Prize [Meet & Greet/two concert tickets including all travel expenses]

The winner of the contest will receive two concert tickets for a concert of Alice Sara Ott in Leipzig, Germany on November 14th, 2010 and have the opportunity to meet Alice Sara Ott after the concert. The prize includes all travel expenses for two people.

The following Special Terms and Conditions apply in addition to the General Terms and Conditions (listed below):

1. All entries for this competition must be uploaded by August 30th, 2010 as described in No.2 below.
   
   
2. In order to take part in this contest, it is necessary that the user enters a video of her/himself playing any Chopin piece that she/he has previously uploaded on YouTube. The user then enters the URL of her/his video into the contest entry form on www.200chopin.com. It is important that the camera shows a view of the pianist's hands. To enter the URL of the video into the contest entry form, the user is required to register with the Chopin 200 website.
   
   
3. The draw for the prize will take place as follows:
   
   In the week after August 30th, 2010, Alice Sara Ott will judge the winner. The winner will be pronounced on the Chopin 200 website. Deutsche Grammophon and Decca will not publish the name of the winner on their website without their express permission.
   
   The prize is a Meet & Greet with Alice Sara Ott, including two concert tickets and all travel expenses.
   
   

General Terms and Conditions for the prize draw promoted by Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft mbH and Decca, Baumwall 3, 20459 Hamburg, Germany (hereinafter "the Label")

1. These General Terms and Conditions apply to the prize draw promoted by the Label on the websites of the Label and/or its legal affiliates.
   
   
2. To participate in the competition individuals must be over the age of 18 with full legal capacity. Representatives and employees of the Label and its legal affiliates, their first or second-degree relatives and relatives by marriage are ineligible to participate. Invalid participation will not give rise to entitlement to any prize. Entries made via competition or input services cannot be taken into account.
   
   
3. Each Participant must submit her/his entry under her/his own name. Prizes cannot be transferred to third parties.
   
   
4. The provision of compulsory and voluntary information required for participation in the competition, such as first and last names, address, age and/or email address and/or telephone number shall be handled by the Label in accordance with its statement of data protection and any additional declarations of consent provided. Eligibility for participation in the competition requires that where information is requested, all information submitted must be truthful. Otherwise, the Participant may be excluded from the competition, even at a later date.
   
   
5. Where there is a change in the law or legal interpretation or if there is a legal ban, the Label retains the right to exchange the published prize and to replace the prize with other prizes, to amend the relevant competition or to cancel the competition in its entirety. In such circumstances, prize-winners who have already been determined shall have no recourse against the Label or its legal affiliates.
   
   
6. Determination of prize-winners is made by the Label, its employees and agents or appointed third parties. In this respect the Label is not liable for simple negligence of these individuals during the prize-winner determination process.
   
   
7. If a Participant has won a prize, she/he will be notified in writing (in particular by post, email or fax) or by telephone. If notification is made in writing, the prize-winner is required to inform the Label in the requested format within ten (10) working days (valid once postmarked within this time) after receiving the notification whether she/he will accept the prize. If notification is made by telephone and the Label is unable to reach the prize-winner it will attempt to leave a message insofar as this is technically possible. The prize-winner is required to inform the Label in the requested format within three (3) working days (valid once postmarked within this time) after receiving the notification whether she/he will accept the prize. If these deadlines are not met, the Label is entitled to determine a new prize-winner and to award the prize to another participant. Claims by the original prize-winner against the Label are invalid.
   
   
8. Prizes are limited to the published specifications. For non-cash prizes, the Label will also be responsible for the postage of prizes. Any other services, such as the equipment necessary to use the prizes awarded or, in the case of a specified travel prize, any equipment which the winner may need for the trip or any travel needed to reach the point of departure, are not included unless otherwise expressly stated in the prize draw rules. Accordingly, the Participant expressly accepts that any costs, expenses or other services incurred by her/him with respect to the prize (particularly with respect to travel) that are not included as part of the prize shall be for her/his own account. The Label furthermore accepts no liability for damages caused by the Participant or due to use of the prize and is hereby indemnified against all such claims from third parties.
   
   
9. No equivalent value in cash will be paid out for non-cash prizes.
   
   
10. If the Participant is in breach of any special competition rules or these Terms and Conditions, the Label is entitled at any time to exclude the Participant from the competition without prior notice.
    
    
11. No legal recourse is permitted.
    
    
12. If any provision of these General Terms and Conditions shall be invalid, the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected. The law of the Federal Republic of Germany is applicable. Where the Participant is resident outside the Federal Republic of Germany, it is hereby agreed that the express place of jurisdiction shall be the registered office of the Label.