Terms and Conditions Co Create: Fashion creator challenge

General

  1. These terms and conditions together with any specific instructions on H&M´s Competition website www.hm.com/fashion-creator-challenge (“Competition website”) and H&M’s Instagram account @hm are the Competition rules (“Rules”) and apply to the Co Create: Fashion creator challenge (“Competition”) by H & M Hennes & Mauritz GBC AB, 556070-1715, SE-106 38 Stockholm, Sweden (“H&M”). By uploading your photo or video showing your style and personal expression, with minimum one H&M garment with the hashtag #HMxStylechallenge using Instagram (“Entry”), each entrant (“you”) enter the Competition and agree to be bound by these Rules and H&M’s Privacy Policy. The Competition commences 08:00am CET on 2022/03/10 and closes at 00.00pm CET on 2022/03/24. The Winner will be announced on H&M’s Instagram account @hm no later than 2022/04/22.
  2. H&M may, acting reasonably and at its sole discretion, apply, interpret, terminate, alter, limit, suspend or modify the Rules at any time, without notice. Any changes will be posted either within these terms and conditions or on our Competition website. The most recent terms and conditions will always be posted on our Competition website.
  3. In the event of any dispute regarding the Rules or the results and all other matters relating to the Competition, the decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  4. The Competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administrated by, or associated with, Instagram and you agree to a complete release of Instagram from any and all liability in connection with this Competition.

Qualifying Entrants

  1. Employees, officers, directors, agents and representatives of H&M, or any of its affiliated companies within the H&M Group, are not eligible to enter the Competition. H&M reserves the right not to award a prize (and to select an alternative winner) if H&M is aware or has reasonable grounds to believe that a winner is not eligible.
  2. The Competition is open to persons 18 years or older when entering the Competition, who are not under guardianship, with a residential address in any of H&M’s markets.
  3. You are not entitled to enter the Competition if you are resident in a country or jurisdiction where the Competition may breach any law or regulation. Where this applies, H&M’s invitation to enter the Competition in such country and/or jurisdiction is withdrawn.
  4. H&M reserves the right to verify the eligibility of all entrants. H&M also reserves the right to disqualify and remove any entries based on suspicion of infringement of any third party rights or if H&M has reasonable grounds to believe the entrant has breached any of the Rules.

Competition Entries

  1. By uploading your photo or video showing your style and personal expression, with minimum one H&M garment with the hashtag #HMxStylechallenge using Instagram you enter our Competition.
  2. Only Entries submitted via Instagram, which are appropriately hashtagged, and submitted by the Competition’s closing date and time, are accepted. Only Entries from public/open Instagram accounts are valid as Entries. Proof of posting cannot be accepted as proof of delivery, and H&M shall not be responsible for Entries not received for whatever reason.
  3. By entering the Competition, you hereby warrant that all information submitted by you is true, current and complete. You also warrant that you own all rights in and to your Entry and that you have permission from any person/s appearing in your Entry.
  4. There is no entry fee to enter the Competition and there is no charge to register for use of Instagram.
  5. Multiple Entries are accepted.
  6. H&M has the right to, at its sole discretion, immediately remove any material deemed offensive. In such a case, the Entry will be disqualified.

Judging

  1. Entries will be judged by H&M Stylist Petra Marklund and representatives from H&M (“Judges”). Entries will be judged on the most creative, inspiring and unique styling. The Competition is a game of skills and chance plays no part in the selection of the winner.
  2. One winner will be chosen by the Judges (the “Winner”).

Prizes

  1. The Winner wins an offer to be contracted as a creative fashion creator for an H&M Divided campaign where the reimbursement for fulfilling the contract will be a gross amount of EUR 3 000 (the “Prize”). Individual taxes will be deducted from this amount in accordance with applicable fiscal laws in the country where the Winner resides. The Winner will enter into contract with one of our production partners and will receive the reimbursement from the production partner company. The selected Winner has the full right to accept or decline to enter into the contract. If the Winner declines entering into the contract, H&M has the right to select a new alternate Winner. No reimbursement will be issued unless the Winner accepts the contract and fufils the obligations in accordance with the contract. Please note that the contract does not entail any temporary or permanent employment with H&M.
  2. The Prize is not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be redeemed for cash. If you accept entering into the contract you have an obligation to personally fufill the obligations in the contract, and you may not without H&M’s permission contract someone else to fulfill the obligations for you.
  3. The Prize is awarded at H&M’s discretion and no Prize will be awarded as a result of improper actions by or on behalf of any entrant. H&M, acting reasonably, reserves the right not to select a Winner.
  4. The Winner will be notified via Direct Message on Instagram. The Winner needs to claim the Prize by responding to the Direct Message and submit additional information necessary for the contract within 36 hours of us sending the Direct Message on Instagram, and accept and sign the offered contract within 5 days of us sending the Direct Message on Instagram. Return of any prize notification as undeliverable, failure to claim the Prize within this time or failure to submit additional information may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate Winner.
  5. H&M cannot be held responsible for any costs associated with winning the Prize, else than what is specified in the Rules. If costs such as taxes or loss of income would arise as a result of winning the Competition, they shall be covered by you.

Intellectual Property Rights & Use of Entries

  1. You specifically grant H&M a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to moderate and use your Entry on any of H&M’s marketing channels and/or advertising, including the online store, emails, social media and paid social media, store materials, external marketplaces which H&M collaborates with and other customer communications conducted by H&M, its affiliates or partners. H&M may use, reproduce, distribute, combine with other materials, alter and/or edit Your Entry in its sole discretion.
  2. The Entries and associated usernames will be public to all. By entering the Competition and accepting the Rules you agree your Entry can be broadcasted via digital feeds.
  3. By entering the Competition and accepting the Rules, you agree that H&M may use your personal details for the purpose of conducting the Competition, including the use of your username.
  4. By entering the Competition, you give H&M permission to contact you via Instagram if you are the Winner and to use your first name and country on Instagram to announce the Winner on H&M’s Instagram. H&M will not add the Winner or any entrants to our mailing list.

Limitation of Liability

  1. H&M will not be liable for any system failure or malfunction of Instagram or any consequences thereof.
  2. H&M accepts no liability for any loss, damages or disappointment arising from entering the Competition or in any other way relating to the Competition, except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law.

Jurisdiction

  1. The Competition and Rules will be governed by Swedish law and any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Sweden. If you access the Competition outside of Sweden, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws.