RQS Growers Survey - Terms and Conditions

RULE 1 – SUMMARY

Snorkel Spain SL, with registered address C/ Vilar d’Abdelà 5, nau 1 08170 Montornès del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain and with the Company Tax Code B65812810 is organizing and activity called “RQS Growers Survey” (hereinafter the “Activity”) aimed exclusively at individual visitors of the Royal Queen Seeds web page (www.royalqueenseeds.com) and reachable contacts hold in the Database. Participants agree to receive information relating to Royal Queen Seeds products and shall participate in accordance with these terms and conditions.

In these terms and conditions, Snorkel Spain SL shall also be referred to as “Royal Queen Seeds” or “RQS”.

The process for participating in the Activity and how it will be carried out will be communicated and promoted on the Royal Queen Seeds official website (www.royalqueenseeds.com), and on Royal Queen Seeds’ social media, among other means of communication.

For those who participate, one (1) person will be awarded a prize, by means of the draw described in Rule 6. The main prize winner will receive a Mars Hydro 100 × 100 × 180 Grow Tent kit.

Participants must be at least 18 years of age (21 years or older in the United States) at the time of participation.

The geographical scope of the promotion is limited to the Royal Queen Seeds official shipping countries.

RULE 2 – PERIOD OF PARTICIPATION AND PUBLICATION OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

The period of participation in this Activity will begin on October 1 and will end on October 31 at 23:59 CET.

These terms and conditions will be published on the RQS’s official website (www.royalqueenseeds.com) to make all participants aware of the procedure for participation and to make participants aware how the Activity and the prize draw will work.

RULE 3. – AUTHORISATION FOR THE USE OF PERSONAL DATA

A. DATA CONTROLLER

Your personal data will be processed by Snorkel Spain SL, with registered address at Carrer Vilar d’Abdelà 5, nau 1 08170 Montornès del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain and Tax Code (NIF) B65812810.

B. PURPOSES, LEGITIMATE BASIS, AND RETENTION PERIOD:

The data will be processed for the following purposes:

PROCESSING : Commercial consent for participation in the Action

PURPOSE: Your personal data will be processed to manage your subscription to RQS’ commercial communications (marketing, digital products…) for participation in the Activity and to carry out all the procedures set out in these legal terms and conditions.

Under all circumstances, as described in these terms and conditions, participants must be registered as Leads and must agree to receive information about Royal Queen Seeds products and any data processing which will be carried out in accordance with the Snorkel Spain SL Privacy Policy.

LEGITIMATE BASIS AND RETENTION PERIOD: Any information that we may have in relation to your participation in this Activity will be processed until the end of the activity. All your other personal data will be processed while you continue to subscribe to the RQS’ commercial newsletter or until you unsubscribe from your RQS account.

If you win, your personal data will be processed for a period of no more than 20 years, or until you oppose the processing by sending Snorkel Spain SL a written notice.

C. COMMUNICATION OF DATA

Your data will not be transferred, sold, rented or made available in any form to any third party, except to providers of services to ROYAL QUEEN SEEDS, who perform certain activities for the RQS (such us UPS, for example, to send the prize), but those third parties will not process the data for their own purposes under any circumstances. Some of these providers may be located outside the European Union, as indicated below.

D. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OF DATA

Royal Queen Seeds, as an international entity, has international suppliers that may provide their services from outside the EU. Therefore, it is possible that your data may be processed outside the European Union or the European Economic Area (for example, data storage, management of requests for information, or requests to provide services to members, etc).

In any event, Snorkel Spain SL, will ensure that any processing of such data will always be protected by the appropriate guarantees, which may include:

• Standard Clauses approved by the EU.
• Third-party certificates.

E. DURATION OF THE PROCESSING

All the data you provide us with will be processed in accordance with the provisions indicated in sections A and B above.

After the indicated period, RQS will retain your data, duly anonymized, for statistical purposes or market studies, wherever possible, or duly blocked to comply with any legal obligation on RQS.

F. EXERCISING YOUR RIGHTS

You may exercise your rights of access, rectification, erasure, opposition, restriction or portability in writing by sending a letter to the address Carrer Vilar d’Abdelà 5, nau 1 08170 Montornès del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain with the reference “Personal Data”, or by sending an email to [email protected].

You may also revoke the consent given or you may object to the processing data, provided that this is possible in accordance with current legislation. Without prejudice to the above, the revocation of consent or opposition to any processing may mean that we are unable to provide certain services.

Should you have any queries, questions or complaints about how we process your personal data, please contact [email protected]. If you do not receive a response within two months, you may file a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency.

RULE 4 – REQUIREMENTS AND MECHANICS OF PARTICIPATION

All those interested in participating in the Activity, regardless of their status as members or associates of Royal Queen Seeds, meet the following requirements:

Only people who submitted their participation in the “RQS Growers Survey” landing page https://www.royalqueenseeds.com/special-offer will be able to participate in the activity.

Each participating person will have only one (1) participation in the prize draw and, therefore, will be able to register only once. Any duplicate entries will be checked by the RQS team, and only one (1) entry per participant will be accepted. Any additional entries that are made by the same person will be canceled.

A single (1) file will be created as a result of the correct “participation registration” as stated and indicated in these terms and conditions, regardless of the language in which this participation is registered.

RULE 5 – MECHANICS OF THE DRAW

a) In the event that no one participates, no draw will be held and the draw will automatically be declared canceled.

b) In the event that only one (1) person participates in the Activity, no draw will be necessary, <as this person will automatically be considered the winner of the prize draw. Therefore, this person will be awarded the respective prize directly, without the need to hold a draw. Under all other circumstances, it will be necessary to carry out a draw, only among people who have registered correctly for the Activity regulated by these terms and conditions (“participants”), amongst whom a total of one (1) winner will be chosen. The winner will win a RQS Mars Hydro 100×100×180 Grow Tent Kit.

c) Participants will be assigned a sequential number based on the chronological order of participation, producing a consecutive range of numbers (e.g. from 1 to 500).

d) The draw, if necessary, will be carried out by means of a computer system that, based on random combination selected by computer, will select at random three (3) numbers from those assigned to the participants who have correctly registered for the activity. The first one (1) will have the status of “winner” and the remaining two (2) will have the status of “reserves”.

e) The draw will take place one week after the termination date.

f) Once the draw has been held, we will communicate to the winner at the email address provided when registering to participate in the Activity, along with information regarding the logistics for sending the prize.

h) By participating in this prize draw, those who take part in it EXPRESSELY ACCEPT (i) these terms and conditions and (ii) that if they win the Activity, they will receive a prize winner email sent by Royal Queen Seeds to the email address provided when registering to participate, which will serve as proof, in general terms, of the communication made by Royal Queen Seeds. In the event that the winner does not respond within twenty-four hours (24 hours) to the prize winner email sent by Royal Queen Seeds, for any reason or circumstance outside the RQS’ control, this person will lose their right to the prize, which will then be awarded to the next person on the list of reserves by means of a prize winner email, or failing that moving on until a winner is declared.

RULE 6- PRIZE

The first prize winner will receive an RQS Mars Hydro 100×100×180 cm Grow Tent Kit.

The prize is not transferable under any circumstances, neither though inter vivos (between living persons) nor mortis causa (by means of inheritance) transfers.

Under no circumstances may the prize include any item other than the one described above or be substituted for its value in cash.

RULE 7- ACCEPTANCE OF THE PRIZE

The winner, having been informed of their winner status, must give an express response by email within 24 hours, indicating (i) acceptance or (ii) rejection of the prize with which they have been awarded. Failure to respond within 24 hours will be regarded as a rejection. Furthermore:

a) If they accept, the prize may then be delivered under the conditions indicated to the winner by RQS, signing a document that will contain the express acceptance of the prize and the correct receipt of said prize, declaring that they do not have anything further to claim or demand from Snorkel Spain SL.

In case of acceptance, the winner must indicate their name, surnames, telephone number and postal address. The prize will only be shipped to countries included in the Royal Queen Seeds official shipping list; if the winner’s country is not eligible, the prize will not be delivered and will be deemed forfeited.

b) The aforementioned prize cannot be exchanged for another prize or for its cash value, and the subsequent person on the list of reserves will automatically, become the winner, and awarded the prize, following the same procedure, moving on until a winner is declared.

c) Regardless of whether they are selected as winners, all participants will receive a code for 3 FREE Seeds to be redeemed with their next purchase. The code is valid for one-time use only, until 11/11/2025.

RULE 8 – ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Participation in this Activity implies the express and full acceptance, without reservations, of:

• a) these terms and conditions
• b) the mechanics of participation and the draw;
• c) the use and processing of the participants’ personal data under the terms established in these terms and conditions.

Should there be any disputes regarding the Activity and/or the interpretation of these terms and conditions, any litigation will be summited before the Courts of Barcelona, with the participants in this Activity expressly waving any other jurisdiction to which they may be entitled. These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of Spain.

RULE 9 – COMMUNICATIONS RELATING TO THE ACTIVITY

Communications related to the Activity and the draw, if applicable, as well as the processing thereof, will be published on Royal Queen Seeds’ media, such as RQS’ official website (www.royalqueenseeds.com) where these terms and conditions will be also published.