Contest Terms & Conditions

These terms and conditions apply to the Straffe Hendrik contest " Win a limited edtion Straffe Hendrik print" organised by Brewery De Halve Maan with registered office located at Walplein 26, 8000 Bruges Belgium and company number BE 0871.950.123, hereafter referred to as "Halve Maan", "we", "us".

Article 1       General

  1. This promotion is open to residents of Belgium, the Netherlands, France and the United States of America.
  2. Participants must be:
    1. 18 years or older for residents of Belgium, the Netherland and France.
    2. 21 years or older for residents of the United States of America.
  3. This contest runs exclusively via the beer brand ‘Straffe Hendrik’.
  4. The promotional competition is not open to any director, member, partner, employee, agent or consultant of Halve Maan, the marketing service providers or any person who directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by these entities, including their spouses, life partners, business partners or immediate family members.
  5. Participants must be in possesion of a valid identity document so that Halve Maan can check possible abuses and sanction them if necessary.
  6. By entering or participating in the Contest you automatically agree to these Contest Terms & Conditions.

Article 2       Personal data

  1. To enter the contest, you will be asked to fill in certain personal details (e.g. name, address, e-mail address, etc.).
  2. Participants guarantee that the data they provide are correct, up-to-date and complete.
  3. Halve Maan cannot be held accountable for wrongful, incorrect or incomplete data sent by the participant.
  4. The Personal Data will be processed for administration of the Contest (third parties may be involved in this administration).
  5. Personal data will be processed according to the Halve Maan Privacy Policy (which can be consulted at www.halvemaan.be) and in accordance with the Belgian legislation on the protection of privacy (Law of 8/12/1992).
  6. In accordance with the law, participants may access, modify or have their data removed from the database. Participants who wish to have their data deleted during the contest accept that this will automatically end their participation as, without registration, they cannot be included in the list of participants.
  7. By taking part in the contest, the participant gives his/her consent to register his/her personal data in the database of De Halve Maan. This data will only be used to manage the contest and identify the winners.

Article 3       Duration and flow

  1. The opening date for entries is 08:00 CET on 26/05/2023 and the closing date for receipt of entries is 23:59 CET on 31/05/2023.
  2. Flow of the contest:
    2.1. Where to participate?
    The contest can be accessed via the website www.straffehendrik.be/contest.

To participate in this contest in a valid manner, the participant must complete the questions and fill in his/her personal information.

Entering data:
Participants must fill in their personal details online, in accordance with what is requested on the website www.straffehendrik.be/contest. The fully completed form should be sent by 23:59 CET on 31/05/2023 on the website to enter the contest. If the entrant has any questions at any time about how Halve Maan handles personal data, the entrant can read the 'Privacy Policy’ available on the website.

Article 4        Winners

  1. The winners are those who, of all valid entries:

1.1 Answered the knowledge question correctly.
1.2 Answered the tiebreaker question correctly, or, failing that, came closest. Despite the selective nature of the knowledge question and the tiebreaker question, it is possible that there may be an ex aequo. In this case, the date and time of the entry will be taken into account when determining the winners, i.e. the first entry will then be chosen.

  1. Winners will be personally contacted on 1/06/2023, using the e-mail address provided.
  2. If a winner's personal details submitted turn out to be incorrect, and if a winner does not respond to communication from Halve Maan, despite the fact that Halve Maan has made every effort to reach the winner, Halve Maan cannot be held accountable. If a prize is refused or otherwise not awarded, it shall automatically expire without any notification.
  3. If a prize is not claimed by a winner within 3 months after the end of the contest through no fault of Halve Maan, that winner shall lose his/her rights to the prize and it shall remain the property of Halve Maan.
  4. Halve Maan reserves the right to adjust or cancel the prize due to circumstances beyond its control or any other cause beyond the organiser's power, technical incidents related to malfunctions of the computer system used, fraudulent access to the computer system, breakdowns, interruptions, or delays in telecommunications networks.
  5. No correspondence is possible about these rules and the outcome of the contest.
  6. Each participant can win only one canvas.

Article 5        Price

  1. The price is:
    100 limited edition Straffe Hendrik canvas prints, signed and numbered by food photographer Pieter D’Hoop. Each canvas has a size of 60 cm H x 60 cm W.
  2. Each price is personal and therefore non-transferable and not replaceable, exchangeable or redeemable for cash.
  3. In the case of refusal or any other reason for not awarding a prize, it expires to Halve Maan.

Article 6        Responsibility and indemnity

  1. Participants acknowledge that participation in the contest is entirely at their own risk. No compensation may be claimed from Halve Maan.
  2. If, for participation in this contest, participants are asked to submit, upload, speak or contribute in any other way, they guarantee that such submission does not violate any rights of third parties or is unlawful in any other way.
  3. Under no circumstances can Halve Maan be held accountable for accidents, expenses, direct or indirect damages that may result from the participation in the contest and/or the prize distribution.
  4. Halve Maan shall not be held accountable for any loss, direct and/or indirect, which is in any other way related to this contest, including but not limited to:
    o The prizes distributed by it,;
    o the modification, interruption or termination of the action and/or the modification of the prizes;
    o the unlawful use of our systems by any third party;
    o possible mistakes or typos in the conditions and terms, announcements of the contest, etc.
  5. In the event that the determination of the winner is exclusively based on an IT procedure, the participants accept that Halve Maan cannot be held accountable for any connection failure, delays or other technical defects caused by the Internet or the technical service providers who intervene in the transmission of the forms and accommodation of the website. If the contest has to be postponed, cancelled or interrupted, partially or in its entirety, for reasons beyond the control of Halve Maan, Halve Maan shall not be accountable in any way.

Article 7        Copyright and cooperation

  1. Submissions shall become the property of Halve Maan and participants fully waive their rights to them, including copyright. Halve Maan reserves the right, at its own discretion, to adapt, shorten, modify or delete any such submission, without notifying you in advance.
  2. Any entry uploaded by a participant may be used by Halve Maan without restriction, at any time, without prior authorisation or notification and without financial payment or compensation of any kind to the participant.
  3. Winners automatically authorise Halve Maan to use their name and/or visual material on which they are portrayed for any publicity related to this contest, without compensation.

Article 8        Rights Halve Maan

  1. Halve Maan reserves the right to terminate a participation in the contest at any time if it violates these terms and conditions or any legally relevant rule in any way, without prior notice, without giving any reason, at its own discretion and without being held accountable.
  2. Halve Maan also reserves the right, at its own discretion and without prior notice, to terminate, interrupt or modify the contest and/or change the prices of the contest if circumstances so require, without Halve Maan being held accountable.
  3. It is not possible for Halve Maan to screen all submissions in advance. If a third party claims that a submission is unlawful, Halve Maan reserves the right to pass on the name and address to that third party.

Article 9       Contact

If participants have any questions or comments about this contest, please contact us at info@halvemaan.be or via the contact form at www.straffehendrik.be/en/contact.

Article 10      Various

  1. These terms and conditions may be modified by us at any time. We therefore recommend reviewing the terms and conditions regularly.
  2. This contest is covered by the Halve Maan Terms of Use and Privacy Statement.
  3. Participation in this contest implies acceptance of all the terms of these contest rules, including any subsequent changes that may be necessary, for example in the event of circumstances beyond one's control. These terms and conditions are governed by the Belgian law. Any disputes arising which are related to the contest or the website shall be dealt with by a court in Belgium.