Conditions of participation Fusion King competition

1. organizer

Uzin Utz SE, Dieselstraße 3, 89079 Ulm (hereinafter also referred to as the "Organizer") is organizing the Fusion King competition.

 

2. eligibility to participate

2.1. Only entrepreneurs within the meaning of § 14 BGB (German Civil Code) in the floor construction industry (in particular floor, tile, parquet and screed layers) who intend to use at least one UZIN FusionTec product (UZIN NC 580, UZIN NC 570, UZIN NC 560, UZIN NC 550, UZIN NC 585 F, UZIN NC 587, UZIN NC 567) in their business and are based in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Italy or Finland (hereinafter also referred to as "Participants").

2.2 Entrepreneurs who are also employees of the Uzin Utz Group are not eligible to participate.

2.3 Each entrepreneur/company is only permitted to participate with one object per month. Multiple entries per month will not be considered and may lead to exclusion from the competition.

2.4 Participants who are already Fusion King monthly winners may be excluded from further participation in subsequent Fusion King monthly competitions.

 

3. participation requirements

3.1 Participation is only possible online via the organizer's website.

3.2 Participation is free of charge and in no way dependent on the purchase of goods or the use of a service.

3.3 In order to participate, up to ten self-taken photographs of an object in which at least one UZIN FusionTec product has been used must be submitted by August 31, 2025 (23:59, GMT+2). The photographs must give as comprehensive an impression as possible of the object, the finished surface and the overall impression. Processing images, before/after images and detail shots are best suited. In addition, information about the object and the execution (in particular the initial situation, challenges, solutions, products used) must be provided.

3.4 The contractor must provide a portrait photo of the employee(s) responsible for the submitted object. In the event of winning, this may be used in an "ancestral gallery" with the first and last name of the employee, the name of the company and the object name and location on all media channels of Uzin Utz SE and the companies affiliated with Uzin Utz SE, online and offline, in particular on social media.

3.5 The organizer is granted the right to edit the portrait image by AI and other editing programs for the creation of the ancestral gallery.

3.6 The participant has the unrestricted copyright and rights of use to the submitted photographs and the portrait image (hereinafter also referred to as "contributions"). The contributions may not contradict the legal provisions of the country of origin, legal provisions of the European Union or the personal rights of the persons depicted.

 

4. procedure

4.1 The Fusion King competition will take place between October 01, 2024 and August 31, 2025 (23:59, GMT+2). Participation is only possible within the participation period. Entries received after the closing date will not be considered.

4.2 Each participant will receive a Uzin FusionTec basic equipment worth approx. 25 EUR after registration.

4.3 Each calendar month between October 2024 and August 2025, one monthly winner will be chosen. Participation is only possible within the respective calendar month. All monthly winners will qualify for the final selection of the Fusion King. The Fusion King will be chosen at the Uzin Utz Campus 2025 in September 2025.

4.4 In addition, the Fusion King Fan Award will be presented to the participant who receives the most positive reactions to their project based on the online voting on the organizer's homepage between 01 September 2025 and 18 September 2025 (23:59, GMT+2).

4.5 In addition, there will be a Fusion King Christmas promotion. Here, an influencer working for the UZIN brand will select and choose his favorite project from all applications received from October 01, 2024 to December 05, 2024 (23:59, GMT+2).
 

 

5. profits

5.1 Each monthly winner will receive a prize worth approximately EUR 290, including a Fusion King portrait and a Fusion King monthly plaque.

5.2 The winner of the Fusion King Fan Award will receive a name badge worth approximately EUR 30.

5.3 The final Fusion King winner will receive a coronation party worth approximately EUR 2,000.

5.4 The prizes are non-transferable and cannot be paid out in cash. Claims against the organizer for material defects and defects of title of a prize are excluded.

 

6. Notification and transfer of winnings

6.1 The monthly winners and the final Fusion King will be determined by a jury. The winning photographs will be presented on social media.

6.2 In addition, the winners will receive a prize notification by e-mail. If the participant does not respond within 14 days of notification, the prize will be forfeited without substitution.

6.3 At the discretion of the organizer, the monthly winners will receive their prizes in person via the organizer's sales force or by post to the address provided by the participant in the registration form.

 

7. Rights of the organizer

7.1 Right of use

By participating in the competition, the participant grants Uzin Utz SE and the companies affiliated with Uzin Utz SE within the meaning of Section 15 AktG an irrevocable, spatially unlimited and perpetual right of use to use the submitted entries for PR work and marketing purposes. This is done exclusively in connection with the Fusion King competition or future similar competitions - including subsequent communication in which the participant has taken part - and includes the possibility of publication, reproduction, illustration and distribution for the purpose of self-promotion and self-presentation of Uzin Utz SE. If the organizer publishes submitted photographs or contributions, the full name of the participant will always be mentioned as the author. Permission includes the use of the submitted photographs for the following purposes:

• The judging of the Fusion King.
• The ancestral gallery.
• The presentation of the winners.
• The award ceremony.
• The presentation of the services provided by the organizer in connection with the competition.
• Publication on all media channels of Uzin Utz SE and the companies affiliated with Uzin Utz SE - online and offline - for example websites, print, newsletters and in social networks.
• Inclusion in publications, including publications by third parties in press reports.
• Any further commercial use requires the separate consent of the participant.
• Publication within the scope of the publication conditions is free of charge.
   

7.2 The organizer reserves the right, at its own discretion, to exclude participants from the competition and to deny them any prize if there are justified reasons. These may be the following reasons in particular:

• Violations of these conditions of participation,
• Unfair conduct,
• manipulation aimed at improving the chance of winning or comparable advantages,
• False or misleading statements by the participant before, during and after the competition (e.g. in connection with registration as a participant, during the submission of photographs and in statements following the competition).

7.3 The organizer reserves the right, at its own discretion, to exclude submitted photographs from the competition and to delete them if there are justified reasons. This may include the following cases in particular:

• Submissions that grossly deviate from the thematic specifications.
• Submissions that are distorted with frames, watermarks or vignettes.
• Submissions that violate the law, glorify violence, contain pornography, racism or other offensive content, are contrary to public decency or are intended to manipulate the competition.

 

8. Liability of the participants

8.1 The participant must own the unrestricted copyright and rights of use and the entries may not contradict the legal provisions of the country of origin, legal provisions of the European Union or the personal rights of persons depicted.

8.2 By participating, the participant confirms that he/she is the author of the uploaded photographs and thus has unrestricted rights of use and may submit them in the competition. The participant further confirms that the photographs uploaded by him/her are free of third-party rights; in particular, that all recognizable persons depicted agree to the aforementioned uses and that third-party property rights are not infringed by these uses. The participant hereby indemnifies Uzin Utz SE against any claims by third parties.

8.3 The participant warrants that the contents of the transmitted image files do not violate applicable (German) prohibition standards.

8.4 In some countries, import sales tax and/or customs duties may be levied on the prices. It is the Participant's responsibility to pay all import taxes and/or duties associated with the Prize in accordance with the laws of his/her country. In such cases, the Participant agrees to indemnify Uzin Utz SE and its affiliates or partners against any tax liability, fees, fines, penalties or interest or any other liability incurred by the Participant as a result of the products and prizes provided.

 

9. Liability of the organizer

9.1 Uzin Utz SE assumes no liability for the protection of copyright by third parties.

9.2 The organizer is generally liable for damages in accordance with the statutory provisions. In the event of a simple negligent breach of essential obligations, however, the liability of the organizer is limited to compensation for typical, foreseeable damages; in the event of a simple negligent breach of non-essential obligations, liability of the organizer is excluded. The above limitations of liability shall not apply in the event of injury to life, limb or health.

 

10. Amendments to these conditions of participation; premature termination of the competition

The organizer reserves the right to unilaterally amend these conditions of participation for good cause or to terminate the competition prematurely. This applies in particular if proper implementation cannot be guaranteed for technical or legal reasons, in the event of mass abuse of the promotion or subsequent legal inadmissibility due to a change in the legal situation.

 

11. final provisions

11.1 Legal recourse is excluded.

11.2 The law of the Federal Republic of Germany shall apply.

11.3 As far as permissible, the place of jurisdiction for all disputes shall be Ulm.

11.4 Should individual provisions of these conditions of participation be or become invalid in whole or in part, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions. The invalid provision shall be replaced by a legally permissible provision that comes closest to the economic intent and purpose expressed in the invalid provision. The same applies in the event of a loophole in these conditions of participation.