Rules and Regulations

The rules for the contests are listed here.

 

CONTEST – AUGUST QUIZ

Article 1. General Principles

 

1.1 DECATHLON CYCLING TEAM ( hereinafter the“Organizer” ), a simplified joint-stock company with a capital of 2,202,000 euros, registered with the Chambéry Trade and Companies Register under number 440 649 069, with its principal place of business located at 604 rue Denis Papin in La Motte-Servolex (73290), is organizing a free contest with no purchase necessary, titled “August Quiz” (hereinafter the “Contest” ), running from August 17, 2026, to September 14, 2026, and offering participants the chance to win a prize (hereinafter the “Prize(s)”).

 

The address of the Organizer’s headquarters is the only address that will be used for the purposes of this Contest:

 

DECATHLON CYCLING TEAM
604 Denis Papin Street
73290 La Motte-Servolex
FRANCE

 

1.2 This Contest is open to any individual who is at least 18 years of age and has an internet connection and a valid email address through which they can be contacted for the purposes of administering the Contest (hereinafter the “Participant” ).

 

Entry is limited to one (1) entry per person for the duration of the Contest (same name, same mailing address)

 

The following are not eligible to participate in the Contest: employees of the Organizer, their spouses, descendants, and ascendants; service providers or employees of service providers who have assisted in the organization of the Contest, as well as their spouses, descendants, and ascendants.

 

Each participant must participate in person. A single person may not participate using multiple different usernames or user profiles. The use of automated entry methods is prohibited.

 

1.3 Participation in the Contest requires fair play and full and unconditional acceptance of the Rules and any amendments thereto, the ethical guidelines in effect on the Internet (netiquette, code of conduct), as well as the laws and regulations in effect in France. Any violation of the Rules, or any fraud or serious suspicion of fraud, would entitle the Organizer to cancel participation in the Contest.

 

The Organizer reserves the right to request any documentation necessary to verify the Participant’s compliance with this section of the Rules. Any Participant who refuses to provide the requested documentation within 8 days of the request shall be deemed to have withdrawn from the competition and, consequently, to have forfeited their Prize, if applicable, without being entitled to make any claim against the Organizer.

 

Article 2. Entry and Participation in the Contest

 

2.1 The Contest will be held from August 17, 2026, through September 14, 2026, inclusive, and will be promoted via the designated channels (email, social media, websites).

 

To enter the Contest and be eligible to win the Prize, in addition to the conditions set forth in Section 1 above, each Participant must comply with the following terms and conditions:

• Access the entry form on our social media channels, or, if the participant is subscribed to our newsletter, check their email inbox;
• Fill out the entry form;
• Enter your information (full name, email address, date of birth);
• Read and accept the terms and conditions without reservation

At the end of the Contest, the Organizer will hold a random drawing to select 1 (one) winner.

 

The Participant will receive an email at the address provided on the entry form, setting forth the conditions for receiving a Prize.

 

The Participant shall notify the Organizer of any changes to their personal information by contacting the Organizer by mail at the address listed in Section 1.1 or by email at the following address: decathloncyclingteam@gmail.com

 

 

2.2 It is the Participant’s responsibility to ensure that their email address, title, first and last names, and email addresses are entered correctly, and in particular that the email address is functioning properly. Otherwise, any prize cannot be awarded. In particular, please note that no claims will be accepted if the Participant has provided an invalid email address, or if the Participant is unable for any reason to read their email.

 

Any entry form that contains an error (including, but not limited to: incomplete, incorrect, or illegible) will not be considered and will be deemed invalid.

 

Participants consent to any verification of their identity, age, and address by the Organizer; however, the Organizer is under no obligation to systematically verify all entries received and may limit such verification to the entries of potential winners. Any false, inconsistent, or non-compliant information with respect to the Rules will result in the immediate disqualification of the entry.

 

Participants who attempt to enter using means such as entry bots, programs designed for automated entries, or information—including email addresses—that do not correspond to their identity and address, or, more generally, by any means that do not ensure equal opportunity among participants during the contest, will be automatically disqualified.

 

The Organizer may cancel all or part of the Contest if it appears that fraud has occurred in any form, including through the use of computer systems in connection with participation in the Contest or the selection of winners. In such a case, the Organizer reserves the right not to award the Prizes to those found to have committed fraud.

 

In particular, anyone who, by any means whatsoever, attempts to tamper with the game mechanisms provided—in particular to alter the results—will be excluded.

 

In general, any abusive behavior that undermines the very essence of the Game (including, but not limited to: methods, schemes, or tactics designed to eliminate the element of chance), or any attempt at fraud or cheating by a Participant, will result in the invalidation of all of their entry forms.

 

 

Article 3. Acceptance of and Access to the Rules

 

3.1 This Contest is governed by the terms and conditions set forth in these Rules (hereinafter the“Rules”).

 

By participating, you agree to fully and unconditionally accept these Rules.

 

3.2 The complete Contest Rules can be viewed and printed from the legal notices section of the website: https://decathloncmacgmteam.com/ (hereinafter the “Site”).

 

You may also request a copy of the complete Contest Rules by sending a written request to the mailing address specified in Article 1, addressed to the Marketing Department, or by email to decathloncyclingteam@gmail.com

Postage costs for the claim form will be reimbursed based on the current “verte letter” rate, which is one euro and eight cents (€1.08), provided that bank account information is sent to the payment address by September 14, 2026 (contest end date). Reimbursement will be made via a single bank transfer. If bank account information is not included with the claim, a “verte letter” stamp will be mailed. Only one reimbursement per household (same name, same address) is permitted.

 

Any application that is illegible, crossed out, incomplete, or submitted after the deadline will be considered invalid.

 

No requests for stamp refunds will be honored if the conditions listed above are not met. No refund requests may be made by phone or online.

 

Requests for reimbursement of postage costs will be processed within an average of 6 weeks from the date the written request is received.

 

Article 4. Grants

 

The Organizer is offering the following Prize(s), which will be awarded in chronological order to the eligible Participant(s) selected at random and declared winners.

 

Each winner may receive only one prize.

At stake are:

• A pair of Swiss Side HADRON3 Classic wheels, valued at €1,495.

The images or illustrations of the Prizes used for promotional purposes related to the Game, regardless of the medium used, are provided for illustrative purposes only and have no contractual value.

 

Article 5. Procedures for Awarding Grants

 

5.1 Award Criteria:

The drawing will take place after the Contest ends, between September 15, 2026, and September 22, 2026. The drawing will be conducted randomly by computer.

 

If, following verification by the Organizer, an entry selected in the random drawing is found to be invalid for the reasons set forth in Article 3 of the Rules, the Organizer will conduct another random drawing to replace the invalid entry until a valid entry is obtained.

 

5.2 Winners will be contacted directly by the organizer within seven (7) days of the drawing, at the email address provided on the entry form (entry form) or, if unavailable, by phone. If, within two (2) business days of this email being sent, the winners do not respond via email or telephone to confirm their acceptance of the Prize and the aforementioned terms and conditions, they will be deemed to have definitively waived the Prize, which will then remain the property of the Organizer.

 

Winners will receive their prize by mail or email, depending on the nature of the prize, within a reasonable period of time (no later than two months) after the announcement, at the email address provided on the contest entry form.

 

5.3 The Organizer shall not be held liable for any damages resulting from an error made by the participant in the email address provided on the collection page. Prizes that cannot be delivered to the winners due to a cause beyond the Organizer’s control (e.g., an error in the address provided at the time of purchase, postal service issues) cannot be claimed from the Organizer and will remain the property of the Organizer.

 

5.4 Winners are not entitled to any refund, exchange, or return, and may not transfer or assign the Prize. Under no circumstances may the Prize be exchanged for its cash value or for any other Prize, nor may it be transferred to third parties at the winners’ request. However, in the event of force majeure or if circumstances so require, the Organizer reserves the right to substitute the proposed Prize at any time with another Prize of equivalent value.

 

Article 6. Announcement of Winners

 

The Organizer may request permission from the winners to use, for advertising purposes, their first and last names, address, image, voice, or any other attribute of their personality for advertising purposes, in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016, without this conferring upon the Organizer any remuneration, right, or benefit other than the awarding of the Prize.

 

Article 7. Protection of Personal Data

 

7.1 By entering the Contest, the Participant must provide on the entry form their first and last names, email address(es), username on the social media platform where the Contest is being held, and any other information requested on the entry form.

 

The entry form specifies whether the fields to be filled out are required or optional.

 

By providing this information, the Participant consents to the processing of their personal data by the Organizer and any of its subcontractors for the purposes set forth below and in each entry form.

 

The personal data collected is intended solely for the Organizer and, where applicable, its partners. Under no circumstances will the social media platforms used to promote this Contest collect this data.

 

7.2 This information is processed electronically for the purposes of organizing the Contest, managing the Contest, and awarding the Prizes.

 

Depending on the choice indicated by the Participant on the Contest entry form, the Participant’s personal data may be used for marketing purposes (i) by mail and telephone, and/or (ii) by email or text message, subject to the Participant’s express consent.

 

7.3 The recipients of this data are the Organizer’s internal departments, particularly the marketing and communications departments, and, depending on the Participant’s choice, the Organizer’s partners.

 

Where applicable, service providers authorized to assist in the collection and processing of Participants’ personal data, as well as certain partners of the Organizer, may be located outside the European Union and may have access to the data collected through the Contest entry forms.

 

The Organizer has ensured in advance that its service providers and partners have implemented adequate safeguards and comply with strict conditions regarding confidentiality, data use, and data protection. In particular, special attention has been paid to ensuring that there is a legal basis for any transfer of data to a third country.

 

7.4 The Organizer guarantees that it will implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the processing of Participants’ personal data, thereby ensuring, in particular, the ongoing confidentiality, integrity, availability, and resilience of the processing systems and services.

 

7.5 The retention of data provided by the Participant is limited to the period necessary for the purposes for which such data is collected and processed, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016, and the “Data Protection Act” No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978.

 

Data pertaining to a participant who is not a client of the Organizer may thus be retained for three years from the date of collection or the participant’s last contact.

 

7.6 In accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016, any person completing an entry form has the right of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, data portability, and objection, as well as the right to withdraw their consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on their consent prior to such withdrawal.

 

These rights may be exercised by sending a written request to the Organizer at the following address:

 

• By email: decathloncyclingteam@gmail.com
• By mail: DECATHLON CYCLING TEAM – Marketing/Communications Department – 604 Denis Papin Street, La Motte-Servolex (73290)

In this regard, Participants are advised that the Organizer reserves the right, where appropriate, to reject requests that are clearly abusive (due to their number, repetitive or systematic nature).

 

If the Participant believes that the Organizer is not complying with its obligations regarding the Participant’s personal data, the Participant may also file a complaint with the CNIL, 3 place de Fontenoy – TSA 80715 – 75334 Paris, or on its website at www.cnil.fr.

 

 The Participant is expressly informed that the collection of this data is required in order to participate in the Contest.

 

Consequently, anyone who exercises their right to erasure, restriction, or objection regarding their personal data before the end of the Contest will be deemed to have withdrawn from the Contest.

 

Article 8. Limitation of Liability

 

The Organizer shall not be held liable for any reason beyond its control, including, but not limited to, the following cases:

• If, for reasons beyond its control, the Site were temporarily unavailable;
• In the event of a delay or loss of mail due to the postal service or its

The Organizer reserves the right, in all cases, to extend the entry period and to postpone any announced dates.

 

The Organizer further notes that, given the nature of the Internet—such as the free dissemination of information and the difficulty, if not impossibility, of controlling how third parties may use it—it cannot be held liable for any misuse of such information.

 

The Organizer shall not be held liable for any fraudulent use of a Participant’s login credentials or prize allocation, unless it is proven that the Organizer acted with gross negligence.

The Organizer reserves the right, for any reason whatsoever, to cancel, postpone, suspend, or extend the contest, or to modify all or part of the terms and conditions of these Rules, in accordance with these Rules. If, as a result of an event beyond its control, the Organizer is compelled to exercise this right, it shall not be held liable.

 

It is the responsibility of each Participant to take all appropriate measures to protect their own data and/or software stored on their computer equipment from any unauthorized access. Any person accessing the Site and participating in the Contest does so at their own risk.

 

The Organizer shall not be held liable for any malfunctions of the Internet, telephone lines, or receiving equipment that prevent the Contest from proceeding smoothly. Furthermore, the Organizer shall not be held liable under any circumstances for any issues related to the delivery or loss of email or postal mail.

 

The Organizer shall not be held liable for any malfunctions of the Internet, telephone lines, or receiving equipment that prevent the Contest from proceeding smoothly. Furthermore, the Organizer shall not be held liable under any circumstances for any issues related to the delivery or loss of email or postal mail.

 

The Organizer shall not be held liable for the failure to deliver an email or postal mail, or to send a Prize, to an incorrect address due to the winner’s negligence. The Organizer will not make any further attempts to contact the winner if the winner remains unavailable and/or unreachable.

 

Any Prize sent to a winner that is unclaimed or returned will be considered forfeited by the winner and will be retained by the Organizer.

 

Once the Prize has been delivered to the winner’s address, the delivery shall be deemed complete, and the winner shall assume full responsibility for the Prize. Consequently, the Organizer, as well as its service providers and partners, shall not be held liable for the loss or theft of Prizes once the winners have taken possession of them.

The Organizer shall not be held liable if, due to force majeure or circumstances beyond its control (including technical issues) that disrupt the organization and management of the Contest, it is compelled to shorten, extend, postpone, modify, or cancel the Contest.

 

Additions to these Rules, or in cases of force majeure, amendments to them, may be published during the Contest. They will be considered amendments to the Rules.

 

Article 9. Intellectual, Literary, and Artistic Property Rights

 

Any graphic or textual content reproduced on the Game’s website, including drawings, trademarks, trade names, graphic elements, computer programs, and databases comprising the Site, is the exclusive property of their respective owners and may not be extracted, reproduced, or used without the prior written consent of such owners, under penalty of civil and/or criminal prosecution. Any resemblance between characters or elements of the Game and other fictional characters or elements of existing games is purely coincidental and shall not give rise to any liability on the part of the Organizer or its service providers.

 

Article 10. Disputes

 

10.1 By entering the contest, participants agree to abide by these Rules in their entirety.

 

10.2 These Rules are governed by French law.

 

10.3 For any questions or complaints regarding the Contest and/or its Rules, the Organizer can be contacted at the email and mailing addresses listed in Section 1 of the Rules.

 

Any dispute relating to the Contest and/or its Rules must be brought to the Organizer’s attention by certified mail with return receipt requested, sent to the address listed in Article 1 of the Rules.

 

In the event of difficulties regarding the interpretation or application of these Rules, the Organizer and the claimant shall endeavor, to the extent possible, to settle their dispute amicably. To this end, the Participant is informed of the option to seek assistance free of charge (except for any attorney’s fees or expert witness fees) from a consumer mediator under the terms of Articles L 612-1 et seq. of the Consumer Code.

 

10.4 In the event of a persistent disagreement regarding the application or interpretation of these Rules, and in the absence of an amicable settlement, any dispute shall be submitted to the court having subject-matter and territorial jurisdiction over the location of the Organizer’s registered office.

 

Article 11. General Provisions

 

 

11.1 The Organizer reserves the right to amend the provisions of these rules, including the Contest rules and the prizes awarded, primarily to reflect changes in legal, regulatory, or administrative provisions; judicial decisions; or recommendations issued by the bodies responsible for administering the Internet

 

11.2 The Organizer reserves the right to take legal action against anyone who has committed fraud or attempted to do so. The Organizer shall not be liable to participants for any fraud that may have been committed.

 

 

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Done at La Motte-Servolex,

 

 

Date: August 4, 2026