The competition is carried out by Swiss International Air Lines (hereinafter referred to as “SWISS”).
The competition is carried out by Swiss International Air Lines (hereinafter referred to as “SWISS”).
For the sake of readability the masculine form was chosen in the text, nevertheless the information refers to members of both genders.
By entering the competition, the entrant accepts the following terms and conditions:
1. Participation in the competition
In order for the competition entry to be valid, the entrant must complete the online form at www.lxmas.ch and accept the entry conditions and the conditions with regard to the transfer of all rights to photos, images and/or films about them and the waiver of personal rights. The competition starts on 26 November 2019 and ends on 29 November 2019 at 23:59. Participation in the competition is free of charge and independent of any purchase or use of paid services.
The competition is open to anyone who is resident in Switzerland. Persons may only participate once per individual competition. Multiple entries are not possible and will be eliminated.
In the event of a win, the participant will announce his accompanying person(s) as stated in the form (max. 6 people can be registered on the form). The winner and his companion/s must be in possession of valid ID (card or passport). Any individuals who are still under-age will only be allowed to attend if accompanied by at least one adult.
The competition is not open to employees of SWISS, its subsidiaries, the Lufthansa Group and its dependants, and any agencies appointed by Swiss and their dependants. By participating in the competition, entrants declare their acceptance of the competition rules.
Entrants are solely responsible for any costs arising from their entry in the competition, should such costs lie beyond the control of SWISS (such as the entrant's personal online access, for example).
2. Data protection
SWISS states that the participant's personal data (in particular email addresses, names, addresses) will only be used in the context of the competition and on the basis of the applicable data protection regulations, and will not be passed on by SWISS to third parties, but will be treated confidentially unless the participant agrees to the inclusion of partner information. A withdrawal of consent via email to dataprotection@swiss.com is possible at any time. One exception is in the event of a win for which the participant grants SWISS express permission to publish his name and place of residence.
The participant hereby agrees by participation to his personal data being stored and used for the execution of the competition. SWISS reserves the right to check the accuracy of the data provided by the participants.
Your personal data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the aforementioned purposes or on expiry of the retention or limitation periods issued by the legislator or the supervisory authorities. For further information on data protection, please go to our Privacy Policy at www.swiss.com/datenschutz.
3. Disqualification from the competition
SWISS is entitled to exclude individual entrants from the competition if justified reasons exist, such as violation of the terms and conditions of participation, influencing the competition, manipulation etc. Participants who are entered automatically, i.e. by bots or other technical means, will also be disqualified from the competition.
In the event of a reason for exclusion from the competition, prizes may be subsequently withdrawn and any prizes that have already been paid out or delivered reclaimed.
4. Prizes
We are giving away 120 seats on the charter flight to Kuusamo, Finland, as well as accommodation and inclusion in the organised programme of activities there.
• Return flights with SWISS Charter
• Outbound flight on 14 December from Zurich (ZRH) at 7:35 a.m., arrival in Kuusamo (KAO) at approx. 12:15 p.m.
• Return flight on 15 December from Kuusamo (KAO) at 2:35 p.m., arrival in Zurich (ZRH) at approx. 5 p.m.
• 1 night at the Hotel Holiday Club Kuusamon Tropiikki
• The rooms will be allocated by SWISS to suit the size of the family (maximum 6 people).
Meals/transport/programme as follows:
14 December 2019
Regular service on board LXmas
Transport to the hotel
Lunch on arrival at the hotel
"Snow fun" activities: husky encounter, snowmobile tour (blood alcohol limit 0.0), ride a kick sledge and ice hole fishing
Snack in the afternoon
Festive evening meal
15 December 2019
Breakfast at the hotel
Packed lunch
Transport to Ruka, stay in the village
Transport to Kuusamo airport
Regular service on board
Also included:
Non-alcoholic drinks
Warm jumpsuits and snowboots
All afternoon activities on 14 December
Not included:
Participants must arrange their own insurance. We advise all participants to take out travel incident insurance. SWISS will accept no liability or costs in the event of accident or injury.
Participants must pay for their own alcoholic drinks and other private purchases.
The closing date is
29 November 2019 at 23.59. Entries received after the closing time of the competition will no longer be considered regardless of the reason for the delay. The electronic time-stamp on the entry shall determine if it was received before the deadline. SWISS will not be in any way liable for delayed entries, and in particular cannot be held responsible for technical interruptions during transmission, especially for failures of the network, the electronics or computers.
SWISS will notify winners by email. Any further communication between SWISS and the winner will take place in private, individual messages.
5. Choosing the winners
The draw will take place in private within 72 hours of the end of the competition. All claims to the prize will become null and void without compensation if the winner does not respond to notification of his prize until 05 December 2019 at 23.59. Winners will be contacted by email.
6. Handover of the prize
Prizes will only be handed over to the winners. The prize is awarded exclusively in the stated form as a voucher; it cannot be exchanged for anything else or paid out in cash. The prize cannot be given or sold to a third party. The price applies exclusively to the above charter flight. Validity cannot be extended, nor can the flight be changed to a different flight and/or travel day. Seats will be allocated by SWISS. No miles will be given for the prize.
7. Claiming the prize
The persons named by the winner are authorised to travel provided they are meet the criteria listed under “Competition entry”. The personal details of all the passengers must correspond with the information contained in the identity document carried by the passengers (ID / passport) on the day of travel. No name changes can be made once the flight passengers have been announced. The winner and his travel companions must report to SWISS at Zurich airport at the stipulated time on 14 December. In the event of delayed arrival, the prize will become null and void. The winners and their travel companions are responsible for their travel arrangements to Zurich airport.
8. Legal redress / applicable law
No correspondence will be entered into. There is no right to legal redress. There is no legally enforceable right to transfer, payment in cash or exchange of the prizes. Swiss law applies exclusively under exclusion of the law of conflict.
9. Changes to the entry conditions and termination of the competition
SWISS reserves the right to change the competition or entry conditions etc. at any time. Moreover, SWISS reserves the right to terminate or interrupt the competition at any time. This applies in particular where there are reasons that would disrupt or prevent the scheduled course of the competition.
10. Limitation of liability for SWISS
Insofar as this is permitted in law, no liability whatsoever will be assumed by SWISS.
11. Arbitration
SWISS will not enter into dispute resolution with a consumer arbitration board, nor is it obliged to do so.
12. Severability clause
Should any individual provisions set out in the entry terms and conditions be invalid or unenforceable, this will not affect the validity of the other provisions. The invalid or unenforceable provisions are to be replaced by valid and enforceable provisions that are as close as possible to the original ones in terms of the impact of the objective pursued by SWISS. In the event of a discrepancy between the German, English or French versions of these terms and conditions, the German version is deemed to be defining.
13. Other
This competition is in no way affiliated to Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, and is in no way sponsored, supported or organised by Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. Contact person is Swiss International Air Lines and not Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.
