BMW Group Legal notice

Goals of the BMW Group Idea Contest

The BMW Group Idea Contest "Tomorrow's Urban Mobility Services" is the first open innovation project which is launched within BMW Group's latest innovation approach - The Co-Creation Lab of the BMW Group. The idea contest seeks innovative solutions and offers car enthusiasts and other innovative minds the possibility to let their creativity run free and to develop new approaches and ideas on tomorrow's automotive together with one of the leading car manufacturers.

The ideas of the BMW Group Idea Contest will be reviewed by internal experts of the BMW AG in order to evaluate and analyze trends, ideas, and needs where applicable ideas of the BMW Group Idea Contest will be presented to persons outside of the BMW AG in an anonymous form, for example at forums for discussion, Information about the participant and his / her opinion will not be revealed.

On behalf of the BMW AG, the HYVE AG will collect and evaluate your data in an anonymous form for analyzing trends, ideas, and needs concerning the Idea Contest.

1. Participation

The participant of the BMW Idea Contest agrees not to make information accessible to third-parties, which are directly necessary for using the BMW Group Idea Contest. This includes in particular username and password.

2. Right of use

You hereby assign the right of use attaching to your contributions to the BMW Group Idea Contest without any limitation in terms of geography, time or content, which right includes the right to use, perform, exhibit, broadcast/ transmit, distribute, duplicate process amend and transfer (to third parties) as well as the right to save the contribution in any form whatsoever to BMW without any further conditions and without any additional consideration.

3. Third-party rights

The participant expressly assures that all content provided by him (including pictures) does not infringe any copyright or other property rights of third parties (for instance brands or business identifiers, right at the own picture) respectively that content, for which a third-party obtains such rights, is explicitly authorized for distribution and that the content is no company secret.

4. Contact possibility

Your email address will be stored in the BMW Group Idea Contest. Your email address will be used to get in contact with you and to give you feedback on your contributions as well as for sending you product- and service information.

5. Final clause

These terms of use become effective with immediate effect. The BMW AG is able to change the terms of use at any time and without giving reasons. The most recent version of the terms of use is applicable. These terms of use are subject to the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. Exclusive jurisdiction for all and any disputes is Munich. The information you provide with your answers will be collected, processed and used by the HYVE AG on behalf of the BMW AG. Your personal data is used in strict accordance with German data protection laws and is only intended for the BMW AG. Processing of your data to any other parties, except in anonymous form, will not take place.