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These Terms & Conditions apply to the Challenge “Follow the Leaf” (hereinafter referred to as: the “Challenge”) sponsored by Danone SA, a French société anonyme with a capital of 169 888 497,75 €, registered at the Registre du Commerce et des Société from Paris under the number 552 032 534 (hereafter “the Company”), located at 17, Boulevard Haussmann – 75009 Paris, France and managed by Strava, Inc., located at 181 Fremont Street, Floor 27, San Francisco, California 94105, United States (hereafter “Strava”) on the website Strava.com.
The "Prize" refers to Polar Vantage M3 watch (market value: 399,90 €).
Participation in the Challenge implies the acceptance of all provisions of these Terms & Conditions, including any decision the Company shall need to take. Non-compliance with these Terms & Conditions and each attempt at fraud shall lead to the immediate exclusion of the participant.
In the event of any irregularities such as errors that occur at the web designer or at the Company itself, the Company shall decide autonomously on the way these irregularities shall be corrected and dealt with.
1. Promoter
The participant acknowledges that the Challenge is organized by Strava on its website and sponsored by the Company.
Any Participant’s use of the Strava platform in connection with the Challenge or otherwise, remains subject to Strava’s then-current Terms of Service and associated Privacy Policy.
2. Who can participate
The Challenge is accessible via Strava application and is open only to residents of Ireland, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Danmark.
Participation is personal. It is forbidden to play from another person's Strava account.
Only one entry per person will be accepted for the duration of the Challenge.
Participation in the Challenge is free. Normal costs for registration and participation in the Challenge are to be borne entirely by the participant (such as internet costs). Participants can under no circumstances ask for a refund of such costs.
Paid membership on Strava is not required to enter the Challenge nor does it confer a higher chance of winning.
Entrants must be over 18 years old on the date of their entry.
Members of personnel of Strava, the Company (or its affiliates) and agencies involved (directly or indirectly) are excluded from participation. Also, their family members (i.e. members of one and the same family or people living at the same address) are not allowed to participate.
All people that participate in an organized manner, or in a factual or legally organized way, or in any other way cooperate with the aim of increasing their chances of winning are excluded from the Challenge. Finally, all people who use tricks or disseat, such as the use of specialized computer programs, or in any other way participate fraudulently with the aim of increasing their chances of winning are excluded too.
To the extent legally possible, the Company can perform either itself or in cooperation with a third party, all checks it regards necessary to verify the capacity of the participants and compliance with these conditions. Non-compliance will result in the exclusion of the participant from the Challenge.
3. How to participate
To participate, Strava users shall: ✓ connect to their Strava account ✓ sign up for the "Follow the Leaf" challenge ✓ complete the challenge, consisting of running a total of 60min over 10 days (Aug. 1-10) ✓ fill in the information required (name, last name, email) in the link received after the completion of the Challenge, to enter the prize draw.
4. Challenge Period
The Challenge begins on 18/07 at 12:00 and ends on 27/07 at 11:59 PM. Activities logged during the Challenge must be uploaded to Strava no later than three days after the Challenge ends.
5. Prize & Prize drawing
One winner will be selected randomly on 4/9. The selection is final and binding in all matters related to this Challenge.
The Prize is non-negotiable, non-transferable and non-refundable. No cash alternative is available. Where a Prize becomes unavailable for any reason, the Company reserves the right to substitute that prize for a prize of equal or higher value, and if possible, with similar features. In case of a winner's refusal to benefit from the prize won, as described in the Terms and Conditions, he/she will lose the right to award the prize.
6. Winners’ notification
The winner will be notified via the email address he/she provided after the completion of the Challenge, the next day following the winner’s selection
The Company will inform the winner when and how the prize will be shipped, and the winner shall provide the necessary information for the shipment.
Shipment costs will be supported by the Company. However, the Company shall not be responsible for any fault/error/loss of the transport company.
The Company shall have no liability for a winner's failure to receive notices due to winners' spam or other security settings or for winners' provision of incorrect or otherwise nonfunctioning contact information.
If, for any reason, the winner cannot be contacted, does not claim the prize and/or communicate his/her contact details within 14 days of notification the Company reserves the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and pick a replacement winner. The same applies if, for any reason, the winner waives the prize. The herein terms and conditions subsequently apply to the replacement winner drawing.
Any prize returned to the Company by the transportation service, for any reason whatsoever, will be considered waived by the winner. The Company will not be required to make any further enquiries.
Waiving the prize will not entitle the winner to any compensation or indemnity.
7. Liability
The Company does not accept liability for any damage, loss, injury or disappointment suffered by any entrants because of either participating in the prize draw or being selected for a prize. Participants expressly accept this condition upon entering the Challenge.
In the event of unforeseen circumstances beyond the Company’s reasonable control, the Company reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the competition or these Terms and Conditions, either in whole or in part, with or without notice.
Participation in the Challenge implies knowledge and acceptance of the features and limitations of the internet. Regarding technical issues, this means the risk of interruptions and more in general the risks that follow from each connection and transfer made over the internet, the absence of security of certain data against possible deviations and the risk for contamination by possible viruses on the network. Therefore, the Company can under no circumstances be held liable for amongst others: • Transmissions over the internet. • Malfunctioning of the internet and/or software used. • Consequences of viruses, bugs and other anomalies. • Any kind of technical, hardware- and software errors.
The Company cannot be held liable for direct or indirect damage because of an interruption, any kind of malfunction that relates to the course of the Challenge, the exclusion of participants or the termination of the Challenge for whatever reason. This also applies to all direct or indirect damage that would come from a connection to Strava website.
Each participant must take all necessary measures to protect his own data and/or the software programs on his IT devices and/or his website against any kind of error. The connection to Strava and the participation in the Challenge completely falls under the responsibility of the participants.
The Company cannot be held liable in the event this Challenge should be altered, shortened or cancelled because of force majeure or because of reasons outside the Company’s intentions.
The Company reserves the right to check whether the applicable legislation and competition rules have been complied with so that any participant can be excluded in the event of noncompliance. Nevertheless, the Company is not obliged to systematically check all participation forms that have been sent and can limit itself to checking the winner.
The Company and the entities appointed by it are in no way liable towards the winner regarding prizes, including their delivery, their state, their qualities and any possible consequences, incidents or accidents caused by the sending, possession or use thereof.
Any failure or deterioration in the functioning of the prize will be governed by the manufacturer's warranty.
The Company may not be held liable, and the winner may not claim any compensation whatsoever, in the event of difficulties or the impossibility of contacting them or sending them their prize due to their own fault.
The Company shall not be held liable in the event of misdelivery, loss, damage, delay and/or theft of the prizes by the transportation service.
Printing, spelling and any other type of such errors are no grounds for damage or any other obligation of the Company.
8. Place of jurisdiction
Any dispute relating to this Game may be addressed, in writing only to: SERVICE CONSOMMATEURS DANONE, 42-46 rue Riolan, 80 000 Amiens or via email through the following link : Contact
The Challenge rules and the interpretation thereof are subject to French law without prejudice to any mandatory consumer protection laws applicable in the participant’s country of residence
Any possible conflict shall be settled exclusively before the courts of Paris.
9. Data Protection
The personal data collected in connection with the Challenge will be processed by Strava and Danone SA acting as co-controllers for the Challenge.
Strava and Danone SA, for this Challenge, call on trusted partners acting as “processors” who ensure the competition coordination. All data collected will only be accessible by the Company’s teams and the other processor involved in the data processing. Failure to collect personal data will prevent participation in the Challenge and will not allow the awarding of prizes.
To participate in the Challenge, the following information may be collected: name, Strava username and profile picture, public and private activity linked to the challenge.
Once the Challenge is completed, to enter the prize draw, participants will be asked to provide the following information to Danone SA and its processors: name, last name and email. Also, the contact details of the winner will be collected for the prize distribution.
All personal data that comes into the Company’s possession following the Challenge shall be treated as confidential and shall be processed in accordance with applicable privacy laws and regulations. The processing of the personal data is based on the legitimate interest of the Company in organizing the Challenge for its customers as part of a promotional operation relating to the visibility of Alpro brand. The data are processed for purposes essential to the execution of the Challenge, the identification of the winner and the distribution of the prizes. Personal data will only be stored for as long as necessary for the good progress of this Challenge and will be deleted upon its termination.
Participants have the right to access, object, limit, rectify, and erase their data and to have incorrect data corrected by sending an email via the contact form on the website (link here) or by sending a letter to the address of the registered office of the Company. They also have the right to data portability. Participants also have the right to define directives concerning the fate of their data after their death. Finally, participants have the right to lodge a complaint with supervisory authority.
The contact details of the data protection officer are the following DPO.France@danone.com