1.        Organizer

1.1.   The organizer of the contest is MAHLE Aftermarket GmbH, Pragstraße 26–46, 70376 Stuttgart/Germany, (hereinafter referred to as the “organizer” or “MAHLE”).

1.2.   The contest has no connection with Facebook (FB) and is not sponsored, supported, or organized by Facebook in any way. All queries regarding the contest should be directed to MAHLE and not to Facebook.

2.        Acknowledgement of the terms and conditions of participation

By taking part in the contest, the participant accepts these terms and conditions of participation. The e-mails and Facebook posts providing information about the contest and inviting people to participate will refer to these terms and conditions of participation via the provision of a suitable link.

3.        Eligibility

3.1.   Only persons aged 18 or over who are residing in Europe and who are an employee or an owner of a workshop are eligible to participate in the contest. Participants may only take part in the contest under their own name.

3.2.   The contest is not open to employees of the organizer or members of their families, or to employees of companies of the MAHLE Group, service providers, or cooperation partners that are or were involved in creating or handling the contest, or members of their families.

3.3.   Each participant may only take part in the contest once. The organizer reserves the right to exclude participants from the contest who can be shown to have taken part, or who have tried to take part, in the contest more than once.

3.4.   Manipulation, participation via competition clubs, or automated entries via competition bots are not allowed and will lead to participants being excluded.

3.5.   If a winner is ineligible for the contest, the prize may subsequently be withdrawn and a substitute winner determined.

3.6.   The eligibility of participants will be determined at the discretion of the organizer.

4.        Duration, prize, and dispatch of prize

4.1.   The contest starts on 1^st March 2023 and ends on 14^th April 2023.

4.2.   The prize is one MAHLE TechPRO®Plus to the value of 5000 EUR.

4.3.   Travel and accommodation costs incurred by the winners, as well as other incidental costs and personal expenses, will not be borne by MAHLE.

4.4.   Anyone who fills in the contact form provided for the competition in the corresponding article on mpulse.mahle.com during the specified period (see 4.1) is entered into the competition and has the chance to win a MAHLE TechPRO®Plus. The winner will be drawn from all participants.

4.5.   The winners will be notified by e-mail within one week of being selected and asked for confirmation.

4.6.   If the winners do not confirm acceptance of the prize within two working days, giving their contact details (surname, first name, address, and e-mail address or telephone number), the prize will be forfeited and awarded to a substitute winner. The winner may also choose to renounce the prize. In both cases, a new winner will be drawn.

4.7.   The prize will be sent by post to the winner at the address indicated in the prize acceptance confirmation. This address must be in Europe. The transfer of risk to the winner takes place at the time the prize is posted. The organizer is not responsible for damage during shipment or loss. The participant is responsible for the accuracy of the contact details provided. In the event of a prize being incorrectly awarded as a result of erroneous details being provided, the winner loses his or her entitlement to the prize.

4.8.   It is not possible for the prize to be paid in cash or in kind, exchanged, or transferred to other persons.

5.        Arrangements for participation

5.1.   Participation is free, voluntary, and independent of the purchase of goods or services. Costs may be incurred for the use of data services.

5.2 Participation in the competition takes place by filling in the contact form provided for the competition in the relevant article on mpulse.mahle.com.

5.2.   Entry by letter or other means is not permissible and such entries will not be included in the draw.

5.3.   Comments and submissions from participants may not include defamatory statements or misinformation, or violate competition, trademark, or copyright laws. In the event that third parties nevertheless assert claims on the grounds of a violation of their rights, the participant indemnifies the organizer from all claims. By participating in the contest, each participant is obligated to assume liability for any legal violations on his or her part.

5.4.   The organizer reserves the right to delete comments with prohibited content. Prohibited content includes pornographic or racist content, content glorifying violence, or any otherwise objectionable content. The deletion of comments will be left to the discretion of the organizer.

6.        Liability

6.1.   With regard to the organizer’s liability for damages, the following liability exclusions and limitations apply without prejudice to the other statutory requirements for entitlement.

6.2.   The organizer is liable without limitation to the extent that the damage was caused by intent or gross negligence.

6.3.   Furthermore, the organizer is liable for any slightly negligent breach of material obligations whose breach jeopardizes the achievement of the purpose of the contract, or for the breach of obligations whose fulfillment makes the proper operation of the contest possible in the first place and the observance of which the contractual partners regularly rely upon. In this case, the organizer is only liable, however, for loss or damage that is foreseeable and typical for the contract. The organizer is not liable for any slightly negligent breach of obligations other than those mentioned in the preceding sentences.

6.4.   The above liability limitations do not apply in the event of loss of life, physical injury, or damage to health, for a defect following acceptance of a quality guarantee for the quality of a product, or in the case of fraudulently concealed defects. Liability under the German Product Liability Act remains unaffected.

6.5.   Insofar as the liability of the organizer is excluded or limited, this also applies to the personal liability of employees, representatives, and agents of the organizer.

7.        Early termination of the contest

The organizer hereby makes participants aware that the availability and functioning of the contest cannot be guaranteed. The organizer is authorized to terminate the contest early if its operability can no longer be guaranteed for technical and/or legal reasons. Such reasons may include technical problems (errors in hardware and/or software, viruses in the computer system, manipulation, etc.), changes to the terms of use, or other decisions. Participants shall have no claims on account of early termination.

8.        Changes to the terms and conditions of participation

The organizer expressly reserves the right to change or adapt these terms and conditions of participation at any time with future effect. The participants will be informed about possible changes.

9.        Legal recourse and severability clause

9.1.   No legal recourse is possible with regard to the selection of winners. No correspondence pertaining to the contest will be entered into. The contest and the terms and conditions of