DASSAULT SYSTÈMES, a European company which has its registered office at 10, rue Marcel Dassault - CS 40501 - 78496 Vélizy Villacoublay Cedex - FRANCE (hereinafter the “Promoter” or “3DS”), is holding, in the context of its participation to the World Cities Summit digital event, a competition entitled “DASSAULT SYSTEMES QUIZ” (hereinafter the “Competition”) under the following Rules and Regulations (hereinafter the “Rules”).
The Competition is open to adult persons (the “Participants”).
The Competition is strictly limited to Participants as defined above, to the exclusion of all persons listed hereunder:
No purchase or payment is required to enter the Competition; Participants must have an Internet access.
The Promoter reserves the right to take all necessary steps to verify full compliance with the terms of entry.
Participants acknowledge and agree that the Competition shall at all times be subject to compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and administrative requirements, including without limitation, export control laws and regulations, and sanctions programs. In particular, the Promoter shall not be held liable in the event Participants are prohibited and/or otherwise restricted from participating to the Competition in order to comply with export control laws and regulations, and sanctions programs or to avoid potential exposure to any international sanctions or penalties that could be imposed by any governmental authority.
The Competition will happen from June 21st, 2021 at 1:15 PM Paris time to December 31th, 2021, at 00:00 AM Paris time.
Participants will be rewarded with prizes in the following conditions:
1. At the end of the Competition, all Participants who correctly answered to the 12 questions of the quiz will be declared as “winners”.
2. One single “super winner” will be selected by a draw from the list of winners.
The draw will take place on January 14th, 2022 at 2:00 PM (Paris time) at 13 rue Vincent Chevard CS 20506 28008 CHARTRES Cedex under supervision of a bailiff SELARL ATOUTHUISSIER, GODFRIN, BOUVIER.
Winners will be informed by emails, sent by The Promoter, before January 21st, 2022.
Winners will be rewarded with the prizes described in the “Prize Values” section of these Rules.
Competition winners will be rewarded as follows:
The Promoter will close Participation in the Competition on December 31st, 2021, at 00:00 AM (Paris time) (the “Closing date”).
Before January 21st, 2022 winners will be informed of their win by email. They will be asked to confirm their postal address for the purpose of receiving their award.
Prizes will normally be awarded to the winners within 45 days of the above email being sent out.
If, after a period of 45 days, any winner has not provided their postal address, or if they choose to forfeit their prize, said prizes will not be redistributed.
Participants, should they win, undertake to accept their Prize as offered; Prizes may not be exchanged or redeemed for cash, other goods or services of any kind, or transferred to a third person. Similarly, no claims for compensation will be accepted regarding the Prizes.
In the event that a winner should not wish or be in a position to accept all or part of their Prize, for any reason whatsoever, they will be deemed to have entirely forfeited the benefit of said Prize.
6.1 Participants must individually accept the Promoter’s conditions relating to intellectual property rights, as available at the following address: https://www.3ds.com/privacy-policy
6.2 Participants undertake not to harm the brands, reputation and image of 3DS and its subsidiaries. In addition, each Participant acknowledges and agrees that all materials, data and content provided by 3DS, are the property of 3DS and its subsidiaries, and cannot be used by the Participants without 3DS prior authorization. All rights not expressly granted to the Participant under these Rules or in the conditions of use of the Promoter’s website(s) are reserved.
3DS reserves the right to revoke unilaterally and without consideration this license if it considers that the use that is made is detrimental to its interest and/or in case of any breach by the Participants of their obligations under these Rules. Upon expiration of this license, Participants agree to cease all access and/or use of the Platform.
7.1 In order to enter the Competition, all Participants must provide personal details such as first name, last name, email (hereinafter “Personal Data”). Said Personal Data are collected and processed by the Promoter solely for the purpose of managing and promoting the Competition. Participant authorize the Organizer to reuse the Personal Data collected for the Competition in order to promote the following edition of the said Competition. The Promoter’s policy on privacy and the use of Personal Data is available at the following address: https://www.3ds.com/privacy-policy. This policy will apply to each use, collection and processing of Personal Data in connection with this Competition. As a result, Participants explicitly consent to the collection and processing of Personal Data for the purposes mentioned above.
7.2 Any Personal Data collected in the context of the Competition will be processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (hereinafter “GDPR”)
Personal Data may be collected through the Promoter’s Website used in connection with the Competition, and subsequently disclosed and used by a 3DS subsidiary for the purposes set out in this article. The Promoter may transfer all or part of the Participants’ Personal Data outside the European Union, provided that prior to the transfer of such Personal Data, it has verified that all entities (including subsidiaries of 3DS) receiving such Personal Data and non-European entities offer sufficient security guarantees and adequate levels of protection, in accordance with all applicable laws.
7.3 Participants in the Competition are entitled to access their Personal Data, and have a right to request correction, update or deletion thereof.
Participants also have the right to obtain a copy of Personal Data about them held by the Promoter. Participants may exercise their rights of access to and correction of Personal Data by writing to: 3DS.Compliance-Privacy@3ds.com
Participation in the Competition implies express and unreserved acceptance of these Rules, of ethical rules in force on the Internet, of the terms and conditions of use of the Promoter’s website(s) used by Participants to enter the Competition as may be required, as well as all applicable laws and regulations in force, particularly with respect to games and lotteries.
The Promoter reserves the right, should circumstances require, to modify, prolong, shorten, suspend, defer or cancel the Competition, and to take any measures deemed necessary for the application and interpretation of these Rules.
As a result, any violation of the foregoing and of these Rules, incomplete or erroneous entry form, fraud or attempted fraud, false or inaccurate statement, or other violation of any other applicable provisions will disqualify the Participant and forfeit any right to a Prize. Any cheating or attempted cheating will result in the exclusion of the offending Participant or any other sanction that the Promoter will deemed appropriate to the violation of the Rules.
The Promoter will thoroughly investigate any action that may be deemed cheating, or akin to cheating, including unauthorized means of increasing the Participant’s chances of winning a prize, notably by using the services of specialized companies. For instance, Participants who create multiple FACEBOOK accounts under false names and with false email addresses to obtain votes for their Project and thus increase their chances of winning one of the Prizes may be excluded from the Competition and will forfeit any Prize they may have won.
The Promoter alone shall be competent to independently judge, based on evidence gathered, any suspected fraud, cheating or violation of these Rules. The Promoter reserves the right to take all appropriate measures to ascertain full compliance with these Rules.
The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify Participants and delete the answers to the quiz published and comments posted on social media or websites concerned should they be deemed:
This list is not exhaustive.
The Promoter cannot be held liable for any lost or undelivered communications.
Furthermore, the Promoter reserves the right, in the event of fraud, to take legal action in any competent court against any Participant or winner deemed to have committed said fraud.
The Promoter cannot be held liable if, due to force majeure or any event beyond its control, the Competition should be cancelled, extended, shortened, deferred or modified. Likewise, the Promoter cannot be held liable, and no action may be taken against it, in the event of cases of force majeure (strikes, weather, etc.) which partially or totally deprive Participants of the possibility to enter the Competition and/or deprive winners of their prizes.
No answer will be given by telephone or in writing concerning the interpretation or application of these Rules, or of the mechanisms or procedures of the Competition, nor the list of winners.
The Promoter accepts no responsibility in the event of any incident and/or accident that may occur as a result of the use or enjoyment of the Prize and/or through its improper use by the winners (it should be noted that any insurance obligations are the winner’s responsibility).
The Promoter may under no circumstances be held liable for any incidents arising from the use of Prizes once the winners have taken possession of them. Likewise, the Promoter cannot be held liable for the loss or theft of Prizes after the beneficiaries have taken possession of them.
The Promoter shall not be liable for any direct or indirect damage, whatever its cause, origin, nature or consequences, even if it has been informed of the possibility of such damage occurring due to:
These Rules may be consulted at the following address: https://wcs2021-events.3ds.com/rule#/.
A hard copy of these Rules can be sent by post free of charge to any person requesting this at the following address: Dassault Systèmes, 10, rue Marcel Dassault - 78496 Vélizy Villacoublay Cedex - FRANCE
Each Participant can only be sent one copy of the Rules. Postage used to request a copy of the Rules will be refunded at current second-class rates upon request (one refund per Participant). Please send your request to: Dassault Systèmes, 10, rue Marcel Dassault - 78496 Vélizy Villacoublay Cedex - FRANCE
These Rules remain the property of the Promoter. To this end, any reproduction, representation and use of all or part thereof is strictly prohibited.
All Participants are subject to the laws of France, in particular to French regulations in force relating to competitions.
Any claims must be addressed in writing to the Promoter’s registered offices, as specified in the preamble to these Rules, within thirty (30) days after the Closing date of the Competition, to the exclusion of any other method. After this date, no claims will be accepted.
Any dispute arising during the Competition period will be the subject of an attempt to reach an amicable settlement between Promoter and Participant. Failing agreement, the dispute will be submitted to the competent courts in accordance with the provisions of the French Code of Civil Procedure.
This Rules are provided in English and may be provided, for informational purposes only, in a language other than English. The English version shall be the only binding and enforceable version of this Rules.