1. General
These conditions of participation govern participation in the competition of the MAN Lorry & Bus SE, Dachauer Str. 667, 80995 Munich (hereinafter referred to as "Organiser" or "MAN"), for the name/design determination of a new MAN driver edition. Participation is free of charge and is based exclusively on these terms and conditions.
By submitting the name/design proposal, the participant confirms that they have read, understood and accepted these conditions. The Client acknowledges that the transfer of rights takes effect upon participation and is completed without further explanations in the event of the selection of its name/design proposal.
2. eligibility to participate
All natural persons who:
- The 18th havereached the age of majority; and
- Submit your own name/design proposal that meets the requirements (suitable for MAN, design-capable, not infringing third-party rights, adaptable in English, etc.).
Persons involved in the conception or implementation of this competition are excluded from participation.
3. Competition process
The competition for the submission of name proposals begins with the publication of the call-off and ends with the deadline for submission on 02.04.2026.
The competition for the submission of design proposals begins with the publication of the call-off and ends with the closing date for submission.
Participation is by submitting a name/design proposal via the participation form on the MAN website. Entries received after the specified date will not be considered.
A jury appointed by MAN checks the submitted name/design proposals for their feasibility. If a submitted name/design proposal is confirmed by the jury as feasible, the person who submitted this proposal first wins. If none of the submitted proposals are confirmed, the prize will be determined from all entries by lot. In this case, the final name of MAN will be defined and finally agreed with the MAN panel. The name/design will then be announced.
The name and design of the new MAN driver edition are shown on the truck and are part of the tattoo motif at the ADAC Truck Grand Prix.
4. Use and rights
4.1 Scope of the transfer of rights
By participating in the competitions and submitting a name/design proposal, the entrant already grants the organiser a comprehensive, exclusive right of use to the submitted name/design proposal without restriction in terms of space and time, in the event that the MAN jury selects the organiser’s name/design proposal.
The organiser reserves the right to use the submitted name in other languages, in particular in English.
The right of use includes, in particular, the right to use the name/design proposal for all known and future types of use, in particular:
(a) as a product designation and model designation for vehicles of all types, including passenger cars, commercial vehicles, electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles and future vehicle concepts;
(b) All marketing, advertising, public relations activities and all communication and advertising media, including print media, electronic media, social media and online platforms;
(c) registration as a trade mark, word mark, figurative mark or word and figurative mark for all relevant goods and service classes, in particular classes 9, 12, 35, 37 and 42, and for all other classes relevant to the business of the organiser;
(d) use on the Internet, including as a domain name (top-level domain and second-level domain), in search engines, as an app name and in all digital formats;
(e) licencing to third parties, including subsidiaries, distribution partners, advertising agencies and other third parties;
(f) use on all packaging, labels, operating instructions, promotional materials and other product collateral;
(g) use for merchandising items, merchandise and other products;
(h) any other type of use that is or will be significant for the marketing and distribution of vehicles and related services.
4.2 Transferability and re-licencing
The participant agrees that the MAN Lorry & Bus SE, as the organiser, is entitled to transfer all or part of the rights of use granted to it to third parties, in particular to their affiliates, MAN importers, associated companies or other third parties.
The organiser is entitled to grant simple or exclusive rights of use to third parties for the name/design proposal and to authorise them to further grant rights of use.
Participants expressly and irrevocably waive their right of recall in accordance with Section 34, Section 3 of the German Copyright Act (UrhG) and all other statutory rights of recall and revocation in connection with the granting of rights of use.
4.3 Warranties and warranties
The participant guarantees that the submitted name/design proposal originates from them and does not infringe third-party rights, in particular no copyright, trademark rights, name rights or other industrial property rights. The participant warrants that the name/design proposal has not already been submitted elsewhere, has not already been made available to third parties for use and is free of third-party rights. The participant shall indemnify MAN Truck & Bus Deutschland GmbH against all claims of third parties asserted due to a violation of third-party rights by the name/design proposal, including reasonable legal costs.
5. Win and Win Notification
We invite the winner and his company to the ADAC Truck Grand Prix at the Nürburgring. This invitation includes the cost of the hotel, travel expenses (train and flight 2). class), as well as the tickets for the ADAC Truck Grand Prix at the Nürburgring.
After the jury selection has been completed, the winner will be notified of the stored contact details. It is not possible to exchange, transfer or cash out the prize.
The winner shall receive the prize as a full and final remuneration for the granting of the rights of use. Receipt of the prize (see above) shall settle all compensation claims of the participant arising from the transfer of rights. There are no further claims for remuneration, in particular for the use of the name/design in other media, for the duration of the use or for the economic success of the name/design.
6. Exclusion and manipulation
The organiser reserves the right to exclude persons from participation if
- violated these Terms and Conditions of Participation or legal regulations have been violated,
- incorrect or misleading information has been provided,
- breaches of morality (offensive, discriminatory content), or
- suspected manipulation (multiple participation, automated submissions) or unfair behaviour.
In the event of exclusion, the participant loses all entitlement to participation in the competition, to consideration of their name/design suggestion and to the prize offered. Name/design proposals already submitted will be withdrawn from the competition and no further consideration will be given to them. If the exclusion only takes place after the award of the prize, the organiser is entitled to refuse to hand over the prize or to demand the return of the two weekend tickets for the ADAC Truck Grand Prix that have already been handed out if the reason for the exclusion was already present at the time of the award.
Exercise of the exclusion right is at the discretion of the organiser. An exclusion does not entitle the participant to compensation or other compensation, unless the exclusion is based on gross negligence or intent on the part of the organiser.
7. Liability and legal remedies
The organiser shall not be liable for damage resulting from errors, delays or interruptions in transmission, malfunctions of the technical facilities and the service, incorrect content, loss or deletion of data, viruses or in any other way during participation in the competition, unless such damage was caused intentionally or through gross negligence by the organiser (its organs, employees or vicarious agents). The above limitation of liability shall not apply in the event of injury to life, limb and health as well as in the event of fraudulently concealed defects.
The competition is exclusively subject to the law of the Federal Republic of Germany. Any recourse to courts of law is excluded.
8. Data protection
Personal (personal) data must be provided in order to participate in the competition. The participant warrants that the personal details provided by him, in particular first name, surname and address, are truthful and correct.
The contact details of the participant, such as first name, last name and email address, are processed exclusively to determine the winners and send the prize. The data of the participants in the competition will be deleted after the end of the competition and distribution of the winnings.
The personal data of the participants will not be passed on to other third parties or made available to them for use without their consent.
The legal basis for data processing is the implementation of the competition (Art. 6, Section 1, sentence 1, letter b) GDPR.
You have the following rights:
- In accordance with Section 15 GDPR, you can request information about your personal data processed by the controller (e.g. about the processing purposes, the categories of personal data, the categories of recipients, the planned storage period).
- In accordance with Section 16 GDPR, you can immediately request the correction of incorrect or complete personal data stored by the controller.
- In accordance with Section 17 GDPR, you can request the deletion of your personal data stored by the controller under certain conditions.
- In accordance with Section 18 GDPR, you can request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
- In accordance with Section 77 GDPR, you can complain to a supervisory authority. To do so, you can, as a rule, contact the supervisory authority for your usual place of residence or place of work or for our company head office.
For the possible exercise of your rights, please contact our data protection department via this contact form.
If you have any questions about data protection, you can contact the following address:
Data Protection Officer
Heinrich-Büssing-Str. 1
38239 Salzgitter, Germany
Electronic:
Online contact form in the privacy policy on our websites: www.man.eu/data-protection-notice
9. Severability clause
If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected. Instead of the invalid provision, a legally permissible provision applies that comes closest to the economic purpose.
10th Applicable law and place of jurisdiction
The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies to the exclusion of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. The place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from this Agreement shall be the registered office of the MAN Lorry & Bus SE, provided that the participant is not a consumer.