A. Conditions of participation - Easter Egg Hunt 2025
Organiser:
WOA Festival GmbH, Schenefelder Straße 17, 25596 Wacken, hereinafter referred to as the "Organiser".
1. Subject of the Competition
On 19 April 2025, the organiser will be holding the "Easter Egg Hunt 2025" campaign.
As part of the campaign, a total of 8 Easter eggs will be hidden in publicly accessible locations in various German cities (Berlin, Essen, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Cologne, Leipzig, Stuttgart and Wacken).
All 8 eggs contain Wacken Open Air merchandise.
One of these eggs also contains a "Golden Ticket", which grants the finder one-time entry to the Wacken Open Air 2025 (from 30 July to 2 August 2025), as well as a Meet and Greet with the Band Within Temptation.
2. Conditions of Participation
- Natural persons aged 18 and over who are resident in Germany are eligible to participate.
- Employees of WOA Festival GmbH, its parent and sister companies and their relatives are excluded.
- Participation is free of charge and is not linked to the purchase of goods or services.
3. Process
- The organiser will publish information on the location of the hidden Easter eggs on 19.04.2025 via its official communication channels.
- Participants will search for the eggs on their own.
- Each egg contains gift items.
- A single egg also contains the "Golden Ticket", recognisable by an enclosed code and instructions on how to redeem it by email.
4. Prices
- All 8 eggs contain exclusive Wacken Open Air merchandise.
- A single egg also contains a "Golden Ticket", which grants one-time entry to Wacken Open Air 2025.
- The prize is non-transferable and cannot be paid out in cash.
5. Redemption & Proof
- To redeem the "Golden Ticket", the finder must send an email to the address given in the egg and include the code, their name and their email address .
- Optionally, photos or videos of the search and the find can be sent along.
- The organiser reserves the right to use the material sent in for reporting or advertising the campaign (see data protection).
6 Liability & Rules of Conduct
- The search is at your own risk. The participant shall exercise particular caution when searching for prizes in public areas and shall be aware of the specific dangers, in particular of public road traffic.
- No third party or private property may be entered without permission.
- The organiser accepts no liability for damage to property arising in connection with the search, unless the organiser can be accused of gross negligence or intent.
7. Exclusion from the Competition
The organiser reserves the right to exclude persons from the competition in the event of violations of these conditions of participation or attempted manipulation.
8. Data Protection
Personal data is processed in accordance with the information in the privacy policy - see below.
9. Legal Action & Miscellaneous
- Legal action is excluded.
- The competition is subject exclusively to the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany.
- The organiser reserves the right to change, interrupt or prematurely terminate the competition at any time for good cause.
B. Privacy policy - Easter egg hunt 2025
1. Responsible Person
Responsible for data processing in the context of the Easter Egg Hunt 2025 is
WOA Festival GmbH, Schenefelder Straße 17, 25596 Wacken, headquarter@wacken.com
Data protection officer:
HABEWI GmbH & Co KG
HABEWI Beteiligungs GmbH represented by the managing director Arne Platzbecker
HABEWI GmbH & Co KG, Palmaille 96, 22767 Hamburg
Phone: +49-40-18189800
Fax: +49-40-81898099
E-mail: datenschutz@habewi.de
2. Purpose of the Processing
We process the following personal data as part of the competition:
- Name
- e-mail address
- Voluntarily submitted photos or videos of the location where the Easter egg was found
The data will be processed exclusively for the purpose of organising and running the competition. Photos and videos may also be used for reporting or advertising the campaign, provided that the relevant consent has been obtained.
3. Legal Basis of the Processing
The processing of personal data takes place on the basis of:
- Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (for the realisation of the competition)
- Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (for voluntary submission and use of image material)
4. Use of Photos and Videos
Participants who submit photos or videos voluntarily consent to their use for editorial and advertising purposes in the context of reporting on the Easter Egg Hunt 2025. Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.
5. Storage Period
Personal data will only be stored for as long as it is necessary to carry out the competition and to fulfil legal obligations. Photos/videos may be archived beyond this period.
6. Recipient of the Data
The data will only be passed on to service providers commissioned with the realisation of the competition (e.g. shipping service providers, ticketing companies) if this is necessary for processing.
7 Rights of the Data Subjects
Participants have the right to:
- Information about the stored data
- Correction of incorrect data
- Erasure, provided there are no statutory retention obligations
- Restriction of processing
- data portability
- Objection to the processing
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority.
8. Contact for Data Protection
If you have any questions regarding processing or the assertion of your rights, please contact us atdatenschutz@habewi.de or by post at the above address.