RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PRIZE DRAW 

Article 1. ORGANISATION 

The EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY (ESC), hereinafter the "Organising Company" registered at the following address: Maison Européenne du Cœur, 2035 Route des Colles – Les Templiers – CS80179 Biot, 06903 SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS Cedex France represented by its CEO Mr. Jean-François Riffaud, is organising from 30 May until 10 September 2025, a prize draw, subject to no purchase obligation (hereinafter the “Prize Draw”). 

The Prize Draw is called: “ESC 75 Year Anniversary Quiz”  

Below are the Terms and Conditions applicable to the ESC 75 Year Anniversary Quiz. 

Article 2. PARTICIPATION   

Participation in the Prize Draw is open to all cardiovascular healthcare professionals. Employees and staff of the Organising Company, and anyone who is not medically certified healthcare professional are not eligible to participate in the Prize Draw nor win prizes.  

Participants confirm that any data provided as part of his/her participation is accurate. Any misrepresentation or incorrect and / or incomplete declaration automatically results in the cancellation of his/her participation. 

The Organising Company only accepts one entry per person.  

All participants must read and accept the rules and regulations presented hereunder.  

Article 3. DURATION AND PRINCIPLE 

To participate in the prize draw, participants must answer all ESC 75 Year Anniversary quiz questions correctly. Successful participants will be entered into the draw upon submitting their correct answers, opting into the prize draw and providing their name and valid email address. The prize draw will be conducted at the end of the quiz period, and winners will be notified via email. The winners and prize allocation will be selected randomly.

Article 4. THE PRIZES 

Four winners will receive one of the following prizes:  

• An ESC Professional Membership, valid for one year from the date the prize draw winner is announced. 
• An ESC Congress 2026 registration. The winner will have the choice of an in-person or online registration. The free registration is not transferrable and is nominative. The prize does not include travel and hosting costs. 
• A subscription to the European Heart Journal, valid for one year from the date the prize draw winner is announced.  
• A selection of bespoke ESC 75-year anniversary merchandise upon provision of valid postal address.  

In the event a winner does not, or cannot, benefit from all or part of the prize won, regardless of reason, under the conditions described herein, he/she will lose the full benefit of the prize without any compensation or indemnity. 

Any false identity or email address provided will result in the Winner’s elimination. Similarly, the Organising Company reserves the right to take legal action, by all means necessary, against anyone attempting to abuse these Terms and Conditions.   

The prize may not give rise, on the part of the Winner, to any dispute of any kind, nor to the award of their equivalent value in money, nor to their replacement or exchange for any reason whatsoever. 

In case of force majeure or if the circumstances so require, the Organising Company reserves the right to replace the prize won by a prize of equal or greater value. 

Article 5. DESIGNATION OF THE WINNER 

The winners and prize allocation will be selected randomly.

The Winners will be notified directly by e-mail within one week after the closing of the Prize Draw. The winner will need to confirm acceptance of their prize within 30 days of reception of the email. If any winner fails to confirm acceptance in the 30-day delay, he/she will lose his/her prize, which may be attributed to another Participant at Organising company’s discretion.  

The Organising Company may not be held responsible for any misdirected e-mails. 

Article 6. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION - DATA PROTECTION ACT 

The information provided by Participants is subject to computerised processes to handle the organisation of the ESC 75 Year Anniversary Quiz and delivery of the Prize. 

The data controller is the Organising Company. 

For the organisation of the Prize Draw, the Organising Company will collect the following personal data: First name, Surname Name, email address, postal address.  

Personal data are collected and processed for the following purposes: organisation and management of the Prize Draw, information of the Winner, promotion of the Winners (including on social medias), access to the free registration for ESC Congress 2026, ESC Professional Membership (one year) and free European Heart Journal subscription (one year), management of claims in relation with the Prize Draw. 

Personal data that are collected and processed for the abovementioned purposes are retained for a period covering the organisation of the Prize Draw and the management of the prize delivery. The Organising Company undertakes to delete all personal data that are no longer necessary, after the accomplishment of the purposes. Personal data of participants may be transferred to third party service providers of the Organising Company for the management of the Prize Draw and prize delivery. 

In accordance with the chapter 3 of the European Regulation 2016/679 with regards to data protection, participants have the right to request from Organising Company, access to and rectification or erasure of their personal data or restriction of processing concerning their data or to object to processing as well as the right to data portability. For such, please send a request to the following e-mail address: dataprivacy@escardio.org or to Data Privacy, European Society of Cardiology, Les Templiers, 2035 Route des Colles, CS 80179 Biot, 06903 SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS CEDEX, France. Please be aware that a proof of identity may be required during the process. 

Participants have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, and for information, the Organising Company has appointed a Data Protection Officer that can be reached at dpo@escardio.org. 

ARTICLE 7. LIABILITY / FORCE-MAJEURE / EXTENSION / APPENDICES 

The responsibility of the Organising Company is limited to the maximum overall amount of the prize involved. 

The Organising Company cannot be held liable for any damage of any kind to a participant arising out of his/her participation in the Prize Draw. 

The Organising Company cannot be responsible for any direct or indirect damage resulting from an interruption, a malfunction whatsoever, a suspension or the end of the Prize Draw, regardless of the reason. 

The Organising Company cannot be held liable, in the event the Prize Draw operation is modified, shortened or cancelled due to a force majeure (as defined by French law) or to any event beyond its control.  

In all cases, the Organising Company reserves the right to extend or reduce the participation period. 

Modifications to these Terms and Conditions may occur during the Prize Draw. Any changes in this respect will be notified beforehand by the Organising Company, using all appropriate means, in particular through its website.  

The Organising Company reserves the right to use any recourse against, and in particular to prosecute anyone who makes use of cheating, fraud, falsification or disrupting the operations described herein, or, who may have attempted to do so. 

Any Prize Draw participant who is considered by the Organising Company to have disrupted the Prize Draw operation in any of the aforementioned ways will immediately lose his/her rights to receive any winning prize, without being entitled to any claim. 

Article 8. COMPLAINTS 

Any dispute or claim must be made within 3 months of the end of the Prize Draw, by e-mail to the Organising Company to the following address: Contact Support  and select ‘Other’ in the drop down menu.  

The email must specify the participant’s full details and the exact reason for the claim. Any other means of contestation or claim may not be considered. 

Article 9. ACCEPTANCE OF THE RULES 

Participation in the Prize Draw implies full acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. 

Any issue arising out of the interpretation or application of these Terms and Conditions shall be resolved at Organising Company’s discretion. 

Requests by telephone regarding the interpretation or application of these Terms and Conditions, the mechanisms or the terms of the Prize Draw or on the designation of the Winner will not be answered. 

Article 10. AVAILABILITY OF THE RULES 

The present Terms and Conditions are available on : https://www.escardio.org/The-ESC/About/ESC-75-years/esc-75-anniversary-quiz

Article 11. APPLICABLE LAW 

The Prize Draw, the Terms and Conditions and their interpretation are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the French courts and governed by French law.