1. Description. The 2025 Merrell UTMB Test & Win Giveaway FRANCE Contest (the “Contest”) begins at 10:00 am CET on August 25, 2025 and ends August 29, 2025 at 2:00 pm CET (the “Contest Period”). By participating in the Contest, participants (or, if a minor in their place of residence, the participant’s parent or legal guardian on his or her behalf) unconditionally accept and agree to comply with and abide by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor (as defined in Section 9), which shall be final and binding in all respects. Receipt of a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
2. Eligibility. FREE TO ENTER. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Must be eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry and a legal resident of France [mainland] (“Métropole”) including Corsica. Employees, officers, and directors of Sponsor, their respective parents, subsidiaries, and agents, as well as the immediate family (defined as parents, spouses, children, siblings, and grandparents) and household members of each such employee, officer, and director are not eligible.
3. How to Enter. To enter, you must, during the Contest Period: (a) attend the UTMB Trail Event in Chamonix; (b) test a pair of Merrell shoes; and (c) sign up on a digital stand at the event, including your name, telephone number, email address and shoe size. Incomplete entries and those containing invalid e-mail addresses will be disqualified and removed from the Contest. LIMIT OF ONE (1) ENTRY PER PERSON PER DAY. Any attempt to enter using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, using macro, robotic, script or other forms of automatic entry, or any other methods will void all of an entrant’s entries and that entrant will be disqualified. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification.
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5. Winner Selection. Subject to these Rules, every person who completes the requirements in order to enter the Contest will receive a Grand Prize. Grand Prize Winners will be physically handed their prize promptly after completing the process of trying the shoes on and filling out the information requested.
If a prize winner is considered a minor in his or her jurisdiction of residence, the prize will be awarded in the name of, or to, the winner’s parent or legal guardian, who must accept the prize, execute any required documents, and agree to all obligations and undertakings of the winner, both on behalf of himself/herself and winner, or the prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Under no circumstances will a prize be awarded as the result of an entry by an individual under 18 years of age.
6. Prize. Grand Prize: consists of one (1) Merrell cap. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of the Grand Prize is €4.9 (£4.25). Additional terms and conditions may apply to any gift cards, promotional codes, or similar prizes awarded. Prizes are non-transferable and may not be substituted for cash. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may substitute a prize (or prize component) of equal or greater value due to unavailability of prize (or prize component) for any reason.
7. General Conditions. Save as in the event of gross negligence or willful misconduct, Sponsor shall not be responsible or liable for, and entrants (or, if a minor in their place of residence, the participant’s parent or legal guardian on his or her behalf) completely release and hold Sponsor harmless against: (a) illegible, incomplete, damaged, misdirected, stolen, late, or lost Entry forms; (b) network, internet, or computer malfunctions or damage related to or resulting from participating in the Contest; (c) any condition caused by events beyond the control of Sponsor which may cause the Contest to be disrupted or corrupted; or (d) any injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by the prize or resulting from acceptance or use of the prize, or from participation in the Contest. Any entrant attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with this Contest, including but not limited to using automated processes for entry, will be ineligible. If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned, including but not limited to technical corruption or non-authorized human intervention, Sponsor in their sole discretion reserve the right to modify or cancel the Contest. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
8. Release. By receipt of any prize, winner (or, if a minor in his/her place of residence, the winner’s parent or legal guardian on his or her behalf) agrees that, except in the event of gross negligence or willful misconduct, Sponsor, Instagram, their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, and the agents, employees, directors and officers of these companies, are not liable whatsoever for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize or from winner’s participation in the Contest.
9. Sponsor. The Sponsor and administrator of this Contest is Merrell, a brand of Wolverine Europe Limited, King’s Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG (“Sponsor”).
10. Winners List. Names of prize winners may be requested by sending an email to wwwcommunications@wwwinc.com, or a self-addressed, stamped envelope, by December 31, 2025 to Sponsor to the attention of “2025 Merrell UTMB Test & Win Giveaway FRANCE Contest.”
11. Privacy Policy. By participating in this Contest, entrants (or, if a minor in their place of residence, the participant’s parent or legal guardian on his or her behalf) agree to the collection and use of their information in accordance with Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, available at www.merrell.com/FR/fr_FR/content?=privacy-policy for the purpose of the Sponsor fulfilling its obligations in connection with the Contest, unless the entrant has expressly consented to further uses, such as receiving marketing messages. When processing personal data, the Sponsor will comply with the provisions of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”), as well as with law “Information Technology and Liberties” of January 6 1978 as amended from time to time and its subsequent implementing acts and regulations. Personal data will be taken where necessary from all entries received from participants but shall be limited to the details reasonably necessary for the administration of the Contest and the awarding of and participation in the prizes set out in Sections 5 and 6 and publicity set out in Sections 3 and 6. This information may be shared with the Sponsor’s parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, and/or any other entities reasonably involved with the Contest.
12. Choice of Law. The laws of France apply to and govern these terms and conditions and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with them. Any and all claims relating in any way to the Contest, including in relation to any non-contractual obligations must be raised and resolved exclusively in the courts of France, where the consumer has his/her place of residence.