Merch Drop ONLINE Contest Rules
I. General Provisions
1. The organizer of the "Merch Drop Online" contest (hereinafter referred to as the "Contest") is Gawra Warszawska, based in Warsaw (ul. Twarda 44, 00-831 Warsaw), NIP: 83 71 71 49 62) (hereinafter referred to as the "Organizer"). The Organizer acts on behalf of Samsung Electronics Polska Sp. z o.o. based in Warsaw (hereinafter referred to as "Samsung").
2. The Contest is not a game of chance within the meaning of art. 2 sec. 1 of the Act on Games of Hazard of 19.11.2009 (consolidated text: Journal of Laws of 2018, item 165) and is not subject to the regulations contained in the aforementioned Act and executive regulations to this Act.
3. Entries for the contest can be submitted from August 15 to August 17, 2025, in the manner specified in these Regulations.
4. The Organizer is the prize promisor within the meaning of art. 919 and 921 of the Civil Code.
II. Contest Participants
1. A participant in the Contest (hereinafter referred to as the "Participant") may be any adult natural person with full legal capacity, who completes the contest task during the Contest.
2. A participant in the Contest cannot be a person who took part in the "Merch Drop in the zone" attraction at the Samsung Zone on August 15 or 16, 2025, and has already collected a prize on site.
3. Employees and representatives of the Organizer and other entities directly involved in the preparation and running of the Contest on behalf of the Organizer, their spouses, descendants, ascendants, and siblings, cannot be Participants in the Contest.
III. Contest Rules
1. By participating in the Contest, the Participant simultaneously accepts the provisions of these Regulations. The Contest is conducted on the Instagram service on the profile: https://www.instagram.com/samsungpolska/.
2. The contest task involves:
- a) Visiting the Samsung zone by the Participant during the ZORZA Festival on August 15-16 of the current year in Gdańsk, on the grounds of Błonia Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk,
- b) Creating a creative photo or video by the Participant showcasing their activity at the Samsung zone and/or using Gemini LIVE on a Samsung Galaxy phone within the Samsung zone at the ZORZA Festival in Gdańsk,
- c) Publishing the photo or video on the Participant's Contest profile on the Instagram service by August 17, 2025, 23:59,
- d) In the added post, tag the @samsungpolska profile and add the hashtag #KStreet,
- e) The Participant's Contest profile on the Instagram service must have public visibility settings.
3. One participant may submit multiple contest entries.
4. Contest entries published after August 17, 2025, will not be considered in the Contest.
5. Participation in the Contest also requires keeping the entries on the Instagram service profile until August 20, 2025. If the Participant deletes their contest entry before this date, they will not be eligible to receive the prize.
6. All contest entries will be evaluated by a Contest Commission appointed by the Organizer, which will include representatives of the Organizer. The Contest Commission will evaluate the contest entries subjectively and independently, based on its own individual assessment of meeting the criteria indicated below. The Commission will consider:
- a) The creativity of the contest entry,
- b) The relevance of the contest entry to the theme.
7. Contest entries:
- a) Should be in the form of a photo or video,
- b) Should be the result of the Participant's personal creativity,
- c) Must not contain vulgarities, offensive content, or content contrary to the law,
- d) Must not contain recognizable images of third parties;
- e) Must not infringe on the rights of third parties, including in particular personal rights and copyrights of third parties, rights to trademarks, or any other exclusive rights.
8. The Organizer reserves the right to disqualify individuals whose contest entries violate the requirements specified in the Regulations. Contest entries from such individuals will not be considered in the Contest at all. Photos whose execution indicates a threat to the safety of the surroundings or the photographer will also be rejected.
9. By submitting the contest entry solution, the Participant declares that they possess unlimited copyrights to the contest entry solution submitted within the Contest, and in the case where the contest photo contains an image, declares that it is exclusively their image and grants the Organizer permission for its publication in connection with the Contest. The Organizer is not responsible for the infringement of copyrights or other rights or goods of other persons by the Contest Participants. In the event that authorized persons approach the Organizer with claims related to the use of submitted and awarded contest entries, the Participant who posted the contested contest entry is obliged to indemnify the Organizer from third-party claims or compensate for damages incurred by the Organizer resulting from the necessity of satisfying third-party claims.
10. The Contest Commission will evaluate the contest entries by August 29, 2025.
11. One Participant may receive only one prize in the Contest.
12. The Contest Commission, based on the criteria indicated in point III.6 above, will select 10 authors of the best contest entries.
13. Additionally, in the event that the initially selected contest entry authors are unable to receive their prizes for any reason, the Contest Commission will also select 1 reserve author.
14. Ten authors of entries, based on the criteria indicated in point 6 above, assessed by the Contest Commission as the best, will receive prizes in the form of a sweatshirt prepared in cooperation with Samsung and Polish fashion designer Pat Guzik, valued at PLN 199 net. Each physical prize will be accompanied by a cash prize, as mentioned in point 18.
15. Information about the prize winners will be sent via private message to the winners on Instagram by August 29, 2025.
16. Authors of contest entries selected by the Contest Commission must, within 2 working days of the result being sent, send their personal data (name and surname, contact phone number, address in Poland for prize delivery) in response to the winning notification.
17. An insufficient number of contest entries or a lack of contest entries fulfilling the provisions of these regulations, and thus a lack of possibility to select a winner, entitles the Organizer to not resolve the contest.
18. An additional cash prize amounting to 11.11% of the value of the physical prize element, as mentioned in point 14 above, will not be paid directly to the winner. The Organizer will deduct it before awarding the prize and, as a payer, will remit it to the relevant tax office as a lump-sum income tax from natural persons. Participants consent to and authorize the Organizer to make such deductions.
19. In case of failure to contact the Organizer in the manner and within the time specified in point 15 above, or in case of disqualification of a winner from the Contest for any reason, they forfeit the prize and are removed from the list of winners. In such a case, the reserve winner takes their place. The Organizer will publish information about the reserve winner on August 30, 2025, in the manner specified in point 15 above. The reserve winner must, no later than August 31, 2025, send their personal data (name and surname, contact phone number) to the email address biuro@gawra-warszawska.pl. Failure to receive information from the reserve winner means the prize remains at the Organizer's disposal.
20. The prize will be awarded in accordance with tax regulations.
21. The winner is not entitled to exchange the prize for another or for cash.
22. Providing incorrect data by the Participant may result in the inability to deliver or delay in delivering the Prize.
23. The Organizer recommends that Participants regularly check their message inbox on the Instagram platform.
IV. Complaint Procedure
1. All questions and complaints related to the Contest should be sent via email to the address: biuro@gawra-warszawska.pl. Complaints are accepted no later than September 15, 2025 (decided by the date of receipt of the message on the Organizer's incoming mail server). Failure to meet the aforementioned deadline does not preclude Participants from pursuing appropriate claims through judicial or extrajudicial proceedings.
2. A complaint must include details enabling the identification of the Participant and indicate the reasons and basis for its submission.
3. Complaints will be processed within 48 working hours of their receipt. The response will be sent to the email address from which the submission was sent.
V. Personal Data
1. The administrator of the Participants' personal data is Samsung Electronics Polska Sp. z o.o. based in Warsaw (address: ul. Postępu 14, 02-674 Warsaw).
2. Samsung processes Participants' personal data in connection with Participants' entry into the Contest (Art. 6(1)(b) of the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) 2016/679 of April 27, 2016, on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC; hereinafter referred to as "GDPR").
3. Samsung processes Participants' personal data for the purpose of:
- a) organizing and conducting the Contest,
- b) communicating with Participants,
- c) awarding Prizes,
- d) handling complaints.
4. The Organizer may use Participants' personal data for marketing purposes, consisting of promoting goods and services and products and services of the Organizer's business partners. The legal basis for processing personal data for marketing purposes is the legitimate interest of the administrator (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), consisting of conducting marketing activities.
5. As part of marketing activities, the Organizer may send Participants messages containing information about new products or services. Sending the above information may occur only if the Participant has given separate consent for marketing communication, which can be withdrawn at any time. Withdrawal of consent is possible by contacting Samsung or via the link provided in each electronic message containing marketing communications.
6. With the Participant's separate consent, the Organizer may use the collected personal data to create a Participant profile. Based on the created profiles, the Organizer may send more tailored marketing communications informing about goods and services.
7. In the event of separate consent being given, Participants' personal data will also be processed for marketing purposes (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).
8. Furthermore, in certain situations, it is or may be necessary to process Participants' personal data for purposes other than those indicated above, which are necessary due to the implementation of Samsung's legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), particularly:
- a) for purposes related to monitoring and improving the quality of services provided,
- b) in cases where it is applicable for internal reporting within Samsung and the Samsung Group.
9. In cases other than those indicated above, Participants' personal data will be processed solely on the basis of prior consent, within the scope and purpose specified in the consent.
Obligation to provide personal data to Samsung
10. Failure by the Participant to provide all required personal data may constitute an obstacle to the Participant's entry into the Contest and the provision of services by Samsung to the Participant.
11. To the extent that personal data is collected based on consent, the provision of personal data is voluntary.
12. The processing of personal data will cover the scope of data indicated in the Contest entry form, as well as other data provided by the Participant in connection with their participation in the Contest.
Information about personal data recipients
13. In connection with the processing of Participants' personal data for the purposes indicated in point 1 above, Participants' personal data may be shared with the following recipients or categories of recipients:
- a) entities participating in processes necessary for the execution of the Contest and the provision of Services under the Promotion; for the purpose of handling the Contest, Participants' personal data has been entrusted for processing to Pride and Glory Huge Idea Sp. z o.o. SKA;
- b) entities from the Samsung capital group;
- c) entities supporting Samsung in its business processes, including entities processing personal data on behalf of Samsung (so-called data processors) and Samsung business partners;
- d) public administration bodies and entities performing public tasks or acting on behalf of public administration bodies, to the extent and for the purposes resulting from legal provisions.
Data Retention Periods
14. Participants' personal data will be processed for the period necessary to handle the Participant's participation in the Contest.
15. After the expiry of the above period, Participants' personal data may continue to be processed to the extent required by law or for the realization of Samsung's legitimate interest as an administrator of data within the scope defined in point 3 above, and in the case of the Participant giving consent for data processing after the termination or expiry of the agreement, until the withdrawal of that consent.
Profiling and Automated Decision-Making
16. Profiling is understood as any form of automated processing of personal data, which consists of using it to prepare and send personalized services/offers tailored to the Participant's needs. Offers are developed based on the Participant's activity within the services provided by Samsung. Offers will be sent to Participants only if they have given their consent.
Rights of the Data Subject
17. Samsung assures that all persons whose personal data is processed have the appropriate rights arising from GDPR, namely:
- a) the right to access personal data, including the right to obtain a copy of such data;
- b) the right to request rectification (correction) of personal data – in case the data is incorrect or incomplete;
- c) the right to request the erasure of personal data (so-called "right to be forgotten") – in cases where (i) the data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, (ii) the data subject objects to the processing of personal data, (iii) the data subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based and there is no other legal basis for processing, (iv) the data is processed unlawfully, (v) the data must be erased to comply with a legal obligation;
- d) the right to request restriction of personal data processing – (i) the data subject questions the accuracy of personal data, (ii) the processing is unlawful, and the data subject objects to erasure, requesting restriction instead, (iii) the administrator no longer needs the data for its purposes, but the data subject needs it to establish, defend or pursue claims, (iv) the data subject objects to data processing – until it is determined whether the legitimate grounds of the administrator override the grounds for objection;
- e) the right to data portability, if: (i) processing is based on a contract with the data subject or on consent given by such person, and (ii) processing is automated;
- f) the right to object to the processing of personal data, including profiling, if (i) there are reasons related to the Participant's specific situation, and (ii) data processing is based on the necessity for purposes resulting from Samsung's legitimate interest.
18. The Participant is entitled to submit a request to exercise the rights mentioned in point 14 above by completing the form available at partnershop.sklepsamsung.pl, in accordance with the provided instructions.
Right to Withdraw Consent for Personal Data Processing
To the extent that the Participant has given consent for the processing of personal data, they have the right to withdraw consent for the processing of personal data at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
VI. Final Provisions
Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority
In the event that the processing of the Participant's personal data by Samsung is deemed to violate GDPR regulations, the Participant has the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority, i.e., the President of the Personal Data Protection Office.
Transfer of Personal Data to Entities Outside the European Economic Area ("EEA") or International Organizations
Samsung may transfer Participants' personal data to entities outside the EEA, including in particular entities from the Samsung group, to the extent that this is conditioned by Samsung's internal corporate policies. Samsung guarantees that the transfer of Client data takes place in accordance with the principles set out in Art. 44 – 47 GDPR.
1. The Regulations are available at the Organizer's zone during the ZORZA Festival and on the website: zorzafestiwal.samsung.pl. The Organizer reserves the right to change these regulations to the extent permitted by law. The rules for conducting the Contest are solely defined by these Regulations.
2. The Organizer reserves the right to change the Regulations in connection with and in the event of the occurrence of at least one of the following important reasons:
- a) introduction of new or amendment of existing generally applicable legal provisions, if it directly affects the content of the Regulations and necessitates its amendment;
- b) amendment or emergence of new interpretations of generally applicable legal provisions as a result of court judgments or decisions of public authorities or administration bodies that directly affect the provisions of these Regulations and necessitate their amendment;
- c) a ruling, decision, recommendation or advice from an authorized public authority body, relating to the Regulations and resulting in the necessity of adapting them to such a ruling, decision, recommendation or advice;
- d) adaptation of the Regulations to market conditions related to technological, technical, and IT progress, affecting the provisions of these Regulations;
- e) change of company data, contact details, or URLs included in the Regulations,
- f) the necessity of introducing changes other than those mentioned above, provided that they collectively meet the following conditions: i) they are lawful (including, in particular, not infringing on individual or collective consumer interests); ii) they are beneficial for current and potential Participants; iii) their introduction is necessary for the proper implementation of the Promotion in a manner that is beneficial for current and potential Participants.
3. The Organizer reserves the right to use materials submitted by Participants as contest entries for the Organizer's promotional purposes. For this purpose, Participants, in exchange for the opportunity to participate in the Contest, grant the Organizer, without additional remuneration, a non-exclusive, unlimited in time and territory license to use the works submitted to the Contest in the following fields of exploitation:
- a) production of copies of the work by any technique, including printing, reprography, magnetic recording, and digital techniques;
- b) duplication of the work in any other way, not leading to the production of copies, in particular, loading the work into a computer's memory;
- c) distribution of copies of the work, in particular through putting into circulation, lending, or renting the original or copies;
- d) dissemination of the work without the intermediation of copies, in particular public performance, exhibition, display, playback, and broadcasting, as well as public making available of the work in such a way that anyone can access it at a place and time chosen by them;
- e) use in any way, regardless of the medium used, in whole or in part, in advertising and marketing activities.
4. Upon awarding the prize, the Organizer acquires, without separate remuneration, all economic copyrights to the work in the form of the awarded contest entry, without any time or territorial limitations, particularly in the scope of the following fields of exploitation:
- a) production of copies of the work by any technique, including printing, reprography, magnetic recording, and digital techniques;
- b) duplication of the work in any other way, not leading to the production of copies, in particular, loading the work into a computer's memory;
- c) distribution of copies of the work, in particular through putting into circulation, lending, or renting the original or copies;
- d) dissemination of the work without the intermediation of copies, in particular public performance, exhibition, display, playback, and broadcasting, as well as public making available of the work in such a way that anyone can access it at a place and time chosen by them;
- e) use in any way, regardless of the medium used, in whole or in part, in the Organizer's advertising and marketing activities.
Upon awarding the prize, the Participant transfers to the Organizer the economic copyrights to the work within the scope indicated above, along with the exclusive right to exercise derivative copyrights and the exclusive right to authorize the exercise of derivative copyrights to the work, and also authorizes the Organizer to decide on the first public making available of the work, as well as to exercise other moral rights to the work. The Organizer is not obliged to disseminate the work.
5. A Participant who has posted a winning entry (photo or video) authorizes the Organizer to make modifications to their entry for promotional or advertising purposes. The Participant authorizes the Organizer not to attribute the author of the work when using the contest entry in marketing activities of the Organizer.
6. The Contest Organizer may approach the Contest Participant with a request to conclude a relevant agreement concerning the transfer of copyrights and related rights to the selected Contest Entry for publication in writing. The acquisition of the right to the prize by the Participant may be contingent upon the prior conclusion of such an agreement, the content of which corresponds to the provisions of point 4 above.
7. Participants whose personal data has changed after being provided to the Organizer are obliged to promptly notify about the aforementioned change and provide new personal data if the change in personal data makes correspondence delivery impossible.