terms & conditions essence Pretty Natural casting for photo shoot

conditions of entry Pretty Natural casting for photo shoot

cosnova GmbH, am Limespark 2, 65843 Sulzbach (hereinafter referred to as "organiser") is the organiser of the open casting under the brand essence cosmetics. The casting takes place on the essence website (Join-the-campaign.essence.eu) and on essence social media channels Instagram(https://www.instagram.com/essence_cosmetics/) and Facebook(https://www.facebook.com/essence.cosmetic). The casting is not connected to Facebook or Instagram in any way. It is not sponsored, supported or organised by Facebook or Instagram and does not constitute any legal claims toward Facebook or Instagram. Any information in the context of this casting is exclusively provided by the organiser. By participating in the casting, the following conditions are accepted:

How to apply

By applying for the essence Pretty Natural photo shoot casting does not automatically lead to participation in the Pretty Natural photo shoot. The organiser reserves the right to refuse or remove the application, in particular if the applicant's town, region or country has been classified by the German Federal Government or government authorities as a risk area in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic, or if there is a travel warning.

The applicant can apply to take part in the Pretty Natural photo shoot by completing an online application. Success of your application is by approval only for the mentioned Pretty Natural photo shoot described beneath. Chosen Participants will be invited to the photo shoot which will take place either on the 12th/13th/14th/15th or 16th of October 2020 in a city in Germany. Necessary travel expenses for taking part in the photo shoot will be reimbursed up to a maximum of 200 €. Any additional costs arising from travel, meals and hotel accommodation are to be borne by the applicant. Chosen Participants will be required to sign an agreement regarding the transfer of rights of use in advance of the Pretty Natural photo shoot. Details will be discussed individually with the respective applicant once they got a positive feedback.

The application for the casting is independent of the purchase of goods. Any natural person is entitled to participate once in his/her own name with a minimum age of 18 years, who is resident in one of the following countries:

Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium. Multiple participation of the same person is not permitted.

The applicant is obliged to post only lawful content. Accordingly, presentations are prohibited which call for racial hatred, contain pornographic, youth-endangering or offensive elements or which may not otherwise be disseminated in individual cases after weighing the freedom of art and opinion of the applicant against the personal rights of the persons concerned.

Process

The application process for the casting begins on 14.09.2020, at 10:00 h cest and ends on 05.10.2020, at 23:59 h cest.

In order to apply, the applicant uploads at least one photo of themselves (preferable a close-up of their face) on the Join-the-campaign.essence.eu and correctly completes the form provided there. The specific action to be taken will be communicated in the announcement of the casting.

Responsibility for the content, granting of rights, exemption

If the application photo(s) depicts recognisable persons, private premises, protected objects or brands/labels, the depicted persons and/or the persons authorised for the premises and objects and/or the owners of the brands/labels have to agree that this illustration is published and used in the application photo(s).

The applicant hereby agrees that the photo(s) or other contents are used for the purpose of the Pretty Natural photo shoot casting and hereby grants the organiser the non-exclusive (simple) rights of use, including the right to edit, which are unlimited in terms of space, time and content.

The applicant assures the organiser to only upload such photo(s) or other content which do not infringe copyrights, personal rights of third parties or trademark rights or violate the law on competition or other applicable laws and he/she furthermore warrants that he/she is able to grant the organiser the rights mentioned above.

The applicant exempts the organiser from any third party claims including the costs of legal defense based on a violation of the preceding section.

Become part of the essence Pretty Natural photo shoot

From all application photos received, a jury will choose applicants who will be invited to the Pretty natural photo shoot. The organiser notifies the applicants chosen by the jury to take part in the essence Pretty Natural photo shoot (“Chosen Participant”) by way of an email. Following the notification, the organiser will then provide an agreement for the transfer of rights of use to the Chosen Participant. Prerequisite for taking part in the Pretty Natural photo shoot is that the Chosen Participant has responded to the organizer confirming his/her participation in the Pretty Natural photo shoot and providing a signed agreement.

Limitation of liability

The organiser is only liable for damage caused intentionally or through gross negligence or the violation of essential contractual obligations by the organiser or a vicarious agent of the organiser. This does not apply to damage caused by injury to life, body or health.

Choice of law

The contractual relations between the organiser and the applicant shall be governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. The mandatory consumer protection regulations of the country in which the applicant has his/her habitual residence are excluded from this choice of law.

Final provisions

If individual conditions of these terms and conditions are void or invalid or become invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions remains unaffected.

Please direct questions, comments or complaints regarding the casting and the application process for the casting directly to info@essence.eu.

Reference to data protection policy

The data protection policy of the organiser for the casting, which provides information regarding the organiser's handling of personal data in the context of the casting, can be found here.

Regardless of and separately from the application process for the casting, the organiser collects, processes and uses personal data of the applicants as users of the website https://essence.eu/int. The following Data Protection Policy of the organiser provides information on this topic https://essence.eu/int/page/privacy-policy.