Competition rules
The terms used in these Terms and Conditions shall have the following meanings:
Organiser – Kornelia Rataj-Zielińska, conducting business activity under the name “KORNELIA RATAJ KORNELIA RATAJ-ZIELIŃSKA”, Czernica 49, 58-521 Jeżów Sudecki, entered in the CEiDG register of entrepreneurs under NIP (Tax Identification Number): 6112765952.
Co-organiser of the competition (Partner) is PAN DEVELOPMENT sp. z o. o. ul. Ułańska 5, 60-748 Poznań, NIP: 779-242-42-15; operating an Instagram profile under the name: @citygardenby_loccitane.
Competition – conducted in accordance with the rules set out in the Regulations.
Regulations – these Competition rules.
Contest Participant/Contestant – a natural person who meets the requirements specified in the Rules and Regulations and participates in the Competition.
Competition task – Participants enter the Competition by commenting on the competition post published on 8 December 2025 by the Competition Organiser on Kornelia Rataj's Instagram profile, completing the competition task, which is to comment on who you would take for a massage and who you would give the voucher to-voucher and why you would like to spend this time with that person.
E-voucher – a valuable electronic shopping voucher that entitles you to make purchases in the online shop www.korneliarataj.com. Detailed rules for redeeming e-vouchers can be found on the website korneliarataj.com, in the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy tab – Gift Voucher Terms and Conditions.
Application – performing the activities specified in §4 of the Rules during the duration of the Competition within the time limit specified in the Rules.
§1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
1. The organiser of the competition is Kornelia Rataj-Zielińska, conducting business activity under the name “KORNELIA RATAJ KORNELIA RATAJ-ZIELIŃSKA”, Czernica 49, 58-521 Jeżów Sudecki, entered in the CEiDG register of entrepreneurs under NIP number: 6112765952, in accordance with the rules set out in these Terms and Conditions.
2. The co-organiser of the competition (Partner) is PAN DEVELOPMENT sp. z o. o. ul. Ułańska 5, 60-748 Poznań, NIP: 779-242-42-15; running an Instagram profile under the name: @citygardenby_loccitane.
3. The Co-organiser shall cooperate with the Organiser in the preparation, promotion and implementation of the competition.
4. The co-organiser shall be responsible in particular for:
– providing a prize in the form of a Balinese massage (2 × 60 min) and ensuring that it can be redeemed in accordance with the rules set out in the terms and conditions,
– support in promoting the competition on your profile and communication channels (e.g. Instagram).
5. The competition is conducted in accordance with the rules set out in these regulations, in accordance with generally applicable laws, within the territory of the Republic of Poland, taking into account the international nature of the Internet.
6. The competition is organised via the Instagram social media platform on Kornelia Rataj's profile.
7. This Competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram.
8. The Organiser is solely responsible for conducting the Competition, and Participants agree to release Instagram from any liability that may arise in connection with the organisation and conduct of the Competition.
9. The Organiser declares that the Competition is not a numbers game, raffle, mutual betting, promotional lottery, the outcome of which depends on chance, or any other form of game of chance provided for in the Act of 19 November 2009 on gambling.
10. The organiser is the promisor of the prize within the meaning of Articles 919–921 of the Civil Code Act of 23 April 1964.
11. The Competition Rules are available on the online shop's website. www.korneliarataj.com in the competition rules tab and at the Organiser's headquarters. Detailed rules for redeeming the e-voucher can be found on the website. www.korneliarataj.com in the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy tab – Gift Voucher Terms and Conditions.
12. By entering the Competition, the participant confirms that they have read and accept all the provisions contained in the Rules. The participant undertakes to comply with the rules set out therein and confirms that they meet all the conditions that entitle them to participate in the Competition.
13. Participants who fail to meet the conditions set out in the Rules and Regulations shall lose their right to participate in the Competition and receive any Prizes.
§2. DURATION OF THE COMPETITION
1. The Competition, in terms of the possibility of submitting entries in the manner specified in §4 of the Rules, begins at the moment of its announcement on Kornelia Rataj's Instagram profile on 8 December 2025 and ends on 14 December 2025 at 23:59 (Polish time).
2. The results of the Competition will be announced on 11 March 2024 by 11:59 p.m. (Polish time). The duration of the Competition, as indicated in the preceding sentence, does not include the period for awarding prizes and submitting complaints.
§3. COMPETITION PARTICIPANTS
1. Participation in the Competition is voluntary and free of charge.
2. Any natural person who is a consumer within the meaning of Article 22 may participate in the Competition.1 Civil Code (hereinafter referred to as the „Participant”), which:
a) has read these Terms and Conditions and accepted their content,
b) is at least 18 years of age and has full legal capacity,
c) has the ability to send requests to receive messages from other accounts on Instagram during the Contest (requests must be unblocked before the Participant publishes the Contest Task),
d) has a public account on Instagram during the Competition, created and maintained in accordance with its terms and conditions,
e) complete the competition task in accordance with the rules set out in these Regulations.
3. Employees and representatives of the Organiser and other entities directly involved in the preparation and running of the Competition on behalf of the Organiser, as well as members of the immediate family of the above-mentioned persons, are excluded from participating in the Competition. Immediate family members are understood to mean: spouses, ascendants, descendants, siblings, relatives in the same line or degree, persons in an adoptive relationship and their spouses, as well as persons living together.
4. Entry into the Competition, i.e. the Participant's registration for the Competition under the terms and conditions set out in the Rules, shall be tantamount to the Participant having read and accepted the Rules.
5. Competition participants may not transfer the rights and obligations associated with participation in the Competition to third parties, including the right to claim the awarded prize.
§4. COMPETITION RULES
1. In order to participate in the Competition, during the Competition period specified in §2, the Participant shall write a comment under the competition post published on 8 December 2025 by the Competition Organiser on Kornelia Rataj's Instagram profile, responding to the Competition Task – who would they take for a massage and to whom would they give an e-voucher, and why they want to spend this time with that person – they can tag that person in the comment („Competition Task”).
2. Contest participants may optionally like, follow, and share the Organiser's and Co-organiser's profile @citygardenby_loccitane, as well as share the Contest on their own Instagram profile and invite 3 other people to participate in the contest – this will not affect the outcome of the contest.
3. Only Participants who complete the Competition Task during the Competition period will take part in the Competition.
4. The Organiser reserves the right to remove or disregard from the Competition any Competition Tasks whose author:
a) violates the provisions of these Rules or takes actions which give rise to a reasonable suspicion that they may lead to attempts to circumvent the Rules, the rules of participation in the Competition or applicable laws,
b) violates applicable law in relation to the Competition,
c) used content in the Competition Task that is commonly considered offensive, vulgar or ridiculing, as well as content that violates or may violate the personal rights or rights of third parties, as well as pornographic content, content promoting racial, ethnic or religious hatred, or content that discriminates against social groups.
5. Entries that do not meet the conditions of these Rules and Regulations will not be eligible to participate in the Competition. The Competition Organiser shall not be liable for the inability of a potential participant to submit a Competition Task for reasons solely attributable to that participant.
6. Participation in the Competition requires an active profile on Instagram, i.e. a profile that is not temporarily or permanently blocked, created and maintained in accordance with Instagram's Terms of Service and Instagram's policies, rules and guidelines.
7. The Organiser shall not be liable for the removal of a Participant's comment by Instagram or for the temporary or permanent blocking of a Participant's profile by Instagram.
§5. COPYRIGHT AND CONSENT TO THE PUBLICATION OF DATA
1. By entering the Competition, the Participant declares that they have exclusive and unlimited copyright to the completed Competition Task and that the completed Competition Task does not infringe in any way on any rights or property of the Organiser, persons or third parties, in particular the copyright and personal rights of the above-mentioned persons and entities. The Organiser shall not be liable for any false data or information provided by the Participant.
2. If the content of the Competition Task can be considered a work within the meaning of the provisions of the Act of 4 February 1994 on copyright and related rights, the Organiser, pursuant to Article 921 § 3 of the Civil Code, reserves the right, at the time of awarding the prize, to acquire a non-exclusive and free licence to the Competition Tasks awarded in the Competition, without time or territorial restrictions, in the following field of exploitation – use for the purpose of summarising the Competition by saving and reproducing in the memory of computers or computer networks (including, in particular, use on the Internet), including publication on the Internet on the Instagram website.
3. Upon posting the Competition Task, the Participant agrees to the Organiser publishing the Participant's Instagram profile name and the Competition Task on Kornelia Rataj's Instagram profile for the purpose of announcing the Winners of the Competition.
4. Participants shall lose their right to the prize if they refuse to consent to the publication of the Competition Task and the Participant's profile name.
§6. PRIZES AND SELECTION OF WINNERS
1. The Organiser has appointed a Committee consisting of representatives of the Organiser (hereinafter referred to as the „Competition Committee”).
2. The tasks of the Competition Committee will include supervising the proper conduct of the Competition, making decisions on all matters relating to the Competition, including the interpretation of the Rules and Regulations, and selecting the Participant who will be awarded the prize. The decisions of the Competition Committee are final, which does not deprive the Participant of the right to pursue claims under applicable law.
3. The Competition Committee shall evaluate the Competition Tasks submitted by the Participants and select 1 (one) Participant (hereinafter referred to as the “Winner”) who, in the Organiser's opinion, has performed the Competition Task best in terms of originality, ingenuity and creativity, and shall award them a prize.
4. As part of the Competition, the Winner (one) will receive a prize in the form of a package for two people with a total value of PLN 1,400.00, which includes:
• 2 × 60-minute Balinese massage at @citygardenby_loccitane (worth PLN 600)
• 2 × e-vouchers worth PLN 400 each for purchases in the shop korneliarataj.com.
5. The winner of the Competition Prize may not request that the Prize be replaced with a cash equivalent or a prize of a different kind.
6. The Committee will complete the selection of Winners and publish information about the Winners by 23:59 (Polish time) on 14 December 2025 at the latest. Information about winning the Competition will be published on Kornelia Rataj's Instagram profile. In addition, information about winning the Competition will be sent to the Winner in a private message on Instagram.
7. The Partner (@citygardenby_loccitane) is the provider of the massage services mentioned in the Prize. The Organiser shall indicate the Partner in competition announcements in accordance with the terms of the cooperation agreement.
8. Massages are provided on dates and under terms agreed with the Partner; the date of massage services will be agreed directly with the Partner by the Winner after providing their contact details. The Organiser is not responsible for dates agreed directly with the Partner.
9. E-vouchers are electronic, non-exchangeable for cash, non-refundable for cash, and valid for 12 months from the date of issue (unless the shop's terms and conditions korneliarataj.com unless otherwise specified). All detailed conditions for the use of e-vouchers are governed by the store's terms and conditions. korneliarataj.com.
10. In order to receive the Prize, the Winner must provide the Organiser with the information necessary to deliver the Prize within 7 (seven) days of the Organiser sending a private message about the win, in particular: first and last name, e-mail address, residential address and telephone number, and (if necessary) data necessary for settlement with the Tax Office.
11. If the Winner fails to provide the data and information necessary for the delivery of the Prize within the time limit and in accordance with the rules set out above, the Competition Committee shall select another Participant to receive the Prize.
12. The prizes will be sent by the Organiser to the address provided by the Winner via courier within 14 (fourteen) days of the Winner providing the details necessary to send the Prize, at the Organiser's expense.
13. The Organiser shall not be liable for failure to deliver the Prize to the Winner if the inability to deliver the Prize resulted solely from the Winner's failure to meet the conditions required for its award or from providing incorrect data or data that does not comply with the Terms and Conditions.
14. The Organiser is the founder of the Competition Prizes.
15. If the Prizes are not awarded in the Competition for reasons beyond the Organiser's control or for reasons for which the Winner of the Prize in the Competition loses their right to the Prize for reasons specified in these Rules, the Competition Committee shall select another Participant to receive the Prize.
§7. COMPLAINT PROCEDURE
1. In order to ensure supervision over the proper conduct of the Competition, the Organiser has appointed a Competition Committee.
2. Competition participants have the right to submit a written complaint marked „Competition complaint” to the Organiser's e-mail address: [email protected] or by sending a request to the following address: Kornelia Rataj-Zielińska, Czernica 49, 58-521 Jeżów Sudecki, related to the course of the Competition during its duration, as well as up to 14 days after the end of the Competition.
3. A written complaint should include: first name, surname, indication of the name of the Competition in the complaint and in the subject line of the e-mail or on the envelope, the Participant's address to which the Organiser's response should be sent, as well as a detailed description and indication of the reason for the complaint and the content of the request.
4. The participant will be notified of the Organiser's decision by post or email to the address provided in the complaint within 14 days of the complaint being considered.
5. The use of the complaint procedure is voluntary and is not a prerequisite for pursuing claims in court.
§8. PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
1. The personal data of Competition Participants is processed by the Organiser as the personal data controller on the basis of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 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 (General Data Protection Regulation) („GDPR”) for purposes related to transactions made within the Store and for purposes resulting from legitimate interests pursued by the Seller, as well as on the basis of the Customer's consent – for purposes consistent with the content of the consent given, including for commercial and marketing purposes.
2. The administrator of the personal data of the Competition Participants is Kornelia Rataj-Zielińska, conducting business activity under the name “KORNELIA RATAJ KORNELIA RATAJ-ZIELIŃSKA”, Czernica 49, 58-521 Jeżów Sudecki, entered in the CEiDG register of entrepreneurs under NIP number: 6112765952.
3. Personal data will be processed by the Organiser on the basis of the Organiser's legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR) for purposes related to the organisation and adjudication of the Competition, as well as for purposes related to the consideration of any complaints from Participants, and in the case of Winners, also for the purposes of awarding Prizes.
4. Participants' personal data will be processed by the Organiser for the purpose of conducting the Competition, selecting the Winners and awarding the Prizes, issuing and collecting the Prizes, and settling public law liabilities. In the event of a complaint being lodged in any matter relating to the Competition, personal data will also be processed for the purpose of considering the complaint and responding to it.
5. Providing personal data is voluntary, but it is a condition for participation in the Competition and for the Winners to receive their Prizes.
6. Participants' personal data may be made available to cooperating entities and entities processing data on behalf of the Organiser, providing specific services to it, entities authorised to obtain personal data on the basis of mandatory provisions of law, Facebook, Inc. and Facebook Ireland Ltd., entities providing IT services and supplying IT software, accounting offices providing financial and accounting services, whereby such persons or entities process personal data on the basis of a contract, including a personal data processing agreement concluded with the Controller, or on the basis of legal provisions.
7. Due to the fact that the Administrator uses Google and Facebook (including Instagram) services, data may be transferred outside the European Economic Area on the basis of appropriate legal safeguards, which are standard contractual clauses for the protection of personal data, approved by the European Commission.
8. Personal data provided solely for the purposes of the Competition will be processed for the duration of the Competition and the limitation period for claims related to participation in the Competition, as well as any period for pursuing claims and the period for public law settlements.
9. The organiser shall implement the rights of data subjects, i.e. access to their data and the right to rectify, delete, restrict processing, transfer data and withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. The participant also has the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority (the President of the Personal Data Protection Office).
10. In order to exercise their rights, Participants should send their requests to the following e-mail address: [email protected] or by sending a request to the following address: Kornelia Rataj-Zielińska, Czernica 49, 58-521 Jeżów Sudecki.
§9. FINAL PROVISIONS
1. The Rules shall be effective from 8 December 2025 until the end of the Competition, with the proviso that in the event of any complaint proceedings after the end of the Competition, the relevant provisions of the Rules shall apply.
2. These Terms and Conditions are governed by Polish law and shall be interpreted in accordance with it.
3. The Competition Rules are available on the website. www.korneliarataj.com in the competition rules tab and at the Organiser's headquarters.
4. The Organiser undertakes to make every effort to settle amicably any disputes that may arise in connection with the conduct of the Competition. The consumer has the option of using out-of-court methods of dealing with complaints and pursuing claims. Among other things, the consumer may contact the consumer ombudsman (municipal or district). Detailed information on out-of-court methods of handling complaints and pursuing claims can be found on the website
http://www.polubowne.uokik.gov.pl. Consumers may also use the ODR platform, which is available at
http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr. The platform is used to resolve disputes between consumers and businesses seeking an out-of-court settlement.
5. The court competent to settle disputes is the court with local and subject-matter jurisdiction in accordance with the provisions of law.
6. The Organiser may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, amend these Rules for important reasons, provided that this does not worsen the conditions of participation in the Competition and the rights acquired by the Competition Participants, and shall clearly inform the Participants thereof on the Organiser's website and on Kornelia Rataj's Instagram profile.
§10. NOTICE ON COPYRIGHT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
The owner of all material copyrights to the template of these Competition Rules is the Creator of the work, who has granted this shop a non-exclusive and non-transferable right to use these Competition Rules for purposes related to its own commercial activity on the Internet. Copying and distributing the template of these Competition Rules without the consent of the Creator of the work is prohibited and may be subject to both criminal and civil liability.