during the period from December 1 to December 23, 2023. Players who have already won a prize between December 1 and 23, 2023 will still be eligible for the draw and the prize on December 24, 2023. The Game is accessible 24 hours a day on Instagram on the “Les Belles Années” page. The participant declares that he/she has read the present rules and accepts these Contest Regulations.
Article 5 – Draw – Designation of winners 5.1. The draws will take place on the following Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. (For example, the draw for the prize up for grabs on Thursday, December 1, 2023 will take place on Friday, December 2, 2023 – and so on for the duration of the Contest). For Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, the draws will take place on the Monday following the relevant weekend. The draws will take place between 8:00 am and 12:00 pm at the LES BELLES ANNEES head office in LYON (69006) 94 Quai Charles de Gaulle, in the presence of the Organizer and several witnesses to attest to its compliance and smooth running. Only one prize will be awarded per winner (same name, same address), unless the winner also wins the prize to be drawn on December 24, 2023. 5.2. Winners will be selected after verification of their eligibility to win the prize. Winners will be contacted by private message on Instagram by the Organizer within 10 days (excluding weekends and public holidays) of the draw. If a participant does not contact the Organizer within one month of the private message being sent, he/she will be deemed to have forfeited his/her prize and the prize will remain the property of the Organizer. 5.3. By accepting the prize, the winner authorizes the Organizer to use his/her surname, first name, Instagram pseudonym, as well as the indication of his/her city and department of residence in any publicity or promotional event, on the Organizer’s website and on any affiliated site or medium (only in the event that the Organizer wishes to mention and publicize the names of the winners), without this use giving rise to any rights or remuneration other than the prize won. 5.4. Winners must comply with the Rules. In the event that they do not meet the criteria of the present Rules, and in particular in the event of proven fraud, their prizes will not be awarded to them and will remain the property of the Organizer. Participants authorize all verifications concerning their identity, age, postal address or the loyalty and sincerity of their participation. In this respect, the Organizer reserves the right to request a copy of the winner’s valid ID or passport before sending the prize. Any proven fraud, false declaration, false indication of identity or address will result in the immediate elimination of the Participant and, where applicable, the reimbursement of prizes already sent. The Participant undertakes to reimburse the prizes already sent within fifteen days of the request made by any means by the Organizer.
Article 6 : Prizes The Game consists of the following prizes: For the 01/12/2023 draw: A prize with a generally recognized value of €270.00 including VAT For the 02/12/2023 draw: Lot with a value of 58.95 € TTC For the draw of 03/12/2023: Lot with a generally recognized value of € 73.89 incl. VAT For the draw of 04/12/2023: Lot with a generally ascertained value of €90.00 incl. VAT For the draw on 05/12/2023: Lot with a generally ascertained value of 99.90 € incl. VAT For the 06/12/2023 draw: Lot with a generally ascertained value of €260.00 incl. VAT For the draw of 07/12/2023: Lot with a value of 38.22 € TTC For the 08/12/2023 draw: Lot with a value of 45.80 € TTC For the 09/12/2023 draw: Lot with a value of 56.00 € TTC For the draw of 10/12/2023 : Lot with a generally ascertained value of €80.00 incl. VAT For the 12/11/2023 draw: Lot with a generally ascertained value of €49.99 incl. VAT For the 12/12/2023 draw: Lot with a value of 119.23 € TTC For the 12/13/2023 draw: Lot with a generally ascertained value of €46.99 incl. VAT For the 12/14/2023 draw: Lot with a generally ascertained value of €99.00 incl. VAT For the 12/15/2023 draw: Lot with a generally ascertained value of €199.00 incl. VAT For the 12/16/2023 draw: Lot with a generally ascertained value of €55.00 incl. VAT For the 12/17/2023 draw: Lot with a value of 84.95 € TTC For the 12/18/2023 draw: Lot with a value of 47.89 € TTC For the 12/19/2023 draw: Lot with a generally ascertained value of €79.00 incl. VAT For the 12/2023 draw: Lot with a generally ascertained value of €89.90 incl. VAT For the 12/21/2023 draw: Lot with a value of €135.00 incl. VAT For the draw of 22/12/2023: Lot with a generally ascertained value of €99.99 incl. VAT For the 12/23/2023 draw: Lot with a generally recognized value of €249.00 incl. VAT For the 12/24/2023 draw: A prize with a generally recognized value of €969.00 including tax.
Article 7 : Collection of prizes 7.1. Following their participation in the event of winning as described herein, the winners will receive all the information necessary for the withdrawal and delivery of the prizes via a private Instagram message within 10 days (excluding weekends and public holidays) of the draw. 7.2 At the option of the winners, the prizes may either be collected directly from the LES BELLES ANNEES head office in LYON 6ème, 94 Quai Charles de Gaulle, within 3 months of the winners being announced, or sent to the winners by post within 3 months of the winners being announced. It is hereby specified that shipping costs will be borne by the Organizer. If a winner does not reply within one month of the private message being sent, he/she will be deemed to have renounced his/her prize and the prize will remain the property of the Organizer. 7.3. In all cases, only the winner will be able to collect his/her prize, unless a third party has been duly authorized on his/her behalf to do so (in this case, all supporting documents and authorizations must be produced to the Organizer in order to collect the prize). 7.4. The Organizer cannot be held responsible for sending prizes to an incorrect address due to the winner’s negligence. If the prizes cannot be delivered to their recipient for any reason whatsoever, independently of the Organizer’s will (the winner having moved without updating his/her address, etc.), they will remain the property of the Organizer. 7.5. Prizes cannot be exchanged for another object, nor for any monetary value whatsoever, and cannot give rise to partial or total reimbursement. Participants are informed that the sale or exchange of prizes is strictly forbidden. The value indicated for the prize(s) corresponds to the current or estimated public price, including tax, on the date the rules were drawn up. It is given as a mere indication and is subject to variation. The Organizer cannot be held responsible for any incident/accident or manufacturing defect that may occur in the use of the prizes or in the event of product failure or breakage. All brands or product names mentioned are registered trademarks of their respective owners. It is hereby specified that this competition is not managed or sponsored by the social network Instagram or by the following brands: FRAISE18COOKIECUTTER, PAIHEME, VOILABEAUTE, Un Lit Au Pré
Article 8 – No purchase necessary Connection costs incurred to participate in the Contest will be reimbursed up to a maximum of 3 minutes, based on the cost of a local call at the Orange/France Telecom rate in force at the time these Rules were drawn up. Participants who do not pay any connection fees related to the duration of their connection (holders of a subscription with access not billed by the minute of connection; WIFI; holders of an “unlimited” subscription; ADSL cable users, etc.) will not be entitled to reimbursement of connection fees insofar as their connection to the site does not incur any particular costs. Reimbursement will be made on written request to the following address: 94 quai Charles de Gaulle 69006 Lyon France. Participants must state their full name and address legibly, and must enclose with their request an R.I.B. (or R.I.P.) and a photocopy of the supporting invoice, with the dates and times of connection clearly underlined. Reimbursement of the cost of requesting reimbursement will be made on the basis of a simple letter weighing less than 20 grams and bearing economy-rate postage. The Organizer will reimburse the said costs to the Participant within one month of receipt of the reimbursement request.
Article 9 – Limitation of liability 9.1. Participation in the “Advent Calendar – Instagram” competition implies knowledge and acceptance of the characteristics and limits of the Instagram application, as well as of the Internet network as a whole, particularly with regard to technical performance, response times for consulting, querying or transferring information, the risks of interruption, and more generally, the risks inherent in any connection and transmission on the Internet, the lack of protection of certain data against possible misappropriation and the risks of contamination by any viruses circulating on the network. Consequently, the Organizing Body may not under any circumstances be held responsible for, without this list being limitative :
· the transmission and/or reception of any data and/or information on the Internet;
· any malfunction of the Internet network and the Instagram application preventing the proper running/functioning of the Contest;
· failure of any receiving equipment or communication lines;
· loss of any paper or electronic mail and, more generally, loss of any data;
· routing problems ;
· the operation of any software ;
· the consequences of any virus, computer bug, anomaly or technical failure;
· any damage caused to a Participant’s computer or smartphone;
· any technical, hardware or software failure of any kind whatsoever that prevents or limits participation in the Game or damages a Participant’s system;
· the malfunctioning of the prizes distributed as part of the Game, and any direct and/or indirect damage they may cause. 9.2 It is specified that the Organizer cannot be held responsible for any direct or indirect damage resulting from an interruption, a malfunction of any kind whatsoever and for any reason whatsoever, or for any direct damage resulting, in any way whatsoever, from a connection to the site developed within the framework of this Game. It is the responsibility of each Participant to take all appropriate measures to protect his/her own data and/or software stored on his/her computer equipment against any attack. The connection of any person to the Instagram site and to the “Les Belles Années” page and the participation of Participants in the Contest is made under their entire responsibility. 9.3. The Organizer may cancel all or part of the Contest if it appears that fraud has occurred in any form whatsoever, including computer fraud or fraud in determining the winners, at any time. In such a case, the company reserves the right not to award prizes to fraudsters and/or to prosecute the perpetrators of such fraud before the competent courts. It shall not, however, incur any liability whatsoever towards Participants as a result of any fraud that may be committed. In particular, it will be considered fraudulent for a Participant to use one or more fictitious names or names borrowed from one or more third parties, as each Participant must take part in the Game under his or her own and unique name. Any fraud will result in the elimination of the Participant. 9.4. The Organizer reserves the right for any reason whatsoever, due to any event and without justification, to cancel, postpone, interrupt or extend the Game or to modify all or part of the terms and conditions of these Rules, in compliance with the latter and at any time, without being held liable in this respect. The Organizer undertakes to make the current Rules available to the Participant via consultation on its LES BELLES ANNEES website. The Rules are those in force on the day of participation in the Contest. The Organizer also reserves the right at any time, FOR ANY REASON, due to any event and without justification, to modify or replace the prizes with prizes of equivalent value. 9.5. The Organizer reserves the right to definitively exclude from the Contest any person whose fraudulent behavior interferes with the proper conduct of the Contest. In addition, sponsoring fictitious persons will result in the immediate elimination of the Player. Similarly, any attempt to use the Game outside the unmodified interface set up on the site will be considered as an attempt at fraud. In addition, decompiling the Game, using a personal script or any other method designed to circumvent the intended use of the Game as set out in these Rules will also be considered an attempt at fraud and will result in the immediate elimination of the Player without recourse. 9.6. The Contest is not managed or sponsored by the social network Instagram or by the following brands: FRAISE18COOKIECUTTER, PAIHEME, VOILABEAUTE, Un Lit Au Pré Instagram can therefore under no circumstances be held responsible for any disputes relating to this Contest. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the Contest should be addressed to the Contest Organizer and not to Instagram. All content submitted is subject to moderation. The Organizer has full discretion to accept, refuse or delete any content, including those already uploaded, without having to justify itself. It is hereby specified that the prizes to be awarded to the winners have been purchased commercially by the Organizer at its own expense, with the exception of prizes donated by the Organizer’s partners, which will be awarded on December 8 and 18.
Article 10 – Submission of the Rules 10.1. From the date of its creation, this Game is subject to the present Rules. The aforementioned Rules are available on the LES BELLES ANNEES website in the “Legal Notices” tab.
Article 11 – Disputes 11.1. The present Rules are subject exclusively to French law. 11.2. Participation in this competition implies full acceptance by the Participant of the present Rules. The winning prize may not be contested in any way. In addition, the winner may not, under any circumstances, claim the replacement of his/her prize by another or demand payment in cash of the value of the latter. 11.3 In order to be taken into account, any disputes relating to the competition must be made in writing by post to the following address: LES BELLES ANNEES – 94 quai Charles de Gaulle LYON (69006), and no later than thirty (30) days after the closing date for participation in the Contest as indicated in these Rules. In the event of persistent disagreement on the application or interpretation of the present Rules, and in the absence of amicable agreement, any dispute will be submitted to the courts of Lyon, to which exclusive jurisdiction is attributed.
Article 12- Processing of personal data 12.1 Players are reminded that in order to take part in this Contest, they must provide certain personal information, which they expressly acknowledge and accept. This information is recorded and saved in a computer file and is necessary to take into account their participation, to determine the winners and to award and send the prizes. This information will be kept for a period of one month following the end of the Contest, for the purposes of the Contest. After this period, the information collected will be deleted from the computer file. This information is intended for use by the Organizer only. By taking part in the Game, the Player may also request to subscribe to an information e-mail from the Organizer. The data thus collected may be used within the legal framework. 12.2 In accordance with the French Data Protection Act No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978, as amended, and the General Data Protection Regulation No. 2016/679 of April 27, 2016, the Participant has the right to access, modify and delete any personal data collected concerning him or her, to be made to LES BELLES ANNEES, the company responsible for processing, exclusively at the following address: rgpd@valeur-et-capital.com For more information, the personal data protection policy is available on request from the Organizer or on www.lesbellesannees.com.