Conditions of participation for the 60 years of R+T competition

Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG, Messepiazza 1, 70629 Stuttgart - hereinafter also referred to as LMS - is running a competition on its Instagram channel rt.expo in the period 20.05.-25.05.2025 until 23.59 hrs. Participation in the competition and its implementation is governed exclusively by the following conditions of participation.

1. Organizer, eligibility, prize, legal process

1.1

The organizer of the competition is Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG, Messepiazza 1, 70629 Stuttgart, Germany. The competition is in no way connected to Meta and is in no way sponsored, supported or organized by Meta.

1.2

Eligible to participate are adult subscribers to the Instagram channel rt.expo residing in the Federal Republic of Germany (hereinafter referred to as “Participant”). Employees of LMS are excluded from participation.

1.3

The prize consists of a merchandise package from R+T with a value of approx. 30€.  

Any (follow-up) costs incurred as a result of the prize are not included in the prize.

1.4

The prize will not be paid out in cash.

1.5

Legal recourse is excluded with regard to the decision on the prize to be awarded and the decision on the existence of the participation requirements of the advertised competition, except for gross errors of decision and procedure.

2. participation

2.1

To take part in the competition, the participant must follow the Instagram channel rt.expo, answer the competition question correctly and send the information to LMS via Instagram.

2.2

Participation is voluntary, free of charge and not dependent on the purchase of goods or the use of a service from LMS.

3. Exclusion from the competition

3.1

LMS reserves the right to exclude persons from the competition in the following cases

a) in the event of a breach of these conditions of participation;

b) if unauthorized aids are used or if advantages are gained through manipulation or similar;

c) in the event of false information provided during registration;

d) in the event of multiple participation.

4. Implementation and processing

4.1

The winner will be determined at the end of the participation period (25.05.2025, 23.59) by LMS at its own discretion.

4.2

The winner will then be notified by direct message via Instagram.

The data requested from the winner, such as surname, first name and email address, will only be used to send the voucher to the winner and will be deleted after the event. Further data protection information can be found at www.messe-stuttgart.de/en/data-protection-declaration

5. Premature termination of the competition

LMS reserves the right to cancel or terminate the competition at any time and without giving reasons. LMS may make use of this option in particular if, for technical reasons (e.g. viruses in the computer system, manipulation or errors in the hardware and/or software) or for legal reasons, the proper conduct of the competition cannot be guaranteed.

6. exclusion of liability

LMS shall only be liable for damages caused by fraudulent intent, intentional or grossly negligent acts of LMS, its legal representatives, employees and other vicarious agents and in the event of serious organizational fault.

Otherwise, any liability on the part of LMS is excluded, irrespective of the specific legal nature of the claims (e.g. tortious claims, claims for reimbursement of futile expenses).

However, this exclusion of liability shall not apply to damages resulting from injury to life, body or health, which are based on a culpable act of LMS, its legal representatives, employees or vicarious agents, in the case of liability under the Product Liability Act, and with regard to guarantees given by LMS, in particular guaranteed characteristics. LMS shall also be liable if it has claimed a special trust for itself in the competition or if a risk exclusively controllable by it has materialized in the occurrence of the damage.

This exemption from liability does not imply a change in the burden of proof.