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Raffle announcement on the Internet

September 27, 2010 | 25,00 EUR | answered by Steffan Schwerin

Good evening,

we operate a website and would like to hold a giveaway for all buyers within a certain period of time.
On our website, there are three payment methods: bank transfer, direct debit, and Paypal.

Now the question:
Is it possible to restrict the participants of the giveaway to those who have paid via bank transfer or Paypal?
The reason for the question is the concern that individuals may participate in the giveaway, but later, if they are not the winner, intentionally reverse the payment.
Therefore, it would be important for us to link participants directly to the payment method.
Is this legally possible and if so, how?

Thank you.

Steffan Schwerin

Dear inquirer,

I am happy to answer your question as follows:

In principle, you can proceed as follows.

It would be necessary to include a corresponding clause in the terms and conditions for the competition.

Although this approach may raise concerns under competition law.

However, it can be justified by the limited number of participants and the payment methods.

Alternatively, you could include all payment methods and only distribute the prize after the 6-week chargeback period has passed.

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Best regards,

Steffan Schwerin
Attorney-at-law

raschwerin@raschwerin.de