The personal designations (e.g., participant, winner) used in this document are in masculine form purely for linguistic economy and apply to persons of all genders (m/f/d).

These terms and conditions apply to the "Bits & Pretzels tickets" contest.

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I. Involved Parties

1. Organizer of the Contest:
   The organizer of the aforementioned contest is Startup Events GmbH, Rumfordstraße 15, 80469 Munich. In addition to the contest website, the organizer also operates its own corporate website at https://www.bitsandpretzels.com and its official social media accounts (e.g., on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn).
2. Participants:
   A participant is any natural person who performs the required action to enter this contest.
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II. Eligibility

1. Participation is open to any natural person (in their own name) who accepts these terms and conditions. The minimum age for participation is 16 years. Persons under 18 years require the consent of their legal guardian(s) to participate. The organizer is entitled to request proof of this consent or proof of age from the underage participant/winner at any time. If this proof is requested by the organizer and not provided by the participant/winner within the specified period, the organizer is entitled to exclude the underage participant/winner from participation or from receiving the prize.
2. The organizer reserves the right to exclude participants from the contest at any time if they violate these terms and conditions.
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III. Start and End of Participation

1. The contest starts on August 30, 2024, at 00:00 German time (CEST) and ends on October 4th, 2024, at 00:00 German time (CEST) ("Entry Deadline").
2. All participation requirements must be met by the entry deadline to participate in the contest.
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IV. Participation Actions (Required Actions to Participate in the Contest)

1. The participant must share their attendance (e.g. with this personalised "Meet me at" Visual) on Social Media until Friday, 6 September 2024 and add #Bits24.
2. The participant must share their  experience during or after Bits & Pretzels on Social Media until Friday, 4 October 2024 and add #Bits24.
3. For the participation to be valid, the participant must use the hashtag #bits24 in the post and send the link to the post to the email address lisa.b@bitsandpretzels.com.
4. Each participant is only allowed to participate once. The participation actions must be performed by the participant personally.
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V. Prize

1. The prize is one Bits & Pretzels 2024 ticket.
2. Any additional costs and expenses beyond the prize, such as travel, meals, or similar costs, will not be covered by the organizer.
3. The prize cannot be paid out in cash or transferred to another person or year.
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VI. Selection Process and Winner Notification

1. Every participant who meets the participation requirements within the contest period is a winner.
2. Winners will be notified via email.
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VII. Liability Disclaimer

1. The organizer is only liable for simple negligence in cases of breach of essential contractual obligations and is limited to foreseeable, typical contractual damages. Essential contractual obligations are those obligations whose fulfillment is necessary for the proper execution of the contract and on whose compliance the participant regularly relies.
2. Unforeseeable system failures may lead to temporary or permanent outages and data loss. The organizer is not liable for any damages or data loss resulting from this. The organizer is also not liable for any damages to the participant, regardless of the nature, caused by other participants of the website. The limitation in this section 2 does not apply to the cases mentioned in section 1.
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VIII. Termination and Restriction of the Contest

1. The organizer reserves the right to limit or discontinue individual services and functions on its websites at any time and without providing reasons.
2. The organizer reserves the right to cancel or terminate the contest if there are factual reasons for doing so. In such cases, participants are not entitled to any claims against the organizer.
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IX. Final Provisions

1. Legal recourse is excluded.
2. The organizer may transfer its rights and obligations under these terms and conditions to third parties at any time for the purpose of conducting the promotion.
3. These terms and conditions are subject to German law, excluding its conflict of laws rules and the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.
4. Privacy notices for this contest can be found at: https://www.bitsandpretzels.com/legal/privacy-policy
5. If individual provisions of these terms and conditions are invalid, the remaining provisions shall remain valid.

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As of: June 05, 2025

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