Loyalty activations terms and conditions

VF Northern Europe Services Ltd - Irish Branch, whose company registration number is IE 9661414U and registered office is at Suite 3, One Earlsfort Centre, Lower Hatch Street, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland, (hereinafter referred to as the "Promotion Company") in coordination with VF International SAGL whose registered office is in Via Laveggio 5 - 6855 Stabio, Switzerland (VAT CHE-111.650.898), is organizing a prize competition called “XPLR Pass – Protection Photo Contest” (the “Contest”).

Entry into the Contest is free and no purchase is necessary.

About the Contest:

The concept of the Contest is for Entrants to send a photograph that shows themselves surrounded by elements of nature (hereinafter “Submission”).

Promotional Periods

The Contest runs from 15/04/2024 at 11:00 (CEST) to 15/05/2024 at 17:00 (CEST) ("Promotional Period").

Eligibility

Entry into this Contest is open only to legal residents of Ireland, who are at least eighteen (18) years of age, registered in the "XPLR Pass" loyalty programme (hereinafter “Participant/s”).

Entrants can register for the loyalty programme free of charge at https://www.thenorthface.ie/

How to enter the Contest:

From 15/04/2024 to 15/05/2024, to participate in the contest, Entrants must log into https://www.thenorthface.ie/ with their XPLR Pass loyalty credentials, access the page dedicated to the contest in their XPLR Pass account and upload their Submission related to the "Contest theme".

In case of technical problem can enter the Prize Draw by sending the photo via email to the following email address: xplr_pass@vfc.com

Each Submission must comply with the requirements set out in the section named “Submission requirements” below and be in the form of a photo.

Each compliant Submission approved by the Promotion Company will be considered an entry into the Contest (“Entry”).

All Entrants will be able to take part in the Contest by sending one (1) Submission during the Promotional Period.

All Entrants must have internet access to enter the Contest.

Entrants are not permitted to enter the same Submission more than once during the Contest.

Duplicate Submissions will be subject to disqualification, as determined by the Promotion Company in its sole and absolute discretion.

Restrictions:

Entrants may upload one (1) Submission (photo) during the Promotional Period.

No Entrant may win more than one (1) prize.

Entrants not resident in Ireland will not be allowed to enter this Contest.

Employees of the Promotion Company, employees of all controlled, affiliated or controlling companies of the Promotion Company, and other people involved in the organisation and management of the Contest may not enter the Contest, but may enrol in the XPRL Pass loyalty programme.

Submission requirements

A Submission must meet the following requirements to allow entry into the Contest:

• The Submission must be in a format compatible with the Promotion Company’s website;

• The Submission must show a photo of the Entrant surrounded by elements of nature;

• The Submission must not show, promote or encourage any dangerous act and the Entrant must not have put themselves or anybody else at risk of injury (actual or potential) when creating their Submission; and

• The Submission must be in relation to the Contest theme.

Moderating:

Every uploaded Submission will be moderated. The Promotion Company reserves its right to reject or disqualify any Submission, in its sole discretion, it determines not to be in compliance with these Contest Rules or is potentially damaging to either the Promotion Company, the Contest's, or any other third party's image or reputation. The Promotion Company reserves its right to refuse entry to Submissions in each case which:

1. are defamatory, obscene, offensive, vulgar, slanderous, racist, > dangerous, discriminatory and/or are or out of keeping with the > spirit of Contest in the Promotion Company's sole opinion;

2. are designed to promote or publicise any brand, product, service or > business activity other than that of the Promotional Company > and/or which is unrelated to the Contest;

3. contain content which has been copied from other sources;

4. contain content which the Promotion Company reasonably believes to > be factually inaccurate;

5. contain content which the Promotion Company reasonably believes > could promote or encourage dangerous.;

6. contain content not related to the Contest theme;

7. contain content which breaches the laws of Ireland;

8. contain viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs or other computer > programs designed to damage, cause harmful interference, > surreptitiously intercept or steal any system data.

Only if the Submission is judged suitable by the Promotion Company's moderators, shall it be deemed to be an Entry into the Contest.

Entrant liability with regard to their Submission:

By entering the Contest, Entrants accept these Contest Rules in their entirety and declare that:

1. they are the owner of all copyright and intellectual property rights in the Submission and that the Submission has not been copied or reproduced from any source or third parties;

2. they are the subject shown in the Submission and the Submission is the result of their own experience, special moment or adventure enjoyed by the Entrant outdoors;

3. the Submission is original and has not been published previously or entered into other competitions or contests;

4. the Submission does not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations of Ireland or of any jurisdiction where Submission is created;

5. no persons below the age of 18 appears in the Submission;

6. the Submission is not a reproduction and does not infringe upon any intellectual property rights, moral rights, copyrights, third party personal data protection rights, publication rights and in general terms that the Submission respects the provisions of law in regard to copyrights and any other regulations or laws in force;

7. they hereby grant to the Promotion Company a non-exclusive, royalty free, revocable, licence to use, adapt, publish, modify, distribute, reproduce and display the Submission in whole or in part, on a worldwide basis, in perpetuity, and to incorporate it into other works, in any form, media or technology now known or later developed, including, but not limited to, on any and all Internet media, including in the Promotion Company’s website or related websites and other social networking platforms (i.e., Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok Pinterest etc.), for any purpose whatsoever, including for promotional, advertising or marketing purposes (except where prohibited by law), until such time as the Entrant chooses to revoke such rights;

8. they are wholly liable for the Submission uploaded and will consequently indemnify the Promotion Company against any liability it incurs as a result of the Submission failing to comply with the conditions set out in these Contest Rules;

9. the Submission complies with the requirements set out in these Contest Rules and the section named “Submission requirements”;

12. the following does not appear: other products from competing brands > or phrases or objects which are irrelevant to the Contest;

13. the Submission does not contain material that is inappropriate, > indecent, dangerous, obscene, hateful, tortious, defamatory, > slanderous, libellous, promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm > against any group or individual, including to themselves, or > promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, > nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age; and

14. they agree to take part in any reasonable publicity required by the > Promotion Company should they win one of the Contest prizes.

Each Entrant accepts that breach of any of the conditions of these Contest Rules shall entitle the Promotion Company to immediately remove the Entrant and/or his/her Submission from the Contest without prejudice to any other rights and/or remedies of the Promotion Company.

Prizes

There will be two (2) prizes awarded as part of the Contest as detailed in the section named “The method for awarding prizes” below.

The prize consists of a TNF Duffel Bag (Duffel S) and a TNF Jacket (hereinafter “The Prize”).

The approximate value of each Prize is € 540.

The method for awarding prizes

On or about 31/05/2024 a diverse and independent panel of judges, selected by the Promotion Company, (“Judging Panel”) will evaluate all valid Submissions correctly submitted in accordance with these Contest Rules.

Submissions will be judged based on the following equally-weighted judging criteria (“Judging Criteria”): relevance to the topic, affinity to The North Face values and originality.

Submissions will be judged based on the following equally-weighted judging criteria (“Judging Criteria”): relevance to the topic, originality, creativity and aesthetics.

The first two (2) Submissions with the highest score based on the Judging Criteria will be deemed to be the winner of the Contest.

The Judging Panel will also determine ten (10) runners-up in order of preference according to the Judging Criteria. A runner-up shall only be used if the winner fails to claim his prize in accordance with these Contest Rules, has already won a prize or is disqualified from the Contest for any reason.

The decision of the Judging Panel is final and binding with respect to all matters relating to the Contest.

In the event of not enough Entrants to award all prizes, the Promotion Company reserves its right not to award such prizes.

Notification to the winners

Winners will be notified of their win by an email sent to the email address provided during registration within five (5) working days from the selections of winners.

Winners will have five (5) days from being notified to reply to the notification of win accepting the prize and providing all the information requested by the Promotion Company.

If any potential winner within five (5) days of first notification attempt cannot be contacted, fails to provide the information requested, if any Prize or notification of win is returned as undeliverable, if the potential winner rejects his Prize, or in the event of noncompliance with these Contest Rules and requirements, such prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to a runner-up.

The first runner-up with the highest score will be contacted in the same manner as described above and, if necessary, the process repeated until the Prize is finally awarded to a runner-up. In the event that having followed the awarding process described above, a Prize cannot be given to a winner or runner-up, the Promotion Company reserves its right not to award said Prize.

Upon Prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given.

The Promotion Company reserves the right to require the winner to provide a valid form of identification proving his age and identity before receiving their Prize. Any identity verification document produced must be in the name of the person who has entered the Contest.

The Promotional Company shall not be liable to any winner with whom contact and/or delivery cannot be made due to: (i) incorrect or incomplete details having been provided at registration; or (ii) the winner's mailbox being full, blacklisted or no longer active; or (iii) the notification email being deemed to be spam and thus not reaching the winner's email account or being directed into the junk folder of the winner's email account.

Personal Data:

The processing of any personal data of Entrants, as necessary to enable the participation to the Contest, will be carried out by the Promotion Company, in its capacity as Data Controller. Furthermore, upon prior express consent from the relevant Entrant, personal data may be processed also for profile-based marketing purposes by Promotion Company’s affiliate entity VF International Sagl, with registered offices in 5, Via Laveggio, 6855, Stabio, Switzerland, in its capacity as Data Controller. 

Consent to the processing for profile-based marketing activities is optional, and a denial will not negatively affect participation to the Contest. 

Personal data will be processed in compliance with the current laws and regulations applicable to the processing of personal data, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation N. 679/2016 (GDPR) and retained for the time necessary to fulfil the data processing purposes herein described, except when longer or shorter retention periods are provided for by law. 

For further information on the processing of personal data, Entrants can consult our Privacy Policy and/or contact our Privacy Office EMEA at privacy_europe@vfc.com.

General:

The Promotion Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, extend or suspend this Contest or these Contest Rules should (in its sole discretion) virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention, fraud or other causes beyond its reasonable control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Contest. In such case, the Promotion Company may select the winner(s) from all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by the Promotion Company.

To the extent permitted by law, upon suspension or cancellation the Promotion Company cannot be held liable for any expenses incurred or damages suffered, whether direct, indirect, consequential or inconsequential, and the Promotion Company shall not be obliged to organize any alternative Contest or offer any alternative prize.

Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by the Promotion Company and the Promotion Company does not accept any responsibility for the non-receipt or the late receipt of Entries due to network or internet connection failure or for any associated costs to Entrants.

Any attempt by any Entrant to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple/different email accounts, identities and registrations, or any other methods will void that Entrant's entries and that Entrant may be disqualified. Use of any automated system to submit entries is prohibited and will result in disqualification. In the event of a dispute as to any registration, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the Entrant. Each winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.

The Promotion Company may prohibit an Entrant from participating in the Contest or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said Entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices (including the use of automated quick entry programs) or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other Entrants or Promotion Company representatives.

The Promotion Company is not responsible for any technical problems or human error that may result in a Submission not being received or being lost or damaged or for any destruction or alteration of, or unauthorized access to, Contest registrations and entries.

The Promotion Company reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of Entries and Entrants (including an Entrant's identity, age and place of residence) and to disqualify any Entrant who submits a Submission that is not in accordance with these Contest Rules.

Save where the Promotional Company has been negligent and to the extent permitted by law, the Promotion Company shall in no way be liable for any injuries, losses, damages or expenses suffered or incurred by any winner of the Contest, as a direct or indirect result of participating in this Contest and/or accepting a prize.

The full costs of participation in the Contest are entirely at the expense of the Entrant excluding any costs the Promotion Company has agreed to be liable for in relation to the Prizes. In no case can the Entrant recover the cost of his or her participation from the Promotion Company.

Winners will be solely responsible for any federal, state or local taxes relating to their Prize.

The Promotion Company’s decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into except with the winners to notify them that they have won and to provide the Prizes.

The Prizes quoted are subject to availability and, in the event of unforeseen circumstances, or circumstances outside of the Promotion Company's reasonable control, the Promotion Company reserves the right to amend, withdraw or substitute any part of this Contest and/or Prize for an alternative arrangement of equal or greater value.

The prizes are not transferable, and no cash or other alternative arrangements will be offered.

Failure by the Promotion Company to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.

If any term of these Contest Rules shall be found to be void or contrary to law, such term shall be deemed to be severable from the other terms and provisions herein, and the remainder of these Contest Rules shall remain in effect.

These rules shall be governed by Irish law.

VF International SAGL whose registered office is in Via Laveggio 5 - 6855 Stabio, Switzerland VAT CHE-111.650.898 (hereinafter referred to as the "Promotion Company") in coordination with VF Northern Europe Services Ltd - Irish Branch, whose company registration number is IE 9661414U and registered office is at Suite 3, One Earlsfort Centre, Lower Hatch Street, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland, is organizing free gift promotion called ““XPLR Pass Gift With Purchase” (the "Promotion").

Promotion period

The Competition runs from:

• 05/03/2024 to 11/03/2024 during the opening hours of The North Face participating stores for instore purchase (the "Promotion Period").

• 05/03/2024 at 10.00 (CET) to 11/03/2024 at 23.59 (CET) for online purchase (the "Promotion Period").

Eligibility

Entry into this Promotion is open only to Ireland residents who are at least eighteen (18) years of age, members of The North Face’s XPLR Pass loyalty programme and purchase at least two (2) The North Face Promotional Products (as defined below) online from https://www.thenorthface.com/ or in one of the participating stores (list available in the Annex A) during the Promotion Period (the “Participant/s”).

How to enter the free gift promotion

During the Promotional Period, each Participant who in a single transaction purchase at least two (2) Promotional Products in any TNF Store or online from https://www.thenorthface.ie shall be entitled to one (1) Free Gift.

If the Participant qualifies for a Free Gift having completed their transaction: (i) in a TNF Store, the Free Gift will be given to the customer by the cashier who processed the transaction; or (ii) online from https://www.thenorthface.ie, the Free Gift will be sent to the customer, free of charge, with the products purchased in the transaction.

In order to receive the Free Gift:

• Participants who make a purchase in one of the participating TNF stores must communicate their "membership status" at the time of payment, either by providing their email or by showing their digital membership card.

• Participants who make a purchase through TNF's online e-commerce platform must log in to their XPLR Pass profile before making a purchase.

The offer in the Promotion is limited to one (1) Free Gift per transaction.

Employees, officers, directors of the Promotion Company and its parent company, may not enter in this free gift promotion.

The “List of Promotional Products” is available on the website https://www.thenorthface.ie/help-section/xplr-pass/loyalty-activations-terms-and-conditions.html (the "Promotional Products").

PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS

These products are valid from 06.03.2024:

In the event a Participant returns product(s) such that their original purchase no longer qualifies for the Free Gift, and the Free Gift is not returned to the Promoter, the Promoter reserves the right to deduct the value of the Free Gift from the refund owed to the customer.

Free gift

For online purchases, the Free Gift is a TNF DIPSEA COVER IT worth € 30,00 (the "Free Gift").

For in-store purchases, the Free Gift is a TNF REV HIGHLINE HEADBAND worth € 30,00 (the "Free Gift").

The free gift cannot be redeemed or exchanged for cash.

The Free Gift is not transferable to any other person, and no cash or other alternative arrangements will be offered.

Personal Data:

The processing of any personal data of Entrants, as necessary to enable the participation to the Promotion, will be carried out by the Promotion Company, in its capacity as Data Controller. Furthermore, upon prior express consent from the relevant Entrant, personal data may be processed also for profile-based marketing purposes by Promotion Company’s affiliate entity VF International Sagl, with registered offices in 5, Via Laveggio, 6855, Stabio, Switzerland, in its capacity as Data Controller.

Consent to the processing for profile-based marketing activities is optional, and a denial will not negatively affect participation to the Promotion.

Personal data will be processed in compliance with the current laws and regulations applicable to the processing of personal data, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation N. 679/2016 (GDPR) and retained for the time necessary to fulfil the data processing purposes herein described, except when longer or shorter retention periods are provided for by law.

For further information on the processing of personal data, Participant can consult our Privacy Policy and/or contact our Privacy Office EMEA at privacy_europe@vfc.com.

General:

The Promotion Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, extend or suspend this Promotion or these Promotion Rules should (in its sole discretion) virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention, fraud or other causes beyond its reasonable control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Free gift promotion.

Upon suspension or cancellation of the Promotion the Promotion Company cannot be held liable for any expenses incurred or damages suffered, whether direct, indirect, consequential or inconsequential, and the Promotion Company shall not be obliged to organize any alternative Promotion or offer any alternative Free Gift.

The Promotion Company may prohibit a Participant from participating in the Promotion or receiving the free gift if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said Participant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices (including the use of automated quick entry programs) or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other Participants or Promotion Company representatives.

Save where the Promotion Company has been negligent or in relation to the Promotion Company's fraud and to the extent permitted by law, the Promotion Company shall in no way be liable for any injuries, losses, damages or expenses suffered or incurred by any winner of the Free Gift Promotion, as a direct or indirect result of participating in this Promotion and/or accepting the Free Gift.

Acceptance of these Rules is a condition of entry into the Promotion and entry indicates full acceptance of these Rules.

The Free Gift quoted are subject to availability and, in the event of unforeseen circumstances, or circumstances outside of the Promotion Company’s reasonable control, the Promotion Company reserves the right to amend, withdraw or substitute any part of this Promotion and/or Free Gift for an alternative arrangement of equal or greater value.

Failure by the Promotion Company to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.

If any term of these Rules shall be found to be void or contrary to law, such term shall be deemed to be severable from the other terms and provisions herein, and the remainder of the rules shall remain in effect.

These rules are subject to Irish law and the courts of Ireland will have exclusive jurisdiction.

LIST OF PARTICIPATING STORES - ANNEX A

TNF Dublin - 43 Grafton Street, Dublin, D02 DX98

VF International SAGL whose registered office is in Via Laveggio 5 - 6855 Stabio, Switzerland VAT CHE-111.650.898 (hereinafter referred to as the "Promotion Company") in coordination with VF Northern Europe Services Ltd - Irish Branch, whose company registration number is IE 9661414U and registered office is at Suite 3, One Earlsfort Centre, Lower Hatch Street, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland, is organizing a free gift promotion called “Strava - Win annual subscription with XPLR Pass” (the "Promotion").

Promotion period

The Competition runs from 21/02/2024 at 10:00 (CET) to 26/02/2024 at 17:30 (CET) (the "Promotion Period").

Eligibility

Entry into this Promotion is open only to the UK residents who are at least eighteen (18) years of age, members of The North Face’s XPLR Pass loyalty programme and purchase the promotional products (as defined below) online from https://www.thenorthface.ie/ during the Promotion Period (the “Participant/s”).

Participants can register for the loyalty programme free of charge at https://www.thenorthface.ie/

Promotional Products

During the Promotional Period, each Participant who purchase at least one product of the “TRAIL RUNNING COLLECTION” (the "Promotional Products") from the online from https://www.thenorthface.ie/shop/en-gb/tnf-ie/men-activities-trail-running for male collection and https://www.thenorthface.ie/shop/en-gb/tnf-ie/women-activities-trail-running for female collection, shall be entitled to one (1) Free Gift.

If the Participants qualify for a Free Gift, having completed their transaction online from https://www.thenorthface.ie/, the Free Gift will be sent to the XPRL Profile customer e-mail free of charge.

The offer in the Promotion is limited to one (1) Free Gift per Participant.

If a Participant exercises their right to cancel their Purchase, or request a refund of their Purchase, then the Participant must return the free gift received to them as soon as possible, and in any event within 28 days of their submission of their cancellation or refund request.

Free gift

The free gift consists of a digital voucher for a “STRAVA ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION” worth € 44,83 (the "Free Gift").

The free gift cannot be redeemed or exchanged for cash.

The Free Gift is not transferable to any other person, and no cash or other alternative arrangements will be offered.

Personal Data:

The processing of any personal data of Entrants, as necessary to enable the participation to the Promotion, will be carried out by the Promotion Company, in its capacity as Data Controller. Furthermore, upon prior express consent from the relevant Entrant, personal data may be processed also for profile-based marketing purposes by Promotion Company’s affiliate entity VF International Sagl, with registered offices in 5, Via Laveggio, 6855, Stabio, Switzerland, in its capacity as Data Controller.

Consent to the processing for profile-based marketing activities is optional, and a denial will not negatively affect participation to the Promotion.

Personal data will be processed in compliance with the current laws and regulations applicable to the processing of personal data, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation N. 679/2016 (GDPR) and retained for the time necessary to fulfil the data processing purposes herein described, except when longer or shorter retention periods are provided for by law.

For further information on the processing of personal data, Participant can consult our Privacy Policy and/or contact our Privacy Office EMEA at privacy_europe@vfc.com.

General:

The Promotion Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, extend or suspend this Promotion or these Promotion Rules should (in its sole discretion) virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention, fraud or other causes beyond its reasonable control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Free gift promotion.

Upon suspension or cancellation of the Promotion the Promotion Company cannot be held liable for any expenses incurred or damages suffered, whether direct, indirect, consequential or inconsequential, and the Promotion Company shall not be obliged to organize any alternative Promotion or offer any alternative Free Gift.

The Promotion Company may prohibit a Participant from participating in the Promotion or receiving the free gift if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said Participant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices (including the use of automated quick entry programs) or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other Participants or Promotion Company representatives.

The Promotion Company is not responsible for any technical problems or human error that may result in an entry not being received or being lost or damaged or for any destruction or alteration of, or unauthorized access to registrations and entries.

Save where the Promotion Company has been negligent or in relation to the Promotion Company's fraud and to the extent permitted by law, the Promotion Company shall in no way be liable for any injuries, losses, damages or expenses suffered or incurred by any winner of the Free Gift Promotion, as a direct or indirect result of participating in this Promotion and/or accepting the Free Gift.

Acceptance of these Rules is a condition of entry into the Promotion and entry indicates full acceptance of these Rules.

The Free Gift quoted are subject to availability and, in the event of unforeseen circumstances, or circumstances outside of the Promotion Company’s reasonable control, the Promotion Company reserves the right to amend, withdraw or substitute any part of this Promotion and/or Free Gift for an alternative arrangement of equal or greater value.

Failure by the Promotion Company to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.

If any term of these Rules shall be found to be void or contrary to law, such term shall be deemed to be severable from the other terms and provisions herein, and the remainder of the rules shall remain in effect.

These rules shall be governed by Irish law.