Terms and Conditions of Participation

Competition on 1 November 2026

§ 1 Organiser and Scope

The organiser of the competition is Leipziger Messe GmbH, Messe-Allee 1, 04356 Leipzig (hereinafter ‘Leipziger Messe’).

The competition is being held on the Instagram page of denkmal Leipzig. By entering the competition, participants accept these terms and conditions.

The competition is not affiliated with Instagram and is in no way sponsored, endorsed or organised by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited.

No right of appeal is permitted.

§ 2 Eligibility criteria

All natural persons of legal age and with full legal capacity who are resident in Germany are eligible to take part. Employees of Leipziger Messe and any persons involved in the design and implementation of the competition are excluded from taking part. Participation is free of charge.

By taking part, participants agree that their username may be mentioned in the comments section or via a message as part of the competition.

§ 3 Participation and Competition Period

The competition period begins on 1 November 2026 and ends on 3 November 2026 at 23:59.

A participant enters the competition by correctly completing the task set out in the competition post on the Instagram page @denkmal.leipzig .

To be eligible to enter, participants must be a follower of the Instagram profile or a fan of the Facebook page. Participants agree that their competition entry may subsequently be used on the two aforementioned social media platforms.

§ 4 Prize and Prize Delivery

Two pairs of tickets for the Get Together will be raffled off amongst all entrants. The date, time and venue are specified in the competition post.

Once the competition period has ended, the two winners will receive a private message via Instagram containing all the information regarding ticket delivery.

If a winner does not come forward by 3.00 pm on 5 November 2026, their claim to the prize will lapse. Cash alternatives or exchanges of the prize are not permitted. The prize is non-transferable.

§ 5 Liability and Exclusion of Participants

Leipziger Messe accepts no liability for technical faults occurring during data transmission. Nor shall it accept any liability should the Instagram page of ‘denkmal Leipzig’ or the relevant competition post be inaccessible.

By submitting content, participants declare that the content is free from third-party rights, i.e. that it originates from them or that they have obtained the consent of the copyright holders and of the persons depicted in any images. The entries submitted by participants must not be unlawful; in particular, they must not contain any insults or false statements of fact, nor must they infringe any intellectual property rights.

The organiser is under no obligation to check participants’ entries for potential infringements of third-party rights. However, Leipziger Messe is entitled to reject such content if, in its reasonable judgement, it is unlawful or contrary to public decency. Participants shall indemnify Leipziger Messe against all claims by third parties arising from the content provided by the participants.

§ 6 Cancellation of the competition

Leipziger Messe reserves the right to cancel or amend the competition at any time for valid reasons. This applies in particular where the proper conduct of the competition cannot be guaranteed for technical, legal or organisational reasons.

§ 7 Privacy Policy

This information applies to the processing of personal data in connection with this Instagram/Facebook competition.

Data Controller and Data Protection Officer

The data controller responsible for the processing of personal data is: Leipziger Messe GmbH, Messe-Allee 1, 04356 Leipzig. You can contact the Data Protection Officer at the above address or via: bdsb@leipziger-messe.de

Scope and Purpose of Data Processing

When you take part in the competition, we process the following data:

  • Public Instagram/Facebook profile information, including username
  • Instagram/Facebook comments submitted (text, image, video)

Participants’ personal data will be processed for the purposes of running the competition as follows:

  • Determining eligibility to take part
  • Identifying and notifying the winners via private message
  • Dispatching prizes

If you win, we will also ask you for the following details:

  • Full name, date of birth, postal address

Legal basis for data processing

Where data processing is necessary for the performance of a contract (e.g. a competition contract) to which the user is a party, or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, the legal basis for the processing of the data is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR.
Where the user has given their consent, the legal basis for data processing is Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR.

Data processing may also take place on the basis of our legitimate interest in customer retention and public relations. In this case, the legal basis for data processing is Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

Recipients of the data

  • Internal specialist departments at Leipziger Messe
  • Commissioned service providers (e.g. social media agencies)
  • Platform operator Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. (Instagram/Facebook)**

Note: Meta processes personal data independently of Leipziger Messe.
Data processing by Meta is governed by its respective privacy policy.

Retention period

  • Competition data → until the end of the promotion, after which it is deleted
  • Winners’ data → until the prize has been processed + statutory retention periods
  • Comments → in accordance with the platform’s (Meta’s) terms of use

Right to object and right to have data erased

Participants may exercise their right to object at any time without giving reasons and may amend or completely withdraw the declaration of consent they have given, with effect for the future. They may submit their withdrawal to the contracting party either by post, by email or by fax. You will not incur any costs other than postage or transmission charges in accordance with the standard rates.

If the data is required for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, early deletion of the data is only possible insofar as no contractual or statutory obligations preclude such deletion.

Data sources

We receive personal data directly from competition entrants.

Further information on the processing of personal data can be found at https://www.denkmal-leipzig.de/en/privacy-policy