#MyCatbarHalo2 Photo Contest 2026
This Promotion is a game of chance for the purposes of winner
selection; no creative or artistic judging is applied when
selecting winners.
By participating in this promotion, you agree to and accept these
Terms and Conditions and the Privacy Statement.
Eligibility
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This promotion is open to those aged 18 and over.
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Employees or agencies of the Organizer or their family members,
or anyone professionally associated with this Promotion and winner
selection, may not enter the promotion.
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Only one (1) base entry per person. Entries on behalf of another
person will not be accepted, and joint submissions are not allowed.
Territory
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The promotion is open to residents of Germany, United Kingdom,
France and the Netherlands only.
Fee
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It is free to participate. No purchase is needed to enter the
Promotion.
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Internet access and an active Instagram account are required.
Any costs associated with accessing the internet, including
mobile data and network service provider fees, are the sole
responsibility of the participant.
How to Participate
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Each participant should complete the following actions:
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Display the official BenQ IFA 2026 banner visibly on your screen.
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Share a photo of your cat with your desk setup, ensuring the
official BenQ IFA 2026 banner is clearly visible.
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Upload the final image onto Instagram, tag @BenQEurope and
@BenQLighting, and use the hashtags #MyCatbarHalo2 and
#BenQatIFA2026 in the description.
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Participants may style, arrange, and edit their photo for creativity,
provided the banner remains clearly visible.
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Ensure the account used to submit the entry is set to public for
the duration of the Promotion and the draw period so BenQ can view
and verify the entry.
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Entrants may earn additional entries into the draw by including
one additional genuine BenQ product visible in their photo, up to
a maximum of five (5) total entries per person.
Prize
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Two (2) winners will be selected after the closure of the entry
period. Each winner will receive one (1) BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2.
The prize includes delivery costs to an address within the eligible
countries listed in Section 4. The prizes are non-exchangeable,
non-transferable, and not redeemable for cash or other prizes.
Winner Selection
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Winners will be selected by random draw from among all valid,
eligible entries, including bonus entries earned under Section 9,
after the entry period closes.
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Winners will be notified via direct message on Instagram.
Key Dates
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Participants must complete all actions before
23:59 CEST on 6 September 2026.
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Winner announcement and notification:
8 September 2026.
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Response deadline to claim the prize: within five (5) days after
the Organizer sends the message notifying the winner via Instagram.
For a prize to be validated, the relevant winner will be asked to
confirm that their entry meets all requirements set out in Section 1,
including that the BenQ IFA 2026 banner is genuinely visible, and to
provide a shipping address.
Failure to do so will result in the cancellation of that prize and
the selection of a new winner.
Important Conditions
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Copyright of the submitted entry is retained by its respective
creator.
By accepting the prize, the winner grants the Organizer a worldwide,
irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, and fully paid-up license,
with the right to sublicense to its affiliates, to use, reproduce,
distribute, display, and create derivative works from the winning
entry in any media now known or hereafter developed, for the
promotion and marketing of the Organizer’s brand and products
perpetually across the Organizer’s social platforms without further
compensation or prior approval.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, the winner agrees not to
assert any moral rights against the Organizer and its sublicensees
in connection with the use of the winning entry as described herein.
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All submitted entries must be original works created entirely by
the participant and must clearly and legibly display the BenQ IFA
2026 banner.
Any entry that is deemed, at the Organizer’s sole discretion,
dangerous, vulgar, offensive, indecent, illegal, racist,
plagiarized, cruel, fraudulent, or that infringes upon the rights
or intellectual property of any third party, will be immediately
disqualified.
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The use of artificial intelligence generation tools, software, or
algorithms to create, alter, or enhance any part of the entry is
strictly prohibited.
The Organizer reserves the sole and absolute right to disqualify
any entry suspected of utilizing AI-generated content without
prior notice.
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If any submitted photos, videos, or stories feature or reference
any other recognizable individuals, the participant must ensure
that they have obtained explicit, prior consent from such
individuals for their image, name, or likeness to be used and
published by the Organizer for this promotion.
The participant shall be solely liable for any claims arising from
a breach of third-party privacy or publicity rights and shall
indemnify the Organizer against any associated legal disputes.
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The Organizer may, at its sole discretion, disqualify any
participant and cancel their prize without any liability if the
participant fails to comply with these Terms and Conditions,
attempts to disrupt the operation of the event, or engages in any
conduct that is deemed fraudulent, illegal, or detrimental to the
reputation, image, or goodwill of the event, our brand, or product.
Any attempts at manipulating or defrauding the draw, including but
not limited to creating multiple accounts to gain additional
entries, will also lead to disqualification from the promotion.
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Any winner who rejects the prize or fails to respond to the winning
notification by the specified deadline will be deemed to have
forfeited their prize and waived any claim against the Organizer
or its affiliates.
The Organizer may select a new winner according to the criteria
mentioned herein. The new winner will also have to respond within
five (5) days or forfeit their prize in turn.
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The Organizer reserves the right to cancel, terminate, or modify
the event if it cannot be operated as planned due to, including
but not limited to, technical failures, fraud, or force majeure,
or without cause.
In such cases, the Organizer shall not be liable for awarding any
prizes.
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This promotion is run independently by the Organizer and is not
sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram
or Meta Platforms, Inc.
Any questions regarding the Promotion must be directed to the
Organizer, not to the platform.
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Participation in this promotion is entirely voluntary and at your
own risk.
This promotion will be operated on a third-party platform. Each
participant shall be solely responsible for reviewing, evaluating,
and deciding whether to accept the Terms and Conditions and privacy
policy set forth by the respective third-party platform prior to
participation.
The Organizer makes no warranty or representation, express or
implied, regarding the availability, reliability, accuracy, or
uninterrupted operation of such platform.
The Organizer shall not be held responsible or liable for any
technical issues, delays, interruptions, or any loss or damage of
any kind arising from or in connection with the use of, or
inability to access, the third-party platform.
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Except as set forth in these Terms and Conditions, to the maximum
extent permitted by law, the Organizer hereby disclaims all express
or implied warranties and representations and assumes no liability
or responsibility for any cost, including but not limited to any
additional costs associated with the prize and not specifically
included in the prize, damage, loss, liabilities, injury, or
disappointment incurred or suffered by you as a result of
participating in this promotion or accepting the prize.
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These Terms and Conditions and any disputes arising out of them
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the Netherlands, and each participant submits to the jurisdiction
of the courts of the Netherlands.
Mandatory regulations of the country in which you are resident
remain applicable.
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Personal data will be processed in accordance with the Privacy
Statement below.
Organizer and Contact Information
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This promotion is organized by BenQ Europe B.V., with its business
address at Meerenakkerweg 1-17, 5652 AR Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Privacy Statement
BenQ Europe B.V. (“We”, “Us”, “Our”) is committed to protecting and
respecting your privacy.
In this statement, we explain:
- Why we need to process your personal data;
- What types of personal data we process;
- How we use your personal data;
- Your rights; and
- Questions and complaints.
1. Why We Need to Process Your Personal Data
We process your personal data for the following purposes:
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Winner Verification and Contact:
To contact potential winners and verify their identity and
eligibility via Instagram direct messages.
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Prize Delivery:
To deliver the prize to the address provided by the winner.
In other situations, it may be necessary for us to process your
personal data to comply with legal obligations imposed on us, to
protect the vital interests of you or another natural person, or to
perform a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise
of official authority vested in us.
2. What Types of Personal Data We Process
We process the following personal information:
- Full name of the recipient;
- Email address for contact;
- Recipient’s address; and
- Recipient’s phone number.
The provision of personal data is required for the above purposes.
If we cannot obtain your personal data from you, we may not be able
to fulfil the purposes above.
We do not process any special categories of personal data. If we are
required to do so, we will process such personal data in accordance
with relevant regulations, including but not limited to Article 9 of
the General Data Protection Regulation.
In any case where the image, likeness, name, or voice of any natural
person appears in your work, you are responsible for obtaining the
necessary legally required consent, release and discharge of
liability, and license to use the data subject’s information.
We reserve the right to ask you to demonstrate the legal basis for
the processing.
3. How We Use Your Personal Data
Your personal data will be kept with our campaign team. We do not
store your personal data longer than 30 days following confirmed
delivery, as recorded in our tracking system, unless a longer period
is required to resolve a delivery-related dispute.
We transfer personal data to:
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BenQ Corporation in Taiwan for campaign management purposes and as
necessary to fulfil the purposes described above.
We use a variety of legal mechanisms to help ensure that your rights
and protections travel with your data, including implementing the
Standard Contractual Clauses approved by relevant regulatory bodies.
Your personal data may be provided to:
- Our shipping or logistics provider.
This information is provided in order to fulfil the purposes
described above. We enter into a processing agreement with companies
processing your personal data on our behalf to ensure an equivalent
level of security and confidentiality.
We take the protection of your personal data very seriously and
undertake every effort to prevent misuse, loss, unauthorized access,
undesirable disclosure, and unauthorized modification as much as
possible.
We ensure that access to personal data is limited to those who are
charged with the execution of the activities in the context of which
the personal data have been or will be processed.
If we become aware of a breach of security resulting in adverse
consequences for the protection of personal data, or a significant
chance of such adverse consequences, we will notify the competent
authority as soon as possible.
If the breach is likely to result in a high risk of an adverse effect
on you personally, we will notify you as well.
4. Your Rights
Under applicable privacy regulations, you may:
- Access your personal data;
- Correct or have corrected your personal data;
- Erase or have erased your personal data;
- Object to our processing of personal data;
- Restrict our processing of your personal data;
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Have us transfer your data to you or to a third party designated
by you;
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Withdraw your consent, where applicable, for the data processing.
This does not mean that personal data processed prior to the
withdrawal was not validly processed.
You may exercise your rights by sending a request to us. To ensure
that a request has actually been made by you, we may ask you to send
us a copy of your identity card, passport, or driver’s license.
Please blacken your photograph, the machine-readable zone, document
number, and citizen service number before providing a copy.
5. Questions and Complaints
For questions about the processing of personal data, or complaints
regarding how we deal with your personal data, please contact:
We will be pleased to help you find a solution. If the response is
unsatisfactory, you may lodge a complaint with the relevant national
supervisory authority.